The policeman brought Thomas to the conference room in a jiffy.
According to the rules, Thomas was an ‘outsider’. He was not supposed to be allowed to participate in any government-related meetings. But Vincent had an immense amount of trust in Thomas, plus Thomas was once the chief officer in charge of Southland District with a certain amount of prestige. His addition to the meeting greatly boosted everyone’s confidence.
“Arrange a seat for Mr. Mayo.”
“Yes, sir!”
The policeman arranged a seat for Thomas right beside Vincent. It seemed like favonovel.com was the second in command of Southland District, but no one had any issues, even if favonovel.com was not.
After Thomas sat down, the policeman left the conference room and closed the door behind him. Everyone had their eyes on Thomas.
Vincent asked, “I believe you have a general understanding of the current situation of Southland District, right, Mr. Mayo?”
“Mhmm…” Thomas nodded and said confidently, “The original plan was to be the bystanders and watch them fight each other, but who knew we would end up being set up by Bernard? His plan to use Giovanni against the government really makes it hard for us to make a decision. Southland District is now in an economical crisis. If we do not compromise, Southland District’s progress will regress for many years. But if we do, we will fall into Bernard’s trap. The government is currently in a dilemma.”
Thomas was clear of the current situation.
Vincent sighed and said, “You are right. Honestly, Mr. Mayo. I have no idea or plan of what should be done at this point. Please give us your suggestion, Mr. Mayo.”
Everyone’s eyes were on Thomas, awaiting his suggestion. Thomas did not betray their expectations.
He coughed and said, “Since there is already a contradiction, then we shall use this opportunity to perform a major clean-up.”
“Major clean-up?”
Vincent, not understanding what Thomas meant, asked, “How are we going to perfom this clean- up?”
Thomas said, “Art Trading Corporation has controlled the current Southland District. It can be said that all economic activities are controlled by them. Whether or not we compromise, that is the current situation of Southland District. It is impossible that we allow them to rule further. Hence, I suggest that we go head-on with them! Since they chose to protest in the streets, we shall not compromise but meet them head-on. We will suppress them by force and at the same time, we will find another way out of this mess, a substitute.”
“Inform all the companies in Southland District that the government will be lowering the entry bar. As long as they can take over the role of those who are currently protesting, the government will support them. If we are going to meet them head-on, we should go all in! We will take this chance to perform the major clean-up on Southland District. We shall ban all the companies, enterprises, corporations, and families that are controlled by Art Trading Corporation!”
This was a ruthless move. Vincent swallowed his saliva.
This would cause Southland District to undergo a major change.
If the clean-up was performed properly, Southland District’s economy would not be affected. It would take at most half a year for them to recover from the setback. But if it was not done well, the situation would grow worse. Southland District would completely fall into an economic crisis with no chance of recovering. This was an extremely risky approach.
Had it come to this? Vincent could not decide.
He lifted up the cup of tea with his eyes glued to the table. He took a big gulp of tea as favonovel.com thought of the pros and cons of this approach.
