Shadow Empire

Chapter 451 Attitude
Lance's original intention was to meet Bandy in a more...hidden place, but Bandy invited Lance to meet in his office in the "Golden Harbor Casino", and Lance had no choice but to accept the invitation.

At the same time, he also wanted to see what was so special about this casino, which was known as the most luxurious casino in Jingang City.

Jingang Casino is located between the Starlight District and the Bay Area. It is not a square building. It was designed by a well-known designer.

It is said to look like a giant gaming table with stacked chips, which is a good indication of the nature of its building's use.

This place is open 24 hours a day from morning to night. As soon as the convoy enters the inner road, someone will come to lead the way.

The huge parking lot was full of people. Lance also saw two buses parked in the parking lot. People who looked like tour guides were waving flags, calling out names, and taking them into the casino.

The Golden Port Casino has more than forty buses traveling back and forth in Likale State to pick up customers, and the port terminal is their main destination.

As long as you get on the bus, you will be taken to the Jingang Casino for free, get free chips that cannot be redeemed for ten dollars, and enjoy a free lunch.

During this period, cigarettes and drinks in the casino are free as long as they sit at the gambling table.

There are also some travel-related guides in the federation that mention Jingang City. These travel guides all say that the first stop in Jingang City is to take a free ride to the casino in the city center.

If you are lucky enough, you can win some free chips, which will cover your travel expenses for the next few days.

It doesn’t matter if they lose, the ten dollars is free anyway, they can also rest here for a while and have a free buffet lunch.

Most of these guides tell people how to do these things with the least amount of money, but in fact, many tourists will be more or less infected by the atmosphere here as soon as they come in.

Those gamblers waving their chips and cheering constantly will make people's adrenaline rush, their mouths dry and their tongues parched, and then they will come to the gambling table, turn the money in their pockets into chips and throw them onto the table!
Regardless of whether they warn themselves not to cross the line before doing so, most of them eventually forget these warnings they give themselves.

Hearing that Lance was here, a middle-aged man came over to greet Lance and the others.

He was wearing a black flat-collar suit, a white shirt and a bow tie, looking very gentlemanly.

"Hello, I'm Gory, you must be Lance!" Gory had a warm smile on his face. He had heard a lot of rumors about Lance and had some good feelings towards him.

Gao Li's job is to deal with casinos and some underworld affairs, so he would be closer to "gang leaders" like Lance.

He would feel that they were people from the "same world".

Lance nodded, "I'm Lance, hello, nice to meet you!"

The two shook hands, and Gao Li greeted others.

Lawn, Hiram, and Alan.

He didn't know Madore, and Lance didn't introduce him, which made him think that Madore was just Lance's bodyguard. He just nodded and didn't shake hands with each other.

"Bendy is meeting a visitor. You may have to wait a moment. I will show you around the casino. I hope you don't mind."

Even if Lance minded this kind of thing, he wouldn't say it out loud. He nodded and went into the casino with Gao Li.

The moment I entered the casino, someone came over with two trays. On the trays were chip trays made of red velvet, with piles of chips on them.

“Golden Harbor Casino has been around for more than sixty years. It is the result of several generations of our family, and each of us is proud of it!”

Gao Li raised his chin slightly. This was indeed something that made him feel proud.

A large amount of money is produced every day, which brings them not only money, but also status and power.

Lance nodded slightly, and the two continued to walk inside.

They came to a gambling table, and when the guests saw Gao Li, they all greeted him.

Gao Li often appears in casinos. Sometimes he even sits at the gambling table and gambles with these gamblers, or becomes a dealer to preside over the game.

So he is very popular here and many people know him.

"Want to play two rounds?"

Two people holding chips stood on his left and right sides. He said generously, "If you lose, it's mine!"

The gamblers around all showed different emotions and looks such as "amazement", "envy", "jealousy" and "curiosity".

They didn't know Lance, but they knew that Lance must not be a small character, otherwise Gao Li would not do this.

But to everyone's surprise, Lance looked at Lawn and asked, "Do you have a dollar?"

Lawn took out a dollar from his pocket and said, "Yes."

Lance held the one dollar bill between two fingers, placed it on the table, and signaled the dealer to continue.

The dealer looked at Gao Li, not knowing what to do. Gao Li frowned slightly, but nodded slightly, signaling him to deal the cards.

This is a very simple game, which is to compare the size of the cards. Lance's cards were neither big nor small, but he lost.

"interesting."

He used a dry "interesting" to evaluate the gambling, then stood up, shaking his head, "The game here is not suitable for me."

Gao Li looked at Lance meaningfully. He vaguely felt that Lance was making a statement, showing his position.

But he didn't understand this, maybe Bandy could.

