Hogg vigilantly observed the movements of the people around him, no one noticed anything unusual here, everyone regarded the "evil spirit" as air, and some familiar people felt his gaze and greeted him with wine glasses.

He didn't know the purpose of the "evil spirit" coming over, but it was undoubtedly the worst time to come.

What's worse is that because of their previous convictions, even if they are warned of the existence of "evil spirits", they will most likely only be treated as mentally ill.

However, Hogg thought about it, and the appearance of the "evil spirit" here was not entirely a bad thing.

If he is unfortunate enough to reveal his identity, he may be able to use the other party in exchange for some life, but when he came up with this idea, he even suspected that he was really suffering from mental illness, and even pinned his hopes on a person who did not exist theoretically, especially in those nightmares, the "evil spirit" acted as a killer.

If you count the dream realm, in just a few days, he has been killed by the other party more than a dozen times.

Jock was right, when this was over, he really had to go to a psychiatrist.

Hogg quickly adjusted his mood and smiled at the acquaintances who came to him, such occasions became almost a part of his life, and the smirks at the banquet and the flattery of each other were their instincts, and this was the so-called decent person.

Only by hiding your true colors can you be decent.

And they are the same.

Everyone avoided topics such as "zealous citizens" and "mental state" that might irritate Hogg, and only warmly welcomed him in.

Without the Speaker's obstruction, the issues discussed in this banquet hall would soon become a policy affecting the entire coalition Government, and although they were saddened by the Secretary-General's departure, they believed that the Secretary-General's will would be with them, and that everything they did was to move the country and themselves towards a better future.

Hogg was a little absent-minded, which caused him to miss out on many of the political topics that he would be interested in on a daily basis.

This time, the "evil spirit" existed for more time than he could have imagined, and although he kept telling himself in his heart not to pay attention to the other party, his eyes still inevitably stayed on the other party.

Rather than being surrounded by politicians, he now wants to find a quiet place and question the purpose of the "evil spirits" following him.

And this also confirms the evaluation of him by the family psychologist more than a month ago.

The patient sometimes takes the fantasy as reality, which is a dangerous sign that his condition has deteriorated again, and if left unchecked, the patient will eventually be unable to distinguish between fantasy and reality, and most of them will end up dying from the fantasy.

The family doctor wanted Hogg to tell him about it as soon as he realized that his condition was getting worse, so that he could take immediate action to save him.

But Hogg didn't believe them at all, he suspected that the family psychiatrist had already discussed with the younger generation, and once he received treatment, the other party would have enough reason to tell him to "temporarily" give up the position of head of the family, and once the position was given up, it would not be so easy to come back after he recovered.

"Hogg, Mr. Hogg, are you alright?"

His thoughts were interrupted by the sound of a call, only to realize that everyone's attention was on him.

But they've been used to it for a long time, and Hogg has been behaving like a chatter in the Council lately, and it's not surprising to do anything, but since he can pass Trienne's assessment, there's nothing to worry about.

"What do you think about the topic just now?"

This is what they think is superior to the Senate.

It's a place where people are freed from factionalism and don't have to be held hostage by other people, but think about the pros and cons of each issue from their own perspective, and ultimately they take into account everyone's opinions and make a decision that is as satisfying as possible for everyone.

This was supposed to be the atmosphere of the Council, but the intensifying factional struggle turned into a battlefield, and the parliamentarians could no longer sit together calmly and seriously discuss an issue from a practical point of view.

Even parliamentarians from different factions are not suspicious of each other, because they all know that momentary gains and losses are meaningless to the imminent fate of the coalition government.

Therefore, even if Hogg is a new member who only joins today, they have to take Hogg's opinion into account, and he also represents the attitude of the Foster family.

"I fully agree with you and I'm glad we were able to reach a consensus."

Hogg didn't notice what they were discussing, he could only squeeze out a smile and raise his glass to the people around him.

"That's great."

This was the first time Hogg was bored with the banquets of high society, but fortunately, a well-prepared Jock took the stage and threw out the most important issue facing the High Council today - the disposition of the six-star rescuers.

The last thing the Speaker did during his lifetime was to use his authority to summon all the Six Star Rescuers back to the First District.

With his death in the attack, the contents of the original meeting were nullified, and they did not throw foreign issues on the table for discussion, believing that these advanced ideas were still too advanced for people who were still in the stage of ignorance, and it was a little difficult for people to accept.

But everyone knows that controlling all the six-star rescuers is equivalent to controlling the entire world.

For the Coalition Government, the Thirteen Neutrals, and the Resistance, the Six Star Rescuers are like nuclear weapons to intimidate them, so that they dare to entrench themselves only in the "outside world", and even the most radical rebels dare not lead the war into the territory of the Coalition Government.

How to smoothly transfer the power that originally belonged to the chairman to the high council is the most important issue for them to consider now.

Moreover, this event is of great significance for the upcoming rite of godhood.

Only the believers who have transformed the six-star rescuers into "gods" can help him complete the final steps, and now the sacrifice of ordinary people can no longer help him go further.

"We've basically convinced the trio, but the Ragus Foundation has declined the invitation, and the corporate cluster still has more than half of the six-star rescuers in their hands, especially after the turmoil of the Iris Consortium, Jasmine and Yueji are out of our control."

