vrcanaries Chapter 249 Lin Xuan's Number One Hater
Chapter 249 Lin Xuan's Number One Hater
Compared to the Trisolaran civilization's ability to quickly fill the gaps in government functions and officials, the Earth Federation is far behind.
After Lin Xuan's return, the entire official system of the Earth Alliance suffered a huge upheaval. Anyone who was involved in the destruction of the Ring World was executed along with their entire family, from top to bottom, once the fact was confirmed.
The key point is that Lin Xuan personally killed all these people without notifying anyone. Of course, he controlled the node access of the brain network and could check the thought fluctuations of most people, so there were almost no wrong kills or missed kills.
To put it bluntly, even if there were wrongful convictions or missed convictions, the Earth Alliance probably wouldn't dare to hold Lin Xuan accountable.
This caused widespread anxiety among most local officials, as no one knew whether they would be the next to be killed.
For a time, many high-ranking members of the Earth Alliance began to want to escape the solar system. They would rather spend their entire lives as space junk in the dark and boundless universe than die an unexplained death at home. As a result, sales of warp drive spaceships by the Star Ring Group improved significantly.
“Mr. Lin, Cheng Xin and the others have been kneeling outside the Dilian Building for a whole day. Do you think... we should have someone give them some nutrient solution or something? I'm afraid they might faint soon.”
Inside the Dilian Building, Lin Xuan leaned back in the chair that Luo Congmin had originally used, listening to the secretary's report.
He ordered the Earth Alliance to conduct an internal investigation and brought all relevant personnel to kneel in front of the Earth Alliance building. If anyone refused to come, he personally sent Rediaz with his guards to invite them.
Of course, they were only invited over; whether they lived or died was none of their business.
Those who voluntarily confessed their crimes didn't have it easy either. Starting with Cheng Xin, they have been kneeling at the entrance of the Dilian Building since yesterday. At first, there were only a few hundred people, but now the number has grown to several thousand.
According to Lin Xuan's understanding through the brain network, many local officials are also traveling from other planets to Earth in shuttles.
I was afraid that if I was even a second too slow, Diaz would be right at my doorstep.
Are you there? Open the door, Dilian is here to bring you warmth.
"Has anyone fainted?"
Lin Xuan glanced at the secretary and recalled her information in his mind. To his surprise, the girl was actually a few years older than him.
Born in the Crisis Era, the ancient Yuan people used to work as translators at the United Nations. After hibernation technology became widespread in the Crisis Era, they chose to hibernate until now.
Logically speaking, it would be difficult for an ancient person like her to continue to be employed by the Earth Alliance. The fact that she is here now must be a deliberate arrangement by someone else.
After all, they both come from the same era, so they should have more in common.
"There are a few, but the medical team has already taken them away for treatment. With current science and technology, recovery shouldn't be too difficult."
Lin Xuan nodded.
"Okay, then tell the medical team that after they've been revived, they can come back and kneel down again."
"what?"
The female secretary was clearly caught off guard by Lin Xuan's unconventional thinking and was taken aback by his words.
"Is there a problem? Since they made a mistake, of course they should continue to kneel. If they don't want to, they can just kill themselves to save me trouble."
"No, it's just that... right now, in front of the Earth Alliance Building, besides those kneeling officials, there are quite a few onlookers. As you know, all of humanity has paid a heavy price for the RimWorld. Now that the RimWorld has been destroyed, these people have been labeled as the culprits who destroyed the RimWorld. I'm afraid that if we continue to make them kneel, it will have an extremely negative impact on the entire human leadership."
Lin Xuan smiled.
"It doesn't matter. The Earth Alliance has been rotten to the core for a long time. What negative impact are we afraid of? Now, we're just tearing off the last fig leaf."
A cold glint flashed in his eyes as he said this.
"Many people have forgotten how the two major international organizations were destroyed. They are planning to repeat the same mistakes. This time, Zhang Beihai and his group managed to fight for them, but what about next time? If we don't teach them a lesson, they will cause even bigger trouble sooner or later."
"If the Earth Alliance really can't be saved, then I don't mind giving up on it. Anyway, this isn't the first time."
The female secretary didn't say anything, but silently wrote down Lin Xuan's words.
The reason Lin Xuan explained so much to her was actually to tell the person behind her.
The Earth Alliance is currently completely helpless against Lin Xuan. They were caught off guard by her. Therefore, the most important thing now is to find out Lin Xuan's true purpose.
Only in this way can they decide what to do next.
