Shadow Empire

Chapter 471 Ambition and Sleepiness

"Please take a seat. You don't have to be so polite. This is your home, not mine."

The vice president was restless, he didn't know what was happening to his family.

Although he hadn't been nice to his wife for a long time, for some reason, at this moment, he actually began to worry about the safety of this woman.

"My wife and children..."

Lance pointed to the room above, "If they weren't too stupid, no one would get hurt. I'd rather talk to you about what's going on between us."

This remark made the vice president feel a little relieved. After hesitating for a while, he said, "In fact, I support the company to perform according to the contract, but you know, I am just a vice president."

“I have the CEO above me, and the chairman of the board, and the people on the board.”

"I don't keep my word!" From his humble attitude, it can be seen that he really wants to gain Lance's trust, and he said it very sincerely.

Whether it's expression or attitude.

Lance nodded noncommittally, "So how do you think I can get the money that belongs to me?"

In fact, Lance is now in a very special situation. It is obvious that the Liji Group is unwilling to give him the money, but he cannot and will not give up.

Both sides are competing and have reasons not to give up, which has put the situation in a less than appropriate position.

But this matter must be resolved, otherwise he will not feel at ease, and he believes that the top management of Liji Group will not feel at ease either. This is why he came to this city.

The vice president's mind was working at an unprecedented speed. He licked his lips and said, "Mr. Lance, in fact, from the very beginning, you have given us a difficult problem."

Lance suddenly felt like laughing, and a smile appeared on his face, "So this is my fault?"

The vice president nodded.

As long as Lance didn't pull out his gun and cut him into pieces at the slightest disagreement, he could have said what was in his heart.

"You've made it too obvious, and look, it's already the end of the year."

"The year-end financial report is a very important part. For a company, it determines the development trend of the company's stock in the next three months or even half a year."

“If shareholders and investors knew that the company had a loss of four million at this time, and it was due to blackmail!”

"Then this will most likely cause the company's stock to plummet!"

"If you can blackmail us, then others can blackmail us, and our risks in the environment will continue to increase."

"They're going to have less trust in us, investments are going to fail, stocks are going to go down, everything is going to go wrong."

Lance also knew something about this. He had heard a friend named Lin talking about it. He nodded, "So?"

"So we can't be blackmailed by you, we have to solve this problem!"

“We need to convince shareholders and investors that we are no different than we were in the past and that no matter what challenges we face, we can solve them!”

"Only in this way can stock prices stabilize and investors remain optimistic and hopeful about next year's situation."

"Each of us will get a large sum of money from it. Nothing will get worse, it will only get better!"

"So, even if it costs some money or requires some means, it is worth it and we must do it."

"It's not just about money, or rather, it's about more money."

Lance thought about it seriously for a while and agreed with his point of view. He also knew that for listed companies, the stock price is the only benchmark of wealth.

He showed a slightly disappointed expression on his face, "Then it seems that we can't solve this problem."

There was a hint of disappointment in his tone...as if he wanted to end everything!

This startled the vice president, and only then did he remember that someone had just died!
"Mr. Lance, I'm talking about the normal situation. We have no solution, but isn't there an abnormal solution?"

The smile on his face was genuine, and Lance looked at him, motioning for him to continue.

"If... I mean if, we are not successfully blackmailed and solve this problem."

"Then shareholders and investors will still have confidence in us, the stock will continue to rise next year, and no one will be in trouble."

"Four million may not be a small sum for you..." He noticed the subtle changes in the expressions of the people around Lance and quickly added, "Of course, the same is true for me."

“But for our stocks, it may only be a price fluctuation of a few thousandths or even a few ten-thousandths!”

Currently, the market value of Liji Group is over 1 billion yuan, which may sound exaggerated, but in fact it is not the company with the highest market value, and even the word "high" is a stretch.

Many years ago, capitalists created staggering wealth through monopoly. There were billionaire families and billionaire families everywhere!

When stocks began to become more widely available to more ordinary people with lower barriers to entry, the market became filled with all kinds of miracles and myths.

For a company with a market value of over one billion, four million is just a price fluctuation of a few thousandths.

A piece of bad news can cause countless amounts of money to evaporate in an instant. So if we look at this matter calmly and objectively, the vice president is actually not wrong.

Lance was silent for a moment, "I just want to get what you owe me."

