Jinghai City, Inner City, District 1.

The Xu family's mansion.

In the glittering hall, there is a huge round table surrounded by 14 chairs.

At this moment, there are people sitting in the top six chairs, and the rest are absent.

There's no doubt that there's a family meeting going on here.

"I've had too much trouble lately." The middle-aged man with a dignified face put the document in his hand on the table, raised his head and looked around, and said, "Just have a small meeting, and you won't wait for others." Let's summarize everything and discuss it...... Who says first? ”

"Right now, the top priority of our Xu family is the election of the third brother." At ten o'clock in the round table, a middle-aged woman spoke, "The family has poured too much time and resources over the years in order to help him ascend to the throne, and once the election for speaker fails, all the hard work will be in vain, and we can't afford that kind of loss." ”

Hearing this, everyone nodded.

Important matters in Jinghai City are voted on through the city council.

The council of Jinghai City is composed of the following parts:

102 Legislators;

1 Speaker;

1 lord of the city;

and the artificial intelligence of "0C".

Whether it is a councilor, a speaker, a city lord, or 0C, they all have the right to initiate proposals.

However, only if the votes in favor exceed 80% for the proposal to be adopted and implemented.

Among them, the lord of the city and the speaker of the council have the right of veto with a single vote.

And the lord of the city, as the supreme military commander of the city's defense guards, is a busy man, and he rarely interferes in the affairs of the council, unless the contradictions are particularly acute, the parties are arguing, and even the speaker can't hold it down, he will take action.

In general, the Speaker is the boss of the City Council!

One can imagine how important this location is to a self-circulating city?!

It's okay to run for district councilors, although it is also very expensive, but the Xu family has a big business and no pressure.

But running for Speaker is terrifying.

Over the years, in order to support the third child to run for the next speaker, the Xu family has almost hollowed out their heritage as a "nine-generation family"!

At an unimaginable price.

So you can only succeed, not fail.

"Speak, third!" The boss of the Xu family looked at the southeast corner of the round table with some dissatisfaction, a man who was well-dressed and had a delicate appearance.

"Ahem~"

Xu Tanqing coughed and said:

"The problem of money is solved, there is no need to worry about the votes, and the letter of recommendation of the old speaker is also stable. My biggest competitor is the Xue family in District 2, and nothing else is to worry about...... In six months' time, the odds of winning will be about 64, and I will be 64. ”

Hearing this, the rest of the Xu family had different expressions.

The eldest brother frowned, the second sister touched her chin, and the third uncle squinted...... Only the uncle smiled.

Obviously, their level of satisfaction with the results of the "June Fourth Open" is not consistent.

Some think it's not bad, some think it's unsatisfactory and not enough insurance.

But overall, it's barely acceptable.

When Xu Tanqing was successfully elected as the speaker of Jinghai City, their family's contribution was nothing.

Anyway, it is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.

The Xu family can do this, which is already the limit.

The old speaker is 184 years old and will retire in six months.

In addition to the votes, you must also have a necessary condition to run for the speaker!

That is to get the recommendation of the city lord, 0C, and the former speaker, one of the three parties.

Neither the city lord nor that artificial intelligence supported Xu Tanqing.

Originally, the old speaker didn't want to bird the Xu family.

But helplessly, the Xu family gave a price that he couldn't refuse......

In short, hearing Xu Tanqing say that he was sixty percent sure of winning it, everyone present did not hold on to this topic anymore.

However, in the next second, Xu Tanqing's words made their brows furrow deeply-

"That's it...... Well, there are a lot of hidden dangers. ”

"Zhang Xinghai hasn't been dealt with yet, and he doesn't seem to be just running for his life... There is also the intention to bite us back. ”

He briefed it off.

It turned out that after Zhang Xinghai went to the black clinic to implant the War Ghost Type 8 military prosthesis, his combat effectiveness was so fierce that he was a yuppie, not only did he have the strength to protect himself, but he even began to try to find an opportunity to take revenge on Xu Tanqing.

Just yesterday morning, he went to a journalist.

The reporter has been secretly investigating the Xu family for many years, and although he has not grasped any tangible evidence of the crime, he has also found some clues.

Zhang Xinghai wanted to use the clues in the reporter's hand to follow the map, bring down the Xu family, and wash away his grievances.

"The 'Dark Dagger' plan must not be exposed!" The eldest brother of the Xu family said with a gloomy face, "Otherwise, it will not only affect your campaign, but even I will be affected!" ”

"Dark Dagger" is a proposal initiated by the Xu family to the parliament many years ago in order to facilitate the development of their own family.

