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Chapter 908 "20" The Greatest Natural Disaster in American History! Guan Zu Media Group's Upgrade!
2005 8 Month 24 Day.

In the afternoon,

A new bubble tea shop has opened on the side of Central Avenue in New York City.

Her name is — "Overlord Tea Princess"!
This is a store that specializes in selling milk tea, and it's quite lively.

why?

Because this is a milk tea shop opened by Mr. Guan, the respected chairman of the family property management company, citizens often come to support it.

Most Westerners prefer coffee and are not very accepting of tea.

However, with Mr. Guan's involvement, it's perfectly fine to like him.

Guan Zu leaned against the corner booth.

Holding a cup of original milk tea with double the amount of pearls in my hand... Mmm, brown sugar pearls, tastes so good!

"Slurp~~~"

"Chew, chew, chew~~"

He was watching the television hanging on the wall.
At that moment, the television was broadcasting ABC Channel 7 (New York) news.

"In the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, a 17-year-old Korean boy was robbed and stabbed to death by four African American men on his way home from school this evening..."

"In a mixed-race community in Queens, three African American men broke into a white family home late tonight, shooting and killing the homeowner couple and their 12-year-old daughter before stealing jewelry and cell phones and fleeing..."

Guan Zu shook his head.

No wonder he's called Black Bro, awesome.

Not long after, the news was about to end, and the weather report began...

"The tropical disturbance located in the southeastern waters of the Bahamas has officially strengthened into a tropical storm and entered the Gulf of Mexico. The U.S. National Hurricane Center has named it 'Katrina'..."

The view switches to a satellite cloud image, showing a spiral-shaped cloud system hovering over the Atlantic Ocean, with a red arrow clearly indicating its direction of movement.

"The central wind speed of 'Katrina' has now risen to 65 kilometers per hour..."

Guan Zu paused, his milk tea still in his hand.

Katrina?

He vaguely remembered this hurricane.

why?

This is the biggest natural disaster in the United States...yes, the biggest.

It affected seven states, killed more than 2000 people, and caused more than 2000 billion in losses... Of course, these are the figures on paper, and the actual situation is likely to be even more serious.

It also achieved another feat: the powerful and proud United States was forced to announce its desire for international aid.

Guan Zu's lips curled into a smile.

This may be a good opportunity for Umbrella Property and Happiness Property to enter the market after the disaster and gain support.

As for reminding the United States?

Feel sorry,

I'm a gangster!

Seeing their boss's wicked smile, Li Christmas and Barney Ross knew he must be plotting something bad.

After spending some time with him, they have come to understand their boss as a complex person who is sometimes serious, sometimes kind, sometimes bad, and sometimes deceitful.

1 hours later,

In Los Angeles, Xiao Fu received an order from Guan Zu: in 10 hours, send a large number of reporters from the "Liberty Media Group" to New Orleans.

New Orleans, the city that suffered the most damage in this hurricane, has nothing to do with chicken wings; it is the largest port city in the United States besides New York.

To the north lies Lake Pontchartrain.

To the south lies the Mississippi River.

It was sandwiched between two sides.

In the event of a major flood or tide, the sea level or water level will rise.

Therefore, New Orleans built dams on both sides of the dike.

Under normal circumstances, there shouldn't be any problems.

However, this hurricane was particularly large. It drove the Gulf of Mexico waters from east to west into Lake Pontchartrain, and the water level of Lake Pontchartrain exceeded the dam, eventually breaching it and flooding the entire city of New Orleans.

Most of the people who died in this hurricane were in New Orleans.

Another point worth mentioning is the racial composition of New Orleans: 59% are African American, 25% are white (mostly Hispanic, as the state was sold to the United States by Spain), and the remainder are Latino, Asian, etc.

White people live on mountaintops, so they are less affected by disasters.

African Americans are poor and live in low-lying areas, so they were the hardest hit by the disaster.

……

……

In the following days, the eyes of the entire American public were focused on Hurricane Katrina.

On August 25, Hurricane Katrina swept through southern Florida as a Category 8 hurricane, killing 14 people.

Over the next few hours, Katrina rapidly intensified into a Category 5 hurricane, heading straight for the New Orleans area.

Although local weather forecasters had already informed local residents of the danger posed by the hurricane via television.

But the municipal government has been hesitant.

It wasn't until 10 a.m. on August 28 that the municipal government leaders finally made up their minds and issued a "mandatory" evacuation order.

Then a group of citizens expressed their dissatisfaction.

“We want freedom!”

"Forced fuck!"

The city government quickly opened several shelters, the largest of which was the Superdome, also known as the "Super Dome".

8月29日上午 6:10，卡特里娜飓风在新奥尔良东南大约 100公里的比勒斯小镇附近登陆。

Then strong easterly winds pushed the Gulf of Mexico waters into Lake Pontchartrain. When the hurricane reached Lake Pontchartrain, which was located just north of New Orleans, it pushed the lake water toward the city.

At this time, many century-old trees were uprooted, tearing two large holes in the metal structure of the Superdome Stadium, allowing torrential rain to pour directly into the stadium, which was then holding nearly 3 citizens.

An hour later, the flood control wall collapsed, and the lake water rushed directly into the city, submerging 80% of the urban area, leaving only the mountainous area.

