The chaotic news reports not only aroused the patriotic sentiment of the people, but also affected the British government.

The first to be affected was the Ministry of Police, and looking at the crowd outside who wanted the government to release the truth, the Secretary of State of Police, James Mulder, was confused.

After reacting, James Mulder immediately ordered: "Send someone out quickly to explain that the assassination of Walters took place in Afghanistan and is not under the control of the Ministry of Police."

If you want to know the truth about the assassination, let them go to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to ask. ”

No matter how awesome the police department is, it is only responsible for local law and order problems, and the assassination that occurred abroad has nothing to do with them, and James Mulder does not want to bear this unwarranted disaster.

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The Ministry of Police is reluctant to wade into these troubled waters, and neither is the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Unlucky Sir George, he was blocked as soon as he went out.

One of the writers asked, "Dear Sir George, we need to know the truth of the matter, and we must not let the blood of heroes be shed in vain." ”

There was nothing wrong with it, and overnight Walters was portrayed as a hero by the media, and he still insisted on defending Britain's interests under the coercion and temptation of the enemy.

The assassination case seems to have nothing to do with coercion and inducement, but this is not a problem, and the editors of the entertainment news section have completed the supplement in the shortest possible time.

If it weren't for the short time, it is estimated that these guys would be able to make up a heroine in their brains and add a romantic love story.

The reporter who asked the question was a reporter from the London Daily, as a current political news media, it is relatively fair, but it does not add a brain-dead plot.

In the face of a group of journalists, in order to maintain his good image, Foreign Secretary George had to stand up.

"Sir, the truth of the incident is still under investigation, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has not received relevant information, in fact, we have not established diplomatic relations in Afghanistan, and there is no diplomatic embassy there.

Walters' visit to Afghanistan was commissioned by the Viceroy of India, and you can go to the Colonial Department for details.

We will closely monitor the progress of the case, and when the results are available, we will make an announcement. ”

Despite the fact that George was telling the truth, that Britain and Afghanistan did not have diplomatic relations, and that Walters was not an employee of the Foreign Office, which could do nothing but pay attention, this answer was not satisfactory to the reporters and was too official.

A reporter asked, "Sir, don't you think this is another shirk?"

The Ministry of Police said that it could not be managed, and that was because the assassination case occurred outside the country, and the Ministry of Police had no right to intervene and let it come to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

We believe this explanation, after all, the Ministry of Police's terms of reference are only in the local territory, which is clearly stipulated by law.

Now you say that under the pretext that there is no diplomatic relations and that the Viceroy of India has appointed us, we should go to the Colonial Department to find out the truth, which seems to make sense.

Do you know that when we passed by the Colonial Department just now, we went to ask, and an official said that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was responsible for foreign-related incidents.

So who is responsible for this assassination? If the public wants to know the truth, who will give the answer? ”

The involvement of Walters' assassination is too great for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Colonial Department, and the Ministry of Police to intervene, and they all have reasons to shirk it.

Now blocked by reporters, in addition to secretly scolding his colleagues for their black hearts, Sir George can only consider himself unlucky.

After some thought, Sir George replied solemnly: "Sir, your question is very valuable.

But we must also take into account the peculiarities of the assassination of Walters, as Britain is a country governed by the rule of law, and the powers of the various forces are clearly defined.

Prior to this, we had no experience in dealing with similar incidents. Now that I have encountered a problem, it is inevitable that I will be a little panicked.

The case took place thousands of miles away in Central Asia, and none of us knows the exact circumstances, and in fact, so far, the government has only received a telegram from India.

Please give us a moment to get involved in the investigation. If there is concern that there will be a shirk of responsibility, I would propose that the forces form a joint fact-finding mission. ”

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It took much effort for Sir George to get rid of the reporter. As for the Joint Investigation Mission, that's a joke.

By the time the investigation team was formed, it would be two months before the British set off for Central Asia.

After such a long time, what else is there to look up? The mastermind behind the scenes has long since disposed of the beginning and the end and turned it into a headless public case.

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In line with the principle that the pain alone is better than the pain of the others, Sir George did not choose to bear the pressure alone, but decisively chose to share it with everyone.

"On the surface, the assassination of Walters was carried out by a religious extremist organization, and we don't know if there is a black hand behind it.

There are too many suspects, and theoretically speaking, the Russians are the most suspicious, and the assassination of Walters can cut off the possibility of Afghanistan falling to us.

However, such extreme measures are likely to lead to the outbreak of war, and now the Russians are beyond the reach of the Afghan region, and it is not beneficial for them to provoke a war.

