OR1-EP1: Rainbow Nation (18)

Michael McNeil waited until Smilas closed the door before deciding to sit down. In terms of status, Jacob Herzog is the governor-general of South Africa, while McNeil is just a vagrant. However, McNeil does not feel guilty. He has a clear understanding of his current situation and short-term goals. This signature hero created by GDI believes that there is no essential difference between people. It is precisely because he holds this idea that he can talk to Governor-general Herzog without any hesitation, even if he sometimes decides to show a little awe for the purpose of considering the other's emotions, it definitely does not come from his true thoughts.

"I don't care about your past." Governor-general Herzog looked at McNeil sitting across from him. "You can rest assured of this. Although the past determines the present and the present determines the future, it is only based on the past. It is too arbitrary to determine a person's future development through experience."

"Well, I don't know what you want to learn from me." McNeil asked. "If you don't plan to ask about the past, then I don't have any story worth studying."

"A lot." Governor Herzog stared at McNeil, carefully observing his expression. Since the last meeting with McNeil, he has developed a certain interest in this young man who recklessly came to visit him, and saw the name again in the army's investigation. This is a character who is unwilling to be lonely. All he needs are opportunities, and Herzog has many opportunities in his hands, some of which are enough to fundamentally change a person's destiny.

McNeil thought that all his actions were unknown. However, he does not have a legal identity, and his current identity is forged by Gene Smilas. Once Smilas's superiors or higher-level authoritative leaders request such information, no one can cover McNeil. Therefore, Governor-general Herzog easily learned all the records of McNeil's activities in the past few days. After confirming that McNeil had no chance to collude with illegal criminal groups, he assuredly invited McNeil to come to the Governor's Mansion boldly.

"Actually, my motive for doing these things is just to survive." McNeil laughed blankly. "At the time, I was penniless and desperately needed to earn a living, but I have nothing except for skills about how to kill the enemy. According to my instinct, I guess there must be a problem behind the content of the governor-general's son murdering his friend, which will only appear in low-quality soap operas. If I solve this problem for you, maybe I won't worry about money anymore."

"That's both right and wrong." Governor-general Herzog picked up the teacup on the table. "I told the media on the day of the incident that I believe Adalbert will never kill his friend. You see, I know him too well. If a person's father cannot have a deep understanding of this person, then the so-called evidence that the media can give is even less worthy of scrutiny. However, in the past there did exist some people who violated the law and committed crimes based on the power of their elders and only died later. In case that happens to you, you are an accomplice to excuse the criminal."

Governor-general Herzog expected to see a trace of anxiety on McNeil's face, but he was still disappointed.

"Then I will accept my fate. Luck has nothing to do with us, sometimes it's just limited information." McNeil doesn't care about the result at all. "Your Excellency, I know what I'm suitable for-I'm just a person who can help others perform tasks, a person as an executor, other issues are not within my scope of responsibility. If I misunderstood him or you, the worst result would not be worse than starving to death on the street."

The governor-general nodded in agreement. Any place, any time, and anyone will need helpers who can complete some of the work that they don't directly respond to. The only task of these people is to solve the problems left to them and control their influence within an acceptable range. If they fail, the employer will not clean up the mess for them, only pretend that they have never existed, or even send another group of people to completely erase all the evidence left by them. If someone want to maintain this kind of cooperative relationship for a long time, it is not enough to just do things. Mortals always have bad luck, and no one dares to claim that they have never failed in their lives. Herzog himself experienced a tragic failure. That fiasco ruined his future in Europe. Fortunately, he still had the opportunity to return, in South Africa, to regroup his members. Some poor people who were completely unbacked fell into poverty.

Governor-general Herzog was about to ask something more, but McNeil took a bullet out of his pocket and placed it on the table.

"Since you have no other questions, I want to take this opportunity to get some useful news from you."

"You misunderstood." Governor-general Herzog looked at the bullet questioningly. "I have never been a soldier, and you show me this kind of thing, it's meaningless."

"When the natives attacked the city a few days ago, this bullet was left on the scene. Colonel Karl Duttmann has checked that this is the caliber for the weapons of the Britannian Empire, and the gunman has committed suicide." McNeil placed the bullet in front of the Governor seriously, "You are the leader of the African Britannians, and you must know your compatriots better than me. What make these people inexplicably picked up loyalty to a motherland with only concepts left after more than a hundred years?"

Governor-general Herzog thought for a moment, took a piece of paper from the cabinet next to him, and wrote a few lines on it. Then, he handed this piece of paper to McNeil, and McNeil saw some place names and some statistics displayed in percentage form on it.

"Last year, I secretly instructed the relevant departments to collect some intelligence on the African Britannians in South Africa in the name of various social investigations. What you see is the degree of support for the monarchy in various places." Governor-general Herzog returned to his seat. He knew that this information was enough for McNeil to digest for a long time. "Frankly speaking, although we have won one victory after another since the establishment of the EU, we have never stopped to criticize ourselves. Now, there are various serious contradictions in the EU, which cannot be solved by usual means-although these problems have not been directly exposed, many people have lost their confidence."

McNeil found that in areas where attacks often occur, local residents generally support the monarchy.

"It's ridiculous. The purpose of their punches at you is to kneel to the emperor."

