Municipal council meeting.
Listen to Bucklow's various reasons for opposing the "co-op plan."
Lu Ming seemed to be thinking about other things, as if his mind was wandering.
Bucklow believes that the "co-op apartment project" is actually highly toxic honey. It tastes good at first, but ten or twenty years later, whether it is unclear property rights or property management issues, it may become a problem in the future. Serious social problems, especially if such apartments are built in large numbers.
Obviously, he came prepared this time, did his homework, and consulted many experts who had opposing opinions.
"Qianxing, you said last time that property rights are very clear, but you only use our current legal concepts. Legal norms change very quickly. Qianxing, you should understand this very well."
Gao Wangshi smiled and said: "Chief Member, I think if we go by this, we don't have to do anything. No matter what policy we pursue now, it may be considered a bad policy in the future, right?"
Bucklo smiled: "Okay, let's do this. There's no point in continuing the debate. Let's just show our hands and vote, okay?"
"Those who object, raise your hands." Bucklow was the first to raise his hands.
The second person to raise his hand was Dong Wenquan.
Sherlock hesitated and kept looking at Lu Ming secretly. It wasn't until Buckloo looked over with a slightly stern look that Sherlock sighed softly and slowly raised his hand.
"Okay, let's put this plan on hold for the time being and let's not vote in the parliament for now!" Bucklow nodded with satisfaction.
Looking at Lu Ming again, Bucklo said with a smile: "Qianxing, it's good to have the enthusiasm to do things, but every one of our proposals involves the well-being of hundreds of thousands of Beiguan citizens, so we still have to be cautious."
Lu Ming smiled and said nothing.
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The 99th floor of the Empire State Building is the tower restaurant and viewing area, and the 70th to 98th floors are the Empire Hotel. After all, there are not so many top companies stationed in today. It is the wave of building high-rise buildings. Super companies will build their own skyscrapers. Weak companies are reluctant to pay high rents. The tenants entering the Empire State Building are mostly large and medium-sized enterprises. They have many choices. The number of leasing in the Empire State Building's office area has never exceeded 70%.
There are observation decks outside the hotel rooms on the 90th to 98th floors of the Empire State Building, where you can enjoy the beautiful scenery of the blue sea, blue sky and the intertwined glass curtain buildings of the city. Therefore, the room fee is extremely high, and it is also the most expensive place for dignitaries from all over the empire to come to the East China Sea. The abode of love.
Today, Lu Ming is standing in the VIP elevator. The suffix of the extremely simple black key tag in his hand is 9802.
The elevator attendants on duty 24 hours a day in the VIP elevator are all blond and blue-eyed girls wearing beautiful uniforms like stewardesses. They are known to be quick, and the first thing they see is the key tag number of the VIP.
The words 9802 surprised the blonde, and she even wanted to ask the young man if it was a counterfeit key tag.
It's strange enough that people from Zhongzhou are eligible to go to the 98th floor, let alone Room 1 or 2.
However, the longer she served here, the more she came to know that the imperial dignitaries had too many unknown secrets. Some of the things she could see were already absurd, let alone the secrets behind the scenes.
Therefore, no matter how weird you see something here, you should treat it as if you can't see it, let alone talk to anyone, otherwise, it may cause disaster.
The elevator dinged, and the door slowly opened. Outside, there was already a beautiful and smiling housekeeper waiting. She was a blonde girl wearing a red bud hat, a beautiful bow tie, and a lavender skirt and black stockings. Her temperament and appearance were more obvious than the waiter in the elevator. Two gears higher.
The elevator attendant felt relieved and bowed deeply before sending the distinguished guest off the elevator.
Her long, beautiful legs in black stockings walked confidently, and her red flower-embellished high heels clicked on the thick carpet.
Lu Ming felt that if she took off her high heels, she would definitely be a little shorter than him, but her legs would probably be about the same length.
This figure is almost comparable to Pan Mila's, but her legs are a little rounder, and from my aesthetic point of view, they are a bit thicker. I still prefer Pan Mila's slender and long legs.
Then Pan Mila shook her head, knowing that she would pinch herself severely if she dared to compare other women's figures with hers.
The magnificent and large wooden door was slowly pushed open.
9802 Royal Suite, the entrance is a luxurious scene like a banquet living room, and there are stairs spiraling up. It is a cross-level super luxury suite. There are probably twenty or thirty rooms upstairs and downstairs. VIPs can pass through from the second floor. The corridor leads directly into the Tower Restaurant.
"Sir, my name is Shirley. From today on, I will be in the recording room here! I was the final winner among the one hundred competitors in the special supermodel class of the Royal Etiquette School in the Imperial City. But if you are not satisfied, sir, I would recommend other candidates in the top five for sir.”
