"The fishing boat was seized, and you want to repeat the Galaxy incident?"

"Official voice: release it quickly, otherwise you will bear the consequences."

"Nandao declares that the questioning was controlled in accordance with normal procedures, that there was no abuse and that the crew was in good condition."

"The crew has not yet shown up, and their safety is in doubt."

"The ships are intact and there are no clashes, and the Austronesian side calls on all parties to remain calm."

In the office, Li Xiang frowned and looked at the constantly refreshing news report, and the expression on his face was as uncomfortable as eating.

He never thought that the other party would actually make such a move!

Just like the judgment he made at the beginning, the conflict in public opinion, in the end, will come down to the game in reality.

It was just a few weeks after the news about the launch of the second 055 and the start of the construction of a purely domestic aircraft carrier, the other party immediately made a farce of "arresting spies" with colors.

Obviously, their purpose is not at all to keep the so-called exercises secret, and certainly not to provoke China's authority on the sea.

Because the sea area where the incident occurred is not the core area of the dispute between the two sides at all.

Their purpose is obvious, that is, to further warm up public opinion in China, force public opinion to change to populism, and thus coerce the official and influence official decision-making from the bottom up.

How effective is this?

It is true that it is very rare for Chinese officials to be influenced by public opinion in decision-making, but when a certain public opinion develops to its peak, the official has to make compromises out of the need to maintain stability.

Originally, it was just an insignificant chip, but when it was put on the table along with other chips, its seemingly inconspicuous face value became extremely important.

In particular, the opponent has attacked intensively in a very short period of time, and has even formed a combination of punches.

Economically, the incident at the mechanical and electrical plant was stirred up, the so-called "black material for exercises" was thrown out militarily, and now, diplomatically, a conflict between fishing boats has been deliberately created.

I have to say that the other party's professionalism in the manipulation of public opinion is indeed scary, not to mention how it is better than Lao Mei, but compared to Huaxia, it is still a head higher.

It is worthy of being a watchdog for the old United States all year round, and an organization that relies on barking to get food.

Thinking of this, Li Xiang felt more and more that the situation in the South Island needed to be dealt with as soon as possible, otherwise, if they continued to develop, Yan Ge alone would gradually evolve into a big problem.

Judging from the trend of the past two years, when the BBC only wrote some articles with obvious biases, the Internet army on the South Island side has evolved to grasp social hot issues.

What demolition, what chengguan, what black police.

What about the future? What are the trends in the future?

Feminist? Military marriage? Animal protection?

Environmental protection? Medical trouble? Cyber security?

There are so many cards they can play.

In order to avoid this risk, it is impossible to rely on symmetrical competition and passive defense alone.

The only way to do it once and for all is to take them down.

——

Even if it is not taken in a physical sense, it will have to destroy their trust.

It's a long way to go.

Li Xiang shook his head and continued to finish reading the news he had just grabbed.

After collecting all the necessary public opinion data, he closed the computer, picked up the pen again, and wrote down a few key questions on the paper.

Judging from the current public opinion, if we want to solve it, we must start from several aspects.

First, there is no doubt that the swift rescue of the arrested crew members must also be achieved by forceful means and through pressure.

Otherwise, the weaker the official performance, the stronger the people's rebellious mentality, and the more serious the backlash will be.

Second, the discussion about the so-called "middle line" that has arisen from this incident also needs to be resolved quickly.

This could be used as an opportunity for officials to formally offer not to recognize the median line and to carry out routine cross-border patrols.

In this way, small steps of progress can also bring comfort to the population and allow them to withdraw from the extreme mood of "one step in one".

Third, when the opponent's offensive is obviously accelerating, we must also come up with an inverted plan as soon as possible.

This historical and strategic issue has been discussed intensely at the higher levels, but until now, no consensus has been reached.

What is the appropriate time for the so-called "deadline"?

Is it a year, two years, or three years?

Do we take the initiative to trigger, or drag it until the other party loses patience to make a move?

It's all a problem.

Previously, Li Xiang had not participated in this discussion, because he felt that he was only a person in charge of public opinion after all, and he could not interfere in this kind of top-level decision-making.

But now, even if he doesn't want to, he has to take care of it.

Because if you don't care about it, public opinion will collapse

After writing all the questions, Li Xiang checked it again, and then walked out of the office with a note, first reported to his direct leader, and after passing the review, he directly found Chen Guo.

