Chapter 1573: Calm Waves
"B-level green?" Yang Mingzhao was slightly startled, incredulous: "I remember, wasn't this a parade of nearly a million people? And it just ended 24 hours ago."
"In fact, according to statistics, the number of participants has reached 1.3 million, which is larger than the Ice Valley City at the end of last year. However, less than 24 hours after the end, the Gem Coast has completely restored law and order. Fleet Plaza, Golden Palm Avenue and Clock Street stores, Holy Spring Museum and Future Park have all resumed business. Even Republic Square has just held a concert."
"Concert?"
"Yes, the surprise concert of the Good Morning Kittens is said to be a spur-of-the-moment concert to give back to fans. Although there is no publicity, the number of participants has exceeded 100,000."
"Spontaneous?" Yang Mingzhao sneered.
"Spontaneous." Director Heden nodded seriously.
"As expected of the Alliance, the shocking... well, recovery ability." Yang Mingzhao sighed. Many times, the level of whitewashing can also reflect a country's organization and mobilization. Obviously, at least in this regard, the Alliance is still the top of the universe. This may be an advanced skill that the Blue Star Community cannot master even if it studies for another century.
"This is better than 90% of the community cities, even better than the Earth." Killian couldn't help but be amazed.
Mr. Heden immediately showed a guilty expression. Although he is a bureaucrat in the intelligence department, he is also a member of the security department after all, and of course he has a relatively direct relationship with public security issues.
Of course, no matter what, B-level green means that the public security situation in this city is suitable for unarmed foreign tourists to travel. This is the rating made by the Galactic Civilization Council, which should be relatively objective.
So far, there are only a few cities in the community that exceed this level of public security, such as Fengcheng.
"In this case, the President's Nefei and his party should be better than Qingchun City, right?" Killian said again.
Yang Mingzhao glanced at his junior brother with a bad look. He couldn't figure out whether his junior brother was really innocent or just naturally evil: "Public security is a dynamic variable."
The bureaucrat of the National Union also showed a distressed look: "It is my duty to always be afraid that Mr. President will be offended, which would be a diplomatic incident. Besides, this incident was caused by the citizens of the Alliance protesting against the war, and with the death of Councillor Parotin, it is inevitable that extreme groups will emerge. Such a thing had already happened in Qingchun City before, and the Alliance was even more suspicious. However, I am not qualified to stop the President's itinerary, and I can only believe the so-called B-level green in the direction of the Alliance."
"...Can you also confirm the news of Ms. Parotin's death?"
"Eighty percent certain." He further explained: "The embassy also has connections in this regard."
Yang Mingzhao sighed silently, feeling a little sad for some reason. Of course, he had no friendship with Ms. Parotin, but he still had a certain respect for such a conscientious politician who spoke for the people.
He said, "Just now I saw that Mr. President was in such high spirits, it's really not good to disturb him with these disappointing news."
"Isn't it the opposite?" Director Heden was a little excited, with a hint of gloating.
After all, Mrs. Parrotin's political view is to hope that the Alliance can stay out of it, which is certainly not good news for the community. However, President Keith Nishita has more than once privately made rather vicious comments such as "that pretentious moral bitch", "she shouldn't be allowed to sit at the table", and "she must be a spy of the Empire".
For President Nishita, the news of Mrs. Parrotin's death should be good news.
Yang Mingzhao twitched his eyebrows slightly. After all, the death of a conscientious civil rights politician was obviously caused by political vendetta. This is a tragedy, and anyone with a conscience will feel sorry.
Yang Mingzhao doesn't like to use such a frivolous way to explain a tragedy.
Of course, he still concealed it very well, at least there was no looseness in his expression.
Killian Shazabi, on the other hand, had a gloomy expression on his face, and expressed his dissatisfaction in a straightforward way.
He was just an ordinary secretary, bodyguard, and emergency doctor, and he didn't need to be as united and cunning as the eldest brother.
Director Heden certainly felt Killian's eyes. This old bureaucrat in the intelligence department, when a young man who was only half his age glared at him, timidly moved his eyes away and smiled:
"However, if it comes to the incident itself, it's probably just a routine question, and then ignored. In the final analysis, what does the Alliance's citizen riot have to do with him?"
