Chapter 204


    Chapter 204 Pulling in Daniel


    He was speaking when the box door was pushed open. The man who came in was somewhat aged,


    looking almost fifty. I recognized him – it was Wesley Smith, the man in charge of economic nning


    for the entire River City.


    As soon as he walked in, he said with a smile, “Are we not drinking today? Walter, you invite me to


    dinner and don’t drink, I came out risking being scolded by your aunt. If we’re not drinking, I’m leaving.”


    In the midst of speaking, he also saw me, paused, and said, “This is Tabatha, isn’t it?”


    I quickly stood up to greet him, “Hello, Mr. Smith.” I knew that Wesley had some personal connections


    with the Hinton family, but I had never met them directly before.


    Wesley nodded with a smile, gesturing for me to sit down and chat. After he sat down, he looked at


    Walter and said, “You didn’t invite me here today just to keep me from drinking, did you?”


    Walter, for once, didn’t have a cold expression on his face. He smiled faintly and said, “Drink, I’ll drink


    with you. But let’s wait until after you’ve finished your business, then we’ll drink.”


    The “you” here, of course, referred to Wesley and me.


    Hearing this, Wesley nced at me,ughing in an elder-like manner, “Tabatha, look, it’s been several


    years since hest invited me for a drink. This time he invited me, it’s all because of you. It seems that


    you young couple have deep feelings for each other.”


    I tugged at my lip, momentarily at a loss for words, and simply said,


    “You tter me, Mr. Smith.”


    Wesley chuckled and said, “It seems I have to discuss work with you first, otherwise I won’t be able to


    drink this wine tonight.” He continued, “I’ve heard some about the Conner Group from Walter, but there


    are manyrgepanies in River City. Nowadays, there are quite a fewpaniespeting for


    these projects in the southern district. Do you have any bid documents or ns? Tell me about them


    first, so I can get a general idea. After all, these are projects worth billions, which will affect the future of


    the entire River City. Personally, given my rtionship with the Hinton family, I would sign. off on these


    projects for you directly. But this is a major matter, and I can’t make the decision alone. So, you need to


    show your strength and advantages, and then I can speak up for you.”


    He understood his point. After all, manyrge corporations in River City, including those from outside


    the province and even abroad, were nning to ept these projects. If they were so easy to get,


    Alexander wouldn’t have been up all night revising the bid.


    I roughly exined the advantages of the Conner Group and the bidding n that Alexander had made


    to Wesley. After listening, he nodded slightly. After a moment of silence, he looked at Walter and said,


    “I listened carefully, and this is the case. The project in the southern region is toorge. If it is all


    handed over to the Conner Group, let alone other things, even the funds can’t keep up with the current


    strength of the Conner Group. So, Tabatha, if you guys are nning to take over the entire project, I’m


    afraid it will be very difficult toplete in the end.”


    A project worth tens of billions was indeed too much for the Conner Group to handle all at once. I


    nodded, looking at him and said, “Mr. Smith, this is indeed the case. We only bid to get one or two


    projects in the southern area. What do you think about this? The municipal and cultural sports park


    construction projects can be handed over to the Conner Group.”


    He sighed slightly, somewhat troubled, “Tabatha, if these projects could have been bid on separately,


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    this matter wouldn’t have dragged on until now. It’s precisely because of the consideration of the


    interconnection between these projects that the municipalmittee has been thinking about finding a


    From what he said, if there wasn’t the capability to take on all the projects, then there would be no


    consideration for others.


    For a moment, I fell into a slight silence. All the projects, the Conner Group couldn’t handle them,


    but…


    Seeing my silence, Walter spoke up. “Isn’t there any other way?”


    Wesley paused slightly, saying, “Yes, there is, but you have to handle this privately. The Municipal


    Committee has discussed that if twopanies can jointly take over these projects, it is also


    possible.”


    Twopanies?


    I hesitated for a moment, turning my gaze to Walter. His expression faltered slightly as he said,


    “Grandma has already withdrawn her shares from the Hinton Group and has no ns to get involved in


    any of the city’s construction projects.”


    Hearing this, I pursed my lips, falling into silence for a moment.


    After a while, Wesley said, “It seems that a foreignpany in Freyhedge is also nning to take over


    this project, Tabatha. You might as well negotiate with the person in charge there. This project isrge


    in funding and high in risk, the other party may also need a partner to share the risk. You can talk to


    them, maybe it’s possible.”


    Freyhedge?


    “I couldn’t help but wonder, mainly because Daniel’s identity was too


    special, it was hard not to think more. Looking at Wesley, I asked, “Is


    it the Monroe Group?”