Chapter Eighty-Six: Candidates
Twenty meters from Mr. Ave, behind an iron-black lamp pole, Lumian leaned sideways, and with the cover of the crowd, he pressed down on his cap and watched as his target picked up the gold coin and put it in his pocket.
It was only then that he breathed a sigh of relief, put one hand in his pocket, and walked in the direction of 126 Market Avenue, no longer paying attention to Mr. Ef, who was suspected of being a fake.
This is because the "Transit Technique" has been officially triggered and cannot be interrupted.
But it takes a process to show the effect, at least half a day, at most a day, the fake Mr. Eve will be haunted by bad luck, and the situation will be frequent, and when the time comes, Lumian will do a little more, and he will most likely expose his anomaly to the eyes of the official extraordinary.
After walking for a while, considering that No. 126 Market Avenue was the residence of "Black Scorpion" Roger, which was actually the headquarters of the Stinger Gang, Lumian didn't dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered, he just asked for a window seat in the café more than ten meters away diagonally, and ordered a Filmer coffee and a small cream circle.
As he waited for the food to arrive, he looked around, scanning the pedestrians on Market Avenue outside and the posters plastered on the walls around the café.
The latter is dominated by the parliamentary elections, which will officially begin on Sunday.
There are three candidates in total, Matthew of the National Party. Blange, Enlightened Hugue. Artois and Jacques of the Change Party. Sanson.
Lumian watched everyone trying to get close to 126 Market Avenue as he read with interest the various candidates' claims:
Matthew. Blanger is the current MP of the Honest Market District, and his slogan is "Let Intis Shine Again", he believes that the defeat in the war with the Kingdom of Rune a few years ago is the root cause of many current problems, and it is necessary to reorganize the army of Intis, emphasize the priority of Intis, and get back those lost interests in the Southern Continent, so as to feed back the country, boost the economy, and change the face of the market area.
He believed that in the process of "making Intis brilliant again", the people of the market area would get more jobs and more opportunities, including but not limited to going to the southern continent to make a fortune, joining the army, and benefiting from foreign trade.
YUGE. Artois is a very hot candidate of late, with his slogan "More Jobs, More Fair Society", and he declares to vigorously develop the economy, build more factories in the southern part of the market area, and abolish the many restrictions that bind factory owners, bankers, financiers, and traders, but in return, he intends to shake the privileges of the church and the wealthy class and impose more taxes on them.
Jacques of the Party of Change. Sanson partly asserts and Hugue. Artois is similar in that they believe that there should be no privilege in the current society, and that whether you belong to the property of the Church or the income from finance, you must pay the same taxes as everyone else.
He also aggressively asserted that the current tariff policy was hindering the development of Intis, especially the walls and 54 checkpoints that had enclosed Trier, and that the treasury would quickly fill up after a brief period of embarrassment as long as goods flowed, markets became free, factories were plentiful, taxes were significantly raised, and taxes on the privileged were added.
When the time comes, he will grope for the establishment of an annuity system that Russell the Great once conceived, so that workers in the market area can obtain the most basic protection.
So, his slogan was "Tear down those damn walls!" ”
After reading it roughly, Lumian felt that if he was asked to choose, he would vote for Jacques. Sanson one vote.
Regardless of whether he has the ability to carry out his claims, for the people in the market area, cheaper liquor and goods, more security, are benefits that they can really feel.
As for what taxes are levied on the privileged, they don't care too much, they just want not to take one more Kope from them.
But Jacques and Sanson were clearly treated differently, and his propaganda posters were pasted in the corners and places that were least visible, which also had something to do with the fact that the Change Party had always been in the minority in Congress.
Because the Stingers support the Enlightened Party's Hugue. Artois, Lumian paid the most attention to the candidate, not only reading his platform, but also carefully examining his color photographs
This is a man in his thirties, with fluffy and bushy black hair, but his temples are a little gray, the bridge of his nose is high, the tip of his nose is large, his blue eyes are deep, he is tall, he is dressed in formal clothes, and his temperament is elegant.
"You can't let this guy choose............ Unless he is chosen, he will completely cripple the Stinger Gang, but there is also the mysterious 'Lady Moon' behind the Stinger Gang, and if you die a 'black scorpion', you can have another 'red scorpion'............ Well, the elections are going to officially start this Sunday, and the police headquarters, the gendarmerie and the official extraordinaries should all be in motion, closely monitoring each constituency, not so easy to mess with............ Let the Savoyard coolies, porters, waiters play a role? Lumian thought about how to get Matthew. Blanger and Jacques. The question of Sanson getting that parliamentary seat.
