America: I'm causing trouble for environmental organizations

"Name?"

Temporary detention area of ​​the Detroit 2nd Precinct.

The young policewoman in charge of arresting the two men was holding a folder and looked at Meng Ran across the bars of the detention cell.

"Bane Cole," Meng Ran glanced at the policewoman and introduced himself again.

"Cole..." the policewoman repeated Meng Ran's surname in a low voice.

He then added, "We reviewed the surveillance footage from the time of the incident, and there is no evidence that you attacked the victim. You are being released."

After she finished speaking, she gestured for the guard to open the door.

At this point, half an hour had passed since Meng Ran was brought in.

He stretched his back.

He got up from the long metal bench.

As Meng Ran walked out, she asked, "Where's the lady who came with me?"

"Your friend has come to bail her out. After the bail is paid, she can leave with you."

The policewoman walked alongside Meng Ran, leading the way, and occasionally glanced at his face, not so much to admire him, but more to recall if she recognized him.

Meng Ran was worried about Thea, so he didn't notice the policewoman's unusual behavior.

They walked a few steps forward.

The policewoman continued, "We will now transfer the case to the prosecutor, who will decide whether to file charges against Ms. Farahani. However..."

Meng Ran paused, turning to look at the policewoman: "But what?"

"Detroit has nearly 20,000 violent crimes every year, putting immense pressure on the courts. If you can reach a settlement with the victim within 24 hours..."

"Let the victim clearly tell us that he does not want to press charges. Then the prosecutor will not pursue the matter further, and Ms. Farahani's bail will be returned soon."

"Thank you, I understand."

As they spoke, the two arrived at the lobby in front of the police station, where Clarissa and Dahl, who were anxiously waiting with their arms crossed, immediately came to greet them.

"They didn't treat you violently, did they?"

Clarissa looked Meng Ran up and down, as if afraid he was being mistreated.

Upon seeing this, Little Dahl immediately burst into laughter and told a hilariously bad joke: "Clarissa, I think you don't need to worry, he's not black."

"..." Clarissa was speechless at such a sudden question.

In such a public setting, she didn't dare to react at all to what Dahl said.

Not only her, but Megan, who came with her, also acted as if I hadn't heard anything.

This situation reminded Meng Ran of two idioms: "covering one's ears while stealing a bell" and "trying to cover up something only makes it more obvious."

Fortunately, Dahl didn't care. He grinned and held out his hand to Meng Ran, saying, "Well done, Man. I've wanted to beat up Jimmy for a long time."

"Save that 'Man' to praise Thea." Meng Ran grasped his hand and bumped shoulders with him.

After saying that, he looked around again and asked, "Where's Thea? She hasn't come out yet."

"My lawyer is handling it inside, don't worry, it's a minor issue. Even if Jimmy insists on appealing, it will probably take another five or six months before the trial can proceed," Clarissa added.

After comforting you, she added angrily, "Howard and Eunice went too far! I'll get justice for you!"

"No need." Meng Ran shook his head. What's the point of talking about fairness?

As the saying goes, what goes around comes around. Since Howard was yelling in the association that he wanted me to go to jail, then I'll find a way to send him to jail.

Meng Ran didn't believe that Howard's ass could be so clean.

The first project team has an annual project budget of two to three million yuan, so there's nothing illegal about it.

As for Eunice...

This old bastard isn't going anywhere either. After we take care of Howard, you're next.

I wasn't originally planning to pursue the position of "executive director," but now I'm really going to start planning it properly.

I'm thinking about it.

Clarissa then stated, "I've made up my mind. If you get fired, I won't stay with this association either."

"I'm quitting too," Little Dahl echoed. "I used to think everyone in the association was respectable, but now it seems they're not even as good as my murderer grandma."

Upon hearing their conversation, Meng Ran didn't reply immediately, but instead glanced at the policewoman beside her.

The policewoman tactfully walked away.

Meng Ran then pulled Clarissa and Little Dahl to a secluded corner and instructed them, "You two have to continue working for the association."

"Why? They fired you without even informing me! That's unforgivable!" Clarissa exclaimed, her face full of incomprehension.

After saying that, she guessed, "Are you worried about the dinner party? Don't worry, the main attraction of the dinner party is me and Theron."

Actually, I could easily collaborate with other NGOs and utilize their tax-exempt status to collect donations; they would be more than happy to do so.

"I'm not worried about the dinner party; I want you to use this opportunity to get into the association's board of directors."

