Shadow Empire

Chapter 69 Family and Work

The port area is large and prosperous, but it is a poor prosperity.

This kind of prosperity is completely different from the prosperity of the city center and the prosperity of the Bay Area.

It is also an aid service, but the girls in the port area who need help just wear cheap, revealing clothes that they bought second-hand and may have some stains on them, and then stand under the street lights at the alley entrance waiting for business to come.

Customers come, they negotiate the price, and then go to the alley. It's just a cheap business. Apart from talking to customers about price, they won't say anything else. It's just business.

In the Bay Area, even street prostitutes would sit on chairs in open-air cafes that look like they have a good atmosphere, make a cup of coffee, and pose coquettishly.

They can flirt first, then chat for a while, and when they are in the right mood, they will go to a nearby hotel. Sometimes they will run the business like a romantic encounter.

As for the city center, business is business, a more upscale business, a more naked business, and a more satisfying business.

You need money, lots of money.

Every region has its own way of being prosperous, so you can’t say this place is not prosperous because the streets are full of businesses and customers.

The Deserter Killer came to the southeast corner of the first intersection outside the exit of the First Pier. He leaned against the telephone booth and looked at the three-story building opposite.

Occasionally, his eyes would be inadvertently attracted by some hot young girls, but would quickly return to the building.

The girls in the Federation are really enthusiastic when you can come up with the money.

He rubbed his itchy nose and decided that after finishing this deal, he would definitely go try the girls in the Bay Area.

The building diagonally opposite him is the "nest" of the Brothers Gang, with a sign hanging on it that reads "Brothers Import and Export Company". Their sources of income are very diverse, including protection fees, extortion, kidnapping, threatening other companies to arrange workers to work for them, and smuggling.

No one knows how much money they make every month, but it is definitely not a small amount, because their boss "Big Polly" has already bought a villa in the Bay Area.

However, he still likes to stay in the port area the most. No matter how good the Bay Area is, it is a paradise for rich people, and this is his real home.

Just as the deserter killer was waiting for Jimmy to come out of the company at noon, Jimmy was sitting on the sofa in the manager's office on the third floor, sweating profusely.

"Wipe your sweat, you've been sweating a lot." Polly picked up a handkerchief he had just used to blow his nose and threw it on the coffee table in front of Jimmy.

The latter picked up the handkerchief and began to wipe his sweat without knowing why, but he soon realized that there was something wrong with the handkerchief.

The sticky feeling made him feel a little nauseous. He glanced at the handkerchief in his hand as if he wanted to confirm something, but his attention was diverted by Polly at this moment.

"I heard that you are a famous high roller in the casino recently, is that true?" Polly is actually not very tall, only about 1.6 meters tall, and that's when he's wearing shoes.

He looked very thin when he was wearing clothes. This is a problem that all short people have. Even if they are full of muscles, they will not look strong as long as they put on clothes.

But if the muscles are too big, it will make people look bloated and fat.

He had fair skin and looked very gentle, but there were rumors that he was sexually assaulted by a caregiver in the orphanage when he was a child, until he mustered up the courage to stab the bastard to death with a table knife.

And the legendary story of "Big Polly" also began from that moment.

Now, he is just a short man with a gentle look and fair skin.

Adding "big" before his name actually expresses his dissatisfaction with his short stature. At the same time, he also hopes that others will understand that even if he is not tall, he is still the biggest one!

Jimmy was much taller than Polly, but at this moment, facing this little man and what he said, he was so afraid that he was sweating all over.

"Polly, I..." Jimmy didn't know how to explain, and at the same time he hated those who spread the rumor!
Polly raised his hand to stop him, then sat down next to him.

Jimmy bent down, making it easier for Polly to put his arm around his shoulders.

"Actually, I don't really care whether you win or lose. I only care whether you touch the company's money. This affects the future lives of each of us brothers. Do you understand?"

Jimmy quickly explained, "No, absolutely not. I have already sent the company's accounts to the accountant."

Polly nodded slightly, "I heard about it, so you have the opportunity to sit here."

"I don't mind at all if you go out and make some money for yourselves, but if you, any of you, get me in trouble for doing something stupid, you know the consequences."

"We have fought together for many years, and I don't want to lose any of my brothers."

