Night fell.
The entire 11th District Governor's Mansion was no longer as noisy as it was during the day. The protesters had already dispersed. Only fully-armed soldiers were standing guard outside to prevent any accidents from happening.
At that moment, a man wearing a black coat, a hat, and a scarf sneaked up to the Governor's Mansion from behind.
"Stop!"
Although he tried his best to hide his figure, he was immediately discovered by the patrolling soldiers when he reached the back door of the Governor's Mansion. Several soldiers quickly raised their guns and aimed at the figure.
"Put your hands up. Don't move. Who are you?"
"I'm Shinichiro Tamaki from the liberal faction! I have something very important to report to Governor Clovis! "
Faced with the questioning of the soldiers, the man hurriedly raised his hands and said in a low voice, "It's related to the signing of the contract tomorrow.
"This is related to the signing of the contract tomorrow. Someone wants to harm the governor!"
"..."
Hearing Shinichiro Tamanari's words, the soldiers looked at each other and nodded.
"Put your hands down and follow us. Don't play any tricks!"
"Okay, okay...."
Seeing the man put down his gun, Yu Cheng breathed a sigh of relief. He quickly followed the soldiers into the Governor's Mansion. Not long after, Clovis and a few of his trusted aides appeared in front of Yu Cheng.
"You said.... someone wants to harm me?"
"Yes, Governor."
Yu Cheng nodded.
"Who are you?
"I'm Shinichiro Tamaki, a subordinate of Mr. Fan Yao."
"Oh.... the representative of the 11th District...."
A cold glint flashed in Clovis's eyes when he heard the name "Mr. Fan Yao".
"Tell me, what's going on?"
"It's like this.... Just yesterday, the Japanese Liberation Front found Mr. Fan and said that they want to join Mr. Fan's negotiation delegation. They plan to take advantage of the signing of the contract and kidnap the Governor!"
"Oh? There's such a thing?! "
Hearing this, Clovis immediately sat up straight, and the expressions of the people behind him immediately turned serious.
"Is this true? What do they want to do by kidnapping me? "
"I'm not sure, but the Japanese Liberation Front seems to be planning to use you as a hostage to negotiate with the Britannia Empire...."
"Interesting...."
Hearing Yu Cheng's words, Clovis sneered.
"Then, why are you telling me this?"
"Mr. Fan thinks that the actions of the Liberation Front are very foolish. We just want to live a peaceful life, and we don't want to have any more disputes with Britannia! However, the actions of the Liberation Front will put us in a very passive situation. Therefore, Mister Fan sent me to convey this news to the governor, hoping that you will be careful. This also represents our sincerity in negotiating. "
"Hmm … You are indeed very sincere."
Upon hearing until here, Clovis nodded in agreement. Then, he discussed with the people around him in a low voice and said.
"Then how about this, tomorrow's signing ceremony will be held as usual. Mr. Fan will take the first car, and as for those people from the Liberation Front, let them take the second car. We will lure them away midway, and the signing ceremony will proceed as usual. Is that alright with you?"
"Yes, no problem. Thank you, Governor."
"Hehe, alright, you can leave now."
Hearing Yu Cheng's reply, Clovis chuckled, then signaled him to leave.
After that, Yu Cheng left the governor's mansion under the cover of a few soldiers. After making sure that there was no one around, he immediately picked up his phone. Soon, Fan Yao's voice came from the other side of the phone.
"How is it? Yu Cheng? "
"Governor Clovis said that the signing ceremony will proceed as usual. When the time comes, we only need...."
While lowering his voice, Yu Cheng repeated Clovis's words to Fan Yao.
".... That's it."
".... Got it."
After listening to Yu Cheng's report, Fan Yao was silent for a moment, then answered.
"But Mr. Fan, are we really going to do this? Betray our comrades in the Liberation Front.... "
"We're not betraying them, we're doing this for our own future! We're just ordinary people, not soldiers! "
However, before Yu Cheng could finish, he was interrupted by Fan Yao.
"We just want to live a peaceful life and not be bullied by Britannia. That's why we rose up to fight. Victory is right in front of us, but these soldiers still want to make trouble. I will never allow them to mess things up! They couldn't protect us from the iron hooves of Britannia, and now they're talking about fighting! That's stupid! I will never allow them to destroy our peace process. This is the only chance we can fight for! "
".... Yes, Mr. Fan."
Hearing this, Yu Cheng's expression became serious.
"I know what to do."
At this moment, in the hotel, the girls were also staring at the scene in front of them dumbfounded. They were speechless for a while.
Shan Yao probably never expected that everything they had done would be "broadcasted live" by Fangzheng, allowing others to see everything clearly.
"He.... He really sent someone to snitch on us?"
Youji stared at the scene in front of him dumbfounded. He couldn't figure out why.
"But, why is that? Doesn't he want to rebel against the Britannia Empire? "
"This is what I mean by petty-bourgeois compromise."
Fangzheng stretched out his hand and pushed down the glasses he was wearing. He took out his pointer and tapped on the screen.
"Well, I think you've all learned a very impressive lesson today. I think you all have questions. Why is it that their previous goal was to overthrow Britannia, but now they're willing to collude with the opponent they risked their lives to overthrow?"
Hearing this, the girls sitting in the chairs watching the live broadcast nodded.
"It's simple. Because overthrowing Britannia's rule is only a means, not an end for them."
Fangzheng snapped his fingers, and the scene changed. The scene of the Shinjuku concentration camp appeared once again.
"You've all seen that since Britania occupied this land, the residents of the 11th district have been subjected to inhumane repression and brutality. In this case, they can't even get the most basic guarantee of life, so there are people who came out to resist. For them, Britannia will not negotiate with them, so the only way to protect their lives and interests is to expel Britannia and regain control of this land. But now, the situation is different.... "
As he spoke, Fangzheng pointed to the screen again.
".... Look, their interests have been satisfied, or are about to be satisfied. At least they see hope. In this case, they will no longer choose to resist. For them, expelling Britannia and recovering their land is just a slogan, a slogan to fight for a better standard of living for themselves. Once their personal interests are satisfied, they will immediately give up this slogan, because it's only a means, not an end. In other words, as long as they can achieve their goal, they don't care about the means, and they don't care who rules them. "
With that, Fangzheng looked at the girls again.
"So, you must figure out the situation, seriously investigate, study, judge, and finally make a decision. Don't make the wrong choice because of a moment of excitement.... Okay, now it's my turn to ask a question. Do you think tomorrow's signing will go smoothly? "
"It should be...."
Asuna blinked, then said hesitantly.
"After all, the people of District 11 have shown their sincerity, so Britannia should sign a contract with them.... Besides, didn't they snitch on us?"
"I don't think it's that simple...."
But Ying Lili shook her head.
"Asuna, it's not like you didn't see it. There's no friendly communication between the two sides. Maybe Britannia won't sign the contract tomorrow."
"I think...."
Looking at the two sides who began to argue, Fangzheng smiled.
The best part was yet to come.
In fact, he could already see the ending.
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