The Governor's Office on the top floor of the State Building on Prince Avenue.
"I think we should end this meaningless dispute." Goering looked at Lu Ming who was sitting opposite him.
Lu Ming said calmly, "Is it meaningless? Mr. Governor, it is hard for me to imagine that you can be innocent under the assistance of so many corrupt officials. We have solid evidence against every Rose Party cadre we investigated and imprisoned. I think if there is a parliamentary election here, you will lose all your seats soon."
Goering stared at Lu Ming. "Let's not talk about whether your evidence is true or not. Just look at the huge chaos you created. In just over a month, more than 200 local civil servants were called to the Joint Investigation Committee for investigation, and more than 60 people are now detained by you. Your actions remind me of the Northern Territory more than a decade ago. They had a campaign to clean up the territory, right?"
Putting down the teacup, Goering continued, "Perhaps you have been in the Western Regions for too long and you take it for granted that the world is in chaos. However, your actions not only damage the Rose Party, but also the credibility of the entire cabinet, and weaken the legitimacy of the United Kingdom government..." At this point, his eyes suddenly lit up and he looked at Lu Ming, "Oh my God, I know, I know who supports you to do this!"
Lu Ming said nothing, but continued to sip his tea slowly.
Goering stared at Lu Ming, "You don't really want to go back to the era when the king was supreme, do you?"
Lu Ming said calmly: "There's nothing wrong with it."
Goering smiled and said, "I saw the answer in your eyes, General Bit. In fact, we could have arrested you."
Lu Ming glanced at him and said, "It's not like you haven't tried this before."
Goering nodded: "But Commissioner Gauss has withdrawn his troops, and this time is different." As he spoke, he handed a telegram to Lu Ming.
It was a reply from Lieutenant General Scholz, commander of the Geide District Garrison, to Prime Minister Dumas, which roughly meant that he acknowledged Prime Minister Dumas's point of view that "Major General Bit" had crossed the line and that he could help Governor Goering quickly quell the chaos here.
"I have to say that every time we met, I could see that General Scholz was friendly to you. Maybe you thought so, but he obviously supported the Prime Minister."
Goering showed a triumphant expression on his face. "However, Prime Minister Dumas believes that this kind of arrest will ultimately damage the prestige of our entire United Kingdom government. Therefore, he hopes to get your cooperation to end the chaos in the Guede region."
Lu Ming smiled: "I don't think this is his leniency. I believe that he is not sure about the consequences of such an action. The First Control has gradually cut ties with the armed forces in the past few years. He should know that there are still many sympathizers of the First Control in the armed forces, including the Gaide Garrison. He is worried that once the army intervenes, the direction of things will be out of his control."
Goering frowned slightly.
Lu Ming continued: "However, I would like to hear what the Prime Minister has to offer?"
Goering then handed over a piece of paper.
The above content includes ending most of the investigations being conducted by the FIC against the Rose Party and releasing all detained Rose Party members. The Rose Party will register voters in the Gede Special Administrative Region and promote the long-promised universal suffrage.
"Of course, the Joint Investigation Committee can continue to investigate the very few black sheep of our party with decisive evidence." Goering smiled. "As for General Bit, if you can leave the First Control, the Prime Minister promised to arrange a suitable position for you in the Sixth Secretary's Office, where you can give full play to the general's ability. Moreover, the general has been promoted to major general seven years ago. Perhaps it is time for him to make further progress."
Looking at Lu Ming, Goering said, "In fact, General, the people who instigated you to come to the Gaide region probably failed to recognize one fact. Even if a general election is held, the winner in the Gaide region will still be our Rose Party. Even if the Gaide people are given the right to vote, we will be the winner in the end."
Shaking his teacup, Goering smiled and said, "In fact, I would like to give the Gaeds the right to vote. Then, other ethnic groups besides the Gaeds, as well as tens of millions of new immigrants, will vote for us because of fear. They all know that everything they have now was taken away from the Gaeds. When the Gaeds' political status rises, only the Rose Party can better protect their interests."
Lu Ming nodded. Goering obviously regarded him as a political novice, which was why he explained it to him in such detail.
As for the Rose Party, they should have determined that they were the vanguard in ruining the Rose Party's reputation, and then the royalists would push for elections to completely end the Rose Party's dominance in the Guede region.
In fact, I will eventually become a victim. Only a political rookie would act like a madman like me.
At least, that's how traditional politicians see it.
"General Bit, I think General Dönitz certainly didn't make any clear promises to you. You have been in the Western Regions for a long time and have few friends in the royal capital. I really hope you can listen to the voices of your true friends. Everything you do now will only hurt your own reputation." Goering sighed softly.
Lu Ming slowly handed the note back. "My condition is that the Rose Party's regional branch in Gaide is extremely corrupt and rotten to the roots. Governor Goering, you must be held responsible for this and should resign. I really can't imagine that in the modern social system, when corruption has become an obvious and common thing and the people are accustomed to it, the leader of such a ruling party branch still has reasons to talk about its legitimacy without resigning?"
Goering's face changed and he stared at Lu Ming gloomily.
"These are my conditions!" Lu Ming stood up and said with a smile: "Also, I hope you are not prepared to arrest me here if the negotiation fails, otherwise we will really become a gang fight. I have asked you to talk several times recently, but you avoided me..." He shook his head and walked out.
Goering stared at Lu Ming's back, then looked at the phone on the table, his face changing from gloomy to bright, and finally, he picked up the conversation.
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Police Headquarters.
Lu Ming sat in the main seat, and on both sides sat upright senior police officers, including Durant.
After everyone from the director to the deputy director were invited to have tea, Lu Ming, the only deputy director, began to take charge of the work of the police station.
In fact, Lu Ming first came to the Gaide area as a nominal deputy director just to hand over power and clean up the mess. Later, when the Joint Coordination Committee was established, many people had probably forgotten that he was still the deputy director of the police station, and there was no document officially removing him from this position.
Just like that, after becoming leaderless, Lu Ming took the initiative to take charge of the work of the police station.
The director of the state police is appointed by the governor, but Governor Goering obviously would not acquiesce that the entire management of the police department he appointed became criminals, so he did not appoint a new director for the time being, which gave Lu Ming the opportunity to take advantage of the situation.
However, many mid-level and senior police officers were promoted during the first control period, and it is impossible for them all to be replaced in a short period of time. Now they are very happy to return to the old order.
Lu Ming spoke briefly and asked all senior police officers to stay at their posts. The more extraordinary the times, the more important it is to maintain clear public security.
Suddenly, a black-clad secret agent hurried in from outside, came to Lu Ming and whispered something.
It is said that David, director of the commissioner's office and acting director of the anti-corruption bureau, was attacked by gunmen. Although various precautions had been taken, the number of gunmen this time was extremely large, with dozens of people, who ambushed David's convoy.
More than a dozen security personnel were killed. If the First Control Special Service helicopter had not arrived in time, David would have died.
At the same time, several FCI bases and safe houses were attacked.
Some safe houses were lost, and several important witnesses who would testify against the Rose Party were killed.