Chapter 152: London (10)

As the days passed by, Mu Lin began to feel sorrow for the unjust treatment that his fellow Asians were enduring in the Western world. Yet he realized this was an inevitable process, much like the contractions a woman must endure during childbirth.

After enduring more than fifty long days, Mu Lin suddenly vanished, as if he had evaporated from the face of the earth. This disappearance prompted media outlets and the public worldwide to begin carefully re-examining and analyzing the entire sequence of events.

As people retraced the details of what had happened, they gradually began to sense that something was amiss. First of all, the Y-country Green Beret Special Forces soldiers were clearly not in a defensive posture meant to protect the villa, but rather in an offensive formation. This became evident when all the fallen soldiers were found lying in positions where their weapons were pointed toward the villa.

Secondly, when reporters interviewed various police officers at the station, none could confirm where exactly Mu Lin had been staying. In other words, the police had no idea where he lived, which indicated that Mu Lin had arrived secretly. This directly contradicted the statements made by the Y government regarding the situation.

Thirdly, after the Y government issued its official statement, the U country, where Mu Lin was a citizen, remained completely silent. Moreover, the U government did not seem particularly proactive in searching for Mu Lin within its own territory. This suggested that the U government might have known about the treatment Mu Lin had received in Y.

As various doubts and contradictions gradually surfaced, all the evidence increasingly pointed toward the U government. The disappearance of Mu Lin seemed to be closely tied to the Y government. Now it was Y’s turn to find itself in a difficult and awkward position.

Throughout these more than fifty days, Mu Lin had restrained himself, except for the first few days when the police briefly came to register and question him. After that, the place was completely forgotten by them.

He had to suppress his emotions. At this moment, the Y government was hoping for some other incident to occur in London to divert the media’s attention. It seemed as if all organizations had gone silent, and the security situation in London appeared unusually calm.

The media also began a careful reflection on the entire incident. Eventually, a renowned media outlet, after deep consideration, published an article on its front page, presenting its own perspective. The article suggested that the Y government was conducting widespread searches and crackdowns on Asian organizations domestically, raising suspicions of “a thief crying out for help.” The disappearance of Mu Lin appeared to be a scheme orchestrated by the government itself.

Suddenly, the entire world was stunned by this bold speculation and imaginative analysis. However, upon carefully reading the article, people were deeply impressed by its detailed insights and rigorous, logical reasoning.

The article pointed out that Mu Lin’s secret arrival in Y must have been the result of a joint effort between the Y and U governments, involving certain compromises and measures, sacrificing some of Mu Lin’s clinic interests to facilitate his secret journey to Y.

Due to Mu Lin’s dissatisfaction with the conditions set by the Y government, the latter decided to take a hardline approach, secretly arresting him to force his submission. However, due to unknown factors—perhaps the intervention of some secret organizations opposed to the Y government—the mission failed despite the deployment of the Special Forces. This theory could potentially be verified by the U ambassador to Y, who had never commented publicly on the matter since the incident occurred.

After the event, the Y government attempted to divert public attention and alleviate domestic pressure caused by rising unemployment due to the influx of many Asian elites immigrating into the country. They shifted the focus of both the media and the world onto the Asian community.

Now, after nearly two months of intense searches and crackdowns, it became evident that the Asian community in Y was loosely organized, and the ordinary Asian immigrants were hardworking and resilient people. It was practically impossible for them to successfully rescue Mu Lin under the tight surveillance of the Y military.

With a large number of Asians relocating to other countries, the pressure on Y eased. Given that Y is an island nation, with strict border controls and extensive searches already conducted, it was time for the Y government to provide the world with a clear explanation.

Anyone who read this article and spent some time reflecting on it would inevitably reach the same conclusion: the Y government had orchestrated the entire farce.

The article was, in fact, written by Mu Lin himself. After enduring two months of silence, he realized that people around the world who thought independently would eventually reflect deeply on the causes and consequences of the incident. However, due to limited access to information, they would be unable to voice their own opinions even if they tried.

As the investigation into the Asian community in Y neared completion, people began to reflect more critically. The anti-Asian sentiment gradually began to subside. Mu Lin knew the time was ripe. No one was more qualified than him to offer a detailed perspective on the matter. He felt a strong sense of responsibility to do something for his fellow Asians. Therefore, he combined the current situation and wrote this article under a pseudonym, submitting it to several prominent media outlets and international organizations.

To make the article more convincing, Mu Lin used a fictitious name—someone who didn’t exist. At the end of the article, he wrote that, faced with a government that disregarded reputation, he feared becoming the next Mu Lin. After all, Mu Lin was an internationally renowned figure, while he was merely an ordinary person with independent thoughts.

The publication of this article placed both the Y and U governments under intense scrutiny, particularly U. First, U was displeased with Y for unilaterally altering the original agreement and casually changing previously agreed-upon conditions. Second, U was also unhappy with Y’s attempt to use military force to subdue Mu Lin.

Moreover, the article sparked increasing public opposition within U against the current government. To protect its interests and calm domestic unrest, the U ambassador to Y was the first to issue a public statement. He detailed the circumstances of Mu Lin’s reception by the Y government and royal family on the day of the incident and strongly demanded that Y hand over the U citizen, Mu Lin.

He expressed deep sorrow for failing to protect Mu Lin and used this opportunity to explain to the media that his failure to safeguard his citizen was due to his own negligence. Out of guilt and a sense of duty, he formally submitted his resignation to the media.

Once the ambassador’s personal statement was released, the world, after a brief silence, erupted into chaos and commotion.