With a solid vote, he became the strongest opponent.
Such a change caught Yoshino off guard.
"Mr. Yoshino, are you surprised?" Blair said jokingly.
Yoshino Eiji frowned slightly, then immediately put on a smile.
"I'm not surprised. Voting is free, and isn't freedom what we pursue throughout our lives?" Yoshino said with a smile.
Blair sneered and said nothing more.
At this time, the eleventh person stood up with his vote and walked in front of the four candidates.
This man also has an Asian face. He is very old, over eighty years old.
Seeing this man, Yoshino Hideshi stood up and bowed to him.
"Mr. Yasuda." Yoshino shouted.
The man named Yasuda nodded, then walked up to Blair with the ticket and handed it to Blair.
Yasuda gave the vote to Blair, and there was a burst of exclamations at the scene.
No one expected that Yasuda would give his vote to Blair.
You know, forty years ago, when Yasuda had not joined the General Association, he was the president of the Asian branch! And Hideshi Yoshino was promoted by him with one hand!
It can be said that Yasuda is the leader of Yoshino Hideshi's faction.
If Yoshino Hideshi can become a member of the Federation, he will definitely become an important force in the Illuminati faction, which can greatly expand Yasuda's prestige within the Federation.
Under such circumstances, it makes no sense whatsoever that Yasuda gave his vote to Blair.
No matter how good Yoshino Hideshi's mentality was, he was a bit broken at this moment.
The senior who supported me up with one hand actually gave the ticket to someone else!
How is this going?
"Yasuda-kun, why?" Yoshino Hideshi looked at Yasuda in confusion. He had no personal grudges with Yasuda, and he respected him even more. In terms of closeness, Yasuda was definitely the closest to him in the Illuminati.
So he couldn't figure out why Yasuda gave the ticket to others.
"Freedom." Yasuda said expressionlessly, turned around, walked back to his seat and sat down.
Yoshino Hideshi was originally standing and bowing to Yasuda, but at this moment his feet gave way and he sat down directly on his seat.
Blair got the eighth vote. Including the president's vote, he got nine votes, and the total number of votes was only nineteen votes.
He has a theoretical chance to surpass, but only if all the votes behind him are given to him.
Even the five votes for the president must be given to him.
Is this possible?
This is simply impossible!
The president has always been known for his impartiality, so it would be incredible if he could give him two votes, let alone all five votes.
"Now that the membership voting has been completed, Mr. Blair is currently leading with eight votes, and Mr. Yoshino is in second place with three votes. Now, the management voting will be held, and I will start with..." Just as Barton said this, Xu Zhenping suddenly shook his head.
He shook his head and said, "Mr. Barton, I'm a little tired and need to take a rest. Please suspend the meeting for half an hour."
"That's...ok, Mr. Xu!" Barton was overjoyed, nodded repeatedly, and then announced that the meeting was suspended.
Xu Zhenping stood up on crutches and walked out of the conference room with Robert's support.
In the conference room, many members began to discuss.
Barton stood up, gave Lin Zhiming a wink, and then walked out of the conference room.
Blair, who was sitting in the second circle, stood up with a smile on his face and walked to Yoshino Hideshi's side.
"Mr. Yoshino, nothing is absolute in this world. Even the people closest to you may betray you." Blair said with a smile.
At this time, Yoshino Hideshi's face was dark, and he no longer had the calmness he had before.
He was not ashamed because he lost the election, but because of Yasuda's betrayal.
The person he thought was least likely to betray him betrayed him.
"Do you know why Yasuda gave me the ticket?" Blair saw that Yoshino didn't speak and continued to talk to himself.
Yoshino frowned and looked at Blair and asked, "Why?"
"Because, the Foot Basin Country only needs one member of the Illuminati General Assembly. If you become the leader, you will be the number one person in the business world of the Foot Basin Country in the future. You thought he was your senior and would help you, but... he is also afraid
You will steal his limelight, you are good at business, but you don't understand people's hearts!" Blair said with a smile.
"Do you understand it very well?"
Lin Zhiming's voice suddenly came from the side.
Yoshino Eiji and Blair both looked to the side.
Lin Zhiming came over.
"Mr. Lin, if nothing else, at least in today's battle, I am the winner, so I am qualified to say that I understand." Blair said with a smile.
"Lin Sang, there's no need to say anything more. I lost." Yoshino thought Lin Zhiming was going to argue with Blair, so he quickly stopped him.
Lin Zhiming patted Yoshino Hideshi's shoulder and said in a deep voice, "It's not over yet."
