"ah?"

Hearing He Ao's question, Wei Li was stunned for a moment. [Read the novel with the correct chapters, search on google]

Then she realized what the core of He Ao's problem was:

How could a mayor who had gone through countless death threats and gone through all kinds of difficulties and dangers to build the behemoth United Industries out of chaos, be so easily devastated by the death of his best friend?

Unless he saw something behind this incident, at least something that was not on the surface.

"He may have had doubts in his heart, but he never told me,"

After a brief thought, Willy shook her head slightly, "At the beginning, everyone thought that the person most likely to assassinate my parents was Vincent, the current chairman of the board of directors of United Industries.

"Even at the time, United Industries immediately held a shareholders' meeting to question Vincent.

"In the end, the joint industry, FBI, and Winter City government jointly established an investigation team,"

Willy looked at the picture on the TV, "The investigation team investigated all the clues and finally identified the attacker as the Eternal Secret Cult. They did not find any evidence that Vincent and the United Industrial Board of Directors colluded with the Eternal Secret Cult."

She paused and continued, "At least it was not found at the time. No one knew why the Eternal Secret Cult attacked my parents. United Industries, the city government and the FBI all came together to clean up the Eternal Secret Cult several times.

"But the Eternal Esoteric Cult can always recover quickly after suffering a heavy blow, and because of their special diocesan mechanism, no one knows how they made the original decision unless they find the core of their church and the religion they talk about.

seat."

"So this is the fundamental reason why you aided the Twilight Society and continuously attacked the Eternal Secret Cult?"

He Ao looked at Weili and asked softly.

It is both revenge and pursuit of the truth.

"yes,"

Willie took a sip of milk tea, and then she smiled bitterly, "But there is no need to search for the truth now."

Now that United Industries has exposed the fact of cooperating with the Eternal Esoteric Cult, the charges that the Board of Directors of United Industries claimed to have been "cleared" are no longer so clean.

Now that Vincent has completely controlled United Industries, what happened back then can no longer affect him.

Willy paused for a moment and sighed softly, "Maybe Uncle Endil saw the ending now, so he finally chose to give up."

In fact, she has always been suspicious of Vincent and the United Industrial Board of Directors, but there is no evidence. After all, in the assassination of her parents, they who lost their biggest opponents were the biggest beneficiaries on the surface.

"maybe."

He Ao placed the milk tea on the coffee table in front of him.

Willie's statement was self-consistent, but he always felt that there might be some missing information.

"Speaking of which, why did you suddenly think of asking Uncle Endil?"

Weili held the milk tea cup in her hand and looked at He Ao with some confusion.

"I'm just a little curious,"

He Ao looked up at the young Endil on the TV, "Is the city government completely out of his control now?"

"Not completely separated, but almost there,"

Willy also looked at the figure on the TV and sighed softly, "From the information I learned, after my parents passed away, United Industries especially increased its infiltration into the city government and city council.

"Many times, Uncle Endil can't actually control it.

“But even so, he tried his best to do a lot of things.

"Through his good offices with the city council and the associated industries, he enacted many laws to protect the poor and homeless,

“United Industries previously tried to impose high ‘lease fees’ on people who pitched tents on their land, but was eventually stopped by Uncle Endil,

"You see many tents set up by homeless people on the streets. They were actually 'issued' by Uncle Endil. He set up a department with municipal funds to distribute tents to homeless people.

“In addition, he also introduced many policies related to welfare food, emergency relief shelters, low-rent apartments, and public schools, although many of them are limited to a few places due to lack of funds.

"In fact, there are still many bills on raising the minimum wage, compulsory health insurance, and compulsory social insurance that have not been passed."

Speaking of this, Weili took a sip of milk tea and sighed,

"Since his father's death, Uncle Endil has completely lost the support of United Industries, and all the shareholders who originally supported his father have turned to Vincent.

"What Uncle Endil is doing now is the limit of what he can do.

"After all, what he has to fight is the behemoth he built by himself.

"He once told me that he actually wanted to retire and get away from it all very early, but he couldn't completely give up on this city.

"There is no one else behind him.

"Speaking of it,"

Willy held the milk tea cup and turned to look at He Ao, "I want to go to the mayor's mansion to meet Uncle Endil. I haven't seen him for many years."

She paused and said, "In a few days, I will be eighteen years old."

In Winter City, at the age of eighteen, you can freely control your inheritance.

At the same time, you can also participate in elections.

He Ao stared at the girl in front of him, staring at the pair of slightly expectant and hesitant eyes.

He knew that the girl in front of him had actually made her own decision in her heart, but she was just hesitant, standing in front of the road covered with shadows and mist, not daring to take that step easily.

That may be an extremely difficult road, just like her father once walked.

Skone tried to change the city, and then he died fourteen years ago.

Now his children are standing at the same starting point as he was, facing enemies that may be much more powerful than he was at the beginning.

The electric stove burned with a subtle fire, bringing with it a warm air wave to dispel some of the coldness in winter.

He Ao did not directly give advice or encouragement, but picked up the milk tea cup and asked softly,

"What kind of person do people in the Twilight Society think your father is?"

"Most of them respect my father and think he is a good person,"

Wei Li didn't know why He Ao suddenly asked this question, but she still recalled seriously,

"Many people miss the days when my father was the chairman of the board of directors of United Industries. Some elders of the Twilight Society often told me how good life was when my father was in charge of United Industries, and every day I can see that things are getting better and better day by day.

good."

"Do most of the citizens of Winter City think so?"

He Ao then asked.

"should be?"

Willy said hesitantly, "I have come into contact with many followers of the Eternal Secret Cult, and they also think that my father is a good man. They miss my father's era. At least most people in the Storm District and Akka District think so."

"What do United Industries think of your father?"

He Ao asked softly.

"My father has a high prestige within United Industries,"

Willie thought about it and said with some hesitation, "However, it was the General Meeting of Shareholders of United Industries that agreed to remove my father from his seat as chairman of the board of directors. Perhaps United Industries actually doesn't 'like' him very much."

"So,"

Heao paused and then asked, "Is it the poor people in the Storm District and Akko District, or the joint industry that supports your father's rule?"

Willie was stunned when asked.

He Ao looked at her stunned expression and looked back at the video of the founding of United Industries being played on the TV.

Skorn and Endir stood in the center of the crowd, surrounded by circles of gorgeously dressed people cheering and singing.

And at the end of the picture, in the darkness that cannot be illuminated by the spotlight, densely packed people in simple clothes stood on tiptoes, silently watching everything under the spotlight.

Willy also followed his gaze and looked at the picture on the TV.

At this moment, Endir's young speech was being played again on the TV. He faced everyone and was impassioned.

The TV was always muted, but Willie, who had watched this speech countless times, naturally knew what Endil was talking about at this moment.

"Each generation has its own mission."

He Ao's childish and hoarse voice came to her ears.

She turned around and looked to her side.

The flickering light shone on the young boy's pale cheeks and thin body, reflecting in his eyes as deep as the night.

The shadows of light and dark intertwined on the boy's cheeks, like a black and white mask.

Willie watched this scene quietly. The doubts that had been lingering in her heart for many years were quietly dispelled in this simple question and answer. The road ahead, covered with shadows and fog, seemed to finally reveal its rugged figure at this moment.

"Thanks."

Weili held the cup in her hand and looked at He Ao, her voice calm and firm.

"Have you made your choice?"

He Ao put down the milk tea cup in his hand and looked at her.
To be continued...