Chapter 324: 325. Chapter 321: Councilor William

325. Chapter 321: Councilor William

Humans are not necessarily the first animals in nature to learn to use tools, but they are definitely the first species to develop a higher civilization society.

Through science, weapons, and other things, humans have stood at the very top of the food chain!

Even if humans' own quality is not as good as those predators in nature, humans are still at the very top of the food chain!

However, sometimes, even though humans have stood at the very top, there are still people who yearn to be dogs.

It sounds a bit absurd, and what's more absurd is that sometimes if you want to be a dog, you might not necessarily be able to be one!

Baoluo's words shattered the last illusions of some people. They fantasized that as long as they were also willing to lie down, also willing to wag their tails and bark a few times around the new master, they could have a beautiful and bright future.

They didn't participate, didn't confront the mayor, this outsider, surrendered, wouldn't that be okay?

As long as there is still a way out, people can often convince themselves to choose what they might not want to choose, and also not make the most decisive and resolute decision.

Until this moment, Baoluo shattered their hope, shattered their way out that they were unwilling to confront.

Those who are qualified to be dogs have already received invitations.

And those who haven't received any invitation don't even have the qualification to be dogs.

The bloodier the words, the truer they are. Silence became the only theme in the room at this time.

Without a way out, it seems that confrontation is the only choice left. The morale of those who were originally wavering is changing, the change that Baoluo and the other two major families wanted.

After two minutes, the atmosphere was so heavy that it almost solidified. Lanse frowned slightly.

He came to listen to what they were going to do, not to watch Baoluo play mind games here. Everyone's time is very precious!

He raised his hand and tapped on the table. The sound of tapping the wooden table made people's attention shift over, staying on his hand.

At the same time, the heavy atmosphere also relaxed a bit, not like just now, almost making people unable to breathe.

The ruby ring reflected a gorgeous glow. Lanse retracted his hand, "Baoluo, what do you plan to do?"

Baoluo glanced at Lanse. He leaned back on the back of the chair, "I heard news that that old dog Dai Er will soon increase the inspection work on smuggled wine, mainly targeting us."

"They plan to cut off our main source of funds, and then let those gangs that have already become their running dogs expand rapidly, and then come to eliminate us."

"So, we must strive for more living space for ourselves before they succeed in this matter!"

Someone was already very impatient. Bad news came one after another, "Mr. Pasiletuo, say something meaningful. You are not a politician, there is no need to go around in circles with us!"

Immediately someone echoed. Not everyone could understand these. They only knew that now they seemed to have no way out.

Baoluo glanced at that person. If it were at the peak of the five major families, would this kind of small character dare to interrupt his speech like this?

This actually also reminded him of a cruel fact: the influence and deterrent power of the Pasiletuo family are declining rapidly.

Alberto sat beside Lanse and asked him, "How do you see this problem?"

Lanse crossed his hands, his arms pressed on the armrests of the chair, and his two hands stayed in the position on his legs, but they were not connected to his legs.

"We are not the mayor's opponent." His one sentence made Alberto frown.

He originally thought Lanse would say something like there was still hope, but he didn't expect that as soon as he opened his mouth, it was as if he had already seen the ending.

Alberto asked a bit unconvinced, "We have so many people here. Even if the Keda family and Kasiya stand on their side, and there are some small and medium gangs, at least currently the Bay Area is standing on our side."

"From the perspective of strength, there is no big gap between us!"

Lanse glanced at him, "I thought you would be smarter."

Alberto reacted for a few seconds before reacting, "Are you mocking me with this sentence just now?"

Lanse waved his hand, "No, just a sigh."

He didn't believe it, looked at the person beside him, "You heard it, right?"

"Was he mocking me just now?"

The person beside him said very seriously, "No, I didn't hear it."

"Okay, whether you were mocking me or not, tell me why."

Lanse lit a cigarette. Many people here were smoking, and the room was full of smoke, "Because our opponent is the mayor. He can maintain a balance with the power of this city in a place without any advantage."

"When he occupies an advantage, do you think you can also maintain a balance?"

Alberto thought thoughtfully, "Why isn't it 'us'?"

He was catching the small loopholes in Lanse's words. Lanse smiled and didn't discuss this with him, "We lack decisive power, Alberto."

"As long as the mayor doesn't die for a day, he can exert his power as the legal ruler of this city to target us at all times."

"Unless someone dares to kill him, everything can possibly end, but it might also become worse!"

Alberto asked Lanse for a cigarette. He was still unhappy and exhaled a mouthful, "Why?"

"Because the ruler discovered that some mud-legged dogs in New Jincheng are trying to get rid of the ruler's rule. This is like the manager of one of your bars suddenly shaking you off to work alone. What will you do?"

