Conquering the world from the Kaiser's driver

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Chapter 119: Conversation between Two People (I)

Watching Klein turn and leave, Lin Shangzhou finally felt relieved. Although this annoying guy didn't do anything against him, Lin Shangzhou's heart was still restless because Klein had set his sights on Letitia.

Lin Shangzhou turned his head to look at Letitia, who also had a worried look on her face, and was troubled about how to protect Letitia from being harassed by Klein.

But it’s hard…

Cecilia glanced at Klein as he walked away, then turned to Lin Shangzhou and said, "Fritts, let's go. We haven't talked about what we want to talk about yet."

"Ah."

Lin Shangzhou nodded. He asked Letitia and Noah to go into the Kaiser's office, and he followed Cecilia to her office.

Letitia and Noah did not enter the office immediately, but stood at the door looking at Lin Shangzhou's back. They were both very worried about what would happen to Lin Shangzhou next.

Noah reached out and held Letitia's hand, comforting her: "Letitia, don't worry too much. With Lady Cecilia here, nothing bad will happen. She will protect Fritz."

"Ah."

Letitia nodded, but she was still worried. However, no matter how worried they were, it was useless and it would not provide any positive help to Lin Shangzhou.

"Let's go in."

After that, the two of them walked into the German Emperor's office.

In the office, Lin Yangyu was absent-mindedly telling the German Emperor the contents of the novel, and Alexandrine was also listening absent-mindedly. Louis, who was sitting next to Lin Yangyu, was thinking seriously about what to do next.

(We need to arrange a party meeting as soon as possible...)

Louis thought to himself that his original plan was to let Lin Shangzhou get familiar with the work here, get acquainted with the original members of the Social Democratic Party, and then hold a party meeting after gaining their support, so that he could ensure the majority vote in favor of Lin Shangzhou.

Now it seems that the party meeting must be brought forward to make Lin Shangzhou the leader of the SPD before Klein discovers anything and takes action. Lin Shangzhou is a Chinese with German nationality. Although he can participate in politics, he is also taking advantage of a loophole in the law. If Klein instigates his uncle the chancellor to ask him to make a bill to restrict immigrants from participating in politics, it will be troublesome. By then, even if Lin Shangzhou wants to, he will not be able to participate in politics.

There is still a chance to stay after becoming the party leader. As long as Cecilia is willing to let the prime minister step down, everything will be easy.

Louis felt very annoyed. He and Wells could not give much help in becoming the party leader. It was up to Lin Shangzhou himself to convince others at the meeting.

Letitia and Noah told the three people sitting on the sofa what happened outside. Alexandrine relaxed after knowing that Klein had left, but Lin Yangyu and Louis could not relax, because what they heard and what Letitia said showed one thing - that is, Klein had set his sights on Letitia.

They both worry about the same thing, but for different reasons.

Lin Yangyu was worried because Letitia was one of his future niece-in-laws, and he didn't want to see this girl being snatched away by someone else. Louis was worried that Klein would investigate Letitia. If he did, he would send people to Strasbourg, and once they went to Strasbourg, they would definitely know about Lin Shangzhou.

(I hope he will send someone to investigate Letitia after some time...)

Louis prayed in his heart that the man would at least wait until after the party meeting before taking action.

Outside the palace of Sanssouci, Klein got into his car. After getting in the car, he said to the soldier in the passenger seat: "Didn't the letter we intercepted earlier say that the yellow monkey went to Strasbourg?"

"Yes, sir."

(In that case, the girl might have come from Strasbourg with the yellow monkey)

After getting a definite answer from his own mouth, Klein immediately ordered: "Send someone to Strasbourg to investigate the girl named Letitia Adolf. Also, find out where the girl lives in Berlin. Also find out what the yellow monkey did in Strasbourg."

"Yes!"

After giving the order, Klein leaned back in his chair and turned his head to look at the palace outside, thinking about how to target Lin Shangzhou next.

(Now that he's back, I have to do something)

"Jie Jie Jie..."

A sinister laugh came out of his mouth, which made the two soldiers sitting in front of him shudder. They looked at each other in silence.

On the other side, Lin Shangzhou followed Cecilia to her office. He sat down on the single sofa and then looked at Cecilia who was sitting in his chair.

He was about to talk about Klein, but Cecilia stopped him as soon as he opened his mouth: "I know you want to talk about Klein, but before you talk about him, I want you to answer a few questions I want to ask."

So Lin Shangzhou swallowed his words and nodded.

"Well, of course."

Cecilia had already thought of the question when Lin Shangzhou came back, so she asked directly: "Why did you come back now? Does your return mean that you are sure to become the leader of the Social Democratic Party?"

Lin Shangzhou neither nodded nor shook his head. Although Louis said that he had achieved his goal in Strasbourg and could convince more people with his resume, becoming a party leader was still a difficult thing and he couldn't be too confident.

