San Francisco, Mayor's Office.

At this moment, the mayor of San Francisco had a solemn expression and a look of doubt on his face. Li Zhen has been in San Francisco for nearly half a month. Up to now, Li Zhen still has no sign of leaving San Francisco, or Li Zhen has not made any moves, which makes the mayor of San Francisco feel very strange. The calmer Li Zhen became, the more he felt that there was something strange in it.

What's so funny about this?

The mayor of San Francisco scratched his head and scratched his ears, thinking about Li Zhen's purpose.

"Boom! Boom!! ”

There was a knock on the door, and the mayor said, "Come in!" ”

The door opened, and a thin, middle-aged man walked in.

This man's name was Gullit and he was the mayor's secretary. After Gullit came in, he bowed slightly, and then sat down straight in the office, pulling his back with his chest in his hand, looking meticulous, and then said unhurriedly: "Your Excellency the Mayor, today's news has come back. Li Zhen still stayed at the Dading Restaurant in Chinatown, without any movement and no sign of leaving. ”

"It's weird! What's going on? ”

The mayor frowned and sighed.

As soon as Li Jin stays in San Francisco, the mayor will be under tremendous pressure because Washington has been urging him.

Unfortunately, he didn't find Scott.

Gullit changed his words and said lightly: "Mayor, I have a guess. ”

"Say!" The mayor nodded.

Gullit's expression was even more serious, and he said neither humbly nor arrogantly: "During this time, I have been thinking about the reason why Li Zhen did not leave. I believe that the reason why Li Zhen did not leave was because His Excellency Scott had not yet arrived in San Francisco, so that Li Zhen could not act. At the beginning, on the way to San Francisco by train with Li Zhen and his men, the army had already searched for Li Zhen and his party, but Scott was not found. ”

Combined with the analysis of the situation that Li Zhen does not leave San Francisco, when Li Zhen left Washington, he was divided into two ways. Among them, Li Zhen and his soldiers are all the way, and this way is to attract everyone's attention, including guiding the attention of Mr. President, so that no one pays attention to Mr. Scott. ”

"On the other side, it's the Scott family."

"Scott didn't dare to take the train to avoid being caught, and because of that, they were slow to get there, and they haven't even reached San Francisco yet," Gullitt said. In this way, the reason why Li Zhen stayed in Chinatown and did not leave can be explained clearly, and the whole thing is sorted out. ”

"That's right!"

The mayor's eyebrows fluttered, and he was extremely excited.

With a wave of his hand, he said, "Immediately put martial law on all roads and keep a close watch." ”

Gullit shook his head and said, "Mayor, you can't do this!" ”

"Why?" The mayor asked.

Gullitt said: "If you send soldiers to martial law, Li Zhen will definitely find out about the abnormality, and Mr. Scott may sneak in." When the time comes, they may be fooled by them and evade our search. I think we should keep the status quo as it is and secretly send people to monitor the roads to San Francisco in the various states. Once Scott enters San Francisco territory, he can take it immediately. ”

The mayor nodded and exclaimed, "Well said, that's exactly how it should be." ”

Both are scrappy, thinking that Scott's family has not arrived, but they do not expect Scott to have already arrived.

This is something they could not have predicted.

Gullitt was very pleased to be complimented and continued: "We secretly set up eyeliners on the roads leading to San Francisco. At the same time, we also need someone who will help us on the bright side and find out Li Zhen's news for us. ”

"Who?" The mayor asked.

Gullitt said: "Mr. Powell, the former mayor! ”

The mayor frowned and said, "Reason! ”

Gullitt explained: "Powell and Don Huaide have a very good relationship, as long as you invite Mr. Powell here, you can move him with affection and reason. I believe that he is very willing to help us and solve the problems of the Federation. ”

The mayor furrowed his brows and said, "You go and arrange and ask Powell to come to the office." ”

"Yes!"

With a smile on his face, Gullit turned to leave.

He went to deliver the order, and it didn't take long for Powell to arrive in a hurry.

After Powell saw the mayor, he leaned forward slightly to show respect, but his expression was not shocked, and he said without humility or arrogance: "Your Excellency the mayor invited me to come, is there anything wrong?" ”

The mayor handed Powell a glass of water and said, "Mr. Powell, drink water!" ”

Powell said: "Thank you, Your Excellency! ”

The mayor smiled and said, "There is one thing that needs Mr. Powell's help now. News came from Washington that Li Zhen had taken away His Excellency Scott, the former commander of the Federation, and now, Scott has not yet arrived in San Francisco, and Li Zhen is also waiting for Scott to arrive in San Francisco. After the two sides meet, Li Zhen will take people away. Mr. Powell should have understood Mr. Scott's identity, and it didn't make sense that he was going to China with Li Zhen. ”

Powell said: "I'm just an ordinary citizen now, and I can't stop it. ”

The mayor smiled and said, "Please rest assured, Mr. Powell, I didn't plan on you to stop Scott from leaving." The purpose of my invitation is to let you visit your old friend Tang Huaide in Chinatown from time to time, and that's it. ”

Powell heard this and understood.

A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth and said, "Your Excellency, your idea is definitely going to be in vain. ”

The mayor frowned and said, "Aren't you going to go?" ”

Powell shook his head and said, "No, Your Excellency the Mayor is wrong. I'm willing to go, but Tang Huaide is an old fox, very cunning. Even if I was in front of him, it was impossible to arbitrage any available information. ”

The mayor laughed and said, "It's man-made!" ”

Powell said: "Okay, I promised, but there is no guarantee that anything will come out. ”

With that, Powell left the mayor's office and headed for Chinatown. After he came to Chinatown, he went straight into the Dading Restaurant. Tang Huaide was very happy when he saw Powell coming, and said with a smile: "Mr. Powell, what kind of wind actually blew you here?" Did you get something good and want to show it off in front of me? ”

Powell and Tang Huaide hugged each other and said, "I want to show off, but unfortunately I don't have anything in my hand." After a pause, Powell said, "Your Excellency the Mayor has found me and asked me to come to you to inquire about Scott's news." I'm not going to get involved in it, though, so I'll tell you directly. You just let me avoid something when I don't exist. ”

Tang Huaide said: "It's okay, whatever you want." ”

Immediately, Tang Huaide asked Powell to greet him, and then went to work on his business. However, Tang Huaide also left a thought in his heart to make people pay attention to Powell's movements. After all, people's hearts are separated from their stomachs, what if Powell says one thing and does another?

So, there must be enough preparation.

ps: the second shift;