At night, the whole row of lights lit up, and Stein was bright
If it is a peace period, it is nothing, it is like this every night; but now it is a war period, and it is still shining brightly at night, and it has not appeared for three years.
In addition to the lights, there are fires, which are baskets made of iron wire, piled with chopped wood, and the fire is quite prosperous.
There is always a circle of people around each fire. Everyone is roasting the fire and chatting. They are holding the baking forks in their hands, turning them around from time to time. The ingredients on the baking forks are squeaking. The fat is spreading out, and the rich aroma is spreading everywhere.
Most of the people who are responsible for grilling are men, while women are busy skewing ingredients on the grilling forks.
The happiest thing at this moment is the children. They crawl around in the crowd, and when they are greedy, they run back to their adults, take a bunch of grilled things, and then chew while looking for other children to play with.
Suddenly, a light bang sounded, and a firework flew into the air and waited until people turned to look. The fireworks had suddenly exploded in the air, turning into red and green starlight.
Ariana got forty fireworks and she found a few old workers in this industry and drove them out by hand in one day.
Because there are fewer numbers, I can only put one branch every few minutes
This is very rare at this moment, except for the Holy Kingdom of Parkington, other countries have no intention of celebrating the New Year. Even Dredava, who had just experienced a big victory and the Rosotto Empire, who won the Western Front, were deserted and the former were still fighting and had no intention of celebrating; the latter was because they were unable to be happy, and their capital was almost razed to the ground, both the army and the civilians suffered heavy losses, so it was too late to lick their wounds.
At this moment, Leach is also waiting for the arrival of the New Year with others.
There was also a fire in front of his house, just like other people's houses. He and his father stood beside the fire and flipped the baking fork. His mother, Lingyi and his cousin treated the ingredients.
The only difference is that there are more people around this fire than elsewhere
All those who are qualified to approach here are people from the senior Baath Party. Of course they did not come here to eat something.
Lolaris, who always followed Leach like a shadow, did not come this time. At this moment, when Lolaris was standing on the roof of the Knights headquarters hundreds of meters away, held a combat meeting during the day. Leach had already said that those who knew the combat plan must wait until the operation began before leaving. Of course, Lolaris is no exception.
Although she did not stay by Leach's side, Lolaris did not dare to relax at all. From the rooftop, she could see Leach's home. At this moment, her eyes were scanning everyone close to Leach's.
This distance is not far for her. If something happens, she can arrive in an instant with Liqi's strength. As long as she is not a Saint-level powerhouse, she can definitely resist and support her arrival for a while.
Another reason why Lollalis doesn't follow Leach is that those Baath Party members must talk to Leach about the future arrangements of Monstock. She is a foreigner and a very high-ranking foreigner, not suitable for that kind of occasion.
Lolaris knew this, and Leach knew that because of this, he didn't wait for others to speak, and he was talking about his thoughts while flipping through.
Everyone can rest assured that I don’t like dictatorship, but Monstock is the most suitable republican system
Liqixian threw a reassurance pill no matter how others guessed before, with this guarantee, most people should be able to feel at ease.
but,
Leach changed the subject: Although it is still a republic, many places will be very different from before. I was born in Laval Province. The area of Laval Province ranks sixth among all provinces of the Republic, the population ranks eleventh, and the production ranking ninth. It is not bad in a total of twenty-four provinces in Monstock. However, after I arrived in Perness, I found that Laval Province had no influence at all. Perness seemed to be from Perness, not the capital of this country.
Leach first threw out this problem to win over senior Baath Party members who were not Peines
In the past, the political wealthy family of Peines desperately rejected foreign political forces and had been controlling the republic for centuries. This is a very unpopular thing.
In Leach's plan, all the wealthy families of Peres were forces that must be completely eliminated.
The wealthy families made two preparations when they surrendered in Monstock. Some of them fled to the alliance, and some of them remained in Pernes, many of whom joined the surrendered government.
If there is one or two families, Leach will only think that it is a personal act; but all of this is certainly a bet on both ends, and there is nothing more despicable than this
I plan to follow those federal states, change the structure of the previous National Assembly, and become that each province has a fixed seat, and strengthen local influence, the same is true for parliaments at all levels. Each province is divided into several regions, and each region has an equivalent number of cities...
Before Leach could finish speaking, the people below were already whispering
The origin of the members of the Baath Party is very complex, with political families, professional politicians, civil servants, and people who suddenly jumped up by taking advantage of the opportunity to war.
The latter three types of people are optimistic about Leach's proposal, because it means that they have the opportunity to climb up and only the Bauha Party members who are from political families are reluctant to accept this change, which undoubtedly weakens their power, but the opinions of these people are not unified, because while their own power is weakened, it also means that they have the opportunity to compete for higher-level power.
There were four or five people in the top leaders of the Baaking Party, with extremely ugly faces standing on the side, but they all said nothing, and the people next to them were looking at them intentionally or unintentionally
These people are from a political wealthy family in Peines, of course they oppose the most about what Leach said just now, but these people are very smart and know that even if they oppose it, it is useless, so they simply don't say a word.
What they thought about was how to contact other people after they went back, and even if they did not object, they would destroy them secretly.
Behind these people are the political wealthy families that once controlled Monstock for centuries. These political wealthy families are now united.
Leach has actually paid attention to these people for a long time, but he is not very worried.
Although he doesn't know much about political games, he knows one thing: strength is the decisive role that can play in political games.
At this moment, the three major countries in the alliance, Parkington, Omore and Capecchi, have extremely close relationships with him. Those wealthy families who wanted to use external forces had to find the Rosotto Empire. If those people really did this, he had enough reason to eradicate them.
I think there are problems with the presidential system, so it is better to change it to the prime minister system
Leach made another proposal. This is actually to weaken the central power and strengthen local power as much as possible.
In addition, he has a little selfishness
If Monstock still adopts the presidential system, his father will at most seek a free job in parliament, and his father's ability is really insufficient; but if the prime minister system is adopted, the president is just an irrelevant person, as long as his connections and image are acceptable, he can
His dad is in this position.
This time, no one opposed the implementation of the prime minister system. The power is relatively scattered, which is beneficial to everyone. More importantly, many people are still worried that Leach will engage in dictatorship. If Gao is a presidential system, as long as a puppet president is built, Leach can hide behind the scenes and manipulate everything. The candidate for this puppet, his father is obviously very suitable to implement the prime minister system. If you want to play dictatorship, you must control all members of the cabinet, which is at least more difficult.
Seeing that no one raised any questions, Leach made the most important decision
This time, Monstock was on the verge of destruction because the suppression of the army and the knights over hundreds of years has been too serious. We must remember this shameful history and must not lack foresight in everything.
Leach this time is equivalent to pointing his finger at the founder of the Republic.
This is just the beginning. He has prepared a series of tricks, which will definitely make the reputation of those great men almost the same as mud, so that no one will think of the former Monstock Republic.
After reading everyone's reflection, Leach continued: When the government is re-established, the army will be independent, nominally controlled by the government, and in fact will have an independent system; any industry related to the army will be independent, either bidding to the private sector, or setting up factories by the army itself, but in order to ensure that the army will not lose control, the use of military expenditure will be supervised by the government and the annual military expenditure budget will also be adopted by the parliament.
Leach paused again, and he looked at the reactions of the people again, which made him feel relieved that most of the people around him were indifferent.
Although this breaks the tradition of the government being superior to the army and controlling the army will make everyone feel a little unhappy, it does not harm their interests
Even if someone is dissatisfied, they have to wait until the government is reorganized. After those people sit in their respective positions, everything is empty now.
Besides, if you can play politics, you will definitely be a group of smart people, and smart people will definitely know the current affairs. Naturally, it can be seen that the army is in charge of power. At this time, it is simply a matter of seeking death if it wants to restrain the power of the army.
The importance of each province is different. Isn’t it too unfair to the former that prosperous provinces like Miagra and Doron have the same influence as underdeveloped provinces like Beard and Asrek?
