Some people in the room looked as composed as ever, while others showed subtle changes in expression.
For foreign capitalists to make money in the Federation, they had to follow the Federation's rules of the game.
And having a "political spokesman" was the threshold for entering the Federation's capitalist game.
Even small merchants operating in the cities had to get acquainted with some city councilors or even mayors if they wanted at least relatively fair treatment in the competition.
As for the big capitalists who held sway over the Financial Market, if they had no congressman speaking up for them, they might soon find themselves in an awkward position.
So, at this crucial point when congressional seats were changing hands, some foreign capital could no longer afford to wait and began taking the initiative.
Some had approached Senator Landon—not just one of them—and offered him compensation of two hundred thousand or even five hundred thousand dollars.
All he had to do was speak up for them whenever those capitalists received unfair treatment.
It sounded as simple as finding a gold brick on the roadside, but in reality, this was merely a test by the capitalists.
Once he accepted the money, the capitalists would press him step by step, shifting from "I'm afraid of being persecuted" at the beginning to "I have an idea."
In fact, he had already experienced this kind of thing. Lin Qi had done exactly that back then.
So he was very alert.
Those whose expressions had changed also caught Senator Landon's eye. He did not call them out, merely looking toward Lin Qi, who had just entered, and the few people behind him.
Not everyone who had come from Maliro returned after discussing a few matters. Several had stayed behind.
Those people later sought out Lin