A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 476 476: A Matter of Urgency

"I feel much better, but I'm still weak, as if my limbs can't move."

Xiaoxue said weakly.

Dirk Carter said, "From your pulse, things have stabilized for now, but you'll need to rest for three to five days and see how things go. During this time, you shouldn't go out, just stay here and rest. I'll arrange for someone to take care of you."

"But..."

Suddenly, Xiaoxue blushed.

She seemed like she wanted to say something but hesitated.

"But what?"

Dirk asked.

Xiaoxue shook her head and said, "Nothing."

"Alright, it's fine. If there's nothing urgent tonight, don't get up. Don't eat anything either. Tomorrow morning, someone will bring you food. She'll stay with you for a few days. I have to work, so I can only come by in the evenings."

"Okay!"

Xiaoxue nodded and said.

Dirk had just stood up, ready to leave.

Xiaoxue suddenly called out, "Dirk."

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Dirk asked.

Xiaoxue opened her mouth, but the words got stuck in her throat.

Seeing her furrowed brow, Dirk seemed to understand and asked, "Do you need to use the bathroom?"

Xiaoxue was taken aback.

Embarrassed, she nodded and said, "Yes, I can't hold it any longer, but... but I can't get up."

Dirk hesitated for a moment and asked, "I'll carry you to the bathroom. You won't mind, right?"

Her face turned red again.

However, there wasn't a better option right now. She couldn't just pee in bed, could she?

She could only make a sound in her throat as a form of agreement.

Dirk lifted the blanket, revealing that enticing figure once again, which left him a bit dazed.

Avert your eyes.

Dirk tried not to look at her body and directly gave her a princess carry to the bathroom.

He was about to place her on the toilet when he suddenly thought of something and asked, "Can you sit steadily on your own?"

With her head buried in Dirk's chest, Xiaoxue shook her head.

Dirk had a sudden inspiration.

With a firm grip, he supported her on both sides of her buttocks, then spread her legs, aimed towards the toilet, and said, "Okay, now you can pee."

This posture.

It was utterly humiliating.

Like treating a child needing to pee.

Even though Xiaoxue had to go urgently, her shyness kept her from going and she only managed to squeeze out a little.

Of course, with peeing, once you start, it's hard to stop afterward.

It was the same for Xiaoxue.

Seeing the stream spraying between her legs, alongside the tinkling sound, at that moment, Xiaoxue wished she could die.

What made it even worse.

Behind the toilet was a mirror.

That meant Xiaoxue's peeing posture was clearly visible to Dirk behind her, even the part where the stream came out was all reflected.

Finally.

The urgent crisis was resolved.

"Finished."

Xiaoxue's voice was barely audible.

Dirk didn't rush to take her away.

Instead, he first placed her buttocks on one of his thighs.

Then he pulled out a tissue, and without asking for her consent, parted her legs and wiped her private area. After wiping, he discarded the tissue, picked her up again, placed her on the bed, and covered her with a blanket.

"You... you seem to be quite... quite skilled..."

Xiaoxue said in deep embarrassment.

Dirk's mind suddenly thought of Christina Ramey.

He remembered when Christina injured the sole of her foot, and he did the same thing many times.

He smiled and bluffed, "I looked after a few babies before, so I learned."

"Oh."

Xiaoxue covered most of her face with the blanket; she dared not ask more.

After Dirk bade farewell and left.

Xiaoxue lay on the bed, staring at the empty ceiling, recalling the strange sensation that came from her body earlier—something she had never felt before.

Especially that moment when Dirk used a tissue to wipe her.

It felt like an electric shock, and strangely, there was a hint of comfort.

Thinking of this.

Her hand touched the area between her legs.

But she couldn't replicate that completely different sensation from earlier.

Strange, why didn't I feel anything when I touched it, but when he did, my whole self felt so flustered and confused?

Could it be, this is...

At this thought, Xiaoxue's face turned red once more.

Even though she was the only person in the room.

Aside from going out for medical appointments, she hardly ever went out, so she was quite naive in worldly matters, but not entirely innocent about affairs between men and women.

Xiaoxue had a brother.

Five years older than her.

When Xiaoxue was twenty, she once sneaked into her brother's room while he was out, hoping to find something new and interesting, only to discover some mysterious files on his computer.

Curiously, she clicked to see.

Instantly she blushed.

On the screen, men and women were entangled naked, not just two pale bodies tossing on a bed, but their most intimate parts were "connected."

It was this discovery.

That opened a mysterious door for Xiaoxue.

Allowing her a peek into the eternal and taboo realm of male-female intimacy.

The instant Dirk helped her wipe.

The image from four or five years ago on the computer flashed in her mind.

"Oh dear, what's going on? Why am I thinking about these chaotic things?"

Xiaoxue muttered, burying her head in the quilt.

Monday morning.

Dirk had just walked into the office.

When he received a call from Bertrand Levin at the municipal office, informing him that a regular Standing Committee meeting was to be held at 9:30 a.m. today.

Finally, what was meant to come had arrived.

The play orchestrated by Bennettson Dixon in Cranhilla Village was also ready for its finale.

After hanging up the phone.

Dirk called Genevieve, asking her to come to the office.

A few minutes later.

Genevieve knocked and entered.

"Is everything I asked you to prepare ready?"

Dirk asked.

Genevieve placed a folder in front of Dirk and said, "Everything is ready."

Dirk took the folder, glanced over it, and nodded in satisfaction.

"Confident?"

Genevieve asked with some concern.

Dirk smiled and said, "Not a hundred percent, but eighty percent sure. First, tell me about the faction dynamics among the thirteen members of the Standing Committee."

Genevieve pulled out a piece of paper from her pocket and handed it to Dirk.

Listed were the names and positions of the thirteen Standing Committee members of Koryn City.

A star was marked next to the names of Jeff Hughes, Danielle Linden, and Leo Zane, indicating that these three are in the same faction.

Mayor Robert Shepherd, United Front Minister Brandon Sharp, and Standing Committee Member, Taigu Street Party Secretary Trevor Lewis had circles before their names, signifying a united front.

The last group, marked with an "×", belonged to Cornell Morgan's faction.

This included Political and Legal Committee Secretary Wade Quincy and Municipal Office Director Trevor Lewis.

Genevieve pointed to the remaining four names and said, "You needn't worry about them. Carly Lambert, the Deputy Secretary, just came to Koryn City, and she's quite aloof, not mingling much with others. Cletus Lane, the Deputy Mayor, is a good man, but he's old and uninterested in political strife; he usually sleeps through meetings and hardly speaks."

"The last one is Disciplinary Secretary Josias Rayburn. This person doesn't align with any group, but has considerable influence in the city, and all three factions are keen to win him over."

Dirk asked, "So why hasn't he been won over?"

Genevieve smiled and said, "Secretary Josias is a smart man; he knows what being in demand means. It's not that he doesn't choose a side, it's just that none of the factions have given him a reasonable offer. Whichever side offers enough, he'll lean toward that side. From the looks of it, you've already pushed him to Cornell Morgan."