7: A bloody mayoral election

Time flew by.

In a flash, it was the day before the mayoral election in Darwin City.

This was the most bustling day of the election campaign.

Because the next day was the official voting day, public canvassing would not be allowed.

So, in this remaining day, the candidates had to promote their platforms with sufficient fanfare.

They not only needed to advertise on television, the internet, and print media, but also appear on the streets to interact closely with the public and increase their support rate.

Moe Water, as the Indigenous people's electoral representative, and someone widely believed to be the first Indigenous people mayor in Darwin City's history, naturally dared not relax.

His election team arrived at a square suitable for speeches.

Moe Water stood on a high platform, speaking loudly through a megaphone.

Soon, many people with darker brown skin gathered below the stage.

And as more and more people gathered at the venue,

A man with golden hair wearing an Indigenous people supporter's hat appeared.

His skin and hair color were distinctly different from most of the supporters around him.

This quickly drew the attention of the security guards in the election team, who were responsible for maintaining order at the scene.

Before the security guards could do anything, the man suddenly threw off his hat, shouted something, and pulled out a gun, raising the barrel and firing a series of shots at Moe Water on the podium.

It must be said that his marksmanship was quite accurate.

Among the few shots fired, one happened to hit Moe Water's face.

Moe Water was hit by several bullets, blood splattered, and he fell to the ground.

Moe Water's bodyguards only reacted then, rushing onto the stage to shield their employer from bullets, but it was already too late.

The gunshots, which could be heard over the cheers of the crowd, and the sight of the candidate bleeding and collapsing on stage, immediately made the crowd below realize what had happened.

The venue instantly descended into chaos.

The crowd scattered and fled.

The blond man then continued to fire a few more shots to increase the confusion, and then disappeared into the fleeing crowd.

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No one expected that an ordinary canvassing event would result in the candidate being shot!

This canvassing event was even broadcast live by the city's television production team.

The police immediately took action to pursue the assailant.

The other mayoral candidates also quickly issued statements, temporarily suspending their canvassing activities.

In the age of the internet, no matter is small, let alone such a shocking major case.

Before the official announcement of the incident's outcome, the attack on Moe Water became headline news throughout Australia.

The reason it gained popularity so quickly was not only because Moe Water was a mayoral candidate, but also because Darwin City had recently attracted national attention due to a large-scale protest.

Only a few days had passed, and something had happened again?

And when someone revealed that the person shot and killed this time was also the organizer of the previous protest and an Indigenous people representative, public opinion became even more frantically debated.

Why was it him who died, and not other candidates?

Was it related to the previous protest?

Immediately, the U.S. Military base near Darwin City became the primary suspect.

This forced the U.S. Military to quickly conduct an internal investigation of all personnel at the base. After clearing all garrison personnel of suspicion, they quickly held a press conference to disclaim any connection to the incident, while also prohibiting all U.S. Military officers and soldiers from leaving the base to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings.

So if it wasn't the U.S. Military, then who was it?