Afternoon.

"Hah..."

"I didn't expect Mrs. Gibbon's café to be so busy..."

In the Yizhiye Cafe, Hui Xia endured the sorrow in her heart and was constantly busy at the work counter.

From the cash register to the door, everyone was queuing.

Looking at this, there are about a dozen people?

Oh, what a wrong decision to come here.

Eat and live (starvation, don't eat well.) ）

The working environment is comfortable. (Poor hardware facilities.) ）

High degree of freedom. (If you don't want to do it, get out.) ）

Maybe it's because he's so busy...

Hui Xia glanced at the girl beside her.

Then look at the dozen excited men in line.

Well, the culprit is her.

The beautiful Yoshimoto Sakura, Mr. Yoshimoto's younger sister.

Young, beautiful, and in good shape.

White skin, beautiful and long legs.

It is really in line with the aesthetics of the current young people.

In fact, it is also in line with a certain dark aesthetic.

Originally, Sakura Yoshimoto was in charge of the work counter.

And Hui Xia is in charge of the cashier.

After all, he wasn't very familiar with coffee making.

Although it is all machine-grinded, it is only necessary to replenish the raw materials and pick up the ground coffee.

But seeing the hateful gaze of those guys, Hui Xia still changed places with Sakura in a playful way.

Let Sakura Yoshimoto go to the cashier.

Sure enough, it has changed a lot.

The world of looking at faces is as simple as that.

"Na, sir, your coffee~"

Sakura Yoshimoto has a gentle face and a face of first love, and a casual smile can make people fascinated.

"Ahh Thank you... Thank you very much! ”

Hui Xia sighed like this, and saw that the young man who was smiling at Sakura was already intoxicated, and even bowed deeply.

Meow, drink coffee, it's so grand...

The corners of Hui Xia's mouth twitched.

Sparkle:! You just envy the good-looking of people's parents (○'ε ́○)

Hui Xia glanced at the spark bracelet jumping up and down.

Spark (honest).

Then he continued to be busy with the work at hand.

After all, this store has only two employees.

Mrs. Yoshimoto, the evil capitalist!

…

After a busy time, I finally got a chance to rest.

Hui Xia held a glass of thick, mellow freshly ground milk and watched the news on the TV screen above.

"The Defense Force's main branch, abbreviated as UPC, held a press conference at 3 p.m...."

"During this period, Mr. Kojima, who was the head of the Suzumoto branch and the supreme commander, and..."

"Attend this press conference to explain and clarify the questions raised by reporters, as well as recent public opinion and rumors..."

"Here's what you want..."

A dignified and serious anchor lady, dutifully narrating the news content.

Then the screen turned to the replay screen of the UPC press conference.

Sitting in the center was to the left of the island commander, next to which was an empty seat, and to the left was the head of the defense forces, a gray-haired old man in a rigorous military uniform, but still in good spirits.

The first person on the right is the person in charge of the rescue department, the person in charge of the relevant department of engineering rescue, and so on.

There were about a dozen people seated.

However, the reporters' long guns and short guns were aimed at the commander of the island.

"Excuse me, Mr. Kojima, why has the eight-pointed military satellite, which has been developed with so much money, failed to stop the intruders? Wasn't the military a propaganda (impregnable) fortress at the beginning of its construction? ”

After a period of panic and scrambling to ask questions, the scene was finally under control.

Reporters began to ask questions in an orderly manner.

The first reporter to ask questions was a local reporter from Kyoto, and the questions asked were not too tricky.

"Uh..."

"This is due to the fact that the alien invader codenamed Dinozor has a strong immune defense ability on the outer skin of the body, and the Octagonal Star Base military satellite was originally arranged to defend against meteors and meteorites hitting the earth, and it did not consider that there would be huge life forms invading from outer space..."

Dense beads of sweat appeared on the forehead of the island commander.

Even in the cool reception hall, you can't stop bubbling out.

But the first question is a bit of a fool.

The reporter nodded, bowed slightly, and sat down.

As for what this guy will write after that...

I can't tell.

But maybe it's going to be beautified, right? …

"I wanted to ask the UPIC captain a question, but it seems that he was not there today, and what I want to ask is very similar to the first question."

The second reporter was not so easy to talk to.

His eyes were full of sharpness, and his tone couldn't be said to be bad.

"Why did the indigenously produced Condor fighters, which were given great expectations by the people and the military, be wiped out in just 31 seconds? If there is nothing wrong with the pilot's ability, is there a technical defect in the aircraft itself? ”

"Ahh

The island commander is in trouble.

The person in charge of the ground defense force on the side couldn't stand it: "This reporter, please make it clear that the original intention of the Condor fighter is to better carry out air patrols and the next step of outer space exploration, and any aircraft of known materials cannot block any caliber of shells, let alone the powerful beam in Dinozor's mouth..."

"I see."

The second reporter also sat down with a blank face.

But look at him like this...

I'm afraid tomorrow the UPC scandal will fly...

For example, the military has a bad attitude and refuses to admit the quality of the aircraft?

A third journalist also stood up.

This one is a reporter for the Global Daily, and he is also international.

"Dear Mr. Kojima, the military capabilities of the Homoto military are obvious to all, and your success in destroying a huge lifeform codenamed Dino Zor shows that you still have a certain military strike capability..."

The reporter first unhurriedly praised the military.

Then he asked: "According to your investigation, what are the casualties of this ground strike?" The three-headed monster that appeared later, the monster that devoured two Dinozor as if it were hunting, and the brand-new monster that fought the predator monster, were they the monsters native to Suzumoto? How are they related? What is their stance on humanity? Will they reappear? ”

The reporter sent out a series of soul questions, and then quietly waited for Kojima and the others to explain.

UPC Crowd: "..."

…

"Uh, it's so miserable to be sprayed."

Hui Xia looked at the fine beads of sweat on the faces of the UPC executives who could still be clearly seen even through the screen with great sympathy, and shook his head slightly.

Journalists control a portion of public opinion, so to some extent it's a double-edged sword.

They are conscientious, documenting the comments that fulfill the conscience of society, the soul-grabbing photography, the painstaking investigations and the gripping stories. When social systems are immature or flawed, or when the basic rights of civilians are violated, journalists often come forward.

However, if the government does something wrong and makes a major mistake, journalists often do not follow the path and pursue it to the end until the government can correct the mistake with concrete actions in the subsequent time.

Now, due to the heavy casualties and the unfavorable military operations, the public has fallen into an unprecedented crisis of confidence in the government.

To put it simply, the leadership team composed of the current prime minister is estimated to be not far from stepping down.

The UPC is just an introduction, and soon, the dissatisfaction of the people will be infinitely amplified through this disaster, and many problems will be exposed, or old things will be brought up again, in short...

This is a crisis of confidence because of the monster.

This is also the reason why in the Nexus episode, the Night Raiders work hard to hide the Xenobiotic from the world.

The panic is not only the root of the xenomorphs' strength, but also a silent accusation against the government.

For the sake of social stability and political stability, it is necessary to make effective decisions on this issue.

Or use other means to divert people's attention.