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Chapter 632 High Council
Since Thousand Sails City was upgraded to a super city, the five major financial groups jointly established a high-level council in order to minimize the influence of the federal government on the city.

The parliamentary representatives among them are almost all figures elected by large and medium-sized capital consortiums in Qianfan City. Although the federal government also has a few seats in it, most of the power is controlled by the top consortia.

It's just that in order to maintain the credibility of the Thousand Sails City government in the eyes of the public, the top executives of the major consortiums tacitly stopped mentioning it in front of the public.

This makes the Thousand Sails City Government on the surface, or the Thousand Sails City Government established with the consent of the federal government, still the highest authority considered by the people, but really important affairs often require the approval of the high-level council before they can be implemented.

The development of Thousand Sails City in recent years can be said to be smooth, and the internal meetings of the high-level council are basically maintained at a monthly routine meeting.

However, as various strange incidents occurred one after another in the lower urban area, the holding of meetings has become the norm in the past two months, and the scale has evolved from small meetings of key departments such as the Security Department and the Epidemic Prevention Station to nearly all members. Attend a large meeting.

For the people of Thousand Sails City, it is undoubtedly a good thing that the high-level government attaches so much importance to these matters.

It's just that these frequent meetings have become the most troublesome thing for Minister of Security Bulwer besides the Ouroboros organization.

No way, who made him the main person in charge of the safety of the lower city of Qianfan City?
Almost every time a meeting is held, he has to go up to report the current situation of Qianfan City like a war criminal.

Not only that, most of the time he has to bear the questioning from the representatives of the major consortiums. Those high-ranking guys don't care what is hidden behind the terrorist activities in the lower city. What they want to hear from Bulwer is that the matter has been resolved. Just report.

"A bunch of idiots!"

He picked up the glass made of irregular cuts, scolded in a low voice, then raised his neck and drank the wine in one gulp.

The cold wine slid down his throat, and the strong aftertaste made Bulwer turn red.

"Sorry, sir!"

Colonel Sacco, who had just turned on the communication channel on the light screen in front of him, hurriedly apologized, even though he didn't know what he did wrong.

"It's not about you. Forget it, now is not the time to talk about this. How are things in the 23rd and 37th communities going?"

His eyes stayed on the upper right corner of the light screen. There were still 43 minutes before the opening of the meeting. Bulwer needed to come up with a reasonable plan in less than an hour. The irony and teasing of going up to beat people.

Due to his outstanding performance in the Scavenger Project, Colonel Sacco has now become Bulwer's right-hand man. Given that the former has extensive experience in dealing with the Ouroboros organization in the lower community, he is still in charge of these matters.

"The two intersections have been blocked, and our people and the research team of the Archaeological Association are conducting tests on the spot."

Behind Sacco on the screen is the street scene of No. 23 community. While speaking, his footsteps seemed to be moving, and finally turned into an alleyway, and then he continued,
"Sir, the situation is a bit troublesome. According to the latest test report, there is some kind of special energy field at these two intersections. They cannot give a clearer explanation, but it is certain that anyone who passes through these two places The mental state will be eroded."

"The reason is that there must be a reason for the sudden problems in the street that was still operating normally. Do you want me to tell those guys later that this is God's will?"

Wiping his face with his left hand, he pulled the tie that the secretary had just adjusted for him. The heating in the car made Bulwer inexplicably irritable.

"The intersection of the No. 23 community collapsed a few days ago. I asked the construction team who undertook this part of the project. They said that the cause of the accident was that someone exerted an extremely powerful impact on the center of the street. I suspect that it may have something to do with it. This situation is related, the surveillance video has been extracted and is being analyzed at the fastest speed, as for other reasons, it has not been discovered yet."

Sacco clearly knew Bulwer's difficulties, and he was also racking his brains to find reasons for the backer he had just approached to cope with the next meeting.

"The impact imposed by man. You continue to follow up, and contact me anytime if you have any news."

Turning the content of Sacco's report in his mind for a few times, Bulwer looked at the government building that was getting closer and closer ahead, as if he suddenly thought of something, and then said,

"Later today, the president of the Archaeological Association may find you to learn about the Scavenger Project, and then tell her what you know."

Specifically explaining this matter is more or less a gesture of goodwill to President Virginia. Although the latter stated that he had told him everything he knew during the phone call just now, Bulwer was still a little worried that the other party would be wronged because of the previous government. He deliberately concealed key information from him in response to the ban from the Archaeological Society.

After hanging up the communication, the airship stopped in front of the government building.

After getting out of the car and walking a few steps, Bulwer saw a few people standing near the door looking at him not far away. Their faces were familiar, but they couldn't remember their identities for a while.

