Chapter 141 District Mayor Election
When Su Ming left the Black Gate, Xi Wei personally greeted him outside.
Sylvie stood there with her hands behind her back, her usual smile on her face. After Su Ming came out, she took out a towel and handed it to him.
"Wipe your face. You did a great job this time. This record is rare in the Seventh Division... The S-rank strange record will make things much easier for you in the future. Also, what do you think of your first mission?"
"I'm a little tired, and I don't feel like I've gained anything." Su Ming said casually.
Sylvie let out a crisp laugh and patted Su Ming's shoulder vigorously: "Come on! Go back! Everyone is waiting for you."
"wait for me?"
"right."
"Why are you waiting for me?"
"You'll know when you get back." Sylvie smiled mysteriously.
Su Ming and Xia Xiaoyu took a car back to Investigation Bureau 7. When Su Ming just entered Investigation Bureau 7, there were "bang bang bang" sounds around him.
Various colored strips and sparkling fragments flew into the sky, the ribbons swirled in the air, the chips sparkled under the lights, and then fell one after another and landed on Su Ming and Xia Xiaoyu's heads.
Immediately afterwards, a tide of applause broke out, mixed with whistles and cheers.
Streamers and chips fell on Xia Xiaoyu's head. She looked around with shining eyes. In a trance, she seemed to be back to the dance party ten years ago.
At this moment, she felt that she was also admired and worshipped by everyone. She even felt that everyone was looking at her... as if everyone could see her.
"Haha, hahaha! It's just average. In fact, it's not that great!" Xia Xiaoyu smiled happily and tried to catch the colorful chips falling from the air.
Suddenly, she seemed to notice Su Ming's gaze, and an embarrassed expression appeared on her face. She smiled and said, "Hey! I, I just said that for you."
"No, just think of it as speaking for yourself. You have indeed done something worthy of their admiration."
Su Ming took the flowers handed over by the employee and stuffed them into Xia Xiaoyu's arms. Xia Xiaoyu's smile gradually disappeared, and she looked at everyone with tears in her eyes.
How long has it been... I don’t know how long it has been since I last saw such a scene, probably almost ten years.
An employee whom Su Ming did not know came up, put a bottle of red wine in Su Ming's hand, and said:
"Congratulations, I hope you can successfully run for district mayor!"
"District, district chief?"
Su Ming looked at Sylvie in confusion.
"Oh, with your current record, if you promote yourself well, you might have a chance to become the district chief," said Sylvie.
Su Ming was still confused, but he knew that asking too much would expose his identity as a time traveler, so he turned to Xia Xiaoyu and asked, "What's going on with the district chief?"
"Dongyang Island is under the jurisdiction of various investigation bureaus. Each investigation bureau can send any candidate to participate in the regional election. The local people will vote based on the disaster situation last year, and the person elected will be the manager of that area. The size of the jurisdiction of an investigation bureau depends on how many district chiefs it has."
"So casual."
"It's not casual at all. Isn't the voting for election the same as the election of the alliance's commander-in-chief? It's just that the people who vote are different." Xia Xiaoyu said.
"It sounds like you're quite satisfied with this method of election."
"Yeah, I feel fine."
After saying that, Xia Xiaoyu sighed and changed the subject:
"It's a pity that I can't help you canvass votes. There are too many people in one area. It's unrealistic to sneak in one by one to manipulate their accounts. Well... But I think you should be fine. After all, you solved an S-level monster!"
"District head? That sounds good! He should be a high-ranking official. This way, I will have some status, and those nobles will look up to me.
By the way, speaking of this, since I am already a top figure in the Investigation Bureau, it seems like a good idea to not associate with the nobles and just go down this path forever."
Originally, Su Ming got close to the nobles in order to gain enormous power and the ability to control many people with special abilities. Now that the position of district chief is placed in front of him, there is no need for the old nobles to care so much.
After all, Dongyang Island is originally controlled by the Investigation Bureau, and the old nobles are already on the decline compared to them.
If Su Ming could not be promoted in Investigation Bureau 7 in a short period of time, he would choose to make friends with the old nobles, but according to the current situation, there is no need for this.
"You don't plan to stand with the old nobles, nor do you plan to help Flora?"
"Flora? But if I succeed in the election for district chief, the nobles probably won't trust me completely. If I can only choose one, I think it's safer to be the district chief of the Investigation Bureau. As for Flora, I will tell her about the treatment plan, and then she will have to think about it herself."
Xia Xiaoyu offered advice: "You can marry Flora first to gain the nobles' trust, and then run for district chief. This way, the nobles will be happy. After all, you have great power, which is good for them."
"But if I do this, the Bureau will not be able to trust me 100%. If I were the minister, they would probably send a few trusted people to work under me to undermine my power... I must have real power. Being a puppet will not benefit me... Besides, I may not be worthy of it, right?"
