Chapter 45: Our own version of Democracy (1)
In August 1940, while Italy was suffering from the consequences of its actions, The Korean Empire was still noisy and chaotic. “A madman butchered 20 people last week! The public order of this nation, of our Empire was fallen to the ground…”
“It’s the end of times! The reckoning has come! The end is near!”
Suddenly emerging violent incidents filled the newspaper pages.
People shifted their attention from political issues to incidents directly related to their lives.
The world's attention was focused on the 'war against crime'1 in the colony.
So, I made sure that the newspapers also disclosed frequent news of criminals being arrested.
"Now people will forget about the colony, Southeast Asia, and such stories for a while."
"I hope it goes as you say."
I didn't have much hope for this.