Human hearts are complex, and while President Juarez appeared to have subdued all opposing forces on the surface, the situation in Mexico City was tumultuous beneath the calm.
After the shooting incident, the blockade against the Austrian Embassy was also lifted. Originally, supplies were prohibited from entering, but now the Mexican Government was proactively delivering supplies to their doorstep.
There was no choice, President Juarez was genuinely frightened. A mere stroll of the Austrian soldiers had caused so much trouble, one could only imagine the issues that would arise if they ventured out daily.
If a few more deaths were to occur, even if the shootings were unrelated to them, the Republican Government could not escape accountability. Juarez had already experienced the domineering attitudes of the great powers.
