News that Beiguan Municipal Council Chief Commissioner Dale Bucklo was suspected of violating stock trading regulations suddenly made headlines.
There was even more negative information about him in some gossip tabloids, including photos of him kissing his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jia.
Of course, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this is a splicing of different photo negatives, which is a darkroom technique.
But most people naturally didn't understand, how could the photo be fake? It was spread with great fanfare and became a hot topic.
Both the Supreme Procuratorate and the Donghai Regional Statistics and Investigation Bureau have received a number of letters of complaint, some anonymous and some with real names.
After several days of silence, the Supreme Prosecutor's Office finally issued a statement that the Special Operations Office has set up a special task force to investigate a series of illegal activities suspected of involving Baclo.
On the same day, the Beiguan Council passed a resolution to temporarily suspend Baclo from his positions as Beiguan Chief Municipal Commissioner and Beiguan Councillor.
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Empire State Building Royal Suite 9802 reception room.
Looking at Mrs. Bucklo who was crying opposite him, Lu Ming felt helpless.
But it is true that a lot of the scandals about Baklo were uncovered through in-depth investigations after we got clues from her.
If I don't see her, I will feel really sorry for her.
He looked again at the young woman in cheongsam sitting next to Mrs. Bucklo, who was Bucklo's daughter-in-law, Mrs. Jia.
Mrs. Madeline Bucklow came with her daughter-in-law this time.
At this time, Mrs. Jia was quietly comforting her mother-in-law.
In fact, Mrs. Jia said she was from Central China and wore a cheongsam, but her makeup was very Westernized, with deliberately drawn drooping eyebrows and squinting eyes, which was the kind of high-end face that some people in later generations praised. In terms of figure, she was also plump, with thick legs and a big butt.
But although the makeup made her look a little ugly, she was actually quite beautiful when she put on normal makeup. Mrs. Jia is indeed smart and capable.
Her makeup, of course, has a different meaning from her original world. I think it’s because she feels that this kind of makeup makes women look independent and difficult to mess with.
It was obvious that Madeline's visit this time was her idea.
After Baklo was taken away by investigators from the Supreme Prosecutor's Office, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law seemed to have suddenly become a family. After all, in times of crisis, if a towering tree in the family falls down, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law will also be in big trouble. When the nest is destroyed, no one can keep the eggs safe.
"Commissioner Lu, what do you think we should do?" Mrs. Jia looked at Lu Ming, and even her tone of voice sounded a bit like she was speaking Western.
Lu Ming said: "We can only wait for the results of the investigation. If Dell really didn't do anything illegal, the Supreme Procuratorate shouldn't make things difficult for him. Besides, Dell has a lot of supporters in the political circle, so he should be fine."
Mrs. Jia sighed softly, "Commissioner Lu, my mother-in-law and I mustered up the courage to come to see you. I am also a member of the Beiguan Council and I am active in the political circle. So, Commissioner Lu, I want to tell you the truth. I know that only you can help my father-in-law now. When the Supreme Procuratorate issued a statement, it meant that my father-in-law's party had given up on him. The person who tied the bell must untie it. Commissioner Lu, only you can help him. My father-in-law actually intended to recommend Commissioner Lu as the next chief municipal commissioner..."
Lu Ming sneered in his heart, thinking that you really speak without thinking. Even if Bucklo wanted to use this condition to exchange, not to mention that he is in trouble now, even if he is still the same as before and his prestige is not damaged, even if he retires normally, he cannot recommend the position of chief committee member.
In order to put this big tiger into the cage as soon as possible, he sent out all the problems he had found out since he had become enemies with him, as well as the problems he had found out through Madeline, all at once, in order to kill him in one fell swoop and not give him any chance to breathe and counterattack.
Before this big tiger was locked up, he had to deal with various investigations and had no chance to fight to the death.
Moreover, various newspapers broke the news and various reporting materials were filled in.
It also made the forces with whom he originally had a cooperative relationship quickly realize that he was in huge trouble, so if they wanted to help him do things, they had to think carefully.
His desperate fighting style was reported and reported in various newspapers.
In fact, it would be very offensive in the eyes of senior management.
But this is the only way I can do. The situation changed too quickly and it was completely different from my original plan.
If you give the big tiger, Baklo, a chance to catch his breath, he may suffer a fatal backlash.
And Mrs. Jia, obviously, knew from some channels or by guesswork that she was the mastermind behind the incident.
Including Madeleine, who has just woken up from her dream, and with the help of this shrewd daughter-in-law, she is afraid that she has told her about her secret contact with him.
Of course, Mrs. Jia couldn't turn against her mother-in-law now, so she could only coax her mother-in-law and encourage her to meet her. In fact, she wanted to meet him in private.
"Councilman Jia, Dale meant well by recommending me to be the next chief, and I thank you! But he's in big trouble, and I really can't do anything about it." Lu Ming looked at Madeline, who was wiping tears with red eyes, and said, "Madam Madeline, I can promise you that you will be safe."
Hearing this, Mrs. Jia was slightly startled and looked at Lu Ming with a thoughtful look in her eyes.
There was a light knock on the door, and then it was pushed open. Shirley was standing in front of the door. "Sir, this is Director Jordan of the Special Operations Office of the Supreme Prosecutor's Office calling."
