Melissa was watching TV, and she didn't notice that some uninvited guests had appeared in the villa.
Oak Bay's community services company has withstood the test over the years and has won the trust of all residents. Even if some residents sometimes forget to lock the door when they leave, they will not worry about it.
Melissa also had the same laxity. In the past two years, she had not had any accidents while living here. Although Du Lin didn't care about them, he paid her monthly living expenses bit by bit.
The money is not much, this is for Du Lin himself, but it is enough for them to live a good life, and even if they squander it from time to time, it will not make the following days embarrassing.
Sometimes..., no, I should say most of the time, she felt that she had done something very stupid. What was even more stupid was that she gave birth to a child after getting pregnant. She should listen to her mother and get rid of the child.
But she was not mature enough at the time, and always thought that her parents always considered things from their own starting point, ignoring her own feelings as the person involved, so that she might object to her mother's suggestions just for the sake of opposition, and finally put this into perspective. The child was born.
Now, she regretted it. After the short-term passion and impulse passed, she began to realize that some things can exist for a long time, but some things cannot last long.
The one-sided emotional outburst with Du Lin originated from Du Lin providing her with more security. A female writer wrote in a book that women's need for security is higher than other needs.
Even for girls like Suri who worship money, their worship of money actually comes from the lack and need for security, but they have a clearer understanding of the security they need, and they understand that money can give them what they need. Yes, so they worship money.
Now when everything has calmed down, a leisurely and comfortable life and a growing amount of money in the bank have given Melissa the financial freedom and security that comes with it that most people her age don't have. feel.
There is nothing in this world that can make people feel more at ease than money. No matter what a person's personality is, what he has experienced in the past, or whether he is anxious or uneasy now, as long as you give him a sum of money, a large amount will be enough for him to spend a lifetime. When he has enough money, he becomes full of security.
In fact, the lack of security often comes from the helplessness and incompetence of one's own destiny. Big capitalists, powerful people, and the like at the top of society never lack security because they can control their own destiny to the greatest extent, but the bottom of society impossible.
We always hear that some people commit suicide due to depression for one reason or another, but who has ever heard of the real people in power, the big capitalists, being depressed
It's too late for them to be happy, so how can they be so uneasy
The only thing that can make ordinary people feel at ease, apart from the power they cannot get, is money.
Playing with her hair and watching TV series that were criticized by some celebrities as lacking content and full of nihilistic happiness, Melissa would laugh out loud from time to time and put all her attention on the TV.
The child was sleeping in the crib next to her. The child looked very cute and pink, and her black hair filled her with a sense of mystery.
Just when the protagonist in the TV series fell down and fell on the dog poop, making Melissa laugh so hard that she was about to cry, the sound of something falling to the ground suddenly came from the living room downstairs.
She looked at the dark corridor outside the half-opened door, and was stunned for some reason. A gust of cool wind made her shiver.
The crisp sound of something landing lingered in her ears. She slowly stood up and walked towards the bedroom door.
She is the only one living in this villa, and there are no servants or servants living here at night. However, during the day there will be two servants with rich experience in raising children to help Melissa take care of her and Dulin's children.
She still needs to further her studies and learn more knowledge. This is Nadiya's advice to her. No matter what happens now, at least she will be able to gain a foothold in society more easily in the future after she has better academic qualifications and knowledge reserves.
She couldn't go to the Royal College, so she changed to another school. After some legal manipulations, Melissa changed her name and studied full-time finance courses at the Imperial College.
At this time, she was not aware of the danger, because Oak Bay was really too safe. It was so safe that there had not been a single vicious case, including burglaries and ordinary thefts, in the nearly ten years since the project was developed.
Not many residents would think that someone could break through the security and enter the room to harm themselves.
She walked out of the room, glanced at the dimly lit hall downstairs, and reached out to touch the switch on the wall. The moment the light came on, a square towel sprinkled with Grimace Mushroom extract was tightly pressed against her mouth and nose.
The struggle lasted for less than ten seconds and ended completely. Melissa, who was sitting on the floor in the corridor, was as mud as if her bones had been removed, with a weird smile on her face.
At twelve o'clock in the evening, the electrical maintenance truck left Oak Bay Villa. No one complained or called the police. Everything was as safe and calm as usual.
The next morning, the two maids who came to take care of the children did not wait for Melissa for a long time, so they called the superior management company.
The maids who can enter the Oak Bay villa area to provide housekeeping services are not the kind of cheap temporary servants who work for 30 to 50 minutes an hour. They all have strict assessment standards and clean family backgrounds. They have received the most formal training and are ready for any emergencies. There will be a set of standard response plans and procedures.
The management company then called the emergency contact, and the call reached Du Lin in a roundabout way. He listened calmly to Nadia's explanation of her findings. After comforting the western housekeeper for a few words, he let him People went to Oak Bay to check it out.
He was not in a hurry, and he was even a little bit indescribable... It was not easy to describe the feeling. It was like he had done something very proud but was trying not to show it.
Before Nadia's call, the person responsible for monitoring Paula, Powers' secretary on duty, came back with new news. Paula had been taken away by two people who claimed to be senior agents of the Bureau of Investigation.
Of course, Dulin's people were following these people, and Paula was eventually taken to a manor in the new city.
The new city is a new area expanded by the expansion of the imperial capital this time. Because the new area is actually the suburbs of the former imperial capital, there are many private estates and villas, so the expansion of the new area is actually much larger than people imagined.
