Hong Kong variety show: An undercover agent from Infernal Affairs? I'm not human anymore!

"What to do? Who should we choose?"

"Choosing a scientist?"

“We control most of the media in the country, which is enough to influence public opinion. When the time comes, we can easily smear these scientists and salvage the situation.”

“Mr. Solberg, we have gathered some dirt on these five scientists.”

"Ha, even without any dirt on you, you can create dirt on you."

"No one can be a complete saint; they will always have some cravings for sex, wealth, power, etc."

"If the number of scientists were large, we might hesitate, but with only five, it's not difficult to smear them. They could accuse us of coveting project funding, seducing students, or stealing their research results… however we frame it, it would all seem plausible. We can use money to bribe their students to testify; we have plenty of money! And we can manipulate public opinion too!"

"Wait a minute... I don't think scientists are any good! We should have just cast the ball for those 5000 tourists!"

"why?"

"Because those are just ordinary people, it's none of our business. Our business is always related to scientists and academic circles. If we offend these circles, it will be difficult to make money in the future. They are not stupid. Even if we smear them, can we influence the judgment of these highly educated people? On the contrary, they will hate us even more."

"Furthermore, I think those Onsa people wouldn't dare vote for the scientists. Their military has much closer ties with scientists. So, they'll probably vote for the 5000 tourists!"

"At that time, we will vote for 5000 tourists together. If the approval rating is over 80%, then ordinary people will be powerless to stop us because of the sheer number of people who support us. No matter how much they oppose us, it will be useless."

After this analysis

This garnered widespread approval from the other squid people.

"Well analyzed!"

"Then, let's send 5000 tourists!"

"I agree!"

"Agreed!"

……

After more than 10 minutes of internal discussion, the final vote on Capitol Hill was about to begin.

"and many more!!!"

At this moment, President Croton suddenly said:

"To ensure fairness, openness, and impartiality!"

"I believe that the media must be present!"

Upon hearing this, many members of Congress nodded in agreement. The president's words were mature and prudent; regardless of the final outcome, the nation would not doubt that the election had been rigged.

quickly,

Reporters from NBC, Fox, CNN, ABC, HBO, CBS, ABC, and other television stations were invited to the internal voting site on Capitol Hill.

then,

The entire nation watched as the television screen switched to footage of the interior of Capitol Hill.

"Hello everyone across the country, this is inside Capitol Hill..."

"The members of Congress believe that scientists, squid men, and the more than 5000 Poseidon passengers are all very important, so Congress decided to hold a secret ballot."

"At this time, Congress is starting to distribute anonymous blank sheets of paper with only three options on them, and then you just check the boxes to select whichever one you want."

"To ensure an anonymous vote, all members of parliament were given gloves..."

As the show aired, it sparked a nationwide discussion.

Everyone was very nervous.

Who will be chosen in the end?

"Squid people? They contribute the least to society; they're just a bunch of vampires."

"Naive. I guess they should be scientists, after all, there are only 5 of them."

"It couldn't possibly be those 5000 tourists, could it?"

"My daughter is on a cruise ship, I really hope they don't select one of the 5000 tourists!"

quickly,

Capitol Hill is finally ready.

House Speaker Johnson finally announced: "Voting, begin! You have only two minutes!"

"Furthermore, let's add a rule: no abstentions!"

As soon as this word comes out,

The entire audience of sixth-ranked men were all cursing!

Fuck, I was originally going to abstain.

By abstaining in front of the TV cameras, I can not only land safely, but also show off a bit.

quickly,

Under the television cameras, even though all the lawmakers already knew the answer in their hearts, they still had to show various emotions of struggle at this moment.

Two minutes passed quickly.

In the final 10 seconds, the councilors finally gritted their teeth, furiously covered everyone's eyes, made their choices, and then flipped the covers over onto the table.

They didn't even dare to fold paper, for fear of leaving any traces.

"Alright, let's start collecting tickets!"

Staff members entered the venue and began collecting tickets. In front of numerous television cameras, the staff members dared not make any unnecessary movements.

quickly,

All the votes were handed over to a third party outside of Capitol Hill—President Croton.

Next comes the shuffling of the ballots and the counting of the votes.

this moment,

The hearts of viewers across the United States were in their throats.

"the scientist!"

"the scientist!"

"Poseidon!"

"the scientist!"

"the scientist!"

……

"Poseidon!"

"the scientist!"

"the scientist!"

President Croton picked up the ballots one by one, calling them out repeatedly, and then handed them to the live television cameras.

The squid-man councilors' expressions all changed!

Something is wrong!

Why are there so many scientists?

American viewers watching on television were absolutely furious.

"what happened?"

Why so many scientists?

"16 votes already, and the Squid Man doesn't have a single vote!"

By the time the 40th ticket was issued, the situation had reversed.

"Poseidon!"

"Poseidon!"

"the scientist!"

The number of votes for Poseidon has increased!

And scientists voted less!

But the squid didn't get a single vote!

At this moment, the squid man began to feel a chill run down his spine.

Hey!

We got tricked by those Onsa people!!

These zero votes are a huge slap in the face to ordinary people, scientists, academics, and educators across the country!

You squid, what have you done to deserve this kind of treatment?

By this time, many non-squid television stations had turned their cameras to those squid members of Congress on Capitol Hill, subjecting them to the scorn of the nation's attention!

"Fake!"

"The Squid Man doesn't even have a single ticket!"

"What right do they have!"

"Damn it! Has our country already been taken over by these squid people?"

The entire United States is outraged!

420. Requesting one day off (first day off this month)

I'm taking one day off (this is my first day off this month...).

The book is nearing completion, so I need to take a day off.

Also, if any readers have anything they'd like to write about, please let me know.