Chapter 1194: Shot and Reaction

George had never been to the seaside.

He had only been to the lakeside, but the lake water didn't give him the feeling of... he didn't know how to describe it, just like a gentle person and a fierce person.

He knew from some film and television works and some literary works that the sea was very violent. Of course, it also had a gentle side, but overall it was very violent.

Although Denuo State also had a long coastline, this didn't mean he had been to the seaside.

Many people actually lived in places not far from the seaside, but they might never have been to the seaside in their lives.

Because going to the seaside has costs.

Time costs, work costs, expense costs, many.

Going to the seaside looked easy, but it might change other things, so George had never been to the seaside all along.

He yearned for the appearance of the sea, wanting to know what the sea was like, so he and his wife made an appointment that after he retired, they would completely relax.

No need to consider daily work, no need to consider other pressures on time arrangements, they would just go to the seaside to turn around.

He had never been to the seaside, but at this moment, he felt the power of the sea.

That power came from these people around him. They crowded, swayed, although he was constantly squeezing forward, he would still sway back and forth with the swaying of the crowd.

He used all his strength to move forward, a feeling more tired than injury.

At this time, he was about forty meters away from Governor Wei De.

Governor Wei De stood not far away on the temporarily built platform. He looked at the people gathering around, and his emotions quickly stabilized.

He patted the microphone in his hand, and the sound came from the loudspeaker. The microphone was good.

"Ladies and gentlemen, please calm down."

"Now I am standing here, just to solve some problems between us."

"If you shout loudly like this, like this... making me unable to focus my attention on certain problems, even if we stay here for a whole day, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to effectively solve any problems."

"I have noticed those placards, noticed them these past few days. Maybe some people will ask, since I saw them, why didn't I handle this matter these past few days."

"I definitely need to do an investigation, to figure out what happened, and only then can I handle these things."

"In reality, until now, I haven't figured out these things, and was blocked by you. Then let's talk frankly in advance, to see if we can solve these problems."

The restlessness of the crowd gradually subsided. Governor Wei De's gaze swept back and forth in the crowd. He saw that there were still some people squeezing toward his side, and there were some unhappy emotions in their eyes.

He had already let these people stand in place and not move, but there were still people squeezing toward his side. It could only be said that these people should all be thorns.

He looked at a person who was a bit more honest, said a few words to his assistant beside him, and then pointed at that person, "Tell me your problem."

The one named by him was a guy who looked fifty-plus years old, chubby, wearing a light gray duck-billed cap. His dressing was the kind of very ordinary working-class dressing.

A windbreaker that was a bit old and too wide, a pair of old leather boots, and then a protruding belly, wearing a sweater inside.

Governor Wei De's assistant handed the microphone to him. He took the microphone with some surprise, pointing at his own nose, "You mean... me?"

"Yes, tell me your problem."

"If you don't want to say your problem, hand the microphone to the person beside you."

The chubby guy naturally wouldn't do that, "Okay, okay, don't grab, fuck!"

He fought off several hands that intended to grab the microphone in his arms, walked forward a few steps, "I am... a factory worker. I have worked for this factory since I was seventeen, and now I am forty-nine."

"It can be said that I worked for it for a lifetime. You know, this is a factory connected with chemical items, and I got sick."

"I have lost my ability to work now. Don't look at me being fat, but I am already unable to work."

"There are many people like me. We signed an agreement with the factory before, or a memorandum or something, I'm not very clear, but we signed it."

"The factory promised to give us half of other workers' wages every month, and helped us pay all expenses, until we retired."

"Last year they still did this, but after the factory was acquired by you, the new boss directly didn't acknowledge the agreement we signed before, and kicked us all out."

"Now we not only have no work, no savings, but also no income, and the pension has stopped being paid."

"If this problem cannot be solved, we might starve to death, die of illness, or something else. In short, it's very difficult for us to live."

"This is the purpose of my coming here. What I want is to let our factory continue to pay us a sum of money every month according to the agreements we signed before, and help us pay various social security funds."

Governor Wei De frowned after listening. He sighed lightly. This kind of thing was the most difficult to handle. He asked, "How many people like you are there?"

That chubby guy looked left and right, "About three hundred-plus people."

When hearing this number, Governor Wei De didn't look like he had any expression changes, but in the depths of his heart, he still cursed.

Three hundred-plus people. He calculated roughly without much detail: it might be an extra expenditure of ten thousand-plus dollars every month. No matter which member of his family took down this factory, they definitely wouldn't accept this group of people.

If they took over, then from the perspective of capitalists, they were unqualified.

"I know, help me record it." The second half of the sentence was to his assistant. His assistant recorded some problems encountered by that chubby worker below, including his name, the city he was in, the name of the factory, and so on.

