Shadow Empire

Chapter 728: Dismissal and the New and Old Directors

For several days, William stayed by Emily's side like a father who truly loved his family, and of course Victor really needed him.

If it weren't for this old father, drinking milk would be a dangerous thing for him.

It is possible that he will become the first child in the Lawrence family to choke to death from milk and become the laughing stock of the entire Lawrence family.

William worked very hard every day to keep the boy.

William also received higher education, but he still maintained that spirit of exploration and curiosity in this matter.

He could never figure out how the food he ate turned into milk and then flowed out.

Fortunately, he is not the president, otherwise he would have set up a project to get to the bottom of this matter.

After a few days, he plunged into his busy work again. The restart of the projects in the New Port District and the New Bay District brought a lot of work to the City Hall. As a city councilor in the Empire District, he also needed to contribute in this regard.

For example, securing enough jobs for the residents of the Imperial District!

This doesn't sound like what a city councillor should do, but in fact, this is one of the most important jobs of grassroots city councillors.

Meet the reasonable demands of the people.

Wanting to work is a reasonable demand.

Everyone in the office knew that God had blessed him with another child, and they kept greeting him along the way, congratulating him on becoming a father for the second time.

His secretary did the same and also prepared a small gift.

William was originally in a happy mood, but the moment he saw the secretary, the smile on his face became a little stiff.

He walked into the office, thinking about how to get rid of this woman.

In fact, there was no emotional basis between him and this woman. He just found a free substitute when his wife was inconvenient.

And what this woman wanted was not his love, but the power in his hands, the Lance behind him, a member of the upper class.

One vents his emotions without wanting to be responsible, and the other wants to use his body to enter the upper class. They are like two magnets that attract opposite sexes and they meet at a special moment.

The secretary walked into the office with coffee in hand, "I haven't had time to congratulate you yet, but I heard that you have a new son named Victor."

She walked to William's side, put the coffee on the desk, then walked around behind the chair. Her hands flexibly slipped into William's collar and caressed his body.

Flexible and gentle, yet with some strength, she finally returned to his shoulders and cervical vertebrae, kneading them a few times.

After just a few times, William felt relaxed.

The first intimate contact also started with “I have learned massage and can try to help you relax.”

He raised his hand and grasped the secretary's hand. It was very soft and delicate, as if it had no bones, and it felt very comfortable to hold in his hand.

"You want it again?"

She lifted her hair with her other hand and was about to do something for William, but William stopped her and said, “I want to talk to you.”

The secretary realized something, her expression became very ugly, and she asked him directly, "Are you trying to dump me?"

Seeing that her momentum had changed a little, William frowned, “I want to talk to you properly, not to you who is emotional. Can you calm down?”

The secretary's emotions became tense, and she kept waving her hands to show her rapid change of mood.

"You approached me just because you fucked your pregnant wife, so you chose me?!"

"Send Q, William, send Q!"

"Now that you want to return to your family and be a good husband, are you planning to kick me out?"

She took a few steps back, spread her hands at her sides, and stared at William with wide eyes, "No fucking way, understand?"

William's frown deepened. "I will give you 30,000 yuan as compensation and help you find a more respectable job in Maintenon."

"What do you think I am?" The secretary was even more unhappy. "A prostitute?"

"Just give me something and you want to get rid of me?"

"William, this matter is not as simple as you think!"

William looked at the secretary who was a little out of control, and his frown suddenly relaxed. "Kang Mang, don't make yourself sound so innocent. You just want to rely on me to enter the upper class."

The secretary glared at him fiercely, "I have invested my feelings in you, but you just use me as a vent...a trash can!"

William shook his head slightly, “You should calm down, we can talk about it, this matter is not as complicated as you think!”

“Isn’t this complicated?”

The secretary looked at him in disbelief. "You played with me for the other half a year, and now you give me thirty thousand dollars and want to drive me to Maintenon. You are such a fucking bitch!"

He was about to leave as he spoke, and seeing how emotional she was, how could William dare to let her leave now.

He reached out and grabbed the secretary's arm, "Calm down first!"

"I can't calm down!"

There was an imperceptible look in William’s eyes, “Do you really have to let me call Lance?”

The woman's movements suddenly stopped and she stood there stiffly.

She knew the relationship between William and Lance, the relationship between Lance and Mayor Williams, and the relationship between William and Mayor Williams.

If Lance were to do this...

