To this day, few people can remember the last time South Korea was in the world's spotlight.

It's not the fault of the whole world, who let South Korea have a crazy neighbor who is particularly good at attracting attention.

But this time, more than a month after Belle brought Helen back to the United States from South Korea, on May 16, all eyes were on South Korea.

Fifty-five years later, there was another military coup d'état in South Korea's history.

Liu Shizhen, an army officer who was born as a special combat soldier and had just been promoted to the rank of major general, unexpectedly received the full support of the military.

He personally led his troops, occupied the Blue House, detained the president and all the officials present, announced the dissolution of the National Assembly, and imposed martial law throughout the country.

The whole of Korea is boiling, positively, positively, boiling.

This military coup was supported by the majority of South Koreans.

They took to the streets, celebrated with great vigour, marched and demonstrated.

The streets of Seoul are plastered with leaflets in the form of wanted notices with the president's portrait and the words "Crime deserves, heaven and earth will not tolerate." In this way, the Koreans vented their anger and demanded that the thieves be severely punished.

At this time in Manhattan, it was breakfast time.

Helen, who lives in Belle's mansion for the time being, has just spoken on the phone with her parents, who have settled in New Jersey and are not caught up in the chaos in South Korea.

Belle brought her a cup of coffee, turned on the TV, and watched the morning news.

"Hey, this time it's really a big deal."

Looking at the angry demonstrators in the picture, Belle couldn't help but sigh that the power of the people is really terrifying, and once it is instigated, it is simply unstoppable.

"Oh no, the president has to be sentenced to death. In other words, it seems that no president in South Korea has a good death, right? ”

Helen knew that Belle was right, but she was still Korean after all, and she didn't feel good about being exposed to the most ridiculous side of her country in front of others.

But she also knew that Belle had no ill intentions. If she wants to squeeze herself, there are better tricks than this.

So Helen just smiled wryly and said: "Who says it's not, the president of South Korea should be the most dangerous profession in the world, although many people just want to do it." ”

"If you want me to say, you should be the president." Belle said, "At least you won't be messing with human lives." ”

Helen took a sip of coffee and said in a low voice: "If you take human life too seriously, you can't be the president of South Korea." After all, I have to deal with a group of crazy people every day, and those people are ruthless characters who eat people and don't spit out bones. ”

She and Belle had a serious exchange of views on the military coup.

Helen believed that the president was abusing power for personal gain, accepting bribes from large conglomerates, interfering with judicial fairness, and secretly manipulating personnel arrangements.

Even when she was persecuted and forcibly collected all the data of the cradle of life, she believed that the president must be involved.

However, in order to create the illusion that Helen was kidnapped by unknown foreign forces, he deliberately killed South Korean soldiers, gassed the center of Busan, and claimed that it was a terrorist attack, and no president could do such a thing.

Doing so would do no good to the president himself or the country as a whole.

Even if there are any benefits that outsiders can't know about, the president is willing to take risks, but the huge handle left by this matter will become a permanent hidden danger for the president.

Just like now, this incident was used as a fuse, and it was blown out by the military in a high-profile manner, which instantly ignited the whole of South Korea. Then there was a lot of mess involved, and everything was enough for the president to go around.

"This must be a conspiracy of the military!" Helen said categorically.

Belle wasn't as direct as she thought. It's not that she's more big-picture or anything, it's just that she has more complex situations to deal with than Helen.

As a superpowered person named in the White House, although Belle is not subject to any physical restrictions, every time she leaves the United States, S.H.I.E.L.D. and the CIA will maintain a certain level of attention.

This time was obviously not an exception, especially since the president announced a terrorist attack shortly after she left South Korea, and then the plot reversed, and the military declared that the terrorist attack was an excuse for the president to cover up his criminal acts, and used it as a reason to launch a coup d'état.

The situation is special, Belle's travel record this time was directly put on the desk of the President of the United States.

The phone call of the chief of staff, Mark Usher, was also the first to call.

"I want to hear you say it yourself, and this has nothing to do with you."

Due to the professional nature of the chief of staff, Mark has always been serious, and his excellent sense of humor is only a tool he uses to improve the efficiency of communication. However, he has always been more tolerant of Belle and can be said to be amiable.

This time, he used such a serious tone unusually, which shows that the situation is indeed very serious.

But for such a serious matter, it should be directly interviewed and called.

So, a tacit cooperation between the two sides began

"What's the matter?" Belle asked innocently.

"What else could be the matter? You can look at any screen now and know what I'm talking about. ”

"Oh, what does this have to do with me?" Belle asked rhetorically.

