Lance's request was not excessive, merely to have the Mayor dismiss the Police Chief and some police officers, just some law enforcement personnel.
However, both Lance and Wade were well aware that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.
If the Mayor is considered the "master" of a city, then the Police Chief is the most trusted and reliable hound to this master.
The Chief can guard the home, protect his interests, and also help him bite enemies and hunt prey.
Anyone who can hold the position of Police Chief is almost certainly the Mayor's core confidant.
The situation in Golden Port City before was actually the same, where the Mayor was just a figurehead, and the real master was the Bay Area, so essentially this is not a paradox.
To have a master personally take down his most reliable hound is quite difficult.
Therefore, after Lance made this request, Mayor Wade did not immediately agree; he still needed to think it over, to consider how to resolve this matter.
