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However, this does not mean there are no problems. In fact, the indiscriminate killings that frequently appear in the news in Japan and South Korea are a signal that domestic conflicts are gradually becoming uncontrollable. As more and more people with this repressed behavior erupt, the conflicts intensify, and the internal resource allocation becomes completely unbalanced (after all, the exploiters will not stop sucking blood in this process), eventually drawing everyone's attention to the higher levels until the moment of reckoning arrives.
When that day comes, the ruling class, which maintains its privileges through class solidification, will be utterly insignificant in the face of the hardworking masses who dare to fight to the death. Don't argue that the army is not in the hands of the people, so there is no hope of resistance. When the army sees its rulers so weak, what will they, who hold guns, think? This is not a political issue, but a simple human issue. Besides, what kind of lives do the lower and middle-ranking officers and soldiers in the Japanese and Korean armies lead? Expecting an army that eats fodder to devote itself to the rulers to the point of death is not something they are willing to do.
Before, when everything was in a mess and there were no drastic changes, it was okay to just get by. But now, the opportunity for change has arrived. Although it is random, the effect it brings is drastic enough. Admittedly, this drastic change is mostly manifested in the form of destruction. But this is where the most ruthless and rational aspect of the Way of Heaven lies. Before a new order is born, it will clear a large part of the chessboard in various ways. After destruction, rebirth will begin.
Nurgle was overjoyed, for life and death were both his domain.
"Good heavens, so he's gone with Abe."
Qin Shan had just returned home from the island base when he received shocking news: Kishida Fumio had been given a brainwave attack.
To be precise, his entire head was just a hole; to put it more clearly, it was a headshot.
The assassin was even more ruthless than Tetsuya Yamagami. At least Yamagami approached from behind and entered Abe's mind before the other party could react. This assassin went straight in and killed the bodyguard protecting Fumio Kishida, then punched Fumio Kishida's head off.
The entire process took less than thirty seconds. From the moment the other party rushed over to the moment Fumio Kishida fell into a pool of blood, the whole process took no more than ten seconds.
What speedy passage to the Japanese Prime Minister?
This is not Richelieu's fault for delivering the contracts. People like him would never show their lethality on a normal day. They would only unleash it after receiving the contract. Unlike the desire for power and money, the desire for revenge has a wider scope. After all, sometimes people are driven by passion and will do anything. In addition, the fact that the person being used will inevitably be reduced to ashes afterward makes the distribution range and target selection very random. They can just look for people who are frustrated or want to commit suicide.
And then came the big surprise: another Japanese prime minister was taken away.
"Breaking news: At 14:27 PM Beijing time, South Korean Prime Minister Yoon Seok-youl was provoked during a speech, resulting in the deaths of all 37 people accompanying him. The situation is currently under control."
Clap clap clap, Qin Shan clapped his hands with a smile. It was getting more and more lively, and he was having a great time.
After seeing these things, some people should be terrified. Even for the sake of their own lives, they should consider how to present a human side to the people.
"Then, comrades, let's vote by raising our hands."
In a certain location in Beijing, the bigwigs in the first three rows were solemnly voting.
The content of this vote was very simple: zero tolerance for corruption and a severe crackdown on all kinds of egregious acts that hinder people's livelihoods. In short, fairness, fairness, and damn fairness.
There's no way around it; the Avengers' blade has cut right into the bureaucrats' lifeline. If the bureaucratic system isn't strengthened, then those vengeful superhumans will be the ones to strengthen it, and they'll be doing it with their whole families.
If you don't sever ties with corruption now, then you should physically sever ties with your own life. It's your choice.
You may not believe in the integrity of bureaucrats, but you must believe that they are afraid of death.
Moreover, not all bureaucrats are incompetent. Even in a cesspool like Haiti, there are warriors who want to lead the country to a better future. And what about the vast and ancient China, with its history of more than eight thousand years (if we continue to explore, it might be at least ten thousand years, which is the foundation of an ancient country).
The bigwigs in the first three rows passed the new proposal, which will then be implemented as laws and regulations. This time, there's no need to worry about whether it will become laws and regulations; implementation is mandatory. After all, if they don't implement it, the Avengers will do it for them. However, there will inevitably be some splash damage during the implementation. Please bear with it, since they are not professionals in the judicial system, and there's nothing that can be done if uncontrollable consequences occur.
As for suppression, hahaha, don't be ridiculous. That level of combat power can only use weapons of mass destruction. But using such weapons against a revenger who wants to kill corrupt officials within one's own country is still a matter of the army suppressing them. It's one thing for the armies of other countries, but when the soldiers think that what they are protecting is such a theoretically and practically deserving-to-die thing, believe me, they will find a way to secretly let them off the hook first.
