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Chapter 801: The Flame of the Idealist (please vote for the super large chapter)

"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.

"Um."

Willie took a deep breath and looked at He Ao with a smile, "Actually, I was mentally prepared for it very early, when we parted for the first time."

That time, the young boy in front of her said those words to her.

Everyone can be K.

Although the road ahead in the dark night is difficult, some people have already lit torches and are working hard to move forward.

"Is that so?"

He Ao looked at her increasingly firm eyes and nodded slightly.

But then he frowned slightly, as if he thought of something.

"Hmm? Is there any problem?"

Willy noticed this scene and looked at him blankly.

"If you put it this way, there will no longer be a weapons store proprietress?"

He Ao looked at the girl with regret on his face.

"I'm not the proprietress of a weapons store!"

The girl frowned, put the cup on the coffee table, and said angrily,

She stared at He Ao with wide eyes. If she hadn't been afraid that he wouldn't be able to beat him, she would definitely go up and move (rua) this guy's face.

"Yeah, yeah, boss lady."

The young boy looked at her and nodded perfunctorily.

Willy felt like her hair was standing on end.

Why does this guy look so stable and reliable sometimes, and so childlike at other times?

Then she looked at He Ao's somewhat thin body, and suddenly realized that the young boy in front of her was indeed only twelve years old.

The maturity in her words often makes her subconsciously ignore the other person's age.

"For the sake of being my sister,"

She pouted and folded her hands on her chest, "I won't argue with you anymore."

"Yeah, yeah, I know you're older,"

The little boy nodded, then picked up the milk tea cup and took a sip.

"If you talk like this, you will be beaten when you go out!"

The girl's eyebrows stood up, and her cheeks puffed up with anger again.

He Ao looked at her side face, the smile on her face faded slightly, his tone gradually lowered, and he said slowly,

"When a person walks in the dark, the road may seem longer, but in the end, he will see other flames in this dark night."

Weili was stunned for a moment when she said this. She looked at He Ao, her bright eyes reflecting the young man's thin body. She didn't understand the meaning of this sentence, but she still nodded slightly to show that she had heard this sentence.

At this moment, her bracelet vibrated. She glanced at the bracelet and then at the depths of the funeral home. She stood up slowly and whispered to He Ao, "Wait a moment."

This is the end of the cremation.

With that said, she walked into the back room of the funeral home.

He Ao held the milk tea that had cooled down and turned to look at the TV screen aside.

The conversation with Willie just now also gave him some 'inspiration'.

The curtain covering the entire city seemed a little brighter and clearer.

At this moment, his bracelet trembled.

He glanced down at the bracelet.

It's a message from Lena.

The content of the message was very simple. First, she had collected supporting materials, and second, she had received a reply from the 'client'.

She sent a location and asked Heo to go there. At the same time, Willy walked out from behind the door of the funeral home with a small robot.

She looked at He Ao, picked up the two urns placed on the robot, and handed them to He Ao, "My condolences."

"Thanks."

He Ao reached out and took the two urns.

The urns were all labeled, with the names of Ilo's parents written on them respectively. These were the names Lena left behind when she delivered the body.

Then he looked up at Willy, "Lena just sent me a message, I have to go there."

"Aren't you going to change your clothes?"

Wei Li looked at the hospital gown on He Ao.

He Ao's original clothes were torn to pieces in last night's battle, so Weili and the doctor helped him put on this hospital gown.

"We'll see on the road then."

He Ao shook his head.

"Then, pay attention to safety,"

Willie took a deep breath and said, "Then it's time for me to go to the Mayor's Mansion."

He Ao looked at her, his hoarse voice was calm and gentle, "No matter what, come on!"

"Um!"

Willy nodded heavily.

The two pushed open the door of the funeral home.

He Ao placed the urn on the off-road vehicle.

When Lena left, she took her own car and left the SUV at the door.

Then he went back, walked to the back room, and took with him the various extraordinary items that Willie had put away for him using the exoskeleton armor.

Including the knight's sword, the golden broadsword that has somewhat dissipated, the radiant sun crown, and the two heavy pistols he carried before.

After loading everything onto the off-road vehicle, the two stood at the door of the funeral home and waved goodbye.

Willie watched the young boy get on the off-road vehicle. The noon wind brought the warmth of the sun and the sharpness of the ice and snow, blowing through their hair and skin.

When the tall black SUV gradually moved away, she slowly raised her hand.

A fiery red convertible car drove out from the corner of the street and stopped in front of her. She opened the door and sat in the driver's seat, then reached out and set the navigation endpoint to the Mayor's Palace in the Cloud District.

——

The black off-road vehicle drove through the streets, while Ho Ao was sitting in the driver's seat, holding the radiant corona in one hand and the disk left by Lena in the other, thoughtfully.

At this moment, as long as he puts the disc in his hand close to the glorious corona, he can feel a twisted force coming from the disc, urging him to 'fight' for the glorious corona.

This force is very subtle, trying to influence He Ao's thinking subtly.

However, this was not the first time that He Ao had to deal with this type of pollution, so he quickly discovered the clues.

The actual intensity of this kind of pollution is not high. If the holder is more determined, he will not be too affected in a short period of time.

So, does this thing actually serve this purpose?

He Ao played with the disc in his hand, thoughtfully.

At this moment, the off-road vehicle stopped in front of a remote alley.

After a while, a figure in a red dress walked out of the alley holding a small box, opened the passenger door, and got into the off-road vehicle.

"Your bounty has gone up again."

As soon as Lena got in the car, she spoke directly.

"How much?"

He Ao looked at her with a smile.

"Eighty million."

Lena pressed her ring finger with her thumb, straightened her other fingers, and made a gesture to He Ao.

This gesture means '8' in the Federation's sign language. The thumb represents '5'. The ring finger is the third finger counting from the thumb except the thumb. It represents '+3'. This gesture is '5+3'.

,'8'.

"It's increased by 30 million in one morning, and you don't seem worried at all?"

Lena looked at He Ao with a smile.

"It's too little,"

He Ao shook his head and smiled, "Why do you think I got the reward from United Industries?"

Exploded tens of billions of behemoths in the sky...

Lena suddenly reacted and nodded, "That's indeed a small amount."

Moreover, even if someone who can blow up giant beasts in the sky knows He Ao's location, 80 million mercenaries would not dare to go there.

Therefore, this bounty is destined to hang there, and instead becomes a badge of incompetence of the United Industries.

Thinking like this, she still hugged the small box in her arms and laughed, "After meeting you, my horizons have really opened up. I never thought that one day I would feel that 80 million is too little."

Then she stretched out her hand and handed a bracelet to He Ao, "The 'client' sent me a message. The message was very simple. After I said that I had a clue about the 'wooden sign', he sent it directly to me.

An address for me to go there to 'meet him'."

At this point, she paused, "But that address may be a bit special..."

"What's wrong with the address?"

He Ao reached out to take the bracelet and clicked on the address displayed on the bracelet.

Then his eyes narrowed slightly.

The address sent by the other party is near Yiluo's house.

Judging from the style of the Eternal Secret Cult’s wanted ‘Iro’, there should be people from the Eternal Secret Cult everywhere now.

There was a bit of a glitch, so it was a little late.

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