Chapter 54: The Final Missile of the World War: It's All the Europeans' Fault

Meanwhile, Logan was discussing with Richard and the others whether Donal should make a run for it first.

Despite the fact that Donal was currently riding high on both profit and fame.

As for profit, Donal had made a fortune in this wave of arena battles by running his own gambling rings and taking a cut from helping other factions rig the odds.

A rough estimate showed he was pocketing at least three million dollars in pure profit!

As for fame, Donal and Al Capone had become famous throughout the national underworld—no, the underworld of the entire world!

These were underworld badasses who had forced the United States military into an arena and shelled them into a miserable retreat with heavy artillery!

How could everyone not look up to them with utmost reverence?

Yet Logan flat out stated, "You're drawing way too much attention to yourself right now!"

Richard agreed, "Even though your stunt has made the white, black, and gray markets all profit handsomely, you rolled out artillery and threatened too many people's lives. I wouldn't be surprised at all if they turned on you and stabbed you in the back."

Not to mention the federal government.

According to normal governmental logic, they should now be wiping out the Chicago gangs regardless of casualties, crushing this uncontrolled violent organization that disrupted social equilibrium in one fell swoop!

When Richard previously pitched the crazy idea of "hosting an arena battle," he had never imagined that Donal would actually pull out artillery pieces!

Shit, was that the kind of gear a normal gang was supposed to have?

As for Logan, crazy as he was, he always needed to stay alive first to keep his madness sustainable.

He had his alter ego to keep him safe, but Donal's target was simply too large.

No one knew what the federal government was thinking right now; it would be better to head back to Ireland to lie low for a while. Anyway, given Donal's current prestige in the underworld, staging a comeback after the storm blew over would be a piece of cake.

As for Al Capone, well, what did his life or death have to do with Logan?

Yet Donal remained utterly calm. "Crushing heretics is the will of God; I am under divine protection, and God will intervene if real trouble arises."

Logan and Richard: ...

Richard was utterly baffled right now, deeply and profoundly baffled.

He had spent three whole days and nights trying to figure out how Donal could have quietly acquired artillery and so much ammunition out of nowhere.

Could it really be as he claimed—that God existed in this world? Was he truly some sort of "Chosen One"?

For a moment, veteran Richard's atheistic worldview was on the verge of collapsing.

As for Logan, he was simply tormented by worry.

Did he really have to don his alter ego persona to advise him to take refuge? That didn't fit his secret identity's established character either!

Acting crazy is fun for a moment, but staying crazy all the time...

Right at that moment, Donal received a message passed along by the investigation committee. After reading it, he casually rested his arms on the armrests, leaned back with a relaxed posture, crossed his legs, and assumed the ultimate boss stance. "What did I tell you? So what if we shelled the US military? Why run? The God of Darkness will always intervene..."

Logan: ???

...

The demands of the American people and the media had always been close to President Harding's heart.

Under President Harding's instructions, the investigation committee operated with supreme efficiency. Following a rigorous investigation in conjunction with the Immigration Bureau and displaying superhuman courage, they raided the northern and southern "arena districts" of Chicago, seizing a vast cache of light and heavy weapons and ammunition, and arresting a large number of illegally entered "armed militants"!

After interrogation, the truth came to light: it was all the fault of the Europeans!

The investigation committee subsequently held a press conference to announce, "The case has been cracked. This is entirely a European conspiracy!"

"The committee sternly condemns European nations led by Great Britain for secretly smuggling weapons and armed militants into America, provoking antagonism, and attempting to undermine the trust between the American government, its military, and its people."

"This is a gross interference in America's internal affairs and a serious violation of traditional European-American friendship... The committee demands explanations and compensation from all European countries; otherwise, the possibility of escalating to the expulsion of various countries' diplomatic personnel is not ruled out..."

The entire world was instantly dumbfounded!

Those who weren't dumbfounded were playing along with all their might:

Donal and Al Capone stated that it was like this—

The investigation committee had hinted that as long as they handed over the European "militants" and weapons and pinned the blame entirely on the Europeans, they wouldn't be held accountable for anything.

Well, then they weren't sleepy anymore. Although they weren't afraid of continuing to brawl with the US military, being able to heavily smear the high-and-mighty Europeans right after viciously smearing the US military seemed even more satisfying!

As for weapons, with the God of the Sith around, weren't there as many as they wanted?

European war veterans stated that it was like this—

The Americans promised that as long as they kept their heads down, stayed silent, and obediently allowed themselves to be deported, each of them would receive a few thousand extra dollars.

What? You say this would cause massive political fallout? Well, our own government didn't pay us veterans a single extra cent of pension anyway! Who cares?

The Sun stated that it was like this—

We also received a hint, supposedly a personal instruction from Mr. President himself: say nothing that harms American unity.

As for words that harm European-American unity... what unity was there to speak of between Europe and America? Why hadn't they heard of it?

Consequently, Logan now found himself in a quantum state of being half-dumbfounded and half-cooperative!

It was a quantum state of "I feel like I'm not acting crazy right now, but the world itself seems a bit insane."

"What kind of person is President Harding?"

Richard was also in a state of half-confusion and half-cooperation, murmuring unconsciously, "Actually, I do know a little bit about that."

Richard loved searching for news in tabloids, and tabloids were full of gossip about President Harding.

As everyone knew, public news wasn't necessarily true, but tabloid gossip wasn't necessarily false.

"It is said that the fairest assessment within the White House is that President Harding possesses mediocre abilities and no real substance in his head;"

"His thinking and logic are not very clear, his thoughts are extremely chaotic when he speaks, and he frequently makes grammatical and collocation errors;"

"Mediocre abilities would be one thing, but his judgment in recognizing and employing people is also utterly abysmal."

"Back when he was a senator in Ohio, a group of dubious friends gathered around him, including political brokers, drug lords, and individuals who profited by selling official posts. After entering the White House, he brought these people right along to Washington."

"He's like a generous Santa Claus, handing out one lucrative government position after another to this group of old friends..."

The more Logan listened, the weirder his expression became. Are you really talking about the current President Harding?

Why does this sound more and more like some diaper-wearing old geezer?

Could it be that America's pitifully short history also had recurring cyclical phases?

"However, President Harding is still widely recognized as a good president," Richard suddenly concluded with a twist at the end.

Logan: ?

"Because former President Wilson never trusted businessmen and desperately monitored their every move; whereas President Harding likes to create free space for businessmen..."

Freedom? I love freedom the most!

Logan put on a serious face. "You're entirely right, President Harding is definitely a good president!"

—If Wilson were in power, The Sun probably would have been slapped out of existence the moment it tried to jump!

Naturally, they had to vigorously cooperate with the directives of such a good president!

Therefore, The Sun subsequently announced the dismissal of a British immigrant temporary worker suspected of suggesting "provoking antagonism." Coupled with the sensational front-page headline of the day, it left an enormous space for the readers' imagination—

"America Will Declare War on Europe!"

"America Will Declare War on Great Britain!"

"America Will Declare War on France!"

"America Will Declare War on Germany!"

"America Will Declare War on Italy!"

"..."

European nations, who had been watching America's joke while eating hot pot and singing songs: ?!!