Chapter 433: RoboCop

The shooting incident not only unleashed a massive wave of shockwaves in Japan, but these waves even crossed the strait, crashing heavily onto the shores of the East Asian mainland, creating a massive upheaval.
A former prime minister assassinated in the street!
These days, the news is more shocking than fiction!
This news exploded like a nuclear bomb in the public sphere, sending chills down everyone's spines.
What a joke!
Japan has always prided itself on being one of the safest countries in the world.
In the public's mind, gun control is as tight as an iron barrel, a veritable paradise.
And what happened? The iron barrel was pierced from the outside!
The crucial point is that the victim wasn't just some nobody, but a former prime minister of a nation!
Just like that, in broad daylight, he was shot twice and felled, blood splattered everywhere!
The shockwaves it generated are indescribable, and the subsequent impact is unimaginable.
In the Fanghuan Investment conference room, Li Huilin reported the latest situation:
"So, now those politicians in Japan, when they go out to give speeches and campaign, they all look like special forces soldiers going into battle, wearing bulletproof helmets and vests more heavily than anyone else.
At first glance, it seems like those politicians have switched careers and become RoboCop."
Su Hao remained noncommittal.
Japan's reaction wasn't wrong.
Because what's most chilling about this is the way the perpetrator obtained the weapon.
It wasn't some black market smuggled AK, nor some heirloom firearm, but rather, damn well, handcrafted with a 3D printer!
These days, 3D printers are no longer a rarity, and blueprints and tutorials from abroad are everywhere.
Theoretically speaking, anyone with malicious intent can assemble a powerful weapon at home if they so desire.
The world has quietly transformed into a hardcore mode where ordinary people can easily create "equipment."
A Pandora's box has been opened.
"What about the motive? Has it been found out?" Su Hao asked calmly.
"There's no final investigation result yet, but there are plenty of rumors. Some say it's related to some cult.
However, the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) has already started stirring things up, insisting that the opposition party is behind it, and they're manipulating public opinion wildly.
Their media outlets are like mad dogs, relentlessly attacking the opposition."
Su Hao listened, quite impressed.
These politicians, their hearts are truly dirty.
For the ruling LDP, the former prime minister's blood is barely cold, yet they've already used this tragedy as a trump card for a comeback.
Logically speaking, the LDP should have lost this election utterly.
Their approval ratings have already plummeted, the public is full of resentment, and they're just waiting for the election day to knock them down with their votes.
"But now? An unprecedented state funeral, with DPP heavyweights taking turns to speak, their weeping so heartfelt, their speeches so moving, they actually managed to pull back their approval ratings, staging a stunning reversal."
Facts prove their choice was terrifyingly "correct."
They precisely used a still-warm corpse to turn a funeral into their most glamorous political show, successfully turning a bad hand into a winning one!
"Could it really be those opposition parties? Are they that brainless?" Liu Bo was still incredulous.
"Ha, do they really need to?" Liang Haiyuan analyzed.
"That former prime minister is still campaigning hard, but who doesn't know that
he himself is the culprit who's ruined the country's economy?
The public is already outraged.
The opposition parties don't need to do anything; they can win without lifting a finger. Why bother stirring up this hornet's nest?"
The logic was clear.
Eliminating all the improbables, the remaining one, no matter how outrageous, is the truth!
This is most likely an assassination attempt targeting a person, stemming from a personal grudge.
“But public opinion is a damn terrifying thing.
Now the whole world is spreading the narrative that the opposition party is behind it all. Once that label is attached, the uninformed masses are thrown into a frenzy of righteous indignation, hurling insults at the opposition party.”
“…”
Su Hao didn’t speak again, his mood far from good.
A life lost, instantly becoming a bargaining chip on politicians’ tables, to be used repeatedly.
When did this world become so cold and cruel, reduced to nothing but scheming?
No, perhaps… it has always been this way.
“So… what I heard that day really was a gunshot.” ​​Su Hao recalled afterward.
Just a few days ago, while reviewing the former prime minister’s files, a piercing gunshot suddenly flashed through his mind, and a scene of crimson blood even appeared before his eyes!
He had repeatedly asked Lin Fan about it back then, because carrying out a shooting in a place like Japan sounded more absurd than a flood in the Sahara Desert.
But now it seemed it wasn't a hallucination, but a premonition spanning time and space!
"Where's Vice Chairman Lin? Where is he?" Su Hao changed the subject.
"Vice Chairman Lin took his team to Japan yesterday, ostensibly as a guest of honor."
Lin Fan's trip to Japan was just a pretext; ostensibly to attend a funeral, his real purpose was something else entirely.
His true objective was to "collect debts."
Or rather, to finalize the astonishingly generous conditions that Japan had offered him earlier.
Although the election results weren't officially in, judging from the current reversal in support, the Liberal Democratic Party's comeback was practically a done deal.
Lin Fan went ahead of time to finalize all agreements immediately after the results were announced, to avoid any unforeseen complications.
"But... will the Japanese really honor their initial promises?" Li Huilin asked worriedly.
Liang Haiyuan was also unsure:
"It's hard to say. Their initial conditions were outrageous, practically free money.
But now, we haven't even done anything, and they've already turned the tables with this assassination attempt.
I'm afraid they'll renege on their promises..."
That's right.
When the Japanese Democratic Liberal Party was desperate and turned to Fang Huan Investment, they only made one request:
to have Fang Huan Investment provide a "brilliant plan" to help them turn the tide in this election.
But such a game-changing "brilliant plan" isn't something that just appears out of thin air.
Ironically, before Fang Huan could even make a move, a sudden shooting delivered a stunning gift to the Democratic Liberal Party, giving them a golden opportunity to turn the tide.
However, this gift came at the cost of a life.
"Let's see how things go first, but don't get your hopes up too high," Su Hao said calmly.
"Yes. But I still hope Vice Chairman Lin can reap as much benefit as possible..."