The Man in Power After Being Married into Her Family
Chapter 4362

The conversation with the police commissioner only lasted for a short ten minutes, but Merlin felt as if he had suddenly aged ten years.

He was well aware of the mayor's intention for him to retire early, and even if he had not pushed the blame onto him directly, in the eyes of the public, he would still be the one taking the fall for it. Letting Merlin retire early was a punishment for him.

When the time came, they would then exaggerate Merlin's contribution to New York and subtly relay the message to the people that Merlin was considered someone who had dedicated his life and career to the New York citizens for so

many years even though he had not done a good job this time. It could also be counted as hard work and now, Merlin already knew that he was wrong, and he had taken the initiative to request for an early retirement. So, everyone should see how hard he had worked for New York for most of his life and not be too hard on him.

Generally speaking, people usually accepted this kind of theory.

This was just like a dedicated security guard in his own neighborhood who had worked hard for most of his life, doing his best to protect the safety and security of the neighborhood. As a result, he had accidentally let a group of thieves in just as he was about to retire. Who could blame him for anything, then?

As Merlin thought of this, he suddenly admired the mayor immensely.

Although the mayor was not an Oskian, he had also been a police officer for twenty-two years, and his tactics were very powerful.

This time, he was using Merlin to receive a big payoff for a little effort.

With such great public anger, it was only by throwing Merlin out to the public to play the emotional cards and take the pity route that the mayor would be able to overcome the rigidity with softness. For Merlin himself, although this tactic would undoubtedly make him feel humiliated, he had no other choice right now.

So, he picked up the walkie-talkie and issued his last order as a detective so that all the members of the special operations team would withdraw and evacuate Fox Group's headquarters building immediately. The withdrawal of the special operations team officially declared the failure of this arrest operation.

The media reporters were waiting for the police spokesperson to explain the situation, and Merlin, who felt as though he had aged more than ten years, stepped forward before the media reporters.

At this time, countless reporters tried their best to raise their voices and pose their questions to Merlin loudly.

Merlin stretched out his hands and

signaled for everyone to quieten down. After that, he said, "I'm sorry for taking up everyone's time and Fox Group's time. Our arrest

operation this time has failed due to

mistakes in intelligence and

decisionmaking. Now that the

special operations team has already withdrawn, Fox Group will be able to resume normal office order immediately."

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The media reporters still wanted to ask some questions, but Merlin spoke up directly as he said, "I know what everyone wants to ask. This time, the failure and mistake is mainly my fault. I have suffered a lot of negative effects on my body and spirit recently, and I have already grown old. I'm really not suited to continue being in charge of such a major case and so, I have already tendered my resignation to the mayor, Mr. Eden, to apply for early retirement."

The media reporters were dumbfounded when they heard this.

No one had expected that this famous Oskian detective, who had always had a good reputation, would suddenly announce his early retirement.

At this time, Merlin also look extremely ashamed as he said, "I'm deeply sorry about the recent cases that have happened in New York. It is because of my negligence as a police officer that I failed to foresee those crimes and stop them in advance. I would like to apologize to the people of New York and the whole of the United States here!"

After saying that, Merlin faced the camera and bowed deeply.

Immediately after that, Merlin turned around and left the scene in a car under the cover of several police officers without waiting for the media reporters to ask any questions.

Very soon, the news of Merlin's early retirement was reported by the major media.

Charlie, who was quietly watching Quinn's rehearsal, also received the push notification of this news.

When he saw this news, he had a slightly surprised expression on his face, but he quickly returned to normal.

Charlie had no grievances or enmity

with Merlin from the bottom of his

heart, and he really had never intended to force Merlin into early retirement, like this. However, Homer's matter had made the both of them stand on two opposing sides and so, they were in conflict and could not be unified. One party would naturally have to bear the bitter fruit of failure for this matter, and Charlie naturally did not want it to be himself.

Furthermore, Merlin had already gone to Janus' restaurant to look for clues. In Charlie's opinion, it was a good thing that Merlin was retiring early now. At the very least, he would not be putting too much pressure on Janus in the future.

Just as Merlin was on the way back to the police station, his friend, Christian, also called him and asked in concern, "Merlin, what's going on? Did the higher-ups decide to sacrifice you?"

"Yes." Merlin smiled wryly as he said, "This wave of offensive public opinion is too vicious, and they can only sacrifice an old man like me to gain some sympathy."