Reborn American Giants

"...And my uncle also predicts that as Jose comes to power, local power will fall away, and the corruption of the newly elected politicians will become more serious, and the lives of ordinary people will become even more unsustainable...

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And those people who elected Jose and others to power will find that compared with before, their lives have not become better, but may even become worse.

Therefore, sooner or later, they will turn their guns and oust the current group of highly praised democratically elected politicians, or even dismiss them as liars and careerists.

The situation that President Jose is encountering now has almost foreshadowed this.

It was precisely because he had foreseen this that my uncle suddenly released the news that he was about to retire when the mid-term elections were approaching...

Victor still remembered that when Louisa said this, he couldn't help but sigh "Awesome", while Louisa's introduction continued.

"...Only those who know him well know that my uncle is definitely not a person who gives up easily.

On the surface, he had a warm relationship with the Christian Democrats headed by Jose, and even served as the minister of justice in the new cabinet. However, he used retirement as an excuse to refuse to further join them.

At the same time, he secretly wooed his own faction, preparing to jump out and seize power when Jose's reforms failed. He believed that by then, as long as he had enough power to leverage the chaotic Christian Democratic Party after Jose's collapse, those followers would

They will swarm in, and while completely ousting Jose, they will elect him as a leader and welcome him to the Independence Palace in the name of a "hero."

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To put it bluntly, Louisa's introduction made Victor break into a cold sweat. He had to admit that compared to these people who had been playing with power almost all their lives, he was still a little immature.

Minister Heredi is really a genius and careerist.

The meticulousness of his thoughts and the viciousness of his eyes are simply unmatched.

If these words had not been spoken by Louisa, a direct member of the Farben family, someone else would have come to Victor and told him this idea of ​​Minister Heredi.

I'm afraid Victor will think he is a madman.

But as a confidant of Vice President Amfilo, Victor understood how accurate the old Heredi's vision was.

The current political situation in El Salvador is unfolding exactly as Heredi expected.

Jose took advantage of the Salvadoran people's desire for freedom and democracy after more than half a century of high-pressure dictatorship. In today's information explosion, the people are very easy to accept external information, and thus overthrew the

The military government that took control of the government established a civilian government.

However, as the civil war fell into a quagmire, there was no hope of ending it in a short time. At the same time, the domestic economy further deteriorated due to war and other reasons. The Salvadoran Colon depreciated seriously. When people opened their eyes every day, their wealth was declining.

shrink.

And the American aid funds and huge loans must be invested in the military. The economic reforms envisioned by the Independence Palace are like opening a "domino", triggering panic in the financial market, and a large number of investment institutions have sold off the Salvador Colon.

Without the support of these foreign investment institutions, the Jose government, which had just taken power, was extremely short of operating funds, and thus lost control of those local powerful factions.

Corrupt officials, large and small, began to use their power in exchange for money. Although Victor himself was the beneficiary of this situation, he had to admit that at this time, coupled with the surge in crime rates, the public could not see the situation.

Seeing a way out, those young people joined gang organizations one after another. It is no wonder that El Salvador later became a country overrun by gangs. The government almost lost control of the gangs. If the president wanted to improve public security, he could only invite gang leaders for "negotiations."

The Christian Democratic Party is now also very dissatisfied with the Independence Palace led by Jose. The conflict between the party headquarters and the Independence Palace has almost become public. According to what Victor heard, party chairman Hernandez Embrioni

It has been privately announced on "certain occasions" that President Jose is unpopular and has caused the entire party to be dragged down by him.

The Independence Palace did not sit still. On the one hand, President Jose ordered his supporters to counterattack various comments from the outside world. At the same time, from the front line, the notorious "Atracat" fast-reaction infantry battalion was redeployed in the name of repairs.

He returned to San Salvador and was stationed at the Ilopango Air Force Base not far from the capital, so that if any accident occurred, this elite force could quickly intervene.

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Time passed quickly as Victor was in a trance. When Minister Heredi stepped into the door of the Iturbide Hotel cafe, what he saw was Victor sitting alone by the window near the street, with his fingers

He held a cigarette and took two puffs from time to time. The ashes produced after burning the cigarette butt flicked into the coffee cup next to him.

There were almost no customers in the quiet cafe. The four or five waiters in the cafe were hiding at the bar and did not dare to show their faces, so no one came up to tell him that smoking was not allowed here.

"Boss, Minister Hredi is here," Nathan on the side noticed Hredi's figure. Seeing that Victor seemed to be in a daze and unresponsive, he stood up and leaned over, gently reminding him in his ear.

Only then did Victor come back to his senses. A smile immediately appeared on his face. He stood up and walked towards Minister Heredi who was currently at the door of the coffee shop. At the same time, he greeted warmly: "Minister Heredi,

Hello."

Seemingly turning a blind eye to Victor's hands stretched out in front of him, Heredi, accompanied by Vasusa, walked straight towards the table where Victor was sitting just now.

Faced with this situation, Victor just smiled self-deprecatingly, took his hand back and touched his nose.

This old man must be expressing his dissatisfaction with himself. With a fire, he burned down all the properties under the names of Louisa's two cousins. If this kind of thing spreads, it is equivalent to the Farben family's face being pinned to the ground.

It was like a fierce friction, so of course Heraidi would not give him a good look.

"Ah, this place is really nice." Ignoring Heredi's stinky face, Victor returned to the table and sat down, then said with a smile: "Mr. Minister, do you mind if I sit here?"

"I don't mind, but if you want to pay for me, I will mind very much."

"Haha," Victor chuckled twice, and with a "chi" sound, he put out the cigarette that had just been hung on the edge of the ashtray in the coffee cup again. A stream of blue smoke billowed and disappeared into the air. He turned his head.

He snapped his fingers towards the bar.

Following his movements, the waiter who was originally hiding at the bar began to get busy, bringing out coffee, some meat rolls, small cakes, and snacks such as pupusa pancakes, which is unique to El Salvador. Soon

It spread all over the table.

During this period, Heraidi remained silent, but his eyes were looking at Victor sitting opposite him.

No one knew that in his heart, he was comparing Victor with his two sons, and couldn't help but marvel at his youth.

As he used to joke, "gold turns to silver." Time is a luxury for any politician who aspires to the highest position.

He consciously grew his hair longer, as if this could make up for the "regret" caused by the passage of time.

His figure is also getting thinner day by day, and he can no longer fit into a standard-cut suit as he used to.

A pair of blue eyes have also become colder and colder after spending countless springs, summers, autumns and winters.

Even though he was extremely unwilling to admit it, he knew that his "time" was running out.

Therefore, now that he saw a young man like Victor sitting quietly in front of him, he inevitably had a feeling of "the waves behind push the waves ahead".