161. Referendum
"Come, kid, sit here, Grandpa has something to say to you."
"We have something we want you to keep for us. It's something your mom and dad want to protect, but we're too weak now, you know? So can you help us hide it in a place where no one can find it, okay? Child. β
"You're a smart kid and you'll be able to keep it a secret for us, won't you?"
The wind blows the mangroves outside the window, rustling the leaves, bringing with it a salty wetness.
Half-grown children are always full of curiosity about the outside world, and Tang Chuan has never seen the sea, so he really wants to go outside to have a look. The person on the other side thought that he hadn't heard, and opened his mouth to repeat it, but saw the kid turn his head and look at him with big clear eyes, "What do you want me to keep?" β
didn't answer yes or no immediately, and didn't chase after me to ask where my parents went, I was clear and calm.
Very smart.
Zhang Haiyang raised his eyes and exchanged a look with Lin Xuan through the window on the doorβit was him.
"Child, look at me."
"Don't worry, it won't hurt. You're a little man, just get some sleep and it's over, sleep."
When he opened his eyes again, Tang Chuan was lying on a hospital bed, his hands and feet were fixed, and his eyes were hazy. Someone stretched out their hand and shook it in front of his eyes, "How much is this?" β
Tang Chuan squinted, feeling a little tingling in his head, but he still quickly recognized it, "Four." β
"Who are you?"
"Tang Chuan."
The man suddenly showed ecstasy, "He's not stupid! Not stupid! The surgery was successful! β
At that time, Tang Chuan was lying on the hospital bed and thought--you are stupid, of course Lao Tzu is not stupid.
But then he realized that he had been forced to stuff something in his head, and he almost wanted to scratch the faces of these stupid people. But it didn't take long for the news of the death of his parents to come, and that anger and anger naturally shifted the target.
"Yes, I knew the real cause of my parents' deaths." Tang Chuan grabbed Helan's clothes tightly, "I know, I was young at the time, and my parents were not there, so I didn't dare to turn my face with them even if I had an inexplicable operation, and other than that, those people were really good to me." My parents were killed, and they were killed because they stumbled upon the secrets of Saint-Suri! β
"However, your parents were not present in Saint-Suri at the time." Helan said.
"It's a signal! Kirin's signal! Tang Chuan strung everything together at once, "Before the explosion in Saint-Suri, the Kirin sent a distress signal to the outside world, randomly sending it, and my parents were intelligence officers who were receiving information from Huajing at the time, so by mistake, they received a signal from the Kirin. So there must be a mole in the military department! β
Helan also instantly understood the meaning, "And this person's status is not low." β
The reason is very simple, from Lin Xuan's later actions step by step, one fact can be clearly found - neither Lin Xuan nor Xie Ning chose to ask the military department for help at the beginning.
In other words, he asked for help, and the result was that Tang Chuan's parents were killed.
"My parents are just ordinary soldiers with low military ranks, and they are away all the year round, and it is unlikely that they have any personal relationships with Lin Xuan and Su Feng, so when they inadvertently receive a distress signal from Qilin, as a soldier, their first reaction must be to report! But even now, the military department still has no understanding of what happened in Saint-Suri back then, that is to say, the content reported by my parents back then was intercepted halfway. They are engaged in intelligence, and they have unusual vigilance for this kind of thing, which is why they hurriedly took me away back then, for fear that I would be implicated. β
The more Tang Chuan said, the more his face sank, "Most of the people who intercepted the intelligence were the ones who killed my parents." As you said, this person's position must not be low, otherwise it is impossible to cover up this matter thoroughly. β
"This is also a problem that has been bothering us all along, Lin Xuan has no trust in us." As soon as the words changed, Helan frowned again and said: "However, only Su Feng's team participated in the Saint Suri incident in the entire military headquarters back then, and other than that, there was no trace left. β
"Now there is." A cold light flashed in Tang Chuan's eyes, "As long as we find out who my parents' peak is, there must be a traitor in that intelligence chain." It is highly probable that this traitor is still sitting in the military building. β
"Don't make a noise yet, this matter has to be discussed in the long run."
The traitor's affair undoubtedly cast a shadow on the future of Sufeng's school team.
