Xia Xiu's eyes gradually became serious while he was flipping through the documents. His fingertips gently slid over the dense data and report analysis. As a mediator who once instigated a war between two major city-state civilizations in the Earth's Core Civilization, he quickly

This gave me an insight into the potential contradictions and conflicts contained in this investigation report.

"How's it going? Do you see what problems the New Alliance is facing?" Hanks asked in a relaxed tone, while observing the fourth sword holder of the Kingdom of Heaven who had just finished reading the information.

There was a bit of playfulness in his smile, and his eyes were deep, as if he was testing whether Xia Xiu had the political acumen and depth required to be one of the three giants of the New Alliance.

He was not asking about the horse racing cooperation project, but about the problems that New Alliance is facing.

This is the point.

The so-called new era horse racing competition and white paper cooperation project are just a cover put out by John K. Hanks. The real purpose of the federal high-level officials is to test whether they can achieve deeper cooperation with the Honkai Authority.

At this moment, Xia Xiu slowly put down the materials in his hands and took a sip of wine, his brows showing deep contemplation.

He looked up at Hanks and said in a calm and powerful voice: "Four questions, and they are linked together."

Boom——

Xia Xiu placed the wine glass gently on the table, looked directly at Hanks with his golden eyes, and slowly said:

"First of all, there is the dilemma posed by the biological characteristics of the virus. 'Craniostomia' is an RNA retrovirus that cunningly inserts its own genetic information into the host's genome. This mechanism is surprisingly similar to the HIV virus.

Changes after infection are not only permanent but may also be inherited."

Xia Xiu paused, then continued:

"The aberrations caused by this virus have caused certain characteristics of animals to appear in humans. This not only involves complex genetic regulation and expression issues, but may also become a breakthrough for scientists and thaumatologists to study new pathways of gene expression."

A cold light flashed through his golden eyes, "As a human being, I have never been afraid to use the most malicious thoughts to speculate on the flowers of evil that may be conceived among us."

Hanks deeply agrees with Xia Xiu's views. He himself is also a federal elite deeply influenced by Atlasism, and sees himself as one of the giants shouldering the heavy responsibilities of the world.

Their unique ideological insights and decision-making abilities enable them to show almost crazy courage and wisdom when dealing with crises.

For some extreme [Atlasists], if the productivity of science and thaumaturgy can be further exploded at the expense of some unimportant low-level people - then why not do it?

They do it as a matter of course and without apology.

"The first problem you just mentioned is indeed one of the most difficult challenges we are currently facing." Hanks said in a deep voice.

"The genetic characteristics of oddfoot disease not only complicate disease management, but also trigger a series of ethical and social issues. I regret to tell you that the issues you are worried about are no longer hypothetical. FBI agents recently revealed

Several illegal live experiments involving infected persons."

His voice was slightly suppressed as he continued: "And these cases are just the tip of the iceberg. In vivo experiments on infected people have formed an intricate network of relationships, affecting the whole body. The existence of these in vivo experiments is a key factor for infected people."

One of the reasons for the organization's continued hostility to New Alliance and us."

"As a member of the Federation, these events make me deeply saddened and sorry."

Xia Xiu's eyes scanned the face of John K. Hanks sharply, and he noticed the heavy shadow in the other man's eyes, which forced him to weigh in his heart whether this was Hanks's plan or the manifestation of his true pain.

——Crocodile tears, or worries welling up from the bottom of my heart.

However, these are not the most important things to him now. The most important thing now is to clarify the tasks and issues.

Xia Xiu has expressed his love for Terra's famous saying more than once - If Terra will be destroyed in one hour, then I will spend fifty-five minutes summarizing all the problems and reasons leading to its destruction, and at the end

Solve them in five minutes.

"So, the first task facing the Administration now is to eliminate these organizations that abuse their power. We need to help the federal government suppress these human experiments on infected people, which is the so-called suppression of evil."

A real smile broke out on Hanks' face, "Yes, there are some things that angels in heaven are better suited to do than our federation."

His tone was somewhat relieved, as if he was pleased with the responsibility that the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven was about to assume.

Xia Xiu gently leaned back on the sofa, his head resting on the soft cushion, and his golden hair was scattered casually, forming an inadvertent scenery.

His golden pupils looked up at the ceiling, his eyes deep and distant. In this half-thinking, half-empty posture, a low and cold voice sounded.

"We are indeed the most suitable for being executioners. Don't worry, I have only one attitude towards those people. That is - kill!"

"The heads of the people who were killed fell to the ground, the corpses were scattered across the fields, the blood flowed like rivers, and the sky was darkened by the killing."

His words were like the cold wind in winter, rushing straight to the spinal cord through the warmth of the room.

"Let the stereotype of killing extending to the kingdom of heaven be reshaped in people's minds and become more three-dimensional. Only by letting them know that certain bottom lines are absolutely untouchable can we ensure that no force can harm human beings outside the supervision of the kingdom of heaven.

wanton tampering with the gene pool.”

