Chapter Eighty-Six: The Rules of the Game (I)
In an ornate reception room of nearly 1,000 square meters, hung with huge crystal chandeliers and countless exquisite reliefs, the heads of both sides and Robin, who was the party concerned, faced each other and sat on either side of a huge conference table.
Compared to the many people on Robin's side, there is only one housekeeper on the opposite side, Jin Baili? Mellon can't help but give people a feeling of being weak, and she just shows the touching demeanor of a weak woman, which makes people unconsciously have the illusion that she is the victim.
However, as a veteran politician who has been in the political arena for more than three decades, Brandon? Will Rex be killed by Kimberly? Mellon's little trick was deceived. In fact, although Brandon has slept with Kimberly, their relationship is not as harmonious as Robin imagined, and Brandon will hold his own birthday party at the Kimberley Hotel, which is not a stupid decision in Robin's eyes.
As a veteran of politics and the police governor of Othello, how could Brandon not know about the dirty dealings between the Mellon family and the Osvid family. He knows better than anyone the relationship between the Mellon family and the Osvid family, and the reason why he chose to hold a drinking party similar to declaring war on the Osvid family at the Golden Bellley Hotel is actually Brandon using the Mellon family's historical duplicitous style to show the weakened Osvid family his cohesion on Othello.
Therefore, the reception was more symbolic than the usual secret meeting within the power. But if there is a chance, Brandon doesn't mind a deeper cooperation with the Mellon family, and the best way to really weaken the Osveld family is to win this Osveld family ally to his side. He had been waiting for such an opportunity to come, and this time Robin's rescue of Martina in the Golden Bellley Hotel happened to give Brandon a perfect opportunity.
As a client, although Robin has already had a glimpse of the inside story of these giants, he can't see it as thoroughly as a real federal person after all. Therefore, in the giant game launched by Othello, Robin unwittingly became a complete spoiler, changing the balance of the situation while further promoting the full development of the giant war.
Just like the incident of Arnold's abduction of Martina, tracing the essence of the incident, in fact, Arnold took the risk of kidnapping Martina completely to satisfy his personal desires and revenge. If it weren't for Robin, there would be no involvement in the Mellon family, let alone a secret deal between the Mellon family and the Ausveld family. But now, due to Robin's accidental entry into the Central Tower, the illegal transactions between the Mellon family and the Osveld family have been completely exposed. In this case, Arnold, who triggered the whole incident, suddenly became unimportant, and the hijacking case completely changed its flavor and became a battle between the two forces.
"Miss Mellon, I have received accurate information that you are suspected of harboring the wanted criminal, Arnold, the former chief of the Northern Star Police Department on Proxima Centauri. And at the same time as he kidnapped Miss Martina, he was also suspected of an even more egregious assault. So, I need you to explain that. Ignoring Kimberly's touching charm, the scheming Brandon pulled the entire Mellon family into the incident as soon as he opened his mouth.
"Cover-up? Oh, my God! How can you say that! ~" Covering her mouth in surprise, Jin Baili screamed like a frightened little girl: "I didn't know that a wanted criminal would enter the hotel in advance, to be honest, I was also frightened." I really didn't expect that criminal to be so bold as to use such a public place as the place to commit the crime. Governor Brandon, I acknowledge that there are some omissions in the hotel's security check, and I will make adjustments to the hotel's security system immediately. But, believe me, Kimberly Hotel was definitely not involved in this case. My entire family and I are law-abiding citizens of the Federation, how could we do such a bad thing! ”
"Law-abiding?" Half-lying on the sofa, Robin, who was being treated by the doctor, couldn't help but laugh out loud when he heard this.
And Brandon was originally frowning because of Kimberly's bite of the word 'public place', but when he heard Robin's sarcastic chuckle, he immediately stretched his brows and said, "It seems that Mr. Robin has a different opinion on this, can you tell me about the specific situation?" ”
"Specifics?" Robin glanced at Jin Baili, whose face was a little ugly, and got up and said, "The specific situation is ......"