Someone finally raised questions below, but this person wisely avoided the sensitive topics behind and instead started with the first one.
I remember someone said that poor and rich people should have the same power to speak... Alas, it's a pity that this person has not done anything he says himself
Leach sighed in a sarcastic tone
The person who said this was one of the founders of Monstock, and the guy who just raised the question was the representative of the Peness political family, Leach, who used his spear to attack his shield, and by the way he deliberately or unintentionally belittled the Republic.
Half a year ago, he asked Anelia to help him a little bit when he was still in the City of Sky. He collected a group of politically experienced consultants for him. The first task he gave these consultants was to find what the founders of the Republic said and the loopholes in the books he wrote.
He is completely prepared at this moment
Will setting up parliament step by step cause political bloat and inefficient efficiency?
Someone jumped out to question
What Monstock has been missing is not money
Malone said lightly from the side that he certainly had to support Leach's proposition. First of all, he and Leach are all ally, and secondly, this system is beneficial to him.
Compared with members of political families, political nouveau riche like Ma Long has not considered controlling the political arena for generations and passing on power. Most of them have not yet developed the concept of family.
Inefficiency is always a problem, right?
That person is still unyielding
Inefficiency is sometimes a good thing. When I was in school, I saw someone arrested for speaking out for justice. The efficiency of those policemen is quite high.
Leach snorted coldly
If someone else said this, the person on the other side would definitely think that this was not a reason to refute it, but no one dared to question Leach said this.
And everyone present understood what he meant. He was determined to weaken the power of the wealthy family.
It should be fairer to give corresponding seats according to the population of different places?
Someone said
Leach originally planned to say that it was not because it was inconsistent with his original plan; then he thought that this proposal really made sense, and this would allow officials from all over the country to spend more time on the local government's governance.
This can be considered
He nodded
Leach nodded, and the others naturally nodded.
I also have another proposal, after the revival, Monstock is called the Second Republic of Monstock, so as to be different from the previous republics. This allows us to remember this humiliating history and let us know our shame before we can be brave.
Ma Long finally jumped out
This is actually what Leach means, but Leach himself is not suitable to say publicly that he actually did this to deny the previous republic and completely separate from the previous republic.
I agree
Leach's first statement
Others nodded, in fact, even the members of the political families did not see the sinister intentions of this proposal. Instead, they felt that they were much more glorious as the founder of the Second Republic than the revivor of the Republic.
Seven fireworks flew into the air and turned into seven colors of starlight amid a series of explosions.
It's midnight now, and when the stars fall, it means the new year is coming.
When the fireworks exploded, it was the climax of the celebration that passed, and the enthusiasm gradually dissipated.
It's winter now, and everyone has been blowing in the wind and snow for a whole night, so after midnight, the crowd left one after another, and most of them went back to their homes
Leach does not plan to go back to the Knights headquarters tonight, he enters the room with his parents.
His parents' living place is still small and crowded
It is precisely because of his family's persistence that the senior officials of the Baxing Party are embarrassed to take advantage of privileges for this matter. There are many people who scold Leach's father behind their backs.
Leach's family went back to rest, so the others naturally had no reason to follow him, but Ma Long and Pentax came in together Leach's cousin followed Pentax. The two looked quite affectionate, but Leach felt the deep gap between the two.
The small room could barely squeeze everyone down. Three women sat directly in the bed. Leach's father sat on the edge of the bed, and Leach sat against the door. It was colder here, only he could bear it.
There are no outsiders, and a few people speak directly and frankly.
Recently, the Baxing Party is not stable. As far as I know, it is the old political and wealthy families who have made a few people come in and bribed people from the top. At least 30% of the Baxing Party have reached some deals with them in private.
Ma Long regretted that he had attracted too many people to expand his power.
He did this at that time because he was not sure about Leach's future. He never expected Leach and the Independence Army to reach this point today.
You don't have to worry about these things. People who didn't leave Peines at the beginning didn't have to care at all. It would be good if they could save their lives. Most of the people who left Peines had done some things against me and my parents in the early stage. The intelligence departments of the alliance had long focused on them. I had evidence that was unfavorable to them.
Leach sneered and turned around and said: You can make a list for me to let me know who has been bribed.
He didn't say what to do with these people
But what are Malone and Pentax for? They understood what Leach was going to do when they heard Leach’s tone.
If you want this information, I can provide some
Ma Long said this to himself, and he had done this kind of thing before. Although he didn't do much, he was quite familiar with the fact that he was accused of crimes.
No need
Leach refused, he didn't want to get the blame, even if he wanted to get a crime, he would rather ask Anelia for help; not to mention that he didn't want to get too close to Malone: I happened to have something to discuss with you in the past, Monstock only had the Ministry of Interior, which was the intelligence department, which was mainly internal. Those pioneers seemed not afraid of external threats, but were more worried about internal problems.
Leach has become a habit to oppose those great men, and even in front of his own people, he will reveal this disdain.
The expressions of Ma Long and Pentax have changed slightly, and they have already heard of the famous ones.
Sure enough, Leach immediately said: I plan to set up several other intelligence systems, one controlled by the army, and the other belongs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When Milia formed an intelligence network, I heard that this intelligence network is now taken over by your people, so you should give it back to her. This intelligence network will belong to the military system in the future.
Ma Long's face was extremely ugly. This is his power. Moreover, in the intelligence systems of various countries, the intelligence systems controlled by the army often have the greatest power. Secondly, the intelligence systems of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, generally do odd jobs. In the past, Monstock developed completely abnormally.
What made Malone even more unacceptable was that Leach actually asked him to return the intelligence network to Milia
For this intelligence website, he and Milia broke up, which can be said to have completely offended the woman; he even thought about killing the woman at first, but considering the six sisters behind the woman, he finally gave up the idea.
no problem
Ma Long said with a smile, his smile was very gentle, Ma Long could only knock his teeth and swallow it into his stomach. The intelligence department was so sensitive. This thing was sometimes more terrifying than the army. He knew very well that if he refused, next year would be his day of worship.
Leach didn't feel surprised, he knew Malone would definitely agree
To be honest, you must at least think of a reason to kill a marginal member of the Baxing Party; killing Ma Long and other people don’t even have to find a reason for it. It’s very simple. No matter whether the people who make information are killing or being killed, outsiders will not dare to ask.
Leach also doesn't care about the original covenant. The covenant is meaningless now.
Malone also knew that this was probably the last time he had dealt with Leach, so he refused to miss the last chance.
In the past, the corruption in the Republic was very serious. When rebuilding the government, I hope you can consider this issue.
Ma Long said
Leach understood as soon as he heard this. Malone begged him for something. Perhaps this is a condition to return the intelligence network to Milia.
What suggestions do you have?
Leach asked
It is best to form a special agency to supervise government officials and lawmakers
Ma Long throws out his own ideas
Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs has great power in the past, it was just a lackey for the top government officials. Whenever an election occurs, a new group of officials will be removed from office.
This is not what Malone hopes
So he wants to prepare this sharp sword. If anyone dares to attack the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he must first prepare for the cut hand. If this department is established, the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be further strengthened.
In the past, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was able to nominally place eyeliners in various government departments, and even arrange people around senior government officials, but in fact it is impossible.
So as soon as the war broke out, Monstock leaked a large number of secrets, and he fell into a passive position from the beginning. Not only were many spies who stole secrets working in government departments, but they even entered the cabinet staff.
This is really the best excuse, Malone has long wanted to do this
In addition, the loss of control of the Baath Party made him understand one thing - playing politics, he is indeed not as good as those professional politicians who have lost Leach's support. He and his people may be killed, so he must have some special means.
Leach did not immediately answer that he could understand that it was necessary to set up such a department, but whether to hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to manage it would be learned.
After a long time, he finally said: You have sent out a group of people to take care of this matter. I can promise you that this institution is independent of the government and is directly responsible to the president, and has nothing to do with the cabinet.
Leach left a way out for Malone and his group of people. Once a new cabinet comes to power, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will definitely give it up.
