Shadow Empire

Chapter 461 Planning and Persuasion

"Boom..."

The guy in the passenger seat sucked his fingers, then took out a handkerchief to wipe them clean. "It's a bit troublesome after observing it for the past few days."

The driver was also sorting out his leftovers. He put the remaining food scraps back into the brown paper bag and threw it on the side of the road.

The cleanliness of the federal grounds is just as complete bullshit as the freedom it claims to be.

There is garbage everywhere on the ground, but it is worth mentioning that there are indeed no cigarette butts to be seen here.

Because cigarette butts are picked up by some poor people, remade into cigarettes and sold to other poor people.

There is not much garbage that can be sold. With so many refugees pouring in, there is very little garbage that can be sold in the entire city. The garbage that can be seen on the streets is worthless and cannot be exchanged for money.

The driver wiped his hands clean, wrapped up some residue still in his mouth and swallowed it. "His protection is very tight. We can only get him out by other means."

These days they have been observing Lance's company and places he might go. Lance's security is of high quality and there are no major loopholes.

Even if he was going to the same place, he would constantly change his route, making it impossible to ambush him along the way.

"Perhaps it would be a good idea for us to give him a reason to 'have to come'. Only in this way will there be a slight possibility."

"It's really unwise for Boss to accept this mission without doing a thorough investigation."

The driver was a little worried. “The Lance family is very powerful. I’m worried that if we fail, they might retaliate against us.”

The man in the passenger seat seemed quite relaxed. "Don't think too much. He wants to retaliate against us, unless he can make it to Golden State!"

"And no matter whether we succeed or not, we will leave as soon as we are done. We will not give him the chance to keep us here. Unless those people betray us, I can't think of any reason why we would be exposed."

The driver didn't talk about this unlucky question. He hesitated for a moment and asked, "What do you think now?"

The person in the co-pilot seat nodded and said, "Give him a small surprise from his fellow Jinzhou colleagues!"

A little later, William called Lance and said, "There are a few people here. You said you arranged them to protect me?"

"what's going on?"

Lance arranged security for all important people, including William.

"We encountered a small challenge. They might use some irregular means. In order to prevent these things that would make me uncomfortable, I have arranged bodyguards for each of you."

"Protect Emily and Patricia."

William was silent for a moment, "It sounds dangerous."

"In fact, I have a guess, and I will know the answer soon. Then there won't be these questions anymore."

Lance thought it was unlikely that it was the Kodak family who did this, as they had already actively cleaned up the mess.

Although Gao Li is still responsible for some gang-related work, such as smashing, looting and murder, he rarely does it so obviously.

Now the Kodak family is more likely to use the power they have accumulated in the past and use rules to deal with those challengers.

Instead of really going out to fight and kill, getting a group of gunmen and parading around the city.

Besides, the core members of the Kodak family are all in Jingang City. If they act recklessly, they will face much more troubles and dangers than Lance.

So from the perspective of "who profits the most" now, the most likely candidate is Liji Group.

The Liji Group is not a "civilized" company. Lance talked about this with Hubert (Patricia's second grandfather) during the St. Farmer's Day.

A few years ago, the Liji Group came to the Lawrence family and proposed to contract the sales of all their agricultural products every year.

When they came, it didn't look like a business negotiation at all, but more like a "fire fight".

There were seven or eight cars, with a total of twenty or thirty people, and they looked like the kind that were not easy to deal with.

Fortunately, the men of the Lawrence family were not timid and were not afraid of trouble. In addition, some cowboys who grew up on farms came out with guns, so the "negotiation" was not successful in the end.

Later they encountered some troubles, such as animals being shot and rice fields being set on fire, and there were some actual frictions between the two sides.

There were casualties on both sides, and they did not leave until they were sure that there was no possibility of compromise on the Lawrence farm.

This is also the reason why Lawrence Farm has a large farm and so many agricultural products mature every year, but it has no connection with any channel dealers and has to sell them on its own.

And it is said that they have done this more than once. In some more desolate places, there have even been shocking rumors that the Liji Group killed farmers and then directly entrusted the farmers' property to farmers who were willing to cooperate with them!

In short, they are not good people, and it is within Lance's expectations that they would use some means outside the rules.

William looked at the bodyguards in and outside the room. Although he was a little uncomfortable, he had to say that he felt very safe.

"That's it for now. Pay attention to Emily and Pat..."

After hanging up the phone, Patricia called Lance and said, "Several people came over and said you arranged it. Are you in any trouble?"

