Shadow Empire

Chapter 247: Ta-ta-ta

Snake looked at the young men coming over in other people's cars, his expression slightly dissatisfied, but he didn't say anything.

Most of the Viper Gang members are natives of Fides. Now that they are asked to leave here and go to another city, and there is a possibility that they will be injured or even die, it is difficult for Snake to ask them to do it so absolutely.

He knew that these young people had said goodbye to their families and girlfriends last night, and some of them had even held a grand "farewell party".

They found a lot of girls to join in the party, and the group went crazy all night long.

This may be their final way of saying goodbye to the city that raised them, to shoot out all the unpleasant new worries and anxieties from their minds.

Alcohol, tobacco, and sex made their minds a mess all night long, and in the end they all lay together and slept until dawn.

Seeing Snake's cold face, these young people felt a little scared, but fortunately Snake did not scold them, but urged them to get on the bus as soon as possible.

There were two buses, a truck, and several cars in total.

Young people are actually full of yearning to go to Jingang City, just like young people in an ordinary small place who always yearn to go to a big city.

They had heard a lot about the customs duties in Jingang City, and they really wanted to see it with their own eyes.

Perhaps this will be the starting point of their life legend!
The young people on the bus were chatting. Some young people who did not attend the farewell party last night asked those who did in an envious tone what they did last night.

Listening to them talking about those unrestrained girls, and also hearing about some foreigners, like the Imperials, the Alans and so on, some young men's eyes were red with jealousy!

Those who may have never even held a girl’s hand have already cursed out loud!

If I had known, they would have gone too!

Amidst all the fun, the expectations for the new city were gradually replaced by boredom. There was no beautiful scenery on both sides of the federal interstate highway, only deserted wilderness.

Occasionally seeing groups of wolves or other animals passing by is the most interesting embellishment on the road.

From the loud noise and excitement when getting on the bus at the beginning, to the end when most people curled up in their seats and smoked, everything became quiet again.

Snake was looking through some information, which contained some information about Jingang City.

This information is actually quite outdated because it also contains descriptions of the Camilla Gang and the Brotherhood Gang, but he knows about this.

In just half a year, two gangs that were very famous in Jingang City became a thing of the past. This made him, like other people, full of yearning for this city where gold was everywhere, but also a little wary.

He didn't want him and the Viper Gang to become fireworks.

It takes a day to get from Fides to Jingang City, and it is impossible for everyone to drive all the way. When they were about to enter Likalai State, the team chose a motel and rested for a while.

The owner of the motel was very enthusiastic towards these people, and what surprised them was that there was also a call service here -

The innkeeper's wife and his three daughters.

Although everyone was surprised, they didn't find it incredible. After all, they had heard about this kind of thing many times. People's lives were not easy and everyone wanted to make money.

In addition to providing a relatively comfortable overnight environment, motels also rely on providing
Those long-distance truck drivers need this!
The next morning, the convoy set out again and entered Likale State. It was obvious that the situation here was better than that in the neighboring state. The interstate highway also became busy, with many large trucks speeding on the road.

As the port with the largest throughput in the Northern Hemisphere, Jingang City receives goods from all over the world every day and then delivers them to surrounding areas by land or water transportation.

The obviously bustling road has also begun to restore people's spirits. They can reach Jingang City by the afternoon at the latest, which makes them full of expectations for their new life and work.

Seeing that the road signs of Jingang City had begun to appear beside the road and were getting closer and closer, when approaching Jingang City, Snake stopped the convoy at a motel on the side of the road.

They could have something to eat here, while he made a phone call.

"I'll be in town in a little over an hour. You can call Lance and see if you can arrange a meeting with him."

"This time we'll take care of him all at once!"

Hearing that Snake had arrived at the outskirts of Jingang City, Brinton relaxed completely. He quickly replied, "No problem, I'll contact him right away."

"Contact me now, I'll wait for your call."

After Brinton hung up, he dialed Lance's number. Lance's number was not hidden, but the number that was not hidden was the front desk number, not the separate number on his desk.

The call was quickly connected.

"Hi Lance, I'm Brinton and I thought we should talk."

"uh-huh?"

Brinton glanced at the receiver in his hand. This was not quite what he had imagined Lance to be. He felt that Lance should say something to him instead of just saying "hmm".

But this did not stop him from continuing to finish his words, "I know there may be a little misunderstanding between us. Now is a good opportunity to clear up the misunderstanding. We can sit down and talk."

"The Empire District is huge, and as far as I know your bar isn't filling up the entire Empire District. We can definitely coexist peacefully!"

“Even if you’re really not happy with us being here, we can talk about it. Maybe we can go somewhere else, to the Bay Area or even downtown.”

