Shadow Empire

Chapter 419 Wang Defa has no future [666+8]
Hunter called Charlie.

Although he is now the director, he still has to focus on Charlie.

Even though Charlie is no longer the director, he will soon be a city council member in the Bay Area.

The nickname "Bay Area Hound" will most likely continue to reward his loyalty to the Bay Area.

Once he becomes a city council member, he will be able to do more for the wealthy people in the Bay Area, but Hunter himself does not have close ties with the Bay Area, so he can only rely on Charlie's help.

When he told Charlie that this matter might be related to Lance, Charlie frowned.

"Lance has some connections to the secretary of state and the attorney general, and I'm not sure what their relationship is."

"This matter will be investigated according to procedures first. If there is evidence against him, he will be summoned."

"If there is no evidence against him, just pretend you don't know about it."

Hunter asked softly again, "Blue and Duke have been getting very close to Lance lately. I'm a little worried."

"Are you worried about the profit-sharing issue?" Charlie frowned even deeper.

Without waiting for Hunter's answer, Charlie thought for a while and said, "I don't have time these days. I will talk to him after the municipal council election is over."

Hunter heard the concession in Charlie's words. You know, that's not what they said last month.

Charlie's attitude at the time was very clear. He expressed strong dissatisfaction with Lance's interference in police affairs, and also expressed that he would stand on Hunter's side.

It hasn't been long since then, but his attitude seems to have changed and become somewhat accommodating.

Hunter vaguely understood that this might be related to the communication between Lance and the Secretary of State.

Charlie was an old dog who loved power, and everyone knew it.

The wealthy people in the Bay Area know it, and Hunter knows it too.

Even Charlie himself knows how he appears in the eyes of others.

But he didn't care.

Because he has received tangible benefits, he is about to become a city councilor, although city councilors do not have any direct, substantive government positions.

But they can influence the city hall's strategic adjustments in governing the city in various ways, and these are powers.

A person who is keen on power is unlikely to come into conflict with the privileged class at the upper level without fully understanding the situation.

He is very sensitive to power and also to the trouble he might get into.

Hunter was a little dissatisfied. If Charlie was still the chief, he would definitely strongly oppose Lance's interference in police affairs.

But now he is not, so he has made some concessions. Although his interests are damaged, in fact, Charlie's base is no longer entirely the police system of Jingang City.

He has realized his self-worth and increased his value, and he has more options at his disposal.

Hunter was a little depressed because the police system was now his real base.

Lance's profit-sharing system is shaking his base. If all the major police stations become Lance's people, there will be no point in him being the police chief.

Now he didn't have any good way to deal with these problems, so he could only mutter, "I hope you can reach an agreement."

Charlie seemed to have heard the dissatisfaction in his tone, and immediately comforted him, "Hunter, you know me, I don't mean to let his actions go."

"The police are our base after all. I just thought that since we were friends before, we could talk about it first."

"If we can all take a step back, then that's the best outcome, but if he's not willing to back down, then we need to consider fighting back."

"After all, the Lance of today is no longer the same as the Lance of the past."

"Our attitude and means of dealing with him cannot be the same as in the past."

Charlie didn't say what was different, but Hunter could understand.

The two chatted for a few more sentences and then hung up the phone. They both sat at their desks, their eyes fixed on the phone, thinking about what they had discussed on the phone.

The impact of the gunfight in front of Jincheng Century Hotel is still expanding outward.

Everyone in the city is discussing the huge event that happened today, the deaths of Rick and Sarifor.

As soon as Lance returned to the company, he saw Arthur chatting with Corinda.

He was bent over on the front desk, a smile on his face as if he had seen his prey.

The Imperial race is only a small minority in the Federation. Some people in the Federation believe that the Imperial people have a very "Imperial style". This is one of the reasons why the Red High Heels were able to open up the situation in Jingang City before. They have something special!
Some of the Imperial girls give people a cold feeling, which is a sharp contrast to the sweetness of the Federation girls that are popular at this time.

Some people like sweet food, while others like sour food. When the mainstream aesthetic of the whole nation is focused on girls with blonde hair, blue eyes and red dresses, there are some people who like girls who look more distinctive.

