Shadow Empire

Chapter 348 Chaos+++
Whenever the mayor gets into trouble, he likes to light a cigarette. Dopamine can make him less anxious and irritable.

The secretary stood aside and asked, "Would you like to continue tomorrow's speech?"

The mayor looked at him and asked, "Why do you want to continue?"

"Because of the strike?"

The secretary nodded. "If there really is a strike, the entire port will be shut down, and the whole country's attention will be focused on it."

"By the time……"

The mayor closed his eyes, shook his head and said, "How do you solve the strike problem?"

The secretary was silent. "We can talk to the management company and satisfy them..." He stopped talking because he suddenly realized that if this was Congressman Williams' "move", the management company would definitely not agree to the workers' demands.

They are creating irreconcilable conflicts instead of resolving them.

When the only party that can resolve a strike is considering exacerbating the conflict instead of resolving it, then the conflict will never be resolved.

Unless those who intensify the conflict, give up intensifying the conflict!
No one knows what's going on here, not him, not the mayor, but the mayor obviously has his own ideas.

"There's no need to postpone tomorrow's speech. We've chosen a long time and made a lot of preparations." He took a puff of cigarette, and the smoke made him feel relaxed. "Since they want to make trouble, let's do it together!"

"Owen, you have to understand one thing. No one cares what we went through before we achieved our goal."

"What people care about is whether we have fulfilled our promises and done what we should do!"

The secretary lowered his head and accepted this idea, even though behind this idea might be a bloody and cruel reality.

After a night of fermentation, the strike officially began the next morning.

Large numbers of dock workers appeared outside the docks, and they would stop other workers going to work and ask them to join the strike.

The management company is not doing nothing. The managers are constantly buying off some workers who are in favor of the company and influential workers, and asking them to bring more workers back to their jobs.

Just a simple "It's none of my business" has indeed convinced some people to return to work.

The vast majority of these people are under great pressure to support their families. We cannot blame them for this. We can only say that they are the best employees carefully selected, that's all!

Others refused to go to work unless the manager apologized to Johnny and reinstated him.

But this is obviously unacceptable to the manager. If he really does this, then he will be further away from his ultimate dream.

Just as the general strike began, the mayor appeared in the middle of the Jingangcheng Stadium.

He was wearing very simple and plain clothes, and the cotton and linen short-sleeved shirt made him look indescribably weird.

Although the clothes are simple, they do not give people a cheap feeling. Perhaps this is the value of temperament.

Many people came to the stadium, most of them were reporters, and the mayor stood on the wooden platform in the middle.

The sunlight shining on him gave him a sense of justice and positivity.

The clock pointed to nine-fifty, and he began his formal speech. The stands were almost full - not packed, but just looked full, as many people still had to go to work.

So this speech was broadcast to the entire region and even surrounding cities.

In factories and offices, many people turned on the radio. They also wanted to listen. What could the mayor say about the current chaos in this city?
The mayor's voice was a little low, but full of emotion, and contained a power that had not yet been revealed!
"I know that many people are waiting to hear what I will say standing here."

"Someone is waiting for me to say something nice to whitewash our actual situation."

"Some people are also expecting me to say something unpleasant so that more people can have a more intuitive understanding of the current chaos."

“Since when did our city become so bad?”

The whole city seemed to be in slow motion because of a problem. People's movements seemed to have stopped, and the workers on the assembly lines in the factories were not as agile as before.

Since when?
Maybe it's the changes during this period, or maybe for a while, everyone has a different understanding of stability and chaos, so when interpreting the mayor's speech, they won't all be the same.

“Every mayor wants his or her city to be prosperous, stable and moving forward.”

"I am no exception."

"The first day I came here, I had the best hopes and dreams for this city. I wanted to make it the most dazzling pearl in the federation."

"But I overestimated my own abilities and underestimated the trouble I was in."

"big trouble!"

Congressman Williams frowned slightly as he sat behind the table. The gentlemen in the Bay Area who were drinking and chatting gradually put down their glasses and began to pay attention to the radio.

They had a hunch that the mayor was going to lift the fig leaf!
What rulers hate most is people knowing the inside story of their rule, as this will make people more suspicious of them.

Once the ruled begin to distrust the ruler, ruling becomes very difficult.

It's like when people always have faith in the rulers, and the rulers tell them that they need to make sacrifices to get a good life, they believe it and start to make sacrifices to get a good life, which of course may not be so good.

But at least they believe in the rulers and believe that sacrifice is a prerequisite for a better life. They will not oppose the request for sacrifice, nor will they resist sacrifice.

