vrcanaries Chapter 395 If I Go Back, I'll Still Be President
Chapter 395 If I Go Back, I'll Still Be President
Bi Yunfeng turned around in disbelief, his gaze falling on the still-smoking pistol in his secretary's hand. The smoke from the muzzle filled the air, as if announcing the end of a betrayal. That shot had just been fired by the very person he trusted most.
"why?"
Bi Yunfeng's voice was low and trembling, his eyes filled with shock and confusion.
He simply couldn't believe that his secretary, who had followed him for many years and whom he had personally promoted, would shoot him at this crucial moment.
The secretary's eyes were frighteningly calm, and his hand holding the gun was as steady as a rock, without the slightest wavering.
Clearly, this was all meticulously planned by him; he was just waiting for the right opportunity.
Now, with only the two of them in this empty room, it was the perfect moment for him to make his move.
"Bi Yunfeng, you ask me why?" The secretary's lips curled up slightly, revealing a cold sneer.
“I have no deep-seated hatred for you, but this shot is fired for the millions of people who have been persecuted by your policies.” His voice was cold and firm, as if he were proclaiming a belated justice.
In the five years following Bi Yunfeng's rise to power, the overall productivity of the local government did indeed reach an unprecedented level. However, behind this glory lay a heavy price borne by the entire society.
The compromise with the Star Ring Group, while providing the Earth Alliance with a large number of technical talents in the short term, also completely severed the path for ordinary people to advance their careers due to the monopoly of the conglomerates. The problems exposed during Luo Congmin's tenure were further exacerbated during Bi Yunfeng's term, resulting in a dramatic change in the social structure of the Earth Alliance.
After the launch of the Ringworld, the production method of all materials gradually changed from the previous market economy to a macro-controlled economy controlled by the Earth Federation.
In this model, to ensure the balanced development of each module, talents must be categorized and placed in their respective positions.
Just like playing a simulation management game, no one would send an agricultural scientist who is good at farming to build rockets.
Therefore, Bi Yunfeng resorted to extreme measures regarding education and childbirth.
On the one hand, he vigorously promoted gifted education, which led to a serious imbalance in the education system of the Earth Alliance; on the other hand, he implemented strict control over population reproduction, and couples were automatically required to sign a gene programming agreement when they got married.
With the goal of "reducing the population burden and promoting high-quality childbirth", the entire Earth Federation has indeed cultivated a large number of geniuses in a short period of time.
However, these talented individuals ultimately chose to go to Star Ring Group, which offered higher salaries, to work for AA.
This was a problem that existed during Luo Congmin's time, but she chose to sit idly by and let things develop. However, the main reason was that Luo Congmin had no way to deal with it. At that time, the Earth Alliance and the Star Ring Group were in a very delicate relationship, neither hostile nor allied.
Furthermore, the launch of the warp drive spacecraft construction project by the Star Ring Corporation further attracted a large number of wealthy businessmen to join them.
Now that Bi Yunfeng has taken office, Xinghuan Group has completely returned to Dilian. In order to win back these geniuses to work for Dilian, Bi Yunfeng has formulated a set of talent evaluation standards.
This standard is based on an individual's comprehensive potential assessment, in which innate genes account for a large proportion.
His initial intentions were twofold: firstly, he hoped to improve resource utilization through this method—although nurture has a greater impact on an individual's intelligence, excellent gene sequences can create greater benefits at a lower cost.
Secondly, the goal is to use this scoring system to limit the loss of talent, much like a university degree. No matter how good Xinghuan Group is, only our Dilian possesses the administrative power of human civilization.
If you don't choose to agree with me, you won't get a higher talent score.
However, this policy further exacerbated the hierarchical nature of society. Scores became the key factor in determining a person's social status, and those with lower scores were permanently relegated to the bottom of society.
"Do you know, Bi Yunfeng?" The secretary's voice was low and cold, his eyes flashing with a complex light, "My talent assessment level is D. This means that I, and even my children, can only be D-level, the lowest level in society. Even our daily food rations are only the lowest level."
A bitter smile appeared on his face, as if mocking this seemingly prosperous but injustice-ridden world.
