The Fox of France

Chapter 513: Verbal Duel

Over the past two days, this case has stirred up a storm across the city. No, it should be said, a storm across the nation, even the world. This all started when Professor Farnier was shot, and Professor Bobblon was sitting just a few meters away. At the moment of the incident, Professor Bobblon was nearly scared senseless, initially thinking it was a revenge act over an issue involving a female student.

Fortunately, at that time, the podium was in such chaos that no one could really see anyone else's folly. During this chaos, some bizarrely began to suspect that someone was trying to kill me, only that their poor shooting missed its mark. For instance, Mayor Longdoe, who was also on the podium, concluded that it was his political enemy who attempted the assassination.

However, the assailant's motive was soon clear. As Martin was retreating, he discarded the gun and a large cello case in the sports equipment storage room. Inside that case, the police found a document titled "A Declaration to the People of America." In this declaration, Martin expressed his deep hatred for "traitors" like Farnier and warned those who dared to "maliciously slander the great America" like Farnier, that Farnier's fate today would be theirs tomorrow.

The document was chaotic, filled with wild curses and messy conspiracy theories. For example, it claimed that Farnier was not human but a representative of Satan, the devil on Earth. It alleged that Farnier was operating under the orders of a foreign entity known as the Elders of Zion, a malevolent Jewish organization conspiring to dominate the world. It also detailed that the Elders of Zion were a sinister group established under Satan's direction, with seven main branches and ten evil departments, mirroring the seven-headed, ten-horned red dragon of Revelation.

Needless to say, this open letter was written by someone whose mind had turned into tofu—whether sweet or salty was unclear.

With this letter, even though it was signed with a pseudonym, there was no doubt that the culprit was from the South. Consequently, the newspapers in the North immediately unleashed their power, harshly condemning the barbarity of the Southerners. Especially one named Graded, who took the opportunity to express his views expansively.

The ceremony welcoming Professor Bobblon was interrupted, but Graded personally visited Professor Bobblon, convincing him to hold another public lecture. It is said that when Professor Bobblon noted that Professor Graded, like Professor Farnier, was also on some extreme Southerners' assassination list, Professor Graded said to him: "The Southerners are brave; they have the courage to shoot anyone who disagrees with them, killing everyone who holds a different opinion. But we Northerners are also brave, in a different way. Our bravery is about standing firm in our beliefs, unafraid of being killed. Professor, we cannot kneel in the face of violence."

This courageous and just speech reportedly moved Professor Bobblon, who immediately agreed to hold another public lecture. It is said that he also extended an invitation to the brave Professor Graded, hoping that the philosophy professor would come to the University of Paris to lecture.

This news shook the entire city of Boston, the state of Massachusetts, the entire North, and even the South. At that time, to Americans, the University of Paris was regarded as a pinnacle of science and culture, the peak of human civilization.

And America, which was completely seen as a barbaric country on the world's edge. Just as in later years, when the Rabbit Country first opened up and looked up to the Lighthouse Country, they almost wished they could change their skin to white. And at that time in America, hearing that someone could lecture at the University of Paris was akin to receiving a future Nobel Prize in Peace. If in the early '80s, the Great Ming decided to award the likes of Bu Yuan the Nobel Prize in Peace or Literature, not only would the Yellow River be mourned, but even Mount Tai might collapse. Only at that time, the Great Ming simply did not regard the people of Jianzhou as anything significant.

Now, as Boston authorities revealed these materials in the newspapers, the Northern newspapers began attacking the Southern papers, pointing fingers and asking: "The 'great patriot' you speak of loves his country like this? So your 'great patriot' is a cultist who wants to kill everyone different from him!"

However, the Southern newspapers wouldn't just concede; they countered by claiming that all of this was fake news fabricated by the Northerners.

"We all know that these so-called Northern media are just fake news factories. Most of what they report is unbelievable; they are all lies!"

Then some newspapers released conspiracy theories, stating that the assassination of Farnier was actually done by the Northerners themselves, just to frame the Southerners. As for Martin, he was just an ordinary Southerner who had to go North to do business because his hometown was destroyed. And those evil Northerners had murdered him and then splashed all sorts of dirty water on him to tarnish the reputation of the Southerners.

Of course, this conspiracy theory had one problem: what benefit did the Northerners have in tarnishing the reputation of the Southerners?

But once regional antagonism emerged, this was no longer a problem. The answer was simple: "Either way, those Northerners (or Southerners) are no good."

Of course, Professor Graded wouldn't just sit idly by; during this time, he suddenly became very brave, continuously writing articles criticizing the prevalent culture of slave-master racial extermination and piracy in the South, urging everyone to learn from advanced civilizations and eradicate the hidden culture of slave-master racial extermination and piracy within themselves. He even suggested that the United States needed to reform, to learn comprehensively from the most advanced country in the world—France. In other words, to fully embrace Frenchification.

"For instance, our American laws, in form, actually follow the evil and backward pirate legal system of England, using the outdated, accursed case law. This barbaric pirate-derived law involves a large number of precedents, is extremely cumbersome, and its main purpose is to confuse the people, allowing the powerful to deceive and even oppress the populace using the law. In America, this legal system results in court trials becoming either a mob's frenzy or a feast for the wealthy's lawyers, having nothing to do with fairness or justice.

In contrast, French law originates from the noble Roman civilization and naturally carries the glory of Rome's great civilization. It is a clear and straightforward statutory law, embodying the spirit of the grand Twelve Tables, clear and understandable, where any citizen with basic education can accurately comprehend its clauses and the spirit behind it—this is a law that serves the people, not the slave-master race exterminating pirate gang of England, designed to befuddle the populace. Thus, I believe the first step for America to join the family of civilized nations is to discard the barbaric maritime law and embrace the civilized continental law!"