Eric looked at the burning banknotes, and then used the flames generated by the banknotes to light the cigarette. Dulin let go of his hands, and the half-burned banknotes rolled up with ashes and fell to the ground, slowly curling and burning slowly. Slowly extinguished and turned into two pieces of black ashes.
"Are the cigarettes worth two hundred yuan more delicious?" Dulin didn't wait for Eric to answer the question. He smiled slightly and said, "Eric, can we be friends?"
Eric took a deep breath of cigarette and exhaled it slowly, which made him relax even more. He felt shameful that he was afraid of death, but the ease of being able to survive defeated his guilt. He raised his eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "You want to bribe me!"
"Borry?" Du Lin couldn't help but laugh out loud. He shook his finger, "No, no, no, the word bribe sounds insulting to you and to me. I will never bribe with anything. Anyone, I only make friends with others, friends, understand?”
"You said your child is about to be born... That's fine. A family with children is a complete family, but have you considered how happy your family will be in this society? When you and your family are walking on the road Sometimes I see people like me driving luxury cars, wearing expensive luxuries, going to high-end places, and making friends with powerful people. Maybe it’s just because we said some irresponsible words in high spirits while chatting. But some things started to change.”
"Would you and your family be helpless?" Du Lin's tone became deeper. "You sold your life to the Security Committee in exchange for a trivial amount of money, but you can only Let your family live like ordinary people. Maybe you have some savings, but those savings are not even one-tenth or one percent of what my friends and I spend in one night."
"Eric, life is so precious. Your God brought you into this world with luck that transcends everything, but you sold your luck to someone who is actually similar to me, but wearing different clothes. Man, is this really what you want?"
"Is it all worth it?"
There was a struggle hidden in Eric's eyes. He closed his lips tightly and listened to Dulin's words. After thinking for a long time, he replied: "I didn't sacrifice my life for anyone, I just dedicated my loyalty to the empire! "
The moment his voice fell, Du Lin waved his hand and denied his answer very firmly, "Empire, empire is a concept and should not be specific people. The Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Security Committee you know, The top officials of the Ministry of National Defense, even Mags, are specific people. They cannot represent the empire, and they cannot be above the empire. You say you are loyal to the empire, and I want to praise your love for the empire. But have you considered it?"
"If the new party steps down in the general election and the old party comes to power, will you continue your so-called allegiance?" This question is actually very acute, because the new party has been in power and the government has been in power since Maggs overthrew the rule of the old era. Everyone here regards Magers and the new party as the embodiment of the "state", but as Dulin said, in the unlikely event that the old party defeats the new party and comes to power, then they will continue Are you loyal to what you do
Their leaders are likely to be replaced by people from the old party, people who have completely different values and worldviews from those in the new party. These people's governance concepts and even political ambitions may be contrary to the new party. So under such circumstances, should they still do what they are doing today and sacrifice their lives for the old ruling party
In fact, this is not Dulin's first person to feel this way and speak out. After the mid-term elections, many middle and high-level officials in the imperial government felt this way.
Yes, the new party has brought many changes to the empire, making the society more friendly, people have freedom, and the sunshine brings justice. But this does not mean that the new party is 100% able to defeat the old party and continue to suppress the old party in the general election.
In the general election six years ago, the new party successfully defended the scepter of power with 67% of the votes. But today, the support rates of both parties have become closer again. You must know that in the second general election The support rate of the new party in the general election was 93%!
There are many reasons for this phenomenon, such as the social elitism of the old party, their design of the "conformist" framework, and the fact that they gave people a visible ladder so that everyone could possibly step on it. Climbing up on other people's heads. Many factors have caused the New Party's governance philosophy to be recognized by many middle-class people in society. These middle-class people who can't wait to cross the threshold and enter the upper class of society prefer the old party's decadent upgrade system to the new party's survival of the fittest.
