Chapter 45 Chapter fifteen

Anke Jieer looked haggard, and his spirit had been in a state of excitement for the past two days, and he had never closed his eyes. He winked listlessly at Marlowe: "Marlowe, you put on a good show, but it's best to let it go. You said you're running for mayor, isn't it true? The enthusiasm of the crowd is true." A great force, but also notoriously capricious." "It's not bad at all!" Marlowe said sullenly, "so we must try our best to maintain it, and the best way is to keep singing the trick." "So what to do now?" "Now you should think of a way to put Manrio and Seth in prison..."

"What did you say?" "That's what I said just now. You go and ask the mayor to arrest the two of them now. I don't care what threats you use. The masses are in my hands—at least today, the mayor will never dare to sing against the masses." "But, sir, on what charge?" "Just pick the most obvious one—they incited the priests of other worlds to intervene in the base's factionalism. Seldon, that is an act that cannot be tolerated by the law of the country, and you report them for the crime of 'endangering national security'. They sued me It's something else, and I don't care if they get convicted, as long as they can't act until I'm elected mayor."

"However, the election is still half a year away." "Soon," Marlowe stood up, grabbing Jill's arm vigorously: "Listen, if it is necessary, I will seize power by force - just like Seve Harding did a hundred years ago The same as ours. Another Seldon crisis is looming, and when it comes, I must be Mayor and Chief Dean, and both!" Jie Yu frowned, and asked softly: "What will happen? Could it still be related to Corell?" Marlowe nodded and said, "Of course, they will declare war on the base eventually, but I bet they will wait another two years."

"Will they use nuclear-armed starships?" "What do you think? We have three space merchant ships missing in their star sector, and they can't be destroyed by air guns shot at birds. Jere, Corell got the starship directly from the Empire-don't open your mouth It's so big, like a fool. That's right, I'm talking about the Galactic Empire, it still exists, you know? Although the outer edge of the galaxy is no longer the empire's sphere of influence, but in the core area of ​​the galaxy, the empire still exists Very strong. If we make a wrong move, the empire will directly send troops to attack. So I must become the mayor and head teacher, because only I know how to deal with this crisis."

Jieer swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and asked abruptly: "How to deal with it? What are you going to do?" "do nothing." Jere smiled suspiciously: "Really? Is that so?" But Marlowe answered firmly: "When I can take charge of the base, I will do nothing, 100% do nothing, and this is the secret to get through this crisis."