Beretta said with some dissatisfaction: "It's all the local officials at all levels in the empire who have hindered the progress of the joint command center! Otherwise, in three days, we must have clearly investigated the network intrusion and the Panhua Clan massacre. The relevant circumstances of the parade have made everything clear!" Verus Butler suddenly asked: "What can you do after all the truth is revealed! Launch an attack on the Dark Dragon Society throughout the empire? Attack the Panhua clan? To carry out more cruel oppression of the descendants? To openly declare war on the Fulo Federation?" Beretta was stunned by Verus Butler's three questions one after another. She really hadn't considered these questions!
Varus Butler stared at Beretta with sharp eyes and patiently said: "Beretta, sometimes, this world does not need the truth! What is the current situation of the empire? You are by my side every day. You should know a thing or two, it is really a storm that is coming! The Dark Dragon Society has always been the largest underworld organization in the empire. If this Panhua parade that breaks out on more than 4,000 living planets at the same time, it is all a secret. If the Dragon Society organizes and leads behind the scenes, it means that all the Dark Dragon Society on all the living planets in the empire are from the same family. This will be an extremely huge force, and the Dark Dragon Society can incite and occupy the empire at any time. The Panhua ethnic group, which accounts for 5% of the total population, is fighting against the imperial government. If the imperial government is determined to wipe out the Dark Dragon Society, the Dark Dragon Society will definitely resist desperately and defeat them to the death. By then, there may be a larger-scale war The Panhua ethnic parade suddenly broke out on every living planet in the empire. At this point, it is not in line with the empire's macro-interests! It is unrealistic for the imperial government to use upgraded oppression methods against the Panhua ethnic group. This A big reason why a Panhua ethnic group parade appeared in multiple places at the same time, leaving the imperial government scrambling to deal with the loss of control, was that the empire persecuted the Panhua ethnic group too hard. Like a spring, it was suppressed to After reaching the limit, the greatest rebound force will inevitably arise. A direct war between the Empire and the Fulo Federation is absolutely impossible. Our army is already short of funds and has no financial resources to launch a war. Moreover, the strength of the Empire and the Fulo Federation has always been evenly matched. , it’s hard to tell the difference, war can’t solve any problems, it will only waste national power!” Beretta finally understood the meaning of Verus Butler’s words. The joint command center she commanded really wanted to investigate the cyber attack and disk. The truth about the Chinese parade is not only useless, but will also put the imperial government into a dilemma.
Should I directly use thunderous means to deal with it? Or pretend to be deaf and mute and turn a blind eye? Let's deal with it directly, the timing is not right, and the empire's own strength is not enough!
Turning a blind eye will seriously damage the prestige of the imperial government and deal a fatal blow to the imperial government!
So, they simply adopted a middle-of-the-road solution, claiming that the Panhua ethnic march was just an incidental event and nothing to worry about.
The Bibo Star Dark Dragon Society who are implicated will be uprooted and sentenced to death if caught to serve as a warning to others!
Beretta asked: "What about the Furo Federation's attack on the empire through the cosmic holographic network mentioned in the investigation results? How is the imperial government going to explain to all parties?" Varus Butler heard Beretta's words After asking, he suddenly laughed and said: "Haha, this problem is quite difficult to deal with. The Fulo Federation attacked the empire's cosmic holographic network. The evidence is conclusive. If the empire does not respond, it will appear to be afraid of the Fulo Federation. This matter It was finally resolved satisfactorily, thanks to something you reported a few days ago. Didn’t there be an interstellar airborne soldier named Yi Chen in Operation Shadow, who escaped safely from the Fuluo Federation? The empire was going to use him to do it. Typical, publicize the results of Operation Shadow. In this way, we can deduce that the reason why the Fulo Federation attacked the empire's cosmic holographic network was because it was frightened by our empire's use of Operation Shadow earlier, so it became angry and retaliated through the cosmic holographic network. . From this point on, the empire is not at a disadvantage in the battle between the Fulo Federation and is still the one that initiates the attack." Beretta was dumbfounded when he heard this. He never expected that the empire would have such a cool operation. Good job. Everyone knew about the gamma-level mission and asked in disbelief: "Is the empire going to vigorously promote Yi Chen as a model and make it a household name across the country?" Varus Butler shook his head decisively and said: "That's true. No, a total of 299 Imperial planet-level combat heroes died during Operation Shadow, and they were all of the Panhua clan. If it is too public and attracts people to pursue the true situation of Operation Shadow, it will easily lead to negative effects. The Empire will only use high Mention it in the news media in a standardized but low-key way, so as to stop the hundreds of millions of people in the empire from talking randomly about the Fulo Federation's attack on the empire's network." Beretta felt that it made sense and added: " The empire's promotion of Yi Chen in this way should also quell the dissatisfaction of the Panhua people in the empire! This shows that as long as they are loyal to the empire and willing to sacrifice their lives and blood for the interests of the empire, they will still be valued, promoted, and promoted to three consecutive levels by the empire. Level!" Verus Butler just raised the corners of his mouth and did not comment positively on Beretta's statement.
