A Bumpy Road to Power

As the benchmark of a powerful family.

Jethro Houseman naturally did not want to see the "foundation" he painstakingly built get damaged.

However, with their current strength, it was impossible to prevent Bohdan Sherwood from ascending.

Thus.

He took a desperate risk.

Jethro Houseman chose the most vicious method.

Next week, Bohdan Sherwood would be visiting Veridia City in Janton State for an inspection.

The time they chose to act is precisely then.

As for how they would act and how Bohdan Sherwood would be "dealt with," Jeanette Houseman was completely in the dark.

Dirk Carter listened to the entire recounting of the process.

He gasped for breath.

He asked, "If something happens to Bohdan Sherwood, who would they support to take the position?"

Jeanette Houseman shook her head.

She said, "I... I don't know. I overheard it from outside the study..."

It was at that very moment.

Dirk Carter shivered.

Dorothy Zechariah noticed his odd behavior and asked, "What's wrong?"

Dirk Carter, in a state of sudden realization, said, "I understand now, I understand why Rasco Shaw was assigned to become the governor of Janton State at this critical juncture. He's there to coordinate the entire operation."

There were four days left before Rasco Shaw would assume office.

His appointment was primarily to coordinate the preparatory work and if something happened to Bohdan Sherwood in Janton State, there would be no connection to Rasco Shaw because he was new to the position. Then, unless something unexpected happens, State Committee Secretary Gregory Bates would bear all the responsibility.

In that situation.

It's possible that Rasco Shaw might even be promoted to State Committee Secretary.

Just as everyone had sudden understanding.

Dirk Carter suddenly rushed out of the bedroom.

He arrived at Claire Kane's desk.

Typed a few keywords into the computer.

Pressed enter.

The screen instantly displayed lines of news bulletins.

He collapsed into the chair.

Everyone gathered around to take a look.

They were instantly stupefied.

A few months ago, Bohdan Sherwood had visited the Koryn City Economic Development District.

At that time, Dirk Carter had just left Koryn City, so he hadn't paid much attention to it.

"So you're saying, when the Houseman Family was exerting efforts in Koryn City trying to seize control of the Koryn City Economic Development District, it was also to undermine the committee member?"

On the side, Claire Kane asked in disbelief.

Dirk Carter nodded, exhaling a long breath, he said, "At the time, I always thought the Houseman Family's objective was to monopolize Koryn City's economic interests. Now it seems, seizing economic benefits was one aspect, but more crucially it was to target the committee member."

Everyone was silent again.

Who could have imagined that scenes often seen in foreign movies would actually happen in reality?

A year ago, Bohdan Sherwood stepped down as the Argentum City Committee Secretary and officially became the highest Political Bureau member. At that time, preparations for his succession had already begun.

Also at that time, the Houseman Family had already laid out this earth-shattering plan.

They just did not expect the plan to run into a snag, and that snag was Dirk Carter.

At that time, Dirk Carter aimed solely to prevent them from devouring state assets.

Unexpectedly, through a twist of fate, he saved Bohdan Sherwood once.

Everyone returned to the bedroom.

After a short break, Jeanette Houseman looked much better.

Dirk Carter sat by the bed.

He paused for a moment and asked, "How many people are involved in the whole affair?"

Jeanette Houseman shook her head.

She said, "Many, apart from Rasco Shaw, I don't know the others, but people from the Hughes Family and Donovan Family are also involved."

"What? They are involved too?"

Dirk Carter asked in surprise.

Jeanette Houseman nodded.

She said, "The Hughes Family is represented by their eldest son, Aurelius Hughes, and the Donovan Family by their eldest son, Andre Donovan."

"This is not surprising, both the Hughes Family and Donovan Family are considered powerful families as well. The committee member wanted to weaken the Patrician Clans, targeting not just the Houseman Family, but also the Hughes Family and Donovan Family. It seems reasonable for them to collaborate with the Houseman Family to protect themselves."

Claire Kane said.

Dirk Carter shook his head.

He said, "I've interacted with Miles Hughes and Campbell Donovan. Though both are quite old, they've long lost any ambition. I believe the collaboration between the Hughes Family, Donovan Family, and Jethro Houseman might have been unknown to the two old gentlemen."

Jeanette Houseman nodded beside him.

She said, "Yes, the two old gentlemen were unaware, but aware or not, it no longer matters. The old Mr. Hughes is in poor health, largely bedridden, and family affairs are now handled by their eldest son, Aurelius Hughes. Although the old Mr. Donovan is in good health, after your wedding, he was sent to Elysia State by Andre Donovan for recuperation, leaving him unaware of any political developments."

Aurelius Hughes is now the head of the Ministry of Justice.

And Andre Donovan is a bigwig in the military.

With their assistance, Jethro Houseman's plan is bound to be twice as effective with half the effort.

However, all these people are in high positions.

The actual execution needed people on the ground.

Since the initial plan was in Koryn City.

This alternate plan for Veridia City must have been prepared based on Bohdan Sherwood's itinerary.

Dirk Carter reviewed all the leadership of the Veridia City Municipal Committee in his mind, and even Norman Ross wasn't the indisputable person to execute the plan.

If it's not Norman Ross, then who could it be?

While he was pondering.

Basilio Sinclair walked in.

"Word from the municipal committee is that Veridia City's Public Security Bureau chief, Kent Hamilton, and Commission for Discipline Inspection Secretary, Cora Young, have been taken away by the State Commission for Discipline Inspection."

This was initially good news.

But Dirk Carter was immediately alert.

He stood up quickly and said, "This is not good!"

"What's the matter?"

Claire Kane and Dorothy Zechariah almost simultaneously asked.

Dirk Carter slapped his forehead, saying, "I just kept thinking, the Veridia City leaders are not temporary replacements and have been working here for a long time. In this scenario, if they were to take action in Veridia City, they would need the cooperation of some Veridia City leaders. Clearly, the current leadership lineup is not capable of doing this."

"Norman Ross assigned me to oversee the old city district renovation project. I initially thought it was his intention to use the deviousness within the project to incite conflict between me and Jamal Palmer. In this way, he would benefit from the fight between snipe and clam. But such a strategy is clearly beyond what Norman Ross could come up with. There must be a think tank behind him."

"You mean, Norman Ross is not a member of the Houseman Family?"

Claire Kane asked.

"He's not, he's just a pawn."

Dirk Carter said confidently.

"Then what's the purpose of this pawn?"

Dorothy Zechariah asked.

Dirk Carter paused, glanced around at everyone, and said, "To create a triangular conflict between me, Jamal Palmer, and Norman Ross, someone wants to use me to either remove Norman Ross or Jamal Palmer, to make way for the successor."

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