Chapter 119 Meeting Opening (First Order)
After the applause ended, everyone took their seats. The four elders sat on the podium, and the elder on the far left spoke.
"Hello, fellow pillars of the Empire. I am Cheng Wei, an elder of the Supreme Council of Elders. On behalf of the Supreme Council of Elders, I declare the opening of the Seventh Divine Light Thirteen States Joint Conference."
After enthusiastic applause, Elder Cheng continued, "The meeting will be co-chaired by me, Elder Ye Nantian, Elder Wang Wengong, and Elder Xu Chengguo."
"Now, please allow Zhongzhou Governor Wang Boan to speak."
An old man in his fifties stood up, walked to the spokesperson's seat, coughed, and began to speak.
Reporters from all walks of life were holding cameras and pointing them at him from all angles.
"Hello everyone, I'm Wang Bo'an, and I'm now going to start the Governor's work report."
The whole morning was filled with work reports of this kind. Thirteen governors took turns to take the stage. Lin Wen almost fell asleep, while Qi Mu seemed to be petrified, standing on his seat like a telephone pole.
At noon, have lunch in the exclusive restaurant next to the conference hall.
In the afternoon, the resource allocation plan for thirteen states was approved.
Towards evening, the approval was completed, the thirteen governors reached a consensus, and the four elders jointly approved it.
The next round of resource allocation for the empire was thus determined.
Of course, this is only the last step. The real dispute will arise at the beginning of the formulation of the plan. That is when the sky will be dark and the gods will be at their twilight.
The officials all breathed a sigh of relief. There was not much time left in the meeting and the official review should be postponed to tomorrow.
At this moment, an official stood up from the seat on the far left. His official uniform was blue-gray and looked serious and sharp.
"I am Lai Juncheng, Director of the Audit Department of the Supreme Council. On behalf of the Supreme Council, I submit this request: Official review begins now."
Lin Wen suddenly woke up from his coma. He immediately sat up straight and looked over, but only saw a strange person.
He did look like Lai Juncheng, but his aura was completely different.
Lai Juncheng is as dark as a quagmire, but he is extremely active in gray, black and white, which means that his heart is filled with extreme hatred. Moreover, the white and gray parts are turning black at a speed visible to the naked eye.
Lin Wen frowned. It was the first time he had seen this phenomenon. The black air was the reflection of a person's evil deeds in his heart. It was a collection of the evil nature of a person.
However, essential changes need to be confirmed by actions. The black energy obtained only through theory or imagination is unstable and illusory and will disappear at any time.
On the other hand, once confirmed, the black air is extremely difficult to eliminate.
Therefore, once it is completely black, there is no salvation, which means that evil has penetrated into their bones and occupied their souls.
Its degree is far beyond what an ordinary death row prisoner can compare to. He must have extremely evil thoughts and extremely evil behaviors based on his extremely evil nature. The two must be verified and repeated many times before he can become a completely evil person.
No matter how many times such people are reformed or educated, it will be of no use. The only way left for them in this world is to do evil.
Killing them is a good thing for the vast majority of people in the world, and this is the fundamental reason for gaining good karma.
Killing is to protect life, and killing karma does not mean killing people.
That's the reason.
Therefore, there is a big difference between [observing people's qi] and serious laws. It is more like a kind of morality, a more advanced way, and the law is just a supplement to it.
At least that's the case with Lin Wen.
The person in front of him hadn't done anything yet, but his nature was rapidly changing. This was extremely rare.
Perhaps he was gifted and had the talent to become a demon.
Lin Wen thought.
But he is definitely not Lai Juncheng.
On the stage, Elder Cheng said, "Director Lai, time is running out."
Director Lai said, "I will only propose one motion as a starting point for the review."
The four elders exchanged a brief conversation, and Elder Wang said, "Go ahead."
Elder Cheng said coldly, "All irrelevant personnel, please leave. Keep your speech short and only propose the proposal for discussion tomorrow."
Director Lai bowed respectfully to the elder, walked up to the podium, and said:
"The governors of the empire's regions should protect the lives and property of the citizens of the empire, provide shelter for the people, uphold fairness and justice, and serve as the people's clear blue sky. This is the pillar of the empire."
"But there was one man who, as a local governor, wielded immense power, yet he committed evil and acted recklessly, oppressing the good, engaging in corruption, murdering innocent people, raping women, suppressing officials who protected the people, slaughtering all dissidents, and commanding the imperial army to attack neighboring cities, allowing them to plunder, burn, kill, and loot."
"The crimes he committed are simply shocking and beyond description. They are so heinous and heinous that it is impossible to describe them in a thousand books."
