At this time, silence was louder than sound. The abnormal behavior of the Chinese people made everyone confused. One day, two days, three days... European newspapers had spread the details of the attack. The fire in the photo was dark. Walls of the East Palace, protesting rioters, flying stones...
Of course, there is also the classic scene where Xiao Letian’s stern face is hidden behind the broken glass window. The angle chosen for this photo is very tricky, and the moment it was captured, the heroic and handsome side face of the Eastern Head of State stayed permanently in the photo.
The sharp contrast between light and shadow gives Xiao Letian's face a sculpture-like texture, with furrowed brows, angry eyes, and a hint of sadness and compassion in his expression.
Coupled with the sharp glass fragments at the bottom of the photo, the whole photo adds a bit of bleak murderous aura!
It is said that just based on this photo, Xiao Letian's influence in the hearts of European women has increased several times. He is so handsome, and he also has a sense of decadence that makes women feel maternal, and they can't help but feel excited. out of the desire to protect.
Just with this photo, the Chinese community gained countless supporters of this conflict.
The newspaper industry across Europe has finally reached its golden age. The sales of all newspapers have soared by 40% on average, and the newspaper bosses can't even close their mouths with laughter.
The better the sales volume, the more intensive the reports about the Chinese people will be, and the more intensively they will be instilled in the public, the more noisy and fierce this hot issue will be.
Generally speaking, except for the media in France and Tsarist Russia, public opinion in other European countries is still very fair. Although they do not know the internal details of this attack, they all unanimously condemned this crazy move against the head of state. .
Europeans already consider themselves to be the pinnacle of world civilization. How is this kind of attack on missions any different from barbarians?
If you believe that the Chinese are illegal warlords, then don't invite them to visit London. Since you have visited, even warlords should not receive such treatment.
What's the point of committing such banditry behavior if we have to settle things on the battlefield? With such a precedent, will envoys from that country dare to visit your country in the future?
When the two countries are at war, why don't they kill the envoys? This is something that the ancients understood. Don't you, the British, not understand it?
Questioning reports circulated among the public, and the British foreign affairs department gradually felt the pressure. Leaders of many countries expressed their concerns indirectly, and some private scholars even began to write to the British embassy, hoping that they would be polite and appropriate. resolve this diplomatic crisis.
In just three days, the situation was so overwhelming that Benjamin couldn't breathe. Now he regretted that his intestines were almost green. He really regretted following the instigation of Montauban and Ivan. Who would have thought that this group of thugs would actually dare to kill? ah!
Of course he also suspected that this was a trick of the Chinese, and the probability was even as high as 80%, but what could he do if he doubted it? Without evidence, it is impossible to explain to the people. Ordinary people do not have as deep brain circuits as politicians. They only use the simplest emotions to analyze problems.
The scary thing is that Xiao Letian's previous emotional investment worked. His constant good deeds made him loved by countless lower-class citizens. Coupled with the encouragement of the Liberal Party and the Protestant Church, Xiao Letian has now become the spokesperson of bitterness in the eyes of the people. .
The pressure was increasing. Of course, Benjamin wanted to solve this problem as soon as possible, but in the past three days, he sent three waves of envoys to try to meet Xiao Letian in the East Palace, but got nothing.
The silent Chinese soldiers did not explain at all. Bayonets and sandbags blocked everyone's footsteps. Even the envoys photographed by the royal family were blocked outside.
"Damn it, what do they want to do? Didn't they want to negotiate with me before? Now that there is such a good opportunity in front of him, why is he acting like a turtle?"
"It's weird, it's really weird... Come on, send a message to Emperor Tongzhi and ask him to meet Xiao Letian!"
Zai Chun wanted something from Benjamin at the moment. He didn't dare to neglect and hurriedly took the car to the East Palace. However, he never expected that even Zai Chun would be in trouble this time. Not to mention seeing Xiao Letian, even hearing his voice... no.
The situation has developed to this point, it has become extremely serious, and even the emperor is helpless. It seems that apart from the queen's intervention, there is no other possibility.
But will the Queen show this face? The answer is no. Queen Victoria used her actions to express her dissatisfaction with Benjamin. The door of Buckingham Palace was actually closed to him. The Queen did not see the Prime Minister on the grounds of physical discomfort.
Benjamin was suddenly in a helpless state. The Tory party's intelligence network had found out that Gladstone was organizing black materials. Who knows when he would be impeached in Parliament?
"Damn it, am I still afraid of them? It's just to vent their anger on these Chinese people... Come on, let the police department take action immediately. All the French and Russians who protested that day will be arrested and tried!"
"You Chinese want an explanation, so I will give you an explanation and let you vent your anger! I don't believe it. If I give you more than a hundred lives, how long can you keep showing off your temper..."
Benjamin's thinking was too simple. He really thought that Xiao Letian was just losing his temper and protesting. He never thought that a large network covering the whole of Europe had begun to be woven and formed, and the poisonous wine was also brewing and fermenting.
One day, two days, three days... Three more days passed. The French and Tsarist Russian immigrants living in London were extremely unlucky. Those who were rich and powerful were better off. The police did not dare to come to harass them. Everyone in civilian areas was interrogated.
Under the Prime Minister's strict order, the immigrants who had participated in the protest that day emerged one by one, and there was a cry in the police station. Torture was also popular in Europe at that time. This group of protesters were beaten so hard that they didn't even recognize their parents.
What is needed is a confession. They must admit that they organized the protest themselves. The fact that someone behind the scenes paid them must not be revealed.
There are smart people who see through the intentions of these policemen, and quickly hide the secrets and write confessions quickly. They can write whatever they want, and such people can still save a small life.
If the stupid guy keeps telling the truth the more he fights, this kind of garbage is no longer worthy of living in this world, and keeping it is a waste of food.
It seemed that Benjamin really wanted to resolve the attack crisis as soon as possible. From the day the interrogation began, the Metropolitan Police Department sent a copy of the interrogation process to the East Palace every day, hoping to make Xiao Letian feel their sincerity.
However, they never expected that the Chinese were determined to remain silent. The interrogation progress report for three consecutive days was left at the gate without anyone passing it in.
This made Benjamin angry. "It's so shameless! What do you want to do? Do you have to let me start negotiations with you and recognize that you are an independent country? Are you dreaming..."
"Just waste it! If you have the ability, just waste it here for the rest of your life!"
The furious Benjamin vowed never to show any favor to the Chinese again. He turned around and began to intensify secret negotiations with Emperor Tongzhi. At this moment, the British price was getting higher and higher.
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