The Fox of France - Chapter 513 (Patreon)

Chapter 513: Confrontation

Over the past two days, this case has stirred up a storm across the city. No, it should be said, a storm across the nation, even the world. This all started when Professor Farnier was shot, and Professor Bobblon was sitting just a few meters away. At the moment of the incident, Professor Bobblon was nearly scared senseless, initially thinking it was a revenge act over an issue involving a female student.

Fortunately, at that time, the podium was in such chaos that no one could really see anyone else's folly. During this chaos, some bizarrely began to suspect that someone was trying to kill me, only that their poor shooting missed its mark. For instance, Mayor Longdoe, who was also on the podium, concluded that it was his political enemy who attempted the assassination.

However, the assailant's motive was soon clear. As Martin was retreating, he discarded the gun and a large cello case in the sports equipment storage room. Inside that case, the police found a document titled "A Declaration to the People of America." In this declaration, Martin expressed his deep hatred for "traitors" like Farnier and warned those who dared to "maliciously slander the great America" like Farnier, that Farnier's fate today would be theirs tomorrow.

The document was chaotic, filled with wild curses and messy conspiracy theories. For example, it claimed that Farnier was not human but a representative of Satan, the devil on Earth. It alleged that Farnier was operating under the orders of a foreign entity known as the Elders of Zion, a malevolent Jewish organization conspiring to dominate the world. It also detailed that the Elders of Zion were a sinister group established under Satan's direction, with seven main branches and ten evil departments, mirroring the seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon of Revelation.

Needless to say, this open letter was written by someone whose mind had turned into tofu—whether sweet or salty was unclear.

With this letter, even though it was signed with a pseudonym, there was no doubt that the culprit was from the South. Consequently, the newspapers in the North immediately unleashed their power, harshly condemning the barbarity of the Southerners. Especially one named Graded, who took the opportunity to express his views expansively.

The ceremony welcoming Professor Bobblon was interrupted, but Graded personally visited Professor Bobblon, convincing him to hold another public lecture. It is said that when Professor Bobblon noted that Professor Graded, like Professor Farnier, was also on some extreme Southerners' assassination list, Professor Graded said to him: "The Southerners are brave; they have the courage to shoot anyone who disagrees with them, killing everyone who holds a different opinion. But we Northerners are also brave, in a different way. Our bravery is about standing firm in our beliefs, unafraid of being killed. Professor, we cannot kneel in the face of violence."

This courageous and just speech reportedly moved Professor Bobblon, who immediately agreed to hold another public lecture. It is said that he also extended an invitation to the brave Professor Graded, hoping that the philosophy professor would come to the University of Paris to lecture.

This news shook the entire city of Boston, the state of Massachusetts, the entire North, and even the South. At that time, to Americans, the University of Paris was regarded as a pinnacle of science and culture, the peak of human civilization.

And America, which was completely seen as a barbaric country on the world's edge. Just as in later years, when the Rabbit Country first opened up and looked up to the Lighthouse Country, they almost wished they could change their skin to white. And at that time in America, hearing that someone could lecture at the University of Paris was akin to receiving a future Nobel Prize in Peace. If in the early '80s, the Great Ming decided to award the likes of Bu Yuan the Nobel Prize in Peace or Literature, not only would the Yellow River be mourned, but even Mount Tai might collapse. Only at that time, the Great Ming simply did not regard the people of Jianzhou as anything significant.

Of course, some in the South still adhered to their narrative, continuing to praise the assassin as a "great patriot," much like how the future American government would evaluate Senator McCarthy.

Yet even these newspapers dared not criticize the French directly, but only said that although Professor Bobblon was a good man, he was too kind and was easily deceived by the likes of Graded.

What followed next, however, was a harsh blow to the Southerners.

After the assassin was apprehended, a new clue emerged. The Boston Tax Office quickly located the hotel where the assassin had stayed. The assassin had left in such a hurry that he left much of his luggage behind. Among the luggage, the police found numerous notes and religious propaganda materials.

These materials

 came from an organization called the "Ark Church," which proclaimed that the end of the world had begun, and that all existing churches had become corrupt, no longer true followers of Jesus but instead agents of Satan on Earth. At this time, only by following the "Ark Church" could one be saved during the end of the world.

The materials also claimed that Satan's minions were spreading so-called "science" and "freedom" worldwide to corrupt the flock. Some university professors were directly possessed by Satan.

According to these materials, God, finding the Old World corrupted, originally planned to use a great flood or fire to eliminate them but decided to guide the righteous to the New World considering the presence of good people. The New World was supposed to be the City on the Hill, the last refuge for the righteous, the new Ark promised to the truly devout. But Satan's descendants, under their master's guidance, again came to the New World to cause trouble and corrupt its people.

The French, the Native Americans, and the British were all agents sent by Satan. Those professors who spread their poisonous ideologies were devils possessed by Satan. Only by eradicating them completely could the New World be purified, and only then could the New World become the new Ark, allowing America to continue its greatness.

Of course, these materials were obviously the work of a cult, and an extremely sinister one at that, likely fabricated by the French and then systematically framed on Martin.

Now, as Boston authorities revealed these materials in the newspapers, the Northern newspapers began attacking the Southern papers, pointing fingers and asking: "The 'great patriot' you speak of loves his country like this? So your 'great patriot' is a cultist who wants to kill everyone different from him!"

However, the Southern newspapers wouldn't just concede; they countered by claiming that all of this was fake news fabricated by the Northerners.

"We all know that these so-called Northern media are just fake news factories. Most of what they report is unbelievable; they are all lies!"

Then some newspapers released conspiracy theories, stating that the assassination of Farnier was actually done by the Northerners themselves, just to frame the Southerners. As for Martin, he was just an ordinary Southerner who had to go North to do business because his hometown was destroyed. And those evil Northerners had murdered him and then splashed all sorts of dirty water on him to tarnish the reputation of the Southerners.

Of course, this conspiracy theory had one problem: what benefit did the Northerners have in tarnishing the reputation of the Southerners?

But once regional antagonism emerged, this was no longer a problem. The answer was simple: "Either way, those Northerners (or Southerners) are no good."

Of course, Professor Graded wouldn't just sit idly by; during this time, he suddenly became very brave, continuously writing articles criticizing the prevalent culture of slave-master racial extermination and piracy in the South, urging everyone to learn from advanced civilizations and eradicate the hidden culture of slave-master racial extermination and piracy within themselves. He even suggested that the United States needed to reform, to learn comprehensively from the most advanced country in the world—France. In other words, to fully embrace Frenchification.

"For instance, our American laws, in form, actually follow the evil and backward pirate legal system of England, using the outdated, accursed case law. This barbaric pirate-derived law involves a large number of precedents, is extremely cumbersome, and its main purpose is to confuse the people, allowing the powerful to deceive and even oppress the populace using the law. In America, this legal system results in court trials becoming either a mob's frenzy or a feast for the wealthy's lawyers, having nothing to do with fairness or justice.

In contrast, French law originates from the noble Roman civilization and naturally carries the glory of Rome's great civilization. It is a clear and straightforward statutory law, embodying the spirit of the grand Twelve Tables, clear and understandable, where any citizen with basic education can accurately comprehend its clauses and the spirit behind it—this is a law that serves the people, not the slave-master race exterminating pirate gang of England, designed to befuddle the populace. Thus, I believe the first step for America to join the family of civilized nations is to discard the barbaric maritime law and embrace the civilized continental law!"

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