The steam locomotive slowly entered the station in Turner City. The warehouse and land transport terminal not far away were as busy as ever. A large group of coolies were shirtless and wearing cowhide overalls in the winter, moving goods one by one. Move up and down.
Next to it, there is a large hook powered by steam, but this batch of goods does not seem to be suitable for mechanical transportation.
There was no sign of reluctance on the faces of the rough guys who were covered in sweat. The treatment at the station has changed drastically from the past.
To put it simply, the salary is higher, the benefits are better, and you are less tired. You will have at least one day of rest per week. If there are too heavy goods, Mr. Crean will personally use the hook to lift them. Help them unload their cargo.
Speaking of Mr. Crean, Dulin actually saw this old man. He was standing on the side of the warehouse, clapping his hands loudly and directing the work order of the coolies.
Maybe he felt someone watching him from behind, or maybe he was just mentally sensitive for a moment. He looked back, was stunned for a moment, then turned around to face Du Lin respectfully, took off his hat, and bowed to salute.
Now, he needs to look up to Du Lin, although almost nine years ago, Du Lin was just a not very outstanding coolie under him.
Dulin smiled and nodded in greeting, then withdrew his gaze and walked out of the station with the bodyguards leading the way. Even though it was just a nod, it was enough to make Mr. Crean excited for many days.
Getting into the car that came to greet the couple, Ophelia looked at the scenery outside the window very curiously. Turnell is located in the southwest corner of the empire. From here, you can walk southwest for a few days to leave the border of the empire and enter To a small country located at the corner of the Empire and the Federation.
It used to be quite backward, but now it looks completely different. The whole city gives people a completely different experience.
The dirty roads where you can occasionally see horse manure have become quite clean, and pedestrians have become more confident, unlike in the past when people on the streets were expressionless or a little numb.
The shops on the roadside are all open, not closed because of the arrival of winter, and they look prosperous.
In fact, speaking of it, it is still inseparable from the relationship with international financial and trade organizations.
The car drove for more than forty minutes before arriving at a high-end residential community in the east city of Tenel. In the past, this area was owned by Gedol's chassis. His reputation in Tenel was enough to intimidate people at all levels. At that time, he More reliable than the police station.
But it is a pity that in the end he committed suicide out of fear of crime. Looking back now, the first batch of tycoons and celebrities Dulin knew, including important government officials, more or less fled in the end because of Peter. Escape, die to death.
Those people were indeed quite crazy for a long time because of Peter, but in the end they also fell on Peter. It was like a reincarnation, and no one could escape.
Finally, the car stopped outside the villa where Mason now lives. This villa used to belong to a local tycoon. Later, the tycoon was imprisoned for some things that were inconvenient to disclose, and part of his property was taken away by the Imperial Central Bank. When the auction was held, the remaining portion fell to the Town Hall.
It happened that Mason was not the mayor at the time, but just the chief of the police department, so he intercepted the house as a kind of "evidence."
After he was successfully elected as mayor, the case happened to be completely concluded. He bought this unmanned building at a very low price from the judicial auction jointly organized by the city hall and the Turnell City Court. I asked about the villa and moved in.
As soon as the car stabilized, Mason and his fiancée, the little secretary, came out of the room to welcome him.
In fact, according to the rules, Mason is Du Lin's elder brother. He has higher power than Du Lin in the family. He does not need to come out to greet Du Lin.
But sometimes there are some things that can't be explained clearly. Anyway, as long as it's not bad.
Du Lin got out of the car and hugged Mason, and then Mason began to introduce the girl next to him, "You know her..." This sentence was said to Du Lin. Du Lin met this little secretary more than once, and once I even saw her helping Mason find something under the table.
Du Lin punched him, and Mason laughed and introduced, "Emil..." He looked at the little secretary, "You know him too, but you definitely don't know this lady..."
Emil didn't wait for Mason's introduction, smiled and said, "Of course I know Miss Ophelia, the president of the Angel Charity Foundation."
Only then did Mason remember that Ophelia had such an identity and title. He patted his forehead and said, "A family of celebrities, I suddenly realized that I had forgotten who I am..."
Emil held his arm and did not answer for him. Dulin walked with him towards the facade of the villa. Mason just made a very cold joke, and Dulin didn't find this joke very interesting, so He didn't answer or support Mason.