After Beretta finished her report, she left the director's office. The reason why Varus Butler did not comment on Beretta's statement was because the empire's purpose of promoting Yi Chen did not consider calming the emotions of the Panhua people in the territory.
In order to control the scope of conflicts to the smallest extent, the empire could only sacrifice the Panhua ethnic minority.
Even after such a large-scale Panhua demonstration broke out, the empire never considered canceling the special war tax imposed on the Panhua people.
Beretta was a close confidant of Varus Butler, so he was willing to patiently train Beretta step by step.
But there are some things that Verus Butler still can't talk openly and honestly with Beretta, and he can only rely on Beretta to figure it out on his own.
For example, regarding the cyber attacks and the investigation results of the Panhua National Parade, Verus Butler only told Beretta half of the truth, and did not tell the other half at all.
The day after the joint command center was established, Madison, the Empire's Minister of Defense, connected to Varus Butler's communicator to express his attitude overtly and covertly.
The Panhua Nationality Parade was an occasional riot, and it had nothing to do with other chaotic reasons.
The demands of the Panhua people are even more unreasonable. They are generally wealthy, so they should contribute more tax revenue to the empire, which is reasonable and reasonable.
And it is best to reflect these in the investigation report. Then there was Imperial Prime Minister Chamberlain. As Verus Butler’s immediate boss, he emphasized that the joint command center’s investigation principles must be based on facts. Random speculation and amplification are not allowed. Implications are strictly prohibited, so as not to cause confusion. The situation in the empire is not easy to deal with.
In a word, maintaining the stability of the general trend is the top priority, and everything else must make way for this.
Even the five-star general Kemal Kemal, who rarely interacted with Varus Butler, came to visit him in person. From a military perspective, he analyzed that the current frontal war between the Empire and the Fulo Federation was difficult to win, so the report of the Joint Command Center It is best to downplay the hostile role of the Fulo Federation and try to avoid triggering military conflicts between the two countries.
In addition to these three top bosses in the empire, many important ministerial-level officials of the empire also greeted Varus Butler. Some were excusing the Dark Dragon Society, and some were lobbying for the Fulo Federation. There is hope that big things will turn into small things, etc. It can be said that Varus Butler suddenly became the star of Trantor in these three days. All forces in the empire contacted him one after another to let him bear the burden. Enormous pressure.
While the joint command center was operating, Varus Butler also learned a lot about the latest situations through the branches of the Imperial Security Bureau on various planets in the empire.
One: Many underworld groups called the Dark Dragon Society have dispersed, and their members have gone into hiding. Some officials from the empire are also covering for them. It will be difficult to find them for a while.
Second: The planet Guiot suffered a sneak attack by a pirate group called the Blood Dragon, causing the "Guimen Pass No. 1" spaceport where the planet's garrison fleet was stationed to be destroyed.
Up to now, Xiao Maoqi, the commander of the Guiot star garrison fleet, is still leading the main force of his men to pursue part of the Blood Dragon pirate group.
Three: Several imperial princes are secretly sending subordinates to contact the Panhua people in an attempt to win over them.
All of these and more, an unexpected chaos in the empire made the already turbulent situation in the empire tend to boil over.
But the thing that shocked Varus Butler the most was the disappearance of Hutchinson Thomas, the governor of the Luofeng Galaxy, on the planet Guiot.
Information from various sources indicated that Hutchinson Thomas was probably kidnapped by the Blood Dragon Pirates, which led Varus Butler to immediately report the news to Pat and Donald Butler. , and at the same time made a memorial to His Majesty the Emperor Louis XIII.
The governor of a galaxy and the frontier official of the empire were kidnapped quietly by a pirate group while the empire was in chaos. This was a huge and shocking event, and the interests of all parties involved in the empire were even more complicated. , and may even directly trigger turmoil within the empire.
Pat, Donald and Louis XIII also intervened in the affairs of the joint command center after receiving news about Hutchinson Thomas from Verus Butler.
They asked Imperial Security Chief Varus Butler and Imperial Police Minister Mekri to end the joint command center's investigation as soon as possible to prevent everyone from linking the recent series of unfavorable events to the empire, causing panic and instability in the empire. The illusion affects the stable operation of the empire.
The parts that Varus Butler concealed from Beretta were the dark behaviors of intelligent creatures such as interest exchange, power tactics, and ruthless ruling methods.
These things are not suitable for discussion on the table, and they do not have constant rules of conduct. Everything is based on the selfish nature of intelligent creatures. Even between father and son, there is rarely hand-to-hand teaching. Varus naturally Nor could he teach Beretta in person.