"Mr. Lin, I have already received eight votes. Plus the chairman's ninth vote, my vote is close to half. In addition, the chairman will give two votes to others. Theoretically, Mr. Yoshino can only get the remaining votes.
I got eight votes, no matter how you count it, I won," Blair said.
"The election isn't over yet, is it?" Lin Zhiming said.
"That's true, haha. Since you want to think so, I don't want to say anything more. I hope you can get all the remaining tickets, haha!" Blair laughed and turned to leave.
"We have no chance." Yoshino said.
"I said, the election is not over yet." Lin Zhiming said and walked out of the conference room.
When we arrived outside the conference room, someone came over immediately.
"Mr. Lin, Mr. Barton asked me to take you there." The other party said.
Lin Zhiming nodded and followed the other person to the side.
Not long after, Lin Zhiming came to a small office.
There is only one person in the office, Barton.
Seeing Lin Zhiming coming, Barton frowned and said, "Zhiming, judging from the current situation, Yoshino has definitely lost."
"Aren't there still tickets?" Lin Zhiming said.
"The votes for the president will be divided into four points and given to the four candidates. Even if one more vote is not invalidated and given to Yoshino Hideshi, his votes will not be able to surpass Blair's, so it will be useless," Barton said.
"So what do you want to do, Mr. Barton?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"Just now, Blair sent me a message. He hopes to get my three votes. I originally wanted to give these three votes to Hideshi Yoshino because of your relationship, but as you can see, Hideshi Yoshino is now unable to defeat
Blair, if that's the case, why don't you do a favor and give these three votes to Blair, what do you think?" Barton asked.
"These three votes belong to you, Mr. Barton. You can give them to whomever you want. Why are you asking me?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"But according to our agreement, these three votes are for you. I always do what I say, unless you don't want it yourself." Barton said.
"Why do you all think so firmly that Blair will win? There are clearly eight votes left." Lin Zhiming said with a frown.
"Didn't I say it before? The president will give each candidate one vote equally," Barton said.
"Did he tell you?" Lin Zhiming asked.
Barton was stunned for a moment, and then said, "This has been a tradition for so many years."
"Will the tradition not be broken?" Lin Zhiming asked again.
Barton frowned and said, "The president is a stubborn person and he will not change his traditions at will."
"Do you know why there is a break in the middle of the meeting?" Lin Zhiming asked.
"The president is tired. He is old after all, he is already ninety years old." Barton said.
"You don't understand." Lin Zhiming shook his head and said, "Your three tickets will still go to Yoshino Hideshi!"
"If you give it to him, I'm afraid it will be a waste." Barton said.
"Believe me, your three votes will not only not be wasted, but will also play a key role." Lin Zhiming said with a smile.
Barton frowned and looked at Lin Zhiming. For the first time, he found that he couldn't understand this young man.
"Now, I need you to do something for me." Lin Zhiming continued.
"What's going on?" Barton asked.
"Take me to see the president." Lin Zhiming said.
"Meet the president? Are you trying to canvass the president for votes? This is impossible. Over the years, the president has never been canvassed by anyone. He is the most impartial." Barton said.
"You just need to take me there and leave the rest to me. The rest time is only half an hour. Ten minutes have passed and we only have twenty minutes left." Lin Zhiming said.
"Okay..." Barton nodded and walked out of the office.
"Follow me." Barton said.
Lin Zhiming left the office with Barton and walked to the side.
Not long after, the two came to a closed office door.
"Remember, you must respect the president. You can't just do whatever you want! Even if you want to canvass votes, you have to be reserved." Barton warned.
"I understand." Lin Zhiming nodded.
Then, Barton knocked on the door.
"Come in!" Xu Zhenping's voice came from behind the door.
Barton pushed the door open and walked in with Lin Zhiming.
Behind the door is a small study room.
Xu Zhenping was sitting on a massage chair, and next to him stood the robot Robert.
"Mr. President, Lin Zhiming, a member of the Asia Branch, would like to visit you." Barton bowed slightly and said.
"Well, I've heard of this name." Xu Zhenping said calmly.
"President, I'm here to see you. I mainly want to ask for your help with one thing." Lin Zhiming said.
"What happened?" Xu Zhenping asked.
"I hope you give all your votes to Yoshino Hideshi." Lin Zhiming said calmly.
Barton's eyes suddenly widened and he looked at Lin Zhiming in disbelief.
Didn't you just tell him to be more reserved? How good of you, you actually told this matter as soon as you opened your mouth, and you even shamelessly asked the president to give all the votes to Yoshino Hideshi. Who do you think you are? The president's relative