"But first, we need to talk, right?"

Lance's answer was still concise, "Yeah, so what?"

"So we have to talk. I said, sit down and talk face to face!"

He emphasized the word "face to face". "There are many issues that cannot be discussed clearly over the phone, so we have to sit down and talk. This is also a manifestation of sincerity, right?"

"Whatever the outcome, I will accept it."

Lance seemed to be persuaded by him and agreed. "What time and place?"

This made Brinton very happy. "Tonight at nine o'clock, at 118 No. 9 Road, there is a restaurant. I'll wait for you!"

Number 118, Route 9 is located on the west side of the Imperial District, close to the industrial area, and is a little off the beaten track.

"no problem."

It's not that Brinton hadn't thought about letting Lance leave Jingang City, but this is obviously unlikely. The two sides are already in a hostile relationship. You let Lance go outside the city to negotiate with you... This doesn't sound like a good thing!

So in the end, he chose a relatively remote place. The industrial area was dead silent at night, and the people living nearby were not nosy. It was also close to Interstate 24.

Snake and his team can reach Route 9 by crossing the entire industrial area.

After doing all this, Brinton seemed to feel a lot more relaxed, and the huge rock pressing on his chest seemed to be moved away by some mysterious force. He quickly dialed back the number left by Snake and roughly explained the time and location. After the two of them agreed, Brinton hung up the phone.

He now needed to prepare for the negotiations in the evening. He had even begun to imagine that when they sat at the dining table in the evening, he would see Lance kneeling at his feet and begging him not to kill the other person!
When I thought of this, all the depression, anxiety and fear I had felt during this period of time turned into laughter!
But he quickly stopped smiling. He felt that there was a traitor inside the nightclub, so he had to keep a low profile...

But he didn't know that the person he was talking to was not Lance.

The real Lance was in a room on the second floor of the motel, looking down through the gap between the blinds.

"There were several cars and at least 60 or 70 people, but they didn't seem to be carrying any weapons."

Alvin was standing by another window. From there, they could just see the motel restaurant, where young people were sitting in a scattered manner, eating and laughing.

"Madore, do you think our success rate is high?"

Mador was also here, and he was also observing the situation below. He saw that several drivers did not go to the restaurant to eat, but gathered around the convoy. "The place where those drivers are standing, those cars, may be the vehicles they use to store important supplies."

"Weapons, or money, or something else. Let's kill these guys first, and then don't let them get close to the car."

The two men looked at the drivers. There was no obvious cover around them, only cars.

Lance didn't think it was a problem, "Hiram can take care of them right away."

Madore continued, “Then what’s left are the people in the restaurant and their cadres.”

"I think their cadres may carry weapons with them, but there is no guarantee that their ordinary members do not carry weapons, so we must take them by surprise..."

Lance turned to look at him, "Like?"

...A few minutes later, Snake hung up the phone. Blinken had told him the result. Seeing that the Lance family was about to be eradicated, he finally felt a little relaxed.

He ordered a hamburger and extra fried chicken and returned to his room.

It’s not that he doesn’t like being with these gang members, it’s just that he is a little older and is the leader of the gang. If he always hangs out with these low-level members, people will lose their awe of him!

He didn't believe in the books written by big capitalists, and didn't believe that making friends with employees could increase production, because he was originally from the bottom.

He knew very well that if a factory owner made friends with a worker on an assembly line, there was a high probability that the worker would ask for something excessive.

For example, asking for a better position, more benefits, and more salary.

If the boss didn't agree, it would destroy the illusion he had created before that he wanted to make friends with everyone, so from the beginning, Snake would not let this situation happen.

Not long after he left, a car entered the parking lot.

The drivers who were gathered together smoking and chatting all looked towards the car.

This is a motel, so it's normal for cars to come in. Their job now is to keep people away from their convoy to prevent thieves or something.

Nowadays, you cannot judge whether someone is a thief based on whether he is driving a car or not. There are still people who drive around stealing things.

As the car got very close to them, they noticed that there were several people in it, one of whom was like a farmer's stupid son, always shaking his hair.

Just as the car approached them, it stopped.

Several drivers immediately put their hands into their arms or behind their backs. The guy sitting in the passenger seat seemed not to notice that there was something wrong with this group of people. He asked loudly, "Hey, guys, do you know this place?"

He took out a map and complained, "I've been around this place for several times and still can't find it. I can tell at a glance that you are well-informed people. Maybe you are smarter than a stupid driver like me and can tell me how to get here!"

Originally, the drivers didn't intend to pay attention to him, but this guy spoke very nicely, which made the drivers relax their guard a little. At the same time, they all looked at the map in the hands of the person in the co-pilot seat.

