Chapter 304 Newspaper
Steam Daily, the mouthpiece of the government.
The layout of this newspaper is regular.
The most prominent part will tell readers how wise and powerful the decisions of the Prime Minister and other officials are, and what benefits the policies and decrees issued can bring to everyone's life. The long and difficult sentences of Humphrey's style throughout the article are enough to make any reader grit their teeth.
Oh yes, a few years ago, the headlines of this edition were war-related information, and they also praised how the invincible army of Albion punished disobedient foreign countries. This is also Mr. Bishop's favorite edition. After all, looking at his own invincible army, he still feels very honored.
This is actually a brainwashing propaganda.
Just like Lin's timeline, capitalists always fool workers into regarding capital as a country, feeling honor in tedious and heavy labor, and supporting capital in this way. This is the same as the workers in Albion who, despite having a poor quality of life, still add a piece of sugar to their inferior tea at lunch, and then sing praises to Albion and punish other countries with their companions. It is conceivable that people's ideas will be like if they cannot correctly understand the world.
The brainwashing of the official newspaper is not over yet.
The second page after the headline is to publicize where you can have more meat, where you can have an extra piece of butter on your bread, where you have established a new school, etc. under various policies, and also to sing praises to the officials. This section often inserts some nobles' actions of doing good deeds, such as after the workers are exploited and kicked out of the factory, they can go to the porridge place to get food, or sign a contract (sell their bodies) to go to the Far South plantation with free food and accommodation, breeding... marriage.
Well, this is to fool fools.
But in a society with such a high illiteracy rate, there are not a few fools, especially young fools.
The last page of brainwashing is some foreign news. Of course, Albion's newspapers have no obligation to sing praises for foreigners.
Albion is certainly not the one who suffers. Therefore, in the propaganda to foreign countries, it is all about the misery, famine and war in various parts of the mainland, warning the people of the country how happy your life is and not to run around. It cannot be said that all of this is false propaganda, but it is normal to pick the key points of propaganda to divert attention.
The official newspapers of various countries in the mainland are the same, except that the eldest brother does not laugh at the second brother.
After getting up, Lin En cleaned his face and neck with toiletries, and then sat on the bed with a newspaper. His current inelegant movements are very casual like a middle-aged greasy man. This can be regarded as a change in Lin En's mentality after ups and downs.
When there is no one, of course he does not restrain himself.
The news in the newspaper On the second page today, Lin En saw the masterpiece of himself and others. The title is relatively neutral. An extraordinary infringement occurred in the lower city yesterday, and the gentleman from the [Suppression Bureau] has completed the suppression.
From the official statement in the newspaper, and the fact that he was not treated as a prisoner, Lin En could basically judge that they had made a big fuss but also acted as a hero, and the situation was not so serious that it could not be handled. Perhaps he wanted to give face to some people, so he had to show the attitude of detention.
Lin En's smart brain quickly deduced his current situation from the newspaper and the treatment.
He was like this.
Then Ye Funi and Bill didn't have to worry about it, and Clark...
"Clark."
In the scattered light of the morning sun, Lin En's originally vigorous look could not help but feel sad. His brain suddenly realized that Clark was dead, not only Clark was dead, but Channing should also be dead, and Ziegler might also be dead. He closed his eyes with some discomfort, trying to ease the overly clear emotions.
People are emotional. If someone far away dies, they may say "oh", and if the death is tragic, they will mourn for a second, and then continue to be busy with their own lives.
Because the death of a distant person has no impact on their life.
But if it is someone they know, or someone around them leaves, then the feeling will be particularly strong.
This is reflected in both Eastern and Western cultures. In the East, it is: There is a loquat tree in the yard, which was planted by my wife in the year of her death. Now it is tall and majestic. In the West, it is: I made a red wine steak today. I haven't dreamed of my wife for a long time, but I think if she were still alive, she would definitely like this dish.
Lynn is in such a state now. Clark is his clerical tutor. They are both teachers and friends. They once discussed micro-expressions and clerical work together. After the fight, it is an extremely complicated emotion. There is resentment and self-blame.
And Channing is the most unexpected influencer of Lynn. His final choice is to give up his previous actions and give hope to Lynn.
As for Ziegler, let alone.
In terms of thinking, she is one of the few people who can resonate with Lynn. The two are already in harmony in spirit. If possible, they can even become partners and comrades on the same path.
All three people are gone at once. The strong sense of emptiness makes Lynn sigh helplessly, and there is inevitably a bit of moisture in his eyes.
With strong emotions surging, Lin En didn't even bother to read the newspaper's severe notice and investigation on the old health decree, namely the frontal lobotomy.
"Do you regret it?"
Suddenly, a voice came from the window beside him, and Lin En was startled. In his perception, he was the only one in the room. The sudden voice was like an ordinary person seeing a ghost, so of course he would be scared.
Lin En turned his head sharply, and saw a figure walking out of the light projected from the window. That strange feeling was like a person walking out of the shadows, awkward but very natural, and indescribable.
Mr. Umbrella, wearing a suit and holding a straight umbrella in his hand, walked out.
This mysterious man who beat up the Southern Extraordinary Realm last night was being frantically searched for traces. No one expected that he would come to Lin En's prison again.
"Who are you?"
Although Lin En still remembered this terrible guy, he still used his acting skills to cover up some facts. From all indications, dealing with this person who encouraged him to check the lower city area at the beginning is likely to be extremely dangerous.
ps: There are still 16 chapters to be owed.