Chapter 74 Chapter 74 Xiaolin left and left...
Kobayashi left anyway, leaving me alone in the office, bored and looking through documents.
There wasn't much work to do on my first day at work, and I could finish reading those documents in less than ten minutes.
I looked again at the schedule Kobayashi provided.
"It's Sunday, why am I still working?" I wondered from the bottom of my heart. "That doesn't make sense. Is it because tomorrow is the Pope's coronation day?"
In my limited knowledge, there are very few people in the upper class who truly believe in religion, and most of them use this as an excuse to collect money.
During the period when indulgences were fully available, the church touted indulgences as something that "cures all diseases and brings good luck." As long as you spend money to buy it and carry it with you, you can solve all kinds of life problems.
Later, at some unknown time, indulgences were no longer open to the outside world. Only the upper class rich and politicians were eligible to purchase them. The nature of the indulgences also changed from "curing all diseases" to being closer to God.
After calculating the dates, I have a reasonable suspicion that it was done by Rolatini.
No matter how hard they squeeze the poor, how much money can they squeeze out? The rich and politicians can easily make up for hundreds or thousands of poor people, and the money is endless.
This is the true indulgence of atonement! Lola Tini, you are worthy of it!
I feel a bit bored after staying in the office for a long time. Since I have nothing to do, I might as well go out for a walk.
So I ran with my cup of water, planning to wander around the fourth floor and take a look at how the other members of parliament besides the twenty-one seats worked.
This is a busy time for ordinary MPs, and you can hear all kinds of keyboard typing and whispers when passing by the public offices.
When I pass by, they greet me cautiously and respectfully.
"Councilor Bai, what a coincidence." Someone spoke behind me.
I looked back and saw Hai Jin sitting in the third seat.
He was about 40 years old, looked elegant, was full of energy, and wore a wedding ring on his hand.
"What a coincidence." I gave him my typical serious smile. "I finished my work at the office and decided to go out for some fresh air. You too?"
"That's exactly what I meant." Hai Jin's smile was a very standard politician's smile, maintaining this false friendliness.
He made an inviting gesture towards me, "Since everyone is free, why don't you go shopping together? I'll show you around."
You just gave me a warning this morning, are you trying to win me over now?
It's really like giving someone a beating before giving them something sweet to eat.
But this trick is really useful, especially for newcomers like me who want to have access to power. It has become a fixed procedure.
So I put on my typical politician smile and said, "Obedience is worse than respect."
I followed Hai Jin, passing by one cubicle after another, listening to him introduce the various offices and infrastructure that we were both familiar with.
Finally reaching a place where they could rest, he slowly got to the point, "Councilor Bai, it's amazing that you've come this far."
"Thank you for the compliment. Thanks to the team leader for the promotion." I said modestly and took the initiative to help him guide the topic.
"Hahaha, Councillor Bai, don't be so modest. I think you must have something special. That's why the leader values you so much and is willing to let you be her live-in wife." Hai Jin's smile widened, and his hand touched the wedding ring. "Oh, no matter who you are, life will always be better as long as you have a virtuous omega by your side."
When he said that, I immediately saw Xiaolin's embarrassed look.
Can Kanoka be considered virtuous?
Forget it, just praise it first.
"Noka is a very good omega. I look forward to marrying him in the future."
I know what he wants to say, but I can't take the initiative to speak at this time.
He wanted to please Carter, who was behind me, and pull me over, who was apparently an "accomplice of Corialon", which meant that he had to pay certain benefits.
According to the principle of repaying a debt of gratitude, he can't expect me to personally deliver the benefits to him, right?
Sure enough, we just smiled at each other for a few moments before he spoke again, "Ah, you young people always have so much to talk about. There's a fifteen-year age difference between my spouse and I, and a lot of times I have no idea what's going on in his head. I guess every omega is like that."
"Where's Councillor Bai? I heard your fiancé's best friend is also a beta. With this beta, you and your fiancé won't need to adjust to each other anymore, right?"
"You're talking about Yossier from the Horry family, right?" I successfully intercepted his evasive question. "Yossier's father took good care of me when I was locked up in the small dark room, and I became familiar with him over time. In short, they are both well-educated people."
"How does it compare to Senator Horry?" Hai Jin asked a fatal question with a smile.
I didn't answer immediately. Through the distant window, I spotted Fansu and Coria Lun approaching. Taking a leisurely sip of tea from my thermos, I dodged the question. "I'm not very familiar with him, so I'd better not talk about it."
Just as he finished speaking, Fansu and Korialun came over.
"Hahaha, it's so lively. How come everyone has so much free time to chat here? Don't you have anything to do?" Fan Su came up and made a sarcastic joke that scolded everyone.
Hai Jin: "... Councillor Fan has nothing to do?"
"Yes, but I saw that you seemed to be very free, so I couldn't help but come over to disturb you."
Now, the three most competitive vice presidents are here.
Logically I should leave, but I don't.
Behind me was Cutler, and until the very last moment, I was the big fish they wanted to hook.
So I continued to sit in my seat with peace of mind, watching the three of them talk in different styles, joking with each other openly and belittling each other secretly.
Ke Liya Lun spoke the least and was the most conceited. He looked down on Hai Jin, who was too old, and also looked down on Fan Su's gender. He would only interrupt Hai Jin and Fan Su when they were almost done talking before he started to criticize them.
I had almost finished watching, so I pretended to say to Coriaron, "Is Councilman Horry also a believer?"
The blond alpha immediately turned his gaze towards him, frowning with a slight warning, "Well, sort of."
"No wonder. I saw you having a pleasant conversation with a clergy member at noon today. They must be good friends you have known for a long time." I said with a smile.
Fan Su happened to be sitting next to me. When he heard me say this, he put his arm around my shoulder and said, "Actually, we've only been friends for the past two weeks. Only members of the clergy can tolerate Councilor Horry's fussy personality."
"Fan Su!" Ke Liyalun's face looked grim, and he started to call out names directly.
"Oh, we are all colleagues, don't quarrel." Hai Jin tried to smooth things over.
I looked around and said, "So, Councilman Horry will be at tomorrow's coronation ceremony too? I come from the lower classes and have never seen such a grand occasion. It would be great if someone could show me around."
"It's a small matter, leave it to me." Fan Su's smile became even brighter.
"Your mouth will probably get you kicked out of the church," Corialon sneered.
The two were about to quarrel again, and Hai Jin continued to smooth things over.
I felt a light pinch on my shoulder.
Out of the corner of my eye, I glanced at Fan Su's face, which was still smiling brightly. I exchanged a look of distress with Hai Jin, then sighed, "Could you please take me with you, Councillor Hai? Councillor Fan and Councillor Hori, if I follow either of you, I'll be kicked out of the church."
"Hahaha! Okay, Councillor Bai, just follow me when the time comes!" Hai Jin raised his teacup to replace his wine glass. "My spouse also wants to meet you two newly engaged couple, so we can look after each other."
I picked up the thermos cup with a smile, "I believe Councillor Hai will give us the best arrangements."
At nine o'clock that evening, I put down Amu's legs again and said to Ali, "Are you dissatisfied with me?"
Ali: “No.”
"Then why did you have to choose this time? Although I don't know how to take care of my stomach, Amu does."
As soon as I finished speaking, A Mu cursed me with his face flushed, then quickly put on his clothes and prepared to leave.
"He can't leave," Ali said. "They have things to arrange."
My originally angry expression froze, and I turned serious again and looked at Amu.
"What are the chief's plans?" I asked. "What does he want Amu to do?"
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