Chapter 32: The Will of the Crowd (I)

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The Boydel City Council contains 56 members. Generally speaking, a city's councillors come from a variety of factions, but Berdel is slightly different - in Berdel City Council, almost all councillors are Martin's people.

This incident even caused the displeasure of the Blood Council, so a few years ago, the Blood Council installed Rox, a northern nobleman, as the speaker of Berdell City, and let him cultivate his own power in the council.

Having said that, at that time, Rox also acquiesced to the matter of Rock Del City, after all, it was a decision of the Blood Council, who would have thought that now it has become a rather tricky matter.

Rox's position as Speaker in Berdell City must be finished, but Rox must not die, and it is better to let him return to the north, otherwise it will definitely arouse Andrea's suspicions. But once he returns to the north, the news that Rogie is safe and sound, and that Birdell City has betrayed Andrea, must be leaked.

In addition, there is another problem, that is, Rox's henchmen in the council, there are high-profile figures, there are also unknown shadows, and even Martin does not dare to say that he has completely mastered everyone's list.

Now that Rox is down, will these people be on his side, or on Andrea's side?

None of this can be solved in a short period of time. In this closed meeting today, Martin just planned to take out Speaker Rox's position first, and then control him on the charge of murder, and then the rest of the matter can only be seen step by step.

......

Soon after Moli and Rogie arrived at the venue, the meeting began.

The 56 members of parliament sat in turn, divided into two circles, inside and outside, and sat at a long oval-shaped table. Today, however, at the apex of the ellipse, it is empty - that's Rox's position. Rox is now in prison on suspicion of attempted murder.

Martin first submitted a bill to Parliament requesting the removal of Rox from the post of Speaker, the general content of which was that Rox was not suitable for the post of Speaker because of his suspected attempted murder, and that according to the rules of conduct of the Parliament, it was proposed that Sir Patrick should be the acting Speaker, etc.

The vast majority of the parliamentarians present were already well aware of what had happened last night, and even Rox's henchmen could no longer raise any objections to this definite matter. It was all just a process, and in no time, the bill was passed.

But Moli still found something very interesting. It would have been unreasonable for Martin to accuse Rox of attempted murder without specifying who he was premeditating the killing, but none of the lawmakers present disputed this.

No one mentioned Rogie's name, and since last night, Rogie has disappeared from Birdell City...... Even if she was sitting on the scene now, no one would be stupid enough to break this tacit understanding.

Martin thought so, and many people present thought so, but they didn't expect it, and neither did Luo Ji and Mo Li, and the undercurrent was already surging under this tacit understanding. Just before Martin was about to announce the end of the meeting, something unexpected happened.

Padraik, who had just become Acting Speaker, suddenly stood up and said in a loud voice: "Honorable Lord Martin, Members, please allow me, on behalf of the thirteen members who have co-signed the Parliament, to submit a bill to the Parliament for consideration. ”

While everyone was surprised, the secretary of the meeting had already distributed a copy of Padraik's motion to everyone.

And Padraic's next words were like thunder on the ground: "I propose that the Council approve and assist the Blood Citizen Rogie to use the power of the bloodline against Rox!"

There was silence at first, and then there was an uproar!

The power of the bloodline - the ability to control the will of others, this can be said to be the most taboo thing in the blood clan today, otherwise Luo Ji, as the head of the family, will not be impeached for this.

But now, Padraic has united thirteen councillors to recommend that the council approve Rogie to use the power of bloodline!

The almost uncontrollable scene lasted for nearly a minute, and then, finally, someone came to their senses and began to think carefully about the pros and cons of Padraic's suggestion. Those present at the moment are all politically savvy and intelligent people, and once they return to rational thinking, they quickly discover that this seemingly ridiculous proposal can actually solve many problems.

The scene gradually quieted down, and more and more people began to bury their heads in studying the proposal in their hands and stopped speaking.

Martin was the first to recover from the shock. After reading Padrak's proposal, he immediately realized that Padraic's proposal could perfectly solve the two things he was worried about.

Padraic suggests asking Rogie to use the power of the bloodline to make Rox loyal to her. Rox will then be released back to the north to lie to Andrea that Rogie is dead.

In this way, the first thing Martin had feared at the beginning was solved - neither to kill Rox nor to just let him go.

Secondly, Padraic's action of submitting the bill is a very ruthless strategy in itself, and at this moment, those Rox's henchmen are probably going to be cornered......

Luo Ji looked at the bill in her hand expressionlessly, neither happy nor angry, and after a while, she sighed lightly and said in a low voice: "This bill is estimated to be passed by a high vote." ”

"Why?" Mo Li was a little surprised, he originally thought that this kind of motion would not pass at all. "Isn't the blood clan very taboo about the power of bloodline?"

The girl smiled slightly bitterly and said, "If you ask everyone if they are willing to be controlled by the power of the bloodline, they will definitely oppose it, but if you ask them if they are willing to use the power of the bloodline to control others, the answer is likely to be different!"

Mo Li was stunned, and when he wanted to understand the meaning of the girl's words, he only felt a cold chill rise in his heart.

"Man" is self-interested. This principle applies to blood, humans, and even puppets.

From the perspective of Martin and those councillors, if they approve and pass this bill, firstly, they will not have to worry about Boydel City's support for Rogie being discovered by Andrea, and secondly, they will be able to get the huge benefits that Andrea promised them.

As for Rox's will to be manipulated by the power of the bloodline, what does it matter? he was an enemy and should have been put to death. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds if you could turn your enemies into allies?

On the other hand, if you oppose this bill, not only will it not do any good, but you will be suspected of being Rox's henchmen, and in the worst case, you will be like Rox, and Luo Ji will control her will with the power of blood!

Therefore they cannot object, only in favor!

Even for Rox's henchmen, the same is true. They weren't fools, and they could certainly guess that the bill would likely pass by a large margin, so they could only approve of it, whether it was out of a heartfelt gesture to Rogie and Martin, a vote to give their name, or out of hiding their own position!

The more Mo Li thought about it, the more he felt that this was an extremely ruthless strategy, this bill tied everyone, including Rogie, to the same boat, and Padraic was already doomed from the moment he submitted this bill.

Unless...... Rogie refuses to use the power of the bloodline.

"Do you approve of Padraric's approach?" Moli asked the girl in a whisper.

"What about you?" Roki asked rhetorically, smiling.

Mo Li thought carefully for a while, and finally said helplessly: "If I consider it from my own position, I will also agree with Padrak's proposal. ”

"Why?" the girl looked interested.

"Padraic is really the safest thing for us to do. For me, getting to the Far East safely is the most important thing, and only there can I explore what is really going on with the Conjuretors' Guild. In other words, Padraic's approach is in the interest of the Conjurer's Guild, and what is in the interest of the Conjurer's Guild is in my interest. ”

"Your idea is quite interesting, I'm a little curious, which spell master is so powerful that he can create a puppet like you. Rogie said with a smile.

"Are you complimenting me? Why does it sound a little awkward......

"yes, yes. The girl nodded exaggeratedly, and the topic suddenly turned back to the motion in her hand: "In short, I agree with Padraic's approach, but I won't follow his plan." ”

"What do you mean?"

"You'll find out in a moment. "The girl sold it.