Chapter 821: Big scandal

The Deputy Governor's other empty hand brushed his hair from his forehead twice. His movements were very gentle.

But the next second, he suddenly flicked the cigarette in his hand towards the chief, and at the same time grabbed the ashtray by his side and threw it over.

The chief didn't dare to dodge, he just hugged his head and took the ashtray hard.

The ashtray fell to the ground and made a clear impact sound. Outside the door, the butler's voice sounded at the right time, "Sir, do you need me to come in?"

The Deputy Governor's butler stood at the door and asked.

The Deputy Governor shook his shoulders, letting the sleeves that were lifted up due to sudden large-scale movement be put down again, "No, I will call you if I need anything."

He said while looking at the chief, "And then?"

Just now the ashtray hit his arm directly. Fortunately, he raised his hands, otherwise, just this one blow could have smashed him to head and face bleeding.

The Deputy Governor didn't show any mercy at all, directly aiming at his head. Of course, this was also a manifestation of his anger.

If everything is really as the chief said, Sheriff Ma Xiu, this "key clue", fell into the hands of the other party and was interrogated about some things, the chief couldn't run away first, he was the second.

In fact, many times it doesn't necessarily require evidence to do it.

Government administrative orders are not laws. They don't need to meet certain regulations or laws to take effect. They only need a word from the Governor, and then sign, and many things will run wildly in the worst direction.

Not to mention that even the law may not bring people true fairness and justice.

Once public opinion is pushed, in order to solve public opinion, the Governor might have to sacrifice them.

The Deputy Governor was still thinking about running for the next Governor, and didn't consider that he couldn't even keep his position as Deputy Governor now. How could he continue to maintain a good temper?

Most people in power are bad-tempered. It's not that they lack upbringing or have bad nature.

It's just because the power they hold makes them more self-centered most of the time.

As long as their thoughts and requirements are not met, they will feel offended and will be angry.

It's just that some people can hide these negative emotions and always convey positive emotions to the outside world, making themselves look more upright.

They will also lose their temper and have a bad temper, just like this moment.

The chief rubbed his painful arm on a small scale and continued to say with a hard scalp, "In the process of looking for him, we found some clues..."

Before he finished speaking, the Deputy Governor couldn't help but interrupt, "Then why don't you bring him back?"

"What the hell are you waiting for?!"

The chief's head lowered even more, "He was picked up, and the other party might have used a private doctor."

The Deputy Governor's widened eyes closed a lot. He leaned back on the chair and looked up, closing his eyes, "Waste!"

If it was really a private doctor, it means that this matter is not just related to gangsters like the Lan Si family.

"What do you want me to help you with?", he asked.

This is the reason why the chief came here and told him all these things.

Just like a child can't handle a thing, his most likely choice is to find a parent. The chief hopes to discover some clues they can't find through the Deputy Governor's interpersonal relationships or other ways.

The chief said softly, "The matter was triggered from the Lan Si family. If we end here and pay some price, can it be used as a compromise condition?"

The Deputy Governor lit a cigarette again. He thought seriously, and occasionally glared at the chief. After a while, he nodded helplessly, "You can try."

"I want to ask, how much goods did this Ma Xiu you mentioned swallow from the Lan Si family, so that the other party had to use such means to deal with him?"

The chief said softly, "About two million market value goods."

When the Deputy Governor heard this number, he was also... indescribable. This number made him waver. He suddenly understood why Sheriff Ma Xiu wanted to swallow this batch of goods.

Because there were too many!

More than two million, it is no exaggeration to say that an ordinary family would not be able to save so much money in a hundred lifetimes without eating or drinking.

But at that time in front of him, this two million, maybe even more, was just like a wallet dropped on the side of the road without being picked up.

He only needed to lead the police officers to attack, block these cars, and then handle the bodies as usual, and this wine worth at least two million market value became their pocket money!

They are highway police, police officers of the State Police Department. Who the hell would have thought that this batch of wine was not black-eaten by gangsters, but black-eaten by police?

However, it is a pity that he didn't do this.

The Deputy Governor looked at the chief, "How much did you get from this?"

The chief lowered his head and gave a bitter laugh, "You might not believe it if I say it, I haven't received the share that belongs to me from this money yet."

The Deputy Governor couldn't help but laugh twice, "And then it became like this, a mess."

"You don't even have the qualification to lick the bottom of the pot, are you kidding me?"

The chief shook his head, "He might give it to me, but after all things are over, we can't wait for that day to come."

The Deputy Governor sighed, "You can always break through the lower limit of my cognition of you!"

He paused, "Go do things, I will help you watch. If there is any news, I will call your office or home."

The chief did not refuse, and he did not have the qualification to refuse now.

After the chief left the room, the Deputy Governor's brows were grabbed tighter instead.