——

The scope of this incident is too wide, and it is no longer possible for a single intelligence department to deal with it, and it is necessary to use the power of Xinghuo to seek help from a higher level.

After reading the note in his hand, Chen Guo couldn't help but sigh.

"The enemy is stubborn. Your analysis is on point, covering basically all the issues we are facing at the moment. ”

"However, the advice is still too general, and with this material, I can't communicate with my superiors."

"What, it's hard to stay on paper?"

"Yes."

Li Xiang nodded slightly.

It's good to communicate with smart people, and many things don't need to be explained thoroughly, or even need to be said, for the other person to understand.

"Then let's say it face to face, let's not mention it first, this is too top-level. What about the first one? What are your thoughts? ”

"On the first question, I still consider the idea of 'equal treatment' and 'reciprocal retaliation'."

"It doesn't make sense to be reasonable, if you don't take out the chips, they will definitely be determined to keep holding people until we can't bear it anymore."

"After all, for as long as these people are in their hands, their advantage over public opinion will exist for one day."

"If you want to force the other party to comply, to put it bluntly, you can only exchange people for it."

"But the person to be exchanged for it can't be the criminals we've already caught, or other important and key people-—— I mean, it's better to catch them now."

"Understood."

Chen Guo nodded slightly, and then continued to ask:

"Where to catch it? Also from the sea? ”

"I can't comment on the specifics-—— but I want to say that it can't be a spy."

"There's no one else here, and I'm not hiding it from you, they're arresting the innocent, so we have to arrest the innocent."

"That sounds comparative. Vicious, but really an effective way to solve problems. ”

"Okay, I'll think about it. Have you communicated with your immediate superiors? ”

"I've communicated, I've been authorized, and I'm in agreement."

"That's fine, I'll report it. However, the final solution may not be exactly based on your suggestion, but in terms of thinking, there should not be much change."

On the other side, Kaohsiung.

Lin Xianhai and his crew have been taken to Kaohsiung for three days.

And for three days, he has been locked up in this simple, cramped, damp "apartment", not to mention taking a shower, and even going to the toilet, he has to go out with handcuffs and an eye patch.

This situation made Lin Xianhai, who calmed down, sense that something was wrong - to tell the truth, he was not a good law-abiding citizen from the beginning, before his son inherited his father's business and ran away, in the days when he was young and ignorant, he entered the game several times because of fights.

And what he is most familiar with is the routine of "sharpening the spirit" of the case-handling personnel.

Let you squat in the worst environment for a few days first, and when the toss is almost over, you will be hungry and hungry, and you will be tired and tired, and then when you are arraigned, you will be much more cooperative.

And now, these people in the South Island, they seem to be doing the same thing.

Why is that?

What exactly do they intend to get from themselves?

Lin Xianhai didn't believe that they were catching any "spies" at all, just check the voyage records for this kind of thing.

The only possibility is that these people have become their bargaining chips.

And it is a bargaining chip that must cooperate with oneself in order to play a role.

Thinking of the news about the South Island he saw before going to sea, Lin Xianhai finally came back to his senses.

I didn't get caught, but I gave the other party a pillow.

I'm afraid they've been waiting for this opportunity for a long time. And he and his own ship were sent to the door so stupidly

Thinking of this, Lin Xianhai immediately became vigilant.

However, before he could prepare, the door to the "apartment", or cell, suddenly opened.

Immediately afterwards, a man in a suit walked into the room and said to Lin Xianhai with a pleasant face:

"Captain of the ship, I am the legal aid lawyer assigned to you by the military, and you should be clear about the specific allegations."

"You and your crew are charged with illegally trespassing into a restricted military zone, stealing military intelligence, violently resisting the law, and intentionally injuring."

"Each of these charges can be said to be very serious."

"If you finally do it, it's a pity that you won't be able to return to Huaxia in the short term."

As he spoke, the man in the suit observed Lin Xianhai's reaction, trying to find a panicked look on his face.

But unfortunately, Lin Xianhai, who heard these words, not only did not panic, but wanted to laugh in his heart.

Twenty years back, when he first entered the bureau, the police officer there also scared him that he was suspected of intentional homicide

"So what?"

Lin Xianhai's eyes were a little provocative.

After knowing that the other party had a plan, his original nervousness relaxed - the big deal is that the jar is broken, what is there to worry about?

Seeing his reaction, the man in the suit was slightly stunned, but he quickly adjusted and resumed his "professional" style.

"So, the military expects you to cooperate."

