People in Terra, governing a weird little country

Although the "Four Cities Meltdown" incident ended in a way that no one expected, his plan to take over the Chamber of Commerce and create a real one-man show that he had worked so hard to prepare was interrupted, and the stepping stone of this chaos was also stepped on by Ernst Film, but he was still optimistic.

At least it was difficult to trace it directly back to him.

The infected people involved in the incident are dead and they can no longer speak.

His son McGee, who knew what had happened and was responsible for conveying his orders, naturally would not betray him.

The Chamber of Commerce and the Supervisory Committee have already tacitly agreed to keep a low profile on this matter, so their means of retaliation must be limited. Without being able to conduct a high-profile investigation, how can they confirm that they are the mastermind behind this incident?

Don't forget that the "headquarters" of Rose Press is also in the Great Knight Territory. They are also one of the victims of this accident. The Chamber of Commerce has no reason to suspect him of this matter.

Even if they really have reasons and evidence to liquidate Rose Newspapers, that's fine.

It's nothing more than that the expansion of Rose Press in Casimir suffered a heavy blow. After his operation over the years, Rose Press is no longer limited to a corner of Casimir. They are also a well-known media in Colombia. As long as he, as the founder, can remain standing firm in Colombia, this company will not collapse.

Of course, this is just the worst-case scenario.

Things are far from that bad.

After finishing the tea in the cup, the "reporter" stood up and prepared to refill himself.

His mind was racing, thinking about nothing else but how to make a comeback.

This failure did allow him to accumulate a lot of experience and lessons. First of all, the infected are indeed useful, but these temporarily found infected lack professional qualities. If possible, he should privately raise a group of infected soldiers in the Rose Newspaper Company, give them money and food, train them, and be prepared for emergencies.

Secondly, Casimir was more fragile than he thought. Of course, after this incident, someone in the Chamber of Commerce had proposed a proposal to reorganize the power grid of the entire city and separate the energy supply of the Chamber of Commerce headquarters from the main energy of the city, so as to ensure that if there is another such accident, the Chamber of Commerce can remain bright and not be as embarrassed as this time. This proposal was quickly passed within the Chamber of Commerce without receiving any opposing votes. It is conceivable that the Supervisory Committee is the same.

Next time, if he wants to continue to tamper with the energy switch, it will be much more difficult. But as an insider, this is just a little troublesome. If he is willing to pay the price, just like this time he was able to temporarily mobilize the traitors in the Supervisory Committee to clean up his mess, he still has other ways.

The Casimirs were not vigilant enough about this.

Finally, there is Ernst.

He is a troublesome person, and if necessary... no, it should be said that it is really necessary to get rid of him.

The "reporter" did not think this idea was so fantastic. Since ancient times, the greater the merits, the more likely they were to be suspected by their masters. Ernst's current situation undoubtedly reached the standard of "great merits that frightened the master".

Granted, he's certainly not Casimir, but that's what makes it all the more ridiculous.

Given the pettiness of the Casimir Supervisory Council and the pettiness of the Business Federation, could they tolerate a foreigner who had even greater appeal than themselves in Casimir? Could they allow such a powerful person to exist in this territory? Didn't they want this uncontrolled foreigner who knew state secrets of the "Four Cities Meltdown" to disappear forever?

The "reporter" feels that the answer is very clear.

If he were put in the position of the Chamber of Commerce and the Supervisory Board, he would not be able to tolerate Ernst's existence.

He believed that the reason why the Business Federation and the Supervisory Committee had not taken action was purely because assassination was a taboo and could not be done rashly. They also certainly could not mobilize the Wuzhou League.

The No-Horn Alliance has always been an urban legend among the people, but anyone with a little intelligence knows that they are a collaborator of the Chamber of Commerce (a dog), and if you use them to do this kind of thing, you have to be prepared to be found out.

But in the eyes of "Reporter厯", they are obviously still too conservative.

