A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 805 - 805

This sentence is a clear demarcation of camps and open confrontation.

The confidence behind it stems from having Jabez Shaw's backing.

Graeme Lewis pulled out a chair.

Sitting down directly.

With arms crossed in front of his chest.

He spoke coldly, "Secretary General Carter, there's no need for this meal. I don't have time to waste with you. If you want to talk to me, just get straight to the point. I have other things to do later."

"Secretary Lawson is really busy, busy interacting with a subordinate's wife during the day, and at night? What plans do you have for tonight? Which family's woman is spreading her legs waiting for you?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Graeme Lewis was taken aback.

His facial expression fell.

He scoffed, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"It seems Secretary Lawson's memory isn't that good. Let me help you recall."

Dirk Carter snapped his fingers.

The private room door opened.

Arlo Yarbrough came in with a laptop.

The screen was facing Graeme Lewis.

He tapped on the keyboard.

A video of Graeme Lewis "interacting" with Ruth Yarbrough in his office this afternoon began to play.

In the footage, Graeme Lewis was naked from the waist down.

Ruth Yarbrough was nude sitting on Graeme Lewis's desk, her hands around his neck.

The most intimate parts were tightly "engaged," a rather wild scene.

Graeme Lewis's heart sank.

Before coming, he suspected Dirk Carter might know about him and Ruth Yarbrough, but he didn't expect there to be a video of them fooling around, which is a completely different matter.

Judging from the camera angle.

The surveillance equipment was in the office corner at the time.

It only played for a few seconds.

Arlo Yarbrough closed the laptop and left.

Dirk Carter leisurely said, "Secretary Lawson, now you should know what I'm talking about, right?"

"Bang!"

Graeme Lewis slammed his palm on the table.

Angrily, he said, "Dirk Carter, you actually dared to monitor me, do you know the consequences of doing this?"

"Secretary Lawson, don't be so agitated. You probably already cooled off from Ruth Yarbrough today, right? Speak gently, or should I invite Ruth Yarbrough to join us again?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Graeme Lewis glared at Dirk Carter.

He said, "Don't think you can control me with this video. Dream on, it's illegal evidence. If you dare send it up, you won't have a good outcome either."

"Oh, no wonder Secretary Lawson isn't afraid of this video at all. You're indeed a Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission, a former court president, so clear-headed. But Secretary Lawson might be disappointed. This video wasn't secretly filmed by me; someone else gave it to me."

"Heh, Dirk Carter, don't play this game with me. You say someone else gave it to you, but where's that person? Can they show themselves?"

Graeme Lewis said, with a face neither blushing nor breathless.

Outwardly calm.

But inside, there was a huge storm.

"Oh, really? Do you want to meet him?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Graeme Lewis was certain the person who filmed it wouldn't dare show themselves.

After all, monitoring a County Committee member is a serious issue.

No one would be foolish enough to admit to it.

Dirk Carter snapped his fingers again.

The private room door opened again.

A figure slipped in.

Dirk Carter said, "Secretary Lawson, please turn around. The person who provided me the surveillance is here."

Graeme Lewis was stunned.

In shock, he stood abruptly and asked, "Quentin, it's you?"

"Yes, it's me!"

Quentin Bates said, gritting his teeth.

At that moment, he had no way out, only holding tightly onto Dirk Carter and pressing forward.

Now Graeme Lewis understood.

After all, his office wasn't a place just anyone could enter.

"You're asking for death, do you know that?"

Graeme Lewis said through gritted teeth.

Quentin Bates took a deep breath and resolutely stated, "Secretary Lawson, daring to film this video means I was prepared to go down with you."

This statement sent a chill through Graeme Lewis's heart.

Knowing Quentin Bates well.

Such words were definitely not a joke.

"Alright, Quentin, you can leave now."

Dirk Carter waved his hand and said.

After Quentin Bates left.

Graeme Lewis seemed like a completely different person, his eyes empty and desolate.

He sat down with a thud.

His breathing became rapid.

If Dirk Carter had filmed the video, he wouldn't be afraid with Jabez Shaw's backing, but this video was taken by his subordinate, and the woman involved was Quentin Bates's wife. The situation was entirely different.

As long as Dirk Carter held onto this video and sent it up.

His position as Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Commission would be over.

"Secretary Carter... I... I was just momentarily bewitched..."

He swallowed and continued, "Whatever you want, I can give it to you, please... this video..."

Due to nervousness, he was already speaking incoherently.

"Secretary Lawson, don't be anxious. If I wanted to take you down, I wouldn't have called you here today. Since I called you, it's to help you solve the problem. But your attitude..."

"Secretary Carter, my attitude was wrong earlier. I was wrong, I apologize, I apologize..."

With that.

He stood up immediately.

Bowed towards Dirk Carter.

Dirk Carter chuckled and said, "We're colleagues, no need for formalities. Let's think about how to resolve this safely."

The moment "resolve this safely" was said.

Graeme Lewis breathed a sigh of relief.

Apprehensively, he said, "I ask for your guidance, Secretary Carter."

Dirk Carter, stroking his chin, pondered for a moment and said, "Secretary Lawson, I've looked into Quentin Bates. The reason he's causing trouble is that he can't stay close to you anymore. A person like this is easy to deal with. Give him some sweet benefits, and he probably won't cause any more trouble, don't you think?"

Graeme Lewis nodded.

Awkwardly, he said, "But there's no position available to settle him right now."

"The mayor's position in Northgate Town is still vacant."

Dirk Carter said.

Graeme Lewis was taken aback.

Frowning, he said, "Isn't Iris Baldwin supposed to be the mayor of Northgate Town..."

He stopped mid-sentence.

Thinking about the last committee meeting where Dirk Carter proposed Iris Baldwin for the position of town party secretary and was opposed by Jabez Shaw, he suddenly realized everything.

Suddenly, it all made sense, this whole play might have been orchestrated by Dirk Carter.

He paused and asked, "You mean to make Iris Baldwin the town party secretary and Quentin Bates the mayor, right?"

At this point.

No need to hide it anymore.

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "I'm doing this for your own good, Secretary Lawson. Think about it, if you arrange it like this, Quentin Bates will definitely be grateful to you, and naturally, nothing messy will happen."

Though the words sounded nice.

Anyone could see this was a blatant threat.

Yet, even so.

Did Graeme Lewis have another choice?