Mr. Link very wisely chose to cooperate. He heard a lot from Major Eric's words. The lives of his family and his friends were in the hands of the imperial military. Betraying the country may be a very cruel choice, but for these little people, we cannot ask them to have too much national sentiment. After all, only when people are alive can they see hope.
He is not a lofty or great person, he is just an ordinary person who has a deeply loved family and is evaluating his own life. If he had the choice, he would not take this step.
Having found sufficient reasons and arguments for his next actions, Mr. Link nodded decisively, which made Eric very satisfied. He immediately sent a group of soldiers to go deep into the primeval forest with Mr. Link. This group of people would leave sufficient marks on the road. When they arrived outside Saint-Loduo, they would notify the Imperial Army by sending a telegram. Then the large army will follow the marks they left, pass through the primeval forest, arrive at the outskirts of San Luodu, raid the city, and loot the richest city in the Federation.
In war, all despicable and shameful means can be forgiven and allowed, because at this moment, the greatest and noble goal is to end the war as soon as possible and welcome the arrival of peace with a victor's attitude.
At this time, the people in Saint-Loduo had not yet realized that the empire had a new combat plan, intending to directly attack Saint-Loduo, the heart of the federation, across the third and fourth city chains. The society was still in a relatively stable stage.
In the eyes of some big shots, next to the trash can on the edge of the city street, a shabby and somewhat bald guy woke up from a hangover in the corner. He got up and spit out thick phlegm, scratched his butt, frowned and shook. He walked towards the street in a daze, muttering all the time that he wanted to seek revenge on a bastard named Mike. He casually grabbed a car from the roadside and drove away. The police car in the distance arrived belatedly. Everything seemed to be the same as before, except for the rapid deterioration of public security.
Looking away from the little person on the side of the street, the old man took off his eyeballs and put them in a silk handkerchief. He put two drops of liquid specially used for cleaning on the eyeballs made of gemstones. He closed the handkerchief and wiped it slowly. The atmosphere in the room was very gloomy. This time the top ten financial groups really couldn't bear it any longer. First, they suffered more terrible losses than ordinary people during the financial tsunami, and then they were forced to let their children go to war, and voluntarily donated a large amount of money to the federal government in response to Mr. Sail's "power The bigger you get, the greater the responsibility."
Subsequently, a large number of workers and factories were temporarily requisitioned to produce various necessary military products for the war. Faced with a series of measures and combinations from the federal government, they did not even have the power to say no.
Saying no means losing responsibility, losing position, and losing the image that has been built up over decades. All the pain can only be swallowed with gritted teeth and blood.
Mr. Sail's strategy has worked. They have all been weakened to the limit. Now only money is left, and there is nothing left to fight against the federal government and the founding family. And there is no telling when this war will end. If it lasts longer, it is very likely that they will all be dragged to death. The longer the war spans, the more things are needed. Some huge individuals in society will be fully fermented into nutrients to ensure the stability of society during the war.
"They are crazy, I mean Sail, and those people." The old man lowered his head and stared at the shining bright artificial eye in his hand with his other dim eye. The expression on his face did not fluctuate much. But there was already a huge wave in my heart. He had a suspicion, a terrible guess, that maybe this war was also the means of Sail's group. He is older than everyone here and has experienced more things than everyone here. He has participated in at least three so-called reactionary movements, protested and even used actions to force the founding family to abandon the system of lifelong speakership.
But these all failed. The last time he even dug out one of his eyeballs with a table spoon and put it on a plate. Then he gritted his teeth and admitted to the Jianguo family before he passed out that he was a blind person and did not see it. The founding family's contribution to the Federation only saw more tempting power, so they made the wrong choice. He paid for his actions with an eyeball in exchange for a chance to survive. But this time, he wasn't sure he could survive another eyeball removal.
Those people in Sail have gone crazy. In order to completely resolve the struggle between the old and new conglomerates, they actually lured the empire to launch a war without authorization, in an attempt to use this method to disintegrate the power of the new generation consortium. What's even more ridiculous is that they actually succeeded, and the Empire launched a war without hesitation so that they are now forced into a corner.
