Gilbert Dixon froze in place.
You know, this kind of situation had never happened before.
Even though he and Nina Churchill were divorced now, because Nina had become a nun, Faustino Churchill still treated him well, saying it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him half a son.
But today, it was noticeably colder.
Originally, Gilbert Dixon invited him to step on Dirk Carter, but in the end, he turned into the person breaking Dirk Carter's situation.
What exactly was going on?
It must be that phone call causing trouble.
He had to go see who Faustino Churchill had called during his disappearing ten minutes.
Thinking of this.
He walked into the monitoring room.
With the help of the staff, sure enough, he found the footage of Faustino Churchill leaving the main hall.
In the video, after he walked out of the main hall, he did not make a call but went straight to the entrance of the Municipal Government, disappearing around the corner.
He quickly switched to the surveillance of the entrance.
At that moment, Gilbert Dixon was dumbfounded.
In the corner of the entrance, a nun in a monk's robe was chatting with Faustino Churchill.
That nun was none other than his ex-wife Nina Churchill.
When he divorced Nina Churchill, he faced strong opposition from Faustino Churchill.
The reason for the divorce was exactly as Dirk Carter suspected; Gilbert Dixon was impotent, while Nina Churchill's demand in that regard was quite terrifying.
Nina Churchill couldn't endure such a sexless marriage, proposed divorce to Gilbert Dixon, and agreed to keep his secret.
Just like that.
They reached the end of their marriage.
As for why Nina Churchill became a nun?
It's just as she said to Dirk Carter.
She wanted to find a peaceful place to heal her endless desires.
That's one reason.
There's another more important reason.
And that is Gilbert Dixon.
After their divorce, Nina Churchill had men outside.
Gilbert Dixon's long-term repression led to psychological distortion, he couldn't bear seeing Nina Churchill ridden by other men.
Once he got drunk, he would recklessly rush to Nina Churchill's place to assault her, which she couldn't bear and feared exposing her "shameful deeds," under Gilbert Dixon's pressure, she had no choice but to become a nun.
Simply put.
After she became a nun, Gilbert Dixon no longer feared her having relations with other men.
It was also her only way to escape his clutches.
The conversation between Faustino Churchill and Nina Churchill lasted for about five to six minutes.
Nina Churchill then turned around and left.
After that, Faustino Churchill returned to the main hall, which led to the subsequent change of heart.
Could it be that Nina Churchill revealed the truth?
Thinking this, a cold sweat broke out on Gilbert Dixon's back...
Over on Dirk Carter's side.
After personally seeing Ace Levin and the people from Goldridge County off, he returned to his office, plopped down on the sofa, and let out a long sigh.
The crisis in Goldridge County was finally over.
The crisis today was overcome.
He had to thank two women.
The first was Eve Vincent; if not for Eve Vincent's reminder, he might not have come up with today's coping strategy.
The second was Nina Churchill.
The news of Faustino Churchill's arrival today came from Jackson Perry.
After all, Jackson Perry had past grievances with Gilbert Dixon.
Only Nina Churchill could handle Faustino Churchill.
Dirk Carter went to Serene Heart Convent, and unexpectedly, Nina Churchill agreed readily.
Which led to her outing today, resolving Faustino Churchill.
These two conditions were indispensable.
Also resulted in today's dramatic turnaround in the main hall.
"Have you seen Lawyer Zhao these past two days?"
Dirk Carter asked Arlo Yarbrough.
Arlo Yarbrough shook his head, saying: "Doesn't seem like it, hasn't turned up since returning from Goldridge County, probably too ashamed to face you."
"Maybe."
Dirk Carter wasn't sure about the situation; he could only respond perfunctorily.
He stretched lazily.
He said: "Go get Bradford Lewis in."
"Okay, I'll go now."
Arlo Yarbrough replied.
A few minutes later, Bradford Lewis walked into the office.
After respectfully greeting.
Dirk Carter asked: "Bradford, how's the investigation on Starlight Night Market going?"
Bradford Lewis nodded, saying: "It's been figured out…"
The actual manager of Starlight Night Market is Shaun Shelby, whom Dirk Carter previously learned about from Bridget Goodman, the city management bureau's director.
This Shaun Shelby really is Kanes Bates' brother-in-law.
The Starlight Night Market concept was proposed by the cultural-tourism bureau a few years ago, mainly to create a night market economy icon for Rexton City.
The proposal went through shortly after.
Got approval from the standing committee.
The whole project establishment process took about half a year.
Using a piece of land from the old tractor factory to start transforming Starlight Night Market's prototype.
Quickly.
After the Starlight Night Market debuted, it received widespread approval from citizens and became a popular evening hangout for residents and tourists.
"When Starlight Night Market first launched, it was rent-free for a while. Later, due to management costs, fees started being charged, such as management fees, sanitation fees, etc. Because business was good, many vendors flocked in, and the cultural-tourism bureau set monthly rents of 150-300, but after some time, the night market was contracted by individuals, the rent rose significantly, like the 100-yuan-a-day rent Ace Levin mentioned was just for the street stalls outside the night market, inside, the rent now is as high as outside, and some fixed storefronts rent for tens of thousands per month."
Bradford Lewis said.
Dirk Carter nodded, asked: "Which government department is currently managing Starlight Night Market?"
"Seems like the cultural-tourism bureau, since it originally was a cultural-tourism project."
Bradford Lewis said.
Dirk Carter mumbled: "Starlight Night Market, interesting, tonight, you two will accompany me for a walk…"
At eight at night.
Dirk Carter left home.
With Arlo Yarbrough and Bradford Lewis, he arrived at Starlight Night Market, located on Industrial Road in Silvercrest District.
First in view was a huge plaza.
The plaza was filled with various stalls.
About the size of Ace Levin's watermelon stand.
Besides the playing citizens and tourists, Dirk Carter also spotted quite a few staff wearing security uniforms with red armbands.
Bradford Lewis saw this and said: "These people are Shaun Shelby's men, Shaun Shelby's company is called Wadsworth Market Management Co., Ltd."
Dirk Carter nodded.
Walked to a toy stand.
When squatting down to pick and choose, he asked the middle-aged woman running the stall: "Madam, with all these people at Starlight Night Market, are you making a lot tonight?"
The middle-aged woman immediately self-deprecating: "How much can a small stall make, just enough to make ends meet."
"Not necessarily, I see your toys are quite cheap, but with so many people, plus many kids, you must have a good turnover."
Dirk Carter said with a smile.
"Oh, you young man, why don't you believe me when I say it, my stall's daily rent is 100, plus 20 sanitation fee, 20 management fee, that's 140 here, also need to give 20% of sales revenue, busy a few hours to make seventy or eighty yuan, that's already worshiping the high gods."
The middle-aged woman said.
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