Shadow Empire

Chapter 553 Response
Fergal's eyes were bloodshot.

Lance's slap directly smashed his dignity to the ground and shattered it. In fact, he himself knew that now was not a good time to take action.

Maybe Lance's men had prepared themselves for the attack and were waiting for them to arrive so they could shoot him to bits.

But he couldn't help but speak out, he couldn't help but express his stance. Several cadres died early in the morning. If he didn't have any attitude at all, what would happen to the other cadres?
Unlike gangs like the Keane Family, the Pasletto Family, and the Kodak Family, it is not a gang that connects individuals with blood ties.

The cadres in the Pasreto family are basically the relatives of the head of the family, cousins, uncles and the like.

The same is true for the Kodak family. The core figures in their family are all blood relatives.

When they encounter trouble, they often stand together to think about the problem.

However, gangs like the Cassia family, the Tita family, and the Keane family, where all the cadres are not linked by blood, have more problems.

For example, if the leader of a mafia family does not speak out after encountering a setback, it will lead to some problems with unpredictable consequences.

This problem does not exist in blood-related families. No matter what conflicts arise among them, they will just unite to face the outside world.

However, for non-blood gangs, external problems can sometimes turn into internal problems.

If he does not express his opinion, the cadres who have a good relationship with the dead cadres will feel dissatisfied.

Damn, the brothers did so much for the family, but they were killed here, and you (Fergal) didn't say a word.

Then the next time they are required to charge, they will consider whether they should take the lead.

It is even possible that when the family faces a crisis, they are not considering how to unite with everyone to overcome the difficulties, but how to preserve their own strength.

As long as my strength does not decrease, the worst that can happen is that I can change gangs later.

So Fergal must express his position, just like he slapped the map at this moment. Even if some people know that he is acting, they can only remain silent.

At this time, it often requires another "clear-headed person" to step forward and stop him from doing so.

And this person is also Fergal's confidant.

"I don't think we can just rush into it recklessly, Boss!"

Fergal's eyes moved to the person who spoke, and the others were also looking at him.

It’s just that some people’s eyes were so dull that nothing could be seen, while some people always kept a playful expression on their faces.

This kind of drama has actually been played out many times.

But if you say it is useless, that’s not necessarily the case.

Because even though you know that this is a performance and a discussion, at least when Fergal says that he wants to avenge the dead cadres immediately, the emotions in your heart will be stirred up with his words.

He achieved the result he wanted - Boss did not forget to avenge his dead brother.

As for how to be stopped and persuaded next, that is another matter.

The person who spoke was very calm, "First we must make sure that the person who did it is Lance's man. If someone knows that there is friction between us, then they will use this method to create conflict."

"If we take action now, we will fall into their trap and their scheme."

Fergal frowned and looked at the person who was speaking, seeming dissatisfied. The others frowned, some nodded slightly, and they felt that there was nothing wrong with what was said.

This straightforward guy who was not afraid of offending the boss continued, "Second point, how can we be sure that he is not trying to seduce us over there?"

"Maybe Lance's men have already ambushed us, waiting for us to run into them and then completely eat us up. We can't give them this opportunity."

"Remember our battle with the Bear Gang?"

"We suffered a big loss right from the start!"

That was a past that people didn't want to recall, and everyone, including Fergal, couldn't help but frown when they heard it.

Although this is a script, a good script can also resonate with people's emotions.

This was the case with their first large-scale fight with the Bear Gang, which raided two of their businesses.

Fergal did not regard them as an equal opponent and directly arranged people to kill them. However, almost no one came back intact.

From that time on, they and the Bear Gang were engaged in a brutal battle.

Although it is a bit unpleasant to bring up this eliminated opponent and the losses they suffered again, it is actually a suitable example from a side perspective.

Although they were stunned in the early stages, the Bear Gang has now disappeared in Jingang City.

Everyone else nodded, and Fergal's expression softened. The script worked.

He sat down, lit a cigarette, and asked, "Anything else?"

The speaker nodded and said, "Third, regardless of whether it was done by the Lance family or not, this is a serious provocation to us and the five major families. This is a bad signal."

"This is no longer just our problem, it's also a problem for the five major families."

"They dared to provoke us this time, what about next time?"

"Will they try to provoke other families? Will we eventually fall into the endless temptations of these small gangs and be gradually worn down?"

Everyone's expression changed slightly, and a word flashed through their minds at this moment: authority!
Yes, the authority of the five major families is facing unprecedented threats. If they cannot handle this matter well, even if they solve this trouble, there will be more troubles in the future.

