Darkstone Code-Chapter 981 - 979: A Temporary Halt

"What do those people outside want?" The expression of the head of the police department in the Royal Capital office was somewhat solemn.

These indigenous people seem to have learned the Federation’s style of protests and demonstrations from somewhere, and they’ve even evolved these methods.

In the Federation, when people protest or demonstrate, there is always capital backing them —

The logic is simple. The organizers need to provide each participant with some small gifts, possibly clothes with slogans, caps, or other items, and also provide two meals of fried chicken and beer, sometimes even cash.

Organizing a demonstration with a thousand participants costs about sixty to a hundred thousand a day, and if the scale is larger, it wouldn’t happen without support.

This might sound more fantastical than the most whimsical novels, because its logic is — capitalists spend their money supporting workers and the lower class to protest against capitalists.

But that’s how it is. In the Federation, where "money is truth," without money, one can’t even dream of sparking a large-scale protest.

But here, these people are all self-driven. They are more active and self-aware than those waiting to eat fried chicken and drink beer. Everyone is waving their arms and shouting wildly, the fire of anger in their eyes almost igniting the world!

Even at a distance, the head of the police department felt a sense of fear.

"They demand that we punish Federation people, require them to admit their guilt, and handle them according to the law."

The Minister of Armed Police was somewhat surprised, "Is it that simple?"

"Yes, it’s that simple."

The Minister of Armed Police pondered for a while. The demands from outside weren’t excessive; it was just their intimidating way of expressing it.

Those unfamiliar might think these people intend to attack the Armed Police Department!

He then asked, "How is the interrogation going?"

"It’s ongoing..."

In the interrogation room, a Federation man sat in a chair, his face bruised, and his pants already soaked. The room was filled with a foul stench.

Police with a clean record usually refer to those who don’t accept bribes, but not accepting bribes doesn’t mean they "follow the rules."

Someone like Michael is entirely "without blemish," but his case-handling style is overly aggressive and brutal.

There are many like him in the Federation law enforcement who engage in high-risk work, often on edge, so don’t expect them to chat kindly with suspects.

"I’ll ask again, what is this..."

Many situations they’ve already figured out, but there are some things they still aren’t clear about. For example, during the search of this man’s residence, they found small bags containing dark brown small dots with a distinctive smell.

Recently, from the Federation anti-smuggling unit, it was learned that new types of contraband are spreading rapidly, including toxic mushrooms, leaves, and even venom glands of poisonous animals.

These substances have a common trait — hallucinogenic.

They won’t kill someone but will cause hallucinations. At a recent party, the reason those girls were tortured to death was due to the hallucinations induced by inhaling incense.

They believed themselves to be gods, seeing the girls as demons, using various means to torture and humiliate them, ultimately killing them.

This small bag of something could be an entirely new hallucinogenic substance.

The guy who lost control of his bodily functions looked at the small bag, muscles on his face spasming occasionally, "Those are... seeds."

"What is it used for?" 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝙚𝔀𝒆𝒃𝓷𝒐𝓿𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝒐𝒎

"Tobacco seeds..."

Shi Haoyun and Duocai certainly didn’t expect that after being transferred several times, their commission would end up in the hands of people doing business through illegal channels.

Of course, this is understandable, as through legal channels, they couldn’t get these things out.

Lynch wouldn’t permit them to do so, nor would the United Development Company allow them to export these seeds, so the only way was to have people collect these tobacco seeds on a large scale.

To further attack Nagariel’s traditional ruling class, the United Development Company and the Federation Government decided to hold a public trial at the square in front of the Royal Palace.

The whole process of the case has been thoroughly investigated. While it can’t be said it was premeditated murder of those girls, it is still considered negligent homicide, with particularly brutal means, which is appalling.

After a morning of trials, everyone except the person who surrendered and exposed everything were sentenced to death.

This was a significant shock to Nagariel’s society!

Before this, never had someone from the ruling class been convicted of a crime, let alone sentenced to something as severe as death.

No matter what they did, as long as they paid a little money to confess to the Lord, they could avoid punishment.

How many people died tragically under the tyranny of the ruling class with no way out, but today, the good days of the ruling class are over!

In order to quickly end the current situation in Nagariel, the trial in the morning concludes, and the death penalty is carried out in the afternoon, with no thoughts or chances of reprieve.

