At the same time, the media at home and abroad focused their attention on the western part of the empire. A mine owner named Federer took the lead and decided to announce a series of problems in the western part of the empire to the entire society. This made the Western Mining Association very passive. . They had already been subjected to a series of attacks before, and with those completely non-existent accusations, the remaining four executive members were already in a state of distress. Now Federer's betrayal has made their situation even more dangerous. If they are not careful, they will be responsible for the entire To take the blame for the existence of slavery in the West.
The silence and inaction of the cabinet seems to be more certain. Perhaps the cabinet hopes to throw the moral burden on the Western Mining Association through such a press conference. There is no better way to deal with it than this.
As for how it will end, this is definitely not something that makes people happy.
The room was filled with smoke. Four people who looked extraordinary were sitting or standing. They held cigarettes in their hands, and the ashtrays around them were filled with cigarette butts. It had been six hours, and they still had not figured out how to make them Ways to get through this crisis safely.
There are two biggest crises for them. The first is the unspoken rules of the Western Mining Industry that Federer will reveal tomorrow. The most critical one is about the use of slaves. The use of cheap slaves for mining in the West is a well-known fact. The extremely low price of slaves can minimize the cost of mining, a high-risk industry. No one cares whether the environment in the mine will cause some people to suffer from sudden illness and death. There is no need to pay them high salaries. As long as they fill their stomachs, they can continuously pump ore from the mine. Send it out in the cave.
All mine owners use slaves, which has almost become a standard feature of the mining industry. No one has ever questioned whether the use of slaves, including the existence of slavery, complies with ethical and legal requirements. From top to bottom, from mine owners to state governments, everyone bought into the system.
Not only is the cost low, but there are no major accidents, which makes this the perfect choice.
But it is this perfect choice that has now pushed the West Mining Association into the abyss. Those guys who have nothing to do with the West and mining and can stand on the moral high ground on this matter will tear them apart. Just like when they heard that some orphanage managers asked the children to do some skilled work, their indignation, curses and condemnation of those scum could show their socially responsible side without having to bear additional costs. .
Some of those scum are dead, and some are in jail. Now the situation has just been reversed. This may be one of the fates of these people.
Public opinion will form a huge storm and tear them all into pieces. In order to quell the anger from within and outside the empire, the cabinet will definitely deal with some people severely.
Dealing with those mine owners will definitely not have any deterrent effect, nor will it reflect the importance the empire attaches to these issues. Only by dealing with the main personnel of a hugely influential organization like the Western Mining Association can everyone be excited and about to stop. The moral climax spurting from his nostrils gradually subsided.
The second crisis came from within the Western Mining Association. If it were just the existence of slavery in the West, their end would definitely not be pretty, but it would definitely not be called miserable. They did not formulate such rules, nor did they maintain such rules. They were just representatives of an industry. Punishments that were severe enough but did not involve life safety were enough to show the determination of the empire's legal system.
But once the problem arises and some people within the West Mining Association are shaken and more scandals spread, it may really cost them their lives.
Just like that damn guy Federer, he is the first and cannot be the last. When this big ship is about to be silenced, there will always be some people who want to save themselves. Outsiders may not know what the Western Mining Association has done in the West over the years, but members of the Western Mining Association know it very well. They used various means to manipulate the price of ores in the west, and by joining forces with some illegal armed forces, they opened up a bright road for the entry of big capitalists. In addition, they are also suspected of infiltrating and bribing government officials, forging documents and concealing business income.
Any one of these illegal things alone will not kill them, but if they are all put together in the sun to accept the judgment of society, they will not live until the end of this year.
"Is there any way to contact Federer?" An old man in his sixties with silver-gray hair took a strong drag on the cigarette in his hand and said while blowing out the smoke: "It's best to talk to Federer privately and let him It would be a good thing for him and us not to expose more inside information. As long as he agrees, I believe many people will still be on our side."
