Chapter 1136: Good Brain and Threatening Me?

In the evening, just after finishing a day of socializing, Senator Cleveland returns by car from outside. When he arrives home, the butler serves a cup of milk and honey.

The cup is not big, and the contents are not that much, but for Senator Cleveland, who has just finished drinking, it is indeed a good thing.

He walks to the side of the sofa and sits down, leaning back against the sofa. He drank quite a lot of alcohol in the evening.

This kind of socializing that requires him to drink a lot of alcohol is no longer so common; only the party in a "disadvantageous" position will need to drink more alcohol.

Just like those underclass and peripheral members in social occasions, if they want to integrate into the circle, want to know more people, and want to gain recognition from more people, then the simplest way is to take the initiative to go over and get to know more people.

The more people they know, the more alcohol they need to drink. Often after the event ends, they will all be dead drunk.

On the contrary, those head figures in social activities do not need to drink with everyone. When others bring wine glasses over to get to know them, whether they drink or not is also decided according to their own mood.

Except for those rotten alcoholics, no one likes to get themselves drunk, especially politicians like Senator Cleveland; he needs to keep a calm and rational brain at all times to deal with some emergencies that may arise.

But during this period, his socializing is a lot, and there are many places where he needs to drink, because the general election is approaching.

Once the general election ends and the Social Party cannot get the presidential re-election—in fact, they indeed cannot get it—those Freedom Party people, in order to ensure that Mr. Potter can win, even began to spread rumors that "the Social Party president always winning is a black-box operation."

These rumors, for people in the true upper class—those presidents of large companies, board members, or politicians—they are very clear that these are all fake.

The development of the Social Party over these years is clearly beneficial to capital; it is not like the Freedom Party, which emphasizes the people. They emphasize the country, society, and production.

These are what capitalist society and the underclass people need. Freedom cannot be eaten as a meal, but a job that might not be too good but can provide a salary can.

The best foundation of the Federation was laid during the Social Party period, but now the uninformed people actually really feel that the Social Party's re-election is a conspiracy.

The less educated people are, the more they will be angry because they have been fooled. This is like you pointing at a blind man and asking him what you have in your hand, or asking a deaf man what one plus one equals and letting him answer.

They feel they have been fooled, but they don't truly know whether they were fooled by the rhetoric that "the Social Party winning is a conspiracy" or by the Freedom Party's campaign strategy. In short, they are very angry.

And it just so happens that the Freedom Party has provided them with a channel to vent their anger, a window.

Once the Freedom Party wins the election and the congressional seats are adjusted, it means there will be some changes in the power structure within Congress.

Now, the important position they first need to stabilize is the majority party leader, which will not be transferred due to the general election change.

It is very important to keep the Social Party seats in Congress as the majority as much as possible. This involves a lot of interest exchange. It is not that a Freedom Party state must push for a Freedom Party senator; this depends on whether they can reach a better deal with Congress and these political forces.

Besides this matter, there is also the tendency of the next senator candidate. It is necessary to figure out who has to leave Congress and who will enter Congress.

This has very important significance for the new congressional political stage next year. After all, senators are also people; as long as they are people, they will have weaknesses and desires, and there will always be someone who can persuade them.

These social interactions are equal social interactions, and under the current trend, Senator Cleveland and these Social Party senators are no longer so strong, so he needs to drink more alcohol to ensure that everyone can better exchange some information.

People who drink too much are always uncomfortable. He had actually vomited once on the way, and at this moment, drinking a little warm milk and honey makes him feel much more comfortable.

He leans back for a while, closing his eyes. Just when the butler thinks he is about to fall asleep, he opens his eyes, "What time is it now?"

The butler glances at the grandfather clock, "A little past ten, sir."

Senator Cleveland straightens up again, "Is Tang Mu here?"

"Do you need me to call him?"

"Let him come over."

Soon, Tang Mu comes over. He had actually fallen asleep, but the butler woke him up, and he put on casual clothes and came over.

"You looking for me?"

Senator Cleveland lights a cigarette and points to the sofa opposite, "Sit."

"How is the situation on Lanse's side resolved?"

Tang Mu deliberates on how to say it, "The matter was resolved perfectly. It took less than an hour to resolve everyone, and the Perez family has been eradicated."

"That...", Senator Cleveland points to Tang Mu with the hand holding the cigarette, frowning, his expression carrying a trace of thought, "... how is that guy who escaped?"

"Not clear yet, might not know the news until tomorrow or the day after."

Senator Cleveland exhales heavily, "Call Lanse; I want to chat with him."

As for whether Lanse is sleeping?

No one cares about this; compared to sleeping, obviously these serious matters are more important.

