RT Chapter 173

Chapter 173: Written into History

The scorching June sun baked the Imperial Capital as the presidential election entered its final countdown.

Despite Shao Chengxi’s poll support rate exceeding 80%, the entire campaign team remained on edge, daring not to relax in the slightest.

Shu Lin stayed by Shao Chengxi’s side almost constantly.

Whether it was a street rally or a televised debate, even if he simply stood quietly beside the Alpha, his presence was undeniable.

He was very popular with the public.

Not only because he was a one-in-a-million US-Class Omega, a rare identity.

But mainly because of his contributions to pheromone disorder patients.

At this crucial moment, he unhesitatingly used his influence to campaign for his Alpha.

Shao Chengxi’s other supporters were also very helpful, especially Lin Zhengyang.

He led the Omega equal rights organization, tirelessly traveling day and night to various electoral districts.

Their slogan, “New Era, New Choice,” was practically plastered across every street and alley in the empire.

Lin Zhengyang was a born politician; after choosing to cooperate with Shao Chengxi, he had already planned the direction of his future career.

His goal was not limited to the vice presidency.

As Shu Lin had said, he also wanted to create an empire first in the future.

Years later, he would become the empire’s first Omega president.

Every step he was paving for Shao Chengxi now was actually a footprint on his own path to the presidency.

Smart people should do this kind of win-win thing.

In terms of media, Shao Chengxi had the support of two die-hard fans.

One was Lin Yi, a gold-medal reporter from Fuzhong Media, and the other was Wei Mingqian, chief reporter of the Imperial Daily.

Their influence could not be underestimated; the later publicity in terms of public opinion was quite in place.

As time went on, on the real-time voting map, the blue representing Shao Chengxi had covered 85% of the area.

Inside the Presidential Palace, Hong Zhengyue paced back and forth in the office like a trapped beast.

“Impossible! This is impossible!” He stared at the constantly updating vote count on the screen, veins popping out on his forehead.

He understood in his heart that once he lost the election, what awaited him would be a military court trial.

Cheng Yan’s public accusations, the sonic pheromone scandal, the illegal occupation of a US-Class Omega…

If new debts and old debts were settled together, these would be enough to make him spend the rest of his life in prison.

These days, he had exhausted all his manpower, material resources, and financial resources to change this trend.

Unfortunately, the effect was minimal.

Wu Xun, that fence-sitter, seeing that his power was waning, had been hiding and avoiding him these days.

He even took the opportunity to kick him when he was down, in order to please Shao Chengxi.

Hmph, wishful thinking.

Now, he couldn’t touch Shao Chengxi, but it was still no problem to touch Wu Xun.

If he really went to hell, he would definitely pull Wu Xun down to be his scapegoat.

In the blink of an eye, it was the night of the final battle.

June 28th was the final voting deadline for the Imperial election.

A huge electronic screen hung in the center of the Ministry of Defense’s command center, updating the voting data from all over the country in real time.

Shao Chengxi stood in front of the screen, his jacket already off, his shirt sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.

He put his arm around Shu Lin with one hand, his expression cold but his eyes very excited.

Lin Zhengyang stood not far away, quickly sliding his finger across the light screen, issuing the final canvassing instructions to the team:

“There are still three polling stations in the East District that have not closed. Immediately dispatch volunteers to remind voters to vote!”

“Remember, until the last moment, don’t miss any vote.”

The entire command center was filled with the sound of communications rising and falling.

“The voter turnout in the West Coast electoral district has exceeded 90%!”

“The blue-collar vote bank in the industrial zone has stabilized!”

“The Omega group’s voter turnout has reached a historical high!”

As time passed minute by minute, the blue area representing Shao Chengxi on the electronic map spread like a tide, gradually swallowing the red symbolizing Hong Zhengyue.

Finally, it was the final sprint stage.

“There’s only one last quarter of an hour!” Gu Xiao shouted loudly, “The vote count in the core area of the Imperial Capital is very tight!”

Shao Chengxi’s eyes darkened, and just as he was about to speak, Shu Lin grabbed the communicator:

“Contact the ‘Voice of Omega’ radio station, I want to make a final appeal.”

