Shadow Empire

Chapter 662 Swift Processing

There was a sudden knock on the office door, and Hiram, who was chewing gum, pulled out the pistol from his holster.

He stood on the side of the wall near the door—

This is a bloody lesson.

In past battles, everyone found that if a person is in a room and someone knocks on the door or asks a question, the death rate of those who stand behind the door to answer is very high!
If you encounter gunmen who come with the order to kill, they will not play the "open the door first" or "shoot first" game with you.

As soon as you make any noise behind the door, they will shoot at it.

The first time someone stood still and met God because of foolishness, people may not have taken it seriously. But as more people died and got injured, it was gradually discovered and taken seriously.

The walls are stronger and not all houses are made of wood, which provides more protection.

"Who's there?" Hiram's thumb on the gun turned the safety off, ready to shoot at any time.

"I, Erwin, am done."

Hiram opened the door a crack and looked outside. After confirming that it was Erwin, he opened the safety and put the pistol back into the holster.

He walked in from outside, with a submachine gun belt hanging on his shoulder, "It's all taken care of."

Lance nodded slightly, stood up and walked towards the door. After taking two steps, he remembered something, turned his head to look at Rowling, and stretched out his hand.

The latter reached out and held Lance's hand tightly, then followed Lance out of the vice-principal's office carrying his small schoolbag.

Walking in the corridor, Rowling looked at the people around Lance with some curiosity. It was the first time she saw them.

But she could feel their genuine respect for Lance.

There were only quiet and orderly footsteps in the corridor, which was very strange. It was not like this at the beginning. Everyone's footsteps were chaotic and disorderly.

But after walking a few steps, Rowling found that everyone's pace began to become consistent and the footsteps became more regular.

Lance didn't notice this, but even if he did, he wouldn't care much.

This is actually a kind of "leadership effect". As the most special and outstanding person in this group, his behavior will unconsciously influence others, making others follow his example and move closer to him.

Whether it was an ordinary movement or something else, it was not intentional, but naturally became his rhythm.

When they reached the elevator, Lance asked, "Whose people are they?"

Erwin pursed his lips, "The Holy Bell Party."

This made Lance turn his head and look at Erwin in surprise, as if asking "Are you kidding me?"
"The Holy Bell Party?" He repeated himself, his tone full of confusion and puzzlement. There was no grudge between him and the Holy Bell Party.

Why did they come to assassinate me?

Also, how did they get in?
Erwin quickly explained, "They all have tattoos of the Holy Bell Party, and they were not tattooed recently. They must have been there for a long time."

With a "ding" sound, the elevator door slowly opened. Lance took Rowling's hand and walked to the innermost part first, then turned around.

The others went in and filled the space around and in front of him. After entering, they immediately turned around and faced the elevator door.

Hiram pressed the button with the finger he had just picked his nose with, leaving a sticky mark.

Not long after, perhaps only thirty to fifty seconds later, the elevator door reopened and the people standing in the hall turned around and looked towards the elevator.

After Lance came out, he glanced at the young people who were resting in the hall with burning eyes and nodded slightly.

Although Lance appears in the company almost every day, it is still not easy to get close to him, even for people in the Lance family.

These ordinary gang members all have their own jobs, which may be patrolling a certain block, staking out a certain place, or a variety of other jobs to do.

There are at least a few people who can be on duty in the company.

Except for large-scale events, it is not easy for them to get close to Lance, and Lance is the idol of them and the young people in their twenties in the entire Jingang City.

Even the half-grown male students in this private school have a strong curiosity and yearning for the legendary figure Lance!

It is conceivable how excited they were when they saw Lance, and how much they wanted to show themselves.

Looking at them standing with their heads held high, Lance smiled and walked outside. He also patted the arm of a young man next to the elevator.

This made the young man's face suddenly filled with pride and arrogance!
The bodies were placed in the hall on the first floor. There were seven bodies in total. They only had underwear left on them, and all their other clothes had been stripped off.

After inspection, it was put aside.

Lance was about to let go of Rowling's hand. After all... the corpse was still a little too exciting for a girl like her.

But when he tried, Rowling grabbed his hand even closer. He turned his head to look at the girl and saw perseverance and determination in her eyes.

He no longer tried to break free from her grasp, but continued to hold her hand and walked to the side of the body.

Each of them has a tattoo of a handbell and a Bible on his chest, which is one of the symbols of the Holy Bell Party.

It represents the gospel and glory of God. All those who join the Holy Bell Party must have such a tattoo.

