Doctor Amnesiac, but not completely amnesiac

"The Business Federation will decide which industries will become popular in the future. They will plan ahead and attract the attention of ordinary people, whether it is gold, art, cars, or housing - in short, all the purposes are to further squeeze wealth from the people."

"In other words, the wealth of the entire Casimir people will be affected by this meeting - but the people know nothing about it, and therefore have no way to deal with it, because they cannot participate in this meeting at all."

Qiao Yelan's voice beat against Kane's heart.

"But this time, they won't be completely ignorant of this - because you are here at this venue, and you will tell them everything that happened here, so that they don't have to be seduced by commercial means to protect their limited wealth."

"Think about it, Kane. If I wasn't here this time, and you went to your father and told him that you wanted to attend this meeting as an observer, would your father mind? No, it's impossible. He would only be pleasantly surprised that you changed your mind, and then give you the opportunity to inform the people about this meeting."

"This is something you, as [Reporter Kane], will never be able to do."

The young man lowered his head, feeling a little annoyed and regretful.

He didn't care whether his actions would cause trouble for his father. He was just regretting why he hadn't thought of this solution earlier and regretting the countless opportunities he had missed in the past.

"Open that briefcase in your hand."

Kane opened his briefcase and pulled out a parchment bag.

"Look at the document inside. This is the motion I am making today."

After the man opened it, his eyes bulged out at the first page.

The more he looked back, the more his hands trembled. Finally, he even wanted to stand up, but Kashena held him firmly on his chair.

"Why! Why did you propose such a motion!"

The young man questioned Qiao Yelan with a distorted face. If his reason had not told him that he could not reveal his identity at this time, he would probably have started roaring.

“Because I didn’t write this motion.”

Qiao Yelan said faintly.

"Not...you wrote it?"

"This proposal came from Ursus. Unfortunately, it has already been circulated. The civilian demonstrations that broke out in Saint Eagle Castle and several major cities in Ursus this month were because this matter was exposed by someone - so it probably won't be publicly implemented anymore."

"Even those barbarians in Ursus wouldn't do something. As a nation of knights, are we supposed to be inferior to them?"

"Listen carefully to what I say - [It probably won't be carried out publicly again]."

Qiao Yelan repeated it patiently.

However, the reporter, whose thinking was clouded by anger, still had a normal level of comprehension of words.

"No longer in public..."

"Yes, at least in their external propaganda, they said they would not implement it. But, they also announced that they would carry out nationwide disarmament next - do you believe it?"

Kane shook his head subconsciously.

Ursus, a country made up of war maniacs, would actually take the initiative to disarm?

Even the claw beast in the sewer wouldn't believe such words.

"Ursus said it would not be implemented, which means that this proposal has actually been carefully studied and even all its feasibility has been verified. The only thing left is the final implementation. Therefore, this is a key to open the abyss of hell, and Ursus has made the method of making this key public to everyone."

"Think about it carefully with the part of your brain that can still think, and then tell me, do you think the Merchants' Union can reject such a bill that can provide them with hundreds of thousands or even millions of slave laborers?"

Kane stared at the document in his hand in despair. He flipped through it over and over again, trying to find some reason why the businessmen might object, but he couldn't even come up with the most far-fetched reason.

"But...you're not...you should be against it...why did you bring it up?"

"Because I'm just a businessman, Kane, and I'm isolated and helpless in the Business Federation."

Qiao Yelan said softly.

"I can't fight the Chamber of Commerce alone, so I can only settle for the next best thing - if this matter cannot be stopped, then at least I can take the helm myself and control the harm to the people so that it doesn't reach the most terrible level."

The young man froze in his seat. He knew that Qiao Yelan had not lied to him. He also knew that this was the best move Qiao Yelan could make.

But he was so unwilling.

"The reason why I brought you here is because of this matter. I hope to use your help to expose this matter. This way, I can encourage the people to hold a large-scale demonstration like Ursus did. This way, at least I can block this matter openly. With my secret operation, the harm of this matter will definitely be reduced to a minimum."

"Isn't there... no way to completely stop this?"

Kane murmured.

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

A sigh reached Kane's ears.

"But, as I asked you before, no one can refuse the benefits of this proposal, and therefore, no one will stand on the side of Babel."

Silence enveloped the place, and Kane knew that there was nothing that could be done.

"I swear to you, I will do my best to convey this proposal to every civilian. I will let them participate in deciding their own destiny, instead of letting the future of so many people be ruined in such a small and ridiculous meeting!"

He made his own decision.

And Qiao Yelan seemed to have cheered up again.

"I knew I was right, Mr. Kane. That's why I have been talking to you so deeply since I met you. I have always had high hopes for you, Mr. Kane, because you are just like me, someone who loves the people and this country."

"The power a person possesses determines what he can do. If your power is significant in this country, your voice cannot be covered up, and your will cannot be ignored. If you were in your father's position today, this bill would definitely be blocked."

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

"As a journalist, you can only use words to criticize the injustices in society; as my deputy, you can expose the ugly crimes of the business class to everyone; and if you are the chairman of the Rose Newspaper Association, you can reject the bills you don't like."

The reporter clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

"Now I finally understand why you said that if I accept my true identity, I can do more for the civilians of Casimir. Now I have realized that just being a reporter and reporting a few news is meaningless to this society!"

"I will remember this day clearly. It is my shame - because of my inability to do anything, I stood by and watched a crime happen!"

Kane's voice was powerful.

"You will no longer be alone. Please believe me. Although it will take some time, I will definitely work hard to take over that position and fight these dirty businessmen shoulder to shoulder with you!"

Qiao Yelan nodded, his voice full of relief.

"I look forward to that day, Mr. Kane."