This is a vicious dog. It is under the supervision of the government and will not bite people randomly. If there is no such lock, the situation will be out of control.
Ma Long's expression suddenly became depressed. This was not what he wanted. The new department he proposed to form was to offend people. Even if he had no worries, he had no room for promotion.
Leach knew that Ma Long was a little dissatisfied, and he thought about it and said: You can divide some people and form another department. This new department has the power to intervene in any investigation, from criminal cases to officials' corruption cases, and then to cases related to national security. This department will participate in it. On the one hand, it can play a supervisory role, so that no one can do anything, and on the other hand, it will also increase the possibility of solving the case.
Leach's idea was not whimsical. This was Susan told him that there was a country in ancient times that had an organization like this. Its name was FBI. Malone nodded slightly. This department made him very interested.
In fact, he originally wanted to test whether Leach could hand over the police system to him in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' affairs. What he did was secret, and sometimes he needed some open means.
However, he was also worried that Liqi would not agree to control the police with one hand and the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the other, so the power was too great
At this moment, the institution proposed by Leach is a bit like a criminal detective and prosecutor in his feeling. It only targets cases but not people, and it will not offend people too much. It can interfere in the investigation of all cases. Its power is not small, and there is room for promotion.
Malone decided to accept the proposal
At the same time, he also understood that Leach's warning hidden after these proposals obviously in the future, the intelligence department in Monstock will be mainly military intelligence departments, and mainly externally and internally only counter-espionage. It is definitely impossible to achieve any goal with extraordinary means as before.
Ma Long retreated, leaving only Pentax in the room
This is Leach's proposal, and Malone is not good at opposing it.
Until he confirmed that Malone had gone away, Levi said to Pentax: What I asked you to consider before, how were you thinking about?
Pentax scratched his head three years ago, he was handsome and elegant, otherwise he would not have captured Liqi's cousin's heart. But at this moment, he looked a little decadent, with a beard on his face and a little unkempt. Obviously, Liqi's cousin didn't care much about it. From this point, he could see that there was something wrong with the two people in terms of their relationship.
Do I have any choice? Malone can no longer fully believe me, especially this year, I am increasingly marginalized
His eyes looked at Leach's cousin, as if he wanted his wife to prove it to him
Leach's cousin pretended not to see it. She felt a little guilty in her heart after Leach assassinated Arno. Everyone felt that even if Leach would not be judged, the Baath Party had just been formed. Ma Long and his group were full of energy and were about to show their skills. Pentax also changed his previous attentiveness and gradually became indifferent to her.
Because of this, she and her mother followed their aunt to Parkington soon after, but they just didn't want to be angry.
When Lichi was invincible in the Sacrifice of Heaven, defeated the genius boys from all over the country, and stimulated Poronov to vomit blood after the Sacrifice of Heaven, the wind direction suddenly changed. Then the Arno case was left unresolved, but the Independent Corps was formed.
At this point everyone can see who will eventually gain power, but it is too late to change his mind. The reason is very simple. Leach's cousin has already slept with Leach and was conquered by him.
Later on, Leach's development is getting smoother and more smooth, and his status is increasing. However, because of his awkward identity, Pentax was marginalized by Ma Long and his gang. Naturally, his net worth is getting worse and he is more and more looked down upon by Leach's cousin. She even regretted her dizziness and found this husband.
We are relatives after all, you can follow Milia from now on
Leach gave Pentax a way
On the one hand, he was to give his cousin some compensation to manage the business with Ariana, so he didn't have to worry about wealth; he now gave Pentax a position, and his cousin, as Pentax's wife, had a rising status.
Another reason is that he hopes Pentax can help Milia
Milia's men have a group of eyeliners, but she and her people have not received special training after all, and Malone obviously cannot help Milia, so she needs an expert to give advice and plan for her.
Pentax nodded, he had already predicted the result
I heard that there were a few people around Ma Long who were spreading very vicious rumors in private. Is this a matter?
Leach asked
Pentex smiled bitterly: Who else would there be except that old lady?
The old woman he mentioned is Ma Long's mother-in-law
When everyone arrived at Stein, the old woman became a little restless, and later she was suppressed by Leach. After Leach went to the City of Sky, the old woman became old and cute again, and no one suppressed her this time. And as time passed, the old woman said and did things more and more viciously, and even embarrassed Leach's parents several times.
Leach's father is a little soft-hearted and he didn't know about this. He couldn't stand it, so she simply ran to the city of heaven and then followed Capelage, which was a bit unaffected and could not hide.
It was not until a year ago that the status of the Independence Army was completely stable, and with the formation of a business by Ariana and Fat Charlie, no one could shake Leach's status. Leach's mother returned to Stein, the old woman had to restrain herself at this time, but her small movements in private have never stopped.
Not just her? As far as I know, there are three or four people who like to be with her
Leach said coldly
There is also Ma Long's brother-in-law, the old woman, who loves this son very much, and there are a few tongue-in-laws... They all came back from Rosotto... Their husbands are all from the pro-Arno faction.
The more Pentax said, the lower the voice, it was not Malone's instructor, but in the eyes of outsiders, especially for Leach, it is easy to think that Malone intends to target Leach and Leach's family.
If it were in the past, he would definitely argue for Ma Long, but now that he has left, there is no need to talk too much
Ma Long once hinted that if I was not satisfied, he could get rid of the old woman. I refused. Unexpectedly, this old woman became more and more aggressive. Those vicious words were simply not spoken by people, so I felt it was necessary to make her shut up.
Leach's eyes stared at Pentax
Pentax's mouth was bitter, he knew that Leach wanted him to solve this problem
This is a letter of fame. Once he kills the old woman, he will completely face Ma Long and there will be no room for ease.
Pentax just felt bitter in his mouth, but the others had their eyes wide open. They didn't expect that Leach wanted him to kill someone, and they all knew.
Although the old woman is indeed annoying, Leach's parents didn't even dare to think about it. They just took the old woman's life because of spreading some rumors.
This... is really...it's too careless?
Leach's father stuttered a little
This is just the beginning, it is also a touchstone. It mainly depends on Ma Long's reaction. If Ma Long's reaction is very intense, then I'm embarrassed...
Leach said plainly
Leach's family, including Aunt Ling and her cousin, felt cold all over. Although Leach had told them yesterday that he might start a massacre, he did not target someone at that time.
At this moment, Liqi clearly stated that he wanted to kill people, and that they were killed by people they were very familiar with, which was really unbearable for them to bear.
Pentax walked out of the room, and Leach's cousin was not following him, so he didn't know where to go for a while.
It is definitely impossible to go home. The small and crowded and cold house has no smell of home at all.
Hesitated for a long time, he finally walked towards the commercial area; he planned to find a bar for one night
The commercial area is on the other side of Central Avenue, and you can only walk through the tunnel if you want to go there.
Although there are horse lanterns hanging in the tunnel, the light is still very dim and a long shadow is reflected in the light.
Seeing this figure, Pentax immediately stopped
Come out so soon?
The figure asked: He kept you, probably to let you stay under Milia's hands.
The person waiting in the tunnel was Malone, he had guessed Leach's intention to leave Pentax, and even guessed Pentax's decision.
Do your best, your future is bright
Ma Long finally suppressed the sore feeling in his heart
He knew that although Leach hated family, bloodline and other things, he only believed in the people around him.
This is a kind of sorrow, and it is the inertia that every Monstock person has.
Pentax had already made up his mind since he left, so when he saw Ma Long waiting for him here, Pentax did not approach him as before, but took a few steps closer and said a little distance: Head, I was brought out by you, I will not forget this; I also know that you are not the kind of greedy person, but for you and me, the future will be bright and bright
That's right
Ma Long nodded with a smile: Let's go to the old place for a drink, and there are still people waiting for us there.
Hearing these words, Pentax finally calmed down and he could feel that Malone regarded him as a collaborator, not distinguishing himself from his subordinates and brothers as before.
Suddenly, Pentax had a sudden inspiration for what Litch asked him to do just now made him feel nervous. Now he finally has a way.