"I will arrange for someone to specifically contact the current boss at your factory, talk to them, and see how to solve this problem under the condition that both of you are satisfied."

That chubby guy suddenly said, "You don't need to be so troublesome. The boss who just came is your nephew. Don't you know?"

Governor Wei De froze for a moment, his face slightly flushed, "I didn't know, but I know now. I will talk to him later and chat about this problem."

"Then...", he looked at another person, "Hand the microphone to that gentleman wearing a blue plaid woolen coat..."

The chubby one was a bit reluctant to hand over the microphone. There was some longing in his eyes, hoping the governor could solve this matter.

Should be able to solve it, right?

After all, the person in front of him was the governor.

At this time, George, who had already squeezed to a relatively forward position, was almost standing at the edge of the crowd. He tried to squeeze forward a bit more, but couldn't succeed.

People realized that only those at the very front could be named to answer questions, so they firmly wouldn't give up their positions. He tried twice but couldn't squeeze over, so he gave up.

He put his hand into his pocket, gripped the pistol, and used his thumb to turn off the safety. Now the entire weapon was in a state where it could be fired.

Governor Wei De was only about ten-plus meters away from him. This distance was a bit awkward, but he believed he should be able to hit it.

Years of work gave him very strong physical fitness and arm strength; he could control the recoil of this pistol well.

However, he hadn't taken action yet. At this moment, he was undergoing the final psychological struggle.

He listened to the words of those people around him answering Governor Wei De, almost all the same problems.

Their factories were acquired by people from the Wei De family, or acquired by capital groups related to the Wei De family. These people who had once given everything they possessed for the factory and enterprise were now cleared out just like trash.

Once they might have been the "wealth" in the mouths of the original factory or enterprise bosses, and in the blink of an eye, they became "trash" or "burdens," and their hope for life was cut off. This was something they couldn't accept!

Governor Wei De asked several people, all of whom were in such situations, but he never gave any solution, just saying he would go back and discuss it. This made the emotions of some bad-tempered people become unstable again.

The crowd was about to become restless again. Governor Wei De suddenly walked forward two steps, walked to the edge of the high platform, and just as he was about to say something, he saw someone in the crowd suddenly stretch out a finger and point at him.

His eyes carried some confusion, some incomprehension, but with the "finger" of that person suddenly emitting a burst of thick smoke, and a "bang" sound ringing in his ears, only then did he realize what had happened.

The square, which was still a bit restless and noisy, suddenly became quiet, but immediately following was the sound of screaming and a more chaotic crowd!

George continuously pulled the trigger. He watched Governor Wei De turn around and run a few steps before falling to the ground, only then looking toward the other side.

Just now, he discovered that there were others shooting—a total of four people.

They stood there, looking at me and I looking at you, seemingly understanding that they weren't the only "killers." After that, the four people almost simultaneously turned around and ran.

And at this time, Governor Wei De's bodyguards, who had already reacted, also started to pull out their pistols.

But there was no specific use, because the square was too chaotic. The moment those few people held their heads and lowered them, they mixed with those people running in all directions and disappeared without a trace.

They ran back to the high platform in a hurry. Governor Wei De was lying face down in pain. No blood was seen flowing out from under him. Only when his assistant breathed a sigh of relief and turned him over did he notice that he had been shot several times.

Because he was wearing relatively thick clothes, the blood didn't flow out at the first moment, but was soaked through by the clothes.

At this time, Governor Wei De had completely lost consciousness, only instinctively revealing that kind of painful expression.

The sound of police sirens, the sound of ambulances, and people's screaming and crying, as well as reporters frantically taking photos—all this composed an absurd "symphony," performing at this moment!

The ambulance arrived very timely. There was a hospital about two kilometers away from the state government.

Redstone City, as the capital of Denuo State, had very perfect infrastructure. The ambulance used about five minutes to arrive here, and they immediately set about handling Governor Wei De.

Governor Wei De's assistant watched the governor who had already been carried onto the ambulance and finally followed up.

In the ambulance, the doctor had been helping Governor Wei De maintain his heartbeat and breathing. Watching them busy, the assistant was so nervous that he couldn't even speak.

When he rushed to the hospital, the entire Redstone City, and even the entire Denuo State, and even the entire federal political arena, knew about the matter that happened here.

Governor Wei De's younger brother rushed over at the first opportunity. He rushed to the outside of the operating room, saw Governor Wei De's assistant, and grabbed the other party's collar and lifted him up, "Fuck, how could you let him get hurt?!"

There was some painful look on the assistant's face, "Our motorcade was blocked by those demonstrating and protesting people. They slapped the car body. The governor said he wanted to chat with them, and then we got out of the car."

"Later, in the process of him talking to those people, several people shot at the same time, and then he was sent here."

Governor Wei De's younger brother stared fiercely at his assistant, as if this person was the killer who hurt his brother!

