"Yes, ma'am. There was no alien invasion at all. It was nothing more than a lie fabricated by the government to control the public! They had planned it for a long time, which was why they forged such an artifact to lay the groundwork for their next evil scheme. Their goal was to make everyone believe aliens existed, so they would have no choice but to tremble under the government's control..."
"Stop." Diana cut him off, then asked, "Who's trembling?"
"Ordinary people, of course. They're hiding at home like frightened birds..."
"What about the people in the Tent District?" Diana looked at him and asked coldly. "When you were in office, did they have homes to hide in?"
"What are you talking about, ma'am?" The mayor looked utterly shocked. "We're talking about the government's grand conspiracy..."
"Yes, your government was aboveboard and had no conspiracies. It only let hundreds, perhaps thousands, of homeless people die this winter." Diana lowered her gaze.
"They brought it upon themselves," the mayor said. "Metropolis has tens of millions of good citizens. Why don't you think about them? Why should they be subject to a powerful government's control and have no freedom at all?"
For the first time, Diana understood what it meant when people said there was no point in talking to someone who spoke a different language. She now felt that if she listened to even one more sentence from him, she would be sick enough to vomit. But the anger lodged in her chest made her restrain herself from punching him.
"That's right, there are no homeless people in the city now. But is that really a good thing? If there's no need to hand out food to them, how will children take part in community service? Without them testing drugs, how