Chapter 198 candidates
Behind an iron-black street lamp pole twenty meters away from Mr. Eve, Lumian leaned sideways, holding down his peaked cap with the help of the crowd, and watched as the target picked up the gold coin and put it in his pocket.
Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief, put one hand in his pocket, and walked towards No. 126 Market Avenue, no longer paying attention to Mr. Eff, who was suspected of being a fake.
This is because the "Transfer Technique" has been officially triggered and cannot be interrupted.
But this requires a process to show the effect, at least half a day, as much as a day later, the fake Mr. Eve will be plagued by bad luck, and the situation will occur frequently.
After walking for a while, considering that No. 126 Market Avenue is the residence of "Black Scorpion" Roger, which is actually the headquarters of the Stinger Gang, Lumian didn't dare to get too close, for fear of being discovered, so he just asked for a booth by the window at a café diagonally opposite more than ten meters away, and ordered a Fillmer coffee and a cream pancake.
While waiting for the food to be delivered, he looked around, not only looking at the pedestrians coming and going on the market avenue outside, but also looking at the posters posted on the walls around the café.
The latter is mainly based on the parliamentary elections that will officially begin this Sunday.
There are three candidates, Matthew of the National Party. Blancé, the enlightened party's Huge. Artois and Jacques of the Party for Change. Mulberry pine.
Lumian looked at everyone trying to get close to 126 Market Avenue while reading with interest the arguments of the different candidates:
Matthew. Boulanger is the current member of parliament for the honest market area, his slogan is "Make Intis glorious again", he believes that the defeat in the war with the Kingdom of Rune a few years ago is the root cause of many current problems, and that the army of Intis must be reorganized, emphasizing that Intis is the priority, and regain those benefits lost in the southern continent, so as to feed back the country, boost the economy, and change the face of the market area.
He believes that in the process of "making Intis brilliant again", people in the market area will get more jobs and more opportunities, including but not limited to making a fortune in the southern continent, joining the army, and benefiting from foreign trade.
Yuge. Artois is a very popular candidate lately, with the slogan "More jobs, a fairer society", and he declares to vigorously develop the economy, build more factories in the southern part of the market area, and abolish the restrictions that bind factory owners, bankers, financiers, and traders, but in contrast, he intends to shake the privileges of the church and the wealthy and impose more taxes on them.
Jacques of the Party of Change. Sansong partly advocated and Huge. Artois is similar to Artois, who believes that there should be no privilege in the current society, whether you belong to the church or receive financial gains, you must pay the same taxes as everyone else.
He also aggressively claimed that the current tariff policy hindered the development of Intis, especially the circle of walls and 54 checkpoints that surrounded Trier, which should be torn down, and that as long as goods circulate, the market becomes free, there will be more factories, taxes will be significantly increased, and coupled with the taxation of the privileged class, the treasury will quickly fill up after a short period of embarrassment.
At that time, he will explore the establishment of a pension protection system once envisioned by Rosell the Great, so that workers in the market area can obtain the most basic protection.
So, his slogan is "Tear down those damn walls!"
Lumian roughly finished reading it and felt that if he was asked to vote, he would vote for Jacques. One vote for Sanson.
Regardless of whether this person has the ability to realize his proposition, for people in the market area, cheaper wine and goods, and more protection are the benefits they can really feel.
As for what is taxed on the privileged, they don't care too much, they just want not to take one more kope from them.
But Jacques. Sanson was clearly treated differently, and his propaganda posters were posted in the most difficult to see places, which is also related to the fact that the Party of Change has always been a minority in Congress.
Because the Stinger Gang supports the Enlightened Party's Yuge. Artois, Lumian paid the most attention to the candidate, not only reading his campaign platform, but also carefully examining his color photographs.
This is a man in his thirties, with fluffy and dense black hair, but his temples are a little gray, the bridge of his nose is high, the tip of his nose is large, his blue eyes are deep, he is tall, he is dressed in formal attire, and his temperament is elegant.
"You can't let this guy be selected...... Unless he completely cripples the Stinger Gang before he is elected, but there is also the mysterious 'Lady Moon' behind the Stinger Gang, who dies a 'black scorpion' and can regenerate a 'red scorpion'...... Well, the elections are officially starting this Sunday, and the General Police Bureau, the gendarmerie and the official extraordinary should all be on the move, closely monitoring each constituency, not so easy to make trouble...... Let the coolies, porters, and waiters of the Savoyard Party play a role?" Lumian thought about how to make Matthew. Blange and Jacques. Sanson won that seat in Congress.