However, time is still passing inexorably, and on August 14, the last day of the referendum, by 12 o'clock at midnight tonight, the voting channel will close, and the moment that will change history is about to come.
Qin Zheng is now struggling in the parliament, almost half of the people who originally supported him have defected, and those who are still in danger are also in danger.
The traitor to the parliament, the disgrace of the nobility, such words were often applied to him, and the majesty of the speaker was challenged the greatest ever. Only then did Qin Zheng see clearly that many of the like-minded people who were originally standing by his side and who he thought were just giving some meager respect to ordinary people on the premise of maintaining their basic interests.
Qin Zheng was furious at this, and in the words he had just learned from Tang Chuan, he called - Lao Tzu has been feeding the dog for so many years.
The old speaker slowly taught him a lesson on the chessboard - people must first eat enough before they have the strength to help others. Selfishness and greed are the nature of many people, and there is nothing to worry about, but the point is that some people are in positions that are not suitable for them.
Qin Zheng's temper was said to be gone, so he went to the Shuangleng Building every day rain or shine to make a fuss, and went home to be preached and discouraged.
You can't retreat, you can't retreat, there is no sea and sky when you take a step back, but you can beat you so much that you don't even know your mother.
At seven o'clock in the evening, those who were still watching and hesitating seemed to have heard the urging bell.
In a tavern in North Huajing, many people who got off work did not go home and gathered together to drink beer. The tavern owner sat on a high chair behind the bar and munched on melon seeds, and the whole tavern was very lively, but it was not the same as usual.
On the display in the center of the tavern, where the ball game is usually played, the referendum situation is updated in real time.
Some good deeds, enthusiastic, and radical, set up a studio by themselves, and began to explain the current number of votes.
"Just after 3 o'clock in the afternoon, we achieved a reversal of the vote, and now it is 49 to 51, and I think we have every hope of overtaking again at 12 o'clock!"
"More than 81 percent of the population is now voted for! Eighty-one percent! The turnout is higher than that of the presidential election in the country next door! What does this prove? Prove that this is imperative! β
"But what about the remaining nineteen percent? Why don't you vote, what are you waiting for?! β
"." An office worker in a white shirt pulled his tie, took off his glasses, and his flattering smile in front of his boss suddenly became arrogant, and he took a beer mug and poured a few sips, "Fifty-one percent of the votes are fucking farts!" Almost all of my friends and relatives around me voted 'on' the option, where did the fifty-one percent come from?! β
Someone next to him immediately retorted, "Why not?" I heard that there was a company where the boss personally made a request, and thousands of people voted no! How many relatives and friends do you have? β
"How do you know? It's not some gossip, is it? yes, it's too much of a jerk."
The man rolled his eyes disdainfully, "Lao Tzu was just fired today because of this, do you think it's true?" What kind of business representative is my boss, one person has ten votes! β
", brother, you are a man, come on, come on, drink!"
"!"
After drying this glass of Huajing beer, he will still be a good man in the next life.
"Ahhhh Overtaken brothers! "The explanation shouted, the strength broke the sound, and I didn't know that I thought the football team finally scored a goal today.
The tavern burst into cheers, and the sound of wine glasses clashing one after another.
But soon, the good times didn't last long, and when the number of votes was stalemate, it was a matter of minutes to be overtaken.
"My God, why are so many people on their side not voting? Where did all these votes come from?! β
The hour hand turns, pointing to eight o'clock.
Natasha walked back and forth in the corridor outside the dormitory, her red high heels echoing on the cold stone bricks, just like her heart at the moment, not at all calm.
What to do?
What to choose?
Which path is the right one?
When people think, time tends to pass quickly.
The ancient bells rang in the twilight palace, and Natasha looked back in amazement, her blonde hair fluttering in the wind in the nightβit was already nine o'clock. The bell seemed to beat her heart, and when she looked back, she caught a glimpse of the statue of the ancestor standing outside, and was stunned for a few seconds.
That is the one who proposes the iron law of the universal court.
Suddenly, she made up her mind, her silver teeth clenched, and she lifted the hem of her skirt and rushed out.
"Father!"