The second is Austria, and the Austrian minister to Persia recently visited Afghanistan for the main purpose of brokering an alliance between Russia and Afghanistan.

The assassination of the Austrian minister just after he left was a bit too coincidental. The problem was that it did not benefit Austria in planning the assassination exercise.

Once war breaks out, Austria will not be able to prevent us from occupying Afghanistan at all, and its only value will probably be to be able to interrupt the arms race.

From this analysis alone, the suspicion of the French surpassed that of Austria. After all, the French government has the weakest financial resources and is under the most pressure.

Of course, other countries are also suspicious. In order to provoke confrontation between major powers, many countries have the motive to commit crimes.

It cannot be ruled out that there is no mastermind behind the scenes, it is the work of a local religious extremist organization in Afghanistan, after all, Walters has been assassinated many times before.

We have too little information to identify our enemies. The people wanted the truth, but the investigation simply could not proceed.

Anti-British sentiment in Afghanistan is so serious that if someone were sent to investigate, the safety of the members of the investigation team would not be guaranteed.

How can the Afghan government investigate and give us an answer in the end? ”

Sir George showed all the possibilities, definitely not to track down the real murderer, but more to let everyone choose the "real murderer".

Britain pursues the interests of the supreme one, and whoever is the murderer is in the best interest of Britain, then who is behind it.

Colonial Chancellor Primrose sneered, "Sir, we don't have a choice at all, do we?" ”

Multiple-choice questions are correct, but they are multiple-choice questions to which the answers have already been announced.

It's not just a matter of picking an enemy to gain the approval of the people. A bunch of reporters are chasing the government for the truth, and if there is no opposition party behind this, no one will believe it.

What is really weighty and convincing is actually Russia, France and Austria, and there is a weak Afghanistan.

The Royal Navy can't get on the case, and if the black pot is pinned on the head of a certain big country, it will only be ridiculous, and it will be impossible to give the people at home the explanation they want.

For the Gladstone cabinet, it was all self-inflicted.

Lord of the Admiralty, Sir Astley Cooper Key, warned: "This is a conspiracy of the enemy, who want to provoke a war in Central Asia and sabotage our plan to bring down Fao. ”

The Admiralty's opposition was inevitable, and once war broke out, the government spent less money on the arms race.

The end result is likely to be a compromise with France and Austria to end the arms race.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Childers: "It's not terrible to sabotage our plans, it's the trouble that we want to stop, and France and Austria may not appreciate it."

If the second war in Afghanistan breaks out, France and Austria will not be willing to be lonely, and while encouraging the Russians to confront us in Central Asia, they will continue the arms race.

We're under a lot of pressure! ”

Not only is it stressed, but it is clearly exhausted. Both sides are important, and if something goes wrong at either end, Britain's supremacy will be shaken.

George, Foreign Secretary: "There is no if, but it will happen." It is uncertain whether the French will support the expansion of the Russian minister in Central Asia, but Austria will certainly support it.

If possible, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs wants to suspend the arms race until the outbreak of the second war in Afghanistan. ”

Admiral Astley Cooper Key hurriedly objected: "This is impossible! We can stop, France and Austria won't.

If you don't want to see the name of the world's number one naval power change hands after the war, don't make such jokes. ”

International competition has always been "take advantage of your illness and kill you", but there is no such thing as mercy.

Don't say that the French and Austrian navies surpass Britain, even if it is just equal, it is enough to shake their maritime supremacy.

In the final analysis, there are now three countries that have the ability to compete for supremacy at sea, and any two of them will be cheap to watch.

Once the Royal Navy loses its absolute superiority, it will only have a deterrent effect, and it will simply not be able to provoke a lose-lose war.

In fact, the Royal Navy's deterrent power has been declining since a decade ago. In the face of the Franco-Austrian navies catching up, the British government did not have a good solution.

Seeing the quarrel escalating, Prime Minister Gladstone waved his hand to stop: "Stop, now is not the time to quarrel." The situation seems to be not in our favor, but in reality it is not so bad.

Afghanistan was originally something we wanted to take, and this assassination only advanced the time to start and did not affect our established strategy.

As for the issue of the naval arms race, unless the fire is extinguished together, we will definitely continue to follow up.

The concern is nothing more than a financial problem, but it is not impossible to solve it.

The war was waged to seek justice for Britain, and it was up to us to decide when to do it and how far to fight.

We can even declare war on the Afghans first, give an explanation to the people at home, and do not need to send troops for the time being, and then launch an offensive when we are ready for war. ”

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