"Why? My ancestors followed the Earth Federation in their battles across the land and contributed to the construction of the RimWorld. Just because we're not smart enough, are we destined to be inferior forever? Are our efforts and contributions destined to be negated by this kind of rating system?"
The secretary's voice gradually rose, filled with long-suppressed anger.
Talent evaluation systems are a more disheartening system than conglomerate monopolies. After all, wealth can be acquired through opportunity and hard work, but one's genes cannot be changed overnight.
He joined the local federation five years ago, and based on his work experience and abilities, he should have been promoted to a sixth-level committee member position in his third year. But because of this damned evaluation system, he lost the opportunity that should have been his.
The leaders of the local federation took pity on him and transferred him to work in the secretariat. Eventually, through his own efforts, he rose through the ranks and became Bi Yunfeng's full-time secretary.
"Do you know? I've worked so hard so that one day I can kill you with my own hands." The secretary's voice was icy cold, as if proclaiming a belated judgment.
Bi Yunfeng fell silent. Blood was gushing from his chest, but at this moment, he felt not physical pain, but the collapse of something he held dear within him.
He seemed to hear the sound of his beliefs shattering.
On his deathbed, the image of Luo Congmin appeared before his eyes.
The little girl was staring at him, her eyes filled with disappointment and mockery, as if to say, "Look what you've done."
Behind Luo Congmin stood countless figures—workers building the ring world, farmers planting crops, and space soldiers who had lost arms on the front lines… Their faces were filled with exhaustion and resentment, and above each of them was a glaring grade: D.
He could hear the oath he had taken when he first became president of the Earth Federation, which he had recited on the high platform.
Bi Yunfeng could hear the oath he had taken on the high platform when he took over as president of the Earth Federation:
"Fellow residents of the Earth Federation, I, Bi Yunfeng, hereby officially assume the presidency of the Earth Federation Government. With the launch of the Ringworld imminent, I invite you all to join me in conquering this vast cosmos. I will lead human civilization to unprecedented glory!"
At that time, he was full of ambition and firmly believed that he could bring a bright future to the Earth Alliance.
However, at this moment, he couldn't tell whether everything he was doing was for the sake of the Earth Alliance or to satisfy his own obsession.
All people know is that he changed Lin Xuan's original concept of "equality for all" when she established the Earth Alliance, casting a pall of oppression over the entire alliance. Everyone had something to say about the Earth Alliance's politics, but no one could change it.
After a long while, Bi Yunfeng smiled with relief.
He was laughing at himself for doing something incredibly stupid.
"If the civilization I continue only brings greater oppression and exploitation to humanity, then what is the point of continuing such a civilization?"
He looked at his secretary, his eyes no longer showing any regret.
"Shoot me, let me die here like a hero."
The secretary nodded, raised the gun, and pointed it at Bi Yunfeng's head.
Just as he was about to pull the trigger, the facility's door was kicked open with a bang.
"Don't move!"
A familiar voice rang out behind Bi Yunfeng, and a hint of fear flashed in his eyes!
That voice... he knew it all too well.
He slowly turned around and saw that Diaz and Taylor were holding guns and aiming them at the two of them!
"Radiaz, you're not dead!"
Bi Yunfeng didn't know why he said "again," but when the secretary saw the two people, he was already terrified and dropped the gun in his hand.
"Bandage him up first, otherwise it will be troublesome if he dies here."
Taylor took out a net gun from his waist, aimed it at Bi Yunfeng's injured chest, and pulled the trigger.
A cluster of silver nanobots was ejected and began rapidly repairing Bi Yunfeng's chest, which had been pierced by a bullet.
Fortunately, the secretary was not a professional soldier. The shot only pierced Bi Yunfeng's ribs, causing a portion of the bone to puncture an artery. It was a minor, fatal wound that the nanorobots could repair.
At this moment, Rediaz also noticed the activated facility and frowned.
"Hiss, it seems we're a step too late. This thing has already been activated."
"What should I do?"
"Send a message to Luo Congmin and tell her to stop playing around. If she keeps playing around, someone will really die. I designed this thing, and I know very well how powerful it is. They can't stop it with their fleet at all."
Taylor had no choice but to comply. The others didn't have a way to contact Luo Congmin, but as an early member of the Lin Party, how could he not?
