Chapter 50: This is your last chance (Part 2)

Without further ado, Zhou Ming and Alan set off immediately. While Alan contacted his friend who worked in the governor's office, on the other side, Will Adams also called Old Brook.

'Congressman Brook, I hope I'm not interrupting your meeting, but I have some news that you'll be interested in, about the Chinese guy you hate so much.' As soon as Will Adams finished speaking, the older Brook hurriedly asked what had happened. Will Adams felt that he had built up the suspense enough and then said, 'Actually, it's not a big deal. Just at noon, he invited me to lunch and we talked a little about the Wharton Insurance case.'

'I see,' said Brock, relieved. "So the guy came to you to plead for leniency, or to threaten you with the tape and ask for a retrial?'

Adams nodded. "That's right. But I'm an Adams, for God's sake. How could I be threatened by him? So I told him to get real, and that if he wanted to change his fortune, he could go to the governor and get the state to pay the settlement out of the state treasury.'

Upon hearing this, old Brock became nervous: 'What? Will, did you really say that? Why did you tell him that? Don't you know that you've given him a chance?'

Will Adams, however, did not think so: 'What does it matter if I told him? Do you still think that he will go to the governor, Congressman Brock? Only an idiot would do that, right? I just wanted to tell him that I would give him a chance, but at the same time, this chance is hopeless. This way, I can deal him a greater blow, right? I'm also thinking of you, Congressman Brock. Shouldn't you thank me?'

Old Brook sighed and said, 'Will, I don't want to thank you, because you not only gave him a chance, but also showed him a direction in which he could succeed.'

Will Adams was a little surprised: 'Are you sure you are Congressman Brook? When did you become so timid and suspicious? Let me tell you, our state of Massachusetts is considered a central state in New England. Although the governor was not groomed by our Adams family, he is still closely related to us and is a very noble presence. Do you think he is just a supermarket cashier? He can see him whenever he wants?'

'Besides,' Wil Adams continued, 'as far as I know, the governor is no ordinary person. A foreigner who has only been in the United States for half a year, and to boot a despicable Chinaman, can see him and persuade him? Unless God helps, but unfortunately he doesn't believe in God!'

'I hope so, but just to be sure, I should probably give the state government a call.' Old Brook thought of something else and added, 'Although it was very wrong of you to tell him, I'm still grateful that you told me. I'll send the cheque to your home tomorrow, and it will have the right amount on it.'

Then Old Brook hung up the phone, and so did Will Adams, but his face was full of disdain, muttering, 'It seems that the old guy Brook is too persistent. Why get so nervous over just a Chinese person? If it weren't for the fact that he can still support me a little, I wouldn't care about you!'

...

Back to Zhou Ming's side, with Zhang Lin's superb driving skills, it took less than half an hour for them to arrive in front of the state government building in the South Brighton district.

In the car, Alan called James's phone, but there was no answer. Alan called again, but there was still no answer. Alan called a third time, but there was still no answer, so he had to send a page. At that moment, a motorcade pulled out of the state government building, leaving Alan stunned. He even forgot to send the page, because he knew that the motorcade belonged to the governor.

What was going on? Could it be that the governor had already left the building? But James had just said that the governor would not leave for an hour. It's only been half an hour!

Alan's surprise was quickly explained. Just a minute later, Alan's phone rang, and Alan answered immediately.

Hearing it was James's voice, Alan immediately asked, 'James, my brother, what on earth is going on? Why did I just see the governor's convoy leave?'

James said, 'Alan, brother, that's why I'm calling you. I'm very sorry to tell you that just now, the governor left early.'

'Why did he leave early? Did the governor have something important to do?' Allen asked subconsciously.

James thought for a moment and replied, "Originally, the governor was going to communicate with the legislature about a new economic stimulus bill, but Senator Brooke was unable to attend due to a sudden matter, so the meeting was temporarily cancelled and the governor left early. I saw the governor out the door and just returned to my office when I received your page.'

'Senator Brooke again?" Allen exclaimed in surprise.

'What do you mean again? Is there something wrong with Senator Brooke?' James asked curiously.

Alan suddenly realised that he had made a slip of the tongue, and hurriedly told James that there was no problem. After exchanging a few words with Zhou Ming, he asked, "So do you know where the governor went?'

'I'm very sorry, this was a trip decided by the governor himself, I don't know about it, but what I can tell you is that the governor said he was visiting the son of a friend of his," James said.

After giving Ming and the others the news, James hung up the phone apologetically. Alan put away his phone and repeated what James had just told him: 'Mr. Ming, it seems that this time it is the governor's personal trip. But damn it, it's Senator Brooke again. He must have been told by that bitch Will Adams, so he deliberately cancelled the meeting today to let the governor leave early!'

