Chapter 1276: Crossroads

The two looked at each other, and the baby-faced reporter's hot blood seemed to cool down because of this sentence.

He looked down at the materials collected in these days and began to think seriously about these problems.

As a reporter, his instinct told himself that these materials could be worth a lot of money, and it was a very large amount of money!

But now his partner's words made him have to return to reality. Although this news is valuable, it cannot be taken out.

It's like the criminal proceeds in the hands of those gangs, they can't take them out and use them openly.

These things gradually became hot.

Collecting these materials is just a reporter's keen sense of smell and instinct, but this does not mean he is a fool. Fools cannot collect these either.

He originally wanted to use these materials to become famous, but now it seems that this is not a good way.

Even if they want to sell these materials, I am afraid that no one will be willing to buy them and publish them in their own newspapers. This is simply looking for trouble for themselves.

"We—can go to other places. The Social Party is no longer the ruling party, and Lans's influence is only useful in the south. In the traditional territory of the Liberal Party in the north, his influence is not that great!"

"And the Liberal Party and the Social Party have always been opposed. Perhaps they will be very interested in this news."

The baby-faced reporter expressed his thoughts. Indeed, if these materials cannot be cashed in here, then try to go to the north, to places where Lans and the Social Party cannot influence.

The driver was obviously more rational and calmer. He looked at his partner and said, "Wei De is a Federal Party member."

One sentence made the hope that the baby-faced reporter had just raised instantly extinguished a lot. He looked at his partner foolishly, and for a while, his head was blank.

As a reporter with a keen sense of smell, he knows the current situation of the federal political arena very well. Although the Federal Party only has a small force still maintaining it, this force is not dispensable in Congress.

According to the current 45 seats in the Senate, the Social Party occupies 16 seats, which is already at a clear disadvantage.

However, the Federal Party still occupies 4 seats, and the Labor Party has 2 seats.

The fact that Wei De can go so far and so high without the support of the Federal Party is a very good thing for the subsequent development of the entire Federal Party.

This means that Wei De can arrange for more Federal Party members to enter the government to work in the Likai State, and the baby-faced reporter also keenly felt that this momentum is not just for momentum, but also has many more far-reaching purposes.

It may be—pointing to the Governor's throne.

After all, Wei De is the father of Lans's wife and the leader of the Lawrence family now. Lans, as the absolute core of the Jincheng consortium, only has a "partner" like Terry controlling the government situation in Likai State, which is obviously inappropriate.

From the state government to the various cities below, the number of politicians who truly belong to Lans White or the Lawrence family is still too small.

Only by pushing Wei De to become the Governor of Likai State and continuing to expand the number of Lans and Lawrence family's direct-line politicians can their interests and power be ensured to always be in their own hands.

Therefore, Wei De must be the Mayor!

Now there are some sayings in society that Wei De is going to run for Mayor of Mankou. Once he succeeds, the next step is to run for Governor.

This is a campaign path that can be said to be very clear.

While the Lans family and the Lawrence family can benefit from it, the Federal Party can also benefit from it.

Dealing with Wei De is not just dealing with Lans, dealing with the Social Party, but also dealing with the Federal Party.

If because of this matter, the four Federal Party congressmen are forced to the side of the Social Party, the Social Party will have 20 Senate seats, plus two swaying Labor Party senators.

Once they are drawn in, the gap between the Social Party and the Liberal Party will only be "one seat"!

23 to 22!

In the years when the Social Party has been in power for a long time, there have also been situations where Social Party senators were bought by the Liberal Party. As long as enough price is paid, it is completely possible for a senator to choose to change his position during his tenure. This is very normal, and no one even thinks it is wrong!

Because politics, it has never been a certain shape.

Everyone can find sufficient reasons and excuses for their changes, such as "I think this proposal is good for the development of the Federation, I am a Federal person first, and then a Social Party member" and so on.

Politicians do care about face problems, but if they are allowed to choose between "absolute interests" and "face," they are very likely to not want face.

This kind of thing has indeed happened.

Once there is, and as long as one Liberal Party senator is bought, this means that the Social Party, which was originally at an absolute disadvantage, will transform and regain huge discourse power and weight in Congress, and can even threaten the Liberal Party's ruling power in Congress.

Although they are no longer the majority party, Congress is a place that needs voting. When the voting cannot beat the other party, the majority party leader is just a title!

These possible development trends, which are actually too deep, quickly emerged in the minds of the two reporters, and the driver pointed out this problem, pointing out that Wei De is a Federal Party member, which means he has already considered these problems.

