Arrow - A New Earth to Save

Chapter 33

Oliver was in his office listening to Councilwoman Pollard as she was trying to convince him that they need to pass a bill to make it illegal for vigilantes to be in Star City. She was trying her hardest to convince him that it was the right thing to do for the city. The next thing they know Laurel walks in, and the councilwoman looks at her and asks Laurel "What do you think of the bill that I am trying to pass to stop these vigilantes Mrs. Queen?"

"Legally, vigilantes are not supposed to be working here anyways, being that they are criminals, but you can't legally stop them either. The reason for that is because technically they don't work for the city, so they don't have to go by our rules." Laurel said.

"So, legally there is nothing that we can do about this?" Councilwoman Pollard asked.

"Not by passing a bill, no. It is the polices job to stop them, because like I said, they are criminals. But politicians have no say in this matter." Laurel said.

"Well, I was hoping to pass a bill to make it illegal for them to operate in Star City." Councilwoman Pollard said.

"You can do that, but that doesn't mean that they will stop. The only way to stop them is if they are arrested." Laurel said.

"So, there is no point in making a bill then?" Councilwoman Pollard asked.

"Not really. It wouldn't change anything." Laurel said and the Councilwoman left the office not happy about what she was hearing.

"Thanks for saving me just now. She didn't want to hear anything that I had to say." Oliver said.

"She was just grasping at straws anyways. So, what do we have going on tonight?" Laurel asked.

"I am going to have Felicity check into Pollard and see if she is hiding anything. We are still trying to root out all of the corrupt people in this city. We have done that with the police and the DA's office. Now it is time to start with the city council and also city hall in general." Oliver said.

"Well, I will leave you to it." Laurel said.

"I will see you later. I love you." Oliver said.

"Love you too." Laurel said as she left the office.

Oliver picked up his phone and call Felicity and said "Felicity, I need you to look into all of the city council and see if anyone is crooked. We need to get all of the corruption out of this city."

"I'm on it. I will let you know what I find." Felicity said.

"Thanks, talk to you later." Oliver said and then he hung up.

Oliver then got back to work. He was working on getting the bay clean as well as the city was getting a new train station that would be operational within the next two weeks. He was hoping that these new ways to enter the city would also bring people back to the city.

There was a knock on Oliver's door and he said "Come in."

"Mr. Mayor, there is a man hear that wishes to meet with you. I think he wants to give a donation to your next campaign." Oliver's assistant said.

"Send him in." Oliver said.

It was about a minute later when the man walked into the office and he saw that It was Damian Darhk. He had to stop himself from killing the man right then and there. When Oliver finally had a reign on his emotions, he asked "What can I do for you sir?"

"I was hoping that I could talk to you about a few topics and I would also like to make a donation to any future campaign that you might run." Damian said.

"Ok, I am listening." Oliver said.

"I think that you should let your bay project as well as the train station end. This city is dying, and it does not need to have all of this money wasted on it. I am asking you to let go of these projects before they get to where you can't stop working on them." Damian said.

"This is worth considering. Can I have a few days to decide. I think you might be right." Oliver said, while having no intentions of stopping working on these projects.

"Sure, here is my number. Give me a call when you decide something." Damian said and Oliver nodded as Damian left his office.

Oliver picked up his phone and call Laurel so that she knew what was going on. He knew that she would be bothered being that this was the man who had killed her once, but Oliver had no intention of letting that happen again.

"What did he want Ollie?" Laurel asked.

"He wanted me to stop my work on the bay and also on the train station. What do you think I should do for the time being?" Oliver asked.

"Should I do what he says or tell him to go to hell?" Oliver asked.

"I wouldn't stop working on those projects. They are too important to the city, and plus you gave me the tattoo so that I could protect myself from him this time around. We have to let this play out for a while anyways." Laurel said.

"So, tell him to go to hell then?" Oliver asked.

"Yes, that is what needs to be done." Laurel said.

"Ok, I will call him now." Oliver said.

Oliver picked up his phone and dialed Damian's number. When Damian answered, Oliver said "Sorry, to disappoint you, but I can't stop working on these projects. I hope you can understand where I am coming from." Oliver said.

"Of course, I do Oliver. Let me know if I can with anything. " Damian said.

"Will do." Oliver said.

Now all Oliver had to do was wait and see what Damian would try to do to blackmail him. He knew that Damian would try to find a way to threaten his family, so he would have to come up with a plan fast. He was now ready to go out on patrol. He and Laurel would have a lot to discuss later that night.