390 Loggerheads Would Always Mee (2/2)
Wang Baole received the jade slip in a similar, formal manner. After reading it, he was impressed. The plan laid out in the jade slip, after being edited by Li Wan'er, was indeed much better than before. At the same time, Wang Baole was encouraged by how orderly the city had become after Li Wan'er arrived, even if it was just for a few days.
”We shall use this plan then.” Wang Baole didn't reveal his thoughts. He simply nodded after putting the jade slip down.
Li Wan'er didn't say anything and turned to leave. Seeing her push open the door, about to step out, Wang Baole sat there, raising his head to look at Li Wan'er's beautiful back, before speaking suddenly.
”Li Wan'er, no matter how hard you try to display the distance and chill between us, I am your superior!
”At the same time, since you're here as Deputy City Lord, you must remember that if the city performs well, it would benefit you, and it would benefit me… I respect you, and I also hope that you would respect me. Regarding matters of the city, we can always discuss and solve problems, as whatever I say isn't the be-all and end-all!”
”I'm not sure if you have any motives being in Divine Armament New City. However, this place has all the attention of the Federation on it. If something were to happen, I'm not a magnanimous person, and would report the matter honestly!” Wang Baole spoke with a low voice. This was the first time he said something like that to Li Wan'er.
As he spoke, Li Wan'er stopped in her tracks. With her back facing Wang Baole, she seemed to be deep in thought. At that moment, silence filled the office.
”Got it!” After a brief period, Li Wan'er spoke. Her tone was still unyielding, but the chill in her voice was somewhat reduced. She didn't turn around as she left.
Li Wan'er, who had now stepped out of Wang Baole's office, was on her way back to her residence. A complex look of regret filled her eyes. She knew that what Wang Baole said was correct. The stability of the city trumped everything else.
She also admitted that she felt differently towards Wang Baole. However, she knew very clearly that her role in the city wasn't to destroy anything, but to go according to the marriage alliance between the Senate and the Five Generation Sky Clan to pave the way to success for her fiancée!
Others didn't know who the three future mayors would be, but she knew that the eldest son of the Chen Family, Chen Mu, would be one of them. She even knew that this way of paving the road to success for her future husband would lead to disagreements with Wang Baole that she didn't desire, but she had no choice.
Therefore, all she could think of was to cut away all ties with Wang Baole, treating him merely as a co-worker!
Wang Baole didn't know the details of Li Wan'er's thoughts, but could more or less guess it. In reality, when Li Wan'er arrived, he had already analyzed the situation and felt that the possibility of her fiancee Chen Mu eventually coming to the city was high.
This was indeed the case, just as Wang Baole had guessed. After several days, the candidacy of the three remaining mayors of Divine Armament New City was finally set, after the month-long delay the competition between the various factions.
When the notice was passed from the Martian Colony Governor to Wang Baole, he looked at the profiles of the three new mayors under his lead!
The first one was indeed… Chen Mu, the eldest son of the Chen Family!
The second person was someone from Galactic Dusk Sect that had failed in his attempt to rob Wang Baole on the moon and was instead stripped by Wang Baole. The elite bound by black bandages!
The third person was a woman that Wang Baole wasn't familiar with. However, from her portfolio, it seemed that she had come from the Plume Manifestation Connate Sect!
The various factions within the Federation were all assembled in Divine Armament New City. It could be said that, to a certain extent, the city was a mini-version of the entire Federation!