Just when the chief was still there, he had already thought of something, but he didn't say it.

He picked up the phone and asked several friends in the political arena, and provided him with a very important piece of information—

In Denuozhou, Mayor Wei De is not the only cross-city mayor from Laizhou, but the first mayoral candidate from Jincheng, and successfully elected.

Similarly, the Lan Si family is the evil force in Jincheng.

To say that there is no connection between them at all, the Deputy Governor doesn't believe it.

Perhaps Mayor Wei De knows something, but he doesn't want to call Mayor Wei De now.

He doesn't like Mayor Wei De. After this outsider came, he has been pushing for economic construction and local development very hard. He used some influence and relationships in Laizhou before to promote the rapid development of the local city economy.

In this environment where the economy continues to decline and depression, there is a city that is becoming better and better in a counter-trend way.

More jobs, more social welfare. It is said that the food stamps they distribute are more than other places, and there are also very important reception centers and free food.

The city's tax revenue is also higher than other places!

All of this is telling people a very simple and unadorned thing—Mayor Wei De has the ability to improve the economy!

For the Federation people, the most simple idea is to have a stable job and a stable income.

Even if they lose their jobs accidentally, they can still maintain a life that can at least fill their stomachs by doing odd jobs and food stamps.

Even if they accidentally become homeless, at least there is free food to survive the winter and a place to avoid the cold, so they won't starve to death.

There are quite a few people who support him, including the state government. Some people think that Mayor Wei De is indeed a good hand at handling the economy.

He accumulated a lot of experience in developing the economy in Jincheng, and these experiences were effectively reflected after the city he served in, which means these experiences can be replicated locally.

Being able to replicate means that more cities can improve their economic situation through this replication behavior. This is the most simple idea of ordinary people. They want food and clothing, and it is best to have some extra money to deal with risks.

This made the Deputy Governor's road to the election full of bumps. This is definitely a powerful competitor, so he doesn't want to call Mayor Wei De.

But things have developed to this point, it is no longer a matter of whether he wants to or not.

After a while, he brewed his emotions and dialed Mayor Wei De's phone.

His psychological construction might have been done in vain, because Wei De was not there.

The secretary told him that after Mayor Wei De returned, he would let Mayor Wei De call him back.

After putting down the phone, he began to continue thinking, but this time he was not thinking about Wei De, not that... Sheriff Ma Xiu, but the chief.

Protect him, or not protect him?

He just listened to the chief talk about the crazy things Sheriff Ma Xiu and those crazy highway police did, and he felt a sense of sweating.

Cold sweat, without any temperature, the weather that had already cooled down made him feel colder!

These bastards are really crazy. He had never thought that these people could be bad to this point!

If he wants to forcibly protect the chief...

He has a headache. He might have to pay a huge price, and in the end, he might not be able to get any actual benefits, and it might also make his governor election bubble!

If he doesn't protect the chief, the chief also knows a lot of things. How can he make him shut up and not talk nonsense?

Although the Deputy Governor was not involved in these shocking things, the transfer of benefits exists, even if he himself was unaware.

Even if he can wash away most of the accusations, a charge of bribery and dereliction of duty is definitely unavoidable, and his election dream will be completely finished!

Headache.

The chief was right about one thing: they have trouble.

Later in the evening, Mayor Wei De took the initiative to call, and he answered it.

"Is there anything the Governor needs me to do?"

Because he held a good hand, Mayor Wei De's tone was very light, and there was no irritability and dullness when they had to talk before.

Now he is like a teenager dancing in the rain, full of joy!

And this expression of emotion made the Deputy Governor believe even more that that damn Sheriff Ma Xiu was in Mayor Wei De's hands.

"I want to make a deal with you, Wei De," the Deputy Governor spoke very directly. He didn't want to go around with someone he hated, so he went straight to the theme as soon as he came up.

Mayor Wei De also seemed to realize something. A person who almost never contacted him suddenly called to confront him, which was definitely not just for things on the surface.

"What deal?", he asked, "I don't have anything valuable in my hands, and I don't have much money myself."

The Deputy Governor didn't want to go around with him, "Sheriff Ma Xiu is on your side, right?"

"Hand him over to me, you set the conditions."

If there is any way to not consider whether to protect the position of the State Police Chief, then there is only one possibility, Ma Xiu fell into his hands.

Mayor Wei De laughed and said, "Is this person by my side?"

"How come I don't know?"

The Deputy Governor's mood became worse, "Are you refusing?"

This sentence actually revealed some meaning of threat, but Mayor Wei De was not afraid at all, "You think it is, it is. I don't care."

The Deputy Governor was laughed at, "You think getting a Ma Xiu can threaten me?"

"Wei De, you are not a child, can you not be so naive?"

Mayor Wei De didn't have the slightest weakness or retreat, "I didn't threaten anyone, nor do I intend to fight with anyone. I am communicating with you calmly now."