This is sad news.

Because in their plan, Jasmine and Yueji, who were implanted with conceptual weapons in their bodies, were the best targets to deal with, whether they wanted to or not, the implants would help them make choices, and all this, but Rob Luci, who appeared out of nowhere, ruined their plans.

He seems to have a close relationship with the Chairperson, and they are unsure whether this is the result of the Chairman's secret instructions.

At the same time, Claire's information makes things even more confusing.

According to her, it was the Speaker who used his authority to pass the bill of MI7's highest operational unit without even the hands of the Secretariat, and the Speaker did not know Rob Lucci at all.

But there was one thing they agreed on.

Rob Lucci and Merlene are a big problem, and they have to find a way to get rid of them.

Most people were happy with Hogg's approach—at least, he had temporarily separated the two and sent them to the Sixth District, far from the center of power.

The battle against the counterintelligence services and MI7 is in full swing, and at the same time they have to deal with the meeting of the Six Star Rescuers, in this case, they simply have no spare energy to deal with Rob Lucci's problem, and judging by what he is doing in the second district, if this matter is not handled properly, most of the city in the first district will probably suffer.

"To help us achieve these ambitious goals, we've brought in a real expert who can help me deal with a lot of trouble, which may change the number of companies that refuse to cooperate and the Six Star Rescuers themselves."

Jock's speech cleared Hogg's mind and the focus of the Fishing Boat Club's next steps.

But he was worried about this crazy plan, he always felt that the other party did not pay enough attention when talking about the six-star rescuers, they were now facing a group of high-risk people comparable to tactical nuclear bombs, and District 1 obviously should not be the main battlefield of the plan.

However, as a new member, especially a new member with ulterior motives, he felt that he should not give too much advice, all he had to do was to relay the plans of the High Council to MI7, and as for whether they could steal people from the parliamentarians, it was up to Rob Lucci and their own ability.

The councillors had a lively discussion on the subject, and Hogg took a resigned attitude, agreeing with the outcome, regardless of the final outcome.

He'd collected enough secrets in the conference room, and the next thing he needed to think about was how to get them out.

There are also "enthusiastic citizens".

Whenever Hogg saw that fleeting figure, he couldn't help but wonder if it was a hallucination.

He had never been so overdosed on anti-fatigue medications, which would have had unknown effects on his physical health.

"You shouldn't have taken so much medicine."

In the midst of a heated discussion, Hogg heard an out of place voice.

When he took out anti-fatigue drugs for the fourth time and took them as hangover remedies, the "enthusiastic citizen" finally seemed to be unable to stand it and reminded him.

It was also the first time Hogg had actually heard the sound of a hallucination.

And he almost responded to the other party.

If he did, he would be a madman in the eyes of everyone, as he had been in the council.

Hogg refused to listen to the advice from the "evil spirit", and pretended not to hear, unscrewing the cap with a trembling hand, trying to remove the few pills that were left inside.

Then, all the sounds stopped at this moment.

He noticed the strange behavior of the people around him—many of them still had their mouths open, maintaining their original movements, as if the world had frozen in this second.

In this silent banquet hall, he became the only one who could feel the passage of time.

He really saw the actions of the "evil spirits" clearly.

The other party reached out and snatched the bottle of anti-fatigue medicine in his hand, and confiscated it into the pocket of the "evil spirit" himself.

This process lasted about two seconds.

Two seconds later, the cacophony of voices in the banquet hall returned.

No one realized what had just happened, nor did they notice Hogg, who was silent.

He was the only one who witnessed what had just happened.

The vial he was holding was indeed gone, and Hogg searched through every pocket on his body and could not find any trace of it.

Small Theatre Its One Hundred and Twenty-Nine:

Friday, evening, year, month, and day.

Lu Xiang recently discovered that Song Lan became interested in games, but his way of experiencing games is somewhat unique, others sit in front of the computer or use VR equipment to play, while Song Lan goes home from work to watch others play.

At first, she thought that Song Lan was watching games under the guise of watching games as said on the Internet, and the real purpose was to peek at the female anchor, but after she went home, she carefully observed the live broadcast content and found that the anchor was a man who spoke a little funny.

Driven by curiosity, Lu Xiang accompanied Song Lan to watch for a while, and she was sleepy at all, she yawned a few times in a row, and asked, "I heard people say, does this cost money?" ”

"Spend money?"

"Someone in our department was tracking down a bank theft and found that the hackers spent all the stolen money on watching live broadcasts."

Lu Xiang doesn't know much about live broadcasting, but from all kinds of heard, it shows that watching live broadcast is a very expensive behavior.

"It's impossible to spend money, I'll just see."

"Then why don't you play by yourself? I was also rejected by you when I wanted to buy a home VR package before. ”

Lu Xiang took a fancy to several games that were said to be very suitable for couples to play at that time, but the stupid bird did not cooperate at all.

"I'm old and can't play anymore, so I think cloud players are good."

"Cloud players?"

"I'll watch it while others play."

Lu Xiang was thoughtful, she basically never dealt with games, "You like to watch others play." ”

"It can be understood that way."

"Then do you want to watch me play?"

Lu Xiang asked, "Instead of looking at them, you should come and watch me play." ”

(End of chapter)