"We don't have many opportunities left. We can either leave the Federation immediately and find a small country to regain our strength, or we can surrender completely and live here in confusion, becoming people who will never see the light of day.", the old man Putting the wiped gem eyes back into the empty eye sockets, everyone has seen this action many times, but they still can't get used to it, whether he digs it out or puts it in.
The young consortium leader had a gloomy look on his face. He gritted his teeth and said, "If I leave now, is it still too late?"
The eyes of some other people fell on him, and he subconsciously turned to look at the street outside the floor-to-ceiling window. "It is meaningless to continue fighting. They have crossed the line, but we have no means of restraint. Even this time we We can survive the danger safely, but what about the next time? Without the power to check and balance, we will always be one step behind them." This tragic failure made these new generation consortium leaders worried. Realizing their own arrogance, they must bear the main responsibility for the step-by-step push over the years that led to the founding of the nation.
If they hadn't pressed so hard, there wouldn't have been such a disastrous defeat, and people like the Jianguo clan wouldn't have flipped the table.
Yes, overturning the table and using the centralized system during the war to directly crush their power would not do any good except cause a lot of permanent damage to the country, but they did it because they were I can't breathe.
The old man looked around at the people with different expressions on their faces, laughed twice, and said, "Actually, we have another way, which can not only survive this crisis, but also make these arrogant people pay a heavy price. "
Nine eyes immediately focused on him, and he acted very relaxedly, "We can cooperate with the empire..."
Some people have no choice but to commit treason to protect themselves and their families, but some people choose to actively treason in order to obtain more benefits.
The old man's dim eyes turned and he smiled "dangerously". He touched his chin and said softly, "If we help the imperial army disintegrate this country, do you think we will get some very considerable benefits?" What are the benefits?" He had such an idea not on a whim, but because he had planned it for a long time. He also specifically cited an example, "When the Ogdin people destroyed the Guart dynasty, some Guart people were They have made outstanding contributions to the demise of the organization, and these people are now in high positions, many of them are chief businessmen like Heidler, and some others also have their own businesses.”
"Ogdin people like to set some examples to set examples for others. We can become one of the examples and even participate in the management of the federation to some extent. Gentlemen, conquering a big country is not just about using force. It is enough, but many other aspects are needed. If we can fill this shortcoming, maybe we can become an existence like the founding nation. "
What the old man said had a strong bewitching quality, or he pointed directly at people's true intentions. Like him, these people spent their best years and lost many precious things before they stood here and stood in the clouds. Above the top. They may not be willing to give up all their achievements here.
Since I can’t leave the mountain, let the mountain come to me!
Anyway, as long as we are above the clouds, it doesn’t matter which mountain we step on!
There was silence in the room for a long time, and someone asked, "What happens if I fail?" In fact, this was nonsense, and he already knew the answer before he asked the question.
Therefore, some philosophers always use various rich vocabulary to describe human contradictions. Although they already know the results, they hope that someone can deceive them and give them an answer that must be false.
The old man snorted softly, "Failure? Lose your reputation, then stand under the spotlight of being judged, accept people's scorn and curses, and finally die."
"Gentlemen, no matter what you choose, I will give it a try. I have nothing to lose, and I don't want to escape again. Even if I fail in the end, at least I tried hard, but fate did not choose me! "
Soon these people discussed and came up with the result. Seven people chose to leave the Federation. They now still have very strong capital compared to ordinary people and ordinary companies. Even if they change to another country, they can easily get back on their feet. They know the operation of capital and some small means very well. It is only a matter of time before they return to the top. Leaving here will not become an indelible shame in their life resume.
Apart from the old man, there were two people who chose to stay and give it a try. They were so unwilling that what they had worked hard for half a lifetime was gone. Without giving it a try, they would never find peace in their lives. As the old man said, it's just death anyway. What if it succeeds
(End of chapter)