The doctor suffers from amnesia, but not complete amnesia.

Kane stared blankly at the documents in his hands, flipping through them over and over, trying to find a reason why the businessmen might object, but he couldn't even come up with the most far-fetched one.

"But...you shouldn't be...you should be against it...why did you bring this up?"

"Because I am just a businessman, Kane, I am isolated and helpless in the business confederation."

Qiao Yelan said softly.

"I cannot fight the Business Federation alone, so I can only settle for second best—if this cannot be stopped, then at least I can take the helm myself and control the harm to the people, so that it does not reach the worst possible level."

The young man froze in his seat. He knew Qiao Yelan hadn't lied to him, and he knew this was the best Qiao Yelan could do.

But he was so unwilling to accept it.

"The reason I brought you here is also because of this matter—I hope to use you to expose this matter, so that, like in Ursus, we can incite the public to hold a large-scale demonstration. This way, at least we can cover it up openly, and with my covert operations, the harm caused by this matter can be minimized."

"Isn't there... a way to completely stop this from happening?"

Kane asked in a murmur.

"Unless at least one more person stands up against this, I will have room to maneuver—the Tower of Babel cannot stand alone, but it is not impossible to stop it if others help."

A sigh reached Kane's ears.

"However, as I asked you before—no one can refuse the benefits this proposal brings, and therefore, no one will stand with the Tower of Babel."

A silence fell over the area, and Kane knew there was nothing more he could do.

"I swear to you, I will do everything in my power to convey this bill to every civilian, and I will let them participate in the choices that determine their own destiny, instead of letting so many people's futures be ruined in such a small and ridiculous meeting!"

He made his own decision.

Qiao Yelan also seemed to have regained his spirits.

“I knew I hadn’t misjudged you, Mr. Kane. That’s why I’ve been talking to you so deeply ever since we met—I’ve always had high hopes for you, Mr. Kane, because you, like me, are a person full of love for the people and for this country.”

“The power a person possesses determines what he can do. If your power is significant in this country, then your voice cannot be silenced and your will cannot be ignored—if you were in your father's position today, then this bill would certainly be blocked.”

Qiao Yelan's voice was full of disappointment, but to Kane's ears, it was so alluring.

"As a journalist, you can only use words to criticize injustices in society; as my deputy, you can expose the ugly crimes of this business class to everyone; and if you are the chairman of the Rose Newspaper Corporation, you can veto any proposals you don't approve of."

The reporter clenched his fist and then took a deep breath.

“Now I finally understand why you said that if I accepted my true identity, I could do more for the people of Kazimierz. Now I realize that simply being a journalist and reporting a few stories is meaningless to this society!”

“I will remember this day forever. It is my shame—because of my powerlessness, which led to me standing by and watching an evil being born!”

Kane's voice was firm and resolute.

"You will no longer be alone, please believe me—although it will take a little time, I will definitely do my best to take over that position and stand shoulder to shoulder with you to fight against these dirty businessmen!"

Qiao Yelan nodded, her voice full of satisfaction.

“I look forward to that day, Mr. Kane.”

Chapter 72 A Guide to Valuing Evil Spirits

Since Kane made the vow to Qiao Yelan, he has not behaved in any way, sitting beside Qiao Yelan with his back straight.

"After the meeting begins, hand your briefcase to Kashina. I will read the agenda with her. You must take good notes of everything in this meeting and tell everyone the whole truth—this is our last chance. Only by stirring up a wave of public opposition can we finally suppress the Business Federation's decision."

"I see."

Once everyone had arrived, Qiao Yelan rang the bell in front of her.

"Thank you all for attending this meeting. I am the initiator of this meeting, the CEO of Babel Tower. You can call me Qiao Yelan, or my code name [Doctor], or you can call me by both if you prefer."

All eyes were on them, except for Bain, who had no idea of ​​the purpose of the meeting before they arrived.

This is highly illogical—generally speaking, if you want to pass an issue, you will at least inform each other beforehand and then make some deals privately so that others will support your issue on the surface.

After all, they are businessmen, and this is a meeting, not a parliament. Everyone is busy making money and doesn't have time to hold meetings and argue with each other.

They were all quite puzzled by the sudden attack on the Tower of Babel.

However, there is a reasonable explanation for this behavior—

That means the other party's proposals can be unanimously approved without prior negotiation.

But could the Tower of Babel proposal really be that magical?

Five minutes later, everyone changed their previous attitude.

"—Just like I said, we can also improve Ursus's methods. We can fund the expansion of a completely new mobile plot as a mobile infected concentration camp. As for the number, how about [Plot Zero]?"

The chairmen of the Meshko Group and Brilliant Shield Industries also showed expressions of satisfaction. One was in charge of land development in Kazimir, and the other was in charge of vehicle production and transportation logistics.

