Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 128: Two Major Senators Confronted
Imperial capital, Supreme Court.

At this moment, in the highest meeting of the National Court, everyone listened to the speaker's speech in silence. The atmosphere in the venue was quite solemn, almost solidified. Many weaker members of parliament took out their handkerchiefs from time to time to wipe the cold sweat on their foreheads because of the radical remarks made by the speaker on the stage. Another group of people below were staring at the opposite side without saying a word. Anyone with a discerning eye could see that a fierce conflict was about to break out.

The middle-aged man with a thick beard gave an impassioned speech on the podium.

"..."

"To resist foreign aggression, one must first stabilize the country. However, nowadays, there are some places in our country and cities that openly worship powerful demons like in the ancient barbaric times. This behavior that disregards the safety of the people must be stopped. So I propose to implement a hidden danger strategy to completely eliminate these demons that have been entrenched in the city and eliminate the hidden dangers of human society..."

"Oh!"

Before the middle-aged man finished speaking, a loud noise came from one of the conference tables. A middle-aged man with a white face and no beard slammed the table and pointed directly at the speaker's nose and cursed:

"Damn it, Mr. Zhu, try to tell me again? What's the point of hiding it? If you have the guts, come and name me!"

coming!

Everyone present had a stern look on their faces. This person was the most unstable element in this meeting and a staunch opponent of all of Councillor Zhu Meng's hidden danger strategies. It was because of this councillor's leadership and his tough confrontation with the hot-tempered Councillor Zhu Meng that Councillor Zhu Meng's hidden danger strategies were repeatedly rejected by the parliament.

At this time, this person who could fight against Councillor Zhu Meng was still outputting,
"Worshiping demons? What does it mean to worship demons? Remember, their names are totems, and they are not demons that will harm humans.

If you don't know this simple totem knowledge, the cultural classics collected by your Palace Museum over the past thousands of years must have it. Read more books and don't jump around so happily here, lest you expose your ignorance."

This statement was almost equivalent to calling Councillor Zhu Meng, a former palace mage, an illiterate.

“Member Tian, ​​perhaps what you said has some merit, but the country is in a critical moment. We cannot take even the slightest risk, and we cannot put the safety of the country and the people above the so-called records of our ancestors and the mercy of demons.

The ancient books of our ancestors certainly symbolize the glorious past of our ancient country, but there are also many cases where the ancients made forced interpretations out of ignorance. It is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature. Once a demon, it will always be a demon. There has never been any concrete evidence to prove that the so-called totem will not do demonic things. "

As soon as Zhu Meng finished speaking, Councillor Tian began to clap his hands slowly, one by one. Although he was clapping, the mockery in his movements was self-evident.

"As expected of Councillor Zhu Meng, you are so impressive!"

The sarcasm in Councillor Tian's eyes became even more intense, and he punched the table in front of him.

“Do you know that it was the ignorant ancient ancestors you mentioned who allowed us to expand from a small piece of land in the Central Plains to the vast territory we have today amidst the demons? It was also the demons you mentioned who protected the spark of civilization in the uncivilized times? Even now, the blessing of the totem still exists. How dare you, a congressman whose age is not even a fraction of the history of China, to judge the totem that has protected the nation for thousands of years!”

Hearing this, Councillor Zhu Meng, who was known for his hot temper, should have expected this and did not explode, but said calmly:
"Since Councillor Tian insists that the totem will not hurt people, if I can provide evidence that the totem can harm or even kill people, will you accept my proposal?"

"I accept that."

Councillor Tian spat with disdain.
"Otherwise, I would like to ask Councillor Zhu Meng to read more books. Our ancestors have used countless facts to tell us that it is easy to find excuses to accuse someone of a crime. How would I know whether your so-called evidence is true or false?"

This was a blatant questioning of Councillor Zhu Meng's character. His face turned red at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"Tian Yi, are you humiliating me? Do you mean I will frame you?"

Tian Yi was calm and composed, and said sarcastically:

"Maybe not in the past, but not necessarily now. With your crazy look of being anxious to make a career, I can't rule out this possibility."

