Shadow Empire

Chapter 260: Scared to death [Monthly ticket 666+7]
Bandy answered the phone and looked at the other family members in the restaurant, "Did anyone of you arrange a truck to hit Dale?"

The gentlemen sitting at the table looked at each other and finally shook their heads.

Wolfley also said with a smile, "This is a good idea. At least it won't get your hands dirty."

Bendy turned his head again, "It wasn't us."

The mayor didn't believe it at all, "That batch of wine was just an accident!"

He seemed to be emphasizing the reason why the Kodak family did this, because of that batch of wine, Bandy reiterated, "I said, it was not us who did it."

The mayor laughed angrily, "Do you think I will believe it?"

"We just confiscated your liquor last night, and Dale almost got into a car accident this morning. You said it wasn't you who did it, so who could it be?"

Bandy also seemed a little impatient. "Whoever you want it to be is it. Anyway, I said, it wasn't us who did it."

"It's impossible to communicate with people like you. I recommend you to see a mental doctor. There's something wrong with your brain, Sidney!"

He hung up the phone and sat down at the dining table. "Sidney just said that Dale almost got into a car accident. Let's go and ask him what happened."

Gao Li stood up, wiped his mouth with a napkin, and walked to the phone.

While enjoying breakfast, they talked about what had happened in the past twenty-four hours.

"Now those rumors are actually somewhat helpful to us. I like what they said, 'I would rather be destroyed than be publicly destroyed.' Is this really what we did?"

Fleming's eyes kept wandering between Bandy and Wolfley; they were the only two people who could possibly do such a thing.

No one else is so brave, and the most likely person is Bandy, because only Bandy is qualified to decide whether to sacrifice these hundreds of thousands of goods.

Bandy felt his son's inquiring gaze and shook his head slightly. "It has nothing to do with me. Hunter called me and said that someone might have set the fire."

"I think this is not a simple matter." He picked up the silver spoon and scooped a spoonful of thick soup into his mouth. "It tastes good."

Both Fleming and Waffles began to think outside the box, but they couldn't think of anyone who might do so.

At this time, Gao Li came back from the phone, "Hunter said that the driver was a terminally ill cancer patient. Someone gave him some money and asked him to drive the car to hit Chief Dale. Whether he succeeded or not, he would give his family two thousand dollars."

Bendy put down the spoon without changing his expression, picked up the knife and fork, took a piece of steak, put it on his plate, and started cutting it.

"It seems that someone is planning to ignite the war. Who do you think it will be?" He was asking Gao Li, not the two children.

They were still young when Jingang City was full of turmoil, and their memories of those years are vague. Only Gao Li knows what happened during that time.

"Maybe some people are not satisfied with us holding on to the casino for so long and want to use this opportunity to start a war between us and them and profit from it." Gao Li carefully analyzed his thoughts.

This was exactly what Bandy thought. He pointed at Gowri with his knife and fork, "You're right. Some people are not being honest again."

The casino business is very profitable, and everyone knows it. The Kodak family was able to get this exclusive business not because they are generous!

Behind this are years of gunfights and gang wars. They fought until the last moment. They defended their rights with blood and death, and only then did they have the Kodak family we have today.

In fact, sometimes they have turned a blind eye to those illegal private casinos. As long as they are not as blatant as the Empire Night Casino and are not small in scale, they can pretend not to know.

After eating alone for so many years, they gradually understood a truth: if you really don't give others a taste of the sweetness, they will eventually become the target of public criticism.

The other four of the five major families are not really uninvolved in this area. They actually also run casinos, but not on a large scale.

They would invite some people to their territory to play cards in the name of setting up a private card game.

The Kodak family only rules the gambling industry in Jingang City, not the gambling behavior. They have no way to deal with people who know each other sitting together to play cards, and they cannot do anything about it.

Compared to earlier years, they were actually much more relaxed, but now, Bandy was a little annoyed.

He didn't know who was trying to start a war between him and the outsiders, or why, but he knew that if there was anything driving them to do this, it must be the casino license in his hand!

Those who are interested in casino licenses may run this business.

He stuffed the cut beef into his mouth, and the bright red gravy appeared faintly in his mouth as he chewed. "Clean up all the underground casinos in Jingang City..."

Wolfley nodded, "I'll arrange it."

"I won't be back tonight. I need to chat with my old friends. These outsiders are annoying!"

He needs to communicate with other families among the five major families and discuss countermeasures. He can't let the mayor continue to press forward like this!

