In the Name of Empress-Chapter 349 - 237: Xidai’s Sky_3

After the coup, many comrades betrayed him, and quite a few were sent to the guillotine by him.

He essentially had no friends, but Allen was an exception.

Allen might not have been his friend, yet he was among the few who could speak to him in the tone of a friend.

At least, it was so in the early days of the revolution.

In recent months, Allen also gradually fell silent, not daring to speak much with him.

He knew what the old buddy was thinking but didn’t know how to break through it all.

He had initially wanted to have a good talk with Allen soon.

Unfortunately, there was no chance anymore.

Thinking about replacing Allen with that useless Deputy Intelligence Officer gave Marco a bit of a headache.

Just when he held a sliver of hope that the people who kidnapped Allen were only after money, waiting for them to send a ransom note and demands, bad news arrived once more.

Allen’s body was found in a stinking ditch.

The enemy left a line of small characters on Allen’s corpse.

"He is not the last one."

This was a blatant provocation.

Marco looked at Allen’s body, his face calm, without any expression.

Suddenly, he became calm.

Who did this? There were no answers for now. But the enemy wanted him to lose his mind.

During this period, everything was going wrong, making him hover on the brink of madness. If he continued to be dominated by anger, he would certainly make wrong decisions.

He pondered for a long time and summoned the Secretary of State, speaking in a deep voice:

"Notify the ministers of all departments, I want to hold an emergency meeting."

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While Marco was holding a meeting, Alina was also convening a meeting almost simultaneously.

Although Ives Port and West City were more than 2,300 kilometers apart from north to south, they happened to be in the same time zone, so the meeting times naturally weren’t too far apart.

Unlike the grave-like oppressive atmosphere of Marco’s meeting, Alina’s meeting was full of laughter and happiness.

The first thing she did after taking over Ives Port was to publicly announce the list of criminals, with Marco and his henchmen prominently listed, but the officials of Ives Port and ordinary officials of the Jin Yuan Interim Government were not included.

Only the main culprits are questioned, accomplices are not pursued.

It’s a simple principle, yet few can achieve it.

Humans are emotional creatures, easily influenced by emotions like joy, anger, sorrow, and happiness.

But Alina was different.

She was equivalent to having died once, having a deeper understanding of life and death.

Since becoming Miss Fuchou and then reverting to her original identity, she was no longer her former self.

She calmly comforted the surrendering officials of Ives Port, painting a beautiful blueprint for everyone.

She implemented feasible changes in the national construction concept her father left behind.

She did not agree with many of her father’s practices.

Mr. Carlo viewed the world too ideally, always hoping to inspire the citizens with concepts like ideals, beliefs, and common goals.

Unfortunately, in this era, the education level of ordinary people was very low, and they simply couldn’t understand such profound topics.

Those with good education could understand but didn’t want to support it. 𝐟𝕣𝗲𝕖𝕨𝗲𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝗲𝚕.𝗰𝚘𝐦

They held knowledge, wealth, and power, so how could they accept the concept of "equality for all"?

Alina modified her father’s ideas, making them more realistic and utilitarian.

Utilitarianism was indeed not good, but those willing to follow her all hoped for a better life, that’s reality.

Alina wasn’t just talking; she needed the support of the old forces to implement her father’s ideas.

Sitting in the conference hall, Alina addressed the officials of Ives Port and people from all walks of life, simplifying the concept of absolute equality.

Alina’s slogan was simple, "Defend freedom, enjoy freedom, become freedom."

Everyone understood.

Alina didn’t want to infringe on everyone’s legal rights.

People from all walks of life engaged in heated discussions, pondering over it, and everyone was more willing to accept Alina’s strategy.

Following Alina indeed had a considerable chance of getting shot, but following Brother Marco meant heading to the guillotine at any moment.

With no way out, they were naturally willing to gamble again with Alina.

They yearned for progress, desired wealth, craved beautiful women.

So they could only unite around Alina.

As for whether Alina could succeed?

They couldn’t be bothered to think about it, it was Alina’s own concern.