Chapter 376: 377. Chapter 372: Bankruptcy

377. Chapter 372: Bankruptcy

"Withdrawing is no problem, but the management company side..." Hunter didn't agree immediately.

As an executor, in fact, he had done many things for the Bay Area with Charlie. He knew very well that the Bay Area didn't care how you did it; they only cared whether you achieved the results they wanted.

Withdrawing now was equivalent to failure.

In the past, when an execution failed, Charlie would be the one to have bad luck, but now Charlie wasn't responsible for these things, so the one to have bad luck would be him.

Charlie's voice came through the receiver, reiterating, with a trace of something unquestionable in his voice, "Withdraw!"

"Then, I will find out the situation and consider how to solve it."

Hunter was silent for a few seconds and compromised, "You're the boss, Chief."

Charlie on the other end of the phone frowned; he could tell Hunter was dissatisfied with his decision, but he didn't have time to explain it clearly to Hunter now.

He dialed Lanse's number directly, but after dialing several times in a row, it was either not there or no one answered, which also made him realize that Lanse was deliberately avoiding other people's calls.

The police's intervention and subsequent withdrawal completely released the passion of the striking workers; in the end, even the security guards at the docks chose to give up, and the entire dock became a paradise for the workers!

As container after container was opened, the goods inside began to be looted, and the entire dock fell into complete chaos!

Actually, it was very interesting to talk about.

The last time the docks were this chaotic was when the city indulged them in taking action against Imperial immigrants.

The police chose to watch from the sidelines, watching them beat those innocent workers, just like at this very moment, watching them open the containers and snatch the things inside.

Even, they set fire to the Dock Management Company's office.

The raging flames ignited the sky over the entire dock; under the illumination of the fire, people's bright red faces were already filled with various different expressions.

Twisted, ferocious, greedy, hysterical...

The entire dock completely fell at this moment!

The mayor also quickly learned of this news; his current injury was still far from good, and usually, he needed someone to help him complete the action of sitting up slowly.

The gunshot wound in his abdomen affected the movement of his upper body; basically, all movements that required the use of the waist and abdominal muscle groups could not be done.

But when he heard this news, he still sat up all at once, "How could this happen?"

The secretary stood to the side with lowered eyebrows and submissive eyes, "From the news I received, in the evening, the striking worker representatives and the management company's manager had some conflicts. The manager asked the security guards to drive them out, and in this process, both sides used their hands."

"Then more and more people joined, and eventually it triggered this riot. Now the docks have been completely occupied by this group of workers."

The mayor covered his wound, closed his eyes, and only after he felt slightly better did he ask, "What about the police?"

"What are the police doing?"

"That old dog Charlie must listen to the Bay Area; for such a big thing, the people in the Bay Area must intervene. Where are he and his people?" As he spoke, he reached out his hand, "Help me."

The secretary hurriedly walked over, supporting the mayor to help him move backward, and by the way, laid out the pillows so he could lean on them.

"The police went to the docks, but now they have withdrawn; there are too many rioting workers at the docks!"

"They also set fire to the Dock Management Company's house; now even the fire department can't get in!"

The mayor let out a heavy breath; he picked up the phone and dialed a number in the capital.

A moment later, the call should have been connected, "It was not my intention to call you so late, but now there has been a small accident. I want to know when the militia can set off?"

"What, must we wait for the process to be completed?"

"Can it be faster?"

"No, nothing, no problem... Good, I know."

The call was to a friend of his; this friend worked at the State Government Militia Office. He was asking if the militia could enter New Jincheng faster, but obviously, these had to go through the process.

The secretary didn't quite understand, "Why are you so sensitive to the riot at the docks?"

The mayor frowned, "Because it relates to many issues; do you think the dock is just a dock?"

"Whether internally or externally, this is an important political bargaining chip!"

"The more critical the moment, the more it cannot be allowed to have an accident!"

"Once the riot here reaches a certain level, in order to avoid further intensifying the conflict, Congress may urgently call a halt to the militia's entry into the city!"

"If they really do this, many of our arrangements will fail."

Feeling the wound in his waist and abdomen twitch with pain again, the mayor had to close his eyes and concentrate all his strength to fight this pain!

But as soon as he thought of the situation that was getting out of control, it only made the pain more painful!

After waiting for a while, he recovered a little, picked up the phone again, and dialed a number in the special zone.

This time he looked significantly more careful.

"Mr. Johnson, I am Sydney, the mayor of New Jincheng. I am very grateful that you could answer my call, and I also apologize for calling you so late..."

"Thank you for your understanding. Now there has been a small accident here in New Jincheng... Yes, everything is under control, it's just that it might develop somewhat beyond our expectations."

