Chapter 416: The Role of Human Hope

Eric would rather destroy his family and kill the oppositionists, even if it is "not enough", and let Germany clean up. Many people have made their support clear and are extremely indignant at those who have been imprisoned. The strange thing is that although there are many voices of opposition, they are all forbidden and keep their mouths shut.

The arrest operation under the personal command of Grener did not last long, the action was extremely fast and precise, and the social repercussions were not great. However, due to the gradual intervention of the media, it still caused a small sensation, and even the whole world is paying attention to the follow-up report of this major event.

The Spaniards had a traditional curiosity, and although the war left them homeless and even facing death at every moment, they kept an eye out for rumours from Germany.

Commentators considered the explosive event to be almost the most shocking news since the end of the 1914 World War, because it almost completely exposed that the democratic government of the German Federal Republic under Erik was not as good as the world imagined.

The German people are generally concerned about politics and have extremely sensitive political nerves, but they have lost their initial judgment about this sudden incident, and only those family members who have been arrested have been abusing Grener for his nonsense.

In the days that followed, the federal justices told the media very responsibly that these people had been convicted of having traveled abroad and attempted to subvert the German Confederation. As soon as the news broke, almost everyone began to praise the country's wise decision-making, and in doing so, it proved that Grener himself was extraordinary in his work.

People could not help but turn the finger on the arrested people and their families, and even threw stones at the windows of their homes. However, shortly thereafter, Eric issued a notice that "one person who commits a crime cannot punish the nine tribes", and persuaded the German people not to physically harm and discriminate against the families of criminal suspects. For a time, Eric's high demeanor and extraordinary bearing made the general public praise, and even more so that the families of those "criminals" were grateful.

Soon after, all 5,531 main offenders were transferred by the National Guard to a large prison north of Berlin, while the remaining "accomplices" were prosecuted by local prosecutors to the judiciary under the supervision of their respective state governments and National Guardsmen. At the same time, the staff selected by Grener will supervise the whole process.

Due to the intricacies of trial procedures, less than 100 prisoners have been brought to trial for the first time in the country, and in order to improve the efficiency of judicial trials, civil cases have to be handled on the sidelines and after "political events." But the rumors have been overwhelming, and all kinds of gossip have made people confusing, so that the government and the judiciary really feel what is terrifying.

Fortunately, the media came out to extinguish the fire as soon as possible, and cited the strong evidence of the procuratorate, which fully reflected that these arrested people deserved their crimes and the evidence was conclusive.

The rumors were terrible, and Grener felt them best, and for days his weakness had begun to force him into redemption paranoia, and hoped that it was just a nightmare. People who are on the sidelines may want to know the truth more than the person involved, and because they can't get involved, they will accept any source and spread it out of shape.

In contrast, Eric is in a slightly better mood than Grener, but unfounded speculation is often a trigger for social unrest. Everyone in Germany has the right to put forward their own opinions and question the behavior of the state, so some of the remarks will also touch a faint nerve in Eric's heart at this time.

The lobbying and agitation of the CIA's underground staff in France in the early years succeeded in disrupting the French authorities' plans to increase troops on the Rhine and solve the dangerous situation on the German Western Front. At present, the people of the country are talking about this "political incident", although it does not directly hurt his ruling position, but at least it will affect the judgment of the case-handling personnel, which is what Eric is most worried about.

Three questions a day became a compulsory lesson for Eric every day, and he needed to give an explanation to the people in the shortest possible time. In fact, Grener was even more anxious, visiting the front line for days on end, sometimes reviewing cases in person. The judiciary knew it was not in line with federal legal process, but there was nothing they could do. Whoever holds state power is now the "fair and just" law, while the real law has to give in to power.

Fortunately, the media did not enter the front-line trial organs, otherwise, it would be difficult for any case to proceed normally. As a result, the case-handling personnel developed a set of effective trial methods on their own, that is, they appropriately adopted a little irrational torture to extract confessions, so that the speed of verdict was correspondingly doubled.

Grener turned a blind eye to this, and even secretly praised it, so that the so-called fairness and justice did not matter.

It is very strange that such a big event has happened in the country, and neither the president nor other leaders have been in front of the media. Because Max failed to find Eric several times, he had to leave Berlin in anger and return to his old house in Württemberg.

On a morning in late November, Annata finally made her first appearance, where nearly a thousand journalists from all over the world and the local Berlin gentry gathered on a large artificial grass in front of the Hanseasa Palace to wait to hear Federal President Eric Adrian speak.

At nine-to-ten o'clock, Eric, accompanied by officials of all ranks, strode out of the Hanseatic Palace and bowed deeply to the reporters and citizens present.

"Distinguished gentlemen, ladies and friends, it has been a long time since I have met you in this way, and hello! How I would like to have a pleasant mood with you, but, very regretfully, at this moment, my heart is as heavy as yours, even heartbroken, because of my dereliction of duty and lack of care, and there are several lost lambs in the federal state......"

Eric was not in a hurry, and paused deliberately.

However, as soon as his words came out, they immediately aroused a strong response from the audience.