"They will ask you some questions, and as long as you can answer them truthfully, they will treat you lightly or even drop the charges against you."

"Well, do you want to think about it?"

"I don't have any information to tell you - besides, if you want to know about Huaxia, don't you think it's a little ridiculous to find it from fishermen like me?"

Lin Xianhai's tone was not good, at this moment he had broken free from the fear of being pointed at a gun and regained his thorny nature.

"Of course it's not about intelligence, you think about the military. Well, that's bad. ”

The man in the suit smiled and continued:

"We're only going to ask you regular questions, and I can assure you that I've read them all, and there's absolutely no classified information."

"At most, it's only about your job – where to fish, what the route, whether you're deliberately avoiding warships, and so on."

"These questions are just to confirm the true intentions of you and your fishing boat."

"That's fair, isn't it?"

Lin Xianhai looked at the man in the suit in surprise, and asked in disbelief:

"It's that simple?"

For him, the words of this man in a suit were indeed a little too incredible.

Do they have such rules?

If you really talk about the rules, you will arrest yourself?

What kind of calf is it?

However, the man in the suit nodded solemnly and replied:

"It's as simple as that."

This time, it was Lin Xianhai's turn to hesitate.

Logically speaking, if you just answer these questions, you really have nothing to lose.

In the worst-case scenario, if the other party really asks any sensitive questions, it is a big deal that you will not answer them.

Thinking of this, he finally nodded and said:

"Then do as you say."

"Good!"

The man in the suit nodded with satisfaction and continued:

"In order to guarantee your right to know, we need to communicate the content of the questions in advance, which is part of legal aid."

"I will teach you how to answer so that your rights are not violated."

As he spoke, he took out the documents that had been prepared long ago from his bag, spread them out and handed them to Lin Xianhai's hand.

"Here's the list of questions, let's take a look at it now?"

Lin Xianhai nodded slightly, looking at the long list of questions on the document.

The man in the suit sat directly beside him and began to explain one by one:

"You see, first of all, the first question, your daily work area."

"You just need to answer this truthfully, according to our understanding, you mainly carry out fishing operations along the coast of Xiamen, right?"

"That's right."

Lin Xianhai replied.

"Then it's no problem, you just explain it directly."

"The second question is, you have never encountered such a situation in your daily work, which means that you have absolutely no illegal record before, right?"

"Illegal records. No, I don't. ”

Lin Xianhai suddenly had a feeling that something was wrong, which was the same as when he was induced to confess before.

But no matter what he thought, he couldn't find the loopholes.

So, he had no choice but to follow the guidance of the man in the suit and continue to read.

"The third question is, in your operations, you will consciously avoid the areas under our control, such as away from the middle line, away from our fishing grounds and sea areas, right?"

"That's right."

"So you guys actually know that there are some places that you shouldn't enter, and this time you entered, you just entered by mistake, right?"

Hearing this, Lin Xianhai suddenly raised his head.

In this instant, he figured it out.

He knew what the other party wanted.

They want to speak through their own mouths, and they want to make the so-called "actual control" reasonable.

Lin Xianhai doesn't have much culture, but he knows that if he admits that he never goes to a certain piece of land in the countryside and admits that he consciously avoids a piece of land during his activities, it basically means that he knows that that land does not belong to him.

But. Do you have to cooperate with them?

Seeing Lin Xianhai's movements, the man in the suit seemed to realize something.

But he remained silent and still made a statement to Lin Xianhai "professionally".

The conversation between the two went well, and after only half an hour, they completed the so-called "legal assistance".

And after getting Lin Xianhai's confirmation and a short rest, soon, someone entered Lin Xianhai's room and began to "put on makeup" for him.

According to the man in the suit, this is a necessary step for "public inquiry", because it is going to be on TV.

Lin Xianhai didn't resist, but after the makeup was completed, he quickly glanced at himself through the other party's reflective foundation box.

And it was at this glance that he had already made a decision in his heart.

A few minutes later, the public inquiry began.

The female police officer sat opposite Lin Xianhai and threw out her first question:

"Where are your daily fishing operations?"

Lin Xianhai smiled slightly, deliberately rubbed his face with his hand, and replied:

"The shallow sea fishing grounds of the South Island."

"It's our most familiar and favorite fishing ground."

"We've never avoided people, and we've never been driven out."

"By the way, I eat well and live well here, the people of the motherland don't have to worry, and they don't need to rush to save me"

(End of chapter)