Chapter 341 The Governor's Choice
"So, the first Earthling we meet since the beginning of this journey is going to be sentenced to death?" Captain Madara said.
"It seems so."
Ren Anzhi was indeed just . Even though he looked a bit like Xiaozhen, they were just strangers who could call each other by name in terms of the social relationship of the earth's human beings. Xiaozhen knew that the most convenient way at the moment was to shut up and stop talking nonsense, and take the crew away from this dangerous place as soon as possible. Dantogo was not as orderly and stable as it seemed on the surface. A new governor who had just taken office not long ago, a prosperous trade star port, Xiaozhen knew very well that under this calm surface, there was a turbulent undercurrent of struggle among various forces.
The best solution is to mind your own business and walk away.
Past experience also told him that this was the way it should be. Their interstellar journey was not a leisurely one. Their goal from the beginning was to quickly capture the bounty hunter who had messed up the Heart of Asgard. The date for Liu Xingquan's summons was approaching day by day, and they didn't have much time to waste on the road with irrelevant passers-by. This was indeed the case.
Ms. Fei and the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang were waiting for the next decision of the ship owner. Captain Ban was pecking at his feathers. Xiao Zhen was silent, and then the central figure of this voyage, Liu Xingquan, spoke.
"Yan Zhen, why is the famous star Ren Anzhi here?"
Xiao Zhen shook her head, "I don't know."
"Will he be like me last time, and accidentally be sent here by some space conversion vortex?" Liu Xingquan looked worried. "That would be too tragic. He doesn't know anything and doesn't know anyone."
There is no doubt that Liu Xingquan is the most qualified person to say this, and then he turned his eyes to Xiao Zhen, "Can we help him?"
His friend is just like that. Xiao Zhen scratched his head and smiled: "Okay."
Mr. Cat has something to say about Xiaozhen's meddling in other people's affairs.
The Lord of the Oversight Eyes showed an expression that made people want to pick him up, stretch him, and rub him. "Do you know what the situation of Dantogo Star Port is like now?"
Without Mr. Cat's reminder, Xiao Zhen could understand what it meant. He asked, "Is it bad?"
"It's worse than you think," Mr. Cat said calmly.
"It's all about the Legion and the Council."
"In the galaxy, the only thing that never changes is the struggle between factions."
Mr. Cat pointed into the void, and a three-dimensional image of Park Pop's fly man jumped out of the air. It was the local Supervisory Eye clerk. At Mr. Cat's suggestion, it told Xiaozhen and others about the situation in Dantogo.
Although the newly appointed Governor of Dantogo, Mondo, is a member of the Legion, this Gobos does not belong to the local Legion faction. Strictly speaking, Mondo has the support of the Technical Engineers Cooperation Association, the Construction Venture Capital Association, and the Expansion Party, but the other part of the Native Party faction represented by the local indigenous Lizards has its own supporters, and they are dissatisfied with the sudden airborne. At the same time, the parliamentary faction is of course hostile to the new governor. From the beginning, facing the local factions with complicated ties and ulterior motives, Governor Mondo has not been able to stand firm.
"Well, this situation is quite common."
As soon as Governor Mondo took office, he was faced with a setback. A grand celebration banquet was held on the day of his inauguration. That night was Governor Mondo's first night in office, and it would eventually become a nightmare that he would never get rid of. Generally speaking, the celebration of the change of power after the struggle between the camps would definitely be followed by riots from the opposition. In this regard, Governor Mondo had already made arrangements to avoid all possible riots. But Mondo never expected that the fuse of the incident would burn on him.
"Something happened that night," said the clerk of the Eye of Overwatch. "We at the Eye of Overwatch know that a close confidant of Governor Mondo is actually his son. He had an argument with the opposition at the banquet and in anger threw water at them. Logically, the other party would only get water on his head. The people around were the Governor's men, so as long as they tried to dissuade him, the incident would be ignored. But the moment the water was thrown at the other party, the unlucky guy screamed. After touching the liquid, his entire body was evaporated and all the water was drained away in an instant. In the blink of an eye, he turned into a dry skin bag. The water was drained so quickly that the screams did not dissipate when he turned into a dry skin bag."
“…”
Mr. Cat glanced at Xiaozhen. The clerk of the Eye of Supervision in the stereoscopic image said: "The Governor was the first to react. He immediately called a doctor. However, no one could save a corpse that had been drained. By the way, this mummy was a member of the Parliament. It held a high position in the local Chamber of Commerce. Later, through inspection, it was found that a certain dose of molecular venom was put into the glass of water taken by Mondo's confidant, which was what killed the unlucky guy."
"So, Governor Mondo's cronies were framed?"
"Anyone with a discerning eye knows it was a frame-up. However, this does not mean anything. The water was thrown by Mondo's henchmen, and the other party was evaporated into a mummy in public. Everyone present saw it. So, you know what this means."
