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Chapter 268 The Collapse of the Empire

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Oler secretly cursed a German curse.

He is really not the kind of second-generation ancestor who only knows how to sit on his trust account at home, play sports cars, and watch celebrities.

The banker has always been very Grandet in his life. He only tips 50 euro cents for the shoe shine doorman. But every year on his birthday, he would give each of his children a large check of 10,000 euros to cultivate their children's financial management concepts.

Some brothers and sisters like to use the money to throw parties and vacation on luxury islands in the Maldives.

And when he was six years old, he opened his first stock account accompanied by his guardian. He relied on pulling chestnuts from the fire during the European crude oil crisis. The banker’s annual birthday gift of 10,000 euros, by the time Oler reached adulthood The account has snowballed to nearly one million euros.

He was omnipotent in the financial market, but he was unexpectedly stopped by a group of old men and women walking.

“You have to think of a way, I am the one who pays. It’s over the money.”

He said irritably to the worker wearing a safety helmet who was responsible for transporting the sculpture.

"What can I do? The crane is surrounded. If it cannot move, it cannot be lifted. Boss, I am also very anxious."

The construction brother leisurely bit into his sandwich and smoked He was smoking and staring at the young lady dancing on the screen of his mobile phone. He didn't look the least bit anxious.

He blew out a smoke ring and emphasized, "Construction vehicles are paid on a daily basis here. If something like this happens, it is force majeure and not considered a breach of contract. If you don't want to, we will terminate the contract and leave." When the coordination is complete, please contact us."

"Can we lift it manually without using a vehicle? I can pay more."

"Manual lifting"

< p>The construction brother sneered and pointed at the statue of the old count holding an oil painting magazine. "Do you have any idea? That thing is made of pure copper and weighs nearly seven tons. I have already told you that the construction vehicles cannot drive in front of you. I want to force it." There's nothing we can do about it. Otherwise, you can just break it down and move it piece by piece. Instead of worrying about it in front of me, you should ask the city council or the police."

Oler's nose was so angry that it almost became crooked.

He had contacted the city council and the police station a long time ago, and the council simply gave the construction approval.

It’s just that this sculpture turned out to be a protected cultural relic in the art list of Glitz City. It can be moved to the Elena Manor. It is absolutely impossible to violently demolish it with gas cutting.

The police station also sent people.

The officer on duty had turned white and looked like he was just waiting to die or retire without fighting spirit. At this moment, he was playing with the cat among the ladies taking a walk.

People said it.

If the marching crowd shows aggressive intentions or hinders the normal operation of the city, he can call the General Administration for support according to regulations. Big nowIt was just a mild protest that the family took a walk in front of the crane, and he was powerless to do so.

“Damn, damn, damn”

Oler thought of his cousin’s disdain for her, raised his head and looked at Count Irina’s pensive face on the sculpture in front of him, and the more he looked at it, the more he looked at it. Unhappy, I always felt that it was a silent mockery of his incompetence.

The oily young man wanted to spit on the sculpture to relieve himself mentally.

Halfway through vomiting,

he suddenly realized again that this thing was a protected cultural relic.

There might be reporters among those strolling protesters. It would be a bit bad if this kind of behavior was photographed and published in the newspaper.

Oler had no choice but to swallow the saliva again, and he choked on the saliva and coughed.

You can’t drag it away, you can’t smash it, you can’t even vent it.

This 7-ton copper lump really made him lose his temper.

"What's wrong? Why are there so many people gathering in front of the magazine?"

Oler's cell phone rang.

He answered the phone, and Sir Brown's voice came from the receiver.

"I"

"I'm at the door now, get in the car and talk." The chairman of the magazine hung up the phone.

The oily young man looked around and found a dark Volvo xc90 parked under the shade of the trees on the street. Sir Brown went to the new art center in Glitz this morning to host a meeting for the European Year of Art. I was preparing a speech for the inauguration of the new exhibition hall. I just came back and saw this scene in front of me.

Oler opened the car door.

