Shadow Empire

Chapter 58 Purchase New
Ennio felt someone was bothering him in a daze. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly woke up with a start.

He rubbed his face and stared at Morris in the dark with wide eyes.

"A car is coming," he lowered his voice.

It is very quiet at night. The sound of talking may not be noticed during the day, but it will definitely be noticed at night.

Ennio stuck his head out and looked towards the corner of the street. A truck was approaching slowly.

He went to the community hospital during the day. The doctor said through palpation that his radius fracture was not serious. He had to put on a splint, which could be removed after four weeks, but it would take at least three months to fully recover.

And most importantly, no weight bearing.

This may be why poor people are so afraid of getting injured. Not only do they need money to treat the wound, but the more troublesome thing is that they may lose their jobs because of the injury.

Ennio originally had a job, but now it seems that it is definitely gone, which makes him hate Kent even more.

The truck couldn't get into the alley where the casino was, so it stopped on the side of the road. Morris pulled Ennio back into the alley and said, "I'll climb on top of the truck later."

Ennio's eyes widened. "I should be the one to do this."

Morris shook his head. "You are tall and I am short, so it is not easy for them to find me. Besides, they are very familiar with my father. Even if I am found, I will just say I want to steal something and they will not make things difficult for me."

"At most, he'll just beat me up."

Ennio was silent for a moment, "I still think I should do this."

Morris shook his head again.

As they were talking, the thugs in the casino had already brought the gambling table over on a small trailer.

These gambling tables are made of wood and can be disassembled, so they don’t appear heavy.

This is different from the gambling tables in the Kodak family casino. In order to show a sense of dignity, they use a marble table top and then cover it with a layer of velvet, which gives people a better feel.

But it also makes the table difficult to move.

After the group finished loading the first wave, Morris licked his lips and said, "It's too late. I'll go first. You try to follow. It will definitely leave tire marks."

After saying that, without waiting for Ennio to say anything, he crouched over and rushed to the side of the truck, put his feet on the wheel, pushed upwards, and flipped into the truck bed.

He found a narrow spot with a blind spot at the very back and hid there, trying to slow down his breathing.

The entire move lasted about twenty minutes. Ennio watched Kent and his thugs driving two cars following the truck. Although the truck was not moving fast, he soon lost it and could only continue chasing it by following the tire marks on the ground.

In fact, they didn't go very far.

Kent and his gang mainly serve the imperial people. No matter where they go, they will not leave the "Imperial Zone".

In fact, there was no such thing as an "Imperial District" in the previous official administrative planning, only the names of the streets.

As a new immigrant group, the Imperial people will actively choose to live in places where there are more fellow countrymen, so more than 70% of the Imperial people in Jingang City live in this area, and this place has become a veritable "Imperial District."

On the "New Jingang City Map" released by the City Hall last year, this area has been officially marked as the "Imperial District", which is considered to be a recognition of the public's statement.

The Empire District is located in the southwest part of the harbor, and there are two gangs that rule here.

One is the Camille Gang and the other is the Red Dog Gang.

The Camille Gang's territory is a little bigger, but the Red Dog Gang spans two districts. As for further down, there are actually some small gangs or groups, but they are not well-known because they do not have the nature of gangs.

For example, if Ennio continued to hang out on the streets with his friends, and consciously defined the scope of his activities, using the neighborhood where they lived as the boundary, and fought with the street kids who originally lived here and won the war.

Then Ennio and his friends can also be considered a "neighborhood family". This so-called "neighborhood family" is not necessarily a gang. Most of them are the product of a group of people who don't want to be bullied and unite to fight against extortion and the police.

In the federation, "block families" are very common, and many large gangs initially developed from "block families".

This type of gang will develop very quickly and have strong cohesion in the early stages.

For example, another gang in the Empire District, the Red Dog Gang.

But it also has some disadvantages. That is, once the scale develops to a certain extent, if it is not adjusted in time, it will be difficult to continue to grow.

As a citizen of the Empire, Kent would definitely not move to a place farther away. If he moved to a place farther away, not to mention whether there might be underground casinos in the area, the local gangs and families alone would not be easy to deal with, and this would also be an act of crossing the line.

And you have to go to a new environment and attract new customers, and start all over again with huge risks?
They were not so stupid, so the two young men thought they were going far away, but in fact they were only a few streets away.

The truck slowly stopped by the roadside. Kent and his team had arrived ahead of time.

