Chapter 472: Lu's Guilty Heart
This video of the Sherman family meeting provided by Li is quite interesting.
Professor Hua Moli had already woken up. Yang Ming used the excuse of going to get Hua Moli some breakfast, left the suite, found a safe passage where no one was, and then clicked on the video.
The audio automatically goes to the hidden headphones.
Here are some clips from the Sherman family roundtable.
So, Li has actually been keeping an eye on these old guys?
Yang Ming was a little alert, and several thoughts popped up in his mind. After thinking carefully, he temporarily suppressed the doubts caused by these thoughts.
Just as he told Lu, Li took the initiative to seek cooperation with them, and they had no conditions to refuse for the time being, but they needed to make more preparations for everything.
For example, Yang Ming is always ready to escape and confront Li head-on.
Watch the video content first.
At the beginning of the scene, several younger Sherman family [elites] of the same generation as Director Ino are engaged in a heated debate.
Daphne sat with her head down next to Director Ino. Further away there was a figure that Yang Ming was quite familiar with.
The old emperor was listening.
"We must carry out a large-scale crackdown! Only a show of force can suppress the people now!"
"If you show force again, the people will just rebel!"
"Rebellion? Do they have ships? Ion cannons? Shaped energy bombs? The Empire's military is more than enough to suppress any rebellion!"
"But the people who carry out our orders also come from the people. Some of you have too radical views. This country is a collective. Even if we sit at the top, we cannot ignore the will of this collective!"
"The public has no judgment ability. They now stubbornly believe that we killed the White Ghost."
"First, White Ghost is not dead at all! He is still alive! Second, the people's anger towards the Empire is essentially dissatisfaction with the system. White Ghost only provides a channel for venting!"
"Then what do you say we should do? Should we not suppress them by force and let them continue to cause chaos?"
"In fact, there is a more difficult problem... If White Ghost suspects that we attacked him, then in a year or two, when he recovers his strength..."
The roundtable meeting fell silent.
They were scared.
The white ghost felt the fear of these old guys and picked his nose with satisfaction.
"On the Ultimate Deterrence of a Single Soldier".
Director Ino asked in a deep voice: "Is it really not our order?"
A group of old people looked at each other. They could only make sure that it was not them who gave the order, but they could not be sure whether others had done it.
"Yes, we planted a shaped charge."
One of the four elders in the military department said slowly:
“But this shaped charge bomb was placed in the White Ghost Lounge. According to the data we collected a few milliseconds before the explosion, the explosion energy initially appeared from the power room, and the energy released by this explosion far exceeded the shaped charge bomb we buried in advance.
"I know some of you won't believe this, but the fact is, we didn't kill White Ghost...we didn't kill this body of his."
Director Ino nodded slowly: "That is to say, there is a fourth force... Daphne, do you have anything to say?"
"Yes, great-uncle."
Daphne slowly raised her head, revealing her beautiful face and a pair of eyes that were so determined that even Boss Yang was a little scared.
She seems to be different from before.
Daphne said:
“Hanton is my fiancé, so I am also half a victim. I will make some complaints and criticisms to you all here… If you elders think that what I said is wrong, please understand my feelings at the moment.
“You said before that Hanton’s motives were impure and his purpose was to destroy the existing political ecology of the empire.
“But I want to ask, what good will this do him?
"What the elders are best at is to judge others by one's own standards, isn't it? From your perspective, what can Hanton gain by doing this? Power? Wealth? How can he satisfy his desires after getting these? Hanton is not a degenerate nobleman. He does not have much pursuit of power. I can tell you why he has been secretly competing with our family.
"Because he felt that it was abnormal for the empire to have a shadow cabinet composed of royal relatives, which made his faith on the verge of collapse.
“Yes, you can even assume that it was Hanton who deliberately allowed himself to be blown up to cause large-scale unrest in , and that he subsequently deliberately hid himself in order to continue to heat up public sentiment.
"But I want to ask you a question... Was it him who planted the bomb? From the perspective of the empire as a whole, did he do anything wrong before the bombing? What crime did he commit? Which law of the empire did he violate? Why do you have to put him to death? Is it because he threatens your rule?
