Shadow Empire

Chapter 547: Crooked Thoughts [666+13]
Bandy came back from outside, reeking of alcohol. Gao Li immediately put down what he was doing and went over to him. He took the clothes he had taken off and asked nervously, "How is it?"

Bendy sat back on the couch, his head tilted back, his eyes closed, and he sighed heavily.

Although he didn't say anything, Gao Li already had the answer in his mind.

Charlie's death made them nervous, but the key issue was that the Bay Area had lost control of its police system, which was the most fatal problem.

Although they themselves had suffered heavy casualties before, they did cause great trouble to Lance.

More than a hundred of his men are going to jail. It seems that these people going to jail only means he has fewer people to worry about, but in fact, the money he has to spend on these people is more than he imagined.

He needs to minimize the sentencing outcomes for these people, and that costs money.

There are more than a hundred people, and even if each person costs 2,000 yuan, that would be 300,000 yuan.

Then after these people go to prison, they will definitely need to pay another sum of money so that they can live more comfortably.

Whether it is a public prison or a private prison, spending money is essential, and then you have to find a way to get them out in advance.

Bail is another sum of money. At the same time, he not only needs to pay these people's salaries while they are in prison, but also give them an additional reward after they are released.

The money is used to reward them for not talking nonsense, and almost all gangs follow this tradition.

If you contribute to your family, your gang, and then have to go to jail.

When you finish serving your sentence in prison, there are two paths before you.

First, promotion to team leader. This is an established rule. All prisoners who have made great contributions to the family will be promoted to team leader as long as they are willing to stay in the family after serving a few years in prison.

Then they will be promoted to team leader immediately, will be in charge of some people, and will most likely have their own small territory.

The purpose of doing this is to tell everyone that no matter who you are, as long as you have contributed to the family, the family will not forget it.

Glory, wealth, status, you will have them all.

Only in this way will those gangsters fight for their gangs and families!

Otherwise, who the hell would be willing to do that?

Taking such great risks just to make a living?

Of course, there are also people who see through the nature of gangs while serving their sentences in prison, so there is a second option.

After they were released from prison, they didn't want to be involved in gangs anymore, so they chose to leave.

Those who choose to leave can often take a one-time sum of money from the gang or family as compensation for their years of service, or a large reward.

The purpose of rewarding money is to encourage people to contribute to the family. You see, as long as you have contributed to the family, even if you decide to withdraw later, you will still not lose your share!

It is essentially the same as the first option, just presented in a different form.

With more than a hundred people in jail, it is impossible to promote all of them to captains, so regardless of whether they are willing to continue to be in the family or not, Lance must pay them a sum of money.

A few thousand yuan, or tens of thousands of yuan, which in turn amounts to hundreds of thousands or millions.

These people caused Lance to lose a lot of money, plus the bar and the goods that were sealed off, Lance suffered a huge loss.

The reason why he lost so much and didn't retaliate immediately was because Charlie was backing him up.

If Lance's men came out of his territory, then Charlie would have a way to take action during their fight, arrest these people and send them to prison.

Public prisons and private prisons are all willing to use this kind of cheap labor and will never complain about having too many people.

Lance's power will continue to be weakened until he finally dares not come out.

This is the advantage of having the police on their side, but the problem now is that Charlie is finished, and the police station has planted Lance's people, and it's their turn to suffer.

Bandy went to the Bay Area to attend two gatherings to discuss this matter. He needs help from the Bay Area.

Whether it's political or asking them to find a way to restrain Lance, we can't just do nothing.

It just seems that the effect is not very good.

"They think I'm...taking the opportunity to blackmail them." When Bandy said this, he couldn't help but smile helplessly!

Gao Li came over from the bar with a glass of honey lemon ice water, "How could they think that?"

Bandy took a sip of the sour and sweet ice lemonade and sighed again, "We are too famous."

"The five major families are too famous!"

Gao Li actually knew the answer. The five major families were so famous that when Bandy needed help from others to fight against the Lance family.

Many people thought he was joking!

This feeling is very strange, making people feel that he is acting and he has a purpose.

How could the five major families be unable to defeat a gang in the downtown area?
Are you kidding me?
Someone else asked him, "Is Lance not afraid of bullets or does he have magic or something? Why don't you kill him?"

