Chapter 377: 378. Chapter 373: New Motivation 66617

378. Chapter 373: New Motivation 66617

The mayor leaned on the bed, looking at the scenery outside the window for a long time. The secretary stood by and was very worried, but it was not easy to make a sound.

From the moment the news came, he had been in a daze.

In fact, the secretary also knew why—

So many preparations and arrangements, spent so much energy, used so many connections to do this thing.

Now it was only one day away from success.

Twenty-four hours, not even twenty-four hours, the militia could enter the city. As the legal ruler of this city, he could let the militia eliminate all people or organizations that did not obey him.

Whether it was Lanse or those fleas in the Bay Area, as long as it was someone he didn't like, he could take them out directly, and then let the city be thoroughly cleaned from top to bottom!

It was only one day away.

Congressman Johnson could not win this day for him; he heard that the other party had many people, and they all suggested intervening in the riot at the New Jincheng docks immediately.

He lost.

Lost because there were not so many congressmen speaking for him, lost because his foundation was not as solid as those old political families!

Perhaps from the beginning, he lost. An ordinary small character stepped onto a big stage; could he really complete an increasingly wonderful performance?

It was time to wake up.

The ringing of the phone made him look sideways. He turned his head, answered the phone, and his tone was very depressed, "It's me, Sydney."

"Me, Mike."

"What happened to you guys these two days?"

Sydney was silent for a while, "Some terrible things happened. Have you heard any new news?"

Mike's voice sounded somewhat uncomfortable, "The negative things brought by the dock riot are too big. They won't care who triggered this riot; they don't know those people, and they don't know their names."

"But they know you; you are the mayor of New Jincheng, and you are responsible for everything there!"

The mayor sighed, "Mike, we are friends; just be direct, I can take it."

Mike coughed; obviously, he didn't expect the mayor to be so direct, making it not easy for him to be tactful.

But since the other party was so straightforward, he didn't feel embarrassed, "Regarding the matter of nominating you as the Speaker of the House, we discussed it and need to discuss it further."

Although the mayor had some guesses, when the other party said it at this moment, he was still full of anger!

"How do you plan to discuss it?", his tone was very impolite, with a questioning attitude, which also made Mike very unhappy.

He was the representative of the Likai State Socialist Party; although he didn't have any actual power, he couldn't formulate a city's policy or solve some people's employment problems.

But he could decide who could be nominated and who could not be nominated!

"I don't like your tone, Sydney!"

"You made a mess of New Jincheng; now we all doubt whether you can hold such an important position as Speaker of the House."

"You can raise objections, but you have to think clearly about how you explain everything you are encountering now."

"But you don't have to worry too much; we will give you a suitable job!"

As he spoke, Mike hung up the phone.

The mayor smashed the receiver hard on the base and cursed.

In fact, he liked to curse very much in the past; when he was in Fides, he talked to those big rough guys. If you were too civilized, they would feel that you were out of place with them.

Only by being full of dirty words like them and saying a few obscene jokes when there was nothing to do could he get along with the worker representatives.

After coming here, he rarely did that; after all, that was just his disguise, but now, he really wanted to curse.

The secretary hung up the phone again and stood to the side, looking at him with some worry.

The mayor closed his eyes and lay down for a while before sighing, "The nomination for Speaker of the House is very likely gone."

This was inevitable.

This time he designed an almost impeccable plan; once successful, the entire New Jincheng would be under his control, and the benefit delivery he promised to those people could be realized.

Mike, other party representatives, and key figures in the Socialist Party were not helping him for no reason!

He was not a character like Congressman Wei De or Congressman Williams, who had a deep background or political connections; he was just an "ordinary person" who came from an ordinary family and struggled for half his life to get to where he was today.

He didn't have the opportunity to make mistakes, because as long as he made a mistake once, there would be no next time.

Undoubtedly, this time he couldn't fulfill his promise; those people couldn't get the benefits he promised, so naturally, they wouldn't exert effort for him anymore.

The secretary pursed his lips, "We still have time, still have opportunities."

He laughed, "Williams and the Bay Area won; they will soon cooperate to clear out our people in the city, and this city will return to its original appearance."

The secretary reminded, "There is also Chief Dai Er."

"Dai Er?", the mayor shook his head, "He is thinking about returning to the special zone; this is Congress's decision. Do you think he will stand on the opposite side of Congress?"

"Don't be naive; he will soon start to stay out of it." He sighed heavily again, "Although I don't want to admit it, I have to admit that I lost."

