Following Lu Ming to Hunhuo Luo was a special investigation team that was trying to uncover the truth behind the assassination of Judge Haref. However, the special investigation team acted low-key.
Nowadays, the railway has been built to Hunhuo City, but it only extends to Hunhuo City. This is also the only railway line in the Hunhuo Luo Autonomous Region.
At the Hunhuo City Railway Station, gongs and drums were beating and colorful flags were waving. Almost all the dignitaries of the Hunhuo Luo Autonomous Region had come to the railway station. Of course, the only ones who could actually greet Minister Bit and say a few words were Prime Minister Michael and Speaker Harver.
However, just being able to come here and stand in line to welcome General Bit and being on the welcoming list is a symbol of status and an honor for them. They all flock to it and try their best to squeeze into the list.
Even though their actual distance from Mr. Bit was still far less than the row of cute elementary school students who presented flowers to the Nobles' Primary School.
Prime Minister Michael and Speaker Harvard are both Hunhuo Luo. The Prime Minister is called Heifeng Luo and the Speaker is called Duozhi Luo.
They and their wives stood at the front of the welcoming team. Also standing in the front row were Gu Maoluo, commander of the Sixth Brigade of the Police Corps stationed in Hunhuo City and inspector general, and Sihe Luo, chief of the Hunhuo District Police Station.
Bone Spear Luo is one of Lu Ming's most loyal subordinates. Seven years ago, Lu Ming avenged him and brought a Sonya officer who killed his family to a military court. After being escorted back to the United Kingdom to serve his sentence, the Sonya officer was electrocuted to death in a special prison.
The Sihe Luo are locals, but not Hunhuo Luo. They are from another large city-state, Guohe Luo, in the northeast region of the Western Regions. It is a large city-state that can compete with the Hunhuo Luo in terms of numbers.
Guoheluo is naturally a literal translation. If it is a phonetic translation, it will sound more elegant.
Lu Ming and the pure and beautiful Jinzhi Shimi, who was wearing a pink lace dress, got off the train. Following closely behind them was Suo Ti Luo, who was wearing a dark green female officer's military uniform and looked particularly beautiful.
Cute elementary school students in Western school uniforms presented wreaths and flowers.
Heifeng Luo and Duozhi Luo came forward, shook hands with Lu Ming, and said words of welcome, looking very humble.
In the Western Regions, Lu Ming, who holds absolute military power and has the power to supervise the elected government, is no different from the emperor.
Lu Ming reviewed the infantry company sent by the Sixth Brigade to serve as the guard of honor and waved to them with a smile.
These two long rows of strong and muscular infantrymen, all with excited faces, swung their bayonets in unison and fired their rifles into the air.
Lu Ming inadvertently discovered that among the officials from the Hunhuo Luo Autonomous Region who came to greet him, there was a middle-aged man who was staring at him with a sharp gaze.
Lu Ming remained calm and boarded the welcoming vehicle accompanied by Heifeng Luo and Duozhi Luo. The long convoy then slowly started moving.
After a warm welcome ceremony, Lu Ming was arranged to live in the palace on the central island of Huolong Lake Park.
Fire Dragon Lake was originally the palace of the Fire King, but it was later burned down. After the Sonyans came, they turned it into a public garden.
After the Hunhuo Luo people regained power, they restored the Hunhuo Palace on the site of the old palace. The initial purpose was to make it a tourist attraction in the park. However, after the palace was completed, the central island was closed and no tourists were allowed to enter the island anymore.
The parliament also had a heated discussion on the purpose of the building. The Prime Minister and the Governor originally wanted to use it as the Prime Minister's official residence, but encountered great resistance in the parliament. The parliament hoped that the building would become a resort for the members to recuperate and a place for parliamentary meetings during the hot summer.
The two sides had been arguing for a long time, but this time when Chief Bit came, he did not encounter any resistance to using the new palace as his residence.
The parties who wanted to bring the new palace under their own management all had the same idea. In this way, the change of the purpose of the new palace was a natural thing. From then on, it was no longer a public garden project, but only a dispute over ownership.
Just like that, Lu Ming and his entourage lived in this castle complex with hundreds of rooms. Outside Huolong Lake, soldiers armed with live ammunition stood guard every three steps and every five steps. It was impossible for outsiders to get close to the lake. Not to mention, the park is now completely closed, and only official personnel with passes can enter the park.
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The reception hall on the first floor of the main castle was magnificent. Lu Ming was sitting on an extremely large sofa, and sitting across the tea table was Duo Zhiluo.
Lu Ming flipped through the materials in his hand. They were all the laws passed by the Autonomous Region Council in the nearly two years since its election and establishment. Lu Ming had questions, so he raised them one by one and asked Duo Zhiluo to explain them in detail.
Don’t look at Lu Ming as the Chief of the Military and Police, but he is also a member of the Steering Committee that organized the general elections in the four autonomous regions. After the general election two years ago, the Steering Committee ended its historical mission and automatically transformed into a Supervisory Observation Committee for the Elected Government of the Four Autonomous Regions in the Western Regions.
However, most of the observers have returned to the United Kingdom, and Lu Ming is one of the very few observers still in the Western Region.
If Lu Ming has any questions about the bills passed by the Autonomous Region Council, he has the right to question the Autonomous Region Council.
Duo Zhiluo came to the door on his own initiative. He wanted to get close to Minister Bit, but he didn't expect that Minister Bit would talk about some bills passed by the parliament and he wanted to know more about them.
Duo Zhiluo thought it was just a formality, but unexpectedly, Minister Bit was very serious. He would not question unless he asked questions. This questioning started from the first bill passed by the parliament. It seemed that Minister Bit had carefully read the hundreds of large and small bills passed by the autonomous region council in the past two years. Of course, it was more likely that his staff group conducted a detailed review.
Dozhi Luo's forehead began to sweat as he was asked these questions.
"If you take the route of written law, the United Kingdom will certainly not affect your right to autonomy. However, there are too many unclear provisions in the criminal law. Many crimes are simply pocket crimes that can include any behavior. It all depends on the mood of the procuratorate and the judge!" Lu Ming shook his head.
Duo Zhiluo awkwardly took out a handkerchief and wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
Lu Ming tapped the coffee table, causing Duo Zhiluo's heart to beat faster.
"There are too many contradictory laws and regulations in the ruling body, many of which conflict with the principles of the kingdom's laws."
Hearing that the chief was directing his spearhead at his old rival Heifeng Luo again, Duozhi Luo felt a little relieved. At least, he was not targeting him.
Lu Ming pondered and said, "I will go to the local area and listen. If the rights of the majority of citizens have been violated, I will formally ask Prime Minister Heifeng Luo to resign and dissolve the parliament. In this way, the Hunhuo Luo Autonomous Region will prepare for a new general election. During the window period, I will directly implement martial law in the autonomous region to avoid chaos. I will conduct strict review of the political parties and individuals who can participate in the general election. The review period will not set a timetable until it is determined that the soil in the autonomous region is mature enough for a popular election, and then promote a new general election."
Duo Zhiluo was shocked. "Huh?" He never expected that this Minister Bit would really kill him for fun? Was he going to force the ruling group to resign collectively and dissolve the parliament
"Of course, maybe things won't get to that point. I'll go down and take a look first!" Although Lu Ming had planned it long ago, he naturally needed a sufficient excuse. So, he would go down for a while and look for more evidence that the people in the autonomous region were "oppressed."
“Yes, yes…” Duo Zhiluo was distraught and didn’t know what to say for a moment.