"Secretary Cong doesn't seem like someone who enjoys being restrained, right?"

Dirk Carter naturally noticed her change.

He smiled slightly and said.

Cong Duo immediately caught the hint.

She deliberately crossed her legs the other way.

During the leg switching, there was a slight pause, as if she was deliberately displaying the proud lotus flower.

She said, "So what? Mayor Carter is surrounded by beautiful women, I doubt I'd catch your eye."

"Secretary Cong, you're joking. The flower of Sunglow Town, who wouldn't be moved? However, at the time, you had too many admirers next to you. I didn't want to give you the reputation of being flirtatious."

The moment Dirk finished speaking.

Cong Duo's expression turned somewhat awkward.

After all, Dirk had only been in Sunglow Town for a short time, he couldn't possibly know so much.

"What do you mean?"

Cong Duo became visibly alert.

Dirk chuckled and said, "What I mean is not important. What's important is, whatever Secretary Cong initially wanted from me, I can give you. I won't be like some people who get what they want from you but don't give you what you want."

With a sudden motion.

Cong Duo stood up.

But slowly sat back down.

She said, "Mayor Carter, you're impressive, knowing everything?"

"Not at all, just as Secretary Cong mentioned before, we both came from the city, and we're both young. We should help each other. The waters of Sunglow Town are deep. Why not seek another path, Secretary Cong? Perhaps a whole new world awaits."

Dirk said.

"What path?"

Cong Duo asked.

Dirk pointed upward with his finger.

He said, "Since the hard way doesn't work, then don't force it. In short, do you want the position of Township Chief? If you do, I can make it happen."

"Really?"

As if hearing something astonishing, Cong Duo sprang up.

She asked leisurely, "What do you want in return?"

"I want your full support for me from now on, no matter what happens."

Dirk's words made Cong Duo's expression shift.

She said, "Mayor Carter, your terms are indeed tempting, but you've also mentioned that the waters of Sunglow Town are deep. Us little fish and shrimp can't stir up much. Even if I fully support you, you can't win against Tristan."

Dirk laughed a bit.

He walked over and sat beside Cong Duo.

He said, "Tristan Reid's most capable assistant in the town is undoubtedly Edward Locke. You've put so much effort into him, yet it has had no effect, merely wasting yourself in the process. I believe dealing with him shouldn't be too difficult for you, right?"

"Dirk Carter, you expect me to turn against Edward Locke with a vague promise from you? Do you think that's realistic?"

Cong Duo asked sharply.

Dirk patted her on the shoulder and said, "I don't have many merits, but I keep my word. You can choose to believe or not. Anyway, I'll give you time to think about it and make your own decision. I won't pressure you."

After speaking, he stood up and said, "Alright, Secretary Cong, please suit yourself."

Cong Duo wore an expression of hesitation.

She didn't know what kind of trick Dirk Carter was playing.

After pondering for a while, she opened the door and left.

As she left.

A small door nearby opened.

The head of the town office, Deon Lewis, came out with a worried look and asked, "Do you think she'll agree?"

Dirk Carter said, "She will. That woman is very ambitious. She knows she's beautiful and uses her body to climb the ranks. She spent so much time with Edward Locke just to mingle with Tristan Reid's circle. Unfortunately, Tristan Reid isn't interested in her, which led to her trying her luck with me. That gesture of goodwill at the apartment is an example."

"But on the day that Commissioner Xu came, she teamed up with Edward Locke to attack you, didn't she?"

"Heh, that was her appeasing Edward Locke. Since she gained nothing from me, she had to rely on Edward Locke. Even now, Edward hasn't given her a clear answer, so she certainly won't refuse my proposition."

Dirk Carter spoke with great assurance.

He believed this because a woman who can forego chastity and reputation to gain upward mobility sees such a promise as a windfall.

Therefore, she will definitely turn against Edward Locke for this promise.

After all, she is a woman who spares no means for her ambition.

"Assuming Secretary Cong can handle Edward Locke, we still have a bigger obstacle, which is Mason Sutton. Mason Sutton is very scheming, and I fear you can't deal with him."

Deon Lewis said.

Dirk Carter chuckled and said, "Director Lee, I recall when we first met, you told me Mason Sutton wasn't that bad."

This comment made Deon Lewis a bit embarrassed.

Scratching his head, he said, "At that time, you had just arrived. I couldn't speak out of turn, could I?"

...

At 3 p.m.

Under repeated urging from the unit, Anson White had no choice but to leave Sunglow Town early.

The news crew's van had just driven off.

Dirk Carter received a call from the town committee office. Mason Sutton requested all party members to attend an emergency party meeting.

As anticipated.

As soon as the journalists left.

Tristan Reid couldn't wait to counterattack.

Around 3:15 p.m.

Members of the Sunglow Town party committee began to gather in the meeting room.

When Dirk Carter entered, everyone was already there, whispering. But as soon as he sat down, the room fell silent.

Mason Sutton cleared his throat.

He said, "Today's meeting is a bit special. We've also invited an old friend, former Mayor Tristan Reid."

As soon as he finished speaking.

The entrance to the meeting room.

Tristan Reid appeared leaning on a cane.

The entire town leadership, eleven people in total.

Except for Dirk Carter, everyone stood up and applauded for Tristan Reid.

The applause was enthusiastic.

Tristan Reid gestured for everyone to sit down.

He naturally noticed that Dirk Carter remained seated and didn't move at all.

Although displeased, he held it in.

"Alright, everyone, please be seated. I am now retired, no longer your leader. Today's discussion is about the warehouse fire. As the general manager of the cooperative, I am worried some individuals may not be happy with me."

Tristan Reid said this.

And it was directed at Dirk Carter.

Discipline Inspection Committee member Caradoc Hall immediately stood up.

He hurried over to support Tristan Reid and said, "Old leader, everyone here was once your subordinate. If anyone isn't happy, we'll make sure they're not happy either. Come, take my seat."

"Hahaha... No, no, as I said, I am not a party member anymore. I'll just sit on the side."

After speaking.

Tristan Reid sat in a chair in the corner.

Though it was a corner.

His presence gave an illusion.

That in this meeting room, the one who calls the shots is still him.

"Alright, let's begin our meeting. Today's topic is about yesterday's fire at the cooperative warehouse. The initial estimation shows the fire caused a loss of 800,000, with 550,000 being the scheduled shipments and 250,000 for the warehouse costs."

Mason Sutton had just finished speaking.

Everyone started murmuring.

Caradoc Hall suddenly asked the party committee member and police chief Mitchell Childers, "Chief Qiu, I wasn't at the scene, but I heard the arson suspect has been caught. What's the situation now?"

Mitchell Childers glanced at Dirk Carter and said, "The suspect has indeed been caught, but he is not at the police station, nor is he in my custody."

"Not in your custody? What's going on?"

Caradoc Hall looked confused.

But everyone present knew he was just acting, a well-rehearsed play.

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