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Soon, Elvis left Birmingham with great satisfaction.
He effortlessly found out that the City Council was discussing the construction of gas street lamps, and the decision was likely to be finalized soon, with the total project amounting to 200,000 British Pounds.
He even saw street lamps erected in many places throughout the city; clearly, the Lightning Company was confident in securing the project and had already commenced work in advance.
What he did not know was that, two months earlier, Carolina had bribed some members of the city councils in Birmingham, Manchester, and other cities to propose the construction of gas street lamps in Congress.
Merely proposing a bill incurred no responsibility; it could even be touted as a "city development initiative".
As for the possibility of the bill not passing, Carolina was indifferent—as long as the city councils gradually dragged their feet, making the matter known was enough.