Councillor Zhu Meng's face turned pale and then he snorted coldly.
"In that case, let's leave this matter to the members of parliament to judge." Then he threw out a few miserable photos and displayed them through the projector. The bloody and mangled appearance made many members of parliament frown. Member Zhu Meng explained beside him,

"All of you members of the Senate are aware of the Skyscraper Snake incident a few days ago. After the Skyscraper Snake appeared, the Inquisition took decisive action and eventually found two bodies that were obviously dead from snake venom near where the giant snake appeared."

"This is enough to prove that the so-called totem still has an indelible demonic nature. The people are now full of resentment. Shouldn't we follow public opinion and eradicate this demon for the sake of the people?"

It must be said that the photography techniques of these photos are indeed very advanced, which vividly depicts the misery of the victims. Coupled with the supporters of the hidden danger strategy that already exists widely within the Supreme Court and the terrifying power of the Totem Black Snake, for a time, the thoughts of many neutral members were indeed shaken.

then……

"Bah, a few specious photos convicted the totem that had guarded a city for thousands of years. Why don't you throw two magic stones by the West Lake and say that the totem black snake embezzled military supplies?

And public opinion? You remember that public discontent is boiling now, and you took public opinion into consideration when it is needed.”

Councillor Tian Yi sneered,

"Instead of following the will of the people, you might as well put your efforts elsewhere, grab more resource shares for China in the Five Continents Magic Association, or go to the ocean or other demon empires to kill demons, seize resource areas, and enhance the strength of our country's magicians. This will save our ancient civilization of 5,000 years from being mocked by a group of small countries."

Finally, Councillor Tian Yi added another blow.

"A bunch of rats fighting each other with guns."

This attack made Zhu Meng and his fellow councillors look extremely unhappy. Zhu Meng said:
"These are not the tasks of our Supreme Court. They should be handled by other members. Our current proposal is about the hidden danger strategy and the harmful giant snake."

"I request that the proposal to exterminate the Hangzhou Totem Black Snake and the proposal be voted on immediately."

Since the Hangzhou Black Snake incident was indeed imminent, the Supreme Court directly voted on the spot. As the voting, announcing and counting processes were completed, both sides got a result that was not very satisfactory - a tie.

However, in the end, a resolution issued by the Supreme Court made the members of Zhu Meng's faction very happy. The Supreme Court sent Zhu Meng to investigate the Hangzhou Totem Black Snake incident. If the truth was true, the Totem Black Snake would be killed immediately.

The passing of this resolution made Councillor Tian Yi want to laugh. Asking a councillor like Zhu Meng who was hostile to totems to investigate the totem black snake was no different from asking a monkey to look after the Peach Garden. From this, Councillor Tian Yi also realized the change in the direction of the Supreme Court's handling of totems, but he was powerless and could only take care of his own little piece of land.

After the Supreme Court adjourned, Tian Yi came to the cheerful Zhu Meng and said in front of everyone:

"Congressman Zhu Meng, on behalf of the Guardians of Thunder City and all the people of Thunder City, I welcome you to Thunder City to guide the implementation of the hidden danger strategy."

Although the words were correct, Councillor Tian Yi's tone and expression indicated another meaning.
"I'll be waiting for you in Leicheng. Let's see if you dare to come over."

After hearing this, everyone had a new understanding of Councillor Tian Yi. Everyone knew that Councillor Zhu Meng had a hot temper, but Councillor Tian's personality was no less fierce, and he was so arrogant that he dared to provoke everyone in front of him.

Councillor Tian Yi finally calmed down a bit and used the mind system to directly transmit the sound to Councillor Zhu Meng's mind.
"Master Thunderbird has protected my Thunder City for a thousand years. Anyone who dares to disrespect Master Thunderbird will have to try whether a district councillor can withstand the wrath of millions of people in my Thunder City."

"Kill the totem? As long as my line of guardians are still alive, no one can get around us."

Councillor Tian Yi left, leaving Councillor Zhu Meng standing there with a gloomy face, and finally left in anger.

"I want to see whether your guardians are tougher or the sword of the Supreme Court is harder."

(End of this chapter)