Chapter 172 The conflict escalates (thanks to the leader of Lumia)

Chapter 172 The conflict escalates (thanks to the leader of Lumia)

In fact, this is not the first riot that has broken out in West Bengal.

As early as May 3, 2021, after the election results were announced in West Bengal, India, large-scale riots and conflicts broke out in the state. The violence was particularly serious in at least 6 regions in the state. The residences of about 100 political staff from both political parties It was attacked and destroyed. According to the British Broadcasting Corporation, at least 17 people died in the conflict and many were injured. This is the famous May 3 Indian riot conflict.

Fatima, who serves in Assam, is well aware of the horrors of riots.

In 2019, a large-scale riot occurred in her state that lasted for a week. At that time, the central cabinet government urgently mobilized 50,000 troops to suppress it. The Indian Army's Eastern Command deployed a total of 36 columns to forcibly quell the riot.

This is also the reason why the Assam government was previously unwilling to let the army intervene in the rescue, because the army and the people themselves had their own faults.

And the situation at hand is not just as simple as civil riots and conflicts.

Gu Ji's side has the army, and the local villagers' side has the district government and police. In other words, this riot will escalate into a military-police conflict at any time!

Historically, when military-police conflicts break out in any country, the consequences are unpredictable.

This is also the reason why Gu Ji immediately controlled Marlowe's gun. You must know that the nerves of the military and police on both sides are highly tense at the moment. Once they hear the sound of gunfire, if they are not careful, it may turn into a full-scale firefight.

When the shuttle sweeps over, at least a dozen of these villagers will be killed or injured, so Gu Ji and their responsibilities will be huge!

But just standing there without resisting is not the answer.

The armed villagers in front of them all had ferocious expressions, their eyes widened, their eyebrows stood up one by one, veins popped out on their faces, and they roared angrily, especially the few strong men at the front who couldn't even blink their eyes. Staring at them without blinking, under the shadow of the light, with an aggressive and cruel look, it was creepy.

If he was really moved by his emotions, seven or eight hundred people would rush forward and hit each of them with a stick, and they would be crippled even if they didn't die.

After getting along several times, Swaraj and Maro also saw Gu Ji's skills and agreed to let him take temporary command. However, for safety reasons, Maro still asked the soldiers to take a military tactical helmet from their equipment bag.

Gu Ji put on his protective gear and took the initiative to step out from behind the pickup truck, carrying a waterproof loudspeaker.

He first spread his hands to show that he was not threatening, then pressed the loudspeaker button and shouted:

"Don't be nervous, everyone. I am Vidhi Dali, a disaster management specialist assigned by the central cabinet. We are not here to conflict with you, but to solve the safety hazards of river dams and to protect your lives. Property is safe!”

"Bullshit! You're a liar!"

"Yes! Don't be deceived by his sweet words! Drive them out!"

"Get out of here!"

In the crowd, an Indian young man with curly hair was so excited that he cursed and threw out a black shadow again, hitting Gu Ji on the head.

"Vidi!"

"You guys, don't come over yet!"

Hearing Fatima stand up and exclaim, Gu Ji hurriedly stopped and dodged quickly. His strong figure looked like a nimble leopard in the rain, his arms covering his face and neck, and he instantly avoided the falling objects.

It turned out to be a wine bottle.

Fatima and others were relieved.

In fact, facing a group of agitated villagers, how could Gu Ji, who always adhered to the "danger plus one" principle, not be on guard and prepared at all times.

Gu Ji calmly took note of the curly-haired young man who hit him. He was not disturbed by the wine bottle at all, but continued to shout calmly:

“Don’t get excited, everyone. I know you don’t want to believe me, but at least believe in the cabinet and the country. The rescue in Assam a few days ago is the best example. I am a personal participant. You can read it in any news online. We found out that if the country had not taken timely action, an entire train of us might have been drowned by the flood."

"It's the same today. Blowing up the Farakka Dam may affect your residence and farmland, but what will be saved is the lives of nearly 50 million people in the five counties in the downstream area. I know that you may They will say that the towns downstream have nothing to do with you, and there is no need to pay for strangers."

