As time entered 1921, the National Day on January 10th soon arrived.
There is nothing special about this year's National Day. For the sake of the three big ships being built by the shipyard, Arthur decided to keep a low profile for a while.
This has also led to the National Day, in addition to free patriotic movies, the usual flag raising, and some simple celebrations.
Although it is simple, it does not hinder the patriotic mood of Australasians. Although the National Day begins on January 10, from the beginning of the month, the streets and alleys of all cities in Australasia are filled with national flags. People love this country and will naturally celebrate the birth of this country spontaneously. of beautiful days.
Of course, it is also on this day that some things will be magnified countless times.
January 11, 1921, Australasia, on the streets of Sydney.
There are still several Asian faces, but they are obviously different from the regions they came from before, and some subtle differences can be seen.
"Murakami-kun, I have to admit that the wine in Australasia is really delicious. When I get rich in the future, I will definitely buy a winery in Australasia and drink a glass of it every day." A drunken man with a red face said, He staggered out of a pub, chatting with his friends as he walked.
"Ishita-kun, you'd better drink less! The country doesn't give us much funding for studying abroad. A bottle of wine costs 2 Australian dollars, which is a full 10 island dollars!" The man named Murakami did not pick up on his friends. , but put his hands into his pockets, touched the few banknotes left in his pockets distressedly, and said to his friend rather painfully.
"What is this! If we could occupy the whole of Australasia, wouldn't these wine estates belong to us? How much does it cost, Mr. Inoshita. These damn Australasians, their resources should be Ours!" The man named Jingxia was obviously disapproving, and his words were full of anger towards Australasia.
"You're crazy!" Murakami suddenly broke out in cold sweat. Fortunately, the Australasians around him obviously couldn't understand their language, so he breathed a sigh of relief and complained softly: "Fortunately, these people can't understand us. Otherwise, you will be expelled from Australasia!"
"What are you afraid of! Anyway, they don't understand what we are talking about. Even if we call them idiots, they don't know." Jingxiao, who was obviously drunk, didn't take it seriously. He shook off his friend's hand covering his mouth and swaggered towards him. Walk forward.
It is summer in Australasia. Although there is no rain today, the wind is still relatively strong. The Australasian flag on the street is swaying by the wind, sometimes stretching and sometimes dancing into a ball.
"What a great place! If we can occupy this place, why can't the island country become a top power?" The drunken Jingxia began to sigh. He ignored the surrounding Australasians and other foreign tourists and shouted loudly to said the friend behind him.
At this time, the strong wind blew an Australasian flag and fell down not far from the front of the well.
It happened that the urge to vomit welled up in the well, and he quickly found a trash can not far ahead, bent over and vomited.
At this time, I was so uncomfortable that I didn't even care whether I vomited into the trash can. At worst, I had to clean up after vomiting, but at this moment I couldn't help it.
Jingxia, who was vomiting freely, didn't take it seriously, but Murakami, who was not far behind, suddenly broke out in cold sweat, his face suddenly changed, he quickly stepped forward, pulled his friend away, and asked: "Are you crazy? Jingxia."
"What's wrong?" Jingxiao, who was suddenly dragged away, was startled, but he thought of the fact that he was vomiting, and thought that his friend was worried that he would be fined for vomiting everywhere, so he said nonchalantly: "I will clean up after I finish vomiting. It’s so uncomfortable, I’m sorry, Murakami-kun.”
"Is this a matter of vomiting? Look at your feet, Inoshita-kun." Murakami reminded him angrily.
The surrounding Australasians have been watching frequently, trampling on the Australasian flag in Australasia, and even spitting on it. This is a direct trampling on the dignity of a country.
"At your feet?" Jing Jing was stunned for a moment. He looked at his feet and instantly spotted the Australasian flag.
However, Jingxia, who was obviously drunk, obviously did not react. After a few seconds of silence, he threw the stained flag into the trash can.
"What are you doing?" Murakami collapsed at this time. Seeing that the Australasians were gradually approaching, the pig teammates around him were actually doing things to add fuel to the fire.
However, Murakami was not given time to question, and the surrounding Australasians quickly surrounded Murakami and Inoshita.
Although the language of these two people was incomprehensible to Australasians, the actions of trampling on the flag, dyeing the flag, and throwing the flag in the trash can were clearly seen by all Australasians present.
You must know that the Australasian flag bears the emblem of the royal family, which represents Australasia and the entire royal family to the outside world and is sacrosanct.
According to Australasia's flag law, acts that damage the flag such as trampling, pollution, etc. are regarded as provocations to the dignity of the country and the dignity of the royal family, and serious cases may face life imprisonment.
