Shadow Empire

Chapter 564: Live for Yourself [666+20]
Stone was yelling and cursing hysterically, he was thinking.

He did this while crying, feeling terrified yet trying to be strong, a fool.

Lance nodded slightly, "Satisfy him."

When he said this, Shi Dong was obviously stunned for a moment. Before the astonishment on his face could be transformed into emotional expression, a rope was put around his neck and then pulled tight!

He didn't struggle at first, but just closed his eyes, as if he was determined to die.

But as time passed, he suddenly began to struggle uncontrollably. He grabbed the rope to untie it, he tore it hard, and tried to stand up.

But his legs were held down, and he could only use his hands to try to loosen the ropes, even if it was just the slightest gap that would allow him to catch his breath!

But he couldn't do it, even if his nails were broken, he still couldn't do it.

The guy behind him held both ends of the rope tightly with both hands and tightened it. Shi Dong was no match for him.

Finally, after a brief moment of stiffness, his body suddenly softened.

Logically, it should have ended here, but they immediately loosened the rope and began to press on Stone's chest and give him artificial respiration.

The power was turned on again after less than two minutes of rescue.

He took a deep breath, a whistle sounded in his throat, and sat up suddenly, looking at the people in the room with a dazed look.

He tried to speak, but couldn't, his voice was hoarse.

Isn't he dead?

Why are you alive again?
He doesn't know, but he knows one thing, that is, it's great to be alive!

It’s great to be able to breathe the air freely!
The look in his eyes was no longer the same as before. Although he was timid and afraid, he still had the determination to face death.

At this moment, this moment of resurrection from the dead, his resolve broke.

His eyes dodged, no longer daring to look at Lance, but Lance looked at him with a smile, "Do you still want to die?"

He didn't say anything, didn't make any movements, just kept his head down.

"You've already died once, Stone."

"This time you died for a few minutes, and we were able to bring you back to life. What about next time?"

"How many minutes can you die next time?"

"five minutes?"

"ten minutes?"

"twenty minutes?"

He shook his head. "Or is it the death of this place?"

"How does it feel to be dead, Stone?"

Before he could recover from Lance's questions, he was distracted by a new question.

He didn't know, his mind was blank, maybe this was the world after death?

No, it's not!

A fear coming from the depths of his soul and from the depths of the genes of his species made his entire body begin to tremble!
He doesn't want to die!

Because he died once, he doesn't want to die more than before and cherishes life more!

Even at this moment, he felt that being beaten was a kind of enjoyment, at least he was still alive!

"It seems that Ted still hasn't taught you how to respect others."

He nodded slightly, and the person standing behind him suddenly tightened his neck again. When he tried to struggle, the people around him held down his arms and legs, not giving him a chance to struggle this time.

He was pinned to the chair, feeling death approaching little by little...

After more than a minute, he was put back on the ground and rescue efforts began.

The rescue took a little longer this time, but fortunately he was saved and got up amidst severe gasping and coughing.

Coughing is not caused by problems with the lungs, but by the heart.

Many people think that coughing is definitely a lung problem. In fact, heart problems can also cause coughing and continuous coughing, but people just don’t associate the two things.

After he sat up, he looked at Lance in horror, as if he was looking at a demon.

Lance was still the same. He looked at Shi Dong with a smile, "It took us ten minutes to revive you this time, Shi Dong."

"When do you think the next time will be?"

"Or there won't be a next time?"

When he heard what Lance said, he couldn't help but be afraid!
Lance had a chair brought over and sat down, "You're not as important as you think, Stone."

"You are not the only one who is valuable."

“How many deaths do you think Fleming can survive?”

"What about your cousins?" "Bendy is so afraid of death, will he be more vulnerable than you?"

"People are not as strong as you think. People are very fragile."

"You see, you've died twice."

"Will the third time be eternal sleep?"

Lance looked at him and raised his hand. Stone's eyes were instantly filled with fear. He put his hands in front of his neck and asked in a hoarse voice, "What... what do you want me to do?"

Lance put his hands down, and the people around him moved a little away from him, which made him feel unprecedentedly safe.

