Chapter 206

Weak fish schools will huddle together when facing deep-sea predators, which will make them look like a huge individual.

Although most of the time it is useless, instead it allows predators to eat their fill without running too far, but... it should finally have some effect.

Huddling together for warmth, whether it is animals or people, is doing it.

After the car got on the road, it moved toward the southwest. Director Dai Er already understood the mayor's meaning. He now needs to think.

Thinking requires time, and the mayor happened to provide such a time.

He took another sip of wine, "Why not?"

The mayor smiled, expressed his goodwill, and then chatted.

"When I first came to New Jincheng, I had many ideas. The geographical location of this city is too good. It will definitely become one of the most important cities in the Federation in the future."

"The first thing I did when I came here was to inspect the New Jincheng Pier, the place that created miracles."

"I come from an inland city. I have never seen such a huge and precise pier. It was a deep autumn morning. The pier was floating with a layer of thick fog. The sun had just risen, and the golden light made it hazy, simply beautiful like a fairyland!"

"I stood there and watched for a long time, a long time."

"When people started to go to their jobs, the thick fog was blown away, and a more real pier appeared."

"Countless ships will come here to leave cargo, and then load new cargo and leave. The arrival of every ship represents that the city and the people living here have increased an income."

"I have never seen such a city!"

Director Dai Er picked up the wine glass and took a sip. He also had to agree with this point. He came by boat, and he witnessed the prosperity and weight of the New Jincheng Pier.

"Yes, this is a miracle, a world miracle!"

The mayor nodded slightly, "Actually, it was just six years ago. At that time, the utilization rate of the New Jincheng Pier had reached seventy percent."

"In other words, as long as the world economy experiences another round of growth, the New Jincheng Pier may operate at full capacity."

"So at that time, my idea was, for the development of the city, we must build a new port to deal with the economic great development that will break out at any time."

Director Dai Er agreed with the mayor's point of view after listening, "The economic level of the whole world is increasing, the population is increasing, and the wealth created is also increasing. You are not wrong on this point."

"Yes, that's how I considered it. I also convened a municipal meeting. Everyone smiled and said to me that this is a very good idea, and they will all support me."

"Then...", he shrugged, "They used their unique way to warmly welcome me."

"The planning of the Xingang District has been having problems after it was done. They are not particularly big problems, but these problems are endless."

"Either workers were smashed, or workers went on strike, or raw materials were in short supply. Anyway, they always have ways to slow down the construction of the Xingang Pier."

"I gradually understood that I touched their interests. They couldn't openly oppose me, because I am a mayor appointed by the federal government, I am a member of the Socialist Party, and I also have my circle."

"So they used this way to fight against me."

"At that time, I didn't think their approach was childish. Slowing down the construction period and not letting me finish the work could make me cancel these decisions?"

"At that time, I didn't think they were anything great. Some municipal councilors, some gangs, this is the Federation, not their backyard."

"I found some investors from other places to come over. I told them my plan to build a new pier around the Xingang District, and a new living area, the New Bay District."

Director Dai Er suddenly laughed, "Mayor, no offense, just hearing you mention the names of these administrative planning areas, I feel... you are declaring war on them."

The mayor also laughed loudly and said, "Yes, yes, did you see it?"

"I am telling them that I want to dump them. I can do what I want to do without them, and I don't think I did anything wrong."

"These investors from other places have cooperated with me, have a foundation of trust, materials, workers, we get everything from other places."

"Maybe they haven't seen such a situation. At first, it did make them caught off guard and didn't know how to deal with it."

"New Bay District... also built a part."

"But soon, their retaliation came..."

The mayor suddenly fell silent for a while, seemingly recalling those bloody days.

"They unscrupulously assassinated the investment merchants I favored, publicly discussed and did not allow people to buy real estate in the New Bay District, so that now those houses are smashed in the hands of investors."

"Workers from other places were harassed. They poisoned the food, and a large number of workers received death threats. Soon they ran away."

"Even if we gave more wages, they were not willing to stay in this terrible place."

The car had reached a cold section at this time, and a huge new pier stood on the side of the coastline.

But compared to the New Jincheng Pier, the Xingang Pier was obviously much colder.

There are also some ships docked here, because the cost here is lower, but it can only attract very few supply ships.

Large cargo ships still dock at the New Jincheng Pier. They not only have to unload the cargo there, but also load the cargo and leave.

Most of the cargo is piled up at the New Jincheng Pier. If it is to be transported here, it is another transportation cost, so some ships would rather wait for a few days than load and unload here.

The main cost of shipping lies in fuel costs and crew costs. If these cargo ships only dock at ordinary piers, or even stop at sea, as long as they don't start the engine, the cost will be very low.

