Shadow Empire

Chapter 554 Times have changed
The cadres sitting in the car looked very unhappy.

But no way.

He is one of Fergal's confidants. From his point of view, this mission is just a suicide mission, but the mission has been assigned to him, so he has no choice but to come.

When leaving the office, Fergal told him that their job was to come over, fire a few shots, then have a brief exchange of fire and then leave.

Don't linger too long, and don't be stupid enough to get out of the car and really fight with Lance's men.

All they have to do is make a statement that they have the courage to resist and the power to fight back.

In this way, the people in Jingang City will not think that they are already afraid, and then their later withdrawal of the "defense line" can also be seen as a strategic and tactical adjustment.

This was also what convinced him to come over. He didn't need to get out of the car, he just had to shoot outside from the car.

Thinking of this, he relaxed a little, tore his collar, and cursed a few times.

Hope nothing goes wrong!

The people in the other cars were also his people, and he told them clearly what to do.

What made him feel a little relieved was that the convoy did not encounter any obstructions after entering the Imperial Zone, which was different from what he had imagined, that they might not even be able to reach Lance's company and would be stopped.

Many people have heard about the power of the Lance family in the Empire District.

As long as you enter the Imperial Zone, as long as they find something wrong, your whereabouts will be discovered by them.

Bolton and his eyes in the sky have become one of the things that people often discuss. Some gangs also want to learn to do it, but they really can't do it.

On the one hand, their territory was too small, perhaps only three or five blocks. By the time the people they hired discovered the "invaders" and reported the news.

Maybe the invaders' car had already stopped in front of them.

The territory is too small and has no depth or buffer to allow information to be transmitted, so it has no value to small gangs.

Secondly, for those big gangs, such as the Kodak family, it is impossible for them to hire those big guys in the Bay Area to help them keep an eye on changes on the streets.

If they arrange their own people, it will be too obvious. As long as it is obvious, there must be a way to get around it.

Therefore, this method is only applicable to the Lance family. If other gangs also want to use it, then first of all they need to have a large enough territory, and secondly, the situation within the territory cannot be too complicated.

In the city center, this method is not available because the streets are full of people and cars.

No one can figure out whether the person sitting in a car is an intruder or just an ordinary passerby.

There are many rumors about Lance's defense system, for example, the Wolf Gang only dared to go deeper after severely damaging Bolton.

Of course, this trick doesn't work very well now because Bolton rarely appears on the streets.

So I had to force my way in.

It's just...are they too arrogant?

Knowing that someone is invading, why don't you stop them?

Or do they have any plans?
The cadre sitting in the car didn't know why no one stopped them, but this did not make him relax, but made him uneasy.

He watched the changes around him intently. He didn't know if it was because he had stayed in the city center for too long, but he felt that there were really very few people here.

Especially when turning a corner and entering the street where the Lans Company is located, there are almost no pedestrians on the roadside, and even there are few cars on the street.

The drivers seemed unaware of these obvious changes. “It’s such a fucking pleasure to drive here. I’m tired of the traffic jams in the city center.”

"A 20-minute journey during rush hour will take me 40 minutes to reach my destination."

He started to speed up while complaining, and the vehicles behind him also accelerated. As the building where Lance's office was gradually appearing, the cadres sitting in the back began to breathe rapidly.

He wouldn't shoot, but he would supervise the others, fire a burst of bullets, and then leave immediately.

He also reminded the driver, "Remember what I told you before?"

The driver nodded vigorously, with an excited expression on his face. "Remember, after the first round of gunfire is over, honk the horn, then turn around and leave."

The cadre nodded in approval, "That's it, don't make any mistake!"

After passing a traffic light, Lance's company appeared on their right. The cadres had no guesses or ideas as to why the trip was so smooth.

The only thing he can do now is to complete the task as soon as possible.

When the convoy stopped outside Lance's company, many people stretched out their weapons from the car windows...

In the room, Lance closed his eyes slightly and listened to the songs with the sound quality of the times coming from the record player. He could not quite understand the so-called avant-garde fashion, but he could still appreciate the talents of the little cotton picking experts.

The new office exudes a fresh atmosphere. Lance patted the armrest of the chair. The heavy shadow looked very broad and solid.

Just a chair like this costs several hundred dollars.

A wider desk means more space can be put in it, and the overall decoration becomes more solemn and heavy.

At the same time, some small details of the decoration make this place less serious.

"Not bad." Lance nodded slightly. The bank has been renovated and everyone is choosing their favorite office.

Although now is not a good time for immigrants to start a business, as things in Jingang City come to an end, Lance will gradually move away from that pure gangster style.

This may be a difficult thing in other countries, but in the Federation, it is easy once you get the hang of it.