He didn't know how to respond to this nonsense. The man's idea was very simple. Wouldn't it be solved if you just shoot Lance twice?
But the question is, how did he shoot Lance twice?
There are many people who have this idea. They think that even if the Kodak family alone is not a match for the Lance family, what if the five major families join forces?
Although some people have considered that there are indeed some problems, they may not be able to help.

They have no control over the selection of the police chief, and even though the mayor is a piece of crap right now, he is still the mayor after all.

Even if he was trampled under the feet of the Bay Area and lost everything, he was still the mayor. As long as he was not removed from office, the city had to obey his arrangements.

He let Blue be Blue is the chief.

As the interest group that ultimately won the struggle with the mayor, it would be better for Bandy to speak himself rather than asking them to persuade the mayor to change the police chief.

After attending two cocktail parties, he finally realized that he could not rely on these people in the Bay Area at all!
"What about Maintenon (Licare state capital/state government)?"

Bandy shook his head. "I haven't been there yet. It's hard to explain this kind of thing over the phone. And even if they are willing to lend a hand, we still have to ask the Bay Area to assist us in the end."

"After all, they have no control over this place."

For people like them, the mayoral system has a very obvious advantage, that is, when they have a good relationship with the mayor, the mayor can even use confrontational methods to help them.

But the disadvantages are equally obvious. If the mayor does not stand on their side, their lives will be difficult.

"I'm a little worried that if I leave now, it will attract Lance's attention."

"He is a cunning and sly fellow. He will keep an eye on our intelligence."

As for the relationship with Congress, Gao Li did not ask. He was not a fool and knew that asking would not produce any results.

"It seems that the final solution still lies in ourselves." He frowned, looking worried.

Who could have thought that an inconspicuous Lance, who was once suppressed by second- and third-rate gangs like the Camilla Gang, would develop so rapidly in such a short period of time.

Lance does have his strengths. As long as he is given the slightest opportunity, he will be able to quickly expand and develop his family!
"Use the method we discussed last time, let Fergal be the middleman, and then let him ask Lance to talk to us." Bandy expressed his idea.

Gory frowned, "Will Lance come?"

"At this time, I think there is a high probability that he will not talk to us face to face."

Bandy did not deny this inference. "If he is willing to come, then we will kill him at the dining table."

"If he is unwilling to come, we will push Fergal and him to stand on the opposite side as well."

"I even considered creating some friction between them. The Empire District is right next to the city center, and a large area of ​​their territories is adjacent to each other."

"What do you think would happen if he rejected Fergal and had some friction with him on his territory?"

After listening to this, Gao Li thought seriously for a while and then said, "Fegal will definitely unite with us."

"Bin dog!"

"This way we will unite the Keane family, and then Tita and the others and... Forget about Alberto and Francisco, they are in the same boat with Lance."

"With our three families attacking them at the same time, Lance won't have time to react and the battle will end."

Bandy was talking about his plan, and Gao Li was thinking. He had to say that his idea was indeed very constructive. They might not be the opponent alone, but if they united more people, they might not be the opponent.

Gao Li also expressed his thoughts, "I heard that there has been a major purge within the police force recently, and Charlie and Hunter's people are at risk of being purged."

"They are too busy to carry out large-scale operations right now, so we can take action against Lance before they finish their purge."

"Because once the cleansing is over, Lance and Blue will open fire first, and then we will be in a passive position."

Bandy agreed with his point, "I'll talk to Fergal right now."

He quickly dialed Fergal's number. After the "war", the Keane family had been recuperating and they had recovered well.

In addition, the city center is home to many elites, and their demand for alcohol is greater, so Fergal has been making a lot of money quietly.

The phone wasn't picked up until long after it rang, and Fergal's voice was heard from the other end.

Because this is a private call, the person calling must be an old acquaintance. "Who's there?"

"Me, Bendy."

"Whoa, Bendy!"

"You're a busy man, how come you remembered to call me?" When Fergal heard that it was Bandy, his tone changed slightly.

After all, no matter what, Bandy is the head of the five major families.

"You should have heard about what happened recently. We had a very unpleasant experience with Lance."

"This is actually a misunderstanding. For us, war is completely meaningless."

"He suffered, we suffered, and we didn't want to continue."

"Our bars don't dare to open, and neither do theirs. Now is the time to make big money, and we shouldn't continue."

"But we... you know, so I need a mediator to do us a favor."

"Please make an appointment with Lance for me, let's sit down and talk. Peace will be good for all of us!"

After thinking for a while, Fergal agreed immediately, "No problem..."

(End of this chapter)