They can use small boats to send the crew to the pier to relax, which is considered giving them a holiday, thereby reducing part of the labor cost.

Of course, most of the time the New Jincheng Pier will not be crowded. This is just a very rare situation.

Compared to the bustling New Jincheng Pier, it is like a nursing home here. Clearly, it is a newly built pier, but it has a twilight air that does not match.

Workers stand in groups of three or five chatting or walking by the pier, and you can't see the tense working atmosphere at all.

The mayor sighed, "They held a banquet and invited me to go."

"Eleven local municipal councilors, representatives of the five major families, they stood together and said to me 'Welcome to New Jincheng'."

"At that time, I felt very ridiculous. I wanted to ask them, is this place federal, or theirs."

"But I know, they will say in their hearts that this place is theirs, but on their lips, they will not admit it."

"From that day on, I understood a profound truth."

"New Jincheng is New Jincheng's. It does not belong to, and cannot belong to outsiders."

He picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp, then looked at Director Dai Er, "Before, I was the only outsider, I was not their opponent, but now, there is one more choice."

"Dai Er, don't think about joining them. Of course, I'm not saying you can't try, then you will find that they won't really accept you."

"Because you are only an outsider after all, unless you can marry a daughter in their family and take root here, otherwise you will never be able to integrate into this city."

"This damn city that is full of extreme xenophobic emotions from top to bottom!"

"Before, I could only rely on myself, but now, there is one more choice."

The car stopped slowly, and the two got off the car and stood on the edge of the port. One step forward is the sea with undulating waves, and the Xingang Pier opposite like a giant ship.

The sun is at noon, warmly but not scorching, illuminating the world.

The sea breeze with a salty breath blows on the face. In front is the sea, and the feeling of refreshment spreads out all at once.

As if the world has become bigger, and the ambition is also going to be above the clouds!

Neither of them spoke, feeling the greatness of heaven and earth. After a while, the mayor turned to look at Director Dai Er, "If we don't huddle together, we will never be their opponent!"

"Here, we will be unable to move an inch!"

Director Dai Er didn't expect the situation here to be so complicated. It is clearly the most important economic engine of the Federation, but it is firmly occupied by stubborn local forces.

He thought about many things, from the center to the local, from Congress to himself.

"You will leave in two years. After you leave, I will become their target."

This is not a refusal, but a negotiation of conditions, because whether it is him or the mayor, they know that they will arrange a new mayor to come over in two years.

They can still huddle together.

The mayor smiled, "If there is no accident in two years, I will go to the State Assembly to serve as the speaker of the House of Representatives. I can give you help in the same way, and it is more help."

"By then, I will be in the State Assembly, you and the new mayor will be here, and we will form a new triangle."

"In terms of law enforcement, management, and my assistance from a higher position, you can do more things you want to do, instead of like this."

"Dai Er, facing evil is like this. If you can't force them to retreat step by step, then they will turn around, constantly test your bottom line, and make you retreat."

"We all want to do something, don't let us regret our lives."

Director Dai Er looked at the sea for a period of time. He thought about many things. It seems that huddling together with the mayor has become one of the few choices favorable to him.

The current situation can be said to be so bad that it can't be worse, so why not give it a try?

Half a minute later, two hands held together. Director Dai Er felt a little more relaxed. If the mayor can really play a role, he may not be unable to regain the situation.

This year, or these two weeks, these two weeks, it is simply the most damn wonderful two weeks he has encountered in his life.

Constantly breaking through his cognition, he has already taken out the most wonderful operations in his life, but he still loses step by step. This is the only turning point. He needs the mayor, obviously more than the mayor needs him.

"Then, how do you plan to do it?"

The mayor touched his chin, the stubble was slightly prickly, he needed to clean his face, "Start with the gangs."

"These gangs and local political groups are sometimes difficult to distinguish who is who. They are sometimes opposite, but sometimes they are one."

"Compared to directly taking action against people like Williams and Wade, causing a series of hurricanes and tsunamis, it is better to start with these gangs."

"They are black, and we are white. Our job is to clean them up. Even if the lawsuit is fought to Congress, we have no possibility of losing!"

"Now the interests of alcohol are so great, it is impossible for them not to try to do the business of smuggled alcohol. As long as they do it, we will catch them!"

This is a very great tone. The price of alcohol changes every day, and with the bombing of the New Jincheng Hazardous Materials Administration, it is known by more people and places, and the intensity of prohibition has become stronger.

Congressional senators believe that this is a challenge by criminal groups and alcoholics to the authority of legal order. If they cannot fiercely fight back, then soon prohibition will become a joke.

In the next few years, the situation of prohibition will only become more and more severe, and this will make the profit of smuggled alcohol higher and higher.