"Can you understand what I'm thinking now?"

Jimmy had no other thoughts except nodding, "Of course!"

He struggled for a while, but still wanted to confess, "I extorted some money from Jobaf in the Empire District..." Polly tilted his head slightly and raised his eyebrows. He loosened his arms around Jimmy, patted him on the shoulder, and stood up. "I know Jobaf, a rich guy in the Empire District. How much did you extort from him?"

"Thirty thousand."

"Thirty thousand!" Polly repeated, and then couldn't help laughing, which made Jimmy sit stupidly on the sofa and laugh along.

Polly has a very distinctive laugh, his shoulders rise and fall as he laughs, which makes him look funny, even hilarious.

But Polly's laughter suddenly stopped, and he looked down at Jimmy without moving his face.

He likes to stand while others are sitting. Only in this way can he feel superior.

"You ripped off a rich man for 30,000 yuan, and you're still alive. It's a miracle!"

"Now tell me, why did this miracle happen?"

Jimmy was very nervous. He didn't even dare to look Polly in the eye. He said at a loss, "Because Jobaf is very honest, Polly. Many people are blackmailing him, but he never resists."

Polly raised an eyebrow, "A lot of people?"

"A lot of people."

He fell into deep thought. After 20 to 30 seconds, he turned around and walked behind his desk. “If I find out that you use the company’s money to gamble again, I will tear you into pieces and feed you to the fish.”

"Now, get out of my office. A batch of wine will be arriving this afternoon. If I find out that you have made a mistake again..."

Jimmy quickly stood up to show his loyalty, "I will definitely kill myself before you do!"

He knew that he had passed the test, and the reason for passing the test was not because he and Polly were "brothers", but simply because he balanced the account.

Polly shook his fingers twice, signaling him to get out of here quickly. He said goodbye quickly and left the room.

The moment he closed the door, he let out a long breath and cursed "Fuck".

Polly is not tall, but his brilliant past puts too much pressure on him, making it difficult for him to have the idea of ​​confrontation. In fact, this is often the case.

You clearly know that the other person is just an ordinary living person, not much stronger than you, and will also die from a fatal attack.

But you just can't muster up the courage to face it and fight it.

They had all witnessed Polly's bloody path, so they were more afraid than ordinary people of this little man who didn't actually look crazy.

Fortunately, the matter was resolved satisfactorily. He held a cigarette in his mouth and relaxed. He stopped sweating and the sweat on his head began to be absorbed by his skin. He then felt a little tightness on his scalp.

Then he remembered the handkerchief and cursed out a stream of dirty words. He pushed the two guys aside and ran into the bathroom, washing his head with water from the faucet.

The other junior men in the toilet left quickly. Everyone knew that he had just come out of Polly's office and was cursing, and who knew who he was cursing at.

After washing the snot on his head, he returned to his office. It was called an office, but it was actually an independent room with several desks and a few of his trusted subordinates.

As soon as he came in, several people who were sitting or lying down immediately stood up.

"Is the matter resolved?" asked his top confidant, who knew that he had used the company's money to gamble and had tried to persuade him, but to no avail.

When a gambler is addicted, even if the money is what his father uses to survive, he will still put the money on the gambling table without hesitation.

"The problem has been solved, but this kind of thing won't happen again." He paused, "There is a batch of wine coming in the afternoon. Polly arranged for me to pick it up. You guys come with me and take the weapons."

As Jingang City and the superior states are increasingly showing signs of joining the Prohibition Alliance, the price of alcohol has risen significantly in a short period of time.

The main reason is that some major suppliers suddenly started stockpiling goods. Everyone knows that there will be a ban on alcohol, so it won't be long before the price of these alcoholic beverages can be doubled. There is no reason to sell them cheaply now.

The alcoholic beverage market suddenly changed from a buyer's market to a seller's market, and prices will naturally continue to rise.

The wine that was worth 99 cents before has now risen to 1.20 or 1.30 cents, and there is a trend of further increase. Almost everyone who realizes this is trying to stock up on wine.

The group put on their weapons and headed outside.

The Deserter Killer, who had been waiting at the door for most of the morning, finally saw Jimmy walk out of the company gate first...

(End of this chapter)