That's right, military orders are like mountains, but even mountains have their limits. Officers at the top can't take care of every single soldier below. If someone comes along with an excuse like "we didn't make it," or "we tried our best," or "they're superhumans, and our vehicles couldn't keep up," they'll leave you speechless. If you want to be tough, then you should consider whether framing someone will lead to a new Avenger coming to cleanse you.
This is an unsolvable vicious cycle unless the Dragon of Desire is defeated, but Earth's current civilization is clearly not capable of that. They haven't even figured out what the Abyss's arrival and the existence of superhumans really are. Everything they know so far was given to them by Qin Shan. With everything they know exposed, how can they fight back? They don't have Wallfacers, and besides, the threat level of Wallfacers relies on a more powerful third party. Does Earth have such a third party right now?
In the present day and age, even a high-level superhuman, even one who has just broken through, can drive the armies of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council crazy, let alone the fact that Qin Shan's side consists of high-level individuals.
As it turns out, in life-or-death situations, the administrative efficiency of any government is extremely high. In less than a day, from the top making the decision to the bottom starting to arrest people and begin trials, at least a thousand people have already been imprisoned, and even the top three bigwigs have been implicated.
But this is just the beginning. According to the data analyzed by Beizhai after summarizing economic big data, if all the officials in the national bureaucracy were executed, there would definitely be some wrongful convictions. But if half of them were executed, there would definitely be some who slipped through the net. Overall, the bureaucracy is clearly divided into three levels: the grassroots are exhausted, the middle level is lax, and the upper level is strictly controlled.
This is true on a general scale. When it comes to individuals, there are still leaders who serve the country and its people. Or rather, the political training system of China has determined the people who rise step by step from the bottom to the top. Perhaps their personal morality cannot be called saintly, but their abilities are definitely much stronger than those of American politicians. At least they understand how to assess the situation and act according to local conditions.
If all else fails, learn from Taoist philosophy; without making reckless mistakes, you can surpass 99% of the world's countries.
Some countries are like this: governing a large country is like cooking a small fish, while I prefer stir-frying, and adding strawberry Sichuan hot pot.
Stop looking, I'm talking about you, you two, father and son, you two are truly alike, you're both born from the same Dior brand, your problems are so mirror-like.
This sudden, top-down anti-corruption storm shocked the nation and the world.
Although countries around the world are competing to see who is the worst after the collapse of the Soviet Union, China is clearly one of the less bad ones. It is still striving to improve itself and can truly implement anti-corruption as a government policy. In other words, it is able to carry it out.
In contrast, in some countries, if you really try to fight corruption, one day an accountant will crash and the next day the president will be killed.
When Kennedy, who wanted to reclaim national monetary sovereignty from the Federal Reserve, covered his forehead and expressed his approval.
The latest news is that this anti-corruption campaign will not only target officials for corruption, but also investigate the assets of their families, including those in divorce cases. Many laws will also be amended, including the Marriage Law. The reason is very simple: in a certain area west of the Yangtze River, more than 3,000 families have been wiped out due to issues related to bride prices, resulting in the deaths of no fewer than 20,000 people in just one week.
This is terrifying, forcing the country to apply the brakes; otherwise, a larger-scale bombing would only be a matter of time.
The aging population was already accelerating, and now there's a large-scale population exodus. The government can't possibly handle this.
An unstable internal situation can affect the economy; look at the recent influx of foreign investment... why is it even increasing?
Is it possible that the problems in China are merely minor compared to those in other countries, while other countries have already reached a point of no return?
Look at the United States across the ocean. Just yesterday, a new record was set: the Avengers set fire to Wall Street, and more than a dozen Wall Street elites were thrown from a height of 300 meters, receiving a dimensional reduction attack from Newton's classical physics.
Although the fire was brought under control, the sanctity of American capitalism was shattered by its own avengers.
In the past, their occupation of Wall Street was just a protest, and many of those involved were purged afterwards (shot in the back and committed suicide). But now it has escalated to arresting elites on Wall Street and bleeding them dry, and the scene is almost like killing chickens.
Who would respect a chicken that has been killed? Do you think there will be people who follow suit?
Without a doubt, a new storm is coming soon. The Avengers will not stand still; they will transcend time and space, giving their all, until the streetlights are all up!
This time, it's the White House that gets bombed. A former drug addict turned avenger who, after obtaining a contract, launches an attack on the center of American national power in an antisocial manner. This time, the White House can't be repainted because it's been razed to the ground and has to be rebuilt. I wonder if the rebuilt White House will be criticized by the LGBT community for disrespecting minorities and become a rainbow palace. It's kind of exciting to think about.
"Great, the United States is going to have a new president too."
Qin Shan received another shocking piece of news: US President Biden died in the ruins of the White House, and now Vice President Kamala Harris has become the US president as she wished, but she certainly doesn't want to take over this mess at this time.
