Shadow Empire

Chapter 193 The Reason Why You Can’t Lose [Monthly Ticket 666+6]
"Am I an outsider?"

Eric laughed out loud when he heard this, "My...uncle is the mayor, and I am an outsider?"

The few followers around him were also laughing, as if this was really a very funny thing.

But as he laughed, he stopped laughing.

Those little followers were too embarrassed to laugh.

For characters like them, the thing they hate and dislike the most is having a moody "master". You never know whether he is laughing or angry, just like now.

Everyone was embarrassed.

How happily they laughed just now, how embarrassed they were now, afraid that Eric would ask "What are you laughing at".

But Eric's focus is not here right now. This "rumor" is targeting him, he is well aware of this, and the rumor has now isolated him.

People said that if Shayna, the opera flower of Jingang City, was picked away by an outsider like him, it would be a shame for the younger generation of Jingang City!

This also made the local forces in Jingang City unite together in the pursuit of Shayna, which was rare.

Originally, everyone pursued Shayna based on their own abilities, but now several young people have been selected and they are concentrating their efforts to pluck Shayna, the flower of Jingang Opera, first.

He wants to destroy something, he is very angry now.

In recent days he could clearly feel that he was being targeted.

He sent one cart of flowers, and others sent two carts.

He gave a pearl necklace, and others gave a set of pearl jewelry.

Don’t say that pearl jewelry is not valuable. When pearls reach the “jewelry” level, they are also very precious and valuable.

These people clearly wanted to prevent him from succeeding and to suppress him in everything and make him feel uncomfortable.

Shayna, who originally seemed to have some interest in him, suddenly became reserved again and even refused his invitation to dinner, which she would sometimes agree to in the past.

In short, he had clearly seen a glimmer of opportunity, but now it had been extinguished. He hated those who spread rumors very much!

And this group of people who followed suit.

He knew that this was jealousy, at least that's what he thought, because he was the "young master" of the mayor's family, and they were not.

They are jealous of their special status, jealous of the mayor's power, and jealous of many things, so they target me.

Because I am so outstanding.

But I’m still angry!
"The mayor asks you to come over, Master Eric." The old butler appeared outside Eric's room silently. Eric, who was sulking, glanced at him and quickly put away his temper.

This old butler is the mayor's uncle, and can be considered Eric's grandfather. Both his identity and his importance to the mayor surpass Eric's.

"Okay, I'll be right there..."

The old butler smiled and turned to leave.

Of course he saw Eric's impotent rage, but he wouldn't say anything about such things.

The mayor called him here today. In fact, Eric had also heard the rumors that he was the product of his mother and the mayor's violation of human ethics.

But he doesn't care about these rumors at all. So what?
And he secretly hoped that this was true.

Because everything he has now is based on the fact that he is the mayor's illegitimate son. If one day someone proves that he is not the mayor's illegitimate son, everything will end.

So he wanted all this to be true more than anyone else. Only if it was true could he enjoy forever everything that came with the mayor's power.

Wealth, status, privilege!

He soon arrived outside the mayor's office. The mayor also had an office in his own manor. He stood at the door and knocked.

Before he is allowed to call out the name "Dad", he must abide by all the rules here.

"Come in."

He pushed the door open and the first person he saw was the mayor's personal secretary, a very young man, about the same age as him. He was a very important assistant to the mayor uncle and was also very nice to him.

The two men smiled at each other, and the secretary gave him an affirmative look, telling him that the mayor was in good spirits and there was no need to worry.

This is a unique tacit understanding between people of their age.

Eric gave an appropriate response to the secretary's kindness. He had some pride as a host, so he behaved very reservedly.

After the secretary left, he came to the middle of the office and stood there, looking down at his toes, "Uncle, the housekeeper said you were looking for me."

The mayor rubbed his wrist. Several party representatives had already gone back yesterday. He arranged for someone to go and see them off, and also brought some local specialties of Jingang City.

The government affairs that had been piling up over the past two days suddenly exploded, and he had been dealing with them from morning to night, including today and the weekend, working from home.

He took a sip of the black tea cup, and Eric quickly went to fetch the teapot warmed on the alcohol stove, poured out the not-too-cold tea in the cup, and replaced it with hot tea. Seeing Eric's filial piety, the mayor raised the corner of his mouth, but soon restrained it.

