Law Enforcer's Handbook

Chapter 690 I, Hogg, am not a clown!

clown.

In the past few months, these two words have accompanied Hog Foster like a shadow. Under the hype of the innovative media headed by the Lagos Foundation, the reputation of the Foster family has been damaged. Unprecedented impact, and later including the wrong decision to bury the bones of the six-star savior, the conservative colleagues also criticized him.

Even his status in the family has been shaken because of this. The younger generation thinks that he has ruined the reputation of the Foster family. too ugly.

Not long ago, the fall of the Iris Consortium even aggravated Hogg's anxiety.

He felt the need to emphasize one thing to everyone - he was Hogg Foster, not a clown!

Those were all methods used by the hostile factions to stigmatize him, and the fuse that brought them down step by step was the extremely hateful "enthusiastic citizen".

Hogg-Foster hates the "enthusiastic citizens" even more than the reformists who are always against them. All the failures they have experienced in the past few months have directly or indirectly been against the "enthusiastic citizens" related.

The main reason why he has been reluctant to retire is that he has a strong premonition that once he loses the power in his hands, everything that happened between the "enthusiastic citizens" and the seventeenth district will become an eternal mystery , it is very likely that he will not know the true face of the enemies of the Foster Family until he dies of old age.

There is also great disagreement within the family on this issue.

Many people think that he is delusional. Under the situation that the conservatives and the reformers may break out in an all-out war at any time, they don't want to provoke a dangerous person at all. On this issue, the chairman of the council seems to hold the principle of calming down Attitude——Whenever he wanted to use the power of the council to investigate "enthusiastic citizens", he would be opposed by the reformers and the council chairperson.

But now, the chairman of the council is dead.

The Secretary-General was also assassinated by unknown persons in his office, and the death was exactly the same as that of Chai Ke, Dominas and the eyeliner he had placed. These are undoubtedly important clues to the murderer.

"Mr. Hogg, please come in."

He didn't know how long he waited in the magnificent lounge, until the outside was completely silent, and the sweet-looking secretary came in and informed him.

Hogg subconsciously glanced at the time on his watch.

23: 49.

For the people in the first district, this is far from a time of rest, and overtime work is the norm in their lives.

"Jock."

Once inside, he showed great enthusiasm for his old friend, known as Jock, one of his few remaining friends.

Hogg warmly opened his arms to his good brother as usual, but this time, although the other party was smiling, he stretched out his right hand calmly, refused the hug, and shook hands politely.

This made the atmosphere in the office a bit awkward for a while. Hog Foster seemed to feel something, and changed to shaking hands. The smile from the heart quickly turned into a hypocritical smirk, he said, " Congratulations on becoming a member of the High Council."

"Say it straight, why did you come to me so late?"

"I saw the news of the death of the Secretary-General at home, and I was deeply saddened."

"The secretary-general is a capable person, and we did not expect to lose him at this time."

"However, the living must bear his will and move forward... I have studied the statutes of the High Council, and according to the regulations, I need three people to be my referees, Jock, we have known each other for so many years, You should know my ability to work."

Becoming a member of the high-level council will be the beginning of his luck.

When Hogg was on the plane, he was completely sober. He imagined that after filling the vacancy left by the secretary-general, he would use the clues in his hands to lead the high-level council to find out the real culprit who assassinated the secretary-general step by step— — In a coalition government, this is an unforgivable capital offense.

In this way, he not only avenged the seventeenth district, but also showed enough strength at the beginning of the high-level council.

And now he had a strong feeling.

From him, Hogg Foster's comeback, there are only three referrals left.

His good brother Jock will definitely help him at this critical moment...

"Hogg, about this matter."

However, what Hogg didn't expect was that his good brother Joke actually showed a embarrassed expression on this little favor, and the other party said, "Hogg, I think you may not be qualified for high-level jobs in your current state." The high-intensity work of the parliament, you have worked hard for most of your life, it is time to take a break."

"Rest!?"

Hogg never expected that his good brother would say such words, and he was a little incoherent for a while.

How is this different from being slapped on the street and pretending nothing happened?
If he can swallow this breath, not to mention the gangsters of the Ragus Foundation, even his colleagues from other families will probably look down on him.

"Jock, you know how they've been trashing me for the past few months!"

