Rust - Chapter 252



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RUST -252

The exclusion of Chinese people began with the military, and China was turned upside down because of this.

“It’s clear that the US is targeting China!”

“You’re excluding Chinese people?”

Are you saying that you are ignoring the blood and sweat of the Chinese who made great contributions to the development of the western region, including the transcontinental railroad?

Is it because of the spies? There have been spies everywhere in every era. Where did you learn such bad behavior as picking on spies or excluding all relatives and cousins ​​of those involved?

Excluding 1.5 billion Chinese people meant excluding Asians.

“This is not simply excluding Chinese people. This is blatant racism!”

“We must let the world know that what the US is doing now is racist!”

Discrimination against Asians was already worsening due to the virus outbreak. It seemed like things were finally calming down, but the emergence of a mutant virus has made things crazy.

One day, we will be able to compete with the United States, but not now. We had been waiting for at least 5 years, or at most 10 years, but the disaster in Japan has made things tangled up like this.

“Do you think this issue will end with racism?”

“The arrows are even aimed at Chinese businessmen and politicians.”

This was not just a passing wind. The roots planted in America were frantically warning. And that warning was the last warning. Those who contacted China were ‘no longer in existence.’

“Someone has to be held accountable.”

“If not the Northern Lights, then who else would have done it?”

“The successor of the Long family must have gone mad after dying.”

The chairman raised his hand. The large conference room fell silent at the chairman’s gesture. They were preparing for a purge, but this kind of thing happened.

Are you thinking of burning down the Central Plains to avenge your family?

‘No. No.’

If he had been a simpleton, he would not have become the head of the Long family. Then why did he do that? The chairman’s brow furrowed. And he came to a conclusion.

‘Information about the purge has leaked.’

The commentator smiled crookedly. So the Long family is betting on China. If you want to purge, do it. We are going to a civil war. If you are confident in the face of the US, then do it.

‘What should I do?’

As the commentator quietly lowered his hand, the sounds of threes and fives grew louder again from all directions.

“What do you think should be done about the Northern Territory?”

“We are currently gathering troops from the Southern and Eastern Theaters. How about applying strong pressure to induce internal conflict?”

“No. If there is no internal strife, there will be a civil war.”

“Let’s just leave the reactionaries who are driving China into the abyss of war because they are afraid of civil war alone!”

“It’s not the civil war that’s important. Isn’t this current situation, where the US is targeting China, important?”

“Do you think the US will just let a civil war break out? It is clear that the US will use this opportunity to trample on China.”

After a long and drawn-out discussion, the situation was settled like this.

Should we hold the Long family of the Northern Frontier responsible and carry out a public purge, even starting a civil war?

If China goes into a civil war with the Northern Theater, China’s military power will drop by at least 30% and at most 50%. If it takes that risk and goes into a civil war, can it improve relations with the lynx-like US?

If the US were to target China, which had been devastated by the civil war, then nuclear weapons would be the only answer.

“But since we have nukes, we won’t be able to aim for China.”

“Yes. Even if Iraq had nuclear weapons, weapons of mass destruction, or ICBMs, we would not have attacked them.”

“Since we already have nuclear weapons, there’s no need for us to sacrifice ourselves, right?”

“Then are you saying that we should just leave the reactionary Long family alone?”

“Aren’t we fighting the US in Japan? If we continue to be attrited, we will be defeated.”

“Even if we kick out the Long family, is there any guarantee that the person who takes their place won’t act like the Long family?”

“Even if you cut it off, it’s a problem. The Long family has ruled the Northern Frontier for over 80 years. If you pull out the roots and plant something else, it will take another 10 years to grow.”

China claims to have a centralized government, but in reality, it is a dual power structure in which local lords are allied with the Communist Party and have strong regional power.

In other words, those with strong power in the center also have strong regional support bases. Purging that leader means purging the regional support base as well.

The best thing to do would be to induce the second or third person to betray them, so that they would lose their power among themselves, and then wipe them all out. It wasn’t easy because if the plan failed, they would band together and fight back even more.

