A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 489 489: The Transaction

Riverside Park is an open park located in the city of Koryn City.

Although it was the weekend, it was already past nine at night.

There weren't many people left strolling.

Under the dim yellow lights, a few scattered people were wandering around, mostly couples.

Two people arrived at a walkway.

Cornell stopped walking.

Suddenly, he pulled out a collar from inside his clothes and waved it in front of Geraldine.

Geraldine's eyes widened instantly, she began to realize what Cornell intended to do.

Without a word.

Cornell placed the collar around Geraldine's neck.

Then tied a rope to it.

He said, "Take off your clothes."

"Meng... Master..."

Geraldine wanted to refuse, but before she could speak, Cornell said again, "Take off your clothes and kneel on the ground for me."

They locked eyes.

Geraldine shuddered.

She had no choice.

She could only take off her coat, throw it on the ground, and kneel on her knees, her hands also touching the ground.

If what happened before was considered humiliation.

Then this position now was truly the humiliation of humiliations.

She knelt there like a bitch, naked, her large white breasts bobbing, her raised buttocks fully exposing her most private parts.

"Let's go, little bitch, I'll take you for a walk today."

Cornell slapped her buttocks, and Geraldine moved forward step by step on her hands and knees.

Keep in mind.

There were still people in the park.

Pairs of people strolling by were also shocked by the scene in front of them.

Although they didn't dare to come closer.

They stood at a distance to watch.

In a short time, quite a few people had stopped to watch.

Whispering, pointing and discussing, making Geraldine lower her head, not daring to lift it.

At that moment.

Cornell's phone rang.

He frowned and took out the phone to check, it was his secretary Julian Perry calling.

Frowning, he asked unhappily, "What's the matter?"

Who knows what Julian Perry said on the phone, Cornell was taken aback, he asked, "Where is he?"

After the secretary responded, Julian Perry said, "Bring him to Savor House, let him wait for me in the meeting room."

Hanging up the phone.

Cornell pondered for a moment.

Looking at Geraldine on the ground, he said, "Put your clothes on, come back with me."

Like receiving amnesty.

Geraldine hurriedly stood up, put on her clothes, and followed Cornell back by taxi.

On the way back.

Cornell did not humiliate her again.

Upon arriving at Savor House.

He let Geraldine wait for him in the guest room first.

Then, Cornell went to the meeting room's door.

At this time, Secretary Julian Perry was already waiting outside.

Upon seeing Cornell, he quickly approached and whispered a few words in his ear.

Cornell said, "Well done, keep an eye on the door, I'll go in and talk to him."

With that said.

He pushed open the meeting room's door.

On the couch in the meeting room, a man whose face was swollen like a pig's head was sitting there, with many spots still covered in gauze, looking quite seriously injured.

The man was none other than Cheney Marshall.

When Cornell entered.

Cheney immediately stood up.

Cornell waved at him, saying, "Sit down, you are Mr. Marshall, right?"

Cheney took out a business card and respectfully handed it to Cornell, saying, "Hello, Mayor Morgan, I'm Cheney Marshall."

Cornell glanced at the business card and muttered, "Editor-in-Chief of Autumn Leaves magazine? You told my secretary that you came to see me about Dirk Carter and Carly Lambert?"

Cheney nodded and said, "Yes, Mayor Morgan."

"Go ahead, tell me."

Cornell crossed his legs.

Then, Cheney began to recount the whole story, not entirely truthfully of course, deliberately omitting his own gambling debts and troubles.

After laying out the whole thing.

Cornell took a deep breath and asked, "You're saying Carly Lambert was involved in substantial corruption when she was in Crestfall City, and you have evidence?"

"Yes, I have detailed records of the times, places, and people involved in the bribery, accurate to the smallest details."

"And you said Dirk Carter and Carly Lambert were engaged in an improper relationship, do you have evidence of that?"

Cheney regretfully shook his head, saying, "I was too angry at the time to bother gathering evidence."

According to Cheney's account, Carly Lambert was his girlfriend, and Dirk Carter seduced his woman, which was already an improper conduct.

After thinking it over carefully.

Cornell asked, "Since you've come to me, you must trust me. What do you want me to do, just say it plainly."

Cheney smiled slightly, and with his face one smile seemed more like a grimace than laughter.

He said, "I've looked into it, Mayor Morgan doesn't get along with that bastard Dirk Carter. The evidence I have about Carly Lambert's corruption and bribery can definitely help you. I have only two demands: first, I want money. As long as Mayor Morgan gives me money, I'll give you the evidence. Second, I want Mayor Morgan to teach Dirk Carter a lesson, otherwise I can't swallow this.'

"How much money do you want?"

Cornell asked.

Cheney held up three fingers.

He said, "Three hundred thousand!"

Cornell thought for a while longer, then said, "Thirty thousand, take it or leave it. I do have issues with Dirk Carter, but the evidence you have is about Carly Lambert and doesn't affect Dirk Carter. I'm offering you thirty thousand out of sympathy.'

Thirty thousand.

The gap between this amount and his expectations was really too big.

It wasn't enough for him to squander.

But at least it was still a sum of money.

It could solve his urgent financial woes.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Okay, thirty thousand it is, I want cash."

Cornell stood up, opened the door, and said to the secretary Julian Perry, "Go get thirty thousand in cash."

After about three to five minutes.

Julian Perry returned.

Cornell took the thirty thousand in cash, waved it in front of Cheney, and said, "The money's here, where's your evidence?"

Cheney took out a notebook.

He said, "This contains records of eleven bribery cases, totaling 470 thousand. If Mayor Morgan doesn't believe it, he can send someone to Crestfall City to verify."

"I believe you."

Cornell pushed the cash in front of Cheney.

Cheney also pushed the notebook over.

And thus, their transaction was completed.

After Cheney left.

Cornell handed the notebook to Julian Perry, saying, "Send someone to Crestfall City to discreetly investigate these recorded events, remember to do it quietly, make sure nothing leaks, don't alert anyone."

Julian Perry took the notebook and said, "Okay, I'll send someone to investigate right away."

Noticing that Julian Perry wasn't leaving immediately, Cornell asked, "Is there anything else?"

Julian Perry swallowed and said, "Boss, the evidence here is all about Deputy Secretary Carly, it seems it doesn't pose any threat to Dirk Carter. Do we really need to get involved in this matter?"

Cornell confidently smiled and said, "Don't forget, Sydney Tanner is still in Dirk Carter's hands. Since he doesn't give her to us, we'll go take her ourselves. We had no way before, but isn't a way just sent to us now?"

"You mean... Deputy Secretary Carly?"

Julian Perry asked.