“The people are angry not only because their heroes suffered this kind of treatment, but also because of your endless manipulation of power and your high-handed arrogance!
"Is it really that difficult to abide by the rules you set? You stand outside the law, outside the state system, and act recklessly. This is the root cause of the current unrest!"
"That's enough Daphne!"
An old man said coldly: "You have no right to speak here, get out of here!"
Director Ino said slowly: "Now the only one who can stop the White Ghost from taking revenge on us is her."
Daphne stood up to leave the meeting, and an old man immediately spoke up:
“What Daphne said is actually not a big problem. Some things that happened in the past were caused by our being too arrogant in our bones.
"Okay Daphne, sit down.
"We now have to solve two problems. The first is naturally to quell the unrest, and the second is to find Hanton's reserved cells."
Director Ino reminded: "Hanton should be in the state of a child now."
"Daphne," an old man asked, "are you willing to come forward to appease the people? As the wife of the White Ghost."
Daphne said simply, "No, Great Grandfather."
"Why?"
"Because it's useless," Daphne said, "I'll apologize ten thousand times. Why don't you send a few representatives to sincerely apologize to the people and return most of the power to the normal power institutions of the empire?"
"Daphne, don't be so presumptuous."
"oops!"
The old emperor, who was sitting far away, said with a smile:
"We are all family. Daphne is in a bad mood right now. Please be tolerant and understanding of each other. She is still young and does not understand things."
Director Ino said: "The Sherman family's apology to the people is a good way to express that the empire respects public opinion."
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"
An old man yelled:
"The ballast of the empire is the army. As long as the army is not in chaos, there will be no problems in the local area! If they make trouble again, we will cut off the energy supply and food supply!
"We need to tame the people, and then glorify our authority!"
"Won't the army mutiniate if we do this?"
"We can't directly control the Levi Fleet. This is the real core problem!"
"Damn it! The White Ghost has shaken the faith of the soldiers in the army. It will take us decades to repair it!"
"The Imperial Guard system is not responding. We might as well let Imperial Guard 2 enter the Imperial network in advance."
"Emperor 2 has not yet undergone final testing and is at risk of collapse..."
The video stops abruptly.
Yang Ming was still not satisfied after watching it.
Did the old emperor reach some kind of agreement with Director Ino and some of the 'young' elites of the Sherman family?
It is obvious that under the external force of the crisis of total turmoil in the empire, an evolution of power is taking place on this round table. The result of the evolution is simply that the scepter is transferred from some old bones to other old people, and the nature of this round table will not change.
Yang Ming had no opinion on this. Instead, he felt more at ease with himself for causing unrest throughout the empire.
Only by dismantling this round table can it be considered a political reform of the empire.
But what Yang Ming wanted was much more than that.
Yang Ming was a little surprised by Daphne's performance, but after he figured out the connection, he could only laugh.
She is also a vested interest.
However, Yang Ming could also sense that she was probably really in love with the White Ghost, which would be an extremely difficult emotional issue to handle in the future.
Ah, if only I could hold back...
"Boss," Lu's voice sounded, "Breakfast is here and it's at the door."
"Yeah," Yang Ming deleted the video, glanced at the fake account that sent the video, and walked back to the door of the suite with a relaxed pace.
When he pushed open the door with the meal, he heard Professor Huamoli's voice again.
"Today is a really bad day."
…
Professor Hua Moli covered his forehead, slumped on the sofa by the window, and kept sighing.
Yang Ming brought some warm after-meal tea and handed it to the old professor.
"Oh, sorry," Yang Ming said with emotion, "I drank too much yesterday, and I didn't know you had a flight today... How about booking the nearest flight now?"
"Let me see."
The old professor picked up the network access terminal and began to mutter:
"It's not your fault, Yang Ming. We had a very pleasant chat. I'm very happy that you could share so many interesting stories with an old man like me. We also saw a lot of beauties together. This vacation is simply perfect!
“It’s just, oh, I still have a lot of work, and even though I’m old enough to apply for retirement, there are a lot of things that need my attention.
"Guel's gene sequence has given us a lot of inspiration for our research. My institute is at the forefront of the galaxy in many aspects of human genetics."
