Shadow Empire

Chapter 506: Who are you arresting without evidence?

Lance was caught.

The news spread quickly, and almost the entire upper class of Jingang City knew about it in a very short time.

At the same time, they also learned about the attack on the Kodak Club, and it was said that millions of gambling money was stolen by robbers.

For a while, the telephone load in the entire Jingang City reached a small climax, and many people were concerned about one question - is there any chance to get this money out of Lance's mouth?

After all, it is several million, which is enough to attract their attention. This is just a sum of "flying money". There are more people who are discussing the possible development direction of things next.

The mayor also knew about this matter at the first time, although he had failed in the last round of political struggle and had never recovered.

But this doesn't mean that he really knows nothing about this city.

Those political speculators and some allies who were not deeply implicated would still pass on some information to him.

After knowing the news, a smile appeared on his face. This was what he wanted to see. The more chaotic the city was and the more people were injured, the happier he was.

"I'm afraid Lance won't have an easy time this time." The secretary poured him some black tea and said casually.

The black tea soup poured into the cup, and the rising hot steam exuded a rich tea aroma, as well as some spices and even the taste of orange peel.

The mayor took a sip of the red tea and thought seriously. After a while, he put down the cup and said, "The worse the life is, the better it is for us."

As he spoke, he picked up the phone. The secretary was a little surprised and stood there motionless without making any sound.

The call was connected quickly. As the heir to the mayor's political legacy, the secretary said the mayor was never stingy in sharing his political experience. The call was on speakerphone.

Hunter's voice came from the small speaker, "It's me."

This is the private number of the police chief. Those who know this number are not unknown little characters, but people with certain social status and influence.

"It's me..." the mayor said, without saying who he was.

Another person's voice came from the small speaker. The voice was not very clear and a little blurry, but Hunter soon seemed to know who he was.

"Mr. Mayor, is there anything I can do for you?"

Although the mayoral political battle was lost, the person who defeated him was not Hunter, not Charlie.

Even though he is now a loser in the struggle, it is not something Hunter can ignore.

Since he was able to tell that it was the mayor's voice so quickly, it can only be said that the person next to him must be very familiar with the mayor.

The secretary standing nearby immediately had a character in her mind who looked upright with a smile on his face but was actually a villain, the Bay Area Hound, Charlie.

"I heard you guys caught Lance?"

The mayor's question made Hunter not know how to answer. He was stunned for a moment, then looked at Charlie beside him.

Charlie frowned, took a pen and wrote the word "purpose" on the paper.

Hunter responded, "We are not arresting him. We are inviting Mr. Lance to the police station to assist us in the investigation. Maybe there were some wrong words when the matter was spread outside."

"I wonder why you called so late because..."

This is Hunter's shortcoming. He is not as good as Charlie in this aspect. But then again, Charlie has been in the position of director for too long, and he knows how to deal with others.

Hunter has been doing the dirty work behind him, and there is no need for him to reach out to the Bay Area or politicians, so he is a little lacking in this aspect.

Now Charlie is still assisting him. It seems that he is helping him, but in fact he is also restricting his development.

"Are you done asking questions?" the mayor asked.

Hunter was a little confused about what the mayor wanted to do so late!
He frowned, "There are still some questions that I haven't asked yet."

This is already a very obvious answer - it’s not over yet!

A normal conversation should come to an end on this issue at this point, and the mayor would end the topic by saying something like "Notify me when there is a result."

But the mayor violated this rule and asked directly, "When will you finish asking questions?"

Hunter and Charlie both felt something was wrong. Charlie wrote something on the paper again. Hunter replied, "It depends on our understanding of the case. You know, it was the Kodak family who called the police. The loss was huge. We need to be responsible for the property and safety of the citizens."

The mayor hummed, and it could be felt that he was not happy. "Do you have any evidence to prove that he was involved in the crime?"

The two men increasingly felt that the mayor was meddling in too many matters, but after all, he was the mayor, even if he had failed in a political struggle, he was not someone they could afford to offend.

And the less worries they have, the harder it is for them to deal with it.

Hunter could only answer honestly, "At present, we have no actual evidence to prove that Mr. Lance is related to this case."

The next second, the mayor's angry voice came from the other end of the phone, "This is nonsense!"

