Outside the emergency room.
Jiang Chen sat on the chair outside the door with a gloomy expression.
No one dared to approach him, except for the four soldiers in kinetic skeleton combat suits. His sleek armor covered his chest and back, and four soldiers guarded him with rifles at his waist. They used their sharp eyes to check anyone who dared to approach him … if anyone dared to approach him after seeing this situation.
Assassination on the street.
Ivan didn't say anything when an accident like this happened. He handed over his rank, but Jiang Chen threw it back at him.
Ivan couldn't be blamed for this. New Moon Island was hundreds of kilometers away from Coro Island. It only took ten minutes for the incident to end. The mercenaries also entered the country as tourists, and the weapons they used were all smuggled into the country through fishing boats with the Xin flag.
Although angry, Jiang Chen didn't vent his anger on them. It was the most foolish and useless choice to vent his anger on his own people.
The doctors and nurses in the hospital walked past him in fear, afraid to disturb the god of plague with an obviously unfriendly expression.
At this time, a soldier with a rifle on his chest came from the corner of the stairs, stopped in front of Jiang Chen, and whispered.
"Four pedestrians were injured, and one person died after rescue. Eight police officers were injured, and two of them died after rescue. The other four police officers died in the C4 explosion … "
The cold number of casualties didn't cause any ripples in Jiang Chen's heart. After the soldier finished, he only asked emotionlessly.
"Who is the murderer?"
"According to reliable evidence, the perpetrator is Arrow Military. Xin's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has already protested to the Madagascar government, hoping they can punish the murderer … "
But everyone knew that this kind of superficial protest was useless. It wasn't that Madagascar didn't want to deal with these problems, but it was entirely because their government forces couldn't win against these battle-hardened mercenaries.
Due to this reason, these poor countries basically turned a blind eye to the misdeeds of the illegal armed forces living in their hinterland. As long as they didn't cause trouble in the country, they wouldn't question their legality.
"I'm asking about the mastermind behind this," Jiang Chen said emotionlessly.
"… Sorry, we didn't catch anyone alive. But the direction of the escaping ship was Country F's territory, and our boat was blocked by Country F's coast guard at the border. "The soldier lowered his head.
The fishing boat that released the helicopter immediately fled to the border of Xin after receiving the warning. Although New Moon Island immediately sent speedboats to pursue, after the boat escaped into Country F's border, Celestial Trade's soldiers had to stop their pursuit.
Based on how Country F's coast guard allowed the militants to do as they pleased, it was almost certain that Country F was the mastermind behind the kidnapping. The only problem was that there was no evidence, and hiring mercenaries to do the dirty work was basically impossible.
Jiang Chen closed his eyes.
He was reflecting on his responsibilities.
The troops stationed on New Moon Island could protect Xin like an iron bucket, but he neglected the intelligence work. The Willie Society's spy had already warned him, but he didn't take it to heart. Only now did he realize the seriousness of the problem. The national security of Xin was like a paper window that could be easily pierced. Moreover, the widespread immigration would undoubtedly worsen the security situation. He had neglected this problem in the past.
An intelligence department must be established as soon as possible! Before the security situation deteriorates further.
Ayesha …
Jiang Chen saw the tightly shut door from the corner of his eyes and felt a sharp pain in his heart.
[Idiot, why are you trying to act tough when you're already injured … So what if a few rats escaped?]
At the corner of the hallway, Zhang Yaping walked over with a bouquet in his hand.
He looked at Jiang Chen's gloomy expression and let out a sigh.
"Carnations, bring them to the patient for me. This happened … I'm sorry. "
"I'll establish the national security bureau as soon as possible," Jiang Chen said emotionlessly.
Zhang Yaping paused and let out a sigh.
"That's for the best."
Zhang Yaping patted Jiang Chen's shoulder as he didn't know how to comfort him. He put the bouquet on the chair and left.
"Execute," Jiang Chen said emotionlessly.
Zhang Yaping stopped, turned around, and looked at Jiang Chen in disbelief.
"Died in a fire. All 41 prisoners perished," Jiang Chen said emotionlessly.
"You're crazy!"
"The circuit is old, the firefighting equipment is in disrepair. That day, there was a riot in Xin. You made a statement to express your regret and condolences."
"That's impossible! What a coincidence! I know you're sad, but there's no evidence to prove that Country F did it. Even if they did, we can't retaliate by executing prisoners of war. We're a civilized country! The international image that we worked so hard to build — "
"Do it." Jiang Chen tilted his head and said to the soldier next to him.
"Yes." The soldier closest to Jiang Chen nodded and left.
Zhang Yaping stared at the soldier, dumbfounded. He wanted to say something, but he knew the soldier wouldn't listen to him.
[This lunatic, what can killing a few prisoners of war solve?] [This way, the international community will stand on Country F's side.] [41 lives!] [Defenseless prisoners!] [The infamous crime against humanity!] [Even if they start a war against us, it will be considered pardonable.]
[Or rather, if Xin really executed the 41 prisoners, it would be exactly what Country F wants.]
"Wait," Jiang Chen said softly.
The soldier stopped and turned around.
"Sir?"
Jiang Chen thought for a moment, closed his eyes, and said slowly, "Let's wait for a while."
"Yes, sir."
Zhang Yaping let out a sigh of relief. He felt like he was about to collapse.
"Thank God, you finally regained your rationality."
Jiang Chen glanced at him and didn't say anything.
[Is that really the case?]
But he suddenly felt that killing a few prisoners to vent his anger was not only too degrading, but it would be too easy for those people.
A curvature appeared on Jiang Chen's face as coldness flashed in his eyes.
Looking at the silent Jiang Chen, Zhang Yaping felt a chill down his spine.
…
A video taken by a foreign tourist appeared on YouTube.
The video shook violently, but it was still faintly visible that the helicopter dragged an armored "Iron Man" as it flew across the highway. The people on the helicopter used machine guns to fire at the "Iron Man" but couldn't damage it at all.
The video only captured the helicopter dragging the armor away from Coro Island. It didn't capture the armor being dragged out of the water or where the helicopter flew to. People began to speculate the identity of the "Iron Man" as well as the cause and ending of the story.
No one knew the ending, but the cause was traceable.
Connecting it to the gunfight that happened on the streets of Coro City, a lot of media believed there was a connection between the two.
But because of the gunfight, the Xin government strictly blocked the information. They only revealed that two groups of robbers planned a bank robbery to divert the public's attention away from the truth. Although there were many suspicious points in the incident, people had to accept the fact and then use their imagination to derive the truth.
Because the confrontation between the Iron Man and the machine gunner was full of Hollywood style, the hidden story behind the story was confusing, and the government was tight-lipped on the truth. The video received a high number of hits on YouTube and it even became a hot topic on the internet. Even Robert Downey Jr., the star of Iron Man, posted a joking status on Facebook.
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