After getting off the plane and seeing the old man Xie who came to pick him up in person, Chen Geng took a deep breath, did not be polite, did not greet him, but asked directly: "How is the situation now?" ”

"It's not good," Old Man Xie's expression was very solemn: "Although we can only guarantee that we can still make a voice in the media, but after all, we only have one company, and almost the entire Western mining group is standing on the other side......"

"It's expected," Chen Geng nodded, not surprised by this result: "It's good to still be able to make a sound, as long as we haven't lost the right to speak, we still have a chance to turn the tables...... Have there been polls and support surveys in the past two days? ”

"Yes," knowing what Chen Geng wanted to ask, Old Man Xie said: "Ciluba's support rate has risen all the way, and now it is more than 50%, while Kaunda's support rate has been declining, and now it is less than 30%...... Thanks to this shot, the support of several other presidential candidates has risen a lot. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ”

"You're not making a lot of trouble with this, aren't you?"

"Isn't it," Xie Lao Er smiled bitterly, "As long as it is a public speech, accusing Kaunda of not following the rules has become a compulsory course for almost all presidential candidates, there is no way, this can increase the support rate." ”

"Tshiluba did the same?" Chen Geng was a little strange: "If this guy is a smart person, he should try to defend Kaunda at this time." ”

With a thumbs up, Old Man Xie nodded and said: "You're right, this guy Ziluba is smart enough, whether in interviews or public speeches, he has repeatedly expressed his belief that this shooting incident was definitely not done by Kaunda, and he firmly believes that Kaunda is innocent." ”

"Clever man." Chen Geng sighed.

"Who's to say it isn't." Old man Xie also sighed, as a victim, Ziluba said that Kaunda was not a murderer at this time, which was more lethal than saying that Kaunda was a murderer, ordinary voters didn't care so much, they only cared that they saw a presidential candidate who still spoke and justified his rival even at this time, he was a real person of high moral character, and he would always subconsciously feel that it would not be wrong to choose such a guy as president, and he would definitely take himself to live a good life- The experience accumulated over the years in engaging in democratically elected politics in the West is indeed rich enough to fool the common people.

Taking a deep breath, Chen Geng said in a deep voice: "The last question, has the murderer been caught?" ”

"Not yet," Speaking of this, Old Man Xie couldn't help but sigh: "This is a time bomb." ”

Chen Geng also sighed, Old Man Xie was right, this murderer who was not caught was really a time bomb.

If Ziluba's support rate has always been superior, there is a chance that this murderer will never be caught, but once Kaunda's support rate rises, it is estimated that this murderer will take the initiative to "surrender".

Thinking about the long-term situation, if Ziluba succeeds in coming to power in the end, it is estimated that when Ziluba stabilizes the domestic situation and clears Kaunda's influence in the political arena, this murderer will be "caught" nine times out of ten, and at that time, that is, when Ziluba hangs Kaunda.

To put it mildly, as long as this "murderer" does not appear for a day, this is a noose around Kaunda's neck, but once the murderer appears, it means that Ziluba intends to use this noose to hang Kaunda, and for a while, this trick is really difficult to break.

"Although the situation is very unfavorable for us, it is not completely without a chance to turn the tables," After a long silence, Chen Geng finally spoke: "The key now is how is the morale on Kaunda's side?" Are their presentations and advocacy activities still going on? ”

"Morale is definitely not much better, it's quite low," Old Man Xie said honestly: "It is said that within Kaunda's faction, there are people who suspect that Kaunda secretly instructed someone to do this, the purpose is to eliminate competitors, fortunately, the personal credit that Kaunda has accumulated over the years is not bad, there should not be many people who hold this view, but to be honest, morale is indeed a bit low, even those who believe that this matter has nothing to do with Kaunda, they also think that the current Kaunda is a yellow mud falling into the crotch of his pants- It's not, it's. As for the speech......"

Old Man Xie smiled bitterly: "From the time it happened to the present, Kaunda has held two public speeches, and it is said that he has been 'welcomed' by rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves. ”

"It's okay," Chen Geng nodded: "It's just rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves, at least I didn't lose stones......"

"Why didn't you lose it? I lost it, but I was dodged. ”

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The car sped all the way, but soon, Chen Geng frowned: "That's not right." ”

"What's wrong?"

"I remember the last time we talked, you told me that our board house was about to be completed," looking at the direction of the car, Chen Geng frowned again: "This is not the way to our base, right?" ”

Old Man Xie's expression was suddenly a little embarrassed: "This ...... The construction of the prefabricated house was suspended. ”

Since it is suspended, the current route is definitely not the route to the base, this is the route to the city.

