He slammed the door shut. Garon raised his head and looked in the direction of his uncle's house.
The car behind him slammed shut. Cynthia in a tight black leather suit stood behind him.
"I don't like this kind of extravagance. It's too troublesome." Cynthia frowned and whispered.
"The current situation requires it. The federal government has been defeated in the past few battles. Now, they're giving me these so that I won't forget the support and help they've given me." Garon said calmly, "These are small matters. The federal government is so big. Even if it's rotten, it won't decline so quickly. It'll take at least a few decades. After all, it's such a big piece of meat. Even if you want to eat it, it'll depend on your digestion speed. "
"So this is what they mean by heroes in troubled times?"
"You can say so." Garon turned his head and looked at a car behind.
A middle-aged man with a beautiful curly mustache came down from the car. He wore a white suit and held a white cane in his hand. He had also just come down from the car.
"Mr. Garon, please."
"You're too kind, Minister Tifanna." Garon smiled and nodded.
This man was the Minister of Finance in charge of the economy, investment, and commerce of the entire Grant Province. He 'happened' to pass by Huaishan and came to meet with Garon. He was actually an internal member of the Golden Hoop and the uncle of the Seventh Hoop.
He heard that Garon was coming to visit his uncle, Tyrejoice Angor. He also met Angor once at a banquet, and he was the one who suggested Angor to join them.
In his eyes, Garon from the White Cloud Gate had obviously become a strong local armed force that could not be ignored. Whether it was in terms of personal strength or in the military, he had an irreplaceable influence.
Now that the federal government had lost, there were signs of separatist kings everywhere. The governor was most worried about the huge force that was the White Cloud Gate. Especially the recent crazy expansion of the White Cloud Gate, which directly involved more than half of the entire province. The number of members was increasing day by day. It directly represented the civilian martial arts and underground forces. The Gate Master Garon was even one of the senior leaders of the Golden Hoop. He had the support and allegiance of many underground forces.
If the governor wanted to establish himself as a king, he first had to face the military and the White Cloud Gate. Only by obtaining the support of these two would he be able to truly control the entire Grant.
This was also the main reason why he sent Finance Minister Tiffany here. He wanted to test Garon's attitude.
The two of them walked into the building side by side and strode toward the building.
The bodyguards on both sides opened the way, and the group went up to the fifth floor.
Uncle Tyre was already waiting at the door with his men.
"My dear uncle, long time no see." Garon stepped forward and gave his uncle a gentle hug.
"It has indeed been a long time, Garon. This is …? "Tyr looked at Tiffany who was behind Garon. "Is it Minister Tiffany?"
"Nice to meet you again, Mister Angor." Tifanna switched his cane to his other hand and shook hands with Tyr.
"My apologies, please come in." The servant took Tifanna's coat and the three of them were escorted into the living room.
"I'm holding a gathering for the younger generation here. I didn't expect Minister Tiffany and Garon to come together, so I don't have much to entertain you." Tyr walked in front and introduced with a smile.
"Lombarth, Phelia, come here!" He shouted loudly.
The two children had already heard his voice and came out to wait for him.
Tyr, Garon and Minister Tiffany became the center of attention as soon as they entered the room.
Lombarth quickly ran in and called his sister out. When she heard her name being called, she quickly lowered her head and greeted them obediently.
"Brother Garon, Mister Minister." Lombarth lowered his head and greeted the three of them respectfully.
Phelia held her skirt and curtsied. "Brother Garon, Minister Tiffany, nice to meet you. Long time no see, Brother Garon. "
"Indeed, long time no see." Garon reached out his hand and pinched Phelia's little face, revealing a gentle smile on his face.
Tiffany saw this and made a mental note of it.
"The two over here are the children of my wife's family." Tyr waved his hand and asked Delai Ando and Venus to come over. The two of them were the most outstanding youths from his wife's family. They had no choice but to lower their heads in front of the finance minister of the province. Tyr was a powerful figure on a different level from their family, so they had to be careful.
"Nice to meet you, Minister." Delai Ando walked over to greet him with a stiff face. He first greeted Tiffany and then looked at Garon. He opened his mouth but did not know what to say. Previously, he had a conflict with Garon. Now, Garon had surpassed him and was looking down on him from a higher level. The grievance in his heart made him feel hot and he wanted to find a hole to hide in.
"Brother Garon … It was our fault in the past. Please forgive me. "Venus smiled awkwardly and hurriedly apologized.
