After the interview, Fang Zheng introduced Ellie and the female reporter. Then he asked Ellie to serve as the female reporter's assistant and assist her in the interview.

After all, news reports have to be based on facts and evidence, not just empty words from Arios. Besides, Fang Zheng is not simply planning to make a big news story - this is just a fuse, just like what he said to Ellie, now that Arios has started it, will others follow suit?

All of this requires factual evidence.

Both objective reality and subjective will are indispensable.

So after interviewing Arios, the first task of the female reporter and Ellie was naturally to go to the Crossbell Police Station to investigate and look for clues.

This was a very difficult process. After all, as Arios said, such matters would be suppressed by the Crossbell Council, and the police department would naturally not continue to investigate. However, Fang Zheng did have a solution. He found the top management of the police department and said that this interview was ostensibly to investigate the incident that year, but in fact it was also to explain the situation of the Crossbell Police Department to the public.

"The Crossbell Police Department has always been regarded as an incompetent scum and a salary thief in the eyes of the public. They always compare you to the guerrillas and think that you are an incompetent and corrupt group of people. But we all know that this is not the case. Everyone in the police department has also worked hard to maintain the order of Crossbell. Do you want to continue to bear this stigma? It is not you who are incompetent, but the Crossbell Council. They chose to bow their heads, but let you take the blame. Do you think this is fair? You have sacrificed so much, but you don’t even have a fair evaluation. Is this what you want?"

Finally, under Fang Zheng's persuasion, the police agreed to hand over the original information to Crossbell News Agency, but they asked them to keep the source of the document confidential... Fang Zheng naturally nodded in agreement. When reporting, they could just write "an enthusiastic Chaoyang citizen provided the clue". It was not a big deal.

This document also proved Arios's statement. At the same time, the female reporter and Ellie were surprised to find that not only the Crossbell Police Department was involved in the incident, but also the security team. So they found the security team and conducted further investigation.

But this time, it was not so easy for them. After all, the guard team was a semi-military organization, and it was not their turn to explore secrets here. So after the two explained their purpose, they were directly driven out of the room by the deputy commander. In the end, Fang Zheng personally took action and bribed the drunk deputy commander with a bottle of fine wine, and obtained the intelligence information they wanted.

At this point, the general process of the entire incident emerged before everyone's eyes.

007 came to a small country in the Middle East to investigate a terrorist organization hidden there. In the process, 007's identity was exposed and he was hunted by terrorists. The two sides engaged in a gun battle in the streets and a fierce car chase on the road. In the end, 007 successfully repelled the terrorists' pursuit with his own wisdom and brought the intelligence back to the country.

Well, Crossbell's victims were the unlucky ones who were innocently affected in the exchange of fire between 007 and the terrorists.

During this process, the more Ellie investigated, the more shocked she felt. She couldn't even imagine that two people from different countries would fight each other in Crossbell, not caring about the lives of the people of Crossbell. Even in the end, they didn't even bother to write an official letter of apology. This made Ellie feel an indescribable anger.

If she didn't quite understand Arios before, now, Ellie finally understood why Arios left the police station and even participated in Fang Zheng's plan.

The people of Crossbell have no dignity.

This alone is enough.

Neither the Republic nor the Empire made any apology or compensation for the deaths of the Crossbell people they caused afterwards. They acted as if nothing had happened and did not care at all. They called it "autonomy" and let the Crossbell Parliament clean up their mess for them.

As you can imagine, the Crossbell Council was not willing to do such a thing, so in the end, the investigation ended with an "accident". As for the fierce gun battle that took place at the time, they said it was a fight between the mafia for territory.

After gathering all the evidence and intelligence, the Crossbell Newsletter was officially published, and soon, it caused a huge stir throughout Crossbell - in the disaster three years ago, Arios's wife and daughter were just one of the victims, and many people were also involved and died at that time.

Since Fang Zheng had hinted at this before, the female reporter did not speak ill of the police as she did before. Instead, she tried her best to tell readers that the Crossbell Police Department was also a victim and that they had made a lot of efforts to investigate the incident, but all of it was in vain.

So the question is, who is the culprit?

Is there any doubt? Of course it’s the Crossbell Council!

Angry citizens spontaneously came to the city hall to protest against the actions of the Crossbell Council, and those councillors were sweating profusely when faced with the citizens' questioning, not knowing what to do.

"Now you understand why I'm not worried about the Crossbell Council at all."

Fang Zheng stood on the balcony, looking at the city hall not far away which was surrounded by people holding signs, and the sweaty guards outside, and chuckled, while Ellie had a complicated expression.

"A regime, a political system, needs a lot of power to support and guarantee its existence. Legitimacy is just a civilized rhetoric. In the final analysis, whether you can rule a region, a piece of land, or a country requires the support of the people. It's that simple."

"So... simple? But..."

"Yes, it's that simple. Of course, the methods are different. Some people will use fear to control them, some will use money to bribe them, some will use sweet words to seduce them, and some will use ideals to confuse them. The problem with the Crossbell Parliament is that they shouldn't claim that they represent the will of the people, because once what they do is inconsistent with what they claim, they will end up like this."

Fang Zheng looked at the crowd below and laughed.

"Why do you think these people are so angry? Is it because of what the Empire and the Republic did in Crossbell? This is certainly one of the reasons, but it is just a spark, a small fuse. Guess what they are angry about?"

Fang Zheng never missed an opportunity to teach Ellie a lesson, and this time was no exception.

And now Ellie is no longer the girl with simple thinking.

"They are angry ... that they were deceived."

"Ten points for a correct answer."

Fang Zheng snapped his fingers again.

