The Watch of the Long Night Chapter Ninety-Nine: Response and Persuasion
Bergkamp looked at Hao Song and Edward with intriguing eyes, and he saw two very different temperaments in the two young men. Edward Mierro was a standard soldier, or strictly a somewhat loose mercenary. And Gracius S. Howe looks more like a gang of treacherous people he often deals with: politicians. Weighing the pros and cons, avoiding the important and trivial, brazen, high-sounding, and many words that seem to be positive and deprecating can be used to describe this group of people.
Of course, as a military boss who has experienced ups and downs, Lieutenant General Bergkamp does not have any emotional bias towards the personalities of these two people. As an army general, he would appreciate a tough guy like Edward Miero, and as a political creature who has been immersed in politics for nearly 40 years, he can also accept a slick boy like Gretius S. Hao. And today's job of carrying a camera is not more powerful than anyone else, and it can carry the camera for a long time. Guys who are flexible and bold will obviously be better suited for this troublesome job.
Of course, Bergkamp will need to investigate and question him further before he can make a final decision. This time, there was such a bullshit terrorist activity in his jurisdiction, and this long-standing lieutenant/general could not sit firmly in the Diaoyutai. Moreover, his supporter, who has always kept a low profile, seems to be moving a little differently......
Bergkamp changed back to English and said with a smile: "The old man doesn't have a good memory, and he can't remember the information." Little brother, please introduce yourself!"
Hao Song's gaze swept over Bergkamp's blazing blue eyes, and secretly sighed that the ginger was still old and spicy, the wine was still stale and fragrant, and the rice was still spoiled overnight! The heart said KFC Grandpa, didn't you talk nonsense with your eyes open and pretend to be confused? If you were really old and dizzy, and your memory was declining, you would have been squeezed out of the stage to help KFC sell fried chicken, right? Don't you just want to hear what I have to say? After thinking about it in a blink of an eye, the cowardly immediately understood which point in his information would be problematic. Okay, then the Sprinkle family will give you some ruthlessness directly.
So Hao Song changed his expression with a resolute expression and said solemnly: "I am Gretheu-S-Hao, Chinese name Hao Song, from the People's Republic of China, the ideal is to become the successor of the cause of socialism with Chinese characteristics, and use cultural invasion to liberate all mankind!"
The audience of "......" were speechless and choked, and collectively showed a frightened look of being dog-stricken......
"Aha! It's just a joke~ What are you doing? You don't really believe it, do you?" Hao Song said with a wicked smile.
Bergkamp reacted quickly, and said in a steady tone: "It seems that you also know that your nationality is the biggest obstacle. Even if I am unbiased and can approve of you, I still have to consider the prejudices of other American imperialists. What you said seems absurd, but in the eyes of some people, it is not impossible!" This is a big truth, although China's development speed is very rapid, but in the perception of many people, the ideology of Chinese is not much different from that of the North Stick.
Hao Song was still smiling, he nodded and said, "It's just arrogance and prejudice, I naturally believe that you won't have these." But when it comes to identity, you can rest assured. Do this job, and no outsiders will notice me. ”
Bergkamp frowned, and said in his heart: "If you say that no one notices, surely no one notices?" Could it be that you can hide yourself by holding the leaves that the praying mantis catches cicadas and hiding?
"Have you ever seen a cameraman on TV or in a movie?" he looked around the audience and said proudly, "No! Because the real top cameraman has no sense of existence behind the camera! Not to mention a reporter who is clearly eye-catching, a group of hostages in a worrying situation, and a group of terrorists with unknown purposes!"
Bergkamp was thoughtful. His guard chief Lu Luo couldn't help but nod and said, "Makes sense......" Mo Yudao played with his beard and smiled without saying a word. Edward frowned and looked at Hao Song, as if he was about to say something, but was stopped by the cowardice with his eyes......
After careful consideration, the lieutenant finally said, "Okay, I agree with that." Now tell us about your understanding of the kidnapping and what you plan to do...... I'm more afraid of things when I'm older, so don't mind. Finally, he explained with a smile.
Hao Song was helpless, and said in his heart that he should not be so cautious, and he still wanted to go to the census to rest assured......? But in general, Hao Song still has a good impression of this cautious and kind Mr. Lieutenant/General, after all, everyone is the same kind...... (It's not that everyone is an erect bald orangutan!, but everyone is cautious!)
So Hao Song seriously restated the "advertising theory" he had drawn at the airport before, of course, he had to pay attention to the rhetoric. Otherwise, in front of the lieutenants/generals of the US imperialists, narrating the good calculation that the Islamic State has the moral upper hand of the US imperialists, there is always a suspicion of pointing at the monk and scolding the bald donkey.