Alberto was still unhappy and said in a muffled voice, "I will hang him."

"Look, do I still need to say it?"

He was still unconvinced, "Could it be that we can only admit defeat?"

Lanse shook his head and didn't continue to speak. It can only be said that the mayor is enough to let go.

In fact, most of them only know that Councilor Wei De is going to leave, and don't know how many favors and relationships the mayor used behind this.

He is determined to completely take down New Jincheng, and it is already very difficult for anyone to stop him!

As for later?

Who knows?

During the time they were talking, some people in the conference room could also see this point. When official power couldn't resist the mayor, they would start to fall into a disadvantage continuously.

Seeing that there were signs of noise here again, Baoluo decisively slapped the table, making everything become quiet again.

He looked around and said: "I didn't bring you here to let you quarrel. In fact, it's not that we have no way. I need to introduce a new friend to you."

He said and stood up. The people of the other two major families beside him also stood up. The side door of the conference room was suddenly opened, and an old man who looked to be over sixty years old, with silver-white hair, walked in from outside the door under the protection of two bodyguards.

Someone immediately exclaimed, "Councilor William?"

One after another, people started to stand up, and Lanse also stood up.

Councilor William looked very "kind." If it wasn't for his hooked nose making his facial features look a bit stiff, making his smile look a bit malicious, then he would still look very kind.

He raised his hand, nodding constantly to greet the people at the conference table, and then Salifu Tita, the Boss of the Tita family, moved a position to the side, giving it to Baoluo.

And Baoluo's main seat was given to Councilor William.

"Hello everyone, very happy to be able to see you here."

"Some of us have met before, dealt with each other, and there are also some new faces. We can talk separately later!", he walked to Baoluo's previous position and didn't sit down directly, but said such a sentence.

It is undeniable that although his face is hard, his speech is indeed very approachable. This is a skill that politicians must master.

Councilor Wei De's speech is also very approachable. In fact, the mayor is also very approachable. Before, Lanse had contact with him, and he even invited Lanse to join his camp personally and actively.

So approachability is a core element that a successful politician must master!

"It is the step-by-step pressing of an outsider that makes us sit here today."

"It is also Wei De's betrayal of this city that makes us gather here today."

"I don't want to mention that bastard more. Mentioning him makes me feel stomach pain, so we won't mention him today."

He said and supported the desktop with both hands and sat down slowly, "Today we are going to talk about how to solve the current predicament."

"Before this, I want to ask, does anyone have any brilliant ideas?"

"Those messy ideas don't say it. What we want is something with executability, not messing around."

Everyone closed their mouths. Councilor William, like Councilor Wei De, also had a lot of weight and influence in people's minds.

Lanse also closed his mouth, looking at him quietly.

Seeing that everyone didn't speak, Councilor William nodded slightly, "Very good, then let me talk about my thoughts."

"If you have read the newspaper, you should notice that the whole world is about to become chaotic. The party has begun to discuss some possibilities in case of war."

"As the largest port in the northern hemisphere, New Jincheng is very important from a geographical location."

"The closer the shadow of war is to us, the more it cannot be chaotic here. The eyes of the big figures in Congress are all paying attention to here."

"Xideni may have some connections in Likalai State, but in the eyes of those big figures in Congress, a mayor and a municipal councilor are actually no different."

"And I also have people behind me. In the state government, in Congress, there are people."

"This has formed the basis of our cooperation. We don't hope that Xideni becomes the real master of this city. It should belong to everyone here, not an outsider!"

After he finished this sentence, Lanse clearly felt that the morale in the room had some improvement. Councilor William is indeed a senior politician. He knows how to communicate with all kinds of people.

He had a pause of more than ten seconds, allowing people to fully interpret and understand the meaning of what he said.

Then he continued, "So, we have to make this city chaotic!"

Looking at those stunned, puzzled, and unbelievable gazes, Councilor William's smile was still so kind, not at all impatient when meeting with fools.

His gaze swept over those people, because he would have to work with this group of idiots for a period of time next.

If it wasn't for Wei De betraying this city, how could he have to work with this group of idiots?

The more he thought about it, the more nauseous he felt, but the more so, the more he wouldn't easily show that he had the slightest indifference to these dead rats in the sewer, but instead was full of approachability.

Until his gaze fell on Lanse, the two gazes met. This time it was his turn to have some astonishment, because Lanse was calm at this time, as if he hadn't heard what he said just now.

Is this person too stupid to understand what he said, or is he too smart to have heard something?

Councilor William decided to ask Baoluo later who this person was, and now, what he needed to do was to untie the confusion in people's hearts.