But if one day they begin to question the demands and orders of the rulers, they will also begin to doubt whether a good life must be achieved through sacrifice.

Then they will observe whether the ruler is happy, whether his happiness is obtained through sacrifice, and what exactly he, they, and the entire ruling class have sacrificed to have such a happy life?
This is a very frightening thing, but now, the mayor, who is one of the ruling classes, actually plans to uncover these things. How can some of the ruling class not be angry and horrified?
Even Congressman Williams and Congressman Wade, who had stayed out of the matter, felt a sense of panic.

The mayor did not stop because of their anxiety and panic.

"The troubles in Jingang City have always revolved around 'interests'."

"I have tried to continue to build new port areas and new bay areas to expand the capacity of Jingang City for future development."

"Our dock is already at 80 percent capacity and soon it will become crowded and ships will have to queue."

“But if we build the new port, we will have more berths and become more competitive!”

"These constructions will provide more job opportunities and allow more people to enjoy the dividends of the times brought about by the development of Jingang City."

“But the new port has not been built yet because I have touched the interests of some people.”

"Some self-proclaimed 'local interests'!"

"You know who they are. You have heard of their names in newspapers or other channels. They are common guests in high society and are regarded as important figures by the people."

"They and their families have created the glory of Jingang City, but they have also limited its future."

"To me, this city is like a huge cage, and you who live here are the prisoners in this cage!"

"Bang!" Someone slammed the table and couldn't sit still anymore. He looked at the people around him and said, "Should we do something?"

"We can't let him keep saying that!"

But the reactions of others were very cold. "We can stop him from doing what he wants to do, and we can also make him lose his rights, but we can't stop him from talking!" The person who spoke leaned back on the sofa, "I really hope someone can shoot him now and make him shut up forever!"

Others also seemed a little depressed and even desperate. The mayor's speech would inevitably attract the attention of higher-level officials. If Congress really believed that Jingang City had "lost control", then it would be a very bad situation for them!
It is possible that they will intervene directly at this critical moment!
Once Congress begins to intervene actively, both the mayor and the local people will lose their real "power".

This is also the reason why they think the mayor is crazy. He clearly has some advantages, so why did he suddenly act like this?
They don't understand.

It's like in a company, when the board of directors asks a small manager of a department whether he can handle his department and work, everyone's answer is the same -

"I can, sir!"

No one says, "Oh my god, I can't manage my department or my people, someone please help me!"

No one would say that because it wouldn't accomplish anything other than making the board think you're a loser.

The same is true for the country. The mayor seems to be cutting off his own political future with his own hands. Is he really crazy?

Could it be that the despair and pressure that everyone put on him was too great?

It shouldn’t be!

They couldn't understand why the mayor suddenly did this, but the mayor wouldn't stop speaking.

"The actual rulers are the owners of the cages. They use a hound to manage the people living in the cages. By the way, you may not know who that is. He has a very unique nickname, 'Bay Area Hound'!"

The mayor laughed. "It's a very unique nickname. If someone calls me that, I would definitely think they are insulting me."

"But the 'Bay Area Hound' doesn't feel that way at all. Instead, he feels that it is an honor because he has reached heights that many people cannot reach by being a hound."

“He’s even running for city council!”

I couldn't help laughing when talking about the mayor. Except for those who didn't understand what he said and laughed, wondering how there could be such a stupid or boring person, no one else could laugh.

Including Charlie himself, he couldn't laugh and his face turned pale!
He knew that even if he was able to win the election after this incident, he would not be a respected city councilor.

With the people in the Bay Area looking after him, there is no way he can fail in his campaign for city council member, but this is not the success he wants!

But he just couldn't do anything!

There was some hatred in his eyes, but also some yearning and desire.

This is a politician, a top politician in terms of the size of the city. As long as he is willing to do so, he can ignore all rules, say whatever he wants, and destroy whatever he wants.

"I feel bad for the citizens, every citizen who was there and listening to the radio."

"It's like there's a thick layer of dark clouds pressing down on this place. It prevents me from using my abilities and makes me unable to move."

"Officials and capitalists who colluded with each other, who should have been the guardians of justice, have become the running dogs of the rulers. Layer upon layer, circle after circle, it's suffocating me."

"They are like a mountain, making people feel despair!"

"I have thought about this for a long time. The only way to change the current situation is for me to borrow some strength from every citizen of Jingang City."

"When everyone's strength is gathered together, we will have the ability to move this mountain!"

