After hanging up the phone, Donald immediately walked behind Polly and was about to remind him that something was wrong. Before the two could communicate, a reporter stood up.
"Mr. Polly, Mayor Donald, what do you think about the former Otis Mayor Dulin suing the two of them for conspiring to assassinate and usurp his power in the imperial capital?"
The reporter's speech silenced the entire press conference room, and all the noise fell into dead silence at this moment. Even the reporters who took pictures forgot that they should take pictures instead of standing there and looking at this reporter stupidly.
Donald's face was extremely ugly, and Polly's face was also ugly. It was supposed to be a day full of excitement and joy, but unexpectedly, because of one person's speech, the whole thing went into an abyss. There is no doubt that this reporter must have been invited by Du Lin, or at least had a certain relationship with Du Lin. His words finally had an astonishing effect within half a minute. The reporters whose thoughts had paused stood up excitedly and asked their questions loudly.
This news was so hot that Du Lin actually broke up with these two people and took the matter to court.
Although those photos and the reports that favored Dulin's position brought haze to the city of Otis at the beginning, many people with a certain understanding of politics knew that this incident could only cause confusion and would not have any impact on the city. Donald has had too serious a political impact. Because the empire's top brass, that is, the imperial cabinet and the ruling party, did not send an internal affairs investigation team to investigate Donald. In other words, the empire's top brass may think this is just throwing dirty water at each other, and they will not initiate investigation procedures without concrete evidence. .
Only during this period, the parade in Odis City caused Donald a lot of headaches. The appearance of the Anthem Consortium saved him from almost falling.
But what is unexpected is that Dulin actually sued Donald and the Capet family to court at this time. The nature of the case suddenly changed. Dulin must have key evidence, otherwise he would not be able to bring this case to court. The matter went to court. Once he is unable to produce substantive evidence to accuse Donald of conspiring with the Capet family to murder him to gain actual power in the city of Otis, Dulin will be completely defeated and Donald's siege will be easily resolved.
This news is far more popular than the second phase of development in Odis City, and even more popular than the general election - everyone knows what the election is about anyway.
"Mr. Polly, what do you think of the accusations made by the former mayor Mr. Dulin against you and the current mayor? Do you think the accusations made by the former mayor Mr. Dulin can be established?"
"Mayor Donald, I heard that there has been a rift between you and Dulin for a long time. Mr. Dulin did not give you any power when he was in office, so you decided to take revenge on him because of your grudge?"
"Mayor Donald, can you talk about your relationship with the killer and Mr. Solo?"
"Mr. Polly, is the photo Mr. Dulin staged last time directly related to your premeditated assassination? Can it be used as direct evidence?"
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Reporters shouted hoarsely and rushed to the signing table with their recorders in hand. Polly immediately turned pale and walked outside, followed closely by Donald. The bodyguards from the Cape family and the police from the Otis City Police Station stopped these crazy reporters, but they could not prevent the front page headlines of the entire empire tomorrow.
Such big news has touched the hearts of many people, and these reporters have concocted no less than a dozen press releases in their minds to discuss the matter.
"Damn it, what happened to that mad dog? It was my uncle who offended him, and he also took revenge. Why is he still biting us?" Polly cursed in a low voice as he walked away. Solo's disappearance was in This is no longer news in the family. There was no news for more than two months, and no one was alive or dead, and many family members had already guessed that something had happened to Solo. Except for Du Lin, who had a life-and-death stake in Solo, there were no other candidates who could be the murderer.
Mr. Capet did not seek revenge on Dulin, but focused his energy on continuing to develop the family business. This is the most critical moment for the Cape family. If they can win the import and export zone, a large sum of money in their hands will be unfrozen, and the family's strength will increase significantly.
Du Lin is right there. As long as he doesn't leave the empire for a day, you can trouble him anytime and anywhere. But opportunities are not always there, so compared to revenge, seizing the opportunity is the most important thing.
Polly and his cousins have all received a request from the old Capet. No matter which one of them succeeds in becoming the next head of the family, the first thing is to make the Dulin who brought shame to the family disappear.
Polly felt that it was a special favor for him not to go to Dulin. Why did this mad dog take the initiative to bite him? Once there is a huge problem with the investment in Odis City, it is very likely that he will lose in the finals of the final battle for the head of the family, and completely miss the throne of the family head. This was the thing he couldn't bear the most, and it was more important than killing him!
