"Freemasonry is powerful enough, right? But how did it turn out? They still lost to Inspector David repeatedly!"
"And the Illuminati is strong too, right?"
"In the end, they were still cornered by Inspector David with a carrier fleet at their doorstep and ended up meekly paying up!"
"Moreover, as far as I know, the number of votes in Inspector David's hands has now exceeded 218."
"Even if you don't join us, we don't care, it will just delay things a bit."
"But if you do join us, then you're one of us!"
"Imagine what it would be like if he used those votes to help you in the Speaker of the House elections in the future?"
"Come on, Josh, life is a gamble. If you're too timid to place your bets, how can you expect to win?"
Senator Church knew how to play the game; he was an excellent orator. So upon noticing the other party's interest, he didn't hesitate to 'twist the knife'.
"Are you sure you guys have more than 218 votes now?"
Josh couldn't believe it.