Fergal took a deep breath as if he was convinced, "Let's calm down first and don't do anything rash. I'll contact the other families."

Naturally, these cadres had no objections, including those who knew that this was what Fergal meant and they were just putting on a show. They didn't have any big objections either.

On the other side, Bandy and Gowri, the two instigators, were also discussing Lance's behavior.

"It was too explosive." Gao Li shook his head. "He acted very quickly. I am a little worried."

Bandy looked at him. They were brothers and were familiar with each other. Gao Li pursed his lips and said, "I'm worried that Fergal and the others can't hold on for that long."

This sentence made Bandy look puzzled. "It is true that Fergal was affected before, but do you think Lance is that strong?"

Gao Li rubbed his cheeks. This feeling made him feel a little relaxed, just a little.

"Haven't I been investigating the strength of the Lance family recently?"

Bandy nodded. It was very important to understand your opponent before starting a full-scale war.

They have put aside their former arrogance and started trying to understand this gang that is entrenched in the two poorest areas and is composed entirely of young people with no background.

But the more he understood, the more uneasy Gao Li became.

"There are too many of them."

Bandy looked at him without making any statement. One word, one message, could not allow Bandy to make the right response. He was still waiting.

Gao Li lit a cigarette, then threw the lighter on the table. He leaned back on the sofa, his body sinking into it.

If some elderly people were here, they would think Gao Li was a typical bad boy with no "sitting posture".

"There are already 250,000 Imperials in the Imperial Zone, not counting illegal Imperial immigrants."

"He can always find a large group of loyal people among these people, and you know the situation in the empire."

Bendy was also a little addicted, and he lit a cigarette, "Yes, I heard that their civil war is not over yet."

The International News is still constantly smearing the image and abilities of the emperor. Of course, it is not completely nonsense, because there are still two or three rebel forces fighting against the royal family.

They had survived several encirclement and suppression campaigns and even had the potential to continue to grow. For a while, His Majesty the Emperor was "furious" again.

"So many of those who have come in the last year have participated in the war."

"If all this still makes me feel that the situation is not easy to handle, then the increasing number of refugees in the New Port District will make things even more troublesome."

"Some are willing to risk their lives for a little money."

Bendy's expression was indeed not so optimistic.

The war between gangs, after all, is about who has more people, more guns, and more money!
He thought for a long time before reluctantly saying, "Having more people... doesn't necessarily mean being stronger."

Gao Li looked at Bandy in surprise. The two looked at each other for a while and couldn't help laughing.

"Well, I'm not entirely right, but you can't say I'm completely wrong either!" Bendy finally gave in to Gary's gaze. He also knew he was quibbling.

You have ten people under you, and he has a hundred people under him, but you are not as good as him!

This is not the cold weapon era of three or five hundred years ago. Perhaps there is still a possibility that a small number of well-trained heavy cavalry could slaughter a large number of enemy light infantry.

Now is the era of hot weapons. Everyone has a gun. There is a complete difference between ten people shooting and a hundred people shooting.

"Is there no way we can fill this gap?" he asked again.

Gao Li's expression was not relaxed. "We have already started the war. If we recruit more people, the cost will be very high."

"And we're not sure if there's any sand in the sand among the people we recruit. Guys like Lance are capable of anything."

Bendy did not deny this point. In his eyes, Lance had become synonymous with evil.

"Although I don't want to admit it, Bandy, there is already a certain gap between us and him in terms of strength."

"Of course, I'm only talking about pure strength."

"Another thing that makes me feel troubled is the police department. The police department was previously controlled by Charlie, who is a lackey of the Bay Area."

"The Bay Area will not easily intervene in our fight. To a certain extent, they even stand with us."

“Even if the police don’t help us, they won’t deal with us.”

“But now, the police are on his side.”

Bandy's brows furrowed even more, and his fingers tapped rhythmically on the table. "What you said makes sense. So what should we do now?"

Gao Li curled his lips and said, "We can't let Fergal fight him too hard. If Fergal is killed, our chances of winning will be even smaller."

"I would also like to ask..."

The two brothers knew each other well enough. His behavior made Bendy vaguely realize something. "Just say it directly. I won't mind."

"Can Congress or Maintenon provide some help?"

"Even if we can't cause direct harm to Lance, at least we can prevent the police from completely standing on his side."

Bandy fell into silence for a long time.

In the past, Bandy's favorite topic to talk to him was the bigwigs in Congress and how much he relied on them.

He went to Maintenon to attend a banquet given by some important person, or met and shook hands with some important person.