Those criminal groups cannot turn a blind eye to such high profits. As long as they reach out, there is a possibility of being caught.

Even if they break their arms to survive, they cannot break their arms forever!

Perhaps it was because Director Dai Er contracted the agents, allowing some illegal business places to start operating again, or perhaps he had no further measures, letting the "locals" see his attitude. In short, the rumors and gossip that originally surrounded him disappeared in an instant.

People no longer laugh at him "having some understanding". Some whistleblower letters and photos were also put into the safe by some people. Everything seemed to have returned to two weeks ago. New Jincheng is still the golden New Jincheng.

No one can see a part of it in the corner, it has started to rot and fester.

But these things will definitely not disappear from people's memory as if nothing happened.

Something must have happened, and it must have produced some subsequent effects, but now people can't see it yet.

Soon, Lanse received the notice, and his people were all released.

"Sorry, Lanse, you know this is the decision from above, I can't refuse." Branch Director Chief Bulu had a face full of apology.

In the past few days, some people in the Lanse family in the Imperial District were caught because of "suspected selling of smuggled alcohol", but it was proven that these wines existed before the prohibition, so illegal smuggling and storage were not established.

But they still violated the "prohibition of selling alcoholic beverages to the public" and had to accept fines, and by the way, be closed for a period of time, waiting for the court's verdict.

The court side was just sentencing fines and compulsory labor. After Lanse paid the fine, he took the documents issued by the court to pick up people.

Branch Director Chief Bulu was a bit embarrassed and a bit afraid, because people were locked up here.

Lanse patted his arm without seeing any unfamiliarity, and didn't take this matter to heart at all, "These are small problems, and they won't affect the relationship between us."

He said and asked about the thing he cared about, "Regarding the police carnival, have you decided?"

Branch Director Chief Bulu nodded. He bypassed Lanse and walked to the door to close it.

"I chatted with other branch directors. They want to know how this carnival will be held and what benefits it has for us."

"More than ten thousand police officers in the entire New Jincheng, who can participate and who cannot, these all need a detailed chapter."

Looked at Branch Director Chief Bulu a few more times, Branch Director Chief Bulu touched his cheek with some doubt, "Is there something dirty?"

He shook his head, "No, just feel that you can suddenly have a decision, which is a bit unexpected."

"I will let people make a plan when I go back. By then, you can make an appointment with other branch directors, and we will sit down and chat."

Branch Director Chief Bulu nodded, "They are also very interested in you."

Some people privately estimated that if you want to hold a police carnival, it will cost a lot of money.

If the money invested is small, it will not have any effect, and it is better not to hold it.

If you invest too much..., it is not something anyone can hold.

At this time, someone knocked on the door at the door, "Lanse, everyone is here, we can go."

After Lanse said goodbye to Branch Director Chief Bulu, he left with the motorcade.

This time being imprisoned was actually a novel experience for everyone. It was not bitter, Branch Director Chief Bulu didn't dare to let them suffer, but it definitely wouldn't be that comfortable.

After all, there were other people inside.

Sitting in the car, the day was getting late, and the pedestrians on the road began to become more because it was time to get off work. The breath of life came to the face. Clearly, there was no difference from the past, but I always felt that there was something different.

Just returned to the nightclub, Lanse saw a rare guest.

Mr. Jobaf's assistant appeared here, his expression was a bit complicated, especially after seeing Lanse.

After the two shook hands, they sat down separately, and Lanse asked people to get some coffee.

After the coffee was served, the assistant said softly, "There is a matter that may need your help. Of course, don't worry, it's not helping for nothing. Mr. Jobaf and I will take out twenty thousand dollars in total. I know if it's enough."

Lanse raised his eyebrows, "Tell me what you want me to do first. If it's something I can't do, please forgive me for not being able to agree."

The assistant said urgently, "You must be able to do it!", he said and realized that he shouldn't say it like that, he hurriedly apologized for this, and then said the reason for this trip.

"My nephew was killed by Jimmy. I want revenge. I thought about it, only you can help us."

"Lanse, I implore you to help me find Jimmy, and then I want to kill him with my own hands!"

The nephew being killed has always been the guilt and torture in the hearts of Jobaf and his assistant. Before Big Poli encountered trouble, even the mayor was unwilling to say more on this issue.

Jobaf didn't know the reason, but the mayor knew that he didn't discuss these things on the surface, but in fact, he felt disgusted and irritable.

Any small character behind him might have some locals. It's not that they must have a very solid interest connection, but when their enemy becomes this outsider, these locals who might still have some filth will unite.

But now, Poli is dead, and the Brotherhood has become very chaotic. This is the right time for them to take revenge!