Chapter 1004 The Mayor in the Council Hall

"Speaker, hasn't today's meeting started yet?"

In the spacious city council hall, a brown bearded man looked up at the old speaker standing behind the main podium and asked hoarsely, "The arrester is gone, and the arrested one is gone too. The first one today." What are the arrangements for the meeting?”

The slightly empty parliament hall also fell into a slight commotion because of the bearded man's words. All the members raised their eyes and looked at the old speaker.

"well,"

The old speaker sighed. He looked at the bearded man and clicked on the electronic book in front of him. "The first meeting scheduled for today is,"

He paused slightly and said hoarsely, "Mayor Lynn gave a speech on the relevant bills he promoted."

The moment he spoke his words, the originally noisy parliament hall instantly fell silent.

The congressmen sitting in the audience looked at each other and fell into silence.

"If he was going to give a bill speech and get votes for his bill, this would be the time to do it,"

Finally, it was the bearded man who broke the silence, "The meeting has already begun. Does he look down on us, or does he think that the existence of the parliament is no longer necessary?"

"The first meeting is scheduled to start fifteen minutes after the meeting starts, and there is free time in front of it,"

Someone in the crowd retorted, "There are still three minutes left, why are you in a hurry?"

The bearded man heard the rebuttal, but he did not speak, but still looked up at the old speaker.

As time passed, someone raised the bracelet and quietly watched the numbers on it flow.

The entire hall fell into a certain kind of silent silence, and as the time approached the 'fifteenth', in this dim silence, there seemed to be some rapid heartbeats rising and falling, ringing in everyone's ears.

Some people in the crowd looked up at the door in front of them. The door was closed tightly with no sign of opening.

boom--

However, at the moment when the crowd's eyes were about to withdraw with regret, the heavy sound of the door opening slowly sounded behind everyone.

At this moment, everyone sitting in the seats seemed to have come to their senses. They turned around and looked towards the back of the entire parliament hall.

There are two doors in the parliament hall. One is located at the front side and is the door currently in use. The other door located directly behind is the door when the hall was first built.

But almost no one has used this door since it was first built.

Because this is a four-meter-wide, six-meter-high, nearly 80-ton copper alloy double door.

Shortly after the door was built, the council opened an additional small door in front of the hall and installed an electric power assist device as a new door.

No one ever thought that this oldest and heavy door would be pushed open one day.

Boom—boom—

Along with the roaring sound of the door rubbing against the ground, some flying dust fell on the ancient door leaf, and a gap slowly opened.

Bright light shot in from outside the somewhat dim hall, and an old man in a gray suit stepped on the light and appeared in front of everyone.

All the members stared blankly at the door of the parliament that was slowly pushed open, and at the old man standing in the light with a golden cane in his hand.

There was a slight gurgling sound in the air with a little dust flying around. It was the sound of someone swallowing saliva.

"I hope I'm not late."

He Ao glanced at the surrounding MPs with a smile, and walked along the glorious paved road to the main podium.

The old speaker who was originally standing on the main podium glanced at him, slowly turned sideways, and gave up the main podium to him.

The majority in parliament is Lynn's ruling coalition. In theory, the speaker is the party leader or elected leader of the majority, but the current old speaker is a conservative in Lynn's ruling coalition.

In order to win over the conservatives in the alliance, Lynn gave this position to a conservative congressman. He is not a Lynn person, but he cannot be said to be against Lynn.

"Arresting people in such a big way, does Mayor Linn have any objections to the city council?"

And almost the moment He Ao stood behind the main podium, the bearded man sitting in front asked directly.

This sentence brought everyone back from the shock just now, and at the same time they raised their heads and looked at He Ao.

"Yes, technically,"

He Ao looked at the bearded man in front of him with a smile and said slowly, "I have opinions about the entire Yilan City, not only the city government, but also the city council, or everything in Yilan City now."

When he said this, everyone was slightly stunned, even the bearded man who asked the question was a little lost.

Then He Ao did not wait for their reaction, but raised his head to look at them and asked calmly, "Don't you all have any opinions on what is happening in Yilan City now?"

His eyes scanned all the council members below, "Many of you here are from the Wick and Ivis districts. I believe I don't need to introduce them to you in detail again. Those from the South City, those from the North City, and those from the Yiwei District." What kind of life does the vast majority of people in Lan City live?”

He gently held the cane and propped himself up.

"I believe that those sitting here are all people of high moral character. You do not accept any 'funding' from the consortium and fulfill the oath you swore when you took office with a noble will.

