The current mayor and the most favored candidate for the new mayor, Hines, suddenly announced his withdrawal from the Rose Party and will run for mayor as an independent candidate.
This immediately caused an uproar in the entire Gad area.
In a statement, Hines said that he withdrew from the Rose Party in the hope of removing the shackles of history and creating a better tomorrow for all citizens of Gill with a freer mindset.
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Fifty-eighth floor of the Gad Tower.
Originally, the Adjutant General's Office was planning to station permanent guards and orderlies here, but the commander used the arrangement of Gaston Security Company.
From female guards to maids, all of them are carefully selected personnel by the Gaston Security Company, all of them are Gaston girls, which can be regarded as increasing local employment.
At this time in the study, Lu Ming was listening to Danilova's work report. Just now, Danilova met with Jacob on behalf of the commander.
Nowadays, Danilova handles many of Lu Ming’s personal affairs on his behalf.
He even promoted Danilova to lieutenant colonel adjutant.
The captain of the special guard company assigned to the commander's residence is actually a bit like the deputy director of the adjutant's office. Adjutant Willy mainly helps the commander handle official business, while Danilova focuses on personal affairs.
Including the First Intelligence Office in the Gede region, which is now also directly led by Danilova.
Of course, the only agency left that has primary control here is the Intelligence Department.
More than a dozen Gedi organizations have just merged into the "Home Front" party, and they all elected Jacob as the party leader.
Jacob also signed up to become one of the mayoral candidates.
Danilova met with Jacob and made several suggestions, the first of which was to change the "Home Front" to the "Peace Home" Party.
He was hinted that this was the commander's intention.
It is not so easy to meet Commander Lu Ming now. The last time Jacob met the commander was half a month ago when both he and his wife were invited to the commander's residence at the headquarters.
Danilova's second suggestion to Jacob was that Jacob should continue to attack Hines fiercely, even though the commander had begun to support Hines and had participated in Hines' campaign speeches.
Even less can we call on the Gad people to vote for Hines.
Jacob agreed to everything very readily, including such an important matter as changing the name of the party group.
Listening to Danilova's report, Lu Ming nodded with satisfaction.
"Sir, I feel like there's a powerful being living on the second floor." Danilova blinked her green eyes. "I sent someone to investigate. His registered name is Sheston, and he's from New Newman City."
Lu Ming nodded: "It is possible that they are here to seek revenge on Kunpeng. I am not afraid of that. If it is really them, there should be more than just this one. This guy is just a bait to lure out Kunpeng."
If they really came to seek revenge, they must be the partners of Commissioner Gauss. Although the top leaders have reached a local political compromise, they will not let it go just because these people with special abilities have died. This is a personal grudge.
"Don't pay attention to them for now. Kunpeng has gone to the Western Regions to take care of some things." Lu Ming made a gesture.
Kunpeng brought his secret letter to the ten armed warlords in the Western Regions. These ten warlords were actually the original ten infantry brigade commanders.
There are many outstanding people in the capital of the United Kingdom. These ten guys are now instigated to form gangs and factions, and it is very likely that they will fight each other for their territory.
All I can say is that everything is changing, and people's ideas will be even more unchanging. Without me, and without a leader, these ambitious guys began to act like wild horses that had broken free from their reins. Not only did they turn the so-called election into a joke, but the ten people who looked out for each other divided the territory among themselves, and basically became ten warlords.
The elected governments cannot control them at all, and they can only hide in a few enlightened areas. The population controlled by the few elected governments is probably less than one-tenth of the total population of the Western Regions.
Now, the ten of them have begun to split up for their own interests, forming three major military and political groups, and a melee may break out at any time.
Thinking of this, Lu Ming couldn't help but shook his head.
As soon as she walked out of the study, Eunice stood in front of Lu Ming with a happy face, "Father!"
She was wearing a black and white school uniform, white socks, lolita leather shoes, and beautiful long red hair. She was very delicate and cute.
Lu Ming smiled and saw the four little figures following behind Eunice, Scarlett's son Jack, Scarlett's sister Madeline's twin daughters Doris and Scarlett's sister Helen's four-year-old daughter Grace. The little one was a little shy and hid at the back.
"Huh? Little John is not here?" Lu Ming asked.
There were six godchildren, but the eldest, Eunice's brother John Jr., did not come.
"He went to a concert! I haven't seen him since this morning." Eunice said dissatisfiedly, obviously angry at her brother's rebelliousness and disobedience.
"What concert?" Lu Ming was puzzled.
Danilova took a step forward, stood on tiptoe, and whispered in Lu Ming's ear: "Sir, it's the kind of concert that is popular in various places now, which is held by Braun Culture."
Lu Ming said "oh", in fact, it was the punk rock in his previous life in the 1960s and 1970s. In fact, it was young people venting their dissatisfaction with social reality, basically howling like wolves, and it was not a real rock culture at all. The so-called "Shamatte" actually came from punk culture.
Like the punk culture of the previous generation, this kind of braun rock is certainly not acceptable in high-class venues. The so-called concerts might just be wandering singers setting up stalls in a corner of the park grass, and few people can enter bars.
