Shadow Empire

Chapter 140 Decision and Aggression
Heller sat in his favorite chair in an office above the Empire Nights nightclub.

But today, this chair that could wrap him up and make him feel as safe as if he were back in his mother's womb did not bring him much enjoyment.

Even his favorite brown glasses were taken off and placed on the table.

The room was still full of smoke. The cadres were all looking at him. He pinched his nose and looked unhappy.

The accountant was calculating some numbers on the side. After about two minutes, the accountant handed him a card with the final number recorded.

He took a look, expressionless.

"How was this number calculated?" He looked at the accountant with a vicious look. If the accountant couldn't give a reason, he didn't mind letting the accountant bleed first before the war.

The accountant handed him a large piece of paper. His fierce eyes stayed on the accountant for a while before moving to the paper.

If a full-scale war is to be launched, at least two hundred pistols, as well as matching magazines and bullets will be needed.

These cost about 10,000 yuan.

The Federation is not some small region, and their gang fights are not like those in those places where children play and still use cold weapons to fight.

In another city, the big shots there have already been fighting in armored vehicles. Until now, no similar situation has occurred in Jingang City. It can only be said that the deterrent power of the five major families is very great!

Ordinary criminal groups would not dare to easily start a large-scale fight here, and the five major families would not allow them to easily destroy the prosperity of Jingang City.

Then there are the submachine guns. We need twenty of them, plus the magazines, for about 13,500 yuan.

This is already more than 20,000.

There are also some bulletproof vests on this list. Heller is a little scared of the fate of Will and Liam with a stomach full of bullets. He doesn't want to be like them and have a stomach full of "seeds".

Bulletproof vests are not only expensive in the Federation, but also hard to buy, so each one is priced very high. They offered a price of two hundred dollars per piece, and every senior official and Heller bought one.

The total price has reached 25,000.

Then there are the mobilization costs. The Camilla Gang is not a united, family-like criminal clan like the Sumulis, where everyone is as close as family.

This is a low-level criminal group that engages in the worst crimes for profit.

It's not realistic to tell those people to fight for their ideals or for the glory of their gang.

Money is the nuclear power that can motivate them to move forward!
This will cost approximately 70,000 yuan, with some extra funds allocated to senior officials who may temporarily need some money to do unplanned things.

That’s already 95,000 yuan.

Then there is the money used to deal with some big shots. A full-scale gang war will definitely involve continuous fighting, and even if it does not last long, it will have a huge negative impact on public security.

If they don’t spend money to take down those big shots, even if they win, they will eventually be dispersed by law enforcement and eventually be finished.

He didn't list the names in detail, but there was a list and the approximate fees that would need to be paid.

After calculation, it will cost about 60,000 or 155,000.

Then consider that someone will definitely die, even if he may not actually give it in the end, you still have to be prepared.

Prepare a pension of 30,000 yuan...

Then there were some other expenses and conservatively estimated losses. Looking at the number of two hundred and twenty thousand, Heller felt a little bit sad.

The five major families will definitely cause trouble for him afterwards, and he will have to pay a sum of money or give up some of his interests. Starting a large-scale war is really not a good option.

But now... he lit a cigarette, walked to the window and looked downstairs. The Empire Night nightclub was temporarily closed today.

The street in front of the nightclub was full of parked cars and at least two hundred people gathered, all waiting for an order or a notification from Heller.

At this point, he can no longer stop whenever he wants.

If Will was killed the first time, he could say that it was a conflict between Will and the Lance family because his brother Kent was killed, so they had a conflict and attacked each other, and it had nothing to do with the gang, so it was still reasonable.

Now Liam is dead too. No matter why or how he died, if the big boss doesn't make any statement, how will these senior officials and gang members view him?

Are there any inappropriate thoughts?
The Camilla gang, which uses high pressure and fear as a means of ruling, is really fragile in some ways.

"Why can't this damn Lance family be... a little weaker?"

"Why do you have to resist?"

He muttered something, smoked for a while, and then returned to the table.

A senior cadre stood up and said, "Heller, what should we do? Don't keep dragging us down. Everyone is watching you."

"Should we go to war with them, or just forget it? You need a plan and a result..."

Another senior cadre suddenly stood up and said, "It can't be ignored!"

"If we don't go to war with them this time, what will those Imperials in the Imperial Zone think of us?"

"They will struggle, they will resist, they may even bite us back."

"We can't give them this opportunity. We must use the blood of the Lans family to tell people that we still have the final say in the Empire Region."

"Otherwise more people will stand up and try to challenge us!"