Similarly, in the square outside the Royal Palace, those from the ruling class appeared even more cowardly than the people at the bottom. They couldn’t even stand up, each crying desperately and begging others to spare their lives.

But it was all too late, as the executioner’s actions began, heads rolling onto the ground were impaled on wooden poles and passed around among the crowd.

Including that Federation person, his head was also raised on a wooden pole!

The Federation Government did not protect that Federation person but treated him the same as the others, which made the Nagariel people have more goodwill towards Federation people, towards the Federation Government.

Social order is rapidly restoring, people love the current life, no oppression between classes, no harm from top to bottom, people are nearly equal.

As long as one is willing to work, they can earn money; can there be a better era than this?

No, there isn’t!

The numbed expressions on people’s faces have long disappeared, only longing and hope for the future remain. This is a sorrowful era because it is facing a smokeless invasion by some foreigners.

But it is also the best era for Nagariel, there is no need for cannons and wars, society is on the path of reform and development.

There wasn’t much to be done in the days that followed, Lynch had a rare period of rest.

Many things, after the hardest initial phase, can soon get back on track.

Catherine has returned to school to submit her internship report, the entire State University of Curilan is proud of her, knowing she is the "flower of the common people" and completed her internship at the President’s Mansion.

Even just knowing a person or two who can speak to her is more of an opportunity to step into high society than any other teacher or student at the school.

Not to mention she has Lynch standing behind her, Catherine’s story is like a fairy tale, making everyone envious and jealous.

Immediately after, Catherine began participating in various women’s rights activities across the Federation; her advocacy is very clear - "Allow more girls to have the right to education" and "Educational reform is imperative"!

It sounds unbelievable, does the Federation really have girls who do not go to school?

In fact, even though the Federation has already popularized elementary education and part of secondary education, there are still many girls who do not have the opportunity to go to school, for example in families with too many children.

Those girls would start helping their families earn money early to reduce the family’s burden, and when they grow up, they would be married off early.

This phenomenon is prevalent, especially in the north and west of the Federation, where the economy is not developed, such phenomena are numerous.

People are very concerned about Catherine, as is the media. She completed her internship at the President’s Mansion, and many people speculate her next step is to enter politics, but no one knows where she will step into the political arena.

The acquisition case of Every Moment also ended, Shi Haoyun and Duocai sold their shares to Lynch and Mr. Wardrick due to the Federation’s Food Safety Bureau’s food safety investigation, causing their stock prices to plummet. They had to cash out to try to recover their image.

Their names even appeared in the headlines of the "Federal Times", but this is definitely not a good thing, as they played negative roles.

Nagariel is fine, the Federation is fine, Amelia is fine, even Gafura is not as active as before; they seem to be preparing for something.

In mid-August, Congress established a new committee called the "Education Reform Committee".

This seems like a portent, a piece of news, arousing public and media interest, making many realize that maybe this time the Federation Government really intends to solve some issues, such as the Federation’s "three major diseases".

This news is very exciting, and other rumors continue to leak out, stimulating people. Everyone is looking forward to the arrival of educational reform as soon as possible; they’ve already acquired talents who are unable to afford tuition and were refused by universities.

On the last weekend of August, Lynch was reclining in a chair at the edge of the pool, enjoying the tranquility.

He was accustomed to busyness and could enjoy tranquility; to him, it made no difference.

The maid walked to his side, placing a chilled drink on the table. She wore white knee-high socks today, different from the pantyhose of the past, neither full-length, reaching just above the knees, with a lace edge, and slightly transparent.

"Have you been working out lately?" Lynch asked curiously, the maid’s legs were slightly thinner than before, but they didn’t give the impression of just being thin.

They remained full, just in slightly smaller size.

He reached out and touched them, "They feel nice, are these the latest stockings on the market?"

He asked knowingly, the maid adjusted her stance slightly to allow Lynch a better view of her stockings, "Yes, Mr. Lynch."

Lynch looked at her, "My experience tells me, you have something to talk to me about."

"I would like to request a day off, my boyfriend is visiting me from out of town...", her face turned a deeper shade of red.

"Boyfriend?" Lynch raised an eyebrow, "Of course, not even the Lord can stop people from falling in love, let alone me!"