Enforcer Manual
Chapter 944 - 875: To Dream Chasing City_2

Chapter 944: 875: To Dream Chasing City_2

"Director Guan, I sincerely hope that our past grudges won’t affect your judgment," he said. "Everyone, including the Review Meeting, is waiting for a final outcome, and it’s not in our best interests to keep dragging this out."

He could only perceive this as Guan Lili’s attitude clouded by old resentments, rather than a professional response.

Whether they supported her in their hearts or not, the day they arrived at Kolo Film Industry, they were destined to abandon the word "real." To say the least, at this moment, every rescuer under Kolo Film Industry had more or less some issues. Pursuing truth in this industry was tantamount to flipping the table.

"This is an opportunity to say goodbye to the old Kolo Film Industry."

"I think you must be out of sorts from not resting well these past few days, Director Guan," the marketing director finally forced out after a long silence, not just him, even Guan Lili’s allies felt the absurdity in her remarks.

It was hard for them to imagine that a person of Guan Lili’s rank could ever utter such words.

All those present couldn’t help but doubt whether Guan Lili had misunderstood the nature of this power struggle.

Publicizing the real list or completely severing ties with the old Kolo Film Industry were only pretexts raised during the struggle. The ultimate goal was to gain support from the public opinion and Review Meeting and to become the next ruler of Kolo Film Industry.

None of them had ever truly believed in "justice" or "fairness," just like the past rescuers; these were merely means to quickly acquire fame.

Therefore, even Guan Lili’s "allies" had never truly intended to release the real list; what they cared about was how much the other party was willing to concede to reach an agreement with them.

It seemed that only Guan Lili had taken it seriously in the process.

As naive as a child who had just arrived in The Fourth Region.

The meeting became exceptionally dull.

For everyone, those two and a half hours were excruciating. Without reaching a consensus on any topic due to Guan Lili’s stable performance, neither faction made any headway.

Guan Lili noticed that at the end of the meeting, the faces of her allies were even more somber than those of the marketing department director. She even suspected that her allies might assassinate her before her competitors did, or at the very least, they would want to hit her over the head to vent their anger.

Only she was in high spirits. It was the first time she had truly spoken her mind at a meeting.

It was such a relief to infuriate others into confusion.

No wonder Song Lan never missed a chance to annoy her!

However, to avoid being accosted upon leaving, Guan Lili waited until everyone else had left the meeting room before exiting alone.

"It seems your meeting didn’t go very smoothly," came a voice from around the corner, startling her.

"Sean Grant, can you not scare people? I thought they had hired an Assassin so soon."

"Has it gotten so serious that your opponents want to hire an Assassin to kill you?"

"It should be an ally."

"What on earth have you done to provoke such wrath?"

Sean Grant was stunned, what baffled him even more was that Guan Lili seemed completely relaxed despite the constant threat of assassination.

"I did what I had always wanted to do but never dared to."

Guan Lili was obviously aware of the higher-ups’ thoughts. According to the "rules of the game," the so-called real list was nothing more than a bargaining chip from the start, and the strengths each faction advocated for would provide standards for the third-party judge, the Review Meeting.

The victorious party would become the next ruler of Kolo Film Industry.

But now, everyone had discovered Guan Lili’s scheme.

She didn’t want to play the game and had no interest in being the next ruler of Kolo Film Industry; she just wanted to knock out everyone seated around her.

"...Is it the recent pressure that’s gotten to you? I know a good psychiatrist in The First Region. She even consulted for Hog Foster a while ago," Sean Grant told her. This was typical of how he would talk to Guan Lili.

Few knew that Guan Lili was his first agent. They had built the "Master of Rescuers" show together, but after Guan Lili transferred, he was handed off to another agent.

"Mr. Sean Grant, why did you come to this city in the first place?" Guan Lili slowly walked to the window.

The sky outside the window had already grown dim, and from the 73rd floor of the high-rise, one could faintly see the streets under martial law.

Law Enforcers and Agents had arrived on the streets, and the night was destined to be a sleepless one.

"Me? Let me think."

This question was not unfamiliar to Sean Grant. He had faced the same question on countless occasions, and his team had prepared for him an impeccable response. By 2167, he did not even need to memorize the script; he simply had to store the data chip into the operating system, ready to access these answers that encapsulated his team’s wisdom at any moment.

But this time, he fell silent for a long while, pondering carefully.

"Fighting crime."

It was only after a long while that he spoke.

In reality, he did not hold such lofty ideals. He remembered that his initial reason for signing up to become a Rescuer was to gain more authority. These powers would allow him to bypass his superiors in the department and obtain the clues he truly sought.

Before coming to The Fourth Region, Sean Grant never imagined he would become the "Angry Mentor" he was today.

He paused, then asked, "How about you?"

"To become a partner of justice... what is that look for?"

"It’s hard to imagine that you said that."

Sean Grant got goosebumps; he now somewhat understood why Guan Lili said her allies wanted to assassinate her.

"Remember the promotional strategy of Kolo Film Industry a few years back? Rescuers are incarnations of justice, and we, the staff, are partners of justice."

"Of course, that project even passed through your hands."

"All I can say is, life is full of disappointments."

At Kolo Film Industry, everyone is a partner of justice, each person wracking their brains every day on how to make their Rescuers better fit people’s perceptions of the embodiment of justice.

But in reality, no one in the company actually believes that there are righteous Rescuers in this world.

Even if there were, this city could quickly change them.

Fame, power, wealth - there was nothing more addictive than these, and in this city, being famous meant everything.

So today, when she raised her objections at the meeting, everyone was shocked.

They would rather believe that she was blinded by personal spite, or that it made more sense if she had hit her head on the bedside table when she woke up in the morning.

"What, did you suddenly have a change of heart?"

Sean Grant was conflicted. Guan Lili had been his guide on the path of becoming a Rescuer, teaching him the rules of this city, as well as how to get along with the company and fans. Even within Kolo Film Industry, there were few who understood the ins and outs better than she did.

It was for this reason that she had risen from an unknown minor character to where she was today.

It was difficult for Sean Grant to imagine someone like Guan Lili making such an impulsive decision, knowing the consequences after the meeting ended.

For their own interests, those allies would immediately abandon Guan Lili.

"I still don’t understand, why would you go to such lengths?"

"You want to know the reason?"

Guan Lili turned her face to the side, winking playfully at Sean Grant.

For a moment, he was somewhat bewildered.

Time seemed to rewind to several years ago, giving him a glimpse of the Guan Lili who had once arrived in The Fourth Region alone, with beautiful dreams of making it big.

Sean Grant had braced himself to hear those lofty and glorious pretexts; you could hear those pretty words in every episode of Kolo Film Industry interviews. But this time, he actually believed what Guan Lili was saying was true.

"Of course, it’s because I’ve saved enough money."

"... What?"

The answer was a bit different from what Sean Grant had imagined.

Guan Lili’s gaze remained fervent and sincere, "I want to do whatever I want."

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