'That's very likely, but there's nothing we can do about it,' said Zhou Ming, turning his head to Zhang Lin and asking, "Can we still follow the governor's convoy?'

Zhang Lin started the car while answering, "Their convoy hasn't left for long, so I can try. After all, he is the governor, and it is likely that he will choose the main road for his convoy, as it is open and safe.'

'Do your best. I have a feeling that we will be able to see the governor today,' said Zhou Ming.

Zhang Lin didn't say anything, but instead, he pressed the accelerator to the floor, quickly overtaking several cars. Finally, after passing through an intersection, they did see the governor's convoy, but before they could cheer, they were stopped by a traffic light.

'God, why did you give us a red light at this time?' Allen said disappointedly, 'Mr. Zhang Lin, can't you just run a red light? I can take this lawsuit for free, or can we cut through the side street?'

Zhang Lin did not answer, but pointed to the cars on both sides of Allen. They were in the middle of the road, not in front of the stop line, and there were cars blocking them in front, behind, and on both sides. Unless they crashed their way out, there was no way they could quickly catch up with the governor's convoy. But if they did, they would only attract the police faster, not catch up with the governor's convoy.

On another point, Zhou Ming answered for Zhang Lin: 'Taking the shortcut is not that simple, because the prerequisite for taking the shortcut is to know which direction they are going in, but there is a fork in the main road ahead, and if you take the wrong one, you will be heading in the wrong direction.'

'But Mr. Zhou Ming, you said this is your last chance, and I think we're worth taking a chance,' Alan said. "I know this year's governor, and his political views are more inclined towards the north, so he will definitely go north on that road. We can try to catch up.'

Zhou Ming disagreed: "But Alan, you may have forgotten, your friend Mr. James just said that the governor is not going out of town for work this time, but to visit his friend's son, it's a private matter.'

Alan let out a sigh: 'Mr. Zhou Ming, what should we do then? It was so hard to finally find the governor, and now we've lost him. I really don't feel good about it!'

'That's not necessarily the case. After all, the governor is in a convoy, and the roads they travel on will definitely be slightly different from ordinary roads, such as the spacing between the cars. As long as you pay attention to the differences, you should be able to tell,' said Zhou Ming.

'This...will it work?' Alan asked uncertainly.

'Do your best. Have you forgotten what I said? I have a feeling that I will be able to meet the governor,' Zhou Ming said.

Alan didn't know where Zhou Ming got his confidence from, but at this time he didn't say anything either. Then, after the traffic lights ended, Zhang Lin drove along in the direction of the governor's convoy, and didn't slow down until he was close to the fork in the road. After carefully observing the situation on both sides, he said to Zhou Ming, 'I think the governor's convoy is most likely heading south.'

Zhou Ming made a snap decision: 'Then let's go south too, and see if we can catch up.'

Zhang Lin nodded silently and accelerated again. Just then, Zhou Ming's phone suddenly rang. Zhou Ming picked it up and connected the call, and it turned out to be Omar calling.

As soon as the call was connected, Omar couldn't wait to say, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I want to tell you something incredible. Just now, the governor's secretary called me and said that the governor is coming to my Weida community.'

Faced with this news, even if Zhou Ming had good psychological qualities, he could not help being surprised. Although Zhou Ming did have a hunch that he would be able to meet the governor, it should at least be with the military expert Zhang Lin. Together, they would find clues to the governor's whereabouts little by little from the clues on the road, and finally meet the governor after many twists and turns. However, now Omar actually called directly to say that he was going to his place, which made Zhou Ming feel like he was living in a dream.

However, Zhou Ming quickly calmed down and confirmed with Omar again before asking Zhang Linna to speed up and head towards the Vinda community. At the same time, Zhou Ming also thought of another question.

'Omar, what is your relationship with the governor? He should be visiting his friend's son right now,' Zhou Ming asked.

'It's my mother,' Omar replied, 'my mother and Mr. Governor have known each other for more than 30 years.'

This answer made Zhou Ming suddenly understand. This is indeed an old friend, and it also explains why he was elected president after seventeen years. After all, the world is realistic. A civilian with nothing, even if he is talented and works hard, without the efforts of several generations, it is impossible to live in the White House. Saying things like, 'We don't know which school bus the child in the bus will be the future president of the United States' can only fool ignorant and naive teenagers.

Zhou Ming knew that this was not the time to think about this, but he couldn't help but think about it, because if the governor and Omar really had such a good relationship, perhaps this was an opportunity for himself, and it was the last best opportunity.

Thinking about this, Zhou Ming let out a long breath, and then said to Omar, 'Omar, now I need you to do me a favour. I'll be right over to the Vida community. I need a face-to-face opportunity to communicate with Mr. Governor. Can you help me?'

Without hesitation, Omar gave his answer: 'No problem.'