A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 523 - 523

Dirk Carter smiled slightly and said, "Serenity State is known as the Province of a Thousand Gods. I am a staunch materialist, unlike Secretary Hall, who still believes in superstition. So when Secretary Hall goes to Serenity State to take on a leadership role, the local people will surely welcome him."

Once he said that.

Michael Hall's face turned green.

You have to know, superstition is absolutely inadmissible within the system.

Just now, he indeed suggested that Dirk Carter go to the temple for blessings; if that's not superstition, then what is?

He found himself in an awkward position.

Grinning, he said, "Comrade Carter really knows how to joke."

After he finished speaking.

He walked sullenly towards Wade Quincy.

Initially, he thought he could dampen Dirk Carter's spirit a bit during the welcome ceremony, avenging the losses he'd suffered before.

Unexpectedly, he suffered another silent loss.

This made Michael Hall very unhappy inside.

However, he wasn't anxious.

After all, from now on, he's the top official in Koryn City; if he wants to make things difficult for Dirk Carter, it would be an easy task.

The ceremony went on for about an hour.

Around 10:30.

Dirk Carter and Irving Pace drove to the Koryn City Procuratorate.

Upon hearing that the two leaders had arrived, Owen, the chief procurator of the Koryn City Procuratorate, hurried downstairs to greet them.

The Commission for Discipline Inspection, the Procuratorate, and the Public Security Bureau frequently intersect in their regular work.

Among all the city units, the Procuratorate and the Court have relatively high ranks. In Koryn City, they are both deputy division-level units.

In other words, the procurator chief and the court president are both deputy division-level.

In a sense, Dirk Carter and Owen hold the same administrative rank.

It's just that Dirk Carter, being a member of the Municipal Standing Committee, holds more power.

Therefore, Owen still showed the necessary respect for Dirk Carter.

Under Owen's lead, the three entered Owen's office together.

After hastily instructing someone to make tea, Owen asked, "Secretary General Carter, Director Pace, you both came together, there must be something, right?"

"Oh, Procurator Owen, we came because of Enzo Sawyer's case."

Irving Pace said.

Owen was taken aback.

He asked, "Enzo Sawyer? Wasn't the Enzo Sawyer case already closed? It was handled by your Public Security Bureau."

Dirk Carter immediately said, "Oh, Procurator Owen, here's the thing, we recently received public reports that there are some doubts regarding Enzo Sawyer's case. I also know that the case is closed, but as a routine procedure, we still need to come over and ask. Procurator Owen, there's no need to worry too much."

"Is that so? Well, since Secretary General Carter is asking, I will certainly share all I know without holding back."

Owen said.

Dirk Carter nodded and said, "Procurator Owen, please tell me a bit about Enzo Sawyer first."

Owen pondered for a while and said, "To be honest, I quite admired young Sawyer. When he entered the prosecution system, I took good care of him. However, he had a somewhat aloof, extreme character and tended to get stuck in hard spots. Because of this, he often didn't get along well with colleagues in the unit."

Dirk Carter nodded and continued to ask, "Before the robbery, was Enzo Sawyer handling any cases?"

Owen thought for a moment, stood up, opened the door, and called out, "Xiao Liang, Xiao Liang, come in for a moment."

After a while.

A young man walked in.

Owen asked, "What case was Enzo Sawyer handling before the incident?"

The young man named Xiao Liang shook his head and said, "It seemed to be a case of a detainee intentionally inflicting harm again within the detention center."

Owen said, "Okay, go to the records room and get the case file for Secretary Carter."

"Alright."

Xiao Liang nodded and left.

"Procurator Owen, thank you for your efforts."

Seeing his willingness to cooperate, Dirk Carter said with some gratitude.

Owen waved his hand and said, "Ah, Secretary General Carter, it's all part of the job."

Then, the two talked about some other details of Enzo Sawyer.

To be honest, there wasn't much gained.

A little past eleven.

Dirk Carter and Irving Pace took their leave from the procuratorate, with the documents Xiao Liang brought, and boarded the car for their return.

"Owen was quite cooperative,"

Irving Pace remarked.

Dirk Carter, with a stern face, shook his head and said, "There's something off with Owen."

Irving asked in surprise, "How do you know?"

Dirk Carter questioned, "Did you notice the watch on his wrist?"

"No, what about it?"

"That watch is worth at least a hundred thousand on the market; with Owen's salary, he definitely can't afford it. Furthermore, there's an inconspicuous badminton bag in the corner of his office, which alone costs five to sixty thousand."

"That expensive?"

Irving exclaimed in surprise.

Dirk Carter sighed deeply.

He said, "That's not what's strange. What's strange is that Owen is cooperating with us too much, to the point of being excessive."

"Isn't cooperation a good thing?"

"It's not that it's bad, but it's not quite normal. Enzo Sawyer is the deputy chief prosecutor, and after the robbery incident, Koryn City's Procuratorate was greatly affected. His most logical emotion would be reluctance to bring the case up again; he also wouldn't want us, the Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Public Security Bureau, to dig it up again. After all, bringing up this case again would be tearing open the prosecution's wound, and as a top leader, no one would want to do this."

Irving nodded.

Also finding sense in it.

Just as they were exchanging thoughts.

Their car slowly drove out of the procuratorate's main gate.

Located on the 8th floor of the procuratorate building was Owen's office, and at this moment, he was squinting, staring motionlessly at Dirk Carter and their car as it drove away.

As the car gradually disappeared into the traffic.

He pulled out his phone from his pocket and dialed a number.

The call was soon connected.

"What's up?"

On the other end, a man's voice asked.

Owen said in a low voice, "The Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Public Security Bureau have started investigating Enzo Sawyer's case again."

"How far have they gotten?"

"They should just be starting. I'm just letting you know, don't worry, the investigation shouldn't reach Milton Stone."

Owen said.

After a moment of silence on the phone, the person said, "Alright, keep an eye on it. If you can't handle it, call me immediately."

"Okay."

After saying this word.

Owen hung up the phone.

Inside the car.

Dirk Carter flipped through the documents provided by the procuratorate without finding anything unusual.

Suddenly, Arlo Yarbrough, who was driving, said, "It seems we are being followed."

Dirk Carter and Irving Pace immediately became alert.

At this time, Arlo Yarbrough adjusted the rearview mirror.

Through the mirror, they could see a red Toyota sedan keeping a steady distance behind them.

Dirk Carter sneered.

He said, "Go to Hongze Road."

Arlo Yarbrough made a sharp turn, taking a side road straight to Hongze Road.

Hongze Road is a newly completed road that has not officially opened to traffic.

Usually, not many cars take this route.

Dirk Carter chose this road to test if the car behind them was truly tailing them.

Indeed.

After they got on Hongze Road.

The red car followed them.