The three people at the table savored their strong coffee, and no one spoke first.
Lin Qi sampled a delicate pastry barely the size of a pigeon egg, only to find it sickeningly sweet! Federal citizens and Gefrans—and perhaps others as well—seemed to enjoy these absurdly sweet little pastries when drinking strong coffee.
Perhaps it was meant to offset the coffee's bitterness, but it was simply too sweet. Lin Qi was not used to it.
His attention lingered on Conner and the Conservative Party Candidate for a while before he spoke first. "In a couple of days, Congress will hold another Senate session to discuss the election."
"If you've both made your decision, then that session will be the best time to express your thoughts."
"But before that, have you really both thought it through?"
Conner set down his coffee and looked at the Conservative Party Candidate sitting across from him. His gaze was perfectly frank.
At first, he might have been very excited. For example, last night, he had been so excited that he called Lin Qi after two in the morning and did not fall asleep until after three.
After struggling with it on and off for more than a year, he could finally relax. He had had enough!
Perhaps it was precisely because he felt the dawn of victory within his grasp that he had calmed down.
The Conservative Party Candidate lowered his head and thought for a while before sighing. "Of course. I've made my decision."
"Dragging this out any longer wouldn't be good for us or for the Federation..."
What he said was completely different from what he truly thought. Such was the Conservative Party Candidate at that moment.
If Lin Qi and Conner had not put so much pressure on him, how could he