At this time,
Riots broke out among the people at the Superdome shelter, which had enough food and drinking water to feed 15,000 people for three days. However, the Superdome eventually accommodated 30,000 people.

As a result, chaos ensued, with excessive looting and vandalism.

Chaos reigned throughout New Orleans, with the death toll rising and the bodies appearing on the water in many places.

In the south, along the Mississippi River, large Mississippi alligators have also come with the floodwaters, hoping to have a quick meal.

(The image below shows the American film "Crawl," which is an adaptation of this story.)
……

"Ladies and gentlemen..."

"I am currently in New Orleans..."

At that moment, dozens of reporters from the Liberty Media Group were transmitting news footage from various parts of New Orleans to the television station headquarters via satellite signals with poor signal quality, and then broadcasting it to the entire United States.

"At this moment, you can all see... a massive storm..."

"And a huge crocodile appeared..."

"There is no food left in the Superdome Stadium..."

"We can discover..."

In this storm,
With the most on-site reporters and the most comprehensive news coverage, Liberty Media quickly captured a large portion of the television audience across the United States.

News Corporation, Time Warner, Universal NBC, Disney, CBS... they were all left in the dust, watching helplessly as their viewership was snatched away.

Just like an incompetent husband.

After this battle, "Liberty Media Group" gained widespread recognition from the American public and jumped into the top three.

A few days passed in the blink of an eye...

quickly,

By September 1st, the storm had subsided.

The United States launched the largest search and rescue operation in its history.

Those citizens who took refuge in the Superdome were sent to neighboring Texas.

They lost their houses, cars, and a lot of property.

On September 3, the U.S. government announced that it was requesting international assistance due to the severity of the disaster, and then more than 70 countries around the world provided humanitarian aid to the United States.

Then Happiness Property and Family Property took the opportunity to win over the public... well, avoid the African American type, since Guan Zu hates discrimination the most.

Obama also seized the opportunity to make statements appealing to African Americans: "According to statistics... African Americans... the race and disasters in the Lower Ninth District expose the inequality in the distribution of social resources..."

African American support is soaring!
……

Then in September...
The House of Representatives debated and produced an investigative report titled "Proactive Failure," which pointed out that "four years after the crash, the United States is still not prepared to deal with major disasters." Ultimately, several high-ranking officials, including FEMA Administrator Brown, resigned, and New Orleans Mayor Renakin was later imprisoned for corruption.

……

Soon, in October, another major event occurred in the United States.

A march took place in Toledo, a city in northern Ohio, to protest against “Black Lives Matter.”

It's estimated that there are just too many crimes committed by African Americans, which many white people can't stand, so they organized this march.

This organization began lobbying door-to-door in communities north of Toledo weeks in advance to obtain user consent.

Then, on the day of the incident, dozens of members of the group gathered in the park and, under police protection, marched along a predetermined route, chanting against African American crime. During the march, they also shouted "****" at African American residents of the community...

African Americans are outraged.

Even the residents who support African Americans are unhappy.

They quickly rallied, forming a group of several hundred people, and confronted the marchers and police, which soon escalated into violent chaos.

It was getting too chaotic.

The protest organizers began to withdraw under pressure from the police.

But the protesters were unhappy. "You've insulted us, and you think you can just run away?"

Fake squid!
The disgruntled protesters began to gather their friends and acquaintances, and the number grew from 300 to 500 to 1000...

Then the situation got out of control.

Many protesters began attacking convenience stores, some overturned roadside vehicles, a bar was set on fire, and shots were fired...

Moreover, the protesters turned their anger on the police who were maintaining order, throwing stones and beverage bottles at law enforcement officers, smashing gas station fences, and even targeting the media and emergency vehicles.

Then a large number of shops were looted.

The city of Toledo began an emergency mobilization of police forces, with officers wearing gas masks forming human walls to advance and using tear gas and stun guns to disperse the crowd.

Ultimately, 65 people were arrested on charges including assault, sabotage, and disobeying orders.

As for the police, 11 officers sustained minor injuries, and one medical worker suffered a concussion after being hit on the head by a brick.

Subsequently, the news spread, and even larger unrest ensued.
More elves appeared and began stealing things under the cover of night.

Toledo Mayor Jack Ford declared a state of emergency that evening, imposed a curfew starting at 8 p.m., and requested assistance from the State Highway Patrol to fill the police gap.

The riot lasted for about six hours before being quelled by strong police control.

This incident has naturally attracted the attention of the entire United States once again.

Although Guan Zu did not foresee this event and did not send reporters ahead of time, "Liberty Media Group" obtained a large amount of news material thanks to its huge public support, making its television station once again the highest-rated television station in the United States.

Other News Corp. companies: "???"

why?
Why on earth?!

Does this "Liberty Media Group" possess Eastern sorcery?
……

As for the outcome of this matter?
The protesters are naturally innocent, because they did not commit any crimes; they were simply holding a registered protest.

As for the African Americans who were arrested for looting and vandalism...

It's over.

Obama, on the other hand, issued a statement condemning "the act of using identity differences to create division" and saying that "extremist rhetoric is a betrayal of America's diverse values."

African American support +1 +1 +1 +1...

At this point, at the suggestion of the Democratic Party leader, he had already begun preparing for the upcoming election.

(End of this chapter)