"You are running for the people, and the people must have seen your noble qualities, so you can sit here as members of the parliament, but,

"Everyone here, I would like to ask you, is this really the Yilan City you want?

“Beyond the splendid skyscrapers of the conglomerate, there are endless slums and homeless people.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue the exciting content! “People who are seriously ill have no money to buy medicine and seek medical treatment, people who work hard do not have enough income to feed themselves, people who are disabled due to work will eventually be kicked out and live on the streets, and people who die in factories will not only not receive compensation, but may even not be able to find a job. to complete remains.

"Hunger, poverty, debt and oppression plague almost every Elamite."

He Ao raised his head and looked at everyone, "We are now standing in the palace of the highest power in Yilan City. When the people of Yilan handed over their power to us, they also handed over their future and hope to us.

"For a long time, the consortium has controlled the city council and city government through a series of means. We have no chance to do anything, and we have no chance to change anything.

“And now, history has given the people of Iran a chance, and it has given us a chance.

"The consortium's complete break with us is also the beginning of our getting rid of everything. They want to extinguish the flames of resistance, but the more brutal their counterattacks and suppression are, the more they will burn this blazing fire."

The golden cane was hammered on the ground, and the old man's calm and clear voice echoed in everyone's ears.

“Our soldiers fought on the front line, defeating the consortium’s army with fire and blood, and the city defense army united around us like never before.

“Our people tore off the shackles on their bodies and supported us with an unparalleled attitude.

“Our allies are bringing us food and raw materials so we can sustain this fight.

"I know you still have worries in your hearts, and you still have concerns about whether we can defeat the consortium, but I want to ask you,

“Have you ever imagined that one day we can change everything that’s bad about this city?

“Have you ever imagined that one day, the laws we pass will enable every Yilan person to afford medical treatment, housing for every Yilan person, and food for every Yilan person?

"Have you ever imagined that one day we can go back to our hometowns and say to those who voted for us, 'We have never failed them?'"

Among the people in the audience, some took a deep breath, and some held their palms tightly.

The old man didn't seem to notice all this. He still held his cane and his calm voice echoed in the empty hall.

“In the past, it was just a fantasy, but now, history has given us the opportunity.

“Everyone, the battle has begun, and the Elan people will never lay down their weapons until they achieve final victory.

"And I firmly believe that victory will ultimately belong to us together."

The old man raised his cane and glanced at every congressman sitting here. "This is my explanation of all the bills today. Thank you all."

Then he raised his cane and stepped off the platform, through the crowd below, and into the light behind the huge open door.

The entire parliament hall fell into a brief silence, until the old speaker walked back to the podium and gently knocked on the table.

"The first bill, "Ilan City Medical Security Bill," is already familiar to everyone. The bill has been sent to everyone's e-books. Now let's start the discussion. After the discussion, we will vote."

The crowd was slightly awakened by the voice of the old speaker. Some people looked up at the podium, seeming to recall the speech just now, while others took a deep breath, lowered their heads, and flipped through the electronic books in front of them.

After an unknown amount of time, the bearded man sitting in front turned back and looked at the congressmen sitting on his side.

——

Yilan Morning News Building

"What are you talking about? These news are completely unverified, why are they being broadcast?"

The short-haired reporter angrily threw the document in his hand in front of the man in the white suit, "The Yilan Evening News program relies on being timely, effective, and true to win the trust of the audience. These fake... unverified news, It will ruin the whole show!”

"Shanina,"

The man in the white suit looked at the short-haired reporter in front of him with a smile, "You are no longer the main planner of Yilan Evening News. I know it's a bit unqualified to have you in charge of foreign reporters now. Don't worry, you still have to go through the necessary procedures. You can practice again. In one or two years, the position of news center director will definitely be yours.”

"But that's my hard work!"

The short-haired reporter looked at the man in the white suit in front of him, with his hands on the table, and his eyes were a little bloodshot, "It took me step by step, and it took me two years to build the program from scratch, and it was not easy to make it a popular program. , giving her a loyal audience.”

She took a deep breath, "This morning some old viewers called my work phone and scolded me."

"It's okay, so be it,"

The man in the white suit looked at Shannina and thought for a moment, "I'll ask them to get you another work number, and you can just discard the original one."

"That was not what I meant,"

Shanina raised her hand.

"Then what do you mean?"

The man in the white suit looked at her, his face gradually turning cold, "Do you want the group to publish an apology? I can tell you clearly that I asked you to publish the news yesterday. Do you want me to apologize too?"