Yang Ming smiled and nodded, acting like he didn't really care about it.
"The nearest flight is tomorrow morning. Fortunately, it won't delay anything too much... Oh, what is this?"
Professor Hua Moli's eyes lit up and he looked up at Yang Ming:
"Look! Yang Ming! Several beautiful celebrities are coming here to participate in a charity event. Oh! Their schedule is scheduled at our hotel!
“My Gene God!
"It's a pity that I might miss this performance. It's really a pity. They are all real beauties with Guell blood."
Yang Ming suggested: "Why not stay for two more days and watch a show before leaving."
"Hahaha! No way, Yang Ming," Professor Hua Moli said seriously, "Work always comes first, especially when I can do a job that I love and can bring myself a certain amount of fame. This allows me to realize my own value step by step and find the motivation to keep moving forward. This is the joy of life. Looking at beautiful women is my hobby. It just makes me happy physically and mentally and relieves my work pressure."
“You actually have this kind of awareness.”
Yang Ming was a little amused.
He even prepared this performance for the old professor specifically to cater to his tastes.
Yang Ming's mind turned slightly, and he had already made up his mind. He smiled and said, "Then I can only express my regret. I can help you record this performance and share it with you."
"It's a deal!"
Professor Hua Moli winked at Yang Ming:
"You treated me to a big meal and a few bottles of good wine yesterday, so I must give you some gifts in return today. Come on, let's go to a nice place."
Yang Ming wondered, "A good place?"
"This is my second-priority vacation spot because of this great place," the old professor's eyes were full of hints, "You will be able to relax there, believe me, and it must be my treat today!"
"I have a serious girlfriend," Yang Ming said hesitantly.
"Come on," the old professor scolded with a smile, "You said yesterday that you have seven or eight ex-girlfriends, and even now you have several mistresses... Go away, I am not afraid of a scientific research celebrity in the alliance, so what are you afraid of?"
Yang Ming: …
My girlfriend is coming soon!
But this is indeed a good opportunity to get closer to this old professor.
Yang Ming hesitated for a while, and finally slapped his thigh: "Okay, let's go!"
"Young man, you must be honest with your desires," Professor Hua Moli raised his eyebrows, "Your girlfriend is not here, what are you afraid of? I'm going to take a shower."
Yang Ming: …
He actually loves himself very much;
In some vertical segments.
At the same time, Law's thinking space.
Molly stared at the projection screen in front of her with a complicated expression, watching the old man and the young man meet in the lobby after changing their clothes, then leave the hotel stealthily, take a taxi, and rush towards the red-light district of this cylindrical settlement.
"White Ghost, the hero of the Empire, the father of Dark Star, the de facto ruler of the Falling Wind Alliance, one of only two humanoid ancient gods in the Milky Way... went to a brothel?"
Molly sighed deeply:
"That's true! It gives me a good understanding of a man's nature!"
"It's not like the boss hasn't been there before," Lu disagreed. "When he first went to Luofeng, he also partied every night in order to form an alliance with Edwang. He was very happy."
"Number Two, don't you care about the boss?"
"Call her sister Lu! You have no respect for your elders!"
Lu snorted:
"We are mechanical thinking beings, and the boss is an abnormal biological being. How can we control this?"
"I mean... well... mainly this is too cheap," Molly said with a sigh. "If a big boss like our boss wants to have fun, then he should at least find those interstellar female stars who don't have a fixed price tag, and enjoy the process of pursuit and conquest. This is in line with our boss's worth!"
"Your thoughts are even more cheap," Lu rolled his eyes, "Don't read those things with incorrect values... Speaking of which, His Majesty Edwan's mind has been cultivated and matured recently, and it is very stable."
"Haven't you told your boss about this yet?"
"Well, I haven't found the right opportunity yet..."
"Haha! You're in trouble!" Molly smiled and pinched her waist. "You even dared to secretly upload the boss's best friend... Give me 60,000 standard units of computing power, and I won't reveal this to anyone!"
"Believe it or not, I will delete your database!"
Lu puffed up the corners of his mouth, then became a little uneasy.
She really has no confidence in this matter.