"In fact, those poor worms who have violated the laws of the country are only temporarily bewitched, blindfolded, and disoriented by the devil, so that they have become street rats and scum hated by the country and the people. But I am responsible to tell everyone that the state is washing their souls and helping them to repent......" Eric said word for word.

When people found out that the president was suffering greatly, there was a lot of discussion, and some even shouted that they were willing to support the state in severely punishing the traitors.

Eric also seemed very excited, waving to everyone frequently, and then signaling everyone to calm down first.

"Journalists are recognized as the uncrowned kings of the world, and they are also the supervisors of the state and society. Here, I hope that you will continue to uphold the correct direction of public opinion, use your unparalleled mouthpiece to criticize evil, and promote righteousness......" Eric became more and more impassioned as he spoke.

In front of all reporters and the citizens of Berlin, Eric praised the units and individuals who handled the incident, and once again praised the decisiveness and wisdom of the president's chief of staff, Grener.

"The law is fair, and as President of the Federation, I will respect the final judgment of the court and will never interfere with the administration! At the same time, it is also hoped that judges at all levels will clearly judge right from wrong, enforce the law precisely, severely punish criminals who harm the interests of the state, and never tolerate the legacy of tigers and treacherous people. I believe that with the direct participation of all of you here and the general public, no pest will be missed, and no good person will be wronged......"

At this press conference, Eric repeatedly explained that he was inspecting the local garrison in the mountains of Frankfurt at the time of the "incident" and that he did not deliberately avoid it, and sincerely apologized for it.

"Germany has changed dramatically since the Great War, and I'm sure you can see it, am I right, my compatriots?" Eric asked aloud suddenly.

"Yes, thanks to the wise decision of Mr. President, Germany is thriving today! Without President Eric Adrian, we would not be where we are today! The citizens responded almost in unison.

"In Germany now, the country is rich and the people are strong, and everyone can live and work in peace and contentment, right? Although the Western Fierce Power is eyeing us, they don't dare to do anything to us, right? Do you know that our peace and tranquility depend on perfect national defense construction and a strong navy, army and air force? Eric continued to ask.

"Indeed, without a strong national army, we would not have the peaceful economic construction environment we have today, let alone the prosperity and strength of Germany! However, now there are people who oppose Mr. President's efforts to strengthen national defense construction, and even collude with foreign countries and plot against others. "Someone stood in front of the crowd and spoke loudly.

The weight of these words was very heavy, and under their influence, the square suddenly went completely out of control, and people shouted slogans demanding that those mediocre people who admired foreigners and opposed the expansion of the army should be severely punished.

Many people are imagining what Germany would be like without Erik Adrian, and many are even proposing to change the constitutional system of non-re-election of the president.

According to the federal constitution at that time, in order to integrate the country with the help of other parties, the federal constitution stipulated that the president could run for a second term of eight years and could run for re-election for a second term, but could not be nominated to run for a third president. As a result, Eric lost the opportunity to be re-elected.

After the press conference, people seemed to be seriously considering how to keep Eric in the presidency for good.

As time went on, such calls have become louder and louder, after all, Eric's popularity is growing day by day, and from 1918 to 1932, a full 14 years, Germany's people's livelihood, economy, industry, military, and international status have been comprehensively improved, and the people really can't think of any reason not to let Eric continue to be re-elected. In their opinion, no one can compare with Eric as president.

Max, who lived in Württemberg, saw the newspaper of the day and had mixed feelings. According to the custom of the Soviets, after occupying the whole territory of Poland, they could drive straight into Berlin. However, the Soviets did not do this and stopped in Warsaw. Eric was right about this, and without a strong military force, Germany would not have escaped the fate of Poland.

"It's obvious that he's making trouble, but he pushes it all out." Max said to himself as he read the newspaper.

However, what surprised Max even more was that the people's voices turned out to be very much in line with his own ideas. Although he had several unpleasant encounters with Eric, if it were to be put on the table, there was really no one in Germany who was more suitable to be the president than Eric.

Madame approached Max quietly from behind, and found her husband perusing the newspaper he had just read, which the maid had bought from town this morning. Because Max, although he said that he did not care about politics, he never forgot to care about the affairs of the state, and the lady took it to heart, so she asked the maid to bring back the newspaper of the day every morning when she bought vegetables.

"Max, what are you thinking?" The lady walked around and asked softly.

"Alas! This guy is a president, and I don't know how many years Germany will make him a scourge. Max handed the newspaper to his wife, meaning to let her read it too.

"You're not opposed to keeping him president, are you?" Madame smiled deliberately slyly.

Max did not answer Madame's question directly, but put down the newspaper in his hand and walked back and forth in the small courtyard with his hands behind his back.

"Why don't we move back to Unter den Linden Street, which is close to the presidential palace, and I like our little two-story building very much, and I'm used to waiting for you at the windowsill to come home." Madame said softly to Max.

"Haven't you had enough of those troubled days, Madame?"

"Nope! Not so, because my husband's heart never left there. ”

"But I don't want to go back to that place, dear."

"Okay Max, don't pretend, I know what you're thinking, and besides, our son needs us to be reunited, doesn't he?"

Max stopped talking, but silently walked to the bullock cart by the fence......