Five minutes later, Shu Lin’s clear and moist voice spread throughout the empire through the airwaves:

“…Please believe that every vote in your hands will determine what color the sky of your children’s future will be.”

This short and powerful speech caused a clear shift in the originally stalemated Imperial Capital vote bank.

“Voting channels closed!”

With this announcement, the command center suddenly fell silent.

Everyone held their breath and stared at the screen – the data was being finalized, and the progress bar slowly climbed upward.

20%…30%…35%…40%…

Shu Lin unconsciously clenched Shao Chengxi’s hand.

The Alpha held his hand back, interlacing their fingers, and a scorching temperature was transmitted from the palms.

“Ding!”

Accompanied by a crisp prompt sound, the final result jumped onto the screen:

[Shao Chengxi: 79.3%]

[Hong Zhengyue: 20.7%]

“We won!”

Cheers exploded like thunder.

Lin Zhengyang rarely lost his composure in front of people, turned around and threw himself into his Alpha’s arms, hugging him tightly.

Shao Shiyan directly picked up Shu Lingxiao and shouted, yelled, and spun around, provoking an elbow strike from the female prosecutor.

Before Shu Lin could recover, he was pulled into Shao Chengxi’s arms.

The Alpha’s kiss fell heavily on his lips, filled with elation after the smoke cleared:

“Thank you, my lucky star.”

At the Shao Residence villa, Shao Tingrui secretly wiped the corner of his eye, and then shouted with a full voice:

“Open the champagne! Bring out my treasured ’82 Lafite! Let’s not go home until we’re drunk tonight!”

The Shao family members present cheered non-stop.

On the official websites of major news outlets, the public expressed their joy at this moment with snowflake-like barrages.

“Ahhh my husband is president!!! (Although he already has a wife, haha.)”

“Shu Lin’s appearance with tears in his eyes is so beautiful! The tears of a US-Class Omega are diamonds!”

“Suggest that the Presidential Palace be renamed ‘Shao Lin Palace’ in the future.”

“From a commoner Omega to the President’s wife, Shu Lin deserves it!”

“A pheromone disorder patient who was rescued by the Foundation sent a congratulatory message!”

“The 78.9% vote rate sets a new empire record.”

“The Shao Chengxi-Lin Zhengyang combination wins 90% of the Omega vote.”

“Hong Zhengyue becomes the first incumbent president to be arrested on the spot.”

“The wedding hasn’t been held yet, but the president has already been elected. Minister Shao is amazingly efficient.”

The number of viewers in the live broadcast room soared at a rate of 100,000 per second, setting a new historical high.

In front of the camera, Shao Chengxi tightly hugged Shu Lin.

The Omega buried his face in the Alpha’s shoulder, and tears soaked his straight military uniform.

The moment the gate of the Presidential Palace was violently broken open, Hong Zhengyue collapsed on the leather seat.

He trembled and dialed a number: “Quickly arrange a helicopter…”

“Sorry, Mr. President.” Wu Xun’s voice came from the other end of the phone, with an eerie calmness, “I have already surrendered to the Intelligence Bureau – in exchange for immunity with all your criminal evidence.”

When the Ministry of Defense’s special forces rushed into the office, the former president was nervously tearing at his tie, repeatedly muttering:

“Impossible, I am the president…you can’t treat me like this…you can’t…”

When the news of Hong Zhengyue being controlled reached the command center, the celebratory streamers were still floating in the air.

Immediately, in the live broadcast, the once invincible president was escorted out of the Presidential Palace by two military officers.

The tie was askew and his face was gray.

Shu Lin looked at the screen and asked softly, “Husband, you will do better, right?”

Shao Chengxi looked directly at Shu Lin, his eyes frank and firm: “Yes, baby.”

He raised a light smile and hugged Shu Lin tightly again.

When the first ray of morning light pierced through the clouds, the youngest president in the history of the empire passionately kissed his beloved Omega in front of the entire empire’s population.

This moment was written into history.

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