Shadow Empire

Chapter 1197 The End of the Wade Family

Several cars were lined up and heading out of the city. Since the Wade family moved to Indenau, they have established some businesses here.

They also have a farm outside Redstone City, with a large amount of land under their name.

Some of the older members of the family still hoped to own their own farm, and Governor Wade granted their wish. Moreover, a farm... has its advantages.

Food and livestock are essential resources, and the farm can also raise cowboys.

In the countryside, cowboys on farms don't necessarily represent the people who do the work, although they do participate in daily tasks.

But more importantly, they had guns. In the uninhabited wilderness of the federal countryside, having guns meant possessing the truth.

Now, Governor Wade's brother and his family are headed to a farm more than 100 kilometers away. They need to go to the farm first to settle things down and then discuss what to do next.

There are some cowboys on the farm who can protect their safety, and whether they go abroad or live under an assumed name is a viable option.

Governor Wade's brother's wife sat beside him, looking at him with some incomprehension. "Is it really that dangerous?"

When her husband turned to look at her with a hint of impatience in his eyes, the woman immediately and cautiously explained, "I mean, are they really going to attack us?"

Governor Wade's brother nodded, his face extremely grim. "Otherwise, why do you think I ran away?"

"In politics, they won't resort to such methods unless it's the very last moment, but once they do, do you know what that means?"

His wife shook her head. "I don't know."

"It means they're determined to go all the way with this. Think about those..." He was referring to presidents, governors, and even senators who have been assassinated in federal history.

Those who rise to the highest levels of politics are often not alone. After they are assassinated, the federal government may pursue these assassination cases for a period of time, but soon nothing comes of it.

They would find gunmen, who would then assassinate those important figures for all sorts of bizarre reasons. In the end, some of these gunmen were hanged, while others died of old age in prison.

Everything seemed to stop there; no one investigated further, and no one paid any more attention.

What people don't know is that these political families, whose important members were assassinated, basically never produced any more prominent figures in the following era.

Was all the family's spiritual energy used on those family politicians in the past?
No, that's obviously not the case. Some of them still perform exceptionally well, and some are still very intelligent, but most of them don't live to see their moment to shine.

Most people who perform exceptionally well die after encountering various accidents.

These families gradually disappeared from people's sight, and people also forgot those important figures who once resounded throughout the Federation.

People don't care about their current situation, they don't care whether all the members of this family are gone, they don't care at all.

In places where people don't notice or where the focus can't be on them, these families live a miserable life, and pretending to be stupid is the only way for their family members to survive.

Why is this happening?

Because those political enemies who orchestrated the assassination, those rival political families who are still active on the highest political stage of the federal government, will not allow their former adversaries to ever rise again.

It's even less likely that it's a situation where there's irreconcilable hatred between them, and that if someone in these families performs exceptionally well, then it's time for them to eliminate that outstanding individual.

Some families have even completely disappeared from the world.

They disappeared without a sound, all of them.

This kind of thing is not uncommon in the federal government.

Governor Wade's brother had also been involved in many political affairs, heard some rumors, and had some information, so he knew very well that from the moment they decided to take action against Governor Wade, they would not allow the Wade family to ever be able to climb out of the abyss again!
The core members of the family will soon be purged, either openly or by taking them to a secluded place to be killed, leaving only women, children, and the elderly who pose no threat to them.

If the person who made this decision were a more ruthless one, the Wade family might have been completely wiped out. Only in this way would they not suddenly wake up in the middle of the night, half asleep, to check if the door was locked, or to see if any of those seeking revenge were waiting for an opportunity to harm them!
He knew all of this, knew what was going to happen, which is why he was in such a hurry to run away.

His wife fell silent, but a young man sitting behind them couldn't help but speak up, "I have a party the day after tomorrow!"

"Besides, the new semester is about to start, and I don't want to change my environment, let alone change schools!"

Governor Wade's brother has always been very lenient with his children, because he doesn't have much time to spend with his family, which was the case when they were in Licarle.

Everyone was working hard to expand the family, so they neglected to discipline the children, which made him feel guilty towards them.

Sometimes he wouldn't scold the children for not doing well, which fostered a self-centered, even selfish, personality in them.

He turned to look at his son, "You can open the car door right now, jump out, and go back to your so-called party!"

His son's face flushed slightly. "I've already talked to them!"

Governor Wade's brother shook his head. "If you utter another word, I'll make you understand why you call me Dad!"

His son clearly understood the threat in her words, and he looked at his mother, "Look at him..."

Before he could finish speaking, a convoy of cars suddenly overtook them from the left and moved to run parallel to them.

As soon as Governor Wade's brother's attention was drawn to these people, he was about to warn the driver to be careful when two submachine guns emerged from the passenger seat and the back seat of a car parallel to theirs.

He cowered in terror, trying to crawl as low as possible. The next second, his wife, who had no idea what was happening, and his son, who had been complaining about missing the party, were riddled with bullets. Their car wasn't bulletproof; bullets easily pierced the vehicle, hitting the two men and the driver. The entire convoy of cars was brought to a complete stop in a very short time.

They parked their cars haphazardly on the road, and the two captains got out. They checked each car one by one and finally found the one that Governor Wade's brother was riding in.