If the expansion is small, it will simply make the real estate of wealthy people in the suburbs more valuable, and the public will have opinions. Therefore, the scope of this expansion is larger than the previous expansions, and it is much larger.
At present, the new area is relatively empty, and it is not that difficult to track. In addition, the subordinates in God's capital are all locals, so it is easy to find the other party's lair.
But he can't move now. Du Lin has no intention of rescuing these two women. In this world, no matter how evil and dark a person's heart is, as long as he wants to be accepted by this society, he must cater to this society and must deal with it. Women, children, and the weak show their pity, sympathy, and hatred towards the perpetrators in every sense of the word.
This has nothing to do with stance, it is entirely a manifestation of the will and demand of society as a whole.
It has always been Du Lin's policy to portray himself as a weakling. Many people have openly or covertly criticized his approach, but it just works, especially the bottom class of society.
His personality and personal attributes are very suitable for the "being killed" gameplay, which makes him have to pull this out again and again.
Politics is not show business, and there is no need to constantly come up with new and unproven things to win the public's eyeballs and attention.
If a movie fails, it can be tried again. Whether it's an investor or a movie star, this is just an insignificant failure in their lives. When it passes, it's a new day.
However, in political struggles, as long as you fail once, it means that it is difficult to stand up. The jungle law of Chiguoguo will never pity those losers, even if these losers are eventually swallowed by the strong and turned into feces. , the plants will not miss the opportunity to deprive the loser of the last trace of nutrients to nourish themselves.
After Du Lin arranged everything, he began to wait quietly for the opportunity to come.
On the other side, Paula was sitting in a room that was obviously not quite right, waiting for something. She was much calmer than the girl next door who was so panicked that she cried. This may have something to do with her daily work.
She has always been exposed to some important political figures and the brainwashing of some conspiracy theorists. Of course, it is more likely that she knows how to deal with these.
At around nine o'clock in the morning, the door opened. To be honest, this was not an ordinary room. Whether it was the luxurious decoration, the luxurious bed with a large wooden frame that only appeared in museums and noble castles, or the surrounding walls. The artworks hanging above make it difficult for people to feel that they are under house arrest. It is more like an experience, experiencing the life of aristocrats.
She left the room with the visitor, walked around in this huge building, and finally entered a slightly simpler room. She saw the person sitting on the sofa. She knew it was Huo Huo. Ms.
Holmes looked back and pointed to the sofa beside him, "I'm very sorry that I invited you here in this way. I just hope that our conversation will not be interrupted by more people. I need to talk to you. Let’s talk, Miss Paula.”
Paula gathered up her slightly disheveled hair on her temples, lowered her head, walked to the spot pointed by Holmes, and sat down without saying a word.
Holmes didn't care about her silence, "Coffee, juice, scented tea, or some alcohol?" His voice was gentle, not aggressive, and not as sharp as a knife, which would make people feel better, "Maybe alcohol Even better, it makes you relaxed and less tense.”
Paula finally asked for juice. She didn't dare to drink because she was afraid that she would say the wrong thing if she drank too much.
After the juice arrived, Paula held the cup and took a few sips. Holmes asked a question, "Miss Paula, you may not know that in the past two days, another article has been circulated in the office building that is obviously not good for you. News…”
Paula raised her head in surprise, her eyes full of doubts, as if asking "what does it have to do with me" and "why me".
Holmes pursed his lips and smiled, "Someone pointed out that although Mr. Powers is old, his legs and feet have not yet developed mobility impairments, and it is unlikely that he would fall down the stairs due to a slip. Maybe someone pushed him. A handful, or..." Holmes stared at Paula with a half-smile. When he said, "Someone pushed him," Paula's heart stopped for a beat.
When he saw that Paula's face changed slightly, Holmes continued to speak, "Maybe it was because of you, Miss Paula, that Mr. Powers fell."
"We won't be able to determine what caused the tragedy unless Mr. Powers regains consciousness, but as far as the current situation is concerned, you are a witness and the most suspect person."
"Someone has proposed to open an investigation against you. You know, at this important time, such an incident has shocked the entire society. Both the new party and the cabinet hope to calm down the consequences of this incident as soon as possible. Storm."
"There is no better way to soothe social sentiment than to find a suitable 'suspect'. People will want to see someone plead guilty and then accept justice."
"Unless... you can tell me what happened at that time, for example, someone did something we don't know about... "
This is an obvious inducement to confess. Any evidence that violates the regulations on evidence collection cannot be used as valid evidence in court, and even if this evidence is found to be true and effective in the subsequent collection process, it cannot be used as evidence in court. Legally effective evidence affects the final verdict and sentencing.
Many people know this, including lawyers, but lawyers still like to use these illegal evidences as breaking points in court. Why
Because although these evidences cannot become effective evidence, they can guide social public opinion.
Now that the competition within the party is about to draw its final curtain, Holmes does not need to beat Dulin to death with a stick until he cannot stand up, he only needs a gentle push.
Promote public opinion's suspicion and dissatisfaction with Dulin, and promote the new party committee's distrust of Dulin. Naturally, they will vote for others.
As long as he misses this vote, even if Du Lin's suspicion is removed one second after the voting deadline ends, Du Lin will lose, not just this time, but for the rest of his life.
Just a few days of uncertainty and doubt are enough!
Some of these methods were not very clean. Holmes had not planned to use them before, but at this point, in the face of absolute power, no amount of decency and elegance could stop the rudeness and barbarism in his heart.
As animals, humans are never civilized. Civilization is just to hide the cruelty in our hearts.
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