With everyone around him staring at him, Simon raised his hand to stop his bodyguard from trying to drag him away. He looked at the round-faced man who claimed to be Peter Honecker, a reporter from the so-called Humanitarian newspaper, and asked: "So, are you doing something for Africa?" Those people who suffered because of the war are questioning me, right?"
Peter Honecker was let go by the bodyguards. Feeling the attention of the people around him, his short stature subconsciously straightened up a little more. He nodded solemnly and said: "Of course." After saying that, he immediately added: "And, I also hope that you will If you can express your position in public, immediately end your military operations in Africa."
Simon corrected him: "You mean, my military operations in Angola?"
Honecker nodded: "That's right."
Simon turned slightly and looked at the other party, crossed his legs, rubbed the stem of the red wine glass on the table with one hand, and said with interest: "So, here's the question, do you know that there are actually more areas in Africa? Is there a war going on, like, like, the big free-for-all over the Democratic Republic of the Congo that's been going on for two years?"
Honecker paused and said quickly: "Mr. Westeros, please don't change the subject!"
"I have not forgotten your question, but since you are concerned about the African people, answer my question first. Do you know how many people have died in Africa since two years ago?"
Honecker was speechless.
Simon stared at the other person, waited patiently for a while, and then said: "You don't know, right?"
Honecker didn't answer.
"I know," Simon retracted his gaze, looking at the red wine in the goblet, and said: "According to statistics from multiple humanitarian organizations I fund in Africa, the civil war surrounding the Democratic Republic of the Congo, together with Angola, Rwanda, In South Sudan and more than a dozen countries, in the past two years, according to the data we have obtained, the death toll has exceeded 1.2 million. In fact, it may be more. Moreover, if the war is not effectively stopped, this number will It will increase rapidly. In addition, I have to add that we have widely published these figures on the Internet, including various videos, pictures and other image materials to call the attention of the international community. However, as a media reporter, you , you are still a media reporter who claims to care about Africa, but you don’t know this number, which shows that you actually don’t care about Africa that much, right?”
After Simon finished speaking, Honecker's face began to turn red in the face of the glances from around him, and he retorted: "I'm just a reporter, Mr. Westeros, since you have the ability to do this, why don't you try to stop it?" What about the wars in Africa?”
"You are wrong. I just said that I have funded many humanitarian groups. I have been trying, calling, and helping war-torn countries in Africa. That is why many people risk their lives as I just said. The number of casualties calculated by dangerous statistics," Simon shook his head: "Moreover, the military operation in Angola that you accused me of was also an attempt by me. The civil war in Angola has also lasted for more than 20 years since 1975, with countless casualties. I wanted to completely end the civil war in Angola, so I took this military action, but unfortunately, in your case, this military action turned out to be me launching a war in Africa to torture the people."
Honecker caught something and immediately retorted: "No, you launched this military action because your coffee plantation was attacked, not the grand reason you gave."
After saying this, the man glanced around, feeling the changing emotions of the people around him, and felt a little more confident.
Simon did not refute, but nodded: "Yes, in your opinion, this is a personal feud, and it is also true."
Having said this, Simon paused and then continued: "The problem is, it is a regrettable reality. You just asked me why I have the ability to end the melee in Africa but don't do it. Just like the time six years ago, I The answer is right here. Because the rules, the rules of the real world, are that I can only use this excuse of retaliation for an attack on my coffee plantation to do something that is actually good for that country and help them end The civil war prevents the people from being harmed by the separatist armed forces. However, at the same time, other countries are still at war, such as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Unfortunately, I have no such excuse. If I interfere rashly, people like you will be the first Time jumped out and said that I was waging war wantonly in Africa, disrupting other countries' internal affairs, trampling on other countries' sovereignty, and all these, plus other possible substantive consequences, there was very little I could do."
Honecker was speechless.
In the hall, after Simon said these words, many people around him also fell into thinking.
Simon waited for a moment, and when the other party stopped talking, he asked, "Do you have any more questions?"
Honecker shook his head and wanted to turn around and leave, but he hesitated in his steps, somewhat unwilling to do so.
Simon picked up the goblet he had been rubbing and shook it, without bringing it to his mouth. Seeing that the man was still not leaving, he narrowed his eyes slightly and looked over, with obvious disgust: "In this case, I have another question. "
Everyone at the scene turned their attention again, and even Honecker himself was inevitably a little curious.
"I know you want to gain some fame through me. If you can answer my question just now, it means that you really care about Africa, then I can give you what you want. However, you actually don't know anything. She just wants to impress the public," Simon said, staring at the other person, and said slowly: "So, my question is, does your mother know that you are so hypocritical?"
When Simon said these words, there was some laughter around him.
However, after realizing that many other people were not laughing, these laughter quickly turned into dry laughter, and then fell silent.
Peter Honecker's round face turned from red to purple, and his head seemed to explode on the spot. He felt ashamed for a moment. He noticed the pull of Simon's bodyguard who was still beside him, and finally got up the stairs. He turned around and looked dejected. and left the party hall.
Seeing that the little commotion was over, and Simon did not suffer any loss, Bernard Arnault quickly came out, jokingly appeasing everyone, and motioned for everyone to continue until the party returned to normal. He did not forget to come over to express his apology to Simon. His etiquette was impeccable.
Simon knew that Bernard Arnault had no reason to instigate such a mess behind his back, and he didn't care about it. He continued to dine and chat with the two girls next to him, and occasionally entertained the guests who came to talk to him.
Since it's a charity party, there's always a fundraiser.
This time it is still a common charity auction. As usual, the items come from donations from various celebrities or corporate collections. For example, Princess Diana once again donated one of her dresses.
Simon did not take advantage of him, nor did he get nothing. During this period, he held up his cards twice and spent a total of 900,000 francs. He took pictures of a satchel and a necklace for each of the two girls around him, which were regarded as small gifts. Mainly, both items are new and belong to the collection of LVMH brands.
As for Princess Diana's dress, even though she noticed that Miss Li seemed to be a little moved, Simon didn't raise his sign, as he was not used to this kind of thing.
Miss Li was very happy to get a satchel, even though she could certainly afford it, but after all, it was given by a man. The eldest daughter of the Arnault family was a little unhappy. This man bought herself a necklace from his own brand. Well, it seemed too insincere no matter how you looked at it. Although, the girl herself didn't realize it, mainly because she had been following someone unknowingly since the verbal exchange just now.
Simon has always been very generous to the little white rabbit that pounces on him.
The auction ended, the party came to an end, and guests began to leave one after another.
Simon was about to ask a certain little white rabbit who became more and more familiar with Li Fuzhen if he wanted to go to his mountaintop mansion in Le Canet to watch the moon together. Another middle-aged man who looked like a bodyguard came over and whispered to him. A few words or something.
It's Princess Diana.
Simon hesitated slightly, but got up and went over.