Especially during the National Day holiday, when people enjoy free patriotic movies, their patriotism is the strongest of the year.
Under such circumstances, the behavior of Murakami and Inoshita was tantamount to lighting lanterns in the toilet and seeking death.
"Damn you guys, pick the flag out of the trash can quickly!" A strong man rushed to the front, pushed Murakami away who wanted to explain, and said angrily towards the well who was still vomiting.
"What?" Jingxia was so drunk that he obviously slowed down a few times and asked in his own language.
"Islanders? Kill these islanders!" The strong man didn't care what Jingxiao said. Seeing that Jingxiao didn't move at all, he immediately stepped forward and knocked Jingxiao to the ground with one punch.
As someone took the lead, a group of Australasians no longer paid attention to the explanations of the two islanders and directly launched a many-on-one duel against the two islanders.
Well, if a group of people fight against one person, it should be considered a one-on-one fight, right?
"Stop fighting. We are international students from an island country. We are protected by the laws of the island country. Can you do this to us?" The innocent Murakami became a victim, but who let him be with Jingxia?
In the eyes of many Australasian onlookers, these two men were part of those who trampled the national flag and deserved to be beaten.
It is worth mentioning that it is illegal in Australasia to gather a crowd to assault. But if it is for the purpose of protecting the national flag and there is sufficient evidence, it is not illegal as long as you don't kill it.
It was precisely because they had sufficient evidence and the other party's act of trampling on the national flag was seen by everyone that the Australasians attacked the islanders with great force. Soon the two of them had bruises on their noses and faces, and their blood was mixed with an unknown liquid. Bleeded all over the floor.
"Good guys, these little kids are having such a miserable life. I want to go up and kick them when I see them." Not far away, the group of Asian faces who were discussing around the industrial area were now standing aside with a mentality of eating melons. Discussed with interest.
"You should calm down. It doesn't matter whether you are an island country or us, foreigners. Anyway, they look the same. Maybe they will beat you up too. You'd better watch the show to avoid being implicated. These little people are very vindictive. If you go up and kick me a few times and he sees it, there may be a lot more trouble." The older man on the side said angrily.
The Australasians have their own reasons for attacking the islanders, and on their own territory, they don't have to worry about the islanders' retaliation.
But this group of international students who are also from Asia is different. Their country is not as powerful as the island country at present. If they are resented by the people of the island country, it will be a trouble for their own country.
What's more, most foreigners are face-blind and cannot actually tell what Asians look like.
If this goes up, he might be beaten as if he were an islander. Wouldn't this make him a scapegoat?
It doesn't matter if he is beaten, but if he is recognized as an islander, isn't this an insult to a person's character?
Treating people like animals is the most severe insult to a person, and they don't want to experience it.
The siege ended quickly, and the two islanders were not beaten.
It is worth mentioning that during the entire siege, no one notified the police, which also led to the police patrolling seeing this group of people after the siege ended.
All the Australasians who participated in the siege did not panic. At this time, they were filled with righteous indignation. If it were not hindered by the law, they would really like to tear the people of this island apart with their hands.
Seeing the police coming for questioning, a group of Australasians embellished the fact that the islanders trampled the national flag, and even used the dirty national flag in the trash can as evidence.
Involving international students from island countries, this is a diplomatic conflict between great powers.
The police did not dare to make decisions without authorization, so they had to retain all the evidence and invite everyone involved to the police station, including the two half-dead island countries, waiting for handling from higher departments.
Because the incident happened in Sydney, it was quickly reported to Arthur.
Hearing that a group of Australasians were beating up two islanders in the street for the purpose of protecting the dignity of the country, Arthur immediately said with a smile: "It is wrong to beat others in the street, but if it is for the purpose of protecting the country, and If we have definitely protected the dignity of the country and punished the criminals who endangered the dignity of the country, then this matter is worthy of praise."
These words were not just words. Arthur immediately ordered the royal guards to go to the police station, publicly announced the acquittal of the Australasians, and gave all Australasians who participated in the siege fifty Australian dollars each for their courageous actions. award.
The direct pardon and reward from Arthur made many Australasians very proud, and also made everyone lament that the punishment was too gentle, otherwise the reward might have been even greater.
In addition, they were also very grateful to Arthur for forgiving them. Although it was for the purpose of safeguarding national dignity, after all, the target of the beating was an international student from another great power. To put it more seriously, this was a diplomatic conflict between great powers, and it was not easy to deal with the matter when it came to the country.
The fact that Arthur can pardon and reward them so quickly means that in Arthur's heart, their importance is far greater than that of these international students from the island country.
This is also the best embodiment of loving the people like children. How can these Australasians who are cared for not love their monarch fanatically?
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