Shadow Empire

Chapter 203: Senator Wade and Silencing

Mr. Wade and Polly's acquaintance originated from Polly's most famous battle.

At that time, Polly was still a gang member looking for a job at the station. The gangs in Jingang City were just a general term. In fact, they were divided into several parts.

For example, there are the Hong Kong District Child Gang, the Working District Child Gang and so on. And there is not just one child gang in each district, but many, including now.

At the station and the dock, you can still see many half-grown children wearing baseball caps, carrying coarse cloth bags, and rushing to do work everywhere.

Under current federal law, children ten years old and older can be employed in non-hazardous jobs, which is one of the main ways capitalists reduce labor costs.

The salary for hiring one adult is enough for them to hire two children, and federal law also stipulates that as long as the working hours do not exceed ten hours, it is reasonable and legal.

But there are always some children who are not so obedient, such as the children in welfare homes and orphanages. They do not want to become tools for the directors of welfare homes and orphanages to make profits, so they run out early and enter the society.

Society is a very cruel and realistic place. Faced with competitive pressure from adults, these children have to stick together for warmth, which is also the origin of child gangs.

During a competition for a moving job, Polly and his team came into conflict with several adults, all of whom wanted the job.

The adults, relying on their adult status, pushed, shoved, insulted and drove away these half-grown children.

There were some conflicts between the two sides, but the people in charge of assigning the work turned a blind eye to them. That's how it is at the station, whoever has greater ability gets the job.

Whoever is weak will not have a job.

No matter who wins, it will ultimately serve them, and they also want a stronger group to work for them, which will also reduce some trouble.

During the conflict, Polly seized the opportunity, stabbed one of them and took him away directly.

Mr. Wade witnessed everything at the time. He admired Polly's decisiveness and ruthlessness. He felt that this child would become a famous figure in the future.

So he called the chief of the work area police station, and Polly was eventually released without even serving any jail time.

The reason was that no one knew who had done the action in the chaos, and the accusations made by the group of workers who had testified against Polly were not legally binding.

Because of his words, Polly was spared from jail - in the federal government, juvenile crimes must also be punished, and being a minor is not a shield for them to do evil.

After Polly learned about this, he was very grateful to Mr. Wade, but they did not meet at that time.

However, because of this, some rumors between Polly and Mr. Wade spread, and with these rumors, Polly was quickly noticed by the Brotherhood, which was not very powerful at the time.

Mr. Wade is one of the city councillors and is part of the "power triangle" in Golden Harbour City. He represents the stubborn local political forces, the same as Councillor Williams.

Their family has lived here for generations and has an identity that is very consistent with federal recognition - plantation owners.

As the geographical importance of Jingang City gradually became apparent, the Wade family began to develop from a traditional landlord class to a political family.

They own large tracts of land here, and if Jingang City wants to develop, it cannot avoid the local landlord class. This has become the secret for them to quickly squeeze into the upper class circle.

Land transactions brought them social status and a lot of money, and the plantation workers became citizens here.

Although they were nominally citizens, these people still worked for the Wade family at the time, and these were early manifestations of political power.

After many generations of reproduction and inheritance, the Wade family, like the Williams family, eventually became one of the prominent families in the local area.

When Polly became the leader of the Brotherhood, he also helped Mr. Wade deal with some things.

The current situation is so dangerous. If there is anyone who can help me, it must be Mr. Wade.

So he kept calling the number, and after waiting for two days, he finally got through.

"Polly, did you plant the bomb?"

"I need to hear the truth. Only telling the truth can save you at this time."

Polly was silent for a while, "I didn't plant the first bomb, but I did plant the second one."

"I can assure you, sir, that I was not stupid enough to blast them of my own accord."

"But I don't know why anyone would blow them up, and I don't know why they insisted on saying it was me, so I was... overcome by anger."

After a few seconds, Mr. Wade continued to ask, "What did you think? Why did you place a second bomb?"

"Did anyone ask you to do this?"

Polly's expression was a little awkward. "I... Mr. Wade, I just want to threaten Dale and let him know that this is your Golden Harbor City. As an outsider, he has to abide by the rules here..."

Mr. Wade followed up on his words, “So you set off a second bomb, killed a few people, and made your name known to Congress and Mr. President.”

"Polly, what should I say?"

"You actually used a bomb to attack a federal law enforcement agency, and one that is of great concern to Congress and the Presidential Office. Do you know how much trouble you have caused?"

He sighed. This case was no longer something that a "small" councilman from Jingang City like him could handle. When the senators and even the president were paying attention to this matter, Polly was destined to have only one way to go.