In order to demonstrate the majesty of the Thousand Sails City government to the outside world, the representatives of the major financial groups had to get off the empty boats and enter the venue on foot instead of hovering the empty boats in mid-air.

"Minister, they are the Wu's Aircraft Group, which held a charity dinner in Community No. 1, headed by the group president, Mr. William Baldwin."

The secretary who was one identity behind noticed the puzzled expression on Bulwer's face, and hurriedly stepped forward and said.

"People from Wu's Aircraft?"

Bulwer frowned, paused,
"Are they looking at me?"

Being able to sit on the position of the Minister of Security, Bulwer naturally has his own network, but most of them are concentrated in the Yuanfan and Crown machinery groups. Although Wu's aircraft also overlap, they are limited to the most basic communication. If he, who has already stood in the team, gets too close to other financial groups, he will only cause trouble for himself.

Without waiting for the secretary to reply, William Baldwin, who was walking towards this side, personally verified Bulwer's idea.

"Mr. Bulwer, before the meeting starts, there are some things I want to talk to you alone, do you have time?"

William was followed by two other representatives of the Wu Group in the high-level council. In a council with a total number of less than 26 members, this was undoubtedly a manifestation of status.

"of course."

Standing behind Yuanfan and Bulwer of the Crown Machinery Group also had enough confidence, stretched out his hand and said.

So the two walked side by side, and the secretary and other members of the Wu Group deliberately left room for them to talk.

"Mr. Bulwer must have been troubled by recent events in the Lower Town?"

Walking into the government building, William took the initiative to speak.

"It's just that some cult organizations are unwilling to be reconciled to the failure of the grassroots communities. They just make a fuss about ordinary streets and ordinary people, which is enough to prove that their personnel have suffered heavy losses in the previous actions, and they can only dare to do something sneaky. things."

After sitting in the position of the Minister of Security for so many years, Bulwer naturally knew what to say and what not to say. The meeting was about to start, and no matter how big something happened in the downtown area, he had to take it all in!
"You also know that most of Wu's businesses are in the lower city, so they are always a little sensitive about this matter. Minister Bulwer, can you tell me the situation in the lower city will continue to deteriorate?"

The airships of Wu's Aircraft Group are very famous, but their real main business is the transportation of various industries, including intercity railways, aerial rails, commercial logistics, etc., and these are almost all things closely related to people's livelihood. There is a large area of ​​chaos in the city, and they can be said to be the most damaged one among the five major consortiums.

With that in mind, Bulwer also recognized the reason why William asked himself before the meeting started.

"Today, community No. 23 and community No. 37 have unexpected situations. We need time to understand the situation. The investigation is ongoing. Although the other party's methods are a bit weird, I believe there will be results soon."

The words are scene words, and as for the meaning in the words, Bulwer believes that the other party can hear them.

"I heard that someone at the meeting would ask to temporarily turn on the Tinder mode. I don't know what Minister Bulwer thinks?"

Regarding Bulwer's "confession", William just smiled and turned to mention another matter.

"Tinder mode?"

Hearing this term, the prerequisite for starting this mode immediately appeared in Bulwer's mind, that is, he encountered a major safety accident on the return journey, and then almost subconsciously lowered his face, and spoke in a cold tone,
"I don't think it's time to turn on the tinder mode. The Ministry of Security still has enough capabilities to deal with the crisis. We will never compromise with any terrorist organization!"

What a joke!
If the council really chooses to activate the tinder mode, it would be tantamount to telling everyone that he, the head of the security department, cannot solve the crisis facing Qianfan City, and must rely on this sloppy method to preserve his strength.

Whether he can afford to lose this person said another way, if there is such a day, the position under his butt will definitely not be kept!
"That's good. If we start the Tinder mode, the loss of our Wu Group is really immeasurable, so I am so eager to ask your opinion first. Now that I can have the guarantee of Minister Bulwer, I can rest assured. I still have some business to deal with here, see you later."

William kept smiling, reached out to shake hands with Bulwer, and then turned and left without hesitation, even his steps were much lighter, as if he had already got his own satisfactory answer.

The other two representatives of the Wu Group raised their heels.

"Unsurprisingly, Bulwer is against starting Tinder mode."

Gradually slowing down, William turned around and glanced at the two behind him,

"However, his opinion is never important. All we have to do is let him understand that the Wu Group has been on the side that opposes starting the Tinder model from the very beginning."

The High Council has a regulation from its inception.

The process of final voting on whether the proposal is passed and implemented immediately must adopt a secret ballot system.

(End of this chapter)