Chapter 937: The thread between fate and power (please vote for the super large chapter)
Chapter 938: The thread between fate and power (please vote for this very large chapter)
"This is?"
As the documents were flipped, some surprised murmurs came from the crowd.
"Mr. Lynn,"
At this time, the Minister of Finance, who was sitting on the right side of He Ao, had hurriedly raised his head and looked at He Ao, "My daughter passed the entrance examination and was admitted to that high school normally. I did not use any illegal means. I even
I haven’t even written a letter of recommendation to her.”
He Ao raised his hand to signal him to be quiet first.
"Mayor Lynn,"
Vettel, who was behind the conference table, also said nervously and angrily, "This is a false accusation. I just drank too much that day. In that suitcase was a custom-made suit for my wife. It happened to be here, so I let her
He sent it over."
"Lynn, although Vettel has a somewhat out-of-touch personality, he likes to play,"
Lant, who was sitting next to He Ao, stood up slightly, stood next to He Ao, and whispered, "But he still knows right from wrong and won't do this."
"They can vouch for me."
At this time, Vettel also looked at the two 'friends' beside him who had just been joking together, "We went to the bar together that day, and they saw the man delivering the suit coming, and I made fun of the man delivering the suit.
It’s packed in a suitcase, which is very particular.”
He looked at his silent friends beside him, "Are you talking?"
"It was indeed that day, we were with Vettel,"
At this time, the man on his left spoke slowly, "But we went to the toilet on the way, and when we came back, we saw a suitcase in his hand. He said it was a suit, but... the weight didn't seem to be a suit."
After hearing the first half, Vettel was still a little relaxed, but after hearing the second half, he asked, "What do you mean?"
Then he immediately realized something and grabbed the collar of the person next to him angrily, "Did you do it on purpose? Did you take me to that bar on purpose?! Did you frame me?"
"Vettel, don't spit on anyone!"
The man who was grabbed by the collar said immediately, pointing his hand on the screen, "You see it is clearly written in this document. The bureaucrats in Copes said that you took bribes from them, and then separately approved a power line to the mining area for them.
.”
Vettel's face turned red instantly, he pulled up the collar of the man in front of him, and shouted angrily, "Asshole, they are following a normal procedure. All conditions are met. If I don't turn on the power for them, how can you let those miners work?"
?Are they being led by those bastards from Copes to use dangerous small fuel cell machinery to mine?"
"alright."
A calm and old voice sounded in the strange atmosphere of the conference room.
Vettel took a deep breath, his chest heaved up and down, and he let go of his hand, looking at He Ao, "Mayor Lynn, Mr. Rant, I'm sorry, I was impulsive."
The man whose collar was grabbed glanced at Vettel and wanted to say something, but when he raised his head and looked at the old man standing in front of the main seat with cold eyes, he shuddered subconsciously and said something abruptly.
Swallowed it back.
"Over there with the Ministry of Education,"
He Ao glanced to the left and glanced at the mustachioed man sitting on the left, "Is there any violation of enrollment regulations?"
"Each school has its own admissions standards. Some look at exams, and some look at overall quality. We don't know clearly."
The man with the mustache sat up straight, shook his head and said, "There may be some students who cannot meet the standards and have to use other means to enroll. As long as the school approves, we will consider them to be admitted normally."
"I heard that before the admission results came out, the principal of Nolde Private High School visited the Minister of Finance?"
The fat man next to the mustached man raised his head and looked at the Minister of Finance.
"I refused directly. No one in our family has contacted the so-called principal."
The finance minister immediately shook his head.
"In other words, there is such a thing?"
The fat man asked with a smile.
The Minister of Finance turned his head and looked at He Ao, "Mr. Lin En, I didn't expect things to come to this point. My daughter has always had good grades and she likes that school very much. I can't help it. I tried to persuade her, but she
She hid it from us when she took the exam, and there was nothing wrong with her score. She told me that she had the correct answer...I..."
"So if your daughter likes it, you should find a way to make her..."