Pentax walked up to Ma Long and lowered his voice and said: Your mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and the group of wives around them, the private words have reached his ears. This time he didn't plan to endure it. In addition to letting me follow Milia, another task was to make these sounds disappear.
When he said this, his eyes were staring at Ma Long. At that moment, he saw a cold light flash in Ma Long's eyes, but in a flash, the cold light was taken back
Thank you for telling me about this. The old woman has never been in good health and I don’t know when she will fall down.
Ma Long said calmly
He knew that Pentax told him that this was not to care about his previous friendship, but because no matter how clever Pentax did or how much like an accidental death, it would not be possible to hide it from his eyes. As a result, it would only make the two families become enemies from now on.
Ma Long knew that Pentax wanted the most to do it himself, but he would not do it. If Leach was the one who spoke, he would do this in order to show his loyalty; now there is no need for this, he will turn a blind eye at most.
As for his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, Ma Long didn't care at all. These two people were a disaster sooner or later. But Liqi's actions made him angry, but after the anger he felt a hint of chill.
He suddenly thought that these people were like ants to Leach
Ma Long secretly gasped and felt a quick knife on his neck. This matter was obviously directed at him. If he had any abnormal reaction, his life would probably end.
The old place that the two people mentioned is a bar on the west side of the commercial area
This is a small bar with Abraham and Simmons taking the seats at the corner of the wall
Seeing two people coming in, Abraham squeezed in, leaving a space for a free space and asked casually: How are the conversation?
Ma Long sat down and scratched his head and said: The old saying is still correct, but sharing hardships, not sharing wealth, but he is still polite to us, and gave us two ways of retreat...
Malone told others what Litch had just arranged.
The two men looked at each other and shook their heads bitterly for a long time.
I have said that the boy is not a fuel-saving lamp, and Baudeli and the others are still discussing how to make trouble for the boy! He actually wanted to enter Peines in front of the boy, form a temporary government, and also wanted to win over the people who stayed in Peines. He just didn't know how to write the word "death"
Simmons mocked
Have they looked for you?
Ma Long asked
You just came to us before you came, and more than a group of people have come to us
Abraham replied
How did you answer?
Of course, nodding to them, would you tell them that their ideas simply don't work? It would be strange if they believe it
Good job
Malone patted Abraham on the shoulder: Those guys are indeed good at playing political tricks, but unfortunately those tricks must be effective under the previous rules. That kid is obviously re-making the rules. How can the original trick work?
Pentax also interrupted: The most important thing is that the people of Baudley didn't see that Leach was already sharpening his knife.
He plans to start a massacre?
Abraham asked him that he was responsible for planning and intelligence among these people, so he was most interested in these.
More serious than we thought
Malone said that what Pentax told him just now asked him to confirm Leach's plan: If I was not wrong, the first thing he did after entering Peines was probably to dig a grave and move all the graves of the founding people out. Even the Valedinians dared not do it, but the second thing he dared was to arrest those who were doing things in the surrendered government, and then confiscate the property of the families to which those people belonged.
Abraham and Simmons both gasped for air conditioning and digging graves. They could already guess from the tone of Leach just now. It is inevitable that the arrest of those who work for surrendering to the government will happen, but it is a bit too much to confiscate the property of the family and will be angry.
At this time, the door of the bar was pushed open suddenly, and seven or eight people walked in and the people were obviously coming towards Ma Long.
Ma Long and his party are not unfamiliar with these people. They are all members of the Faxing Party. They all start from grassroots. They usually work in a low-key manner and form cliques in small groups. The opposite is the head of a middle-aged man of 45 or 6 years old. His face is full of vicissitudes of life.
Aren't you having a meeting with Baodli? Has it been broken up?
Abraham asked unexpectedly
Don't mention those guys who have half a head already in the noose
The middle-aged man walked straight up and pulled a chair to sit down: the more they made a fuss, the more they were, the faster they would die.
This is obviously a sensible person, and he also saw the general trend.
The Baak Party is too bloated and fat. If you want to do something, there are people everywhere to restrain you. It is time to take action.
A person next to him also said
It seems that there are all smart people here
Ma Long praised everyone present: Since he is a smart person, there is no need to talk about it, what do you plan to do?
The middle-aged man on the opposite side smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, ordered a glass of wine for everyone on his side, and said: Throughout history, whenever the final victory comes, in addition to the great meritorious officials, there is a great possibility of a great purge.
He pointed to the place he came just now: The person who holds the power of the people is a decisive person, so the first thing we think of is not glory and wealth, but not being put on the knife in the Great Purgatory, so we come to you
Maybe we will be cleaned too? We know many secrets of him, and maybe he will be the first to be the one who wants to take action against us.
Ma Long did not agree, but laughed at himself
The middle-aged man wouldn't take this seriously, he had already seen that what Leach wanted to clear was the old wealthy family.
To put it bluntly, you are not qualified to be cleaned yet
The middle-aged man said lightly: If the Baak Party is united and united, you may really be cleaned up. Unfortunately, the situation of the Baak Party is not bloated and huge, inefficient, and there are many factions. The Baak Party was founded by him. If it becomes like this, it means that you lack ability and control, and it also means that you cannot become a threat to him.
Middle-aged man raises his glass
Ma Long smiled bitterly and raised his glass to touch the other party, then killed the words in one mouthful, and it hit the nail on the head. Ma Long didn't know whether to regret or be happy
If I guess correctly, your location has been arranged, and you must be the head of an institution, but you are not in the cabinet.
The middle-aged man smiled
Malone did not deny it, he was equivalent to acquiesce
I'm right?
The middle-aged man turned his head and smiled at the person behind him: If you want to hug thick legs, you should hug such a Baudeli is just a driftwood, and he hasn't settled yet.
Are you looking for me? Do you want me to recommend it for you?
Malone wants to know the other party's purpose
That's not. We came here just to report to prove that we and Baodeli are not in the same group. The next life will probably be difficult. There will definitely be a bloody storm. Some people just stared at the seat, but they didn't expect that their heads would be gone.
The middle-aged man looked at the direction he had just come.
Ma Long was suddenly shocked and he also understood this from Pentax's warning, but he didn't expect that this person could see clearly than he did.
Who do you think can make the last laugh?
Ma Long asked
It's very simple. There must be only two types of people who win in the end. One is grassroots. That person himself is grassroots. It's obvious that he hates wealthy families and is not interested in aristocratic families. He has begun to suppress wealthy families. The second type is an expert. He himself is an expert, and he is a top expert. What experts hate the most is being led by outsiders. This phenomenon is everywhere in Monstock in the past.
The middle-aged man said with extraordinary certainty
Ma Long was slightly stunned and suddenly he remembered that when he first formed the Baath Party, Leach asked him to recruit more senior technicians, engineers and designers. The Baath Party was originally a member of the middle class. At that time, people from the upper class were very resistant to the Baath Party because of the assassination of Arno.
Ma Long regretted it very much, he regretted that he did not see Leach's intentions
At that time, he was actually complacent about bringing in a group of members of the upper class. Now, he thinks that he is as stupid as he is, he is as stupid as he is.
Almost in a moment, he figured out a lot of things
When he introduced members of the upper class to the Baath Party, it meant that he and Leach parted ways, and walked on two completely different Lules. The feet of Leach were always rooted in the lower and lower classes. Whether in Stein, Bubka, or the later business, they were all attracted by the lower and lower classes.
Thinking about himself on the other hand, Ma Long found that most of his time spent on social engagements, making friends with powerful people everywhere, and trying his best to integrate into them, but those guys didn't take him seriously at all. After using him, they kicked him away.
This may be a kind of luck. If he is accepted and eventually integrates into it, I am afraid that the list of people to be cleaned up this time will have his name.
Ma Long couldn't help but feel scared
If it is a peace period, it is nothing, it is like this every night; but now it is a war period, and it is still shining brightly at night, and it has not appeared for three years.
