Shadow Empire

Chapter 404 Wedding Gift
Mr. Jobaf not only has a big house, his bank is also a big house, and it even has a special vault. Lance actually wants this very much.

"You...well, speaking of Jobaf, what happened to him?"

Lance said casually, "He might be going bankrupt. He's trying to sell his old stuff to the bank, but the bank won't give him a high price."

"So maybe there's a chance we can get something out of him."

When Morris heard the news, he was still a little surprised and emotional. "For people who have lived here for a long time, the name Jobaf is a signboard!"

"I knew a lot of people went to his bank to withdraw money, but I didn't know they were going to go bankrupt!"

Only the bank executives and Lance knew that Mr. Jobaf was selling his collection. Although Morris knew a lot of people and had reached cooperative relations with many of them, he still could not get such high-level information.

"Someone is running on his bank again. What's it about this time?"

Morris's expression became a little strange. "Don't you know?"

Lance spread his hands in confusion, "Is there something I should know?"

Morris observed for a while and felt that Lance really didn't know, so he told him the reason, "Because everyone heard that the current police fees are going to be reduced, many people are withdrawing money and planning to start some small businesses."

"You know, the main reason why the store was not profitable in the past was that the gangs were collecting money, and the police were also collecting money. Now we don't collect money, and you are planning to reduce the amount of another fee."

"Many business operators have been able to foresee more profits, so there should be a wave of business in the Empire District soon!"

After listening to this, Lance nodded in agreement, "It is indeed related to me, I have never thought about this!"

"But this just proves that we are right about this issue."

He ended the topic, "How's your recovery been lately?"

Morris shrugged. "It's okay, but it's just okay. The doctor said it's basically impossible for me to recover to my previous state, but after my fracture heals, I can still walk."

He didn't look depressed. In fact, his condition was more serious than he said. Multiple organs were damaged. Even if he could recover well in a short period of time, such recovery would come at the cost of overdrawing his life.

The doctor said that he might not live long and would be prone to illness in the future.

Faced with this situation, Lance had no good solution.

Perhaps seeing what Lance was thinking about, Morris took the initiative to comfort Lance, "Don't think too much, at least I'm still alive, right?"

Lance came back to his senses and offered a suggestion, "Do you have a girl you like?"

Morris couldn't keep up with Lance's jumping thoughts. It took him several seconds to react. "Why are you asking this all of a sudden?"

Lance took out a cigarette and was going to give him one, but considering that two lobes of his lung had been removed, he decided not to give it to him. "Lisa and Ponda are getting married."

He exhaled a puff of smoke. Morris looked incredulous, but he also felt that it all made sense.

They have known each other for several months and have done everything they should and shouldn’t do. Getting married seems to be a matter of course. “I didn’t expect they would actually get married.”

Lisa used to serve wealthy people in the Bay Area at Red High Heels, and those wealthy people had very sophisticated tastes, otherwise they would not have come to Red High Heels to place orders.

Strictly speaking, Lisa could be considered half of theirs, so Morris didn't feel... that it was inappropriate. He just thought that it might take longer, or even impossible for them to get married.

Lance also found it a little unbelievable. He could only say that Lisa had her own way of dealing with Ponda. "We can't appear at their wedding, but I plan to give them a gift..."

Ponda has been preparing for the wedding these days.

Marrying Lisa was a decision he made after careful consideration. On the one hand, he really loved Lisa.

She is beautiful, has a good figure, and is very bold in sex, which makes him experience unprecedented excitement!

Although sometimes he would wonder why Lisa knew so much, he asked her several times, and Lisa always gave the excuse that "I learned it specially to please him", which touched him deeply!
She was young, pretty, and good-looking, and she could fully satisfy his sexual preferences. Plus, she relied on him, so Ponda couldn't find any reason to break up with her or not marry her!
Even if he just thought that if he broke up with Lisa, there would be other men who would enjoy everything he once enjoyed, he couldn't bear it!
After discussing with Lisa for some time, the two decided on the wedding date, and Lisa's family would also come from other places to attend their wedding.

His family has also met Lisa and is very satisfied with her. They don't think she is marrying above her station.

Plus, Lisa’s period seems to be late these days, so everything points to good news!

He is going to be a father!
It is difficult for people who have never been fathers to understand the emotional changes before becoming a father. Moreover, for federal people who attach great importance to family relationships, having a child means that they have truly become a "man."