Biden's term was already coming to an end, and she wasn't even a transitional president. At best, she was a figurehead president, able to sign her name on documents and leave a mark on the list of US presidents. That wasn't much she could do. As for running for president, looking at Trump, who was riding high, she definitely had no hope.
In just two short days, the United States, Japan, and South Korea all changed their heads of state, leaving the world in shock.
These three countries are all economically strong. If these three countries were to change leaders so frequently, wouldn't the other countries be... second-rate?
Russia is doing alright. Putin has recently become the "Great Putin" in the hearts of the Russian people thanks to his victory over Ukraine. No one will want to send him to meet Nicholas II anytime soon, but this undoubtedly puts a lot of pressure on the leadership of various countries.
If one is incompetent in governing the country, or if the avengers believe that one is incompetent in governing the country, wouldn't that mean that one should also die to atone for one's sins?
The idea that if you can't govern the country well, you should die—what kind of hellish national leader test is this?!
This is where the advantages of authoritarian states are revealed: collective will influence individuals. With sufficient cohesion, as long as the state is not in such a dire state that it is unacceptable, the probability of avengers appearing will be greatly reduced. Ordinary people can usually endure and resolve minor grievances on their own.
But those countries that emphasize freedom and are committed to verticalizing society have now become the hardest-hit areas for the avengers.
Anyway, I've only ever lived for myself. All this talk about national sentiment is just an illusion. The moment Allen set himself on fire in front of the Israeli embassy, the American Dream and the American spirit died. Now it's just a makeshift existence after all that's been broken.
But if those who resist are given the chance to take revenge, they will immediately raise their knives against those who oppress them. I couldn't do that in the past, but now that my life is in utter darkness, I must take a few people down to hell with me.
In Hawaii, among the survivors of that fire emerged avengers. These avengers then slaughtered the local elites, including government officials and wealthy individuals unaffected by the fire. Although not all were wiped out, it was practically the same as annihilation, which terrified the American elites.
Immediately afterward, the survivors of the Hawaiian wildfires began to enjoy the benefits of reconstruction. Resources were poured in like free, officials became more efficient, government efficiency improved, and capitalists became more amiable. Work that used to take years to complete was now showing initial results in less than three days. Container houses purchased from China replaced the tents where the survivors had previously lived, and water and electricity were restored. It was also stated that the subsequent reconstruction work would be completed within six months, with all facilities being of the highest quality. Lead water pipes were replaced with imported plastic pipes from China to ensure there would be no problems.
In short, please stop making Avengers movies, please! We're willing to pay for it!
Section 65: Bismarck Arrives
The existence of the Dragon of Desire causes infighting among the upper classes and allows the lower classes to seek revenge against the upper classes. The direct result is that the upper classes are forced to concede to the middle and lower classes, or rather, their system of inheritance is disrupted. Even if they don't stop, Qin Shan will help them reshuffle the cards.
After all, people are the root of all problems. If the people who create problems are gone, then there will be no problems.
"In this way, a relatively fair new world has emerged, which is excellent."
Qin Shan nodded. Even if he had manipulated this fairness behind the scenes, over time, the vast majority of the working class who benefited from this development would spontaneously maintain this order, or rather, they themselves would be the order itself. At that time, even if they did nothing, if someone wanted to enjoy the treatment of the privileged again, they would be resisted by the entire social environment.
Every policy has inertia. Even after an instructor leaves, his political legacy can still benefit us today, and there is even a trend of regrouping. To overturn the course of history, it would take at least a hundred or even several hundred years of painstaking effort. Especially after achieving complete transcendence, living to be several hundred years old is no longer a novelty. At that time, the entire system of human civilization will be reorganized and transformed into a new form.
The spiral has been hovering for too long; it's time to rise.
"The new ship girl has arrived."
The system notification instantly brought Qin Shan's attention back to reality.
"Where are the new ship girls?"
Then the system gave Qin Shan an unexpected reply.
The other party was not in the main world, but in Europe of the second world; it was Bismarck.
“Beizhai, your sister is back, but she’s in Europe. We’re going to pick her up now.”
Qinshan had just contacted Wanbeizhai when Xiaozhai started protesting.
“I am also Tirpitz, and Bismarck is my sister. I want to go too.”
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I forgot to mention you."
"The admiral treats me like a child, I'm angry!"
"Ahem, that was a technical mistake. It won't happen again. Come on, let's go to Germany in World Two."
The system thoughtfully marked Bismarck's location, but North Carolina could only say he couldn't leave.
"Admiral, I am now bound to this place."
In the server array of the island base, Beizhai's ship equipment has become the core of the entire base. This has greatly expanded Beizhai's overall performance here, but it has also basically tied her here, turning her from a ship girl into a fortress.