"Um……"
"In the following day, everyone in Dantogo was watching Governor Mondo and watching his next decision. The governor once boasted that he would give Dantogo people a stable and peaceful starport, and he would never let go of any daring person who disrupted the order. Now, on his first day in office, his cronies killed an opponent in an extremely cruel way. Everyone was watching. If he hesitated, the whole Dantogo would explode. On that day, the angry condemnation of the incident on the Internet directly caused the local network to be temporarily blocked. Many facilities of the Legion were attacked by unknown persons, and sporadic fires and riots occurred one after another."
"Then that night, just as the planet was about to erupt in a massive riot, Governor Mondo announced his verdict and publicly executed his confidant. Thus, the riot was quelled. I don't know how many people knew that the confidant was actually the governor's beloved son. Overnight, the governor's confidant's life brought peace to the situation."
Liu Xingquan couldn't help but say, "How can you be so careless? At least it should be investigated and tried."
"Your enemy has already put a knife to your neck. Can you still discuss with him when to cut his throat? The tsunami is about to sweep in. Do you still have time to discuss how to build flood control dams? Governor Mondo only has a few hours to breathe. It is impossible to find out the real culprit in this time. Once the riot begins, Governor Mondo's prestige will be completely destroyed. Not to mention leaving in disgrace, I am afraid he will not even be able to save his own life."
“…”
"Stepping on the blood of his dead confidants, Governor Mondo quickly took control of the situation in a short period of time. From that day on, all Dantogo people saw his iron-blooded hand. Anyone who dared to cause trouble would be immediately taken to prison and severely punished. No matter who it was, from the legion, the parliament, the big party, the marginal party, or the passing merchant ship envoy, as long as you made a little noise, the Fog Valley Quarry would force you to hit your head with stones for a year. Those thugs who deliberately caused trouble were immediately sentenced to the same death penalty as his beloved son, without any delay, to warn everyone in Dantogo with blood. After filling the surrounding prisons and the Fog Valley Quarry with prisoners like cans and killing a few dozen people, Governor Mondo won the respect of Dantogo."
Xiao Zhen said: "I can imagine."
"So, don't try to use your status as the Eye of Overseer to pressure Governor Mondo to compromise and release the prisoners." Mr. Cat concluded, "This is the order he established with his blood. I won't intercede for them."
"But what if Ren Anzhi is innocent?"
"Isn't the Governor's beloved son innocent?"
Xiao Zhen asked, "When will Ren Anzhi be executed?"
Mr. Cat was silent for a while, and a window popped up in front of him, "Tonight, it will be four ."
Xiao Zhen nodded and said, "I won't give up."
"Welcome to the Eye of Supervision." They were greeted by a local lizard man with gray-green scales and a pair of light blue eyes. He spoke with a hissing sound. He was Gare, the director of the third office of the Foreign Affairs Section of the Ministry of Justice of Dantogo. After Xiaozhen reported the identity of the Eye of Supervision, they were quickly received by the local Ministry of Justice.
"I have seen the application you have submitted and I am sorry to reject it," Director Gal said straight to the point.
Xiao Zhen said: "This is an investigation in accordance with procedures."
“This is our local business.”
"I understand, but I just need to see the footage of what happened."
"Sorry, I cannot accept your application during this special period." Director Gal's refusal was unwavering.
"I just asked to see the footage of the incident."
"Your request itself is an interference in the affairs of our planet." Director Gal shook his head.
"The Overwatch Eye has the authority to retrieve the images."
"You can submit a relevant authority report and we will generally give you a reply within three days."
"I demand now..."
"I cannot accept your application, please go through the process."
After several rounds of back and forth, Director Galo was still determined not to cooperate. This was not surprising. Under the shock of the iron-blooded governor's thundering methods, every Danduogo was trembling with fear and treading on thin ice. And Ren Anzhi's case was a typical example of dancing on the red line. In other words, he was doomed. The alien legal officer rejected his requests again and again with a tough attitude of "Let's go, there's no hope for him", "Even if you are the Eye of Supervision, it won't work", "Or go and submit a report and come back in three days."
Ten minutes later, Xiao Zhen was still stubbornly repeating the words back and forth with this ruthless and iron-fisted bureaucrat, when a cat jumped lightly onto the desk.
"Tsk tsk. I can't bear to watch this," said Mr. Cat, his tail wagging behind him.
Director Gal was stunned. "You are from Ert? Excuse me, are you…"
Mr. Cat said coldly, "Please answer the call. Your superior wants to talk to you." The 3D communication screen popped up in front of Director Gal, and a flickering figure appeared on the screen. His skin was indigo, his expression was calm, and he had four arms. At first glance, one could not help but feel respect.
"Mon, His Excellency Governor Mondo!" Director Gal exclaimed. He glanced at the communication identification in panic and found that it was indeed the supreme ruler of this planet - Governor Mondo .
Governor Mondo, who was flickering in the portrait, said, "Show them the information they want to see . From now on, their investigation has my permission."
"Yes, sir!"
The image of Governor Mondo nodded slightly to Mr. Cat, then disappeared into thin air with a bang.
Director Gal immediately changed his attitude and enthusiastically asked Xiaozhen and others to wait for a moment while he went to retrieve relevant information.
Xiao Zhen said with her mind: (Didn’t someone say that he couldn’t show up?)
Mr. Cat said: (Hehe.)