"It looks like it's real. Ask someone who knows about them."

Lance stood there for a while, then walked outside. Although these people were dead, there were still clues.

Ash's father.

The young man with a submachine gun slung over his shoulder by the car door immediately opened the door. Lance walked over quickly and got in, followed by Rowling.

Everyone else also got on the bus, leaving only a few people here to deal with the follow-up matters.

After Lance's convoy left, the chief of the Valley District police station also entered the scene with the police.

Not long after, the principal of the private school issued an announcement that a group of Holy Bell Party thugs from the western part of Likale State attempted to carry out an attack in a private school, but were discovered in time.

After persuasion and restraint failed, they were shot dead on the spot.

The Xigu District Police Station hopes that everyone can provide some clues and intelligence. The principal used harsh words to criticize the actions of the extremist organization, the Saint Bell Party, in front of reporters, and called on all sectors of society to pay attention to campus safety issues...

What happened today made them, as well as other private schools, understand a truth.

Sometimes, no matter how many people you know, they are meaningless in front of power and will be shattered at the slightest touch!
Because Ashe was the instigator of the whole incident, the principal ordered her to go home and take a leave of absence from school.

She can do anything she wants except go to school!
Considering that she was still a girl, the principal asked Ashley's teacher to drive her home.

The school has suffered a huge loss from this incident. It is conceivable that after today, a large number of students will drop out, and the network of relationships that they are proud of will be shattered!

The school board and those investors are going to skin him alive and slam him in his face for screwing up everything!
The only thing he can do now is to try every possible way to make up for it and reduce the losses as much as possible.

It was a long way from the Valley District to the Bay Area. Ashley was crying all the way and his teacher didn't know how to comfort the girl.

The atmosphere was heavy all the way. As a teacher at the best private school in Jingang City, at least until this moment, he knew very well how much trouble Ashley's father had gotten into.

Not to mention the private schools in Jingang City, even the private schools in Likalai State would most likely not accept Ashe.

It’s not that Lance’s influence can cover the entire state of Likalai, but those schools just don’t want to cause trouble!

Unless they moved out of state, she might not even have a place to go to school.

The teacher sighed silently, "Everything will be fine." That was all he could say, but it was useless. There was only sobbing in the back seat.

Ash wanted to be strong, but she simply couldn't do it. The thought of how much trouble she and her family had gotten into was like the sky falling down on her.

The heavy and sad atmosphere of the car door continued all the way. After passing the inspection of the guard at the community gate, the car slowly entered the internal road and stopped outside her home.

Perhaps because he would soon be able to get over this terrible thing, the teacher's mood improved a little.

"When you get back and calm down, have a good talk with your father." "My suggestion is that you can ask him to change your environment for you, so you can also make some new friends."

"If you have any questions, you can call me."

The teacher pursed her lips and sighed, "I will always be proud of you!"

If you don't consider the matter itself, he still likes Ashe very much.

Ash is very active in class and is willing to participate in various activities organized by the school.

For this type of private school, the activities organized by the school are often not simple, but more like a multi-level social activity.

Their parents need to come to school, which is why some people who are clearly not from this class still grit their teeth and even take out loans to send their children in.

Isn't the purpose of using the school as a bridge to get to know those truly upper-class people?

Although doing so may make them look a little humble, but in the adult world, what is humble or not humble?
There is only "rich" and "poor", nothing else.

Ashley and her family are keen on various social activities and are considered a relatively active family.

She is beautiful, has golden hair and a nice family, who can hate her?

Maybe it was because they were at the door of their home, Ashley's tears stopped a little, she said "thank you", pushed open the car door, got out, and bowed to her teacher.

Then slowly, with heavy steps visibly visible to the naked eye, he walked towards home.

The teacher shook his head, restarted the car and left. He also had to go back and write an apology letter and read it at the assembly because he did not discern the true circumstances of the matter at the first time and caused harm to Miss Rowling.

He couldn't help but slap the steering wheel, and the beep made the pedestrians on the side of the road startled and cursed.

Every teacher has a scale in his heart. For good students, even their farts sound loud and fragrant, while for those students who are not cared for or valued by them, even if they are sacrificed, they think that is what they should do.

Standing on the steps, Ashley withdrew her gaze from the teacher's rear window. She pressed the doorbell, but no one answered and no one opened the door.

She was suddenly stunned for a moment, and then her body began to tremble slightly.

When she came down from the school's administrative building, she saw cleaners wiping the blood off the floor and police officers throwing body bags onto the truck.

