"I don't care what method you use, get in touch with Dirk Carter immediately, right now!"

Caden Dixon wiped the sweat off his forehead and shouted at Atticus Quinn.

Atticus had never seen Caden so nervous before.

Realizing the severity of the situation, he quickly ran back to the office to return Yannick Summers' call.

At this moment, inside the tea room on the third floor of The Tonight Club.

Dirk Carter was leisurely sipping tea.

Opposite him, Rosie was skillfully brewing tea, looking completely unflustered.

Just then.

Yves Quill pushed open the door and walked in.

He said, "Boss, there's a call from the hotel, Yannick Summers has already left, and Minister Zhang also called, saying that Executive Director Dixon has begun making moves as well."

Upon hearing this.

Dirk Carter smiled slightly and said, "Got it, let things play out a bit longer."

"Alright, I'll continue listening for news."

Yves nodded and went out.

Rosie topped off Dirk Carter's tea cup with a bit more tea.

She asked, "How did you know that once Penn Vincent went missing, they'd all be in chaos?"

Dirk Carter finished the tea in his cup in one gulp.

With a sigh, he said, "Good tea," and continued, "From Yorke Payne's suicide and Rand Quance's murder, it's clear that the mastermind behind the scenes has been hiding their identity. They're very afraid of being exposed. Originally, the deaths of these two people severed all clues, but suddenly, they started targeting me; on one hand, trying to elevate my status only to bring me down later, and on the other hand, having me entertain Penn Vincent. It's obvious they're planning to make a move on me."

"So, you took action in advance and intercepted Penn Vincent midway?"

Rosie asked.

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "After Yorke Payne and Rand Quance died, logically, they should have smoothed things over quickly to avoid new troubles. Their move on me suggests that in the technical college project, the mastermind has specific interests and doesn't want me involved. Today's hospitality is undoubtedly a trap; if I fell into it, I'd definitely be stuck."

"But Penn Vincent is the vice president of Evermore Education Group, after all. What about the investment afterward?"

Rosie asked worriedly.

Dirk Carter smiled slightly.

He said, "I don't even need to say it; Penn Vincent will definitely make things difficult for me. Then they can use this opportunity to kick me out of the technical college project, and I won't be able to get involved in their interests, whatever they are. As for the investment, rest assured, it would never fall apart; if it did, how would they make money?"

Upon hearing this.

Rosie seemed to understand a bit.

She asked, "You mean Penn Vincent knows who the mastermind is?"

Dirk Carter shook his head and said, "Not necessarily. The mysterious figure behind the scenes is very cautious. After the incident, the first thing they did was silence Yorke Payne and Rand Quance, indicating that they've hidden their identity well. Previously, when Penn Vincent visited Kenton County, it was Yorke Payne who made contact with him, so Penn Vincent probably only knew to contact Yorke Payne."

"After Yorke Payne's death, Penn Vincent lost contact with the mysterious person. With the technical college project starting soon, both sides must be anxious. They will undoubtedly use this inspection opportunity to re-establish contact."

Rosie became excited upon hearing this.

She asked, "Are you saying the mysterious person will make an appearance this time?"

Dirk Carter waved his hand and said, "No, you see, neither of the top two officials have indicated they would participate in this hospitality. This suggests that they are well aware of who the mastermind is, but don't dare to intervene. The actual contact person likely entered the education bureau before this meeting and will take the opportunity to establish contact during this inspection. Regardless of how attentive others might be, they won't notice anything amiss."

"Well, I don't quite understand. Why don't we directly interrogate Penn Vincent? If he confesses what tricks he plans to pull on the technical college project, we could prevent any loss. By deliberately letting the news of his disappearance leak out, aren't you just creating trouble for yourself?"

Rosie asked.

Dirk Carter smiled and asked, "If you were Penn Vincent, would you confess?"

"No, I wouldn't confess even if it killed me."

"That's right. No matter what, Penn Vincent won't confess, but if he falls into my hands, who would be most anxious?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Rosie suddenly understood and said, "It must be the mastermind!"

"Exactly, it has to be her, and she will definitely make a move. Once she does, her identity will naturally become apparent."

Dirk Carter took a long breath and said.

After the incident with Yorke Payne.

Dirk Carter suspected two individuals.

One was County Committee Secretary Warren Young, and the other was County Mayor Simon Lewis.

After all, the only two people who could control Kenton County were them; besides them, there couldn't be anyone else.

Meanwhile, Caden Dixon and Troy Kane were likely the "blades" used by one of them to advance their agenda.

However, this hospitality event makes him doubt his assumptions.

The technical college project is massive.

Furthermore, this inspection is the final one before the project begins.

Rationally and logically, Warren Young and Simon Lewis should personally host, yet neither showed up; one didn't show at all, and the other handed everything over to Caden Dixon. Based on their actions, they seem to want to distance themselves from this affair.

If it were either of them.

Even if they contacted Penn Vincent privately, no one would suspect anything, since Penn Vincent is a distinguished guest. A private chat by the higher-ups isn't unusual and requires no cover-ups. Their active distancing is quite abnormal.

This suggests that the mastermind finds it inconvenient to show up personally.

Since it's not Warren Young or Simon Lewis.

The suspicion now falls entirely on one person, Charlotte Ramey.

Apart from Charlotte's previous connections with Yorke Payne and Rand Quance, her personal secretary, Daniela Morgan, mysteriously appeared in Kenton County, which is an unusual signal in itself.

Some might argue that as the Deputy Mayor overseeing education, Charlotte Ramey could openly interact with Penn Vincent.

But there's a prerequisite.

If Charlotte hosted, given her rank, either the County Committee Secretary or County Mayor would have to accompany her; now that they clearly aren't participating, her presence would be rather abrupt.

Additionally, to conceal her identity.

She absolutely would not handle it personally.

Then what kind of identities do Caden Dixon and Troy Kane hold?

Could they be Charlotte Ramey's people?

Definitely not!

Caden Dixon and Troy Kane are just scapegoats for Warren Young and Simon Lewis, the two old foxes.

As for who supports Charlotte Ramey behind the scenes.

They're clearly aware.

No matter what, they must save face for the person backing her; taking no action is impossible.

Simon Lewis, as mayor and direct superior of the education bureau, deliberately displays disdain towards Dirk Carter, so Caden Dixon and Troy Kane act like vanguards to ease the mayor's "concerns."

These two "fools" think they've figured out Simon Lewis's intentions by oppressing Dirk Carter, but they fall right into his blinding technique.

The "struggle" between the parties, regardless of the outcome, means nothing to these two old foxes.

Dirk Carter guessed this correctly.

After Caden Dixon hurriedly left the learning session with his secretary, Atticus Quinn.

Warren Young swiftly ended the meeting too.

After announcing the adjournment.

He exchanged a look with Simon Lewis.

Both tacitly agreed, leaving the conference room one after the other.

A few minutes later.

Simon Lewis knocked on Warren Young's office door.

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