Life Game In Other World
Chapter 1149: Chief of Staff, General, Mayor (Extra Large - Seeking Monthly Tickets)

Chapter 1149: Chapter 1149: Chief of Staff, General, Mayor (Extra Large Chapter Seeking Monthly Tickets)

The flickering medical light shines in the dim night.

The silent high walls and city gates stand like barriers dividing the world, under the fierce sky.

The cool wind of the snowy night blows through He Ao’s hair.

"It’s over."

A soft sigh is heard by the ear.

He Ao shifts his gaze, looks towards Viko at his side, and then his eyes move past Viko’s body, catching sight of a frail figure being lifted onto an ambulance.

The figure has quieted down, lying on the stretcher with a barely noticeable rising and falling of the chest, quietly gazing at the sky.

In this moment, he seems to sense something, turns his head, and looks towards He Ao.

But before he can fully turn his gaze, he is lifted into the ambulance.

The world quiets down at this moment; He Ao raises his hand, snowflakes dancing in the sky landing on his fingertips.

He turns back, looking at Viko, who is covered in bloodstains, "Hasn’t a doctor come to see you yet?"

At this moment, Viko’s clothes and coat are riddled with various holes, revealing a damaged bulletproof vest and the blood seeping from it.

Hearing He Ao’s question, Viko slightly startles, then inhales reflexively.

He isn’t that fortunate; dense bullets had already hit him, even penetrating his body, but the intense tension and surging adrenaline had briefly made him forget and overlook these pains.

"A doctor gave me some basic treatment, but I wanted to stay here a bit longer,"

He suppresses the dense pain emerging inside him, and with a slightly pale cheek, smiles.

He opens his punctured clothes, showing the loosened bulletproof vest inside, "My luck doesn’t look too bad, those bullets didn’t hit any vital spots,"

He laughs, "I really thought I was going to die, but unexpectedly, I’m still alive, maybe the Divine Beings want me to live."

When he followed He Ao into battle, he was actually prepared to die, but he didn’t expect that his ’teammate’ was so strong and that he would actually ’luckily’ survive.

"Perhaps."

He Ao glances at him, his hand brushing over his clothes, retracting the Divine Sense that had been protecting Viko’s vital spots.

This strand of Divine Sense had greatly consumed upon separation from the body; it had almost run out.

In a sense, ’Viko’ is indeed quite lucky.

"What about you?"

Viko didn’t notice the fluctuations on his own body, looking at He Ao’s bloodstained cheeks and the clothes and jacket almost completely soaked in blood, just looking at these injuries was enough to make him feel a dense phantom pain.

He quietly asks, "Don’t you need a ’doctor’?"

Then he seems to realize something, "With injuries like yours, is a Transcendent doctor needed to treat you?"

He lowers his gaze slightly, seemingly considering who among the people he knows might be a capable Transcendent doctor.

"I’ll wait here for the ’doctor’."

He Ao glances at him, calmly smiling.

"Wait for the ’doctor’?"

Viko is stunned.

Boom—

But before he can ask more detailed questions, accompanied by the intense sound of helicopter blades, a huge helicopter rapidly descends.

The howling cold wind kicks up the ice crystals on the ground, and while the helicopter has not fully landed yet, a man in blood-stained military attire jumps straight off.

He lands on his feet, looking at He Ao standing in the night wind, opens his arms, and laughs loudly, "Suote, my friend!"

Viko watches the approaching figure, recognizing this man naturally.

The former Minister of City Defense of Minte City, the highest Commander of the City Defense Army, the Commander of the South City.

The reason he has so many titles is that before Lokte, and during the first term of Lokte, Owai was the Minister of City Defense of Minte City.

This is one of the top three official ranks within the Cabinet, and according to the constitution of Minte City, he is the fourth in line of succession for the Mayor, following the Deputy Mayor, the Speaker of the Council, and the Minister of Finance.

Even above Viko’s position as Minister of Food.

Unfortunately, Owai seemed to eventually have some conflicts with Lokte, and in the last year of Lokte’s first term, he was dismissed from his role as Minister of City Defense.

Though he still retained the title of the highest Commander of the Minte City Defense Army, he lost the Cabinet status.

Later, although Lokte tried to appoint others as Minister of City Defense, these people either resigned or encountered problems, and no one could settle into this position.

Until the third term of Lokte, that is, this term, he left the position of Minister of City Defense unfilled.

Viko also heard that the Commander who attempted to open the North Gate, nominally a subordinate of Owai, seemed to be appointed by Lokte bypassing Owai, aiming to disperse Owai’s power.

It looks like, Lokte supported this Commander initially, probably leveraging the power of a consortium, and this newly supported Commander was also a man of the consortium.

Unfortunately, all these are now ’past’.

Lokte has died, and his era, too, has passed.