In addition to the lights, there are fires, which are baskets made of iron wire, piled with chopped wood, and the fire is quite prosperous.
There is always a circle of people around each fire. Everyone is roasting the fire and chatting. They are holding the baking forks in their hands, turning them around from time to time. The ingredients on the baking forks are squeaking. The fat is spreading out, and the rich aroma is spreading everywhere.
Most of the people who are responsible for grilling are men, while women are busy skewing ingredients on the grilling forks.
The happiest thing at this moment is the children. They crawl around in the crowd, and when they are greedy, they run back to their adults, take a bunch of grilled things, and then chew while looking for other children to play with.
Suddenly, a light bang sounded, and a firework flew into the air and waited until people turned to look. The fireworks had suddenly exploded in the air, turning into red and green starlight.
Ariana got forty fireworks and she found a few old workers in this industry and drove them out by hand in one day.
Because there are fewer numbers, I can only put one branch every few minutes
This is very rare at this moment, except for the Holy Kingdom of Parkington, other countries have no intention of celebrating the New Year. Even Dredava, who had just experienced a big victory and the Rosotto Empire, who won the Western Front, were deserted and the former were still fighting and had no intention of celebrating; the latter was because they were unable to be happy, and their capital was almost razed to the ground, both the army and the civilians suffered heavy losses, so it was too late to lick their wounds.
At this moment, Leach is also waiting for the arrival of the New Year with others.
There was also a fire in front of his house, just like other people's houses. He and his father stood beside the fire and flipped the baking fork. His mother, Lingyi and his cousin treated the ingredients.
The only difference is that there are more people around this fire than elsewhere
All those who are qualified to approach here are people from the senior Baath Party. Of course they did not come here to eat something.
Lolaris, who always followed Leach like a shadow, did not come this time. At this moment, when Lolaris was standing on the roof of the Knights headquarters hundreds of meters away, held a combat meeting during the day. Leach had already said that those who knew the combat plan must wait until the operation began before leaving. Of course, Lolaris is no exception.
Although she did not stay by Leach's side, Lolaris did not dare to relax at all. From the rooftop, she could see Leach's home. At this moment, her eyes were scanning everyone close to Leach's.
This distance is not far for her. If something happens, she can arrive in an instant with Liqi's strength. As long as she is not a Saint-level powerhouse, she can definitely resist and support her arrival for a while.
Another reason why Lollalis doesn't follow Leach is that those Baath Party members must talk to Leach about the future arrangements of Monstock. She is a foreigner and a very high-ranking foreigner, not suitable for that kind of occasion.
Lolaris knew this, and Leach knew that because of this, he didn't wait for others to speak, and he was talking about his thoughts while flipping through.
Everyone can rest assured that I don’t like dictatorship, but Monstock is the most suitable republican system
Liqixian threw a reassurance pill no matter how others guessed before, with this guarantee, most people should be able to feel at ease.
but,
Leach changed the subject: Although it is still a republic, many places will be very different from before. I was born in Laval Province. The area of Laval Province ranks sixth among all provinces of the Republic, the population ranks eleventh, and the production ranking ninth. It is not bad in a total of twenty-four provinces in Monstock. However, after I arrived in Perness, I found that Laval Province had no influence at all. Perness seemed to be from Perness, not the capital of this country.
Leach first threw out this problem to win over senior Baath Party members who were not Peines
In the past, the political wealthy family of Peines desperately rejected foreign political forces and had been controlling the republic for centuries. This is a very unpopular thing.
In Leach's plan, all the wealthy families of Peres were forces that must be completely eliminated.
The wealthy families made two preparations when they surrendered in Monstock. Some of them fled to the alliance, and some of them remained in Pernes, many of whom joined the surrendered government.
If there is one or two families, Leach will only think that it is a personal act; but all of this is certainly a bet on both ends, and there is nothing more despicable than this
I plan to follow those federal states, change the structure of the previous National Assembly, and become that each province has a fixed seat, and strengthen local influence, the same is true for parliaments at all levels. Each province is divided into several regions, and each region has an equivalent number of cities...
Before Leach could finish speaking, the people below were already whispering
The origin of the members of the Baath Party is very complex, with political families, professional politicians, civil servants, and people who suddenly jumped up by taking advantage of the opportunity to war.
The latter three types of people are optimistic about Leach's proposal, because it means that they have the opportunity to climb up and only the Bauha Party members who are from political families are reluctant to accept this change, which undoubtedly weakens their power, but the opinions of these people are not unified, because while their own power is weakened, it also means that they have the opportunity to compete for higher-level power.
There were four or five people in the top leaders of the Baaking Party, with extremely ugly faces standing on the side, but they all said nothing, and the people next to them were looking at them intentionally or unintentionally
These people are from a political wealthy family in Peines, of course they oppose the most about what Leach said just now, but these people are very smart and know that even if they oppose it, it is useless, so they simply don't say a word.
What they thought about was how to contact other people after they went back, and even if they did not object, they would destroy them secretly.
Behind these people are the political wealthy families that once controlled Monstock for centuries. These political wealthy families are now united.
Leach has actually paid attention to these people for a long time, but he is not very worried.
Although he doesn't know much about political games, he knows one thing: strength is the decisive role that can play in political games.
At this moment, the three major countries in the alliance, Parkington, Omore and Capecchi, have extremely close relationships with him. Those wealthy families who wanted to use external forces had to find the Rosotto Empire. If those people really did this, he had enough reason to eradicate them.
I think there are problems with the presidential system, so it is better to change it to the prime minister system
Leach made another proposal. This is actually to weaken the central power and strengthen local power as much as possible.
In addition, he has a little selfishness
If Monstock still adopts the presidential system, his father will at most seek a free job in parliament, and his father's ability is really insufficient; but if the prime minister system is adopted, the president is just an irrelevant person, as long as his connections and image are acceptable, he can
His dad is in this position.
This time, no one opposed the implementation of the prime minister system. The power is relatively scattered, which is beneficial to everyone. More importantly, many people are still worried that Leach will engage in dictatorship. If Gao is a presidential system, as long as a puppet president is built, Leach can hide behind the scenes and manipulate everything. The candidate for this puppet, his father is obviously very suitable to implement the prime minister system. If you want to play dictatorship, you must control all members of the cabinet, which is at least more difficult.
Seeing that no one raised any questions, Leach made the most important decision
This time, Monstock was on the verge of destruction because the suppression of the army and the knights over hundreds of years has been too serious. We must remember this shameful history and must not lack foresight in everything.
Leach this time is equivalent to pointing his finger at the founder of the Republic.
This is just the beginning. He has prepared a series of tricks, which will definitely make the reputation of those great men almost the same as mud, so that no one will think of the former Monstock Republic.
After reading everyone's reflection, Leach continued: When the government is re-established, the army will be independent, nominally controlled by the government, and in fact will have an independent system; any industry related to the army will be independent, either bidding to the private sector, or setting up factories by the army itself, but in order to ensure that the army will not lose control, the use of military expenditure will be supervised by the government and the annual military expenditure budget will also be adopted by the parliament.
Leach paused again, and he looked at the reactions of the people again, which made him feel relieved that most of the people around him were indifferent.
Although this breaks the tradition of the government being superior to the army and controlling the army will make everyone feel a little unhappy, it does not harm their interests
Even if someone is dissatisfied, they have to wait until the government is reorganized. After those people sit in their respective positions, everything is empty now.
Besides, if you can play politics, you will definitely be a group of smart people, and smart people will definitely know the current affairs. Naturally, it can be seen that the army is in charge of power. At this time, it is simply a matter of seeking death if it wants to restrain the power of the army.
The importance of each province is different. Isn’t it too unfair to the former that prosperous provinces like Miagra and Doron have the same influence as underdeveloped provinces like Beard and Asrek?
Someone finally raised questions below, but this person wisely avoided the sensitive topics behind and instead started with the first one.