"me···"

Shanina raised her hand.

Finally, she lowered her head.

"Shanina, I find that I am a little too good to you. Why do you break into my office and get angry at me? Look at your work ID. You have some ability. If you have some ability, you are great? How many people want to come in? If you still can’t get into the Yilan Morning News, who do you think gave you everything you have now?”

The man in the white suit looked at the short-haired reporter in front of him indifferently, and threw the documents on the table into her arms, "If you are not satisfied with your current position, you don't want to do it. There are many people who want to do it."

"I···"

Shanina hurriedly held the document in her hand. She raised her head and was about to say something.

boom--

At this time, the office door was banged open with a bang.

A woman with brown wavy hair rushed into the office. She looked up at Shannina who was standing in the office. She was stunned for a moment, then walked up directly, squeezed Shannina away, and held the tablet in her hand with a look of panic. The computer was handed to the man in the white suit to look at.

"President, Bai Moli Palace just issued a statement, saying that the city government will open a special food sales point to sell food without restrictions, so that citizens should not panic."

"Varied?"

The man in the white suit was a little angry when he saw the wavy-haired woman barging in, but when he heard the news, his expression changed instantly and he looked at the tablet in the hand of the wavy-haired woman, "Where does the city government get the food? The Moshanto Grain Industry has no foundation at all. It’s impossible to cooperate with the city government?”

Then he seemed to realize something. He stretched out his hand and clicked on the tablet interface, "Lynn, I'm afraid this old boy only opened a few points to fool people."

Then densely packed red map marks appeared in front of him, and the red light connected together, shining on his cheeks, making him look a little lifeless.

His expression suddenly darkened, and he looked at the wavy woman, "Okay, I understand, your news came in time."

"Thank you, President, by the way, President,"

The wavy woman took the opportunity and continued with a frown on her face, "A lot of people gathered below this morning, holding banners saying that our evening news is fake news, asking us to apologize, and calling us to scold us. I don't dare to go in or out."

"It's just a bunch of unruly people,"

The man in the white suit took out a white cigarette and said, "Contact the security room and ask the security guards to drive them away. You have worked hard this time and your performance has doubled this quarter."

"Yes, thank you, president!"

The woman immediately beamed. She held the tablet, shook her body, and glanced sideways at Shannina, who was looking down at her bracelet. "Then I'll continue working overtime."

"Go ahead."

The man in the white suit held a cigarette, waved his hand, and said casually.

The wavy woman glanced at Shannina again with a smile, turned around and walked out of the office, closing the door carefully.

Shanina raised her head and glanced at the woman's back, then lowered her head and closed the recruitment page of Inno Media on her bracelet.

"Lynn is really difficult to deal with. You need to contact Copes about this matter."

The man in the white suit put the cigarette in his mouth, lit it, raised his bracelet, and was about to make a call, when he suddenly seemed to realize that Shannina was still standing here.

So he put down his bracelet, held a cigarette in his mouth, raised his head and looked at Shannina, "Have you thought about it?"

"cough···"

The thick smoke floated upward from the cigarette butt in his mouth and landed right in front of Shannina, who choked and coughed lightly.

"I don't think you can say anything,"

The man in the white suit smoked a cigarette, "Seeing that you have indeed worked hard to achieve a lot of results, I reluctantly forgive your offense today. Let's do this. Your performance this quarter will be gone, and your salary will be based on the minimum wage. "

He looked up at Shannina, letting the smoke brush against Shannina's heroic cheeks, and chuckled at the corner of his mouth, "Of course, if you are sincere in admitting your mistake..."

"I quit,"

Shanina calmly placed the file in her hand on the table.

"Varied?"

The man in the white suit was stunned.

"I said,"

Shannina glanced at the man in the white suit whose eyes were slightly dull after hearing her words. She reached out her hand, took the cigarette butt from the man's mouth, put out the ashtray on the side, and said one word at a time. , "I! No! Do it! You can find whoever you like."

Immediately afterwards, Shanina took off the work card, slapped it on the table, and took a deep breath.

At this moment, it was as if she was breathing fresh air for the first time. Her body straightened naturally, as if her shackles had been removed, she turned and walked towards the door of the office.

"Shanina, do you know what you are talking about?"

The man in the white suit finally reacted and looked at the woman's leaving figure angrily, "Don't you know how many people are trying to get into the Yilan Morning News?"

The short-haired reporter who had just opened the door and half-stepped out the door casually replied, "It's none of my business."

boom--

The office door was slammed shut under the slightly dull gaze of the man in the white suit.