The content of Ernst's speech, the "Light Speech", had long been passed on through his insider in the Pegasus Arena. It was indeed a speech worthy of being recorded in history. Even the "reporters" could not help but stand up and applaud him after listening to it in its entirety.

But he was also keenly aware of the problem.

The views on certain races and groups in this speech seem a bit too "trendy" and are bound to impact the traditional values ​​of many people.

They don't even need to arrange it themselves. In this case, it would be reasonable for an "angry Ursus" or a "crazy Sargon" to assassinate him.

It just takes time for the content of the speech to spread.

Casimir, as the venue for the speech, has every qualification and reason to "spread the speech".

It's just killing someone with a borrowed knife.

Silently keeping the plan in his heart, the "reporter" decided to stay out of the spotlight in Colombia for another month. By the time he returned, the craze for the speech would surely have passed. At that time, he would propose this proposal to the Chamber of Commerce, and with a little encouragement, the chances of success would surely be very high.

"Tuk-tuk!"

The sudden knock on the door interrupted the reporter's action of pouring tea. He raised his head in confusion, looked towards the entrance of the luxury apartment, and asked:

"Who?"

"Hello, Columbia Melander Historical Society, we received your application for membership a few days ago, and we are here to do an interview today."

Mayland Historical Society?

The "reporter"'s eyes lit up.

Having worked in Colombia for many years, he certainly knew something about this mysterious organization. It was an organization under the Melander Foundation, which was founded by Melander Selene, the "Father of the Federation" of Colombia. The Melander Foundation is the shadow government of Colombia. Its subordinate departments include the Melander Charity Foundation, the Melander Children's Relief Fund, the Melander Scientific Research and Exploration Fund, etc., involving all walks of life and fields in Colombia. Even among this complex group of "Melandes", the Melander Historical Society is the most mysterious one.

The "reporter" didn't remember sending them any information, let alone any application for membership, but he didn't suspect anything was wrong.

Because this is a great Colombia that respects people like him.

They must have noticed my talent and understood my appreciation for Colombia! That's why they sent people to win me over!

The "reporter" tidied his clothes excitedly and tried his best to maintain superficial calm, put down his teacup, walked quickly to the door and opened it.

Standing outside the door was a strange man wearing a brown windbreaker, a cowboy hat, and a big cigar in his mouth...a machine?

"Are you surprised to see me?"

The Tin Man said calmly, as if he was not surprised by this situation.

"Let me introduce myself, Tin Man, the chief detective of the Melander Historical Society under the Melander Foundation. You are not the first person to be frightened by my appearance, but you'd better get used to it sooner, because you will see my face often in the future."

The reporter's expression froze for a moment, but after hearing the Tin Man's words, he quickly smiled again:

"Of course, of course, Mr. Tin Man, please come in, I'm glad Columbia can see what I can do. We can start the interview now."

"Oh, yes, the interview. I almost forgot about it."

"Alas, this kind of small thing should have been done by Holhaiya in the past, but she went out to enjoy herself, and it's my turn to work overtime here."

The Tin Man sighed, walked into the room, closed the door with his backhand skillfully, pulled the door chain, and brushed off the dust on his body, like a dusty worker who had just returned home.

Under the expectant gaze of the "reporter", he took a deep puff of the cigar which had no flavor at all, swallowed the tobacco oil and smoke directly into his alloy throat, and passed through his lungs in a top-notch manner before he reluctantly put out the cigar on the wall at the door.

Then, he pulled out a strangely shaped hand cannon emitting scarlet mist from his arms, and in front of the "reporter" whose smile was gradually disappearing, he attached it to his arm and nodded with satisfaction.

The "reporter" finally realized something was wrong. He took a step back and said warily, "I'm here for an interview. What are you doing?"

The Tin Man paid no attention to his question. He just calmly raised his hand and pointed the black muzzle of the gun at the "reporter".

"To be honest, I don't really like this feeling. Ejecting a part of myself or something like that, although it's very powerful, it always reminds me of the days when I was still 'energetic' and had that function."

"But the President has issued an order to leave no dregs behind. I can only do my best to comply."

