Zhou Linsheng ignored Wu Mian's impatience, pointed at the painter and said to him: "Let me introduce to you, this is Kensuke Kamiya, the dean of the Kyoto Academy of Fine Arts, a top-notch painting master in the country. Mr. Kamiya, this is the United
Government employee Wu Mian.”
Wu Mian heard Zhou Linsheng's introduction and extended his palm to Kensuke Kamiya: "Mr. Kamiya, I have admired you for a long time. I heard that many big brands need to make reservations several years in advance if they want to cooperate with you."
Wu Mian really knew something about this person, because he was Li Tong's tutor at the university.
"Hello, Mr. Wu."
Kamiya Kensuke shook hands with Wu Mian, and then said to Zhou Linsheng very sensibly: "Mr. Zhou, I have been sitting for so long, and it is inevitable that I have back pain. If it is convenient, I would like to take a walk in the manor to stretch my body."
"Okay, we'll continue in twenty minutes."
Zhou Linsheng cast a look at the middle-aged man who led Wu Mian through the door, and took Kamiya Kensuke out in a convenient and sensible manner.
When there were only two people left in the room, Wu Mian took a step forward: "Mr. Zhou, I..."
"No hurry, wait for the tea to be delivered."
Zhou Linsheng waved his hand to interrupt Wu Mian, and walked to the front of Kamiya Kensuke's painting: "Kamiya Kensuke is known as the greatest art genius in the past century. His painting lines are even more precise than those of machines, but one painting is worth a fortune. Let's see how this painter is.
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"I'm a rough guy and I'm not interested in art, but this painting shows your energy and spirit."
Wu Mian asked for help and took a picture of a medium-sized horse: "Mr. Zhou, in my impression, you are not an arty person. Why are you interested in painting?"
Zhou Linsheng smiled and stared at the painting in front of him with satisfaction: "You are very straightforward in your words. This is not arty. This painting will be hung at the National Day ceremony in half a month."
Wu Mian saw that Zhou Linsheng was lost in thought and didn't say much.
The furnishings of this room are still the same as before. In addition to the proper decoration, it is filled with various photos.
The photo is not a photo of Zhou Linsheng himself with dignitaries, nor is it a photo of himself alone, but belongs to his son Zhou Xun.
These photos were taken from the full moon to elementary school, middle school, and college, and finally ended abruptly when I was in my twenties.
What happened to Zhou Xun is not a secret.
A few years ago, Zhou Linsheng's only son Zhou Xun was seriously ill. According to the technology at the time, the person could be saved. However, the contradiction between synthetic humans and natural humans had already begun to emerge.
As a star politician, Zhou Linsheng resolutely refused to replace Zhou Xun's mechanical organs, which showed the attitude of the coalition government and set an official example.
It is precisely because of this incident that Zhou Linsheng won the general election and became the person with the best official position in the history of the Civilian Faction. It also allowed the Civilian Faction to quickly grow from an opposition faction to a ruling faction.
In exchange for this supreme power, Zhou Linsheng lost his only son.
After Zhou Xun's death, Zhou Linsheng never used this incident to win votes for himself in public, nor did he give a public speech.
It is precisely because of this that the outside world thinks highly of Zhou Linsheng, thinking that he respects his son very much and appears to be more humane than other politicians.
But Zhou Linsheng's hatred for the synthetics did not diminish because of this. After all, if there had not been any chaos caused by the synthetics, his son would have survived smoothly.
In his heart, which one is more important, power or son, I am afraid only he knows best.
Although natural humans won the Freedom War back then, the painful price they paid is still vivid in our minds. The super combat power displayed by that generation of synthetic humans shocked the government and the public, and also contributed to the implementation of the law.
Zhou Linsheng is a person who dares to think and act. He is worried that if the synthetics resurgence, the existing mobile troops will not be able to resist it, so he established nine divisions.
However, the Civilian Department's foundation in the government and the opposition was still shallow, and Zhou Linsheng was also afraid that his political opponents would use this incident to throw dirty water on him, so on the surface he had nothing to do with the Nine Bureaus. Instead, he took a detour and used the Security Department to establish
this department.
It's just that Wu Mian's lost memory has not been completely recovered yet. He can only remember the private agreement between him and Zhou Linsheng. As for how he met Zhou Linsheng and reached an agreement with him, his mind is blank.
Wu Mian knew very well that although Zhou Linsheng had formed nine divisions, he was just a pawn being used by him.
Before his memory was completely restored, Wu Mian was not prepared to make this matter public, let alone let Zhou Linsheng know about it.
No matter how kind he looked on the outside, anyone who could sit in this position had cold blood. Wu Mian did not trust this person.
After a while, the servant placed the brewed tea on the coffee table and left.
Zhou Linsheng also recovered his thoughts and sat on the sofa: "The Jinhai Square massacre has a very bad impact. The coalition government is about to celebrate the National Day. It is embarrassing for us to cause such a thing at this time."
"Mr. Zhou, I understand your feelings, but this matter has nothing to do with our Ninth Division."
Wu Mian sighed: "Not only that, I was framed for this incident. It is estimated that the report of the attack on Wangling Prison will be on your desk early tomorrow morning."
"Did you touch Wangling Prison?"
Zhou Linsheng's expression did not change much. He picked up the tea cup and whispered: "I told you that you have to be measured when doing things. Your approach will make me consider whether the existence of the Nine Offices is still necessary."
"The people in the Department of Health and Human Resources supporting the Three Bureaus to oppose me are only a small part of the plan. I believe their goal is not only this, but also among the various factions of the coalition government, there are secretly synthetic departments.
We and the three offices, without the nine offices, it will be a loss for you and me."
Wu Mian didn't care about Zhou Linsheng's threat: "I moved to Wangling Prison as a last resort. I even had a bold guess that the attack on Jinhai Square was aimed at me! If I didn't take such an extreme step
, I’m afraid I have no chance to see you again at this time.”
Zhou Linsheng narrowed his eyes slightly: "You continue."
"When I was investigating some cases, I offended the Golden Horse Group."
Wu Mian did not mention the behind-the-scenes deal between himself and the Golden Horse Group, but said it in an understatement: "I have been secretly fighting with the Golden Horse Group for so long, but I didn't expect that they would use such a big deal this time."
When Zhou Linsheng heard the words "Golden Horse Group", his expression became solemn: "Do you have any concrete evidence that this matter is related to the Golden Horse Group?"
"Tonight, the system of Wangling Prison was invaded, and the smart guards there launched an attack on me. Everything I did was to protect myself. Since the finger is pointed at me, I can only look for it among my enemies.
The target, and the most likely force, is the Golden Horse Group."
Wu Mian and Zhou Linsheng looked at each other and said seriously: "Mr. Zhou, I came to you today not only to ask you to help solve the matter in Wangling Prison, but also to help me clean up the Jinma Group!"