"I saw the sign. Didn't things go smoothly? I just moved a sculpture." Sir Brown frowned and asked straight to the point.

"There are some dissident Glitz citizens, not many of them, but we must react quickly and respond accordingly."

Oler considered his words, he now Not only is he the executive director of the magazine, he is also the agent of Kruger Bank, the largest shareholder of oil paintings.

Although the main interests are consistent with Sir Brown.

Oler still didn’t want to appear too weak in front of the other party, and he didn’t want to sound like an imbecile who couldn’t even handle such a simple thing.

"Oh, how do you want to respond quickly?"

Sir Brown did not accept his clichés used in financial reports to fool people, and asked calmly.

"How about having dinner with the Speaker of Gleze City"

"This is a critical election year for the local state. In such a sensitive period, he will not agree. Besides, "If you want to lobby the parliament, it's a bit too much. Political influence should be used at critical moments. The parliament has already given the approval." Mr. Brown shook his head.

"Where are the leaders of the union?" Oler racked his brains to recall the few words his father and the heads of those industrial entities talked about at the dinner table.

“Please, Mr. Krueger, my dear friend. This is not a strike demonstration by American truck drivers. Gleze is a cultural, artistic and tourist city with a very low degree of industrialization. Do you think some of those uncles and aunties are workers and they will listen to the union leaders?"

These plans are too dogmatic.

Sir Brown shook his head in disappointment and glanced at the union leaders. The parade crowd wearing various signs

These uncles and aunts are like stinky dog ​​shit stuck to the soles of their shoes, which cannot be rubbed off or shaken off. They are really first-class in handling. Disgusting.

“It’s still a bit underestimating the influence that Irina’s family has in this city. ”

The chairman is an experienced politician.

He does not lack sufficient social practice experience like the oily young people around him.

These seven major The probability that the aunts and aunts organized themselves is very low.

There is a high probability that there is someone behind the scenes.

Mr. Brown's eyes scanned the crowd through the car window. The crowd protesting in front of the crane quickly zeroed in on a young girl holding a sign.

The young girl also recognized the license plate on the side of the road.

She was carrying a sign. With the slogan "Kruger Bank Get Out", he leisurely walked over and knocked on the window, and handed a leaflet through the crack of Sir Brown's car window.

"Gelitz City. Citizens, unite and protect our cherished oil painting magazines. If Brown, the old bitch, wants to sell it, just go sell your ass yourself," the girl said in a tone full of malice in front of Sir Brown.

Sir Brown waved his hand to stop the explosion.

Instead, he lowered all the windows in a grand manner.

He looked at himself in the brochure, dressed like a madam in a European brothel. Standing there was a bitch dressed like a Dutch window shop girl. Her facial features and blond hair were vaguely similar to those of Ole next to her.

“Such an impactful American comic-style caricature should not be Elaine. Miss Na must have painted it. Anna is not a good painter by nature, and her works always make people feel that there is a veil between emotion and technique. Moreover, this painting is too market-like, unlike the work of a young lady like her. "

He commented politely.

"I drew it. How about it, Sir Brown, your breasts are big enough and your butt is perky enough?" Female secretary Elliot said proudly She glanced sideways at the chairman in the car seat.

She was not wearing the white-collar lawyer-like blue-gray professional skirt she wore at that day's shareholder meeting.

A floral T-shirt and tight jeans. , silver coconut sneakers. She looks exactly like a female student who "happens" to participate in the parade.

"Well, she is quite talented in painting. "

Sir Brown smiled gracefully, "But since everyone has made the decision to move into a new era at the shareholders' meeting, Miss Anna is still the largest private shareholder of Oil Painting Magazine."

The chairman pointed at the protesting crowd dozens of meters away and made a sad facial expression, "We are all passengers on the same boat. Even if we don't want to be in the same boat, we can still get together and relax. It makes me sad to do this now. "

"Sir Brown. Our lady said that a person can either choose to be a Viking or a moral saint. You can't jump on someone else's boat, throw the owner off the gangplank, and then make grandiose remarks about being in the same boat and getting together easily. This is ridiculous.