"I propose that the new governor of Changshan Commandery, Lin Wen, be stripped of all authority and immediately imprisoned! He must be summarily executed by the Supreme Council! This will prove the empire's justice!"
When he started speaking, there was some buzz in the room, but by the time he was halfway through, the room had fallen silent, and when he finished, discussions broke out throughout the room.
"Really? Is there such a powerful person?"
"Who is this Lin Wen? I've never even heard of him."
"Where is Changshan County located? Have you ever been there?"
"He ordered his troops to attack a neighboring city without authorization? How dare he do that? Is he crazy?"
"Heh, it must be the new guy who just came in. He doesn't know the rules and thinks he can do whatever he wants once he takes office."
"That's right, I must have played too big a game and offended someone I shouldn't have offended."
"Did he offend Director Lai?"
"Haha, he's from Dongqinzhou, didn't you hear?"
"It's under Governor Sheng. No wonder, no wonder."
There were many people at the scene who had obtained negative information about him and were spreading the news everywhere.
"Hey, let me tell you, this guy is more than that. Do you know how many women he has snatched back? At least a group!"
"Really? I spoke to this Lin Wen yesterday. He's a very young man, very elegant and polite in his conversation. I don't think he's that way."
"Hey! It's just a matter of judging people by their appearance. They dress well in front of others but are beasts behind their backs. Haven't you seen enough?"
"I tell you, he's incredibly powerful in his territory. Anyone who opposes him will be shot on the spot. There's no need to even pretend."
"Is there such a violent person? How did he become the county sheriff? Why do I feel like this is made up?"
"It must be made up. There's no way such a person could exist."
"cough!"
Elder Chengzhang coughed, and the meeting room immediately became quiet and silent.
He said grimly, "Vote."
His expression represented his attitude, not his real expression, and everyone in his faction or close allies immediately knew that they would vote against it.
Countless vote counters ran out from invisible corners, and officials only needed to press the buttons of approval, disapproval or abstention on the ballot boxes in their hands.
Only the chief executive can vote; accompanying personnel are not eligible.
The voting is said to be secret, but your fingerprint is on it, and anyone who believes it is a fool.
The ballot box is a rectangular box with three colors on it: blue, red and gray. Blue means yes, red means no and gray means abstention.
Lin Wen pressed it and found that the button was mechanical and the color was painted on it. After pressing it, there was a sound of gears clicking, and then a blue card flipped out from the bottom of the box.
The vote counter glanced at the nameplate on Lin Wen's desk, then glanced at the ballot box, his expression slightly complicated.
But he said nothing, took off the blue card and put it into a small box behind the ballot box, and the voting was completed.
There were no electronic instruments involved, and the entire voting process had a strange feel, both solemn and strange.
Qi Mu, who was standing by, whispered, "Lin, Boss Lin, who is that official? His name sounds like yours."
Lin Wen smiled and said, "That's me."
Qi Mu's face turned pale, and after a moment he said, "It must be a bad guy who framed you!"
Lin Wen nodded: "That's right."
Qi Mu said indignantly, "This is too bad! He wants to frame a good man like Boss Lin. We can definitely defeat him, right?"
"certainly."
Qi Mu clenched his fists, then suddenly thought of something and asked, "Then why did you vote in favor?"
Lin Wen casually said, "I've never played it before. I just pressed the button and didn't expect to win."
Qi Mu scratched his head and suddenly felt that Boss Lin was very kind.
The voting was completed quickly. In order to save time, the joint meeting specially designed a process. The whole process took less than two minutes and the results came out.
111 votes in favor; 51 votes against; 42 abstentions.
It only takes one-third of the votes to form a motion, but the number of votes in favor is close to two-thirds.
The initial case of impeachment against Lin Wen was passed.
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The first day's agenda is over.
As soon as he got back in the special car, Lin Wen immediately called Qin Luoshuang.
Due to the strict search upon entry, it was impossible to bring in devices such as satellite phones, so they were kept in the special car.
Lin Wen recounted what happened today.
Qin Luoshuang said, "The initial charge will definitely pass. The adjudication committee is composed entirely of members of the Council, so I don't think they can stop it. The key lies in the plenary session. I have reorganized all the evidence and sent it to Governor Sheng by telegram."
"You must remember that all the people you killed were those attempting to rebel. You attacked Qingcheng because you received news that rebels had infiltrated Qingcheng with ulterior motives. All the bad things were done by the rebels. The two weapons of mass destruction were both used by the rebels. I have sent someone to deliver the final key piece of evidence. He is on a plane and is expected to arrive tonight."
After the call ended, Lin Wen was about to go back when there was a knock on the car door.
When Lin Wen got out of the car, he saw that it was Ling Huayue, the man who looked like a woman.
(End of this chapter)
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