That sense of responsibility and mission would not allow him to retreat!

The new life was staring at him, and everything was moving in a better direction!
Colleagues in the office also knew that good news was about to happen to him, and there was a cheerful atmosphere surrounding him!
At around three o'clock in the afternoon, he was handling some work when the phone on his desk suddenly rang.

He picked up the receiver without even looking at it, "This is the Hazardous Materials Administration, I'm Special Agent Ponda."

"Are you repairing radios over there?"

Ponda didn't react at first. "This is a hazardous materials management bureau, not a repair shop..."

He was stunned for a moment when he said this, and then he remembered that this was the agreement between him and Lance.

He quickly glanced at his colleagues who were still working, but no one noticed him. "You have to go to the repair shop to get it fixed."

"what?"

"You don't know where it is?"

"You should call the police or the fire department... OK, OK, I know a place, it's right here..."

He gave an address and hung up the phone. His colleagues looked at him and asked, "Wrong number?"

Ponda's heartbeat began to accelerate at this time. He nodded and said, "Yes, it was a wrong number. I don't know if our phone numbers are a bit similar. He said he called the maintenance number."

He paused and said, "But fortunately it's solved."

He also complained a few times that sometimes the phone would inexplicably not go through, or the lines would be crossed, and suddenly someone would join his call, and then he would continue working.

Pangda's heart was beating violently. After a long time, he calmed down, packed up his things and left early.

An agent of his level can be late or leave early as long as he has a suitable reason.

As for what is a suitable reason, investigation, detection, or contacting an informant are all good reasons.

In fact, most of the time, the internal management system of the Hazardous Materials Administration is not that strict, and they don’t really review what the agents do after they leave the office.

Did he really go to investigate the case, or did he just go home to sleep?

After driving around the city twice, he arrived at the location they had agreed on before. It was a private club that ran a blowjob business.

It is not illegal for serving law enforcement officers to come to such clubs for entertainment, nor do they violate any laws, because all services here are permitted by law.

At most it will put him in moral risk, but moral risk is just a moral issue, and it is very secretive here.

Soon he saw Lance, and his expression changed slightly when he saw Lance again.

Lucard has been buried, and some people in the Hazardous Materials Investigation Bureau believe that this incident is closely related to the Lance family.

Although the conclusion provided by the police station was "random robbery and murder", how could an agent from the Hazardous Materials Administration be robbed and killed so easily?
People who support conspiracy theories are not only common among the lower classes of society, but are also common among the privileged classes.

Because they have come into contact with more incredible things, some of them may even believe that everything is a conspiracy of the rulers more than the lower-class people!

Including Ponda, he also felt that this matter was related to Lance, so he was a little nervous now.

"Congratulations!" Lance opened his mouth and said something that took him by surprise.

He was stunned for a long time before forcing out a smile and asking, "Who?"

"Me?" "Congratulations on what?"

Lance crossed his legs and raised his toes, "Congratulations on your upcoming marriage!"

Ponda's expression changed slightly, "Thank you, but don't interfere in my life and don't contact my family!"

His family and pregnant Lisa gave him the courage to look Lance in the face.

Lance looked at him calmly, his eyes were like a stone, or water without the slightest ripple.

Although there is nothing thrilling, it still gives people an indescribable pressure.

Finally, Ponda's eyes moved away slightly and missed Lance's gaze.

Lance raised his chin slightly, "Actually, if you don't tell me, I won't harass your family, provided there is no misunderstanding between us!"

"I am also very concerned about your marriage. After all, we are very good partners, so I plan to give you a wedding gift."

"For you, for Lisa, and for your unborn child."

Ponda's tightly pursed lips lost all color. "Are you spying on me?"

Lance held up a finger and shook it, "No, to be more precise, I'm protecting you and your family."

"Don't worry, Ponda. I want you and your family to be safe more than you do. Only in this way can we cooperate for a longer period of time."

He paused, "Are you not interested in what I want to give you?"

Ponda took a deep breath. He didn't like this feeling, but now he had to accept this result.

He forced a smile, "What is it?"

Lance placed a card on the coffee table and pushed it over. "These are the locations of the two bars and a warehouse. There should be tens of thousands of dollars worth of liquor left in there."

"I believe these achievements will enable you to fill Lucar's vacancy."

The name Lucar seemed to have triggered a switch in Ponda. After a slight tremor in his eyes, he asked softly, "Lance... I want to ask, is Lucar..."

