RT Chapter 164
by VolareChapter 164: Don’t Provoke Him
Chapter 164: Don’t Provoke Him
According to the Imperial Constitutional Amendment, under normal circumstances, presidential candidates are produced through the procedures of major political parties.
Currently, Shao Chengxi hasn’t joined any party, and has already missed the primary election process.
It’s impossible to become a candidate through party nomination.
Therefore, there is only one path left: to obtain the qualifications of an independent candidate.
Shu Lingxiao’s fingertip slid quickly on the tablet, speaking about the relevant procedures:
“To obtain the qualifications of an independent candidate, you need to collect signatures of support from voters in the candidate’s location.”
“Chengxi is in Imperial Capital, and according to Article 37 of the Election Law, he needs to obtain valid signatures from at least 1 million people in Imperial Capital before February 18th.”
As soon as these words came out, everyone instinctively looked at Shu Lin.
Seeing everyone’s gaze on him, Shu Lin couldn’t help but smile:
“When the time comes, I can sign and vote for Minister Shao!”
As he said this, he playfully winked, hinting, “I wonder if it can count as two votes?”
“Hahaha…”
Everyone was amused by him.
His joke immediately eased the tense atmosphere in the study a lot.
As the discussion deepened, everyone quickly finalized the division of labor plan.
Shao Bingheng was responsible for coordinating consortium relationships and ensuring that funds for the voting activities were in place.
Shu Lingxiao followed up with the legal team to ensure procedural compliance.
Shao Shiyan organized online and offline signatures through the commercial network.
Everyone was focused on Shao Chengxi’s upcoming campaign speeches.
The empire has twenty electoral districts, and counting every day, there are only forty days left, so time is indeed very tight.
After arranging all of this, Shao Chengxi was about to dismiss the meeting when Shu Lin suddenly spoke.
“Wait,” he raised his right hand, waving his fingers like a student asking a question in class, “Why don’t I have a task?”
Everyone stared at him with wide eyes.
Did he even need to ask?
Shao Chengxi walked over, grabbed his raised right hand, and said softly:
“Baby, your most important thing right now is…”
“Hmph, I know what you’re going to say.” Shu Lin pouted, interrupting him, with dissatisfaction on his face, “But that doesn’t conflict with me participating in your campaign. Do you think that everyone else is busy, and I’m the only one who can be idle?”
Hearing Shu Lin’s words, everyone remained unmoved and shook their heads in unison.
Shu Lin’s influence is well known.
But even so, they didn’t want Shu Lin to show his face at this time.
Shao Chengxi patiently coaxed him: “Baby, be good, I know you want to do your best…”
“You don’t know!” Shu Lin rarely became anxious, and his voice suddenly raised, “Can you listen to me finish speaking first?”
“Okay, okay, let Little Lin speak.” Shao Tingrui quickly interjected, “Little Lin, speak slowly, don’t be anxious, don’t be anxious.”
Shao Yuqin followed suit: “Yes, yes, let Little Lin speak. Chengxi, don’t provoke Little Lin, don’t let him get anxious.”
Shao Chengxi touched his nose, “…Baby, I was wrong, don’t be anxious, speak slowly, speak slowly…”
“Hmph…” Shu Lin childishly puffed out his cheeks and pouted at him, “I advise you to recognize the situation. See, everyone is on my side. Don’t even think about monopolizing the decision-making.”
Shao Chengxi held his hand tightly, suppressing his laughter, “Oh… it’s my fault, you speak, you speak…”
Everyone exchanged glances, looked at the young couple, and smiled.
Shu Lin hadn’t realized how cute he was. After dealing with Shao Chengxi, he raised his eyes and looked at everyone, with a serious expression:
“This is what I think. Since we’ve decided to run for election, we should all do our best and go all out.”
“Don’t worry, everyone. I know what’s important and I’m clear about what my most important thing right now is.”
“I won’t mess around. I’ll only do things within my capabilities.”
“For example, I can canvass votes through live broadcasts, social media interactions, and recording support videos.”
“These are all things I’m good at, and they don’t take up much of my energy. I can do them well.”
He turned to look at Shao Chengxi, his eyes shining brightly.
Shao Chengxi’s Adam’s apple bobbed as his gaze fell on his radiant face.
In the end, under Shu Lin’s expectant gaze, he was defeated:
“…There’s a time limit. Each time, no more than 1 hour.”
“Deal!” Shu Lin immediately stretched out his little finger and shook it triumphantly after Shao Chengxi helplessly hooked it.
The next morning at seven o’clock, the explosive news that “Defense Minister Shao Chengxi Announces Candidacy for President” occupied the headlines of various media outlets.
The entire empire’s public opinion instantly boiled.
Seeing this news, Hong Zhengyue immediately convened an emergency meeting.
“Bang!” Hong Zhengyue slammed his hand on the conference table, causing the coffee cups to shake violently, “Is Shao Chengxi crazy? This is simply wishful thinking!”
The aides kept silent out of fear.
The chief strategist wiped cold sweat and handed over a tablet:
“Mr. President, public sentiment monitoring shows that Shao Chengxi’s announcement video has already exceeded 50 million views…”
“A little brat less than thirty years old is worthy of running for president?!”
Hong Zhengyue loosened his tie, “Contact the *Imperial Daily* and issue a press release with the headline – ‘Aristocratic Children Playing at Politics, How Can National Security Be Child’s Play’!”
In the corner, a young assistant secretly browsed the trending searches.
The hashtag “#YoungestPresidentialCandidate#” was followed by a fiery red explosion symbol.
Wu Xun was also in a state of shock.
Lin Zhengyang flipped through a few pages of news, pursed his lips, and said:
“Shao Chengxi is going to make an issue of the Constitutional Amendment.”
Wu Xun said uneasily:
“That’s secondary. The key is that he has a high degree of public recognition, and he also has a very crucial trump card in his hand.”
“With him stirring things up, it’s really hard to say how things will end up.”
Lin Zhengyang knew that the “trump card” Wu Xun was talking about referred to Shu Lin.
This made him silent for a moment.
Since appearing at the foundation’s ribbon-cutting ceremony last time, Shu Lin hadn’t appeared in public again.
He could imagine the impact of Shu Lin appearing in public again.
It seemed that neither their side nor Hong Zhengyue’s side currently had a good way to counter it.
Now that the Lin family has placed its bets on Wu Xun, he didn’t know if it was the right thing to do.
The media’s response was even more lively.
#ShaoChengxiRunsForPresident# (Exploding)
#YoungestCandidateInHistory# (Boiling)
These two topics had consistently remained in the top two of the trending searches.