Chapter 148 Today's Interview
The article described in detail the candidate's tragic experience, saying that Ying Shuran lost her family in a strange attack when she was a child.
The article states that she joined the Investigation Bureau as soon as the bureau moved into Dongyang Island ten years ago. Although her strength was only B-level at the time, she was willing to sacrifice one of her eyes and one arm and became a deep contractor in order to protect more people.
The author has great writing skills and describes Ying Shuran's ten years of struggle in a realistic, touching and moving way.
The article also wrote that this woman's overall strength has reached the S-level, which is not inferior to Su Ming at all.
The article describes in detail her achievements over the years, which are very impressive in terms of both quantity and quality.
In addition, she has excellent administrative skills and is good at finding talents and training subordinates.
Her tragic experience, coupled with her comprehensive qualities of both civil and military, has won her many supporters on the Internet.
In addition, a small part of District 11 has not yet completed urbanization, and her life during the era of the old aristocracy happened to resonate with that part of the people, so she is very popular now, far ahead of other small fry and second only to Su Ming.
Of course, Su Ming and Ying Shuran's support rates are still quite far behind Arthur's.
To be honest, Arthur didn't think that this woman named Ying Shuran was a threat, but the Propaganda Department of the Seventh Bureau was really good at selling people's image. In just a few days, they established two completely different images of the candidates.
One is strong and reliable, the other is highly skilled and experienced.
Compared to these two people, Arthur felt that he was a little inferior, that is, he was too stable and had no explosive hotspots.
But it doesn't matter, today it's his turn to make a move, the other party has a personality, and so does he! He is the idol of young people.
Arthur sat on the sofa, watching TV, waiting for his next show to be broadcast. Bill took drinks and snacks from the refrigerator and placed them on the coffee table.
"Arthur, have you ever thought about living in the Bureau?" Bill asked.
"I don't much like living with other people," said Arthur.
"Well, although the Bureau of Investigation does not require the commissioner to live in the dormitory, this kind of isolated lifestyle does not fit the image of the district chief in the public's mind."
Arthur's expression suddenly changed: "Is that so? Then I'll move there tomorrow."
"This is the best way. It won't take long anyway. Once you become the district chief, you can move out without any problem."
The program on TV started. After a familiar piece of music, the four big words "Today's Chat" appeared on the screen.
This program is a local program on Dongyang Island. Different people are invited to participate in the program every day to chat about the latest news in a relaxed style.
Among the official programs, it is the least serious, but among the non-serious programs, it is the most serious. The positioning of this program is to talk about serious matters in a relaxed style, so the ratings of this program are very high.
When the show started, Arthur suddenly became excited because he saw himself appearing on TV.
"Our young idol is here! Welcome Arthur!" complimented the host.
On TV, Arthur greeted casually and sat down on the sofa.
At first, he and the three hosts had a light-hearted discussion about ordinary news, but ten minutes later, their topic quietly shifted to the district mayor election.
"Arthur, you are running for District 11 mayor recently, right?"
"That's right."
“Do you have faith?”
"I have confidence. I have been preparing for many years to protect more people. Since the day I became a superpower, I have never slacked off."
Hearing these words, Arthur couldn't help but admire himself. This sentence was really the finishing touch. Although it was short, it contained a lot of information.
Hard work, former ordinary people, accumulation, belief, all the key points are taken care of!
Bill, who was drinking Coke next to him, also praised him for his performance yesterday.
On TV, the host briefly explained to the audience that there would be a mysterious guest present today. Then, a few seconds later, a middle-aged man in a suit and tie walked up from behind the scenes.
"District Chief Song! Welcome, welcome!"
All three presenters stood up to show their respect.
Song Tianxing waved, limped down and sat down next to Arthur, patting his shoulder affectionately.
"Director Song, what do you think of Arthur?" the host asked. Her way of asking questions made Arthur very dissatisfied at the time. It was too stiff! It was not professional at all. People who were interested would think they were rehearsing lines.
Fortunately, his performance masked the host's shortcomings.
On TV, Song Tianxing smiled at the camera and said slowly: "Arthur, he is very good, even better than I was back then. I was not as mature and steady as him back then. If nothing unexpected happens, Arthur should be my successor."
"But this year's competitors are also very strong, for example, Su Ming, who was hotly discussed online yesterday, has a lot of support online."
"That young man is really outstanding and very capable! In a few years, he will surely be able to take on the position of district chief."
"You mean, not now?"
"Objectively speaking, it is true. I understand that everyone on the Internet is optimistic about Su Ming. Su Ming is indeed much stronger than Arthur in terms of personal strength, but as the semi-retired head of District 11, I may be more sensitive than everyone else in my perspective on this position.