The Great Lakes Environmental Justice Association is not a membership-based NGO.

Therefore, the members of the board of directors are decided by the board itself through a vote.

You can vote for someone.

You can also vote someone out.

Currently, the association's board of directors has a total of 7 members.

Yurns, along with the directors of the first, second, and third project teams, occupied four of the positions.

The remaining three.

They are a 60-year-old priest from the nearby Church of Our Lady of the Rosary;

The contact person for the BlackRock special fund, and the former deputy secretary of the Detroit City Planning and Development Department.

These three directors don't usually get involved in anything.

They only appear during board meetings to review accounts and cast votes.

"Join the board of directors?" Clarissa didn't follow Meng Ran's train of thought.

"Howard and Eunice can fire me, but can't we find a way to kick them out? Clarissa, it shouldn't be us leaving, it should be them."

This reversal of the Heavenly Stems left Clarissa stunned.

You know, the association was co-founded by Eunice and Howard, and now you're saying you want to kick them both out?

Fortunately, kicking out founders is a common occurrence in the United States.

Therefore, Clarissa quickly came to her senses.

Furthermore, a strange sense of stimulation slowly surged from the soles of my feet to my brain.

Meng Ran was right about one thing.

She, who was raised as a "good girl" since childhood, is actually more eager for excitement than Thea.

So she leaned closer and whispered, "Then what should we do?"

"It's very simple. Use the threat of exposing the malicious dismissal and changing the venue for the dinner to blackmail them. I just tested the waters at the association, and Eunice and the other two directors are very afraid of being exposed."

Especially since you're currently an environmental icon, these two actions would be a heavy blow to the association's reputation. Therefore, they will most likely agree to let you join the board.

Clarissa nodded thoughtfully.

Meng Ran continued, "Also, I think the reason Eunice and Howard dared to fire me is because they underestimated our relationship. Let them continue to underestimate me."

When you talk to them, you need to make it seem like you're not angry because I was fired, but because you weren't notified beforehand.

"What's the difference?" Little Dahl didn't understand.

"If you're angry because I was fired, that's just defending a friend; but if you're angry because you weren't notified, that's emphasizing that your authority wasn't respected."

Therefore, if the association wants to appease Clarissa, it must cede more power to her. That's the difference, understand?" Meng Ran explained.

"Oh, you guys are so complicated," Little Dahl couldn't help but remark.

Meng Ran smiled and turned to Clarissa: "Also, get me a copy of the publicly available project materials for the first project team."

He was determined to get Howard in.

Clarissa nodded in agreement. Out of the corner of her eye, she caught a glimpse of Eunice at the police station entrance.

Eunice immediately spotted the three of them, his face lighting up with delight. He quickly approached, carrying a document in his hand.

Upon approaching.

First, he greeted Clarissa.

Then, he waved the document in his hand: "Bane, this is a letter of understanding that I had Jimmy write. He will not pursue the matter of Thea beating him, so that Thea can avoid going to jail."

"Oh~ really?" Meng Ran smiled enigmatically; Yuenz must have had conditions.

Sure enough, Eunice immediately added, "To be honest, it's all a misunderstanding. I really wanted to keep you here, but you definitely wouldn't want to continue working at the association."

Therefore, we have also decided to compensate you and Thea with one month's salary. The condition is that you sign a voluntary resignation document.

As he spoke, Eunice made a point of looking at Clarissa first.

Then she looked at Meng Ran again and asked, "How is it? Is it okay?"

"OK." Meng Ran agreed without hesitation.

This surprised Eunice somewhat, but he didn't bother to think about it too much. He opened the file folder, pulled out two resignation documents, and handed them to Meng Ran.

Meng Ran took it and glanced at it quickly, then Eunice handed her a pen.

Swish swish.

Sign your name.

The document was handed back to Eunice.

Eunice finally breathed a sigh of relief; with this voluntary resignation document, the matter was considered resolved.

Thea doesn't need to sign anything; she was expelled for assaulting someone, so no matter what, the association is in the right.

"Jimmy's letter of understanding, and the compensation checks for you and Thea, are all here. You can take a look." Eunice handed over the entire file folder.

Meng Ran opened it and looked at it; there was no sign of any tampering. He then put it away and said, "No problem, our matter is resolved."

"Now that it's resolved, I'll be going," Eunice said, smiling at Clarissa.

But his smile immediately froze on his face.

Because Clarissa said, "Eunice, your matter with Bane is settled, but your matter with me isn't!"