Little John is into this
Lu Ming frowned slightly, but when he thought about Little John's experience, it didn't seem strange.
Danilova continued, "Little John went to a concert organized by some Braun rock singers who had wandered to Capon Town. These singers were somewhat famous in the Braun circle, so Little John went. We have an informant following him."
Lu Ming nodded. It seemed that Danilova paid special attention to her godchildren. As for the informants she used, she avoided the suspicion of misusing public resources for personal gain.
"Okay, if little John isn't here, then let's go to the zoo!" Lu Ming said with a smile.
The boys and girls immediately burst into cheers.
Danilova walked away two steps, picked up the intercom at her waist and whispered a few words, then took two steps forward and said, "Sir, Ms. Clara has entered the elevator."
Lu Ming nodded slightly. Clara was the mother of John Jr. and Eunice. She used to be the financial director of Scarlett's family business. She was an outstanding elite talent. Now she was his own personal financial advisor, mainly managing his own investment projects. She was also the joint financial director of several companies in the Queens reconstruction plan.
Therefore, she could go directly to the 58th floor, otherwise she would need permission to enter the elevator.
"Eunice, your mother is here. I have something to talk to her about. You guys go listen to some music first." Lu Ming smiled at Eunice.
Eunice nodded obediently, "Okay!"
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Clara is a graceful young woman with long light red hair, a chiffon shawl with hollow patterns, and a light blue long skirt similar to the cheongsam style. The slits at the knees reveal her snow-skinned, slender calves and milky white lace-up soft shoes. Her whole temperament is noble and charming.
"General, thank you for taking the time to meet with me." Clara was very restrained. The man in front of her saved her family from suffering. Not only did they gain freedom, but the work during this period also made her feel like she had returned to the pre-war period. At that time, she was so confident and felt like she was embracing the whole world. This long-lost feeling came back again.
Not to mention, this man is far more powerful than she had initially imagined. Although he is only a few years older than her, he is already a top figure in the United Kingdom, a commander with a large number of troops, and one of the most important generals of the Wehrmacht.
After all, after the peacetime disbanding of the National Defense Force, excluding the huge reserve force, the National Defense Force's active strength is only about one million, and this man commands one-tenth of them.
Just thinking about it, he is a powerful and terrifying person, but we can see him all the time, which even makes people feel that the current situation is not real.
On the other side, Lu Ming smiled and said, "You are my personal financial advisor. You can see me at any time. Otherwise, if something goes wrong, I will be at odds with my wallet. You always start with this. You are too polite."
Hearing his voice, Clara's messy thoughts were immediately swept away, and she said with a little uneasiness: "No, I, I came here for little John, you, you won't be angry, right?"
Lu Ming immediately understood, "Oh, you don't want him to become a Braun boy?"
Clara's eyes were filled with worry. "I read his diary, it was full of hatred, and he wanted to go wandering with his friends, venting this hatred through singing..." At this point she realized something, her pretty face turned pale, "But, I think, he is still young, he probably won't really do anything... But if this goes on, I'm afraid he will get lost and won't have a good future..."
Lu Ming smiled and said, "It doesn't matter what you do. Killing a few of my people for revenge is no big deal, provided that the people being killed are not innocent people."
Clara was startled and looked up, her pretty face full of disbelief.
Lu Ming added: "But I understand what you mean. I have someone following him. He won't disappear. I'll talk to him when I have time."
"Ah..." Clara was surprised. She probably didn't expect the man in front of her to promise to talk to Little John in person. She came here because she was afraid that Little John would disappear, but she didn't expect the man in front of her to have sent someone to protect Little John. "If that's the case, it's too much trouble for you! You are so busy with national affairs. I just wanted to see if I could ask you to send someone to catch him back..."
Lu Ming smiled, thought for a moment and said, "I wanted to talk to you in a few days. You came just in time. You should prepare. When the election of Jill is over and the election of the Special District begins, you can run for state legislator, representing the Jill area. Oh, it should be called the Special District legislator."
Clara was stunned, her pretty face full of surprise, "Me?"
Lu Ming looked at his watch and said, "I'm going to take Eunice and the others out to play. As for the details, Danilova will talk to you tomorrow."
"Yes, okay..." Clara agreed quickly.
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On February 25, 1968, the forty-one members of the Gill City Council were elected.
Most of the members of parliament were naturally Sonyans, with the Griffinians and Oenians winning a minority of seats. As expected, the Gedes also won seats in two constituencies in Queens.
On March 5, Hines won the mayoral election with more than half of the votes.
At the same time, Hines formally announced the formation of the "New Democratic Party". More than 20 of the 41 members of parliament announced that they would become New Democrats, including seven members who had broken away from the Rose Party.
In fact, during the election process, the mutual support among this political group, including the similar political views they expressed, had already given the Rose Party a hunch.
But regardless of whether it was prepared or not, this move dealt a heavy blow to the Rose Party. At least in the Gir area, the Rose Party suffered a severe blow.
The city of Gill is the central city of the three states of Gad, and its political significance is self-evident.