Living like a salted fish in the end times

Chapter 389 Bloody Disaster

"Uh, Mayor Nelson, I'm sorry, it's useless for me to agree to this matter, and Congress needs to pass it. Don't worry, I will follow up with all my strength..."

Before Zhang Hao finished speaking, he was directly interrupted by the other party. Mayor Nelson said sarcastically:

"Consul, I was joking. I didn't expect you to take it seriously? Hehe, Consul, you are indeed a good parent of the people. You care about the country and the people, which is admirable."

Zhang Hao was so angry that his teeth itch, but due to his status, it was not easy to attack, so he could only smile perfunctorily.

Forget it, it's like being bitten by a dog.

Finally, a group of people came to the city hall square.

Zhang Hao stepped onto the crude podium and started his speech impatiently. After the speech was over, he could leave this poor place.

"ladies and gentlemen:

I greet you all in the name of peace, harmony and freedom for all.

in the past ten years.

Because of the war, too many African people lost their lives. Here I solemnly propose to observe a 3-minute silence for all the victims. "

All of a sudden, everyone at the scene took off their hats and bowed their heads in silent mourning.

After 3 minutes, the silence ended.

Zhang Hao continued his speech:

"We live in unprecedentedly difficult times, with each day bringing new and growing dangers that threaten everything we hold dear.

Fortunately, under the leadership of the former consul Ji Zhangqiu and the care of the central government, the African-descendant protection area has grown from scratch seven years ago, step by step to today.

I firmly believe that the great African people, with your tenacity and tenacity, will become extremely firm in the face of such and such difficulties.

......"

"Clap clap clap..."

There was warm applause at the scene.

However, most of the people who applauded were members of the inspection team. It may be because of the language barrier. The Africans remained indifferent as a whole. Only some children clapped their hands and booed.

"Today, if we fail to dedicate our hearts and minds to our great Commonwealth;

If we can't build strong families, safe communities, and healthy societies, no one else can do it for us.

We can't wait for others to do this, we have to be self-reliant and take the future into our own hands, or our civilization will cease to exist, and this is the tragedy of all..."

Zhang Hao didn't care, and continued to read the manuscript.

The whole article can be summed up in eight words: Cherish peace and help each other in times of trouble.

Soon at the end of the speech, Zhang Hao waved his hands and shouted loudly:

"We will fight together, contribute together, and pursue peace, freedom, and justice together. For the family, for all mankind, we will live and fight."

"Thank you, God Bless the Federation, thank you!"

"Clap clap clap..."

The applause rang out again.

Zhang Hao felt relieved, raised his head and wiped the sweat from his forehead, put away his speech and was about to step off the stage.

It's too late, it's too soon.

Amid the deafening cheers, a rock the size of an apple flew over from behind the podium without warning and hit someone in the head.

Zhang Hao suddenly felt a headache.

He subconsciously reached out and touched the top of his head, and then put it in front of his eyes, only to see that his hands were covered with blood.

Before he could swear, the secret service personnel next to him swarmed up and quickly pinned him down. Almost at the same time, the scene was in chaos.

Immediately afterwards, several secret service personnel immediately supported the dizzy consul and ran towards the car.

When the car safely drove out of the protected area, the fellow marines had sealed off the entire protected area, and no one was allowed to enter or exit.

An hour later, Zhang Hao, covered in gauze, reappeared in front of everyone, on the one hand to comfort people, and on the other hand to listen to the report.

"Consul, are you alright?"

Zhang Hao pulled out a smile: "You don't have to worry, the doctor has checked it just now, it's just a small wound, it's not a big problem."

"Thank goodness, you're fine."

"Consul, this group of Negroes are too courageous. They dare to attack you openly. It's simply ignorant."

"Yeah, it's too rampant."

"White-eyed wolf, ungrateful, and don't look at who rescued them from the Europas."

Everyone said indignantly.

Zhang Hao waved his hand, and then looked at the Marine Corps Captain beside him: "Colonel Qian, have the attackers been caught?"

He didn't see the attacker's face clearly at all, but one thing was certain, the other party was a black man.

"Report to the Consul, the attacker is a middle-aged man in his 40s, who has been caught by the Secret Service on the spot."

"Did he act alone? Or did he commit crimes in a gang?"

Zhang Hao followed up and asked.

Different answers have different ways to deal with it. If it is just a personal behavior, it is really difficult for him to pursue the criminal responsibility of the other party.

Colonel Qian quickly replied: "According to our preliminary interrogation, the possibility of a gang committing the crime has been ruled out for the time being. According to his own account, he acted so radically because he believed the rumors."