"We can't say that." The governor-general sighed. "At least for now, most people's dissatisfaction with us stems from inefficiency. Aboriginals frequently attack cities, but we fail to prevent them every time. Therefore, there is a considerable number of citizens believe that the Britannian Empire, which can carry out the emperor's orders vigorously, is worthy of our study... Among these people, some openly advocate the monarchy, while the other part believes that Napoleon Bonaparte's first republic should be restored. "

"Bonaparte is just a mortal who consolidates his rule with military victories." McNeil said, "He is a hero who has created a career in a time of turbulent times. He has made contributions and made many mistakes. We judge him fairly, that is enough for citizens. We cannot deny his first half of his achievements just because he tried to be an emperor; nor can we deny the mistakes he made later because of his glorious deeds in the first half of his life. Your Excellency, when people try to deify a person or make someone a demon, it's very dangerous."

The achievements of South Africa's development today are the result of the struggle of the African Britannians. However, the European immigrants of the EU robbed the fruits of victory that belonged to them, and the Britannians were reduced to second-class citizens and were discriminated against by Europeans everywhere. At the same time, the colonists had forged a bloody feud with the natives when they opened up the colonies. The natives would not distinguish who was the enemy of that time, and would only attack all enemies that were not dark skinned indiscriminately. The African Britannians, who lacked a dominant position and were threatened by indigenous people, were in a crevice. They were neither rulers nor rebels. They stood in the name of the ruler but actually suffered a lot of blindness. This kind of distortion days runs through the lives of many people. Nowadays, the gradual intensification of contradictions has finally forced some African Britannians to break this framework and seek new breakthroughs-however, the direction they choose may bring unimaginable and serious consequences.

McNeil threw the paper into the trash can. He raised his head, frowned and asked the Governor: "Since you think the situation of the Britannians is urgent, why don't you appease them first?"

"Mr. McNeil, the inequality between Europeans and Britannians is factual rather than theoretical. In other words, it is very difficult for me to pass an executive order or introduce a new bill to curb this discrimination. But, the difference in treatment between us EU citizens and indigenous people is written in the regulations with laws. Starting from this battle field, it is easier to achieve the goal." At this point, Governor-general Herzog looked out the window with some worry, cloudy sky covered the sight, "Besides, we cannot accurately predict whether the protests of the African Britannians or the total resistance of the indigenous people will come first. However, I am certain that if I use legal inequality to achieving de facto equality—that is, imposing a new bill to force the Britannians to be elevated in order to make them equal to the Europeans—is seeking a dead end."

"Yes, I am sure that if you do this, you will become an enemy of the three parts." McNeil sneered. "Needless to talk about the natives. Europeans will treat you as an untrustworthy foreigner, Britannians will continue to protest because you did not directly give your compatriots complete self-rule power. However, if you choose to support the natives, then although the Europeans are dissatisfied with you, they can think that you have caused the natives and the Britannians to fight inwardly and maintain their advantages, maybe they will be grateful afterwards... In this way, two parts will support you." However, his inner doubts have not diminished, "Your Excellency, since you choose to stand with EU, then you still have a way out."

"I am always an African Britannian and not European. Even if I forget this, the local guys will remind me with practical actions."

"Then, you might as well fight side by side with your European compatriots thoroughly." McNeil jokingly put forward a bold suggestion.

"...I am already sixty years old, and I have no interest in kneeling to others for the rest of my life." Governor-general Herzog politely declined, "Don't talk about that with others. The suspicion on me is big enough. They don't care about facts; they only have the ability to make up stories."

In this way, Herzog's new policy and the upcoming military operations in the north became two aspects of the same plan. First, those indigenous tribes that continue to endanger local security in South Africa and are suspected of colluding with the Britannians must be completely wiped out; secondly, Governor-general Herzog will take various measures to appease those indigenous people who have integrated into the EU society, and he will try his best to let these people think that what is eliminated is just a group of gangsters who intend to destroy the existing daily lives. The indigenous people will find their place in the new society of South Africa, rather than continue to become the primitive relics for the so-called civilized people to appreciate.

Through Governor-general Herzog's explanation, McNeil understood an important fact. EU keeps the indigenous people in a pristine state for tourists to visit, not because they can really generate income, nor because some big bosses like to watch these scenes, but to cover up some EU underground industries' human trafficking activities in Africa. fact. Although slavery and human trafficking have long been illegal, it may take hundreds of years to eradicate these chronic diseases of the old age.

"I heard that they used to engage in these activities in Eastern Europe." McNeil said solemnly.

"That's right. Later, after the investigation was carried out tightly, they moved to Africa and continued to sell other people. I am not a native, and I do not have that kind of excess compassion for natives. I only know that people are not goods, nor are they commodities." Governor-general Herzog took his white beard and said, "We cannot build this place alone. If there are always a considerable number of marginalized groups in Africa who can do nothing but destroy, it will not be as prosperous as EU's homeland Europe."

"Your Excellency, prosperity will inevitably lead to jealousy." McNeil did not think so. "Prosperity cannot be maintained for a long time. Falling from the clouds is more desperate and disappointing than never achieving that."

"You are still young and have many opportunities, so you still have this concern... And from my point of view, prosperity at least proves that a generation of people here has struggled and left the results, and can prove the value and significance of their existence."

The old and the young sat opposite each other, talking in a friendly manner.

"So, may I know you plan?"

"If the situation is true, I will support sending troops to destroy the indigenous tribes that are suspected of colluding with foreign countries." The governor said solemnly, "If things are done well, what I promise to you will arrive soon."

TBC

Chapter Notes:

In fact, I don't think Napoleon could maintain his rule even if he destroyed the UK before 1812 and continued the republican dictatorship without invade Russia until 1815.