The two of them took Kevin's car to Kevin's place of work, which was actually an office, but Dulin thought it should be a small villa with a single family, except that there was no swimming pool and tennis court, and the house might be a little smaller.

Kevin asked the maid to open the door and said, "The ace lawyers in the firm will have an office like this, and the property rights are still the firm's, and we are just authorized to use it." He stretched out his hand and invited Du Lin into the small villa, and the two sat in Kevin's study, and the maid took the initiative to close the door and leave after bringing coffee, so that the two men had a private space.

Kevin took some papers out of his briefcase, put them on the table, and pushed them to Doolin's side, "Actually, the New Party is not as monolithic as people think. Maggs has been party leader for 12 years, and he will remain for another four years, at least until he is prime minister. Boworths, the No. 3 figure in the new party, is determined to become the next party leader and wants to run for the post of prime minister. He's old enough, and if he's wrong this time, he probably won't get a chance to sit in that chair. ”

But the biggest disagreement now is that Maggs intends to nominate Harry to take his place, and Bowworth and other non-aristocratic party members believe that Maggs is creating a class divide within the party. Kevin took out a cigarette and lit one, "By the way, Maggs and Harry are both nobles, and they are both big nobles, which gives Bowers and other non-aristocratic party members an excuse." They propagated internally that Maggs wanted to restore the new party, and now the people on both sides were fighting very hard. ”

Durin listened to Kevin's explanation of the conflicts and contradictions between the top echelons of the New Party while looking at the documents in his hand. The documents came from a court hearing in which the Contraband Investigation Bureau of Mangla City seized three carriages of prohibited items, but the owners of the items produced the tax payment certificates and legal documents that Doolin had given them, and won the case in the Supreme Court of the Imperial Capital.

The mayor of Mangla filed a complaint with the Imperial Cabinet, arguing that the actions of the mayor of Otis, Doolin, had seriously damaged the interests of the Empire and desecrated the majesty of the law, protecting these contraband for his own personal gain.

After this incident came out, Bowers immediately stood up for the position of the mayor of Mangla City, and used his party whip to fire at Harry, believing that Harry connived at his command Durin to do such a shameful thing, and Harry must be held responsible for it.

There is no doubt that this is a political struggle within the New Party, and Bowers did it with only one purpose, which is to discredit Harry so that he will not be able to reach the top in the next term. If Harry can't make it to the top, then with Boworths' credentials and his exploits over the years, he's basically a sure leader to become a leader.

So Durin is actually lying on the ground and receiving a cannonball, if he is not under Harry's management, if no one files a protest, then there is no so-called hearing, and he does not need to come to the imperial capital.

After such a thing, Maggs must take a stand, whether he supports Durin in his heart or not, he must show his attitude, and give Harry and Durin some convenience in a relatively neutral situation. Only then will Harry have any hope of taking his place and becoming the next party leader.

That's why there was such a hearing.

"Do you mean that the final outcome of this hearing will determine who will be excluded from Harry or Boworth?", Dührin was really surprised, why he didn't know that he had such an important mission. He was in a good state of mind, and even joked with Kevin, "Why haven't either Harry or Bowers come to bribe me until now?"

"Because you're not worth much for the time being. Kevin replied, "The final decision on this matter will be made by the adjudication panel, and even if you don't let out a fart, they will be able to come up with the final result." ”

Du Lin directly threw all the documents in his hand on the table, and said angrily: "Then according to what you said, it doesn't matter if I come or not?"

Kevin shook his head, "No, on the contrary, in the most critical stage of the wrestling between the two sides, your attitude is actually very important. I don't know what your relationship is with Harry, he didn't reveal anything to you, or if he thought you would definitely be on his side. If you admit your mistakes at the hearing and show that you are willing to reflect on them, no matter how well prepared Harry and Maggs are, it is pointless. ”

Durin nodded thoughtfully, perhaps this is why Harry himself did not attach much importance to Durin to attend this hearing.

He believes that Durin's interests are aligned with his, so as long as Dulin doesn't say something that the mentally retarded will say, as long as he can cope with the past on face, even if it is not so perfect, they have a way to correct the ending.