Just like when the uprising broke out in Lonely Night City, President Nishita's first reaction was "What? Riot? The mob rebelled? What about the star district government? What does the star district government do? What, it's been quelled? Oh, then it's okay."
From beginning to end, he believed that the so-called Lonely Night City incident was just an ordinary local citizen riot. This kind of thing has happened all the time in every dynasty, and it is not worth the head of state to spend any more time on it.
In the final analysis, most politicians are actually traditional conservative men who are always slow to respond to the latest developments, the latest public opinion, and the latest changes.
Although President Nishita looks like an excellent politician with great leadership charisma, he should not have gone beyond this scope.
However, some things, whether a leader pretends to be open-minded or sets up a fearless personality, may not care, but as a subordinate, you dare not take it lightly.
"Let's take Haihui Temple as a reference value for the B green of the Gem Coast. If the shooting in Qingchun City happened in the Gem Coast, especially at the meeting between the president and Marshal Esco, it would be a diplomatic disaster." Yang Mingzhao said.
"Yes, if it affects the morale of the frontline, you and I, all of you who are working here, will be sinners of the community." Director Hutto added.
You don't have to add that. Yang Mingzhao glanced at the other party. He really didn't understand why this old bureaucrat liked to put pressure on the people who worked. Could it be that this could highlight his dedication to his job?
As expected, Lieutenant Colonel Bom, the captain of the guard, felt the pressure grow. He wiped his sweat and said, "The Alliance has agreed that President Nishita will stay at the Navigator Hotel in the Sea Capital when he is in Nephi. There is no riot there, and the public security is still A-level. In addition, high-rise buildings are not allowed on Xiajiao Island where the Navigator Hotel is located, and security control is easier. In this way, Mr. President should be guaranteed, at least better than in the Gem Coast."
"And it is more convenient to participate in activities from the Seven Seas Capital." Yang Mingzhao smiled.
"Yes. If you want to go to the Capitol, you can take an airship directly from the hotel. It is safe and convenient. We have contacted them." Lieutenant Colonel Bom said.
Director Hutto nodded and squeezed out a not-so-natural smile: "Indeed, there is a risk of being shot when taking a car. If you take an airship, there will be no real missile attack, right? If those extreme pacifist thugs can get this kind of weapon, they might have used it yesterday."
Is this a joke? So, Yang Mingzhao led everyone to laugh together, and finally did not let the scene cool down.
"Mr. President will be in Nephi for a week, which should be the busiest and most tense week for everyone."
"More than a week." Killian added: "After the matter in Nephi is over, we will stay in Tulanka and Gundanyu for three days each."
Going to Tulanka, of course, is to inspect the construction progress of the main god level. Going to Gundanyu, it is to be invited to participate in the joint military exercise of the Alliance and its allies. Fortunately, these two star systems are in the central star zone, so it is not too much trouble.
"That's nearly half a month. This is our battlefield. Before that, please make sure to eat well, sleep well, and conserve your energy." Yang Mingzhao said.
Everyone once again said that Director Yang is Director Yang, and his words are the most pleasant. Everyone really feels that being on the Azure Princess, surrounded by their own escort warships, is indeed safer than being on Sunny Spring City, and it is estimated that it must be safer than being on Nephi. Only on this giant cruise ship can everyone perhaps feel the rare sense of security.
So, the secretariat members and security team leaders present also stood up and said goodbye, ready to rest. Even Killian was ready to leave.
"I still have evening classes." Killian said to the eldest brother.
It wasn't long before he awakened his psychic power. Compared with those geniuses who could lift trucks with telekinesis when they were babies, he probably didn't have much talent. But he was still directly accepted by the Spiritual Research Association and got his own psychic weapons and Taoist name "Yuchang".
He was flattered and really wanted to improve.
Of course, this refers to psychic power.
"Thank you for your hard work. Master has sent you your evening class homework for next month. Be careful not to overdo it." Yang Mingzhao waved to the younger brother: "I'll wait for news from Nefei."
Then, he took out a set of mahjong from behind his seat like a magic trick, and then arranged a golden little cutie on the table, which was naturally a sufficient amount of golden dragon.
Although they were at war, everyone might hate the Empire, but who would hate the Empire's gold coins?