This is one of the reasons why there is no turning back. You rule the area with fear, and when people find out that you themselves can feel fear, they suddenly aren't afraid anymore!

Heller finally made up his mind and looked at his confidant, "Go and get two hundred thousand."

"Cash?"

Heller glared at him. "Do you think I should write you a check?"

The henchman grinned and left.

Heller made a lot of money over the years. He laundered most of the money through underground banks and used another identity to buy real estate and bonds. This was a way out for him.

If one day he can no longer work in this industry, he will quit.

His status as a stayer allows him to live well here without worrying about any other problems.

But not all the money is laundered. The handling fees of those underground banks are so expensive that it makes people feel painful, so a lot of money is still kept in the safe.

This is also the reason why large amounts of cash can be found in the residences of many criminal group leaders when they are arrested!

Some of the banknotes are even moldy and spoiled, but they don't care because they don't know where else to keep them except at home.

He returned to the table, sat down, and put on his brown glasses again. The two senior officials who had been arguing just now also shut up.

Suddenly, someone knocked on the door. A gang member stood at the door, looking at the big guys in the gang with a look of fear on his face. "Several police cars have arrived. Their leader wants to see you, Boss."

Heller frowned, then stood up and said, "Let me see what they want to do."

The senior officials all stood up and followed him downstairs.

At this time, the atmosphere downstairs was already a little tense. Those low-level members were confronting a small number of police officers. When Heller came to the front, he found that the assistant director of the Imperial District Bureau had come.

"What do you want, Heller?"

"The police station has been flooded with calls. Everyone is complaining that there are a large number of gang members gathering here. Are you going to break our rules?"

Heller did not give in at all when facing the assistant director. With so many people watching, he had to show his tough side.

What gang members admire most is someone who is stronger, not someone who is timid. As the leader of the Camilla gang, he must appear tough enough.

He walked up to the assistant director, the distance between them less than fifty centimeters, "Why are you asking me?"

"My family lost another member today. Liam was killed outside his club, but what are you doing?"

"You actually left the murderer alone and came to my territory to ask me what I want?"

"What do I want to do?"

"I want revenge for my own family!" This sentence seemed to ignite some kind of emotion at the scene, and the gang members waved their arms and shouted "revenge"!
The assistant director couldn't utter a condensed phrase like "lawless". He just looked at Heller seriously and said, "I will keep an eye on you here. If you dare to mess around, I will send you all to jail."

Heller looked at him twice, shook his head and took a few steps back. Seeing that the other party was about to leave, the assistant chief took two steps to chase him, but was blocked by gang members...

When he returned to the office, two hundred thousand in cash was already placed on the table. Even for him, his heart beat faster when he saw so much cash piled together.

"Now I'll divide the money..."

Someone asked, "What about the police outside?"

Heller said without even looking up, "We need to find something to distract their attention. There are only so many police officers in the Imperial District Police Station. It's impossible for all of them to come and keep an eye on us..."

He stacked several stacks of money together and looked at one of them. "This is yours..."

On the other side, Lance was also interrogated by the police, with questions such as "Where were you today", "Have you seen anyone", "Who can prove this for you" and so on.

Because Lance had done more homework, the police didn't find out anything valuable from him.

They wanted to search Lance's company first, but because they didn't have a search warrant, they could only question him at the door, and this was when Lance actively cooperated.

Otherwise he could have just gone back to his room without even answering.

Today there are witnesses who can prove that he is here and has not gone anywhere. In fact, the police's questioning is just a warning and a deterrent.

In the absence of conclusive evidence - even if they find evidence to accuse Hiram, whether Hiram will "confess" that Lance was the mastermind behind the scenes is another matter.

So from the very beginning these police officers knew that this matter would not lead to any results and had no practical significance in the case.

They do this merely as a warning and deterrent from law enforcement agencies.

In the evening, some people in blue clothes came here one after another. They heard something and saw more and more people gathering here. The police also had a headache and called for support.

The situations on both sides were reported to the city police station as soon as possible. This was a rare overtime job for Chief Charlie.

Ever since he got older, he rarely stayed up late to work, mainly because his body couldn't take it.

After staying up all night, it takes him several days or even two weeks to adjust. He is not young anymore and he doesn't plan to live a few more years.

But what happened today was so serious that he had to work overtime here.

"…Keep watching them and don't let them take any further action. Report any problems to me anytime, anywhere."

He hung up the phone and rubbed his temples. He had just taken some blood pressure medicine, but the effect was not very good.

My temples are still swollen and swollen, and I have a slight headache.

Hunter told him some of his findings in the afternoon. Liam's death was most likely caused by Lance. As for why, he was not sure, it might be due to an escalation of the conflict.

