Shadow Empire

Chapter 603 I Want to Advance
Power is like a hallucinogen that can make people highly dependent.

Once you taste a hint of its fragrance, it's hard to quit.

In the past, Ponda was just an ordinary agent in the Hazardous Materials Administration, nothing special, just like those agents in public offices (lobbies).

They only have good relationships with colleagues around them and colleagues in their group. They don't know those who are farther away or not in the same group at all.

Everyone may know each other, but there will be no connection, and no one will pay special attention to him.

No one will care about his joys and sorrows. When he is happy, others will not be happy because of his happiness, nor will they be sad because of his sadness.

Human beings' joys, sorrows, anger and happiness are not the same. This does not mean that they are wrong. They just did not waste their emotions.

But now, it's different.

He found that people were actually able to empathize with his emotional changes.

When he comes in the morning with a smile on his face, his subordinates will also report to him with a smile and actively seek to share his happiness - what makes you so happy?

People would also restrain their emotions because of his stern face and not let their emotions affect him.

Look, people can actually see and discover all of this.

What changed them was not their friendship with Ponda but the difference in status between them.

Power is like magic. When you hold power, it will turn everyone into what you want them to be.

If only the power could be a little more, a little bigger.

Would Lisa no longer be sad?

The call was quickly connected. Since he had his own independent office and a secure line, he was not afraid at all of someone eavesdropping on his conversation.

"I have already reported the warehouse in the Triangle area, but Director Dell said he would not take any action for the time being. I think he meant not only not taking action on this warehouse, but also not taking any action on anything that happened over there."

He spoke it all in one breath, then took a deep breath. "He seemed very worried. I don't know what he was worried about, but I could tell that he was indeed somewhat... I can't describe it, as if he was restricted."

"Does it have anything to do with your connection to the Ministry of Defense?"

Lance listened to him mumbling a lot of words before he smiled and said, "Did you listen to him?"

Ponda did not deny it. "Only he could get this kind of information. You know, he used to be from Golden State."

Lance thought about it and selected some things to say, "Maybe he realized that the gap between us is not as big as he thought. This is a good thing. At least it proves that he is not a brainless person."

"Since he asked you to stop, then stop. This way I can save some money."

Pangda didn't say anything. At first, Lance thought he was not listening. When he asked, "Are you listening?", Pangda immediately indicated that he was listening.

It was this process that made Lance realize why Ponda didn't speak.

"You're worried.", Lance said.

He lit a cigarette, took a deep puff, and exhaled slowly, "What are you worried about?"

In fact, he knew what Ponda was worried about, but given the special relationship between them, Lance needed Ponda to be honest with him.

It can be said that this is a test, and the result of the test represents Ponda's status in Lens.

Ponda was also hesitating, thinking, and weighing the pros and cons.

After more than ten seconds, he said softly, "If there are no major cases, how can I get promoted?"

A slight smile appeared on Lance's face. People with desires are best controlled.

In another world, there is a saying that goes, "Be strong when you have no desires."

This is a very easy-to-understand word, but when he was young he didn't quite understand it, and he knew something had happened.

He had a friend who wanted to sleep with a girl, not in a relationship, but just out of pure lust.

His desires were so strong that he lost his self-power to a certain extent.

The girl ordered him around in various ways, even asking him to do some dirty things, some of which he refused, but some he did.

At that time, they were good friends and often spent time together. The girl liked this feeling very much and she even wanted Lance to be her lapdog.

But Lance never treated her kindly. One time when the friend was not around and it was just Lance and the girl, the girl asked Lance, "Why can't you be like him?"

At that time, Lance gave a very direct answer that shocked and silenced the girl:

"Not everyone wants to fuck you."

His friend wants to develop such a special friendship, so he will bend.

Lance has no desire here, so not only will he reject those requests, he will also be very tough and won't give her any way out.

If you don't have desires, you won't be bent down by desires.

No matter what happens after success, at least before success, the waist is bent.

Ponda also had something to ask for, so he couldn't be considered "tough", which was a good thing, although Lance was not that girl. "Do you have any ideas?" Lance asked.