He replied: "The most important aspect of becoming the party leader depends on me. I already have the resume. The rest depends on whether I can convince other people in the party. The other aspect actually has something to do with you, Cecilia. If you had said yes instead of 'considering', then I believe the resistance to my becoming the party leader would be greatly reduced."

As he spoke, he and Cecilia looked at each other. Cecilia's eyes became subtle. She didn't expect Lin Shangzhou to bring this matter to her.

Lin Shangzhou went on to say: "The most important thing for the SPD is to get the current chancellor to step down. Otherwise, the SPD will continue to be marginalized and oppressed. If someone like me can get the chancellor to step down by becoming the party leader, then I believe the party leaders will be very happy to see this result."

Cecilia interlaced her fingers and rested them on her chin, looking at Lin Shangzhou with interest. She chuckled and said, "I'm sorry, although I really want to help you, I will only consider rather than agree to let the prime minister step down."

(I knew it would be like this...)

Lin Shangzhou complained in his heart, then shrugged and said, "Since you said so, I won't force anything."

He looked at Cecilia and prayed that nothing too bad would happen in the future.

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Chapter 120 Conversation between Two People (Part )

Lin Shangzhou sat quietly on the sofa waiting for Cecilia to continue asking questions. The next second he heard Cecilia's new question.

"From what you just told my sister, you are living well in Strasbourg?"

Cecilia smiled faintly and continued, "But you are also hiding something from my sister, right?"

"Of course, I only choose to tell her things that are interesting and have no political impact. I don't think you want me to tell her too much about politics, do you?"

Lin Shangzhou replied that he had edited his answers to Alexandrine's questions. After all, Cecilia didn't want her sister to be involved in too many political matters, and Lin Shangzhou would not be foolish enough to tell the German Emperor about his guidance of the workers to establish the General Labor Union and his campaign for deputy mayor.

Although it was not good to keep the secret from the German Emperor, the two reached a consensus on this. Cecilia did not want her sister to be too involved in politics, so he followed Cecilia's wishes and did not tell the German Emperor about this.

Unfortunately, what neither of them knew was that a certain congressman had already told Alexandrine about this.

"Then tell me your true experience in Strasbourg. I am curious about what experience gave you the confidence to come back and strive for the position of party leader."

"By the way, I haven't paid much attention to your affairs in Strasbourg, so I know nothing about your situation there. I am looking forward to what you say next."

Cecilia's eyes were full of curiosity about Lin Shangzhou. She stared at Lin Shangzhou intently, waiting for him to answer her questions.

(I didn’t pay much attention…)

Lin Shangzhou didn't know how to complain about Cecilia. If Klein didn't pay attention to him in Strasbourg because he looked down on him, then what was Cecilia's reason? Was she simply too generous or did she just not care about him?

After complaining about Cecilia in his heart, Lin Shangzhou began to tell Cecilia about what happened in Strasbourg after May.

From the textile factory to the establishment of the Strasbourg General Labor Union, from becoming a member of the office to working for the welfare of the people of Strasbourg as a councilor to participating in the mayoral election.

When Cecilia heard that he was running for mayor, her eyes widened in disbelief. She was filled with surprise and disbelief. He had only been in Strasbourg for half a year and had been a government official for only a few months. How could he be running for mayor?

He even came in second with 25 percent of the votes. How is that possible?

Cecilia looked at him suspiciously and asked, "Fritts? Are you sure you didn't lie to me?"

Lin Shangzhou was amused by her behavior, so he suppressed his laughter and said, "Cecilia, why would I lie to you? If you don't believe me, you can go ask Louis. If you think Louis is untrustworthy, you can send someone to Strasbourg to ask. The newspapers there should still have articles about me."

His expression dispelled Cecilia's doubts, but she still found it incredible. She asked in confusion: "But how did you get 25% of the votes? This is incredible."

Lin Shangzhou smiled mysteriously, and suddenly an idea popped up in his mind. Then, under her puzzled gaze, he stood up and walked to the table and said to her: "This is the power of the people, do you understand?"

“People power?”

Cecilia repeated this sentence in a low voice, still very confused.

Lin Shangzhou chuckled and explained to her, "Have you forgotten what I just said? When I was serving as a department head and a city council member, I served the people wholeheartedly and helped the city council pass the welfare policy. While other candidates were canvassing for votes and painting a rosy picture for the citizens, I visited almost every poor household in Strasbourg to check whether the policy was implemented."

As he was talking, Lin Shangzhou thought of a sentence. He thought that his behavior could be described by this sentence.

"I was able to get 25% of the votes thanks to the support of the people, Cecilia, don't you know this saying?"