There are people who are willing to support and maintain rotten things. This only shows that some things are still very tempting. If the new party really steps down and the old party comes to power in the general election in two years, these things have been serving the empire for more than ten or twenty years. , what should people who have been growing up in the soil of the New Party do
Should we fight against the old party, or should we obey the old party without any position
I’m afraid it’s a problem no matter what you choose!
"If you choose to resign or be transferred to other places, it proves that the allegiance to the empire you said in front of me today is just an excuse for you to deceive yourself and others. If you choose to stay in the Security Committee and serve the old To serve the party, you can do things according to the instructions of the old party without distinguishing between right and wrong. Everything you do conflicts with today. What do you think others will say about you? "
Eric fell into silence. He didn't know how to answer Dulin's question. At the same time, Dulin's question also made him feel very embarrassed and even shaken his belief!
The two were silent for a while, and then Du Lin said in a relaxed tone: "It's actually very simple to solve these problems!" Eric immediately raised his head and looked at him to see what he was going to say next.
"I said this thing is very simple, and it is indeed very simple. When you climb high enough and will not be shaken by some changes, you are truly qualified to do something for this country, instead of being like nothing on the sea. The helpless boat can only float along the waves. "
"It's all about your choice."
"Do you think we will be friends?"
When Du Lin came out of the room, the sun was shining brightly outside. Du Fu immediately came over and said something in his ear. Just when Du Lin and Eric were chatting, Du Fu had already gone to investigate what Eric was talking about. Said things. With Dulin's methods and connections, it is not very difficult to find out information about an "ordinary person". Eric didn't lie. He said everything he could say, which made Dulin very satisfied.
Death is the most feared thing by human beings. Even he is afraid of death, but what he is afraid of is dying in the ordinary and ordinary. If one day his death can bring changes to the entire world, then he will leave this world happily - In fact, no, it is better to die than to live. As long as you live, you will definitely have the opportunity to find a breakthrough opportunity.
"What happened to those people?" Dulin suddenly asked.
Those people refer to the gold diggers who came to the town not long ago, and now someone is watching them.
These people entered the town in three groups. They thought they were well hidden, but they ignored one particularly important thing. None of them rode horses. The importance of horses to gold diggers is second only to their lives. Without horses, there is no way to travel in the Wild West. In addition to Dulin's previous instructions, they were discovered as soon as they entered.
At this time, Brest did not know that his disguise had been seen through. It was not his fault. He was just a gold digger with little education. He believed that the gun in his hand was better than the head full of knowledge. He sat at a round table with a glass of wine and listened to the chatter of the people around him.
Life in the town is relatively monotonous, and the only fun everyone has is teasing women, laughing at each other, and gambling.
"We have to find a way to find someone to ask where Amon went just now. Damn it, I said no drinking. If I hadn't gotten up a little late, I wouldn't be as passive as now!" Brest seemed to have forgotten the first thing. He was the one who fell down after drinking, and he was the one who drank too much on his own initiative. No one forced him to drink. As a result, it was about twenty minutes after Amon's carriage left in the morning that these people remembered that they still had things to do today. Fortunately, some of their people in the camp saw where Amon's carriage was going, and there were no wheel marks in the wild. Disappeared and they found this place.
When his companions saw him complaining, they all looked away. At this time, the guy sitting next to Brest tapped his arm with his elbow and curled his lips to one side, "Do you think we can do it in the toilet?" Asked for something?"
Brest looked in the direction the man was pointing. A drunken guy staggered towards the toilet. He immediately stood up, "Why not? I think it is okay!"
The guy next to him also stood up and followed Brest towards the toilet.
The toilet in the pub was not big, with only two single rooms. The drunkard opened a door, walked in, opened the zipper, took out his penis, pointed it at the toilet, raised his chin, closed his eyes and hummed something off-key. Ditty. He suddenly felt a gust of wind behind him, and his unresponsive head trembled before he realized that someone had come in. He shouted impatiently: "Get out, there is someone here!"
However, the guy who shared the toilet with him did not get out. Not only did he not leave, but he showed off his treasure.
(End of chapter)