Shadow Empire

Chapter 56: Stand Up Straight, and Don't Apologize
Fifteen hundred dollars is a lot of money.

For people of this era.

When Lance left for a while and came back, putting a brown paper bag on the table, Kent couldn't suppress a smile on his face.

He rubbed his hands, and reached out to take the paper bag in a somewhat obscene manner, but Lance suddenly held the paper bag to stop him, and then looked at him.

He seemed a little confused and a little angry, but he soon understood something from Lance's eyes, "Let them stand up."

Kent said as his thugs kicked Ennio on the shoulder, causing him to fall forward, but he quickly stood up with the help of the others.

They walked silently behind Lance, and Lance released his hand that was holding the paper bag.

"You are a well-behaved person, Lance, I think we will definitely become good friends!" He laughed. He was willing to be friends with anyone who could give him fifteen hundred dollars.

After picking up the paper bag, he did not look inside immediately. Instead, he opened the bag, put the bag opening to his mouth and nose, took a deep breath, and then said with an intoxicated look, "The smell of money!"

After reveling in it for a few seconds, he turned over the brown paper bag and dumped out all the money.

They were all ten-yuan banknotes, ten in a roll, tied together with rubber bands, fifteen rolls in total.

He used his arms to hold the money together to prevent it from falling to the ground. He looked so stupid!

He opened a roll at random and counted them. He was very satisfied. After putting the money back, he looked around and finally his eyes fell on Lance. His expression became somewhat contemptuous and even arrogant. "Then...you can go away now. I hope you won't be caught the next time you do something bad. This 1,500 dollars is a lesson for your friends."

Lance stood up with a slight smile and straightened his clothes. "I hope you can sleep well, Kent."

Kent didn't care about the threat hidden in his words at all, "I sleep well and fall asleep right away."

Lance nodded without comment, looked at him one last time, and left with Ennio and the others.

Watching these people leave, Kent put away the smile on his face and said, "Pack up your things. Let's go to another place. We can't stay here anymore."

His trusted thug didn't think it was necessary, "Business is good here, boss."

Kent picked his nose and handed the purse to his confidant who was in charge of accounting. "Although the business is good, there are some problems now. We can't stay here."

"Although I am not afraid of trouble, it does not mean that I like trouble."

"And we've been here long enough. It's time to move to a new place, tonight."

He said as he stuck his booger to his henchman's clothes and looked at him, "Let's go now, is there a problem?"

The trusted thug shook his head. "You have the final say, boss."

He was not afraid of Lance, nor was he afraid that Lance would call the police or report him to the Kodak family.

He has already established all the connections with the branch in charge of this area, and last month he met with the branch director and the assistant director respectively.

Several patrol police officers have a good relationship with him. A few dozen dollars a month can make them deaf and blind, and they can call him in advance when they encounter any problems.

Every month they would receive a sum of cash, although it wasn’t much, but definitely not a small amount, and they would turn a blind eye.

He had also dealt with the Kodak family, and it was nothing more than paying money as compensation. His brother was a senior official of the Camille Gang and had some connections with the higher-level gangs. Although this kind of thing was not easy to do, it was not impossible.

What really troubled him was that although he could solve the subsequent problems, it would cost him a lot of money and favors.

What's more important is that his brother will kill him!
With Kent's request, everyone started packing up, they had a truck that could take everything away.

The main things are the gambling tables and gambling equipment. Everything else is worthless and can be bought everywhere.

For those who often change places, this already has a complete set of plans.

On the other side, Ennio said sorry as soon as he left the casino and came to the ground.

Lance turned around and grabbed the back of his neck with his palm, resting his forehead against his, his expression very serious, "Don't say sorry to me, Ennio."

Everyone else was shocked, and they were indeed shocked. When Lance took out fifteen hundred dollars, they knew they were in big trouble.

These people didn’t know what to say at this moment. The fear in their hearts was eating away at their hearts bit by bit.

Ennio pulled himself together and said through gritted teeth, "I'll pay you back, Lance."

"How are you going to pay me back?" He rubbed Ennio's head hard, "You're going to pay me back three dollars a month, and then pay me back for decades?"

"That's a funny joke, you made me laugh!" He let go of him and looked at the others, "I've told Erwin and Ethan before that if someone slaps you in the face and you don't retaliate hard, they'll step on your face or even shit on your head next time."

"They know you're a coward and you won't fight back no matter what they do."

"If you don't want this outcome, remember, blood for blood, tooth for tooth!"

"Shame can only be washed away with blood, hatred can only be appeased with destruction. What you should consider now is not standing here trembling like a quail while saying sorry to me!"

"What we have to do is get back the 1,500 yuan with interest!"

"They broke your arms and beat you into this state, so you should retaliate double."

He exhaled, "Kent and his men will definitely be transferred soon, maybe even in the next two days. Keep a close eye on them. I want you to find out where they will go and where they usually stay overnight to rest."

"Can it be done?"

Ennio's expression also showed a fierceness, "I promise, I can!"

Lance patted his cheek, then took out two hundred dollars and gave it to him. "Go see a doctor, then change your clothes, and keep an eye on these bastards!"

“Does anyone know how to ride a bike?”

A young man raised his hand. "I will, Lance."

Lance pointed at him and said, "Very good, go get a bicycle nearby, and if they drive away, follow them, but don't expose yourself."

"Guys, no matter what you think, whether you still want to retaliate or something like that."

"But for me, this matter is not over yet!"

"No one can beat you up and then take my money and live a good life without any hesitation. No one!"

"If you find anything, feel free to call me."

After giving a few instructions, Lance drove away.

Is fifteen hundred yuan too much?
It’s indeed a lot, but it’s also very quick to earn it back.

Some people say that the most profitable businesses in the world are written in the criminal law, and there is some truth to that.

After returning to the company, Erwin immediately came to greet him, "I heard that Morris is here. Did something happen to them?"

Lance briefly explained the matter, and Erwin immediately became angry after hearing it.

He has become very confident recently. Money is one reason, and the other reason is that their group has become cohesive and everyone is united as one.

So even if they encounter trouble, they will have a belief in their hearts - Lance will avenge us.

With such confidence and courage, they will not be afraid when encountering problems and will dare to face them!
"What are you going to do?", he asked.

Lance sat behind his desk. He had an independent office. Since it was a company, it must look like a company.

He lit a cigarette, took two puffs and said, "This money is not for nothing, he must pay a heavy price!"

Erwin pursed his lips, "What do you want us to do?"

"Do your own thing first, and I'll let you know when there's action."

In the afternoon, Ethan came back from outside, with an excited look on his face. "Lance, guess who I met?"

Lance asked absentmindedly, "Who did you see?"

"I saw those young men who beat us up in the harbor that day!"

The afternoon is the hottest time of the day, so all the people who were out doing "business" came back. When they heard Ethan say that they had found the young men who had beaten them up, they couldn't sit still anymore.

Lance, who was already full of anger, also had a desire for destruction in his heart. He told the bastard Kent to wait for him for two more days. Now, he would go find those young men and collect some interest.

He had Melo take all the bats out of the warehouse and put them in a large travel bag.

While others took the bus, he drove. At the same time, he realized that there must be more people in the company who could drive.

(End of this chapter)