Chapter 469: Cooperation and Attack

"I heard there was a car accident in the city?"

The mayor sat at the desk looking at the documents in his hand as before. The dominance of this city returned to the hands of the "master of the city."

A failed battle, but he was only a millimeter away from victory!

For this failure, he actually accepted it more easily than people imagined!

He fought against the interest groups of a city with his own strength and almost succeeded. Even if he failed in the end, the losses of the masters of this city were actually much greater than his!

Those favors, those compromises behind the scenes, transactions, these were huge losses!

If you want to win a war, you must pay more for everything than your opponent in the war!

After the game failed, everything returned to the past. Apart from his future political career being almost cut off, there was actually not much that was unacceptable.

He still had a "decent" result, which was already the most decent.

The secretary nodded on the side and said, "Yes, the legal commissioner of the Liji Group and their team were hit, only two survived."

The mayor put down the fountain pen in his hand and took off his glasses, couldn't help laughing, "Who did it this time?"

He knows the filth in this city too well!

They once used this trick to deal with the investors he invited, making those investors scared away from New Jincheng overnight!

The secretary picked up the coffee pot and walked over, pouring some for him, "Seems like it was done by Lansi's people."

"He wants to extort four million in liquidated damages from the Liji Group."

The mayor showed some enlightened expressions, "It's him?"

"The first time I saw him, I knew he would become our big trouble, and the facts are indeed so."

"But just like I told you, he will not only become our trouble, but also become someone else's!"

Saying this, he was also a bit amazed, "His appetite is really not small."

The secretary smiled and nodded, "There is actually another thing in this. He once did a business with the Liji Group before, and purchased over a million grapes at a very low price when the prohibition just started."

"When it was time to deliver, the price of grapes had already doubled several times, and the Liji Group directly tore up the trade contract he signed."

"Then he transferred the debt to the bank through debt transfer."

"Although he also got a sum of money, it was over a million less than what he could actually get."

After listening, the mayor sighed, "How greedy!"

"Actually, this is already making money for the Liji Group, but they are still not satisfied and want to earn more, but this time they chose the wrong person!"

The mayor climbed up from the bottom. He spent half his life completing the gorgeous turn from a bottom-level politician with no foundation to mayor, so he knows better than those people born with prominent backgrounds what's inside.

When the Liji Group signed contracts with farmers, they also signed them when prices didn't rise. In other words, they could make money regardless.

But it was because they were not satisfied that they earned less, that they triggered a series of situations.

He took a sip of coffee, "This time they will hit a steel plate."

Unfortunately, he couldn't participate in such an interesting thing.

When the two were having fun in their busy schedule, the telephone ringing on the desktop suddenly sounded.

He looked at the phone ringing for a while before answering, "This is the Mayor's Office."

"Mr. Mayor, Mr. Lansi is outside. He said he wants to chat with you."

"But he didn't make an appointment..."

"Let him in." The mayor's expression was a bit strange. After he hung up the phone, he looked at the secretary, "Lansi is here."

"Lansi?"

There was a trace of blankness in the secretary's eyes. He began to tidy up the coffee and pastries on the table.

Regardless of what he came here for, ensuring the cleanliness of the office was no problem.

A few minutes later, the office door was pushed open by the duty secretary. Lansi said "Thank you" and walked in from outside.

"Sorry, my injury hasn't healed yet, so...", the mayor sat there without moving, with a blanket on his legs.

Gunshot wounds are not so easy to heal, and it was a gunshot wound that penetrated his body.

This shot cannot be said not to be worth it, because it almost brought him victory.

It's just that now, looking at it from the perspective of a loser, it is indeed a bit... not very worth it.

Lansi immediately expressed understanding, "Of course, you don't have to stand up."

He took the initiative to walk to the table and shook hands with the mayor simply, then sat opposite the mayor's desk.

"So... what do you want to chat with me about this time?"

The mayor smiled and glanced at the secretary, "Just now I was chatting with him about you."

Lansi smiled, "Hope it's a good thing, not a bad thing."

The mayor laughed loudly, "We were chatting about the car accident."

Lansi was not surprised, and didn't avoid it, saying, "I am teaching them a truth: here is New Jincheng, the New Jincheng of New Jincheng people!"

The mayor's smile faded quite a bit. He hated this sentence!

This sentence made his wound ache again. He sarcastically said, "If I'm not mistaken, you are not a local."

Lansi didn't deny it either, "But no one can say I'm not a local!"

"I have New Jincheng's birth card and ID card, and I will marry a girl from the Lawrence family. You know, they still have status in some people's minds, although they haven't had any outstanding representatives in these years."

