Ryan twitched his eyebrows and looked at the old mayor who bowed his head in front of him and asked in a low voice as Ellie looked nervously, "Mr. Mayor, are you sure you want to do this? Are you not afraid that my Duke's father will make excessive demands with this as a threat?"

Mayor McDowell smiled bitterly and shook his head, "From my understanding of Duke Kane, if I ask him for help directly, he may have a big talk, so... I am just asking you, the son of the Duke, to help you mediate from it."

‘Doesn’t bully me young and have no experience…’

Ryan frowned deeply, "Mayor McDowell, please tell me your request and the price you can pay first. You have been in the political arena for half your life... you won't think that just by speaking vernacular can I convince me to let the Duke's family support unconditionally, right?"

"Of course, I'm not that bad at that level."

Mayor McDowell saw the worried expression on his granddaughter's face and smiled kindly at her, then turned to Ryan and said solemnly, "If the transaction is reached, I will provide the Kane family with a certain amount of the Qi Yao Mining Veins and Iron Ore Purchase to the Kane family in the name of the McDowell family."

Ryan's eyes narrowed, and he stared at the old mayor with a slight squint, confirming, "It's the Kane family, not the Ereponian Empire? And that part of the buying rights... should be an important source of support for the McDowell family's economy, right?"

McDowell showed an old fox-like smile on his face, "It is indeed the Kane family. The divided mining rights have nothing to do with the state government, but they are just even out in my personal name."

"Um……"

Ryan looked at Mayor McDowell meaningfully. Although there was no tangible evidence, Ryan speculated that this political elder should have noticed the opposition between the reformists and the aristocratic factions in the Erebonian Empire.

In this case, the Duke of Kane, the leader of the noble alliance, was provided with the purchase rights of the Seven Ore Veins and Iron Ore in the Mainz Mine...

"So that's it. It seems that Mayor McDowell is sure that there will be changes in the Herrebonian Empire in the near future. Is it really good that you just put your bets on the nobles?"

Ryan's beautiful blue pupils looked at Mayor McDowell with a deep look and said slightly sarcastically, "If the reformists led by the Iron-Blooded Prime Minister win in the end, what kind of revenge will Closbeer come... I don't need to say more."

"Haha~" McDowell narrowed his eyes and chuckled softly. "Of course I know this, and I have also made some predictions about the possible direction of the situation in the future."

"If the nobles win, it will be easy to say, but... with the pattern and work of Prime Minister Osborne, once he really wins and loses the constraints of the nobles, it is a question whether the autonomous prefecture of Closebell can continue to exist. How can Closebell, who will become a part of the empire, take revenge?"

"oh?"

Both Ryan and Ellie looked at the outspoken old mayor in surprise. Ryan didn't expect that he would think so far.

"Grandpa, you mean that Hereponia will invade Crossbel?!"

Mayor McDowell scolded Ellie, who was a little panicked and said, "Calm down! The Empire and the Republic have always been salivating for Close Bell. Whether it is the Empire or the Republic, once one side first solves the internal problems, what's so strange about invading Close Bell?"

Just as there were disputes between the aristocrats and reformists in the empire, the Kalwad Republic has been unhappy in recent years.

Due to the large number of immigrants from the Eastern Mainland, the domestic conservative forces complained, and they believed that these immigrants had seized the living space and jobs that originally belonged to them.

The "anti-immigrantist" organization, an increasingly radical organization in recent years, has become one of the biggest heart problems of the current President of the Republic.

For Close Bell, the dispute between the two major domestic countries, coupled with the non-aggression agreement signed by Queen Liber, finally saved Close Bell's rare peace.

But when will this peace last under the continuous pressure of the two countries? I am afraid that even the leader, Queen Alicea II, dare not look at it optimistically.

Mayor McDowell's move may not have the intention of secretly provoking conflicts between the aristocrats and the reformists. At this stage, this one-shot response does indeed reflect his mature political wisdom.

Ryan thought for a while after watching Ellie's somewhat entangled eyes, and then looked up and replied, "I dare not give you a positive answer yet. I need to discuss it with my father first."

Mayor McDowell smiled and nodded, "I understand, I will wait patiently for the Duke's reply, and I hope Mr. Reinhardt can do his best to convince him not to speak loudly."

"call……"

The old mayor seemed a little tired after talking about the matter. He rubbed his temples and said, "Ally, grandpa is resting in the theater for a few more minutes. A driver will come to pick me up and return to the city hall later. It's almost time for you to go back to the secret service support department. By the way, please help me take Mr. Reinhart away."

"Grandpa..."

Ellie looked at her grandfather with a complicated expression. She was not sure whether her grandfather's move was good or bad. After a while, she sighed and stood up, "I understand. Grandpa, please take care of your health. I will take time to visit you after work."

After receiving Mayor McDowell's order to expel guests, Ryan bowed slightly and said politely, "Then I will leave first, so as not to attract the attention of others, once the results are discussed with my father, I will report the results to the mayor through Ellie."

After saying goodbye to Mayor McDowell, Ally, who was worried, led Ryan to leave the VIP suite and walked out of the Rainbow Theatre.

"Why……"

Walking out of the theater with a somewhat depressing atmosphere, Ellie looked up at the open sky and sighed softly, "Lian, I hope you don't think that grandpa is a person who is greedy for power. It's helpless for him to come up with this method to seek re-election."

Ryan also breathed a sigh of relief after leaving the political box. He shrugged and said, "Of course I know this. No one among the people who have announced that they are participating in the mayoral election has the ability to carry the banner left by Mayor McDowell."

"Anaest, the only hopeful future... your grandfather should have no choice but to come up with this move."

Ellie shook her head with a wry smile, and her carefully carved beautiful silver-gray hair reflected a soft light in the sun.

"My grandfather was originally planning to retire after the end of his term as mayor, but the betrayal of the chief secretary made him too little. Now he can only force himself to stay in that position..."

"Forget it, as my grandfather said, the focus I should focus on now is on the secret service support department. Rubacher's Black auction is not yet clear, and now I don't have time to worry about the state government."

"oh?"
Chapter completed!