Unfortunately, aside from the Japanese government publicly accepting this explanation, no one believed the U.S. military's account.
They had simply done too many similar things before and told too many lies. This time, they truly experienced what it felt like to be falsely accused.
Already deeply controversial due to the series of previous incidents, the U.S. government and military saw their image plummet again in the eyes of the American public and people around the world because of the Japanese warship bombing. They were branded reckless, lawless, and hegemonic.
But this was not really an injustice. Although the destruction of the Japanese naval vessel had been an accident, they had previously launched wars in other countries for various interests under circumstances far worse than this. Calling them bandits and bullies would not have been an exaggeration. It was not the first time they had worn such labels; this time, they were merely more unwilling to wear them.
Because of the United States' recent string of actions, both the country and the world were in an uproar. Yet amid all that clamor, Chen Mo, the instigator behind it all, acted as though nothing had happened and turned his attention to the development of S.H.I.E.L.D. Group.
Not long ago, the successful launch and return of S.H.I.E.L.D. Aerospace Company's spaceship had drawn considerable attention, even amid major news such as protests and calls to impeach the president.
Aerospace had always been one of the most advanced fields in the world and an important measure of a nation's technological strength. Although many private commercial companies had entered the aerospace sector in recent years and achieved certain results, at most they had matched other major spacefaring nations by successfully launching rockets and satellites. They had made no greater breakthroughs.
Although the U.S. space shuttle had