Mary Lawson, like Frank Hudson, also works at a state-owned enterprise. In fact, she isn’t truly averse to this kind of situation—she herself had just recently visited a famous scenic spot in the southwest, also under the pretext of attending a conference. But that didn’t stop her from acting “indignant” in front of the old man. Because Mary Lawson knew the old man cared a lot about this. Whenever corruption was mentioned, the old man would get very angry.

Mary Lawson was simply catering to his preferences.

Sure enough, as soon as the old man heard this, his face darkened, he snorted, and said, “Nonsense. We risked our lives and shed our blood to build this country, not so these people could just sit back and enjoy the fruits of our labor!”

Edward Lawson smiled and said, “Grandpa, this kind of situation is actually rare. Most cadres are good and haven’t forgotten the glorious traditions of the revolutionary forebears. Reform and opening up is like crossing the river by feeling the stones... Comrade Yuehua has also said that everything has side effects, and with reform and opening up, inevitably some decadent things from Western bourgeois countries have come along. Having parasites isn’t scary, as long as we clean them out in time. The main body of our Party’s ranks is still pure.”

William Lawson raised his eyebrows slightly.

The Comrade Yuehua that Edward Lawson mentioned was a core leader of the ruling party in Huaxia. Charles Lawson had a pretty good relationship with Comrade Yuehua, and was said to be quite trusted by him. At the next National Party Congress, Charles Lawson might even move up further.

As a reborn person, William Lawson knew very well that before long, there would be dramatic changes at the top of Huaxia’s leadership. Not just a regular reshuffle, but a complete overhaul. Comrade Yuehua’s political career would also come to an end.

This huge political upheaval would inevitably have a certain impact on Charles Lawson. However, since the old man was still around, Charles Lawson barely managed to get through it, though he was definitely affected.

But after the top-level reshuffle, Charles Lawson chose the wrong side, and not long after the old man passed away, he was thoroughly purged.

The Liu family declined rapidly. Besides the old man’s untimely death, the biggest reason was that Charles Lawson and his son chose the wrong side, dragging down the entire family.

Of course, these inside stories were things William Lawson had only occasionally heard bits and pieces about from his parents and aunt in his previous life. Back then, he wasn’t interested in politics, and was known as a rebellious playboy, completely unrecognized by the family elders, so no one would bother to explain things to him in detail.

Now, hearing Edward Lawson’s tone, it seemed he greatly admired Comrade Yuehua, which showed that the little bits of inside information William Lawson had learned in his previous life were not baseless—they were basically reliable.

Edward Lawson looked about twenty-six or twenty-seven, and like William Lawson, was very handsome. Although young, he sat there with a dignified air, spoke clearly and methodically, and already had the bearing of a senior cadre.

The old man slowly nodded and said, “Even so, we must not let our guard down. Charles, since you work in the organization department, you need to pay even more attention to this issue. You must promote good cadres who are both virtuous and capable, mature and steady, to ensure the Party’s ranks remain untainted.”

Charles Lawson nodded repeatedly in agreement.

William Lawson smiled faintly again. Although the central government had been vigorously promoting younger, more educated leaders, in the old man’s eyes, it was still the mature and steady cadres who were more reliable.

The old man was eighty years old and still held a frontline position, so it was no wonder he had this mindset. The rejuvenation of the cadre ranks was a long-term process. However, after William Lawson smiled, his mood grew heavy again. To be honest, he didn’t like his uncle and Edward Lawson. His impression of them was even worse than of his aunt Alice Lawson, even though his uncle and Edward Lawson had never scolded him.

William Lawson knew that wasn’t because they cared about him, nor because they approved of his actions. It was because they looked down on him. They wouldn’t even waste time scolding him. In the eyes of his uncle and Edward Lawson, William Lawson was no different from a random passerby.

William Lawson could only bring them trouble and was of no help at all.

But William Lawson had to save them.

He didn’t know if, after being reborn, history would still unfold as he had experienced. If the old man still passed away in a few years, the tragedy of Charles Lawson and Edward Lawson would be unavoidable, and so would the tragedy of the whole family. As a member of the Liu family, he would also be put on the “blacklist” and would never have any opportunities again.

Saving his uncle and Edward Lawson was equivalent to giving himself a chance.

After all, once the old man passed away, his uncle’s family would become the representatives of the Liu family. As long as his uncle didn’t fall, even if he couldn’t help William Lawson much, at least he wouldn’t drag him down.

It was just that William Lawson hadn’t yet thought of a good solution.

For such a major matter, especially predicting personnel changes at the highest level, he was simply not qualified. Not to mention that he already had a bad reputation as a playboy in the eyes of the old man and other elders—even if he, like Edward Lawson, was a rising star being groomed by the family, his words still wouldn’t carry enough weight.

Could he say he was reborn? That everything about to happen was history, things he had personally experienced?

Even if he dared to say that, it would only make everyone think he was crazy—there would be no other outcome.

At this thought, William Lawson’s brows furrowed tightly.

What should he do?