Any large organization would definitely be divided into many factions. This was determined by human nature and had nothing to do with the organizational structure.
It was just a cohesive group that could unite against external enemies at critical moments.
An organization with such a huge power like the Union Government would, of course, be divided into factions. The simplest way could be divided into the aristocratic faction and the liberal faction.
The aristocratic faction was the seven gold families. The seven families had a long history and had always controlled part of the Union Government's power. Other than the seven families, the other Golden Divine Generals and political forces were all called liberals.
The freedom here was only relative to the seven families. It wasn't the political philosophy of these people.
Strictly speaking, although the seven gold families were strong, the liberals were stronger. The seven gold families had a limit on the number of people they could have. They didn't have that many people to fully control the Union.
However, the gold families were more stable and had a stronger continuity. Compared to the unstable liberals who were constantly changing, they appeared to be much stronger.
Mu Qingshan was actually from the Hong family. His wife's surname was Hong. Although she wasn't a direct descendant, she was very capable. Mu Qingshan was also very capable. With the Hong family's power, he became the deputy director of the Special Operations Department step by step.
Due to the balance of power, the Special Operations Department was divided into three independent action departments. They didn't belong to each other and had a parallel relationship. Their principle was to only report to the director.
The director of the Special Operations Department reported directly to the director of the Army. Although Mu Qingshan was only a major general, the Special Operations Department didn't accept the supervision of ordinary departments and had a lot of power.
The Hong family didn't like Gao Zhengyang, so they sent Mu Qingshan to deal with him. To some people, this matter was very simple. After all, Gao Zhengyang had no background and Bai Zhihu wasn't a big shot at all.
The person who made such a decision, of course, wouldn't discuss and study it seriously. In his eyes, Gao Zhengyang was like a bug. He could easily kill him with his hand. There was no need to think too much.
Mu Qingshan was a man with a military mindset and liked to be straightforward. He didn't pay much attention to Gao Zhengyang and went directly with his people.
In fact, there was no problem with his plan. He sent Lu Xiguang to kill Gao Zhengyang first. If he didn't kill Gao Zhengyang, he would take both of them away and say it was an investigation.
However, he really didn't expect Gao Zhengyang's physical skills to be so powerful. It was a simple palm that did not seem to have used any strength, yet it had already exploded Lu Xi Guang. After that, the other party's series of forceful responses made him lose the initiative.
When Gao Zhengyang posted the video on Star Web, it blew up.
The thoughts of the people were very simple. They instinctively disliked the government, and they disliked the Secret Operations Department even more. In the video, Lu Xiguang and Mu Qingshan were particularly arrogant and domineering, attracting a lot of hatred.
That was how the human heart was. Things that went against the law would cause people to feel injustice. This was especially true for those at the bottom. They had always been filled with malice towards those at the top. Of course, the evil imaginations of those at the bottom were often wrong, because most of them were very naive and lacked a true understanding of evil.
In any case, the people were naturally hostile to the ruling class. This was a reality that no organization could change.
Although Gao Zhengyang killed Lu Xi Guang, he received praise from the majority of the people. This kind of violent resistance was something that the people loved to see.
Gao Zhengyang was still a young man, a celebrity, and so handsome. It was just that his fans numbered in the hundreds of billions. Most of these fans were younger, and their thoughts were more extreme and direct.
However, this group of people was the most active group on Star Web, and they were particularly combative. When considering things, they didn't care so much about utilitarianism. Not to mention that Gao Zhengyang was obviously in the right, even if he wasn't, they could still find the reason.
With such a fan group leading the way, it was actually very difficult for Mu Qingshan to reverse the public opinion.
What's more, although the Hong family was powerful, it wasn't that they didn't have enemies. It should be said that the more powerful the Hong family was, the more enemies they had.
Why did the Hong family dislike Gao Zhengyang? The fundamental reason was that they didn't like Li Guorui and the Li family. As for Gao Zhengyang, the culprit who caused everything, of course, they were full of disgust.
If the Hong family pinched Gao Zhengyang to death, Li Guorui and the Li family wouldn't have any violent reaction. After all, Gao Zhengyang was just an outsider. It didn't matter!
However, the Hong family didn't kill Gao Zhengyang with one stomp. Instead, they were covered in blood, and the Li family wouldn't be polite.
Gao Zhengyang was originally in the right. If the Li family tried to guide it, the public opinion would be even more explosive.
There were many people who didn't like the Hong family. If there was a chance to step on them, many people wouldn't hesitate to do so. Now, they didn't need to show their faces. They just needed to sneakily shoot from behind.
