Night falls.

The entire Governor's Mansion in District 11 was no longer as noisy and bustling as it was during the day, and the protesters had dispersed early. Only fully armed soldiers were guarding outside to prevent any accidents.

At this moment, a man in a black coat, hat and scarf sneaked up to the Governor's Palace from behind.

"stop!"

Although he tried hard to hide his figure, he was immediately discovered by the patrolling soldiers when he reached the back door of the Governor's Mansion. Soon, several soldiers were seen raising their guns and pointing them at the figure.

"Put your hands up, don't move, who is it?"

"I am Shinichiro Tamase of the Liberal Party! I have something very important to report to Governor Clovis!"

Faced with the soldiers' questioning, the man hurriedly raised his hand and spoke in a low voice.

"This is related to tomorrow's signing. Someone wants to harm the Governor!"

“…”

After hearing what Tamase Shinichiro said, several soldiers looked at each other and then nodded.

"Put your hands down and follow us. No tricks allowed!"

"Okay, okay..."

Seeing the other party put down his gun, Yucheng was relieved, and then he quickly followed a few soldiers into the Governor's Mansion. Not long after, Clovis and several of his confidants appeared in front of Yucheng.

"You said... someone wants to harm me?"

"Yes, Your Excellency the Governor."

Yucheng nodded.

"Who are you?"

"I am Tamase Shinichiro, a subordinate of Mr. Ogiyao."

"Oh... the representative of the people from District 11..."

Hearing the name "Shan Yao", a cold light flashed in Clovis' eyes.

"Then tell me what's going on."

"It's like this... Just yesterday, the Japanese Liberation Front found Mr. Fan and said they wanted to join Mr. Fan's negotiation delegation. They planned to take advantage of the signing time to suddenly attack and kidnap the Governor-General!"

"Oh? Is there such a thing?!"

Hearing this, Clovis sat up straight, and the faces of the people behind him immediately turned serious.

"Is this true? What did they want to do by kidnapping me?"

"I'm not sure about this, but the Japanese Liberation Front seems to be planning to use you as a hostage to negotiate with the Britannian Empire..."

"How interesting..."

In response to Yucheng's words, Clovis sneered.

"Why, then, did you tell me this?"

"Mr. Shan thinks the Liberation Front's actions are very stupid. We just want to live a peaceful life and do not want to have any more disputes with Britannia! However, the Liberation Front's actions will put us in a very passive situation. Therefore, Mr. Shan sent me to convey this message to the Governor. I hope you can be careful. This also represents our sincerity in the negotiations."

"Well...you are indeed very sincere."

Hearing this, Clovis nodded, then he whispered a few words to the people around him, and then spoke.

"Then let's do this. Tomorrow's signing ceremony will be held as usual. Mr. Shan will take the first car. As for those Liberation Front members you mentioned, let them take the second car. We will divert them halfway. The signing ceremony itself will proceed as usual. Is that ok?"

"Yes, no problem, thank you, Governor."

"Haha, okay, you can go now."

In response to Yucheng's answer, Clovis chuckled and motioned for him to leave.

After that, Yucheng left the Governor's Mansion under the cover of several soldiers. After making sure that there was no one around, he immediately picked up his cell phone. Soon, a slapping sound came from the phone.

"How's it going, Yucheng?"

"Governor Clovis said that the signing will proceed as usual. All we have to do then is..."

While lowering his voice, Yucheng repeated Clovis' words to Fan Yao.

“…That’s it.”

"……I see."

After listening to Yucheng's report, Shan Yao was silent for a moment and then gave his answer.

"But Mr. Shan, do we really want to do this? Betray our comrades in the Liberation Front..."

"We are not selling them out, we are doing this for our own future! We are just ordinary people, not soldiers!"

However, before Yucheng could finish his words, he was interrupted by Fan Yao.

"We just want to live in peace and not be bullied by the Britannians, so we rose up to fight. Now, victory is just around the corner, but these soldiers still want to make trouble. I will never allow them to disrupt the situation! They were unable to protect us from the Britannians in the first place, but now they are fighting! It's so stupid! I will never allow them to destroy our peace process. This is the only chance we can have!"

"...Yes, Mr. Fan."

Hearing this, Yucheng's expression became serious.

"I know what to do."

And at this moment, in the hotel, the little girls were staring at the scene in front of them in amazement, speechless for a moment.

Shan Yao probably had no idea that everything they did was broadcast live by Fang Zheng, clearly visible to everyone else.

"He...he actually sent someone to inform on the matter?"

Yuki stared at the scene in front of him in amazement, unable to understand why this was happening.

"But why? Doesn't he want to rebel against the Britannian Empire?"

“That’s what I call the compromise nature of the petty bourgeoisie.”

Fang Zheng reached out his hand and touched the plain glasses he was wearing, then he took out his pointer and tapped the screen.

"Well, I think you all learned a very impressive lesson today. So I think you must all have questions. Why is it that their previous goal was to overthrow Briania, but now they are willing to collude with the opponent they overthrew at the cost of their lives?"

Hearing this, the girls sitting in the chairs watching the live broadcast all nodded.

"It's simple, because overthrowing Britannia's rule is just a means for them, not an end."

Fang Zheng snapped his fingers, and the screen changed, showing the scene from the Shinjuku concentration camp again.

"You have all seen that since Britannia occupied this land, the residents of District 11 have been subjected to inhumane repression and atrocities. Under such circumstances, they cannot obtain even the most basic life protection, so some people came out to resist. For them, Britannia will not negotiate with them, so the only way to protect their lives and interests is to expel Britannia and regain control of this land. But now, the situation is different..."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng pointed at the screen again.

"...You see, their interests have been met, or are about to be met. At least they see hope. In this case, they will no longer choose to fight. For them, expelling Britannia and recovering their homeland is just a slogan, a slogan to strive for a better standard of living. Once their personal interests are met, they will immediately abandon this slogan because it is only a means for them, not an end. In other words... as long as they can achieve their goals, they don't care about the means, and they don't care who rules them either."

Having said this, Fang Zheng looked at the girls again.

"So, you must understand the situation, conduct a serious investigation, research, and judgment before making a decision. Don't make a wrong choice because of momentary excitement...Okay, now it's my turn to ask a question. Do you think tomorrow's signing will go smoothly?"

“I think so…”

Asuna blinked, then spoke hesitantly.

"After all, the people of District 11 have shown their sincerity, so Britannia should sign a contract with them... Besides, they all informed on us, right?"

"I don't think it's that simple..."

However, Eriri shook her head.

"Asuna, you've seen that there isn't much friendly communication between the two sides. Maybe Britannia won't sign the contract tomorrow."

"I think..."

Looking at the two parties who started arguing, Fang Zheng smiled slightly.

The best is yet to come.

In fact, he had already seen the end.