Chapter 43
“Joseph, I heard things have been a bit chaotic in the King District recently. You should really get it under control.”
“Indeed, it’s ultimately in your jurisdiction. You need to put more thought into it.”
“I think you’ve been spending too much time and energy on participating in the Cold Island Project, leaving no time for your main job. There have always been many people vying to participate. If you don’t have the energy, you could give up your spot to someone who needs it.”
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At the semi-formal, semi-private cocktail party, well-dressed members of high society mingled, moving back and forth through the crowd with polite smiles on their faces.
As one figure after another approached and then walked away, leaving behind comments either sarcastic or gloating, Joseph Houston, a member of the Chenxing Empire’s parliament and administrator of the King District, gradually grew darker in expression.
The veins on his hand gripping the wine glass bulged.
At this moment, a middle-aged man of medium build, slightly overweight with a balding forehead, walked over with a wine glass and consoled him. “Hey! Joseph, don’t be angry. This time, for the Cold Island Project, we in parliament have swallowed the biggest piece of the pie. The cabinet also got quite a few benefits. Those pedantic royalists only got a few scraps. It’s normal for them to be unhappy, but we’re the ones who’ve profited anyway.”
“I understand,” Joseph took a deep breath and sneered, “They can only bark a few times to vent their dissatisfaction!”