Mason glared at Dulin with some distress, and then laughed again. After entering the villa, the temperature suddenly increased a lot. The thermal cycle very effectively increased the space temperature within the villa building structure, at least close to 2 Around 17 or 18 degrees Celsius, Dulin and Ophelia both took off their heavy coats.
Two men sat together and chatted, and two women sat together and chatted.
"It's been a year. As a leader, do you have any special feelings?" Dulin picked up the firewood burning in the fireplace with a pair of pokers. This fireplace was actually more of a decoration.
Many sparks flew up. Mason took a sip of the wine with ice cubes and thought for a moment, "There are more things to take care of, and the power in the hands is greater. Everyone has begun to wear masks habitually, including myself."
This is the deepest feeling he has had in this year. In the past, he was just a police chief. Because he had Dulin's support behind him, he would never consider such stupid questions as what to do if he spent all the money. .
He often entertains guests, treats them to dinner, takes everyone out to play, and also holds birthday parties for police officers on their birthdays.
The chief, who is so generous and willing to spend money, is loved by everyone. If every police officer encounters some trouble and doesn't know how to solve it, they will go to Mason and explain their problem clearly.
At that time, everyone was sincere, at least compared to now, sincere, enthusiastic, and without barriers.
Since he became the mayor, these things have disappeared. No one has come to confide in him about his troubles, and no one has told him who is celebrating his birthday. Even if he wants to invite everyone to dinner, Both his former colleagues and those in the city hall dealt with him with fear and caution.
He could feel that those people would rather not say a word all night, rather than say a wrong word because they talked too much.
Gradually, he finally understood that power is different from power, and status is also different from status. People are afraid of his power and status and therefore wear masks, and he also needs to wear masks to face these people.
If there is a special change in life, maybe it is... He looked back at Emil and laughed twice, "I feel very troubled and tired as a mayor, but what about you? You will feel tired. I think your position will drive people crazy!"
“More officials, more departments, more power entanglements, interest entanglements, as well as problems and contradictions within the government, and problems and contradictions in society, there are so many, my head is about to explode just thinking about it now. !”
He slapped his head and sighed, "This is really not a fun job!"
Dulin nodded twice in agreement, but in fact he didn't think so. In his opinion, power was just a tool in his hand, a necessary step to pursue his ultimate goal.
Power will only make it easier for him to move toward his predetermined goal, and it will never make him feel tired or tired.
If there is such a situation, it can only mean one problem: Mason is not made for this line of work.
In fact, this is indeed the case. Mason cannot be blamed because he does not have the talent in this area.
A child of a country farmer has not received any serious elite education, and sometimes he does not even know some uncommon words. He has never even run a small business before, and he is suddenly asked to manage a city. It's indeed a bit overwhelming.
But fortunately, there will always be someone to help him manage the city. He is more like a traditional official, who only needs to manage a few top officials of the department who are responsible to him.
This kind of management method has disadvantages and advantages. The disadvantage is that if the people below deliberately collude to deceive the superiors and deceive the subordinates, Mason may not find anything wrong until his death.
But if these people can be controlled, his workload can be greatly reduced and the government can work more efficiently.
In the past two years, some news about the "Korsma Family" has begun to spread gradually. The brothers and sisters of the Kosma Family have emerged in all walks of life. Some people believe that this will become the most powerful family in the empire in the next hundred years. one.
Mags strongly supported Dulin. Dulin's own abilities and the political legacy left by Mags were enough to bring him infinitely close to the position of the first man in the empire.
At the same time, his and Ophelia's child will inherit the best of both families. From the moment this child is born, he is destined to become a world-shaking figure, unless he is born a fool.
The Kosma family will influence every aspect of the empire for more than a hundred years, and some speculators are beginning to plan to bet on the Kosma family.
There are no clues yet on Du Lin's side. He is too fierce and opinionated. Even speculators don't like people like Du Lin, because the process of getting along with Du Lin is not very pleasant.
On the contrary, several other brothers and sisters have already shown signs of success. They are more suitable than Dulin for investors and speculators to place bets on the "Xma Family".
For example, take Kinsel's agency, the big guys in the film and television industry invested in her agency regardless of returns, and they were not optimistic about Kinsel, but Dulin.
This also includes the current department heads in Turnell City Hall. They help Mason manage the city not for Mason, but for Dulin!
From this period to the beginning of next month, I may be traveling between the hospital and home, mainly to check various organs in the body. I always feel that people are really too fragile.
(End of chapter)