Three Conspiracies
"Not good! It's the referendum! It's about to begin!" Hermit jolted upright in alarm.
"If the referendum results reach Coruscant, the Galactic Republic will have a pretext to occupy Mandalore by force! Death Watch taking control of the planet will become possible!" Jango Fett said grimly.
"We still have time. We can stop the referendum." Oola-Khan, the Protoss Dark Templar, said, "That is precisely why we came."
However, Vitaly Orlov stepped forward and blocked their path. "Wait! Listen to me carefully! This is not that simple. The Galactic Republic has already been secretly involved in this matter! They also want to occupy Mandalore by force!"
"Then we need to stop this referendum as quickly as possible!" Jango Fett said.
"Do you still not understand what I mean? From the moment Pre Vizsla captured Duke Satine again, the referendum became impossible to stop! The Galactic Republic only needs an excuse. They will not care what the result of this referendum actually is!" Vitaly Orlov shouted.
"Then why are they going to such lengths to use this brainwashing device to control the entire city's people?" Hermit suddenly seemed to grasp a faint hint of the truth.
"Because what is happening on Mandalore is not one thing, but three!" Vitaly Orlov said, raising three fingers. "If we go to the palace now, all that awaits us is a trap!"
Hermit was astonished. "Three things? It isn't just about pushing Mandalore into a referendum, having Mandalore join the Confederacy of Independent Systems, and thereby giving the Galactic Republic an excuse to send in troops and occupy it?"
"That is merely the most obvious matter." Vitaly Orlov said heavily. "The second matter concerns this brainwashing device. Using it to control the entire city's population is only an experiment! An experiment using people from