Lina raised her head and was shocked to find He Ao sitting on the sofa in front of her.
She was thinking as she walked and almost bumped into He Ao.
"Yeah,"
She nodded lightly, wanting to share something with He Ao, but then she remembered that given the age of this book, the other party had read it countless times, and many of her understandings were probably very superficial, so she carefully closed her mouth and just nodded.
"Sit down."
He Ao pointed to the sofa next to him.
Lina sat down carefully, and then she realized that the projection screen in front of her was on, and a man Silver Suit was giving a loud speech.
The speaker in the living room seems to be specially designed. The sound coming from behind the sofa can only be clearly heard when sitting down. When standing up, the sound is so weak that Lina didn't even notice it just now.
"Christos," He Ao watched Lina staring at the figure on the screen and introduced softly, "Dawn City is a strong candidate for mayor this term. The author of the book in your hand, Joseph Thur, is his running mate."
"Huh?"
Lina was stunned, "I thought this author was a Scholar."
"It's Scholar," He Ao replied calmly,
"Joseph Thur is a professor of economics at Dawn University. He graduated with a doctorate from Federation Business School in Aines, the capital of Federation. After graduating from the Ph. D., he conducted a three-year study tour throughout Federation. The book you are holding was published during his study tour."
"Isn't this book published ten years ago?" Lina was a little surprised. "He became a professor just a dozen years after graduating from his Ph. D.?"
In Federation, professor is a very high professional title, which basically means high moral standing. Most professors are the heads of their departments.
Many people cannot be rated as professors until they are gray-haired and retire.
Lina has gone to university, and she knows very well how difficult it is to be a professor in university. And this Joseph Thur, who graduated with a doctorate more than ten years ago and is only in her forties or less than fifty, has already become a professor. Basically, she can be described as having excellent talent.
But when I think about the book in my hand, Lina feels it makes sense again.
But there is one question that Lina wanted to ask from the beginning. Just as we were talking about this, she asked softly, "Does this book have any subsequent research results? After all, it has been published for ten years..."
"There is no follow-up to this book,"
He Ao stared at the screen and shook his head slightly, "The author is still conducting further investigation."
——
"A few months ago, when I decided to run for mayor, my running mate Serle asked me, 'What if I fail?', Yeah, what if I fail?"
The lights in the square shone on Christos's cheeks. He straightened his body and stared at the crowded audience.
"Since I ran for office, I have been assassinated a total of seventy-three times. They planted explosives under my car and put deadly toxins in my coffee. They tried every means possible to 'solve' a candidate who threatened them through means other than campaigning."
"I believe you have all seen various strange little GGs. Among these GGs, I have 'had' unclean relationships with thirty-two married women and 'seducated' twenty-seven married men."
"When they want to pour dirty water on a person, they don't need any evidence. They just need to make up a disgusting 'story', and then spend money to continuously put GG, so that everyone can see these 'stories', and make people get tired of that person, and then their goal is achieved."
"But why now, why this time, did their dirty little tricks fail? Why am I still standing here giving a speech? Is it because they spend less money? Is it because fewer people see those GGs?"
"No, it's because you standing here will no longer be deceived by them!"
"Among the people standing here, there may be survivors who survived Nold Building Air Theater a few months ago. You should still remember the Hero and Roy who saved thousands of people with their lives."
"Before the Air Theater incident, he once asked me a question, 'Who can represent Federation?'"
"At the beginning, I failed to give him the answer, but now, I want to tell the answer to you standing here."
"Who can represent Federation? Is it those consortiums that control the media mouthpieces, make all workers hungry, wantonly assassinate political opponents, and pour dirty water on the enemies? Are they the consortium that claims to be the controller of Federation?"
"No!"
"Are they those politicians who take money from consortiums, spend their days and nights, never fulfill their campaign promises, and even help consortiums introduce regulations that oppress workers?"
"No!"
"Federation never belongs to certain people, but to all Federation people. You who are standing here are the masters of Federation!"
"Federation belongs to you, Dawn City also belongs to you!"
"I stand here today just to make the world's Truth known to the public. The morning light is the people's morning light, and Federation is the people's Federation."
"Even if I fail, even if I die before Dawn, someone will eventually step over my corpse and move forward. No one can stop the arrival of Dawn. No one can stop us. The light of morning will dispel all the darkness in this world."
He raised his hands high and shouted,
"Long live the dawn! Long live the people!"
"Long live the dawn! Long live the people!"
There was a thunderous response in the square.
It seemed like one person's voice was echoing, and it seemed like everyone's voices merged into one voice.
——
He Ao took his eyes away from the TV and sank back into the soft sofa.
Lina's cheeks were abnormally red. She was infected by the emotions of Christos's speech and was a little excited.
He Ao felt his Bracelet vibrate. He raised his hand and looked at Bracelet, and a new message popped up.
A message from Director from Jielang,
[Vian Sir, according to the confession of Philip, the person who planted the bomb under your car is a person named Yalide from Dawn City. Philip provided assistance for his actions. He is most likely still with Kaya City. ]
[Okay, thank you]
He Ao replied to the message, and his eyes fell back to the screen that was already playing Christos's campaign GG, his eyes deep.
——
"Sir, we're here."
The young driver slowly stopped the car and said softly.
Sitting in the back of the car was a man wearing a heavy windbreaker Old Man. He slowly took off his hat from the hat hook next to him and put it on his head. "Wait for me here."
As he spoke, he opened the car door and stepped onto the street.
The cold wind of the night blew the hem of his clothes.
Next to the street is an old tavern. The sign of the tavern is slightly swaying in the wind, and it seems that it has not been repaired for a long time.
Old Man walked slowly to the door of the tavern and slowly opened the door.
A waiter immediately came up to him and took him to a small wooden door in the deepest part of the tavern.
He slowly opened the wooden door and hung his coat and hat on the coat rack at the door angrily.
"Why did you call me here at this time? My son is still being interrogated at Federal Bureau of Investigation, and I still have to find a way to bail him out. You prodigal, Dannylo, why is that Old Guy so crazy today?"
The fireplace beside the wall was burning with hot flames, and the warm firelight shone on Old Man's old profile.
Nowadays, people rarely use ancient heating tools like fireplaces. After all, wood is a treasured item in Fortress City. Being able to use a fireplace often means that the owner has a noble status.
Old Man After finishing speaking, he realized that the room was unusually quiet.
He turned around in confusion and found that most of the group's directors with slightly larger shares were sitting here, and in the most important seat, where Philip was originally, sat a blond middle-aged man.
When Old Man saw the young man, the man also walked towards Old Man with a smile and shook hands with Old Man enthusiastically.
"Is this Mr. Hanna, the father of Jamie? I am Good Friend of Jamie. I come from Nord Group to help you complete the listing. You can call me,
Yalide. "