267 When disaster strikes, we all fly away (make up for yesterday)
Xia Jiu completed her task well. She placed more than a dozen informants within the National Party. Although there were not as many as Luo Ke expected, the people Xia Jiu selected were very capable, even Arnold's secretary.
Xia Jiu's people.
However, Luo Ke didn't get the information he wanted from Xia Jiu, and Arnold's secretary didn't know about it.
This does not mean that Arnold has nothing to do with this matter. To be honest, whether Arnold has anything to do with this matter or not, Roque doesn't care now. Roque wants to vent his anger on the National Party, and it doesn't matter whether there is evidence or not.
Rock didn't stay with Umbrella for long, and within hours the retaliation against the National Party broke out in full force.
The square in front of the train station is the main propaganda position of the National Party and the Liberal Party.
The murder of a Liberal Party propagandist did not affect the Liberal Party's street propaganda work. The day after the murder, the Liberal Party headquarters added security personnel to all propaganda points. Ordinary staff also carried weapons when working. On the contrary,
National Party workers were frightened.
Everyone knows that members of the Liberal Party were killed, and the National Party was the most suspect. With the characters of Roark and Owen, would they not pursue the case?
It's impossible. The Liberal Party will definitely retaliate, but we don't know what method it will use. The top leaders of the National Party may be fine, but these workers on the streets are in danger at all times.
Dick and Lance, who had become managers, were helpless in the face of this situation. Their publicity site originally had more than a dozen staff members. After the murder, three of them had quit the party. Two of them took leave because of illness, but they still dared to come to work.
Including Dick and Lance, there were only seven people left.
"Have you heard? Yesterday, more than 60 people quit the party. The headquarters is afraid to announce the news now, for fear of triggering a wider movement of defections from the party. I heard that many people in Pretoria also quit the party.
"Dick was so worried that he looked around like a thief when he spoke.
Right next to the National Party's propaganda point, the Liberal Party's propaganda point is still working normally.
What is different from before is that almost all Liberal Party staff carry pistols, and many people wear them carelessly outside their white shirts, which looks very conspicuous. Although guns are not banned in Johannesburg, few people do this.
Every Liberal Party propaganda point has two uniformed security personnel. They stay not far from the propaganda point. The table in front of them is filled with various snacks and two loaded shotguns.
gun.
"Don't talk about Pretoria, I want to quit. The reason why I joined the National Party is just because I can get a stable job by joining the National Party. Now it seems that this job is too dangerous. I can't."
If you don't want to be killed silently outside your home, the person who made this decision must be a stupid pig. If he uses force against the Liberal Party in Johannesburg, he might not get kicked in the head by a donkey!" Lance has already thought about leaving, regardless of this decision.
Whoever did this must be a complete idiot.
The founders of the Liberal Party are Roque and Owen, Stoudemire. Irving is the son of the mayor. Roque and Stoudemire are the most powerful people in Johannesburg. If the Liberal Party does not use violence against others, others should be thankful.
"No, what will I do if you leave?" Dick half-joked and half-begged.
"You still want to continue this job? Man, don't be stupid. This is just a job. It's too late to quit now. I don't want to be cannon fodder." The reason why Lance hasn't left yet is because this week's salary has not been paid yet.
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Fortunately, tomorrow is pay day. Once he gets his salary this week, Lance will quit the National Party immediately.
It's very simple to quit the National Party. You don't even need to write an application. You just need to voluntarily give up your identity as a National Party. During this time in the National Party, Lance and Dick had a good relationship, so Lance asked Dick.
Open your heart, I don't want to see Dick buried with the National Party.
Yes, Burial. In Lance's view, regardless of whether this matter has anything to do with the National Party or not, the National Party is dead this time. Violence is a Pandora's box. When violence is not used, the National Party can still survive.
Once it turns to violence, the National Party will not even be able to parry.
"I still have to think about it," Dick was complaining secretly. His purpose of joining the National Party was different from Lance's. Lance could quit at any time, but Dick had something to hide. Without Xia Jiu's consent, Dick did not dare to leave.
"What is there to consider? Do you think those young masters from noble families will consider our life and death? It is impossible. We work on the streets and may face retaliation at any time. Those young masters from noble families will not at all.
Faced with this situation, even if they lose the election, they can still continue their lives back in Pretoria, what about us?" Lance didn't expect Dick to be so "die-hard", and his voice was a bit loud, which not only shocked the publicity point
The National Party staff members even attracted frequent glances from the Liberal Party propagandists nearby.