The pretty girl bowed deeply again.
The internal records room... Lu Ming was startled. It is a special name for the royal family. Of course, it is not really called the internal records room, but a very rare royal term. I feel that the internal records room translated into the language of the previous life is very strange. appropriate.
Generally speaking, she was the administrative secretary and maid of a distinguished male figure in the royal family. It was also possible that she also played the role of lover.
This old lady like me can really give herself eye drops.
Because she always comes to Donghai once every month or two, room 9802 is the long-term private room for her and her husband in Donghai. Since the payment is from the royal financial institution, in the eyes of the hotel operator, this is naturally the long-term private room of the royal family. Private room.
Lady Windsor said that she only comes to Donghai once every month or two, so this suite is empty and will be used by you from now on.
My sister has already had enough of living there. If she comes to Donghai in the future, I can help me arrange food, accommodation and transportation.
Lu Ming was still a little curious about this place. This time, he could do something with this room, so he came to take a look.
Of course, I called Mrs. Windsor in advance and asked her if there were any personal belongings in the room and if there were any rooms that I couldn't touch.
But I didn't expect that this old lady had already made arrangements for herself in the "internal record office".
I don't know if he is a spy.
Lu Ming came up with this idea subconsciously, but he also knew that Mrs. Windsor was too shrewd to play such a low-end game. Her current arrangement was just to show her kindness to her younger brother, and she would not think about controlling it for the time being. Himself, that would only be self-defeating.
"Well, there's no need to change! You're fine." Lu Ming looked at Shirley and nodded. A royal suite with dozens of rooms does need a butler who is familiar with the situation and has received special training.
It seems that Lady Windsor selected the best for herself from a school that specializes in cultivating top service talents.
Shirley's blue eyes flashed with relief. After all, the salary here is too high. For her from a poor family, it is an astronomical figure. If she wins in the cruel and fierce competition, but is eventually dismissed by her employer, it will really be a disaster. The cruelest tragedy.
However, she has known how superior her innate capital is since she was a child, but for the first time, she was picked here and there like a selected commodity. In the end, she had to be inspected as an object by her Central-European employer. Just waiting for his answer, she felt in her heart I feel a little sad for no reason.
But now that the dust has settled, it seems that everything was worth it.
"Sir, there are ten maids working under me, but the maid room area is isolated from here. I will only unlock the door and let them clean it when my husband is not here, or when he has many guests. , I will also select appropriate candidates to serve sir and his guests." Shirley's tone became much lighter.
Lu Ming nodded: "I will have a few guests in a while. You can pick them up and then avoid them." After thinking about it, he said, "No, you can stay after the guests are received."
"Yes, sir!" Shirley replied sweetly.
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Outside the floor-to-ceiling glass window of the reception room, there is a faint blue ocean, and several small islands on the sea can be seen in the distance.
Sitting on the sofa opposite Lu Ming was a Western lady in her fifties with flashy jewelry. She was Barcolo's wife Madeleine.
Sitting there, she looked a little uneasy.
I picked up a slender lady's cigarette from the coffee table and lit it. My hands were shaking and I couldn't light the lighter several times.
Shirley, who was standing next to her, took two steps, squatted down slightly, took the lighter from Madeline's hand, and helped her light a cigarette.
"Thank you..." Madeleine forced a smile at Shirley.
Although she was in extreme fear, her childhood education allowed her to maintain a certain elegance.
Just like the queen who was sent to the guillotine would apologize for stepping on the executioner's foot.
It's hard to imagine how this woman would get into a fight with her daughter-in-law in a barber shop.
Although the hair salons where ladies go in and out nowadays are not considered public places and have a certain degree of privacy, they are definitely not private clubs where gossip cannot spread.
Lu Ming crossed his arms, looked at Madeline, and sighed softly, "Commissioner Barlow and I are colleagues. Although, you may also know that our relationship is not harmonious, but I still don't want to see you like this. Yes, because your behavior is humiliating Commissioner Bucklow and our entire municipal committee..."
"Don't tell him, okay?" Madeline looked up, with panic and pleading in her eyes.
"I will help you pay back the money you owe for the time being. This is an IOU." Lu Ming handed a piece of paper signed with a red handprint and neat handwriting to Madeline.
Not only did Madeleine sell off most of her family business shares, she also owed usury.
According to the IOU, he owed millions. However, Lu Ming used 100,000 to get it back, and the rest was an imaginary figure with compound interest.
"You don't dare to tell your husband or your son, but you would rather sell the stocks of the family business and borrow high-interest loans. Have you encountered some kind of scam? Tell me and I will help you solve it." Lu Ming sighed, "Actually, even though you are addicted to medicine, you can't use this much money at all."
