laugh.
Faced with Andreye's accusations, Financier actually smiled.
He laughed very loudly and wildly, as if he didn't care about the audience watching the live broadcast.
The ogre almost laughed until tears came out. He wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and said, "Andreye, your attitude is too ugly. In order to survive, you have lost your composure. You are not worthy of being my enemy at all."
"Yes, I approved the exploration of the virtual world turbulence. I should take the main responsibility, so I came here to accept the investigation. But if you want to use this to bring me down in front of all the citizens, then you are too naive."
"How can an exploratory operation involving the Criminal Hunting Office, the war zone, and even the prison be a trivial matter that I can decide on with just one word? As the saying goes, big meetings discuss small matters, and small meetings discuss big matters. Before the operation, the leaders of all parties held three meetings. Andreye, you are a representative of the parliament, you will not forget this, right?"
"It was only after a vote by all of us that this action was fully implemented. The '422 Incident' was a disaster, but it was also a man-made disaster caused by our common misjudgment. I am not shirking my responsibility, but Andreye, you are no less responsible than I am."
Andreye nodded. "That's true. If I must say, this is just a war started by the rulers for their own interests. It's a pity that we are the losers this time. If we find the correct virtual realm passage first, then you, Finanxue, will not be blamed. Instead, you will gain support from all parties and be re-elected as mayor 100%."
"The most I can accuse you of is that you pushed forward this action for political achievements. Besides, you have already apologized, and the citizens can't say anything."
Andreye looked at the ogre's stone pillar and saw almost no change, which meant that the citizens did not deepen their resentment towards Financier because of his accusations.
This was beyond his expectations. After all, although the 422 incident caused tens of thousands of casualties, what did it have to do with the living
It's not like they died.
Perhaps among the dead and injured were their friends or even loved ones, but... so what
It's not like they died.
If there are losses due to the attack, the government office is willing to compensate. As for the casualties and collapsed buildings caused by the attack, it is a hundred benefits for the living people without any harm - the jobs of the dead will be vacated, the collapsed buildings mean new reconstruction work, the rent of houses will be reduced due to the decrease in tenants, and the streets will become less crowded.
Kaimon City was a bit too crowded to begin with, and now the attackers have come, killing some and scaring some away, so the remaining people naturally have more city resources. At this moment, no one knows how many people are thanking the attackers for killing, which has allowed them to gain a lot of benefits.
By the way, even Fei Nanxue, the main person responsible, did not attract much hatred. The resentment he attracted in this matter was even less than that of Longxue Apartment and the manipulation of the civil service examination.
After all, those who truly hated him are already dead, and among those who survived, there are indeed many who were cheated of their money by Longxue Apartment or had their positions taken away from them when they took the civil service exam.
In the Kingdom of the Blood Moon, the living do not empathize with the dead.
It is wishful thinking to use the 422 incident to bring down Financier. Andreye is not so naive. He just needs this topic as an introduction.
"That's right. If we only look at the cause of the incident, every decision-maker is at fault. This is the responsibility of all those in power." Andreye said, "But the course of the incident is your performance stage, my dear mayor."
The ogre narrowed his eyes and looked coldly at his political enemy.
Andreye said, "The church informed you of the news 20 minutes after the arrival of the foreign wizard. What you did in the first three hours was to claim that nothing happened. It was not until several attacks occurred on the edge of the city that you notified the citizens not to go out, sent out the Crime Hunting Hall to meet the enemy, and summoned adventurers in the war zone..."
"Telling the citizens before the arrival of the foreign wizards will only cause panic!" The ogre said bluntly: "If the citizens gather together and flee out of fear, it will be equivalent to the foreign wizards creating a perfect opportunity for attack. The casualties will definitely be greater than now!"
"Yes, you are right." Andreye said, "If the fighting forces around Kaimen City are really only the Crime Hunting Hall and the War Zone, then your decision is correct."
At this moment, everyone, including Finanxie, looked horrified!
Menken shouted even louder, "Andreye, do you know what you are saying? Do you think you can survive if you tell me everything?"
"Even if I don't tell you, I will definitely die." Andreye said word by word: "I have never thought of living in vain. I just hope that I can have a clear heart before I die."
Finanxue laughed and said, "As expected of Andreye, who was born in a high-end foster home, he actually has such extravagant and upper-class ideas. How funny, you didn't have a conscience before, but you turned to the light after entering prison?"
Andreye shook his head. "Finanxue, sometimes I wonder if I am really qualified to sit in your position. Do I really have the ability to control the fate of so many people? Can I really sit there like you, watching so many lives die in front of my eyes, and still remain indifferent?"
He looked at the camera, as if he was talking to hundreds of thousands of citizens in Kaimen City.
"In the Kaimen area, the most powerful armed forces are neither the Crime Hunting Hall nor the war zone, but the research institute and the church!" He said: "Every Blood Saint in the research institute and every Moon Shadow in the church are magicians, and most of them are two-wing magicians!"
"Perhaps some people have heard that the research institute is full of scholars who are not good at fighting, and the church is full of priests who only know how to pray, but these are all lies to cater to ordinary people and belittle the strong. They are information cocoons woven to satisfy your inner jealousy."
"After all, you are not magicians, nor are you Blood Saint Moon Shadow. Therefore, Blood Saint Moon Shadow must have ridiculous shortcomings, such as being afraid of sunlight, or afraid of fire. Only in this way can you feel superior, convince yourself that there is no need to be jealous, and live well."
"Any magician cannot be weak, and certainly cannot be unable to fight!"