"Look, we all know that the so-called Crossbell Parliament is just a puppet, a puppet responsible for maintaining this place. The parliamentarians can speak hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of words to shirk their responsibilities, but they cannot change the fact that they keep saying that they are fighting on behalf of the people of Crossbell, but in the end they betrayed the trust of these people."

Fang Zheng chuckled.

"Ellie, you have to remember that most people, most ordinary people, were not born into a well-educated family like you, living a wealthy life, and knowing the affairs of the upper class very well, and understanding what politics and deals are. They only know that these congressmen portrayed themselves as the protectors and spokespersons of the Crossbell people in order to win their votes, but in fact, they are just lackeys of the Republic and the Empire."

"Grandfather is not that kind of person."

Hearing this, Ellie finally couldn't help but retort.

"He has no other choice..."

“It’s none of my business because it’s not my opinion, it’s the opinion of those down there.”

Fang Zheng pointed at the protesters holding signs below.

"You have to convince them, not me."

The fire has been lit.

And it's getting worse.

After that, many people wrote to Crossbell News, describing the unfair treatment they had encountered, including not only major events like the explosion of the transport vehicle, but also some trivial matters. For example, a noble from the empire molested his daughter in a tavern, and he fought with the other party, and ended up being imprisoned, while the noble was acquitted.

Some people also complained that the children of high-ranking officials from the Republic were recklessly racing in Crossbell and partying in their newly purchased houses, disturbing others, but there was nothing they could do about them.

Originally, Crossbell News Agency did not intend to publish these things, but was stopped by Fang Zheng.

"For most people, espionage and intelligence warfare are far from them. They may watch the fun but will not experience it firsthand. However, disturbing the public, provoking, and unscrupulous enjoyment of privileges are topics that the public is concerned about."

In fact, just as Fang Zheng thought, the "little things" published in the Crossbell Newsletter aroused the anger of the people. This made the members of the Crossbell Parliament miserable. The two members of the Empire and the Republic asked them to take responsibility and suppress the situation, but what could they do?

The Crossbell Council also issued an order requiring the police department to cooperate, but the police department agreed verbally but then turned around and did not take it seriously.

After all, after the Crossbell Newsletter was published, the hatred of the people shifted to the parliament, and the police, who were often regarded as incompetent before, also reduced a lot of pressure. Even now, when they walk on the street, some people will greet them. Compared with the past when people regarded them as parliamentary running dogs and incompetent scum, it is a world of difference!

There is no harm without comparison. If one can live the life now, which policeman would be willing to be looked down upon like before?

"By the way, there are also people from Starlight Technology among those protesters below."

"Why?!"

Ellie was shocked to hear this.

"Mr. Fang Zheng, did you send someone to incite..."

“Does this require incitement?”

Fang Zheng glanced at Ellie speechlessly.

"I'm doing this for control, Ellie. You have to remember that any protest, if it can't be controlled, will be exploited and turned into a riot. Why do you think the police haven't been dispatched and the security team hasn't taken action? That's because these citizens are simply protesting and have not turned it into a riot. In this case, the only unlucky ones will be the members of parliament who are disliked by everyone, so everyone can watch the show. But once a protest turns into a riot, turns into a robbery, or someone dies, that's another matter, you see."

As he spoke, Fang Zheng raised his chin and nodded. Ai Li looked in the direction he pointed and saw a man shouting loudly in the crowd.

"These congressmen are devils. They cheated us of our money and our trust. Let's go in and pull these bastards out. Let them see our anger!!!"

The man was obviously inciting the protesters around him, but before he could act, several ordinary-looking people suddenly appeared around him, raised their fists, shouted loudly, and sandwiched the man in the middle. Under the loud shouting of these people, the man's incitement was completely drowned out, and then these people directly "surrounded" the man, pulled him out of the crowd, and took him to the alley next to him.

"That person is..."

"Who knows? Maybe it's some hooligans who want to take advantage of the situation, or maybe it's a trick by the Republican and Imperial factions. But it's meaningless. If the guards and the police won't intervene, then the congressmen must come up with a solution as soon as possible."

Having said that, Fang Zheng slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

"It's a shame that they can't come up with a solution."

“…”

Ellie thought about it carefully, and then nodded in agreement. Now the focus of the conflict between the two sides is that the people of Crossbell demand that the parliament take a stand, stop compromising with the Empire and the Republic, and treat everyone equally according to the law. But the problem is... the parliament can't do it!

If they were able to do it, would they still have to be lackeys like they are now?

Fang Zheng was certainly not just watching the show. Crossbell Communications was also conducting interviews and publishing non-stop, which included not only Crossbell's reactions, but also reactions from the Empire and the Republic.

But the MPs had nowhere to run.

Almost the entire Crossbell is under the control of Starlight Technology. Fang Zheng even gave orders that in order to ensure that the citizens of Crossbell can continue to protest for their "dignity and honor", those who leave their posts to participate in the protest will not be fired or have their wages stopped.

This immediately doubled the number of people blocking the door of the city council.

Who wouldn't want to be able to slack off legally and get paid without fear of being fired? !

Just as Fang Zheng was waiting for the situation in Crossbell to develop further, a piece of news that made him extremely depressed came from Liberl.

According to Xiao Hei's report, a floating city appeared in the sky above the Kingdom of Liberl. At the same time, the whole Kingdom of Liberl once again experienced the phenomenon of the suspension of the power of the guide. This time the scope was even larger than before, and even affected the surrounding areas. In this situation, on the one hand, Queen Liberl ordered Dr. Russell to find a way to solve this problem immediately, and on the other hand, she also sent people to ask for help from Starlight Technology, hoping that Starlight Technology could send out the Blizzard again to help them solve the current changes.

"Snake that devours the body, those damn rats are really restless!!"

After listening to Xiao Hei's report, Fang Zheng was also very angry.

"This time, I will teach these bastards a lesson they will never forget!!!"