The little secretary Elliot squinted his eyes and smiled at the old gentleman in the carriage. "I heard that you were sad, which really makes me happy." ”

“It’s very insightful. Miss Anna should really consider going into politics or something. Maybe she has a better future than fighting with my magazine. The poor old royalists in the European Parliament need such new blood with excellent appearance and public affinity. They might elect her as the Queen of the Danube Federation. If Miss Irina announces that she wants to restore the old empire one day, I will consider voting for her. "Sir Brown was still telling cold jokes with a smile.

He just used an emphasis on the words "my magazine".

"If Miss, she doesn't want to be a queen, she just wants the sculptures of her ancestors to remain in front of the magazine. "Elliot said softly.

"It's just a sculpture, why are you so persistent?" Sir Brown said.

"It's just a sculpture, why are you so persistent?" Eliot asked.

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The carriage was silent for two seconds.

Both parties were actually asking questions

It was not just a bronze sculpture, but something like a flag. The sculpture was erected in front of the magazine building for a day, and the old shadow of the Elena family will not always weigh on Sir Brown's heart.

"Well, if you insist so, then my answer is no. . "

Sir Brown shook his head slowly.

"Then we will see you tomorrow. I should probably print a bigger poster and maybe you could see your mugshot on the evening TV news. "

Elliot shook his head indifferently.

"Don't think you can secretly do construction at night. Let me tell you, there will be people watching here for a long time in the future. of. "

The smile on Sir Brown's face also disappeared.

He said calmly and slowly, "The Elena family may indeed be very influential in this city, but that's not the case. how. Could they stay here for several years like they did when they besieged Troy? The crowd will disperse one day. They stayed here for ten days, and I removed the bronze statue on the eleventh day. They will stay here for a hundred days, and I will make the bronze statue of the old count disappear on the morning of the 101st day. ”

“I can wait slowly, but any mark of the Elena family will disappear in the jungle of history. This is a must in the future.”what will happen. This is not my power alone, but the power of the times. Any resistance is a meaningless struggle. ”

“This is your prophecy. All those who act as prophets in history will end up at the stake.” "Elliot looked into Sir Brown's eyes.

"The magazine's decision cannot be changed. If you are willing, you can regard this as an oath that combines the will of a saint and the determination of a pirate. "

Chairman Brown said in a deep voice.

Everyone can hear the determination in the old gentleman's tone.

"See you tomorrow then. "

"See you tomorrow, say hello to Anna for me. Finally, I want to say that the comics are well drawn, Miss Elliot. "

"No need, put away your hypocritical politeness. I don't deserve Sir Brown's praise. I know you hate me so much in your heart. Elliot nodded casually and picked up the protest sign in his hand again.

Sir Brown nodded in return.

He waved to the driver, and the xc90 motor started silently, Volvo Slowly sliding into the underground parking lot below the magazine.

"Sir. I said they were probably serious. ”

The Ole next to him is not as deep as Sir Brown. Looking at the promotional leaflet of himself standing in the window in his hand, imagine how this poster will appear on the evening news.

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The corners of the oily young man's mouth twitched twice.

Ever since she was a child, Cousin Anna always kept her word and said she would fight with them.

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"It doesn't matter, just keep staring. I am also serious, time is on us. "Sir Brown can't see any impatience on his face.

For the vast majority of citizens in Gleze City.

Elena is just a distant name, and the new generation None of the young people have ever seen the most glorious past of this family.

Most of them only talk about the city's pride.

Anna's ancestors were in. During World War II, she helped fight against the German army’s crackdown on “degenerate art” and protected many artists. But these stories are already in the past, and no one will mention them except for documentaries.

Ileana. The family's art empire collapsed the moment the resolution of the shareholders' meeting was announced.

The sculpture in front of the magazine was the last pavilion for people to pay homage to.

Weeping at the Grave Again. How long can I cry?

Can I still cry and survive?

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