"It's so late, there's no evidence to prove he's guilty, but you're still holding him. What do you want to do?" "Chief Hunter, I'll give you five minutes to release Lance. If I know Lance is still at the police station after five minutes, you'll have to write me a resignation report tomorrow."

"That's it!" He pressed the hands-free button and ended the call.

The mayor wrapped his mouth with a smile on his face. He looked at the secretary standing beside him and asked, "Do you understand?"

The secretary nodded slightly, "Don't let things stop."

The mayor was very satisfied with the secretary's answer. "Since they have already started fighting, don't stop. Soon more people will join in!"

There was a hint of expectation on his face. This group of people fought him very fiercely, so would they also be very fierce when fighting among themselves?
The secretary was a little uncertain, "Will Hunter let Lance out?"

The mayor couldn't help laughing. It was rare for him to show such positive emotions. "He will, and he will do it immediately, because he knows that I can really make him lose the job he values!"

The mayoral system is the most basic governing system in the federation, which means that at the level of "urban management", even the governor is not more powerful than the mayor.

If the governor and the mayor disagree on certain issues, the governor can only find a way to remove the mayor before he can interfere in the management of the city, otherwise he can only watch.

In fact, the mayor will step down in seven months, and no one wants to mess with him at this time, including Hunter.

Otherwise, the mayor would issue an executive order and Hunter would have to leave work. For the sake of his status and rights, he had to do as the mayor asked.

They made life difficult for him, so he would make life difficult for everyone else!

What's more, he and Lance had an agreement.

On the other side, Hunter's face looked very bad after he hung up the phone, and so did Charlie.

Even if Charlie was more cunning, he had no way to deal with such an unreasonable request.

Just as he was about to say something, the phone rang again. Hunter answered the phone with some resistance, "This is Hunter."

"Hello, Chief Hunter, I am City Councilman John Lawrence. I am shocked and angry that you took Lance away without any evidence or legal documents."

"I hope to see Mr. Lance come out of the police station as soon as possible, otherwise I will take all necessary measures..."

Everyone knows that John and Lance are in the same group. Hunter was silent for a while, "I know."

As soon as the phone was hung up, it rang again. Charlie and Hunter looked at each other, and both of them began to show expressions that were difficult to read.

"This is Hunter..."

"Hunter, it's me, Arthur. I heard that Lance was captured by you?"

Hunter was silent again for a while, "We asked him to come back for some consultation, and he will be able to leave soon."

"is it?"

"Okay, I get it, that's it."

Hunter stood up after hanging up the phone. He had realized that without evidence, he would have no way to deal with Lance.

Charlie also rubbed his temple, indicating that he could go over and release the person, while he was thinking about how to tell Bandy about this matter later.

Two minutes later, Hunter came into the interrogation room. Lance leaned back in his chair, looking at him without any nervousness.

"Now it's your turn to interrogate me?" Lance had a half-smile on his face.

Hunter looked at him twice, turned around and opened the door, "You can go now."

The other police officers in the interrogation room, including a deputy sheriff, turned and looked at Hunter in disbelief, as if to say, "We've offended so many fucking people, and now you say he can leave, so what stupid things were we doing?"

It’s strange that one emoji can hold so much content, but that’s the truth.

Hunter actually didn't want to let Lance leave. Since he had already offended him, he should offend him to the end.

But who the hell knew that Lance was actually getting together with the mayor again!
Lance lowered his crossed legs, put his hand on the table and stood up, stamped his feet, and pulled a cigarette out of the ivory cigarette case.

Lawyer Robben immediately took out a lighter and lit a cigarette for Lance. Lance put one hand in his pocket and held the cigarette in the other hand, blowing out the smoke at Hunter, "It seems that victory will come sooner than I thought!"

He shifted his gaze to the deputy sheriff and said, "I just felt that we should have met before. You gave me a feeling that you looked familiar, but not that familiar."

The deputy sheriff turned his head and looked at someone else, "I don't know what you are talking about."

Lance smiled and pointed at him, "I remember that night!"

He stopped talking halfway, then laughed twice, lifted his clothes, pushed open Hunter's door and walked outside.

This made Hunter's face so gloomy that water could be squeezed out of it!
So damn arrogant!

This is my territory!
(End of this chapter)