"My idea is that we can solve our own local affairs ourselves. If you have been paying attention... Yes, that's right, the militia will soon enter the city to take over the public security issue."

"Good, good, thank you very much for your support... Yes, I was indeed injured and am still in the hospital. Thank you for your concern... Good, good, goodbye."

After he hung up the phone, his expression didn't have the slightest joy. This Mr. Johnson was a congressman, and his relationship with this Mr. Johnson also ended after this phone call.

He didn't even mention the idea of visiting the other party or thanking them, because he couldn't see the other party at all.

Unless there was a middleman to help him, it was very likely that until he died, he would not have any more contact with this Congressman Johnson.

Now he could only pin his hopes on this Congressman Johnson being able to help him drag it out for a little more than two days.

At night, more people knew about the riot at the docks, and also knew that many containers had been pried open. Some companies, in order to protect their own property, rushed into the docks.

The riot continued to deteriorate; now even if Lanse came, it wouldn't work!

The next morning, almost all the mainstream media in the Federation reported this matter, and the "Federal Daily" even put this news on the front page headline.

The photo used in the newspaper came from a reporter's snapshot: outside a building burning with raging flames, several workers were leaving while holding a large amount of goods.

They also used a relatively thriller-like headline—"The Day the Northern Hemisphere Stopped Turning!"

This directly caused the "Federal Daily" to sell out!

Many people wanted to know how the Northern Hemisphere stopped turning, and also wanted to know what kind of thing could appear on the front page headline of a newspaper of this level!

The newspaper described in relatively detail the entire process of how the chaos was triggered, as well as the current results.

A large number of companies began to protest to the Federal Government, including some multinational companies.

There were more and more cargo ships waiting to enter the port outside New Jincheng, but they never left; this wasn't a simple matter of unloading goods somewhere.

In an instant, the attention of the entire country began to focus here, and even Congress specifically convened a small emergency meeting for this matter!

"Beautifully done!", Congressman Williams gave Lanse a compliment; he rarely praised others so directly.

In order to make Lanse realize the rarity of this sentence, James specifically explained, "I haven't heard this evaluation for many years, Lanse."

"Even 'well done' is rarely heard; his expression is very subtle, this is already the strongest expression."

Lanse smiled, "I hope I didn't mess it up!"

Congressman Williams shook his head, "Of course you didn't mess it up; you did much better than I imagined!"

In front of him was a newspaper printed by the "Federal Daily" branch in Likai State; this report made him feel very comfortable!

"How did you convince those workers?"

Lanse shrugged, "Tell the truth, then give them a little pressure, and by the way, find a solution for them. Mr. Williams, this might need you to help me a little; some of them will very likely be prosecuted."

After hearing this, Congressman Williams laughed loudly, "Leave this small matter to me; whether it's the state court or the local court judges, we have a good relationship."

"The State Attorney General was once my classmate!"

In fact, not only was he his classmate, but he was also Congressman Wei De's classmate, and also the classmate of quite a batch of other celebrities.

At that time, Likai State only had such a university; with their status and background, it was natural that they would go to university, and it was natural that they would become alumni.

"In short, I can help you solve this matter." It could be seen that Congressman Williams was very excited now; one could imagine how important destroying the mayor's conspiracy was to him.

After he was happy for a while, he said, "Next, I will contact Congress; wait for my good news."

"At that time, I might still need your help, Lanse."

"Once Congress starts to intervene, we must make the city stable as soon as possible. In this regard, you should be able to contribute some strength, don't you think?"

Now the public security problems in most cities relied on gangs to solve; the police could only solve the problems of ordinary people, but problems between gangs could only be handed over to gangs to solve.

Lanse nodded and said, "We will take over the port area in the near future; I can't manage other places, but the port area will definitely be able to stabilize."

Congressman Williams was very satisfied, satisfied to the point that he couldn't be more satisfied, "Very good, very good; if you have other problems, you can find Williams."

"You are both young people; you can walk around more, and leave the rest to me!"

Upon hearing this, Lanse knew it was time for him to leave, and he stood up to say goodbye.

"Help me send him off; please forgive me for being old and not very convenient to walk around." Congressman Williams was still very polite, and James stood up immediately.

Looking at the other party's intention to send him to the office door, Lanse took the initiative to ask him not to get up.

But Congressman Williams still insisted on sending him to the door.

When leaving, Lanse also saw Yase; the two were not familiar and hadn't had much contact, but Williams asked Yase to say hello, and Yase said hello very obediently.

The old guy had told him that if he wanted to maintain his current life in the future, then it was best to listen to this half-brother of his.

Yase was very obedient; he took the initiative to say hello to Lanse and shook hands.

When James came back after sending Lanse off, he happened to run into Yase who was leaving, "Didn't you go say hello to father?"