He laughed twice. "Gambling is like this. There are wins and losses. Luck determines everything."

He motioned for the two staff members holding chips to leave and said, "If you are not interested in these, we can continue to look inside."

“This is more than just a casino!”

Jingang Casino is the largest and most luxurious casino in Jingang City and even in Likalai State. It is a complete den of money!

In addition to casinos, there are also nightclubs, theaters, and various performances to greatly enrich all the fun people want.

You can also shop here. Almost all the luxury brands that can be seen in the Federation have stores here.

The gamblers who win money love to squander it the most. After all, the money comes too quickly, so they don’t care about the prices of luxury goods at all. What they care about is the happiness brought by spending money.

Swimming pools, indoor courts, some leisure activities with characteristics of other countries, and the highest standard of recruitment groups.

Those girls who are so tall and beautiful that ordinary people outside can only secretly fantasize about them are all clearly priced here.

People always say that youth is priceless, but youth, in fact, often has a price.

Just like here.

I have to say that the Kodak family is really doing their best to run the casino here, and Lance is also amazed at the results of their operations.

After walking around here for half an hour and everyone was amazed, Bandy finally had "some time".

In fact, Lance had already known that there were no visitors at all. This was their visiting procedure.

When Bandy invited him to the Golden Harbor Casino, it meant that they had to go through this process before they could see Bandy.

As for why we do this, the reason is very simple -

Use huge wealth and status to intimidate Lance.

This also made Lance realize that the matter that Bendy came to him to negotiate might not be so easy to reconcile.

Otherwise, he wouldn't need to use such a plan at all.

Bandi's office is large and spacious, with many facilities.

The huge floor-to-ceiling windows allow his office to overlook the entire casino, giving people a feeling of "everything is under control."

He was a very controlling person, and after Lance shook hands with him, he sat in the chair opposite him.

"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long. I just had something urgent to do. I hope I didn't keep you waiting too long. This is my fault."

"Gauli is my brother. Did he treat you well?"

Lance nodded. "Mr. Gowrie took us around the casino. Everything here is amazing, Mr. Bandy."

After hearing this, Bandy couldn't help laughing. He liked to hear such compliments.

It's like the father of an outstanding child. No matter how much money he makes and how great he is, he is just ordinary happy.

But when you praise his most proud masterpiece, which is his child, he will feel that you are a good person.

"I just built on the foundation of my family ancestors and made it better!"

"I'm glad you enjoyed it."

He paused, "You must be confused as to why we are gathered here today."

Lance nodded. He moved back so that his butt was fully seated, and clasped his hands together in front of him. "Indeed."

Bendy got straight to the point, "I have a friend who thinks there's some misunderstanding between you two." Lance emphasized the key words in his words, "Misunderstanding?"

Bendy nodded, "Misunderstanding!"

Lance smiled and motioned for him to continue. In fact, he could feel that this misunderstanding was definitely not a small one.

"Herick, you may not have heard of this name. He is the vice president of Liji Group and one of the company's shareholders."

"It was him who entrusted me to mediate the conflict between you."

Lance shook his head after listening to this. "I'm afraid this misunderstanding is not so easy to resolve."

Bendy showed some doubts, "Can you tell me about it?"

Lance did not refuse. "He owes me about four million. If he can give me the four million, then I promise that I will not cause trouble for them again."

"But if they can't give me the four million..." Lance looked at Bandy, "For your sake, Mr. Bandy, I can only take three and a half million."

"If they can't even give me 3.5 million, then I'm sorry, I will keep causing trouble for them."

"When I first heard someone tell me that Jingang City is the Jingang City of the Jingang people, I thought to myself, 'They are right.'"

He was telling Bandy that this was Golden Harbor, not Golden State, and that he wouldn't care that much about the Liji Group.

Bandy heard about the conflict between them. In some ways, Liji Group was indeed at fault.

It is indeed a bit excessive to tear up the contract with Lance just because they felt they earned less money.

Lance's attitude now seemed very resolute. He thought for a moment and said, "You also caused them losses."

Lance was unmoved, "They owed me."

He looked at Bandy, "When someone tries to keep your wealth in their own hands, the best response is not to tell him, 'You can keep it', but to make him understand how stupid he is doing!"

"These are my conditions and they won't change."

Bandy's face showed little emotion. He was better at hiding his emotions than others. "The Liji Group has considerable influence throughout the Federation. They have deep cooperation with members of Congress and industry associations."

"It's no exaggeration to say that when they make certain decisions, the governor needs to consider whether to compromise."

Bandy tried to convince Lance with the influence of the Liji Group and their position in the Federation, "You are a smart man, Lance, I have always noticed you."

