RT Chapter 61

Chapter 61 Political Joke

Shao Chengxi had told Shu Lin that the signal in the conference venue would be blocked to ensure the confidentiality of the meeting.

Even so, attendees were still required to hand in all kinds of electronic products before entering the venue.

Therefore, Shu Lin couldn’t contact Shao Chengxi right now.

Otherwise, a quick message would clarify everything.

Unable to know what was happening inside and unable to reach anyone, Shu Lin was extremely anxious.

He stood up, leaned against the one-way glass window of the car, like a little gecko, staring unblinkingly in the direction Shao Chengxi came from every day.

For a long time, he didn’t see Shao Chengxi’s figure.

Not only couldn’t he see him, but he couldn’t see any of the other attendees either.

Today, during lunchtime, not a single person from the Presidential Palace came out of the venue.

After noticing this, Shu Lin’s mind started to race.

No one entering or leaving indicated that it was an overall arrangement of the meeting, not a personal problem of Shao Chengxi’s.

Yes, that must be it.

He should be attending the meeting normally; nothing should have happened to him.

Shu Lin kept reassuring himself like this.

Outside the window, the sun was still bright, but Shu Lin’s mouth couldn’t convince his heart, and he was still uneasy.

These past few days, Shao Chengxi had never been separated from him for so long.

And today was the last day; not seeing Shao Chengxi made him uneasy.

Hopefully, everything was going smoothly.

After two o’clock in the afternoon, still not having seen Shao Chengxi, a burst of noise suddenly came from outside the car.

Hearing this, Shu Lin immediately jumped out of bed and pressed himself against the car window, turning into a little gecko again.

Straining his neck, he saw a few people hurrying towards the venue, holding files in their hands, their expressions very serious.

Watching them enter the conference room door, Shu Lin retreated a few steps and sat down on the nearby chair, frowning.

“Shao Chengxi, you absolutely must not have any accidents…”

He muttered to himself.

Under normal circumstances, the Presidential Palace meeting ended at six o’clock every afternoon.

But today was the last day, and according to past experience, if things went smoothly, it would end early; if not, it might be very late.

In any case, there would be a result today.

Once the meeting ended, no matter when, the next step was to hold a Presidential Palace press conference to announce the meeting’s decisions to the public.

Around four-thirty in the afternoon, Shu Lin was pleasantly surprised to find that official media outlets were arriving outside the Presidential Palace venue one after another.

Among the group of reporters, he saw the top reporter from Fuzhong Media.

Fuzhong Media was a news media company under the Shao Group, one of the most influential media platforms in the Empire.

The reporter’s arrival at this time definitely meant they had received notification.

This meant that today’s Presidential Palace meeting had ended early.

Sure enough, at five o’clock sharp, the doors of the Presidential Palace conference room opened, and government staff invited the major media reporters inside.

At this moment, Shu Lin’s heart, which had been hanging in the air all day, could finally be put back in his stomach.

Regardless of the final outcome, it was certain that nothing had happened to Shao Chengxi.

Otherwise, the meeting wouldn’t have ended early.

It seemed that the bite he had given him yesterday had a considerable effect.

Remembering that the participating media’s official websites would be live-streaming the Presidential Palace press conference, Shu Lin quickly grabbed his phone.

He thought that he might be able to see Shao Chengxi on Fuzhong Media’s live stream.

The Shao family’s media platform would definitely favor its own people, given the opportunity.

Shu Lin’s fingertips slid quickly across the phone screen, almost creating sparks.

Once Fuzhong Media’s live stream finished loading, he immediately clicked on it.

The camera was currently panning across the press conference venue, finally settling on today’s news spokesperson – Vice President Wu Xun.

From the gap beside Wu Xun, Shu Lin saw Shao Chengxi’s figure.

The camera was not close to him, so he could only see a distant view.

Shao Chengxi in the camera was talking to Li Zhengyu beside him, and the well-tailored military uniform outlined his straight shoulder line.

His expression was stern, his gaze firm and deep, and his slender fingertips tapped lightly on the table, exuding a calm composure.

As if there was telepathy, at that moment, he raised his head, looked directly at the camera, and met Shu Lin’s gaze directly through the phone screen.

“Finally, I see you…” Shu Lin pressed his forehead against the cool car window, and his breath created a small patch of white mist on the glass.

The host announced the start of the press conference.

Just as the camera was about to turn completely to the spokesperson, Wu Xun, Shu Lin saw Shao Chengxi facing the camera directly and moving his lips a few times.

Shu Lin immediately understood Shao Chengxi’s lip reading.

He said, “Baby, I want to kiss you.”

Suddenly, Shu Lin’s heart rate accelerated, and he only felt his face burning hot.

He blinked his large, bright almond-shaped eyes non-stop, his long, dense eyelashes flickering up and down like startled little butterflies.

He knew that this was a global live broadcast, and there were many people who only paid attention to Shao Chengxi.

What if someone noticed his actions, interpreted his lip reading, and caused unnecessary turmoil?

How could Shao Chengxi be so…

How dare he?

Fortunately, the camera flashed past, and then, his figure could no longer be seen, only the camera on spokesperson Wu Xun.

Shu Lin had met this Vice President in Fenghang City, and in his memory, he was a kind elder who had a good relationship with Shao Bingheng.

No, it should be said that he was quite close to the Shao family.

According to publicly available information, he was fifty-three years old this year, an A-Class Alpha, from an educated family.

Compared to the Shao and Pei families, his family background was weaker, and it was not easy to reach his current position.

The camera was fixed on the news spokesperson, Vice President Wu Xun.

His voice was steady and powerful, echoing in the venue:

“After five days of discussion and voting, I announce the first decision of the Presidential Palace meeting.”

Speaking of this, he deliberately paused for two seconds, and then said loudly and clearly:

“The Presidential Palace of the Empire revokes the establishment of two Vice Presidents, and from now on, it will be changed to a one Vice President system.”

As soon as the words fell, the venue instantly exploded.

Flashes of light flickered wildly, the sound of shutters rising and falling one after another, reporters lowering their heads to record quickly, or raising microphones, trying to capture more information from Wu Xun’s expression.

This decision was too unexpected.

Everyone thought that the focus of this meeting was who would replace Ming Jialuo after his downfall.

Who would have thought that it would be this kind of result.

A veteran political reporter exclaimed in a low voice: “Revoking the two Vice President system? This is to completely change the power structure of the Empire!”

“This means that the power of the Vice President will be more concentrated!” another reporter quickly added.

In the back row of the venue, reporters from several mainstream media outlets began to discuss in low voices.

A female reporter wearing black-rimmed glasses pushed up her glasses and calmly analyzed:

“Revoking the dual Vice President system is obviously to solve the internal power struggle brought about by the dual presidential system in recent years and avoid the dispersion of power. It’s just that…”

Her words stopped there, and everyone knew what she meant.

Everyone’s eyes couldn’t help but look at Pei Yuan and Li Zhengyu, who were not in the camera.

It’s just that in this way, with one less Vice President position, their previous life-and-death struggle was meaningless.

“This is simply a political joke!” the top reporter from Fuzhong Media said without hesitation.

Everyone pursed their lips and smiled, their expressions varied.

Everyone knew that compared to Li Zhengyu, the biggest joke was Pei Yuan.

Thinking about the determined momentum the Pei family had created before, now it was like a sharp sword piercing their own chest.

Not only was Pei Yuan not elected this time, but even the pot and stove were taken away.

His face was pale, staring at Shao Chengxi.