Enforcer Manual
Chapter 140: Protecting cyber security starts with me! _1

Chapter 140: 140: Protecting cyber security starts with me! _1

This time, the blockade operation was quite thorough. Within half an hour of the live broadcast site being banned, search engines couldn’t find any discussions about the Rebel Army livestream, and even keywords such as "mechanical" and "scorpion" were largely affected.

This was enough to see the strength of the United Government’s blockade this time.

For some reason, the leaked video could only be viewed in District Seventeen, which aimed to avoid letting the citizens of District Seventeen spread this news widely. However, for the citizens who had seen the broadcast, this move by the United Government seemed to admit that they have something to hide.

Why would a mechanical scorpion suddenly appear in a person’s body?

This question deeply troubled all the citizens who had watched the broadcast.

Moreover, before the livestream was terminated, they saw the Rebel Army had arranged a dedicated medical team on standby, suggesting that this was not done merely to brutally kill the captives.

"There must be a plot."

Roger frowned, realizing that there was more to the situation. "Could it be that the ’liberation’ mentioned by the Rebel Army was due to these parasitic scorpions in people’s bodies?"

"Shush."

Song Lan gestured to Roger for silence.

One can digest any food, but not any words.

Particularly on the issue of the Rebel Army, this could be a matter of principle. Given the extent of this blockade, if Roger’s words were heard by the wrong person, he could be branded a Rebel Army sympathizer and be sent to jail.

"Just pretend you didn’t see anything earlier."

"Hmm."

Roger nodded, realizing this was a dangerous topic.

The controversy from the livestream hadn’t subsided. Soon, the entire Law Enforcers’ department was in chaos. Through the window, Song Lan saw all the special action teams lining up downstairs. Everyone was fully armed, even the exoskeleton armors and five armored cars were deployed.

This scene looked like they were about to go to war. Not even their previous operations against criminal gang leaders had involved this many people at once.

Seizing the chance, Song Lan sneaked into Director Lu’s office.

"What’s happening?"

His intuition told him that the sudden deployment of the special action group was likely related to the abruptly ceased livestream.

"We just received direct instructions from the United Government. They gave us a list, asking us to arrest these internal spies in the Rebel Army who pose a threat to the United Government as soon as possible."

The majority of the names on this list were hackers from District Seventeen, with a small number of ordinary citizens. The reason they were listed was that they all did one thing - saved the leaked livestream. The Director of the Internet Monitoring Center found out that a few ordinary citizens saved the video then quickly posted it online.

The posts were naturally blocked immediately, and the posters were also targeted.

In addition to arresting people, this operation has another task.

Destroy all information discrediting the United Government.

The fact that the United Government has directly issued instructions to the Law Enforcers Department in District Seventeen makes it clear that some people in the core area are indeed desperate.

They want to suffocate the truth in the cradle.

But there was a considerable amount of resistance towards the urgently issued orders from the United Government within the Law Enforcers Department.

The United Government didn’t step in when the Chai Ke Group was causing misfortune in the local area as the underground emperor; neither when the Foster Family was secretly manipulating the mayor. Now that they are facing a financial crisis, the United Government has abandoned them. Yet, they are taking heavy violence against a group of hackers and civilians.

Despite the immense dissatisfaction, this order came from the higher-ups and they had no choice but to follow.

"If this gets out, it’ll significantly damage our reputation."

Song Lan frowned.

The Law Enforcers Department of District Seventeen had just regained their reputation through a series of actions. Now, when they walk on the street, citizens would take the initiative to greet them, unlike before when they were spat on behind their backs.

However, arresting people without solid evidence, becoming the United Government’s lapdog once again will undoubtedly ruin their newly gained reputation.

Anyone with a normal thinking ability knows that there must have been something shady from the United Government’s side. They blocked the network before the citizens could understand the ins and outs of the matter. Coupled with the longstanding dissatisfaction towards the United Government, citizens are convinced that the United Government must have done something disgraceful.

Based on Song Lan’s years of experience as a keyboard warrior, anyone who helps the United Government under these circumstances will become the enemy of the people.

"Do you have any ideas?"

Even though the order had already been passed down, Director Lu still solicited Song Lan’s opinion.

"Take a hard line, make a watertight case, even if it’s slander, provide enough evidence to label them as members of the Rebel Army, coax them into confessing that the livestream was to delude the public and the content was fake. Then, heavily buy Internet shills, wait until the citizens have cooled down, then start an organized and large-scale washing of the United Government’s reputation, and categorize all those who question as reactionaries and attack them."

This way, even if the citizens harbor doubts and resentment, they would have to give up in the face of hard evidence and public opinion.

An individual with a skeptical spirit can never defeat an organized group of shills.

Director Lu stared at Song Lan surprisingly, she couldn’t believe these words were coming from a "concerned citizen."

Song Lan continued, "This is the situation the United Government hopes to see. If we could help them get through this crisis in this way, promotion and wealth would be within reach, and resolving the financial problem would just be a matter of their word."

But the consequence is also quite apparent. The Law Enforcers Department of District Seventeen will become a complete lapdog of the United Government, which they can never wash off.

That’s why he referred to this as a hard-line approach.

"But...?"

Knowing Song Lan, Director Lu knew he was not the kind of person to easily comply.

"But, how many buckets of dirt have these great families made us carry? The United Government has recently cut our budget, and now they’re disregarding our reputation, hoping we’ll work hard for them? Director Lu, can you swallow this bitterness?"

It turns out, words are powerful.

Director Lu found more than once, that Song Lan was an expert at fanning the flames.

Even if she is good at controlling her emotions, after receiving the phone call from the United Government and being bossed around, she can’t help but feel aggrieved.

Moreover, she knows that the people on the list are not spies from the Rebel Army. A search in the archives would make it clear that they haven’t had any contact with the Rebel Army.

"Keep talking."

"Aren’t those people deemed as the Rebel Army spies? Well, the spies of the Rebel Army are incredibly cunning. Even the Twelfth Nation can’t deal with them. How could we, mere regional enforcers, catch them so easily?"