"Really? It seems that my luck is not bad." Zhang Hao touched the wound on his head lightly, and couldn't help feeling scared: "If the other party is carrying a gun, hide behind and let me do this, I guess I'll be cold early." gone."

"Consul, you are an auspicious person with your own destiny."

Immediately someone flattered me.

Colonel Qian specially explained: "Consul, you don't have to worry too much. There is a security check at the scene, and guns cannot be brought in at all. But speaking of it, we people are indeed negligent and have caused such serious consequences."

"Well, well, it's not all your fault."

Zhang Hao casually comforted him.

Even if he doesn't pursue it, all security personnel, especially those from the Secret Service, will be severely punished, and it is estimated that a new batch of faces will be replaced soon.

As soon as the words fell, Wei Fuxiang hurried over with his mobile phone, and said softly:
"Consul, Dean Fan's emergency call."

Zhang Hao waved his hand to signal everyone to leave, then took the phone and answered it on the spot.

"Old Zhang, are you okay? How is the injury? Is it serious?"

Fan Zhenxiang asked impatiently.

"Cough, it's nothing serious."

Zhang Hao replied casually.

"After three stitches, how could you be fine? I suggest you stop your trip immediately and return to the capital to recuperate." Fan Zhenxiang suggested.

Zhang Hao shook his head secretly, feeling a little uncomfortable at once. Lao Fan, an old fox, had indeed planted many people around him. He had just treated the wound, and he didn't expect the other party to receive the news so soon.

He even had doubts, was this attack arranged by the other party?

"No, I'm really fine, the big deal is to rest in South Africa for a while."

"Old Zhang, don't be brave."

"Don't worry, I know." Zhang Hao paused, and quickly changed the subject: "Old Fan, has the news of my injury been spread?"

"Uh, there's already a live video on the Internet, so it's probably impossible to hide it."

Fan Zhenxiang pretended to be helpless.

In fact, the relevant news was spread by him himself, with only one purpose, and that was to damage the other party's reputation.

A consul who had his head broken by a black man would become a laughingstock before long.

"Forget it, if you can't hide it, you can't hide it. I'll send a video to report that I'm safe."

Zhang Hao couldn't help but sighed.

Fan Zhenxiang casually comforted him a few words, and then asked tentatively, "Old Zhang, how do you plan to deal with this matter?"

"This attack was purely improvised. I'm not going to hold the attacker accountable. I'm going to deal with it coldly, assuming it didn't happen."

Zhang Hao replied.

No matter how he dealt with it, he would definitely lose face this time. Instead of holding on to it, he might as well be generous once, which can somewhat restore his image.

There is an old saying: a prime minister can punt a boat in his stomach.

As the federal consul, he is much older than the prime minister, and he cannot be compared.

"Old Zhang, it's great if you can think this way. I originally wanted to persuade you to put the overall situation first, but now it doesn't seem necessary."

Fan Zhenxiang said with relief.

This attack can be big or small.

Once it is not handled properly, racial conflicts may be exacerbated. The reform of state-owned enterprises is at a critical juncture, and people with good intentions cannot be allowed to add fuel to the flames and take the opportunity to divert conflicts.

"Hehe, is there anything else? I'll hang up first. The family is probably dying of anxiety."

"No, let's talk about it later, and say hello to your parents for me by the way."

"Okay, definitely bring it."

……

After hanging up the phone, without further ado, Zhang Hao made a video call to his family.

"Honey, is that you?"

Yang Huaqing's tone was full of anxiety.

"It's me, don't worry, I'm fine, I just suffered a small injury, and it's been taken care of."

Zhang Hao quickly comforted him.

"Small injury? There's so much blood, if my parents find out, they'll probably get sick."

Yang Huaqing looked at her husband who was wrapped in gauze, and felt distressed.

Zhang Hao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he heard this: "Honey, you did the right thing. Don't tell your parents about this beforehand. You can keep it a secret for as long as you can."

Parents are getting old, especially their old man, who can't stand any stimulation at all.

"How do you hide it? Parents watch the live news every day. Besides, tomorrow is the wedding of the second child, so you can't help but show up?"

Yang Huaqing said unhappily.

Zhang Hao smiled wryly: "I'm not suitable to show up with my current appearance, just find any reason and call directly!

As for the parents, aren't they going to prepare for the wedding? I guess some are busy. If you talk to the elder sister and the others, it shouldn't be difficult to hide it. "

"You don't need to say, I just discussed it with the elder sister and the others, and the uncle and the others."

