It has to be said that such a small report or column-like format would not receive much attention in normal times.
But the timing is perfect now.
As we all know, there are three major forces in the East, and the break between the United Council and the Dragon Alliance is now a definite fact. Then, it depends on the remaining side. The Military Department is originally a soldier of the Union Council, so ordinary citizens subconsciously believe that the Union Congress and the Military Department are on the same front.
However, the report very vaguely mentioned some of the discord between the military department and the United Council, such as when Hereeves. When Jack held a press conference to testify against the Minister of Defense, Wan Erhao, the military god, was actually present; for example, Wan Erhao returned to the city but brought military guards with him wherever he went; and the most clear thing is that Wan Erhao Said that he would be willing to form an alliance with the Dragon Alliance led by You Long.
Now that the United Council and the Dragon Alliance have turned against each other, can the covenant that Wan Erhao said can still be fulfilled? In this regard, this reporter also made a special attempt to contact Marriott in three cities. Although he failed to find Wan Erhao, he got Wan Erhao's answer from his military guards: The covenant was naturally established. As for the conflict between the Dragon Alliance and the Parliament, it is not considered by the God of War.
Although there is no clear statement about the relationship with the parliament, people with a discerning eye can also see the meaning. If they support the United Council, this alliance will definitely be ruined. But since it has been established, it means that the military department has not paid much attention to the opinions of the joint parliament.
This reporter also thoughtfully obtained the amount of logistics for each issue of the Joint Parliament from some shady channels. What the parliamentary army received accounted for almost 78/10 of the amount sent by the United Parliament, and the remaining 23/10 was in the military department. And the last bit of logistics, which was almost negligible, was given to Longmeng who was far away in ten cities.
This reporter was so considerate that he even made a table. In addition to the amount of money received for logistics, there was also the number of battles on the battlefield. The ridiculous result was that the parliamentary army, which received most of the money, fought less than ten times in a whole year. The military headquarters and the Dragon Alliance each accounted for almost half of the country, and the number of battles they fought was dozens of times more than that of the parliament.
At this time, the whole East was boiling.
People only see the facts as they appear.
Originally, these were all activities hidden in the shadows, but now they were exposed nakedly in front of their eyes. The citizens of the East could not accept that the heavy taxes they paid fell on such an army that was not used for war. Countless citizens began to gather and march, demanding that the joint parliament come out to confront.
Its parade is like a spark, from the first city, the second city, the third city, the fourth city...
Outside a city's parliament building, a large number of citizens gathered densely, chanting slogans and waving signs that read, "Require confrontation, don't feed moths."
The whole East is crazy.
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"Who is the author of this report?" A member of the parliament was so angry that he puffed his beard and stared at the report: "It's too presumptuous!"
Li Yu, who was also in the parliament but was expressionless, secretly laughed in his heart: He was just telling the facts, why should he be so angry? If you do it, you will be exposed one day.
In Li Yu's eyes, the so-called parliament no longer had any sense of superiority. It was like a group of old people in a vegetable market, completely boring.
However, he has also become accustomed to the rhythm of the parliament. First of all, these parliaments were noisy and noisy, and the speaker remained silent. He seemed silent, but in fact he had been listening carefully to the opinions of the House of Representatives, and finally the speaker himself made the final decision.
After a long time, the speaker coughed again. Representatives know that this meeting is about to end.
"Then... just ask the 20th Daily to publicly apologize and prove that its reports are actually false and all the data are fabricated. Otherwise... well, don't even think about reports about their company in the East."
The first sentence alone made the members of the House of Representatives look horrified. Even Li Yu, who had always been calm, looked at the Speaker with a look of surprise on his face. The speaker's hazy and old face seemed to have not changed: "Then they were also asked to hand over the reporter who reported the report. Imprison him and torture him. We need to know the source of the intelligence. That kind of data is top-notch confidential. How can it flow out? If you want to fight the outside, you must first settle the inside."
"Finally... Li Yu, mobilize the parliamentary army and put pressure on the ten cities. You must know that when I say war... I am not just talking about it." After saying that, the speaker did not give a chance to a member of the House of Representatives, and disappeared with a wave of his hand.
Li Yu also turned off the projection facilities and looked livid.
Didn't he expect that this old immortal was actually serious
civil war? Now humans are just able to withstand the offensive of the gods, how can they afford the consumption of civil war!
Not to mention other congressmen, even Li Yu, who was as wise as a demon, originally thought that the speaker's talk of starting a war was just a show of force to force You Long to submit. But the current official order means that it is true. If a war really breaks out, regardless of the outcome of both sides, the Gods will take the opportunity to invade...
Just thinking about this made Li Yu shudder. But like this, he felt something was wrong. How abnormal! There's something wrong with the whole thing!
At this moment, Li Yu's cell phone rang.
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"You are really talented." The middle-aged man bit the cigarette butt and took a puff, making the whole room filled with smoke and seemed to be covered with a layer of white gauze. The young man sitting opposite him also bit his cigarette butt and smiled as if it didn't matter: "I was originally unknown, but I got the opportunity because of Youlong. I have nothing to lose, so I have nothing to fear."
The middle-aged man chuckled and looked at the young man in front of him with a strange meaning. The more I look at him, the more I think he looks like his younger self. The same thing is that they don’t know what to say, and they don’t know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. This middle-aged man has a great status. He is the president of the Eastern 20th Daily. On the 20th, there were two presidents of the east and west newspapers. They were equals, but each managed their own newspaper. As the oldest newspaper company, this dual-president system is what enables them to maintain their leading position in the media industry.
Helping each other but competing with each other.
As the president of Dongfang, this middle-aged man is naturally not a fuel-efficient lamp. His name is Cheng Ying. It's just that more people call him Uncle Ying, and the young man is Brother Ying. We call him an eagle because when he was young, he was so crazy about chasing news that he was like a falcon in the sky staring at its prey.
Uncle Ying heard the young man's answer, smiled for a moment and then said: "It's just that what you lost this time was probably your life." The young man's face was expressionless, but the cigarette butt still trembled slightly.
Then he remembered the phone call a few days ago.
He re-examined himself again: Did he do the right thing
The phone call also asked a very simple question: "I have a piece of news that may lead to death if you report it. Do you dare to answer it?"
"Send me the information."
He is Yoris, who was originally just a second- or third-rate young reporter. Even if he was lost in the crowd, no one would notice him. However, it was because of You Long's reports time and time again that it achieved its current status.
It was childish, but Yoris knew he was doing the right thing. The purpose of journalists is to expose injustice and illuminate the dark places in society. Even if it may not be possible to change, at least it must be known.
Little people also have their own wars.