The Congress of America is bicameral, consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives.

Members of the House of Representatives are elected every two years, and there are four hundred and forty-one of them, with relatively less power. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

Even so, every seat in the House of Representatives is not easy to come by—this is the center of the highest power in the largest country in the world!

"Two million dollars?" Cheng Daqi tentatively answered.

The West Coast agent shook his head and extended a finger, looking at Cheng Daqi solemnly as he replied.

"Nobody can give a price, Chan.

Sometimes, securing a seat in the House of Representatives doesn’t take much money; a few hundred thousand dollars might suffice.

Other times, in certain districts and under special circumstances, the price is limitless."

Special districts, special circumstances—Eris’s words were very intriguing.

If Dracula enters the race in California, their financial and influential power is strong enough to give them a greater assurance of obtaining what they desire.

Leaning back in the sofa and pondering for a while, Cheng Daqi continued to speak.

"Are you saying there’s a channel fee and a slot fee?"

The West Coast agent was amused by Cheng Daqi’s humor, but what Cheng Daqi said was indeed correct.

"Something like that. Some House seats represent special districts, and those congressmen... it’s impossible for them to cooperate with us.

In another scenario, incumbent congressmen who have been elected multiple times are also not our target.

As for so-called new congressmen, most of them have backers or a legacy; to them, we are dispensable.

California’s Republican Party House seat is a new thing, belonging to an extremely special seat. The Dracula Family is set on winning it!"

Eris was very excited, while Cheng Daqi remained calm.

"Mr. Eris, if the Dracula Family really is set on winning, doesn’t that make you insignificant?"

Cheng Daqi pointed out a fact that Eris had always been avoiding, and the excitement visibly faded from the face of the West Coast dream chaser.

He was insignificant! Cheng Daqi could replace him, let alone Wolf!

"This... our perspective is very valuable."

As if he had thought of something, Eris hesitated, then gritted his teeth and said.

"But that’s just a perspective. If we don’t cooperate with Dracula, Wolf will use it as a gimmick.

Chan, we actually have no choice, you’re avoiding it, and I’m avoiding it, but we have to cooperate with Wolf Dracula."

You say I’m insignificant, so I have to say ’we’re all insignificant’!

However, these words, which seemed to bind Cheng Daqi to himself, actually led him into a dead end with no way out.

The logic was simple. If things got tough, Cheng Daqi could walk away, but Eris couldn’t.

He was a dream chaser, he dreamt of getting involved in the game of power.

On the other hand, if Wolf acted alone, without Eris and Cheng Daqi, they couldn’t do anything to Wolf.

That’s why Eris hesitated to say these things just now.

For Cheng Daqi, the vortex he was being drawn into was too dangerous; even if it concerned his ideals, he couldn’t readily ’appear to’ be interested.

Eli, I came to you today because I have learned some new information about the Dracula Family, and I was already planning to meet with Wolf—of course, meeting doesn’t necessarily mean cooperating.

But Cheng Daqi needed to take a sizable cut from him first, after all, Eris had indeed only offered eight hundred dollars!

Eight hundred dollars, how laughable!

Moreover, the outcome of such a gamble also represents the active and passive situation in a cooperative relationship. If Cheng Daqi could make Eris submit, he would completely dominate in future dealings with Eris.

Shaking his head, Cheng Daqi ’seemed’ ready to openly decline.

"Chan, I admit I have disrespected you before, and I have indeed threatened you.

But many times I really thought of you as a friend. Everyone makes mistakes, I made them, but isn’t our cooperation going well now?

Help me out, just meet with Wolf, he really is a very extraordinary person, and you’ll understand once you’ve met him."

Realizing that he failed to persuade Cheng Daqi, Eris got desperate, playing the emotion card.

He needed Cheng Daqi, a powerhouse. CEO Cheng’s girlfriend came from a Republican Party shareholder family, and his friend was the police chief of Saint Rodu.

CEO Cheng’s intelligence, connections, and strength were all top-notch—top-notch within Eris’s limited options.

More importantly, CEO Cheng was also the initiator of a decisive strategy, making him somewhat irreplaceable.

From any perspective, winning over CEO Cheng would greatly enhance Eris’s competitiveness with Wolf Dracula. How could the West Coast dream chaser not try his best to win him over?

Poor Eris didn’t know that CEO Cheng wasn’t considering this at all. His deliberate pressure from the beginning was to force Eris step by step to lose the initiative.

He really needed Wolf, but he didn’t know—Cheng Daqi wasn’t so averse to cooperating with Dracula.

Now, poor Eris had been led into a cage by CEO Cheng, revealing his soft belly, exposing his weakness in front of CEO Cheng!

Cheng Daqi felt he was being too harsh on Eris.

Compared to Gru, Eli was just a pure and honest kid.

When he pressured Gru, Gru only showed fear at the end, but Eli today barely lasted two or three rounds before surrendering.

Don’t worry, Eris, you’re my friend, how could I ignore you when you need me?

"Mr. Eris, are we friends?" Cheng Daqi’s question was about defining their relationship before naming his price—helping each other out as friends, very dignified.

You just said that you really considered me a friend, now you can’t refuse my question, can you, Eli?

