Unified Thoughts and Never Looking Back

Are Chairman Olbun and President Neo supporters of the president? It's obvious that this is a lie. If they really supported the president, they would never have been able to establish themselves in the Progressive Party's strongholds. They would have been crushed into fertilizer for the lower classes by the targeted hostile policies there.

They have always been supporters of the Progressive Party until recently when they switched sides.

The mayor understood what Lin Qi meant in just a few seconds. He couldn't help but look at Lin Qi a few more times, and said with some emotion, or perhaps with some thought in mind, "You should be a politician, not a businessman!"

Lin Qi smiled silently with his lips pursed, and soon he turned his attention back to the people who were surrounded by reporters.

Will people reflect on this?

This is a very interesting question because people keep making mistakes, even on the same issues, so this question arises: Do humans reflect on their mistakes?

If humans reflect on their past actions, then why do some of them fall into the same place once, twice, three times, or even more times?

But if people don't reflect, why do they always summarize past experiences and lessons? Where do these experiences and lessons go? This is a very complex question that cannot be easily answered, but those who raise the question, and even more of humanity, are willing to believe that humans can reflect, because they think about the past, present, and future every day.

During the recent years of declining Federal economy, many people, from the president to homeless people on the street, have been reflecting on why society has become the way it is.

Why did our past glories gradually fade, and eventually we were shrouded in shadow?

What did we do wrong to end up in this situation? It's difficult to summarize anything useful and universal in such reflections; most of the time, it's just people's worthless random thoughts. But sometimes they do wonder if someone did something wrong.

Of course, they would never think that they did anything wrong to make the situation what it is today.

Nostalgia for the past, anxieties about the present, and fears about the future make people anxious and uneasy. Every day, people see those straight downward trend charts in newspapers and on television, and hear horrifying news.

Aside from the rapidly rising unemployment rate, nothing is good.

Until... someone stood up, pointed at the president, and said to everyone—look, it's this person who made a mistake, which is why we are suffering now!

The society, which was like a pond, suddenly boiled over, making the president seem helpless. People stood with the social groups, pointing at the president with some doubts, some suspicions, and even some pity. They didn't know if what they were doing was right or wrong, but everyone was doing it.

Gradually, they began to feel at ease and take it for granted, and criticizing the president seemed to have become a trend, a correct path and value.

But deep down, everyone is also afraid—afraid that if it's not the president's fault, they might continue to make the same mistakes.

People are always uneasy. The more powerless the president appears, the more uneasy people become. They feel that they have done something wrong, so much so that even if they accept the outcome and welcome the new president, they will carry some negative emotions onto the new president.

This is not a good thing.

This is not a good thing! The new president's rise to power will make him look like the victor of a conspiracy theory, which is the last thing the new president wants. He should be the hero who defeated the dragon, not the next dragon.

So how do we get people to feel at ease and believe that what they are doing is right?

It's actually quite simple: make the president appear less isolated. After all, a true dragon is always surrounded by some kobolds or other small monsters, and the president, being the greatest dragon in the history of the Federal, should also have some "kobolds" by his side.

Once the kobolds are discovered, people will no longer believe it's a conspiracy sweeping the Federal, and they will be on the right track.

Ordinary people need it, politicians need it, and the entire Federal needs it.

As for whether Neo will deny it? He'll keep his mouth shut if he doesn't want to keep it shut forever.

Under the watchful eyes of the two, social elites rushed to donate to people they would normally find disgusting to even glance at. Some elegantly dressed ladies even took photos with these deformed elderly people with compassionate smiles on their faces, and delivered long, touching speeches.

Many elderly people who were suffering from illness gradually became emotional and participated in the event more actively than when Lin Qi came to visit them.

They seem to genuinely believe this exposure can change anything! But it won't. The hype will only last a short time. Once some people achieve their goals and others accomplish their objectives, everything will return to normal.