The baby-faced reporter was a bit discouraged. "Are we just going to forget it?"

He looked at the materials organized in these days and was a bit indignant. "We spent so much time, thought, human feelings, and money, just forget it like this?"

"Then what do our efforts during this period count as?"

It is indeed not an easy thing to investigate these clearly. The hard work, the key is that human feelings are not something that can be measured by money.

The driver still maintained his reason. "But these materials cannot hammer Wei De to death. Everything is based on our reasoning. For these big shots, they have ways to make these things become what they want."

The baby-faced reporter kept shaking his head. "There is always a way."

The driver sighed. "No matter to what extent this matter is done, we will not be the final beneficiaries, but may be the most injured one."

The baby-faced reporter didn't continue to speak. He turned back to his bed and lay down, lit a cigarette, and looked at the ceiling in a daze.

At the beginning, the driver also had an excited mood. He also felt that this was a big news, but as the investigation deepened and more ambiguous evidence was dug up, he began to become calm instead.

These evidences just provide a space for imagination for the public. A municipal councilor's secretary resigned and then went to the state government to apply for a civil servant job. Is it reasonable?

Very reasonable.

Work experience enables her to be competent for this job, and being selected is the most suitable reason. No one can pick out any problems.

She gave birth to a child soon after marriage. Is it reasonable?

This is also very reasonable, because you can't prove whose child this is. She can completely say that this is with her ex-husband.

As for why it doesn't look like it?

Children, look carefully and they all look like someone, it doesn't necessarily mean it's like Wei De.

There is no effective evidence that can hammer Wei De to death, so the value of these materials will be greatly reduced because of this.

As for why Wei De might have given the little secretary some things?

Even provided her with help for the child to go to school?

After all, he was her former "Boss." Providing help within his power to his former employees, people will only feel that he has human touch, and will not feel that there is any problem between them.

So without effective evidence, these materials are not only not valuable things, but harmful!

"The best way now is to organize these materials, store them, wait for an opportunity, or wait for us to collect more valuable evidence later, to be able to cash them in."

"Before doing these, my suggestion is to do nothing for the time being." The driver still stated his position and point of view, but the baby-faced reporter didn't speak.

The next day, the two didn't have any conversation, just continued to organize these materials with their heads buried. The baby-faced reporter was still writing about the connections and reasoning of these materials.

In the evening, after being stuffy for a day, the driver couldn't sit still. The atmosphere here was a bit too depressing.

"I'm going out for a lap."

The baby-faced reporter nodded. While rubbing his wrist, he looked up at his partner. "When you come back, help me bring a copy of that super hot dog, the one we ate on—street!"

In the driver's mind, a hot dog they ate when they were investigating these materials some time ago suddenly appeared. It was a stall of an Yalan person, with a flavor that was a bit different from the Federation.

The bread and hot dog sausage were a bit different, and the difference in sauces was even greater. It was that kind of sweet, sour, and spicy sauce, sweet and sour and a bit of just the right spiciness, which was very delicious and very satisfying.

The driver pointed at him. "Thought of the same thing as me, wait for me to come back!"

The baby-faced reporter smiled. "I'll wait for you to come back."

The driver drove around outside. He went to the supermarket to buy some snacks. These can be used at night, and then went to the place where the hot dog cart was to buy hot dogs.

It took almost more than an hour to return to the place where they were currently renting. When he stood at the door holding two large kraft paper bags, kicking the door with his leather shoes and calling the baby-faced reporter to open the door to no avail, his expression gradually showed some changes.

"Hey, are you inside?"

He bent down and put down the two kraft paper bags, quickly took out the key, and the moment he pushed the door open, the whole person was dumbfounded.

The photos and materials pasted on the wall, the materials placed on the table, everything was gone!

Including the baby face, and some of his luggage!

He looked down at the doorknob, there was no sign of damage, and there was no sign of fighting left in the room. He ran away!

The driver kicked over the kraft paper bag at the door, quickly ran downstairs, and found the manager. "Where did my brother go?"

"The one with the round face, not tall, the guy we've been together with for the past few days!"

The manager looked at him and said unhurriedly, "He left with a large bag of luggage."

The driver slapped the counter top in front of the manager hard, just about to chase out, only to hear the manager behind him add another sentence, "He left half an hour ago."

His footsteps stopped at the door. This was a premeditated "escape." At this time, the driver's mood was a bit heavy.

Half an hour is enough to make the baby-faced reporter disappear without a trace, and he has a premonition that the baby-faced reporter is very likely to go north to the Liberal Party side.

