Shadow Empire - Chapter 949 New Order

“This is Lapa!”

“I’m the president of Lapa!”

Diego looked at the Federation Ambassador and finally emphasized this fact in a slightly lowered voice.

The federal ambassador's smile was full of sarcasm. "We will respect the fact you stated."

Then there is nothing.

"The Secretary of State will call you later, His Excellency the President of Lapa."

After he finished speaking, he shook his head and turned to walk outside. He stood at the clothes hanger at the door, picked up his hat and put it on his head, then turned around and looked at him.

"I think that compared to this matter, what is more important for you and the country is to deal with those anti-government armed forces."

Looking at the ambassador's departing back and seeing his back disappear into the corridor outside the door, Diego suddenly slammed the table!With a "bang", everything on the table jumped.

His hands hurt because they were not as hard as the table, but what made him feel even more painful was his dignity!

At this moment, his dignity was crying miserably.

And he had no solution at all.

There was no doubt that what the Federal Ambassador said when he left was indeed more important than the problem he was facing now.

Ross's anti-government armed forces have expanded their territory to two cities in just a few weeks. Although they are only two small cities, they are enough to tell everyone that the Lapa government has lost control of areas outside of Zhuolan.

This means that "secession" will become a reality and come to people.

What is even more troublesome is that Pedro, the anti-government armed group that fired the first shot, is still alive and well, fighting back and forth with the government forces in the city of Sege.

It is foreseeable that more and more anti-government armed forces will rise up from the civilian population if they can also obtain various assistance from the federal government.

In terms of funding, weapons, or other aspects, then Lapa... may have really reached a very dangerous point.

Compared with the current dire domestic situation, the federal government's desire to expand its influence and control in Lapa through private non-governmental organizations seems to be nothing.

He sat there in a daze, his eyes completely out of focus.

He has a bad image.

Many people do not realize that image is actually a very important thing for a ruler. It is not only the external performance of the ruler, but more importantly the image in people’s minds.

If the ruler is a handsome or beautiful person, then the ruler's people will respect him.

But if the ruler is a moron who looks left with his left eye and right with his right eye, and whose clothes look silly, then no matter how well he does, it will be difficult for him to gain people's respect.

"If only he were a normal person!"

But as long as he doesn't do well, he will completely become a negative representative in the minds of the people.

Ugly and evil!Diego's image is not very good, he is not smart enough, and being a president may be a bit difficult for him.

If his father had not found anyone else suitable, Diego might not have had the opportunity to sit in this position.

But he will soon dispel this unrealistic idea himself.

He needs to speak for himself.

The phone on the table suddenly rang, pulling him back from his divergent thoughts. His unfocused eyes regained focus and focused on the phone.

After it rang several times, he picked up the phone. "This is Diego."

"Because federal citizens were killed on your soil, and you have not been able to give an explanation and result until now, in order to protect the personal safety and property safety of more federal citizens overseas."

"With the presidential decree signed by the federal president and the instruction of the Congress, we will encourage federal citizens in your country to spontaneously form non-governmental organizations to protect their own lives and property safety. I hope you will pay attention and cooperate."

Diego gradually understood what he meant, which was similar to what the federal ambassador had just said, but even more shameless.

Who would believe those "organizations" who say they are non-governmental?

He wanted to try to ask if there was any room for negotiation, but soon the Secretary of State's tone became a little impatient and tough, "I'm not negotiating with you, Mr. President, I'm just informing you!"

"If you have any other ideas, you can send a formal diplomatic note or arrange a diplomatic mission to the Commonwealth for international affairs consultations, and we can sit down and talk about these things."

"If you don't, then I think our decision is very reasonable."

"I have a meeting soon, so let's get in touch if you have anything else. Bye!"

Diego's hand holding the receiver was shaking slightly at this blatant contemptuous attitude. He hadn't been so angry in many years!But being angry won't help.

He put down the phone, picked it up again a few minutes later and dialed the number of the President's office of the Czech Republic.

Although there was a small misunderstanding between him and the President of the Czech-German Republic some time ago, he did not want to admit that he should be responsible for the train that was intercepted in Lapa and the loss of food, and the two even had a quarrel on the phone about this.

But now he thought about it and realized that the only one who could help him might be the Republic of Jede.

He had a good image, had received a Federal-style elite education, and was smart, healthy and aggressive.

He spends almost all of his time in his office handling official business. Although the Czech Republic still maintains a lifelong presidential system, he really works in the office every day like a public servant.

Of course, occasional enjoyment can be accepted by people. After all, he is the president and the ruler, and no one will say anything if he enjoys himself.

"I'm Diego..."

These words made Diego feel slightly hurt. It was obvious that President Jed on the other end of the phone did not really respect him. He even regarded the quarrel with him as a kind of entertainment.

At this moment, Diego seemed to really regret that he had not done anything for the country and his family as president.

If he could be like the president of the Czech Republic, maybe the situation would be different? He was just in a trance for a moment, and quickly came back to his senses, "Something happened here..."

He told the president of the Czech Republic what happened. After listening to him, the president's tone was already filled with blame, "You should have told me earlier, so that we could have delayed it less."

"Of course I will protest to the Federation. Next month, we will send a new delegation to the Federation to negotiate a series of new issues. I will add your issue to the list."