Arthur's life was not long, only more than 20 years, but he had met many girls. He had been dating different girls since high school.

But he had never dated a girl like this before, and he had become a hunter, using the jokes he learned from outside to make Corinda laugh. But when Corinda called out "Lance's" name, Arthur turned around quickly, his face a little embarrassed.

He put his hands behind his back like a child who had stolen something, but then quickly took them out and raised his hand to greet Lance.

Lance looked at him. He wanted to shake hands with Lance, but finally took his hand back.

"Dad wants to see you."

Congressman Williams wanted to meet Lance because he also heard about the gunfight in front of the Golden Century Hotel, which was the largest gunfight in recent years.

So many people died, everyone in the city was shocked by the number!

Moreover, two key figures died, and he hoped to learn some truth!
Lance had something taken care of and then went to Williams Manor.

Here he saw Councillor Williams, and James.

After Lance entered the room, Arthur also wanted to squeeze in, but James blocked him. The two brothers looked at each other for a while, and Arthur took a step back, "Well, I still have things to do..."

James had a smile on his face, he walked out and hugged Arthur, "Go ahead, be safe."

When the door was closed again, a look of loss and something indescribable appeared on Arthur's face, but he quickly hid it.

When he was a child, he did not feel that his father, Congressman Williams, was partial because he always got the best things and received more tolerance and forgiveness.

But when he grew up and began to understand things, he realized that this preference was not actually a real preference.

He will not inherit any political legacy from Congressman Williams, he can only inherit part of the family business, in terms of business.

His truly valuable political legacy all belongs to his elder brother James.

Arthur's mother had hinted to him more than once that he should spend more time with Senator Williams and get involved in more serious matters instead of thinking about dating girls all day, and he actually did so.

But perhaps because he had not shown extraordinary political talent since high school, Congressman Williams gave up on him early on.

This kind of giving up is actually a kind of preference. At least he doesn't need to take on more responsibilities.

Being born in such a big family, the pressure of taking responsibility is very high, and not everyone can bear it.

In fact, Congressman Williams's decision not to allow him to participate in political affairs is also a form of protection for him.

Wouldn’t it be nice to live happily and without burden?

Of course he might not understand, but that doesn't matter.

James closed the door and walked to the bar, "Coffee, juice, or water?"

“We also have some custom whiskeys and brandies here.”

"Coffee bar." Lance picked one at random.

Soon James came over with coffee and pastries.

The pastries are placed in a glass cabinet. At one or two o'clock in the afternoon, the family's cook will make the pastries and put them in the glass cabinet.

If they need it, they can take it at any time, because the glass cabinet is sealed, there is no need to worry about it becoming weak.

The taste is not much different from when it is freshly baked.

If they could not be eaten, the butler would come and take away all the cakes at night and they would become the servants’ midnight snack.

After James also sat down, Councilman Williams asked, "I heard that Rick and Salifor are both dead?"

Lance didn't nod or shake his head, but just said lightly, "I was shot dozens of times. If I can still survive, then I will immediately believe in God."

Senator Williams was stunned for a moment, then he chuckled, "It's better to die. Things will become much simpler if you die."

He said with some regret, "At this time last year, nothing had changed between me, Wade, and the five major families."

"In just one year, Wade left, and three of the five major families got into trouble, leaving only a disabled person and a Kodak family with no problems."

“Some things change so fast!”

Congressman Williams sighed, "This guy Sidney really caused a lot of harm to others!"

If the mayor hadn't been making crazy bets, nothing would have changed and everything would have been as stable and peaceful as before.

But it’s a good thing this way, at least it gives the Williams family a chance to move to the next level.

At this time, James on the side reacted. Lance said that the two big guys were hit by dozens of bullets. If he was not at the scene, he would not know the details at all.

But if he was there, what role did he play?
This discovery made James fall into deep thought, and this is also the reason why Congressman Williams is optimistic about the eldest son. He is more sensitive than that bastard Arthur.

If it was Arthur, he would probably just exclaim and say "Wang Defa..."

(End of this chapter)