Garcy had just finished handling government affairs and was returning to the dormitory from the study, when he smiled and beckoned to her, "Natasha, what's so urgent?" β
Natasha took a deep breath and settled down, "Father, tonight is the day of the referendum deadline, may I ask you, what did you vote for?" β
"Does it matter?" Garcy asked rhetorically.
Natasha nodded heavily, "It's important to me. β
"I abstain." Carcy smiled slightly, "My dear little Natasha, do you want to vote too?" β
"I want to vote for that, Father." Natasha said, her tone becoming more and more firm, "I want to convene a court for all, this is my judgment as the crown prince, after careful consideration. β
The night breeze was slightly cool, and the old emperor's eyes were deep and inexplicable.
The young crown prince clenched his hand gripping the hem of his skirt, his back straightened, but he already had the posture that a newborn calf was not afraid of tigers.
After a while, the old emperor finally smiled and patted her on the shoulder, "Go, you're grown up, Natasha." You don't have to report everything to me in the future, you have to learn to be on your own, you know? β
Within half an hour, the number of votes exceeded again.
Cheerleaders had already formed in the tavern, and Mai Ba sang, and the cheers of the ghosts and wolves seemed to tear over the roofs and pierce the night sky.
"It's overtaken, it's overtaken! Miracles lie ahead! β
"Whew, whew, all the cells in my body are excited!"
Tangchuan is also in the bustling street market of Huajing.
Sitting back to back with Shainin on two rows of benches in the middle of the street, like strangers they met by chance.
"What about Helan? Why doesn't he accompany you? Shainin asked, after getting along for a long time, they can often have such daily conversations.
Tang Chuan looked up at the sky, "He, organize the last round of voting in the barracks." β
must press the last-minute vote and slap your face to fight back, this is definitely Tang Chuan's bad taste.
As if hesitating for a while, Shainin asked, "Are you sure?" β
"When did you become so unconfident?" Tang Chuan asked rhetorically.
"I'm just a little nervous."
"Do you want me to sing you a song?" Tang Chuan quipped.
Xie Ning paused, "You sing." β
Tang Chuan was happy, so he couldn't help but sing a song to the brilliant starry sky overhead, "Do you remember the oath under the wisteria trellis, my comrade-in-arms." Yesterday's dry bones, today's glory. We fought side by side"
Five seconds.
Ten seconds.
Eleven seconds.
Twelve seconds
Xie Ning stood up and turned around to cover Tang Chuan's mouth, "Stop singing!" β
Although Xie Ning has never heard the original song, there is absolutely no such ugly song as zΓ i in this world!
Tang Chuan laughed wantonly, and the hot breath spewed into Xie Ning's palm, causing Xie Ning to quickly withdraw his saliva - a hand. At this time, a shout of excitement suddenly erupted from the mouths of passers-by, making them all look back, "Ouch, why are people so anxious?" Super super super! Hurry up! Surpass! β
At this point, it was eleven forty-nine o'clock.
Helan put one hand behind her back, slightly attached to the microphone, her eyebrows like peaks, "Let's start." β
Behind him, William tapped on the headset, and the corners of his mouth hooked a smile, "Hey, hey, did you hear that?" With ten minutes left, it's time to play. β
With ten minutes left, Huajing turned into a city that never sleeps.
Countless people's eyes were glued to the referendum page, and even the sound of their own cooping and swallowing was heard very clearly. In the tavern in the North District, the noise was suddenly suppressed by a pair of invisible big hands, everyone blushed with bated breath, their bodies were ready to go, and all the movements were like infinite extension in slow motion.
The two columns, blue and red, like ripples on the audio, come and go.
Blue is yes, red is not.
Then suddenly, at a certain moment, the red color began to soar, rushing upwards at a breakneck speed. Everyone's hearts were in their throats, but the feeling of being pinched by someone's neck didn't last for a few seconds, and the blue color suddenly began to soar, rushing straight up at a faster speed!
The speed is 200 miles, up and up!
Come on!!!
"Bell! It's Huajing time, twelve o'clock. β
Qingli's female voice broke the calm, all the slow motion returned to normal, and the pent-up cheers broke out instantly, "Win, succeed!" β
"We did it! This is really a feat of the times, I have witnessed history, my dear! β
Fifty-two percent to forty-eight percent!
Four hundred years since the founding of the Osian Empire, for the first time, a national court was successfully convened!