Louise's persuasion and the occasional glances from people around made Dulin understand that tonight's "battle" would end here, and there would be nothing more in-depth.
This made him feel a little bit boring. He thought there would be some other things coming, but this was too monotonous.
He didn't reply to Louise immediately, but drank the little wine in the cup in one go and put it back on the coffee table.
Louise realized something and immediately held the wine bottle with a smile to refill him. As soon as she picked up the bottle with her hand, Du Lin raised his hand and pressed it on the rim of the cup, stopping her next movement. , "Okay, I already know what His Highness means. I'm very grateful for His Highness's favor, but I can't agree to this..."
He looked around at the guests who had stopped. Just as he was about to leave, these people started to persuade him again.
None of them said anything strong, only soft words, which made Du Lin very annoyed for a while. He stood up and walked towards the door regardless of these people's hard words.
But at this moment, Sol, who looked a little pale, appeared in the room again.
There were still a lot of water droplets on his hair and face. Even though he was still seven or eight meters away from Du Lin, Du Lin could faintly smell some sour smell.
He kept his eyes focused on Du Lin, took a few steps forward, and then suddenly knelt on the ground.
"Mr. Dulin, if you have some misunderstandings about His Highness because I accidentally offended you just now, I would like to apologize to you and clarify to you that none of this has anything to do with His Highness the First Prince. If If I have any responsibility, then it’s all my responsibility alone.”
"I drank some wine, said some things I shouldn't have said, and done some things I shouldn't have done. I apologize, but I also hope you can think carefully about this invitation. What a good thing it is for you, the Baath Party, and the country. Your Royal Highness is very important to all of us."
"If you are willing to consider this invitation, even if it requires me to leave the Imperial Capital and never appear in front of you, I am willing."
He knelt on the ground, his body trembling slightly. He was tortured to death after drinking a large glass of strong alcohol just now.
Fortunately, he was somewhat of a knowledgeable person and knew some common sense. He poured a lot of tap water and hand sanitizer into his stomach, and vomited it several times before finally getting rid of the alcohol accumulated in his stomach. Completely spit it out.
This was a very bad sin, caused by alcohol and repeated vomiting. He was able to support his body to walk here and then kneel down, which had exhausted all his strength.
The eyes of Louise and others who originally looked down on Thor were flashing, with two emotions hidden in them. The first emotion seemed to be reacquainting with this guy who had no identity and background and only had some fame among the people. .
The second emotion carries a trace of anger, a trace of sadness, a trace of indescribable desolation, and there seems to be some hatred.
The more humble Thor behaves, the more it means that these people are actually no different from Thor. He has the courage and determination to kneel down like an old dog praying for mercy and beg Dulin to consider it seriously. This makes others feel the same way.
However, they just stood aside at this time, just watching all this happen, and then feeling the same.
Du Lin glanced sideways at Sol on the ground, and slowly squatted down. He took out his handkerchief and wiped Sol's messy hair with water droplets on his forehead, patted his pale cheek, and then wiped it. Wiping his hands, "Is it worth it?"
Thor was stunned for a moment. He didn't understand what this sentence meant at first. Is something worth it? What is it worth
But he soon understood that Du Lin meant to ask him, is it worth giving up dignity for power and status
He didn't know how to answer this question, so he could only lower his head, not daring to look at Du Lin, and said "please" in an emphatic tone.
He is a public..., an active social activist with a reputation and a certain public base. Words such as personality, dignity, and equality often come out of his mouth naturally as if they should be spoken by him. More people listen to it and take it into their hearts.
He is always repeating these words, because everyone, everyone who goes to listen to his speech needs these things. People often say that what they lack is what they want most. It is he who knows that everyone hopes to get what others have. Respect and being treated fairly by society, so he wants to emphasize these things.
But today, a social activist who strings together all the beautiful words to give hope to others is kneeling here and losing his dignity just for power.
does it worth
worth!
He lowered his head and looked at the carpet he was kneeling on. It was purely handmade, and the price of at least several thousand yuan made him sigh.
It’s not that he can’t afford it, it’s just that he doesn’t need to buy these things, because these things are far beyond the class he should consume. Not only will his consumption of these things not bring any positive changes to himself, it will only change his image. bad.
When Dulin asked him if it was worth it, at the first moment, he thought of the words he had instilled in others, it was not worth it!
But now, he woke up and told himself that it was all worth it.
As long as you no longer need to look at other people's eyes, you no longer need to kneel on the ground and beg for others' charity like now, as long as you can truly straighten your spine and stand up to welcome the sunshine and the eyes of others, what's wrong with losing your dignity
If dignity can be exchanged for these things, then don’t want them. Those things can no longer have any benefit except making you less accepted by the “mainstream” society, then abandon them!
Dulin shook his head and stood up. He had cooperated with Saul, not to mention that as long as this person gave him money, he could help him incite public opinion and create public opinion guidance. His status in the minds of ordinary people alone, It should not be so philistine.
From his performance, Dulin knew his answer, and his eyes became calm. These are ordinary people, people struggling to survive. This cannot be blamed for their failure to persist, but this society is too cruel.
Not everyone has the courage to break all the rules in order to redefine dominance. People like him almost never appear, more like Thor.
After struggling for half a life, when I finally see an opportunity, I will desperately seize this opportunity that may be the last in my life and try my best to climb up.
In the process of climbing up, he will feel the hardship and hardship. In order to climb faster and more steadily, he will lose his personality, dignity, responsibility, kindness, and morality...
Everything that adds weight and prevents him from climbing up quickly will be regarded by him as discardable waste and then discarded without mercy.
This kind of person does not deserve sympathy. He seems to be a little pitiful, but in fact he is just using his pity to create such an image. He is not pitiful at all, only annoying.