After the phone rings for a while, it is connected. Lanse is currently staying in a high-end hotel in the old city. He is actually not sleeping either; he is taking stock of some "harvests."

"The senator wants to talk to you," Tang Mu says, and then hands the receiver to Senator Cleveland.

"Hope I didn't disturb you," the senator says after receiving the call. Obviously, he also knows that calling so late is not quite right; this is already a very tactful expression of his.

A kind of respect.

Lanse responds with a laugh, "I haven't slept yet; I'm organizing some situations regarding the Perez family's industries. Do you have something to find me for?"

"Yes, the Perez family has connections with some politicians. I want to know who this boss of theirs, that who, is in the hands of now."

Lanse can tell from Senator Cleveland's voice that he should have drunk quite a lot. A normal person talking and a person who is dead drunk talking will have obvious changes in some pauses and tones, and his speaking speed will appear slower.

"If you are talking about Bob, then he is currently in Roland's hands. Roland took him away immediately."

There are more Social Party members in the southern region of the Federation because the Social Party has developed a bit better there. The north is the place where the Federation first developed, and the Freedom Party has operated better here.

The central region of the Federation belongs to a place that leans toward the Freedom Party, and the Perez family also belongs to the Freedom Party camp, at least their stance on the surface is like this.

The government officials they have connections with behind the scenes are definitely not all Freedom Party people; there will also be Social Party people, but this is not important.

Senator Cleveland does not speak, but is thinking. Lanse seems to have sensed his thoughts, "Do you want me to snatch the person back from his hands?"

This statement makes Senator Cleveland interested, "How do you plan to snatch?"

Lanse emits some slight laughter again, as if this is a very simple matter, "Finish off the people they have guarding Bob, and then take Bob and leave directly, send him to the south or some other place."

"If you have a need."

Senator Cleveland does not speak immediately, but asks after a brief thought, "I have a question now; your brain is sometimes more useful than mine. Perhaps you can give me some advice."

Tang Mu, who was sitting on the side and still appeared a bit bored, immediately sits up straight. He is very interested in this topic.

Senator Cleveland does not avoid him either, asking directly, "Now the congressional seats are about to face adjustment, and the candidates for the speakers of the two houses also need to be re-elected. If there are no accidents, at least one speaker will be a Freedom Party person."

"Our power in Congress is shrinking. This is not a good thing; it is very inconvenient for our subsequent plans."

"The Perez family has connections with some Freedom Party people. He must hold some key information about transactions with these people. I am considering whether I need to dig these pieces of evidence out of his mouth."

Clearly, Senator Cleveland means that they hold these pieces of evidence—evidence that these politicians who might enter the Senate have interest dealings with gangsters.

On one side, Mr. Potter has been shouting to solve the big social trouble of gangsters; on the other side, key politicians of the Freedom Party still have interest relations with gangsters. This is equivalent to them slapping their own faces, which can have some effect on the subsequent seat adjustment of Congress.

Lanse thinks for a while and says, "Simply analyze the pros and cons."

"The pro is that if we catch Bob and can move him, we can get these key things from him and hold them in our own hands."

"But there is also a problem here. Once we hold so much evidence, will it cause these people to target and be hostile toward us even more strongly?"

"After all, Senator, you know that if Mr. Potter's de-gangsterization rectification action becomes an important part of the election, then these politicians will view you as an enemy whose contradictions cannot be resolved."

"You hold the key to whether they can still remain in the political arena. Even if you reach a deal, guaranteeing that you will not reveal it, or you hand these things over to them, they will not necessarily believe your promise and what you say."

Senator Cleveland thinks seriously for a while, "What you said makes some sense, but if we let Bob go, then we get nothing. How do you consider it?"

"Yes, if we don't control Bob, we indeed cannot get any news, but Senator, we shouldn't ignore one point."

"That is, the person who caught Bob is Mr. Potter's person. At least from the current situation, this guy Roland is a person who obeys Mr. Potter. In other words, no matter what Roland has done, his behavior can be linked to Mr. Potter."

"If we spread some rumors, some news, for example... Roland has already grasped evidence of the Perez family's connections with some politicians, evidence of money-power transactions, then what do you think they will do?"

Without waiting for Senator Cleveland to answer, Lanse says proactively, "If I were an official with interest dealings with the Perez family, I would immediately demand that Roland hand Bob over, finish him off directly, and destroy that evidence."

"But now, if there is still news circulating outside saying that Roland only handed over part of the evidence and he still kept a lot, what do you think those politicians will think?"

"Could this be Mr. Potter's decision?"

"A Federal Bureau of Investigation director, an inconspicuous small character, does he have the guts to offend so many politicians?"

The impression of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in federal politics has always been inconspicuous, a proper clown. In the past, what they investigated every day was who scolded the president, who was satirizing and mocking the president, saying bad things about the president, and so on.

