This year's Golden March is just like every mid-term election. There are constant scandalous materials being exposed. Those glamorous politicians and celebrities also noticed that their clothes were stripped off, revealing their true ugliness. appearance.
A certain big shot is suspected of raping women and children, a certain big star became famous because he climbed into so and so's bed, and a certain business elite stole how much tax with the help of certain people in several business activities.
Even people who have become numb to life have never looked forward to the various programs at 8 o'clock every night as much as they have recently, looking forward to the arrival of a new day and new news.
Later in the afternoon, the New Party Press Office held a briefing to explain some of the problems that the New Party has encountered recently and to refute rumors about some issues.
Before the briefing began, the New Party's conference room was already crowded with reporters from all over the country and reporters from various television channels. The arrangement of long guns and short cannons was like an indestructible line of defense.
In order to avoid charges under the Anti-Industry Manipulation Act and the Anti-Monopoly Law, Dulin does not have a complete monopoly on the TV station business. The cable TV group is more like a platform for providing services under his intervention and influence.
Anyone can apply for a channel on cable TV. As long as the application is approved, they can independently operate their own channel. Of course, cable TV will charge a certain fee or share the profits of the channel according to the contract.
So far, the total number of cable TV channels in the empire has exceeded 220 channels. It seems like a lot, but in fact, most people can watch no more than 25 channels.
Most of these channels are local and regional, and will not cover the entire empire or even overseas, because the charging policy of the cable TV group is that the greater the coverage, the higher the fee, and the higher the ladder.
Many intercontinental and city-based channels are enough to additionally satisfy the need to obtain more specific and timely news about local or surrounding areas in addition to watching the cable TV group's own channels.
At about 1:20, a press spokesman in his forties walked up to the stage. He kept a very reserved smile, neither overly enthusiastic nor disrespectful.
As the spokesperson of the New Party, this position is very special. If the leader is the face and brain of the New Party, then the spokesperson of the New Party is the mouth of the New Party.
This is a position that is not very big, but has a great role. In any formal occasion, what he says represents the position and attitude of the new party to a certain extent.
He first said hello to all the media friends who arrived, and then talked about some of the recent events within the new party, including Dulin's withdrawal and the discussion of whether Holmes had violated the law.
When Dulin metaphorically pointed out that someone kidnapped his ex-girlfriend and children to force him out, and showed "their" conspiracy in the provided recording, people tended to think that Dulin was the victim and Holmes was the perpetrator. recognized.
Some people even spontaneously asked the Supreme Court of the Empire why Holmes was not arrested and investigated for his crimes.
Today, it will all be settled here.
"Today we will mainly explain three issues. I hope everyone can report from the perspective of fairness and equality. Thank you everyone. Then let's talk about the first thing... "
"Mr. Dulin and Mr. Holmes met in Mr. Odegaard's office last night. We know that during yesterday's operation, the police found two ladies with special identities from a manor in the imperial capital. After investigation by the Police Department and the Bureau of Investigation, we have realized that it was not Ms. Paula and Ms. Melissa that were discussed before, but two other girls... "
Holmes finally gave up. He couldn't fight Dulin with nothing. Not everyone was a lunatic like Dulin, who would risk everything in an unknown card game regardless of the consequences.
Moreover, the importance of the Woodland State is not only the base where Holmes started, but also the industrial gathering place of the family behind him.
Once the family loses control of the Woodland State, it will be difficult for the scheming consortium and tycoons to let them go as they did in the past. Those people will find an opportunity to tear them into pieces and swallow them.
In order to avoid huge losses to the family's interests, the family also hopes that Holmes can consider the battle between him and Dulin from the family's perspective and standpoint.
In fact, to put it bluntly, the family believes that the struggle between Holmes and Dulin has been at a disadvantage. The chance of him defeating Dulin to become vice chairman and future leader or even cabinet prime minister is too small, so it is better to protect the interests that can be guaranteed first, and then Think about what comes next.
Holmes himself admitted defeat, and considering the interests of his family, he decisively bowed his head in order to preserve the foundation of the Woodland State.
Du Lin naturally responded to this, and then the next step was to deal with some minor problems caused by the unhappiness between the two people and smooth out the ripples. This led to today's briefing.
"From the conclusions we obtained from the police department and the Bureau of Investigation, Mr. Holmes was not involved in the **** against Mr. Dulin..." The spokesman paused here. The word was emphasized, "We have every reason to believe that there is a small group of dissidents outside the party with ulterior motives who want to damage the image and interests of the new party by creating misunderstandings such as this."