After hearing this, Ponda was silent for a while. "If Dell's position doesn't change, then the only position I can be promoted to is deputy director, which is only half a level."

"Or try to get to the State Prohibition Committee, but I hear it's not easy to get into that place."

State Prohibition Committees are under the jurisdiction of the Federal Congressional Prohibition Committee and are a subordinate agency that reports directly to the Congressional Committee.

Those who can enter this place are basically people with some background, at least they are not ordinary people.

Ponda does not have any prominent background, nor strong enough connections, and even if he were to handle a big case, it would be difficult for him to get to the administrative level.

Administration and the front line are not the same thing, just like Chief Blue and the front-line patrol officers. Chief Blue's professional ability may not be as good as that of a young policeman who just graduated from the police academy.

But he is able to control the other party and decide his fate because of the power behind him, not his own power.

If nothing unexpected happens, the end of an ordinary police officer's life is to retire as the first or second officer in various offices of the city police department.

These positions are related to ability, but above that, ability is no longer important.

Ponda is facing such a problem now, and he is almost reaching the top of his career.

If Dell doesn't move, then he's basically reached the top of his career now.

This troubled him a lot. He didn't want to be in this position. It was not because he was not satisfied with the job of senior agent, but because this job could not allow him to take revenge on the Bay Area, and could not give Lisa the sense of security she wanted.

So he had to climb up!

"Last time you said...you wanted to deal with Dale. Is there anything you need my help with?"

It's a nice change from passive to active.

Lance hesitated, "I still need to arrange this matter. I'll contact you later."

Then he hung up the phone, thought about it, and dialed Tom's number.

Tom is taking his family on a "vacation." Although it's called a vacation, it can't really be considered a vacation.

Senator Cleveland went on a tour of the North, bringing with him two other aides who had connections in the North. His main purpose was to inspect the federal heavy industry to see if it could sustain a full-scale war.

If they can sustain a high-intensity, all-out war, then they will have to start moving.

If it cannot be sustained, the federal government will have to immediately strengthen these constructions.

In fact, this worry is unnecessary. During the period of the massacre of indigenous peoples, the Federation had already achieved self-sufficiency in weapons and successfully lit up the relevant technology tree.

So this visit is essentially a potential exchange of interests——

In this way, they express their stance to the military industry group and the heavy industry group, and at the same time, they also hope to gain their attention and support.

With the full support of these two interest groups, many problems will be easily solved.

This way Tom had a vacation, which lasted about six or seven days in total.

I can’t go anywhere far away, and I’ve already played in nearby places, so I can only stay at home with my family.

But they recently bought a TV, which cost a thousand dollars. It's expensive, but it's really interesting.

Lance also contributed a lot to this TV.

Recalling the fun brought by TV, Tom's face was full of smiles, "What's the matter?"

Lance didn't bother to be polite with him, "Do you know Dale?" He told him Dale's full name and his current job.

Tom searched in his mind for a while and found this character. "I think I know who it is."

"A minor figure in the Socialist Party, graduated from a prestigious university, and is an alumnus of..., and has been working for him since graduation."

"But this guy is just a marginal character, what happened to him?"

This small role is no different from a passerby on the roadside for Tom, but at the same time, this "small role" is the end of life for an ordinary family.

They have to be lucky enough, extremely lucky, to escape from the increasingly deteriorating quagmire of public education, and then have good enough high school grades to get an invitation letter from elite colleges, and their families also support them to go to college.

During college, you should also be good at socializing and be able to recognize a bloody reality as a "social elite" - I am just an insignificant supporting role in other people's lives!

This is actually very difficult, because a person who has worked hard for eighteen years to finally enter a top university with excellent grades as an ordinary person has to realize that studying only gives them the opportunity to bark.

They will not admit that their efforts over the past 18 years have resulted in this outcome.

Those who cannot face the reality will quickly disappear from people's sight after graduating from college. Only those who can face the reality and are willing to bend down to curry favor with classmates who are not good at studying but have excellent social skills and prominent backgrounds can truly take a key step in society.

But even if we can do this, and reach the limit, we can complete the "awakening" of each age group at different age groups.

He did it to the extreme!

In the end, he is just a small character on the edge of this circle.

(End of this chapter)