So, many people who were originally going to rest suddenly didn't want to leave. This also included Director Hutto and Colonel Bom who didn't want to leave immediately.
You know, Yang Mingzhao's love for mahjong can only be described as "a bad person with a big addiction". How can this be playing mahjong? It's clearly giving benefits!
In short, such a person who has no foundation in the alliance's political arena and civil service system can master President Nishita's secretariat in a short time, but it is definitely not just relying on the brute force of psychics.
Killian looked at the senior brother with admiration, thinking that he would never be able to do this in his life, and for a while, he was left with only respect.
"Senior brother, you have worked so hard." Killian was moved to tears.
So, in the salon decorated in the style of the imperial court, the sound of the Great Wall began to sound. This elegant and luxurious court style was immediately injected with a soothing atmosphere of fireworks.
In fact, Yang Mingzhao was not too disgusted by such occasions of spending money on social events. He was a psychic, the third generation elder brother of the Spiritual Research Society, and like his master Tan Taijing, he was a gentleman like jade, and even when he sat on a chair, he had a gentleman like jade vibe. For someone like him, even spending money to get favors was much more valuable than for others.
After a few rounds of mahjong, Yang Mingzhao learned from Director Heto that the Alliance Security Department was undergoing a major operation. That was why they agreed that President Nishita could stay in the relatively safe Seven Seas City, and the number of armed security teams brought by the country could be increased to more than two companies. In addition, the National Unity side was ready to use the experience accumulated during the Lonely Night City incident to cooperate with the other side.
Because of this, although Lieutenant Colonel Bom felt under great pressure, he was also full of fighting spirit. You know, foreign heads of state who visited the Alliance in the past also had special service team entourage, but the number was limited, and all deployments and movements had to obey the arrangements of the Alliance. But now, Nefi has put on such a low profile, which makes Lieutenant Colonel Bom feel a bit excited to run naked on the steps of the Azure Palace.
Later, he learned from a colleague who was responsible for connecting with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the above intended to promote Ms. Lina Wilbart, the ambassador to the Alliance, to the position of deputy minister. This can actually be seen as President Keith Nishita's decentralization of important power departments in the cabinet.
Yang Mingzhao felt that it was a good deal to get this information for less than 50 gold royals. After all, it was not him who paid the money, but the Human Union.
After playing a few rounds, it was 2:25 in the morning of December 14. Yang Mingzhao was still in high spirits, but the other exhausted mortals realized the huge gap between themselves and the psychics. Seeing the gold coins they won, they felt that they had clearly received the grace of the boss.
However, just when everyone was finally ready to leave, they received a report from the first mate on duty on the bridge. They received a communication from the headquarters of the Alliance Grand High Seas Fleet.
This is not surprising. In fact, before the start of this visit, the two sides had communicated well. Once President Nishita's fleet left Qingchun City, the Alliance Grand High Seas Fleet would also join the voyage.
It was originally agreed that there would be two destroyers, which is also the standard escort for most foreign heads of state's fleets after entering the Alliance border. Although it is called escort, it is mainly used for navigation, guidance and ceremonial work.
However, after the Qingchun City incident, perhaps in order to appease, the Alliance replaced the escort force with a light cruiser and three destroyers, which is basically the highest courtesy standard.
During the Third Galactic War, the Empire and the Alliance joined forces to wipe out the Ero Empire. When the Supreme of the Empire visited the Alliance at that time, it was also this standard.
In short, if it is considered as the escort ship of the Community, it really constitutes a fleet of double digits. In this regard, President Nishita's sense of honor was greatly satisfied.
The Alliance said that the escort fleet had naturally set off and agreed to meet with the Azure Princess before 8 o'clock this morning. It was still a procedural dialogue here. But then, the other party also said that their deep space detectors deployed in the galaxy of important transportation nodes in the Great High Seas found some unnatural fleet movements.
"Unidentified armed ships? More than 10 in number? Are they moving towards our direction?" Yang Mingzhao frowned.
Director Hutto said: "If it is in the Grand Ocean star region, it is not surprising that unknown armed forces appear."
"Yes, for safety reasons, the fleet coming to join the alliance has an additional heavy cruiser and a light carrier." The second mate said.