There seems to be something wrong with the script. Shouldn’t everyone in the Liberal Party be in danger?
Just when the National Party's hearts were in a state of flux, Arnold was questioning Henry Alsop in the National Party headquarters.
"Did you do it?" Arnold said simply and clearly.
"I said, no!" Henry Alsop denied directly.
"No? You dare to tell me no? Henry, I told you, no matter what you do, you must discuss it with me first. This is the basis of our mutual trust!" Arnold also had no evidence to prove that it was Henry Eyre.
Thorpe did it, but told Arnold directly that the matter must be related to Henry Alsop.
"Our goal is to deal with the Liberal Party and win more seats in the upcoming election. For this goal, it is worth paying some price!" Although Henry Alsop still did not admit it, he was no longer direct.
deny.
"I knew it was you, do you know what you are doing?" Arnold was furious. He had just been called home by Philip and scolded him severely. This time Philip did not send Arnold back to London, but asked Arnold to
Handle this matter alone. If it is not handled well, then Philip will consider confining Arnold to the fief manor forever.
This result is absolutely unacceptable to Arnold. The Philip family's fiefdom is in a remote village in the mainland. There are no dinner parties, no bars, and no facilities related to "modernization". If he is imprisoned, Arnold would rather die.
"I told you, it wasn't me." Henry Alsop was still insisting.
"Haha, Henry, I'm afraid you haven't figured out the situation yet. Do you want to tell me what Locke will do next? He will mobilize all his forces to carry out all-round revenge on you. The National Party, which has just made some progress, will fall apart, and you will also
You will lose your father's trust, and you will never have the opportunity to get involved in politics. Everyone will stay away from you, and you will be abandoned by the mainstream society in the Transvaal like a lost dog." Arnold's words are very accurate. It has personal meaning.
experiential.
"Nonsense, even if he is Locke, he can't convict someone without evidence." Henry Alsop felt a little irritable, stood up from his chair and paced back and forth in the room.
"Are you afraid now? It's too late. You don't need any evidence to decide other people's fates casually. Why can't Locke do that?" Arnold's irony was obvious. Many people are strict with others and have strict self-discipline.
It is natural to apply the standard to others, but it is unacceptable to apply it to oneself.
"Arnold, are you scared?" Henry Alsop said excitedly.
"Yes, I am afraid, but I am not afraid of Locke, I am afraid of idiots like you. Do you think I don't know the reason why you asked me to be the chairman of this national party? Don't think that you are so smart, you
There is only one way now, hand over the murderer, and then dissolve the National Party, or you can just wait." Arnold is welcome, no one is a fool, Henry Alsop is plotting against Arnold, why isn't Arnold taking advantage of this opportunity?
Return to Johannesburg.
"I said, I didn't do this and it has nothing to do with me." Henry Alsop looked stern but Arnold was right, he was indeed scared.
It's hard to tell why Henry Alsop did this. Maybe he just wanted to muddy the waters and fish in troubled waters, or maybe he wanted to anger Roark and Owen and profit from it, or maybe he wanted to destroy both the National Party and the National Party.
If the Liberal Party cannot win, then everyone will perish together.
No matter what, as long as Arnold remained the leader of the National Party, Henry Alsop was safe.
What Henry Alsop never expected was that Arnold actually learned to assess the situation, which immediately exposed Henry Alsop.
"You go and explain to Locke and Owen yourself. This matter has nothing to do with me anymore. I came back to tell you that you are finished and the National Party is finished." Arnold stood up and picked up his hat to leave. He would tell the public later.
Announced his resignation as leader of the National Party.
"Then you're doomed too!" Henry Alsop shouted hoarsely.
"Haha, it doesn't matter. It's over when it's over. At most, I won't have a place in the new government. Anyway, that's not what I want." Arnold laughed and opened the door. The door was crowded with staff from the National Party headquarters.
Arnold was stunned for a moment, but bowed politely and apologized: "I'm sorry, because of the behavior of a certain idiot, the National Party is in dire straits. I now officially resign as chairman of the National Party. From now on, everything about the National Party will no longer have anything to do with me."
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"Bastard, how could you do this!" Henry Alsop was furious.
"I almost forgot, if you also want to resign, go to the finance office now to get your salary. Double salary this week. This is the only thing I, the party chairman, can do." Arnold didn't even look at Henry Alsop. Disaster was imminent, or was it?