Of course, before that, he had to get some things in place.

"You can't stay in the Federation now. You should be thankful that we are a coastal city. I will arrange a ship to take you to Yalan. As for when you can come back, it depends on God's will."

"When my people arrive, you leave with them first. I will then find a way to transfer your funds out and ensure that you are not in too much trouble over there."

"I hope this incident can teach you a lesson, Polly. All multiple-choice questions have options other than 'tough'. You don't have to choose this every time!"

Polly almost bent over with his head down as he listened to the whole thing, but how could he say these words?

He didn't hear a word, but he knew that Mr. Wade was willing to lend a helping hand and save him, which made him feel comfortable.

The feeling of being pressed by death finally left him, and he could breathe in big gulps of fresh air without feeling suffocated anymore!

This made him want to cry!

"Mr. Wade..." His voice was a little choked. He wanted to say something, but in the end, he could only say "I'm sorry".

"Where are you now? I'll arrange for someone to pick you up."

Polly was just about to tell everyone his location when suddenly... as if by a flash of inspiration, he gave the wrong house number.

The building was still the same building, but he reported the house number of the next door.

It’s not that he doesn’t believe it, it’s just that he has gone through so much during this period of time and he has become a little more mature.

"Very good, wait for me where you are, my people will be here soon."

After Polly hung up the phone, he ate something and kept an eye on the situation outside. Although he felt that Mr. Wade was unlikely to harm him, he still had some reservations.

In order to survive, his mind worked faster than ever before.

Ten minutes later, two cars suddenly stopped downstairs, and Polly saw several people wearing fedoras and windbreakers getting out of the cars.

There were eight people in total, three of them were downstairs and the other five had entered the building. These people did not look like they were here to take him out of Jingang City.

His expression changed a little and he swore a few words, but he still retained the last bit of trust in Mr. Wade.

Maybe so many people came just to protect him?
He checked his weapons and stood quietly at the door.

With a "ding" sound of the reed vibrating in the corridor, the elevator door was pushed open, and Polly, who was not far away, knew that Mr. Wade's men had arrived.

He was very nervous and tried to slow down his breathing, which also allowed him to hear his own heartbeat clearly.

These people seemed to make no sound when they walked. They seemed to deliberately lower their footsteps so as not to alarm anyone.

The lights in the room were turned off, and only some lights were still on in the corridor.

The light shone on these people, causing their shadows to connect the walls and the ground. When black shadows kept interweaving in the gap under the door, his heart almost jumped out.

Soon, there was a knock on the door next door. "Polly, are you in there?" "The sir asked me to come and take you away."

The knocking continued for more than ten seconds, and suddenly the sound of a door opening was heard next door. A young woman stopped swearing before she finished.

Then there were the footsteps of these people, and they entered the next room. A vein was already bulging on Polly's forehead.

There is no doubt that these people were not here to pick him up, but to send him away!
That's not what I mean!
He cursed countless swear words in his heart, some were directed at Mr. Wade, some were directed at Director Dale, and some were directed at... Anyway, he cursed many people, including the mayor, who was not taken seriously by him at this time.

About a minute later, footsteps were heard in the corridor again. He suppressed the curse in his heart and continued to listen carefully.

"He's not here, but he has the house number here, and if he's not in this building, he's in another apartment nearby."

"Call someone, we can't let him go..."

"Guard the place you left first. You two go to the rooftop, and the others go around..."

"Fuck!" Polly opened his mouth and uttered a silent curse word.

How come these people are so smart?

Polly suddenly felt like he really couldn't escape.

He went back to the window and looked at the three people smoking on the street outside. There was no way to get away from here.

Damn, I really shouldn’t trust these politicians!

Of course he knew why Mr. Wade wanted to silence him. After all, he had done some dirty work for the other party, and... as the "protagonist" of the horrific bombing, if people found out that he had some connection with Mr. Wade, there would be no doubt that this big shot in the upper class would fall!
After all, people can only rely on themselves!
He walked over to the phone, picked it up, and wanted to call Chief Dale.

For Director Dell, who urgently needs to provide strong evidence that he is not a waste, a living Polly is obviously more valuable than a dead Polly.

But, he didn't know the phone number of the Hazardous Materials Administration.

I don't know the telephone number of the telegraph office. This seems to be a dead end...

However, under the threat of death, people can always create limits and break through them!

Seven or eight minutes later, a young man came to the lobby on the first floor of the Hazardous Materials Administration. He looked at the receptionist behind the counter and said loudly, "I know where Polly is..."

Almost everyone stood up in an instant. In fact, the Hazardous Materials Administration and the Federal Police had both posted new reward notices.