"Get it off our heads and throw it away."

“I don’t know if life will get better, but I know it won’t get worse…”

In the VIP box where no one was supposed to be there, a gunman was aiming at the mayor who was speaking. They had done several experiments to figure out from what angle to shoot that would produce the greatest and most shocking effect without being fatal.

Although some people did die in this experiment because they could not be rescued in time, they were criminals serving hundreds of years in prison. No one cared about their life or death, including their loved ones.

The gunman loaded a yellow bullet into the chamber of the gun, pulled the bolt, and began to aim.

He had chosen this position after discussing it with the mayor. It allowed him to have a clear view of the mayor and hit the target stably.

The distance here is not too far from the mayor, so he does not need to pay too much attention to the impact of parameters such as wind speed. Moreover, this is a stadium, so the wind speed will not be that outrageous.

He glanced at the flags on cables above the mayor, estimated the wind speed, adjusted his sights, and waited.

Waiting for the mayor to say that crucial word!

"I will use my remaining time and energy to fight against these interest groups. I may not necessarily represent justice, but I can represent myself and declare war on evil!"

The reporters were taking pictures frantically. At the same time, a gunshot rang out throughout the stadium. With a bang, the mayor suddenly fell to the ground, and his clothes were stained with blood!
Countless cameras were focused on the mayor who was lying on the ground with his eyes closed. The blood on the ground formed a sharp contrast with his pale face. Every reporter was so excited that he wanted to pee. This was fucking big news!

The surrounding staff shouted in panic, and the bodyguards quickly rushed over to protect his safety. The scene became chaotic in an instant!
The radio broadcast all the sounds at the scene very faithfully. In addition to the citizens, the gentlemen in the Bay Area couldn't help but smile after hearing the noise.

They also asked each other who had done the good deed.

Councilmen Williams and Wade frowned deeply. They thought the shooting was too strange. Who the hell would assassinate a mayor for no reason?
To be honest, if they were asked to be a killer and had to assassinate a politician.

They would rather assassinate the president than a mayor.

Assassinating the president may not necessarily have serious consequences, but assassinating the mayor will definitely result in death!

In a Socialist stronghold like Likalai State, all key positions in the state are filled with Socialists, and there is no hatred between them, which means that the mayor has no enemies at this time.

Assassinating the mayor is tantamount to declaring war on the Likalai State Socialist Party and the Likalai State Government!
But assassinating the president is not that bad. After all, the president has enemies. Some want you to die, but some want you to live!

Councilman Wade speculated for a moment whether this was a political show directed and performed by the mayor himself, but he quickly denied it.

After all, he is going to be shot. Can the mayor trust the gunman? Can the gunman trust his own hands?

A large number of police surrounded the entire stadium, and Director Dale also arrived at the stadium with a large number of agents, but to no avail.

Apart from finding a rifle with the serial number wiped off in the VIP box, they didn't gain anything.

The mayor was urgently transferred to the best hospital in Jingang City for surgery. Before he fell into a coma, he appointed his secretary to take charge of the work of Jingang City during his coma.

The whole city seemed to have become different, and many important people came to the hospital, including Congressman Wade and Williams Hospital.

Through their connections, they learned that the mayor's condition was indeed dangerous and the bullet had penetrated his body, but they didn't know whether to say he was lucky or unlucky as it didn't cause much damage.

This is also the reason why they did not find any bullet casings at the scene. The gunman used non-standard bullets.

In short, the mayor fell, and the whole city seemed to become more chaotic!
The mayor's speech and the time of his shooting caused a huge impact in Likalai State and even the entire federation!
Many people began to explore and study the "stubborn forces" and "interest groups" in Jingang City, and Congress even demanded that the killer must be found within a time limit and sent to the gallows.

This is a blasphemy against justice and the hard work of politicians!
The governor of Likale State decided to use the state police as the backbone and draw elite police forces from various regions and departments to investigate the stadium shooting.

The mayor's distrust of the Jingang City police system headed by Charlie in his speech also made people feel terrified about this huge network of interests!

If even the police are their thugs, perhaps the despair and helplessness in the mayor's speech are not exaggerated!
Even Shengli Bank was robbed that afternoon, and more than 500,000 yuan in cash was taken away by the robbers. The whole city seemed to be plunged into chaos!

Although Charlie asked the police to handle these cases and maintain public order as soon as possible this time, it seemed a little too late.

The Wolf Gang, which had been quiet for many days, suddenly launched an attack on Lance's territory, just like... they had fucking agreed on it!
(End of this chapter)