"But there is a saying that says, 'Initially, no one cared about this disaster. It was just a wildfire, a drought, the extinction of a species, and the disappearance of a city, until this disaster was closely related to everyone.' If One day, when you become a downstream town, will you expect the people upstream to help you?"

Perhaps it was Gu Ji's calm and sincere attitude that touched the softness of humanity in the hearts of the villagers.

Gradually, the expressions of many people became less angry than before, and some old people's arm muscles holding the sticks also relaxed.

Fatima, Swaraj and others felt horrified in their hearts.

Although Gu Ji had served as a soldier, he was still a civil servant after all. However, in the face of such a confrontation between the two sides, a highly tense environment, and the attacks of the villagers, he not only did not panic, but was able to calmly conceive such a persuasive idea. The language was terrifyingly calm, completely unlike what a twenty-seven or eight-year-old man could achieve.

Actually.

Gu Ji had the experience of being a negotiator in the bomb level, coupled with the experience of delivering the city's emergency speech on behalf of the mayor in the World War II level. Now he can handle large-scale crisis scenes not only with ease, but at least with command. Ruoding has a quick mind, and that line came to him from "The Wandering Earth" on the spur of the moment.

"A government lobbyist! He only cares about what he says to sound nice. I really want you to give up your home. Are you willing?"

"Yes! Don't listen to him. The central cabinet does not understand the local difficulties at all. They will only hide behind the scenes. Only our regional government will care about everyone's livelihood!"

"Don't be deceived by rumors, drive them away together! Don't blow up the dam!"

Unexpectedly, as he spoke, the direction of the wind changed again. A district government official fanned the flames behind his back. The villagers' emotions were once again aroused, and the curly-haired young man continued to grab rocks and throw them at them.

Gu Ji hurriedly avoided.

This time, he did not choose to ignore it, but immediately shouted: "Fatima! Light! It's you! That curly-haired man in dark purple clothes, twice, you hit me twice, you don't have to believe me, But I am standing here without any weapons to discuss with you. Why do you have to attack me? Don’t you know that this is breaking the law? Why do you want to provoke state authority? Are you a vested interest in hindering the plan? Does anyone know you? he?"

The first time Gu Ji shouted, several soldiers, including Fatima and Maro, fired their bright flashlights.

The curly-haired young man also didn't expect that Gu Ji could lock him in such a large crowd under the heavy rain. Facing the bright light focused on him and the series of questions, he couldn't answer at all. He was like a mouse at this moment. , hurriedly trying to get into the cracks among people to hide.

"I don't think I've seen this person before. Do you know him?"

"I don't know him either."

"never seen it……"

The villagers asked me, I asked you, and whispered, and they all said that they had never seen this curly-haired young man.

really.

This is the agent hired by the Midnapur District Government, the one who leads the way!

How could Gu Ji let this loophole go?

"Don't you understand the truth of the matter? They say that the national cabinet government will only hide behind. Please look back and see who is hiding behind you now!!"

When the last few words were shouted out, many villagers suddenly woke up and reacted. When they looked back, they were the district government officials in suits and leather shoes, holding umbrellas.

Countless eyes met, and the expressions of these officials immediately dropped. One of them, a fat man with a short stature, hurriedly urged the police captain beside him.

At this time, a burst of light came from not far away.

Fatima looked back and saw a series of motorcades with flashing red and blue lights.

"It's the police!"

"The police are coming!"

When the villagers saw the police coming, they subconsciously became nervous again. As the assault vehicle parked at the foot of the mountain, the doors opened, and a large number of people wearing khaki police uniforms, bulletproof vests, holding transparent glass riot shields and black batons appeared. The riot police rushed out and quickly rushed between the two parties.

"Great! It's the riot police support from the Controller's area!"

"Look, everyone! This is the face of the central cabinet government! They are stalling for time! At the same time, they want to catch us all! Blow up the dam and destroy our homes! We will fight with them!!"

"This group of chirping wild boars! Let's fight them!"

"Come on! Ah——!"

Just when Fatima was surprised to see the support, she did not expect that a single word from the Midnapore District Police would turn the good momentum into something worse.