Lance repeated what he had explained to William, and Patricia could understand it, after all, she grew up on a farm when she was a child.

Since she was a child, she had heard her grandfathers talk about all the bad things that the federal agricultural channel interest groups had done, and she believed that these people were capable of doing it.

"I will be careful about my safety, and you should be careful about your safety too!" She said, "I plan to take a leave of absence. I have already told my supervisor. I will come back to work after your matter is over."

The girl was very aware and didn't have the thought, "I know I'm dangerous, but my job is obviously more important than danger."

Lance was very pleased about this. He had originally planned to persuade Patricia to take a few days off.

The court will have a result soon. Once the prosecutor prosecutes the workers, the appellate court will dismiss the case and uphold the original verdict. Then, after Lance gets the result, he can directly apply for compulsory execution.

No more than a week at most!

If it weren't for the sake of making everything comply with procedures, this kind of case with solid evidence and complete confessions could actually be handled in a fast-track court.

After they chatted for a few words, Patricia hung up the phone. She had to go back as soon as possible and take care of Emily at the same time.

She was worried that Emily would be scared, but in fact Emily was not scared at all because she had taken out the pistol she bought when she was young and was figuring out how to load the bullets into it.

A few minutes later, the police received a "tip call" and locked down the location of the last three fugitive criminals in the Liji Group's wheat sprout case and successfully captured them.

These people cooperated very well in completing the transcript and explained the criminal process.

The main culprits said that they were humiliated by the staff of Liji Group at work, which led to a desire for revenge.

However, they did not dare to harm those staff members directly, so they thought of using their identities as dock workers to wet the wheat to make it germinate, causing losses to the Liji Group and venting their anger.

The case itself is not complicated. It has a motive, a process, and an ending, and all the procedures and processes comply with federal judicial requirements.

This case can even be used as a textbook, and there is not a single problem or flaw to be found!

But the more cases like this there are, the bigger the problem actually is.

At the police station in the Port Division, an officer left the station after receiving a call.

He went to a cafe diagonally across from the police station, sat down, ordered a cup of coffee and a pancake, and soon someone sat down opposite him.

The police officer looked up and down at the man in front of him. He was also wearing a police uniform, but his temperament made him look like something other than an ordinary policeman.

"Your police uniform is so clean," he said.

The guy in front of him is the legal advisor to the commissioner. He needs to have a private chat with a suspect to continue to drag out the case.

If prosecutors were really allowed to intervene and the case was prosecuted, they would soon have to face huge claims for liquidated damages, which is not what the headquarters wants to see.

Therefore, the only way to delay the case is to make the witness change his testimony and make a statement that is unfavorable to the testimony of other suspects.

The legal advisor ordered a cheap cup of coffee, dipped the corner of his business card into the coffee and flicked it on himself, then ordered some butter and spread it on his cuffs and collar.

This way, his clothes looked like he had been wearing them for a long time, and his temperament was not as clean as before.

The police officer nodded. "This is much better." He picked up the coffee and took a sip. "You only have five minutes at most."

He shook his head again and said, "I don't really want to help you, but I owe him a favor."

"Don't do anything other than what you promised, I don't want to get in trouble!"

Hunter had just called him and told him to find a way to arrange for someone to talk to one of the suspects alone. Five minutes would be enough. He had originally refused because the main suspect was under strict supervision, but Hunter said they were going to see a less important accomplice, so he agreed.

Although the accomplices were held in solitary confinement, there was actually no one watching them specifically, and they were all in separate detention rooms.

As long as the door is closed, no one will know what's going on inside.

The legal counsel nodded, ruffling his hair a little. "I won't do anything else."

He said as he pulled an envelope from his pocket and pushed it across the table.

Judging from its thickness, there are at least two thousand dollars here, if they used twenty-dollar bills.

"We haven't talked about this before.", his eyes fixed on the envelope.

The legal counsel smiled and said, “This is your reward. I don’t care what the relationship is between you and Hunter. You helped me and he helped me.”

"He helped me, and I have already paid him."

"You helped me too, this is your reward."

"Two thousand dollars."

He also specifically mentioned how much money there was here.

When the speculation became reality, the police officer couldn't help but gasp.

According to his current salary standard, this is almost two years' income without eating or drinking.

Without any hesitation, he picked it up and put it in his inner pocket, "Thank you."

He stood up and said, "Let's go. The sooner we get this done, the better. Otherwise, I'll always feel uneasy."

The legal advisor followed behind him, and the two entered the port branch one after the other.

