A Bumpy Road to Power

You have to understand that with this level of investigation, high-level media is present, along with provincial and city-level media, all present in full force. Plus, with Bohdan Sherwood bringing people from The State Council, the State Committee, and the City Committee, the number of people on-site will not be less than a hundred.

In this situation, when Dirk Carter spoke up, the scene immediately fell silent.

At that moment, it was as if you could hear a pin drop.

The central-level media showed their awareness first.

When the investigation went awry, someone promptly cut off the cameras and video recorders.

The provincial and city media followed suit and quickly put away their equipment.

At this moment, Jamal Palmer was so frightened that his heart was about to leap out of his throat.

He quickly rushed to Dirk Carter's side, pulled him aside, and angrily said, "Dirk Carter, are you crazy? What nonsense are you spouting?"

"I'm not crazy, nor am I talking nonsense. Everything I said is true, Member Bohdan, someone's trying to harm you."

Dirk Carter said again with resolute eyes.

"Dirk Carter! Is there something wrong with your brain?"

Jamal Palmer reprimanded him again.

Then he quickly turned to Bohdan Sherwood and Gregory Bates, smiling apologetically, and said, "Leaders, Comrade Carter Dirk has been very busy these days and hasn't rested well. He might be experiencing some mental lapses. I'll have someone take him down to rest."

"Your person, you handle it."

Bohdan Sherwood paused slightly at such a reminder and then continued with his hands behind his back, striding in.

Before leaving, he spoke to Gregory Bates on the side.

At this time, Gregory Bates also looked embarrassed.

After all, Bohdan Sherwood's research in Janton State is a big deal, and now such a thing happened, which doesn't reflect well on him. Moreover, if it made Bohdan Sherwood unhappy, his position as the secretary of the State Committee could be in jeopardy.

Once Bohdan Sherwood disappeared.

Gregory Bates immediately put on a stern face and reprimanded Jamal Palmer, saying, "You, you, are you trying to get me killed? Quickly deal with it, and I'll deal with you after Member Bohdan leaves."

"Yes, yes, leader, I'll handle it right away."

Jamal Palmer responded submissively.

Seeing that his reminder was about to be ignored,

Dirk Carter pushed aside Jamal Palmer in front of him, rushed to Gregory Bates' side, frightening Gregory Bates to step back and point at him, asking, "What are you... what are you up to?"

"Secretary Bates, what I'm saying is true. Someone is planning a rebellion and wants to harm Member Bohdan. You need to take immediate action, or it will be too late..."

Before he could finish speaking,

Mayor Ezekiel Sawyer appeared.

He put a hand on Dirk Carter's shoulder and said, "Comrade Dirk Carter, you're too tired, you need to rest, come, I'll accompany you to rest!"

Dirk Carter could feel Mayor Sawyer's hand exerting slight pressure on his shoulder.

Clearly, this was meant as a warning.

Dirk Carter already knew about the Houseman Family's conspiracy, even Jethro Houseman knew about it, and undoubtedly Ezekiel Sawyer knew, too.

It's just that he didn't expect Dirk Carter would make such a sudden move at this point, but fortunately, no one believed him, or else he really wouldn't know how to proceed next...

"Nonsense, incoherent, quickly take him away, quickly take him away, find someone to watch him, don't let him come out and cause trouble again..."

Gregory Bates waved at Ezekiel Sawyer.

He was just about to step away.

Dirk Carter shouted, "Secretary Bates, if you don't listen to me, you'll regret it in a while."

"Are you still not done? Fine, I'll make sure you see what regrets look like later. Comrade Sawyer, I'll leave him to you. If anything goes wrong, I'll hold you accountable."

Gregory Bates threw down this statement, then quickly jogged after them.

The others didn't dare to watch the spectacle either, one by one following behind and flooding into the auditorium.

In this gap.

Dirk Carter wanted to resist.

However, Ezekiel Sawyer was already prepared.

He firmly held Dirk Carter's hand, glanced at the nearby police officers responsible for security, and said, "Dirk Carter, do you think you can escape my grasp? Better cooperate, or else you'll lose face in front of everyone."

At this moment.

Several fully armed police officers also converged from various positions, surrounding Dirk Carter completely.

Dirk Carter knew.

In present circumstances, he couldn't do anything.

Soon.

Escorted by several police officers,

Dirk Carter was pushed into a utility room on the first floor.

This utility room had no windows on all sides, with only one door being the only way in.

Under the police officers' pressure,

one of Dirk Carter's hands was handcuffed to an iron shelf.

At this time, Ezekiel Sawyer opened the door and came in, saying to his subordinates, "You all get out, stand guard outside, and don't let anyone come near."

"Yes!"

After the police left,

Ezekiel Sawyer dragged a chair, sat in front of him, crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said, "You really have some skills, huh? Such a massive plan, and you managed to get the intel, I really underestimated you."

"Same here, I underestimated you too, thought you were a good cop, didn't expect you to be worse than a beast!"

Dirk Carter said angrily.

Ezekiel Sawyer burst into laughter.

He shook his head and said, "You're wrong, what I'm doing is not foolish; it's called being wise and discerning."

"Spouting the word 'wise' from your mouth truly insults that word."

Dirk Carter said.

Ezekiel Sawyer laughed again.

Suddenly.

The smile abruptly stopped.

He stood up suddenly.

Took a deep breath and said, "Let me tell you about my past, at 18, I joined the army, went to war, earned a first-class merit once, second-class merits three times, and countless third-class merits. After demobilization, I joined the police force and became an honorable officer..."

Here,

Ezekiel Sawyer paused and said, "At first, I was a drug enforcement officer. Back then, I was pure, driven by faith. My comrades sacrificed their lives to combat drug dealers, some suffered disabilities, others went undercover in drug dens and ended up addicted, forced to take off their police uniforms and become despised pariahs."

"But look at the people around you, just because they have money and connections, they rise steadily and live carefree, while my comrades, who fought for the country and its people, live lives worse than animals. Do you think that's fair?"

Toward the end, Ezekiel Sawyer was almost shouting, with a vehement intensity.

"Weren't you made deputy mayor and police chief? Also, the police chief of a provincial-level city, has the state treated you unfairly?"

Dirk Carter retorted.

"Yes!"

Ezekiel Sawyer erupted in anger, shouting, "I personally caught the bastard Boston Wright, what did he do to deserve being the police department chief? Of course, I should thank you for this. If it weren't for you eliminating The Maplewood Gang, I wouldn't have had the chance to teach him a lesson."

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