"From the beginning, when I inadvertently heard Paul mention this name, to now, you have become an amazing leader."

"You should know better than those people what we need to move forward."

"You can gain their friendship. After resolving this conflict, we will all become good friends, share resources and connections."

Lance looked at him, their eyes met, and after about ten seconds, Lance spoke clearly, "They owe me."

"If I want something, I will work hard to get it myself instead of relying on others to give it to me."

Gao Li was still looking at the people in the casino, but now his gaze shifted from the floor-to-ceiling glass window to Lance's face.

Even he could tell that this was extremely rude.

He seemed to be saying that Bandy was trying to persuade him to bow his head like a beggar because of other people's charity. Even though Bandy was very sophisticated, he was a little annoyed at this moment.

After all, he is now the head of the five major families... no, the four major families, and Lance is just the leader of a lower-level gang.

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became a little different. Laun and Hiram, who were sitting on the sofa in the distance, looked over here. Mador, who was standing by the wall, walked to the door and stopped.

If a fight breaks out, he must control the gate, either to escape or to block them here.

There was obvious displeasure on Bandy's face. He felt that despite his status, he had been so compromising in communicating with Lance, but Lance still couldn't understand him.

This made him a little angry.

“I mean well,” he said first, “but it’s clear that I may not be able to do this well.”

"Lance, has anyone told you this?"

Lance asked, "What?"

Bendy's face showed a hint of playful sternness, "You have a very tough bone."

Lance laughed out loud after hearing this. He did not take his words as a threat at all. Instead, he regarded it as a compliment. "Thank you for thinking so. I am indeed very tough!"

"One tried to push me to my knees, but he ended up drowning in his office."

"Someone wanted to break my bones, but they're still swimming under Angel Lake."

"My bones are very hard. If you don't have harder bones, you'd better not confront me head-on!"

Gao Li had already stood up. He looked at Lance. The entire casino was their people.

All Bandy had to do was give the order and he would keep them completely.

Bendy's expression was no longer as calm as before, "Aren't you afraid?"

Lance shook his head. "Everyone would be afraid, but Mr. Bandy, you have lived in such a luxurious building for so long, enjoying everything that ordinary people can't enjoy, that you have forgotten."

“Although lives have different values, they are equal in the face of death!”

"I'm going to die, I know that, what about you?"

"Have you ever thought that one day, you will die too?"

Gory couldn't help it, "Lance, watch your tone."

Both Laun and Hiram stood up, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

Lance turned slowly and looked at Gorri, "You want to try my hard bone?"

He grabbed the sides of his clothes with both hands and stood up with the help of the handrail, "Do you want it?"

The contempt in his tone made Gao Li clench his fists!

If he were left to decide for himself, he would teach Lance a lesson right now, but Bendy is the one who makes the decision here.

Bendy couldn't sit still any longer. The situation was clearly developing in a direction he hadn't considered. He stood up and said, "Lance, can I understand that this is your attitude towards us?"

Lance turned and looked at him. "You asked me to give up four million dollars in losses to agree to your damn compromise plan. You have already made your position clear, Mr. Bandy."

"Your compromise and your attitude are worth this!"

"I have decided now. I won't even give you the face of half a million. Four million, not a penny less, I won't accept it!"

"You don't have to think about threatening us. We have come this far from having nothing because we dare to challenge and are not afraid of death."

"If you think my bones are not as hard as you think, or not as hard as Mr. Gowrie, we can try it anytime, anywhere."

He looked at Bendy, pointed at him, and turned toward the door.

Madore opened the door directly, and Lance walked out of the door with his head held high, followed by Laun. Hiram shook his hair, made a pistol gesture with both hands to Bandy and Gori, and then left.

Madore's eyes stayed on Gory, and he was the last to leave after Lance and the others left the room.

Gao Li immediately looked at Bandi, "I can have someone keep them here."

Bandy was also having a headache now. "Leave them and then kill them?"

Gao Li took it for granted, so Bandy asked, "And then?"

"Facing the crazy revenge of the Lance family?"

"They still have a few key figures, including the No. 2 figure, Erwin. If Lance dies, they will definitely come back for crazy revenge."

"And Alberto, because Paul had helped him, he supported Francisco in dealing with those people in the family."

"How will he deal with us for Lance?"

"Have you ever considered how much we will lose by then?"

"I am only acting as a middleman in this matter. This is not our business. Unless we are sure that we can defeat them directly and not give them any chance at all."

Gao Li got a little angry, "So let them leave so brazenly?"

Bandy was a little annoyed, "They won't have it easy. Liji Group has other methods."

Gao Li showed a very obvious disappointment, "Bandy..."

(End of this chapter)