Chapter 72: A Guide to the Valuation of Evil Spirits

Ever since Kane made the oath to Qiao Yelan, he has never behaved inappropriately. He sat beside Qiao Yelan with his back straight.

"After the meeting begins, hand the briefcase in your hand to Kashena. I will read the agenda with her. You must record everything about this meeting and tell everyone the truth. This is our last chance. Only by raising a wave of public opposition can we finally suppress the decision of the Chamber of Commerce."

"I see."

After everyone arrived, Qiao Yelan knocked on the bell in front of him.

"Thank you all for coming to this meeting. I am the initiator of the meeting, the CEO of Babel Tower. You can call me Qiao Yelan, or my code name [Doctor]. If you like, you can call me both."

Everyone's eyes were focused here, except for Bane. Before they came, they had no idea the purpose of the other party initiating the meeting.

This is very unreasonable - generally speaking, if you want to pass an issue, you will inform each other in advance, and then make some deals privately, so that others will support your issue openly.

After all, they are businessmen, and they are holding a meeting rather than a parliament. Everyone is busy making money and has no time to hold meetings and argue with each other.

Like the sudden attack by the Tower of Babel this time, they were actually very confused.

However, there is a reasonable explanation for this behavior.

That is, the other party’s agenda does not need to be negotiated in advance and can be passed unanimously by everyone.

But is the Tower of Babel proposal really so magical?

Five minutes later, everyone changed their previous attitude.

"——As I said, we can also improve Ursus's methods. We can completely fund the expansion of a 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 satisfaction on their faces. One of them was responsible for the land construction of Casimir, and the other was in charge of vehicle production and transportation logistics.

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

It is no wonder that the other party initiated a meeting as soon as he returned to Casimir. There is really no need to discuss such a bill.

Kane sat in the shadows, watching the participants smiling or showing approval, and his heart became increasingly darker.

It turns out that these guys can't possibly refuse this kind of thing!

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

A voice broke the harmonious scene and startled Kane. His eyes turned to the person who spoke with shock and joy.

That is......

"......Father?"

Mr. Bain, chairman of the Rose Newspaper Association, calmly put down his hand.

He was not worried at all about standing out. After all, this was the rule of the game in the Business Association. If someone was not satisfied with his profits, he could make trouble.

This is also the reason why he agreed to Qiao Yelan - in this bill, the media industry he is in is not only the one with the least interest, but also has to do the dirty work of helping to cover up the mess and change public opinion.

So his opposition was natural.

After seeing Bain's reaction, the other directors only thought about it for a moment and realized the other party's idea, so there was no large-scale discussion or questioning. After all, the other party did have reasons to object.

"Mr. Bain, this bill does require you and your company to do some covering for the Chamber of Commerce, and I am willing to make some concessions. Let me be frank, what are your demands?"

"My request? My request is that this bill cannot be passed. Don't tell me to make concessions. What can you give me? The expansion of Rose Newspaper has reached a bottleneck, and this bottleneck is not caused by the intentional strangulation of the people present here, but due to a lack of manpower."

Bane slowly stated his reasons.

"This number of people cannot be filled by infected slave labor. On the contrary, once this bill is passed, it will involve a large number of employees in my company. They must work day and night to clean up your mess in the public opinion circle - this will harm my strategic layout for a long time in the future."

"I'm already short of staff, and you want me to use my original staff to help you clean up the mess, but you can't provide what I want - so I will not support the passage of this bill."

His eyes 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 I would like to give you a piece of advice - even Ursus doesn't dare to do this publicly, and there were large-scale demonstrations and 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 meeting room, obviously not giving anyone a chance to continue the conversation.

He has done what he should do, and this has already completed the deal with Qiao Yelan. He will not add more work to himself.

After Bain left, the scene fell into silence. It was obvious that the bill would not be passed today.

"Don't worry, everyone. After all, even if we want to implement this bill, we still need a lot of preparation work. Just expanding the land will take a lot of time. I think this period of time is enough for us to convince Mr. Bain."

Qiao Yelan said in a casual tone.

"In addition, what Mr. Bain said is also correct. Everyone can benefit from this bill, so everyone should give some to Rose Newspapers. This is why we have come this far, isn't it?"

"Rules should still be followed."

The chairmen nodded slightly, indeed it was so.

"Does anyone else have any objection to this bill?"

No one raised their hand.

"Then let's adjourn the meeting here. After all, if it's just Mr. Bain alone, I think it won't be a problem soon. It's just right. We can make preparations in advance. After all, we will have a lot of work to do by then."

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

Public opinion is just a fence-sitter, and Bain is the best among them.

Just like Qiao Yelan said, no one thought that Bain would really oppose to the end - he was making such a resolute gesture now just to gain a higher stakes.

Everybody is tired of it, there is nothing new at all.

However, there was one person who saw it for the first time and found it very fresh and actually believed that Mr. Bain sincerely wanted to oppose the bill.

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

"Mr. Bain reacted so decisively and left without even giving us a chance to discuss anything. It's clear that there's no room for negotiation. Even though he said it was because his interests weren't being met, I believe he must have had more thoughts behind it."

Qiao Yelan sighed, with obvious regret in his tone.

"This is completely beyond my expectation. I never thought that your father would oppose this motion. If I had known this, I wouldn't have been so anxious to initiate this motion. If Mr. Bain could stand with me, then this matter would definitely be completely rejected."

"...No, it's not your fault. Even I could never have imagined that my father would have such an answer."

The young man's expression was very complicated, including emotion, pride, confusion, and a considerable amount of guilt.

"For so many years, I have never gotten to know my father in detail. I always thought he was just an ordinary businessman who could cover up the truth for money..."

Kane lowered his head in disappointment.