"You insist on me admitting things I can't admit, what do you want me to do?"

The Deputy Governor's voice became louder, "We all know what's going on. While you are playing with me, aren't you also playing with yourself?"

"I am very sincere to solve this problem, and I can guarantee you that Ma Xiu and those police officers of his will be removed from their posts. It doesn't matter how your friends do it. This matter ends here!"

Mayor Wei De laughed and said, "I'm just afraid that the conditions I set, you can't accept."

This sentence also equals admitting the Deputy Governor's point of view. This Ma Xiu is in Mayor Wei De's hands. He asked softly, "Set a condition."

Mayor Wei De pondered for a while, "Looking at your sincerity, okay, I'll change a condition. If you can do it, I'll give Ma Xiu to you."

"If you can't do it, then our call ends here."

The Deputy Governor took a deep breath, "You say!"

Mayor Wei De laughed and said in a joking tone, "You publicly announce your withdrawal from the next governor election, and power support me to win in the election, and I will return Ma Xiu to you."

"You can talk to me about conditions, which means you actually know Ma Xiu's value. Don't say I didn't give you a chance!"

"Can't do it!", the Deputy Governor exploded with dirty words in the receiver, "What you got is just a pawn at the lowest level. You can't change the situation!"

He hung up the phone heavily after speaking.

Another few days passed. Mei Luo called Lan Si and told him a somewhat outrageous news: Ai Lun had returned to Jincheng with his people.

Lan Si also felt incredible. Later, Ai Lun explained their escape situation on the phone—

"We kept going west and entered Nanya'an State."

"Nanya'an State.", Lan Si repeated.

Nanya'an State is a state on the southernmost side of the West Coast. This was Ai Lun's first time coming to the West Coast. From entering Nanya'an State, he felt a different style.

If his impression of the East Coast was those high buildings, elites wearing exquisite clothes and carrying briefcases shuttling through various financial companies.

It is white-collar workers holding sandwiches and coffee, running on the crowded streets in the morning, preparing to start a new day of work.

It is a fast-paced city where people put economy, development, and politics on their lips.

Then Nanya'an State is like... pastoral school!

The West Coast is also the base camp of the Liberal Party. They support this kind of free and loose life, letting people shout "Long live freedom" and then move towards economic recession—this is reported by the Social Party newspaper.

They claim that a large part of the reason for the economic downturn in the Federation is that the Liberal Party doesn't know how to make society progress on economic issues. They only know how to engage in their set of ideological things.

As for the Federal Party?

The Liberal Party and the Social Party are also colliding, so more people join them, and their proportion in Congress and the entire federal society is also larger.

On the contrary, the Federal Party, which dominated a period of social status after the founding of the country, has gradually declined to this day, and there is still no improvement.

There are also many companies on the West Coast, but the slowness of people's pace of life makes them look freer and more casual.

People won't race against time. They might choose to order another sandwich and sit down to drink coffee between being late for work and sitting down to drink coffee.

This can also be considered as letting Ai Lun experience a different style of customs.

They didn't stay in Nanya'an State for too long, and then crossed four states from the northern interstate highway. Three people took turns driving for twenty-four hours, and finally, after almost a week, they drove the car back to Laizhou.

Mei Luo said that the car needed a major overhaul to be driven again, and the car was smelly, and it needed disinfection or something.

In fact, the smell was some blood that hadn't been cleaned up. They had to be thankful that the temperature was not high now, otherwise they might have been infected by the bacteria and viruses in the car before they came back.

In short, the general situation is like this. They threw the body of Sheriff Ma Xiu's eldest son in an abandoned warehouse on the side of the road out of the city to the west of Hongshi City halfway. This kind of warehouse is not only in the east, but also in the west.

They are all bought by ultimate speculators whose development of the casino city exceeded expectations, waiting for one day when everything can return to the past.

Lan Si listened to him finish the whole kidnapping process and gave him an evaluation—too clumsy.

However, fortunately, the whole thing had a very good handling result, which can be considered a good thing.

In late November, major newspapers in Denuozhou received a material package marked "Important News".

Many newspaper offices, especially large ones, receive many similar packages every day.

There are always people who think they are the great writers of the world, and writing something casually will become sought after by thousands of people.

These types of free manuscripts are transferred to editors and editors-in-chief who specialize in reviewing manuscripts. More senior editors, such as editors-in-chief, will only review those serious political news, such as front-page headlines.

News that is entertainment-oriented or not so serious is handed over to others for screening before deciding whether to use it.

He was busy with the work in his hands when an editor-in-chief knocked on the door, "Can I come in?"

The editor-in-chief nodded, "Of course you can."

It was an editor-in-chief whose job was to pick out those news materials provided by the public.

He handed the package in his hand, "You have to look at this."

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