And he will not learn from Bandy and give up the gang business in order to clean himself up. This is equivalent to a guy who relies on robbery with a knife to stand up. He has successfully attracted enough hatred, but because he has money and wants to live a stable life, he throws away the knife. It's as stupid!
A knife should never be thrown away, and people should know that the knife is still in your hand, in your pocket.

Only then will they respect you and honor you.

"Have our friends arrived yet?"

Lance asked.

Bolton nodded. "They've already started."

Lance was very satisfied with the result of this plan. Everything seemed to be going as planned. "I hope they like this surprise!"

There was a crackling sound of gunfire, and the glass windows of the entire building were shattered and flew everywhere. The walls and wooden doors were all covered with traces of bullets.

Even some of the wall couldn't withstand the impact of the bullets and fell down.

At first the cadre was a little worried, fearing that Lance's men would suddenly rush out from the surroundings, but after opening fire he still did not see the other party, which made him feel relieved.

Just as he was waiting for the first round of gunfire and preparing to urge the driver to leave, suddenly a large number of police officers and police cars appeared on the empty streets and roads around him.

"This is the Jingang City Police. You have been surrounded. Put down your weapons and get out of the car immediately, otherwise we will open fire..."

"Repeat, here is..."

In an instant, the gunfire that was like a rainstorm suddenly stopped. They dared to kill the police, but they didn't dare to kill the police in front of many people, let alone killing the police in front of the police when they were surrounded by the police.

That way they would be beaten to pieces, and even if they escaped, they would eventually be put on wanted lists, and would have to hide in the sewers for the rest of their lives.

Anyone who disliked him could just make a phone call and say they had spotted a wanted criminal, and both the hunters and the local police would come quickly.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became somewhat frozen, and the cadres' faces kept changing until they finally turned ashen.

They've been trapped!

And this is no different from them being "annihilated". Now the police station is controlled by Lance, and these people have committed many crimes themselves.

Once someone can't bear it and confesses, it will quickly trigger a huge chain reaction.

But resistance?

He glanced at the densely packed gun muzzles outside the window and the flashing police lights. He was actually still young and he didn't want to die yet.

He pushed open the car door. The policemen became a little nervous and hid behind various shelters, but most of them pointed their weapons at the first car.

A pair of leather shoes stepped out of the car first, followed by another pair. Then a pair of hands were raised high. The cadre slowly bent over and made a posture to exert force, and stood up with his butt sticking out. He slowly raised his hands high, walked out of the car, and then turned around and placed his hands on the roof.

The driver also got out of the car, imitating his example, raised his hands, turned around and stood up holding the roof.

More people, like the cadres, slowly got out of the car. The process was actually very simple, but everyone was very careful.

Because if anyone makes a wrong move, these policemen will really shoot, and everyone will die!
Some people say that the Lance family is actually very similar to the police, because the police will also empty their magazines when they encounter a gunfight.

It's just that they were using a self-defense revolver with only six rounds of bullets, so even if the magazine was emptied it wouldn't feel too extreme.

Lance and his men were using semi-automatic pistols, often with magazines of more than a dozen rounds, or even submachine guns, so emptying them would have a more shocking effect on people.

But faced with so many weapons, even if they were all revolvers, no one wanted to try how many bullets their bodies could hold.

Soon everyone in the car came out, either with their hands raised or turning around and placing their hands on the roof of the car, and the police began to move in.

Leading the way is Duke.

Duke is now the deputy director. This is the first case he has handled personally since taking office. He and the cadre actually know each other.

In the past, there was also something similar to a "Hero List" in the Jingang City police force. From top to bottom, it was filled with some people's portraits and names. These people were people that even the police could not mess with!

They represent an order and a rule. Although the cadre is ranked low, he is also on the list.

Duke pulled his hands behind his back and handcuffed him. The cadre said unwillingly, "Has anyone ever told you that you are like a dog he keeps?"

Deputy Director Duke punched him directly on the waist, and the cadre lost his balance for a moment, but Duke grabbed his other arm, made him put his hands behind his back, handcuffed him tightly, and pushed his head against the car door.

After a bang, the cadre's face was deformed by the force of the car door and his head, and he could only close his eyes and breathe.

The pain made it impossible for him to even take a deep breath!
"If I were you, what I would do now is to shut up and think about how to find a way to survive."

He was taken by Duke and stuffed into Duke's own police car. "Times have changed, you know?"

"The five major families have become a thing of the past. In the future, this place will belong to Lance."

"If you don't want to die, you'd better cooperate with us."

The cadre looked unhappy and said nothing.

