Shadow Empire

Chapter 168 Clues [666+3]
"The order wasn't delivered?" Sam's tone changed. "That's impossible. I saw them on the road with my own eyes. It's impossible that they didn't arrive after so long!"

The voice on the other end was still calm, "Mr. Sam, do you think I am lying, or is the boss lying?"

This sentence could already be considered a very severe "accusation". How could such big shots as them lie to a pimp?
Sam also knew that he had said something wrong, and quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, sir, it's my mistake, I will immediately arrange for another girl to send it over..."

"Can this be solved by sending a girl over here?"

"Mr. Sam?"

"What the boss needs is an explanation. Bring that girl and your explanation over here in person."

"Or, the one looking for you is your boss."

"Before twelve o'clock at night."

There was a click and the busy tone from the receiver made Sam a little confused, but he soon realized that something was wrong.

He got up, kicked Booker next to him, pulled up his pants and walked outside, greeting people as he walked.

Soon, forty or fifty people gathered around. They were all the people he brought from Paradise City.

"Our delivery truck did not arrive at the destination. Something must have happened on the way. You go and find out immediately. I want to know what happened!" Sam's expression was a little distorted. He rarely showed such emotional out-of-control.

He didn't expect that his first business since he came to Jingang City, such a simple business, would be messed up!

He never had any contingency plans. In his opinion, the mayor of this city was his backer, so who would dare to plot against him?
The result is that in this situation, something went wrong!

Moreover, he had a feeling that he would not be able to find Lisa before midnight!

After thinking it over, he immediately made a phone call to the mayor.

"I'm Sam."

A "hmm" sound came from the receiver, followed by the sound of air flowing from the throat as the lips opened. "I hope you called me because you have something important to tell me."

Although this is an industry controlled by the mayor, the mayor does not want it to become a fact known to everyone. This kind of thing can be done, but it cannot be said on the table.

"The order for... Mr. Hof was lost."

"Lost?" The mayor's tone finally changed. "How was it lost?"

"I don't know, boss. I saw them driving out. There were four of them, so there shouldn't have been an accident, but an accident still happened."

"I have arranged for people to search along the route. Mr. Hof asked me to give him an explanation before midnight, but I don't think we can find him even before midnight tomorrow."

The mayor felt a little troubled after hearing this. As a regional opinion leader in Jingang City, Mr. Hof had a certain say at the Socialist Party Congress.

This will be of great help to his later campaign for Speaker of the State House of Representatives.

"I'll call Mr. Hof, but you'd better find out what's going on as soon as possible." There was already some dissatisfaction in his voice, towards Sam and the person who created these problems.

After hearing this, Sam breathed a sigh of relief and then waited quietly for good news.

But until ten o'clock, no good news came. The only news they received was that a car accident occurred in the Starlight District in the afternoon, and the clerks of nearby shops said that they did see a van with a huge red high-heeled shoe on the top passing by.

But because the road was blocked, they went in the direction of the water station.

Then Sam went to the street in front of the water station himself. There were no shops or pedestrians here, and they couldn't find any witnesses.

"So, our car disappeared here?"

He kicked his car hard and was thinking about what to do when one of his men suddenly ran over and said, "Just now a homeless man said he saw our car and a truck heading north."

There are also homeless people in the Starlight District, and it is easier to beg here than in other places.

Poor neighborhoods will be more tolerant of them, but they will not let them get more money. Many poor people can't even feed themselves, so how can they give them money?
Even if there are, they are only one or two cent coins.

But in the Starlight District, people at least give five-cent coins, and some even give one-dollar bills directly.

The income here is high, but the neighborhoods here are not very tolerant of them. The security guards will drive them away, and they can only hide in parks or behind bushes on the roadside.

Just now, one of my men went to the place where homeless people gathered to inquire, and got this information after spending three dollars.

Sam waved his hand and the convoy headed north, but it was too late now, many shops were closed, and the Sumuli District was always very wary of them. Even though some houses were still lit, no one answered them.