"That's good. When I recover from my injury, I will explain to their elders myself."

Speaking of wounds, Yang Huaqing suddenly asked: "Husband, where are you now? Is there a large hospital nearby?"

"I'm in the suburbs of Johannesburg..."

"Then why are you dawdling? Hurry up and go back to the city to find a big hospital for a good checkup. What if you have a concussion? How can you be careless about this kind of thing?"

"It's okay, there is a military medical vehicle accompanying him."

"That doesn't work either. How can the medical vehicle compare to the hospital? Are you going or not? I'll be angry if you don't."

Zhang Hao nodded again and again: "Go, go, don't rush, can't I go?"

"You start now, don't hang up the phone, I want to supervise you." Yang Huaqing was a little worried.

Zhang Hao had no choice but to give orders. First, he lifted the blockade of the protected area, and then returned to Johannesburg with the expedition team.

"See? The convoy has already set off. I still have something to do here. Let's hang up first."

"You are all injured, do you still have to work?"

Yang Huaqing complained.

Zhang Hao waved his hand: "It's not work. I want to talk to Uncle Xia. This time the attack is a bit strange. I want to hear his advice. If there are similar dangers in the future, we must make plans early."

"Okay, then I won't bother you. If it doesn't work, I might as well resign. Anyway, our family doesn't need anything, so there's no need to risk your life."

Yang Huaqing solemnly exhorted.

"Understood, I will carefully consider it."

Zhang Hao nodded seriously.

Said Cao Cao, Cao Cao.

As soon as he hung up the phone, Xia Congwen made a video call.

He immediately connected: "Lao Xia, I'm fine, I'm fine, don't worry."

"Consul, what happened to the Secret Service? How could there be such a serious mistake?"

"Well, we can't blame them all. The residents in the protected area are very repulsed by our arrival, and the security work is not easy to do. They don't dare to provoke these people too much, for fear of causing more trouble."

Zhang Hao helped explain.

"A mistake at work is a mistake, and you dare to find an excuse." Xia Congwen snorted coldly, and then changed the subject: "Consul, taking this opportunity, I suggest changing the Secret Service from top to bottom. To put it bluntly, many of them were promoted by Ji Lao, and they are not of the same mind as us."

Zhang Hao was very moved, but he hesitated: "Will you offend Elder Ji by doing this?"

"No, after all, they were the ones who made the mistake first this time, so we can't blame us. I don't think Mr. Ji will intervene." Xia Cong said confidently.

"Well, I didn't expect bad things to turn into good things."

Zhang Hao's mood improved a lot.

"Consul, we can still use this incident to test Elder Ji's reaction. If Elder Ji turns a deaf ear to it, then we will directly take down the mansion of the Consul in the next step, and at least replace the heads of various departments with our people."

Xia Congwen helped to make suggestions.

When Zhang Hao thought that his surroundings were almost leaking into a sieve, and there was no secret at all, he nodded on the spot: "Okay, I will do as you want."

Xia Congwen then asked about how to deal with the attack, and Zhang Hao roughly recounted the content of the call with Fan Zhenxiang just now.

"Old Xia, what do you think? Is there anything wrong?"

Xia Congwen nodded: "There is nothing wrong with it, it is right to handle it this way, but this matter cannot be left alone, otherwise it will severely damage your prestige as the consul."

"so what should I do now?"

Zhang Hao hurriedly asked.

"When this wave of limelight passes, we'd better find an opportunity to disband the African-American sanctuary."

Xia Congwen showed a ruthless face.

"What? How is this possible?"

Zhang Hao said with a face full of astonishment.

Africans are not fools. Staying in the protected area has many invisible benefits. They have no reason to destroy the Great Wall.

"There is nothing impossible. We can refer to the case of the Indians in the American region, and directly distribute the land in the protected area to the local residents, forming a de facto privatization of land and disintegrating them from the inside."

Xia Congwen replied in detail.

Zhang Hao's eyes lit up immediately: "Wonderful, in this way, as the beneficiaries, those low-level Africans will definitely support it, and the resistance will be greatly reduced."

Generally speaking, the large area of ​​land around Johannesburg is quite good. There are large and small coal mines nearby, and the land value is very high.

Especially in a rich area like Thornton, the basic conditions are the best. As long as you let it go, you will not worry about making money.

"Consul, this can also destroy the cultural carrier of Africans, change their way of life, and increase their sense of identity with the Federation."

Xia Congwen added.

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