She began to have wild thoughts and became frightened. She pressed the doorbell several times, but still no response.

Just as she took down her schoolbag and frantically tried to find the key but couldn't insert it into the key, the door slowly opened.

Her mother looked at her with unfocused eyes. It wasn't like she was looking at her own daughter, a living person, but more like she was looking at something.

"Mom...", she called out timidly in a low voice.

Her mother seemed to come to her senses at this moment. She slowly squatted down and hugged her very tightly, so tightly that she began to feel pain!

She seemed to realize something. She didn't cry out in pain, but just hugged her mother, as if wanting to give her some sense of security.

Ashe was able to stand firm against that silent and powerful force and prevent herself from crying out in pain.

By Angel Lake, several young people were cleaning up the blood-stained tarpaulin, working diligently and seriously.

Daven bent down and wiped the blood off his leather shoes, making sure there was no dust on his newly bought shoes, then he stood up with satisfaction.

"Dig the pit deeper. The last one was too shallow. I could smell the stench."

"If you guys slack off again this time, I'll throw you down and let you have some comfort!"

He laughed and cursed a few words, then got into the car with the documents in his hand.

Before Lance even left the school, Ash's father had been caught.

Maybe for this middle-aged man, he didn't think Lance could escape this disaster.

He didn't even run away immediately like Hof did when he felt something was wrong. When Alan and Devin found him, he was still at home grinning foolishly at the TV!
Then soon he was taken away in front of his wife.

Everyone has to pay the price for their actions and bear the consequences. No one is an exception, not even Lance.

Ashe's father didn't hold on for too long and told everything. What's interesting is that he is still one of the small shareholders of the dock, with less than one thousandth of the shares, but this is also a gain.

After he signed the equity transfer agreement, he was about to be buried deep underground.

And he used these things to exchange for the safety of his family.

He saved his wife and his daughter.

With the cool spring breeze blowing, the car is speeding along the road leading to the city. The comfortable atmosphere of nature between the mountains and forests makes people want to shout out!

Spending eternity in such a beautiful place is already a blessing!

When Devin returned to the company, Lance had just returned not long ago.

This was Rowling's first time here. Her emotions fluctuated strongly today, and she looked visibly listless after coming back.

Lance asked Corinda to take the girl to wash up and rest for a while, while he himself still had some work to deal with.

Because the assassination could not be carried out, Lance asked Bolton to increase the number of people on the streets to the maximum.

This incident also reminded him that there were places in this city that he could not monitor.

"It's possible that they came in at night!" Bolton was sweating a little. If a few gunmen could come in today without letting them know, more gunmen could come in tomorrow!

He is very satisfied with his current life. His daughter has returned to him, his wife is as obedient as a big toy, and his newborn son has great potential in the future.

The most important thing is that he has money, and he is getting richer and richer, and his social status is also getting higher and higher.

He wanted this life to continue more than Lance did.

Lance listened to his explanation and nodded noncommittally, "This is indeed a problem. We don't have anyone guarding the streets at night. If someone really came in, we would most likely not be able to find them."

He pondered for a moment and said, "I'll find a way to solve this problem."

He didn't say how to solve it, so Bolton would inevitably overthink it, and he had to show his own value.

He suddenly seemed to have thought of something, "It seems that Hof left once a few days ago. It is also possible that they came back in Hof's car."

Lance nodded, "I remember this incident. Someone saw Hof's convoy leaving Jingang City."

He raced and frowned as he considered the possibility of such a development, which was indeed possible, and not accidentally.

But he quickly shook his head and said, "Hof ran away too early. If we can find him, these problems won't exist."

“We still need to continue to expand our horizons and spread our tentacles throughout Likalai State, rather than limiting ourselves to Jingang City.”

"Don't be satisfied with our current achievements, gentlemen. Now is not the time to rest on our laurels."

"We still have many enemies and many challenges to face."

"The only advice I can give you is don't let your guard down. Once you slack off and fall out of line, I won't stop and wait for you!"

As he was talking, Devin walked in from outside and handed the document bag to Lance. "He said that Hoff asked him to do this. In addition, this is the equity transfer agreement he signed."

Lance took out the documents, looked at them carefully, and quickly signed his name at the end of the two documents. The two documents immediately became legally effective.

"As for his family..." Devin hesitated.

Lance shook his head slightly and put the cap back on the pen. "We are people who abide by the rules and keep our word. He used this equity in exchange for the safety of his family, so we can't break the agreement."

“It takes a long time to build authority, but only a moment to destroy it.”

(End of this chapter)