A Bumpy Road to Power

Chapter 670 - 670

"They're not from Rexton City, they came from Koryn City, Gildan City, and Rynfield City."

President Lewis said dejectedly.

Everyone was shocked.

And fell silent.

Suddenly, someone slapped their thigh and said, "No, I have to send people to support this. Dirk Carter's methods are not simple; we might really not get government orders in the future."

After saying that, they hurriedly ran out.

Others exchanged glances, realizing the seriousness of the problem.

If Dirk Carter didn't have other methods, they wouldn't be afraid of being manipulated by him at all, since they'd eventually have to use them for flood control.

But now, the situation was different.

There was a backup plan.

Which greatly increased the chance of them being abandoned.

One after another, they lamented.

Amidst the commotion, they rushed out.

The scene was incredibly chaotic.

Fearful of being late and suffering losses.

By six in the evening, due to the overcast sky, it was already a bit gray.

On the dam, armed police, public security, militia, and party commando were manually filling sandbags.

At that moment, someone shouted, "Look, heavy machinery is coming..."

Everyone stopped what they were doing and looked into the distance, only to see a line of vehicle lights forming a long dragon, slowly approaching the dam.

Manpower is ultimately limited.

With the support of large machinery.

Work efficiency naturally doubled with half the effort.

It was like giving each person a shot of adrenaline, making everyone work even more energetically.

With people and equipment.

The progress of reinforcing the dam accelerated.

Seeing the bustling scene, Carmelo Garrison and Charlie Zane finally felt relieved.

In everyone's mind, the same phrase was repeated: "Goldridge County is saved."

Dirk Carter and Arlo Yarbrough were also working on the dam until midnight, before returning to the County Committee for rest.

This sleep was very restful.

They didn't wake up until the light of dawn.

After breakfast.

Dirk Carter prepared to inspect the dam.

At that moment, Carmelo Garrison rushed in urgently, out of breath, and said, "Secretary General Carter, something bad has happened..."

Dirk Carter's heart tightened.

He asked, "Has the dam breached?"

Carmelo Garrison waved his hand, "No, no..."

No dam breach meant it wasn't necessarily bad news.

Dirk Carter let out a sigh of relief and asked, "So what happened?"

"Fairview County... there's a dangerous situation over there, Mayor Kanes... Kanes Bates ordered our armed police and militia to go support, and the order has already been issued through the Municipal Government, so our main personnel have been withdrawn."

Carmelo Garrison's words made Dirk Carter's heart sink.

If Fairview County truly had a dangerous situation, sending support would be the right thing to do.

After all, they couldn't let Fairview County's people suffer from the disaster.

But this time, there was obviously a problem.

First of all, Fairview County is downstream of Goldridge County, if there's a problem, it should be Goldridge County that faces it first.

Secondly, the one deploying people was Kanes Bates.

This guy and Gilbert Dixon were in cahoots, definitely not harboring good intentions.

A flood peak is due to cross at dawn, and with the main personnel withdrawn at this time, if something happens to Goldridge County, there'll be no one to use.

"How is the dam reinforcement progressing?"

Dirk Carter asked.

Carmelo Garrison said, "Following your instructions, we were to raise it by 3 meters, but we've only raised it by just over a meter; with insufficient manpower, we can't even complete this task if it's delayed by another day, let alone before tomorrow when Flynn Holden arrives."

Upon hearing this.

Dirk Carter started to get a bit anxious.

Time waits for no man.

He immediately took out his phone.

He made a call to Kanes Bates.

The call was answered by Kanes Bates' secretary, and after a long wait, Kanes Bates finally responded personally.

"Mayor Bates, what's the situation in Fairview County?"

Dirk Carter jumped straight to the point.

Kanes Bates' voice sounded very anxious.

He said, "There's a small segment collapse at the Wyvern River Dam here, and despite having my people there, we can't hold it. After reporting to the City Committee, they permitted me to draw people from Goldridge County. Secretary General Carter, rest assured, once I patch this gap, I'll return your people."

This was all that was said.

Whether Dirk Carter agreed or not, the outcome was the same.

Moreover, it's hard to determine the truth of this matter.

Dirk Carter could only say, "Mayor Bates, Goldridge County's dam reinforcement task isn't complete, how about this, I'll give you half of the personnel, and keep the rest?"

"Secretary General Carter, what do you mean by this? It was approved by the City Committee, and my side already has a dangerous situation, don't you have a sense of the bigger picture?"

Kanes Bates countered this before hanging up the phone.

At this point.

Dirk Carter seemed to understand something.

Kanes Bates intended to make things difficult for him.

By withdrawing all manpower at such a critical moment, Goldridge County would be in danger next.

At this moment, Kanes Bates indeed stood on the Wyvern River Dam in Fairview County.

However, the dam had no breaches, it was intact.

Even the people of Fairview County were relaxing on the dam.

Watching the rolling river, Kanes Bates let out a cold chuckle and murmured, "Dirk Carter, aren't you dead this time? Still wanting to mess with my Starlight Night Market, just keep dreaming..."

After that big commotion at the City Administration Bureau that day.

Kanes Bates had already received the news.

Afraid that Dirk Carter would do something with the Starlight Night Market, he was determined to deal with Dirk Carter.

As for the 600,000 people in Goldridge County, he didn't care at all.

Even if the entire Goldridge County were flooded, what does it have to do with him?

"Little Son, come over here."

Thinking about this, Kanes Bates called to the secretary behind him.

The secretary, Arvid Summers, hurriedly came forward, "Leader, do you need something?"

"Arrange for the personnel from Goldridge County, once they arrive, have them help fill sandbags, there's no need to bring them to the river dam."

"Okay, I'll arrange it now."

As Arvid Summers was about to leave.

Kanes Bates stopped him again and instructed, "Keep up the pace, ensure they don't return before dawn tomorrow, understood? Also, whoever calls from Goldridge County, tell them I'm busy and can't take the call."

"Alright, I understand."

Arvid Summers replied.

At midday.

The rain intensified.

The river became even more turbulent.

A dam spanning dozens of kilometers needed to be raised by three meters, such a large workload couldn't be handled by just relying on Goldridge County's police and organized party commandos.

The villagers organized by Goldridge County's committee and government also went up to help, but it was still somewhat inadequate.

Since morning until now, Dirk Carter had already worked several hours on the dam.

With his entire body soaked, he hadn't even had time for lunch.

In the distance, Eve Vincent stood in a tent, watching this scene, feeling a surge of bitterness in her heart.

At this moment.

A figure wearing a raincoat with a hood on slipped into the tent.

After entering the tent.

The person lifted their hood.

Eve Vincent was taken aback and asked, "Why are you here?"