"Just this morning, Ms. Paula and Ms. Melissa, including Ms. Melissa's child, have been successfully rescued. Based on many days of investigation work, the Imperial Bureau of Investigation found in an underground warehouse in the southeastern district of the imperial capital. Found the three ladies mentioned above.”
"There is clear evidence to prove that the force that kidnapped the three ladies did not come from Mr. Holmes, but a small local gang. Currently, except for the gang leader and a few core members who are at large, all others have arrived. …”
If the reporters present are very interested in investigating this case, they will soon discover that this small gang is not fictional, but actually exists and has existed for many years.
The leader of the gang has been working for a special person in the past and even now, and this guy is the white glove of a very famous figure in the royalist faction. In other words, they will find out all this. There is some connection with the imperial party behind the scenes.
So in line with the story told by the previous spokesperson of the New Party..., a clear main line is revealed in front of people's eyes. This is all a conspiracy of the imperial party. This is very good. This is in line with the desire of the public for conspiracy. They need to Something conspiratorial to suit one's own needs.
As for those who should really know the truth, such as the gang leaders and core members, they may have escaped from outer space and are on their way to the Kingdom of God. Naturally, they are unlikely to appear again.
The briefing, which lasted for more than 20 minutes, mainly focused on three issues and one major event. The first issue is that everything in the new party is good and will be even better. Mr. Odegaard will definitely lead the party after he takes office as leader. Leading the new party to new glory.
The second question is that the conflict between Dulin and Holmes was completely a misunderstanding. Holmes had no intention of persecuting Dulin through such ugly means. It was entirely a conspiracy of the enemy.
The third issue is that Holmes voluntarily withdrew from the competition in order to prove that he had not done any of the above. He did not want the healthy competition between himself and Dulin to be used by the enemy, thereby destroying the unity of the new party. , so he would rather quit than let others succeed.
Such noble sentiments and feelings can move those who hear it to tears!
The new news released is that after resolving the misunderstanding, Dulin has reached an understanding with Holmes, the two sides have stopped fighting, and Dulin will participate in the next intra-party competition.
Many people may have questions about this, including journalists and others who are interested in politics. Didn't Dulin withdraw from the New Party? How could he participate in the competition of the New Party
In fact, it is very simple. As one of the highest-ranking leaders in the party when Powers was ill in bed, Odegaard did not approve Dulin's application to withdraw from the new party, but chose to temporarily detain him. In other words, Du Lin had only quit the party verbally before, but he had not really quit.
Everyone is very satisfied with the story up to this point. Rather than saying this is a press conference, it is better to say that this is a press conference for a new script written by members of the New Party Press Office. All kinds of amazing plots It all appears here and there is still a basis for it. This is precisely the most interesting aspect of the political game - nothing can be changed before the dust settles.
This "battle of tactics" that only lasted less than two weeks has become something that many people are talking about, especially some politicians who continue to interpret the discussions between the two political stars.
Both Dulin and Holmes actually used their full strength. The only thing Holmes lacked compared to Dulin was that he was not shameless enough and had some bottom lines. His mind was more like that of a normal politician rather than an abnormal one. Normal people.
He could completely forge enough evidence when he found Paula and create the illusion that Paula was silenced by Dulin, and then push Melissa and that girl to the forefront of society without any waiting and tell everyone What a morally corrupt person Dulin is.
Then make up some other scandals and scandals to constantly throw dirty water, and then throw out some of Du Lin's previous files that were suspected of various crimes but without evidence, and completely peel off Du Lin's skin.
If he chooses to operate like this, even if he loses, Du Lin will be severely injured. In the end, everyone will lose, and it will be decided who is worse off.
But when he thought about compromising, exchanging, and calmly resolving differences, he had already lost to Du Lin.
Du Lin has no limits. He only has one thing in his life, that is, if you don't kill me, I will kill you.
So it seems that Holmes is losing to Dulin at every step, but in fact Dulin is so stupid that he dares to push Powers and tell lies in front of the whole world. If you bet your future, Holmes will lose in the end!
Faced with such an enemy, it was not unjust for Holmes to lose. At least he would end up much better than Harry, the former "Crown Prince".
At that time, Harry was the successor of Magus, and the entire empire recognized it. But now, the one who was cheated by Du Lin could only help his own son.
The contents of the briefing meeting quickly spread throughout the empire as the media spread. Many people said that this was the result of the new party's active interference in order to avoid internal divisions. Some people believed that there must be dirty people behind Dulin and Holmes. Eye trading.
It is normal to have this kind of thinking, because those reporters who are not content with these ordinary news have not yet dug deeply. After they dig out what Dulin wants them to dig out, today's incredible turn of events will become understandable to the general public. .
