Shadow Empire

Chapter 467 Ah and Get Out of My Car
Before he entered the room, Lance heard extremely tragic screams coming from inside the cabin.

The person at the door took the initiative to open the wooden door for Lance, and Lance entered the wooden house with a slight bend.

The wooden house has been renovated once and has become a place for executions.

The walls and floors are easy to maintain. Even if a whole basin of blood is poured on them, they can be cleaned up in the end without leaving any traces.

One of the gunmen was sitting on a chair, he was naked, and his body was turning blue from the cold in this weather with the temperature only a few degrees.

He had many wounds on his body, which were the result of execution.

There was a small cart next to him, and on the cart was a white plate with a few bloody teeth and two or three fingernails on it.

Most of the torture instruments were covered in blood. Lance looked at the person being tortured with some surprise, then turned to look at the guy in charge of the execution who was breathing slightly next to him.

A young captain named Davin, he is one of the newly promoted captains.

"Has he not explained yet?"

Daven was a little embarrassed, "He actually confessed it."

Lance looked at him, Daven scratched his head, and Lawn, who was standing in the corner, explained for him, "The dead boy was his good friend."

Understood.

Lance walked over and patted his arm, "Just clean it up when you leave."

Devin showed a grateful expression, "I know what to do, Boss."

He turned to look at the guy, and his body was already somewhat unconscious.

After being sent here, he was first beaten severely, then stripped naked and tied to this special, cold chair.

Then the madman in front of him began to torture him. He no longer hoped to leave alive and only hoped to die quickly and peacefully!

"Kill me...", he said vaguely, his whole cheek swollen.

Devin used pliers to knock out several of his teeth. The intense, piercing pain almost drove him crazy!
There was urine on the chair and at his feet due to incontinence, and Lance took a few steps back.

"They are from a gang called the Black Blood Gang in Golden State. Their boss asked them to come. They are currently under the orders of a man named Steven Johnson. They are not sure who this man is, but their boss asked them to listen to him."

Lawn couldn't help laughing, "They said their goal was to kill you!"

Lance raised an eyebrow, "It seems like they really hate me!"

"Four million after all."

He walked over to stand next to Lawn and looked at Daven, "Do you have any tricks up your sleeve?"

"If it's gone, I'm leaving."

Devin nodded and took out an interesting instrument. It had two claws, like clamps, and a plug.

The guy, who could barely open his eyes, couldn't help but curse when he saw these things, but his hands and feet were tied to the chair with wire and he couldn't struggle free!
Davin clipped one of them to his hook, and then the other one to his arm...

Lance cursed and left on his own initiative. He actually couldn't stand this.

Lawn followed him and handed him a piece of paper with some clues, including some names, times, places, and a phone number.

"What are you going to do?"

Lance was silent for a while as he looked at the information in his hand, then he looked at Lawn, "Since they want to kill me, don't blame me for fighting back."

“Are you going to the Golden State?”

Lance walked towards the car with the paper in hand. "If they can come, then I can go too."

"You don't need to hand these people over to Chief Blue for now. Except for the one he killed, lock up the others first. Let us resolve the matter and then hand them over."

Lance expected that the Liji Group would take action, but he didn't expect that they would set their sights on William.

But this was not too surprising, because there were many people around him when he went in and out, and it would be too easy for the members of this foreign gang to attack him and succeed.

On the contrary, kidnapping William is a good idea!

Especially since he saw these people saying that they were planning to use a bomb to blow him and William up into the sky, if William was really kidnapped, this might really be possible.

He wouldn't be himself if he ignored the fact that William was kidnapped.

Fortunately, his strategy for running the family has been correct. He has more people on the streets to complement the "cameras" in Bolton's hands, so that they can quickly provide support to any place on the territory at any time.

But at the same time, this also means that he must occupy more territory, only in this way can he ensure that the entire city is under his control.

After getting in the car, he quickly returned to the company. Alvin and the others also knew what had happened. Lance showed them the paper, and everyone was furious!

"What are you going to do?" Erwin asked.

The voices of the people around him suddenly quieted down. Lance held his chin with both hands and looked at them. "I plan to visit these people in Golden State."

He rolled his eyes downwards and looked at the paper recording these materials. He looked at the name on it and said, "Let's visit this... Mr. Steven Johnson first."

Erwin asked again, "Kill him?"

"What about the rest?"

Lance pouted, "Others?"

"These are all minor characters. Kill Steven and use his death to deter those who are controlling him from behind."

"We just need to make these people understand that he can indeed cause trouble for us, but we also have the ability to fight back."

"Although I don't want to admit it, I have to say that we can't solve the problem for everyone, at least not yet."

