On 17 February, the Bill for the Protection of the Rights and Interests of Women Workers was unexpectedly passed in the House of Lords.

Although Campos and the others succeeded, there was no joy on their faces, which was obviously the calm before the storm, and the nobles did not make trouble, which only showed that they wanted to be ruthless.

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On 19 February, there was a strange scene on the streets of Barcelona, where civilians roamed the streets, putting up signs attacking the government and handing out newspapers and leaflets when they saw people, while the police were responsible for maintaining order turned a blind eye.

Soon, slogans and graffiti were painted in various crowded places, and the whole city knew the news:

"The Campos government is plotting treason, violating tradition, perverse, and no longer in the Mandate of Heaven, and all those with lofty ideals in the city should go to the Doge's Palace to protest."

In fact, Alfonso has hardly touched other people's cakes since he came to Catalan.

But the Catalan independents themselves were very unhappy with his presence.

The women's movement also touched the sensitive nerves of some conservative men.

In addition, some people with a long-term vision are aware of the impact that the establishment of a security company can have on their lives.

Because Spain does not have as deeply rooted marching traditions as France, this part of the population has been stagnant and has finally been ignited by massive mass protests.

Those who were dissatisfied with the status quo saw the size of the protests and joined in, believing that the government would not deal with such a large crowd with drastic measures.

The original source of the march was tenants and government workers controlled by Mario and others, as well as factory workers.

Although there are no professional marchers like in France, the boss pays them to "collect style", and everyone is quite happy.

Wherever the huge procession passed, the shops closed one after another, and that was not all, with the acquiescence and even help of the police, the marchers pried open the doors of the shops and forcibly pulled people in:

"Sir, do you think our protest is correct?"

"Positive...... That's right. ”

So one more person was added to the procession.

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"Governor, order in the city is about to get out of control, and by the time we reach the Governor's Palace, the procession may exceed seven thousand people!"

An anxious voice came, it was a young policeman, and not everyone was determined to follow Fernando and the others.

The little policeman in front of him belongs to the city and is afraid that Barcelona will fall into chaos and threaten his family, so he chooses to be a backbone, of course, there must be a certain speculative idea in it.

"Seven thousand people......" Campos silently read the number, "it's really not easy." ”

Sounds like 7,000 people compared to Barcelona's population of 200,000.

But it is enough to block traffic, bring production to a standstill, and if the police ignore it, a bad one will lead to a stampede, or a large-scale crime of smashing and looting.

It was not easy to say, but the governor did not have much worry on his face.

In fact, he had known for a long time that people were marching on the Doge's Palace.

As soon as he heard that leaflets were being distributed, he informed the barracks near Barcelona and asked the troops to enter the city.

Sending off the little policeman, in order to ease His Highness's heart, he turned to Alfonso and said: "The army of two thousand men has arrived in the city, and it will be two hours before it reaches us at the latest. ”

Alfonso was not satisfied: "Why is it so slow? ”

"There are many nobles who find reasons to delay, Fernando and they have arranged for many people to block the intersection, there is no way, they can't shoot civilians now." Campos smiled bitterly.

"Then take your time, do you feel safe? What if the army doesn't arrive on time and the mob rushes in? Are you sure there are no killers in it? Alfonso asked.

“…… Why don't we leave first? Go and hide outside the city and wait for the army to stabilize the situation before returning. Campos hesitated.

"Send an order that the army will be allowed to shoot at armed men who are in the way, and unarmed people will be expelled with cold weapons.

Originally, they were just going to slowly eliminate the police rights, and they were so fierce that we should also be fierce.

It's definitely not okay to leave now, the situation in the city is very chaotic, there must be an ambush on the road, you should have a dark room here, if the situation is not right, let's go there and hide for a while. ”

Seeing that Campos was a little hesitant, Alfonso directly helped him make a decision.

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On the other side, Mario and the others gathered and followed the protesters from a distance towards the Doge's Palace, surrounded by private guards and police.

"Things seem to be going well..."

Although everything went well, everyone was still nervous, and their lives were all decided today, and few people could be calm.

"Congratulations, Catalonia is changing hands today." A handsome young nobleman next to him said with a smile, this is the second son of a duke, who has come to liaise with the Carlos faction on behalf of the local noble group.

A hint of sarcasm flashed in Mario's heart, changing hands, who is it easy to give to?

Their plan was to find a way to take out Alfonso and Campos, and then secure their positions with the help of the nobles.

For this reason, he had to sell a lot of benefits to these nobles, and even if he succeeded, he would be half the world.

And if it didn't work, the nobles naturally acted as if nothing had happened.

They risked their lives to do their business, and the nobles were able to pick half of the peaches without risking anything, and Mario was of course not happy.

However, he still had a smile on his face: "Thanks to you for delaying the army entering the city, we will definitely be able to overthrow this rotten government this time." ”

Next to him, Huo An, director of the Press and Publication Administration, said uneasily: "Are you sure they only have 2,000 people?" ”

Police Minister Fernando said impatiently:

"I am sure that the nearby Autonomous Communities have received information that yesterday there was a skirmish between the Aragon and Catalan armies.

The troops near Barcelona have been transferred to the border, and the number of 2,000 men is still calculated as a result of some of their new recruits. ”

He has always looked down on Huo An in his heart, not all the way (Huo An is an independent), he looks forward to doing things, he usually has a lot of ideas, but he can't make up his mind in a real crisis, so he still wants to lead Catalonia to independence?

Then he felt someone tap him on the shoulder, and turned to see that it was Mario who was winking at him, signaling that he had something to say.

The two slowed down, separated by a few meters from the crowd.

"Is Ugo in place?" Mario whispered about his brother-in-law.

"Don't worry, I only sent someone to deliver the news more than half an hour ago, everything is normal in the streets that the three must pass, as long as Campos and they go, they will die!" Fernando has a reassuring attitude of "I do things".