But the premise of all this, and the most crucial point, is whether Doolin's interests are aligned with Harry's interests.

"What do you think?", Durin had a bit of a headache, he didn't know about the at the top of the New Party, so he couldn't analyze any results at all now, and he threw the question to Kevin. Kevin has been in the imperial capital for a longer period of time, and he has been exposed to more and more complex people, so he must have had his own ideas.

And Kevin did give him a completely opposite suggestion as Durin guessed, "My personal opinion is that you can completely go to Boworths, once Harry is out, the next party leader will basically be caught by him in advance." With your current value and the changes you have brought him, it is entirely possible for Bowers to give you certain benefits and rewards after taking office. Everyone is not optimistic about him, so his odds are the highest, which is like a gamble, we only bet on the highest odds, not the lowest odds. ”

Durin frowned and thought for a while, he blinked his eyes a little confused, "I don't know Bowers, I don't know how this person is, after you say this, I think Mags is a good person." Kevin looked at him and wanted to hear his opinion, and he said bluntly: "I think such a person is quite suitable to be friends if he can damage the rules of the game he has made in order to protect his own people." ”

There is no doubt that the second Prohibition and the Contraband Investigation Bureau were both the work of Maggs, but now that he has even put these things aside in order to protect Harry, this kind of superior who can show favoritism thinks it is good, at least he will not let him take the blame casually.

In fact, whether it is Du Lin or Kevin, the analysis and conclusion of this matter are not enough to go to the core of the essence of the matter, in the final analysis, it is still a factional problem within the party, and a series of deeper problems that are not known to outsiders, so it has led to the current situation, which is by no means as simple as the two people imagined.

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Of course, it's not really a big problem for them to think so, at least for now.

"You decide, Durin, I'll support you in 'technology', and I'll do my best to help you if you need anything. ”

Durin rubbed his temples and stood up, "While it's still early, why don't I pay a visit to Mr. Maggs, I'm a member of the New Party anyway." It is not easy to come to the imperial capital once, and it is also necessary to admire the demeanor of the leader. ”

Kevin shook his head and glanced at the watch on his wrist, "If you do this, then I won't accompany you in the future, I have to find a Kaizi to make up for last night's consumption." ”

Kevin spent 20,000 yuan last night, as for whether it was worth the money Anyway, Du Lin thinks it's just like that, maybe Kevin thinks it's worth the money.

Maggs lived in the first house on Imperial Avenue outside the palace, with the same house number, and it was not a contiguous building like other neighborhoods, but a detached villa with a yard. In the beginning, this place lived the prince of the empire, and then the guy was "martyred", and after the new party came to power, it became the residence of the prime minister.

It is the closest to the Royal Palace, and it is also the closest to the Cabinet office, which further highlights the identity of the people who live here.

Durin's car was stopped as he entered the Imperial Avenue near the Imperial Palace, and he had to walk backwards, and the soldiers checked what he was carrying, as well as checking his identity. After confirming that he was correct, he was allowed to continue his passage. On both sides of the next stretch of the road, there are either the offices of the Empire's confidential departments, or the residences of the Empire's ministers, so the inspections are particularly strict.

As Durin rang the doorbell of Villa One, at least several eyes were focused on him, and he loosened his collar and tie, and his otherwise untense mood was made tense by these observers.

The door was opened by Mr. Maggs's butler, a very gentlemanly middle-aged man, who asked about Dürin's identity and returned to the house to deliver the message, and after waiting for about five minutes, Mr. Butler appeared again and invited Dührin into the house.

The villa looks very luxurious from the outside, but the inside is not as opulent as the outside. There are no precious ornaments and paintings, and no dazzling gold objects, just like an ordinary abode.

After waiting in the side hall for a while, Durin waited for Maggs to arrive, and he immediately stood up as a sign of respect.

The first time I saw Magsduring, I was a little restrained, after all, this old man controlled the military power and power of the entire empire, and every word, every look, and every action he made had the potential to have a profound impact on the operation of the entire empire.