the ends justify the means為達目的不擇手段

Our story begins, as these stories often do... ...with a young, up-and-coming politician. He's a deeply religious man and a member of the Conservative Party. He's completely single-minded and has no regard for the political process. The more power he attains, the more obvious his zealotry... ...and the more aggressive his supporters become. Eventually, his party launches a special project in the name of national security. At first it's believed to be a search for biological weapons... ...and it's pursued without regard to its cost. However, the true goal of this project is power. Complete and total hegemonic domination. The project, however, ends violently. But the efforts of those involved are not in vain... ...for a new ability to wage war is born from the blood of one of the victims. Imagine a virus, the most terrifying virus you can... ...and then imagine that you and you alone have the cure. But if your ultimate goal is power, how best to use such a weapon? Well, it's at this point in our story that along comes a spider. A man seemingly without a conscience... ...for whom the ends always justify the means. He suggests that their target should not be an enemy of the country... ...but rather, the country itself. Three targets are chosen to maximize the effect of the attack: A school, a tube station and a water-treatment plant. Several hundred die within the first few weeks. Three Waters has, in fact, been contaminated. Authorities are attempting to control its deadly spread. --sent destruction through the Underground. Fueled by the media, fear and panic spread quickly... ...fracturing and dividing the country until, at last... ...the true goal comes into view. Before the St. Mary's crises... ...no one would've predicted the results of the election that year. No one. And then not long after the election, lo and behold, a miracle. Some believed it was the work of God himself. But it was a pharmaceutical company controlled by certain party members... ...that made them all obscenely rich. A year later, several extremists are tried, found guilty and executed... ...while a memorial is built to canonize their victims. But the end result, the true genius of the plan, was the fear. Fear became the ultimate tool of this government. Through it, our politician was ultimately appointed... ...to the newly created position of high chancellor.

我們的故事開始了，就像這類故事常有的開頭…… ……從一位年輕、嶄露頭角的政治家講起。 他虔誠信教，是保守黨的一員。 他一意孤行，完全不把政治程式放在眼裡。 他掌的權越大，狂熱就越是露骨…… ……他的支持者也變得越發激進。 最終，他的政黨以國家安全的名義啟動了一個特別專案。 起初人們以為那是在搜尋生化武器…… ……而且不計代價地推進。 然而，這個專案真正的目標是權力。 徹底而完全的霸權統治。 可這個專案最終以暴力收場。 但參與者的努力沒有白費…… ……因為一種發動戰爭的新能力，從一名受害者的血裡誕生了。 想像一種病毒，你能想到的最可怕的病毒…… ……再想像只有你一個人手裡有解藥。 但如果你的終極目標是權力，這件武器怎麼用才最狠？ 嗯，就在故事的這個節點上，來了一隻蜘蛛。 一個看起來毫無良知的人…… ……對他而言，只要目的達到，手段永遠都算正當。 他提議，目標不該是這個國家的敵人…… ……而應該是這個國家本身。 為了把襲擊效果放到最大，選定了三個目標： 一所學校、一座地鐵站和一家自來水廠。 頭幾個星期就死了幾百人。 事實上，“三水”水廠的水已經被汙染了。 當局正試圖控制它致命的蔓延。 ——向地鐵系統送去了毀滅。 在媒體的煽動下，恐懼和恐慌迅速蔓延…… ……把整個國家撕扯、割裂，直到最後…… ……真正的目標浮出水面。 在聖瑪麗危機之前…… ……沒人能預料到那年的選舉結果。沒人。 然後選舉剛過不久，你瞧，奇蹟出現了。 有人相信那是上帝親手所為。 但那是一家被某些黨員控制的製藥公司…… ……讓他們全都富得不像話。 一年後，幾名極端分子受審、定罪並被處決…… ……同時一座紀念碑立了起來，把遇難者奉為聖徒。 但最終的結果，這個計劃真正的天才之處，是恐懼。 恐懼成了這個政府終極的工具。 靠著恐懼，我們的政客最終被任命…… ……出任新設立的最高議長一職。