The vice president breathed a sigh of relief, "Then there is a solution between us both."

Lance thought about Steven and what he had said.

The vice president also gave a clear answer, "We will continue to drag out the case, and we will disclose our determination and confidence in winning the lawsuit in the financial report."

"Then we will transfer some money to your account privately, and the matter will end there."

"The stock will not plummet, but may even see an unplanned increase as a result of this incident."

“And you get what you want.”

This is indeed a way.

However, Lance looked at him with a less-than-trustful look, "How are you going to convince the board to give me four million?"

This was indeed a problem, but the vice president's heartbeat was accelerating and even his breathing became a little heavier.

He swallowed, and there was a kind of... indescribable madness in his voice!

"Mr. Lance, Steven is just a small character. He does the dirty work for the company. His death will not scare anyone except making people uneasy." He said to Lance.

Lance immediately understood what he meant and saw the vice president's ambition in his eyes.

What he meant was that getting rid of Steven was not only not a problem for the company, but it was a favor to the company.

If the company were to deal with Steven, it might cause some trouble.

After all, Steven has done so many dirty things for the company. The more bad things he does, the more he worries about his own fate. He might even notice something in advance.

But Lance's move didn't give him any chance to make any backup plans. Now the president and the chairman of the board might have already arranged people to raid Steven's house!

Steven's death has nothing to do with the company, allowing them to calmly change into a new pair of gloves, so it is difficult to say whether Steven's death is more beneficial or more harmful to the company.

If Lance wants to truly shock the entire company and make them understand that "we must make a choice", he must do something big!
Or there is someone backing him up, like a senator.

Otherwise, someone important will die, and then they will truly feel the danger.

Lance thought for a while before saying noncommittally, "I don't like being used as a weapon."

Vice President Federal waved his hand and said, "I don't mean that, but this should be the easiest way for you."

"Unless someone big speaks for you, the company won't give you money just because of Steven's death."

"He wasn't even worth that much money when he was alive, let alone after he's dead!"

"Or, make the real decision makers feel scared, and make them feel that their lives will disappear just like those at the bottom whom they look down upon."

Lance thought for a while and said, "I don't really like being led by the nose." He hooked his finger at the vice president and said, "Come closer."

The vice president had no idea what Lance meant, so he could only lean his head forward.

The next second, Lance suddenly punched him, causing him to lose his balance and fall to the ground! He staggered and tried to get up, but the punch was very heavy and hit his cheek, causing him to lose balance for a short time.

He looked at Lance in horror, fearing that Lance would pull out a pistol and shoot him twice in the next second!

What vice president, what big shot, what status? At this moment, his only thought was to survive!

Seeing his horrified look, Lance straightened his clothes and they looked at each other.

He saw deep fear in the vice president's eyes, which made him feel a little satisfied.

Even if he wanted to adopt the vice president's ideas, it would be him who would take the initiative, not this person.

"Help our vice president sit back down." Someone helped the vice president and put him back on the sofa.

At this time, his body began to tremble slightly again, and he thought Lance was going to deal with him.

But the next second, Lance's words dispelled all the fear in his heart and at the same time gave rise to endless joy!
"Who do you think is most suitable for this role?"

"let me consider it."

All those who could suppress him kept flashing in his mind. He lowered his eyebrows and head slightly and asked, "Can you choose two?"

Lance looked at him for a moment, then couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"I love your greed, Mr. Vice President!"

As for which two he chose, only he knew. Lance did not completely agree to him and only said that he would consider it, but this already made the vice president very happy.

In his opinion, Lance had no other choice but to carry out this plan.

Although Jingang City has developed rapidly in the past ten years, in the eyes of people in Xinjin City, it is still a "small fishing village" that has just started to improve.

How could a gang leader with no background coming out of a place like this know any big shots?

After Lance and his gang left, his wife and children came down from upstairs, both of them with worried looks in their eyes.

"Should we call the police?" his son asked.

The vice president's eyes suddenly widened. "Call the police?"

“Why did you call the police?”

His son hadn't reacted yet, but his wife had. She quickly said to the child, "Those gentlemen just now were your father's friends. They were just playing a little joke..."

His son was not a complete fool. He could not believe this was true. Just when he was about to say something, the vice president's wife grabbed his hand and said, "Baby, trust us. We won't hurt you."