After leaving Lin Xuan's office, the female secretary relayed Lin Xuan's words verbatim to the officials of the Earth Alliance.
At this moment, in a room in the Dilian Building, a group of Dilian executives were discussing their attitude towards Lin Xuan's words.
To ensure the confidentiality of this conversation, no one was allowed to bring any brain-computer interfaces or electronic devices related to the SuperDream device, in order to prevent leaks.
To everyone's surprise, they discovered that one of the participants in this secret meeting of the Earth Alliance was an old acquaintance of theirs.
Luo Congmin!
Upon seeing Luo Congmin appear at the meeting, many local officials felt as if their cerebellum had shrunk.
Isn't it a bit inappropriate for this former president to just swagger in here like this?
Besides, didn't we come here to discuss how to deal with Lin Xuan? What's the point of calling Luo Congmin here?
If I remember correctly, Luo Congmin is Lin Xuan's younger sister, right?
Can she really join us in dealing with Lin Xuan? That's ridiculous!
Seeing the surprised expressions on everyone's faces, Luo Congmin was not surprised at all. He tapped the table expressionlessly and said...
"There's something I hope you won't get wrong: Lin Xuan is not our enemy, much less the enemy of the Earth Alliance. You don't need to be so wary of him."
Upon hearing Luo Congmin's words, all the local officials couldn't help but roll their eyes.
"That's easy for you to say, but he didn't kill you!"
In the past few days, the number of Earth Federation officials who have died at the hands of Rediaz has exceeded four figures, including many of their family members.
The entire Earth Alliance was ravaged by killings from top to bottom, with heads rolling and blood flowing like rivers. Everyone was terrified of being killed next.
Seeing the looks in everyone's eyes, Luo Congmin naturally knew what they were thinking, and had no choice but to explain.
"You only see Lin Xuan killing people, but you haven't considered one question: what would have happened if he hadn't killed to establish his authority?"
The officials fell silent. The RimWorld had been destroyed, and now that the Trisolarans had made peace with humanity, it seemed that the grudge of the destroyed RimWorld could not be avenged, or rather, there was no target for revenge.
The direct consequence of this is that the public's emotions cannot be vented, leading to even greater chaos.
The general public has a narrow perspective, and their understanding is far less advanced than that of these local officials.
Therefore, their understanding is also limited. Once that momentum of public outrage is not released, it can be exploited by others, and the consequences could be disastrous.
"Therefore, the reason he did this was to give everyone an explanation. The masses will not consider issues like the survival of humanity. This is not their fault, but because even if they did consider such issues, they could not change them."
"Since Vader became the second Swordholder, he forced everyone to join the RimWorld project, but the RimWorld project ultimately failed. Someone has to take responsibility for this."
Having said that, everyone present had begun to understand the deeper meaning behind Luo Congmin's words.
No one is more suitable to be the scapegoat than Cheng Xin.
She and the entire dove faction were set on the path to becoming scapegoats from the very beginning of Wade's Ringworld plan.
Lin Xuan is giving meaning to the Ringworld project. Rather than settling scores with the mastermind behind the incident, he is continuing the arrangements made by Wade.
The masses don't need the truth, but they do need an explanation.
This was Lin Xuan's true purpose.
The Trisolarans will definitely seize this critical juncture to sow discord between Lin Xuan and the Earth Alliance. This is evidenced by their previous statement when signing the contract that they would only reach an agreement with Lin Xuan. Their strategic plan is to elevate Lin Xuan to the position of the third Swordholder.
"But what does this have to do with us? He's killing Earth Alliance officials on a whim now, making everyone feel insecure. Even if we know he's doing this to solidify the Earth Alliance's position, who can be sure that the knife won't fall on their own head tomorrow?"
Some local officials couldn't help but stand up and voice their opposition. Now they seemed to be in a dilemma: if they supported Lin Xuan, the knife might fall on their own heads; if they didn't support her, the local alliance would suffer.
It seems like I'm going to die no matter what.
A smile appeared on Luo Congmin's face.
"So, that's why I'm here to help you. You're currently lacking someone who can keep my brother in check, and coincidentally, that's me!"
Upon hearing her words, everyone fell silent.
Many of the older members of the local association suddenly recalled when Luo Congmin was still the Minister of Education. At that time, it seemed that she had always opposed Lin Xuan's various plans and even questioned the feasibility of the Super Dream Project.
Luo Congmin is arguably Lin Xuan's number one hater. It's unexpected that after so many years, they would still have the opportunity to witness this scene of the two confronting each other.