Chapter 70: Iron and Blood Undercurrent (I)
Good times always go by quickly, and even more so during the holidays. While many people are still immersed in joy and unable to extricate themselves, the time for work has quietly arrived. May 11 is the first day of work after the holiday, and the streets are full of office workers with holiday syndrome, and Akiyama City is slowly returning to its original rhythm like an engine overheating due to crazy spinning.
The day before yesterday, a group of police officers came to the University of Ceylon and gathered the teachers and students on vacation in the large hall of the university to inform them of the "truth" of the previous bombing. The robbers who infiltrated the school were described as terrorists with the aim of carrying out terrorist attacks on the school, and the bombs were also set up by him and his accomplices. Trickev was the "man who discovered the terrorist attack" and the cause of his death was "killed while trying to stop terrorists outside the school." As for the missing student Leia, the police's explanation was that "the whereabouts are unknown and may be related to *".
It took about 20 minutes to indoctrinate the content, and one policeman kept talking about it, telling or warning everyone not to spread it. Teachers and students talked a lot, and the discussion never stopped.
Andora sat in the last row, listening to the distorted, so-called "facts", and the more she listened, the more she felt that she could not hear it, and she wanted to leave immediately.
He was surprised to hear Akya talk about Leia yesterday. It's not because Leia is the inside line of the black army, but I didn't feel much after listening to it, maybe it's because there are too many things that have happened during this time. He simply closed his eyes and rested back in his chair.
After the police finished speaking, everyone left the scene one after another, and there was still a lot of discussion in the crowd. Andora was the first to walk out of the auditorium, patting her face vigorously, trying to forget the unhappiness just now and get herself back to work as soon as possible.
With school opening on the 11th and the faculty preparing for classes on the 9th, Andora was a bit busier and had a transfer to deal with.
According to the school's arrangement, the final exams will be held in early July, and then the official holiday will be held. The final exam at the University of Ceylon is not trivial, and its results are not only linked to graduation, but also directly affect your further studies and employment.
The three-day exam is held twice a year, and each time 10% of the students in the school go to the cram school for half a vacation with reluctance and remorse. So in the coming days, students have to work at full speed and prepare for exams.
At 8 a.m. on the 11th, the students of Class C of the Faculty of History sat down in the classroom and watched as their lecturer and homeroom teacher, Andora, walked into the classroom on time with their books. He was followed by a short-haired girl, who cautiously entered the classroom, then bowed his head slightly, and stood motionless in the doorway.
"Don't be so reserved, come to the front."
Andora said as she stood behind the lectern, waving to the girl. The girl hesitantly walked to the podium, and without speaking, she bowed to the bewildered classmates below.
"Students," Andora announced in a high-pitched voice like usual, "this is a new classmate who has transferred here today, and will be a member of our collective from now on." She also took the final exam, and I hope you can help a lot. ”
A naughty student shouted below, "Professor, how did you get such a cute girl?" ”
Immediately a few more students followed suit, and a burst of laughter rang out, and Andora also laughed: "What can you think of of with my means?" But not this time. People really transferred from school. Well, gossip about that. New students, please introduce yourself. ”
The girl bowed again, opened her mouth for a while, and introduced herself in the expectant eyes of everyone.
"Hello everyone, my name is Sylvie, please take care of me."
The voice was so thin that it didn't seem to pass through the vocal cords. There was silence in the room for a few seconds, and a classmate asked, "What's your last name?" ”
The question visibly embarrassed Sylvie, and she buried her head in the air, her hands closed and her lips closed. Andora walked over and grabbed Sylvie by the shoulder, telling her to straighten up.
"Silvie, didn't I say that? As long as you are honest with others, everyone will be honest with you, don't be afraid. ”
With Andora's encouragement, Sylvie looked up again and gave the answer.
"Giangar, Sylvie Brin Giangar."
Louder and louder chatters quickly spread below, and someone pointed at Sylvie.
"She said Giangue, the surname seems to be the ...... of that council"
"Won't it?"
"I can't be wrong, that councillor also has Brin in the middle of his name, right?"
"Be quiet! Be quiet! ”
Andora slapped the lectern and silenced the discussion.
"As you might have guessed, yes, she's the daughter of Iguka Bryn Gianger, an Upper Member of the House of Parliament."
