"For things like this, either the discipline committee investigates, or the police do. How could it fall to a deputy mayor to handle it? Besides, I just took office and can't mobilize many resources."
Dirk Carter asked, somewhat puzzled.
Helen Fletcher sighed deeply.
She said, "Neither of these routes works. I've already told you, after Dennis Vincent's daughter was detained, he sought out both the discipline committee and the police department, but neither responded. They even detained him, which shows there's a conflict of interest between the county's discipline committee, police department, and the tobacco bureau. Otherwise, Templeton Quill wouldn't have dared to act so recklessly. If we let them handle this case, it would only alert the enemy beforehand, and nothing would come of it."
If the discipline committee can't be used and the police can't be used, how can we investigate?
Dirk was also confused.
Helen saw his frustration.