"I didn't take it to heart. Just do your work in the future and don't try to be smart. Don't rely on others so easily. Most of the time, you are not that bad yourself. "Garon smiled faintly. He did not feel any hostility towards the two youths who were hostile towards him. Back then, both of them had more or less suffered some losses because of him. Since he was the one who took advantage of them, he did not feel bad about it.
"Alright, let's catch up later. Minister Tiffany, Garon, this way. Let's go to the meeting room. "Uncle Tyr led the way to the study room.
Garon and Tiffany followed closely behind. After the three of them entered the room, a few strong bodyguards and Cynthia stood guard outside the door. No one was allowed to come close.
The black door was tightly shut. Lombarth, Delai Ando and Venus were looking at the door of the meeting room with a complicated expression.
"We treated them as our biggest enemy. Now, it seems like they are not on the same level as us." Venus said helplessly.
Delai Ando clenched his fist and exhaled heavily. His whole body seemed to have lost all its strength. He did not say a word.
Lombarth felt a little awkward. He had been mocking Garon in the past. Luckily, Garon did not hold it against him. However, he was also a little happy. Garon was much more powerful than his father and his sister had always been close to him. His father had always been nice to him too. In this way, Garon's power would be a great help to his family.
Phelia was also looking at the door of the meeting room in silence. No one knew what she was thinking about.
*****
Inside the meeting room.
Garon, Tyr and Minister of Finance Tiffany sat opposite each other. They formed a triangle around the round table.
The spacious study room was quiet. Only the three of them sat down. Even the bodyguards did not come in.
Tiffany took the cigar that was prepared on the table and started to trim it with a pair of scissors.
"Mr. Garon, I think you should know what I am here for. I am here on behalf of Governor Wahana."
"I am very clear about Governor Wahana's position. However, I am not sure how much power you have and how much influence you will have. As you know, our White Cloud Gate is just a small sect. We've been through a lot during this period of time, so we can't afford to be tossed around like this anymore. "Garen crossed his fingers and said calmly.
"You are too humble. What the governor meant was that as long as you are willing to support his work, it would be a great contribution to the stability of the province." Tiffany smiled. He paused for a moment. He knew that it was taboo to talk to a martial artist like Garon in a roundabout way. Therefore, he decided to go straight to the point. "As long as you are willing to show your attitude and promote the stability of the province, the government will come out with relevant policies to help the development of the local industry. Now that the country is facing a crisis, we have to focus our power to support the rapid development of the local industry and contribute to the fight against foreign economic invasion. "
Tiffany looked at Garon and added.
"Recently, the government will come out with a series of measures to support the development of the local economy. However, the specific measures still need to be investigated and listened to the suggestions of the local economic leaders. Only then will the measures be effective. "
Garon understood what he meant.
Tiffany meant that as long as he agreed to support the governor, the conditions would be negotiable. As long as it was within a certain range, he could raise his own conditions. Moreover, if there were any benefits, the government would not forget about his share.
He pondered for a moment. It didn't matter to him, but there were a lot of people working under him. He had to strive for better development and benefits for everyone as a whole.
Uncle Tyr's heart trembled as he watched the two haggling.
He knew that Garon's White Cloud Gate had a strong influence. However, it was just a small sect and its influence was small. He did not expect the White Cloud Gate's influence to be so great that Governor Wahana had to pay attention to it and lower his status to seek cooperation. In comparison, his influence could not even be compared to his nephew that he was familiar with since young.
He finally understood that he had underestimated the influence of the White Cloud Gate. Or rather, after Garon took over, the White Cloud Gate's development speed had increased.
After Garon and Tiffany's discussion, they came up with an exaggerated agreement.
Garon agreed with the governor's action and the governor came up with a policy for the White Cloud Gate industry. Any staff working for the White Cloud Gate would be exempted from personal income tax and would have the authority to deal with internal criminal cases.
Internal criminal cases! This meant that if anyone related to the White Cloud Gate committed a criminal case, it would be handled internally and would not be handled by the police.
How could such an exaggerated policy be allowed to the White Cloud Gate?
Tyr was speechless as he watched the two of them sign the agreement quickly and kept it in two copies. Obviously, the authority that the Governor had given to Tiffany had not reached its limit. He could still give out more conditions. However, Garen was not a greedy person.
After the agreement was settled, Tifanna started to discuss with Tyr about the changes in the local economy. It was obvious that they were doing this for Garen's sake. At the same time, they were trying to rope in a local power like him. They offered a series of preferential conditions.
In the end, the three of them reached an agreement and got what they wanted.
After the meeting room door was opened, Tiffany took her leave first.
Garen and his uncle sent him downstairs, and then the two of them found a single room to sit down and reminisce about old times.
At the same time, they called Lombarth and Phelia in.
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