One of the people in the crowd said.
But he didn't finish his words, because the old man standing in the main seat raised his hand.
He wasn't very afraid of the old man before, because he was easy to talk to and it would be fine even if he offended him. But today, when he saw that old and calm face and those deep brown-gray eyes, he felt a little palpitated for some reason.
Finally, he closed his mouth and remained quiet.
At this moment, He Ao's eyes also swept across the people sitting around the conference table with different expressions. He slowly said, "Finance Minister Lowe, Energy Minister Vittel, please stand up."
After hearing his words, the two of them turned pale, but still stood up slowly.
The mustachioed man sitting on the left raised his head and glanced at Vettel, who was standing up. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he quickly hid it.
At this time, He Ao also looked at the rest of the people sitting, looking at their expressions of joy or ridicule, and said in a calm tone, "The things to be announced in today's meeting are very simple, and it won't take up too much of everyone's time.
.”
After hearing his words, everyone's eyes focused on him again.
Both Vettel and Lowther were breathing a little faster.
"Everyone here except those who are standing,"
He Ao slowly picked up the brass cane and said in a natural and steady tone, "You are all fired."
The patter of rain hits the glazed windows with ancient paintings, and it seems to hit everyone's heart, making a crackling sound.
This dripping sound is like sharp knives, shattering the panic of the standing person and the charming dreams of the sitting person.
silence.
An eerie silence spread in the vast hall.
Time seems to have stopped at this moment.
The gray-haired old man stood in front of the conference table, holding an exquisitely carved brass cane in the air.
In the silent and dim void, there seemed to be countless fluttering illusory strings, passing through the void, with one end held above the heads of everyone in the conference room, and the other end held on to the brass cane lying horizontally in the air.
Just like the fate of this world being dragged.
The cold wind seemed to blow through the closed doors and windows, blowing into the seemingly warm room, solidifying the faces of everyone sitting there.
"Until your successor is determined, your first deputy minister will temporarily take over your duties."
The old man's eyes calmly scanned everyone's face, and he took back the brass cane in his hand.
"Okay, the meeting is over, you can prepare for the handover."
boom--
As if the thread of fate was pulled into the void, the invisible sound trembled in everyone's heart, awakening the absent soul.
Panic, confusion, surprise, fear, doubt, countless expressions appeared on the faces of people who finally reacted.
"Mr. Lynn!"
The Minister of Education with a mustache stood up in a flash. He looked at He Ao with a slightly angry and disbelieving expression, took a deep breath, and tried hard to suppress his emotions.
"What are you doing? You've almost dismissed the entire cabinet! The city government will collapse!"
"Well, are you finished?"
He Ao looked at the Minister of Education.
It was like a bucket of ice water falling from the sky, extinguishing all anger and anger.
The Minister of Education stared blankly at the old man with calm eyes in front of him.
Although the mayor's eyes fell on him, he knew that he was not in his eyes at all.
Executive power belongs to the mayor of Ilan.
This is the first sentence of Article 2, Article 2 of the Ilan City Constitution, which lays the foundation for all the mayor's powers.
Executive power belongs to the mayor and not the city government.
The city government and the city cabinet are just instrumental institutions derived from the mayor to better execute his administrative powers.
When the mayor wants to cut these tools without any scruples, the tools have no room to speak or resist.
After all, they are just tools that rely on the mayor.
One word determines life and death, one word determines rise and fall. This is power.
Silent silence spread in the conference room again.
The Minister of Education opened his mouth and wanted to say something more, but no sound came out.
He has clearly realized that the mayor in front of him doesn't care about him at all, just like the gods don't care about humble insects.
No matter what he said, it would just be the death struggle of a dying fish on the shore, which would only add to the laughter.
The mayor in front of him seemed to have changed after experiencing life and death, but the changes were not what he expected.
The soft-spoken, soft-eared mayor who was 'good at accepting advice' has disappeared, replaced by a tough, decisive leader who is as cold and resolute as an arbitrary king.
