Biochemical Martial Arts: Supreme Heavenly Venerate-Chapter 628 - 601: Councilor (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 628 -601: Councilor (Please Subscribe)

Meanwhile, on the Capital Ship, Fang Xianzheng was sitting in his Congressman’s office, browsing the data published by the Election Committee.

The Federation’s general election had ended at 12 a.m. the previous day, moving into the vote counting phase.

The Earth Federation adopted a parallel system of electronic and paper voting, where voters must first undergo a simple mental check before casting their vote at an electronic terminal and then proceeding to cast a paper ballot.

This is to prevent cheating, as the current era has too many top-notch hackers who, with the support of various Armaments and supercomputers, possess not only astonishing cognitive abilities but also Divine Skills that can twist the laws of physics and affect reality; no cybersecurity measures can withstand them.

Hence, in this era of extremely advanced electronic technology, the paper voting method is still not obsolete and is increasingly valued by all parties.

However, the results of electronic voting are already out, and according to the data on the Election Committee’s official website, Lin Rui has received as many as 60.33 million votes.

——This is significantly higher than the predictions of the internal supercomputer models of the Sky Blue Group and also 43% higher than that of Fang Xianzheng, the veteran star politician, ranking first in Ninth Base City.

His daughter, Fang Ranran, also received 24.03 million votes, ranking 12th and narrowly making the cut. As long as there are no issues in the subsequent paper vote count, Fang Ranran can become a formal Congressman.

It’s worth mentioning that this time Fang Ranran did not rely much on the power of the Light King Sect.

The previous championship not only greatly increased Fang Ranran’s popularity but also earned her the strong support of alumni from Mingde University.

This allowed the Light King Sect’s 19 million votes in Ninth Base City to be allocated among other candidates of the Bright Front.

According to the electronic voting statistics, the Bright Front elected a total of 16 Congressmen this time, including Lin Rui, Fang Ranran, Wang Song, and others.

They are distributed across various city bases of the Earth Federation, with Sixth Base City alone having 6 representatives!

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As the Bright Front obtained a total of 443 million votes, they also secured a proportional representation seat in the Congress, allowing the party internally to appoint a member as a Congressman, bringing the total to 17 seats.

——For this newly formed party, this is undoubtedly a great victory! Participating in an election for the first time, they won 17 Congressional seats, becoming the fifth largest party in Congress!

At the same time, they also achieved considerable success in local City Councils, currently holding as many as 83 City Councilor seats in Ninth City alone, accounting for 34% of this session’s City Council seats.

This is also thanks to Lin Rui’s formidable popularity.

Fang Xianzheng knew that during these two days, Lin Rui had been running around various constituencies in Ninth Base City, supporting many candidates of the Bright Front.

Subsequently, all the candidates who had Lin Rui’s endorsement and campaign support succeeded in taking office without exception.

Even those dozen or so completely unknown and inexperienced political novices managed to win the election and were propelled into the City Council by Lin Rui’s overwhelming popularity.

As Fang Xianzheng perused the election data released by the Election Committee, he couldn’t help but let out a bitter chuckle.

“This girl, she’s really spread her wings!”

The outcome of this election was undoubtedly a strong rebuttal from Fang Ranran to her father.

Not only do Fang Ranran and Lin Rui have astonishing financial strength, but their political power is also not to be underestimated!

Especially the six Congressional seats in Ninth Base City, which were a severe slap in the face to him.

Fang Xianzheng did not lose; he not only retained the four Congressional seats of the People’s Party in Ninth Base City but also made slight gains in the City Council.

In addition, Fang Xianzheng directly achieved modest victories in several major constituencies.

However, for the People’s Party, which was full of ambition and confidence before the election, this result could only be described as barely acceptable.

The ruling National Society Alliance suffered a crushing defeat in Ninth Base City, not only losing three Congressional seats, but also suffering losses in the City Council.

Then, all the territories lost by the National Society Alliance were swallowed up by the Bright Front, and the People’s Party, which had invested a vast amount of resources before and after the election, gained nothing.

However, for Fang Xianzheng himself, this was an excellent result.

Just at this moment, Fang Xianzheng received a warning through a special channel.

“Ranran? These peopl——”

Fang Xianzheng frowned deeply and without hesitating, opened a chat window with Linghu Mingde.

Ever since his ex-wife passed away, Fang Xianzheng had not privately chatted with Linghu Mingde for 8 years.

With the urgent situation at hand, it was the perfect opportunity to reconnect with Linghu Mingde.

Not only is Fang Ranran his daughter, but she is now also a very significant pawn who cannot be lost.

However, just as Fang Xianzheng opened the chat box, he remembered that Linghu Mingde was not currently in Ninth Base City.

His complexion turned as sullen as iron in an instant, his gaze sharply directed toward the direction of Capitol Hill.

Fang Xianzheng’s political acumen was exceptional, and he quickly understood who was behind the scheme.

It was most likely the Longevity Association! Some people in the Longevity Association intended to sever his connection with Lin Rui and Linghu Mingde.

Fang Xianzheng couldn’t help but let out a sinister chuckle. Did the Longevity Association really think he, Fang Xianzheng, was someone they could easily deceive?