"Paused?"

Chen Geng smacked his lips, he could understand why Old Man Xie made such a decision, nine times out of ten he felt that the current situation was not good, and he wanted to pause to observe and observe the situation, but it was too inappropriate to do so. It's just that Chen Geng always has to take care of Old Man Xie's face, isn't it a little ...... for him to point it out so directly

However, Old Man Xie immediately realized that it seemed that Chen Geng did not agree with his practice of suspending the construction of the board house, and immediately said: "Do you think it should be suspended?" ”

After a little hesitation, Chen Geng still nodded, but his tone was still very tactful: "This...... That's what I thought, we're arguably Kaunda's only ally, right? ”

"That's right."

"No matter what we say about supporting him, there is no practical action to make people feel at ease, we are talking about believing that he is innocent, believing that he will definitely win in the end, but when he turns his head, the construction of the base is suspended, this ......" There is a sentence Chen Geng is embarrassed to say, since we have bought all the materials for the board house, and the construction of the board house has been completed for the most part, even if the construction continues, how much money can it cost?

Because these few dollars make Kaunda feel that the Chinese may no longer support him, how much of a blow will it deal to Kaunda's family? Nine times out of ten, they will feel that even their allies have given up on themselves, right? Since they are all planning to support Kaunda to the end, how can they give up this opportunity to help in the snow?

Although Chen Geng didn't say it, there is no need to say it, Old Man Xie just didn't realize this layer before, but now he was reminded by Chen Geng, and he reacted all of a sudden, slapped his thigh hard, and said in annoyance: "Mistake, mistake." ”

It's really a mistake, since they are all going to support Kaunda with an iron heart, do you care about the loss of this dime? Pay for one's whistle! The gains outweigh the losses!

Chen Geng didn't say anything, and Old Man Xie hadn't realized that there was anything wrong with his practice of suspending the construction of the base, but now listening to Chen Geng's analysis, the old man regretted it and almost wanted to give himself two big mouths -- is there a lot of opportunity to give a country's presidential candidate a charcoal in the snow? Even if the other party is only the president of a poor African country, it can't be related to a super copper mine with a total reserve of nearly 200 million tons, right?

Seeing that Old Man Xie was annoyed and eager to stab himself twice, Chen Geng hurriedly said: "Old man, don't worry, it's not a big deal, it's great, just tell the other side that the ordered materials are not enough, and you need to temporarily stop work and other materials, it's not as serious as you think, as long as we continue to support Kaunda, then everything is not a problem." ”

Although the words are this, although the truth is this truth, but the old man Xie still can't tolerate his mistakes, he shook his head, and frankly admitted his shortcomings: "I admit that it is the current situation that scares me, and I always feel that I should be careful and cautious at this time, but I forgot that at this sensitive time, although I should be careful and cautious, I must not hesitate to let go of my courage to do it when I should be bold, and I am not as good as you at this point." ”

Seeing that Chen Geng wanted to comfort himself, Old Man Xie waved his hand: "Xiao Chen, you don't have to comfort me, I know where my ability is, I am indeed inferior to you in doing this kind of pioneering thing, there are shortcomings, we have to admit it." ”

Seeing that Old Man Xie really didn't look like he had been hit, Chen Geng breathed a sigh of relief and quickly changed the topic: "By the way, I'll tell you something, the non-ferrous metals corporation is instigated." ”

"Cowardly?" Old Man Xie knew too well the ambitions of the Nonferrous Metals Corporation for the Lumwana Copper Mine, and when he heard Chen Geng say that they were actually cowardly, the whole person was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Why did they coax? ”

When Chen Geng explained the whole thing, Old Man Xie laughed: "I'm timid enough, I didn't expect these guys to be as bold as rabbits." ”

"It's no wonder they," Chen Geng said with a smile: "You still don't know the situation of state-owned enterprises, no fault is meritorious, although the pay is proportional to the harvest, the greater the risk, the greater the harvest, but what people see is that the risk is so big, if there is no harvest, then isn't the bamboo basket empty." ”

"Haha...... That's the reason," Old Man Xie nodded again and again: "Everything is safe first......"

The two chatted for a while, and finally bypassed the matter, and then Chen Geng said: "Old man, when I get to the hotel in a while, you can help me contact Mr. Kaunda, and say that I hope to visit him tonight, and it is best that the core members of his team are present." ”

"No problem." Old Man Xie agreed: "Knowing that you are coming, Kaunda has been waiting for a long time." ”