As the district mayor of a region, experience, strength and leadership are all indispensable.
Su Ming's personal strength is definitely enough and can be called excellent, but his experience is still insufficient. After all, he has not even been working in the Seventh Investigation Bureau for half a month and is still a complete newcomer. Although he has made a lot of achievements, when dealing with complex and strange phenomena, experience is often more important than strength.
Yesterday's A-level monster, the female ghost in white, had already been investigated by the Eleventh Bureau's intelligence, so Su Ming was able to eliminate it so easily.
However, if you encounter a monster that appears for the first time later, without knowing the characteristics of the opponent, reckless behavior will result in great sacrifice.
Speaking of this, I have to mention that Su Ming's strength is really too strong, and he deserves the S-level.
However, powerful psychics often subconsciously like to fight alone, which will indirectly weaken their ability to command their subordinates.
The position of district chief is not a position that can be held by anyone with strong fighting ability. This position requires higher comprehensive abilities.
As we all know, it takes more than one person to govern an area. The appointment of personnel and the pairing of teams will directly affect the efficiency of handling problems. These abilities can only be acquired through long-term observation and learning.
I have been the head of District 11 almost ten years, which means that the investigators of Bureau 14 are very familiar with District 11. We are like gears and a machine, and we have been well-matched. If we suddenly replace all the parts of the machine with completely different models, it will definitely take a longer time to run in. "
"You mean, if Su Ming succeeds in the end, then the efficiency of District 11 in dealing with weirdness will decrease to a certain extent, right?"
“Yes, the commissioners of the Seventh Bureau are very capable, but after all, District 11 is an unfamiliar territory. They will definitely be unfamiliar with the work at the beginning, and there will definitely be many small problems. At this time, an experienced manager is needed to smoothly get through this period of adjustment.
Compared to Su Ming, I am more optimistic about Ying Shuran. She is also from the Seventh Bureau, but she has more experience and better administrative ability than Su Ming. The only pity is that her health is not very good. "
"That makes sense. So do you think Arthur is still the most suitable person to be the mayor of District 11?"
"It is indeed the case at the moment. Arthur's achievements are obvious to all. He led multiple teams to fight against monsters a few years ago. In addition, Arthur is an elite sent to Dongyang Island by the General Administration. He was already a captain when he was on other islands. This time he came to Dongyang Island to gain experience in a complex environment."
The host turned the topic to Arthur: "Arthur, if you become the district mayor, how will you fulfill your responsibilities?"
“I have answered this question many times before, but since it is mentioned again, I will say it again.
My personal principle is to prioritize saving lives over killing monsters. Although the Bureau has always been protecting humans, various data show that the number of people who died from monsters has not shown a downward trend.
The Investigation Bureau's methods of killing monsters are constantly being optimized, but casualties have not decreased, which proves that humans do not have an advantage in the war against monsters.
A strong individual may be able to survive a strange attack, but I always believe that protecting the weak and ordinary people is what we psychics should do. Everyone knows that I am also an ordinary person..."
The topic of the show continued to expand , and there were more and more topics to talk about. After an hour, the show finally ended.
Arthur and Bill let out a sigh of relief at the same time, with satisfied smiles on their faces.
"Arthur, I have to say, you did a great job this time! And from beginning to end, you showed no hostility towards Su Ming at all! You controlled yourself very well!" Bill praised him generously.
Arthur waved his hand, indicating that it was not worth mentioning, but he could not hide the pride in his eyes.
He himself knew that he performed very well during yesterday's recording, and there was even no editing when it was broadcast.
Although he did not express any dissatisfaction with Su Ming in the show, he actually mentioned many of Su Ming's shortcomings.
Smart people can tell that Su Ming not only lacks management experience, but also does not know how to cooperate because he is too strong.
He also specifically emphasized that Su Ming tends to focus on killing monsters rather than protecting humans. This can make people who support Su Ming think more carefully about who they support.
In addition, he also mentioned his resume in the show. The comparison of those experiences also perfectly reflected Arthur's strengths.
In the middle of the conversation, he also praised Ying Shuran to further disperse Su Ming's support rate.
The former district chief, Song Tianxing, even elevated the election for district chief to a change of management power, further suppressing the candidates in the seventh bureau.
Song Tianxing has always had an aura of being close to the people, District 11 has been under the jurisdiction of Bureau 14 for many years, and Su Ming has only joined the Investigation Bureau for a few days, so he is a complete newcomer.
It can be said that Arthur has the right time, right place and right people, and he is determined to get the position of district chief!