She felt extremely uneasy because she had heard too many rumors related to the Lance family, such as bodies dumped in oil drums, bodies sunk on the beach, and people who tampered with the casino would be thrown down from the rooftop of the casino and smashed to pieces on the terrace.

He had heard too many horrible rumors about the Lance family. If William really let Lance handle this matter...

She suddenly seemed to be unable to breathe, and she held the edge of the table with one hand and began to breathe heavily, as if she was swallowing the air hard!

His face turned red due to difficulty breathing.

Although he didn't know what happened, William quickly stood up and walked to her side, helped her sit on the chair next to her, and used physical contact to soothe her emotions.

After a long time, her condition gradually improved, and the look in her eyes when she looked at William also changed.

With some anger and some hatred, the two looked at each other for a long time before William bowed his head and apologized, "It's all my fault."

The secretary closed her eyes slightly and looked away, "Can I choose a job myself?"

William was stunned for a moment and didn't react for a moment. She added, "In Maintenon."

"Of course, of course, you can tell me where you want to go, or even the position, and I will find a way to help you get it."

The secretary looked at William, seeing the joy on his face because he had gotten rid of her, but her heart was still full of hatred.

She grabbed his tie and pulled him towards her, "One hundred thousand dollars."

William agreed without even thinking about it, “No problem.”

Lawrence Farm made a lot of money by selling wine with Lance. Lance was not a stingy person, and this was the Lawrence family, which was already one of his powers, so he ate meat, and the Lawrence family would follow later with some meat bones and broth.

Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, or even millions, are not a small amount for the current Lawrence family, but it is not difficult to take it out.

The secretary let go of her hand, looked around, and felt a little sad.

"I will arrange a new secretary to take over your job." When the secretary was about to leave, William had some feelings that he couldn't explain.

Even if you raise cats and dogs for a long time, you will develop feelings for them. Besides, William is not a bad or evil person.

After all, we have been together for such a long time, and in the past six months, we have broken the moral bottom line, so there is still something in my heart. Sometimes people are like this, they say they don't love each other anymore, but they still miss each other more or less in their hearts.

The secretary shook her head and turned to walk outside. "Send your new secretary here as soon as possible. Every extra day I stay here means a extra day of suffering."

Soon the young secretary had a place she wanted to go. She wanted to do clerical work in the state government. She didn't need an office with any special power, just a stable civil service job would be enough.

William told Lance her request, and Lance made a phone call and the matter was resolved.

The head of a state government office called William directly, saying that there was a new project that required her to study whether there was a direct relationship between bird wing flapping and climate change.

Some scientists say that birds' frequent flapping of wings in the spring will increase the probability of storms in the summer, but it is not known whether this is true or not.

Every year the Federation suffers heavy losses due to storm problems. If the two are indeed related, then they can spend very little research funding in exchange for a peaceful summer, which would definitely be a huge profit.

Even if they can't figure it out, it doesn't matter. It won't cause any loss to the Federation anyway.

Within just a few days, the transfer order from the Congressional Prohibition Committee arrived in Jingang City.

During his time in charge of the daily work in Jingang City, Chief Indell performed outstandingly and played a vital role in maintaining the promotion and enforcement of the Prohibition Act.

Therefore, after research and discussion by the Prohibition Committee, it was decided to promote Director Dell to the position of Executive Committee Member of the Likalai State Prohibition Committee so that he can better serve the implementation of the prohibition.

Members of the Congressional Prohibition Committee even called Director Dale when he received the news and was standing outside his office preparing to say goodbye to everyone.

His secretary rushed over, "Director, it's a call from Congress!"

The hall was originally very lively. After all, Director Dale's promotion to the State Prohibition Committee was actually a good thing for them.

The reason is simple, there is someone above!
These people are all low-level "workers". They simply don't understand, nor do they want to know why Director Dell was promoted out of the blue. They are happy, but their happiness is not specific. Some even think... maybe Director Dell is just going to sit on the bench.

Until this moment.

Director Dell turned to look at his secretary and asked in a slightly exaggerated tone, "You mean, a call from Congress?"

"Congress called me?"

The secretary's face was already flushed. "Yes, Director, it's a call from a senator. You'd better answer it."

There was not a single sound in the entire hall, and people near him even held their breath.

At this moment, Director Dale felt that he was reaching climax!

He picked up the phone with both hands, holding it to his ears, lowering his head slightly and bending over, "This is Dell."

"Yes...Okay, thank you very much."

"The support of Congress, the Prohibition Committee, and you is the foundation of our success..."

"Okay, okay, I understand. I will definitely work hard to win this war against moonshine!"

