Chapter 130: Heaven's way cycles well—to rescue or not to rescue?

Xiao Quan Prime Minister's earth-shattering kneel was like dropping a deep-water bomb on a calm lake.

No, it's not a bomb.

It's a nuclear bomb!

The entire Yanhuang Guo's internet, at this moment, boiled over completely!

"Holy shit! Holy shit holy shit! What did I see? Xiao Quan made our country kneel? And in front of the whole world!"

"A ninety-degree bow! Kneeling on both knees! Brothers, am I seeing wrong? Is this still that island country that always tags along behind Eagle Sauce's ass, pulling little tricks?"

"Satisfying! Damn, it's so satisfying! I've never seen such a refreshing scene in my life!"

"Refreshing? I only feel disgusted! What were you doing earlier? Now that disaster's upon us, you know to come beg us? Too late!"

After a brief shock and disbelief, came a torrent of anger and mockery.

If before, regarding the meteorite hitting the island country, most Yanhuang Guo netizens still held a "watch the drama, the bigger the better" melon-eating attitude.

Then now, when Xiao Quan Prime Minister appeared in this manner on the global livestream, trying to exchange apology and pleading for a sliver of survival, the most sensitive nerve deep in the hearts of all Yanhuang descendants was fiercely touched!

The historical scar was ripped open again, bleeding profusely.

The hatred and humiliation buried in textbooks, engraved on monuments, flowing in blood, at this moment were completely ignited!

"An apology? A light, flippant apology trying to wipe away all sins?"

"When they worshipped ghosts, why didn't they admit guilt? When they altered history, why didn't they feel remorse?"

"Their textbooks still glorify aggression! Their officials still pay respects to war criminals! Now they talk to us about 【the people are innocent】? Pah!"

"Don't forget the 300,000 wronged souls in the massacre! Don't forget the devil unit's heinous crimes! Don't forget the forcibly conscripted laborers and ** women! How will they repay this blood debt?!"

"No rescue! Firmly no rescue! This is heavenly punishment! It's retribution!"

A bright red post, within just a few minutes, was pushed to the top of all social platforms' hot searches.

The post's title is only seven characters, yet it contains the shared feelings of over a billion Yanhuang people.

【Heaven's way cycles well—to rescue or not to rescue?】

Below are the replies growing geometrically.

"No rescue! +1"

"No rescue! +"

"No rescue! + ID number!"

"I've said it here: whoever dares to spew bleeding-heart nonsense about saving, is a traitor to the nation!"

"Exactly! This isn't an ordinary disaster; it's a judgment on a nation without remorse! We have no qualification or authority to forgive them in place of the dead martyrs!"

Public opinion, like a flood bursting a dam, surged tumultuously, unstoppable.

Countless netizens spontaneously flocked to the official websites of major historical memorials, flooding the comment sections.

They rushed to the comment sections of official media, expressing their demands in the simplest yet most fierce way.

On all major platforms, the vote on "whether to rescue the island country" saw the option to refuse rescue exceed 99% across the board, presenting an overwhelming dominance!

This towering public opinion even overwhelmed the fear and discussion of the meteorite itself.

It seemed that to all Yanhuang Guo people, today, nothing was more important than this!

……

In Yanhuang Guo's capital, Qin Hao, Old Luo, Zhang Yunfeng, and Cheng Haitang were all watching this special livestream.

"I personally think they're not worth saving; saving them would be dancing with wolves, totally unnecessary!"

After speaking, his chest heaved violently, a surge of hot blood rushing to his head.

As a child raised in an orphanage, his understanding of the two words "nation" is deeper than anyone's.

The nation gave him a place to stand, allowed him to eat his fill and stay warm, gave him the chance to read and learn, to grow into a person.

And precisely for that reason, he hates those who once harmed this nation to the bone! Before Luo Rui Xiang could respond, Qin Hao continued speaking:

"Never forget national disgrace, revive Yanhuang! Today's result, yesterday's cause! Heavenly principle is clear, retribution never fails!"

Old Luo still didn't speak, merely thinking silently.

At this moment, Cheng Haitang stood up and said:

"As of now, the number of petitioners nationwide opposing rescue of the island country has exceeded 1.38 billion, and is still growing at over a million per minute.

The related topics on all major platforms have surpassed one billion views; public opinion has boiled over."

In the huge office, a pin drop could be heard.

The several people remained silent, feeling the tremendous will of 1.4 billion surging through the screen.

This will, like a mountain, like a sea, was so heavy that everyone present felt suffocated.

After a long while.

The ever steady and cautious Zhang Yunfeng spoke up.

"Public opinion is like a blade, popular will like iron. This time, we probably cannot defy it."

"From a historical perspective, they deserve what they get; we have no reason to rescue an enemy who still refuses to admit guilt."

"From a realistic perspective, forced rescue would greatly harm our people's feelings; this cost we cannot bear, nor do we wish to."

"Moreover..."

Zhang Yunfeng paused, then intensified his tone: "Eagle Sauce has clearly declared abandonment; why should we bother being such a do-gooder?"

"If we rescue them, they may not be grateful, and instead could put us in a passive position internationally; not rescuing aligns with heavenly will and public sentiment!"

His words voiced Qin Hao's inner thoughts.

Rescue brings a hundred harms and no benefit.

No rescue brings a hundred benefits and no harm.

This multiple-choice question looks, seemingly, not difficult at all.

However, Luo Lao did not immediately express his stance.

He just silently watched the live broadcast on the screen.

Finally, he slowly spoke:

"Yun Feng, Xiao Qin, I understand what you said."

He raised his eyes, his gaze sweeping over everyone present.

"Public sentiment, we certainly cannot go against it. To do so would chill the hearts of 1.4 billion compatriots—a responsibility no one can bear."

"But..."

One "but" made the hearts of several people flutter again.

"We previously told the world that we would build a community of shared future."

"If we today, eyes wide open, watch a country with over a hundred million people, while we have the ability to lend a hand, be erased from the Blue Star..."

"Then who would still believe the promises we made to the world? Where could we begin to talk about the great responsibility of our Yanhuang Guo?"

"By then, how will Eagle Sauce propagandize us? How will the other countries of the world view us?"

"They will say we are cold-blooded butchers, demons who refuse to save those in need!"

A series of questions made the once-clear answer instantly become vague and heavy.

Yes.

To save, would chill the hearts of compatriots.

Not to save, however, could completely plunge Yanhuang Guo's newly established glorious image into the abyss, making it the target of worldwide condemnation.

This is truly a dilemma!

In an instant, the atmosphere in the meeting room became even more solemn than before.