Another middle-aged man with flaxen hair and a somewhat depressed look shook his head. He grabbed the wine bottle next to him and took a big sip, "Federer seems to be away from the West now. He may be hiding in order to detonate this bomb. I really don’t understand what benefit he has from doing this. We will be unlucky, and all organizations and individuals involved in the mining industry will be unlucky. All mining industries will face scrutiny. What is he doing this for?” He was a little confused. This is also something that everyone cannot figure out.
The situation has obviously moved in a bright direction quickly. The thugs of the Freedom Front have been wiped out, and the mining trade in the west has begun to recover. The west, which has never had any attacks, has now looked like the stable and peaceful period before. Why is it so important in the past? At this time, Federer must be singled out to cause trouble
Another guy with light blond hair frowned and asked, "Is it related to the previous attack? Someone is targeting our West Mining Association. Federer may have been bribed by them. As long as we fall, they will be able to grasp it." Control of the West?"
The silver-gray-haired old man nodded, "It is possible that, apart from Memnon, the only enemies we face are the big capitalists, and the enemy is among them. But we are not sure. Who did it? Do you think Jindis and Olivier are also part of them? "
This question made the other three people think deeply. The reason why they opposed the big capitalists joining the West Mining Association and caused confrontation was that these big capitalists were too powerful. If they were alone, the West Mining Association would not be afraid of them. But if they are admitted into the West Mining Association, these powerful capital forces will have a place where they can give full play to their advantages. They will soon replace the Executive Committee through a series of means and become the new managers of the West Mining Association.
This is also the situation that the executive members least want to see, so they adopted a group confrontation method to continuously cause trouble for these people. At the same time, they maintained a certain degree of cooperative relationship and did not give them the opportunity to seize the leadership of the West Mining Association. If these people are really united for some reason, it is very likely that this is what they did.
"Do you think... is Du Lin also involved? That guy has had irreconcilable conflicts with us since he came to the west. And I personally think that the assassination of several other executive committee members has a lot to do with Du Lin. Even It's possible that Du Lin ordered his men to do it. Is there any way to find a way to break the situation from Du Lin? "
The room suddenly fell into silence. After this period of confrontation, they have discovered that Du Lin is a very troublesome young man. He is like a hedgehog or a wild hero, with thorns all over his body. No matter if it is a kind touch. A collision full of hostility will leave holes in one's body.
The silence lasted for ten minutes, and the person who had never spoken finally spoke, "The current situation is very unfavorable to us, and we do not have the means to reverse the current situation, so I have a proposal..." He closed his mouth and looked. After looking at the other three people, he lowered his voice slightly and said: "Before the situation worsens completely, transfer your property and family. If possible... let's leave the empire."
"It's not that I'm too pessimistic, but this time things happened too violently. From the time Hendry and that idiot were assassinated, it has only been three months to this day. Gentlemen, it has taken us more than ten years to become very It was difficult to keep control of the west in our hands, and we paid a lot for it. But now, the enemy is too strong, and we are completely unable to stop their greed for the power in our hands. I think Dulin may be. The trigger, but we cannot underestimate those big capitalists.”
"Once everything becomes clear, what we will see is not the dawn, but a bloody dagger. While we still have this time and opportunity, let's go, gentlemen, leave this country and go to the Federation or Farther away. With the wealth we have now, we can quickly re-emerge anywhere!”
After this small meeting, which was destined to have no good results, ended, the guy who spoke last took the car back to his villa. His personal security guards were everywhere in the villa, and these people watched nervously for any disturbance around them. What was very strange was that no one who was not a security guard came to greet him in the villa. His wife, children, and grandchildren were all missing, making the villa more like an office than a home.
He walked into the study and prevented the security guard from following him. After locking the door, he sat on a chair and looked out the window at the dusk for a long time, speechless. After about ten minutes, he pursed his lips, picked up the phone haggardly, and dialed a number.
"Mr. Dulin, I have conveyed to others what you need me to say as you requested. When will my family be free?" His hands were shaking. The day before yesterday, he came back from the West Mining Association and found the entire villa. There was no one there, everyone disappeared, and then Dulin called him and told him what to do so that his family could see a new round of the sun every day.
His heart is bleeding!
(End of chapter)