He always talked about these things, but Gao Li didn't like them. At that time, he always felt that the power in his hands was the most important.

All those other things are fake.

But now, he seems to have come to his senses a little bit and realizes that political support is also very important.

If there were an important person who could speak up for them, perhaps these conflicts could be mediated.

Once the garrison is stabilized, Lance will no longer have the opportunity to change the city's structure.

They also knew that troops would be stationed there, and Bandy also got some information.

Once the garrison is stationed, they will definitely not allow the city to become in such chaos, and they will definitely intervene at that time.

After two or three minutes, Bendy came back to his senses. "I'll be in touch."

When he said this, Gao Li vaguely sensed that something was wrong. He frowned and looked at Bendy, "Did something happen?"

Bandy didn't know what to say, and someone contacted him privately and told him to hold on and not compromise.

That person was the interest representative of a big shot in Congress. Bandy carefully asked the other party if there was anything he could do to help him, but the guy hung up the phone without saying anything.

Later he found out that the political circle he relied on was now being marginalized by Congress because of some reasons of the president.

This is actually quite normal. Politics is like this. It is either one wave high or another, and it is impossible for it to always be at a certain high point. It is dynamic and constantly changing.

In the past few years, Senator Cleveland's popularity was not very good, and he was neither rising nor falling in Congress. If it were not for his background and family support, he would have been kicked out of the Senate long ago.

His market performance has improved over the past two years, so naturally other interest groups have begun to decline, which is normal.

But for the "ants" under the influence of these political interest groups, that is definitely huge bad news!
They have no ability to resist risks, and now Congress can no longer help, so naturally there won't be many people willing to intervene.

Because political interests are consistent and they are all in the same circle.

Now that the people at the top of the circle are having a hard time, those in the middle and lower levels will naturally not have an easy time either.

Bandi had nothing to say in the face of Gaoli's question, and this was precisely the best dialogue.

"I understand!" Gao Li said after a moment of silence.

But he soon cheered up again, "We didn't rely on them to gain a foothold in Jingang City, so even without their help... we can still do well."

"The first thing we need to do now is to prevent Fergal from being knocked down by Lance's quick punches."

Bandy nodded, "You are right, you can arrange this, I fully support you."

The two were discussing countermeasures when suddenly the phone rang. Bandy put his hand on the receiver and waited for it to ring again before picking up the phone.

"This is Bandy."

After he finished speaking, his brows furrowed and he hung up the phone.

Facing Gao Li's puzzled look, he said, "Several of their bars were attacked, and the losses are increasing."

Gao Li's eyes became a little strange, "Lance and the others...what are they planning to do?"

"We have to contact Fergal."

Gao Li nodded and said, "I thought so too."

Before he picked up the phone, it rang again. When he picked up the call, he heard the news from the spy they had arranged.

After listening for a while, he hung up the phone with a serious look on his face, "Fegal sent someone to take revenge."

If someone could have been found to stop the revenge the first time, it couldn't have been stopped this time.

If he doesn't fight back after being slapped in the face so many times in a row, perhaps those senior officials will have other ideas before Lance even comes to kill him.

Fergal had to fight back, and this was also a test.

Gao Li sighed, "I hope the result this time won't be too bad."

Lance knew it the moment a large number of cars entered the Imperial District.

Old men on the streets drank coffee while paying attention to the direction of movement of the convoys that were obviously wrong.

This information was quickly gathered in Bolton's hands, and then Bolton told Lance.

Their target is not the bar, but Lance himself!

The route of these convoys was also heading towards Lance's company, but Lance was not nervous at all. He even talked and laughed after knowing the news.

"Have you arranged all your people?" Sitting opposite him was the newly appointed director of the Imperial District Bureau, who was also one of Director Blue's most trusted confidants and had previously worked at the Imperial District Bureau.

Now that Chief Blue has left, he has taken over the position of branch chief and continues to work hard for the Empire District and Lance.

This is a middle-aged man in his forties, slightly bald, with a big and oval face.

When you smile, your facial features are squeezed together and look a little funny.

So most of the time he tried not to smile for the sake of his image, but at this moment, his face was smiling like a chrysanthemum that was about to bloom but didn't!
"Mr. Lance, don't worry, everyone has been arranged!"

Lance nodded slightly, "My safety is in your hands."

The new branch chief took one look at the men in the office carrying submachine guns and thought Lance might be speaking sarcastically.

But he still patted his chest and assured, "No criminal will be able to come to you, Mr. Lance!"

(End of this chapter)