Therefore, by the next day, the news that Gao Zhengyang was murdered by the military's special department became more and more intense, and it had become the center of heated discussion in the Alliance.
This kind of thing was actually very abnormal. After all, it was a video of a battle, and it involved the military's secret department. Under normal circumstances, the military would have forcibly suppressed all public opinion.
The military had always been tough, and no media dared to play hardball with the military.
Forcibly suppressing such things would, of course, cause problems. Public opinion was very powerful, but in the face of real power, public opinion was nothing.
Gao Zhengyang had already expected this. How could a certain faction of a huge organization not have enemies? It should be said that except for those within this faction, everyone else was their enemy.
Therefore, as long as the video was leaked, there would naturally be people to help.
Public opinion couldn't hurt the Hong family, but other factions could use public opinion as a tool to deal with the Hong family.
The Hong family was now also badly battered. Such a big thing happened, and the Hong family's face was swollen. But they did something wrong and were caught on the spot, so they had no choice but to admit defeat.
All the major families and parties also had to follow the basic rules and laws.
As the person in charge, Mu Qingshan naturally had to be removed from his position and investigated first.
The military's inspection department came forward, arrested Mu Qingshan, and filed a case for investigation. Mu Qingshan had done too many bad things, and there would always be some evidence left.
This time, he was found out too. Even if he didn't die, at least he could only stay in a military prison for the rest of his life. Mu Qingshan's subordinates, of course, had to be purged.
The Hong family's power in the special operations department was all purged this time.
On the third day, the Alliance military issued a public notice and made a summary of the investigation. They also determined that Gao Zhengyang killed Lu Xiguang as justifiable defense.
The Alliance government also specially issued a commendation order to Gao Zhengyang, commending him for his heroic act of resisting violence.
Gao Zhengyang received the commendation order from the government before the third game. This scene was broadcasted live on the platform and also spread throughout the Alliance.
This little episode pushed Gao Zhengyang's popularity to another level.
This game was still Tianjing University's home ground, but when Gao Zhengyang appeared, the whole stadium was shouting "Third Master!"
The sound waves were like a tsunami, each wave higher than the last, reverberating endlessly in the arena, not dissipating for a long time.
A group of people from the home team stood at the exit of the corridor, looking at Gao Zhengyang, who was shining in the stands, with complicated expressions.
Girls like Ximen and Ai Yeqing's eyes lit up as they watched, looking like they were in the throes of a young girl.
This made the other boys in the team very unhappy, but Gao Zhengyang was really at the peak of his power now, and no one could compare to him.
More importantly, they were beaten to the ground by Gao Zhengyang in two consecutive games. No matter how unhappy they were, they didn't dare to say anything.
The league was so simple. The strong were strong, and the results could explain everything.
No matter how good his mouth was, he would be beaten up the moment he went up, and people would only look down on him.
Liu Yu liked Ximen, but seeing Ximen like this, he couldn't help it. He didn't dare to say anything else, and could only say sourly: "This guy doesn't look good, but he's a murderer!"
"Bullsh * t, he was defending himself. The military and the court have already determined it!"
Ximen was a bit more shrewish. She didn't really want to do anything with Gao Zhengyang, but hearing Liu Yu's words made her unhappy.
If he had the ability, he should go against Gao Zhengyang directly. Talking bad behind his back was too boring.
Liu Yu was a bit embarrassed and said: "Even if he didn't commit a crime, he still killed people. Just look at how calm and relaxed he is when he casually killed people, and you know how cruel and scary this person is. "
"What's the big deal about killing people …"
Ximen didn't agree. "Which powerful Star Master's name isn't forged with the flesh and blood of others? Star Masters are combat professions. If they don't kill people, what's there to play? "
Liu Yu couldn't win against Ximen, and could only turn his head in shame and anger, not looking at her.
Ximen smiled proudly, but in her heart, she looked down on Liu Yu. He couldn't fight, he couldn't talk, he couldn't pick up girls, he couldn't look good, and this guy always felt good about himself.
It wasn't that Ximen had high standards, she just hated Liu Yu's self-righteousness. It was as if she would give him a response if he licked her. She didn't have this obligation.
"Actually, what Liu Yu said isn't wrong. Bei Chen is unfathomable, and he's a very, very scary person," Chu Que suddenly said.
Ximen said curiously, "Brother Que, you were also at the scene at that time. Tell us, what exactly happened?"