As the speaker raised his hand, the noisy conference room fell into silence.

“We will use social media to inform the world about the US’s inhumane and immoral actions.”

“EMP terrorism has nothing to do with the Chinese government. Let me make that clear to the world.”

Just as China knows what the US is doing, the US will also know what was said at this meeting. So, that’s it for now.

The commentator glared at the people gathered around him.

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The United States has broadened its scope to exclude Chinese people.

Companies with Chinese executives or a high proportion of Chinese capital became targets of tax investigations and began to dissolve into endless waves of lawsuits.

“This is crazy. This is crazy. Didn’t you have a tax audit last week?”

“I came out today for a safety inspection.”

“Oh my. You’ve violated the fire code here. There’s a virus prevention issue over there.”

“······.”

The academic world was the same. The papers of Chinese professors were reexamined. If there were any problems, their degrees were revoked, and if there was even the slightest evidence of leaking research content, they were immediately taken into custody.

“You attached the experimental data to the email. Who did you send it to?”

“I need expert advice to interpret the results of this experiment···”

“Does it have to be an expert from a Chinese university?”

“Because my friend was a top expert in that field.”

“If there was no problem, why did you erase any trace of the email you sent?”

“···For security reasons.”

“Let’s go together first. Here is an arrest warrant.”

“Lawyer. My lawyer···”

At first it was professors, then international students. The Chinese students were denied visa extensions for various reasons and had to leave the United States.

It was also difficult to leave the United States. There were no flights due to the bird strike, so we had to go by ship, but the western part of the United States was practically in a state of lockdown. Even passenger ships could not operate due to the aftereffects of the EMP.

The only way to go was to go to Boston or New York and cross the Atlantic to Europe. Since there were no bird strikes in Europe yet, the only way was to take a plane from Europe back to China.

For over a week, the TV news has been filled with stories about EMP bombs. Was this what America was like?

[Even during the 2001 World Trade Center terrorist attacks, the topic was a main news story for over a month.]

“Is that so?”

[···Professor Lee Ching is accused of sending molecular biology research data from Harvard to China···]

[As most Chinese students studying abroad do not meet the strengthened study abroad requirements, large-scale leave of absence and expulsion are expected···]

[This is a policy that has a negative impact on the local economy and university finances. American students benefit from the tuition paid by Chinese students. If the number of Chinese students decreases, the benefits will decrease accordingly.]

[This is ridiculous. When did the university ever run because of Chinese students? The school is the one having a money party with the money Chinese students bring in. What benefit do they get? The academic environment is just a mess. It’s hard to tell if this is America or China.]

[Amid the growing controversy over the study abroad policy···]

[The Chinese government strongly criticizes the U.S. policies, calling them unprecedentedly malicious and racist.]

[···In the past, right after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the United States committed an indelible mistake. They forcibly arrested innocent Middle Easterners just because they were suspicious···]

[They created a law to collect and control personal information under the pretext of national security… Now they are discriminating without clear evidence. Is this the kind of liberal democratic behavior that America is proud of? It is deeply regrettable and concerning…]

When China said something like that, Maru felt strange and ended up laughing.

[I received a call from Manager Dan Brown.]

“Uh- Give it back.”

[This is Dan Brown. Things are getting a little serious right now.]

“They keep highlighting it on the news. Is China involved?”

It was unusual to see Chinese companies, businessmen, professors, and international students doing this. It was like driving away profitable customers from capitalist America. Is there a connection between terrorism and China?

[···According to data obtained from Japan, it has been revealed that Japan and China were working closely together. In the past, this would have been overlooked, but this incident is expected to be a turning point for not only the Chinese but also the Japanese.]

So, was he warning them, ‘Vladimaru, you’re also Japanese. The situation is serious.’? That’s what Maru understood. Until he heard the next words.

[The Vladimir Maru Building was mentioned during the discussion about excluding Japanese people.]

“yes?”

What does Japanese exclusion have to do with my building? What are you going to do with a building in my name? In capitalist America, where private property is the default?

