Chapter 85: Inauguration

"Good morning, ladies and gentlemen who are watching or listening to me on the radio." Lyon, dressed in a neat suit, stood on the podium in front of the Reichstag, speaking to tens of thousands of people in front of the audience, or to the whole of Germany and even the whole world.

"Eight years ago, all of us Germans humiliated ourselves and accepted defeat to end that damned war, forced to pay huge war reparations, and were hung up as vanquisheds and nailed to the pillar of humiliation."

"Eight years ago, our High Seas Fleet, in Scapa Flow, chose to sink tragically for the sake of Germany's future, our air force was completely destroyed, and our army was reduced to only 100,000 men."

"Eight years ago our Alsace and Lorraine lowered the German flag, and our troops were forbidden to appear on the Rhine, which belonged to us."

"Eight years ago, we could only hide at home and listen to people outside insulting us unscrupulously, but we were helpless."

"And now, eight years later, here we are! Stand on the land of the Germans! Stand in Berlin, the land that our ancestors watered with their blood and dignity, and listen to a man named León Andrés giving his speech! At the same time as he spoke, brand-new fighter jets were again streaked over our heads, the huge fleet was tearing through the icy waters of the Atlantic Ocean again, and the mighty German Army was back on our land! ”

"But there are still countless people outside Germany who speak of Germans with contempt and disdain when they talk about Germans, and our motherland, our people, are still criticized."

"Maybe you don't feel the same anger as I do at what happened, or maybe you say, 'Mr. Leon, I just want a job, a loaf of bread, I just want to live in peace."

"Yes, you're right, life is so important. But I'm going to tell you. There is one thing in this world that is more important than life, and that is freedom! That's dignity!"

"Our dignity has not been restored by roaring fighter jets, huge warships, strong land forces. As long as the map of Europe, the country called Germany is fragmented and weakened. Our dignity does not exist! As long as people from other countries laugh contemptuously when they say the word Germany in conversation, our dignity does not exist!"

"What we need, not a loaf of bread! It's about eating bread and being able to talk to people from other countries and nationalities on an equal footing. What we need is not a job, but to be able to proudly raise our heads while we are working and say to ourselves, I am working for Germany and for my family! And what we need is not achieved by supplication and protest, but only by iron and blood, through our unity and efforts! ”

"To be able to unite people. There are two things: a common ideal and a common crime. We have great ideals engraved on the German flag, and I think I will shed my last drop of blood for this ideal!"

"And you, great, proud Germans, do you choose to live in humiliation, to protest humbly, or do you choose to fight, like me, for Germany, for our children and grandchildren?"

There was silence at first, but everyone's eyes were already red.

Gradually, some voices rang out in the crowd, and soon, these sporadic voices converged, and everyone shouted: "For dignity, for freedom!" ”

The crowd began to go crazy, and they rushed to the rostrum where Lyon was standing, wanting to get a closer look at Germany's savior.

Faced with this crazy situation at the scene, Lyon had to stand on the rostrum and continue to speak, so as not to "fall" into the hands of these crazy people.

"I'm very pleased." Leon stood on the rostrum, surrounded by crazy people, he was like a boat in the sea, "I am glad that the great and unyielding blood that once flowed in the veins of our ancestors is still rushing in the bodies of all my Germans!" ”

"Long live my compatriots, Germany and the German people! Freedom, long live!"

"Long live freedom! Long live Germany! Long live the Führer! Once again, the scene resounded with deafening shouts, which lasted for a long time.

Leon stood on the rostrum with his head held high and saluted, smiling as tens of thousands of people chanted his name.

A foreign photographer recorded the moment with his camera, and a few days later the photograph was published in newspapers in various countries and uploaded around the world.

Inside the Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street, Westminster, London, England.

Baldwin was sitting at his desk with a copy of the latest Times.

On the front page of the newspaper was a huge photograph of the young man smiling and staring straight ahead, his arm pointing diagonally to the sky.

And he was surrounded on all sides by a crowd of black oppressors, and everyone in the crowd stared at the young man with a feverish face, as if the young man was their everything.

Below the photo is the headline given by the Times - Leon Andrés, Germany's youngest president! The World's Best Orator!

Baldwin looked at the young man in the photo, and after a long time, he sighed and said to himself: "Is it right or wrong that I have repeatedly relaxed the Treaty of Versailles in order to win over Germany?" Lyon, Lyon, why are you a German? ”

At the same time, French President Pierre Dumergue was holding a similar newspaper, but he did not think about it as leisurely as Baldwin, and he looked at Lyon in the photograph with a somewhat hideous expression.

"No, I can't let this damn Leon continue to develop!" Pierre seemed to say to his secretary, as if to himself, "It's all because of stupid British idiots that this damned Lyon and damn Germany will become strong again!" ”

Pierre blamed Britain for everything, apparently forgetting that he had allowed Germany to develop armaments in the first place in order to win Germany against Britain.

"Basil!" He called out to the secretary next to him, "Call Boris for me." ”

"Yes, Mr. President." The secretary answered and walked out.

It didn't take long for the French Minister of Intelligence Boris to arrive at the president's office.

"Boris, how is our intelligence organization in Germany doing?" Pierre didn't wait for Boris to sit down, and asked him anxiously.

"Our intelligence organization in Germany has recently taken a certain blow because of its high activity, but several important key figures have not yet been exposed." Boris was a little puzzled, "Why do you suddenly ask this question?" ”

"I'm going to find a chance to take out Leon!" Pierre gritted his teeth and said, "Lyon is such a powerful man, and if he is allowed to develop like this, it will threaten us." ”

"Assassination of Leon?!" Boris was taken aback, "This, how is this possible?" There were a large number of SS soldiers around him at all times. ”

"Nothing is impossible." Pierre sneered and said, "Activate the 'Stinging Snake' and tell him to find the right opportunity to take out Leon at all costs!" ”

"'Stinging snake'? Well, that's one of the deepest spies we've lurked in Germany. Boris hesitated.

"Go! No matter how deep the spy is, it will eventually be activated one day, and it is worth it to replace Leon with him! ”