Shadow Empire

Chapter 275 Transfer Order [666+14]
The sound of a ringing phone brought the professor (the second in command of the Wolf Gang) back to his senses from his thoughts. He watched the phone on the table ring a few times before picking it up. "Hello?"

"professor?"

The voice was familiar, somewhat young. A face as young as the voice flashed before him. His voice became softer. "It's me. What can I do for you?"

He had respect for the man, he wasn't some dumb asshole like Wolfe or some other character in the gang, he had his own opinions and views.

Some people are stupid. As soon as they gain a little power, they think they can challenge the whole world and become so arrogant that they don't take anything seriously.

Even as powerful as the five major families in Jingang City, aren't they controlled by the state government and Congress?

In this world, there is only one place where you can truly say you are standing at the top!
But this place would not leave room for someone like him.

So he always kept a low profile, because he knew he had no right to be arrogant.

"He approves of your progress, but you can go a little faster. The faster you go, the less pressure we will have."

"The less pressure we have, the more benefits you can get. It's a positive cycle."

"If you guys don't make a breakthrough, we will be under a lot of pressure and your life will be even worse. Do you understand what I mean?"

The professor nodded repeatedly, "Yes, I know, I understand, sir."

"But... the police are not on our side. If we rashly carry out a large-scale operation, we will most likely be blocked by them."

"You know, once the police action is carried out in public, even if we have the ability to fight back, we can only choose to disperse first."

The person on the phone listened carefully, and after a moment he laughed, "Communicating with you is easier than communicating with others, Professor."

"You don't need to worry about that now. Just pay attention to the news broadcast at noon."

"Then think about what you should do."

The call ended here, leaving some "puzzles". The professor put the receiver back, picked up a pen, and wrote and drew on the paper without any purpose.

This is his way of thinking. When he needs to think, he will use this method to straighten out his thoughts.

Maybe he himself didn't know what words he was going to write on the paper, or what he was going to draw. Everything just happened naturally, and was written out fluently and beautifully.

At 12:30 noon, the Jingangcheng News Radio Station began its news broadcast, which is also the favorite program for many people during their lunch break.

After hearing several meaningless news stories in a row, a piece of news finally came out that the professor couldn't believe.

"After Charlie, the chief of the Jingang City Police Department, resigned, there has been no new chief of police. Considering that the current public safety rate has not met the requirements of the City Hall, the mayor specially appointed John, the chief of the Port Branch, to temporarily take over the position of acting chief until a more suitable candidate emerges."

"The former assistant director will be the director of the Port Branch, and the positions of other personnel will remain unchanged..."

After a brief moment of distraction, the professor stood up suddenly, walked quickly to Wolfe's office door, and pushed it open.

Wolfe may be sick, or some rumors about him may have made him fall into his own "personality".

Yes, all the rumors were written by the professor for him, such as how he defeated the wolf in a duel and how he raised two wolves. All the legendary stories were written by the professor himself and he helped to publicize them.

An ordinary gang with no special background actually has no future in the "industrial gang" environment like Fides'.

He must have something attractive so that people can remember him and join him.

Although wolves are animals that cause headaches for farmers, they are able to attract some young people, which is one of the reasons why the Wolf Gang has grown so strong.

Wolfe enjoyed this kind of character setting very much. He felt as if he had really killed a wolf with his bare hands and was a real wolf king.

The professor stood there waiting for a few minutes, and Wolfe was finally released. He pushed the girl away, put on his clothes, and sat back in his chair.

“They are all men.”

The professor rolled his eyes, "John became the acting director."

Wolfe didn't respond. "So he's been devalued?"

"This idiot, I knew he wasn't cut out for this!"

The professor shook his head. "He is the acting chief of the city police department. He was appointed by the mayor and was just announced."

Wolfe's mouth slowly opened wide, "This is impossible, how could he..." He quickly calmed down, "So, he is in the same group with us now?"

The professor nodded. "A gentleman just called and he hopes we can do something bigger."

"This is a very unexpected measure. The police force is not a monolithic entity. If John can be bribed, it means that other police officers can be bribed."

"The word I used to say 'bribed' may not be accurate. To be more precise, it means that they were able to find the direction of justice."

"So we have more room to maneuver. My idea is to let them tie up Bill and the others tomorrow, and then we can directly destroy their lair."

"As long as we take down their headquarters, the Red Dog Gang will no longer have a base in the port area, and we can easily clean up their remaining forces."

"Once we have occupied enough territory, it will be easy to expand outward or deal with those small gangs."

The professor's face lit up. Although the Hazardous Materials Administration had great power, they could obtain a search warrant or even an arrest warrant without going through the local judicial system.

But they also have a big drawback, they cannot intervene in purely criminal activities.

It’s different now. John is on their side, even if he is just an acting director.

This means that the powerful departments that truly have the power to interfere in all crimes now have their own people, providing the most basic guarantees for some of their actions!
This is the breakthrough. They no longer have to worry about what they do being surrounded by a large number of police, and now the police will stand on their side.

Wolfe was very excited after hearing this. "Your idea is great. Now we can mobilize manpower. I can't wait!"

It wasn't just them who heard the news, many other people also heard the news, and Lance found it incredible when he heard it.

A greedy vulture actually turned into the acting chief of the police station?
You know, before the real chief appears, the acting chief is the actual chief of the police station.

The only person who can decide who will be the police chief is the mayor.

Under the federal system of mayoralism, even if the wealthy people in the Bay Area are extremely dissatisfied with this and can convince those in the state government, the mayor still has to nod in the end.

So... the situation of the acting director is very subtle. It will not make people feel that the mayor is acting recklessly because he is just an "acting" director.

But it can achieve the effect he wants.

And by doing so, some marginalized police officers will fall into the arms of the mayor and John.

There are always some police officers who don’t fit in or are excluded. In the past, they could only endure these treatments, but now, they have new choices.

This is a disgusting act and represents the continued escalation of confrontation and conflict.

"He's looking for opportunities to gain an advantage bit by bit.", Lance said about the changes, "Now the police, what's the next part?"

"Firefighting?"

"Or something else?"

"If the people of the five major families are not stupid enough to be blinded by their comfortable lives, they should take action."

Alvin was a little worried. The position of city police chief was too important. They could almost directly interfere in the police affairs of each district, which would be a headache!
"What are we going to do?"

Lance held the matchbox in his hand, thinking about how to respond. It was obvious that from what he had seen before, the mayor was at a disadvantage everywhere, but he was able to become stronger step by step.

On the contrary, those local forces that had crushed the mayor's team from the beginning began to weaken.

After all, the "right to rule" is still in the hands of the mayor. Even if he is at a disadvantage for a while, as long as the state government supports him, he can always stand up again.

This is also the drawback of non-governmental organizations. When it comes to the competition for high-level power, they are simply not in the same league.

The only one who could challenge the mayor is probably the Kodak family.

But he is not irreplaceable. The reason why casino business makes money is not because they have some secret recipe that can make 100% profit, it is just because of those licenses!

It is not a good thing that the mayor is becoming more and more powerful. Lance pondered for a while and waved his hand. Erwin immediately came over. The two whispered for a moment, and Erwin looked surprised.

But looking at Lance's affirmative eyes, he finally nodded, "I'll do it myself!"

Lance gave him a hug, "Be safe!"

(End of this chapter)