"You were in South Korea when the terrorists kidnapped Dr. Helen Cho and detonated a gas bomb in the city of Busan, right? It's best if it has nothing to do with you, and if it does, you have to tell the truth. South Korea is not a place where Guinea-Bissau, Burkina Faso, etc., it doesn't matter how much you toss, it is an important ally of ours in Asia, and anything that happens there may affect the interests of the United States. ”

"I know, I still have a U.S. passport, and I can't afford treason."

Mark snorted, obviously not very happy with Belle's attitude, but he already believed in Belle a little. If Belle denies it categorically, it would be worth digging deeper.

But he didn't plan to stop there, because the previous ones were just temptations.

"By the way, I heard that when you were in South Korea, you asked Stark for help and arranged a private jet? Are big stars talking about pomp and circumstance now? ”

Belle guessed that someone would ask about it, and naturally she had already prepared her words.

"How can I talk about this kind of pomp? Can I have that face and ask Mr. Stark to help arrange a private jet? His plane, naturally, was to transport what he wanted, and it was just a favor to me, and you know my relationship with Pepper. ”

"And what does Stark want? Did you get it for him? ”

"You'll have to ask him." Belle shook the pot off, "If you investigate a little more carefully, you will find that I was not on that plane at all, I went to South Korea just to have fun, and by the way, I learned about beauty salons and plastic surgery over there, you know, they are very good at this." ”

"No kidding, you still use plastic surgery?"

"It's not like plastic surgery, but I'm interested in investing in opening a few beauty salons, and you know, my club, which looks very lively, actually doesn't make money at all, and sometimes I have to lose a little. I haven't been a model for a long time, so I have to eat. ”

"Good idea." Mark said that he also realized that this was a good opportunity to get closer to Belle, so he continued, "Recently, the beauty and skin care industry has been really good, and I happen to know a few friends in this area, all in New York, and I can introduce you to them when I have the opportunity." ”

"That's great," Belle said.

"That's it, I'll go to New York next week, and we'll have dinner together."

The call was either recorded or someone was listening.

Everett Rose, a CIA agent, is fully aware of everything that is happening in South Korea, including how Belle sent Helen away after they separated from the casino, and the attack on the armored car. He will definitely do his duty to report everything, and this kind of news is impossible for Mark Usher, who is the president's chief of staff, not to see.

But he deliberately said something like "it has nothing to do with you, if it does, it's better to tell the truth", which is a very obvious, but can't fault the hint: this thing must not be told the truth.

This shows that the United States has acquiesced in Belle's decision to bring Helen back to the United States.

Top talents are always the most important strategic resource, and no country will think that they have too many talents.

But this matter involves relations with South Korea, so it cannot be made explicit, so acquiescence is already the greatest support that the president and chief of staff can provide.

Although Liu Shizhen and others also knew that it was Belle who took Helen away, they had no evidence. Without evidence, the finger is pointed at the American dad, and the Koreans will not do such a dangerous thing.

The only thing they could do was to break their teeth and swallow in their stomachs, and call the whole thing a terrorist attack.

So, the first version of the official narrative was that a group of unidentified militants launched an attack in Busan, driving into the downtown area, causing massive damage. The South Korean army reacted quickly and immediately pursued and intercepted the attackers, who eventually detonated the bomb, killing 10 people, including two attackers.

This statement is full of loopholes.

First of all, the time of the incident happened late at night, and it was March, even if it was a busy road, this time was empty.

Second, why did the police, who were supposed to maintain public safety, disappear all the time, but the irrelevant military was able to respond quickly and send capable personnel to participate in the encirclement and suppression?

Third, after the incident, a large-scale clearance and blockade were carried out within a radius of 20 kilometers within the scope of the attack. One can easily guess that the scene must be poisonous. Even poison gas was prepared, but it was used in situations where there were no people, which only exacerbated the irrationality of the official statement.

When suspicion spread throughout the country, Yoo Si-jin stood up and said only one sentence: "The ten dead in this incident are all excellent soldiers of the Republic of Korea, and their sacrifices are all because of the dirty deals made by the president for personal gain." ”

Just an hour after this declaration, an article titled "In order to win support, the president actually sent Zhao Hailun to the United States" spread through the streets of South Korea.

The article had two effects.

The most notable is of course that the president was scolded as a dog. First there was the missile crisis, and then there was the battle between Ultron and the Avengers in Seoul, and the attitude of the South Koreans towards the United States took a sharp turn.

One point is that there are two schools of thought about Helen.

Most people firmly believe that Helen is a national thief, and it is simply unreasonable for this kind of national thief to go to the United States to enjoy happiness!

A small group of people saw a more serious problem, whether Helen was a national thief or not, what was so special about this woman that the president thought she could exchange for the support of the United States? This kind of person can actually trade? This is the real traitor!

In South Korea, there has been no end to the protests, discussions and reflections.

In the United States, Belle, who knows more about it, is also thinking:

There are certainly dirty deals, but who exactly is trading with whom?