The answer was revealed, and many students also suddenly realized. Andora tapped the lectern twice more with her book, stifling the chatter that was about to raise her head.
"I don't know what people think, but remember that this is a school, and people are here to enrich themselves, make friends, and enjoy life, and not to chase after the wind and spread some unfounded gossip. It's hard to hate the house and the Wu, especially those of us who study history! Do you remember the motto of the School of History? ”
The students in the audience said in unison: "Intellectual, rational, human, character!" ”
"So what are we going to do, we all know it?"
"Got it!"
"Good."
Andora nodded in satisfaction and looked at Sylvie, who was relieved and finally smiled at her nervous expression.
"Rhona! Take the seat next to you, pack it up and let the new classmates pass. ”
Andora said, pointing to the rightmost spot in the third row. The girl, named Lorna, immediately put aside her things on the table and made room. Sylvie walked over, and Rhona politely said "Please be seated". When Sylvie was seated, Andora returned to the podium, opening the book with one hand and grabbing the chalk with the other.
"Okay, let's start class!"
*****
Rolov had a very intense and fulfilling holiday, and when the workday arrived, he felt more relaxed. In the morning, he was to inspect the Lepningt pharmaceutical factory to make sure that the young company could better meet Widkan's requirements.
The significance of this collaboration is not trivial. Lepnet will be the first medical company in Akiyama City to go abroad, and it will cooperate with Cuesser, the capital of Vidiai, a major medical country. If this signboard is managed well, it will undoubtedly attract more cooperation projects.
Rolov arranges his clothes in front of the mirror in his office. Instead of wearing his usual black suit today, he changed into an off-white suit with a white shirt and pale blue tie exposed. He also chose the "coiling dragon belt", which was inlaid with a gilded dragon that ran through the whole and buckled around his waist, as if a dragon was coiled around his waist. This is Rolov's favorite belt, which he only takes out on very important occasions.
Ten minutes later, four cars left the city hall on time. Rolov pondered how to arrange the time, and Christie, the secretary next to him, was answering the phone. Christie listened to the people inside, her brows furrowed more and more, and finally she grinned in surprise, looking helpless.
"I see......" she put her phone down.
"What's wrong?" Rolov noticed Christie's expression and asked first.
"Oh no, Lord Mayor. It was the secretary of Senator Iguanka who had just called. ”
This sentence made Rolov excited.
"What did he say?"
"He said that the Senator was coming to visit us in the afternoon, and he was said to be on his way to the airport, and he would be there before two o'clock in the afternoon."
"What!"
Rolov's roar frightened the driver's hands and the car shook from side to side. He held on to his seat, his voice hurried.
"Why don't you even say hello? This kind of surprise attack again! That bastard! ”
"Calm, calm. Mayor, let's think about what to do now. ”
What to do? Rolov didn't even need to think about it, this was the second time he had received Igouanka, and he understood that the itinerary was going to change drastically.
"Back! Call Andrei to me! ”
"Yes."
So, the convoy didn't drive far home. On the way, Christie called the chairman of Lepningt to explain the situation, and contacted Andre, the head of the road control department of the traffic corps under the General Police Department, and asked him to come to the city government quickly. She saw that Rolov was still angry, and he was still scolding Iguanka.
"Lord Mayor, why is he here this time?"
"God knows! If you want me to say, eighty percent is about the urban renewal proposal of the base a while ago! Rolov said angrily, "He wants to carry out the reconstruction of the base city, to put it bluntly, it is to redistribute the interests of each base city, and he has long been thinking about doing so." ”
"What's in it for him?"
"You don't know yet? In the south, Derbia (one of the stronghold cities) has a large number of companies, and he has a stake in them. He wants to take this opportunity to get Derbia up, so there are two stronghold cities that he must settle, one is Arandel (one of the stronghold cities) and the other is us. ”
"However, the law prohibits parliamentarians from participating in shareholding investment ......"
"Hmph, there's a lot you don't know about what he does." Rolov sneered, thinking through everything he could think of, and then picking out what he thought was the most telling one.
"Last year, wasn't the story of him bribing to become a member of the Senator for a whole year? He should have gotten out of town at that time. ”
"All the evidence is true?"
"Of course, there are many 'stunts', but he can't be wrong about bribing the election, and I have learned a lot. It's just that he did things carefully and was not completely exposed. ”
As he spoke, the convoy returned to the city hall. Rolov glanced at his watch, and at 8:45, the time was a little tight. He assigned work to everyone, and everyone quickly dispersed and went their own way.
