Chapter 34: The Insidious Politician
Facts have proved that there are still a lot of smart people in this world, and here, fools like Norton who only know how to scare people are only a part of it after all, and the Doug in front of him is obviously a difficult smart opponent.
Fortunately, although he revealed some of my secrets, judging from his attitude, he did not seem to be too hostile to me.
After the applause, the two of us looked at each other in silence, you look at me, I look at you. It's like a look at a leopard on land and a seal. After a long time, it was the same time, and we all laughed.
"Tell me about your purpose." I looked at him, "Did you want to get something from me when you invited me to your office today and told me this?" ”
Doug's eyes were very bright, he smiled, showing a mouthful of very white teeth: "Mr. Chen Yang, you are from China. There is a famous saying in your country, yù take it first, you must give it first! I know that if you need your help, you have to put some conditions in place to show my sincerity, right? ”
I shrugged my shoulders.
To be honest, even though he was smart enough to guess my intentions, I wasn't afraid of him. And, if he had been smart, he wouldn't have done anything to me right now, let alone hit my ideas or wanted to work against me.
"I know, don't look at the uproar out there right now, but those guys are poor idiots." Doug said slowly: "From a personal point of view, I think that the more such a person dies, the better it will be for purifying the world. ”
"What about me? Wouldn't it be against your principles to deal with an underworld like me? I smiled.
Doug shook his head and pouted, "No, of course not." He looked very honest: "You, me, and this Miss Yang Wei all understand very well." No matter how dedicated and strict the law is in this world, the phenomenon of crime will never disappear. Even if we work 24 hours a day against the underworld, the underworld will continue to exist. There are no absolutes in the world, there is no absolute cleanness in this world, and there is no absolute darkness. Under the light, there is always a shadow of yīn. As for the underworld, I prefer to use the word 'control' instead of the word 'strike'. ”
I didn't speak, I looked at him.
"All the time. The jǐng side is not small in terms of manpower and material resources invested in the anti-black. Doug laughed as if laughing at himself: "I have been doing this business for more than ten years, and I think I am also very dedicated, and many of the partners I have worked with are also very dedicated." However, in the past ten years, the world has progressed, and society has progressed...... The underworld is also improving. I've never heard of the news that the underworld disappeared from the world one day. Therefore, if you want to completely eradicate the underworld, I am afraid that you will not be able to do it. And I, Doug, am just a devout believer in God. Naturally, I can't do it. Therefore, I believe that this goal is more realistic only by controlling and guiding and controlling the harm of the underworld to society within a certain range. ”
He pointed at me and said, "For example, even without you, then the circle will probably elect another leader soon." If the newly elected leader had been an idiot and had led everyone into the streets with guns in hand, I'm afraid we'd be busy again tomorrow! At least for now, for whatever your purpose, you've finally ordered your men to stay at home. I thank you for the thousands of jǐng cha who are now patrolling outside. ”
"And what about your sincerity? How are you going to express your sincerity? Yang Wei spoke, she seemed to have a smile on the corner of her mouth, and looked at Doug: "According to what you say, are you planning to live in harmony with the gang?" There was a needle in her eyes: "I have never heard of a cat and a mouse living in harmony." ”
"You're right." Doug smiled: "I think the best policy for the jǐng side to deal with the underworld organization should be to thoroughly learn from the United States, with a carrot in one hand and a stick in the other." When it's time to appease, but if the children are disobedient, then they still have to fight a dozen. But it is also necessary to distinguish when you need to fight and when you can't. ”
"For example?" Yang Wei seemed very interested in this Doug.
"For example......" Doug narrowed his eyes and sighed slowly: "Unfortunately, I came to Vancouver too late, and if I had arrived two days ago, maybe the situation wouldn't have been so bad." ”
Pouting, he continued, "I said, Norton is old, and all he thinks about now is how to retire safely, decently, smoothly, or if everything goes well, he can get a medal before leaving. So, at the beginning of this sāo rebellion, he seemed too hesitant. If I had come a few days earlier, I would have raised the stick high in front of the gangsters who started to be the first to jump out and dare to cause trouble! Extinguish the danger with the harshest and most thunderous means! I've researched that in the beginning, in fact, a lot of organizations are in?? It's just that the jǐng side looks very cowardly, so they are arrogant. The jǐng side takes a step back, and they go further. This situation is very bad. If, at the beginning, we didn't care about any face, didn't care about the influence of public opinion, and directly used thunderous means to directly arrest all the people who jumped the hardest, and teach them a hard lesson, maybe the situation would be very different from now. ”
"And now?" Yang Wei silently picked up the coffee.
