Great—but not necessarily right.
Those words caught the attention of the congressional masters present. They began focusing their attention on Lin Qi.
To be honest, having someone so young speak at such a serious and important occasion felt... somewhat inappropriate to everyone.
He was too young, making many people involuntarily compare themselves with Lin Qi.
People could not compare themselves with one another. The more they compared, the more despairing it became.
Besides, this time it was not an illusion, but a fact!
Lin Qi's voice carried to every corner of the room. It was steady and rich, making people feel at ease when they heard it.
"Great—but not necessarily right!"
He repeated himself.
"Mr. Akumali's ideology pursued and employed peaceful means to achieve its goals, such as negotiation."
"But the turmoil currently occurring in Nagaril proves that this is not a country suited to giving its people more freedom. Their society has only just entered civilization with our help, and they have not yet grown accustomed to maintaining this civilized veneer."
"We tried to give them more freedom and tried to let them find a path suited to themselves!"
"Unfortunately, we failed!"
"Now that it has been proven that Mr. Akumali's 'self-discipline' cannot keep society operating stably, and that the Nagaril People have proven incapable of maintaining social stability on their own, using 'precepts' has become the only way out."
"I have no intention of infringing on anyone's rights!" Lin Qi stood at the podium and raised his hand, swearing to God.
"After losing the spiritual 'insurance' provided by Mr. Akumali, we cannot be certain that Nagaril will not continue to erupt into similar incidents in the future."
"When people are dissatisfied and stop resolving problems through peaceful means, choosing instead to riot, attack, and destroy, we should more