Chapter 974 Peace Negotiation
"Explain to me how a rapid assault brigade was defeated by a group of urban thugs? Now, our Saskatchewan State has become the laughing stock of the entire federation!"
The governor of Saskatchewan roared angrily.
The congressmen and officers around looked at each other in bewilderment. Finally, the commander of the state guard stood up and said, "The assault brigade underestimated the enemy. They did not carry air defense equipment, which allowed the enemy to take advantage of them. They were lucky enough to win by using a drone raid. Please give us another chance. This time, we will definitely wipe out the thugs in Rose City completely!"
"How to eliminate them? Use heavy artillery? Do you need to have the right to use nuclear weapons?" the governor shouted angrily.
As he spoke, he threw his phone in front of the commander of the State Guard. "Look at what you have done. I asked you to go and eliminate the thugs in the city, not to send you out. Look at what you have done to Rose City in just one day. Almost one-fifth of the city was completely destroyed, one-quarter of the city was on fire, more than five thousand civilians died, and the number of injured exceeded five digits. If you continue to fight, the entire Rose City will be completely destroyed, and I will be called an executioner by the people, and then step down in disgrace!"
The governor was extremely angry.
Of all the humans present, he was the only one who least wanted to see Rose City razed to the ground.
No matter what, it is the biggest taboo to raise the butcher knife and kill the residents of your own state.
It is impossible to avoid accidentally injuring civilians in street fighting, but there must be a limit.
This time, the State Guard clearly crossed the line.
There is nothing wrong with using violence to fight street battles in the Middle East where no one cares, because no one will care how many people die there as long as oil continues to be produced.
However, this doesn't work in the Rose City.
Rose City is a city in the Lighthouse Country, and its inhabitants are all noble voters who have the right to vote.
What would other voters think if you killed all the voters in the city in order to suppress the thugs ?
He, the governor, will definitely be treated as an executioner, and his position will come to an end.
Who would want to give up such a good position?
How much resources did his family spend to push him to this position? How much exchange of interests did they make?
Now, you want him to step down before you even get your money back?
Absolutely not allowed!
Even if I step down, I have to make enough money first.
"Then what should we do?" asked the financial director nearby.
"Negotiations!" the governor said through gritted teeth.
"What?" Upon hearing this, the commander of the state guard immediately stood up and slammed the table. "We are the highest decision-makers in the state of Saskatchewan. How can we negotiate peace with a group of urban thugs? If this gets out, how will federal officials view us? How will other states view us?"
He wanted to avenge his humiliation the most. The loss of the entire assault brigade dealt a huge blow to his prestige in the army. He needed a big victory to restore his reputation, even if it meant reducing the Rose City to ruins.
"Who said they were thugs?" The governor looked at the commander of the state guard with a cold face.
"They are just a group of ordinary citizens who are fighting for their freedom and rights. It's just that their means of defending freedom are more drastic. What does it matter? Don't forget that our constitution clearly stipulates that our citizens have the right to defend their freedom. This is their natural right."
The governor said coldly.
“We have no shame in bowing to a group of citizens who are fighting for their freedom.”
"But……"
The state guard commander was about to say something when he was interrupted by the governor.
"Okay, I think your physical condition no longer allows you to make decisions. Now, hand over the power to your deputy and go on vacation. I will give you six months of paid leave. You are not allowed to come back until you have finished your vacation."
The governor said coldly.
"All right."
Looking at the governor's cold gaze, the commander of the state guard sat dejectedly in his seat.
He knew that unless he openly led his troops in rebellion, this decision could not be changed.
But it's not worth rebelling over this matter.
Helplessly, he could only put on his hat and leave the decision-making room.
Seeing that the person in the way had left, the governor said to the press secretary next to him: "Hold a press conference immediately. I have something important to announce."
"yes."
Soon, the venue was set up.
Countless reporters were awakened by phone calls and rushed to the state legislature.
No one complained or was dissatisfied. They all knew that if an emergency press conference , there would definitely be explosive news to be announced, and it had to grab the front page!
One by one, the reporters turned into Schumacher, and the cars sped away. Soon, the press conference room of the state assembly was packed with reporters from major newspapers and media.
Looking at the dense crowd of reporters below, the governor coughed lightly and then said, "Before, our military network was paralyzed due to hacker attacks. The hateful hackers fabricated false authorization orders and let a commando brigade attack our own city, Rose City, turning the beautiful Rose City into a battlefield and ruins. Countless people were injured and a large number of people were displaced. I deeply apologize for this."
Reporters below: “???”
It was clearly you who gave the order and the State Guard commander carried it out, but now it's suddenly said to be done by hackers?
Are you pushing all the responsibility away?
Who was it that said a few hours ago that we would never compromise with the rioters?
However, no one exposed the governor. They were all writing furiously. After all, they had seen worse things, so what was this kind of blame-shifting that turned black into white?
"In order to express the state legislature's apology and to demonstrate the democracy , we have decided to grant Rose City the right to complete autonomy. All matters within the scope of Rose City will be handled by the citizens of Rose City themselves. Our state legislature will never interfere and will not set up any institutions."
"In addition, in order to prevent similar incidents from happening again, the State Assembly has decided to upgrade the security of military communications next week and welcomes interested companies to bid."
After hearing the last part, the reporters' eyes lit up.
Complete autonomy!
This does not exist at all in the Federation. If it is really implemented, then there will be no city council in the entire Rose City. Everything will be decided by the citizens themselves. It will be a completely free and democratic city!
Yes, it is a free and democratic city ! This point must be publicized extensively.
The reporters below were writing furiously and had already come up with an outline of the manuscript.
As for the governor's money-making project at the end, just mention it briefly. It's not an important matter anyway.
Press releases were quickly sent out and widely circulated throughout the Beacon Country.