On the other side, Lisa had already left the box. She put on a windbreaker. Even though the clothes in the car had more ribbons than she was wearing now, she still felt ashamed.

She thought she was doomed, but she didn't expect...

At this moment, she was holding the coffee cup and had gradually withdrawn from the joy after being rescued. Fear and worry took over again!
He still remembered what Sam had said to her, that there was a big shot behind Sam, and that she and they might not be able to defeat him!

"Or... let's just run away, back to the Federation, or back to some other place!" Lisa looked at Morris and said softly. She was really scared now!

Morris shook his head. "Lance will take care of everything. Besides, they may not know it was us who did it."

not necessarily……

knowledge?

Morris felt that it was unlikely that they knew. The entire operation plan was very strict. No shots were fired and no one was alarmed. Then they brought the car and the people out.

But in fact, this is not really flawless, they still left some loopholes, such as the hospital...

They chased north for a long time but could not see anyone, let alone a car. Moreover, even if they really encountered one in the middle of the night, they would miss it if the car was parked on the side of the road with no light.

Sam ordered the convoy back to the city directly. On the way back to the city, the atmosphere in the carriage was very depressing.

Booker didn't dare to breathe, but what he was afraid of happened. Sam kicked him with his foot, "What do you think is going on?"

Booker's mind was completely blank. In fact, he thought of many possibilities on the way, such as Sam's opponent chasing him, or other people were doing the same thing, or maybe Sam's people just ran away.

But these were obviously impossible to happen, and he didn't know what was going on. But he had to tell someone about it now, otherwise God knew how this pervert would torture him.

At this critical moment, an idea suddenly occurred to him, and he almost blurted out, "It can't be that he came here for Lisa..."

Sam's eyes lit up and he said to the driver, "Which hospital are our people in?"

"Arnby Hospital."

"Go to the hospital now."

The convoy quickly changed direction, passed through the city center, and arrived at Anbin Hospital on the edge of the Empire District. They soon received news from the security guards.

Last night a group of people came and took two people away. One of them had just undergone surgery and was shot.

According to some people's descriptions, an image wearing a hat, a black windbreaker and a red armband appeared in their minds!
Sam grabbed the cup on the table and threw it hard to the ground!

The sound of the teacup breaking startled everyone, and everyone in the entire hospital lobby looked at him in stupid silence!
"Lance!", this word was squeezed out from between his teeth!
Although Sam was furious, we are all dogs, why do you want to bite me?
But he still kept some sanity, and he called the mayor again, "What's going on?"

The mayor's voice was also somewhat unhappy. If he wanted to appease Mr. Hof, it would not be enough by words, but would also require some price, such as maintaining consistency on certain political opinions.

Otherwise, Mr. Hof would not have simply pretended that this incident had not happened. Although he could not make any excessive demands, the mayor, as the person who was actually being threatened, was very unhappy.

Originally, he wanted to use these means to blackmail these people, but now he has become the "loser" instead. How could he be happy?
Sam could hear the dissatisfaction in his voice, not the anger he had just shown. He said carefully, "We did some research and it's very likely that someone from the Lance family did it."

He did not say it was confirmed, but said "very likely". As for what the mayor thinks, that is his business.

The mayor hesitated for a moment, "What's the reason?"

Sam told the story again and realized that he was actually wrong in this matter.

He kidnapped the men without notifying Lance and shot and injured members of Lance's family. They might take revenge.

The mayor was even more troubled after hearing this, "Why don't you negotiate with him?"

Sam also felt wronged. "Lance went abroad and I couldn't contact him. Besides, Mr. Hoff's order was urgent and I only had a few hours to prepare. I originally wanted to tell Lance about it after he came back, but who knew they would retaliate directly."

After listening to this, the mayor snorted and said, "Sam, Golden Harbor City is not Paradise City. Paradise City is full of gangs and chaos, but in Golden Harbor City, there are rules here."

"Contact their little leader and ask him when Lance will be back. By the way, ask them to hand the man over to you."

"Don't cause me any more trouble this time, understand?"

(End of this chapter)