He shrugged, and a hint of human amusement flashed in his emotionless eyes made of light bulbs.

"You're a 'reporter' right?"

"I'll give you a chance to write the last report of your life."

"Do you want the kitchen liquid Originium tank to explode due to improper operation? Or do you want to lose control while practicing the forbidden Originium technique and die unfortunately?"

Chapter 453: The weak me in the past is dead!

"A gas leak and explosion occurred in a high-end apartment in the Mark Maxit District of the Columbia capital recently, causing a total of one casualty. The accident caused serious damage to the house and the surrounding residents were evacuated urgently. Vice President Wilson personally went to the scene to direct the rescue work. The specific cause of the accident has been investigated by the District of Columbia police."

This is a not very eye-catching news. It doesn't even occupy an independent column in the newspaper pages where Casimir's recent big news is constantly coming out.

Many Casimir residents were even confused. Why would this news about the accident in Colombia appear in Casimir’s newspapers at this time? Isn’t it just a person’s death in a foreign country? What’s the big deal?

Those who pay more attention to Colombia may analyze the content carefully and try to read some different information from the news. For example, why did a small gas leak and explosion accident attract the Colombian vice president to the scene?

Doesn’t this just show that Colombia attaches great importance to “human rights”?

Ernst should not have given this speech in Casimir. It was a waste of subject matter and words to give such a speech to those short-sighted people of Casimir. Look at those pathetic "compatriots". The first thing they thought of was not to reflect on the profound meaning behind the great proposition of "human rights", but to speculate on the ticket stub of a used ticket at a sky-high price, making it impossible for them to buy it and use it to show off!

They said that Ernst should give a speech in Colombia! Colombia's vice president attaches great importance to human rights, and he will definitely come to listen and support Ernst! That is the perfect scenario in their dreams!

With the idea that the moon in foreign countries must be rounder than that in their own country, they certainly would not have thought about how their admired Vice President Wilson "commanded the rescue" on the spot.

In the temporary rescue command center, Vice President Wilson, who was well-dressed and had a kind face, rubbed his hands happily. He was grateful that Ernst could provide him with such a perfect opportunity for political show even though he was not in Colombia, and prayed:

"I hope good luck will favor me."

As he spoke, he reached out and opened the cup containing the dice.

Three sixes, good luck!

The Vice President's excited cheers were heard from the rescue command center.

As for the rescue workers on the scene? These members of the Mayland Foundation are still on duty, waiting to go into the tent after get off work to play a game with the Vice President!

To sum up, Casimir was immersed in the excitement of the official end of the World Games, Ernst's "Light Speech" and the establishment of the Terra International Human Rights Council. Who would care about what happened in Colombia, 10,800 miles away?

Especially since this matter is somewhat unlucky.

The president of Red Wine News commented sharply at an internal meeting:

"We are celebrating here, but someone has died over there. Aren't they a bit ignorant? They can't even choose a good time to die, and they still want to steal the headlines from us? They are so flattering!"

"Don't worry about him, let's write ours!"

"Both the Federation and the Supervisory Committee have suffered considerable losses during this period, so let's be conservative in the title."

"Let me think about it... Hmm! I got an idea!"

A cruel smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"How about "Rose Newspaper faces business crisis? CEO runs away with huge sum of money and sister-in-law!"

The editors looked at each other in confusion. Finally, the editor-in-chief stepped forward and asked carefully:

"Boss, isn't this title a bit too conservative? It doesn't fit our characteristics."

"Why is it not in line with the rules? What is our uniqueness?"

The boss smiled and answered his own question:

"Red Wine News, only tells the truth!"

Ordinary people in Casimir might not know why this news appeared in Casimir’s newspaper, but as a leader in the Chamber of Commerce, how could he not know the inside story?

The "reporter's" son leaked the news to Charne before the meltdown in the four cities, but Charne obviously did not have the high-purity conscience to "keep secrets for others". After learning the news, he sent an early warning to the Chamber of Commerce.