"Once this city becomes chaotic, Congress will begin to pay attention. I will hold the pressure and let the people behind me take action to solve the trouble for us. As long as he holds the pressure, then Xideni will definitely be severely criticized by Congress!"

"The stability of New Jincheng has become the top priority. Whoever can restore the stability of New Jincheng is more important to Congress!"

"Gentlemen, this is an opportunity. We are not only confronting Xideni, that son of a bitch... sorry, I said dirty words."

"This is also an opportunity for you to show your muscles to the higher level!"

Lanse noticed that Baoluo's eyes were shining, and the people of the Salifu and Ji'en families beside him, their eyes were all shining!

They clearly knew more!

He knew that the appearance of Councilor William was actually not that simple.

"Political struggle has always existed. What I said might be too complicated for you, but you just need to know."

"Someone supports Xideni, then someone must oppose him. What we need to do is to let those who oppose him find reasons, excuses, anything to attack him."

"At the same time, let those who support us find reasons to strongly support us!"

"As long as we can do this, even if Wei De leaves, we can still confront him in terms of real strength!"

"Actually, there are still eighteen

The resolute words made it seem as if people could already see the pathetic scene of the mayor being driven out, and smiles appeared on their faces.

Alberto was also laughing; he nudged Lanse with his elbow, "How do you think Mr. Williams did?"

"Pretty good; this might be the only way right now."

"This way I won't have to prepare to run away."

"Run away?!"

Alberto looked at Lanse in shock, "You never told me about this!"

Lanse tilted his head and said in a low voice, "I said it; just now we had no hope at all. If it weren't for Wei De leaving so decisively, we could have dragged it out until the mayor left."

"Although it's only for a year and a half, this allows him to grasp the core power of this city. We have no other good options besides running away."

"But now...", he pursed his lips toward where Councilor Williams was, "I hope the people behind him are reliable!"

Subsequently, Lanse took the initiative to raise his hand, "Councilor Williams, the chaos you speak of, what kind of chaos is it, and to what extent?"

"Indulging subordinates to loot on the streets is one kind of chaos, sabotaging factory production is one kind of chaos, and completely disintegrating the city's order is also one kind of chaos. What is it that you want, and what is it that we can do?"

Councilor Williams looked at Lanse, "And you are?"

Paul immediately introduced him from his side, "This young man is Lanse, Lanse White; you should have heard this name."

Councilor Williams immediately revealed an expression of sudden realization. Regardless of whether he had actually heard of him, as far as Lanse was concerned, his expression brought him a certain degree of pleasure.

It was like "even the President has heard of your great name," which could give a person a sense of glory.

Councilor Williams continued, "I have heard of you; you have done quite well at the docks."

"The topic that the President and Congress are currently discussing also has to do with you."

"Regarding the issue of illegal immigrants."

After he finished speaking, he listened for a while, letting the topic return to the original question, "The question Lanse raised is very meaningful; this chaos has certain requirements."

"We want to make this city receive attention because internal public security and riots affect its operation, but we cannot let the riots turn into an insurrection; that would not be good for either side."

"I will propose a few ideas."

"I heard that the mayor's side has also recruited some gangs, so go to war with them; the commotion needs to be bigger."

"Burn down some of their buildings and warehouses, and let more people die."

"Keep people living in fear, affecting the city's daily work. Do it a few more times, and Congress will take notice."

"As the mayor, he is inevitably the primary person responsible!"

A simple yet very practical strategy. At this special and critical moment, the number one port city absolutely cannot be in chaos.

Once it is in chaos, it must be the mayor's responsibility. The connections Councilor Williams can find will then have the reason and excuse to attack the mayor, which can force the mayor back to the negotiating table.

Simple, effective, and that is the best way.

Once people have a direction, they have motivation and drive. Afterward, everyone prepared to leave to do their own things.

Letting gangs do construction—that is something they probably cannot do.

But letting them do things involving destruction—that is just too easy!

Lanse was stopped by Paul when he was preparing to leave; Councilor Williams wanted to see him.

Although Lanse was not very clear about why Councilor Williams wanted to see him, he was willing to communicate with a guy like this.

Soon, in the hotel suite, Lanse met Councilor Williams.

"Please sit."

Councilor Williams was pouring a drink, "Whiskey or brandy?"

There was alcohol in the suite, as everyone knew, including the Hazardous Materials Bureau.

It was just like how they also knew that the big shots in Congress were all drinking and never avoided it, but they would also never go and look for trouble with the big shots in Congress.

No one would be so foolish as to look for trouble with the Ding Sheng Hotel; behind it also stood a bigger monster!

"Whiskey, not too much."

Councilor Williams brought the glass to him and placed it on the coffee table, "I heard that you have strong control over the dockworkers?"

"Even the Dockworkers Union is not as good as you?"