It was destined to be a sleepless night, but daybreak came.
Webster rested for two hours before dawn. At this time, he was very energetic, not at all as sluggish as someone who stayed up all night.
His cheeks were so rosy that there was almost a ray of light shining through. He looked as if something good had happened to him. When he entered the city hall, he kept greeting his colleagues warmly, just like he did the first month he arrived in Otis City. .
After Du Lin left last night, he had a phone call with his family, and then called his guide.
There are many political guides on the political stage, who can also be called political mentors. After all, this circle seems to be placed in a place where everyone can see it, but definitely not everyone can enter. There is no adequate background. You can see it, but you can't touch it unless someone takes you through the door.
The person who brought Webster in was his guide or mentor. Dulin also had one, but he didn't admit it, and the gentleman named Horston didn't dare to admit it. Everyone now knows that Dulin's political mentor was him. Uncle Mags, Huo Siton didn't dare to grab this title, and he couldn't grab it.
When Webster's tutor was woken up by a phone call in the middle of the night, he was very annoyed. No one had bothered him in the middle of the night for many years. It wasn't that his status had improved, but that he was getting older. People needed to Take care of his sleep. No matter how urgent the matter is, we will wait until we are at work during the day to talk to him.
But his annoyance was extinguished when Webster encountered the icy water of the Far North after telling his story.
Dulin's current market situation is too good. Regardless of whether Maggs will completely retire in a year, his influence on the imperial political arena will not change much in the next five years.
More than two decades of being in power have caused certain changes in some things. If Mags hadn't always claimed that this was a new era and a new society, and he was just the prime minister of the empire, even if he suddenly proclaimed himself emperor at this time, he would not have done anything. Someone objected. Things that accumulate over time are not easy to clear away. This is definitely not something that means it is not the case.
If Webster can catch up with Dulin, it will definitely be a breakthrough for Webster. Everyone knows that Dulin lacks allies in the political arena. As long as he wants to make progress and climb up, he must recruit a group of people around him on the political stage to form a new group based on Dulin. as core political interest groups. Only in this way can he be qualified to fight for what Maggs now has and is about to lose.
Moreover, Webster's mentor believes that although Maggs seems to be very selfless, and of course he does it, this does not necessarily mean that he is really willing to completely let go of his influence on politics. Dulin may be one of his front-end characters. He will definitely help Dulin reach the top, and then continue to influence the empire by influencing Dulin. So now, when Du Lin's wings are not full enough, is the best time to invest in him.
The two talked for more than half an hour, and his mentor finally told him to do as Du Lin said and don't be afraid of offending anyone. The more wronged he is and the greater the harm he suffers, the more Du Lin will do to make up for it.
Although no one wants to admit it, they have to admit that Dulin may not be a good person, but in some aspects, such as character and credibility, he still does a good job.
This contributed to Webster's glowing face today. He planned to risk everything to change his future. It was a bit sad, but it was also an opportunity.
There is a regular town hall meeting in the morning to summarize the problems discovered in the government work in the first half of the year and the implementation results in the first half of the year, and then discuss the work progress in the second half of the year and some suggestions for handling it. In fact, this is a very ordinary routine meeting, but today's routine meeting is definitely different from usual, someone wants to jump out.
The person who jumped out was none other than Webster. When the meeting had come to an end and everyone was waiting to get ready to leave for get off work, Webster suddenly coughed and knocked on the table twice, "I have someone else here. I want to explain one thing.”
Everyone looked at him. Some of these people were representatives of the local plutocrats, some were the remaining political forces left by Donald, and a handful were Webster's own people.
The remnants of Dulin's forces had been almost wiped out during the Donald era. Ernst now went to another city to participate in campaign work, Buck went to the Royal Academy for further study, and then two or three minor players also voluntarily dispersed.
They achieved great success during the Dulin period, but they were also imprinted with Dulin's name and could not get rid of it. Even if Webster decided to join Dulin at this moment, he would not be able to use Dulin's people. This is a matter of principle.
He felt inexplicably excited at this time. This was a scene he sometimes fantasized about. He stood in the conference room and told everyone that he would deal with the seven major shareholders, win, gain people's admiration and fear, and then start his life. peak.