However, no one in the business association at that time was willing to believe this incredible news, and no one was willing to take extreme measures against the directors of the association based on a rumor without any evidence - will there be no descendants of those who started this? If this were to happen, wouldn't the directors who formed the association to make profits for themselves be nurturing an organization that would restrict themselves?

The past is the past, and the present is the present. Before things get out of hand, no one wants to deal with it. Once things get out of hand, everyone's interests are damaged, and a common enemy emerges. Then, won't unity come?

After the four-city meltdown, the Chamber of Commerce sent the Helmet-Free Alliance to Colombia to search for the "reporter".

It's just a pity that the "reporter" probably realized that he couldn't escape the disaster. Before the Wuzhou League arrived, he lit a gas tank in his hiding home and committed suicide out of fear of punishment.

This piece of news was a "signal" sent by the No-Heroes Alliance to the Federation of Commerce through the Rose Newspaper, which was already in a state of panic in Columbia.

——The “reporter” is dead.

The "reporter", the helmsman of Rose Newspapers, has died. After receiving this exact news, there is no need to think too much about what will happen.

The Rose Newspaper Company he left behind, which was quite powerful in both Casimir and Colombia, naturally became a hot commodity in the eyes of other competitors.

The Wine News is of course one of them.

The boss of Red Wine News believed that he still had some "conscience". When the Chamber of Commerce discussed how to deal with Rose Newspapers at an internal meeting, he insisted that the son of the "reporter", McGee, who had proved his loyalty to the Chamber of Commerce during the "Four Cities Meltdown" incident, take over as chairman. This was to resolve the power vacuum left by the death of the chairman of Rose Newspapers with the least cost and the least turmoil, and to ensure that the Chamber of Commerce would not cause internal turmoil and division due to the collapse of Rose Newspapers.

Of course, the position of chairman is not hereditary. Letting McKee take over to stabilize the situation is just a trick.

This new report in the Red Wine News, which he personally finalized, is a weather vane of change.

From now on, the Red Wine Newspaper will gradually take over the content of the Rose Newspaper, from entertainment gossip to international news, and truly dominate the entire news media industry in Casimir. By then, McGee will of course be of no use.

Now, let's just treat it as a reward for McGee's loyalty. Don't say he didn't give that kid a chance. Even with internal and external troubles, Rose Newspapers is still the largest news media company in Casimir. McGee's starting point is the end point for many people. Of course, he and other companies will press step by step and gradually erode the Rose Newspapers, but the severely damaged Business Federation can't swallow it all up in a short time. In order to avoid a series of situations that are not conducive to the development of the Business Federation, such as a large number of people being unemployed, economic downturn, and social unrest, they will not rashly fiddle with it.

Under such circumstances, if he couldn't accomplish anything, it wouldn't be his fault.

After all, he had heard that Prime Minister Ernst was also elected as Kjerag's Prime Minister in this way. Look at how successful he is now. Look at you? Reflect on yourself and wonder if you haven't worked hard enough.

At the same time, McGee, who was "not working hard enough", was sitting in front of Ernst, looking much more haggard.

His mental state was indeed not very ideal. After learning about his father's death, he certainly doubted whether he should have disclosed the news to Czarne. If he didn't tell him, would it mean that his father would still have a chance to get away with it? Would Rose Newspapers not have suffered this disaster?

To be honest, at this point, if you ask him to explain why he made that choice, he is somewhat unable to explain.

Perhaps, because he often watched the Candle Knight, often read those boring knight novels, often thought about the knight's thoughts, and tried to find common topics with the Candle Knight? Unconsciously, he also developed a little "heroism" that he shouldn't have?

To betray his own father for the safety of the whole city, to save the Grand Knight and Casimir, to become a knight who would sacrifice his own relatives for the greater good?

Thinking about it now, this idea is really ridiculous.

He should have realized long ago that he actually didn't like knight novels or those romantic fairy tales at all, and that he and the Candle Knight were not the same kind of people at all.

After all, Candle Knight lives in a fairy tale, while he lives in reality.