In an instant, the villagers, driven by the police, pressed forward angrily. Countless stones and wine bottles were thrown out of the air, just like thousands of arrows on the ancient battlefield. If this was hit, Medium, even head injury and bleeding are minor!

"Get cover! Hurry!!"

"The riot control brigade of the General Administration District Police Station, in a strong double row with shields, move forward——!!"

Gu Ji and the riot police captain shouted one after another. The next second, sixty or seventy riot police officers lined up in double horizontal formations at the same time. They held transparent riot shields at an angle of 45 degrees and were at the front. Gu Ji Then he ran and rolled and quickly slid behind the assault vehicle.

Suddenly, countless objects fell down, making a clanging sound. Some of them fell directly into the water on the ground, and some of them hit the riot shields. Some fell on the front of the car. The hood was smashed one after another, and the windshield was shattered. There was a loud crash, and it shattered into a spider web, and the sharp tip of the stone was embedded in the dense cracks.

Countless villagers pressed in front of the shield, wildly waving their sticks and hitting the shield, trying to break through the riot police's blockade.

There were chaotic sounds of footsteps, shouts, and the beating of sticks.

The scene that was a tense confrontation just now exploded like a powder keg in the blink of an eye.

"Vidi! Vidi!"

In the chaos, Gu Ji heard someone calling him. When he turned around, he saw that it was Fatima running over with a middle-aged government official wearing a purple turban, "Vidi, this is the chief secretary of the West Bengal government. Nat is here to coordinate the Farakka Dam blasting plan!”

"Mr. Vidi! When you asked us for riot police support, I already considered that there would be riots, but I didn't expect that such a violent conflict would break out! Damn it!"

The purple-turbaned Ranat gritted his teeth and reprimanded.

Gu Ji glanced at the riot police formation and shook his head, "Are you carrying equipment such as water cannons? These few people can't withstand the collision of seven or eight hundred people. Immediately organize a three-level emergency response team from nearby areas. All police forces in nearby areas, and remote towns mobilized riot police to concentrate their police force to maintain order. In addition, three fire trucks were mobilized to use water cannons to drive away the villagers!"

"Also, Fatima, you should immediately report the riots to the central cabinet and submit the list of all officials involved in the Midnapur district government. The cabinet intelligence system will definitely take action to solve the problem, Colonel Swaraj. …”

After a few words, Chief Secretary Ranaut was stunned, because Gu Ji told him all the ideas he was thinking about, and he was more rigorous.

Fatima had cooperated with him many times and had already obeyed his orders. She directly called the cabinet secretary.

But now Gu Ji just wants to find Swaraj and Maro.

Unexpectedly, Swaraj had already started to contact the Army General Staff via satellite phone. After the conversation, he turned to look at Gu Ji seriously, "Vidi, the situation has seriously escalated. The General Staff has ordered that the dam be forcibly implemented." Destruction plan, I have asked pilots Hippo 4 and 5 to fly over in helicopters."

"You want to use armed suppression? Colonel! Don't do this! It will only make things worse!"

As soon as Gu Ji heard that the other party was preparing to dispatch a helicopter despite the risk of a crash in heavy rain, he immediately thought of the two sets of "attack" anti-tank missiles attached to the Mi-171. If they were bombed, a large number of innocent villagers would die. His ultimate mission was also in vain!

Swaraj shook his head and stroked his beard.

"Vidi, you misunderstood. I don't really want to attack civilians. I just send out helicopters to scare them. Otherwise, the force of these riot police officers alone will not be able to stop them for long!"

"But Colonel, even if you don't take action, the police in the Midnapur area across the way may not necessarily think so. If a police officer is afraid and fires, the situation will develop to an irreversible point!"

"With all due respect, Vidi, the situation is now out of control. I must consider the safety of the soldiers under my command, as well as the military supplies and explosives. The order has been issued and cannot be changed!!"

Swaraj took a very tough stance this time.

After all, the other party belongs to the army system. Gu Ji is not only an Assam government official, but also the central cabinet. Except for those with the highest authority, no one has the authority to control the army.

Just when the dispute between the two sides was at its most intense.

Da da da da…

I just saw it. Thanks to the leader of Lumia for the reward. I have been too busy during the Chinese New Year these two days. I will update it when I get the chance!