Chapter 436 436: Outburst.
Lily stood before the people of the media with a rather calm face, and she said, "I am sure by now you all must have learned about the situation in the ocean, right?"
The people nodded and Lily said, "The Cardinal Group condemns this act of the Eagle Nation Navy, and the people responsible for mobilizing military power on a civilian property. These people should die from shame."
She didn't say anything like how they will get retribution, but the rage on her little face had become rather self explanatory. June had also come over, she was going to act as her assistant for the time being. One of the reporters asked, "Young Miss, may I ask where is Lord Cardinal and Maiden Yue?"
Lily looked at the person and said, "My father has suffered a serious stress episode and is currently resting. He has been confined to the bed two years ago and we don't want for things to repeat themselves and so the family doctor gave him a sedative and put him to sleep, as for my mother, she has gone to handle the matter of the only civilian casualty that occurred after this horrendous action."
Her eyes had a red line around them but she didn't cry, the people felt pity for the little girl who was now shouldering the situation and meeting with the reporters, but it was noticed why she was doing this. So, many people supported her as well. Some television networks were going live with this. Another reporter asked, "Young Miss, what will the Cardinal Group do after this?"
Lily took a deep breath and replied, "We will rebuild, and the government has already displayed strong support for this cause. I would like to take this moment and assure the fellow investors that we will make it through these tough times."
Another reporter asked, "Young Miss, would you like to give out any message to the person who commanded all this?"
Lily looked at the people and asked, "Do you mean that pedophile of the Eagle nation?"
The people gasped, they didn't expect such a strong use of language from this little girl but they could not say anything else. Lily looked at their reactions and asked, "Are you scared of that weakling who uses the arms and trust of his people to attack us? Have some pride, we are the Clover Citizens and if that coward has the guts then I dare him to try and attack our borders. He has no courage, his people have no courage and that nation of dimwits are letting this guy sit in the throne is just beyond me. What are we all so scared of? What has the west ever given the world apart from their hypocrisy? They don't come to stop wars, they developed nuclear weapons the first and then they tried to tell the entire world that it was wrong to develop them as well? Why did their conscience only wake up when they have commited a sin already?"
As she said that, the people were shaken, indeed, these things they all knew about but coming from a child, this had a deeper impact on them. Lily slammed her hand on the table and said, "If I had the power, all these men who were involved in the scandals, I would have declared them to be nothing but a bunch of insects in the human skin and shot them all in the forehead right in the city square. I don't care about you all, but I am not bowing my head to someone who knows nothing but to talk funny and act like a clown. Someone who thinks that he owns the world just because he worked his way up the order is not a leader, but a pig.
There is a saying that my Baba has always taught me, rather than a sharp enemy we must be worried about a pig teammate, and the Eagles have decided to let a pig lead them, no wonder they are going down the gutter."
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The entire country was on fire, they didn't expect Lily to come up and leave out such a strong speech regarding the President of the Eagle Nation, this was a slap that would become the only identification mark of the President.
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Lily didn't stop after this, she said, "If you all are listening to me, and feel that there is some truth in my words, then please try to do your bit about this. I am not against the people who are forced to follow the orders, or the people who were fooled into voting for this man, but even after knowing the truth if you cannot take back the control, then what is the worth of your power? Today that man decided to bomb our place, killed one man who stayed behind to maintain the system that he created with passion, what would you do when he decides to aim his guns towards you? His actions are nothing but a showcase of depravity. Please, I implore you all, do your bit and make this man regret his actions."
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Krump was also watching the news and this speech was broadcasted to him directly, and his face was turning pale from rage. The man clenched his fist and he slammed his fists on the table as he yelled, "Bitch! Someone kill this bitch!"
The people were at a loss of what to do, when suddenly the door of the room was pushed open and the Vice President of the Eagle Nation came in. Krump looked at the man with a furrowed brow and asked, "How can you enter here?"
The man scoffed at him and said, "Effective Immediately, you, Headley Krump, are disposed off as the President of the Eagle Nation. The mandate was signed by all the Presidents who are alive at the moment. It has been reviewed by the Senate and they have passed it with a unanimous decision."
Krump was shocked, the rest of the people were shocked, and the Vice President said to the military advisor behind him, "General Cameron, you are free to arrest the Former President, and also, Secretary of Defence, General Pratt for authorizing the Navy to attack the Civilian Settlement and endanger the lives of innocent people, and also for risking a full fledged war with a country that had been allies with us for the past three decades."
The person then showed the notice to the Security detail of the president and they were shocked, but the quickly acted, seized the black suitcase, and then they all came to stand behind the Vice President. The next moment, Krump was cuffed and dragged out of the room along with the secretary of defense. The Vice President said, "Make sure he is locked up nicely, and the PR team, release the news to the media, the people have already trashed the Supreme Court, we cannot have them do the same to any more offices and endanger their lives. Have the military unit move out and contain the scene. I want everyone unit of law enforcement out there. The entire capital, all the crossroads, turn them into checkpoints and maintain the order.
Also, someone get me the King of the Clover Nation. We cannot afford to have them attack against our sailors. Lastly, get me the contact details of the Cardinal Family, I want to talk to them about this situation. Then get me a list of every single person involved in this whole operation from the top to the bottom."
That said, the people began to handle the damage, but it was too bad for them. Things were beyond their control now.
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Leo had been keeping up with the pace of the changes, as he rode his bike out in the dark streets. He reached the airport and took his own plain to the capital. The only passenger listed for the flight was Markus, Leo had snuck inside the airport through the fence and caught the flight when it was taxing on the runway. The ground staff might have seen him but they didn't recognize him.
Markus asked, "Sir, who are we going to handle the first?"
Leo looked at Markus and the young man said, "I want to meet that consulate officer who was trying to intimidate me. It is about time I release him of these earthly bonds."
His tone was calm and cold, and the more it was like that, the more shock and fear it instilled in Markus's heart. After a couple of hours the flight landed and Leo once again got out sneakily. He found the address of the officer from Alpha, and was headed right there, this man didn't have a family, he was simply a playboy who used the government job as his excuse behind everything. He was exploiting the life here by indulging in alcohol and women. However, tonight was going to be a night that he might have never expected. At this moment, he was sitting in his couch with a beer bottle in front of him waiting for the call girl he had just hired, to come over and have fun.
The doorbell rang, and the man was surprised, he mumbled, "Well, that was fast."