“If the research institute and the church take action, although they may not be able to quickly suppress the foreign magicians, they can definitely control the situation within a smaller scope and reduce the number of casualties to four or even three digits!”
"But they are unwilling to intervene because this matter has nothing to do with them. Outland magicians will not attack their areas. More importantly, the Blood Saints crave corpses and the Moon Shadows appreciate death. This unexpected massacre is actually in their interests."
"The only person who can change the situation is you, Alandol Financier." Andreye said word by word, "As the mayor, you have the authority to command the church and the research institute. If you want, you can let the Blood Saint descend and the Moon Shadow follow you, and completely reverse the situation of the rampant foreign magicians."
The ogre had a calm expression, and seemed not to care about Andreye's accusations at all.
"But you didn't. Because you didn't dare to harm the interests of the two tribes, because you still needed their support. Not only that, you knew very well that the other party came through the Level 2 virtual realm channel. This attack would last for three days at most, and the foreign magicians would definitely retreat on their own initiative. Therefore, you did not hesitate to sacrifice the interests of the citizens and used the corpses of the people as gifts to please the Blood Moon Clan."
Andreye showed a hint of mockery on his face. "No one told you to do this, and no one warned you not to do this. You made the choice yourself. Use the lives of tens of thousands of people to prove your humility to the Blood Moon Tribe."
The ogre looked at the wriggling chains on his body and sneered, "Your words don't seem to have much effect. Everyone understands my situation. Although this is not a glorious deed, it is not shameful to please the Blood Moon."
"Really?" Andreye laughed, "But what if I say that the Dragon Cave Apartment incident was also the result of your deliberate indulgence in order to please the institute?"
"Everyone knows that Longxue Apartment used financial fraud to absorb a large amount of funds, and the chairman of Longxue has absconded, but few people know where the funds were used. Before absconding, the chairman of Longxue went to the four major research institutes to undergo a 200-year life extension operation. This operation alone consumed one-third of Longxue Apartment's working capital."
"Not only that, several other directors of Longxue Apartment also went to the institute for life extension surgery, body repair surgery, etc. It can be said that most of Longxue Apartment's cash assets ended up in the various research institutes. Then the incident broke out, the directors disappeared, and millions of people were left with debt."
"Whether it's your gallery in the forest or my wine of immortality, they only made a small profit in this matter. The one that really swallowed up the assets of tens of millions of people is the research institute."
"And this is just one of the more prominent 'achievements' during your administration. If you really want to go into detail, it will take more than half an hour to finish. But in summary, it is nothing more than one principle—"
"Exploiting the people and fawning on the blood moon."
Andreye looked at the blood moon in the night sky, and the crow's feet at the corners of his eyes revealed his fatigue.
"This is why you were able to stay in power for eight years despite your declining support in the polls. This is also the reason for your existence. The Institute and the Church need people like you as puppets. Once you attract enough public anger, you will be sent to Broken Lake Prison to satisfy the public's thirst for justice."
"Even if the 422 incident hadn't happened, you, Fenanxue, would have served as mayor for a few more years at most, and you would have faced the result of the Blood Moon Judgment. Because you are a 'sinner' who got the position of mayor by selling out the interests of the people."
There was no smile on the ogre's face anymore.
The stone pillars beneath him seemed to be melting, and hundreds of dancing chains wrapped around him like hands, as if to drag him into the dark red lake.
"But if that's all, you're just an 'ordinary mayor', no different from your predecessor and predecessor. Every mayor is a future sinner, or in other words, only sinners can become mayors."
Andreye said, "Finanxue, the reason why I am trying so hard to compete with you for the mayor's position is because you are trying to elevate the betrayal of the interests of the people into a higher art - you have united the rights protection associations of the four major races of elves, orcs, ogres, and goblins to promote the development of the professional fighting league."
"Of course, your reasons are very legitimate. You can absorb the unemployed population, reduce the crime rate, cultivate magicians, and operate the tertiary industry... It is absolutely impeccable. It may even make people who see your proposal for the first time wonder why no one has thought of such a good idea before?"
"That's because the rulers before were not as cruel and despicable as you!"
At this point, Andreye's eyes were bloodshot, his face was wrinkled, and he was so angry that he couldn't even control his expression. "Finanxue, can't you foresee what will happen after the Fighting League appears? A large number of young people will flock to this industry that can make them rich overnight, gambling will become popular, body modification will become a new trend, the ring will be covered with a thick layer of flesh and blood, and there will even be orphans who specialize in training fighting machines for fighting!"
"Violence, death, and corpses will become the only melody of this city! Financier, it's not that you can't foresee this future. You are smart enough to foresee everything, so you will push forward this plan!"
"The Blood Moon Lord imprisoned the Blood Saint Moon Shadow in the research institute and the church in order to prevent them from causing massacres, suppress their destruction of the people, and buy breathing space for all races! And you, Finanxue, for your own desires, you did not hesitate to put all the people on the altar, and standardized and formalized the killing and death, just to please your master!"
"You have united the leaders of all races just to establish a huge and shameless ruling group. The people are your best commodities, and the Blood Moon is your kneeling customer!"
"But don't forget, Finanx, you are still an ogre, without scarlet pupils or a fluffy tail! No matter how much you flatter them, in their eyes, you are still food!"
Andreye's insults echoed in the Broken Lake. The others were silent and huddled in their seats, as if praying that Blood Saint Yueying, who was watching the live broadcast, would not notice them.
For a moment, the live broadcast was so quiet that the only sound was the sliding of chains.
At this time, Finanxue suddenly looked at Ash and gave a strange smile.
"Have you finished?" The ogre looked around and said, "Well, please allow me to make a few more remarks."