"Okay, then the meeting is dismissed,"
He Ao withdrew his gaze and glanced at everyone again, "Thank you for your cooperation over the past year. The staff of the Secretariat will assist you in the handover of work after the meeting."
Then he turned around and walked towards the door of the conference room.
The closed door automatically opened as he arrived, making way for an open passage for him.
The blond chief of staff was still standing at the door waiting.
He Ao nodded slightly to her, then continued walking deeper into the corridor, and the blond chief of staff immediately followed him.
At this time, the Minister of Education standing in the conference room weakly supported the conference table with his hands, and thin beads of sweat oozed from his forehead.
The gold pocket watch slipped from the watch pocket on his chest and swayed on his chest.
"Is Lynn crazy?"
The man who was sitting next to Vettel knocked on the table angrily, "Tyrant, he is a shameless, illogical, willful tyrant!"
"The city government will collapse, he's crazy, he must be crazy!"
Another angry roar followed.
Amid the mournful roars of the crowd, Vettel, whose face was still flushed with anger, raised his head and looked blankly at Rant, who was standing next to the main seat and was still unresponsive.
In addition to the mayor, there were only three people standing in the conference room just now, Deputy Mayor Lant, him, and Finance Minister Lowe. They were not on the list of 'fired'.
And he and Finance Minister Lowther were the ones who were attacked during the meeting.
The people who were supposed to be "fighted down" in this meeting escaped unscathed, while the surrounding "predators" who thought they had power lost everything.
The change of situation has completely exceeded Vettel's expectations, leaving him a little at a loss.
Faced with the look he cast, Lant also shook his head, saying that he didn't know.
Boom——
At this time, with a soft sound, the Finance Minister got out of his seat, rushed to the door, rushed out, and followed the footsteps of the leaving old man.
Rand quickly gave Vettel a wink.
Vettel also reacted immediately and rushed out following Loser's footsteps.
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"The location of the live broadcast speech is arranged in the mayor's office according to your instructions. Is this arrangement okay?"
The chief of staff handed the tablet in his hand to He Ao and showed the live broadcast inside.
The content in the picture is very simple. Close to the picture is a smooth white marble desk, with a pendulum clock made of gold and gemstones placed on the table.
Behind the table, there is a translucent old-fashioned glass window. The gold-embroidered silk curtains of the window are opened to both sides, and the wind and rain outside the window are stretched into thin strips.
Two flags were planted on both sides of the window, the one on the left is the Union's olive stars flag, and the one on the right is the white jasmine flag of the city of Elan.
The entire decorative arrangement generally retains the scene of the mayor's office.
However, these decorations were not determined by Lin En. After he took office, he had too many things to do, and he liked to work in the conference room, and basically had no time to come to the conference room. This was the decoration that his previous office director helped him determine, and he did not decorate it after it was finished.
Take a look.
Of course, the chief of staff had just been fired.
He Ao quickly took in the scene in the picture, and then immediately asked, "Replace the curtains with ordinary cloth curtains, the color should be lighter, replace the gold and gemstone pendulum clock with books related to the history of Yilan City,
Make it into a bookend and place it in front of the table."
Then he glanced at the layout again and said, "The camera is too low. It should be higher so that I can look straight at the camera."
"OK."
The chief of staff nodded slightly and took back the tablet.
"Mr. Lynn,"
At this time, Finance Minister Lowe also chased after him. He gasped and looked up at He Ao, "I will withdraw my daughter from the school in Nolde. This time it is my problem..."
"
"It's not your problem,"
He Ao shook his head slightly, "The best schools in Yilan City are all private schools owned by consortiums. It is the city government's problem that outstanding children can only go to consortium schools."
"I···"
Finance Minister Lowe opened his mouth slightly.
"You don't have any problems, don't worry, the city government still needs you very much."
He Ao patted his elbow and said seriously.
Looking at the old man's face in front of him, Loser took a deep breath and nodded gently, "Yes."
