"I''m a little uneasy." Da Lanmei lay in bed and rammed her husband''s back with her elbow. She had a little insomnia, even if she had just done intense exercise. It was her husband, who thought he was asleep.


    There is no light in the room. Lighting needs money. Whether it is an oil lamp or a light, you need to pay cash for the light of that second. So at night in Otis, especially after nine o''clock, there are few lights on.


    Her husband twisted his upper body and muttered, "what do you want to do if you don''t sleep yet?". He was tired from his work just now, although he enjoyed it. At this moment, all he wants to do is have a good sleep, continue to deal with the city hall staff who advised them to move tomorrow morning, and then go to see the mayor.


    But then again, the new mayor will enjoy it. The woman named Natalie is very interesting. If you can press such a woman, it will be worth dying.


    "I say, don''t you really worry?", Dalan Mei''s mood fluctuates. She always feels that it''s a foolish act to threaten the city hall and developers by not moving. They are just ordinary citizens. They don''t have much money, have no powerful relationship, and don''t know several big people. How many good ends can such ordinary citizens come to against the city hall and those developers?


    Her husband was a little upset by her and couldn''t help but say, "what can a big mayor do to us? We didn''t steal or rob, but we don''t want to move. He can still catch us and send us to prison?" he said with a sneer, "I heard that the city hall has collected a lot of money recently. They issue licenses to smugglers. Each license costs a lot of money. Our requirements are not too much. Why can''t we meet them?"


    "Don''t think so much. Go to bed first. We''ll know the result tomorrow."


    Du Lin didn''t hide his actions from anyone. Basically, the whole city of Otis knows that he escorts those smugglers and collects high taxes. Some people think it''s harmless and doesn''t matter, but some people think it''s wrong for him to do so. However, Du Lin doesn''t have to know the small ideas of the small citizens. They still have a good day to discuss them Go on as usual.


    But this demolition, some people stare at those taxes and are a little jealous. They can''t help but want to share some of them.


    In fact, this family doesn''t ask much. Thirty yuan per square meter, calculated by head, is three times more than the demolition cost of other families. All these people who don''t want to move add up to less than 100000 yuan. It''s really nothing compared with the tax of twenty or thirty thousand or thirty or fifty thousand left by each steam locomotive.


    But the problem is that this is Otis City, and the acting mayor is Dulin. Dulin is a very fastidious person. He is willing to obey higher-level rules without being threatened. At the same time, he also hopes that everyone can follow the rules he makes. When his rules are made, someone wants to break the rules, it must be impossible.


    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 makes, who will listen to him in the future.


    The next morning, Dooling frowned and hung up the phone. The phone was from the governor''s office in the capital. Governor Harry was in a meeting, so others would convey governor Harry''s opinions. Next month, a week later, there would be a hearing in the imperial capital, the content of which was about the nature of contraband. Dooling taxed contraband and issued a tax payment certificate , it has aroused objections from some cities and departments, who believe that this is an act that tramples on the will of the Magus leader.


    But at the same time, with the support of governor Harry, these contraband were transported to all parts of the country in a fair way, which had a very bad impact on all parts of the country. Therefore, these people instigated the Central Department of the imperial capital to hold a hearing, requiring Dooling to attend as a nonvoting delegate to explain the situation, and finally determine whether his behavior is legal and can be used in other places.


    This was not good news, but it was also expected by Dooling. Giving tax payment certificates to contraband and ensuring the safe transportation of these things touched the red line. Of course, this was not particularly bad news. He thought that the imperial judicial department or the Lord Chancellor would tell him to stop his current actions, or that leader margus would send a message to him But he didn''t expect to receive a hearing, which shows that the attitude within the new party seems to be very ambiguous. As long as it is not one size fits all, there will always be a chance.


    He took out a cigarette and went to the window. As soon as he was ready to smoke one, he saw a group of people blocking the door of the city hall, which made him a little angry. He immediately picked up the phone and connected 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 the group.


    More than 20 households unwilling to move appeared outside the city hall. Originally, it was planned to communicate in the conference room in the city hall, and I don''t know who led them. They had to give them a statement outside the city hall in front of everyone, unwilling to negotiate in the city hall. No matter what the purpose of this person is, this behavior itself makes Du Lin happy Very disgusted, so he didn''t look so good when he appeared outside the gate of the city hall.


    After glancing at the onlookers around, Du Lin swept the faces of those people in front of him. He shook his head slightly, "I don''t know why you must negotiate with me, and I know why you don''t want to move. What I want to say is that there is no room for negotiation!"


    Nataleton, who came out with Turin, was a little silly, and then panicked. If these difficult citizens were noisy, it would be a trouble. What''s more, she noticed a detail. There were reporters who didn''t exist in Otis behind these people. Maybe someone was planning a plot behind them. Once Dooling clashes with these people, no matter who wins or loses, it will become a scandal.


    Scandal is always the thing that politicians fear most, because the harm of this thing can be large or small. The key depends on how to use it and when to use it. If one day Dooling wants to run for governor or even higher Party cadres of the new party, the scandal will break out enough to make him lose the election.


    "Mayor, that''s not what he meant..." when the eyes of those difficult households became fierce, Natalie immediately blocked in front of Turin to explain something, but the next second, Turin put her hand on her shoulder and pushed her aside.


    She watched dully as Dulin walked to a place less than three meters away from the crowd. Even the two sides only need to take a step forward to meet each other. Dulin''s face was still calm. He looked at those people as if he were looking at the disobedient lambs in the sheepfold.


    "When I came to Otis, in fact, it was less than a month. It was as desolate as the desert in the west, and I couldn''t see a car on the street." this sentence didn''t lie. Many onlookers nodded in agreement. He snorted and said: "But look now, there are not only many cars on the street, but also good changes have begun to take place in the whole city."


    "There are construction sites everywhere and busy scenes everywhere. I want to build this city into a pearl in the middle of the Empire, but what are you doing?" he walked straight into the crowd, raised his hand and pushed the man standing first aside, "You waste not only don''t know how to contribute to this city, but also want to lie on the body of urban construction and suck blood?"


    "I tell you everyone here, everyone who tries to drag down the development and rise of this city..." he pushed several guys away and walked to a young man in the crowd, "I will not compromise. This is your city and mine. You can break my rules, but you must have the courage to bear the consequences of breaking the rules."


    Just now, Du Lin found that several people looked at the young man when he was talking, which made him feel that the young man was the main messenger. At this time, he raised his chin slightly and looked at the young man with an extraordinarily calm look, "you are against the whole city!"


    The young man looked twenty-four or five years old, with brown hair and clean. He didn''t look like a manual worker. He smiled without any tension, "Mayor durin, as you said, this is Otis City, and you are just an outsider. You want to change this city. Have you asked the people living in this city if they really want to change?"


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


    The young man''s words were very sure, which made a slight change in Turin''s eyes, "who are you?"


    "Me?", he spread out his hands and shrugged his shoulders. He looked around, and his eyes finally focused on Turin''s face. "I''m an ordinary citizen of OTIS. I just don''t like the way you hurt our interests, but it seems to be for our consideration."


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


    The young man scattered the people around him who were unwilling to move. Further away, more people gathered around. At this time, only the two of them were still standing in the middle of the crowd. He walked back and forth and said, "I know you, Mr. durin, the largest smuggler on the East Coast of the Empire. Am I right?"