Chapter 366 Meeting
In the castle conference hall, Madam Xiao blatantly convened a meeting to select a new city lord.
Madam Xiao, still as sharp as ever, put on a show of selfless devotion in front of the ministers. "I'm old, and I can't achieve much. I can't help a child become the new city lord. The Xiao family has been sitting on the position of city lord for long enough. It's time to let a young and promising person take this position."
"Do you have any suitable candidates to recommend?" Old Madam Xiao asked everyone.
Everyone whispered to each other, and after a noisy atmosphere in the banquet hall, someone suggested: "I think among the eight major families, only the Song family can take on this task."
"You think our Bai family is empty, don't you?" Someone from the Bai family suddenly stood up. "Compared to the Song family, our Bai family isn't any worse, is it?"
"Humph! Everyone in the Bai family has harbored rebellious intentions for a long time. Your patriarch has been ordered wanted by the City Lord and has disappeared. I'm afraid he won't be able to succeed the City Lord."
"Even if our Bai family is not qualified, it's not your Song family's turn." The Bai family members fiercely retorted, "I just need to look after the Qi family."
The situation in the conference hall suddenly became chaotic. Things did not develop as Madam Xiao had expected. She tried to draw everyone's attention back, but no one stopped their discussion after she shouted twice.
"Everyone, be quiet!" Old Madam Xiao slammed the table vigorously, and finally everyone quieted down. She cleared her throat and said, pretending to be doing it for the good of the Holy City, "The heads of the Bai and Qi families are not in the Holy City. I don't think they can bear any responsibility for the Holy City. I think Song Yan is the most suitable person to succeed the City Lord."
Madam Xiao was able to organize this meeting, so her words carried a lot of weight and almost had the final say.
The Song family patriarch stood up, straightened his suit, and said humbly, "Please believe me, if I, Song Yan, take the position of city lord, I will definitely make the Holy City develop better. I will not let the Holy City fall into an unstable situation due to personal reasons."
Everyone at the table nodded in agreement. Xiao Xun had sacrificed his life to save a woman whose background he didn't know, leaving the Holy City without its backbone. Such a city lord was indeed too frivolous.
"Bang!" The door of the conference hall was suddenly pushed open.
Xiao Ruo and Ye Li brought a group of people into the conference hall.
Xiaomu and Xixi are also on the list.
The Minister of District 2, Ye Shen, the Air Force Commander Chong Yi, the Search and Rescue Team Captain Wu Xuan, Wang Lun and other important ministers of the Parliament.
Ye Li persuaded them to support Xiao Mu to become the next city lord.
"What are you doing?" Old Madam Xiao's heart sank when she saw these people appear. The situation was not good.
Xiao Ruo sneered and said loudly, "Since this is a meeting to select the new city lord, how can our Xiao family not participate? This is against the rules."
Lei Ming, the head of the Third District, was always highly respected. He stood up and said, "We have selected Song Yan, the head of the Song family, as the next city lord."
"Oh?" Xiao Ruo smiled. She pressed the gun on her waist and said, "If I remember correctly, when the Holy City was first built, it was built by the ancestors of my Xiao family with all their efforts. The agreement made by our ancestors was based on the Xiao family's heritage, and over the years, our Xiao family has never made any mistakes."
"But your Xiao family doesn't have anyone capable of shouldering this responsibility!" Lei Ming shouted, "Are you going to hand over the future of the Holy City to a son born to an outsider?"
"Am I, Xiao Ruo, no longer a member of the Xiao family? I also have a share in the city lord's position!" Xiao Ruo walked over and kicked over the chair beside her. The ministers in front of her quickly stepped back and made room for her.
"You? Haha..." Some powerful ministers laughed.
Xiao Ruo frowned, took off the gun from his waist and placed it on the conference table.
(End of this chapter)
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