Beating Instances through Words Left by the Dead

”Mr. Peace—no, Councilman Peace—we’ve given you everything you asked for. When are you planning to start assembling the firefighting team?”

In the mayor’s office, Mayor Avery’s face was heavy as he looked across at Wu Chang.

”I gave you the councilman position you wanted, announced you as the head of the firefighting operation during the press conference, and even agreed to have the Sigef City police cooperate with you during the firefighting. I’ve done all that.”

Mayor Avery lowered his voice:

”Even for the cut in the real estate acquisition, we’re only asking for twenty percent. But what have you been doing these past two days? I only see you using the police system to search for some wanted criminals.”

Wu Chang picked up his coffee on the table, took a sip, and said leisurely:

”Firefighting is a huge project, can’t be rushed. I’ve noticed all your help, and when the time is right, I’ll definitely make my move.”

Mayor Avery couldn’t hold back any longer and shouted:

”Damn it! I want extinguishing! Even if it’s just for show, let your people go and parade around to temporarily shut them up!”

Wu Chang showed an expression of helplessness and said:

”As you wish, Mr. Mayor, today our firefighting team will enter the fire scene and put out the fire.”

Upon hearing Wu Chang’s confirmation, Mayor Avery showed a satisfied expression.

He agreed to Wu Chang’s demands, not because he had the illusion that Wu Chang would truly put out the fire; everyone’s just making money off the disaster, nothing shameful about it.

But if you take the benefits without stepping out to divert the public’s attention, that’s unreasonable.

Seeing that the scapegoat was willing to fulfill his role, Mayor Avery immediately said:

”I’ll be by the TV today, waiting for your good news.”

Wu Chang stood up and, smiling, said: ”Won’t let you down.”

Leaving the mayor’s office, Wu Chang took a car back to the Old White K warehouse.

Miles had already selected a batch of temporary firefighters. Though they hadn’t extinguished a single fire, each looked extremely professional, physically strong, with cheerful smiles, perfectly matching the Federation’s stereotype of firefighters in their promotions.

Coupled with tailor-made firefighting uniforms, anyone who saw them would give a thumbs up and praise: you guys are perfect for this job.

Behind them, thirty fire trucks were parked in the warehouse, looking brand new, but in fact, were scrap vehicles brought back and painted over.

Whether they could start was a question, let alone putting out fires.

Seeing Wu Chang return, Miles hurried over and whispered: ”Boss, are we really going to do it this way?”

Wu Chang glanced at him sideways in surprise, ”You didn’t think I’d really rely on them and those thirty junk vehicles to put out the fire, did you?”

Miles showed a worried expression, handing a news article to Wu Chang.

”Boss, if this fire isn’t put out, things could get tricky.”

Old White K has supporters in both political and business circles, but naturally, also opponents, especially politicians of color who have risen to power in recent years through political correctness, each sees Old White K as a thorn in their side.

In the past, Old White K was deeply rooted, and with their power, they couldn’t be toppled at all. Now that a ready-made opportunity has been handed to them, they naturally won’t miss it.

They didn’t expose Wu Chang’s philanthropist persona in front of the media. Instead, they praised him to the point of no return.

They stated that Peace was someone carefully selected by the city hall through rigorous discussion, and Wu Chang’s control over the fire situation far surpassed the original fire bureau chief.

Although they didn’t agree with many of Mayor Avery’s policies in the past, this time, they would support him wholeheartedly.

During the interview, they even casually revealed that Mayor Avery and Wu Chang had previously promised to increase the fire control level by thirty percent within two weeks.

This interview directly put Avery and Wu Chang on the spot, not only forcing them to extinguish the fire but also setting fire extinguishing efficiency goals.

Avery couldn’t possibly come out to deny, saying he never made such a promise; it would be a huge blow to his prestige.

Helplessly, he could only urgently push Wu Chang into the spotlight, attracting public attention, hoping that after the failure in extinguishing the fire, he could righteously remove Old White K, extinguish public anger, and clear the accounts of this fire disaster.

Wu Chang took a look, then tossed the news aside.

”Don’t worry about these, we just need to do our job well, and barring any mishaps, the fire will be completely extinguished in these two days.”

Miles widened his eyes, surprised, ”Boss, did you get a meteorological weapon?”

Wu Chang shot Miles a sideways glance and said:

”No, but close.”

Miles pursued, ”A small meteorological weapon?”

Wu Chang: ”No, it’s divination. Two days ago, I had someone do a Tarot card reading, and they said it would rain heavily today or tomorrow to get us out of trouble.”

Miles: ...

Is it still possible to cut ties with the boss now?

Wu Chang didn’t care what Miles was thinking, heading towards Colton and asked:

”Did you find information on Lin Jiang and his team?”

With the privileges granted by being the scapegoat, the Sigef City police system has been unconditionally open to Wu Chang these days. He gave access to Colton to search for Lin Jiang and his team’s whereabouts.

With the backing of the entire city system, they quickly locked onto Lin Jiang’s team again. After leaving Romance Street, they reunited with another player, using abilities to take over an auto repair shop, falsely claiming to be the owner’s relatives, helping out at the shop.

With both the police and Old White K investigating openly and covertly, after locking onto a few people, Wu Chang yesterday led Colton and a group of officers to arrest them.

Lin Jiang’s luck was good; he and a companion weren’t at the shop at the time, so they only caught Murphy, Dragon Armor, and a few players who had come to join Lin Jiang.