Hogg said sternly.

"I know, but you have to know that the problem of Huanggu has made many people criticize you."

"Fuck them, a bunch of cowards, I only need three recommendation places, so that I can smoothly enter the high-level council, Jock, you just need to nod, the other two recommend me to figure out a way!"

"Sorry, I can't help you."

The clear refusal caused Hogg to stare round his eyes, and he was stunned for a few seconds before he noticed that after a polite handshake, Jock quietly retreated to the back of his desk, letting the conversation see It sounds like talking about business.

After meeting for a long time, Joker never put down his work immediately like in the past. He warmly invited him out for a drink, and the two chatted until midnight.

He needs these spiritual comforts from his friends now, so that he can get through this unprecedented trough in his life.

But now, he is no longer sure whether the person he has known for decades can still be called a friend.

The two just stared at each other until ten seconds later, Hogg suddenly laughed, "Jock, are you kidding me? I haven't seen you for so long, I invite you to have a drink."

In his imagination, Jock should laugh with him tacitly, and then find a place to sit down like he used to do, and put all the unpleasantness and depression behind him.

But this time, Jock didn't laugh.

He had an indifferent face, and there was no false smile on his face. He just watched Hogg's smile gradually stiffen, and finally evolved into an even more suffocating silence.

clown.

These two words came to Hogg's mind again.

Compared with the slander from the hostile faction, the rejection from the old friends is the most chilling.

This made him feel as if an invisible sharp knife had pierced his heart.

Joker's tone was as indifferent as ever. In fact, except for the smirk at the beginning, he maintained a cold expression towards Hogg, "Hogg, in your current state, you can't adapt to the high-intensity high-level council. Work."

"Jock, are you serious?"

The backstab from his friend made Hogg almost out of breath. According to his plan on the plane, he should have found a quiet place to sit with Jock now, and brought out the information he had about the "enthusiastic citizens" Give the other party a reference.

"Hogg, I still have a meeting next time, so I won't keep you here."

Jock's answer not only proved that he was serious, but also euphemistically expressed that he didn't want to waste time on Hogg.

"Jock... Senator Jock."

Hogg stared at Jock, who was sitting back at the desk, who had already fixed his eyes on the computer screen, treating him as air.

"You will regret this."

Apart from these words, Hogg couldn't think of what to say for a while.

What made him even more confused was that if even Jock rejected him, the remaining places would be even more impossible.

However, Joker didn't seem to take his words seriously. He didn't even look at Hogg again. Hogg gritted his teeth and walked out of Joker's office with superficial steps. The side effects of alcohol seemed to be here. The moment came, and the orderly order in the office actually made Hogg a little panicked for a moment, making him want to leave this environment as soon as possible.

He started to have tinnitus, and the operation of his thinking was also slowed down by half a beat under the influence of tinnitus.

Three recommended places,

The other two colleagues who need to visit,

And vengeance against "enthusiastic citizens".

All his plans on the plane were thrown out of his mind at this moment, and at this moment, there was only one thing left in his mind.

He needs wine, lots and lots of wine.

Enough to make people forget everything, to help him get through this trough in his life.

I don't know if it was an illusion, but Hogg's hazy vision seemed to see a young man in a suit and leather shoes passing him by.

Under the recommendation of the secretary, the young man walked into Joker's office with his head held high, and at the moment he passed by, he found that this young man in a suit and leather shoes was the same as the "enthusiastic citizen" he had imagined in his head. The image is exactly the same.

Hogg turned his head instinctively, but he could only see the other person's back, which was quickly blocked by the closed door in the office.

The cheerful atmosphere of conversation in the office was transmitted to him even through a door.

Hogg vaguely heard keywords such as "high-level council" and "recommended quota". For a moment, he wanted to turn around and break into the door to question Jock or scold him bloody.

But then, he realizes what he needs more now.

What he needs is not too far away, take the elevator back to the first floor, and then walk up to a distance of less than 500 meters.

There was a bar there where he and Jock used to go.

Hogg quickened his pace and fled from this place that made him panic.

Hopefully, the bar is still open now.

　Today is my birthday, and I went out with my relatives during the day, which counts as a half-day vacation for myself. If there is no accident, today's daily update of 7000 should still be maintained!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)