Although the video of Gao Zhengyang had long been spread everywhere, Ximen and the others didn't know how many times they had watched it. But this kind of edited video was ultimately not realistic enough.
Everyone knew that Chu Que had been watching the entire process at the scene, but since Chu Que didn't say anything, they didn't dare to ask. Since Chu Que had spoken, Ximen wanted to hear the inside information.
Chu Que thought for a moment and said: "I can only say that Bei Chen is really very powerful. That kind of control over the battle, his sense of propriety, and his complete control of the rhythm of the battle. In my opinion, he can end the battle with the first move. But in order to have a reasonable explanation, he deliberately allowed Lu Xiguang to continue attacking. Only when the other party's ferocity was revealed did he kill him with one strike. "
Thinking of how casually Gao Zhengyang had killed people at that time, Chu Que actually had a faint sense of awe in her heart.
No matter how much she lost in the competition, Chu Que could only admit that Gao Zhengyang was very strong. She also felt extremely uncomfortable about failure. But she definitely didn't fear Gao Zhengyang.
It wasn't until she saw Gao Zhengyang's battle with her own eyes the day before yesterday that Chu Que was truly shocked. She then truly realized the huge gap between her and Gao Zhengyang.
This also made Chu Que very depressed. She originally thought that she was about the same as Gao Zhengyang, or maybe just a little bit less in terms of understanding of battle.
But the reality was very cruel. She and Gao Zhengyang were really very far apart.
From that day onwards, Gao Zhengyang had become a thorn in Chu Que's heart, a lingering shadow.
Chu Que had completely lost her fighting spirit for today's competition. Unless Gao Zhengyang wanted to lose on purpose, it was impossible for them to win.
But of course, she couldn't say this to her teammates.
Although Ximen and Ai Yeqing liked Gao Zhengyang a lot, they were filled with fighting spirit instead. Liu Yu, on the other hand, was obviously scared after being beaten up. There was no confidence in his eyes at all.
Wu Tong was very calm, but her condition was also very ordinary.
Chu Que really wanted to say that they should just surrender. But her rationality made her shut her mouth and not say a single word.
Chu Que, who was calm to the point of indifference, led Tianjing University to their third consecutive defeat.
After the competition, everyone praised Gao Zhengyang's performance. There were also many who praised Chu Que's commanding, feeling that her commanding was close to art. It was just that she had encountered the strongest Gao Zhengyang in history. Only then did she regretfully admit defeat.
If it wasn't for Gao Zhengyang, Chu Que was very likely to create a new era and become the first Triple Crown winner.
The media praised Chu Que. Of course, it was also because of the league's organizing committee. If only Gao Zhengyang shone, the competition would lose all suspense, and the competition would also lose its attraction.
Only by creating a strong opponent and a strong team could they arouse the greatest enthusiasm of the audience.
Because of this, the organizing committee started to praise Chu Que and her team, calling them the strongest team in history. And Gao Zhengyang was the strongest individual in history.
Although the battle between the strongest team and the strongest individual seemed to be coming to an end, the strength of a team couldn't be underestimated.
After all, the King of Glory League was a team game.
This kind of advertising strategy was still very effective. The audience received too much information, but most people only accepted it passively. Very few people could sift through the endless amount of information, and even fewer could calmly analyze it.
Three days later, Pegasus University's home ground.
Gao Zhengyang led the team to win the fourth match, sweeping Tianjing University with a score of 4: 0. That was the King of Glory Cup. Gao Zhengyang was also named MVP on the spot and received a personal prize of 200 million.
The evaluation of the host, Yun Hao, also became the best annotation for Gao Zhengyang. He said, "Bei Chen changed the King of Glory League single-handedly. He turned team battles into individual performances! He will definitely become the most dazzling star in the history of the King of Glory League, a legend that countless people of the younger generation look up to! "
The photo of Gao Zhengyang holding up the King of Glory Cup also became the cover of many media platforms.
"Bei Chen raises the King of Glory Cup!"
"Bei Chen becomes a god!"
"60 billion viewers witness Bei Chen becomes the king!"
"Bei Chen, the strongest king of the King of Glory League!"
All the media used extremely exaggerated words to express all kinds of praise for Gao Zhengyang. Gao Zhengyang could be said to be limitless, and he became the idol of all the young people in the Alliance.
Gao Zhengyang became popular in the Alliance, and all kinds of business matters came one after another.
There were advertisements, endorsements, and even people looking for Gao Zhengyang to release albums and act in movies.
As a coach, Bai Zhihu helped Gao Zhengyang deal with these matters, but he felt like his head was going to explode in just one day.
