Shadow Empire

Chapter 563: People should not be too selfless [666+19]
Some people have no way to retreat, while others are unstoppable.

Lance spent the whole day answering and making phone calls.

The intensity of the fighting these days is really too fierce. It can be seen that Bandy and his team have not done nothing, for example...

Attorney General Terry called Lance.

"I heard it's been very busy over there these past two days?"

He spoke very reservedly and did not say "You have done several big things in the past few days" right away. After all, he hoped to use Lance as a springboard to leap into a higher political circle.

If it weren't for Senator Cleveland behind Lance, the Attorney General would never have called Lance, let alone cooperated with him to purge the police force in Jingang City.

At least a hundred police officers are still under investigation, and dozens of senior police officers have been detained.

Such a large-scale move that could shake the management of a city's police force is not something the Attorney General would do.

Even if he were to do it, he would more likely notify the mayor first and let the mayor solve it himself, because in a sense, the prosecutor's intervention means that the situation is getting out of control.

Otherwise, politics requires gradual progress. If the upper level of power has not intervened yet, the higher level should not intervene either.

For politicians, power is divided into layers, but not into big and small.

It sounds a little weird, but it's actually pretty easy to understand.

Stratification refers to different classes, the classes of politicians.

Some are city councilors, some are mayors, some are governors, and some are presidents. This is stratification, different classes.

Size refers to the actual "power" that comes with true domination, which is not something that is easy to explain, but it has a good example.

If a city councilor can easily destroy an ordinary family, then a mayor, a governor, and a president can all do the same.

They can have the greatest power and strength within their own class.

These forces are equal and have no size distinction because they are already the limit themselves.

If everyone has the same power, why should you interfere and interfere in matters that others can handle equally well?

Therefore, exerting influence layer by layer is an important factor in the stability of the ruling class. The president will not interfere in the affairs of the governor, and the governor will not interfere in the affairs of the mayor.

So it goes without saying that when Charlie and other police parasites did not influence the state government level and did not cause extremely destructive social impact.

Attorney General Terry should not have carried out such a large-scale purge of the police force.

this is not right.

But who the hell made it possible for there to be a taller giant standing behind Lance?

So he called Lance and hinted to him that it was enough and not to go too far, as the call had already reached the state government level.

Bandy finally couldn't bear it anymore and sent a distress signal to Maintenon.

"Just a few minor issues, they'll be over soon.", Lance replied.

"soon?"

Attorney General Terry asked in a very relaxed tone, "How fast?"

Lance glanced at the watch on his wrist. It had a flipping calendar, a large calendar, which was a patented technology that had just begun to be used. The appearance of a calendar on the watch meant that it was very expensive.

Even if it doesn't look like it's worth much, it will have an amazing price.

Capitalists know very well how to make money. They make money from the rich first, then from the middle class, and finally from the bottom. That's basically how it works.

"Just a few days, a week at most."

Attorney General Terry thought for a while and said, "As soon as possible. I will help you suppress the pressure temporarily, but you must solve your problem as soon as possible."

"You know what I mean. This is not an easy thing to do."

He lied. A mature politician should always let people know that no matter what help he has provided, it is whether he was asked to help by others or he took the initiative to help.

People who benefit from help should be made to understand that the help was not easy.

Lance didn't expose his little lie, wasn't this a way to deepen the connection?

The governor may not be very enthusiastic about Senator Cleveland. After all, he is a "big shot" himself. Whether he is running for re-election as governor, entering Congress, or even running for president, he does not need to curry favor with a senator.

He could be friends with senators, but he would not suck up to them.

On the contrary, the Secretary of State is more enthusiastic about Senator Cleveland, and he still has more room for improvement. Although the Lieutenant Governor is also enthusiastic, he will not take the initiative to offend a senator.

Bandy's dissatisfaction, complaints, and signals for help actually disappeared when his support in Congress began to decline.

The rest are of no use.

Offending senators in Congress for a "small role"?

These were the “golden years” and the power of the senators was disturbingly great!

So, he was lying.

Lance smiled and said, "I promise, it will be over soon, and it will appear to be completely legal and compliant, and it won't embarrass any of you."