Madeleine lowered her head and said nothing.
Lu Ming leaned back on the sofa, "Actually, Maggie and Anderson are both dangerous elements of extremist organizations. Have you been deceived by supporting them all the time? Or is it because of your daughter-in-law that you hate everyone who is related to you?" People from different ethnic groups?”
Madeleine looked up in shock: "Aren't they professional killers?" Then her face suddenly turned white.
Lu Ming smiled, that's it.
Nowadays, there is actually no evidence that the money Madeleine used to sell her stocks was given to Maggie or Anderson.
Come to think of it, both parties have always done cash transactions.
Madeleine's family business stock was sold for more than 500,000 yuan, plus the money borrowed from loan sharks, perhaps, the money from selling jewelry, various gray income private money, etc., I am afraid it will be 1.8 million. If this money It was all given to Maggie or Anderson, and it was just over a year ago. The money should not have been used up yet, but Maggie's residence was not found.
There is no evidence, so I can only lie. It is also a technique of cross-examining confessions, as if I know everything and have enough evidence.
However, this is not an interrogation room, and his conversation with her will certainly not be evidence.
He asked Shirley to be with him because he didn't want to talk to Madeline alone in a room for too long. Moreover, one look at Shirley and he knew what kind of person she was, which should be able to soothe Madeline's mood.
Besides, since she is temporarily left as the housekeeper here, it is also important for her to understand what kind of person she is.
Speaking of which, I really don't have a suitable housekeeper here. After all, a blonde like Shirley who has received special etiquette training is inconspicuous here.
From Lady Windsor's point of view, since she had been chosen, it was natural that she would be sent to her after various careful investigations.
And this suite can help me do a lot of things. For example, I have made an appointment with a potential business partner, who is also an empire-level business tycoon, to meet here.
Taking advantage of momentum is sometimes important.
This suite can make others dream a lot.
Another example is Madeleine, who knew that she was her husband's rival, but when she came here, she subconsciously felt that she had a much higher status than her husband.
After all, she was barely in the upper class, so she still knew some of the rumors here.
Lu Ming looked at Madeline and sighed: "They are professional killers, but they are not what you think."
"You have expressed your resentment towards your daughter-in-law to Maggie more than once, right? This made them focus on you."
"They told you that they could help you get rid of your nasty daughter-in-law, and you, in excitement, agreed to pay them a generous reward."
"Then, well, more than a year ago, your daughter-in-law's maid died in a car accident while going to buy groceries."
Lu Ming's head was spinning rapidly, and everything that had happened to the Bucklow family in the past year flashed quickly, and gradually a clear context emerged.
"This is what they did, but I told you that they got the wrong person. In fact, they should have done it on purpose and tied you tightly. From then on, you became an accomplice of their murder, and your daughter-in-law Jia Before Madam is eliminated, I can justifiably obey you and take money from you."
Madeleine's face was full of astonishment: "They, didn't they think that the vicious woman was in the car?"
Lu Ming continued, "Just like this, they took money from you again and again, saying they wanted to get rid of your daughter-in-law, but every time, they failed, and you got deeper and deeper. When you wanted to stop, they Then they started threatening you. They have recordings, and maybe even videos, of you instructing them to kill your daughter-in-law. You were also the instigator of the death of the maid!"
Madeleine listened blankly, filled with horror. She never expected that the man opposite her knew clearly about this terrible nightmare that had been bothering her for so long.
And she now has to take hallucinogenic drugs to fall asleep.
Seeing Madeline's expression, Lu Ming knew that his analysis was correct, and he shook his head inwardly.
From this line, it is impossible to find out whether Bucklo has any relationship with the extremist organization.
He must have been involved in Old Reno's revenge. Whether it was for political reasons or for other reasons, only he and Old Reno may know.
But no matter what, this Bucklow family is also very strange.
The mother-in-law hates her daughter-in-law so much that she wants to find a killer to get rid of her. This family relationship is too chaotic.
In my previous life, I had also seen cases of parents-in-law killing their daughters-in-law, but the reasons for this case were still very different. It can only be said that every tragic family has its underlying reasons.
"Why do you hate Mrs. Jia so much? She is smart and capable, and is the successor of the family in the eyes of Commissioner Bucklow. And as far as I know, Mr. Bucklow has absolutely no inappropriate behavior towards her."
Hearing her daughter-in-law's name, Madeline's eyes flashed with hatred, "This vicious woman, the first time I saw her, I knew she was here to ruin my happy life!..."