Now was the time when Gao Zhengyang's commercial value was at its highest. This kind of effect was very short, and his popularity could only last for one or two months at most.
Therefore, there were especially many people who wanted to cooperate with him.
Bai Zhihu really couldn't handle it. Cheng Qingyun and Tong Ying wanted to help, but they didn't have experience in this area. If they talked about cooperation with outsiders, they would probably be sold, and they would have to count the money for them.
Bai Zhihu had no choice but to look for He Qian. Although this woman wasn't very clear in the head, she should be very experienced in this kind of business.
Ever since He Qian made a stupid mistake, she was full of guilt toward Gao Zhengyang and the others. She immediately agreed when Bai Zhihu said it.
Gao Zhengyang signed a short-term contract with He Qian and hired her to help deal with these matters.
Of course, it was a bit stupid to do advertisements and endorsements, but it was money. Moreover, those who dared to look for Gao Zhengyang were all the top brands. All of them gave very good prices.
It was so good that Bai Zhihu was very jealous. He had worked hard for his whole life, but he still didn't earn as much as one endorsement from Gao Zhengyang.
Of course, the money couldn't be taken casually. These business collaborations had to be careful, or he would be cheated if he wasn't careful. Businessmen only cared about profits, and they were also the most bottomless creatures in the world.
However, Gao Zhengyang was not worried about leaving it to He Qian. He Qian was actually smart, and she had the He family's background. If one wanted to cheat her, not only would one have to have the brains and skills, one would also have to have the ability.
He Qian busied herself for a few days and helped Gao Zhengyang get nearly ten billion worth of endorsements and advertisements. This was also because Gao Zhengyang was very picky. If he shamelessly accepted everything, this number would have quadrupled.
Gao Zhengyang needed money, but there were still many problems with this way of making money. In the current situation, his super high popularity among the people was his talisman.
Such fame naturally couldn't be spent casually. Doing some big advertisements was actually beneficial to maintaining his popularity. However, most of the advertisements were just to consume his popularity.
This was something Gao Zhengyang was very clear about.
Gao Zhengyang also didn't expect that winning the championship would bring him such great benefits. Of course, it was also because his personal performance was too outstanding, and his popularity was too high. Coupled with his super good looks, he had such a high commercial value.
In total, he was busy for twenty days before Gao Zhengyang handled all these matters properly.
Looking at the long string of numbers in his bank account, Gao Zhengyang was quite satisfied.
Coupled with the bonus from Wu Song's bet, the money was even more abundant. However, the gambling industry's tax was very heavy. The nine billion bonus in Gao Zhengyang's hands was only left with four billion.
It was also thanks to Wu Song's special identity that he could easily transfer such a large amount of money into his personal account.
Money is the courage of a hero!
With money, Gao Zhengyang also became a lot more arrogant. He felt that he could upgrade the biochemical core.
The main reason he had come all the way to Tianjing was for the underground market: Seven Nights.
Seven Nights was a night market. Originally, it only opened seven nights a month, which meant that the seven big families took turns to host it for one day. However, as the scale of the transactions continued to expand, Seven Nights also became bigger and bigger.
The items traded in Seven Nights had to be taxed. There were also small markets where prohibited items were traded in private, but they were all very unsafe.
What Gao Zhengyang wanted were all top-notch resources, which could only be bought in Seven Nights.
Even the seven big families didn't dare to mess around in Seven Nights. That would be ruining their own reputation.
Bai Zhihu was actually against going to Seven Nights. Gao Zhengyang provoked the Hong family, and the Hong family must have been watching Gao Zhengyang, waiting for an opportunity to get back at him. It wasn't wise for Gao Zhengyang to go to Seven Nights now.
But Gao Zhengyang couldn't wait that long. He needed a lot of resources, and it wasn't convenient for others to help him. He had to do it himself.
After the biochemical core resonated with the Killer Wolf, his star power had reached its peak. Now, he urgently needed to modify the star armor to match the power of the Killer Wolf.
He couldn't miss this opportunity.
Gao Zhengyang got a Seven Nights pass through He Qian. That night, he went to Seven Nights alone.
As soon as Gao Zhengyang entered the Seven Nights, the news spread. Everyone knew that Gao Zhengyang went to Seven Nights.
"Beichen still dares to come to Seven Nights? Good. Take him to the seventh floor and kill him there …"
In a dark office, a bearded man said to his subordinates, "If you can't get his head, you'll have to hand over your own heads!"
(End of this chapter)
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