"Mr. Lynn...,"
At this time, Vettel also rushed over panting, but his body was obviously better than Loser's. He looked at He Ao and asked quickly, "I..."
"You're doing a great job, young man, just be careful to identify who your true friends are,"
Ho looked at Vettel and smiled, "Do a good job."
Vettel raised his head, his face slightly embarrassed, but when he looked at the kind and calm eyes of the old man in front of him, all his words and explanations seemed to disappear at this moment.
Finally, he nodded heavily, "Okay!"
To convince your subordinates, sometimes you just need to see his dedication and efforts and give him recognition.
This is both simple and difficult.
At this time, a figure also chased after the two of them, it was Deputy Mayor Lant.
"The next task will be more difficult, go and do your work."
After patting his two subordinates on the shoulders and saying goodbye to them, He Ao looked at Lant who was walking towards him.
"I feel like my people are going to be poached by your words."
Walking to He Ao, Lanter glanced at the back of Vettel who was leaving with some excitement, and said with a smile.
"This is a very capable young man, isn't he?"
He Ao smiled, turned around, and continued to move forward.
"What you did today...is a bit 'radical',"
Rant walked beside He Ao and sighed softly, "Although most of these cabinet ministers are not good people and may have colluded with the consortium, but if you directly fired most of the cabinet ministers, aren't you afraid of causing turmoil in the city government?
?”
"There will be turbulence, but it may be easier to cut the knot with a quick knife than to treat the disease after it has penetrated deep into the bone marrow."
He Ao shook his head slightly and continued to move forward, "And the ones who maintain the basic operation of the city government are not the ministers I elected, but those government employees who have been employed for more than ten years or even decades.
“Compared with cabinet bureaucrats who change every few years, or even every one or two years, they know their departments better and what they do.
"Although they have blocked the pace of reformers in many cases, they also serve as the cornerstone of the city government. As long as they maintain stability, there will be no major chaos in the city government."
"It seems you have figured it out?"
Rant took a deep breath, stopped, looked at He Ao, and said with a smile, "I know why you are willing to talk to me here. I will try to get it done for you on the conservative side of the parliament, even if you fire
Conservative cabinet officials, but as long as I'm here, they won't have much of an objection."
"Trouble."
He Ao stopped and nodded slightly.
Then he raised his head and looked at the door ahead. At this moment, the two of them had arrived at the door of the mayor's office.
At this time, Lant also glanced at the door of the mayor's office. He hesitated and said slowly, "No matter what you do, protect your own safety. This city still needs you."
"I can only do what I can."
He Ao shook his head slightly, held the brass cane in one hand, and pushed open the door with the other.
Bright lights instantly shone into his eyes, filling the spacious circular office with dense light.
Staff members holding equipment have gathered around the desk.
The curtains have been replaced with gray plain cloth, and the ornaments on the table have become several books placed together. The most eye-catching one is a book with a white cover and a white jasmine emblem printed on it, "Elan Ba"
century".
"Mr. Lynn"
"Mr. Lynn"
He seemed to hear the sound of the door opening. A figure holding a device turned around and looked at He Ao standing at the door with some excitement.
He Ao nodded slightly to them, walked through the passage that the crowd had given way to, and walked behind the desk.
He placed his brass cane upright on his desk and sat on the chair.
Buzz——
However, before he could look at the camera, a soft sound sounded on his bracelet.
He lowered his head and looked at the bracelet.
It was an encrypted message, from Covey.
The content of the message is very simple,
[The Wilderness Sentinel reported that the mercenary group of the Ivis Space System is rapidly approaching the wilderness outside the south gate.]
He Ao took a deep breath and quickly answered [Know].
Then he raised his head, glanced at the staff who were already standing outside, and nodded lightly to them,
The lights on both sides were slowly lit up, and He Ao looked towards the camera, his face majestic, but his tone calm,
"I'm glad that I can still sit here today. I hope to spend a few minutes talking to the people of Yilan about my assassination, about this city, and about some things we should know."
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It’s still a little late and I wrote a little too much.