Su Ming sighed.
He also wanted to help Flora, but the current situation was different from before. Before, he and Flora joined forces to infiltrate the old nobles and were able to completely gain the nobles' trust. At the same time, using the reason of cooperating with them, he naturally established a money printing machine industry.
But if he becomes the district chief and his power becomes huge, the old nobles will certainly have concerns. Moreover, if he has too close contacts with the nobles, the Investigation Bureau may also be wary of him. Then he will end up pleasing neither side. Throughout history, no one likes a fence-sitter.
It is difficult to come up with a win-win solution for Flora at the moment. Becoming the district chief and winning over the nobles are two things that must be considered separately and carefully.
If he can help, Su Ming will help, but if he can't, there is nothing he can do. At that time, he can only provide the last dangerous treatment option.
"So do you want to stand on the side of the nobles or on the side of the Investigation Bureau? If you don't make friends with the nobles, then Flora will be finished. She looks very pitiful." Xia Xiaoyu said.
"You want to help her too?" Su Ming asked doubtfully.
"Well, it's not a big deal for me anyway, not to mention that she's doing it for her family. I can see that she can't accept the fact that her brother is going to die, so I think we should at least give her some time to buffer. Although you may be able to cure her brother, that kind of treatment is very dangerous, right? Shouldn't you let her think about it first?"
Xia Xiaoyu swept her eyes through the crowd and found Flora's figure on the outskirts of the crowd.
Flora stood alone, looking over here with a forced smile.
"She doesn't seem happy there. She probably thought you might give up being close to the nobles for the position of district chief." Xia Xiaoyu said, "Go and explain this to her later so that she can feel at ease. It's really sad to see her like this."
Su Ming was a little surprised when he heard this. Although he had vaguely felt that Xia Xiaoyu wanted to give money to help Flora, he thought at that time that Xia Xiaoyu wanted to help her because of him. But now it seems that Xia Xiaoyu wanted to help Flora anyway.
"Why do you want to help her?" Su Ming asked.
Xia Xiaoyu was stunned, then laughed at herself: "Because I also have a younger brother, and because of me...he died."
Su Ming was stunned, thinking that he seemed to have asked a question that he shouldn't have asked.
Xia Xiaoyu patted Su Ming's back vigorously and said with a smile: "Don't worry about it! It's been many years, I have already moved on!"
"Su Ming is indeed very capable, but he is not the only one who can be the district chief this time."
Suddenly, a lazy voice came from the crowd, and the joyful atmosphere was immediately diluted.
Everyone focused their attention on the person who was speaking. Sylvie looked at Zhang Tianxiao with a smile, her expression unchanged.
"Zhang Tianxiao, do you think Ying Shuran can compare to Su Ming? As a minister, you should have some judgment, right?"
" Minister Sylvie, although I am only a B-level, the composition of my strength is not that simple." A short girl stood up.
She had an eye patch on her right eye and only an empty sleeve remained on her left hand, with her arm missing. Her face was very pale and her body was very thin, as if she would fall down with a gust of wind.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that she had exchanged a lot of things with the devil, at least her eyes and arms were exchanged, but as for how many internal organs were left, it was unknown.
Signing a contract with the devil is the fastest and most effective way to surpass people who are much stronger than yourself. As long as you can gain the devil's favor and are willing to bear enough cost and pain, the devil will fairly give the contractor terrifying power.
Contractors like Ying Shuran, who pay a huge price , are often called deep contractors.
Her strength can no longer be judged simply by the level of her supernatural powers. The power of supernatural powers only constitutes a small part of her strength, and more power comes from the devil.
Su Ming looked at the other person, trying to figure out her strength. This girl seemed to be quite strong, but Su Ming had no idea who was stronger between him and her.
"Do you want to compete with my members? I welcome it, but you have to take care of your health. You probably don't want to die within a few years of becoming district chief, do you?" Sylvie said with a smile.
Ying Shuran smiled politely and replied, “Thank you for your concern. I will try my best.”
"Well, we'll go first, and you should work hard."
"yes."
Ying Shuran watched Su Ming and Xi Xiwei walk away, then turned to look at Zhang Tianxiao: "Minister, what do you think my chances of winning are?"
"As for your chances of winning... dress yourself up well, then your chances of winning should be better. Now you only have the strength to challenge Su Ming. You have to make more promises to the people in the constituency before you have a chance of winning." Zhang Tianxiao said casually.
"Minister, if I really become the district chief, what about the thing you promised me?"
"If you succeed, I will turn a blind eye if you destroy Longyun Society... In addition, I will also take care of the aftermath for you."
"thank you."
Zhang Tianxiao glanced at Ying Shuran and looked away.
"Don't thank me, just hurry up...you won't live for many years."
"I understand." Ying Shuran said with her head lowered.
