The Mayor always liked to light a cigarette when he faced trouble, as dopamine could ease his anxiety and restlessness.
The secretary stood by, "Should we delay tomorrow's speech a bit?"
The Mayor looked at him, "Why should we delay it?"
"Because of the strike?"
The secretary nodded, "If the strike really happens, the entire port will shut down, and the nation's attention will turn here."
"And then..."
With his eyes closed, the Mayor shook his head and said, "How are you going to resolve the strike?"
The secretary fell silent, "We could talk to the management company, ask them to meet their demands..." he began, but stopped, suddenly realizing that if this was Councilman Williams's "move," then the management company would definitely not agree to the dock workers' demands.
They were creating irreconcilable differences, not solving them.