Du Lin threw the wet handkerchief beside him, spared him and walked out the door. This small banquet was a bit disappointing.
But it cannot be said that the eldest prince did something wrong. The eldest prince wanted to maintain the most basic dignity between him and Du Lin, so he could not say these words himself.
Once he spoke, there was no turning back. It was good that Du Lin agreed. If Du Lin didn't agree, it would not only create an unhealable gap between him and Du Lin, but also damage his reputation among his subordinates. And the majesty within the imperial party!
Even a well-established and important member of the royal family, and the main person in charge and future leader of the establishment of the Baath Party, could not convince Du Lin. While he praised Du Lin, it also caused him some loss of status.
People will think that the eldest prince is nothing more than that, and even Du Lin can't convince him. These people don't care who has the advantage between the eldest prince and Du Lin. They just think that the eldest prince should be able to convince Du Lin. , but he didn’t, which means he was useless.
As for other explanations
I don't listen!
Therefore, in order to maintain his own image, in order to maintain the seemingly good but actually fragile relationship with Du Lin, and to ensure that no confrontation will form in a short period of time, this matter can only be initiated by the eldest prince, but the execution process is Leave it to others to do.
No matter what these people do, in the end they have nothing to do with the eldest prince.
It was done, because the eldest prince had already conquered Dulin with his unique personality charm before, and those people were just going through the motions.
Even if it couldn't be done, the eldest prince tried his best. Those who really made this thing so bad were those subordinates. They were so stupid that they lost such an excellent opportunity.
This is also the reason why the king will not meet the king, because as soon as they meet, a war will break out within a few words.
Everyone is a person who cares about face. When they reach their status, it is impossible to lose their own position and lose their own dignity in order to take care of others. Therefore, once problems arise, they will immediately become tit-for-tat.
Du Lin knew this, the guests in the room also knew it, and His Royal Highness the eldest prince also knew it. Everyone was acting in a play that knew the plot, but now one of the starring actors in the play obviously had other ideas.
Seeing that Du Lin was about to leave, Louise suddenly became anxious. Before she could say anything to save Du Lin, Thor gritted his teeth and turned around to hug Du Lin's thigh in everyone's shock.
Even Du Lin didn't expect this guy to be able to do this. This is no longer a matter of losing dignity, this is a matter of shamelessness!
"Let go...", he laughed angrily, looking at Thor holding his legs tightly, he had a ridiculous feeling. Power is really so tempting, that all kinds of gadgets can be seen here. - People who repeatedly throw away some moral ethics/rules and regulations like broken toys and do not hesitate to fight for their rights are often called "several toys".
Dufo also walked towards this side. Thor held Dulin's thigh and looked up at him, "Please forgive me. If you don't forgive me, I won't let go..."
Well, after using a few rogue methods, he was finally forced into a panic.
This trick works well for some people, but for people like Du Lin... to be honest, it doesn't work that well.
He dragged his heavy left leg to a place less than one meter away from the bar. He reached out and took a square wine bottle on the bar in his hand. He stopped talking nonsense and pointed it directly towards his head. Smashed it up.
There was a muffled sound. The quality of the wine bottle was very good. Sol's skull was also very hard. He hugged Du Lin's thigh tightly without any intention of letting go.
Du Lin continued to pick up the bottle and hit him on the head, boom... boom... boom... bang!
It seems that Dulin's "barbaric behavior" aroused Thor's bloody nature. He just wouldn't let go, even if his face was covered with blood.
The surrounding guests who were watching finally came to their senses. Seeing the broken glass on the ground and Thor whose head and face were stained with blood, they quickly ran over to start a fight.
When had these upper-class celebrities seen such brutal scenes
Even if some of them may have blood on their hands, they have never seen such a scene with their own eyes. Dulin took the handkerchief from Dover's hand and wiped his hands, then took out the pistol in his arms and pressed it against Thor's chest. head on.
The moment the gun was taken out, everyone was silent. The suddenly quiet environment made Thor slightly surprised. He raised his head and glanced up. A feeling of chill rose up from the groove of his eyes and went straight down his spine. It hit the tip of the hair with a snap.
Others paused for a moment, but Du Lin would not stop. "Call the police, saying that I was attacked and forced to fight back in self-defense..."
The moment he said these words, Thor was no longer confused. The brain that had been torn apart by the impact returned to its original position. He had loosened his grip, but in his eyes, Du Lin's finger on the trigger was also moving. Tighten up!
This was... an aboveboard "self-defense killing". How could he... be so arrogant
Isn't he afraid of so many witnesses present...
Seeing that Thor was about to end this somewhat frustrating life journey, the door in the inner room suddenly opened, and the eldest prince shouted "misunderstanding" as he walked out!
Du Lin glanced at him, and Thor took the opportunity to let go and step back some distance. The eldest prince walked through the crowd, glanced at Thor, and then at Du Lin, who had no expression, and sighed heavily. "It's all a misunderstanding...", he sighed again and shook his head, "Du Lin, I'm very sorry for not entertaining you well today. If I have the chance, I will definitely make up for these mistakes. You see..."
Du Lin put the gun back into the holster. He patted his trouser legs, and some of the blood stains on them had soaked in. Then he grinned and said, "Since His Highness said it was a misunderstanding, it must be a misunderstanding. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave now." "
The eldest prince nodded, "Louise, help me see Mr. Dulin off..."
After sending Du Lin away, he helped Saul up, took out a handkerchief and wiped the blood on his face, and then pressed it on the two wounds on his head.
Thor wanted to say something, but His Highness the First Prince did not give him a chance. "I understand what you are thinking. I am the only one who is sorry for you, but you are not sorry for me!"
Inexplicably, Sol suddenly felt like crying.
(End of chapter)