All this is the conspiracy of the imperial party. Look, even the unreasonable things can become reasonable!
Now that things outside have almost been solved, it’s time to solve things at home.
Ophelia looked at Melissa sitting on the other side of the sofa calmly, with a very complicated mood.
When she was in school, she really regarded this girl as her good friend, but she didn't expect that she regarded Melissa as a friend, but this friend wanted her man.
However, things have already happened and have reached the point where they are now. There is no point in crying, scolding, and acting. It will not only fail to solve the problem, but will also lower one's own grade.
The good thing about the elite education of nobles is that it will give nobles many solutions when they encounter certain problems. Similar things have happened countless times in history.
Some of the outstanding ones and those with serious consequences have been excerpted and become a small part of elite education. It will tell the nobles how to choose the best way when you encounter these problems.
In the process of feeling calm and guilty, Du Lin came over with a bottle of wine. He sat next to Ophelia, and the girl smiled.
In fact... After she calmed down, she didn't feel that she was betrayed by Du Lin, nor did she feel that she had been hurt. After all, there was a woman and two terrible competitors in Du Lin's hometown, and there was one more here. A woman who has little affection for Dulin and a child who cannot be a competitor may not be a bad thing.
"I have an idea..." Ophelia said softly. Dulin tilted his head and looked at her, gesturing for her to continue.
Now she was not afraid of anyone speaking, but afraid that none of them would speak. Ophelia glanced at the little girl and continued, "Please forgive me for the offense I may have caused you, Melissa, do you want to live with Dulin?" together?"
Melissa did not answer. People always have to go through something to grow. The more painful it is, the faster they grow. For Melissa, who became a mother at an early age, Dulin is more like an important passerby in her life.
Some passions and impulses will calm down after they pass.
She didn't speak, and Ophelia breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. She took the initiative to cross Dulin and walked to Melissa's side, took her hand and put it in her palm, "You are still young, and you still have more beautiful lives." And the future is waiting for you, you shouldn't live in a closed environment, revolve around a child, think about the parties in the past, think about us hanging out, how happy we were then?"
This sentence touched Melissa a little. She had indeed lived like this in the past two years. She went to school regularly, but most of the time she spent time looking after her children in the villa and watching TV to kill boring time.
Because the child's father is Du Lin, neither she nor the child can be exposed. At the same time, she doesn't know Du Lin's character. If she makes some male friends, it will cause Du Lin's displeasure.
So her life was very depressed, very, very depressed.
"I have an idea..." Ophelia repeated what she just said. She turned back to look at Dulin, "Let her leave. I heard that you have some connections in Sallyville, and the life there is not the same." It’s very good, the environment is good, and it’s very suitable for people to live. ”
"Let Melissa go there to start a new life, study or work, bury all the past in the empire, and usher in a new life in Sallyville, what do you think?"
Dulin shrugged, "I won't express my opinion on this matter..."
Melissa was very moved. She knew that she could not defeat Ophelia, otherwise it would not have been as simple as just one night. It was indeed a good idea to leave and start a new life in a new environment. While she was hesitating, Ophelia He said something again, which made her a little confused.
"You go alone and leave the child behind."
Melissa was destined to never be Ophelia's opponent. She knew this very well. Instead, she felt that the woman in Dulin's hometown was her biggest enemy in her life.
Perhaps Dulin's infatuation with that woman could not be seen from his attitude, but during the time he lived at home, Dulin was familiar with her and treated her like other family members, which made Ophelia feel horrible.
It was an acceptance, he didn't say it, but she just knew it.
If she wanted to fight against that woman and those two competitors, she had to strengthen her bargaining chip. This was also her decision and determination during her pregnancy.
There couldn't be a more appropriate bargaining chip for a character like Melissa and Doolin's daughter, whose guilt over her will ultimately serve as a boost to his own children!
"The two-year-old child can't remember anything yet. I will treat her as my own daughter..." She touched the girl's hair, then looked at Melissa, "As long as you agree, we are sisters. You can come see her anytime, I won’t stop you.”
"And the new life you want, the colorful new life, is right in front of you. Neither Dulin nor I will interfere with any of your choices, and we don't need you to worry about the source of your life..."
Melissa's mind was confused, and she asked a little less confidently, "What if... I refuse?"
Ophelia was still smiling, but this smile brought something to Melissa's eyes that she had never seen before, scary and unfamiliar.
The girl touched Melissa's hair, stroking it gently, as if she were playing with a delicate doll, "Even if Dulin and society recognize your existence, considering the special connection between you and Dulin, Maybe we will weave a cage and lock you in it for a long time... a long time... "
(End of chapter)