He lowered his head. Although he had a vague feeling in his heart, he was still a little nervous at this moment.

Lance moved his tiptoes again, "If he doesn't die, how can you take the position?"

"Senior Ponda agent?"

Ponda felt very complicated when he heard this.

He felt a huge fear at first, because the death of a senior agent had a completely different impact on him than the death of ordinary agents or even non-staff members!

This is like the wars between ancient nobles, who could wage wars with impunity and without fear of failure.

The reason is that they can spend money to redeem themselves after being defeated in the war. If they fail, they will only lose some wealth and some farmers.

They can continue to be willful as long as they have money.

But when a noble was refused ransom and was killed, the nobles became cautious about the war, and they didn't know whether they would be the next one to be rejected.

Before something happened to the senior agent, no one thought they dared to take action against law enforcers of this level, until this moment!
At this time, Ponda even wanted to verify that Lucar died in a robbery and murder committed by a homeless person on impulse, rather than being killed by Lance.

Because this means that if he becomes a high-level agent, he will be safe.

But now, he knew that even if he became a high-level agent, he might not be safe.

People like Lance are crazy and lawless. It is said that they even killed the police chief!
Without thinking of these, Ponda felt that Jingang City must be a place ignored by God, otherwise how could there be so many evil forces growing uncontrollably here?
The more crimes he encountered at work, the more powerless he felt.

"how?"

"You don't like my gift?"

Ponda immediately came back to his senses, "No, no, I like... the gift you gave me very much."

Lance nodded. "You will most likely become a high-ranking agent. I don't need you to protect us. Just do what you need to do. Just let us know if there is any sensitive information."

He said as he took out a suitcase from the side of the sofa and placed it in front of Ponda, "Open it."

Ponda glanced at Lance and finally opened the suitcase, which was full of money.

"Here is 50,000 yuan. I can't go to your wedding, so this is another token of my appreciation."

Looking at so much money, even Ponda felt a little hesitant.

He owed Lance a sum of money, exactly 50,000, which made him think more.

"When you get married and have children, you will need money a lot."

"There are issues with the child's education and Lisa's recovery. Your parents will definitely come over to stay for a while. You can't let them stay in a small hotel forever."

"You can buy a new house, a bigger one, where your whole family can live, or whatever you want."

"Ponda, I know you still have some resistance towards me, but I hope you can understand that we are best friends!"

"Senior agent is not your final destination. Even the director of Jingang City Dangerous Goods Management Bureau should not be your final destination. You should go further!"

He put down his legs and stood up. "Okay, I have to go. You can enjoy it for a while before leaving. I've already paid."

"Wait twenty minutes before you leave, or someone will trouble you with these things."

Ponda stood up, watched Lance leave, and sighed heavily.

At this moment, someone suddenly knocked on the door, and then they brought in a girl with her eyes covered and fixed on a strange rack.

She had no clothes on except for a pair of white sports socks.

Lisa has been pregnant for some time, and he was a little scared, so he hasn't had sex during this time.

Seeing this young girl, her snow-white skin, and her covered eyes at this moment, an emotion that Ponda himself did not want to admit but did exist began to surge in his body!
He reached out and touched the girl gently, and the girl had a very obvious reaction as if she had been electrocuted.

Where he touched, goose bumps appeared.

He swallowed, his breathing became heavy, he walked to the shelf, put his hand on her body, gently, stroking inch by inch, as if he was stroking a work of art!

At night, when he returned home, he hugged Lisa tightly. Feelings of guilt and regret kept surging in his body, and he felt like he was not a human being!
"What's wrong with you?" Lisa sensed some changes in his mood.

At this moment, Pang Da could only hide his surging emotions, but the scenes that happened in the afternoon flashed through his mind from time to time.

"No, it's just that I haven't seen you for a while and I missed you so much."

Lisa couldn't help but laugh, "You're acting like a little kid right now!"

As she spoke, she pulled Pangda to the sofa in the living room. There was a basic album on the coffee table, which contained some wedding dresses and formal wear. "Come and take a look..."

It was undoubtedly difficult to fall asleep that night.

Lucar's death, the locations of those bars, the fifty thousand dollars in cash now on the ceiling of the storage room, that young and hot body, and Lisa and the baby in her belly who was by his side...

All of these things were intertwined together like a magic song, which made him feel terrified but reluctant to give up.

(End of this chapter)