Simulation Game: Crisis Management

Chapter 717: Chapter 321: Unrest

"God, how could this happen..."

Yasen instinctively widened his eyes.

He had been staying in Brasilia for a while now, so he was naturally very aware of the domestic affairs.

Originally, the first vice-chairman of the senate, Viana, who openly opposed PM Company’s investment in building an arms factory, was murdered, making PM Company the prime suspect.

Yet, Congress had recently resumed the proposal, seemingly aiming to facilitate cooperation between both sides, leading to public outrage.

Now, every day, there are people holding signs in protest at the Congress building entrance.

At such a tense moment, if news of Kerby’s death were to break, there’s no doubt it would incite national outrage and even spark social unrest!

"Sheriff Suriq, is Kerby..."

"Died from a drug overdose."

Locking eyes, Suriq’s gaze was evidently filled with anger, "But we’ve checked his social background, and the deceased had never touched drugs before his death. Even his family and friends don’t believe he was using drugs..."

"Murder?"

"I asked the first witness, and he mentioned seeing gang members around the crime scene. But whenever I tried to dig deeper, I faced various obstacles and pressures. I suspect someone up high doesn’t want us to continue the investigation."

"Anyone capable of interfering with the Federal Police Bureau headquarters must have a significant background."

Yasen’s gaze stretched far.

The first thing that came to mind was Congress.

Thinking about Congress’s hasty proposal to let foreign arms manufacturers set up after Viana’s death, it’s obvious someone is "taking care" of PM Company. For the proposal to pass smoothly, they must first reduce public influence, so PM Company has to remove all negative information by any means...

Suriq clearly noticed what Yasen was thinking, and his expression grew somber.

"The Deputy Chief hopes to investigate thoroughly and uproot the mastermind, but our Federal Police is now a big target. Mr. Mueller recommended you, Antonie Yassen, formerly a major officer in the Jungle Expeditionary Army and commander of the Fifth Tactical Company in the BOPE Special Police. Before retiring, you personally captured the notorious drug gang ’Red Command.’ Your experience in tactics and criminal investigations is extensive."

"Mr. Mueller just happens to like me."

Yasen replied politely.

Mueller was his sheriff when he was with the BOPE Team, but he’s long since retired, enjoying his later years.

The two worked together for seventeen years, and it was because of the former sheriff’s phone call that he rushed to the Federal Police Bureau headquarters in the middle of the night to meet Suriq, who is in charge of the capital’s criminal investigation department.

"Mr. Mueller’s judgment is never wrong."

Suriq narrowed his eyes, "I’ll give you a BOPE Team list. You can pick any team, with you as the special operations team’s commander, accountable only to me, secretly investigating the deaths of the vice-chairman and Kerby. No matter who’s involved, as long as there’s evidence, we will punish them severely!"

"Alright."

Yasen answered decisively.

Having worked in the military and police forces for so many years, joining BOPE naturally left no room for crime in his eyes.

Moreover, he also wanted to take this opportunity to utilize the Federal Police Bureau headquarters’ resources to investigate the fugitive Riddle.

Exactly.

After the Mexico plane crash incident.

Riddle had already vanished. According to his investigation and intelligence network in Mexico, it was found that this guy had likely assumed a false identity to seek refuge in Brazil.

So, Yasen had postponed the recent Discovery Channel recording and stayed in the capital, Brasilia, to pursue the target.

But Riddle, who used to handle illicit accounts for major U.S. arms dealers, is very cunning.

Thus, up to now, he hasn’t been able to catch a glimpse of him.

Yasen firmly believes that capturing Riddle might unravel the truth behind why he had the ability to save the crashing plane and which organization was scheming behind the scenes!

...

"Fuck! The rain finally stopped!"

Baron sat inside a rented car, sipping juice, looking at the blue sky through the windshield, and cursed.

As PM Company’s executives stayed in a luxury hotel, surrounded by bodyguards, there was no chance to infiltrate.

These days, he had been tracking the movements of PM Company’s mercenaries.

No one knew how this guy managed to provoke 7472, but he’s adamant about hounding it.

Yet, the longer the tracking continued, the more he realized the terrifying power of this company.

Not to mention the professional mercenary killers chasing him in New York, just daring to eliminate the number two power of the senate in a foreign country like Brazil was already quite outrageous.

Even the local gang members were subdued.

They were even willing to defy public opinion and frame a digital influencer with millions of followers for murder.

Is there really no law that can sanction it?

The answer is:

Truly none!

After the news about "Kerby’s death from a drug overdose" was exposed, no one believed it and everyone thought PM Company was involved, as they were the only beneficiaries. Besides them, who else would bear a grudge against a digital influencer?

But the police currently only announced that it was the work of gang members and found no PM Company personnel involved.

The government’s and enforcement’s actions like "fooling kids" undoubtedly incited immense public grievance.

For a time, unrest was frequent in Brasilia.

In just one morning, Baron saw many police and government offices being vandalized, windows smashed as he drove.

Moreover, along the way, there were many passionate youths marching with banners.