Donald, who was silent and lowered his head, was shocked by Polly's whispered curse. If he heard correctly, Polly said "revenge" just now. In fact, he also knew the inside story of Dulin's assassination. He knew that Solo's grandnephew did it, but it was definitely under Solo's instruction. The rules and regulations of the big family are very strict, and any behavior that exceeds one's duties will be severely punished. Anyone with a noble background would not believe that the assassin did not get Solo's nod.
So when Polly said revenge...did he mean that Solo was finished
Donald's whole body shivered when he thought of this possibility. Only then did he realize what kind of bastard he had provoked. He actually dared to kill the heir of a great noble? !
It was precisely because he knew this news that he realized where his confidence in daring to "challenge" Dulin's rules came from - he believed that Dulin was facing a noble compromise.
The Capet family sent a killer to assassinate him, and he also knew who the other party was, but after Maggs acted as a middleman to resolve the matter, Dulin, who had suffered a huge loss, actually stopped making trouble. This gave Donald a subconscious disdain for Dulin. In fact, like everyone else, he was as powerless as most people when facing someone stronger than him. He could only choose to accept the grievance and compromise on the matter. It is precisely because this "common sense" was unknowingly implanted in Donald's subconscious that he thought it was reasonable to make slight adjustments to Duhring's Law after taking office.
But now it seems that things are not at all what he imagined.
It was not Dulin who was wronged and temporarily compromised, but the Cape family. Even after the death of one of their heirs, they did not speak out and did not ask Dulin to settle the score. This shows that the real winner in this matter is Dulin! He was simply a madman, no, a mad dog, and he actually bit Zoro to death!
Thinking of this, a layer of cold sweat broke out on Donald's back, which made him feel uncomfortable all over. At the same time, his feelings seemed to become more sensitive, as if someone around him was secretly watching him, watching his head, neck, and Heart... and all the vital organs of the body.
Unknowingly, he followed Polly to the mayor's office. Polly sat directly in the seat that belonged to the mayor. He slapped the table angrily, stood up again, picked up the phone, and dialed a series of numbers. number, then looked at Donald with wide eyes.
Donald's mind went blank, but his eyes naturally met Polly's.
The eyes of the two were as angry as fire, and the other was confused. After looking at each other for a while, Polly raised the receiver in his hand, "Can't you see I'm on the phone? Get out!" He pointed with the receiver. Outside the door, Donald walked out in a daze and closed the door.
When the sound of the door closing woke him up from his thoughts, he subconsciously looked back at the office door, the door that belonged to his office.
Now that he was kicked out, a sense of shame was building up, and the younger man told him to get out of his office. Although Polly did not use the word "get out", his tone, his demeanor, and his actions all treated Donald as a servant and insulted him.
This is normal. For these big nobles in the north, there is not much difference between a person from a small noble family like Donald and a low-class person. Moreover, Donald has also joined the Cape family!
Donald withdrew his gaze and walked to the window to look at the ongoing parade in the square. For the first time, a fog appeared in his heart that even he could not see through. The clear future was getting closer and closer to him, and the thick fog covered him. He was particularly confused now about the way forward.
I just hope that the Cape family can be relied upon!
The news that Dulin accused Donald of conspiring with the Capet family to assassinate him spread throughout the empire at lightning speed, and the imperial capital next to Odis also began to spread the news.
Maggs had just entered the cabinet. After answering a phone call, he asked his secretary to invite the leader of the internal affairs team.
At present, the empire does not have a clear department to manage investigating officials and high-level crimes. It relies entirely on the internal affairs group within the party to handle these matters. However, the relevant departments are under preparation and will be proposed in the last imperial parliament in the second half of the year or at the end of the year. . At present, these matters are still handled by the internal affairs team.
The leader of the internal affairs team is called Wallace, a mixed-race man. It is said that his ancestors migrated to the Northern Continent from other places. He has blue-gray hair, which is obviously a characteristic of people from other places. He looked to be about forty-seven or eighteen years old, with a lot of crow's feet at the corners of his eyes, and his face was very pale, a bit sickly and unhealthy. His eyes are very strange. At first glance, they look blurry and chaotic as if they are out of focus, but if you look at them carefully, you can feel something heart-stopping.
He is a very cruel person and a feared executioner in the party.
At this time, he stood by the door obediently, "Your Excellency, what are your orders?"
(End of chapter)