Hero of Hearts Novel Chapter 7191
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Chapter 7191
The reporters in the audience raised their hands.
The spokesperson scanned the room,
Deliberately selecting a Russian reporter, and said,
βPlease, the reporter from RIA Novosti, ask your question.β
The Russian journalist truly never expected this to happen to him.
Generally, when holding live press conferences,
The Q&A session avoids targeting media from countries with whom they have a hostile relationship.
To prevent these journalists from publicly attacking them.
Even when they have to call on one or two journalists to ask questions,
Itβs usually done much later in the session,
With very little time allotted, it resulted in low viewership.
But tonight, with such a major event,
They actually gave the first question-and-answer slot to a Russian journalistβitβs simply outrageous.
Amidst surprise and delight, the Russian journalist quickly composed herself and, microphone in hand, asked,
βMs. Spokesperson, if I remember correctly, the Antarctic Treaty stipulates that no country may send troops to Antarctica for any reason.β
βAlthough the Japanese spokesperson just explained the specific situation,β
βI donβt think this is a reasonable excuse for the United States to send troops to Antarctica.β
βCouldnβt two countries collude and stage such a farce to openly send troops to Antarctica?β
βMoreover, this matter could have been reported to the United Nations first.β
βAnd then the UN could have decided whether a particular country or the UN should send a joint force to resolve it.β
βBut the United States and Japan bypassed the UN and unilaterally decided to secretly send troops.β
βIsnβt that a rather egregious act?β
The Russian journalist felt that her question was watertight,
And the other side had no direct rebuttal,
Because whatever happened between them was their own business.
The USβs deployment of troops to Antarctica was wrong.
The spokesperson, unperturbed, began,
βYou should have just heard the Japanese explanation of the situation.β
βThey discovered a large amount of fuel missing from the icebreaker.β
βWe have reason to suspect that this fuel was used on some exploration equipment.β
βAnd we also have reason to suspect that the traitorous Japanese research
βMoreover, no one knows what kind of exploration they were conducting.β
βWhat if it was an act of terrorism?β
βIf intervention is not timely and extremely serious consequences occur,β
βWho will be responsible for Antarctica and for the people of the world?β
The Russian journalist, not expecting such self-aggrandizement, immediately retorted with dissatisfaction,
βYour explanation is far-fetched.β
βI donβt believe a group of research team members would do anything to harm Antarctica or humanity.β
The spokesperson scoffed, βThatβs because you simply lack the experience and lessons learned from frontline counter-terrorism operations.β
βThink about 9/11. Before it happened, who would have imagined that a few passengers would conspire to commit such a horrific terrorist attack?β
βIf we had strengthened security checks on all passengers before that,β
βWould you have sued us for human rights violations?β
The Russian journalist was stumped and could only awkwardly reply,
βYouβre confusing the issue.β
The spokesperson shook his head,
βThe United States has been deeply involved in counter-terrorism for many years.β
βTo borrow our Presidentβs words, no one understands counter-terrorism better than us,β
βAnd no one understands terrorists better than us.β
βTherefore, we absolutely cannot wait until something happens to reflect on what weβve overlooked.β
βWe must eliminate all risks as much as possible from the source.β
βThereβs an old Chinese saying, βPrevention is better than cure.β
βI believe this saying revealsβ¦β
βI completely agree with the philosophy.β
βIn such a rushed situation, we simply didnβt have enough time to consult the United Nations and then have it voted on.β
βUnder normal circumstances, the whole process would take at least 48 hours.β
βAnd no one can guarantee that the United Nations will approve it after 48 hours.β
βWhat if your country exercises its veto power during the voting process?β
βWouldnβt the situation be delayed even further?β
The Russian journalist stood up in dissatisfaction and said,
βI think your speculation is offensive to us!β


