The frequent changes in the CEO of a company doubtlessly indicated many problems.
The most common and fatal problem was that the board of directors, which was the core of the company's power, was internally unstable. Faction struggles were fierce, and the person in power was the captain in name, but he was unable to control the rudder. Naturally, the ship would often fail.
This was the same for small companies and large countries. After all, in a certain timeline, for a long period of time, the prime minister's term in office was abnormally short. Basically, the prime minister didn't even finish his or her term.
The reason? There were far too many local factions in the country. That was just to show. Most of the time, external factions were too powerful and directly inserted themselves into the country's internal factions. Every faction would fight for the sake of their master's benefits, so naturally, they would fight endlessly. It didn't matter who was in power.
Looking at it from a different angle, Vila Nova Dônia was the same.
Small and medium churches couldn't even give up an inch of land even if they put in all their resources.
Large churches would send out their branches to invest a large amount of resources in order to obtain a return. Large churches would create large scale projects and invest large amounts of resources in order to obtain a return of ten or even dozens of times their investment.
As Vila Nova Dônia rose to power and fought over resources and projects, internal conflicts and grudges became more and more frequent. Everyone was fighting more and more fiercely in private.
But due to the special circumstances of Aishi and Saul, unless the Dark Elves decided to completely abandon the Aishi Empire, they would at least have to maintain a friendly attitude on the surface. The "First Alliance" that was protected by the law firmly forced everyone to sit at the "round table" … Even if everyone was stepping on each other's feet or kicking each other in the groin, before the table was forcefully flipped open, everyone was still eating at the same table as friendly friends.
"As long as there's no evidence, then it never happened — a common saying among the dark elves from the Underground era."
This old saying from several hundred years ago represented how bloody the dark elves' hypocritical order was. Now, this saying was also being circulated in many New Gods' districts.
"… Aren't these adults tired of living?"
Compared to several years ago, Rorschach's only exclamation was that he didn't have the word "adults" in parentheses. After all, he was now an adult as well.
Previously, they could still complain and sneer at the filth of adult society, but now, they could only helplessly sigh at the annoying unspoken rules while trying to get more for their families and churches.
After all, he was also a member of the masses. He also had to eat. He also had a girlfriend, family, friends, and his own team. If he was too aloof, not only would it be easy for him to not be able to eat, but in a sense, it was also a kind of arrogance. It was an arrogance that thought that he was different from the masses.
Rorschach's ability allowed him to maintain a sincere heart, but it also allowed him to be more honest in this ever-changing world.
At the very least, before he had the power to change everything, the young man of the past and the young man of the present would complain while happily becoming the dirty adults in his own words.
"Are you sure? Was it an assassin sent by the Church of Ravine and Reproduction? Wasn't that a First Class Church? What good would it do them to kill that chatterbox? "
The young reporter in front of him was a newbie who had been working for less than three months. Yet, he "just so happened" to take a picture of a deal between the mastermind behind the scenes and the murderer.
Rorschach thought for a long time before finally remembering that the murderer's church was a new church that had just joined the city alliance. After flipping through the picture book, he finally remembered that this was a church of wererats and werewolves. Their main area of operation was the sewers, and they also seemed to be involved in some gray transactions.
"White gloves? White gloves. White gloves! What good would it do for a First Class Church to assassinate a city lord? It's obvious that they're professional scapegoats. Do they think we're idiots? "
Rorschach muttered to himself as he put away the "evidence" and picked up another envelope that came with it.
"Ha, how generous. This must be worth several hundred thousand Divine Tributes."
Inside the envelope were a dozen or so dull gravel. Lightning could be faintly seen at the edges of the gravel.
Natural lightning was the hardest currency in Vila Nova Dônia. It seemed that this "newbie reporter" sent by some unknown church was not hiding his identity as a spy at all.
"But with just this, you want us, 'Absolute Truth' to pay for your news?"
"No, this is a press release for other news agencies. We just hope that you don't report anything. Actually, I've already read the draft for this issue. There's no report to begin with. I'm just giving you money for your peace of mind. I've even completed my resignation procedures. Don't you think that's enough sincerity? "
Rorschach was stunned. Then, he laughed out loud.
"Alright, get out of here. You don't have to go to the accounting department. Your first month's salary will be considered as my tea money. "
Paying you not to report, even if we already know that you don't plan to report? The current 'Absolute Truth' was worth this price. At least in the eyes of the Sixth and Seventh Class Churches, it was worth this price.
Of course, Rorschach did not plan to report it. He still wanted to live a little longer. Although he had gotten used to being assassinated in the past few years, it was not a good thing to be remembered for no reason.
The most important thing was …
"Even if we report it, no one will read it. The mayor's death is not news. Everyone knows that a First Class Church can't assassinate a mayor and still succeed."
This was the real reason why Rorschach did not want to report it. What was the point of a piece of news that anyone could talk about? Other than wasting space, what was the point?
Maybe the other churches' newspapers still needed to use this to create hype, but Vila Nova Dônia's number one newspaper, 'Absolute Truth', had stopped doing this a long time ago.
"Heh, I don't even want to report it. Such a low-class thing, just give it to those third-rate newspapers. "
The headlines were set by Rorschach himself. Naturally, it was about the most important Jiaodong Line's successful launch.
It also mentioned that the mayor was assassinated during the celebration, but even with the grey and white photo, it was not enough to cover a tofu block.
However, in the supplement, it recalled the tragic life of a certain unlucky person. It also casually mentioned the record of the most short-lived mayor in history.
The main article, which was the main selling point, mentioned the impact of the route on the entire wasteland and the changes it would bring to the city's residents. It also analyzed the possible changes in prices and materials that might be affected.
A successful news media outlet would naturally have its own attitude. Roxia's position as a neutral and fair observer was the position he gave himself.
For this kind of unlucky person who died three to five times in two months, a tofu block was enough. It was too much to waste space.
Of course, other people were not fools. Rather than saying that the spy was here to give money, it was better to say that he was here to test the waters.
To test Rorschach's attitude, to test whether Absolute Truth intended to pursue the matter, and to test whether the Game Church intended to enter the game. Rorschach's talent for honesty and identity made him the most trusted "news spokesperson".
This was especially true for the previous assassination incident. Rorschach stubbornly found out the truth and issued an impeachment at the board of directors, indirectly causing a Level Six Church to suffer a heavy blow.
Although the outcome was a lose-lose situation, the Game Church suffered a lot of losses, and the Level Six Church was forced to give up their investment after their reputation hit rock bottom. However, Absolute Truth and Rorschach's reputation steadily increased.
"Heh, it seems that my actions at the scene scared them. They were afraid that I would pursue the matter like last time. I can receive protection money without doing anything. Where did this godfatherly demeanor come from? "
While he was secretly happy that he was becoming more and more like a famous reporter (hooligan), Rorschach was also troubled by another report letter that he had just received.
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