death of hope

Chapter 66 "Flying Windfall" (66) Conspiracy

The tall man smiled:
"Mr. Bernard is really a cheerful person, without any pretentiousness, no wonder the company's staff team unanimously recommends you to cooperate."

"I just saw through the world and followed the rules.

These days, talking about anything else is nonsense, just talk about money.

Let’s talk about the plan. I want to recruit new troops and form a brand new campaign team. I want to buy prime-time TV stations and shoot campaign videos. I want holographic projection advertisements to be played on the streets and alleys in a 24-hour loop, so that everyone will remember my campaign slogans. mind.

'Make York City great again! '

It all takes money, huge amounts of cash, and the chances of a successful campaign depend on your support. "

"For our RBT Group, problems that can be solved with money are not considered problems."

Speaking of this, the tall man's face darkened; "But, our chairman doesn't like your double-faced behavior before."

"I understand, I understand... I promise, I will not accept any political donations from other companies! Concentrate on serving your company!"

"Mr. Bernard, please remember what you just said, our corporate warriors will monitor your loyalty."

Soft words mingled with endless threats,
Thinking of those fellow politicians who were brutally mutilated, the short man trembled with fright.

These days, low-level politicians like him always have to judge the situation and change their allegiance at any time. As for the spirit of the contract, it is just a joke.

But the other party completely saw through his little thoughts, and threatened him with a corporate soldier, which made his forehead covered with sweat, and hurriedly made a promise:
"When I become the mayor, let alone a chemical plant, even if you want to build a nuclear power plant, I will give the green light all the way!"

"Well, that sounds pretty good. But what are you going to do with it, Terra EPA folks?"

"You have found the right person. The director of the Environmental Protection Bureau of this city is my brother-in-law. I will personally take charge of it. No matter what level of pollution he discharges, he will pass it with his eyes closed."

"Good, but not enough."

The short man swallowed, and was forced to use his trump card——

A piece of printed paper full of complex interpersonal relationships:

"This is an intricate and huge network of relationships covering the city's bureaucratic system. It is also the result of my 30 years of hard work in the Terra Federation. I can find acquaintances everywhere, which is the basis for my survival in the political world.

I want to prove that I am valuable, ready to provide umbrella and convenient service to your company. "

Seeing the other party's humble and obedient attitude, the tall man finally stretched out his hand in satisfaction:
"Pleasant cooperation, Mr. Bernard, and the money will be transferred to your secret account shortly."

Next, a black screen appeared on the TV screen for a short time, and then another candid video was played, all of which were large-scale revelations.

"Amazing, it's not much more exciting than a football game!" Ferguson said.

"Darling, help me see the real-time data." Susan asked anxiously.

"Wait, let me see, it works!"

Downey stood in front of the laptop screen with an excited expression on his face: "The ratings continued to climb, reaching a record-breaking 15.2%, and the employees of the TV station complained on Twitter, saying that they were too busy.

They were ordered to resume the broadcast of the show as soon as possible, but because the management rights were controlled by hackers, they had completely lost control. "

"What about the public's reaction?"

"All the major online forums in this city are talking about this matter, and the speed of posting is so fast that the screen is swiped, and the forum administrators can't delete the posts no matter how hard they are,
Citizens no longer care about the result of the football game, they feel that they have been tricked by entrepreneurs and politicians, and their anger is soaring! "

"It's done, we succeeded!" Susan danced happily.

Another shocking surveillance video was played, and the TV screen switched back to the studio where the masked man was:
"Look, citizens of York City, I didn't lie to you, but what I told you was very exciting news, didn't I.

You can also see everyone's enthusiasm from the background data. Next, I will release more exciting videos. Hold your breath and watch. "

Another candid surveillance footage,

The scene is a huge laboratory, and scientists are busy shuttling around the supercomputer,

Their white uniforms are embroidered with SW (Sakura Co., Ltd.), and the Panasonic family crest in pink petals is clearly visible.

A complex three-dimensional design drawing is being played on the holographic display stand——

This is a drawing of a huge interstellar battlecruiser.

The engineer on the side is explaining to the woman in kimono:

"Even if there is no power master chip, we can develop it ourselves, but it will take a long time."

"やった!!" (Great!)

The woman in the kimono turned her head and revealed a pretty face. She was a socialite in the city, a well-known wealthy daughter, and the precious granddaughter of Matsushita Juhei, CEO of Sakura Co., Ltd.
——Yoko Matsushita.

She spoke her mother tongue in a beautiful voice. In order to take care of the audience, the video producer thoughtfully put bilingual subtitles at the bottom:
"Fleet を for る ability があったら、Completelyに会社の力で外星の根民地を开始してして、地を开始してして、新しいビジネスエリアを未入します, 頑張ってください, ごfamily 様ご赞美を和えMasu."

(With the ability to build a fleet, you can completely rely on the company's own strength to colonize aliens, open up territories, expand new business areas, work hard, and the master will reward you.)
Seeing this, Old Jon stood up and shouted angrily:
"What... what? The entrepreneur's private interstellar fleet? This is a contempt for the Terra Federation! The ambitions of these people have crossed the line!"

Downey, who had always been playful, also started to worry: "Susan...you announced this, which is tantamount to uncovering the scars of a big company. This is tantamount to going to war head-on. It's too dangerous."

"That's right," Miss Susan said, "We're going to be serious this time. The whole army is dispatched to expose all their scandals."

Unbelievable ratings found on laptop - 19.5%
The citizens of York City were running to tell each other. When people gathered in front of the screen, waiting for a larger-scale exposure, the TV screen suddenly went out.

"What's going on? The hijacking signal was cut off?"

"power cut."

"I'm going to ask the landlord."

"Don't ask, it's not just us, the whole block has a power outage."

"I have a bad feeling." Old Jon picked up the shotgun and started loading the 12-gauge.

"This is the prelude to chaos." Roy opened the curtains: "Many people in the apartment building across the street poked their heads out and whistled, and someone was already burning tires on the road."

"It seems that they have no choice but to simply cut off the city's power grid. It's really unreasonable."

"Donnie, your laptop still has battery, can you still watch the live broadcast?"

"No, the wireless signal is broken, please check the communicator."

"The signal is gone, the phone can't be made, the GPS can't locate it, and I have completely lost contact with the outside world."

"It's so ruthless, even the satellite signal is blocked." Ferguson pushed open the window, stuck his head out and cursed:

"X's! Power outage and internet outage! There is a kind of water and natural gas that are also shut down together!"

"You crow's mouth! Don't really stop later." Donnie ran to the kitchen and turned on the faucet.

"Damn it! It really stopped!"

(End of this chapter)