According to the law of Intis, anyone who has lived in a constituency for half a year and has a job or is studying at a university has the right to register and vote in that constituency, and Lumian has not been in Trier for less than a month.
While thinking, he did not forget to look out the window and look for Louis. Lund's trace.
After a long time, seeing that the golden sun had risen to the middle of the sky, Lumian felt that waiting like this was not a solution:
This is because he has a problem with his identity and belongs to the target of the Stinger Gang's close attention, so he can't directly squat opposite the house of "Black Scorpion" Roger, hidden in a certain building there, so that the perspective will be limited and it is easy to make omissions.
second, as the leader of the Sava Party, he has a lot of things to do, and he has to rest, and it is unlikely that he will squat 24 hours a day for two consecutive days.
As his thoughts turned, Lumian had an idea:
"I have so many men, and I spent money to hire Anthony. Red, why do you have to come by yourself?"
He stood up and left the café and walked towards the Breeze Ballroom.
When he reached the middle of the market avenue, Lumian saw a lot of people on the side of the road, the outermost was a circle of police in black uniforms, and two rows of mounted police sitting on horseback were watching the pedestrians.
Surrounded by two or three hundred people was a makeshift wooden platform, on which stood a man in a black formal suit but without a bow tie.
Behind him hung a huge poster with his photo on the exterior wall of the house, and his loud voice echoed through the streets:
"We need jobs, we need more income......
"I will build more factories in the Rue Saint-Gérère generation......
"I promised to give factories tax benefits......"
Yo, this is not Huge. Is it Mr. Artois? Lumian relied on his height to exceed the average of Intis, and saw the speaker's appearance clearly on the wooden stage.
It was the elegant, personable, black-haired and blue-eyed Huge. Artois, the candidate supported by the Stinger Gang!
Lumian stopped and listened for dozens of seconds, his eyes instinctively looking at Yuge. The high-rise buildings behind and opposite Artois looked at the windows and roofs there.
Not surprisingly, he found police presence in those places or people who clearly did not look like the homeowner.
It's still well protected...... I can't use a rifle to give Hug a rifle in those positions. Artois hit his head and chest a few times...... Lumian retracted his gaze with a slight regret.
Jean Hugue. There is another way for Artois to fail in the election, that is, to prevent him from participating in the election.
And the dead are automatically disqualified from running!
Lumian seriously considered the feasibility of this method when he was in the café, but thought that it would be too big, and the gangsters in the entire market area would probably be pulled out as scapegoats, and he himself was also in this category.
From now on, it is quite difficult to assassinate a candidate, and even if you are lucky, you probably won't be able to escape.
Lumian turned his gaze to the few people standing behind the side of the wooden platform, they should all be Huge. The members of Artois's campaign team, three men and two women.
Among them, there is a woman with legendary red hair of noble blood, heroic features, and a face line that is not soft enough, but overall, she is a slightly neutral beauty.
She was tall, dressed in a white and brown hunting outfit, and was surrounded by four other people.
Afraid of missing Louis. Lumian of Lund no longer listened to Hugue. Artois gave a speech, withdrew from the crowd of onlookers, and walked back to the Breeze Ballroom.
At noon, there were not many customers, and some waiters and bartenders were resting and tidying up.
Lumian said to Luis and Sackota, who were coming up to him:
"Draw four people for me to guard around 126 Market Avenue."
"...... No. 126" Louis repeated first, and then blurted out in shock, "Isn't that the home of 'Black Scorpion' Roger?"
The leader wants to start the Stinger Gang again?
Lumian nodded calmly:
"Yes, don't get close, don't be discovered, just stay in different directions and observe whether he is among the people passing by."
Lumian raised his finger to the wanted notices posted on the wall by the police, pointing to Louis Lund on the edge. Lund.
——The wanted notice that belonged to him was quietly changed after he joined the Sava Party and was made to a more inconspicuous place.
Louis and Sakota turned to look, carefully examined the wanted notice, and saw words such as "Kordu Village".
They vaguely understood something, and immediately agreed:
"Yes, boss."
After the four gangsters left the Breeze Ballroom with a wanted notice, Lumian said to Louis and Sakota:
"You have been helping to maintain order in the dance hall on the first floor these days."
After giving the order, he said casually:
"I just listened to Huge. Artois's speech is not bad, well...... Who does our Savoie Party support as a member of parliament in the market area?"
Louis glanced left and right, suppressed his voice and said:
"The baron said before that vote for Monsieur Artois."
(End of this chapter)