Shadow Empire

Chapter 571: The Last Struggle [666+23]
Outside the hall of the villa, there were sounds of police officers talking, the sound of things being moved, and the "creaking" sound of wiping glass.

There were a lot of noises around, but at this moment, in this place, in the living room, it seemed to be plunged into a different kind of silence.

Stone's cousin glanced at the rifleman who was still staring at him even after his death, then slowly turned his head to look elsewhere.

"Maybe you're braver than you think?" Lance crossed his legs and placed them naturally on his thighs.

The teasing and mockery on his face made Stone's cousin look very unhappy. He wanted to say loudly to Lance, "Just try it," but he was afraid of the pain.

Yes, he told himself, he was afraid of pain, not death.

Everyone dies, gets shot, falls from a building, gets caught in a fire, gets stabbed twice by a stranger, and potentially gets strangled with a noose.

Everyone will die. He is not afraid of the path he will eventually take. He is just afraid of the pain.

"It seems you are not as brave as you think." Lance gave him a very accurate evaluation.

There was a smile on Shi Dong's face. He didn't know if it was the smile on his face, which was not easy to be noticed by others, that hurt his cousin's heart.

His cousin once again said something that made people want to laugh -

"I...maybe I'm not sure if I'm really not afraid of death, but I can choose not to say it, and no one can force me to say anything!"

Lance laughed twice, then sighed heavily, "Let him wake up."

While Shi Dong's cousin was struggling, he was pinned to the ground and beaten severely by the people behind him.

At first he held on, not even crying out in pain, but holding his breath and strength, enduring the pain.

But that was only the beginning. After being hammered for a while, he finally couldn't help but yelled out, and with a sobbing tone -

"Let go of my finger, you broke it!"

Finally he was helped to his feet, and Lance asked, "Was it Bendy's order or Gowrie's?"

This time, Stone's cousin said, "It was Bandy's order."

The sarcastic smile on Shi Dong's face became even more pronounced. Can't you stand this?

He died at least twice!
It seems that he has done the best he can. Although he feels a little guilty and sorry for his family, he just wants to be true to himself now.

The little cousin noticed the sarcastic expression on Shi Dong's face, but he could only pretend not to see it.

Lance was very satisfied with his cured stubbornness and said with a smile, "Are you willing to testify in court?"

The little cousin was stunned for a moment, his expression gradually became shocked, and finally he looked at Shi Dong, and the smile on Shi Dong's face disappeared.

One of the conditions that Lance asked him to live was that he testify against Bandy, Gowrie, and Fleming in court.

He agreed.

Perhaps the little cousin realized this, the shock on his face gradually subsided, and he finally nodded, "I do."

Lance turned to look at Stone, "See, he's much smarter than you."

Shi Dong had no other choice but to smile bitterly.

He actually doesn't hate Lance that much now, but of course if he has the chance, he will definitely kill Lance.

But from a personal perspective, his disgust and hatred for Lance were not as strong as they were at the beginning.

When he begins to understand this person from another perspective, he will discover that there is something in him that is not usually seen, a personal charm.

You may meet many enemies, but there will definitely be one among them who is more like your friend than your friend, but he happens to be your enemy.

After Lance left, Stone's cousin glared at him.

Stone is a role model for many of his peers. In everyone's mind, he is a ruthless "family guard", but now, look at what he has done.

Shi Dong sat where Lance had just sat. He took out one of the cigarettes from the cigarette box and lit it for himself. "If you glare at me again, I'll dig your eyes out."

My cousin obediently controlled his temper and looked elsewhere.

Shi Dong took a deep puff of cigarette and then slowly exhaled, "After I was arrested, I was unwilling to reveal anything."

"I was scared, but I was prepared to sacrifice my life for my family, and I did it, twice."

His cousin looked at him with a puzzled look on his face, "Twice?"

"Is there something wrong with my understanding, or is there something wrong with what you said?"

Shi Dong shook his head. "No problem, because it happened twice."

"They strangled me to death." Thinking of this, he smiled and raised his head, allowing his little cousin to see the still bright red mark on his neck.

"They strangled me with that noose, and then they brought me back to life."

"I feel an immense fear. If you have never died, you won't understand that feeling. The fear is like solidified in my body, freezing my soul!"

"And then they continued to ask me those things, and I was still hard, and I refused to answer, and then they strangled me a second time."