The secretary was silent, and the atmosphere in the room was very heavy.

However, soon, the mayor made some laughter, "Although I failed, Owen, you still have a chance."

"Your starting point is higher than mine; although I failed, there will eventually be a lot of political heritage left for you!"

"You will definitely be able to go further than me!", there was light flowing in his eyes, as if he saw another self!

This made Owen feel the heavy burden on his shoulders, "I don't know if I can do it well."

"You definitely can!", he said and paused, "Since I have accepted the facts, then in the next period of time, I will serve you."

"Although I lost the opportunity, those people shouldn't think about having a good time either!"

The mayor suddenly laughed loudly, laughing while covering his wound; the laughter affected his injury, but this time he didn't stop!

"Williams, Lanse, Bay Area, I want to let them continue to fight; no one should stop first. It's not enough for me to be the only loser; there must be more!"

Seeing that the mayor seemed to have regained some fighting spirit, the secretary also breathed a sigh of relief, "This is indeed a good idea!"

The next day, people from the state government arrived in New Jincheng; the mayor was still in the recovery period, and they also had to do some preparatory work.

Perhaps the words Congress and Congressman still had a great deterrent to the underclass of society, and society had not evolved to the point where they dared to spit on these congressmen, and the chaos in the city was unexpectedly much better.

Vaughn and the worker representatives also gathered at Lanse's side.

For these two days, they didn't make money; Lanse told them that others could take those goods home, but they couldn't.

As worker representatives, they would definitely be investigated, and they would definitely try to find ways to make them plead guilty and serve their sentences, so taking the goods home at this time would not have any other meaning except for lengthening the sentence.

If they wanted money, Lanse could give it to them, and there were many ways to make them rich.

"Now the riot cannot stop, but it doesn't have to continue to expand; you have to show an attitude that you can talk."

"We don't really want to riot; our appeal is just to force them to the negotiating table and talk to us seriously, not to perfunctorily deal with us."

People in the office nodded one after another. Lanse looked at Vaughn, "Prepare some negotiation materials, such as evidence that wages haven't increased for more than two years, evidence that wages have increased in half a year or a year in other places in the state, and the extent of the wage increase."

"If we stop now, it will instead make this action have more political tendencies, which is unfavorable to us."

"Our appeal has always been very simple: increase wages, reduce working hours, and improve treatment!"

Others also nodded one after another, because this was indeed their appeal, and they hadn't thought about participating in any political events, although they did destroy the mayor's decision.

Dave was more familiar with Lanse; here, besides Qiangni, it was him.

He also said some worried problems, "This strike, many people were injured, and there were also people...", he pursed his lips, and his lips were somewhat swollen, "Someone died accidentally."

"Many?", Lanse asked.

"There are a few.", he said vaguely.

Lanse looked at Vaughn, "Are they all our worker brothers?"

"There are a few workers, and there are also some security guards."

After Lanse finished listening, he didn't care, "They can't find the murderer, it's impossible to punish everyone, so in the end, it might be you who have to bear this part of the responsibility, but it won't be the crime of murder."

"So don't worry about these things; handle the arrangements for the dead and injured brothers well; these can all be counted, and talk to them."

"Remember, you are a vulnerable group; when you should make a fuss, you must make a fuss, resist, don't be afraid."

"The purpose of the congressman coming down this time is to appease your emotions; as long as you show the possibility of accepting their conditions, they will try their best to make concessions!"

While talking, Elvin knocked on the door and stood at the door.

Lanse glanced at him and then said, "Okay, that's it; if there are any problems, contact me again. Remember, stay calm, there is nothing to be afraid of; I can help you solve all problems!"

In fact, things had developed to this point, and it was useless for them to want to quit; they could only go all the way to the dark!

Several people stood up one after another and said goodbye to Lanse. After they all left, Elvin walked in and said, "Lukaer brought people to destroy one of our temporary warehouses again."

Lanse frowned, "Hasn't that undercover agent been dealt with?"

Elvin's expression also became more serious, "This is what I want to tell you; maybe there is still an undercover agent!"

Lanse rubbed his face with both hands, "This son of a bitch is like a ghost, always pestering me. First, find out who knows about the temporary warehouse."

He said and frowned, "Then arrange it for him."

Elvin was a bit worried, "Will it cause any trouble? The congressmen are coming!"

"No, they won't; they will only help us cover up these things..." ===== CHAPTER 378 =====