This time the house is still in the basement, which is more hidden.

A group of people started moving things, and Morris found an opportunity to run out. The two of them found a hidden position along the fire escape, watched these people move the things into the basement, then closed the door and did not come out again.

They didn't leave until dawn.

The next morning, Lance took Alvin and Melo to Alberto's company. He planned to buy two more cars.

"Now we have about 30 people. If we add some new friends, I am the only one who can drive, and one car is not enough."

Lance explained his purpose and Alberto naturally would not refuse. Even if Lance did not buy the cars, he would find a way to sell them cheaply.

It's definitely better to sell it for money than to throw it away.

Alberto asked Lance to choose first, saying that he would give him a big surprise later.

The three of them came to the parking lot. Alvin and Melo were drooling at the sight of those luxury cars.

There is no man who doesn't love cars, even gay men!

If they are given a choice at this time, between beautiful women and cars, they will most likely choose these shiny cars instead of those girls!
But unfortunately, Lance couldn't afford these luxury cars, and finally, with their reluctant eyes, he took them to the place where the broken cars were parked.

A few hundred dollars per car.

Having just seen the luxury cars, they did look down upon these junky cars. However, the two of them knew very well that they could not afford those luxury cars at the moment, not even Lance himself could afford them.

Choosing a car is a technical job, but fortunately, everyone is a family, and Jamie selected two cars for them, costing a total of nine hundred dollars.

This price is already very, very affordable. You may not even be able to buy one car outside for 900 yuan, but here, it is the price of two cars.

Lance drove it for a while and felt it was good. There was nothing wrong with it except that the steering wheel was heavy.

Jamie also promised that if there was any problem with the car, it could be sent for repair, and as long as no expensive parts needed to be replaced, he would help fix it for free.

After choosing the car, Lance asked Alvin and Melo to learn how to drive, while he went to Alberto's office.

“Come and sit down!” Alberto was very happy, which was a huge difference from the last time when he was frowning. He even gave Lance a cigar, “Genuine handmade cigars from Sumuli. They said these are rolled up on the thighs of girls!”

"Don't breathe it into your lungs!" he warned, and then told Lance how to cut it, how to roast it, and how to eat it.

In fact, Lance knew this, but he still learned it as if he didn't know it. When he took the first puff, he didn't feel anything particularly amazing. It was just an ordinary cigar.

"You have chosen your car, how much is it?"

"Nine hundred dollars."

Alberto shook his head. "I'll take you there."

Lance was a little confused, so he responded tentatively, "Do I still have time to pick out a limousine?"

Alberto laughed and shook his head, "Of course it's too late. If you had really chosen it before, I would definitely give it to you, but not now. You only have one chance!"

He paused and said, "You asked me to stock up on some wine last time."

"Yes, I remember that."

Alberto had been troubled by the Prohibition League before, and then Lance asked him to stock up on alcohol. Now the trade and storage of alcohol are legal, and it is legal to own a large amount of alcohol when it is legal. When Prohibition comes into effect, it must be money.

Alberto walked up to Lance and sat on the table, holding a cigar in his hand. He waved his arms excitedly, "I listened to your advice and stocked up on a lot of wine. Now the price has skyrocketed, and I made a lot of money!"

"Lance, this is thanks to you. I thought you would choose a luxury car, but you..." He had a joking expression on his face, as if to say, "It's not my fault."

He took a deep breath and said, "I heard from Fordyce that you are in trouble. Do you need my help?"

Lance shook his head, "I can handle this."

He didn't want to owe Alberto too many favors. Favors are difficult to repay and he might fall into trouble in the future because of them. This happened almost every day.

You know it is a pit and you will be paralyzed if you jump in. If you don't jump, people will say you are dishonest and ungrateful.

If you jump, other people will think you are stupid, besides saying you are trustworthy. You may also get seriously injured if you fall, so don't give them this opportunity from the beginning.

He thought for a moment. "If you want to thank me, give me a few more guns. I might need this recently."

This kind of thing is a small matter for Alberto. He is not a federal citizen and has a bigger gang behind him. He has no intention of maintaining federal law and order. If he wants to get some irresponsible pistols, it is just a matter of a phone call.

After briefly chatting about the possible future trends in the alcoholic beverage market, Lance took the initiative to say goodbye.

When they left, Erwin and Melo were able to drive away on their own, and in addition to the two cars, they also took away five pistols.

(End of this chapter)