They will continue to live here, enduring the torment of pain. They still cannot afford to treat their problems, and they can only slowly die here, as if nothing had ever happened.

Oh no, maybe their food is a little better, and the social workers smile a little more while they're working, that's about it.

However, those who truly deserved the benefits have already benefited.

The event was a great success, and the effect during prime time that evening was even more amazing. Before the program had even finished airing, the Television Station received many calls from viewers inquiring about the people's situation, providing similar information, and a very small number of people were asking how to help them.

Even a cold society has a warm side.

However, some people had ashen faces, such as old man Olbun and his son-in-law Neo.

The two sat in Living Room that resembled a palace, where a huge rhinoceros leather sofa was made using the hides of six rhinoceroses.

It consists of two individual single sofas and a long sofa that can seat about four to five people. On the back of each sofa is a complete rhinoceros head with its eyes closed and a sharp rhinoceros horn on it.

The price of a sofa can be equivalent to the life savings of an individual or even a family.

But neither of the two people sitting on the sofa today showed any enjoyment. They had also seen these programs, and they knew that things were rapidly deteriorating.

Neo remained silent, but Olbun couldn't hold back any longer. Perhaps it was because he was getting old, but he couldn't remember some things anymore. "Is it too late to resolve these issues now?"

This was a question, but more like a wishful thought, Neo shook his head.

Before things escalate, everything is easy to resolve, but once things start to escalate, public opinion takes hold, and the whole society gets involved, it becomes impossible to change anything.

It's fine if they don't move now, but if they do something, no matter how they do it, it will confirm the truth of these things.

In fact, companies related to the chemical industry, even if they only use some chemical raw materials, will cause some people to lose their health every year due to various problems.

This is normal. No one can guarantee that a chemical reaction formula is 100% stable, or that there will be no unexpected events during the work process.

Perhaps in a laboratory, but in a factory... even human sweat can cause chemical reactions in some raw materials, let alone in the complex factory environment.

When problems arise, isn't it the most normal thing to cover them up?

Ninety-nine percent of businesses across the Federal do this: if the cost of treatment is lower than the Federal compensation standard, they will persuade workers to drop their claims, while exaggerating the cost of treatment and promising to cover all the expenses.

If the cost of treatment exceeds the compensation, they will arrogantly refuse to fulfill their humanitarian obligations and obligations, and then after a lawsuit, they will make the workers receive compensation that is far from enough for their treatment, thus legally ending the causal relationship.

Every company is doing it, and many of them are going even further than Neo.

The largest Chemical Enterprise in the Federal once had a production accident in which more than 100 people were exposed to highly toxic gas for at least two minutes. The gas, aided by the wind, then covered an area of at least 10 kilometers in radius, causing thousands of injuries and deaths, as well as the deaths of a large number of livestock.

Did they press things through according to this set of standards in a different way?

Some people even said they made a fortune from it – from insurance companies.

Neo doesn't think what they've done is excessive, but now that people and public opinion are targeting them, people will think he's gone too far.

He was actually quite aggrieved because he couldn't speak out. There are some things you can know yourself, or let others discover them on their own, but you can't spread them by word of mouth.

There are countless ways in this world to take someone's life, especially for those who intend to break the rules. They may have just put their ideas into action when they are suddenly silenced.

Neo, his face ashen, sighed, took out a cigarette and lit it. "Let the Social Relations Department handle it for now..." In truth, this was the only option left.

Grand Duke often have similar departments, which may not be called Social Relations Department in some places, but their functions are the same.

This department is responsible for handling the company's relationship with the public and maintaining the company's positive image among the public.

Some enthusiastic Social Activist are the focus of these departments' attention, including some journalists and columnists. What they have to do is spend money and guide public opinion.

Old man Olbun also sighed. His lips moved as if he wanted to say if there was still a chance if he turned back now, but in the end he didn't say it.

From the very beginning, there was no turning back for them!