Hanks' expression was filled with deep sorrow, and he responded compassionately:

"I am once again heartbroken by the illegal actions against infected people that are taking place across the Commonwealth."

These remarks made it clear that federal financial institutions, and his faction in the federal government, firmly separated themselves from illegal human experimentation.

Of course, they do hope to eliminate internal political opponents and potential crisis points with the help of the fourth sword-bearer in the Kingdom of Heaven.

This is paving the way to build a stronger alliance foundation for their common goals.

In this overlapping political chess game, the two are already on the same front, facing internal turmoil that is far more complicated than it appears on the outside.

Therefore, Hanks also made a clear commitment in no uncertain terms:

"As long as you can completely destroy these internal worms that corrode the justice of the Federation, the Federation will ensure that your basic needs in the New Alliance are met."

His tone was firm, showing his absolute support for this decision, "Furthermore, the federal government will only collect 15% of the illegal income tax on the income from the savings pools controlled by these moths, and all other stolen money will be held by the administration."

.”

The two of them decided on their first cooperation goal in just one word.

After Hanks confirmed that the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven was willing to clean up the "dirt" inside them, his attitude became obviously more enthusiastic and cordial. He filled Xia Xiu's empty wine glass while continuing to ask questions.

:

"You said you discovered four interlocking contents. This is just the first one. What about the remaining three?"

Xia Xiu casually placed the report given to him by Hanks on the coffee table on the ground. The information was spread out with inertia, and the spelling of the word "Terra" on it was clearly displayed in front of the two big shots.

"Look, the word [pseudohuman] alone sounds deliberately derogatory. It reflects the public's fear and loathing of these people - mostly due to an instinctive rejection of people they think are different.

Fear of appearance and physical characteristics that are not ‘normal’.”

He paused and continued: "This kind of fear and prejudice has caused [pseudohumans] to encounter all kinds of discrimination and marginalization. This situation is a bit like Terra's apartheid policies in history. Think about it, they are

They are restricted from finding a job, going to school, and even finding a place to live, all because they are [fake people]. This is not only unfair, but also a deprivation of basic human rights."

Hanks looked at Xia Xiu, with a realistic helplessness in his tone, and his voice was slightly heavy and authentic:

"You know, fairness is the greatest luxury at the bottom of society, Mr. Abraham. We are not people sitting in towers writing fairy tales, we serve reality."

The golden pupils of the fourth sword holder in the Kingdom of Heaven looked directly at Hanks without flinching:

"So, it can always be done to change this discriminatory term and silence those who use it, right?"

Hanks was stunned for a moment, then shook his head: "But what's the use? They will find another word."

"No, that's exactly the point. If we can get them to change their words, then we also have the ability to change a lot of things. The change of words is not just superficial, it is a direct challenge to attitudes and ways of thinking. Once started,

Who knows what kind of ripple effects it could have?"

Xia Xiu is well aware of the terrifying ability of subtle influence to transform a group.

Hanks finally nodded after careful consideration, his voice carrying a tone of helplessness but relief:

"Okay. It's just a title anyway. For the Federation, it's just a piece of cake."

Hanks' attitude was obviously much more relaxed, and there was rare interest on his face.

"What about the third question?" he asked, with sincere curiosity in his voice, and continued to question Xia Xiu.

Hanks found that communicating with the fourth sword holder in heaven made him feel particularly happy.

This made him start to think that if it weren't for their fundamental differences in political stance and extraordinary status, he might really regard the blond young man in front of him as a friend with whom he could talk about anything.

"The third question is exactly what we were talking about in the first place - how to deal with and promote horse racing."

As Xia Xiu spoke, he casually summoned the 'white paper' that Hanks had shared with him before.

“The federation packages the competition as if it is providing a platform for people with migraine disease to display their talents and compete, and it looks very equal.

But in fact, these competitions are used more as performance tools to attract audiences and make money - which is also the main reason why patients with strange hoofs are opposed."

Hanks retorted: "The federation launched a public idol route. The audience watched the female group dance after the competition in front of their faces and behind their backs. They were more happy than anyone else. After watching it, these people directly smashed

I scolded my mother, scolded her for being immoral, and started to think I was noble.

If they are really righteous, then why does [Salish] always rank first in the Chaos Pollution Value Ranking in the whole of Terra every year - mass entertainment projects should not suffer from prejudice."

The argument about whether idols are performance tools is obviously difficult to establish.

"The report on this year's wand man's chaos pollution value was just released not long ago, and the number one ranking this year is the blood god [Kahn]."

Xia Xiu corrected a little and then continued:

"As for the federal public idol route, as well as related plans such as the female group dance after the game, I have pending opinions."

Whether public idols and entertainment projects really serve the public and provide emotional value, reality has given many examples of rebellion against Tiangang.

Facts have told people countless times that public idols and entertainment projects that are sometimes considered to provide entertainment actually treat people as entertainment in return.

Although the positioning of public idols does not completely oppose Tiangang, they themselves are also given too much social attention and social resources, which makes them become a double-edged sword-like existence.
To be continued...