At that time, when Heller had not yet gathered people, Director Charlie still had everything under control.

But as it began to darken and Camilla's gang began to gather, he realized that things were finally heading in the direction he least wanted.

The whole country is paying attention to the issue of prohibition of alcohol. As an important port city and a barometer of the economy, Jingang City's relatively complex social situation has also attracted the attention of many people.

If a large-scale gang fight breaks out at this time, the mayor will definitely be fine, but his career as police chief will definitely be over.

So, we must control it!
The knocking sound on the door distracted him a little, and his temples were no longer so swollen. "Come in."

The assistant director came in, closed the door, and sat down opposite him.

He glanced at the glass bottle of pills on the table and said, not surprisingly, "Your blood pressure is high again?"

Charlie nodded, took out two cigarettes from the cigarette box, and lit one. "I can't help but get more excited. These people are too troublesome."

The assistant director lit up the cigarette and took a puff. "It's really troublesome. I just received some information from informants. Heller and his men are indeed going to cause trouble for the Lance family."

Director Charlie didn't say anything. It's not like he doesn't have informants, he knows it, so it's a headache now.

"It's no use dragging it on," the assistant director added.

This sentence was very wonderful and gave people a very special feeling. Director Charlie looked up at him and was about to flick the ash when he found that the ashtray was full.

He poured the cigarette butts and ashes from the ashtray into the trash can, then walked back and sat down. "What do you mean?"

The assistant chief raised his eyebrows. "The number of calls to the police in the Imperial District has increased dramatically. Some people reported that their homes were broken into, and some reported that someone was setting a fire..."

"They are pulling in police force. I've transferred some officers from the Priscilla police station over there," Chief Charlie said as he picked up the phone.

The Priscilla Branch is located just east of the Empire District and west of the Bay Area, and the three districts have a border point.

It is faster to mobilize police force from here.

As for why they were not transferred from the city center, it is because no one wants an accident to happen in the city center.

If any case happens in the city center due to the mobilization of police forces, Chief Charlie will be held responsible.

As he was about to finish dialing the number for the Priscilla police station, the assistant chief said, "Can you keep stopping them?"

Director Charlie, who was turning the dial, suddenly stopped and said the same words as before, "What do you mean?"

The assistant director did not answer immediately, but took a long puff of his cigarette, "I heard that Lance's core members are only more than 30 people, but Camilla's team has 300 people."

"Even if you mobilize 200 or 300 police officers, according to the standard police rules, a gun-attack home invasion will trap at least six police officers and three police cars."

"If there are some people who make false reports, it will be meaningless to send more people there, and you simply can't send that many people!"

There are not many police officers on duty at night in the Federal Police Department, and there are less than sixty people still working in the Imperial District Police Station.

Even if we transfer people from other districts, at most we can only transfer about a hundred people there, which cannot solve the specific situation.

Chief Charlie put the receiver back. "So, what does that mean?"

The assistant chief hesitated for a long time before he said softly, "We will block the street and let them have a controlled fight. No matter what the outcome, this matter ends here."

"It's completely dark now, there won't be many witnesses, and no ordinary people will be injured."

"After the fighting is over, we will arrest a few people, so that we can give an explanation to the public and the media, and this matter will be over."

"If anyone wants to take action after this incident, he will be the enemy of all the police officers in Jingang City."

"But there will probably not be a future!"

Chief Charlie was not as angry or unhappy as expected, "How much money did Camilla's people give you?"

There is no doubt that the person who can come up with such an idea of ​​​​three hundred against thirty must have received bribes to be so cruel.

The assistant director gestured "one" and then "five". Fifteen thousand yuan was indeed enough to convince him to do something.

Director Charlie knew that the two assistant directors of the Municipal Bureau would sometimes take money, but as long as they did not make mistakes on matters of principle, he would often turn a blind eye.

Since even he himself accepts money, how can he ask his subordinates not to accept money?
But that's how society is. The federation is rotten to the core from top to bottom.

In order to collect money legally and reasonably with a clear conscience, senior politicians even drafted laws related to politicians' accepting money and avoided all moral and legal risks for their behavior of accepting money.

From the president to the city councillors, they are all doing the same thing.

Although the police chief is not a politician, why can't he accept it?

"Charlie, like I said, you can't stop them from fighting all the time."

"Can you hold it off for a day, three days, a week, a month, or a year?"

"It would be best to end the conflict completely before it spreads further. What do you think?"

"And they promised that after this matter is over..." The assistant director tapped his fingers on the table three times.

The aggressive voice suddenly brought Charlie's high blood pressure down...

(End of this chapter)