This small gesture made Eric feel better. So what if Shayna didn't become his wife in the end?

When his uncle the mayor becomes a big shot in the state government, there will be many women who want to climb into his bed.

"I heard recently that you had some fun with those young people?"

Eric was stunned at first, then he became a little worried and said carefully, "I didn't expect to disturb you. I'm pursuing a female opera singer named Shayna. I don't know who said that if I pursue her, I will be a shame to my peers in Jingang City."

"Now they are targeting me every day. I have decided to give up competing with them."

"Give up?" the mayor asked in a relaxed tone, "Why give up?"

This question made Eric stunned for a moment, "Because... because will this affect your work, uncle?"

He was very sincere at this time, "I don't want my personal life to affect your work and cause any misunderstandings."

The mayor smiled and didn't look as serious as outsiders said. "This is no longer your business, Eric."

He stood up, a rare act; most of the time he wouldn't stand up when talking to Eric because he only had a few words to say.

He didn't preach to Eric, but just told him to do something and not to do something, so this was a feeling Eric had never experienced before.

The mayor walked to the window. It was not far from March and the temperature had returned to above zero degrees. He opened the window.

Although it was chilly outside the window, the fresh cold air blowing in with hidden vitality blew away the laziness brought by the warmth and made people feel refreshed.

He pulled out a cigarette, and Eric quickly pulled out his sterling silver lighter and lit it for the mayor.

"This isn't a contest between you and the young guys anymore, Eric. It's a contest between the locals and the outsiders. Do you understand me?"

Eric was still immersed in the feeling that "Mayor Daddy is treating me better" at first. He was stunned for a while before he realized what this sentence meant. "You mean, they are demonstrating against you?"

It was the only thing he could think of.

The mayor nodded. "They actually opposed my proposal from the beginning, but they had no choice due to some pressure."

"Two years have passed, and they want to test the waters again."

The original city development plan did not include the new port area.

Until now, the Xingang District has not been truly included in the "Jingang City Administrative Planning Map", and it does not even have a "district" on the map.

It was just replaced by "Xingang Pier".

It is located at the westernmost end of the port area, close to the industrial zone, where there is a large open space and a deep-water port that is not inferior to the Jingang Wharf.

The wealthy people in the Bay Area have invested too much in Jingang Wharf. If a new wharf area is developed now, it will undoubtedly have a certain impact on Jingang Wharf.

Apart from anything else, the utilization rate of the docks alone will decrease, which will greatly reduce the income of the wealthy people in the Bay Area.

The "New Bay Area" a few years ago was described as a joke to the outside world, but in fact it was a test by the mayor. He wanted to know if there was anyone in the local upper class who would stand on his side.

However, he failed. The local upper class was very clique-like and was very opposed to his ideas, so the development of the New Port District slowed down.

So far, the new port area has only four docks, one of which is still under construction and faces great resistance.

In fact, from the perspective of historical development, developing a new port area is the best choice. The seven docks of Jingang have begun to reach saturation, with a utilization rate of 80%.

With the rapid development of various levels in countries around the world, Jingang will definitely have to undertake heavier central dispatching work in the future, and the construction of a new terminal is imperative.

Moreover, the construction of a new port that is sure to shine in the future will bring the mayor far more political rewards and benefits than what he can get by maintaining the status quo and developing the beach and valley areas.

But for today's rich people, who are still enjoying the rich returns from their past investments, they would not be happy if they were suddenly asked to invest a large amount of money in the New Port Terminal.

The old port is not even fully loaded yet, but already thinking about the new port. Isn't this just using one's own money to decorate his political achievements?

Even though they know very well that this may have to be done in the future, they don't want to do it now.

Some contradictions and conflicts eventually become a kind of opposition. Once it enters the ideological confrontation, many things have nothing to do with whether they make sense or not, but only with who stands on the side.

Recently, some rumors against Eric suddenly appeared. After the mayor knew about it, he felt that it might be a provocation and test to himself.

After the Mac Party representatives just left, if this trend picks up, it’s hard to say whether those representatives will still agree that he is a capable person.

If a capable person can't even handle the area under his jurisdiction, do you call this capable?
He turned and looked at Eric, "We are all young people, you have to be brave and fight for it."

"Winning is the best, but losing is no big deal!"

Eric was suddenly full of energy. Dad is so good to me!
He quickly stated, “I know what to do!”

(End of this chapter)