"Forget about that. Don't you want that car?"

“You can pick your colors now!”

The young man was immediately attracted by this incident, his face full of surprise, "Really?"

The vice president smiled and nodded, "Yes, your mother has the final say!"

"Thank you, thank you..."

The couple looked at each other and smiled.

Although he and this woman have not been together for a long time, he has to admit that among all his opposite-sex sexual partners, this woman is the only one who understands him the best!
After finding a reason to convince his son that nothing unexpected had happened, the couple slept in the same bed at night, which was very rare and was the first time in almost five years.

"What's going on with that young man?" she couldn't help but ask.

The vice president hesitated for a moment, and then he picked out something to say, which made his wife couldn't help but exclaim, "If they are finished, don't you have a good chance of becoming the president of the company?"

Although the president and the vice president are both presidents, their status in the company and in society are completely different.

The vice president suppressed his joy and excitement and nodded, "It is very likely to be the case."

His wife's eyes softened all of a sudden. She knew how to choose between "Vice President's Wife" and "President's Wife"!
She threw herself on her husband. She knew that her husband had a special liking for young girls and was no longer so interested in her body, so what she wanted might not happen.

But that's okay, she's a great blowjob guy and she can make this move forward!

On the other side of the city, Tom (a staff member of Congressman Cleveland) had just returned home from a social event. He tore off his tie and sat on the sofa.

He drank a lot of wine in the evening and reeked of alcohol.

It's funny to say, but the Hazardous Materials Investigation Bureau of Xinjin City actually knows that there are some places where there are various alcohol-related social gatherings every night, but they just don't check.

why?
Because they all know that place is full of big shots!

Senators, congressmen, cabinet members, heads of various departments, those billionaire celebrities and politicians, there is no one they can afford to offend!
It can be said that the Hazardous Materials Management Bureau in all regions of the entire federation, except for Xinjin City, holds great power, but here, they dare not move.

As one of the Cleveland Senator's staff, Tom also took on some of the work.

He just wanted to rest now, but the phone rang particularly harshly.

Who the hell would call him at this hour?

Many people can!
Some people who are not convenient to contact the senator directly will contact him through him. Some of these people don't know when he is free and can only call him every once in a while.

Some people even got the phone number from somewhere and used it to harass him.

But he didn't dare miss any call, because if he missed an important one, he would have made a mistake.

"This is Tom..."

He has no position or identification, only his own name.

"Mr. Tom, this is Lance."

Tom searched his mind for a while before remembering who the name was, "Aha, Lance, I remember you, what's up?"

"Look, Mr. Tom, I'm in Xinjin City right now. I've run into a problem and I want to ask you for advice in person. Do you have time now?"

Tom perked up a little, "You're in New Gold City?"

Without waiting for Lance to answer, he spoke again, "Let me take a look..."

He took out a notebook and wrote down what he needed to do tomorrow.

Because it is the end of the year, almost every day is packed with important schedules.

Those that are unimportant don’t even qualify to be on this notebook!

The next free time he would have was more than a week later, and he thought that even if he arranged it a week later, there was a high probability that other things would take up this free time.

He rubbed his temples, hesitated for a moment and then said, "Now, I don't have so much time at other times. You'd better make sure that what you want to discuss with me is worth my thirty minutes to give you!"

Lance assured on the phone, "I can promise you that these thirty minutes will be worth it!"

Tom didn't say anything else and just gave Lance an address. More than 20 minutes later, Lance arrived here.

Tom also lives alone. The nature of his job makes it inconvenient for him to live with his family, whether it is a sudden phone call in the middle of the night or a lot of confidential materials in life.

He knew that even family members sometimes let things slip, even if they didn't mean to.

Lance had taken a bath and eaten a little before he came, but that made him even sleepier.

He was in low spirits when he opened the door, "If you hadn't come I would have almost fallen asleep!"

He glanced at the person outside the door and said, "Come in alone."

Lance raised his hand to signal that everyone else should stay outside, and Lance entered the house alone.

He didn't go to the study room and just sat down in the living room. "If you want to drink something, you can get it yourself," he pointed to the bar next to the restaurant.

I sat on the sofa, looking exhausted. "Tell me, what do you want to talk to me about?"

"But you'd better be brief, because I'm about to fall asleep!"

(End of this chapter)