The Federal Government had turned its double standards into an art form. On the one hand, it claimed that it would not interfere in other countries' internal affairs.
It insisted that the Maliro Central Government remained Maliro's only legitimate government, while deliberately ignoring the fact that the Maliro government had entrusted the Federal Government with managing the country on its behalf.
At the same time, it had proposed legislation to control Maliro's domestic laws and regulations, and even demanded that the Maliro Central Government recognize it.
The Federal Government had at least pretended before. Now, it did not even bother pretending!
Little President sat in an important seat at the negotiating table, his face expressionless throughout. He looked as if he had heard nothing, his mind wandering somewhere far away.
"...Article 11 of the bill: resolutely destroy and arrest the leaders and members of all civilian illegal armed groups, and try them for the crimes they have committed."
"...Article 22 of the bill: after October 10th, all Maliro citizens illegally possessing weapons, including but not limited to firearms, daggers, spears, and other hot or cold weapons, will be regarded as illegal armed elements."
"...Article 29 of the bill: the 'Doomsday First Security Law Amendment' shall legally apply to Maliro. When law enforcement officers encounter illegal armed groups, they may open fire first."
Clause after clause, article after article, Little President had no choice but to nod. He seemed to understand the Federal people's intentions. They wanted to carry out a major purge of Maliro!
They wanted to reduce the population to a safer number!
He hated his own incompetence. He hated that there was nothing he could do, nothing he was capable of doing! Many officials in the Central Government had already been bought off by the Federal people. Faced