Eris knew that as soon as he agreed to that statement, he would immediately start bleeding money; Cheng Daqi was not ordinary, he was an extremely intelligent creature of interest.

But Eris had no other choice, or rather, no better choice.

Cheng Daqi was his important bargaining chip in front of Wolf Dracula, Wolf Dracula was the key to his game of power.

The Dracula family was a truly top-tier family, and Eris would never allow himself to miss this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!

"Yes, Chan, you are my best friend!" The West Coast Dream Chaser boy said with a laugh, his laughter was very sincere as if his words came from the heart.

Sticking your neck out was asking for trouble, but Eris had to do it, he couldn’t persuade himself to give up this opportunity!

If a gamble could transform a bicycle into a motorcycle and deceive so many people, what about betting on a step into the center of power of the world’s strongest country?

Eris had given his answer!

He knew well that admitting he was friends with Cheng Daqi meant he was going to be slaughtered, but he admitted it anyway.

Absurd world, absurd America, where for the sake of interests, Eris chose to befriend the hungry wolf!

"Elder Li is not good at driving, he always brakes abruptly when driving me, can you lend me Riel to be my driver for a few days?"

Cheng Daqi mocked Li Haiping’s driving skills, seeing that Eris was emotionally stable, CEO Cheng continued.

"At that time, you had Riel drive me, and I was deeply impressed by his driving skills."

Being deeply impressed by his driving skills = I remember your attitude and behavior towards me at that time!

Eli, I remember your threats towards me very well, but if you can agree to this matter, the past is the past!

Eris understood what Cheng Daqi meant, he wanted to defend himself, but the words wouldn’t come out.

There was nothing good to explain, Cheng Daqi’s request was not excessive, and he did have past wrongs.

Men from the Balkan Peninsula had their own principles of conduct; they respected the strong.

If you made a mistake, you had to accept your punishment upright, after all, circumstances overpower individual ability.

"Hahaha, Chan, how about this, Riel’s salary is ten thousand Dollars a month, I’ll cover it for you.

When you no longer need him, just send him back, how about that?"

The West Coast agent played a little trick, unaware that Riel had already revealed his salary to Cheng Daqi.

"Mr. Eris, I can afford four thousand Dollars, you won’t have to worry about it in the future."

CEO Cheng replied with a smile, he still left Eris some face, but not much.

Upon hearing ’four thousand’, Eris, the bearded man, immediately changed his complexion, he forced a couple of dry laughs, his expression stiffening.

He had suffered too much today, so, subconsciously, he sought to recover a little.

If Cheng Daqi really believed what he said, later on, when Eris thought back on today’s events, he could comfort himself—Cheng Daqi might have taken advantage of me, but I also deceived him.

It’s no wonder that when it came to such subconscious self-consoling deception, even Gru would have to give a thumbs-up.

Unfortunately, he was dealing with CEO Cheng!

Poor little Eli looked downtrodden, as if he had been slapped by the vast sinus of the void.

Not wanting to see his friend in such a state, CEO Cheng asked with a smile.

"When do we meet Wolf?"

Eris’s spirits lifted, finally, ah, it had been a long time since he encountered such a thorny, tough, and tricky matter.

"Tomorrow night, on his yacht, it’s more convenient to discuss matters there, do you think that’s okay?"

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Riel, who had been sold out by his own boss, started working as CEO Cheng’s driver in place of Elder Li, promptly taking the position at noon.

As for Elder Li, his heart was bitter—CEO Cheng, I’ve been diligently watching your car, yet you turn around and replace the driver?

Is that appropriate? Is that polite? What about me? Do you even care?

However, the two-meter-tall giant bear Riel brought immense pressure to Elder Li, who dared only whimper in his heart, not daring to speak out loud.

"Elder Li, I didn’t notify you today and dragged you directly in front of Eris, you won’t blame me, will you?"

Speaking Nanjing dialect to Elder Li in America was like encryption, Cheng Daqi wasn’t even afraid of Forbes tapping.

What Cheng Daqi actually asked was not about this superficial issue, but about his action of breaking away from the group, and what Elder Li thought about this action.

After all, how could Elder Li dare to have any thoughts?

CEO Cheng was just too suspicious, and Elder Li was involved with too much money, it was simply another test of obedience.

"CEO Cheng, I am grateful for the opportunity and trust you have given me, I understand that the reason you’ve tested me several times is that you see potential in me and want to entrust me with greater responsibilities."

Li Haiping was truly convinced by Cheng Daqi, this old sixth, CEO Cheng, you are so young, how can you be so restless?

You are already prospering in both the underworld and legitimate business in America, yet you’re still testing me, is it necessary?

"You, just keep up the good work."

Elder Li’s high EQ response only made Cheng Daqi feel uninterested, he shook his head disinterestedly.

As he looked out the car window at the pedestrians, Cheng Daqi felt a sense of unreality.

It seemed as if he had traveled a long way in America.

Eris’s submission today felt very unreal to him, and the upcoming negotiations with Wolf Dracula were somewhat unsettling.

The future path seemed to be more and more beyond his range of experience.

Would things go smoothly?

Not like Elder Li, who could rely on him, Cheng Daqi had no support in the future landscape.