Chapter 509: The Same World, The Same Dream!
At the end of June, approaching July.
The weather was already hot, and the air was distorted by the heat.
But what was even more scorching…
Mexico had achieved a great unification!
The drug traffickers were completely reduced to rats; perhaps you could see them in the sewers, but they no longer dared to appear on the streets.
The citizens of Mexico City intended to organize a parade to celebrate, but the government politely refused it, urging everyone to show restraint and announced that a victory parade would take place on July 2nd.
On June 30th, the "First Human Alliance Conference" would be held.
After all, the capital couldn't handle it…
But elsewhere, it was lively. The first item that sold out was Victor's human biography work "Long live Mexico," authored by Octavio Paz, a Mexican and Nobel Prize in Literature recipient.
The second was fireworks…
You could hear crackling sounds everywhere; Americans not far from the border even thought that the Mexicans were attacking again.
Victor was very busy these two days. After the US-Mexico War ended, Gustav Stresemann, the chairman of the "Human Progress and Innovation Convention Organization," confirmed the addition of five more countries, including Syria, Salvador, Afghanistan, and Guatemala (a revolutionary).
From the list, we can see that a few are anti-American vanguard forces, while some have suffered severely from drugs.
Guatemala was a must-win target because it is near Mexico's eastern region and serves as a key link to Central America. If relations improved, a few more naval bases could be set up, completely blocking the United States' exits on the Gulf of Mexico.
But the Luis Arturo Gonzalez Lopez government wouldn't cooperate with Victor because he is America's dog and a dictator who has also had conflicts with Victor.
Yet the place was just too good; the "Banana Republic" was full of American enterprises. Additionally, its geographical location is crucial; the intelligence department supported the northern Alfonso Portillo's revolutionary army, and the battle was going well, with great morale.
Twenty hours before the "Human Progress and Innovation Convention Organization" meeting, leadership personnel began arriving, with Casare and other high-level officials going to the airport for reception.
Meanwhile, in the "King Hall" of the National Palace, something sufficient to attract outside attention was happening.
The highest commander of the Mexican Revolutionary Armed Forces, Marshal Victor!
The leader of the Guatemalan Workers Revolutionary Army: Alfonso Portillo!
The true leader of Cuba, who had survived multiple CIA assassination attempts, Fidel Alejandro.
And, beside them, a rabbit representative munching on a carrot. Although East University hadn't joined the Human Alliance, they were on good terms with Victor and were naturally invited to the celebration on July 2nd…
I just arrived early, so what?!
Is there a rule that says I can't come early?
And the main focus this time was to sign a comprehensive strategic partnership agreement!
This was the highest diplomatic level, indicating that in both ordinary affairs and international stances, they would advance and retreat together, even signing mutual military assistance agreements!
Under the witnesses of reporters, they each signed their names.
Crackling…
Flashes from cameras kept going off below.
The four stood up, smiled for the cameras, and shook hands firmly.
"Next, we enter the on-site Q&A session." Casare, serving as the temporary host, stood to the side holding a microphone and first pointed to a reporter from Mexican national news.
The reporter was a woman, her voice powerful. "I would like to ask Mr. Field, how do you evaluate the relations between the two countries? Thank you."
Old Ka held the microphone, adjusting his seat. "Mexico is a great country. We know it has been through many bad things, drug traffickers, smuggling, murder, but great is great after all. Under General Victor's leadership, it has defeated the drug problem that had plagued colonial countries for hundreds of years. This is incredible, and all countries need to learn from it."
He was, of course, full of praise.
Mad…
Mexico had just sponsored a series of missiles, enough to reach the US mainland, greatly enhancing Cuba's security issues. The US could certainly come hard, but can you fight on two fronts? Next to you is Mexico…
They could only grit their teeth, standing on the coast glaring angrily at the missile base not far away.
Besides these, Victor also helped connect East University and Cuba's infrastructure, planning to build a cross-sea bridge over the Kao Tuo River flowing east-west, north of the Maestra Mountains. It is the widest river within Cuba…
The money for this was aided by the "Human Progress and Innovation Convention Organization," essentially coming from Mexico, and wasn't much, less than several tens of million US dollars.
Fucking hell…
Just after the Southern Alliance fell, there was still property seized from the Gulf Group yet to be fully settled, but gold products alone amounted to nearly 200 million US dollars!
Indeed, robbing the rich really is a profitable venture.
Drugs certainly make money, otherwise, why would so many people willingly become desperados?
Whether in terms of money or sentiment, Field naturally had to praise Victor a bit.
The subsequent questions from a few journalists were relatively simple, but when faced with a question from an Australian journalist, it was somewhat sharp. He asked Victor.
"General Victor, according to my understanding, the military budget under your rule in 1992 was as high as 8.6 billion US dollars, while in 1989 it was 1.5 billion, which means that in just three years, it increased nearly sixfold. Does this indicate that Mexico is not ready for peace but rather a government serving complete militarism?"