Shadow Empire

Chapter 511 No Secrets
Bandy was very satisfied with Fleming's arrangements. This was what it meant to be the heir of the Kodak family, which was much better than he had imagined.

Even for Bandy himself, he probably couldn't have made a better decision.

It would be worthwhile for him to go to an elite league school, even if it cost a lot of money.

Shi Dong asked in a muffled voice, "What about the money we lost?"

"Besides, Lance is so cunning that the Hazardous Materials Bureau may not be able to kill him in one go."

Everyone's attention was focused on Fleming, wanting to see how he would make up for his losses.

Fleming was very confident. "The police, the mafia, and the Hazardous Materials Investigation Bureau, the three strongest forces in Jingang City, have all started to deal with him. He can't handle it!"

"Hunter's assistant was killed by Lance's men. There is no basis for a ceasefire between them. After Lance's biggest source of income is cut off, I will have Hunter continue to capture Lance's men."

"Whether he can be sentenced or not, arrest him first. This will further weaken the power in Lance's hands."

"He is getting weaker. As long as we remain the same, we will become stronger in the comparison of power. Moreover, we have many allies."

"He is still very strong now, and we may not have the upper hand if we fight him, but when he is weakened to the limit, we will have a clear advantage."

"Then we can give him a choice, take out the money, and let him go."

"Or go to hell with his money!"

"Lance is a very ambitious person. I have never seen anyone like him at his age."

“There is ambition and the ability to execute, but that’s where it ends.”

Fleming spread his hands. "Even if we can't get these, after we eliminate Lance, at least we will have the final say on the gang issues."

"We will make money faster than before, this loss is nothing to us!"

Alcohol, loan sharking, and casinos are indeed the most profitable businesses at the moment!
"I heard that Lance ships at least millions of wines to other places every month. Now we know that he brews his own wine. You can imagine how much profit there is."

After hearing this, the others no longer had any objections. Although Stone thought that... it would be better to just lead his men to attack directly, he finally chose to follow Fleming's plan because he thought this plan was not bad.

Now that the family has reached a consensus, the next step is to make arrangements.

As the next heir to the family and the creator of the plan, Bandy, who is also the contact with the Hazardous Materials Investigation Bureau, decided to let Fleming go.

He could use this opportunity to build a good relationship with the Hazardous Materials Administration, and maybe even have deeper contacts.

That senior agent Weber was parachuted in from the State Prohibition Committee, and Bandy's connections gave him access to the State Prohibition Committee. In other words, this provided them with some more convenient communication channels.

The fact that the other party can parachute directly shows that he is not a rigid and inflexible person.

As long as they are not morally obsessed, they will eventually succumb to desire!

Bandy first contacted his friend, who then contacted Weber's uncle, who then called Weber, and then Weber got in touch with Fleming.

In this way, the initiative was in Fleming's hands, not in Weber's.

The results of you asking others to do something and of others wanting to get some information from you are different.

The two sides soon made an appointment to meet. Weber was very interested in Fleming, who had a high status among the younger generation in Jingang City. Both of them were young people in their thirties, at the age to do things.

In addition, they both had good backgrounds, and Fleming was a graduate of an elite league school with a lot of knowledge and connections, which made Weber feel that he could get along well with him.

After talking about some things that had nothing to do with the farm, Weber took the initiative to bring up this topic, "I heard from my uncle, do you know where the Lance family makes wine?"

Fleming seemed to be surprised by what he said, with an expression of disbelief on his face, "I haven't told this to anyone else!"

What he meant was "How did you know that?" This is a little communication trick that makes the other party mistakenly think that he is very smart and has taken the initiative, and thus loses the ability to think about certain things.

Weber smiled and said, "No comment, but I can tell you that the source of the news is very reliable!"

Fleming lowered his head and pursed his lips, "I do know."

Weber's eyes were shining. If he could catch a big guy, it would be of great help to his subsequent promotion.

If he could squeeze out Director Dale, he would really have power!
"Fleming, we get along very well. And you see, we both graduated from elite league schools. Even though we are not from the same school, we are still... alumni of the same kind?"

"Besides, my uncle and your father also have some acquaintances and contacts. We can get along very well now. Don't you plan to take our friendship a step further?"

"And I heard that you and the Lance family are having a bad time recently. Why don't you take this opportunity to give them a hard blow?"

Every sentence seems to be saying "I'm doing this for your own good." Although Weber is a high-level airborne agent, he is not completely a fool.

Fleming shook his head. "You don't think we can't deal with a small Lance family?"

This sentence was somewhat useful a year ago, but now...

However, Weber also believed that even if they could not deal with the Lance family, the Lance family would have no way to deal with them.

He would not tell the truth. He needed Fleming's help and the information he needed, so he said sincerely, "We are friends. If they deal with you, they are dealing with me."

"You'll know after we've been together for a long time that what I hate most is my friends being bullied!"

Fleming wanted to laugh in his heart, but he still showed some emotion. He hesitated and said, "There is an abandoned farm outside the city. I heard that they have transformed the farm and used it for making wine."

Weber clenched his fists, "Sly boy!"

This sentence was said abruptly, making it a little unclear whether he was talking about Lance or Fleming, but it also made Fleming realize that this person was born in the year of the dog.

When you have a bone in your hand, he will wag his tail and circle around you. When he eats the bone and you have nothing, he may bark at you.

The corners of his eyes twitched slightly twice, but he didn't say anything.

After Weber remembered this information, he smiled sincerely again. "I'll help you vent your anger right now. After I finish this, we can have a drink together."

"You can bring some friends with you, and I'll bring my friends too, so we can get to know each other."