His anger quickly turned into suspicion. Fang Xianzheng keenly sensed that the Longevity Association was reluctant to directly target Lin Rui; they dreaded him, even more than the Fang Family and the Linghu Family.

Was it because of Lin Cong? What exactly did Lin Cong hold in his hands that made them so apprehensive?

Fang Xianzheng still sent messages to Linghu Mingde and Fang Ranran and also instructed Fang Kongfang to send immediate support.

But a chill crept into his heart. Linghu Mingde was not in Ninth Base City, and Fang Xianzheng’s main forces had been recently transferred to the Capital.

Considering the current strength of the Linghu Family and the Fang Family in Ninth Base City, it was uncertain whether they could protect Fang Ranran.

With only Lin Rui and his Forest Group’s power, they were likely not enough to withstand the furious onslaught targeting Ranran.

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When Fang Ranran received Lin Rui’s warning, she was riding in a ‘Holy Shield’ luxury official armored car on the twelfth vacuum expressway in Ninth Base City.

This official armored car was accompanied by a security team arranged by Linghu Mingde.

A total of 15 combat units, 180 personnel in 60 reinforced explosion-proof armored cars, plus 30 combat robots of various models, 15 Battle Dragon maintenance vehicles, and Fang Ranran’s own Dragon Slayer 9SS+, as well as the 160 billion cost Red Spider 8PRO, surrounded the ‘Holy Shield’ luxury official armored car like stars circling the moon, forming an impressive security convoy.

Fang Ranran’s outing today was to host a victory celebration for the Bright Front at their headquarters.

This election, the Bright Front achieved brilliant results! The party was exhilarated, morale soaring from top to bottom.

Hosting a high-profile victory party at this time could further inspire morale and unite the people.

Fang Ranran herself was thrilled with joy but her good mood came to an abrupt end upon receiving warnings from Lin Rui and Fang Xianzheng.

Her security convoy reacted with incredible speed, quickly assuming a defensive formation, solidly shielding the ‘Holy Shield’ luxury official armored car in which Fang Ranran was riding. Following the security director’s orders, the convoy descended from the expressway, simultaneously lowering all vehicles’ altitude, using the surrounding high-rise buildings to cover the convoy and avoid being targeted by those powerful snipers.

Fang Ranran gave it some thought and directly dialed Huo Bangguo’s phone, forwarding him the document she received from Lin Rui.

“Mayor Huo, I’ve encountered a bit of trouble here and may need your assistance and understanding.”

In this election, running as an independent candidate, Huo Bangguo not only succeeded in being re-elected as mayor but also unexpectedly captured 56% of the votes.

The analysis outside is that although a series of vicious incidents have occurred in Ninth Base City in the past two years, with continuous tragic events caused by the Children’s Song Killer, the legal citizens of Ninth Base City have not suffered much harm, and the city’s security issues have greatly improved.

The increasingly arrogant and domineering gangs, having been suppressed by the Children’s Song Killer and the Thunder Admiral, ceased their activities; during which Ling Huan, a well-known terrorist from the Federation, was killed. Shortly before the election, the spy network of the people of Tianji Star was uncovered and a large-scale terrorist event planned by the Divine Light Army in collaboration with the people of Tianji Star was prevented, which earned Huo Bangguo the recognition of his capabilities by the citizens.

Although two large corporate wars occurred during this period, these big companies and financial tycoons have always been lawless, and any mayor in their place would likely have been unable to stop them.

So, all things considered, Huo Bangguo actually performed rather well, and his reputation in Ninth Base City was actually better than most had anticipated.

When Huo Bangguo received Fang Ranran’s call for help, along with the document she sent, his face darkened.

He was also hosting a post-election celebration at his estate, having just opened a bottle of champagne from Earth, yet before he could even take a sip, he was faced with such an annoying situation.

Huo Bangguo, momentarily irked to the point of a headache, wondered if he had been too lenient and gentle recently, allowing these scoundrels to dance over his head.

And all the recent incidents seem to be related to Lin Rui and Fang Ranran? Couldn’t these two just stay out of trouble?

Huo Bangguo then remembered that these two were confirmed to be Congressmen, and in a couple of days, they would assume their positions in Congress, and these two big headaches would stay on the Capital Ship for a long time.

He would also need the full cooperation of the Bright Front for his next term in office.

The Bright Front occupied a full 34% of the seats in this term’s City Council, with another 26% in the hands of Fang Xianzheng’s People’s Party.

This meant that Huo Bangguo would need cooperation from both parties for anything he wanted to do in the future.

He then spoke with a grave tone and serious expression: “These villains are utterly lawless! Miss Fang, rest assured, I cannot shirk this duty. Please immediately find a secure location and await assistance, I have already ordered the Thunder Admiral to deploy the maximum available military and police forces for support, and I will personally set off at once!”

Just as Fang Ranran was about to reply, she heard a loud explosion.

It was an armored car on the outer perimeter of their convoy that suddenly exploded, a massive wave of heat and shock spreading instantaneously in all directions.

Fang Ranran’s eyes narrowed slightly as she looked out the window.