I remember someone said that poor and rich people should have the same power to speak... Alas, it's a pity that this person has not done anything he says himself
Leach sighed in a sarcastic tone
The person who said this was one of the founders of Monstock, and the guy who just raised the question was the representative of the Peness political family, Leach, who used his spear to attack his shield, and by the way he deliberately or unintentionally belittled the Republic.
Half a year ago, he asked Anelia to help him a little bit when he was still in the City of Sky. He collected a group of politically experienced consultants for him. The first task he gave these consultants was to find what the founders of the Republic said and the loopholes in the books he wrote.
He is completely prepared at this moment
Will setting up parliament step by step cause political bloat and inefficient efficiency?
Someone jumped out to question
What Monstock has been missing is not money
Malone said lightly from the side that he certainly had to support Leach's proposition. First of all, he and Leach are all ally, and secondly, this system is beneficial to him.
Compared with members of political families, political nouveau riche like Ma Long has not considered controlling the political arena for generations and passing on power. Most of them have not yet developed the concept of family.
Inefficiency is always a problem, right?
That person is still unyielding
Inefficiency is sometimes a good thing. When I was in school, I saw someone arrested for speaking out for justice. The efficiency of those policemen is quite high.
Leach snorted coldly
If someone else said this, the person on the other side would definitely think that this was not a reason to refute it, but no one dared to question Leach said this.
And everyone present understood what he meant. He was determined to weaken the power of the wealthy family.
It should be fairer to give corresponding seats according to the population of different places?
Someone said
Leach originally planned to say that it was not because it was inconsistent with his original plan; then he thought that this proposal really made sense, and this would allow officials from all over the country to spend more time on the local government's governance.
This can be considered
He nodded
Leach nodded, and the others naturally nodded.
I also have another proposal, after the revival, Monstock is called the Second Republic of Monstock, so as to be different from the previous republics. This allows us to remember this humiliating history and let us know our shame before we can be brave.
Ma Long finally jumped out
This is actually what Leach means, but Leach himself is not suitable to say publicly that he actually did this to deny the previous republic and completely separate from the previous republic.
I agree
Leach's first statement
Others nodded, in fact, even the members of the political families did not see the sinister intentions of this proposal. Instead, they felt that they were much more glorious as the founder of the Second Republic than the revivor of the Republic.
Seven fireworks flew into the air and turned into seven colors of starlight amid a series of explosions.
It's midnight now, and when the stars fall, it means the new year is coming.
When the fireworks exploded, it was the climax of the celebration that passed, and the enthusiasm gradually dissipated.
It's winter now, and everyone has been blowing in the wind and snow for a whole night, so after midnight, the crowd left one after another, and most of them went back to their homes
Leach does not plan to go back to the Knights headquarters tonight, he enters the room with his parents.
His parents' living place is still small and crowded
It is precisely because of his family's persistence that the senior officials of the Baxing Party are embarrassed to take advantage of privileges for this matter. There are many people who scold Leach's father behind their backs.
Leach's family went back to rest, so the others naturally had no reason to follow him, but Ma Long and Pentax came in together Leach's cousin followed Pentax. The two looked quite affectionate, but Leach felt the deep gap between the two.
The small room could barely squeeze everyone down. Three women sat directly in the bed. Leach's father sat on the edge of the bed, and Leach sat against the door. It was colder here, only he could bear it.
There are no outsiders, and a few people speak directly and frankly.
Recently, the Baxing Party is not stable. As far as I know, it is the old political and wealthy families who have made a few people come in and bribed people from the top. At least 30% of the Baxing Party have reached some deals with them in private.
Ma Long regretted that he had attracted too many people to expand his power.
He did this at that time because he was not sure about Leach's future. He never expected Leach and the Independence Army to reach this point today.
You don't have to worry about these things. People who didn't leave Peines at the beginning didn't have to care at all. It would be good if they could save their lives. Most of the people who left Peines had done some things against me and my parents in the early stage. The intelligence departments of the alliance had long focused on them. I had evidence that was unfavorable to them.
Leach sneered and turned around and said: You can make a list for me to let me know who has been bribed.
He didn't say what to do with these people
But what are Malone and Pentax for? They understood what Leach was going to do when they heard Leach’s tone.
If you want this information, I can provide some
Ma Long said this to himself, and he had done this kind of thing before. Although he didn't do much, he was quite familiar with the fact that he was accused of crimes.
No need
Leach refused, he didn't want to get the blame, even if he wanted to get a crime, he would rather ask Anelia for help; not to mention that he didn't want to get too close to Malone: I happened to have something to discuss with you in the past, Monstock only had the Ministry of Interior, which was the intelligence department, which was mainly internal. Those pioneers seemed not afraid of external threats, but were more worried about internal problems.
Leach has become a habit to oppose those great men, and even in front of his own people, he will reveal this disdain.
The expressions of Ma Long and Pentax have changed slightly, and they have already heard of the famous ones.
Sure enough, Leach immediately said: I plan to set up several other intelligence systems, one controlled by the army, and the other belongs to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. When Milia formed an intelligence network, I heard that this intelligence network is now taken over by your people, so you should give it back to her. This intelligence network will belong to the military system in the future.
Ma Long's face was extremely ugly. This is his power. Moreover, in the intelligence systems of various countries, the intelligence systems controlled by the army often have the greatest power. Secondly, the intelligence systems of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, such as the Ministry of Internal Affairs, generally do odd jobs. In the past, Monstock developed completely abnormally.
What made Malone even more unacceptable was that Leach actually asked him to return the intelligence network to Milia
For this intelligence website, he and Milia broke up, which can be said to have completely offended the woman; he even thought about killing the woman at first, but considering the six sisters behind the woman, he finally gave up the idea.
no problem
Ma Long said with a smile, his smile was very gentle, Ma Long could only knock his teeth and swallow it into his stomach. The intelligence department was so sensitive. This thing was sometimes more terrifying than the army. He knew very well that if he refused, next year would be his day of worship.
Leach didn't feel surprised, he knew Malone would definitely agree
To be honest, you must at least think of a reason to kill a marginal member of the Baxing Party; killing Ma Long and other people don’t even have to find a reason for it. It’s very simple. No matter whether the people who make information are killing or being killed, outsiders will not dare to ask.
Leach also doesn't care about the original covenant. The covenant is meaningless now.
Malone also knew that this was probably the last time he had dealt with Leach, so he refused to miss the last chance.
In the past, the corruption in the Republic was very serious. When rebuilding the government, I hope you can consider this issue.
Ma Long said
Leach understood as soon as he heard this. Malone begged him for something. Perhaps this is a condition to return the intelligence network to Milia.
What suggestions do you have?
Leach asked
It is best to form a special agency to supervise government officials and lawmakers
Ma Long throws out his own ideas
Although the Ministry of Internal Affairs has great power in the past, it was just a lackey for the top government officials. Whenever an election occurs, a new group of officials will be removed from office.
This is not what Malone hopes
So he wants to prepare this sharp sword. If anyone dares to attack the Ministry of Internal Affairs, he must first prepare for the cut hand. If this department is established, the power of the Ministry of Internal Affairs will be further strengthened.
In the past, the Ministry of Internal Affairs was able to nominally place eyeliners in various government departments, and even arrange people around senior government officials, but in fact it is impossible.
So as soon as the war broke out, Monstock leaked a large number of secrets, and he fell into a passive position from the beginning. Not only were many spies who stole secrets working in government departments, but they even entered the cabinet staff.
This is really the best excuse, Malone has long wanted to do this
In addition, the loss of control of the Baath Party made him understand one thing - playing politics, he is indeed not as good as those professional politicians who have lost Leach's support. He and his people may be killed, so he must have some special means.
Leach did not immediately answer that he could understand that it was necessary to set up such a department, but whether to hand it over to the Ministry of Internal Affairs to manage it would be learned.
After a long time, he finally said: You have sent out a group of people to take care of this matter. I can promise you that this institution is independent of the government and is directly responsible to the president, and has nothing to do with the cabinet.
Leach left a way out for Malone and his group of people. Once a new cabinet comes to power, the Ministry of Internal Affairs will definitely give it up.