Food security, industrial production, land development, logistics and transportation... Everyone present can enjoy the benefits brought by this bill, not to mention the wealth of the infected themselves and the huge number of slave laborers.

It's no wonder that the other side immediately convened a meeting upon returning to Kazimierz; there really wasn't much need to discuss such a bill.

Kane sat in the shadows, watching the attendees smile or show approval, his heart growing increasingly gloomy.

These guys, as expected, can't possibly refuse something like this!

"I'm sorry, but I oppose this proposal."

A voice shattered the harmonious scene, startling Kane. His gaze, filled with shock and delight, turned to the speaker.

That is......

"......Father?"

Mr. Bain, Chairman of the Rose Newspaper Corporation, calmly lowered his hand.

He wasn't worried about standing out at all; after all, that was the rule of the game in the business association. If someone wasn't satisfied with their earnings, they could cause trouble.

This is also why he agreed to Qiao Yelan's request—in this bill, his media industry not only had the smallest interests, but also did the dirty work of cleaning up the mess and reversing public opinion.

Therefore, his opposition was perfectly reasonable.

After seeing Bain's reaction, the other directors thought about it briefly and realized what he was thinking, so there was no large-scale discussion or questioning, since he did have reasons to object.

“Mr. Bain, this bill does require you and your company to provide some cover for the Business Federation, and I am willing to make some concessions—let me be frank, what are your demands?”

“My demand? My demand is that this bill cannot pass—don’t talk to me about concessions, what do you have to give me? The expansion of Rose Newspaper has reached a bottleneck, and this bottleneck is not because any of you here are deliberately blocking my way, but because of a lack of manpower.”

Bain slowly and methodically explained his reasons.

"This manpower cannot be filled by infected people working as slaves. On the contrary, once this bill is passed, it will involve a large number of my company's employees. They will have to work day and night to clean up your messes in the media—which will damage my strategic plans for a long time to come."

“I’m already short-staffed, and you want me to use my existing staff to help you clean up the mess, but you can’t offer me what I need at all—so I will not support the passage of this bill.”

His gaze swept from left to right and then from right to left, taking in the expressions of everyone present.

“I know you all think this bill is very profitable, but let me give you a piece of advice—even Ursus doesn’t dare to do this openly, and there were even large-scale protests before. If you want to implement this without considering the consequences, you should think about how to deal with it in advance.”

"Don't forget, the military is watching us very closely."

After saying this, Bain stood up, turned around and left the conference room, clearly not giving anyone a chance to continue the discussion.

He had done what he was supposed to do, and that was enough to complete the deal with Qiao Yelan. He wasn't going to put in any more work for himself.

After Bain left, the room fell silent; it was clear that the bill was not going to pass today.

"Don't worry, everyone. Even if this bill is to be implemented, we still need a lot of preparation work. Just expanding the land will take a lot of time—I think we have enough time to convince Mr. Bain."

Qiao Yelan said, pretending to be relaxed.

"Furthermore, Mr. Bain is also right. Everyone can benefit from this bill, so everyone should indeed share some with the Rose Newspaper. That's why we've gotten to where we are today, isn't it?"

"Rules should still be followed."

The chairmen nodded slightly; that was indeed the case.

"Any of you remaining have objections to this bill?"

No one raised their hand.

"Let's adjourn the meeting here. After all, it's just Mr. Bain alone, so it shouldn't be a problem soon. Perfect timing, we can make some preparations in advance, since we'll have a lot of work to do later."

Everyone else stood up, walked over and shook hands with Qiao Yelan one by one, and then left. It was clear that they all planned to make some arrangements in advance so that they could gain an advantage when the bill was finally passed.

Public opinion is nothing but a weather vane, and Bain is a prime example of this.

Just as Qiao Yelan said, no one thought Bain would really oppose it to the end—his current resolute stance was only to try and get an even bigger deal.

Everyone's tired of seeing the same thing; there's nothing new to see.

However, there was one person who saw it for the first time who found it fascinating and genuinely believed that Mr. Bain was truly opposed to the bill.

"Mr. Qiao Yelan, my father..."

"Mr. Bain reacted so decisively, leaving without giving any chance for discussion, that there was clearly no room for negotiation. Although he said it was because his interests were not met, I believe he must have had more to say about it."

Qiao Yelan sighed, her tone filled with obvious frustration.

"This is completely unexpected. I never imagined that your father would oppose this proposal—if I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have been in such a hurry to initiate it. If Mr. Bain could stand with me, then this matter would surely be completely rejected."

"...No, this is not your fault. Even I would never have expected Father to give such an answer."

The young man's expression was very complex, a mixture of emotion, pride, doubt, and considerable guilt.

"All these years, I've never really understood my father—I always thought he was just an ordinary businessman, someone who could comfortably cover up the truth for money..."

Kane lowered his head in disappointment.