Lu Ming was startled and knew that it was probably because of various family trivial matters. In fact, many conflicts had accumulated over time. If they were not resolved early, they would go in an extreme direction, and they might really want the other party to die before they would give in.
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Rubbing his face helplessly, Lu Ming looked at the scenery outside the window.
Madeline seemed to have finally found someone to talk to. She told herself from the beginning about how disrespectful her daughter-in-law was when they first met, and then all kinds of things. She kept talking for more than two hours, which made her brain hurt.
What made Madeleine most angry was that her daughter-in-law deprived her of the right to make coffee.
In the past, making fragrant coffee for her husband and son was Madeleine's happiest moment.
But since the daughter-in-law came into the house, both her husband and son have fallen in love with the coffee her daughter-in-law brews, saying it tastes much better than the coffee she brews.
To this end, Madeleine spent a lot of money and time to hire top barista professors, but every time she tried to regain her position, she was met with deeper disappointment.
The daughter-in-law also told Madeleine with a sweet smile that from now on she can just leave small tasks like making coffee to her, as she is better at making coffee than her mother-in-law.
At that time, Madeleine wanted to strangle this vicious woman to death.
Lu Ming felt helpless when he heard this. However, what Mrs. Jia destroyed was Madeleine's last sense of presence in family life. However, as a daughter-in-law, she was completely unaware of it and thought she was very filial.
Of course, it is not ruled out that Mrs. Jia just wants to replace her mother-in-law's position and become the new hostess of the family.
All that is done is a change of dynasty for the new mistress.
Human psychology is sometimes really a university question.
Although hearing these messy things was a headache, Lu Ming still endured his impatience and listened in order to understand the family deeply. There were many details about the family's trivial matters, which were very useful for further understanding Bucklo.
Now, it’s as if Madeleine’s chatter is still ringing in my ears.
The only gain was that Madeleine told Anderson a secret hiding place, and Fumosi had already taken people there.
Lu Ming was thoughtful as he thought about the family life that Madeleine told about Bucklow and Mrs. Jia.
"Sir, I see that you are a little tired. Would you like me to give you a massage to relieve your fatigue? There is a massage room here, and I have prepared the best essential oils."
Beside her, Shirley stood quietly, watching Lu Ming rub his face and move his shoulders, and then whispered.
Then he said: "I have compiled and recorded everything Ms. Madeleine said. You can take a look at it again when you are relieved of fatigue. Maybe it can bring you some inspiration for sir."
Um? Lu Ming was slightly startled. This housekeeper is really quite good. She is quite capable of choosing. As a clerk, she is top-notch. As a maid, she is even more top-notch. However, his face darkened. "There will be no orders from me in the future." , you are not allowed to record the conversation between me and anyone on your own initiative. Now, destroy this record immediately! If you do it again, I will fire you immediately and violate the confidentiality agreement. When the time comes, you will be saddled with huge debts!"
Shirley's face immediately turned pale, and beads of sweat appeared on the bridge of her nose. Her confidence and elegance had disappeared. She said hurriedly: "Yes, yes, sir, I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" She turned around and walked quickly to the study. I ran over there, even accidentally twisting my high heels, and became limping as I entered the study.
Lu Ming shook his head, picked up the microphone at his side, and started dialing.
I saw a comment saying that I wrote before that Alice was the first in line to succeed. Where did this come from? This is related to the background setting of the outline before starting the book. Before you say that I am not rigorous, did you not read the book carefully enough? I just remembered that when I wrote about Christine's daughter, I wrote that because she was an only daughter, if Christine succeeded the Grand Duke, her daughter would be the first in line to succeed. I remember there were comments at the time that her daughter was Alice. , Of course, those who read the book seriously will not make such comments. Maybe, buddy, you are one of them, and then the first pick entered your mind? Very helpless. I will delete this kind of messy comments from now on. The main reason is that your comment should be at the end of the last chapter. Others will say you are the first one after reading that chapter. In fact, this kind of chapter comment is what the author hates the most. You are right. Especially the mess and confusion, and they accused me of being lax...
Talking about the details, there are indeed mistakes in joining the army. For example, sisters Kim Meizhen and Kim Miyeon. I always think that Kim Meizhen is the sister. I made mistakes twice. The first time I changed it, and the second time I automatically reviewed the chapter and asked the editor to release it. As soon as I changed it, the review chapter would automatically disappear, so I didn’t change it. In fact, it was mainly because after the characters came out, Shenjun was just a bystander. She and Shenjun were already living people here. When I think about it, they were Two girls with very different personalities, and I feel that Kim Mi-jung’s personality is more like her sister, haha. There is nothing Mo can do...
Well, the rant is over, thank you comrades for supporting me all the way!
(End of chapter)