This is a vicious dog. It is under the supervision of the government and will not bite people randomly. If there is no such lock, the situation will be out of control.
Ma Long's expression suddenly became depressed. This was not what he wanted. The new department he proposed to form was to offend people. Even if he had no worries, he had no room for promotion.
Leach knew that Ma Long was a little dissatisfied, and he thought about it and said: You can divide some people and form another department. This new department has the power to intervene in any investigation, from criminal cases to officials' corruption cases, and then to cases related to national security. This department will participate in it. On the one hand, it can play a supervisory role, so that no one can do anything, and on the other hand, it will also increase the possibility of solving the case.
Leach's idea was not whimsical. This was Susan told him that there was a country in ancient times that had an organization like this. Its name was FBI. Malone nodded slightly. This department made him very interested.
In fact, he originally wanted to test whether Leach could hand over the police system to him in charge of the Ministry of Internal Affairs' affairs. What he did was secret, and sometimes he needed some open means.
However, he was also worried that Liqi would not agree to control the police with one hand and the Ministry of Internal Affairs with the other, so the power was too great
At this moment, the institution proposed by Leach is a bit like a criminal detective and prosecutor in his feeling. It only targets cases but not people, and it will not offend people too much. It can interfere in the investigation of all cases. Its power is not small, and there is room for promotion.
Malone decided to accept the proposal
At the same time, he also understood that Leach's warning hidden after these proposals obviously in the future, the intelligence department in Monstock will be mainly military intelligence departments, and mainly externally and internally only counter-espionage. It is definitely impossible to achieve any goal with extraordinary means as before.
Ma Long retreated, leaving only Pentax in the room
This is Leach's proposal, and Malone is not good at opposing it.
Until he confirmed that Malone had gone away, Levi said to Pentax: What I asked you to consider before, how were you thinking about?
Pentax scratched his head three years ago, he was handsome and elegant, otherwise he would not have captured Liqi's cousin's heart. But at this moment, he looked a little decadent, with a beard on his face and a little unkempt. Obviously, Liqi's cousin didn't care much about it. From this point, he could see that there was something wrong with the two people in terms of their relationship.
Do I have any choice? Malone can no longer fully believe me, especially this year, I am increasingly marginalized
His eyes looked at Leach's cousin, as if he wanted his wife to prove it to him
Leach's cousin pretended not to see it. She felt a little guilty in her heart after Leach assassinated Arno. Everyone felt that even if Leach would not be judged, the Baath Party had just been formed. Ma Long and his group were full of energy and were about to show their skills. Pentax also changed his previous attentiveness and gradually became indifferent to her.
Because of this, she and her mother followed their aunt to Parkington soon after, but they just didn't want to be angry.
When Lichi was invincible in the Sacrifice of Heaven, defeated the genius boys from all over the country, and stimulated Poronov to vomit blood after the Sacrifice of Heaven, the wind direction suddenly changed. Then the Arno case was left unresolved, but the Independent Corps was formed.
At this point everyone can see who will eventually gain power, but it is too late to change his mind. The reason is very simple. Leach's cousin has already slept with Leach and was conquered by him.
Later on, Leach's development is getting smoother and more smooth, and his status is increasing. However, because of his awkward identity, Pentax was marginalized by Ma Long and his gang. Naturally, his net worth is getting worse and he is more and more looked down upon by Leach's cousin. She even regretted her dizziness and found this husband.
We are relatives after all, you can follow Milia from now on
Leach gave Pentax a way
On the one hand, he was to give his cousin some compensation to manage the business with Ariana, so he didn't have to worry about wealth; he now gave Pentax a position, and his cousin, as Pentax's wife, had a rising status.
Another reason is that he hopes Pentax can help Milia
Milia's men have a group of eyeliners, but she and her people have not received special training after all, and Malone obviously cannot help Milia, so she needs an expert to give advice and plan for her.
Pentax nodded, he had already predicted the result
I heard that there were a few people around Ma Long who were spreading very vicious rumors in private. Is this a matter?
Leach asked
Pentex smiled bitterly: Who else would there be except that old lady?
The old woman he mentioned is Ma Long's mother-in-law
When everyone arrived at Stein, the old woman became a little restless, and later she was suppressed by Leach. After Leach went to the City of Sky, the old woman became old and cute again, and no one suppressed her this time. And as time passed, the old woman said and did things more and more viciously, and even embarrassed Leach's parents several times.
Leach's father is a little soft-hearted and he didn't know about this. He couldn't stand it, so she simply ran to the city of heaven and then followed Capelage, which was a bit unaffected and could not hide.
It was not until a year ago that the status of the Independence Army was completely stable, and with the formation of a business by Ariana and Fat Charlie, no one could shake Leach's status. Leach's mother returned to Stein, the old woman had to restrain herself at this time, but her small movements in private have never stopped.
Not just her? As far as I know, there are three or four people who like to be with her
Leach said coldly
There is also Ma Long's brother-in-law, the old woman, who loves this son very much, and there are a few tongue-in-laws... They all came back from Rosotto... Their husbands are all from the pro-Arno faction.
The more Pentax said, the lower the voice, it was not Malone's instructor, but in the eyes of outsiders, especially for Leach, it is easy to think that Malone intends to target Leach and Leach's family.
If it were in the past, he would definitely argue for Ma Long, but now that he has left, there is no need to talk too much
Ma Long once hinted that if I was not satisfied, he could get rid of the old woman. I refused. Unexpectedly, this old woman became more and more aggressive. Those vicious words were simply not spoken by people, so I felt it was necessary to make her shut up.
Leach's eyes stared at Pentax
Pentax's mouth was bitter, he knew that Leach wanted him to solve this problem
This is a letter of fame. Once he kills the old woman, he will completely face Ma Long and there will be no room for ease.
Pentax just felt bitter in his mouth, but the others had their eyes wide open. They didn't expect that Leach wanted him to kill someone, and they all knew.
Although the old woman is indeed annoying, Leach's parents didn't even dare to think about it. They just took the old woman's life because of spreading some rumors.
This... is really...it's too careless?
Leach's father stuttered a little
This is just the beginning, it is also a touchstone. It mainly depends on Ma Long's reaction. If Ma Long's reaction is very intense, then I'm embarrassed...
Leach said plainly
Leach's family, including Aunt Ling and her cousin, felt cold all over. Although Leach had told them yesterday that he might start a massacre, he did not target someone at that time.
At this moment, Liqi clearly stated that he wanted to kill people, and that they were killed by people they were very familiar with, which was really unbearable for them to bear.
Pentax walked out of the room, and Leach's cousin was not following him, so he didn't know where to go for a while.
It is definitely impossible to go home. The small and crowded and cold house has no smell of home at all.
Hesitated for a long time, he finally walked towards the commercial area; he planned to find a bar for one night
The commercial area is on the other side of Central Avenue, and you can only walk through the tunnel if you want to go there.
Although there are horse lanterns hanging in the tunnel, the light is still very dim and a long shadow is reflected in the light.
Seeing this figure, Pentax immediately stopped
Come out so soon?
The figure asked: He kept you, probably to let you stay under Milia's hands.
The person waiting in the tunnel was Malone, he had guessed Leach's intention to leave Pentax, and even guessed Pentax's decision.
Do your best, your future is bright
Ma Long finally suppressed the sore feeling in his heart
He knew that although Leach hated family, bloodline and other things, he only believed in the people around him.
This is a kind of sorrow, and it is the inertia that every Monstock person has.
Pentax had already made up his mind since he left, so when he saw Ma Long waiting for him here, Pentax did not approach him as before, but took a few steps closer and said a little distance: Head, I was brought out by you, I will not forget this; I also know that you are not the kind of greedy person, but for you and me, the future will be bright and bright
That's right
Ma Long nodded with a smile: Let's go to the old place for a drink, and there are still people waiting for us there.
Hearing these words, Pentax finally calmed down and he could feel that Malone regarded him as a collaborator, not distinguishing himself from his subordinates and brothers as before.
