Darkness is Coming

"Last time at Banshan Manor, I was joking with you. As you said, you were born and died for the people of Yuanjiang, you made so many contributions to the motherland, and strived for some more favorable conditions for yourself in material life. It's understandable." Yang Xiaoqian stared at the slight change in Yu Qian's expression, and said slowly, "Well, let me correct it, it's my motherland, not yours, you have no reason or need to unilaterally pay for this country, everything is The exchange of interests is reasonable and reasonable, you exchange your efforts in return, and now you have the freedom to enjoy this report in the way you like, which is reasonable and reasonable.”

"Just say it directly." Yu Qian was used to Yang Xiaoqian's words, and knew that when Yang Xiaoqian persuaded people, he would always follow the other party's train of thought to make them resonate, and then unknowingly followed the latter's train of thought. , This is Yang Xiaoqian's common trick. Yu Qian saw it, but he didn't lose his patience, because it turns out that Yang Xiaoqian's words in the second half are often justified and correct.

"Haha, but..." Yang Xiaoqian raised his glass and touched Yu Qian, "Don't forget what your goal is, to become a true leader of the Awakened, to lead the Awakened to overcome the crisis in the future, to lead the Awakened to prosperity and power, and finally to lead the Awakened. The Awakened return to their homeland and regain the lost Earth."

   "The last sentence can be removed." Yu Qian interjected, everything is good on this earth now, why does he have to run back to recover the lost ground? I'm afraid there isn't even a single acquaintance there.

"Okay, let's just talk about the previous goals. We all know that the Awakened will inevitably become a privileged class, so you have read so much history recently, you should know that thousands of years of long history tell us that privilege and corruption can often be classified as equals. No." Yang Xiaoqian saw the impatient expression on Yu Qian's face, so he immediately stopped, "Okay, let's not talk about these big truths, let's make a very simple assumption."

"There is a word called "up and down". You said today that you have contributed to the country, you should enjoy it, and you have the right to enjoy it. Then, suppose you are your confidant housekeeper Sun Yiming, and see your beloved Speaker enjoying himself, what would you do? What do you want to do? Do you think that the Speaker has done so much for the old man to enjoy it like this, then I have done a lot with him, so I can also enjoy it a little bit? Don't ask Buying a Gulfstream G150 like him, it’s not a problem for me to buy a limited edition Porsche, right?”

"Don't rush to ask me, where did Sun Yiming get the money to buy a limited-edition Porsche? Think about Wang Li, who deals with trivial matters by our side. How much is he worth now? Where does his money come from? Are you here? Of course not. Think about Sun Yiming again. He communicates with your wealthy disciples every day. Wouldn’t anyone try to please him? Seeing your astronomical bills every day, he would not Are you interested? Just move your fingers and nod your head, you can get enough money to spend for yourself and your family, and even if you know about it, you won't do anything to him. There is nothing left, let alone the Awakened Court, there will not even be a basic punishment. With such a huge benefit and such a small risk, how could Sun Yiming have any reason to refuse?"

   Every time Yang Xiaoqian asked a question, the amount of red wine in Yu Qian's glass decreased a little. After a series of questions were finished, the bottom of the glass could already be seen.

   "Since I will keep Sun Yiming by my side, it means that he is not that kind of person." Yu Qian's argument was weak.

   "Really? But as far as I know, recently, the son of Wang Baining, secretary of the Southern Metropolitan Party Committee, often visits Sun Yiming. Every time he goes, he brings a generous gift, and Sun Yiming always accepts it."

"Don't be in a hurry to get angry. Next, let's assume it again. Suppose you are a handyman in the manor. You can earn millions of gray income when you see the big butler just talking, and you run and break your leg. But you can only get the basic salary, can you maintain a psychological balance? Can you not understand greed and find a way to increase some gray income for yourself? As for how to increase it?

"Well, turn around and look at other Awakeneds, for example, those Awakeneds in the nineteenth round and the control center, they have always been on the front line of danger, fighting to the death with mutants, turned their heads back home, and found that The housekeepers in the Speaker's house are more nourished than them, so can they maintain their psychological balance? If one or two of these people have thoughts that they shouldn't have, what would they do with their positions? How much harm will they cause to the collective interest in the process of fighting for their own interests?”

"Once corruption becomes the norm, the awakened will only regard corruption as a privilege that they should enjoy, and then become intertwined with various interest groups. You may be deceived by your subordinates, and you can't even see the truth, even if you know the truth. When you see the truth, what can you do? Anti-corruption? How to fight?" Yang Xiaoqian said more and more hard, and by the end his fists were clenched, "Also, standing in our current position, one wrong step may fall. We are shattered, Chairman Wen supports us, not only because of his enlightened vision, but also because you have provided enough benefits, but you are not naive enough to think that no one at the top of the central government is really hostile to us, right? As long as you set a precedent, those The coveted people will spare no effort to corrupt all the Awakened who can be corrupted, bind your council with interests, tie them to the chariot against the people, and let the Awakened, a new privileged class that should be loved and revered by the people, become the people Disgusting corrupt class."

"They have used this method more than once, and they have achieved success more than once. Yu Qian, if you don't want to be their defeat, or one of them, you should realize that you can't continue like this. Do. In the past, I don't know whether the worms in these countries can **** the blood of the people and live a hundred years. But I know that if facing all kinds of crises now, if you still think about confronting the people and squeezing the people, then everyone is doomed. One." Yang Xiaoqian paused, mustered great courage, looked Yu Qian's eyes directly, and said decisively: "I remember you told me when you first came to this world that the elites can always use the people at the bottom as cannon fodder. , and save their own life time and time again. I guess you're thinking now, maybe they'll continue to exploit, and then build spaceships and run for their lives like the conspiracy theories in dark fantasy works..."

"Then let me tell you responsibly, last time at Zijin Villa, I talked to Liu Yuanzhou about this issue, and we agreed that only unity can survive, anyone who destroys unity, anyone who digs a big boat and builds a small boat, and anyone who opposes the people. People, must be, a dead end!"