32: The top leaders of the Aboriginal Party were wiped out, Fang Le is in power, and the United States is reaping the consequences of its own actions!

On the eve of military control, Darwin City implemented a curfew, and the entire city was on high alert.

At midnight, in a secret underground base, Fang Le suddenly opened his eyes and sat up from his bed.

Beside him, Yan Ruyu, his personal guard who had been sleeping in her clothes on the sofa, immediately rose to attention.

Because her outer garments were removed, her perfect body curves were fully exposed.

"What's wrong, Chief?"

Fang Le didn't answer, but raised his voice and shouted, "Ouyang, come in—"

Soon, Ouyang, the head of the guard regiment, entered the room.

"Chief, please instruct."

Fang Le: "Go and contact the various departments to see if anything has happened."

"Understood, Chief."

Fang Le paced back and forth.

Ouyang quickly ran back.

"Chief, the U.S. Military is launching a rather large-scale night air raid against us."

Fang Le: "Where are they attacking?"

Ouyang: "It seems they want to hit the defensive fortifications we built during the day."

It was not surprising that the U.S. Military launched an attack.

It was probably because Senator Pearson, the official Australia envoy, had conveyed the negotiation terms to the U.S. Military commander at Darwin Base, which angered the latter.

Fang Le immediately ordered: "Quick, don't just focus on military facilities. In the urban area, all important civilian facilities must be protected—"

"I don't think the American military will only strike military targets."

Soon after, Ouyang returned to give Fang Le an urgent report.

"Chief, just now, according to your instructions, all civilian facilities in the city, including power plants, fuel depots, food processing plants, waterworks, and network telecommunications facilities—everything related to the city's operation—are undergoing urgent risk assessment."

"However, we don't know how long the bombing will last. General Yue asked me to tell you not to go out."

Fang Le nodded.

—

The next day.

Political Commissar Zhao Gang, representing the command center, personally came to Fang Le to report:

"Last night's air raid, which lasted for half the night, destroyed many of our overt military facilities, and some weapons and equipment were also damaged."

"The U.S. Military is clearly employing a strategy of attrition. Apart from the first round of dense bombing, subsequent bombs fell sporadically and without pattern."

"Now, the Self-Defense Forces soldiers who guarded throughout the night are very tired."

Fang Le: "What about non-military losses?"

Zhao Gang: "There's some unfortunate news, uh, I'm afraid it might not be what you want to hear."

Fang Le: "Speak."

Zhao Gang: "Just last night, a group of the American military infiltrated the city."

Fang Le: "The U.S. Military?"

Zhao Gang nodded, indicating: "Indeed, it was the U.S. Military, specifically a U.S. Military special operations team."

"We don't know if they came in through a defensive entrance that was bombed open, or through special channels like the sewers."

"Anyway, they unexpectedly entered the city and attacked a location."

Fang Le: "Where did they attack?"

Zhao Gang: "During the air raid, the entire city was in chaos. We were not only protecting various facilities but also key individuals, including the Indigenous Party."

"We immediately arranged to transfer the high-ranking officials of the Indigenous Party to a safe house, but it was then that the special operations team suddenly appeared and launched a raid."

"Because they immediately used high-explosive grenades on a large scale, so this—"

Fang Le flared up, grabbing Zhao Gang's shoulder: "Quick, tell me, who died?"

Zhao Gang: "From Mazhaha, the current leader of the Indigenous Party, downwards, almost all core high-ranking officials were killed by the explosion."

Ah?!

Fang Le was still greatly startled.

The Indigenous Party was his biggest leverage.

Mazhaha was his key to controlling the Indigenous Party.

But now, that guy had just become the leader not long ago, and he was eliminated by the American military using a decapitation strike.

How was he going to control the Indigenous Party after this?

Suddenly, Fang Le questioned, "What about Tula Suo?"

Now, Mazhaha's faction was annihilated.

Tula Suo, who had been suppressed, might take the opportunity to stir up trouble.

Zhao Gang hinted, "Uh, well, Tula Suo might also be on the list of those killed in last night's attack."

The U.S. Military might not necessarily assassinate Tula Suo, but the Self-Defense Forces would certainly not go out of their way to protect Tula Suo.

Therefore, Zhao Gang's statement that Tula Suo might also be on the death list was quite intriguing.

Fang Le understood immediately and said, "Then let us mourn for this former leader of the Indigenous Party as well."

Not just Tula Suo, Fang Le thought, there were many others who could be on the death list.

All of them were those who did not cooperate well with the Self-Defense Forces in managing the city.

—

Darwin City, the first day of official military control.

Having experienced the U.S. Military's booming bomb air raids the previous night, coupled with the current city-wide internet and communication blackouts and traffic control, and the increased number of armed guards on the streets, citizens were trembling with fear.

On the LED big screens in the streets, a news interruption suddenly appeared again.

"Hello everyone."

"I am Acting Mayor Simpson."

"It is unfortunate that late last night, the U.S. Military launched an undeclared war, unleashing a large number of aerial bombs on our Darwin City."

"This is completely against international norms, inhumane, and violates the laws of war."

Many citizens stopped in their tracks, wanting to hear what this acting mayor intended to convey.

Simpson said with grief and indignation, "I am not trying to use diplomatic rhetoric to denounce the evil of the U.S. Military."

"But please look at the following images..."

"This is a civilian residential building that was attacked by a U.S. Military aerial bomb last night."

Everyone was shocked.

The building in the image had half collapsed due to the explosion, revealing the cross-sections of steel bars and concrete, with a large amount of dark red at the scene, inviting grim associations.

Simpson's emotions were a bit out of control.

"Do you know how many innocent people were killed or injured by this single aerial bomb?"

"A total of more than sixty lives were just taken away."

"And hundreds of seriously injured people are currently receiving emergency treatment in the hospital."

At this point, the passersby watching the news could no longer remain calm.

If the Self-Defense Forces had been killed or injured, they would not have empathized.

But now, it was ordinary citizens like themselves who were killed or injured.

Mayor Simpson continued to elaborate: "Everyone can imagine, this time the aerial bomb fell on the building where unfortunate people lived. Next time, will the aerial bomb fall on the rest of us?"

"Every one of us wants to avoid war, but ultimately, you realize you can't avoid it."

"Because the evil of the American military often exceeds your expectations."

After a moment of silence, Mayor Simpson continued to speak:

"The U.S. Military not only launched air raids."

"They also dispatched special teams into the city, attempting to destroy our various civilian facilities and create chaos within the city."

"In addition, they also used bombs to assassinate many figures well-known to us."

"Mazhaha, the leader of the Indigenous Party, Tula Suo, the former leader of the Indigenous Party, the Indigenous Party... Buleidun, the Police Chief, Michelle, the Education Bureau Director, Martin, the Prosecutor General, Wellington, the Chief Justice of the Court, Milli, the big businessman and philanthropist..."

Listening to influential figures one after another becoming victims, all the citizens watching the news broadcast were deeply shocked.

Only then did they truly feel the cruelty of the current situation.

And at the end of his speech, Simpson also announced that combat zones and non-combat zones would be delineated within the city.

The Darwin City Defense Army would not deploy any military forces in non-combat zones, only a very small number of public order maintenance forces. The city would communicate intelligence on non-combat zones to the U.S. Military to avoid another accidental bombing. In short, the Self-Defense Forces would strive to prevent casualties among ordinary people in the upcoming war.