Suddenly, Pentax had a sudden inspiration for what Litch asked him to do just now made him feel nervous. Now he finally has a way.
Pentax walked up to Ma Long and lowered his voice and said: Your mother-in-law, brother-in-law, and the group of wives around them, the private words have reached his ears. This time he didn't plan to endure it. In addition to letting me follow Milia, another task was to make these sounds disappear.
When he said this, his eyes were staring at Ma Long. At that moment, he saw a cold light flash in Ma Long's eyes, but in a flash, the cold light was taken back
Thank you for telling me about this. The old woman has never been in good health and I don’t know when she will fall down.
Ma Long said calmly
He knew that Pentax told him that this was not to care about his previous friendship, but because no matter how clever Pentax did or how much like an accidental death, it would not be possible to hide it from his eyes. As a result, it would only make the two families become enemies from now on.
Ma Long knew that Pentax wanted the most to do it himself, but he would not do it. If Leach was the one who spoke, he would do this in order to show his loyalty; now there is no need for this, he will turn a blind eye at most.
As for his mother-in-law and brother-in-law, Ma Long didn't care at all. These two people were a disaster sooner or later. But Liqi's actions made him angry, but after the anger he felt a hint of chill.
He suddenly thought that these people were like ants to Leach
Ma Long secretly gasped and felt a quick knife on his neck. This matter was obviously directed at him. If he had any abnormal reaction, his life would probably end.
The old place that the two people mentioned is a bar on the west side of the commercial area
This is a small bar with Abraham and Simmons taking the seats at the corner of the wall
Seeing two people coming in, Abraham squeezed in, leaving a space for a free space and asked casually: How are the conversation?
Ma Long sat down and scratched his head and said: The old saying is still correct, but sharing hardships, not sharing wealth, but he is still polite to us, and gave us two ways of retreat...
Malone told others what Litch had just arranged.
The two men looked at each other and shook their heads bitterly for a long time.
I have said that the boy is not a fuel-saving lamp, and Baudeli and the others are still discussing how to make trouble for the boy! He actually wanted to enter Peines in front of the boy, form a temporary government, and also wanted to win over the people who stayed in Peines. He just didn't know how to write the word "death"
Simmons mocked
Have they looked for you?
Ma Long asked
You just came to us before you came, and more than a group of people have come to us
Abraham replied
How did you answer?
Of course, nodding to them, would you tell them that their ideas simply don't work? It would be strange if they believe it
Good job
Malone patted Abraham on the shoulder: Those guys are indeed good at playing political tricks, but unfortunately those tricks must be effective under the previous rules. That kid is obviously re-making the rules. How can the original trick work?
Pentax also interrupted: The most important thing is that the people of Baudley didn't see that Leach was already sharpening his knife.
He plans to start a massacre?
Abraham asked him that he was responsible for planning and intelligence among these people, so he was most interested in these.
More serious than we thought
Malone said that what Pentax told him just now asked him to confirm Leach's plan: If I was not wrong, the first thing he did after entering Peines was probably to dig a grave and move all the graves of the founding people out. Even the Valedinians dared not do it, but the second thing he dared was to arrest those who were doing things in the surrendered government, and then confiscate the property of the families to which those people belonged.
Abraham and Simmons both gasped for air conditioning and digging graves. They could already guess from the tone of Leach just now. It is inevitable that the arrest of those who work for surrendering to the government will happen, but it is a bit too much to confiscate the property of the family and will be angry.
At this time, the door of the bar was pushed open suddenly, and seven or eight people walked in and the people were obviously coming towards Ma Long.
Ma Long and his party are not unfamiliar with these people. They are all members of the Faxing Party. They all start from grassroots. They usually work in a low-key manner and form cliques in small groups. The opposite is the head of a middle-aged man of 45 or 6 years old. His face is full of vicissitudes of life.
Aren't you having a meeting with Baodli? Has it been broken up?
Abraham asked unexpectedly
Don't mention those guys who have half a head already in the noose
The middle-aged man walked straight up and pulled a chair to sit down: the more they made a fuss, the more they were, the faster they would die.
This is obviously a sensible person, and he also saw the general trend.
The Baak Party is too bloated and fat. If you want to do something, there are people everywhere to restrain you. It is time to take action.
A person next to him also said
It seems that there are all smart people here
Ma Long praised everyone present: Since he is a smart person, there is no need to talk about it, what do you plan to do?
The middle-aged man on the opposite side smiled slightly, snapped his fingers, ordered a glass of wine for everyone on his side, and said: Throughout history, whenever the final victory comes, in addition to the great meritorious officials, there is a great possibility of a great purge.
He pointed to the place he came just now: The person who holds the power of the people is a decisive person, so the first thing we think of is not glory and wealth, but not being put on the knife in the Great Purgatory, so we come to you
Maybe we will be cleaned too? We know many secrets of him, and maybe he will be the first to be the one who wants to take action against us.
Ma Long did not agree, but laughed at himself
The middle-aged man wouldn't take this seriously, he had already seen that what Leach wanted to clear was the old wealthy family.
To put it bluntly, you are not qualified to be cleaned yet
The middle-aged man said lightly: If the Baak Party is united and united, you may really be cleaned up. Unfortunately, the situation of the Baak Party is not bloated and huge, inefficient, and there are many factions. The Baak Party was founded by him. If it becomes like this, it means that you lack ability and control, and it also means that you cannot become a threat to him.
Middle-aged man raises his glass
Ma Long smiled bitterly and raised his glass to touch the other party, then killed the words in one mouthful, and it hit the nail on the head. Ma Long didn't know whether to regret or be happy
If I guess correctly, your location has been arranged, and you must be the head of an institution, but you are not in the cabinet.
The middle-aged man smiled
Malone did not deny it, he was equivalent to acquiesce
I'm right?
The middle-aged man turned his head and smiled at the person behind him: If you want to hug thick legs, you should hug such a Baudeli is just a driftwood, and he hasn't settled yet.
Are you looking for me? Do you want me to recommend it for you?
Malone wants to know the other party's purpose
That's not. We came here just to report to prove that we and Baodeli are not in the same group. The next life will probably be difficult. There will definitely be a bloody storm. Some people just stared at the seat, but they didn't expect that their heads would be gone.
The middle-aged man looked at the direction he had just come.
Ma Long was suddenly shocked and he also understood this from Pentax's warning, but he didn't expect that this person could see clearly than he did.
Who do you think can make the last laugh?
Ma Long asked
It's very simple. There must be only two types of people who win in the end. One is grassroots. That person himself is grassroots. It's obvious that he hates wealthy families and is not interested in aristocratic families. He has begun to suppress wealthy families. The second type is an expert. He himself is an expert, and he is a top expert. What experts hate the most is being led by outsiders. This phenomenon is everywhere in Monstock in the past.
The middle-aged man said with extraordinary certainty
Ma Long was slightly stunned and suddenly he remembered that when he first formed the Baath Party, Leach asked him to recruit more senior technicians, engineers and designers. The Baath Party was originally a member of the middle class. At that time, people from the upper class were very resistant to the Baath Party because of the assassination of Arno.
Ma Long regretted it very much, he regretted that he did not see Leach's intentions
At that time, he was actually complacent about bringing in a group of members of the upper class. Now, he thinks that he is as stupid as he is, he is as stupid as he is.
Almost in a moment, he figured out a lot of things
When he introduced members of the upper class to the Baath Party, it meant that he and Leach parted ways, and walked on two completely different Lules. The feet of Leach were always rooted in the lower and lower classes. Whether in Stein, Bubka, or the later business, they were all attracted by the lower and lower classes.
Thinking about himself on the other hand, Ma Long found that most of his time spent on social engagements, making friends with powerful people everywhere, and trying his best to integrate into them, but those guys didn't take him seriously at all. After using him, they kicked him away.
This may be a kind of luck. If he is accepted and eventually integrates into it, I am afraid that the list of people to be cleaned up this time will have his name.
Ma Long couldn't help but feel scared
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