《Shock! A martial arts master fights a werewolf?》
"Paranormal or technology? Spider robots and werewolves suddenly appear in the downtown area!"
"Academic genius? Genius entrepreneur? Martial arts master? Inventor? Get to know the world of super child prodigies."
"Well-known weapons experts and war experts discussed the possibility of future wars based on this incident."
Xia Xu turned down all interviews with reporters that afternoon, thinking that one night would be enough for the special department to calm the impact of the incident in an orderly manner.
But the situation he encountered when he woke up the next day made his scalp numb.
There's no way to calm it down. All media outlets are going wild and reveling. After a night of fermentation, yesterday's footage completely ignited public opinion. Not to mention calming it down, he even suspected that someone was deliberately fanning the flames and spreading the heat.
A certain TV station took the lead in writing reports, and all kinds of experts came out to express their opinions. Yesterday's battle scene was spread everywhere, and the pictures that were captured were exactly the same as the promotional posters.
Ding-a-ling~
The phone rang at exactly eight o'clock in the morning.
Caller ID: Liu Quande
"Deputy Team Leader Liu, don't you think you should give me an explanation?"
Xia Xu, who already understood the current situation, had a face as black as the bottom of a pot.
Liu Quande is the deputy team leader of the logistics team of the special department of Nanhu Province whom I met when I was tracking down Duan Zhiyi last time.
Originally he had a good impression of this person, but now it seems that Liu Quande and Liu Quede are just about the same.
"I don't think I made any promise to you to handle public opinion. Public opinion control is just the original response plan of the special department."
Liu Quande's voice was still hard and old-fashioned.
"So you're saying that now your special department chooses not to control the influence anymore?"
Xia Xu was angry and speechless.
The special department did not make any promise to deal with the subsequent impact, but they had been doing so before, so he subconsciously thought that this time would be the same.
However, such overexposure nowadays is indeed not quite in line with his expectations.
Not to mention the saying that a tall tree attracts the wind, but as a time traveler, he is obviously like a butterfly that may stir up a storm for the Blue Sea Star. The greater his fame and influence, the more he will affect the various plots that are happening and are about to happen.
Although this is almost an inevitable phenomenon and is unavoidable as his own strength and social status grow, from his own perspective he naturally hopes that the speed at which this influence expands is as slow as possible.
And putting these distant issues aside, this extremely high exposure itself also means trouble.
The most obvious thing is, with all these genius halos around him, will the people from the Andra Group who are tracking down the super brain potion shift their suspicion to himself
It would be funny if he just wanted to praise Griffin Jones but ended up getting shot first.
"I'm sorry, but this is the result of our discussion last night."
Liu Quande's voice remained calm as he added, "General Administration."
"Why?"
Xia Xu was a little puzzled.
"Because there is no need. Beastmen are just the product of genetic engineering. They are not something to be ashamed of, at least for our Xia Nation."
Liu Quande said calmly: "The threat of werewolves is actually just a minor problem for the country. It is not worth mentioning in a real military conflict. Their threat is aimed at the people. Publicizing it can make the people prepared, and we can act more conveniently."
"No need..."
Liu Quande's words passed through Xia Xu's mind like a flash of lightning, instantly making him wake up.
That's right.
There is really no need.
They are just beastmen, the product of genetic engineering. Although they are technologically advanced, they are already a common concept in various fantasy works.
It's not some extraordinary awakening or revival of spiritual energy or any shocking secret. What reason is there for a country to hide it
In fact, he knew from the beginning that werewolves could never achieve anything great. They were just physically stronger than ordinary people, and had defects such as bloodthirsty and frenetic tendencies. Their numbers were even smaller than a drop of water in the ocean.
If they really go to war with humans as an independent force, they will probably be overwhelmed by modern troops in a matter of minutes, or they simply don't have the qualifications to do so, and can only bully the public and private organizations on a small scale.
The various idioms used by the Xia State to describe diseases such as scabies are always so intuitive and appropriate.
Werewolves are threatening, but they are more of a threat to the general public. If the public knew about it in advance, they would be more alert and cautious.
Of course, the most important thing is that the authorities can handle it more conveniently.
A country is not determined by one will, but by countless wills that jointly abide by a certain order and constraints. Even the emperors in the feudal era could not do whatever they wanted, let alone the modern society that wantonly breaks the order.
The law is the cornerstone of order and even more so the cornerstone of the kingdom.
If the current situation is not made public, even if special departments take action, they will actually be restricted, just like the police cannot arrest and convict someone without evidence even though they know that he is a criminal. So what can they do even if they know that someone is a hidden beastman
Beastmen are either born with genetics or are created by ordinary people, and without exception they all have their own legal identities.
If the information about beastmen is not disclosed, as long as they do not pose a life threat to humans under normal circumstances, any attack or detention on them will be illegal, infringe upon citizens' rights, and may even lead to international diplomatic disputes due to nationality issues.
No matter how well it is hidden, there is no impenetrable wall in this world. If someone with ulterior motives uses it to guide public opinion, the consequences will be truly unacceptable and dire.
Take the Xinyuan Building incident for example. If someone really wants to push a senior executive out to claim that we were attacked with force and our property was confiscated without reason, and then make accusations internationally, what should we do
Disclosing the true situation can perfectly solve these problems.
It's just a monster created by biochemical technology. Aren't there poisonous snakes and beasts in the wild? Aren't poisonous snakes that hide without a trace and kill people with one bite more terrifying than werewolves? Aren't tigers, elephants, and whales that are tens of meters and tens of tons more intimidating than werewolves
What would happen if it was made public? Would it cause violent social unrest
It is true that this may cause inevitable panic and a crisis of confidence, but these are only temporary and will not cause any impact on order or shake the foundation of the country.
After a long time, most people still go to work as usual, and some still work overtime. The so-called werewolves and beastmen are nothing more than one more species of creatures. For those who have not experienced it, it will probably be just a distant thing that they only know about from the media and the Internet - there are zoos everywhere, and many people have not seen lions and tigers with their own eyes.
As for the authorities, after calming down the initial panic, they can naturally arrest and kill the beastmen reasonably after they have made known the threat posed by the beastmen, and formulate relevant laws, carry out registration and census and other actions. If they handle it well, they will gain a lot of reputation and achievements.
"A new era is about to begin..."
After quickly sorting out the thoughts, Xia Xu was in a daze and remained silent.
The authorities chose to ignore or even fan the flames of the existence of werewolves. As for other things in the future, I am afraid that the authorities will no longer cover them up unless they are too outrageous or involve extremely sensitive reasons.
Black technology products such as cyborg robots are gradually entering the public eye. Coupled with various villains and organizations causing trouble, and heroic protagonists such as Yao Fu and Pan Long becoming active on the stage, this is definitely an earth-shaking change of the times for ordinary people.
This was expected, and that was why he had always had an urgent sense of crisis and tried every means to improve his own strength and wealth.
But, are you ready
Obviously, it is impossible to be fully prepared.
But he has Xinghai Venture Capital, Xinghai Biology and Xinghai Industry, a large number of talented employees under him, and many unconventional high-tech technologies.
At the very least, this is higher than most people.
Everything cannot be perfect, and it is impossible to make all preparations in advance. Plans can never keep up with changes. Instead of being timid, it is better to move forward bravely and strive to be the trendsetters of the times.