The discovery of Celestial Trade on Mars and a series of recent actions affected the sensitive nerves of all countries around the world.
International capital, think tanks, scientific research institutions, and all other official or unofficial organizations were like sharks that smelled blood. They focused their attention on Xin and Celestial Trade and tracked the first-hand information of the incident.
Even the attention of this "Devil Worm incident" exceeded that of Xin's election!
Now the generally accepted view of the international community was that the specimen on its way to Celestial City was likely to provide evidence for humans to unravel a series of unsolved mysteries such as the ecological environment and landform characteristics of Mars more than three billion years ago.
After all, everything on Mars could only be speculated based on data from Curiosity and the Hubble Telescope.
Since life existed on Mars more than three billion years ago, then whether there were traces of civilization on Mars in the past three billion years … This was also the most discussed topic. Everyone was looking forward to finding the answer to the question from the specimen.
It was no exaggeration to say that the Devil Worm opened the door to a new world for humans.
Celestial Trade lived up to the expectations of the international community and was preparing for the upcoming summit.
However, at this moment, the bad news from the Mars colony cast a shadow over the upcoming summit …
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"Black, new immigrant, minority, father of ten children …" Zhang Yaping, who was sitting on the sofa, threw a newspaper on the coffee table. He pinched his eyebrows and said with a headache, "Why are these bastards so noisy!"
On the newspaper on the coffee table, James's black-and-white photo was printed on the front page, and a striking title was attached next to it.
To be honest, if it weren't for these labels on him, the media would not have reacted so strongly. At most, they would criticize the safety of Celestial Trade's Mars Colonization Plan, and then criticize Celestial Trade for not having a thorough plan when rescuing employees …
No thorough plan? In fact, there was.
However, no plan could keep up with changes.
Those media reporters were not soldiers. They didn't care how dangerous the situation was at the time. At most, they would take a few photos of the Devil Worm specimen in a month, then take it back to evaluate the aggressiveness of the Martian creatures, and try to restore the scene with CG images.
In any case, the whole incident was labeled with these four labels, and the situation suddenly became troublesome.
With the help of some media with ulterior motives, the whole incident changed from a simple "rescue failure" to a case of Celestial Trade's differential treatment of the majority "Han" and the minority "black". The media even exaggerated the relationship between the rescued and the deceased.
The number of black people in Xin was small, but for some reason, once there was a problem with this group, the white leftists would jump out to cause trouble. The "white left" here was not limited to white people. Many people of other skin colors also walked on the streets, holding portraits of the dead and marching.
For a time, James was portrayed as a victim of racial discrimination and differential treatment. This dirty water was poured on Celestial Trade and the Mars colony. Even Zhang Yaping, who was preparing for the election, was implicated.
Sitting on the sofa opposite the coffee table, Jiang Chen smiled helplessly at Zhang Yaping.
"There will always be people who are full of energy. You and I can't do anything about it."
"Can you think of a way to settle this privately? If James' wife doesn't sue you, those protesters will have nothing to say. "Zhang Yaping frowned.
"It's useless." Jiang Chen shook his head. "This matter is not as simple as it seems on the surface."
It was not that Celestial Trade's senior executives didn't think about dealing with the matter coldly, quietly settling the families of the victims, and settling the whole matter privately in a place where the media didn't know. However, unexpectedly, as soon as the news of the rescue result leaked out, the Canadian government took care of the families of the victims.
Immediately afterward, a black power organization came out and persuaded James' wife to "openly" take legal action. Then they took the initiative to arrange a strong team of lawyers for her to sue Future Mining and Celestial Trade in Ottawa.
There was no doubt that the UA was behind this. After all, Canada was the backyard of the UA, and the Canadian government's rapid response made it difficult not to associate it with the phone call from the Capitol. The black human rights organization that found James' wife was also from North America.
As for concealing the news of the rescue failure …
It was not technically impossible, but the practical difficulty was too great, and once it was exposed, it would cause a more serious impact on public opinion. Almost every colonist had the habit of updating Twitter and Facebook. Everyone also had the opportunity to talk to their family five times a month.
They couldn't isolate the entire Mars from the sight of human society because of one person's death, right?
"You mean, the UA is behind this?" Zhang Yaping frowned.
"Ninety-nine percent possibility, but it doesn't make any sense to discuss who is behind this. After all, they have already played their cards," Jiang Chen said in a relaxed tone. "If they think they can hinder us with this little trick, then it's too cute."
"What are you going to do?"
"Let's start with your problem first." Jiang Chen crossed his fingers on his knees and looked at Zhang Yaping. "What we have to do now is to wait quietly, wait for those who are making the most noise to jump out, and then catch them all in one fell swoop."
The UA had been trying to intervene in the election of Xin, but because of the Ghost Agents, it was inconvenient for the FBA and the CIB to take action directly.
From a long time ago, they contacted international human rights organizations and provided funds to some Coro City members. They even directly funded some candidates who advocated restricting the expansion of Celestial Trade and emphasized state power to participate in the election and compete for seats in the parliament.
It was time to clean up these rebels.
"Do you need me to do anything?" Zhang Yaping said straightforwardly.
"You don't need to do anything," Jiang Chen smiled. "Resist the pressure of public opinion, don't respond to the criticism from the outside world, and don't even ask about this matter. Just prepare for the summit at the end of this month and the election in March."
"If you already have a good plan," Zhang Yaping nodded with difficulty, "then do as you say."
It seemed easy to ignore the criticism from the outside world, but it was not so easy to do. Now it was the final sprint of the election. Although his support rate had far surpassed his opponents, no one could say for sure that he would be elected until the last moment.
James was a small character. Usually, no one would pay attention to him, but now his death had become a political event. If this matter was not handled properly, it would undoubtedly become a stain on his political career that could not be erased.
In addition, if the incident continued to ferment, it could create some "suspense" for the election in two months …
This was also what Zhang Yaping was most worried about.
But soon, Jiang Chen's next few words dispelled his concerns.
"Don't worry, I know what you are worried about, but some things will never happen." Jiang Chen stood up and walked to Zhang Yaping, who also stood up. With a meaningful smile, he lowered his voice and said, "Soon, there will be news that a candidate is suspected of accepting foreign funds and will be taken away by the prosecution for investigation …"
Then, those idiots who had thoughts that they shouldn't have would have a deep understanding of who Xin belonged to.
Jiang Chen smiled and patted Zhang Yaping on the shoulder, leaving the shocked or joyful president behind. He turned around and walked out of the president's office.
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