"I thought you were going to wait a while longer to arrive."

This time, He Ao did not refuse Owai, but also opened his arms and embraced Owai with ’enthusiasm’.

"Hahaha, you are here, the situation is so complicated,"

Releasing his embrace, Owai looked at He Ao’s injuries and laughed, "I didn’t dare delay at all. The moment the rebellion in South City was resolved, I rushed over immediately."

Then he turned his head, glanced at the tightly closed city gate behind him, and asked, "How is the situation over here?"

"The detailed information has just been sent to you by the officers of North City."

He Ao shrugged his shoulders, smiled gently, and said, "You should also have quite a few news channels on this side."

"Hahaha, my sources of information are nowhere as reliable as yours, I definitely trust you in everything first, my friend."

Owai laughed heartily.

Looking at the gently smiling, even somewhat thin figure before him, he involuntarily thought of the content in the report he had received.

Without the emphatic accounts in those messages, it would be hard to associate the person before him with the one who achieved Divine Being-like feats in the report.

Manually closing the city gates.

What kind of monster is capable of such a feat?

His tone unconsciously softened as he looked at the busy medical staff and soldiers, and laughed, "These guys seem to be doing a good job. Have you encountered any good officers over here?"

His underlying message was actually asking if He Ao had any North City officers he wanted to ’promote’.

And the deeper meaning was to express that he had no intention of interfering with the affairs of North City, expressing his ’goodwill’.

"I haven’t been very lucky, haven’t met any good ones,"

He Ao shook his head, "There should be a number of reserved officers at the command center, you can let them help take control for now,"

He looked up at Owai, "In the current situation, we should indeed insist that the military orders of South and North Cities come from the same place."

Hearing He Ao’s words, Owai was slightly stunned.

He didn’t expect that the other party would be indifferent to the situation in North City and directly hand over control of North City to him.

’Insist that the military orders of South and North Cities come from the same place.’

The other party was willing to trust him unconditionally and hand over all authority of the City Defense Army to him.

Such audacity.

While feeling impressed, Owai did not reply to He Ao directly. His gaze drifted to the side, as if he had just noticed Viko standing there, and with a bit of puzzlement he asked, "Who is this?"

"Viko,"

He Ao raised his hand, introducing, "Minister of Food."

"Oh, I know,"

Owai immediately responded, looking at the somewhat confused Viko beside He Ao, and smiled, "I’ve seen you on the news, I’ve heard much about you, nice to meet you."

"Hello."

Viko, who hadn’t reacted initially, quickly extended his hand to shake hands with Owai.

He had always been a peripheral figure in the Cabinet, unlike Owai, who, though not in the Cabinet, could make the entire Cabinet uneasy with his substantial authority.

Hearing Owai’s courteous words, he was still a bit bewildered.

"I heard that the Mayor and Deputy Mayor of Lokte city, the Chairman of the City Council, and the Minister of Finance were all assassinated,"

Owai, holding Viko’s hand, said with some emotion, "Mr. Viko, you are one of the few survivors in the Cabinet, you need to take good care of yourself."

Viko subconsciously wanted to ’thank him for his concern’, but then suddenly paused.

He had also just received news that most of the Cabinet ministers were assassinated, and already knew about the assassination of Lokte.

But the few names mentioned by Owai were ’special.’

The assassinations included more than just the people Owai mentioned, but among those he named, besides Lokte, the Deputy Mayor, Chairman, and Finance Minister were exactly the ones who were in line for succession ahead of Viko.

Of course, there was actually a Minister of City Defense in front, but that position was currently vacant.

According to the constitution of Minte City, the Mayor’s position cannot remain vacant; once the previous one is confirmed dead, the person closest in line of succession becomes Mayor.

That means, right now, Viko was in fact the Mayor of Minte City, and he could exercise any authority in the name of the Mayor.

Of course, traditionally, there should still be an oath-taking procedure."

Just now, during the defense of the North Gate, he could have died at any moment, so Viko had no time to think about this issue. In the midst of this major turmoil, no one reminded him either.

It wasn’t until Owai’s reminder that he suddenly realized it.

I’m the Mayor now?

He was a bit dizzy from the news all of a sudden.

But he quickly recovered, holding Owai’s hand, he almost reflexively said, "We will soon reorganize the functions of the Cabinet. Many are willing to contribute to defending Minte City, a little suffering and rioting cannot defeat the Minte People."

Owai raised his head, looking somewhat surprised at the thin man before him, seemingly not expecting him to exhibit such strong political acumen.

But aside from He Ao, who caught his fleeting expression, nobody noticed the change in his expression. He looked at Viko and nodded firmly, "Of course, the City Defense Army will be the sword and shield to protect the Minte People and the City Government, fighting for the defense of Minte City."