Chapter 1721
The next day, at the cab meeting. Hansel and another eight cab members expected Clifford to be absent from the meeting due to the demise
of his son.
Unexpectedly, Clifford showed up. He looked dignified in his suit and tie and sported his usual stern look, except his expression was rather grim.
Hansel frowned. Clifford didn''t take any bereavement leave. His level of endurance and determination to suppress his emotions is insanely scary!
Hansel thought about Nathan in trepidation. It''s not a good thing that Nathan has offended such a formidable character like Clifford!
He said tly, “Let''s begin the meeting since everyone''s here. There are a few important matters to discuss.
The first agenda item proposed by Hansel was to recruit Nathan into the Great Cab to rece Boris.
Instantly, Clifford shot down the idea with the justification that Nathan, who was barely thirty, was too young for the cab albeit he had attained
some brilliant achievements in the North.
As soon as Clifford mentioned that, Adrian Tamber acknowledged in agreement, “Yes, I agree with Mr. Davier.N?velDrama.Org: owner of this content.
Adrian continued to share his thoughts, "No doubt Nathan has an impressive track record, but he''s too full of himself. In the past, he has vited rank
protocol and broke into Boris’ house. Last night, he went against the inquisitorial system set by the military tribunal and shot Kiel dead.
“He might have a good reason to de what he did, but he never followed the given procedures and is always very impulsive.
“He could use another two terms to work on his temper before we consider letting him join the cab.”
The bespectacled Zion Lucas, who had always been Hansel’s trusted aide, voiced out, “I have a different perspective from Mr. Davier and Mr.
Tamber. I think Nathan is a valuable talent; his strengths outweigh his weaknesses. We have to admit that we''re aging. The inclusion of young blood
like Nathan to partner with the experienced seniors can be thought of as a breath of fresh air in an otherwise boring cab.
“Moreover, Nathan isn''ting in as a secretary with his own portfolio but a backbencher. He''s here to gain exposure and learn from the cab.
What''s wrong with that?”
Soon, the nine cab members with different opinions started debating.
Knitting his brows, Hansel realized that the resistance toward Nathan was stronger than expected.
There were three main reasons.
First, Nathan was Hansel''s man. Those cab members who stood on his opposing side would never agree to him cing one of his trusted aides
in their midst before he stepped down.
Second, his behavior was deemed out of line. He had offended a few cab members when he arbitrarily barged into Boris'' house and took him
down.
Third, Nathan was used of
wanting to be above thew due to
his consistent defiance of the rules
and procedures adopted by the <
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Kiel killed. That action alone enraged
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Nathan''s appointment info the
cab.
Hansel had a headache watching the members fight ceaselessly over the matter.
“That''s enough!” he uttered harshly.
“Since we can''te into a consensus, we shall vote to decide.”
Hansel then raised his hand and stated, “I agree to Nathan joining the cab.”
Zion followed suit. “Ditto.”
Clifford raised his hand. “I don''t second the motion!
Adrian asserted, “I disagree!”
“I reject the idea.”
“I''m against it as well.”
The voting continued by a show of hands.
Very soon, the results were out.
There were three positive votes and six negative votes. It would still be a “no” even after including Hansel''s own vote.
Hansel was displeased that his proposal for Nathan to join the cab was rejected
Through the way the cab members voted on his proposal, he could tell that he was gradually losing his influential power.
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time, Harisel promoted Nathan as
the General of the North. He faced a
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insisted on Nathan''s promotion.
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Suddenly, Hansel felt that age had finally caught up with him
He gave a casual response, “Alright. It appears that it''s not the right time yet for Nathan to join the cab. We''ll now drop this subject. Let''s move on
to the next agenda item.”