vrcanaries Chapter 256 The Doves Deserve to Die!
Chapter 256 The Doves Deserve to Die!
Ai AA hesitated only slightly before understanding the meaning behind Luo Congmin's words.
"The Star Ring Group has taken on this job."
In fact, there are quite a few companies in the human camp that are as large as the Star Ring Corporation.
After all, with the progress of the times, anarchy is more prevalent nowadays, and the Earth Alliance plays more of a service provider than a manager role in the entire human camp.
This provides a breeding ground for some capitalist giants' corporations.
However, Star Ring Group is an exception; it is the only non-state-owned company among all the groups that has political attributes.
In any case, the appearance of Wade gave the company a special aura.
This resulted in relatively lenient penalties from the local authorities even though Ai AA had overstepped his authority multiple times in running the company.
"Happy cooperation!"
Luo Congmin stood up, shook hands politely with Ai AA, and then quickly withdrew his hand.
She knew that the woman was a lesbian, and she was afraid that if she was too slow, the woman would take a liking to her, which would be troublesome.
"Then... Cheng Xin can be released now, right?"
Ai AA was not at all dissatisfied with Luo Congmin's rudeness; she was only concerned about Cheng Xin's matter.
"Not yet."
Luo Congmin pointed to the contract that the two of them had just signed.
"Everything will have to wait until the restoration work on the Ringworld takes effect. But please rest assured in the meantime. The Earth Federation has handed Cheng Xin over to Lin Xuan for care and will not interfere in this matter, ensuring the fairness of the peace process."
Upon hearing this, Ai AA's lips twitched.
"No, let the Earth Alliance handle this. I trust you!"
Handing Cheng Xin over to Lin Xuan—is it because they're afraid she won't die fast enough?
Cheng Xin suffers from severe mental disorder, and 90% of the reasons are related to Lin Xuan.
If Cheng Xin were given to her, given Lin Xuan's personality, she might even kill Cheng Xin and replace her with a substitute.
Hmm... He's absolutely capable of doing something like that.
In fact, Luo Congmin didn't really want to use Cheng Xin to blackmail Xinghuan Group; she didn't want Xinghuan Group to be disheartened by this.
But her father, Luo Ji, thought it best to lock Cheng Xin up to prevent her from causing any more trouble. They didn't have a third swordsman for her to mess with.
That makes sense when you think about it.
As for the relationship between Earth Union and Star Ring Group, it's not too late to repair it later.
After finishing dealing with matters concerning Xinghuan Group, I had just stepped out of the conference hall when my assistant rushed over.
"Ms. Luo, a big problem has arisen. The residents who paid the advance payment for the Huan Shi Jie residential houses that our local government promised are now causing a disturbance at the entrance."
Upon hearing this, Luo Congmin immediately felt a headache coming on.
"Damn it, this is just one problem after another!"
When building the Ringworld, due to a shortage of funds, Luo Congmin had a batch of properties pre-sold.
In practice, it's probably similar to the original PDC pre-sale of the right to reside in the underground city.
The problem is, RimWorld was destroyed by the Trisolarans, and all the houses were gone!
Many people who paid in advance were left with nothing, which they naturally didn't want.
Their families have all gathered together to protest the incident and demand an explanation from the local authorities.
Luo Congmin was completely overwhelmed by this situation, as she had absolutely no experience in handling it.
The last time something like this happened, the PDC didn't offer a solution either, but because everyone's attention was focused on Lin Xuan and the Wallfacer's stunning comeback, there wasn't a chance to think about it.
The situation now is completely different from back then. No one knows when the Dark Forest strike will suddenly arrive after the broadcast, so everyone is adopting a "live one day at a time" mentality.
They have plenty of time to keep going with the Earth Alliance.
In any case, everyone will die in the end. We can afford to wait it out, but your Earth Alliance may not be able to.
In the end, given Luo Congmin's personality, he would definitely settle the matter by paying money.