After a while, he pushed the assistant onto the chair heavily, then walked back and forth at the door of the operating room with his hands on his waist.

In less than a few minutes, more people rushed here. The entire first floor of the hospital outside the operating room was crowded with people, and it couldn't even hold them, and many people were standing outside the hospital building!

They were incomparably concerned about Governor Wei De's injury, because this represented whether the interest group with Governor Wei De as the core could continue to exist.

At the same time, the lieutenant governor also knew about this matter. He held the receiver in his hand, nodding continuously, "Yes, I know, I feel very sad about this news..."

"Rest assured, I know the current situation is very tense, I will stand out immediately, maintain the work order here..."

"Good, good, I will keep in touch with you. If I have any places where I need help, I hope you can give me some aid in time. After all, there are some things that my current status isn't very convenient to intervene in."

"Good, just like this, see you later."

The lieutenant governor put down the phone. This call was made by the Federal Social Party Committee Chairman. The other party's meaning was very simple and clear: now that Governor Wei De was assassinated and his life or death was unknown, the political arena of the entire Denuo State had appeared in chaos.

As the lieutenant governor, and also the first successor, he must stand out at this critical moment, stabilize the political situation of the entire Denuo State, and ensure that the next congressional election work continues to advance in an orderly manner.

Although the committee chairman didn't say any obvious explanation, or unclear hints, the lieutenant governor had already heard it completely.

The work he had to do was to resubmit a congressional election list and let the State Assembly re-approve it.

This also made him realize that everything Governor Wei De was encountering now had an inseparable relationship with the Social Party high-level, and it was even planned and implemented by them!

Thinking of this, the lieutenant governor felt a bit of inexplicable nervousness. For the awe of higher-level power, he tore at his collar. This action seemed to be able to make his somewhat stifled breathing become easier.

It was also at this time that the secretary outside the door knocked on the door, and after obtaining his permission, poked a head in, "Sir, a 'Lanse White' gentleman wants to see you."

The lieutenant governor was just about to say he didn't know this person and tell him to get lost, but immediately after, his anus shrank, and his scalp felt slightly numb!

Lanse, Lanse White, he knew this person!

One of the biggest donors of the Social Party, and also a friend of Senator Cleveland, had great influence within the Social Party.

Especially after this general election failure, besides some fixed consortiums that continued to invest in the Social Party, those individuals who were slightly smaller all stopped investing in the Social Party.

The situation of the Social Party couldn't be said to be very bad, but it had also reached the worst point in the last thirty years.

Lanse's continued support for the Social Party, in terms of funds, as well as other aspects, still had great help for the Social Party.

More importantly, Lanse was also the strongest one among the federal gangs currently!

Would this matter have a relationship with Lanse?

He went into a daze, seemingly having guessed the correct answer, and said immediately, "Please invite Mr. White in!"

Not long after, the little secretary pushed the door open. The lieutenant governor's gaze didn't fall on her tightly wrapped little butt at all, but stood up with a smile, walked out from behind the office desk, walked up, and shook hands with Lanse in the middle of the office.

"Hahaha, Mr. White, I have heard about your deeds many times, I didn't expect we could meet here today!"

"How does that sentence go?"

"It's a great honor to know you, Mr. White!"

Lanse also smiled warmly and shook hands with him, "Came very hurriedly, didn't call you in advance, hope it didn't affect your work."

The lieutenant governor let the little secretary go get some coffee, then invited Lanse to sit down, "I just finished talking to the committee chairman, he made some work arrangements for me, but these works aren't urgent, you know."

"Our procedure is like this, as long as it's completed on time."

Lanse nodded, "You should have heard about the things that happened outside."

The lieutenant governor nodded, and his face became heavier, although he knew it was highly likely that the person in front of him was the executor, "Very terrible, this news makes people feel shocked, uneasy!"

"I heard it was the demonstrating and protesting people who participated in the parade who shot at him. It can be seen that people hate him very much, which is something I find very difficult to understand."

"Of course, this is just what others told me. As for whether it is the truth, I don't know."

Lanse smiled and said, "It's true!"

"The Wei De family's recent crazy expansion has seriously hurt the interests of local residents of Denuo State. Federal people are like this. When they can't endure it, they will pick up weapons to resist tyranny."

"This is the power granted to them by the constitution!"

"Sacred, and inviolable!"

Just this sentence, the lieutenant governor knew the keynote for handling this matter next.

He thought slightly for a while and asked softly, "Don't know how the governor's situation is now?"

▲C〇

The little secretary came in with coffee at this time, and neither of them spoke.

After she left, Lanse picked up the coffee, stirred it twice, and at the moment he put it to his mouth, smiled slightly.

"Unless God descends!" ===== CHAPTER 1195 =====