Melo said, "That's true. The scale of the Liji Group is too large. They have deep connections with high-level politicians and celebrities in the Federation. If we go too far, it may cause dissatisfaction against us."

Congress is able to control the military. No matter how powerful the gangs are, they are no match for the military.

So killing off a key, but not so important character, might just be the end of the matter.

As for the future?

If he could continue to grow, maybe one day he would be able to ignore these people and the relationships hidden behind them.

"So, who's going to join me in the Golden State?"

Everyone raised their hands except Melo.

Sometimes it is not very convenient to have too many people. For example, at this time, it is a hassle to choose who to choose or not to choose!
Golden State is located in the north-central part of the Federation, also on the long coastline in the eastern part of the entire plate. If Jingang City is a new city that gradually began to develop economically due to geographical factors after international trade began to prevail.

Then Jinzhou and Xinjin City have always been the engine core of the Federation!
This is the center of the federation, the economy, politics, culture, it is the heart of the country!
All the best things are concentrated here, and continue to spread around with Xinjin City as the center. The entire Jinzhou has gained huge opportunities because of Xinjin City. It seems that this place is indeed more developed than Likalai State, and there are many more!

After all, one is an old and strong city, and the other is an emerging city, so they are definitely different.

Even in terms of population, there is a huge difference. According to the federal government's own statistics, the city of New Jin already has a permanent population of more than six million, making it one of the largest cities in the world!

Many experts and scholars believe that it will be the center of the world in the future if it continues to develop at its current speed!

This time, Lance and his friends came directly by train. It would take longer to drive along the long road, so the train is much more convenient and people won’t be so tired.

As the train began to enter Jinzhou, New Jin City appeared on the horizon. A city that was completely different from Jingang City and more spectacular, magnificent and prosperous appeared before them!
Many times, people like Lance thought that Jingang City should be the most prosperous city in the Federation. They thought so until they entered here.

But after entering here, they no longer thought so.

There are tall buildings everywhere. The tallest building in Jingang City is only over 100 meters high, and most of them are 40 to 50 meters, or 60 to 70 meters high.

But here, buildings that are hundreds of meters high can be seen everywhere, and some may even be two hundred meters high!
It was like an industrial wonder concentrated in a city. Anyone who came here from other places would be shocked by these wonders and lose the ability to think, as if they had suddenly entered a "world of giants." After getting off the train station, Alan looked at the skyscrapers around him, his eyes almost popping out.

Some people who passed by them would look at them for a moment, then show obvious avoidance expressions and movements, and walk around them.

Lance smiled and spread his hands, "It seems we are disliked."

In fact, their clothes were not bad, but their appearance as country people coming to the city made the people of Xinjin City, who were used to seeing high-end clothes, not so sensitive to them.

"Let's go and find a place to live first."

Lance walked out of the station carrying his suitcase, and a group of people followed closely behind him. They soon merged into the crowd and became part of the masses.

They found a hotel close to the city center and stayed there. The long journey was very tiring, both physically and mentally, and they all needed rest.

The next morning, everyone gathered together again, and Lance enjoyed the breakfast provided by the hotel while reading the Federal Daily.

Although he is a gang leader, he also cares very much about national affairs.

"Negotiations break down, where is the situation between the two countries heading?"

Today's front page headline has a subtitle below:

The federal government and the Dantra Republic cannot reach an agreement on international trade issues.

The hotel breakfast was very delicious, but Lance's attention was now focused on the newspaper.

The newspaper stated that the ambassador of the Dantra Republic asked the federal government to immediately stop transporting supplies to Slad (country), but was rejected by the federal government.

The Secretary of State stated that the Federation did not clearly favor one side in the war on the Tanfit continent. If Slade could purchase supplies from the Federation, then Dantra could also purchase supplies from the Federation.

There is no reason for the Federation, a country that has nothing to do with the war, to stop normal international trade just because Dantra and Slade are at war.

The two sides quarreled over this. The ambassador of Dantra believed that the Federation had gone astray and used some threatening means to try to force the Federation to obey them, but to no avail.

The current affairs columnist who wrote this article felt uneasy about some of the things that might happen next. In the middle and later parts of the article, he analyzed some of the things that might happen.

At the same time, it was proposed that federal businessmen doing business in the Dantra Republic and federal citizens living there should leave Dantra and return to the Federation as soon as possible.

The intensification of the war may cause the Prime Minister of the Republic of Dantra to use some extreme and radical measures to safeguard what they believe to be their legitimate rights and interests.

When he saw this, Lance already felt that the war was actually not far from the Federation.

