Chapter 188 High Council
After Qianfan City was upgraded to a super city, the five major consortiums jointly established a high-level parliament in order to minimize the impact of the federal government on the city.
Almost all the representatives of the parliament are elected by large and medium-sized capital consortiums in Qianfan City. Although the federal government has several seats in it, most of its power is controlled by top consortiums.
However, in order to maintain the credibility of the Qianfancheng government in the eyes of the people, senior executives of major consortiums have tacitly stopped mentioning it in public.
This makes the Qianfancheng government openly established, or the Qianfancheng government established with the consent of the federal government, still the supreme authority considered by the people, but truly important matters often need to be approved by the high-level parliament before they can be implemented.
Qianfan City's development in recent years has been smooth sailing, and the high-level parliament's internal meetings are basically maintained at regular meetings once a month.
However, with various strange events occurring in the Lower City, the convening of meetings has become the norm for nearly two months. The scale has evolved from small meetings with key departments such as the Security Department and the Epidemic Prevention Institute to large meetings that are close to the attendance of all staff.
For the people of Qianfancheng, it is undoubtedly a good thing that the top government officials attach so much importance to these things.
However, these frequent meetings became the most troublesome thing for Minister of Security Bulvo, except for the Ourobosnake organization.
There is no way, who made him the main person in charge of the safety of Qianfan City Xiacheng District?
Almost every time he held a meeting, he had to go up to report on the recent situation of Qianfan City like a war criminal.
Not only that, most of the time, he also has to endure questioning from representatives of major consortiums. Those who are arrogant don't care what is hidden behind the terrorist activities in the Lower City. All they want to hear from Bulvo is the report that the matter has been resolved.
"A bunch of idiots!"
He grabbed the glass made of irregular sections, whispered and then raised his neck and drank the wine in it.
The cold drink slipped into his throat, and the strong aftertaste made Bulvo's face turn red.
"Sorry, sir!"
Colonel Sarko, who had just opened the communication channel on the light screen in front of him, hurriedly apologized, although he had no idea what he had done wrong.
"It's not that you forget it, now it's not that. How are the matters in Community No. 23 and Community No. 37 now?"
His eyes stayed in the upper right corner of the light screen, and there were still 43 minutes before the opening of the meeting. Bulvo needed to come up with a reasonable plan in less than an hour, otherwise he would inevitably be a sarcasm and teasing that made people want to overturn the table and beat people up.
Due to Colonel Sarko's outstanding performance in the Scavenger Program, he has now become Bulvo's right-hand man, and given the former's extensive experience in dealing with the Utronado organization in the lower-level communities, he is still responsible for these matters.
"The intersections of the two places have been blocked, and our people and the research team of the Archaeology Association are conducting inspections on site."
Behind Sarko on the screen was the street scene of Community No. 23. While speaking, his footsteps seemed to be moving. Finally, he turned into a lane and then continued to speak,
"Sir, the situation is a bit troublesome. According to the latest test report, there is a special energy field at these two intersections, and they cannot give a clearer explanation, but it is certain that anyone passing through these two places will be eroded in the mental state."
"What's the reason? There was a sudden problem in the streets that were operating normally before. There must be a reason. Do you ask me to tell those guys later that this is God's will?"
He wiped his face with his left hand and pulled the tie that his secretary had just sorted for him. The heating in the car made Bulvo inexplicably irritated.
"The intersection of the No. 23 community collapsed a few days ago. I asked the construction team that undertakes this part of the project. They said that the cause of the accident was that the center of the street was exerted by an extremely powerful impact force. I suspect it is likely to be related to this situation. The surveillance video has been extracted and is being analyzed as quickly as possible. As for other reasons, no discovery has been made yet."
Sarco knew Bulvo's difficulties clearly, and racked his brains to find reasons to deal with the next meeting for his newly-attached backer.
"You continue to follow up on the impact of humans. If you have any news, please contact me."
After circling the content of Sarco's report in his mind for a few times, Bulvo looked at the government building that was getting closer and closer in front of him, as if he suddenly thought of something, and then said,
"Later today, the president of the Archaeology Society may find you to learn about the Scavenger's plan, and then you will say whatever you know."
He specifically explained this matter, and he was somewhat of a kind of showing kindness to President Virginia. Although the latter said during the call between the two, he had told him everything he knew, Bulvo was still worried that the other party would deliberately hide key information from him because of the previous government's ban on the Archaeological Association.
The airship was suspended and the airplane stopped in front of the government building.
Before he got off the car, Bulvo saw a few people standing near the door and looking at him, a little familiar, but for a moment he couldn't remember the other person's identity.