A map of the Federation with a circle drawn on it in red pen.

Some scientists have stated that when an artificially marked area appears in a picture, even if the people observing the picture know in advance that they do not need to observe the marked area, they will subconsciously look at this part.

It was as if at this moment, they were all attracted by the red circle and ignored the stupid son of the landlord in the car who shook his hair and raised the submachine gun from the base of the car.

The sound of gunfire rang out in an instant, and these drivers didn't even have a chance to hide. Although they had made moves to escape, they had no chance to leave under the fierce shooting from two submachine guns!

The young people in the restaurant were immediately startled by the sudden gunshots in the parking lot. They all stood up immediately, and some of them drew their pistols.

Just when their attention was focused outside, Lance and his group were quickly walking through the kitchen!

"Gentlemen, this is not allowed here..." The man with his nose hair curling and stretching out from his nostrils had not even had time to remember to ask them to leave before a gun was pointed at his head.

He immediately raised his hands and showed an ugly smile. Erwin pointed to the corner and said, "There's going to be a firefight here soon. You'd better leave!"

The chef shuddered. Alvin waved his gun toward the back door. He ran two steps worriedly, and when he saw that Alvin did not shoot, he ran away without looking back!
Lance walked in front, he pushed open the door of the restaurant, and everyone had their backs turned to him!
Fortunately, he was using a submachine gun and he was not Niko.

Most of the people in the restaurant were attracted by the sound of gunfire in the parking lot, and before they figured out what was happening, they were all looking over there.

Several young men had already walked out, trying to figure out what was going on.

Just when everyone was still watching the fun, they suddenly discovered that there were always a few of their companions around them who cursed "Fuck" and then shrank under the table.

Before they had time to react to what was happening, they heard the sound of gun bolts being pulled in unison behind them.

A dozen people lined up in a row, one step forward, one step behind, their bodies prepared to resist the recoil. The next second, more than a dozen submachine guns opened fire at the same time!
The yellow shell casings were ejected from the ejector like a rainstorm, like a fired bullet, and instantly became people's nightmare!
The whistling bullets instantly tore apart the tranquility in the restaurant. The young men of the Viper Gang cried and tried to escape. Even though some of them had weapons in their hands, it was difficult for them to aim amid the shoving and pushing of their own people.

The crowd fell down in unison like wheat being cut. Even if someone tried to resist, it was difficult to escape.

Only the first few who had walked out ran out, but what greeted them was a car that suddenly appeared beside them and Hiram leaning out of the window with a submachine gun in his hand.

"Do you like this surprise?"

"Bastard?!"

Those who escaped from the restaurant soon fell dead on the concrete floor in front of the restaurant door, twisting their bodies. The vehicle stopped, Hiram changed a magazine, walked up to a guy who was not yet dead, and pulled the trigger at him.

He almost lost control of the muzzle of the gun while holding it with one hand, and a bullet was less than a centimeter away from his toes!
He cursed, quickly loosened the finger that was tightening the trigger, and as if he was not satisfied, he took out his pistol again and fired a few more bullets at the unfortunate guy.

The strong smell of blood filled the entire restaurant, like the smell of a slaughterhouse!

Lance changed the magazines skillfully, checked every corner, reloaded those who seemed to be playing dead, and made sure everyone was dead.

He threw the submachine gun to Erwin and walked out on the wet ground covered with blood.

Surprisingly, there was no exchange of fire at the hotel. They had actually locked onto several rooms where Snake and his companions were staying, but they were hiding in the rooms, making them very difficult to deal with.

If we break in, there is a high probability that we will be shot, so what we need to do now is to find a way to force them out.

"We can make some incendiary bombs with gasoline," Lance suggested.

But soon all their eyes were focused on Hiram, who pulled out two grenades from his pocket...

Snake, who was hiding in the room and could hear his own heartbeat, had already greeted everyone. There was no doubt that this group of people was coming for them!

Their intelligence had been leaked, but he didn't know how, considering he had just informed Brinton where they were.

Even if Brinton had betrayed him, there was no way this group of people could have arrived so quickly.

He almost subconsciously thought of last night's "farewell party" and the enthusiastic girls from all over the world they talked about!
These bastards must have been drunk and talked nonsense, leaking the information.

He cursed a few more times, holding his gun and hiding behind the bed.

Most of the houses in the Federation are made of wood, including this two-story motel, which is also made of wood.

Those wooden walls won't stop bullets!
Just as he was about to shout and talk to the people outside, saying that he could pay a sum of money to buy his life, something was suddenly thrown in from outside.

He just took a look and almost pulled it out!

"Fake!"

(End of this chapter)