He flicked the ash off his cigarette, his expression looking calm and composed, as if he was just talking about something very ordinary.

"But this time, they revived me in ten minutes."

"Ten minutes!" He nodded and emphasized the word describing the time span. "It only took one or two minutes at first, then ten minutes. What about the next time?"

"Twenty minutes, half an hour, or never wake up again?"

When he said this, his eyes were a little confused, and then he sneered twice, "I have died twice, I have done enough for the family, I will not deny that I am really scared." "If you want to laugh at me, then come on!"

"To be honest, I don't really care about your ridicule. I just feel... a little emotional."

"I have done so much for my family. I even faced the fear of death and endured the pain of dying twice and being resurrected."

"They didn't even think about how to negotiate with Lance and save me from this bastard, but instead let a piece of shit like you assassinate me!"

His little cousin immediately retorted, "I'm not a loser."

Shi Dong looked at him. He was a little stubborn, but when he thought of what Shi Dong had just said, he didn't dare to continue staring at Shi Dong.

This made Shi Dong couldn't help but laugh and said, "Maybe you weren't a waste before, but now you are."

He paused, "Anyway, now that we have made the decision, you must understand that we have no way out."

The little cousin also fell silent. He was not as fierce as Shi Dong and he could really keep silent until his death.

He felt that as long as he was dying, he would tell it all.

If that's the case, why suffer again?

The news of Stone's failed assassination attempt was quickly fed back to Bandy, which made him even more irritated and uneasy.

He is now like a patient with ADHD. Needles start to appear under his buttocks after sitting for a while, and he can't help but sit down after walking a few steps while standing.

The chaotic emotions prevented him from having a moment of peace, not even for a moment!

When a person is about to die, he or she will have a physiological feeling called near-death sensation.

Sometimes people often say that after the elderly have suddenly explained some important things, they will find a place to lie down and then slowly leave this world.

They know when they will die, and they feel like they are dying.

It's a terrifying feeling that makes you realize that your life has begun to count down. He felt it, and his life also began to count down.

But it wasn't because of his body's function, it was because of Lance.

"Do we need to arrange more people to deal with Shi Dong?"

Fleming sat opposite him and asked the haggard Bandy.

Bandy shook his head. "He's already prepared. There's no point in sending more people. We'll just keep losing manpower. There's no need to send any more."

"All hopes now rest on Gao Li."

"If he can succeed, it's not too late."

"If he fails too..."

Bendy sighed, "That means it's fate."

He could only say this and think this way. It was fate.

Just like the downfall of the three major families, now it is their turn.

Gao Li didn't know that Shi Dong had escaped, so he found a retired sniper from the army.

There was little point in attacking Lance, more than one gang had tried and failed.

The bulletproof car and the men around him are the strongest guarantee for him to survive the danger.

Then you can only try to snipe him from a distance.

He gave the sniper a large sum of money, solving some of the sniper's troubles caused by lack of money, and he was willing to complete the task for Gao Li in return.

The two of them have been observing the terrain together these days. An excellent sniper is definitely not someone who shoots casually.

He needs to find a suitable sniping location, design a good action plan, and ensure that he has time to escape the scene after shooting.

He just helped to assassinate a person he didn't know. He didn't sell his life for the money that Gao Li gave him.

He was not that cheap, and the money Gauri gave him was not that much.

They have been following Lance from a distance these past few days. It must be said that Lance's defense is too complete and too safe!

There were guards on the bank and high-rise buildings around where he lived.

They didn't notice these things when they were on the ground. When they tried to go to the rooftop of the building opposite the bank to find a place to shoot, they found that there was someone guarding the rooftop with a gun.

Two people stood at the edge, chatting and staring at the door leading to the rooftop.

No matter how they get up there, they will be discovered.

As for other places, Lance's route was uncertain every time he went out, and they didn't know where Lance was going. It was impossible to make arrangements in advance and wait for him to come to them.

As long as Lance gets out of the car in the city, his men will appear on the rooftops of surrounding buildings.

As for places where there are no high-rise buildings around, his men will disperse immediately, while making sure they take care of each other and not let anyone get close to Lance.

So, there are only two options now.

Or he could kill Lance halfway, but the success rate was not high.

Or find a commanding position around the bank, seize that one or two seconds of opportunity, and solve the problem in one go...

(End of this chapter)