San Marino, Los Angeles.

San Marino is located in the northeast corner of Los Angeles and is neighbors to Pasadena. This small city with an area of ​​less than 10 square kilometers has a unique style. High-rise and large buildings are not allowed. All houses are single-family villas. Because of the beautiful scenery, this small city is the first choice for Caltech faculty and JPL engineers to settle down, and some students with abundant resources will also rent houses here.

On the afternoon of September 7, Evan arrived in San Marino.

Of course he didn't come for a ride.

Orville's home moved here not long ago.

Orville's father, Robert Caldwell, is the deputy mayor of Los Angeles

Evan is here to contact each other.

Orville's home is not luxurious, but it is not ordinary. A two-story villa with a large swimming pool, the whole house is surrounded by tall trees.

Under Orville's leadership, Evan looked at the front and back of the villa.

Afterwards, the two returned to the living room and savored the afternoon tea while waiting for the main owner.

The purpose of Evan's trip was to meet Orville's father, and he had already informed Orville before he came.

The relationship between Evan and Orville is very good, not only because Orville helped him at the beginning, but also because Rick's club has given two people in different grades many opportunities to communicate.

In Evan's opinion, Orville is a steady, serious, cheerful and bold person. Such people are very comfortable to get along with, and Evan is very happy to maintain this kind of friendship.

Just after the two talked for almost an hour, Robert Caldwell, who was out, came back.

Orville immediately enthusiastically introduced his friend Evan to his father, and inadvertently pointed out the identity of Governor Evan's son. Then he left the living room and left the conversation space for the two.

After getting to know each other, Deputy Mayor Caldwell exchanged a few greetings, and soon got to the point and asked Evan what he wanted.

Evan was not polite, and in a few words he brought the topic to the case that happened the day before yesterday and to the headlines yesterday.

"Mr. Caldwell, the public security of a city is closely related to everyone living in it. Citizens can quickly perceive the good or bad of public security. If the public security becomes bad, I believe that the parliamentarians will feel very uncomfortable in the election next year. On the contrary, if public security can be improved, not only will the citizens raise their hands to applaud, but it will be a great achievement for the proposer."

Caldwell nodded while listening, "Evan, of course you are not wrong at all. The key is, what actions should be taken to improve public security. The police, city government and city council have not yet concluded."

"Mr. Caldwell, I think there is something that's imperative," Evan said.

"As far as I know, since the beginning of 1946, the population of Los Angeles has increased by at least 10% due to several factors such as retirement of soldiers, foreign immigration, and migrant workers from southern states. In contrast, the human resources of the Los Angeles Police Department have almost not changed much, which is one of the reasons why public security suddenly deteriorates."

"So, I feel it's necessary to add some staff to Clemens Hollal (the chief of the Los Angeles Police Department)."

"Of course this is just my own word, Mr. Caldwell, what do you think?"

"Additional increase in staff is also under our consideration..." Deputy Mayor Caldwell looked at Evan and said calmly: "But, compared to these, some councillors think that solving the employment problems of unemployed people should be given priority. They believe that unemployment is the source of crime."

"I support this statement, but do lawmakers have a way to solve the work of unemployed people in a short time?" Evan said.

He shook his head and said, "I don't think so, and even if they can find an effective solution, the trend of population shifting to Los Angeles will not be interrupted. No matter how good the solution is, it can only be effective in the short term. In the long term, I am pessimistic."

"So, no matter how you look at it, it is one of the necessary response strategies to increase manpower to the police station."

Caldwell thought for a while and nodded, "You're right..."

"Just, Evan, I'm curious, why are you so concerned about this?"

Evan smiled and said, "I live in Los Angeles now and as a member of the citizens, it is my power to propose to the authorities, isn't it?"

Caldwell kept smiling, silently looking at Evan.

Caldwell understood that if Evan wanted to promote the expansion of the police station through him, he would have the interests he was concerned about. If he didn't figure it out, Caldwell would not dare to agree easily, even if Evan was his son's friend and the son of the boss of his party.

Who knows if there is a pit behind him waiting for him to jump?

Evan took a look at Caldwell's attitude and understood that he was waiting for his showdown. He thought for a while and suddenly said without a trace: "Mr. Caldwell, do you know? I am a timid man. When I first came to Los Angeles, I saw such a big city and so many people, and I felt insecure. So I used a pocket money to organize a security team to protect myself."

"Now this security team has a lot of people, and most of them are from retired soldiers. In order to keep them in business capabilities, I have built a training base for them. This base has a complete range of facilities, and it is a waste to use it for those soldiers!"

Hearing this, Caldwell understood why Evan wanted the police station to increase its staff.

He wanted to take orders from the police station!

Caldwell said with a smile: "I have heard people say that Evan, you are good at making money. This is true!"

After pausing, he said, "Evan, tell you the truth. There are indeed members of the parliament that have proposed to increase the number of police officers, but there are also many people who oppose it. If you intend to promote this, it is not enough to just look for me!"

Evan said affirmatively: "This is a favorable thing for the citizens of Los Angeles. I think there must be more supporters, but there are no opponents."

Seeing that Evan was full of confidence, Caldwell understood that he must be more than the one he was looking for.

He nodded slightly, looked at Evan with a relaxed expression and said, "You are right. Since that's the case, I will pay attention to this."

Evan smiled slightly, understood that Caldwell had agreed, and said, "Then I'll trouble Mr. Mayor."

Then he stood up, took out a business card that had been prepared long ago, put it on the armrest of the sofa at hand in front of Caldwell, and said, "I have a friend who is also very concerned about this matter. He is very familiar with the police station and some councillors. I would like to ask the mayor to take care of him."

The name written on the business card is Cliff Cape.

After saying that, he offered goodbye to Caldwell.

Caldwell did not stop him and called Orville and asked him to come out to see him off.

Caldwell only put away the business card after Evan left.
Chapter completed!