[Security issues have surfaced regarding the supercomputer and modular nuclear power plant in the building. There is talk that the government should directly manage the building···]

“What bird… who told that story?”

Are you kidding me? You worked so hard to become a building owner, and now you’re trying to eat it all up?

Are you really going to commit terrorism? The word terror means fear, but I guess you don’t really know what fear is, so you’re saying that. Maru smiled eerily.

[···The military is suggesting that the problem be solved by having them serve in the Marine Corps or Army for five years.]

“Military? So you’re saying that if I join the military, I’ll be fine?”

If security is a concern, why not make them Homeland Security agents?

Are you saying that you’re just going to roll with the orders from the military?

Maru’s smile deepened.

I changed my identity to Japanese and stopped tracking you because of those fucking world bastards.

‘Ha- This is really making me mad. Ah- Wait a minute.’

Can’t we reveal our origins now? It’s Worldgo and Nabal, and in this situation, what can we do?

The PMC and security departments under the World Group have evaporated by nearly 70% in Seoul, Busan, and Japan. And now, even if a group of bad guys came, I was confident that I could easily defeat them.

‘I think it would be okay to just say it?’

When I was a beginner, I was scared of chasing the World’s kids, but now when they come here, I can just ‘act in self-defense’, right?

The world was going to be a mess. Rather than being dragged off to the military for five years or having a perfectly good building taken away and having to go around swinging a knife in anger, it seemed better to just reveal the secret of my origins.

“Ah. I was going to tell you later.”

Maru confessed with a serious expression.

“I am Korean.”

[···yes?]

What are you talking about all of a sudden?

“Real name Hamaru. Korean. Discharged as a sergeant. Completed military service. I will give you my resident registration number and military number, so please check.]

[No… Wait a minute.]

Chief Dan Brown was taken aback when Maru suddenly claimed to be Korean and that he even had a military number on his resident registration number. He applied for citizenship in Virginia, but did the Virginians do that?

[···I will check the facts and contact you again.]

“Yes. Well. And I’ll send you my middle school and high school graduation certificates and my home address all at once, so please check.”

[······.]

The military personnel who said they would prepare a welcoming ceremony for Maru’s enlistment, and the face of Chief Dan Brown who said he would eat the building without even pulling out a single hair came to mind.

“And please tell me the names of the people who suggested sending me to the military and the people who suggested that the government manage this building. I really want to meet you sometime later.”

[That would be a bit difficult. So, is Miss Kim Korean too?]

Looking at Maru’s expression, I shouldn’t have told him.

“Why would you use the last name Kim? You’re Korean.”

[······.]

“I’m going to throw a party, so please invite them.”

[···I will contact you again later.]

As soon as he hung up the phone, Maru called Diana.

“Can you find out which bastard tried to drag me into the army, and which bastard tried to eat me?”

[All meeting records have been upgraded to the highest level of security, so if hacked, there is a high probability that records will be left behind. Should we proceed?]

“If there is a record, does that mean it can be traced back?”

[Yes.]

“Then not now. Just keep it ready so I can look for it whenever I want.”

[All right.]

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Accommodations outside of Seattle.

Director Yoo was waiting in Seattle until the situation calmed down.

I made contact with a hacker I knew, and through him, I planned to find guys who were blinded by ‘rejuvenation’ and put lead bullets in them, but things got really messy.

The EMP killed my cell phone, and my looted hiding equipment also blew up. It would have been easier if I had at least rolled away my hiding equipment. At least the CCTV is down, so I guess that’s a good thing, because no traces of my movements are being captured?

A few days passed, but nothing worked – no electricity, no gas, no water, no telecommunications, no internet, no phone, not even transportation.

Suddenly a sound is heard from afar.

Thud thud thud- thud-thud-

Military boots?

Footsteps getting closer and closer. They were coming this way.

A rough knock rang in Director Yoo’s ear as he quietly placed his hand on the Colt Python at his waist.

Boom- Boom-

“This is the National Guard. There will be a security check.”