Polly, alive, is worth thirty thousand dollars, but Polly, dead, is only worth ten thousand dollars.

Of course, this is not to encourage people to kill a bomber, but to ensure that when the wanted criminal fights back, the hunters can still get the reward after killing the wanted criminal in order to protect themselves.

Polly, who was responsible for two horrific bombings, is indeed worth the money. It can even be said that this amount of money is completely inconsistent with what he has done!

But... Director Dell can only apply for this much reward. However, just this amount of money has already mobilized people's enthusiasm.

Even some ordinary citizens were discussing Polly. If they discovered him, wouldn't he be able to achieve financial freedom in an instant?

But none of them expected that as soon as the reward was offered, someone already knew Polly's location. It can only be said that the power of money is still infinite!

Soon the news spread that Polly had been found, and the entire Jingang City seemed to be shaken.

"...Charlie, I don't know how to say this, but anyway, I remember your help this time."

"You're welcome, Mr. Wade. After all, I'm also a part of Jingang City!"

"Let's find some time after the spring and swing a few clubs together."

"Okay, I will..."

Mr. Wade sat in the chair and thought. The development of things was beyond his imagination. Polly, this idiot, actually tried to be smart at the last moment. What a damn guy.

If he had known to be clever earlier, things wouldn't have gotten to this point!
What he was most worried about now was that Polly knew that he had arranged someone to kill him. If that was the case, he would definitely reveal something that would be very unfavorable to him.

Although he arranged everything perfectly every time, there was no substantial evidence to accuse him of remotely controlling Polly to kill people or doing anything else.

But for those rule makers, evidence and proof are not important, what is important is a reason, an excuse.

Just like when you decide to treat yourself to a handjob, you're not doing it because of those topless girls in magazines, you're doing it because you want to.

Then you go find a magazine or something and finally accomplish your goal.

It's not because you saw the magazine first and then made the decision.

Moreover, this matter is not as simple as simply letting people know about it. It involves more aspects of political influence and game.

Once he is at a disadvantage in this game, he may be eliminated.

He has lost count of how many people Jingang City has eliminated over the years, and he doesn't want to be the next one.

He thought it over and over again, and dialed a number that he almost never dialed on his own initiative.

"Pasletto, I need you to do me a favor..."

He didn't want to use this favor, but now he had no choice.

At this time, Mr. Pasletto was cleaning his face. He was lying in a barber shop, with a hot towel just taken off his face. Barber Tony was standing in the corner, and Mr. Pasletto's men were standing outside the door.

This is Sumuli District, he is absolutely safe here.

"It's really rare, Wade. Your phone is definitely the best gift I've received this year. So how do you want me to repay you for this favor?"

As "locals", the relationship between politicians and these families and gangs is very complicated. Sometimes they are in opposition, but sometimes they stand together.

Mr. Wade had helped him once before, so he owed him a favor until today.

He had mentioned this many times. He didn't like to owe favors to others, but Mr. Wade never mentioned repaying favors.

As long as he fails to repay the favor, he will feel uncomfortable. Who knows when the other party will ask him to do something.

So even now, although his tone was cheerful, his expression did not look cheerful at all.

"Polly may have surrendered to Dale and he knows some terrible things that I don't want to be made public."

"I arranged for someone to deal with this matter, but he evaded it. Now Dell may have found him. I need your help."

Mr. Pasretto thought for a moment. "You've given me a difficult problem, Wade."

"You know this matter has nothing to do with me, but if I rashly join in, it's hard to say whether it's a good thing or a bad thing for me and the family."

"I owe you a favor!"

Mr. Pasletto was silent for a while. "Remember your promise!" He hung up the phone, called his men outside the door, whispered for a moment, and then lay back in his chair.

Then he turned his head and looked at Tony the Barber, "What are you waiting for?"

Barber Tony immediately began to reheat his face and swung the heirloom razor back and forth on the razor cloth.

About ten minutes later, under the personal supervision of Chief Dale, they found Polly with his hands raised in a building.

He was handcuffed and sent downstairs. Chief Dale did not show much excitement on his face. He looked at Polly carefully.

It was this person who put himself in a passive position twice, but it was also this person who would become his stepping stone.

Suddenly, he felt like he had to thank Polly because his stupid and reckless behavior had given Dell and the national hazardous materials management bureau more power!
Now everyone knows that this is a dangerous job and it is difficult for them to carry out their work if they are not given more privileges.

"Ever since you called me, I've been thinking about you, Polly."

However, what answered him was an exploded head. He stood there dumbfounded, watching the blood splatter all over himself...

(End of this chapter)