Under Intis law, anyone who has lived in a constituency for half a year and has a job or is enrolled at a university has the right to register and vote in that constituency, while Lumien has not yet been a month old.
While thinking he did not forget to look out the window and look for Louis. Traces of Lund.
After a long time, seeing that the golden sun had risen in the middle of the sky, Lumian felt that waiting was not an option:
This is because he has a problem with his own identity, and he belongs to the target of the Stinger Gang's close attention, so he can't directly squat on the opposite side of the house of "Black Scorpion" Roger, hiding in a certain building there, so that the perspective will be limited and it is easy to be missed.
The second is that he, as the leader of the Savoyard Party, has a lot of things to do, and in addition to rest, it is unlikely that he will be able to stay in a position 24 hours a day for two consecutive days.
As the thought turned, Lumian had an idea:
"I have so many men, and I paid for Anthony. Rhett, why do you have to come by yourself? ”
He brushed his feet and left the café and walked towards the Breeze Ballroom.
As he reached the middle of Market Boulevard, Lumien saw a large crowd on the side of the road, with a circle of black-uniformed policemen on the outermost part, and two rows of mounted police on horseback watching the passers-by.
Surrounded by two or three hundred people was a makeshift wooden platform on which stood a man in a black suit without a bow tie.
Behind him hangs a huge poster with his photograph on the façade of the house, and his loud voice echoes through the streets:
"We need to work, we need more
"I will build more workers in the Rue Saint-Geres generation
"I promise tax incentives to the factory...."
Yo, this isn't Yuge. Mr. Artois? Lumien, who was much taller than Intis average, could see the speaker on the wooden platform clearly.
It was an elegant-looking, personable, black-haired, blue-eyed Huge. Artois, the Stinger-backed candidate!
Lumian paused and listened for dozens of seconds, his eyes instinctively looking at him. Behind Artois and on the upper floors of the building opposite, looking at the windows and roofs there.
Not surprisingly, he spotted police in those places or people who clearly did not look like the owners of the house.
It's fairly well protected............ You can't give a rifle to Hug in those positions. Artois had a few strokes in the head and chest........... Lumian withdrew his gaze with a little regret.
Jean Hugue. Another way Artois lost his election was to prevent him from running.
And the dead are automatically disqualified!
Lumian had seriously considered the feasibility of this method when he was in the café, but thought that it would be too big, and the entire market area would probably be pulled out as scapegoats, and he himself was in this category, and at that time, his identity would most likely be exposed, and he would be forced to flee the market area, and even Trier, losing the opportunity to track down Madame Poualis and the parish priest.
And from the current point of view, the difficulty of assassinating the candidate is quite high, and even if you are lucky, you will probably not be able to escape.
Lumian turned his gaze to the few people standing behind the side of the wooden platform, they should all be Hugue. Members of the Artois campaign, three men and two women.
Among them, there is a woman with red hair of noble blood in the legend, heroic facial features, and the face lines are not soft enough, but on the whole, she is a slightly neutral beauty.
She was tall, dressed in a white and brown hunting suit, surrounded by four other people.
I'm afraid to miss Louis. Lumien of Lund didn't listen to Hug again. Artois gave a speech, pulled away from the crowd of onlookers, and walked back to the Breeze Ballroom.
At noon, there were no guests here, and the waiters and bartenders were resting and tidying up.
Lumien said to Luis and Sakota who came up:
"Draw four men for me to guard around 126 Market Avenue."
"No. 126............" Louis repeated before blurting out in dismay, "Isn't that Roger's house the 'Black Scorpion'?" ”
The boss wants to do the Stinger Gang again?
Lumien nodded calmly:
"Yes, don't get close, don't be discovered, just stay in different directions and observe if there is him among the people passing by."
Lumian raised his hand and pointed to the wanted notices that had been posted on the wall by the police, and to Louis Brown, who was on the edge. Lund.
The wanted warrant that belonged to him, after he joined the Savoyard Party, was quietly changed to a more inconspicuous place.
Luis and Sakota turned to look at the wanted post, and saw words like "Kordu Village."
They vaguely understood what they were and immediately agreed:
"Yes, sir."
After the four gangsters left the Breeze Ballroom with a wanted warrant, Lumian said to Luis and Sakota:
"You've been helping to maintain order in the dance hall on the first floor for the past few days."
After the order, he said casually:
"I just listened to Hugue. Artois's speech, not bad, well, who does our Savoyard party support to be the congressman of the market district? ”
Louis glanced left and right, and said in a suppressed voice:
"The Baron said before, vote for Monsieur Artois."
Some people died, but not completely......