PNB Chapter 250 ETO Takes the Blame
Chapter 250 ETO Takes the Blame
The current situation is that the public has a severe lack of trust in the Earth Alliance. The Trisolarans want Lin Xuan to become the third Swordholder, thereby causing the Earth Alliance to lose popular support. Lin Xuan has been promoted to a position comparable to Luo Ji.
Lin Xuan's solution was to kill—to kill all those who deserved to be killed, in order to appease public anger.
However, the local alliance could not reach a consensus, and could not even come up with a list of who to kill, since no one wanted to take the blame.
Therefore, Luo Congmin needs to step forward and reshuffle the internal structure of the Earth Alliance, filtering out those to be kept and those to be eliminated.
As the secret meeting drew to a close, many local officials began to feel that they were struggling to keep up with Luo Congmin's train of thought.
During her time off the presidency, Luo Congmin has been quite busy. She not only filled in the gaps in her knowledge base but also compiled many educational classics, continuing to shine in her original field.
This period of recuperation was beneficial to her, allowing her to achieve a qualitative leap in her cognitive abilities compared to before.
Unfortunately, she remains a giant in the humanities and social sciences but a cripple in the natural sciences. No matter how hard Luo Congmin tries, the improvement in her mathematical thinking ability is still negligible.
Indeed, anything in the world can be achieved through hard work, except for mathematics and love, where hard work is futile.
"So now the overall strategic direction of the Earth Alliance is actually quite clear. With the destruction of the Ringworld, all the doves must bear the main responsibility, regardless of whether they were actually involved in this matter. But now everyone's consensus is to make the doves take the blame. I'm sure you all understand this, right?"
Luo Congmin's gaze swept over the crowd, including some important figures from the dove faction, but she still spoke frankly.
"Have you ever handled a public relations crisis? You don't have many options right now. Either find a way to distance yourself from the doves, or go home and commit suicide to avoid causing trouble for the local alliance."
Luo Congmin's words sounded familiar to the officials of the local government; they seemed to have heard the same words from Lin Xuan.
Although they share the same stance, their behavior is completely opposite.
"This... Ms. Luo, doesn't this seem a bit too hurtful? After all, we both know that Cheng Xin and the doves are just being used by the Trisolarans. As the saying goes, ignorance is no excuse. If we let the doves take all the blame, we have no problem with it. But will the Earth Alliance be dominated by only the hawks in the future?"
Luo Congmin glanced at the official who had spoken; his name was An Yang, one of the leaders of the dove faction.
Luo Congmin was not too surprised that he stepped forward at this time.
He was born in the Deterrence Era and had not experienced the chaos of the Crisis Era. He also did not know how much concession the PDC made in the Wallfacer Project. In the eyes of these people, no matter how chaotic the outside world was, it was not as important as their immediate interests.
Therefore, even though weakening the doves' influence would be a good thing for the country and its people, Anyang is still unwilling to do so.
To put it bluntly, they only live this one life, and this world ultimately belongs to the immortals. Therefore, most people can only see the benefits within a hundred years. The so-called "one generation plants the trees, another enjoys the shade" is just nonsense in their eyes.
Cheng Xin can die, but she cannot be convicted.
After all, she was once the leader of the Doves, and if she is convicted, the Doves' standing in the Earth Federation will plummet.
This is detrimental to their future development, and even their ideals may be questioned.
"Ms. Luo, I would like to ask a question: were the doves convicted because they did something that caused the Earth Alliance to suffer heavy losses?"
At this moment, another person jumped out and questioned Luo Congmin.
"No, I never said that I wanted to pin the blame on the doves. It's just that Cheng Xin needs to take the blame, otherwise it will be hard to convince the public. As for you, why do you insist on classifying Cheng Xin and others as doves? She has already been dismissed from her position in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and she's not even considered an official of the Earth Alliance anymore."
The crowd remained silent. They knew perfectly well that punishing Cheng Xin now was tantamount to cutting into the entire dove faction, so it was only natural that they were unwilling.
"According to Ms. Luo, Cheng Xin's dismissal would distance her from the doves. But what if one day the hawks also make a mistake? Would they receive the same treatment? And what if both parties make mistakes? Does Ms. Luo intend to create a divide between immortals and ordinary people and create an adversarial relationship? That seems a bit inappropriate."
Upon hearing this, Luo Congmin realized that he had fallen into the other party's trap.
The Earth Alliance's greatest advantage is that immortals are not allowed to participate in politics. This was a consensus established after the two major international conflicts ended, with Luo Congmin being an exception. However, in the current situation, it is clear that the other party wants to create an adversarial relationship in order to maintain its own position.
Another layer of meaning to his words was to tell everyone that Luo Congmin made the entire dove faction take the blame, and they accepted it. But don't forget, Luo Congmin is an immortal. Today she can stand up for the hawks against the doves, and tomorrow she can represent the immortals to threaten all of you.
The viciousness of this move lies in its attempt to sever the relationship between Luo Congmin's supporters and her.
"Since no one is willing, I have a suggestion."
Luo Congmin knew that things could not be delayed any longer, so he had no choice but to take the initiative.
"If Cheng Xin is labeled as a remnant of the ETO, could it mitigate the negative impact on the doves and the Earth Alliance?"
Upon hearing this, although no one else spoke, Lin Xuan was completely shocked.
That's some kind of ruthless move.
Originally, Cheng Xin's crime was just dereliction of duty, but this time she has been branded as a traitor to the human race.
But this is indeed the most reasonable explanation, not only giving Lin Xuan a reason to kill, but also separating Cheng Xin and the others from the outside of the Earth Alliance.
After all, killing a former Earth Federation official and killing an ETO are completely different concepts.
"However, I'm afraid the Star Ring Group won't agree to this."
Luo Congmin let out a long, helpless sigh.
"I'll go and talk to AA myself."