"Oh, okay." Lu Ming stood up and nodded apologetically to Madeline: "I'll go answer the phone first."
When Mrs. Jia heard that it was the Special Operations Office of the Supreme Procuratorate, she sat up straighter with a flickering look in her eyes.
Madeline kept wiping away tears and said, "If he, he is not here, what is the point of me, me being safe..."
Madeline obviously didn't know much about what the various agencies did. She didn't even know that the Special Operations Office she called was the agency handling her husband's case.
Lu Ming looked at her and sighed softly in his heart. What she needed was a warm family, and he really couldn't do anything about it.
Although I have taken advantage of her in many things and I do feel a little guilty, I can help her to the best of my ability. There is nothing I can do if I can't help her.
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Jordan called, hoping that Lu Ming would take time out tomorrow to make a record, because some of the reporting materials involved Bucklo's speech at the municipal meeting, which provided policy conveniences for some companies that transferred benefits to him.
The real-name whistleblower is a stenographer who frequently attends municipal meetings.
But this also requires circumstantial evidence to confirm that the materials he reported are true and reliable.
Lu Ming agreed and chatted with Jordan for a few more words before returning to the reception room.
"Dale's matter is difficult to handle." Lu Ming shook his head, wanting to put an end to the visit between Madeline and Mrs. Jia, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, and carefully considered his words, "How about this..."
"Uncle Lu, is there really no hope for my father-in-law?" Mrs. Jia suddenly said.
Lu Ming was stunned. Uncle Lu
As if she could see Lu Ming's surprise, Mrs. Jia said, "You are my father-in-law's peer. You have always called him Dale. Of course, Carl and I should call you uncle."
Lu Ming was speechless.
In fact, Shirley deliberately made it clear where the call came from because the little girl was a little smart and knew some of the things going on. She thought she might be blackmailing Bucklo's family, so she deliberately said that the call was from Director Jordan of the Operations Office. Otherwise, no matter who called her, it would usually be kept confidential and not let the customer know.
Sure enough, Mrs. Jia's attitude changed again, and she directly called him uncle.
In fact, I should be several years younger than you.
Being called uncle by a young woman of twenty-four or twenty-five, Lu Ming sighed inwardly. He felt that he couldn't help but look old. This was not the first case. There was Wang Jinfei before, and it won't be the last. There will probably be more and more such cases in the future. This is just the beginning.
Not to mention, the younger and older ancestors in the family are also the ancestors who are worshipped.
"Uncle Lu, my father-in-law's party has abandoned him, right?" asked Mrs. Jia.
Lu Ming smiled and said, "I don't know about that. It's not like we're giving up. Any party will help their colleagues in trouble. But if a colleague is involved in a crime, there's nothing we can do about it, right?"
"If, I mean if, I and two other members of the party leave the Liberal Party and join the Grand Ecumenical Party, what will be the consequences, uncle?"
The more she called him "Uncle", the more proficient she became.
Lu Ming sneered in his heart, this was probably her real purpose.
Firstly, it was a show of support for her father-in-law and a way to gain a good reputation in terms of personal relationships; secondly, she was already considering what to do if Bucklo really went to jail.
If the party leader is really involved in multiple crimes and is prosecuted, the reputation of the Liberal Party's North Gate branch will be greatly damaged, and she will be the first to bear the brunt. It is not certain whether she can keep her status as a member of parliament.
Since the top leaders of the Liberal Party have already abandoned her father-in-law, a small fry like her could become a victim of the Liberal Party's rectification of party discipline at any minute, and the possibility is very high. After all, the new leader of the Beiguan Party branch must first restore the image of this branch. He will make great efforts to rectify party discipline and suppress the influence of the original Bucklo's direct line. She has no political future if she stays in the Liberal Party.
If she could switch to the Grand Ducal Party and still get protection, it would seem that she was actually different from her father-in-law and had made a beautiful break with the past.
But she alone would not be enough of a bargaining chip, so she brought in two allies, both of whom were probably Bucklo's confidants and were in the same situation as her.
"Uncle, don't say you can't make the decision. You are the leader of the Grand Public Party in Beiguan!" Mrs. Jia reminded Lu Ming with a smile.
On the other side, Madeline was stunned and looked at her daughter-in-law with a fierce look in her eyes again.
Lu Ming was shocked when he took a sudden glance. This old lady might have mental problems.
"Congressman Jia..."
"You can just call me Cuihua. This is my nickname at home, and my father-in-law calls me that." Mrs. Jia said with a smile.
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Well, I'll call someone to accompany you and Madam Madeline to the hospital. I feel that Madam Madeline has suffered too many setbacks in her life recently, so it would be best if she could go to the hospital for a thorough checkup and recuperation..."
He met me, and then went home and made a fuss about murdering the daughter-in-law or the mother-in-law. In this chaotic situation, it would be difficult for me to clear myself.
Mrs. Jia was stunned for a moment, then turned her head and was suddenly startled by Madeline's direct gaze.
At this moment, Madeline shuddered and came back to her senses, and said blankly: "Where am I?"
Lu Ming sighed softly in his heart. This old woman was actually quite pitiful.