"Wait! Mr. Robin, I think there was some misunderstanding between us. Jin Baili anxiously blocked Robin's words, and said, "Mr. Robin entered my hotel to rescue Miss Martina, but he didn't inform me of his purpose in advance. So, in the course of his fight with the criminal, my guard had some conflict with him because he was not clear about the whole incident. However, this does not constitute a basis for the hotel's involvement, and under federal law, the hotel's actions are entirely justified in self-defense, and although you have a good reason, there is no fault on our part. ”
"Really?" Hearing Kimberly's tone of trying to shirk responsibility, Robin pretended to be excited and tore off the bloody shirt on his body, and roared: "Legitimate defense? Damn, you guys even took out the cannons, it's called justified defense? It's literally a war! ~”
"Wait, you mean cannon?" Brandon, who had been looking for an opportunity, heard this word, and immediately suppressed the surprise in his heart, and turned his head to look at Jin Baili: "According to the Othello Star Security Law, except for military personnel, even citizens with a gun license have no right to possess thermal weapons of more than 20 mm caliber. Miss Kimberly, I think you need to explain this now. ”
"Cannon?" Kimberly looked at Robin dumbfounded, of course she knew that her gunmen had not used their cannons at all. Feeling that she had been fooled, Jin Baili propped up the table and stood up angrily: "Mr. Robin, what you say is groundless, I can accuse you of defamation!" ~”
"It's just a defamation search, don't think you can disadmit it if you put it away." Robin pointed to the microcomputer pinned to his belt meaningfully, and smiled, "I've survived, now...... It's not so easy to cover up. ”
“……”
Robin's words hit the nail on the head of Kimberly, and although she had been trying her best to avoid getting the topic into the illegal arms deal, Robin had now used a different way to implicate this fateful matter.
If Brandon had carried out the search in the name of this, the illegal arms in the underground warehouse of the Central Tower would have been discovered. And judging from Robin's performance, he seems to have obtained some evidence, which makes Kimberly unable to prevent the Othello Star Council from signing the search warrant submitted by the police department even if she uses the power of the Mellon family.
Now, there is no doubt that the old and slick Brandon will make a big fuss about this matter, and the serious consequences may send Kimberly directly to hell.
Thinking back to her ruthless brother, Jin Baili suddenly felt a kind of fear from the bottom of her heart. So, when Brandon looked at her with an unfathomable smile, Kimberly sat down on the couch as if she had been drained of her strength.
"I ...... I did hide a number of illegal heavy weapons. But it's all for self-defense, and the Kimberley is the largest casino in all of Las Vegas, with more cash in circulation than the Commonwealth Bank. So, for the sake of the hotel's security, I had to strengthen the hotel's armed defenses, after all, this is Othello, there are a lot of soldiers with guns here, who can guarantee that they won't do some crazy things after they lose crazy? Forced to calm down, Kimberly could only admit the unwarranted shelling, and fabricated a plausible reason in an attempt to seek sympathy.
As the Mellon family's spokesperson on Othello, Kimberly finally chose to give in and test Brandon's bottom line by admitting to some of the lesser charges.
It may sound strange that the Mellon family, who have always ignored the law and run a lot of illegal businesses, would back down in front of the law. But after all, the federation is nominally a boiled country, although a large number of families and chaebols use money to secretly hold power, but the federation is not a monarchy after all, so the major giants can only compete for power according to certain rules of the game.
It's like a group of gamblers playing cards at a table, and without proof, the gamblers can pay thousands or even buy the dealer to win the game. However, if you are caught red-handed for poor gambling skills, you will have to pay a high price for breaking the rules. This is the rule of the game between the federal giants, as one of the top ten giants, the Mellon family can ignore the law, but they cannot ignore the rules of the game between such giants.
For now, Kimberly's concession is a sign that she is ready to pay the price, much to Brandon's surprise, because it means that he can finally take the initiative in negotiations with the Mellon family.
Secretly exchanged a look with Alfred, who was sitting next to him, and the shrewd Alfred immediately understood, and hurriedly got up and said, "Mr. Robin, I think the case has been settled now. So you should go to the hospital with Miss Martina to have your wounds treated, and I assure you that Mr. Brandon will give you a satisfactory answer. ”
Looking at Alfred, and then at Brandon on the couch, Robin knew that Brandon would definitely make a secret deal with Kimberly and bury the truth of the incident completely. However, in order to appease Robin, Alfred had already vaguely expressed his intention to give Robin a generous compensation, so after weighing it up a little, Robin got up and saluted Mr. Brandon and said, "I believe in Mr. Brandon's justice, and look forward to receiving good news that satisfies me." ”
"Don't worry." Brandon bowed slightly.
"Well, then, I'll take my leave." Robin, accompanied by Alfred, strode out of the reception room.
(To be continued)