In the past, the police would sometimes cause trouble for them, but as long as they gave an explanation and the police gave an explanation to the citizens, the matter would be over.

It has never been like today, being arrested and threatened.

But he knew Duke was right, he was already under arrest, and if they wanted to kill him, they only had to send him to jail.

Then he will lose his life due to various accidents.

Now he is very melancholy and somewhat helpless.

The sound of telephones ringing rang out on many phones at the same time. After Fergal picked up the phone, he realized that the development of things might have exceeded his expectations.

But he didn't expect it to exceed by so much!

"You mean, they were all fucking arrested?"

"Fuck, why are the police there?"

“Why didn’t they run away when they saw the police?”

He asked several questions in a row. There was no other way to let his confidant do this. After all, the core of the Keane family was not blood ties.

If he lets those cadres who are not his confidants go, they will definitely have some resentment in their hearts and may not be able to do it seriously.

He thought this was not difficult.

He just drove over, fired a round of bullets, and then drove away. If so many people staged a chase and gunfight in the Imperial District, it would actually do Lance no good.

He thought of many possibilities and responded accordingly.

For example, what should I do if there is a trap over there?

Lance's men intercepted them halfway and asked them what to do.

He thought of many possible situations, but the only thing he had never thought of was that Lance would "call the police"!
The person on the phone quickly recounted what had happened at the scene. Fergal could only curse a few words in frustration, and then called his lawyer.

After hearing his description, the lawyer didn't know how to respond for a moment, and finally said, "I can only help you get a lighter sentence as much as possible. As for bail and early parole, I may not be able to do it."

"In addition, you may need to prepare more money for this case. If the police completely lean towards the other side, the cost of solving this case will be several times or even more than other cases."

"This is because we have been working together for a long time. If it were someone else, I would have hung up the phone long ago..."

……

Bandy also knew the result at the first time. His expression was almost exactly the same as Fergal's, and he also thought of many possibilities.

Including putting myself into the role of Lance and how to deal with this matter after doing so many things.

But he never expected that Lance would let the police solve the problem directly.

Gao Li looked serious and said, "I don't want to admit it, but I have to admit that we can never catch up with Lance's thinking."

"Now Fergal is in even bigger trouble."

Why not let the police go directly to the city center to arrest Feigal's people?

Everyone knows that they are a gang, so wouldn't it be okay if we just arrested them?
Because the federal government is a country of procedural justice, it is absolutely impossible for the police to arrest a group of gangsters who are known to everyone but lack evidence without any evidence or reason!

They must obtain evidence and then apply for an arrest warrant. Only after the judicial department approves their actions can they make the arrest.

First of all, it is impossible for them to obtain evidence of everyone's crime, and it is impossible for the judicial department to approve so many arrest warrants at once.

Secondly, the police have already captured Lance, but the judicial department also has people from the Bay Area, and they will not easily let Chief Blue get a large number of arrest warrants or search warrants.

A small amount will not make any difference to the overall situation, but a large amount cannot be obtained. This is the limitation of the police.

But there is one exception to everything.

If the police find a criminal in the process of committing a crime at the crime scene, they can directly arrest the criminal in the process of committing a crime without the approval of the judicial department.

There is no doubt that today's plan was a successful one. They arrested a large number of gang members without even needing an arrest warrant.

And then the judicial department will need to cooperate with them, because these people were captured from the crime scene, and there is no reason for the judicial department not to cooperate.

They successfully avoided the influence of the judicial department and completed their plan.

If any of these people confessed more evidence of Feigal's crimes, there would be no need to confess Feigal's crimes, only those of other cadres.

Then Lance can quickly peel off Fergal's protective shell layer by layer until his defenseless inside is exposed!
"What should we do now?", asked Gawri.

Bandy shook his head. "We are too passive right now. We need to find a way to be more proactive."

"Lance is like a boxer who has both strength and brains. We can't let him accumulate the factors for victory. We have to let him take a punch, a heavy punch."

"Otherwise we simply can't bear it."

Bandy thought clearly that if Fergal fell, they would be next.

They dragged Fergal into the water to prevent Lance from succeeding, but they didn't expect this guy to be so useless and worthless!
Of course, this is also related to the fact that a large number of elite soldiers died in the war between the Keane family and the Bear Gang.

Later, news of Lance's "moving" also came out. He had abandoned his previous office and moved to the original Jinda Bank.

This also made those who were dissatisfied with him even more desperate, because they all knew that Jinda Bank was built according to banking standards.

That's a giant fucking turtle shell!

If we had a chance of victory by attacking Reims before, what about attacking a bank now?
The only thing they could do was to get enough people there and tire Lance out while he was mopping the floor instead of killing him in the bank!

(End of this chapter)