It reads as follows:

Establish a secret secret agent organization, which has the ability to monitor, monitor, track, and infiltrate any unit or individual that may threaten the security of Jinghai City...... Or even the right to assassinate "cut first and then play".

In addition, 0C is also an important part of the plan, which has to provide the "dark dagger" organization with the required information and intelligence.

The proposal did not pass, and even caused the anger of millions of people in Jinghai City at the time.

People can accept being monitored by artificial intelligence, after all, 0C is not a human, it is just a tool.

Just like the anti-fraud app in the messenger, it will always pay attention to your communication, but will only alert you when you encounter fraud.

The same is true for 0C, it is only an observer, recorder, and manager on the network, and will not disclose the personal privacy of any citizen.

This is the instruction written into its program, and while it is supervised, it also has a mission of secrecy...... When the city lord comes, he has to step aside.

But people absolutely can't accept being monitored by "people" to monitor all their privacy.

Messages, Emails, Instant Messages, Videos, Photos, Stored Data, Voice Chats, File Transfers, Video Conferencing, Social Network Profiles......

These are personal privacy.

0C is okay, humans can't.

Therefore, the "dark dagger" plan was directly rejected.

But the Xu family was unwilling, so they simply took a risky move, and quietly implemented this plan. It's just that without the assistance of 0C, it can only be regarded as a castrated version of the "dark dagger".

Despite this, this secret service organization has also sought huge benefits for the Xu family in recent years!!

"Don't worry, that reporter was killed by me, Zhang Xinghai didn't find a clue."

Xu Tanqing hurriedly added.

Call~

The crowd breathed a sigh of relief.

Once the Dark Dagger plan is exposed, their Xu family will lose at least 30% of their family strength.

But fortunately, Zhang Xinghai is just a dog at the end of the road, and it is difficult to make waves.

However, this is just an appetizer, after talking about the dark dagger plan, Xu Tanqing coughed, and said in a difficult tone:

"And one more... Well, a little bigger hidden danger. ”

Hearing this, everyone present looked at him suspiciously, waiting for his follow-up.

He gritted his teeth, hardened his head, and began to "lead jade" after "throwing bricks":

"Chen Yinglong is dead... Assassinated an hour earlier, the assassin is unknown...... The 17th district of the Shadow Dragon Club was also given a nest. ”

As soon as the words fell, the hall was silent.

"What did you say?!"

The boss of the Xu family stood up suddenly, angry and anxious, and roared like thunder: "That... What about the shipment? Blanch, don't you tell me that the goods were robbed? If that incident is exposed, we will all die!! ”

The rest of the people also turned pale and looked at a loss, and their eyes showed deep fear and horror.

It is true that the Xu family is a behemoth, and in the Jinghai City Council alone, their family occupies 9 seats.

They have a lot of influence in the Parliament, in business, in the Iron Guard, in all three areas.

From the initial construction of Jinghai to today's second-level self-circulation city, it is only a few hundred years old.

What is the concept of a nine-generation family?

But even if the family is so powerful, at this moment, the fear of all the Xu family members present is still overflowing.

"I've already moved the goods... Don't be so afraid. ”

Xu Tanqing shrugged his shoulders and said, "I didn't even want to come to this meeting... I guessed you'd be surprised. ”

"Surprised?" His second uncle gritted his teeth, "How can you talk so easily about the business of raiding the house and destroying the door?" ”

"Is the transfer gone? That's good... That's good..."

The second sister of the Xu family barely calmed down, her face palpitated, and then hurriedly asked:

"Is that assassin's target Chen Yinglong, or that shipment? Is it an ordinary grievance, or did you come to investigate? ”

"How the hell do I know? Isn't this still investigating~"

Xu Tanqing said impatiently: "Don't worry, another main material is about to arrive in Jinghai, as long as it takes another three days, that batch of goods will disappear from this world, and all evidence will be erased." ”

Call~

Hearing his sworn assurance, everyone present felt a little more at ease.

It's no wonder that the Xu family is so scared......

If the dark dagger plan is exposed, it can only make the Xu family lose 30% of their strength.

The batch of goods smuggled by Chen Yinglong, once exposed, would mean that their Xu family would be completely wiped out from this huge planet that had experienced five celestial sphere encounters with the iron fist of justice of the Human Federation...... Gone to exist!!

Fortunately, as long as nothing happens in the past three days, their Xu family will be able to get out of the risk, sit back and relax, and continue to play music and dance.

The bigger the waves, the more expensive the fish!

The adventure is worth it.