When he thought of this, a smile appeared on his face, and with a hint of inexplicable pride, he said softly, "Starting from today, the City Hall will set up an investigation team to investigate the financial problems of the Seventh..."
There was a bang and the conference room exploded instantly. Many people "questioned" Webster in a hurry, why he did this, and whether they knew what he meant by doing this. Even his own cronies couldn't believe it. Looking at Webster, maybe he ate some walnuts that got caught in the door when he went out in the morning
Why did you suddenly become stupid
Looking at the clowns in the conference room, Webster felt extremely calm at this time. His time was coming, because starting from today, he also had someone to back him up.
This world is such a wonderful place. Du Lin is now qualified to be a supporter of others in the political arena. It is really wonderful.
Not to mention the uproar caused by Webster in the city hall, Dulin looked at an old acquaintance with some surprise, a woman he had slept with in the lounge of the mayor's office.
It was a woman named Natalie, who was originally Du Lin's secretary, and she was a little unclear with Du Lin. After Du Lin was dismissed, he did not take anyone away with him. Firstly, he stopped working after he was dismissed, and these government officials may not be willing to continue to follow him out of the empire's system. Secondly, Dulin believes that even if he leaves, these people may not have the opportunity to continue working in Otis City as long as they make no mistakes. So the matter was settled.
What he didn't expect was that Donald, whom he considered a suitable successor, would do the most outrageous thing. Regardless of whether it was Magus's instruction or not, he couldn't do what he shouldn't have done, such as removing the main personnel left behind by Dulin. Important positions are relocated.
Just like Du Lin didn't realize that he would bump into Natalie by chance, Natalie also didn't expect that she would bump into Du Lin by accident. Compared to Du Lin's simple accident, Natalie was a little embarrassed because they rolled over No liability for sheets.
"You are here..." This is a rather special bar. According to the local president, the people who consume here are all middle class, and it is very safe. It seems that the boss has some background, and everyone loves this bar. face.
It is very "clean" here, without all the messy things and people. Although it looks a bit deserted, mainly because it is daytime, in fact there are not many people at night, and the business is not bad.
It was here, when Du Lin was about to chat with the president of the local hometown association, he saw Natalie.
He sat next to Natalie with a glass of wine. The bartender looked up at Dulin and then looked away.
At this time, Du Lin was wearing a pair of sunglasses. People who were not particularly familiar with him would not be able to tell who he was. The bartender thought he was fine because of his clothes and accessories. He was someone who could afford to wear such high-end clothes. , will not cause trouble in this small bar, it will only embarrass them.
"I haven't seen you for a while..." Du Lin greeted, "How are you doing?"
Natalie looked at Du Lin with a half-smile, "I didn't get used to it at first, but people have to learn to get used to it, right?"
Her slender fingers kept drawing circles on the rim of the cup. In fact, Natalie's psychological complexity at this time far exceeded the calmness she showed.
In the second month after Dulin was dismissed from office, she, the mayor's secretary, was transferred by Donald to the archives room to manage various files in the city hall. That is a very important department, because its full name is "Minute Archives Storage Room", but in fact everyone knows that it is a sinecure.
She was a little unconvinced at first. She worked hard and wanted to show off, but unfortunately, before she could show anything, she was transferred to another job and was transferred to the polling department as a deputy. It is said to be the Public Opinion Survey Section, but in fact it has a lower status than the Archives Office and is busier.
At least she was the main person in charge in the archives room, but in the Public Opinion Survey Section, not only was she not the main person in charge, she also had to go out frequently to do questionnaire surveys.
After protesting several times and not being able to see Donald in person, Natalie quit her job in frustration, and then used the savings in her hand and the house Dulin gave her to open a bar.
There was a shareholder of the Seventh Group who knew about this and asked his subordinates not to disturb Natalie. He kept this secret by the way. Maybe it could be used one day. This is why no gang, big or small, dared to come here to take advantage of the situation. Because of the door, a big shot said hello.
She thought she would only see Du Lin in newspapers or on TV in this life, but she didn't expect that one day they would meet again, and it would be in her bar.
There was a trace of resentment in my heart, a trace of sigh, and something I couldn't quite explain.
(End of chapter)