Cosma Empire

"I feel a little uneasy." Da Lanmei lay on the bed and rubbed her husband's lower back with her elbow. She was a little insomnia, even though she had just done strenuous exercise. It was her husband who was probably already asleep at this time.

There is no lighting in the room, and lighting requires money. Whether it is an oil lamp or a lamp, if it is on for one second, you need to pay cash for that second of light. So at night in Odis City, especially after nine o'clock, it is basically impossible to see a few lights on.

Her husband twisted his upper body and muttered a few words, "What do you want to do if you are not sleeping yet?" He was exhausted from working just now, although he also enjoyed it. The only thing he wants to do at this moment is to get a good night's sleep, and tomorrow morning he will continue to deal with the city hall staff who persuaded them to move, and then he has to meet the mayor.

But then again, the new mayor will enjoy it quite a bit. That woman named Natalie looks good. If she can suppress such a woman, it will be worth dying for.

"I said, are you really not worried?" Da Lanmei's mood was fluctuating. She always felt that it was a stupid act to threaten the city hall and developers by not moving. They were just ordinary citizens. I don't have much money, I don't have any powerful connections, and I don't know a few big people. How many good ends can such ordinary citizens go against the city hall and those developers?

Her husband was a little annoyed by her, and couldn't help saying: "What can such a big mayor do to us? We didn't steal or rob, we just didn't want to move. He can still arrest us and send us away." Go to prison?" He couldn't help sneering twice, "I heard that the city hall has collected a lot of money recently, they issue licenses to smugglers, and each license costs a lot of money, Our request is not too much, why can't we be satisfied?"

"Don't think so much, sleep first, we will know the result tomorrow."

Du Lin's actions were not hidden from anyone. Basically, the entire city of Otis knew that he escorted those smugglers and collected high taxes. Some people thought it was harmless to do so, but some people thought he It is wrong to do. However, Du Lin may not necessarily let Du Lin know about the small thoughts of the petty citizens. They discuss theirs, and their lives must go on as usual.

It's just that for this demolition, some people stared at those taxes with envy, and couldn't help but want to share some of them.

This family's request is actually not too much, 30 yuan per square meter, calculated on a per capita basis, is three times more than the demolition cost of other families. All these people who are unwilling to relocate add up to less than 100,000 yuan, which is really nothing compared to the 20,000 to 30,000 to 30,000 to 50,000 taxes left for each steam locomotive passing by.

But the problem is that this is the city of Odis, the acting mayor is Du Lin, and Du Lin is a very particular person. He is willing to obey the higher-level rules when he is not threatened, and he also hopes that everyone can follow the rules he made. When his rules are formulated, if someone wants to foul, it will definitely not work.

What's more, now he is not just a rich man, he is also a mayor. If he can take the initiative to break the rules he made, no one will listen to him in the future.

The next morning, Du Lin frowned and hung up the phone. The call was from the governor's office in the capital. Governor Harry was in a meeting, so it was up to others to convey Governor Harry's opinion. Next month, that is, a week later, there will be a hearing in the imperial capital, and the content of the hearing will be on the nature of contraband.

Dooling's taxation of contraband and the issuance of tax clearance certificates drew dissent from some cities and departments, who saw it as an act that trampled on the will of the Magus leaders.

But at the same time, with the support of Governor Harry, these contraband were transported to various places in an open manner, which had a very bad impact on various places. Therefore, these people instigated the central department of the imperial capital to hold a hearing, requiring Du Lin to attend and explain the situation, and finally determine whether his actions are legal and whether they can be used elsewhere.

This is not good news, but it is also expected by Du Lin. Giving contraband a tax payment certificate and ensuring the safe transportation of these things touches the red line in itself. Of course, this is not really bad news. He thought that the imperial judiciary or the judge would tell him to stop his current actions, or that the Magus leader sent a message to him to terminate the current "business". But he didn't expect to be greeted with a hearing, which shows that the attitude of the new party seems to be very ambiguous, as long as it is not one size fits all, there is always a chance.