"Now... the advice I can give you is to do as they say."

A fleet appeared in the inland bay of the Republic of Jede, which put them under tremendous pressure. In front of those war giants, the industry developed by the Republic of Jede over the years was like a child and could never be a match for the Federation.

What's even more terrifying is that the entire Yalan region doesn't even have an assembly line for producing bullets. They don't have the technology, and they can only make bullets by hand using primitive methods.

During this period, the Republic of Jede has been taking in all kinds of military supplies through legal and illegal means. He is worried that if one day they fall out with the Federation and a war breaks out, at least they will not be so controlled by others.

While the two presidents were reminiscing about their respective futures, the federal ambassador had already arrived at Lans' modern manor by car.

The styles of the manors in the Federation are actually more like the last century, some with complex medieval styles, but the manor in Lans has a strong modern atmosphere.

The streamlined lines and softer walls make it look less solemn, but more lively and free.

Lance was very satisfied. His power was finally released. He smiled and put an envelope on the table and pushed it over. "Thanks to you for helping to pass on the message during this period. I don't know how to thank you. I hope you like these."

The smile on the federal ambassador's face was completely sincere, completely different from the hypocritical smile on his face when he was with Diego just now. He was even about to laugh out loud!I originally thought that being an ambassador in a backward place like Lapa would be the end of my life, but who knew that the political situation in the entire federation would suddenly change.

Under the promotion of Lans, Congress also began to covet the region of Yalan.

When Lans first proposed this plan, they sent many scientific expedition teams to the Yalan area to investigate and organize the resources there.

If we can take over the Yalan region, there will be no problem with the federation’s resources in the next hundred years!This was a choice that could affect the future destiny of the country, so they also included it in the execution list.

An ambassador who was almost exiled suddenly became quite popular.

Because he is the ambassador in Lapa, some members of Congress would contact him privately and learn about things here through him. This is his connection.

And now, he is about to reap another fortune, and he is very satisfied.

As he said these embarrassing words, he took the envelope in his hand, pulled out the check inside without any embarrassment, and then couldn't help whistling.

"Mr. Lance, you are such a generous gentleman!"

Two hundred thousand federal soles, this sum of money... is the largest single sum he has ever received since he became a federal government employee, bar none, and even the sum of the previous eight sums combined is not as much.

This feeling of being filled made him feel unprecedentedly comfortable. It was as if the whole world had become friendly and sunny at this moment, and was even smiling at him!Lance raised his hand and smiled, "I like making friends. We are friends."

"Then what happens next..."

Lance's smile grew even wider, "Next, it's our moment!"

The people living in Zhuolan at this time did not know that just half an hour ago, their tyrannical dictator President Diego was completely helpless in the face of the federal government's unreasonable and unjustified tough demands.

If he could have used one tenth of the courage and toughness he had when he whipped the people in his dialogue with the federation, perhaps this matter would not have developed to its current point.

For a moment, people didn't know what was going on, and some even thought that the anti-government armed forces had already entered Zhuolan.

There was some unrest in the city. People are like this. When something happens that they can't understand, they either feel fear because they put themselves in a relatively weak position.

Or, they feel excited and think about how to use the chaotic situation to profit for themselves.

Hiram strode down the street with a cigarette hanging from his hand. Lance asked them to control at least one-third of the Zhuolan city area.

If the entire city center is controlled, Diego will definitely resist, but if only a part of it is controlled, and then some slums are added, then the Diego government, including those rulers, will not oppose so strongly.

After all... they also retain the most basic respect for these ruling groups!When Hiram just passed an alley, he suddenly heard women crying and struggling, as well as some men laughing naturally.

He took two steps back, returned to the entrance of the alley, and looked towards the deepest part of the alley.

Deep in an alley that looked very dirty to him, a woman was pinned to the ground, with some men surrounding her.

But even so, people here would rather be released through freedom rather than paying a fee.

Looking at the terrible things happening, Hiram blew his hair and walked towards the alley.

The sound of his leather shoes hitting the water surface made the people who were committing violence inside look at him.

A fierce-looking guy stood in the middle of the alley. He pulled out a dagger from his pocket and weighed it back and forth in his hand. "This has nothing to do with you, foreigner!"

Hiram grabbed a piece of wood leaning against the wall in the alley, and in the man's somewhat incredulous gaze, he suddenly swung it and hit him on the head.

After a dull but somewhat crisp "bang", the guy fell heavily to the ground.

The other men who were committing violence stopped what they were doing and looked at Hiram with unfriendly expressions.

The woman immediately curled up in the corner and cried bitterly.

A few minutes later, seven people who were bleeding and unable to even stand were dragged out of the alley, followed by a woman wearing ill-fitting men's clothes.

People walking on the street saw this scene, and they all showed more or less surprised expressions.

Hiram lit a cigarette, glanced at the leader lying at his feet, dying, took a step back, then took a step forward and shot with great force, and the man was dead in an instant.

Some of the onlookers were scared, but most of them stayed to watch the fun.

"We'll find you a place to live and give you a job and stuff."

The woman was a little surprised. She looked into Hiram's eyes, then knelt down, pressed her forehead against the ground, and thanked Hiram for his help and even salvation...

(End of this chapter)