This guy, who not long ago could even be considered the number two figure in Indenor State, was now so terrified he wet himself. He knelt on the ground, hands raised, pleading in a trembling voice, "Don't kill me..."

The two men standing in front of him exchanged glances, and one of them said, "I'm sorry, Boss didn't let us bring you back alive."

He raised his pistol, and at the moment the shot rang out, Governor Wade's brother fell heavily to the ground, his body beginning to convulse instinctively.

The group rummaged through the car, loaded several suitcases and some artworks into the vehicle, and took them back.

As for the car that Governor Wade's brother was in and the car that accompanied him, they abandoned it in the wilderness.

The body was completely burned in a fire.

Far from the city, this place will soon be home to wild animals who will share in this unexpected bounty from God, while the vehicles will likely be taken away by road scavengers, repaired, and sold as used cars.

There are many such garbage collectors on the interstate highway. They drive dilapidated pickup trucks, searching for something of value along the way.

There are many interesting things along the intercontinental highways in this era, such as car parts that have fallen off after a collision or a bumpy ride, or empty cars left behind after someone has been murdered.

These garbage collectors make money from these things; they may not become rich, but they can certainly make some money.

If they were discovered here, the four or five luxury cars would bring them at least tens of thousands of yuan in profit!
This scene can occur almost anywhere in or outside of Redstone City.

Those Wade family members who thought they had escaped were caught up by Lance's men, killed, and their bodies dumped in the wilderness.

Those who remained in the city, believing the situation might not be so bad, were all taken away by the state police.

They are suspected of involvement in various criminal activities. The state court has approved search and arrest warrants for the Wade family, and the state attorney general has also intervened in the investigation. There is no doubt that they intend to make the Wade family a case that is airtight.

All direct members of the Wade family will go to jail, some may be sent to the electric chair, and branch family members will also go to jail, leaving only some women, children, and the elderly.

Just like the methods they used to deal with those families in those years, every now and then, someone would be injured or someone would die.

Those who are tried, sentenced, and imprisoned may also be injured in conflicts with fellow inmates, and eventually die from their injuries.

When the Socialist Party, a huge political party that has ruled the Federation for nearly thirty years, begins to use drastic measures to protect itself, let alone a governor, even if the president stands in their way, they will pin that president down in the presidential palace!
In the afternoon, the lieutenant governor, who was temporarily in charge of the Indenau state government in place of Governor Wade, resubmitted a list of congressional candidates to the state legislature.

This list, compared to the previous one submitted by Governor Wade, corrected some fundamental and principled errors, excluding all Liberal Party candidates. The state legislature passed it directly with over 87 percent of the vote.

Next, these candidates will begin participating in the state's direct election campaign. They will appear in various parts of Indenau State, organize on-site events, and get closer to the people, allowing them to feel their personal charm and then vote for them.

Of course, the most crucial point is that they will promise voters to solve some problems, which is what people want.

What people in Indenau want most right now is stable job opportunities and a good living environment, which is exactly what we can offer them.

The news had spread throughout the entire Federation before dinner that evening. Although everyone knew that Governor Wade's assassination was clearly a Socialist act, they couldn't bring it up openly without finding any evidence.

On one hand, Liberal Party members began searching for the gunmen, who were said to have fired at Governor Wade.

On the other hand, they intensified their efforts to win over and woo the Federalist Party and the Labour Party.

If they cannot remove the Socialist Party from its veto power, then they must protect their base and prevent the Socialist Party from taking the opportunity to further expand its seats in parliament.

The entire federation began to stir again, and the election of congressional candidates once again showed people the approachable side of these important figures.

They can appear on the streets, chat with ordinary people, and talk about interesting or uninteresting topics. No wonder many voters in the federal government are so enthusiastic about voting; it is indeed a very special feeling.

Those big shots who only appear in newspapers and on television would appear beside them, even putting their arms around their shoulders and taking photos with them, then asking them to "vote for me".

Political activities that receive attention and treatment from important figures are like an irresistible candy; even if voters know there might be a catch, most still willingly accept it.

Overnight, the situation in Indenor State changed dramatically, and Lance gathered more members to launch an attack on the remaining territories they had not yet controlled.

That's not entirely accurate. It shouldn't be called an attack; it should be described as police-civilian cooperation.

The Lance family cooperated with the federal police to eliminate those gangs, which was entirely in line with President Porter's strong push for de-gangsterization after he took office. Indenau was ahead of other states in this regard.

The Liberal Party's plot in Indenau was thwarted, which they found very regrettable, but not unacceptable, since the state was never really theirs to begin with.

All the states have submitted their congressional candidate lists, and there's still some time before the final list is released, so everyone seems exceptionally relaxed.

Over the course of several days, as the Wade family's influence within Indenor was gradually eradicated, a shocking piece of news began to circulate within the state.

The key figure in this matter is Governor Wade, who is lying in a hospital bed and still relying on medical equipment to maintain his vital signs!
In the morning, the largest and most authoritative newspaper in Indenau, *Morning Reading*, published a shocking front-page headline: "Indenau's Biggest Gang—The Wade Family."

The all-out crackdown on the Wade family has officially begun...

(End of this chapter)