RBCT Chapter 59 Chaos is the ladder to progress
Chapter 59 Chaos is the ladder to progress
It is April.
Temperatures in Detroit have warmed up.
Thea's curvaceous figure was gradually freed from the heavy clothes.
Along with her, her boundless curiosity was also liberated.
Sitting in the car on the way to the association, she kept looking at Meng Ran's profile.
At this moment, she felt that the man she had spent several months with was shrouded in an incomparably mysterious veil.
From that protest to protect the bullfrogs onwards, her understanding of him has been constantly refreshed.
She never knows what surprises she might find in him next time.
"I've realized I don't understand you at all," Thea suddenly said.
"We'll take a closer look when we have time later," Meng Ran said, pulling the handbrake and parking the car in front of the association.
He looked at the red brick office building in front of him through the windshield, and then used his consciousness to open the system's task panel.
[Mission Objective: Promote your rank within the Great Lakes Environmental Justice Association]
[Task Reward: A floating reward of at least 500 Chaos Reputation Points. The exact reward amount will be determined based on the host's rank when the task is submitted.]
"It's time to close the net."
Meng Ran muttered to himself, then took out his phone and dialed Clarissa's number.
It took a while before the call was answered.
Clarissa said softly, "I'm sorry, I was in the conference room just now."
"I have evidence against the scrap yard. Once it's exposed and generates public attention, Howard will definitely go to jail," Meng Ran said directly.
However, Clarissa was not as excited as expected. Instead, she said with concern, "I have to tell you something. People from Ford and GM are at the association right now."
"What a coincidence?" Meng Ran was taken aback.
"It's quite a coincidence. They said they plan to expand cooperation, but the specifics haven't been discussed yet. I guess they need the association's help to get things done at a lower price," Clarissa explained.
After explaining, she added, "I've also been discussing some things with Kieran these past two days. GM and Ford are in very bad shape right now, especially GM, which is on the verge of bankruptcy."
"So?" Meng Ran tapped his fingers on the steering wheel, roughly guessing what Clarissa wanted to say.
"There are many people on Wall Street watching GM closely. Any negative news could trigger a chain reaction that could lead to GM's bankruptcy. At that time, many people will be laid off."
The county and city finances will also suffer a heavy blow. If they blame everything on the exposure of the waste processing plant, you're in trouble.
"This sounds familiar." Meng Ran smiled inexplicably; he had said the same thing when he threatened Reg.
"In short, there's definitely a possibility of big trouble. Maybe... we should find another way to deal with Howard and not get involved in the scrap yard business."
Clarissa was genuinely worried about Meng Ran. If things really went wrong, those angry people were capable of anything.
However, Meng Ran had a different opinion on this.
In his view, General Motors' bankruptcy reorganization was inevitable—the company was currently relying entirely on federal government bailouts, with each round of bailouts costing over ten billion dollars, which was not a long-term solution.
Moreover, just recently, the Obama administration denied GM's second self-rescue plan.
General Motors is currently like a dying patient, and ironically, the more desperate a person is, the more likely they are to "seek any treatment they can find."
The negative impact of waste disposal plants could potentially trigger a chain reaction.
But it was precisely because it might trigger a chain reaction that Meng Ran was given the opportunity to profit.
He should take advantage of the situation to create problems for Ford and GM in the shadows, then solve those problems, rising to the top by stepping on his own two feet.
The so-called way to advance his career is to actively create chaos and then sell solutions to quell it.
Even his system is called the "Chaos Reputation System," which speaks volumes.
However, Clarissa's point is valid; she shouldn't be the one to expose the waste processing plant.
The plan to obtain an association rank also needs to be changed.
His original plan was to slap Howard in the face to vent his anger, then expel him from the association and send him to jail.
Next, through a board vote, Clarissa replaced Eunice as executive director, and finally, Clarissa relinquished her position to him.
In retrospect, this was not a good choice.
Not only is it complicated to operate, but there are also too many uncontrollable risks.
Thinking of this, Meng Ran asked, "Did the people from GM and Ford come on their own initiative, or were they invited by Howard?"
"I don't know, but Howard acted like he was the biggest contributor, and he was in charge of the reception the whole time, which made Eunice a little unhappy."
"Really?" Meng Ran paused, her fingers tapping the steering wheel.
He began, "Ford and GM want to expand their partnership, which will create new project budgets. Mira and Frank definitely want those budgets."
"Of course."
"In that case, why don't you team up with Mira and Frank to vote Howard into the new executive director, let Howard replace Eunice, and kick Eunice out of the association first?"
Clarissa on the other end of the phone immediately had several question marks popping into her head.
What does this mean?
What else could it mean?
It's like using one tiger to devour another.
Meng Ran explained with a smile, "Voting for Howard to replace Eunice is relatively easy to do. And it's very reasonable; neither Eunice nor Howard themselves would suspect anything amiss."
"You mean, we should deal with Howard after he replaces Eunice?" Clarissa finally understood.
"That's right, we don't have any dirt on Eunice, and trying to remove him by voting isn't a safe bet. But Howard is different; he has too much dirt on him."
Most importantly, once the scrap metal plant issue is exposed, everyone will only associate it with Eunice, thinking that he is retaliating against Howard.
"Oh~Jesus~~" Clarissa couldn't help but exclaim on the other end of the phone. She had gained a new understanding of Meng Ran's shrewdness and cunning.
"Don't worry about whether Yuens is in any danger. At this juncture, when negative news emerges, Ford and GM should be thinking about dealing with the negative news, not dealing with Yuens."
"If something happens to Eunice, they'll only get into bigger trouble. I think they can tell what's more important," Meng Ran added with a smile.
"That's true." Clarissa nodded thoughtfully.
"In short, we need to get this sorted out as soon as possible and obtain the association's tax-exempt status so we can make bigger moves. I have a feeling Detroit is about to descend into chaos."
We need to seize this opportunity to firmly establish ourselves in Detroit and even Michigan. Once this period of turmoil is over, we may not have such a good opportunity again.
"That sounds exciting!" Clarissa's restless heart began to stir.