What a superfluous addition!

Chapter 82 What a superfluous addition!

After 10 days.

That's right, it took a full 10 days.

Bane finally learned about Conrad and the others' movements from Drizzt.

The reason why those bastards haven't made a move for so long is...

It's because they went to Lansing, the capital of Michigan, to collaborate with people from HSUS.

HSUS, short for "Humanitarian Society of America," is the largest animal protection organization in the United States, with countless supporters and members.

It has a branch in Lansing, whose main task is to protect animal rights in Michigan.

God knows how shocked Bane was when he heard the news.

No, isn't our core message about the "lead poisoning girl"?

Why are you going to animal protection organizations?

Soon, Bane found out what they were up to.

The next morning, he saw a headline on the Detroit Free Press: "[Detroit girl with lead poisoning undergoes CPR on lake sturgeon; the underlying reasons are worth considering]". After reading the report, he was so angry he almost laughed.

The report did mention that the girl suffered from lead poisoning since childhood, was bullied by her classmates, and that only the small animals of the Ruzhi River were willing to talk to her.

The problem is that this little animal has changed from a bullfrog to a state-level endangered protected animal called "Great Lakes Delicacies".

In other words, the report conveyed to readers, unknowingly, that pollution in Detroit had damaged the habitat of the Great Lakes sturgeon.

11 days!

In just 11 days, Conrad and his gang of bastards produced such a terrible mess?

Can you even figure out what the "core" of a report really is?

Sophia, who had been with Bane for 12 days and had gradually become familiar with him, brought over a cup of tea and placed it on Bane's table.

Then, she bent down slightly and leaned on his desk, and started reading the newspaper.

Looking at it for a while, she asked, somewhat puzzled, "Lake sturgeon? Isn't that a bullfrog?"

No sooner had she finished speaking than Bane's phone, which was on the table, rang. It was Drizzt calling.

After the call connected, Trist spoke directly: "You've seen the news, haven't you? The Foundation is requiring all associations that have received sponsorship to organize a 'Defend the Lake Sturgeon' protest."

"Protect—protect the lake sturgeon?" Bane's brain wrinkles were smoothed out a bit.

"Yes, to protect the lake fish, HSUS will hold rallies and protests in major cities across the country," Trist continued.

"Are they trying to put pressure on Ford in this way?"

"That's right. Yesterday, Evan proudly told me that after the collective wisdom and efforts of all the elites from their three associations, they had come up with a more perfect solution."

Currently, the proposed solution seems to be "Protecting the Lake Sturgeon." This makes sense, given the countless animal rights activists across the US and the lake sturgeon's status as an endangered species.

In the past, there have been many cases in various places where projects have been forced to halt indefinitely due to the need to protect endangered flora and fauna; they may be trying to replicate that.

"A replica?"

"Yes, they put pressure on relevant departments such as the Federal Fish and Wildlife Service and the Michigan Department of Natural Resources in the name of protecting lake fish."

They pressured the Environmental Protection Agency and the Michigan Environmental Quality Agency to intervene in the Ford Rouge plant investigation and force it to suspend operations for rectification.

"The people at HSUS are very familiar with this process; they've done it before and succeeded many times," Drizzt explained.

After saying that, he added, "In short, the foundation needs to concentrate its resources on a big push right now. You should arrange for someone to use that 40 to participate in the protests."

Drizzt spoke, his voice tinged with weariness.

If I use that 40 yuan to protest, it means I've been completely marginalized in this mission.

hang up the phone.

Bane fell into thought.

He had the phone on speakerphone when he answered, so Sophia also learned what had happened.

So she couldn't help but sigh, "It seems like they're really going to make it this time."

"Where does it work?" Bane asked in surprise. "Is this even possible?"

Sofia thought Bane was testing her, so she explained, "The solution is to target multiple targets; one plan includes both the lead-poisoned girl and the lake sturgeon."

"You mean they can use the lead poisoning girl story to attack Ford, and they can also use the lake sturgeon story to attack Ford?"

"Isn't that right?" Sophia understood the sarcasm in Bane's voice.

Have you ever watched a bad movie?

"What do you mean?"

"Many bad movies have great initial scripts, so why do they end up being bad movies? Because during the production process, the producer will give suggestions, the big-name actors will give suggestions, and the investors will give suggestions."

I must emphasize that these suggestions are all good on their own; they are all the most popular and best-selling elements on the market right now.

But when combined, it becomes garbage.

I think those three associations under Evan have too many clever people; they all want to cram their own "wisdom" into them.

"You mean, this plan is garbage?" Sophia asked, somewhat surprised.

"Don't you think the lake sturgeon and the girl with lead poisoning are contradictory concepts?"

"Sorry, I don't understand, why are they contradictory?"

"I'm asking you, if it were you, would you choose to protect the lake sturgeon or the girl with lead poisoning?"

"Girls," Sophia replied without hesitation, then asked uncertainly, "Can't we protect them together?"

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"No." Bane waved his hand without hesitation.

He then explained, "Because animal rights organizations don't care about human lives; they only care about animals, especially endangered species like the lake sturgeon."

"HSUS has so many supporters, they will instinctively try to seize the narrative in this incident, especially the extreme animal rights activists, who have the loudest voices."

"But there are many ordinary people like you who would think about protecting girls with lead poisoning."

"Given the current state of public opinion in the United States, with just a little guidance, this incident could quickly devolve into a war of words between the 'girls' faction' and the 'lake sturgeon' faction."

"They will discuss who deserves more protection, and their discussions will gradually shift from rational debate to opposition for the sake of opposition."

"And this war of words is beyond the control of even the people at HSUS; they are simply swept up by those who support animal rights."

"In the end, Ford doesn't have to do anything; he'll be automatically pushed out of the spotlight by the online feud. Do you understand?"

"???" Sophia's eyes widened in surprise.

Her emotions told her that this was outrageous!

But past experience reminded her that things really would develop in this direction.

In fact, a whole host of cases were already popping into her mind.

With these cases in mind, Sophia looked at Bane with a shocked expression, wondering: Why is this man, who is two years younger than her, so perceptive?

"You must learn from this. When you go to Europe, never fall for this kind of trick again." Bane took a deep breath.

"I understand." Sophia nodded obediently, just like a student, and then added, "So, what do we do next?"

"What do you think?" Bane asked in return as he pondered.

"Why not just stir up a war of words between the two sides and thwart Evan's plan?" Sophia suggested, as this would be beneficial to her adoptive father, Drizzt.

But for Bane, this was unacceptable.

Public attention to a topic gradually decreases as the frequency of its occurrence increases.

Once the "lead poisoning girl" gets caught up in the online feud, the effectiveness of the "Most Beautiful Smuggler" project will be greatly diminished.

But this war of words was unavoidable.

Because they have no control over HSUS, nor over the three associations on Conrad's side.

What should we do?

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