Vaughn's ring flashed a few times, and the equipment in the venue was automatically taken over by the spacecraft's system. A pure mechanical sound came from the speaker:

"The proposal has been submitted successfully and voting has begun.

"Participants in this proposal: Councillors Matthew, Kant, and Yang Suyan..."

The cold system called out nine names in succession, which were the other nine people present besides Arthur, the person involved, and Vaughn, the initiator of the proposal.

Almost in the next moment, the number of votes in favor reached four. Looking around, it seemed that the old bones had clearly stood on Vaughn's side.

This is their last fight. Either the proposal will not be passed and they will die and be liquidated, or... they will kick the yellow-haired man in front of them out of the power structure. Even if they die, they will turn into an indelible black spot that sticks to the other party.

Obviously, Arthur, as the party involved, does not have the right to vote on this proposal.

But another issue that cannot be ignored is that his actual authority overrides everyone present.

We have to thank a technician who has been dead for more than 50 years. Because of his actions, the congressmen who were always in a daze were unable to achieve the certification of the highest level of authority.

And Arthur himself didn't actually want to use his veto power.

Some things will have bad follow-up effects after being used, and this veto power is one of them.

The reason why he wanted to judge these lingering evildoers in a fair manner was precisely because of the need for procedural justice.

Arthur's face did not show the anger and frustration that the five old guys had imagined. At this moment, they wished that Arthur would fall out completely with them, and it would be best if they could kill one or two people to vent their anger, so that his true nature of being a good white and a bad black would be exposed to everyone in Hope City.

Of course, the premise of all this is that the person being evenly smeared is not yourself.

The Speaker just looked at the five raised hands, and then looked at the five members of the Heritage Faction who had been on the front line watching the speech since the beginning of today's speech.

It is obvious that whether the proposal will be passed or not is in the hands of these five people. As long as one person chooses to follow the five old guys, Arthur can only use his own trump card.

He looked at the five people with a smile in his eyes, as if encouraging them to muster up the courage to resist him.

At the same time, Kant, who had already raised his hand, began to launch personal attacks on Arthur and the other members of parliament:

"You five idiots, why don't you pull him down from the chair now? Are you going to regret it after we die?

"It's the five of us now. It won't be long before it's the five of you're turn!"

Kant's words made the five members of the heritage faction somewhat tempted. Arthur's language trap had successfully made the five unlucky guys fall into it. It was difficult for them to really believe the promise made by the Speaker.

But if he really voted in favor, would he be killed on the spot by the furious Arthur?

This is a truly powerful super-powered being, and only the mechanical monsters of the first team can barely compete with him.

Faced with this kind of situation where they were just watching spectators one second and had to make their own decisions the next, the five people couldn't help but break out in cold sweat.

To everyone's surprise, the first person to make a clear statement was Zhong Ding.

He stood up from his seat and said in a very serious tone:

"Mr. Speaker, no matter what your plans are, I will always stand by you."

As he spoke, he turned on the voting mode of the terminal and verified that the [Objection] option was passed.

After completing all this, he returned to his chair with a sense of relief. Everything around him had nothing to do with him anymore.

Being able to position yourself flexibly when the wind is in your favor and to bet boldly when the wind is against you is the art of standing in line.

And now, it's time for Zhong Ding to go all in. He no longer has any demands. He just wants to stay alive and see the future of mankind.

Now the ratio of votes for [Agree] and [Against] has reached four to one, and the remaining four people feel that the air around them seems to be heating up.

"Mr. Speaker, can I ask you a question?"

Councillor Gao Xi, who rarely expresses his opinions, suddenly spoke up.

Arthur cast his gaze towards the middle-aged female councillor who looked quite mature, nodded and waited for her to speak.

"Excuse me, if I, or we, oppose this proposal and stand on your side, what can we gain?"

This question hits the nail on the head, and is obviously what the other three waverers are thinking.

So Nia, Bordeaux and Sharma all looked at Arthur who was lost in thought, waiting for the other party's price.

Shouldn't you show your sincerity when exchanging interests? There's no need to be so aggressive, right?

Right?

...Yes, is that right?

The more Arthur thought about it, the more nervous the four of them became.

A simple promise obviously does not require so much thinking, not to mention at a life-and-death moment like this, when every minute and every second has never seemed so long.

The original podium had apparently turned into a battlefield for eleven people to compete, while the hundreds of people in the audience below, and even the millions of people who were watching the live broadcast (yes, the live broadcast was still going on), no longer knew what to say and could only use their eyes and brains to record this battle between gods.

After a long time, a voice came from the center of the auditorium stage.

It was a laugh, a sneer.

"Member Gao Xi, I actually figured out the answer to your question pretty quickly, but what I can't understand is why you would actually ask such a question?"

It’s over!

After hearing this, Gao Xi had already sentenced himself to death in his heart.

It seems that the Speaker has no intention of compromising at all. Isn't his working style a bit too harsh?

In the previous month, I was still testing their limits by giving them slaps and sweet dates. Now, in front of all the members of Hope City, I simply stopped acting and kept slapping them? Where are your sweet dates? Why are they gone?

Arthur had no intention of stopping once he started talking. He automatically ignored Gao Xi, whose face had turned pale, and looked at the other councillors who were wavering:

“Let me tell you about today’s plan.

“After the trial of these five people is completed, there will be no more business for them here.

"But for the five of you, a new trial awaits."

"But you said you wouldn't pursue it..."

“Yes, I did say that, but I still say that although your evil deeds are not as bad as those five, they are still not rare.

"The legacy of some of these evil deeds is still harming some people today, and these are the parts that must be settled.

"Perhaps you have forgotten something because you have been sitting in a high position for too long. Now I can teach you again. If you make a mistake, you must pay the price."