"I will definitely visit you if I have the chance. Goodbye!"

He put the receiver back on the phone, looked at the eyes in the office that were staring at him, and a sense of superiority arose spontaneously!

"The senator just called and mentioned the outstanding performance of the Golden Harbor City in the past in prohibition work. He mentioned me and you as well."

"This is an affirmation and recognition of our work. Although I will be leaving here soon, I believe that you will be able to do your job even without me!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, I can only leave you with one piece of advice—"

“Remember your identities. Be careful and cautious when facing the people. Be attentive and bold when facing criminals!”

He said this with a hint of something, then glanced at Ponda and waved at him.

"I have discussed with several senior agents that Ponda will take over my job after I step down."

"Senior Agent Ponda has solved many major cases during his tenure and has become a well-known pioneer in prohibition in Jingang City and even in Likalai State. I believe that under Ponda's leadership, you will shine even brighter than when I was here!"

The agents began to applaud vigorously. They did not have any great aversion or objection to the old director appointing the new director.

The reason is simple. He didn't retire or go to some other place that had no direct connection with them. Director Dale just went to the State Prohibition Committee and he was promoted.

As the superior department of the Jingangcheng Tobacco, Alcohol and Dangerous Goods Administration, it is also one of the most important superior departments and has direct management authority.

So he has designated it, and it has been designated. No one will deny or refute what he said.

After Director Dell asked them to go back to work, he and Ponda came to his office.

Patting the armrest of the chair, he suddenly said, "I'm taking this chair back."

Ponda nodded, "Of course."

Both he and Director Dell knew very well that the first thing Ponda would do after taking office would be to change offices.

This has almost become a kind of... default behavior in the federal bureaucracy. They don't like the rooms where their "predecessors" have stayed, and they don't like the furniture or other things that are obviously private in nature that they left in the rooms.

Except for the President, who finds it difficult to find another room large enough in the Presidential Palace to use as a new office, everyone else will completely renovate their office or simply change to a new office.

Director Dell had been eager to leave here countless times, but now that he was really leaving, he felt inexplicably sad.

He pursed his lips, "You and Lance have a better relationship than I do, so I believe you are not stupid enough to not know what you are going to do."

He looked straight at Pang Da and said, "Actually, I really want to give you a lecture. You know, it's like this when people get older. They always think that their experience and knowledge can help young people."

"But the times are changing too fast. I feel like I can no longer keep up with the progress of the times, so I don't plan to leave you any 'antiques'."

"The only thing I want to tell you is that if you encounter something you can't figure out, then take the most conservative path!"

"At least he won't let you fall, and won't let you encounter unexpected difficulties."

"There are many choices in life, Ponda. Challenging life is not the only choice we can make."

These are his innermost thoughts and words. He once wanted to challenge life, but ended up with a bloody head.

But when he began to obey life, he found that life was not that bad!

He taught everything he could, then took a deep breath, patted the armrest of the chair and stood up. Ponda also stood up, "Okay, I won't waste your time. You need to read these documents and then sign them."

"I have already signed this part. Of course, if you think there is anything inappropriate, you can take it out and redo it."

"As for the rest..." He looked around the office, walked around the desk and headed outside, "That's it!"

Ponda walked him to the door, watched him drive away, and then turned and walked towards the director's office.

He promised Director Dale that his chair would be delivered. Some of the people who had been following Ponda showed surprised and victorious smiles on their faces.

Many people actually know very well that the reason they can get extra income from the foundation now, which ensures that if someone is injured or needs money, they can get the money immediately and in a timely manner, is all because of Lance.

From top to bottom, no one thought there was anything wrong. On the contrary, after Lance mentioned the "200 million market", it was not that there was no "crime" in Jingang City.

More bootleggers planned to transport their liquor to Jingang City for sale, and more small bars were operating secretly to steal Mr. Lance's money.

These people are within their attack range!
Ponda sat in Chief Dale's chair, which he thought was terrible and didn't like.

But there were no other chairs here, so he could only sit for a while. Looking at the people in the room, he nodded slightly and said, "Let's have a meeting!"

Director Dale's departure from King Kong City for Maintenon did not cause much stir. Everyone actually knew that the Prohibition Bureau had also been tamed in King Kong City.

It is impossible not to be tamed. Those who knew some details were shocked when the senator called and said a few polite words at the last moment!

He certainly didn't really mean to congratulate a director, who he probably didn't even know, for climbing up a level.

It's Lance, it's Lance who's working!
(End of this chapter)