*****
Unlike Andora and Rolove, Leo literally spent the last few days of his vacation and returned to his long-lost "daily routine" - playing games at the security booth all morning, until Luna called him for dinner, and he didn't realize two things - it was almost 12 o'clock, but it wasn't Andora who reminded him.
Leo calls Andora and is told that he can't go today, so he goes to Blackeye and unexpectedly sees Luna alone.
"Good afternoon, Leo."
"Good afternoon, Luna. What about Arkya? ”
"Ah, Akyata......"
Before Luna could finish speaking, Akya pushed the door open and entered, with a hurried apology, "Sorry Captain, I'm late, something happened at the moment." ”
"What's the matter?"
"In the morning, Mr. Rolov suddenly called a lot of people from the traffic department, and some of us were called here," Akya said, taking a seat with the two of them, "but after some discussion, it was decided that only the traffic team should be used." ”
"Is something wrong?" Luna asked.
"It is said that the upper member of the House of Parliament, Igouanka Bryn Gianger, is coming to visit this afternoon, and the bureau is discussing reception and security."
The name didn't impress Leo, but it surprised Luna.
"He's coming? That's quite a famous person. ”
"Luna, you're a foreigner, and you know a councilor from the Arctic Nation?" Leo asked.
"No, yesterday the news said that this person is here. Leo, don't you watch the news? ”
"Well, occasionally too...... Is this man powerful? ”
"It's another level of 'awesome,'" Akeya said, "but it's notorious." ”
"Really? I haven't heard of it yet. ”
"Then let me say that one of the captains is also concerned, and that's the news that Luna saw yesterday. In the bicameral parliament in August, Igouanka plans to propose that the 10-day holiday for the National Day be changed to seven. ”
Leo sat up straight, his eyes flashing with incomprehension, which was definitely news that he cared about.
"Is there such a thing?"
"That's right, he said it in public more than once before. At present, there are many opponents of this issue, both in parliament and among the people. However, in the past, he had many issues that were opposed by many people, but in the end most of them passed, so it is difficult to say. ”
"How can this work? More than 100 years have passed since the 10-day National Day holiday, how can you say that you can change it? ”
There was a rare excitement in Leo's tone, for whom the vacation cut was no different from the life cut. Seeing Leo's appearance, Luna couldn't help but cover her mouth and laugh.
"If you want Leo to do anything in the future, it's more useful to give him vacation than money, right?"
As he spoke, a roar came from far and near in the air. Leo leaned down to the window and saw a passenger plane flying overhead.
"It's not coming, is it?"
"Possibly," replied Akeya, "Igouanka often comes earlier than scheduled. ”
"Well, hopefully he's not here to talk about cutting holidays."
It was indeed the plane Iguanka was flying in, and shortly after flying through the city, it landed at Akiyama City's Flair International Airport. Rolov had already taken a group of people with him to greet him at the airport.
The hatch opened, and out of Igouanka came out. He is 45 years old and at the height of his political career. Dressed in a black suit, even when he goes down the stairs, he walks with his head held high, which makes people see that he is extremely confident. Rolov stood below and did not move, waiting for the other to come and shake hands with him. He didn't inform the media about Iguoanka's arrival, because one Iguoanka was enough trouble.
"Hello, Mr. Rolov, long time no see."
"Long time no see, Upper Councilor Iguanka," Rolov said with some anger in his tone.
"The old mayor is still in the same spirit as before."
"Heh, you're still the same as before, you don't even knock on other people's doors."
After a strange conversation, the two went to the airport's VIP parking lot together, each took a car, and left under the escort of the traffic police.
Less than 50 meters away from the VIP parking lot is the ordinary parking lot, and the cars inside are red, green, and green, one after the other. Everyone likes to park their cars outside, or next to the aisle, except for a black car, silently parked in the corner, and a man in a peaked cap, leaning against the door and smoking.
From the time Iguanka and Rolov got into the car to the time they left, the man saw it clearly, although he did not face them, but looked with his peripheral vision.
When the convoy left, the man took a few puffs of the cigarette in his mouth and made sure that the direction of the convoy was the same as expected, and he drove the black car and left in the opposite direction.