"Heh!" Seeing the mayor pretending to apologize, Darryl laughed to himself and said unbothered, "Mayor, fret not. You're innocent. Let's just put this behind us."

The mayor felt relieved to hear that and quickly nodded. "Mister, you're indeed a kind person."

Then, the mayor said pretentiously, "But, come to think of it, those subordinates were obnoxious, and they almost ruined a great plan. I must punish them severely."

As the mayor uttered the last sentence, he looked Yankee, pretending to l