As the former landlord class, big slave owner, big farm owner, big plantation owner...

The Lawrence farm, which has a series of titles, is existence on par with the Wade family and the Williams family in the eyes of those old New Jincheng people.

However, they don't have any particularly representative figures in politics, that's all.

But in terms of agriculture and influence, they performed very well!

Farmers around the Lawrence farm will take their crops to the Lawrence family for sale, which is more profitable than handing them over to channel merchants.

So these words of Lansi did hit the point. With the dual "affirmation," he is now a thorough New Jincheng person!

No matter who it is, they can't change this cognition!

As for whether he is an Empire person, does that still matter?

The mayor was a bit emotional, because Lansi was as "sharp" as ever.

"Then what did you, this New Jincheng person, come to find me, this failed outsider, for?", he signaled the secretary to prepare a cup of coffee for Lansi.

Lansi was stunned for a moment, but soon reacted. He looked at Lansi, and he also had his own calculations in his heart.

"Looks like you encountered trouble," he said.

Lansi put down the coffee and shook his head, "Not exactly trouble, just some people make me not like them."

The mayor also had a few more smiles on his face, "I don't like these people either. On this point, we can reach a consensus!"

He signaled the secretary to open the cigarette case, and then made an inviting gesture, "Want one?"

Lansi took one, lit it, and the mayor asked, "What do you want to get?"

Glancing at the blue sky outside the window, "Police Chief position."

The mayor frowned slightly, "Do you have a conflict with Hunter?"

Lansi didn't answer directly, "You could say that."

Originally their relationship wasn't particularly good, and now Hunter helped others provide convenience for setting him up. Regardless of what relationship he has with these people and why he wants to do this, it doesn't change the fact that he did it.

Since the person in such an important position as the Police Chief can't even do the most basic "neutrality," let alone stand on his side, then change to another one!

The City Police Chief has administrative work, and this position is indeed very important to some extent.

At the same time, it has always been held in the hands of Chali. Regardless of whether it is himself or Hunter, they are all in the same line.

The mayor became interested, and the smile on his face became warmer, "It's not an easy thing to get this position, Lansi."

"I don't look down on your ability. I looked down on you before and paid the price for it."

"Behind Hunter and Chali is the support of the entire Bay Area."

"It's hard for you to arrange your people in this position."

"And you saw it, I am a loser now. It's very hard for me to provide help for you in this matter, for example, helping you get Hunter down."

"This depends on your own ability."

"But if you can get Hunter down, then in the matter of appointing a new Police Chief, I can help you."

The mayor has lost most of his power. Although he is still the mayor, if he wants to remove Hunter, then soon someone will come to find his trouble.

But he doesn't want to cause trouble anymore, so this matter must be done by Lansi himself.

Undoubtedly, this will make Lansi directly confront the Bay Area.

This is also what the mayor wants to see. He just wants to see such a situation, only in this way can he vent his anger!

He lost, so what?

Everyone don't live well!

Lansi nodded, "If you can agree, then I will find a way to get Hunter down."

"Finally, I also have a question, what do I need to pay?"

The mayor considered for a while, his expression became a bit indescribably strange, as if he was reminiscing, and as if he was regretful and remorseful, eventually turning into relief.

"Many people who support me have placed heavy bets in the Xingang District. If possible, I hope you can take care of them a little."

Lansi's gaze shifted to the mayor's face. The mayor looked at him frankly, without any hidden or flickering gaze. After the two looked at each other for a moment, Lansi nodded slightly and stood up.

"Good, then it's settled. I still have some things to do, so I won't stay long."

He picked up the coffee and drank it in one gulp, didn't continue to shake hands with the mayor, and left directly.

"Send Mr. Lansi off."

The mayor instructed, and the secretary ran two steps to open the room door for Lansi and followed him out of the office.

Along the way, neither of them spoke until they were about to leave the City Hall building, when the secretary asked, "How do you plan to do it?"

Lansi didn't answer him, just shook his head and left by car.

After sending Lansi away, the secretary returned to the office. He was a bit curious, "Why would you say such words?"

The mayor looked at the cloudless sky outside the window, as blue as a perfect sapphire, "Because Williams."

"You know, when Williams stands with them, they are one body."

"But Williams has already determined to run for mayor, and very likely will win and become the new ruler of this city."

"You tell me, at that time, is this city listening to Williams, or listening to the Bay Area?"

This is a question. The secretary thought for a while and said, "Of course listening to... Williams."

"You don't have to worry about my feelings!", the mayor said, then nodded, but shook his head again after a while, "Right, but not entirely right."