Jingang City has a total of eleven branches and one city police station, which is the headquarters.

Although the police system is a relatively closed system, not all police officers in different police stations know each other.

There are always some new faces added, and as long as the badge on the officer's chest looks normal, no one will stop him.

Especially since people had no doubt about his authenticity at this time, because they didn't think anyone would be brave enough to pretend to be a policeman and even come to the police station.

The place where criminal suspects are detained is behind the police station building. The police officer seemed to be doing something, but in fact he came to the detention room of the suspect he selected with a legal adviser.

The police officer took the initiative to walk up to the police officer who was responsible for guarding these people and found a reason to leave with him.

Before leaving, he glanced at his legal advisor and left without looking back.

The legal adviser took a bunch of keys from the table, found the key, pushed open the door of the holding cell, and walked in.

The worker sitting on the bench looked up at the police officer who came in, a little confused.

The legal advisor explained the worker's family situation at a very fast pace, but at a completely clear and understandable pace.

Seeing the other person still looking confused, he asked, "How much money did they promise to give you to take the blame?"

The worker became a little wary. “I don’t know what you’re talking about.”

"No, you know, because they offered you a sum of money to take the blame. I believe it must be a large sum, otherwise you would not agree."

"I heard that you will stay in there for at least five or six years, so do you think the money they give you is enough to buy your precious time?"

The worker looked around, and the legal advisor stopped him from taking any possible action. "Don't shout yet. Let's just have a brief chat."

"After all, you have a family besides yourself, right?"

This sentence doesn't sound fierce at all, but it is the most disturbing threat.

Because the workers are here and cannot go out for a short period of time, their worries about their families will be doubled.

His expression also turned serious. "If you dare to hurt my family, I promise, I will find you and tear you apart!"

The legal advisor shook his head. "No, I didn't hurt them. You were the one who hurt them!"

Seeing the worker's eyes wide open as if he didn't understand what he was saying, the legal advisor smiled and said, "Your child lost your company during the most important period of growth."

"His classmates would also laugh at his father being a criminal, ignore him and even bully him."

"Your wife has lost your protection. She has no one to rely on. Even if they promise to give you some money, this money cannot replace your company with her."

"She will be disappointed, painful, and lonely. Do you think a woman like this will need someone to accompany her when she is most lonely and painful?"

"Your parents cannot get your help, whether in life or other matters, because you are in prison."

"They may also suffer great psychological trauma because of your imprisonment, and become silent and unwilling to talk or communicate."

"Have you considered it?"

"When you were in prison, your family members were in trouble. Who could help you?"

"Your wife and children, they have lost your company, will they still have the same feelings for you as they do now after a few years?"

“You have to learn to think, and this is not the only way to make money.”

The legal advisor glanced at the watch on his wrist and said, "If you can tell the truth in court, I will give you 20,000 yuan, give you and your wife a new job, and keep you away from Likale State."

"You don't have to worry about the gangs causing trouble for you, because they can't find you, and if they do cause trouble, they'll be looking for us."

"Take 20,000 yuan and start a new life."

"You'd better take what they promised you, I don't know how much money, and spend the best years of your life in prison."

"Your children have lost the pride of their father, your wife has lost the warmth of her husband, and your parents have lost the support of their children!"

"Where were you when they needed you most?"

"I believe you should have a choice."

He paused and said, "You can think about it seriously."

"As long as you tell the truth in court, I can guarantee your safety and I can guarantee that you can get the money!"

He looked at his watch again and said, "I'm leaving now, but I believe we will meet again!"

He left the room, locked the door again, and put the key on the table.

When he finished doing all this, the door of the detention room opened and the police officer and the police officer in charge of guarding came in from outside.

The police officer in charge of the guard cast a puzzled look on the legal adviser's face for a moment, and the two men passed each other.

"I haven't seen this person before. Is he a new colleague?"

"Looks a bit stinky!"

The police officer smiled and said, "I don't know. You know there are a lot of people coming here recently!"

The guard nodded and sat back at the table. "Thank you for the cigarettes and donuts. I'll treat you next time!"

The police officer smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Anytime, anywhere!"

After saying that, he turned and left.

He breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and pushed the door open.

Outside the door, the legal advisor had come to the phone booth and dialed a number.

"I've already met him, and there's a high probability that he has been shaken... Okay, I'll keep an eye on it myself."

He hung up the phone quickly. What he needed to do now was to make a child need a father, a wife need a husband, and an old couple need their son!

(End of this chapter)