"Now...... Now it's no longer possible to rely on the stick. You have to throw a little carrot properly. Doug smiled, but his eyes were looking at me: "How many underworld organizations are there in Vancouver, and how many people are there?" How many people are there in Jǐng Cha? Now everyone's emotions have been provoked, and if you blindly suppress it, you can only make your head bleed in the end. It is impossible for us to deal with the Chinese gang, the big circle, the Arabs, the Iranians, the Indians, the Vietnamese at the same time...... We don't have that much jīng force, and we don't have that much jǐng force. So, I'll pick one of them and chase it so hard that it won't dare to come back again! Others, on the other hand, may be co-opted, or divided, or deterred, but they cannot do it. The ridiculously stupid Norton actually asked for the mobilization of the National Jǐng Guard to quell the chaos, in that case, I guess he will be ousted from his current seat next month! ”
"But how can we trust you?" Yang Wei asked directly without waiting for me to speak, her words were sharp: "You, you are a temporary commissioner...... Suppose you say one thing and do another...... Hmph, I know a lot of examples of that. Now that you have been sent to deal with this matter, perhaps you will deliberately erect a tough image and directly use high-pressure means to make the situation worse! I know you officials, and you can do anything for your achievements...... You beat everything here to shreds, and then you shook your hands and left, you 'got a brilliant result', and went straight back to get your medal, anyway, the black cauldron has the poor devil Norton to carry it. ”
"I don't deny that your words have a lot of point." Doug smiled. His eyes were very sincere: "Indeed, there are many people from the jǐng side who will do such a thing: before leaving office, in order to make political achievements, deliberately cause chaos in the underworld, and then slash and kill a big slash and kill, make a few huge anti-gang and anti-gang actions, and then let the media tout it...... That's the achievement. Then he looked solemn and said, "But I won't do this, I will express my sincerity!" ”
Yang Wei nodded and glanced at me, which means that after her words are finished, she will leave it to me.
"What is your sincerity?"
"First of all, what do you need?" Doug said slowly: "Vancouver is not a big city, with a population of only two million, but it has too many gangsters in different regions...... Hey! I know that the root cause of this incident is the grudge between you and the Vietnamese, and as for the other guys, they are just cannon fodder dragged into the water by you. Mr. Chen Yang, I can probably guess what kind of methods you have been using in the past few days, and I can probably understand what you mean...... I think if nothing else, you're ready to do something to the Vietnamese in the next time...... Hmph, while we are in a hurry, you will fight again. At this time, there is a lot of slaughter outside, and no one will be staring at you...... Right? ”
I didn't admit it, but I didn't deny it either.
"And what about after all this?" He looked at me: "How can this sāo chaos be resolved?" Do you really have to wait until the officials can't bear it anymore and mobilize forces to quell the chaos, and then the entire Vancouver force will be swept away? Your big circle will also lose the soil for survival! ”
I looked at my watch and said lightly, "Mr. Doug, my time is precious, and if you continue to circle with me, I'm afraid my patience won't be able to support it." So I suggest you just tell us what you're going to do. ”
"Well, what I need is not short-term stability, what I need is a long-term stable Vancouver!" Doug smiled: "I can help you deal with the Vietnamese, and I can even send you some information that the Jǐng side has." The Vietnamese are now hiding, but we still have some knowledge of their situation...... But in exchange for ......"
"What do you want?" I stood up and looked at Doug.
"I'm greedy." Doug smiled slyly: "I want a lot, a lot...... The first thing I want is that within three days, the streets of Vancouver will be back in order! Secondly, I demand that in the future, the gangs in Vancouver must operate under the supervision of the jǐng side! Again...... I ask you to be able to take over some things, but it must also be under the remote control of the jǐng side! ”
After saying this, he leaned back in his chair slowly, as if casually, and said, "Mr. Norton is probably about to step down before he can retire...... Guess who, after him, will become the new head of the jǐng party in Vancouver? ”
No way! yīn dangerous politicians!