At three o'clock in the afternoon, Governor Ji suddenly appeared on federal television and read a public apology letter to all federal citizens in a live news broadcast.
At the beginning of the apology letter, Governor Ji was not vague at all and directly confirmed the authenticity of the "rumors".
He then elaborated on the severe situation and arduous challenges he has faced since taking office.
It ends with four words "walking on thin ice".
Immediately afterwards, he began to sincerely apologize: "As a consul, I failed to discover and correct this mistake in time, which caused huge irreparable losses to the federation and had an extremely bad impact on society.
Here, I must admit that I have neglected my duty and betrayed everyone's trust in me. I feel deeply guilty about this. Please allow me to sincerely say sorry to the federation, society and the general public."
At the end of the letter of apology, which was also the heaviest part, Governor Ji announced on the spot the dissolution of parliament and the start of an early general election next month.
The above is the entire content of the apology letter.
After the live broadcast ended, Zhang Hao couldn't help but sigh: "His Excellency Consul Ji has indeed resigned!"
"As Zhang Chen said, he only has a few months left in office anyway, so it's really not a loss."
Zhang Chongxin didn't think so.
Zhang Guoji looked at his father and scratched his head:
"Dad, why do I feel that this matter was planned by the Archon? He is the mastermind."
Zhang Hao nodded affirmatively: "You are right, it is almost impossible to say that Archon Ji was completely kept in the dark about such a big matter.
If nothing else, this matter was actually led by Archon Ji. Apart from him, I don’t think anyone has the courage and power."
"Dad, I don't understand why Consul Ji did this? Isn't he afraid that he will lose his security in the late festival?"
Zhang Guoxuan asked immediately.
"There is a saying that goes, 'The butt determines the head.' The reason why Archon Ji is so crazy must have his own considerations. Maybe he doesn't have enough food, maybe he wants to eliminate the root cause of the turmoil in the Middle East once and for all." Zhang Hao tried.
analyzed.
"But this is too unscrupulous. It is said that there are less than one million of the aboriginal people in Africa left now. The Europeans are famous for being cruel and ruthless. They are not a thing." Zhang Guoxuan said angrily and unfairly.
"Second brother, your father, let me tell you a truth today." Zhang Hao took the opportunity to teach you, "The adult world has nothing to do with right or wrong, only pros and cons. Some things cannot just be taken at face value. You have to have your own thinking."
Zhang Chongxin quickly echoed: "Little Pudding, your father is right. Although Consul Ji is the person in charge of the federation, don't forget that he is also one of our own.
To put it bluntly, the local government is the fundamental base of the Discipline Executive. In many cases, local interests are even higher than federal interests.
Only when you two understand this can you correctly understand why he would risk his life's reputation."
The twins nodded thoughtfully.
Zhang Guoji was already very interested in current affairs, so he asked a gossip question on the spot: "Grandpa, who do you think will take over after Consul Ji steps down?"
"I think there are two main candidates, one is His Excellency the Deputy Consul, and the other is Fan Zhenxiang, Minister of the Interior. According to the current situation analysis, both parties are 50-50 split."
Zhang Chongxin replied.
"Deputy consul?" Zhang Guoji couldn't help being shocked, "Grandpa, the deputy consul is from Europe. How is this possible?"
"It is precisely because he is from Europe that I included him in the candidate list. You know, Fan Zhenxiang is recognized as the next successor. If there had not been this crisis, he would have been 100% able to take over."
"Grandpa, what do you mean?"
"It's very simple. Since the showdown has been chosen, the oil fields in the Middle East must be taken back next. The Europeans have suffered such a big loss and cannot get any compensation at all." Zhang Chongxin said confidently.
This is not only his view, but also the common view of a group of political enthusiasts around him. As we all know, politics is the art of compromise, which is normal.
Hearing this, Zhang Hao immediately expressed his different opinions: "Dad, I think there is little chance of the deputy consul coming to power."
"What's the reason?" Zhang Chongxin asked quickly.
"There are two reasons."
Zhang Hao paused and then replied:
“First of all, people who are not from our race must have different minds, and our local forces may not be able to accept them;
Secondly, once the deputy consul comes to power, if nothing else, there will inevitably be serious internal strife between the East and the West, which is very fatal given the current situation."
Zhang Chongxin lowered his head and thought for a moment, feeling that what his son said was reasonable:
"According to what you said, Fan Zhenxiang is stable?"
"It's almost ten." Zhang Hao nodded.
Zhang Guoji interjected: "Dad, what should the Europeans do? They have lost such huge interests, and they will definitely fight to the end. There is no guarantee that there will be another split."
"Do you think it was still ten years ago?" Zhang Hao showed a meaningful expression, "Over the years, the federation has been engaged in infrastructure construction. Although the proportion of military industry is not large, it has accumulated a good report card."
The most typical one here is the navy, which has increased in size at least four to five times and is no longer what it used to be.
"So the Europeans have no choice but to admit defeat?"
Zhang Guoji was surprised.
"There is no other way but to admit defeat. Besides, the gap between the rich and the poor in Europe is getting wider and wider. People are not fools. They cannot take chestnuts from the fire for those in power. In contrast, if you stay in the Federation... your life will be more secure."
Zhang Hao is decisive.
Zhang Chongxin then added another reason: "Another point is that the richer people are, the more they are afraid of death. Those so-called upper-class elites in Europe will never dare to really start a war because they can't afford to gamble."
If you think about it from his perspective, he would actually make the same choice. He would rather lose money and avoid disaster than take the slightest risk of ruining his family and his family.
Zhang Guoxuan suddenly interrupted: "Dad, if the Middle East oil fields are taken back, will energy prices rise next? Or fall?"
"No need to ask, it must be a decline! Officials are not capitalists, and profit is not the first goal."
Zhang Guoji has a well-thought-out approach.
This is also a side effect of the original peace agreement. Although the Europeans lost the pricing power of oil, they still have a certain degree of bargaining power.
Generous profits can be obtained every year.
Zhang Hao shook his head: "It's really hard to say. In recent years, the federal financial gap has been getting bigger and bigger. I think the main reason why the higher-ups are eager to take back the oil fields in the Middle East and solve the financial crisis is."
"Alas, the large-scale infrastructure construction in the past few years has gone too far, which is why it has the current side effects."
Zhang Chongxin sighed.
"Dad, the higher ups are also forced to do so. If we don't solve the employment problem, the problem will only become more serious."