They have never been a powerful law enforcement department, but now they have suddenly become so strong. To say there is no support from Mr. Potter behind it is definitely unrealistic.

Senator Cleveland clearly also considered this point, "They will worry that some of their scandals have been grasped by Potter. If the president has grasped some of my scandals, I will guard against him."

The senator continues Lanse's words. He feels very comfortable talking to Lanse because these conclusions were not forcibly instilled into him by Lanse; they were derived by himself through his own thinking ability.

It's like a math problem; someone did the whole process, only missing the number after the equal sign. He just took one look and wrote it down. This is also a kind of pleasure, a kind of comfort!

This is also a kind of charm in communication!

And more importantly, Bob has never fallen into their hands, so people will not be hostile and suspicious of him. Then, after problems appear on the Freedom Party side, it will be easier for him to win over a part of the Freedom Party officials and reach a deal with them in Congress.

"You have an excellent brain and excellent thinking ability, Lanse!"

"Hand this matter over to you to do; do it beautifully."

"When you come back, I'll treat you to a meal!"

Lanse laughs and says, "Then it's a deal. I heard... the restaurant has an excellent chef."

Senator Cleveland is in a good mood, "Remember to call me; I'll book the whole restaurant!"

As a senator, he doesn't need to spend his own money to book a restaurant; he only needs to reveal it slightly to the capitalists around him, and they are very willing to pay this money for him.

This matter is actually also in Lanse's consideration. Sometimes these pieces of evidence that can grasp other people's futures are not a good thing, especially in the situation where one cannot withstand the pressure.

After putting down the phone, he calls for the bearded director. Hull is very happy today; eradicating the Perez family is a very good thing for him. The contradictions between them have completely intensified, and there is no possibility of compromise.

If the Perez family doesn't finish, then the one who finishes will be him.

The good news is, he doesn't have to finish.

So even though it was very late, after one phone call from Lanse, the bearded director who was enjoying himself immediately pulled up his pants.

The departure of his family did indeed make him feel pain, but... this pain did not last for a very long time. As a man with power and influence, relatively speaking.

The temptations he encountered outside were bigger than people imagined. He was already forty-something, and those girls who were young enough to be his daughters were as enthusiastic as flames.

In the gentle enjoyment, he couldn't remember the wife who was the same age as him, nor the son who didn't listen very well.

He doesn't mind forming a new family and having a few more children, and this time the quality will be higher.

Lanse's "Police Fund Plan" allows him to obtain more benefits and support from more police officers, his status will be more consolidated, and by getting on Lanse's line, he can also be considered to have entered the periphery of the core power circle.

Even if it is the outermost periphery, the mayor, without any special circumstances, cannot move his position.

Power becomes bigger, the money in his pocket becomes more, and at the same time, his wife and children painfully left him. The three great happy events of life suddenly arrived continuously; he couldn't even bear this joy!

When he saw Lanse, his face was full of smiles, not unhappy at all because he was interrupted.

"Is there anything you need me to do?"

His attitude was very low. Lanse handed him a cigarette, and he also very sensibly took out a lighter, taking the initiative to light the cigarette in Lanse's hand for him.

Lanse patted the back of his hand to signal he could take it away. Accompanied by a puff of smoke being exhaled, he looked at the bearded director and said, "I just had a phone call with the senator, chatted about what happened today, and also mentioned your name."

"Now there is a matter that needs you to do it; hope you can do it well."

The bearded director became even more excited. The senator knew his name. If it weren't for the fact that kowtowing isn't popular in the Federation, he would have intended to kowtow to Lanse now!

He patted his chest hard, and his shirt, where the fat wasn't too loose, trembled in bursts, "Any matter, I am willing to serve, Mr. Lanse!"

Lanse was very satisfied with his attitude, laughing and saying, "This is not a complicated matter. You are a local; you need to help me spread some news, some real news!"

Soon, the bearded director left. As a local snake, he knows how to get these news spread throughout the entire city in the shortest time.

The next morning, Director Roland was awakened from his sleep; the phone ringing had been going on.

He lifted his upper body and glanced at the clock on the bedside table; it was already past ten.

Last night, he personally interrogated Bob until late at night and also obtained some of the things he wanted. These things will become the foundation for him and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to take off.

He is full of hope for the future.

He straightened up and rubbed his cheeks; the lack of sleep made his eyes a bit sore. He picked up the phone, "This is Roland."

"Roland?"

"I heard you obtained some things you shouldn't touch from Bob's side. You'd better hand these things over now!"

Roland took the receiver to the side. He glanced at the microphone in his hand; his brain didn't turn the corner for a while.

"Are you... threatening me?"

He wanted to laugh a little.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 1137 =====