Chapter 967: International War of Words, Public Opinion Fermented

The facts were just as Randy expected.

The next day, an international war of words broke out as expected in the conference room of the Earth Defense Force United Headquarters.

Regarding the giant turtle monster couple's attack on the United States naval base, the United States was the first to file a complaint and take the initiative.

But then, he was severely slapped in the face by the video footage that Gu Chen took out.

However, the United States did not give up, but avoided the main issue and talked about other things, just talking about how great the losses they suffered and how ferocious and cruel the giant turtle monster couple were.

Gu Chen also argued his case, accusing the United States of not using its mind in the right way. Not only did it use despicable means to steal monster eggs, but it also used lethal biological weapons against the person in charge of the Orlon Island base, whom he had entrusted with an important task.

In response to this, the United States naturally firmly denied it, insisting that the incident was completely false and was a lie fabricated by Gu Chen and others.

Gu Chen was not polite and immediately presented more evidence, such as the analysis data of gas samples collected in Yoshimura Kozo's dormitory and the video footage shot during the investigation in the U.S. Navy's exercise area.

Overall, at this meeting, the United States did not gain any benefit because Gu Chen had more than enough evidence.

However, in the international public opinion field, people have once again sparked a discussion on whether all monsters should be eliminated.

In the past two years, because of Gu Chen's personal experience and the harmlessness shown by the giant turtle monster couple, more and more people feel that there is no need to use force to eliminate the docile monsters.

However, after the giant turtle monster couple attacked the naval base, people saw that even docile monsters can get angry, and they, humans, cannot bear the consequences of the monsters' anger.

Even the giant turtle monster couple, who are as docile as they are, can have unstable temperaments at times, let alone other monsters.

Although this incident had its reasons and the tragedy was caused by the unauthorized actions of the U.S. Navy, when the tragedy spread to innocent people, it was enough to cause huge public opinion.

And if there is a first time, there will be a second time. No one can guarantee whether the giant turtle monster couple will get angry again and bring disaster to more people.

Even with Gu Chen's guarantee at the cost of his life, people still couldn't completely rest assured. After all, when disaster strikes, no matter who makes the guarantee, their lives cannot be guaranteed.

So after public opinion continued to ferment, most people's view on monsters was that even if they were not eliminated, they needed to be kept under strict supervision. It would be best to put the monsters in a larger cage like animals in a zoo to ensure absolute safety.

If you can't guarantee it, then just destroy the monster.

……

"Bang!!!"

Veins popped up on Gu Chen's forehead, and then he slapped the table hard, making a loud noise.

The newspaper he had just been reading was now crumpled into a ball and thrown heavily on the floor.

When he saw the direction of international public opinion, he knew that all his efforts over the past two years had been in vain.

The seeds of distrust have been planted. No matter how much he sets an example or guarantees his life, the future he wants to build of harmonious coexistence between humans and monsters is almost impossible to achieve.

This was undoubtedly a huge Waterloo for Gu Chen, who wanted to realize his ambitions at this time.

"Knock knock knock..."

Just then, someone knocked on the office door from outside.

"Enter."

Gu Chen took a few deep breaths, calmed his emotions, and then spoke.

"Counselor, are you okay?"

The office door was opened from the outside, and Dong Kotaro poked his head in and looked at Gu Chen with some concern.

"I'm fine, but tell me what you want to see me about."

Gu Chen glanced at Dong Kotaro, then rubbed his eyebrows with his hands.

"Uh... it's not me who wants to talk to you, it's Taro who wants to talk to you."

Upon seeing this, Higashi Kotaro walked into Gu Chen's office, closed the door, and then explained his purpose.

As soon as he finished speaking, Taro's shadow floated out from Dong Kotaro, with a serious expression on his face.

"sit down."

With a barely perceptible sigh, Gu Chen stood up from his seat, walked to the coffee machine, made a cup of coffee for himself and Dong Guangtaro, and then sat down on the sofa in the reception area.

"Brother, why do those people in the United States do such cruel things? Obviously, the giant turtle monster couple did not provoke them."

As soon as he sat down, Taylor couldn't wait to ask Gu Chen.

"Because of profit."

Gu Chen answered while stirring the coffee in the cup with a spoon.

"Just for the sake of profit, do they even care about human lives?"

Taylor was very confused about this.

"Heh, for those people in the United States, human life is also a matter of fortune-telling? Besides, things like interests can blind a person's heart."

Gu Chen said, and couldn't help but sneer.

"For the United States, which is a country founded on capital, if it can obtain a 10% profit, capital will be used everywhere; with a 20% profit, capital will be active; with a 50% profit, capital will take risks; for 100% profit, capital will dare to trample on all human laws; with a 300% profit, capital will dare to commit any crime, even at the risk of being hanged."

"They set their sights on the monsters in order to gain control of their power and make the knives and guns in their hands sharper and more powerful. With sharper knives and more powerful guns, the United States will be able to dominate other countries and spread its hegemony to every corner of the world."

"So, what they want is conquest, and to use the force in their hands to eliminate all those who do not submit to their rule."

As Gu Chen spoke, he became angrier and angrier.

In the eyes of anyone with a discerning eye, they know exactly what the United States is up to, but there is no way to put such things on the table to criticize the United States, nor is there any way to make the United States pay a higher price.

But Gu Chen was really angry about letting this matter pass like this and all his efforts going to waste.

Taro on the opposite side also fell into deep thought after hearing Gu Chen's answer.

After a long while, he said quietly, "The giant turtle monster couple are so pitiful. They have been living peacefully on Orlon Island, but because of something like this..."

"Who said it wasn't? Nowadays, no one dares to trust them. These days, I have received many petitions from the public, asking them to lock up the giant turtle monster couple and keep them under strict supervision. Some even asked me to destroy them."

Gu Chen sneered, and his words vaguely made people feel a sense of powerlessness.