He looked at Lance, his voice hoarse, "What do you want me to do?"

Lance breathed a sigh of relief, "Help us help Mr. Stone sit up..."

After Stone sat down, Lance said, "I need evidence of the Kodak family's crime."

"You and your father have been managing the Kodak family's criminal work all these years. You must have left some criminal evidence. I want it."

"Give it to me, and I promise to let you change your name and live in a place where no one knows you."

"If you don't give it to me, then eternal sleep awaits you. You can't be so lucky every time. Death will snatch you away from us one day!"

Dealing with the Kodak family is different from dealing with the Keane or Tita family. This is also some of the changes brought about by Bandy's whitewashing process.

Many of his businesses, including personnel, have been separated from "criminal organizations", such as the gunmen.

They are mixed with ordinary security guards in a security company. You say that this security company is the violent department of a criminal organization. How do you prove it?

Lance can't prove this, so they will never be so easy to eliminate -

It is not difficult to erase them simply in a physical sense.

No one can use their physical body to withstand bullets and survive. Not them, not Lance.

But doing so would leave some bad records. For example, people would remember that Lance used violent gangster methods to murder some legitimate businessmen. This would become evidence of his crime that he would place in front of every big shot, without having to collect the evidence.

Whenever they want to deal with Lance in the future, they just need to take out these things and Lance will have no way to escape.

At the same time, using such low-level means to complete a difficult task will only trap him in this class.

Senator Cleveland had no shortage of people willing to kill for him; what he lacked was partners.

Although this partner is still out of reach for Lance now, at least he cannot leave himself without a chance.

So how can we accomplish this task without leaving any traces?
In fact, it is very simple. He has already controlled the police force in Jingang City and has a good relationship with the State Prosecutor's Office. He can completely treat the Kodak family as a large organized crime group.

As long as we get the evidence and go to court, even if the president comes here personally with a train at night and says he wants to protect the Kodak family, he won’t be able to do it!
Of course this has nothing to do with whether the laws are equal, because the moment the president appears, the laws are no longer equal.

Whatever the Kodak family had in store, Senator Cleveland and his political circle had a chance to intervene.

That’s why even if the president comes, it won’t work.

As a president, are you interfering with non-political judicial justice?

Congress will immediately protest and even impeach!
So in other words, doing this will leave no trace and there will be no more accidents, they are dead!
Perhaps at this moment, Senator Cleveland, Attorney General Terry, and even the Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of State did not really take Lance seriously. They all thought that he would foolishly resolve the matter with violence and leave behind evidence that could put him to death at any time.

But who could have thought that as a gang leader, he would not use guns and bullets to solve the problem, but instead use the weapon of law?
No one could have thought of this, no one!
Shi Dong's reaction is a bit slow now. After all, his brain has been deprived of oxygen for seven or eight minutes in total, and many brain cells have died. He really needs to be given more time.

After a while, he asked, "What do you want this evidence for?"

Lance shook his head. "This is not the question you should ask. You just need to answer me where the evidence is, or tell me if you want to die again."

A painful expression appeared on his face. He...felt that he had done his best for his family, for his father, and for Bandy!

He has died twice!

The third time, Lance didn't know if he could save him. He didn't have any confidence and he didn't dare to gamble.

I don't even dare to bet that I can always escape the arms of death.

He can succeed many times, but he only has one chance to fail, and just one failure will kill him completely.

His mind raced and his eyes turned red again, and only now did he gradually realize that his pants were a little damp and clammy.

The speed at which the sense of touch worked on his body began to slow down, and he had already wet his pants during his first death.

When a person dies, the sphincter and urethra will relax uncontrollably, and feces and urine will come out naturally.

He hasn't eaten anything since yesterday, so he hasn't had a bowel movement, but he has urinated quite a bit.

Countless thoughts and ideas were constantly rolling in his mind. He told himself that it was just death. He had died twice. Was he still afraid of really dying?

On one side, there is another self who keeps persuading him, why should he die when he can live, why should he die instead of others?

He has done enough for his family and relatives!

The past is dead, now he should live for himself.

"We have some notebooks..."

(End of this chapter)