"Thank you for your hard work." Qin Shan said, feeling embarrassed.
But Bei Zhai thoughtfully gave Qin Shan a hug and a kiss.
"Remember to say hello to my sister for me. Anyway, we'll all be reunited here."
"it is good!"
With the two little ones and Mrs. Lie by his side, Qin Shan activated the system's teleportation function, and the next second, the four of them arrived in Berlin, Germany.
Berlin in World Two is a city full of science fiction, completely different from Berlin on Earth. After all, it was a city severely damaged during the Soviet Union's liberation of Europe. During the subsequent restoration, many old buildings were demolished and replaced with other science fiction-style intelligent city systems. Therefore, it doesn't feel like a city with German historical heritage, but more like a European version of Academy City. The streets are swept by various kinds of cleaning robots, and more than 90% of the city's maintenance work is done by these intelligent robots.
Much of the rigidity and seriousness has been lost here, replaced by greater openness and inclusivity.
But this also means there are a lot of cameras in the area. The reason why the newly formed Stasi is more efficient is mainly due to the addition of these high technologies. Europeans who once shouted for freedom and privacy are now actually quite accustomed to cameras.
The premise is that the government truly cares about the people; otherwise, the cameras are just a reflection of the authoritarian government of 1984.
Fun fact: The original 1984 was set in Britain and had absolutely nothing to do with the Soviet Union. It was later adapted to be a Soviet story, a classic example of a hard-hitting, hard-hitting adaptation.
Use your brain. If the Soviet Union had really achieved that level of capability in 1984, NATO would have been kneeling down and singing praises of conquest long ago.
However, Berlin, Germany in World Two did indeed rely on this Sky Eye system (that's really what it's called) to effectively monitor the entire city. For example, Qin Shan and his group were stopped by a round security robot after taking only a few steps.
"Hello, please show your ID card."
It's obvious that Qin Shan and his group didn't have any identification cards, at least not German ones. This means that the surrounding cameras have identity scanning and marking functions. If they find a target that is not in the identification database, they will mark it, and then the surrounding security robots will come looking for them.
With Xiaozhai's capabilities, it wouldn't be difficult to prevent this robot from causing trouble. However, this involves big data networking. Simply hacking a machine police officer at the execution end is meaningless; it will only cause the cameras to detect anomalies and continue to report them, attracting more attention.
See? In a city like this, if you want to be a spy, you have to get a legal identity first. For countries with strict household registration management, this is practically a golden opportunity.
This person has been missing from our household registration for a long time. Could you please explain where they have been during this period?
What? You have amnesia? That's really unfortunate. You'll need to undergo some mental health treatment first. This is the mental hospital ambulance we've prepared. Please get in.
Many spies were thus locked up in mental hospitals. Basically, if there were large discrepancies in your information or problems with the DNA test, then sorry, you either had to move to a designated location or leave. There were no other options.
NATO has repeatedly criticized the Soviet Union's household registration system as an authoritarian system that violates human rights, but the Soviet Union has no intention of relaxing its efforts. If you object, it proves that I am doing the right thing and that I must intensify my efforts.
However, there were loopholes that could be exploited, namely tourist status. But tourist status, especially for foreign tourists, meant there were certain places they couldn't go. Even different levels of tourist status cards had restrictions on the Soviet cities they could visit, and there were also lists of friendly countries. They were completely restrictive.
Then Qin Shan and his group are in grave danger!
No, even if there were a direct conflict with the local army, Qin Shan could guarantee that it would be the German army that was crying.
Moreover, besides taking on the main quest of Bismarck, he also had some side quests to arrange this time.
With the main world's affairs settled and other worlds relatively quiet, the preparations for the second world can now begin.
Bismarck's emergence allowed Qin Shan to boldly take the next step: to establish a new regime in the Americas and have Bismarck become its leader.
In this way, he would have national-level power at his back, and his subsequent plans would proceed more smoothly.
“We don’t have ID cards. Forget it, let’s just say we forced our way in.”
Such arrogant behavior caused the robot police's CPU to overheat for a few seconds, then the red light on its body lit up, a clear warning sign, and its voice also became serious.
"Undocumented immigrant, according to the East German regulations for managing undocumented immigrants, you will be transferred to a temporary resettlement area. Any act of resistance will be punished, and you will bear the consequences yourself. Repeat..."
At that moment, three small quadcopter drones flew overhead, with something resembling a launcher underneath. However, it wasn't a firearm; it was an air gun that fired tranquilizer darts, clearly a method used to deal with illegal immigrants.
That's quite humane, considering that in the mainstream world, the United States has already started using guns against those who are considered "humane."
"Be quiet."
Qin Shan snapped his fingers, and the next second, all the intelligent robots fell silent.
Xiao Zhai hacked into their system and immediately put them on strike.