Free Web NovelBecause of Chen Xin's handling methods, many people have developed some thoughts and opinions. However, most people don't actually care much; even if they have opinions, they only complain or grumble without taking any substantial action.
But some people are clearly not that compliant.
Even before the disaster, there were significant differences between Flame Country and European countries. People of Flame Country emphasize rules and order, are more willing to adhere to various regulations, and rarely prioritize personal will over the collective.
However, in Europe, people seem to value the so-called "free will" more, and they are unwilling to submit to collective management and constraints.
This was evident in how different countries responded to the disaster before the calamity occurred.
Flame Country can effectively restrain its citizens, prompting everyone to follow the official regulations to combat the disaster, build numerous shelters, and maintain social order from collapsing.
But in Europe, even before the meteors hit, merely the news of them leaked out, leading to complete social order collapse in some countries.
For these Europeans, even if it means dying of hunger, even if the nation is to be destroyed, even if everyone else has to die, they refuse to have their freedom restricted; nothing is higher than personal freedom, and free will is what they care about the most, everything else can take a back seat.
This mindset already existed before the disaster and has caused quite a profound impact on Europe, even to the extent that the catastrophe failed to change Europeans' perception of free will.
They believe themselves to be more important than the collective, that their freedom should first be guaranteed before considering collective issues.
Chen Xin's handling of the issue made some European researchers feel that their freedom was restricted and affected.
Of course, they were dissatisfied with this situation, so a small group of people got together, and even sent a representative to White.
"What do you want to do?" Faced with people who came in private to find him, White's attitude was not very good.
Perhaps he was hurt by Chen Xin's attitude; White has seemed very dejected during this time. If the base didn't prohibit alcohol, he might have already become a drunkard.
Those who came to White didn't mind his attitude, or rather, White's resentful attitude was what they wanted: "White, can I call you that? Are you willing to be treated like this by those in Flame Country?"
"And what can I do if I'm not willing? Do you have any way to change all this? This is, after all, Flame Country's military base; everyone has to work for them!" White looked very dissatisfied at the visitors, yet he wasn't as indignant as the visitor had expected.
White indeed was dissatisfied with Chen Xin's treatment, and felt very resentful after being warned by his superiors, but he himself had a fragile self-esteem, with a tendency towards self-abasement.
After experiencing all this, he was also reflecting on whether he was wrong, but people usually find it hard to see their own mistakes.
As a result, White's reflection had not borne any fruit, only making him slightly less cynical.
"But this shouldn't be the case! The banner they fly is of an international collaborative study, yet now we're all working for Flame Country! They get to decide everything, and we don't even have a chance to voice ourselves, this is wrong!" The person who came to White seemed to possess quite a bit of eloquence and charisma, whispering to White: "Indeed, Flame Country possesses strong prowess, and their advantage in this plan poses no issue, but we shouldn't be deprived of the right to speak! Like this time with you, White, that person in charge from Flame Country didn't even hold a meeting to discuss, just made decisions alone!
This is dictatorship! This isn't right! We should come together in protest, fighting for the rights we deserve! We should have democratic elections, choosing suitable representatives for our interests, there should be people speaking out for us, we cannot allow Flame Country to decide everything!
Just like your current predicament, White, if someone could stand up for you and argue for you in front of that person in charge of Flame Country, would your design proposal have been rejected?
No, not only wouldn't it, but if someone were advocating for you, you could have gotten a new project and become the leader of that project!
Rather than now, having your hard work callously trampled! This all occurs because no one spoke up for you, no one protected your interests!"
The person who came to White explained their petitions to White, simply stating that these individuals believed that the entire Southern Celestial Gate project shouldn't be ruled by Flame Country.
Since it's a joint research project, a committee should be elected to discuss and decide various matters, rather than being unilaterally decided by Flame Country.
Such rhetoric is hard to argue against, seeking the right to be heard, maintaining their own and their small group's interests, isn't wrong, nor is it anything illegal.
After all, often the underprivileged, if unable to voice themselves, find it hard to protect their rights.
Like those researchers from various European countries, if no one speaks for them, some demands can't be expressed, which is, to some extent for the whole project's research progress, not a good thing.
Reasonable expression of demands can enhance work efficiency, but clearly, the person who came to White was not merely thinking of rationally expressing demands.
Yet White obviously did not realize this, instead being emotionally stirred by the other party's words. freewebnøvel.com
Yes, isn't this all because no one spoke for him this time? If his superior had stood by him from the start, was willing to advocate for him, even supporting him from the beginning, helping perfect the design proposal, things wouldn't be like this now!
White "understood," so he asked the person: "Then what do you want to do? And what do you expect me to do?"
The person, seeing White say this, seemed somewhat excited as he spoke to him: "We hope you, White, can stand up and speak about your experiences and the unjust treatment you've received, letting more people realize that we need to come together to demand our interests from Flame Country!
We cannot be disjointed, we need to elect someone who can represent our interests, speak for us, and fully support them! Only this way can we strive for the rights we deserve!"
Such words, at first glance, naturally seem unproblematic, even making one feel reasonable, so White was quickly persuaded and nodded to the person affirmatively, saying: "I understand, what should I do?"