On the one hand, these things might be of interest to the Liberal Party, and at the same time, the Liberal Party can give him shelter and ensure his safety.

In the vast sea of people, without any clues, he didn't know where to find this bastard at all. He only hoped that he would use his brain well before doing anything next.

He looked at the vehicles and crowds flowing outside the door and sighed heavily.

He didn't know how his partner was going to handle those materials, but obviously, he wouldn't be willing to save these materials as some archived materials. He would definitely find a way to cash in these materials.

Whether it is as his own brand influence or directly turning it into money.

Returning to the room he was renting, he looked at the two kraft bags that had disappeared at the door, cursed loudly in the corridor, and then returned to the room.

He lay on the bed, lit a cigarette, and the squeaking and babbling sounds in the next room always made him think wildly.

He was thinking, thinking about the consequences that this matter might bring to himself.

But the squeaking and babbling sounds became more and more intense, so intense that he, leaning on the head of the bed, could feel the vibration brought by the wooden wall.

At this time, his mood was very bad. He got up directly and gave the wall a punch. With a thud, the sound next door quieted down.

But in less than a few seconds, the squeaking sound became louder, and each time it seemed to hit the wall very hard, making a collision sound between wood and wood.

The woman's voice also seemed to have become louder, and the driver became a part of their process of seeking happiness!

"Fuck!"

He rushed out of the door angrily. The exhaustion of several days of useless work, the grievance of his partner not understanding him, and the anger of him running away secretly, all this made him urgently want to vent his emotions!

He walked to the door next door and slapped the door hard. The screaming in the room subsided immediately, followed by some cursing sounds.

The door opened quickly. A man in shorts stood behind the door. He tilted his head and looked at the driver outside the door, with some provocation in his eyes. "Wang Defa, what do you want?"

The driver clenched his fists and suddenly punched the other party in the face. "FaQ!"

A few minutes later, the driver drove away. He touched the bruise on the corner of his mouth and suddenly smiled helplessly.

This political show program in Likai State ended completely in early June. In the end, Wei De became the "Ten Best Mayor" of Likai State and was lucky enough to get a one-month "internship" opportunity in Mankou, which is also a kind of—follow-up to the program.

Many people have a good feeling about Wei De. He developed well in Hucheng. After all, the data will not lie.

Mankou is now facing huge challenges and development opportunities. Under the influence of some money power, Mankou local also conducted extended discussions after this program.

If Wei De, and of course several other ten best mayors, could come to Mankou to take office, would it bring new development opportunities to this city?

The Mayor of Mankou was not selected as one of the ten best mayors because their economic growth rate in the past two years was significantly slower than other cities.

This is actually not a "problem." It's like a person who has 100 yuan, and he wants to earn another 100 yuan. This is very simple.

Even if it's just setting up a stall on the side of the road, buying some food and the like, even if the price is cheap, as long as you can calm down and work seriously, it is easy to earn 100 yuan.

But let a person who has 1 million earn 1 million in the same time.

And a person who has 100 million earns 100 million in the same time, then the difficulty here will increase exponentially.

You can't earn 100 million so easily just by selling a few cents of food. The economic development of the city is also like this.

A small city attracts a large project to land, and the output value this year may double.

But for a big city like Mankou, even if ten large projects land, in terms of the overall proportion, it may only be a growth of more than 10 percent.

So this program, from the beginning, was aimed at a specific group of people.

The Mayor of Mankou also knows this, but he doesn't care.

First of all, the mayor is not his private property. He has also worked for a few years. If there is no accident, challengers will soon appear, and it is very likely that he will be "killed."

Secondly, Lans and the others arranged a good place for him. As a condition of exchange, he needs to escort Wei De in the subsequent mayoral election and run as a candidate.

At the appropriate time, withdraw from the election to ensure that Wei De can stably take the position of mayor.

For the Mayor of Mankou, this is a good choice.

Politics is like this, make more friends, exchange more human feelings.

Wei De entered the role of "acting mayor" very quickly, and the busy work in Mankou also made him feel the pressure.

This is a big city with a population of over one million, second only to Jincheng, with a population of nearly two million.

Rapid economic development has caused the rural population to concentrate in the city. More job opportunities are full of temptation for those young people in the countryside, plus the yearning for big city life.

People expect that within two years, Mankou will be the second city in Likai State with a population of over two million.

This means that the population here will be ten times that of Hucheng, and the complexity of managing it will also be many times that of Hucheng.

Of course, the people Wei De can influence, his power, will also be ten times that of Hucheng! ===== CHAPTER 1277 =====