Throughout the afternoon, Layton was in meetings.

He summoned the top backbones of the Lake Consortium, the managers of the security department, and many elders in the family.

A series of response strategies and defensive measures were discussed for the Brooke Consortium and the Max Consortium respectively.

By the time the meeting was all over, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.

Layton was about to leave the company and go home to rest when Duncan suddenly opened the door and walked into the office, saying with a solemn expression.

"Mr. Layton, many people suddenly came downstairs and said they wanted to see you. They wanted to ask you to participate in the presidential election, but our people stopped them outside."

After hearing this, Layton quickly went to the window to check, and sure enough he found a large crowd gathered downstairs, estimated to be two to three hundred people.

Because the floor was high, I couldn't hear what those people were shouting, nor could I clearly see what was written on the banners or signs they held.

Layton came to his desk, turned on his computer, and called up the surveillance video at the gate. Only then did he see those people holding up signs that read "Layton for President" and shouting slogans.

"We want to see Mr. Layton!"

"Ask Mr. Layton to run for president!"

"Mr. Layton is the savior of the Sissa Wolf Kingdom..."

This lively scene immediately left Layton speechless.

He thought to himself that this was coming from the Internet into reality. Before, he was just making noises on the forum, but now he actually gathered directly and came to his door.

Layton never thought that he would have such high prestige in the hearts of the people.

When I gave a speech at a university before, only the topic "Opposing war and calling for peace" came from the bottom of my heart.

Because three years ago, Layton was plotted by the Mai Consortium and was forcibly tied to the front line to fight. He saw countless soldiers sacrifice and almost lost his life himself, so he felt this way.

As for other issues related to medical education and housing and people's livelihood, they were all drafts written by the think tank team in the consortium, and I just followed what I read.

At that time, I just wanted to establish myself as a person who cares about the country and the people, and is upright and kind. I never expected that the lie would come true.

He has actually gained recognition and support from the people, and is now being forced to run for president.

In fact, this matter has been basically decided in the meeting just now with the senior management of the consortium and the family elders.

Since the Mai Consortium and the Brooke Consortium are so afraid of their own candidacy and have even resorted to assassination methods to eradicate their dissidents, then I should stand up for them and show them.

It's just that it's not the time to announce the news yet. If I just go out and be blocked by the people downstairs, I really don't know what to say.

Layton's brows furrowed, and while he was thinking about countermeasures, he suddenly saw a bodyguard standing outside the door.

That bodyguard is somewhat similar to me, both in body shape and hairstyle.

Layton suddenly thought, since Max has a substitute, why can't he have a substitute?

So he pointed at the bodyguard and said to Duncan: "Go and call him in."

"yes."

Duncan immediately went to call the bodyguard in, and the bodyguard saluted Leighton respectfully.

Leiton nodded slightly. He had never paid attention to it before. Now he carefully observed the bodyguard in front of him. The more he looked at it, the more satisfied he became.

If you don't look at the face, just based on the body shape and hairstyle, he does look 80-90% similar to me.

Under the confused looks of Duncan and the bodyguard, Duncan took off his coat, pants, and finally his shoes.

After putting it on the table, Layton said to the bodyguard: "Change your clothes and go out through the front door with your face covered."

Duncan immediately understood what Mr. Layton meant, which was to use the bodyguard as a substitute to deal with the enthusiastic people downstairs.

So he asked his bodyguard to change his clothes, pretend to be Mr. Layton, and was escorted downstairs by several other people.

Layton walked to the room inside the office and took a set of clothes from the closet to change into.

The room inside is a lounge, with not only a wardrobe and desk, but also a bed. It is where Layton takes his lunch break when he is at the company.

Seeing the two-meter-wide bed, Layton couldn't help but think of his secretary Mary.

The two have acted out many love action movies together on this big bed.

At that time, Mary would swear that she would be devoted to Layton and never betray him.

Facts have proven that a woman's mouth is a trickster, especially when she is in bed, what she says is the most untrustworthy.

In the end, Mary was bribed by the Brooke Consortium and poisoned Layton's coffee.

After Layton changed his clothes, he walked to the window again and saw his bodyguard pretending to be him getting into his car on the roadside.

Before getting into the car, the bodyguard had been covering his face with his hands, like a celebrity who was afraid of being photographed by reporters, but it did not arouse the suspicion of others.

As expected, the people who held up slogans did not recognize Layton and chased the car for a long distance. After a while, they all dispersed.

Layton then took Duncan downstairs. He did not choose the front door, but went to the back door and quietly left the company under the escort of eight bodyguards.

On the way home, Layton's cell phone suddenly rang again. It was a call from the bodyguard who had just been responsible for escorting the stand-in.

"Mr. Layton, something happened here. Azu left wearing your clothes and was shot dead on the way!"

Azu was the bodyguard who wore Layton's clothes, but he never dreamed that he would lose his life by wearing the chief's clothes and becoming addicted to the consortium chief!

Layton immediately understood that the killer's target was actually him, and he was suddenly shocked. He didn't expect that the other party would take action again so quickly.

He felt as if he had already become president before he even expressed his intention to run for office.

Being assassinated three times in one day, I'm afraid only the president can receive such treatment!

If every day is so exciting, who can withstand it?

Although Layton knew that his substitute was dead, in order to show concern for his subordinates, he still asked in an anxious tone: "Is he okay? Has he been sent to the hospital?"

The person on the other end of the phone replied: "It was a headshot at close range. He was killed on the spot. He has...cannot be saved. But we have caught the murderer, Mr. Layton. What should we do with this murderer?"

Thinking of what the other party said about "a headshot at close range", Layton was really scared.

I thought that if I had just suddenly thought of finding a substitute, I might be the one who would die at this time.

Layton did not answer his men's questions immediately, but frowned and thought.

Under normal circumstances, according to the formal processing procedures, the caught killer will definitely be reported to the inspection bureau.

But at this time, the killer is most likely sent by the Mai Consortium or the Brooke Consortium, and reporting the crime may not be useful.

So Layton said: "Send it to me first."

He planned to interrogate it himself to see if it was the work of Max or Bach, and whether he could use this killer to make some noise.

…

The other side.

Lin Hao was sitting in a taxi and was about to return to the safe house when he suddenly received a call from Situ.

"Shuai Lin, the number you asked us to monitor just received a call, saying that someone was shot dead, or shot in the head at close range..."

When he and Leiton were separated, Lin Hao exchanged mobile phone numbers with the other party. After getting the number, he immediately forwarded it to Situ, who asked Situ to arrange for intelligence personnel to monitor it 24 hours a day.

So Lin Hao knew what Si Tu meant, that someone called Leiton, but he was confused and didn't understand who was shot in the head.

Suspicion was useless, Lin Hao took out his cell phone and called Layton directly to ask.

Only then did they find out that the person who died was Layton's double. The murderer had been caught and was now being held in the basement of Layton's house.

Lin Hao quickly said: "Don't kill that man, he will be of great use if you keep him."

Layton asked casually: "What's the use?"
Chapter completed!