He took out a cigarette and walked to the window. Just as he was about to smoke one, he saw a group of people blocking the gate of the city hall, which made him a little annoyed. He immediately picked up the phone and connected to Natalie through the internal system, only then did he know that the negotiation that should have been arranged in the conference room was suddenly rejected by this group of people.

More than 20 households who were unwilling to relocate appeared outside the city hall. The original plan was to communicate in the meeting room in the city hall. I don’t know who took the lead to connect these households together. Give them an explanation in front of everyone outside the hall, and they are unwilling to negotiate in the city hall. Regardless of what this person's purpose was, this behavior itself made Du Lin very disgusted, so when he appeared outside the gate of the city hall, his face was not so good.

Glancing at the surrounding citizens, Du Lin swept across the faces of those people in front of him, and he shook his head slightly, "I don't know why you must negotiate with me, and I also know why you are unwilling to relocate, what I want to say Yes, none of this is negotiable!"

Natalie, who came out with Du Lin, was a little dumbfounded for a moment, and then panicked. If these difficult citizens make a fuss, it would be a troublesome thing. What's more, she also noticed a detail. Behind these people, there were reporters who did not exist in Odis. Maybe someone was planning some conspiracy behind them. Once Du Lin and this group of people clashed, no matter who lost or won, it would turn into a scandal.

Scandals are always what politicians are most afraid of, because the harm of this thing can be great or small, the key depends on how and when it is used. If Dooling were to run for governor or even a higher New Party cadre one day in the future, this scandal would be enough to make him lose the election.

"The mayor didn't mean that..." Seeing the eyes of those difficult households turn fierce, Natalie immediately stood in front of Du Lin and wanted to explain something, but in the next second, Du Lin pressed down on him with one hand. on her shoulders, pushing her aside.

She stared blankly at Du Lin walking to a place less than three meters away from the crowd, and even the two sides only needed to take a step forward to meet each other. Du Lin still had that calm look on his face. He stared at those people as if he were watching a poor lamb in the sheepfold.

"When I came to Odis City, it was actually less than a month ago. It was as desolate as the desert in the west. I couldn't even see a car on the street." This sentence did not lie, many The onlookers also nodded in agreement. He snorted softly and said, "But look now, there are not only many cars on the street, but the whole city has begun to undergo good changes."

"There are construction sites everywhere, and there are busy scenes everywhere. I want to make this city a pearl in the middle of the empire, but what are you people doing?" The man standing in the first place pushed aside, "You trash not only don't know how to contribute to this city, but you also want to suck blood on the body of the city's construction?"

"I tell you everyone here, everyone who tries to slow down the development of this city and the rise of this city..." He pushed away several guys and walked in front of a young man in the crowd, "I There will be no compromise, this is your city as well as mine. You can break my rules, but you must have the courage to bear the consequences of breaking the rules.”

Just now Du Lin discovered that several people had glanced at the young man when he was speaking, which made him feel that this young man was the main messenger. At this time, he raised his chin slightly, and looked at the young man with a very calm look, "You are against the whole city!"

The young man looked to be in his mid-twenties, with brown hair and clean, he didn't look like a manual worker. He smiled without the slightest bit of tension, "Mayor Durin, as you said, this is the city of Otis, and you are just an outsider. You want to change this city, have you ever asked about life?" People in this city, do they really want change?"

"You can only represent the opinions of the city hall, but not the entire city!"

The young man's words were very affirmative, which caused Du Lin's eyes to change slightly, "Who are you?"

"Me?" The young man spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders. He looked around, and his gaze finally focused on Du Lin's face. "I'm just an ordinary citizen of Odis City. I just can't understand how you hurt our interests, but seem to be thinking about us."

"At the same time, I am also a person who dares to tell the truth!"

The young man dispersed the people around him who were unwilling to move, and more people had already gathered to watch from a place farther away. At this time, only the two of them were still standing in the middle of the crowd. He took a few steps back and forth, and said, "I know you, Mr. Dulin, the biggest smuggler on the east coast of the empire, am I right?"

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