The Attorney General's expression changed slightly, but unfortunately Lance couldn't see it. He smiled and said, "I'm very much looking forward to it." After ending the call, Lance shook his head and went to see Stone again.

Stone was restricted in his freedom and locked in a small room. When he saw Lance coming, he just glanced at him and quickly lowered his head.

"Bendy actually called."

Stone raised his head again, his eyes filled with desire for freedom and returning home. He didn't speak, but his eyes could speak. He was asking Lance how their negotiations went.

Looking directly into Stone's eyes that were eager for an answer, Lance gave him the answer he least wanted to hear.

“I made them an offer, but they rejected my offer.”

Shi Dong looked unconvinced and lowered his head again. Lance's voice did not stop and continued to ring in his ears.

"Bendy told me he just wants your body back."

As soon as these words came out, Shi Dong clenched his fists tightly, "This is impossible!"

His voice was very loud, and it kept echoing in the room, even making his eardrums vibrate uncomfortably.

The door was opened and several young men walked in. A hint of uneasiness flashed across Shi Dong's eyes, but he held it back.

He tried hard to look like a tough guy, but he did it well enough.

How many people in this situation can still stand firm instead of kneeling on the ground begging for forgiveness?
They stuffed something in Stone's mouth, and then Lance had a phone brought to him and pressed the speakerphone button.

He dialed Bendy's number and the call was quickly connected, "This is Lance."

"Lance...what do you want?"

Lance glanced at Stone and lit a cigarette. "Have you thought about the conditions I proposed last time?"

"This is impossible!" Bendy's attitude was very firm. He didn't finish his words. He seemed to want to say something, but Lance didn't give him the chance.

He interrupted Bandy directly, "Shi Dong is your nephew. I don't know if Gao Li is with you. Do you really not care about his life?"

"He has done a lot for you and the Kodak family."

"My conditions are not harsh, you can consider it again."

As soon as Bendy said "I", someone next to him interrupted, "Give it up, Lance!"

"He's already dead. Don't try to trick us with these tricks."

Lance asked, "Do you want to talk to him?"

The receiver fell into dead silence in an instant.

It would be difficult for any father to refuse such an opportunity at this moment. This might be the last time he talks to his son, but...

There was no sound coming from the receiver except for heavy breathing, the sound of a lighter, and the sound of a glass being placed on the stone table and the ice cubes hitting the glass.

About two or three minutes later, accompanied by the hissing sound of smoking, Gao Li's voice came from the receiver.

"I don't know if he's alive or not, and I don't know if he's with you. If he is, I love you, Stone. I love you more than anything."

"You are a brave child. You know what you are facing and you have the courage to face it."

He almost gritted his teeth, and the voice came out from between his teeth, "We... are proud of you!"

After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Lance to say anything else.

Lance looked at Stone, whose eyes were red. He pouted, shook his head and spread his hands, "Look, you've been abandoned."

He had the phone taken away and motioned for the others to let him go. Lance looked at him, "They want to sacrifice you to save the family."

Stone sat in a chair, leaning forward, his face in his hands, crying.

He was an adult, in his thirties, and he hadn't cried in years, but now he was crying.

He felt Gauri's love for him and his loyalty to his family.

He didn't blame Gowri.

From a rational point of view, the family is obviously greater than the individual.

The family does not represent a certain person, the family represents all people with the surname Kodak, his brothers and sisters, his relatives. If he has to sacrifice these relatives in order to gain redemption, rationally speaking, he thinks this is wrong.

He could only cry, and crying was a very good way to vent his emotions.

Lance still looked at him like that, "You still have a chance to save yourself. Do you want to hear it?"

Shi Dong suddenly raised his head, his eyes were red, and there were many tears in his eyes and on his cheeks.

He wiped the tears from his face and looked at Lance, "Kill me!"

He suddenly tried to stand up hysterically, but was soon knocked back down by a punch in the face. He leaned forward on the armrest of the chair and looked at Lance. His forehead and neck were covered with bulging blood vessels and blue veins.

"Kill me, bastard!"

(End of this chapter)