He said "have a drink" without any hesitation, seemingly forgetting that his job is to prevent people from having a drink.

But for Fleming, such unprincipled law enforcement officers are exactly what he likes most.

Not only him, but all gangs like this kind of law enforcement officer who has no principles. As for whether he has a bottom line, we need to wait and see.

After getting this information, Weber couldn't wait any longer and went straight back to the bureau. He pushed open Director Dell's office rudely.

Director Dale was on the phone. He glanced at Weber, and instead of showing any disgust or dissatisfaction on his face, he smiled and pointed at the phone in his hand.

After waiting for more than twenty seconds, Chief Dell hung up the phone and asked, "Is there anything urgent?"

He always had a warm smile on his face.

He no longer has any influence or presence in Congress, and his repeated mistakes have gradually caused him to be abandoned by the core of power.

Federal politics is so realistic. If you have value, you are a good friend in the hearts of the congressmen.

If you have no value, then you should just stay in the garbage dump instead of floating around like used toilet paper!
On the contrary, Weber's uncle is more important to him now. He is his immediate superior, so it is important to maintain a good relationship with him.

Weber shared some of his "acquisitions". "I got a piece of information through some means. There is an underground brewery outside the city. It's quite large."

It wasn't a secret that Lance supplied alcohol to gangs in other cities, they had already investigated it.

During the Chinese New Year, those people also came to Jingang City, and Lance had the aura of being the number one figure in the Likalai State Imperial Gang.

Although everyone knew that he was shipping the wine, they couldn't figure out where the wine came from or how it was shipped.

Some speculated that Lance had his own brewery, but they found no clues.

Some people also said that Lance's wine was smuggled in, but they also found no clues from the Coast Patrol and the Customs Anti-Smuggling Team.

Weber suddenly said he knew where it was, and Dell took it very seriously.

His dissatisfaction with Weber was immediately overshadowed by this news, and his expression became serious. "Where is it?"

Weber didn't say anything, but just looked at Director Dale. Director Dale was slightly startled, and his dissatisfaction with him surged in his heart again, "How can I cooperate with you?"

Weber smiled, "I need command..."

More than ten minutes later, Weber came out of the director's office, and then another senior agent went to the director's office with a puzzled expression.

This guy has a good relationship with Weber. He considers that he might become the director in the future and will definitely need his own people, so he tries to win them over in advance.

When this guy came out of the director's office, there was an expression of surprise and shock on his face. He took the initiative to go to Weber's office, and the two talked for a while.

Then their subordinates received a notice that they had a mission in the evening.

This kind of thing should not be done too late. If the news leaks out and Lance and the others are prepared, they will gain nothing.

In fact, some people in the Hazardous Materials Management Bureau also suspected that these gangs had arranged some undercover agents in their bureau, but for a while they didn't know who was undercover and who was not.

So it's very troublesome.

Ponda was also notified. Although Weber didn't like Ponda, he had read Ponda's personal information and knew that this guy was very good at solving cases.

He also personally busted Lance in five or six bars and two warehouses, and the total value of Lance's crimes was over 100,000 yuan.

Everyone could be related to Lance except Ponda.

At this time, Weber was thinking about the problem from a higher perspective, and he also talked to Ponda alone.

Once he is promoted to director, he can easily let Ponda be promoted, so that the conflict between them will no longer exist, and at the same time he will gain a subordinate who is proficient in solving cases.

Ponda also accepted Weber's sudden and inexplicable goodwill, and it seemed as if...they had forgotten their grudges with a smile.

At the end of the conversation, Weber took the initiative to talk about this matter in order to win over Ponda, "There is an operation tonight, you are a veteran agent, and we need your help."

Pang Da nodded and said, "I understand. I will definitely take good care of everyone."

Weber asked, "Aren't you curious about what the action is?"

Ponda, who was thinking about how to kill him or take him away, was stunned for a moment. His current cooperation was based on the fact that he did not want the conflict between him and Weber to escalate too early, nor did he want to arouse other people's suspicion afterwards.

But Webber's current performance after returning to the factory made him curious. He then said with a smile, "I am curious, but I believe I will know when I should know, and I shouldn't ask when I don't need to know."

With just a few words, Weber felt more comfortable with him. Considering that the two of them had just resolved their conflict, Weber didn't mind revealing some information to him, making him feel that they were now a family.

"Don't tell anyone about this. I got a piece of news. The Lance family has a brewery in an abandoned farm in the suburbs. We raided the brewery at night. This is definitely a big case..."

Ponda felt a little dizzy when he came out of the office. He was still thinking about how to reasonably remove Weber from this position.

He himself didn't have any good ideas yet, but Weber took the initiative to give him this opportunity.

When he returned to his desk, his neighbor couldn't help asking, "Did he bother you again?"

Pang Da smiled, his eyes were somewhat deep, "No, he asked me to participate in this mission as well."

The colleague at the next table curled his lips and said, "Be careful, he might do something sneaky to you."

Pang Da nodded and tidied up the table. "I'll go talk to my wife. I might be back late tonight or even not go at all."

His colleague at the next table nodded and said, "Of course I will help you if you have any problem."

Ponda quickly left the Hazardous Materials Administration. After returning home, he went straight into the study and called Lance.

“I’m Ponda.”

Lance was a little surprised by Ponda's call. "What's the matter?"

“Do you have a brewery on an abandoned farm in the suburbs?”

Lance raised an eyebrow, "How did you know that?"

Ponda did not tell him how he knew this, but continued, "We plan to conduct a surprise inspection of this brewery tonight, with Weber leading the team..."

(End of this chapter)