Lin Shangzhou paused, and under Cecilia's curious gaze, he slowly said: "You put the people in your heart, and the people hold you above their heads."

"Keep it in your heart... and hold it above your head?"

Cecilia repeated this sentence softly, pondering its meaning. This was a phrase she had never heard before. What was meant by "keep it in your heart" and what was meant by "raise it above your head"? It was normal for her, who had little political experience, to not understand the meaning of this phrase for a moment.

After thinking for more than ten seconds, Cecilia looked up at Lin Shangzhou suspiciously and said, "I've never heard such a thing before...Are you trying to tell me to be nicer to the people?"

Lin Shangzhou rolled her eyes in her heart. It was strange that she had heard this sentence before. This sentence was proposed by the Communists, and it was not suitable for this era. However, Cecilia's understanding was correct and she understood the essence of this sentence.

"Yeah, that's right."

He nodded, then put his hands on the table, looked into Cecilia's eyes very seriously and said to her word by word: "But what I really want to say is that if your sister can fulfill her duties as an emperor, sympathize with the people, and improve the treatment of the people, then the people will support this lovely emperor."

Cecilia understood what Lin Shangzhou meant in an instant. To put it bluntly, he still wanted her sister to get involved in politics. She was not angry, but rolled her eyes at Lin Shangzhou and said with some dissatisfaction: "Give up this idea now. I will not let my sister get involved in politics. Instead of playing tricks on this matter, you should think about how to become the party leader."

"Okay, I won't force it."

Lin Shangzhou also took a few steps back and sat back on the sofa.

"Although I don't fully understand what you said, 25% of the votes show that you do have some strength. No wonder you came back."

Cecilia told him that she only had a vague understanding of politics and it was better not to think too much about it. Besides, this was Lin Shangzhou's business and it was useless for her to think too much about it.

"You should think carefully about how to resolve the party leader issue. Anyway, I am still the same as before. I will only consider it but will not agree immediately."

She spoke to Lin Shangzhou with a serious look, which was also a warning to Lin Shangzhou not to try to persuade her to let her sister get involved in politics.

"Ah."

Lin Shangzhou nodded. It was useless to persuade him further now.

After this incident, Cecilia thought of the scientist that Lin Shangzhou had just mentioned that he had invested in, so she asked, "Fritts, you just said that you invested in a scientist, right?"

"Yes."

Thinking of Harvot, Lin Shangzhou couldn't help but reveal a confident smile. He said to Cecilia, "I believe his invention will interest you."

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Chapter 121 Conversation between Two People (Part )

"Oh? Tell me."

Cecilia's interest was piqued by Lin Shangzhou, and she began to wonder what kind of invention could make Lin Shangzhou so sure that she would be interested in it.

After organizing his words, Lin Shangzhou said to Cecilia: "The scientist I invested in is called Harvot Jogi..."

"I'm not interested in the person, I'm interested in his invention, get to the point."

Cecilia frowned slightly, feeling somewhat dissatisfied with what Lin Shangzhou said about scientists, so she interrupted him.

"Row."

(Cecilia, inventions are important, but scientists are equally important. Without scientists, there would be no inventions... Why don't you pay any attention to scientists?)

After complaining about Cecilia in his heart, Lin Shangzhou jumped directly to what Cecilia was interested in - Havot's invention.

"His invention is the Ether Communicator. You should know about Ether, right?"

Lin Shangzhou asked her, and Cecilia nodded and said, "Of course I know, ether is magic."

Then she asked curiously and eagerly: "What kind of communicator is the etheric communicator you mentioned? What are its advantages compared to the commonly used communication devices now?"

Lin Shangzhou smiled slightly and slowly explained to her the function of the ether communicator.

"An ether communicator, as the name suggests, is a communication device that uses the ether element to communicate..."

(Communicating with the help of magic?)

After hearing this description, Cecilia's curiosity about the ether communicator deepened. She had never heard of anything like it, and she was eager to know more about it, so she used her eyes to remind Lin Shangzhou, signaling him to speak faster.

However, Lin Shangzhou ignored Cecilia's gaze and continued speaking at his original slow pace, "I won't talk about the communication principle. I don't know, and this is not something we need to think about..."

"snort………"

Seeing that Lin Shangzhou still didn't get to the point, Cecilia crossed her arms over her chest and snorted heavily, expressing her dissatisfaction.

Seeing Cecilia's look, Lin Shangzhou's mouth curled up for a moment, but he did not show the smile but suppressed it.

He also noticed that Cecilia's arms were holding a pair of heavy objects, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

"After testing, the Ethernet communicator can achieve real-time communication like a telephone in wireless conditions."

After a long while, Lin Shangzhou finally talked about the main point, but Cecilia was a little disappointed. She said uninterestedly: "You talked for a long time and I thought it was something else. Isn't this just a radio station?"