About ten minutes later, Luo Congmin gave a reply, and Taylor finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Luo Congmin and the others are already contacting Zhang Beihai. The matter has been resolved. You can recall the Earth Alliance fleet as well."
Taylor looked at Diaz, and the two stared at each other for a while before Diaz spoke.
"Why are you looking at me like that? You don't think Bi Yunfeng is joking when he says my military power has been confiscated, do you?"
Taylor burst out laughing.
"I told you long ago, you should have retired as soon as possible, just like me. Holding command of the three fleets, even I would have to be wary of you, let alone Luo Congmin!"
There is an old Chinese saying that goes, "You're so good that even the boss gets sweaty."
Radiaz: ? ? ?
"what are you saying?"
At this moment, Bi Yunfeng, who was lying on the ground and was already somewhat weak, slowly raised his hand.
"What he meant was, 'So awesome that the boss is sweating,' meaning his achievements are so great that they threaten the boss's position."
Rediaz was speechless.
"When you get back, go to Wang Miao and get a language module to implant in your brains."
"There's no need for that, my English is pretty good." Bi Yunfeng smiled, but the smile aggravated his wound, causing him to wince in pain.
But his secretary, whether out of revenge or something else, exposed his past on the spot.
"Your Excellency, according to the Mewtwo database, when you took the English Level 4 exam, you wrote 'dog mix' because you couldn't spell the word 'wolf' in English."
Bi Yunfeng: ...
"Just a reminder, if I can go back and continue as president of the local federation, I need to set up a privacy policy for the Mewtwo database."
……
Two days later, Luo Congmin met with Zhang Beihai and others in Luocheng.
"So you mean you've already met the other observers?"
Luo Congmin looked serious. She hadn't expected that Zhang Beihai would bring her such a bombshell as soon as he returned.
“Yes,” Zhang Beihai nodded, “Principal Liu cultivated a civilization there made of willow trees, and the entire civilization’s life forms were tree people. And before they arrived there, that area was one of the six Earths.”
"The observer we met was named Tianchen. According to him, Mr. Lin Xuan was observer number four, and he was observer number five."
Zhang Beihai recounted the events that had occurred within the Human Alliance to Luo Congmin in detail. He was not concerned about the Earth Alliance, but after learning of the existence of the Observers, he felt it necessary to inform Lin Xuan of this news.
Just like the two great international powers of the past, the only person who could mediate between the two civilizations was Lin Xuan.
"So, heading to the Elbato Cluster is the best option to avoid the Dark Forest's attack," Luo Ji's voice came from outside the door.
Upon seeing Luo Ji, Zhang Beihai immediately stood up to greet him.
Throughout human civilization, apart from Lin Xuan, the person Zhang Beihai admires most is the swordsman before him.
Without the deterrence system established by Luo Ji, which tied up most of the Trisolaran civilization's energy, the Human Alliance probably wouldn't have had a chance to catch its breath and develop to its current scale, let alone launch a counterattack against the Trisolaran homeworld.
Meanwhile, Shi Qiang also saw his old friend whom he hadn't seen for hundreds of years. He smiled and walked forward, reaching out to put his hand on Luo Ji's shoulder, but perhaps due to their respective statuses, he withdrew his hand.
Having not seen each other for so long, the relationship between the two sides had already become somewhat strained. Moreover, Luo Ji was now practically the de facto ruler of the Earth Alliance, so perhaps...
Luo Ji naturally noticed Shi Qiang's withdrawn hand, and before Shi Qiang could react, he punched Shi Qiang in the chest.
"Da Shi, how the hell are you still alive?"
Upon hearing Luo Ji's warm greeting, Shi Qiang couldn't help but burst out laughing.
He realized that Luo Ji was still the same Luo Ji as before, unchanged.
"I remember someone saying they'd treat me to drinks when I got back. What, you're not thinking of going back on your word, are you?"
Upon hearing this, Luo Ji couldn't help but smile.
"I can buy you a drink, but you have to come with me to see someone first."
"Who?"
"Your son."
"He's still alive?"
“He’s dead. He didn’t take the elixir of immortality; he died a long time ago.”
Shi Qiang paused for a moment, then nodded slightly.
"It's not bad. In this damn world, every extra day is torture."