After listening to Hao Song's inference, Bergkamp frowned and was shocked, and questioned in disbelief: "Is it necessary to be so alarmist? These terrorists are so rational?" After all, the Islamic State in the coercive narrative seems to be far from the crazy and extreme, tyrannical and murderous terrorist organizations in his impression.
Hao Song spread his hands and said: "Crazy people and reasonable people are not terrible, but rational crazy people are too terrible! I don't want these crazy people to be rational, but unfortunately this is the case." You can recall that from the beginning of this kidnapping to the present, the terrorists of the Islamic State can be considered quite gentlemen. Their behaviour is clearly very different from that of a normal terrorist attack. "The difference is probably that a normal terrorist attack is like a blatant rape, while these guys are like running to negotiate how to communicate with each other......
"It is not surprising that religious fanatics, coupled with a calm and rational new leadership, do anything with such a combination. Mo Yudao also helped to explain at the right time, and at the same time handed a brief information about Abdul Qadir to Lieutenant General Bergkamp.
The content of this information is pitiful, not even a photo, specific identity information, only a side account of the new leader of a terrorist organization called Abdul Qadir came to power. However, Bergkamp looked at it carefully several times with a solemn face, and this information is only less than 1,000 words, narrating the four days in the Middle East from the perspective of the audience. Among them, there is a faint display of vigorous and efficient means of fighting for power, which makes him vigilant.
Mo Yudao explained: "In just four days, the original leadership team quickly collapsed, and Abdul's ascension to power was seamless. Obviously, the seizure of power described in this document, and even this incident, may be only the tip of the iceberg of its plans. I have no way of knowing how long he has been preparing and what his ultimate goal is. ”
"But one thing is certain, and that is that ISIS's advertising has reached its minimum target! ”
Lieutenant General Bergkamp was already somewhat convinced, and asked playfully: "So what will they do?"
Hao Song has the meaning of lupine scarf and pointing out the country, and said confidently: "In order to gain unimaginable influence, what they need to do is divided into two directions. First, what terrorists should do. Second, what terrorists shouldn't do!"
At first glance, this may sound like nonsense: some of them are not, and you have said both the positive and the negative, isn't this nonsense? But if you think about it, this nonsense has a lot of meaning. What is the job of a terrorist? Murder, arson, kidnapping and attacking, and then bravely jumping out to take responsibility and accept the eyes of the world is what the world thinks of as a terrorist!
So what should terrorists not do? In a nutshell, that's what the world thinks terrorists won't do. For example, helping people fly planes, helping people demolish dangerous buildings for free, and helping people get vaccinated for free on the street, all other things full of positive energy. Generally speaking, terrorist organizations do this kind of thing, and they will be speculated: you are actually hijacking a plane, right? You bombing a building is actually a terrorist attack, right? You are giving people injections that are all HIV/AIDS, right? This is no way to do it, after all, the stereotype is there.
However, when the world discovers that there is a terrorist organization that looks like it is a real organization that "stresses civilization, establishes a new style, and has good discipline", then the huge image contrast will bring people a peculiar psychological experience. Just like "a good puppet does evil, everyone hates it, and an evil puppet does a good thing, everyone admires it!" This is the normal state of human nature. Therefore, on this world-facing stage, on the basis of kidnapping, these terrorists must begin to show "good" qualities that other terrorists do not have!
Even after the above foreshadowing, when Hao Song came to a logical conclusion, Lieutenant General Bergkamp still felt incredulous, could it be that this terrorist organization would do good in order to establish a positive image in the world? This sounds like a false version of the Arabian Nights told by a mentally ill person!
Mr. Lieutenant General could not imagine what a group of terrorists in black robes, carrying AK-74s, and carrying homemade bombs/bombs could do in line with modern universal values. Could it be that these guys are going to volunteer in the community, do things like sweep the streets, help people take care of children, or help the lonely elderly change light bulbs and get sewer pipes? It's a lot of brainstorming...... And Mr. Lieutenant/General deeply felt that he was old.
When Hao Song saw Lieutenant General Bergkamp's slightly distracted look, he understood that it was a bit reluctant to get this old man to keep up with such an imaginative and creative genius terrorist, so he put it another way: "You can think of it this way, they are like a newly formed opposition party, and they need to do something to show off." ”
When an old politician and a veteran general heard this, their eyes lit up: This is easy to understand! An excellent politician must consider three main points when formulating countermeasures: one is face, the other is conscience, and the other is interests (the dirtiest kind of politicians only consider interests). If the terrorist organization Islamic State is regarded as an opposition party located in a Middle East country, then the decision they make can be understood with political thinking! If this decision is really as Hao Song guessed, it is the best policy to combine the three points of face, conscience, and interests in politics!
["On the logical line composed of three points, namely, object, means, and end, the third can be easily deduced by confirming the two points. The most difficult step is how to confirm those two points!" - Grecius-S. Hao]