Chapter 582 Even The Best-Laid ns Often Go Awry (Part Two)


    "You''re aware of how much money the Dragon Empire has invested here, and you must know what the


    result will be if the project fails," Brian said enigmatically. The director nodded his head agitatedly.


    Brian''s mouth curled slightly before continuing," I''ll provide any amount of money and people to you if


    you need, and I hope to see the results I''m expecting. Do you understand?"


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    "Yes, absolutely!" The director''s face paled at the invisible pressure radiating from Brian. His clothes


    were wet from sweat and he shivered when a sudden breeze blew through him.


    The situation in A City was no less strenuous than that in QY Ind. Eric had spent a whole night


    analyzing the reports from thosepanies intending to cooperate with Dragon Empire and chose the


    best ones. However, before he could announce his choice, all of thosepanies unanimously


    canceled their proposals. Both Eric himself and the public were astounded by this fact because the


    opportunity to cooperate with the Dragon Empire Group was something mostpanies would dream


    of. Once apany be affiliated with Dragon Empire Group, it is almost sure that the stock price


    of thatpany would rocket up the next day.


    When Shirley noticed the serious looks on Richie and Eric''s faces, she changed her mind about going


    to school. After preparing them a cup of tea, she sat quietly and unobtrusively listened to their talks


    about the sudden matters. From the very beginning, they had predicted that the opposition factions in


    Dragon Ind would take some actions before the parliamentary meeting. However, they didn''t expect


    that something would go wrong in QY Ind especially when Brian was there himself. Not to mention


    the project in A city which was sure of being a sess suddenly came to naught. Most strangely,


    nothing happened in Dragon Ind where the parliament meeting was about to take ce. This was


    indeed a typical diversionary tactic.


    "There''s onepany which hasn''t canceled its cooperating proposal," Eric said. "However, the scale


    of thatpany isn''t big enough, and it might not be able to meet our production demands." He


    finished, handing over the files to Richie.


    Richie took the files from Eric''s hand and perused theirpany''s profile. His gaze narrowed as he


    asked, "Do you know what the Dream Media was in the past?"


    "A small advertisingpany made up of young men with nothing but their dreams as capital," Eric


    replied.


    "And what is it now?" Richie asked quizzically, raising his gaze.


    "Arge-scalepany," Eric answered, "which is well-known to the whole media circle and is no


    weaker than the Flight Media." After a short pause, Eric challenged with his eyes glittering, "You mean


    we shouldn''t only offer to others but also seek a win-win cooperation with them?"


    "Did you know that fivepanies had presented their cooperating proposals to Frank in the past,


    before Dream Media? Frank had chosen the Dream Media not because they had a perfect proposal. It


    was because after he offered them the opportunity, theypleted their tasks with far more


    enthusiasm than others." Richie concluded as he threw the files onto the table, "As a good leader, you


    need to be far-sighted and bold enough to take the risks. Besides, there''s no other offer on the table


    now. You have to go with what you have."


    Eric replied with a bitter smile. He had also thought of cooperating with thatpany before. But what


    just happened was a game changer and the situation was quite different from that in the past. Frank


    had just taken that media proposal as a cover and was actually aiming at that oil project. As for the


    cosmetics project in A City this time, even though it was less important than the entertainment center in


    QY Ind, it was already one of the major projects for the year.


    *


    Meanwhile, at the City Hall in A City.


    After receiving a message from Bill, Edgar, who just recently concluded a meeting, knitted his brows


    with displeasure. He took a nce at Jenifer who was busy talking with the director of the Construction


    Bureau. Seeing how upied she was, he turned around and walked towards his office.


    The moment he got in, Bill was waiting for him with a concerned look on his face, "Mr. Mayor, this


    matter is really strange."


    "Yes, it''s quite unusual," replied Edgar with seriousness in his voice. With his brows still knitted, his


    eyes started to get dark and his thoughts deepened. He sat down in his chair and leaned one of his


    elbows on the arm chair. Resting his chin on his hand, he thought for a while and murmured to himself,


    "Indeed, it was quite a strange coincidence."


    Startled by his words, Bill then asked, "Does Deputy Mayor Zeng take office today?" His words were


    filled with curiosity and doubts.


    Dropping his gaze, Edgar didn''t answer his question andmanded instead, "Go and tell all the


    incumbent deputy mayors and the members of the Economic Commission to meet with meter. Tell


    them asap. It doesn''t matter who''s the one behind all these. I won''t just simply sit down and turn a blind


    eye on this matter, especially if it will influence A City''s economy."


    Puzzled by his suddenmand, Bill curled his lips, doubtful on his exnation. He knew that


    something was going on, but he felt powerless for not knowing what was inside Edgar''s head.


    Immediately, he turned around and headed towards the door. But even before he could get out of the


    office, the phone suddenly rang.


    After a single ring, Edgar answered the call from the internal line.


    "Mr. Mayor, there''s a calling from the director of the drug addiction treatment center. Would you


    like me to connect you?" asked the assistant.


    It was a call he didn''t expect. With slightly knitted brows, he dialed the number and grabbed the


    receiver. "Edgar speaking."


    The other end of the line paused for a moment upon getting connected. "Mr. Mayor, I have to inform


    you that…" the director paused, letting out a heavy sigh and continued, "that, that Daniel has escaped."


    Feeling that the call was not up for something good, Edgar still furrowed heavily upon knowing what it


    was all about. "When did it happen?" said Edgar with a heavy tone.


    "At around five o''clock, when the night watchers got shifted. I apologize Mr. Mayor. This was totally


    beyond our expectation." The director was having cold sweats, not knowing how Edgar would react to


    the news.


    "Director Huang, tell me, how could a little boy with an ordinary background easily escape from your


    center? Aren''t you and your peoplepetitive enough? Tell me, should I ask the Police Bureau to


    remove you?"


    Feeling distressed, the director condemned the little boy in his mind. ''What a damn boy! He''s just a


    nobody without any background. Yet, the CEO of the Dragon Empire Group had sent him here, and


    you, the Mayor, had paid him special attention. Just who is he to mess everything up? What a fucking


    boy!''


    Despite his resentment, he could only swallow his distress, "I''m really sorry, Mr. Mayor. Please forgive


    us this time…"


    But even before he could finish, "Do you now have any clue of his whereabouts?" interrupted Edgar.


    Starting to get annoyed from the director''s apologies, he now craved for actions.


    After a pause, Mr. Huang replied, "No, not yet. But rest assured we''ll bring him back in no


    time."