"When they are together, they are friends; when they are separated, they are enemies. No one is willing to give up the power in their hands, so there will be competition and struggle between them."

"Lansi is clearly on Williams' side, so they will confront each other sooner or later."

"Let those old men in the Bay Area who are used to treating power as private items in their pockets hand over their scepters of power, they won't agree!"

"Helping Lansi is equivalent to accelerating the friction and struggle between them."

"Anyway, I'm already like this, what else is there to worry about?"

He even hummed two songs, humming for no reason, just like his mood was very good at this time.

"Williams is a smart person. Once he has a conflict with the people in the Bay Area, he will realize that if he wants to get rid of the Bay Area's restraint on his power, then the best way is not to rely entirely on the New Jincheng dock."

"Apart from the New Jincheng dock, what other dock in this city can he get started with quickly and use to play games with the New Jincheng dock?"

This is equivalent to saying the standard answer, and the secretary also said the answer the mayor wanted, "Xingang dock."

The mayor smiled and nodded, very satisfied with this answer, "Yes, Xingang dock. We all know that someone will always enable it, but we didn't expect that it would be enabled in this way!"

Enabled in a way that the New Jincheng interest group splits and begins to confront!

Lansi is now on Williams' side, so naturally, the Xingang District will also be Lansi's territory in the future!

Having this "transaction," although the mayor has failed, he can still maintain some political resources and capital resources!

After listening to these, the secretary respected the mayor more and more. Although he lost, he was really only a millimeter away from victory!

Lansi, who came out of the City Hall, was still recalling the conversation with the mayor just now. Actually, the process was not long, and the content was not much, but the information revealed was very rich.

This is a good way to solve the trouble of Chali and Hunter for him, but before that, there needs to be a method to kick Hunter off the position of Police Chief.

The reason it is kicking Hunter off the stage, rather than killing him, is to avoid the contradiction between Councilor Williams and those people in the Bay Area escalating comprehensively before he wins the election.

Although doing so will also be a bit unpleasant, it definitely won't be too bad.

You kicked the old man's dog, and killing the old man's dog, are definitely two different things!

One is that you don't respect the old man, one is that you despise the old man, that's too far apart!

Although the mayor lost, he is still a wise person!

Lansi asked the driver to drive directly to the Williams Manor. He wants to talk to Williams about changing the Police Chief to someone else.

The vehicle turned directly from the city center and headed to another district.

William, who just came out of the office, looked at the back of the motorcade in the distance, frowning slightly, "Seems to be Lansi's motorcade."

He said to his assistant, "What can he do coming to the city center?"

Saying this, he shook his head and got into the car. He didn't expect Lansi to go to the mayor. Perhaps apart from Lansi himself, no one could think of this point.

You know, they were "life-and-death enemies" before. The mayor found two groups of people to deal with Lansi. If Lansi wasn't strong, he might really have been beaten down.

William skipped these messy thoughts and went to talk to several landowners in the Empire District about the purchase.

He wants to buy a piece of land to build a high school. This is his promise, and he definitely needs to realize this first.

It is actually very easy to become a politician trusted by people, as long as you keep your word.

But this is also the hardest, because the things promised by most politicians cannot be realized, especially those promised to basic voters.

He doesn't want to become a "lying politician." He is still thinking about what Lansi told him before, that he might be "Mayor William" in the future.

And Emily is also pregnant. If it's a boy, he must continue to work hard in this direction.

Not long after the car came out, the driver vaguely noticed something wrong.

"Mr. William, someone is following us."

William subconsciously turned his head to look behind. The driver didn't even have time to remind him.

A car behind suddenly began to accelerate!

They discovered William looking back and also realized that they were discovered!

This made William couldn't help but feel a bit terrified and angry, "What the hell do these people want to do?"

But the driver didn't know, only let him "sit tight," and then began to control the car.

However, fortunately, he was not alone. Apart from his assistant, there was also a bodyguard in the car.

The bodyguard directly pulled out a weapon and shot at the car that intended to crash into them. For a time, the sound of gunfire was loud, and there were screams from people on the whole street!

The cars on the road also took the initiative to stop on the side of the road!

Federation people understand this too well. No one will watch when gangs are fighting, because newspapers report every year that people are accidentally injured by stray bullets while watching.

Some were even mistakenly identified and shot to death, so when the sound of gunfire rang out, the whole street was full of people looking for cover! ===== CHAPTER 470 =====

Federal citizens understand this all too well; no one will stand around watching during a gunfight, because every year the newspapers report on people who were accidentally injured by stray bullets while watching gang shootouts.

Some are even mistaken for participants and shot dead, so the moment the first gunshot rings out, the entire street is filled with people looking for cover!