Yase appeared a bit reserved, "He is busy and told me to get out."

James couldn't help but laugh; he walked over and patted Yase's arm, "This is also a way he expresses love; don't take it to heart."

"Don't run around everywhere recently; it's not very safe outside."

Yase nodded and watched James leave.

This was the difference between him and James; Congressman Williams told him to get out, but James could enter the office—this was the "first-mover advantage."

This couldn't be blamed on him or his mother, because at that time his mother was just a little girl.

When returning to the office, Congressman Williams was talking to a congressman, which actually reflected the gap between him and the mayor.

The mayor had managed things very well in Fides before, but Fides was not a particularly important city after all, and the political resources he could contact were very limited.

And what about New Jincheng here?

It related to the major shipping problem of the Northern Hemisphere; not only was it rich, but it also had rich political resources.

He could talk directly to congressmen, and not just one, and it wasn't a one-time favor.

James came in and sat opposite him on tiptoe. Congressman Williams glanced at him, revealed a smile, and continued talking on the phone, "Yes, it's too chaotic; if we let the militia enter the city, it will only further intensify the conflict!"

"I heard that Tanfei has already started a war, it's just that they haven't officially declared war yet."

"New Jincheng's status in the global transportation industry will become more important; we might even become number one in the world!"

"But if we let the conflict continue to intensify and escalate now, it might push the future toward an unpredictable future!"

"Good, I'll wait for your good news; I've already talked to others too."

"After the matter is resolved, there will definitely be no less of the things here for you... Haha, good, I will go to the special zone next month; let's play a few rounds then!"

He hung up the phone with a smile, then curled his lips, and then looked at James, "Sent him off?"

"Sent him off."

He smacked his lips, took out a pipe, and took a puff, "Lanse's ability is very strong; if you can win him over, it will be of great help to you and our family's future."

"Of course, this is before you are sure; when you are not sure, you can be friends first."

"I am now urgently wanting to see Sydney's stinky face; this shot of his was taken in vain!"

As he spoke, he couldn't help but laugh, "Interesting!"

What he meant by interesting was Lanse's approach; this time it dragged quite a few people in the Bay Area into the water, and the influence caused was even greater.

And those companies that caused huge losses would only put pressure on the Dock Management Company.

If the Williams family wanted to dominate New Jincheng, they would have to consider the follow-up in dealing with these people in the Bay Area.

In terms of attitude, in terms of stance.

In the past, Congressman Williams didn't have any other ideas, but now, he didn't really want to "co-govern" New Jincheng with the Bay Area!

He had greater ambition!

The docks had become worse after continuous fermentation; many dock workers even clashed with some people protecting company property, and the entire dock became more chaotic.

Humans are a very terrifying animal; once the devil in the heart is released, it will cause huge destruction!

Just like now, there are flames everywhere, even more chaotic than the last time!

Heavyweight media reporters from all over the Federation arrived in New Jincheng one after another; their first stop was always to go to the docks to film. With the arrival of these people, more news about the riots in New Jincheng began to spread at home and abroad.

It even once suppressed the undeclared war on the Tanfei continent—

The world's first and second largest shipping docks were both on the Tanfei continent. Now, because of the outbreak of war on the Tanfei continent and the trend of war spreading, the importance of the New Jincheng docks was constantly increasing.

If the New Jincheng docks also had problems and couldn't recover in a short time, it might not only cause chaos in world trade, but for the Federation, it also lost an opportunity to become number one!

Congress convened a temporary emergency meeting again to discuss the disposal of the New Jincheng docks.

Among them, Congressman Johnson stated that the riot in New Jincheng was just a strike by workers dissatisfied with wages and could not be counted as a riot; it was entirely possible to ask the state government to urge the Dock Management Company to solve the current problem as soon as possible through wage increases and other means.

But several congressmen also put forward different views; these congressmen believed that the problem of the New Jincheng docks was not just a wage increase problem, but involved many aspects.

And the importance of the New Jincheng docks was very special; in less than a year, the New Jincheng docks had two riots. If these problems were not thoroughly solved, the same situation would only constantly appear later.

With the core of solving the dock problem, a working group was sent to New Jincheng to assist various parties in solving the problem.

After more than an hour of discussion, Congressman Johnson finally had to accept the result of the vote.

At 6:30 that evening, Congress issued an announcement to the outside world.

They would send a congressman and three representatives to New Jincheng to investigate and solve the dock problem, and at the same time, Congress urgently called a halt to the militia that was about to set off.

Once the news came out, some people laughed so hard they couldn't stop hiccuping, and some people were in so much pain they wanted to cry!

When the news spread back to New Jincheng, the chaotic New Jincheng seemed to be quiet for a moment... ===== CHAPTER 377 =====