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As if to say, do you even deserve to stand here?
The media had their cameras pointed at Johnson Foster, waiting to capture a moment of him losing his temper, or even becoming violent.
And indeed, Johnson Foster was very angry at that moment.
He was a man of great pride, and in his everyday life, no one had ever dared to treat him like this.
But there was nothing he could do,
no matter how wealthy he was, in front of these powerful figures, he was no different from a beggar outside.
Instead, Johnson Foster's candidacy for Duke only engendered in them a sense of revulsion, as if any Tom, Dick or Harry felt emboldened to strut their stuff.
Johnson Foster didn't speak, and walked past everyone with an expressionless face.
That was the hard truth; talking back would only bring greater mockery.
The very dogs they set loose specialize in biting people everywhere.
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Johnson Foster exited through the back door of the TV station.
