30: Mayor Cohen's miraculous two deaths, the US military is the culprit!

The entire venue instantly erupted in an uproar, with countless people loudly questioning:

"How could Mayor Cohen have passed away?"

"You're lying to us!!!"

Simpson waited for the commotion to subside before explaining, "Although it's hard to accept, I must state the truth: Mayor Cohen has passed away."

At this point, a slightly more rational person loudly asked, "How did Mayor Cohen die?"

Simpson replied, "Mayor Cohen died last night, during the city-wide riot."

Immediately, the entire venue buzzed with discussion.

However, the white-skinned speaker who led the group suddenly questioned,

"Was the Mayor killed by those rioters?"

Inside the Indigenous Party conference hall, Tula Suo saw this scene on the live broadcast and couldn't help but feel delighted, glancing at Mazhaha.

Tula Suo had originally intended to directly state that Mayor Cohen was killed by the Masked Man, and that Mazhaha had submitted to the Masked Man.

But now, it seemed that if everyone believed Cohen was killed by rioters during the night's unrest, it would actually be more in line with conventional understanding. In that case, Mazhaha, the extremist who led the riot, would be branded a criminal and lose his qualification to compete for the party leader position!

Unexpectedly, Vice Mayor Simpson, shown on screen, shook his head and stated, "Mayor Cohen did indeed die due to the night's unrest, but he was not killed by rioters."

"How about this: it's inconvenient to show it directly, so I've already instructed someone to upload the video recording of Mayor Cohen's murder to the internet."

"All Darwin City citizens can watch that video."

"After watching it, you'll know what happened."

This...

Although confused, most people still took out their phones and, following the instructions, found a short video online.

The video began on a dimly lit street at night, appearing to be secretly filmed, with the cameraman hiding in a dark corner by the roadside.

From the chaotic and complex background noise, it could be deduced that the filming location was far from peaceful.

...

Under the car lights, the man's face was clearly discernible.

And after the hidden cameraman clearly identified the man's appearance, he gasped, evidently recognizing who it was.

Then, an explosive scene appeared...

At this point, the hidden cameraman in the corner could no longer hold back and cried out.

Then his position was discovered by those soldiers.

Armed soldiers got out of the military vehicle, shouting and giving chase.

The hidden cameraman, startled, turned and ran, the camera shaking wildly.

At the same time, the hidden cameraman's terrified soliloquy played:

"They actually killed Mayor Cohen—"

"They actually killed Mayor Cohen..."

The video ended there.

Everyone who finished watching this video was utterly shocked beyond belief.

Undoubtedly, from the recording time and environment, the incident occurred on the night of Darwin City's unrest. Viewers zoomed in on the old man's face and, comparing it to their memory of Mayor Cohen, exclaimed: It really was him!

Immediately, countless viewers' minds became chaotic.

...

Was the reason the U.S. Military killed him simply because Mayor Cohen blocked their convoy?

In front of the Darwin City Municipal Building, the citizens who had come to petition to see Mayor Cohen were in disbelief after watching the video.

"Impossible—"

"How could the U.S. Military have killed Mayor Cohen?"

"Wasn't he killed by rioters?"

It could be said that this sudden reality completely overturned most people's expectations.

At the Aboriginal Party Headquarters, Tula Suo also opened his mouth wide.

His brain froze.

What's going on?

Was Mayor Cohen killed like this?

Impossible—

I clearly saw with my own eyes that Mayor Cohen was shot dead by that Masked Man this morning, in broad daylight, in the conference hall of the Municipal Building—

Tula Suo finally couldn't hold back and shouted,

"No, everyone, don't believe it, that video is fake—"

"That's not Mayor Cohen in the video at all!"

"Mayor Cohen was actually killed by a Masked Man, not at night, but in broad daylight, in the conference hall of the Municipal Building."

"Oh, and Mazhaha was also present at the time; he was that Masked Man's puppet, and he also killed another person—"

Suddenly, Tula Suo's speech stopped.

Because he noticed that all the high-ranking Indigenous Party officials around him, whether from Mazhaha's side or his own original faction, were looking at him with strange gazes, as if he were mentally ill.

He realized something was wrong and quickly added, "No, I mean—"

Mazhaha, however, seemed to seize the opportunity, suddenly stood up, pointed at Tula Suo, and loudly accused him:

"Tula Suo, what nonsense are you spouting? The truth is right before our eyes, and you're still talking rubbish!"

"Could it be that you knew how Mayor Cohen died all along, and that's why you've been avoiding leadership responsibility?"

"You're afraid to oppose the U.S. Military, so you're unwilling to avenge our fallen compatriots! You coward, you wimp, you villain!!!"

"You didn't show up after the unrest, but now you're rushing into the headquarters building to convene a representative assembly. Is it to seize the fruits of victory?"

"Tula Suo, you were once my spiritual mentor."

"But now, I despise you intensely!"

At this moment, Tula Suo received countless scornful glances.

He truly seemed to have become a traitor to the entire Indigenous Party.

He suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness.

It's over.

...

In front of the Municipal Building.

After Vice Mayor Simpson and others left, the thousands of petitioning citizens, their minds in disarray, dispersed one after another.

Ultimately, only the white-skinned speaker who had led them there remained standing dazedly in place; he probably never imagined that things would end this way.

Inside the bulletproof car, Fang Le, Yan Ruyu, and Ouyang no longer paid attention to the situation there and drove away.

Along the way, Fang Le received a call, nodded after listening, and told the other end, "You did very well, keep it up."

Yan Ruyu recognized that it seemed to be Political Commissar Zhao Gang from the command center, and curiously asked, "Chief, is something wrong?"

Fang Le explained, "Zhao Gang said that with his assistance, Mazhaha has been formally elected as the new leader of the Indigenous Party through debate."

Ouyang couldn't help but ask, "Chief, was that night video of Mayor Cohen's death real?"

Fang Le replied, "Heh heh, what do you think?"

Ouyang, Yan Ruyu: ...

In fact, that video was indeed real.

It was a play Fang Le had his subordinates perform on the night of the unrest, after seizing the U.S. Military's armored units.

Both the cameraman, the Mayor Cohen who blocked the road, and the U.S. Military tank commander who fired the shot were played by his synthetic humans.

As for why Fang Le pulled such a trick that night, it was because he had long intended to kill Mayor Cohen and frame the U.S. Military.

Fang Le said, "Alright, let's go back."

Hopefully, after this ordeal, the public opinion of Darwin City will be somewhat unified, so that when facing the U.S. Military's attack, they can unite against a common enemy!