After breakfast he went to the study. He had just finished calling the other two families when Gao Li pushed the door open.

"Our casino was raided."

Bendy looked at him as if he didn't understand. "Are you talking about the ones without license plates, or the ones with license plates?"

They actually have many unlicensed casinos that are also in the form of private gambling. There is no federal law that stipulates that it is illegal for friends to play cards together.

But in fact, this is still a casino. They provide gambling tables, gambling games, dealers, and everything related to gambling.

Those who play cards need to pay some fees, and if they are willing to be the banker, the Kodak family will only be responsible for dealing the cards.

But if they don't want to be the banker, someone from the Kodak family can be the banker, provided that this game requires a banker.

He subconsciously thought that the ones being investigated were private gambling operations without licenses. If that was the case, he would let a lawyer handle them.

But Gao Li told him sullenly, "It's the lucky house."

The Lucky House is one of the Kodak family’s most popular casinos in Jingang City because it is of a moderate standard.

This place is not like "Jinbao" which only accepts upper-class guests, nor is it like "Gaosheng" which only welcomes middle-class and above guests.

In the Lucky House, as long as you have more than one dollar in cash, you can exchange it for four chips to go in and play.

There are many middle-class or upper-class guests here. They like the lively environment here, the feeling of being surrounded by poor people and their envious and jealous eyes.

Not surprisingly, there is never a shortage of these people in this society, which makes the Lucky House one of the most popular main casinos.

During the peak season, it can bring in hundreds of thousands or even millions of gross profits every day!

But now, it's been checked!

"Why?", he asked.

Although his tone remained calm, Gao Li, who was familiar with him, knew that this brother was angry.

"The people from the Hazardous Materials Administration said someone reported that the casino provided alcohol."

Of course this is true. If no alcohol is provided, how can those people get drunk faster?

Otherwise, how can they rely on their feelings to bet against the dealer’s skills?
There is no way a casino doesn’t serve alcohol!

Even though Bandy knew that someone was stirring up trouble, when the Lucky House was investigated, he fell into the trap even though he knew everything!

A large number of agents in gray uniforms have surrounded the Lucky House. Many gamblers have been driven out of the Lucky House by them. At the same time, boxes of wine are being moved out.

The Kodak family is also one of the biggest consumers of alcohol in Jingang City. Plus, they don’t think Director Dell will rashly come to check out the Good Luck House, so there is a lot of inventory piled up here.

Looking at the boxes piled up into a small mountain again, the agents knew that they had caught another big fish, although they had known it all along.

Wolfley and his men had already arrived. He pushed through the crowd and walked directly to the center of the group. He locked his eyes on a senior agent and walked straight over to him.

"Do you know what the fuck you're doing?", he asked.

The senior agent couldn't help laughing. "I think I heard someone say this before. You said this more than once."

There was a faint laugh around, and Wolfley's eyes turned slightly red. He seemed to be easily emotional.

The people around him quickly pulled him back and whispered something in his ear. He stared at the man and pointed at him, "That layer of skin on your body can't protect you!"

The senior agent sneered, "You're not the first person to threaten me."

The casino was temporarily closed down for allegedly openly selling intoxicating beverages containing alcohol, and the entire Jingang City was in an uproar.

After so many years, has anyone started to challenge the authority of the five major families again?

Even Congressmen Wade and Williams put down what they were doing and called to inquire about the cause and course of events.

The mayor also called Chief Dell, but Chief Dell did not contact him during this operation.

"You should have told me first." The mayor's tone was calm, but one could hear some complaint in his voice.

Chief Dale ignored his words and the meaning he expressed, and told him what happened in the morning, "You know?"

"The truck hit my car directly. If I had reacted a little slower, you wouldn't have seen me!"

"You haven't been to the scene to see it. The whole wall was knocked down. I couldn't even get out of the car by myself. It was deformed!"

"The Grim Reaper's scythe passed close to my neck, Sidney!"

"They really want to kill me, this is not a joke!"

"My hands have been shaking for the whole morning since I came back. Now, this is not a matter between us and them, it's a matter between me and them!"

"Since they really want to kill me, let's see who of us dies first!"

Listening to his resentful words, the mayor felt a little headache, "You need to have a drink and calm down!!"

"They said it was just an accident!"

Chief Dale asked loudly, "Do you think this was an accident?"

The mayor stopped talking because he also felt it was not an accident.

But it’s better this way, at least Director Dell won’t change sides at the critical moment!

"Dale, I trust your judgment and support you. Is there anything I can do?"

(End of this chapter)