But right now, what the local alliance needs most is money, and she can't afford to spend any more money on something meaningless.
"As expected, we still have to ask Lin Xuan to step in at this crucial moment."
Luo Congmin immediately called Lin Xuan and briefly explained the situation. Such professional matters should be left to professionals.
After listening to Luo Congmin's account, the latter paused for a moment before speaking.
"Do I really need to teach you this? Just deal with it directly, isn't that enough?"
Luo Congmin was taken aback upon hearing this.
"This... isn't a good idea? After all, the Earth Federation is still nominally the only government agency for humanity. If we deal with all these troublemakers, it might cause a mutiny, right?"
Upon hearing this, Lin Xuan's face immediately darkened.
"Who told you to get rid of these people? Can't you be a little more flexible in your thinking?"
Luo Congmin was still puzzled.
"It's very simple. You just need to delegate the responsibility to the developers. You're the ones who made the laws. Who should be held responsible for this is just a matter of your word."
Lin Xuan revealed a sinister smile.
"The government is the one who made the promise, but the construction company has problems. What does that have to do with me, the one who made the promise? Now that the Ringworld has been bombed by the Trisolarans, do you think the Earth Federation should take the blame for that?"
"hiss!"
As expected of Luo Ji's daughter, Luo Congmin already knew what to do next after Lin Xuan only gave her a brief introduction.
"This kind of thing wouldn't even be a big deal back in the days of the United Nations, it's just that people have gradually forgotten about it now. Go ahead, give these people a little shock with this unfinished building!"
Two days later, the Earth Federation issued a statement.
314 companies involved in the Ring of the World project have been added to the blacklist, and the local alliance will never cooperate with them again.
Subsequently, the local government also made a detailed division of the specific contracted areas of these companies and published it.
As a result, the crowd that had originally united to demand an explanation from the local government suddenly shifted their focus from the local government to these companies.
The once-unbreakable alliance crumbled instantly.
Everyone started pursuing their own debts from the corresponding companies for their own small interests, and it was no longer possible for them to unite.
However, anyone who pays close attention will notice that the hundreds of companies listed by the Earth Federation are all closely related to the dovish members of the Earth Federation.
Just when everyone was hoping to recoup their losses from these companies, the Earth Federation directly raided the homes of these hundreds of companies on charges of crimes against humanity.
The reason is simple: illegal fundraising.
Everyone was stunned.
Everyone was speechless at the Earth Alliance's bizarre actions.
When people tried to ask Dilian for the money, they were all refused on the grounds that the company's funds had been frozen and that the financing was under investigation.
In this wave, Lin Xuan essentially treated all homebuyers like韭菜 (leeks, a metaphor for being exploited and exploited).
At the same time, they took the opportunity to make a fortune from these companies, and incidentally, they also pinned a huge smear on the doves.
It can be said that it kills three birds with one stone.
People don't resent the fact that the local authorities seized their money; in their view, the local authorities' actions to seize embezzled funds were reasonable.
They would only resent the incompetence of the doves, who not only flirted with the Trisolaran civilization but also caused them to lose half a lifetime's savings.
In an instant, the calls for condemnation of Cheng Xin and the others became louder than ever before.
Luo Ji leaned against the window, flipping through recent news articles online, and couldn't help but smile.
"Sure enough, ordinary people only cry out in pain when the whip is on their own body. In their eyes, no matter how fierce the partisan struggles within the Earth Alliance are, they have nothing to do with them."
"But look at us now, one after another they've all turned into politicians and started criticizing Cheng Xin. So, sometimes you have to learn to drag the whole world down with you. You can't always let us be the heroes and do everything, while they just sit back and reap the benefits."
Since stepping down as the Swordholder, Luo Ji has seen through human nature and will no longer participate in any decisions concerning the life and death of humanity.
For him, he had already fulfilled his promise as a Wallfacer.
Zhuang Yan remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.
"But... our funds were also among those that were seized."
Luo Ji: ...
"The doves deserve to die!"