Maybe just a "punishment" out of anger could trigger a war on a larger scale!

After breakfast they gathered briefly in Lance's room and then went about their own business.

There must be transportation.

They brought their own weapons, but they definitely needed some replenishment.

In addition, they also need to investigate who this "Steven Johnson" is, what role he plays in the Liji Group, where he lives, and figure out some terrain and environment, and finally formulate an action plan!
This may take two or three days or even three to five days. It is not a good decision to launch a plan hastily.

In addition to doing these things, Lance also wants to use his own eyes to personally feel and experience this huge city!

There are countless shops on the street and exquisite goods behind the bright windows.

The rich aroma wafting from the roadside bakeries, and the sausages and various meat products hanging from the roofs of the delicatessens.

The girls on the street are wearing fur coats with brightly colored skirts underneath, becoming a microcosm of this city that cannot be ignored!
It is like a huge living thing, and every person is just a cell in its body. A rhythm of life that is clearer and more delicate than that of Jingang City is flowing in this city!
Lance stood on the street, looking at everything here, a smile appeared on his face.

It was just so inexplicable, or perhaps he wanted to laugh because he knew what was going on. He liked this city, the pulse of this place, and the atmosphere of this place!
For several days they were busy investigating various intelligence, and finally they gradually figured out the results that Lance wanted.

Liji Group has a building of its own in Xinjin City. It is 99 meters high and has 32 floors. It was considered a landmark building many years ago.

But as federal infrastructure began to take off in recent years and industry progressed, high-rise buildings were built one after another, and the Liji Group’s houses were no longer considered high-rise buildings.

It is said that the building with a total design height of 249 meters has started to break ground and will become the new tallest building in Xinjin City.

Its goal is to break the record of the tallest building in Xinjin City set more than ten years ago!

Measuring wealth by height has become a new way of playing the game for the wealthy here.

You think you are rich, but do you have a “tallest building” that can show off your wealth?
The smell of money permeates every corner of this city, making people intoxicated and fascinated by it.

Steven pinched the tie knot and tugged at it, keeping it slightly loose.

This will make him feel more comfortable.

After maintaining my appearance all day, I can finally feel less nervous when I get off work, which makes me feel much more comfortable.

He tried to contact Jingang City these days, but to no avail. He realized that something might have happened there.

The "accident" that happened to the commissioner and his team has been confirmed by the Jingangcheng Police Department as an "accident."

At the same time, all the workers who caused the wheat to sprout were brought to justice, and the prosecutor directly filed lawsuits against them.

Although the Court of Appeal has not yet rejected the appeal of the Liji Group, they have already heard the news through some insiders.

Once the Golden City Court opens the property damage case, the Court of Appeal will dismiss the Liji Group's appeal, unless they appeal to the Federal Supreme Court.

The lawyers told them that even if they appealed to the Supreme Court, the outcome would most likely remain unchanged.

Because the judiciary is an independent, vertical department, in order to ensure the dignity and accuracy of the judiciary, the Supreme Court will certainly first respect the results and explanations of the local court trials.

As long as there are no problems with the local court's trial process, the judgment will be based on the local court's results.

The case was ripped apart and the Supreme Court would simply dismiss it.

If they want to drag this case in the Supreme Court, then they need to do public relations with the real "justices". This is not a simple public relations project!

The company is discussing internally what to do next, and there is still no accurate answer. Once they decide to give up the appeal, they will face four million in compensation.

But if they do not give up the appeal, they will have to convince the justices to adopt their point of view, and then continue meaningless efforts in a case that has a high probability of not winning.

Not only are the costs of PR expensive, but the end result will most likely not change.

And Lance hasn't been on the news yet, which caused Steven to be scolded by the president.

He could understand why the president was in a bad mood. After all, it was a huge amount of money and it concerned the vital interests of shareholders and directors. He could understand that.

Now, he needed to go back and take a hot bath, then have a drink and relax.

He threw his clothes on the passenger seat and drove out of the company's parking lot.

The parking lot guard even bowed and nodded to greet him, but he didn't even bother to look at him.

The car merged into the traffic flow. In a mega city with millions of people, rush hour is no joke and the traffic is very congested.

He honked the horn in annoyance, but it didn't speed up at all.

As they were getting closer to the expressway and his mood was gradually improving, the car in front of him suddenly had an accident.

This made his head start to hurt!

He slammed the steering wheel, honked the horn, and leaned his head out of the car window, swearing!

Just when he wasn't noticing, someone opened the back door and got in.

He turned around abruptly and frowned at the person in the back seat, "Who the hell are you?"

"Get out of my car!"

(End of this chapter)