In order to demonstrate the majesty of the Qianfancheng government to the outside world, representatives of major consortiums have to walk down the airship and enter the venue on foot instead of hovering the airship directly into the air.
"The Minister, they are the Woo's Aircraft Group, which previously held a charity dinner in Community 1, and are headed by the Group President, Mr. William Baldwin."
The secretary who was behind one identity noticed the puzzled look on Bulvo's face and hurriedly stepped forward and said.
"The man from Wu's aircraft?"
Bulvo frowned and paused.
"Are they looking at me?"
If you can take the position of the Minister of the Security Department, Bulvo naturally has his own way, but most of them are concentrated in Yuanfan and Crown. Although Wu's aircraft also has intersections, it is limited to the most basic communication. After all, if he has already stood in the team, he will only cause trouble for himself if he is too close to other consortiums.
Without waiting for the secretary to reply, William Baldwin, who was walking towards this side, personally verified Bulvo's idea.
"Mr. Burwo, before the meeting begins, I want to talk to you about something alone. I don't know if there is time?"
William followed two other representatives of the Wu Group in the high-level parliament. In a parliament with a total of only 26 people, this is undoubtedly a reflection of its status.
"certainly."
Behind him, Yuanfan and Crown Machinery Group, also had enough confidence and reached forward and said.
So the two walked side by side, and the secretary and the rest of the Wu Group deliberately left them room for conversation.
"What happened in the lower city area recently must have caused Mr. Bulvo a headache, right?"
Walking into the government building, William spoke up.
"It's just that some cult organizations are unwilling to accept the failure of the lower-level communities and are stubborn. Just making trouble on ordinary streets and ordinary people is enough to prove that their personnel have suffered heavy losses in previous actions, and they can only dare to do something stealing."
After sitting in the position of Minister of the Security Department for so many years, Bulvo naturally knew what to say and what not to say. The meeting was about to begin. No matter how big the matter happened in the downtown area, he would have to take care of it!
"You also know that most of Wu's business is in the Lower Town, so you are always a little sensitive to this matter. Minister Burwo, can you tell me a briefing? Will the situation in the Lower Town continue to deteriorate?"
Wu's Aircraft Group's aircraft are very famous, but their real main business is transportation in various industries, including intercity railways, aerial tracks, commercial and cargo logistics, etc., and these are almost all things closely related to people's livelihood. If there is a large-scale chaos in the Lower City, they can be said to be the one with the most serious damage among the five major consortiums.
With this in mind, Burwo also recognized the reason why William asked him for questions before the meeting began.
"Today, there was an emergency in the community on the 23rd and 37th. We need time to understand the situation and the investigation is underway. Although the other party's methods are a bit weird, I believe there will be results soon."
The words are scene words. As for the meaning of the words, Bulvo believes that the other party can hear them.
"I heard that someone would ask for a temporary turn on the tinder mode at the meeting. I wonder what Minister Bulvo thinks?"
William just smiled and mentioned another thing when he was "disclosure" with Bulvo.
"Tinder mode?"
Hearing this term, the prerequisite for starting this mode immediately emerged in Bulvo's mind, that is, he encountered a major safety accident on his return journey, and then he almost subconsciously lowered his face and spoke in a cold and hard tone.
"I think it's not time to turn on the fire mode yet, and the Security Department still has enough ability to deal with the crisis. We will never compromise with any terrorist organization!"
What a joke!
If the parliament really chooses to turn on the fire mode, it is equivalent to telling everyone that he, the Minister of Security, cannot solve the crisis facing Qianfan City, and must rely on this kind of mediocre way to preserve his strength.
Can he afford to lose this person? Another thing is that if there really is such a day, the position under his butt will definitely not be able to be kept!
"That's good. If the fire mode is turned on, the losses of our Wu Group are really immeasurable. That's why I am so eager to ask for your opinion first. Now that I can have Minister Burwo's guarantee, I will feel at ease. I still have some matters to deal with. See you later."
William kept smiling, reached out to hold Bulvo, then turned around and left without hesitation, even his steps were much lighter, as if he had already obtained a satisfactory answer.
Two other representatives of the Wu Group raised their heels.
"As expected, Bulvo opposes turning on the tinder mode."
Gradually slowing down, William turned around and looked at the two behind him.
"But his opinion has never been important. All we have to do is to let him understand that the Wu Group has been on the side that opposes the opening of the fire mode from the beginning."
The High-Level Council will have a provision from the beginning of its establishment.
Chapter completed!