Shadow Empire

Chapter 579: Don’t just be tough [666+25]
The new office has excellent sound insulation. When the door is closed, it isolates the inside and the outside.

Not a single sound could come out or in.

Ten minutes later, the guides from the Kodak family left here contentedly, and Lance was too lazy to see them off.

Erwin asked curiously, "After they finish their work, do we need to get rid of them?"

The reason they were sitting here just now was simply because they hoped to work for Lance, and some of them introduced their strengths.

Some people manage the company, some people have worked in the casino for a long time and they have always been engaged in management work.

This is exactly what Lances are currently lacking, but not particularly scarce, so you can have it or not.

But Lance had just told them very clearly that they could continue to stay in Jingang City and work for him.

This made these people ecstatic, and they confessed a lot of current ideas within the Kodak family and the people who advocated these ideas.

Lance asked Hiram to take care of it.

He was not afraid that those people would go to Maintenon to use their connections to sue him or anything like that, he just didn't want to waste his time on meaningless disputes!
It's like...

The glue guy has made all the preparations and started gluing, but he wants to see some materials he has never seen before.

It only takes a few minutes to glue the film, but dozens of minutes are wasted on meaningless search for and viewing of new materials.

In the end, didn’t you choose the most familiar old material?
With the support of Attorney General Terry, the support of Senator Cleveland behind him, and the support of Congressman Williams within the city, there is no way he can lose!
Moreover, he did not force Bandy to sign those contracts. He took the initiative to request the trade in exchange for Lance not to take action against Fleming and other family members he had already transferred away.

This was their life-saving money, and there were several lawyers witnessing the scene. No matter what those people did, in the end the casino and the license would still be his.

There is no suspense about this, it will just be a waste of time, so what Lance has to do is not let these bastards waste his precious time.

As for these guides, they have indeed made contributions.

"There's no need to deal with them for now, but someone should keep an eye on them and assign them less important tasks," Lance answered Erwin's question.

But this did not solve Erwin's confusion, but made him more confused. "Then why do we still keep them?"

What he meant was, if you don't plan to reuse these people, why keep them?

Why not just clear them all out or let them leave Jingang City, but instead put them in casinos or companies?

Lance wiggled his ankles twice, and the light reflected from the mirrored leather shoe tips shone on the ceiling. "Because we are not locals."

Erwin's eyes were still filled with confusion, and Lance patiently explained to him, "Because we are not locals. We are not native to the Federation, and we are certainly not native to Jingang City."

"We are outsiders to everyone here, and what we are doing is making them feel fearful and dissatisfied."

"Erwin, if a group of strangers you don't know live in our house now, and they occupy our two rooms without our consent."

"Many of us lost in the ensuing arguments and struggles, and they took over more rooms and even tried to kick us out of our house!"

"At this time, if someone stood up and told you, 'We fought them,' what would you do?"

Erwin said without hesitation, "I will fight them."

The others in the room nodded, which was what they thought.

Lance nodded noncommittally, and continued, "But if they just occupy the best rooms, then they mean that everyone should live here equally, and they are willing to let you live in a good room occasionally and play an important role in this family."

"Will you still be so determined to oppose them?"

"Without anyone suggesting that something be done?"

Alvin's expression changed slightly, but based on what Lance said, he would most likely choose to continue to wait and see.

So Lance spread his hands and said, "Look, this is what we can't do, and this is what we need to do."

"For the people here, especially those who have a certain degree of power, Jingang City is their home, and we are outsiders."

"If we act too aggressively and take away their houses, and then we kill them all, then they won't be able to survive here anymore."

"Then, before that 'opponent' stands up, they will band together to fight against us and resist us."

"Until the 'opponents' stand up and clearly oppose us, they will immediately join that camp, and the whole city will be in turmoil until we are all driven out of the city." "We can't let such a day happen, so the best way is to tell the people here that we are harmless."

"All our attacks are aimed at avoiding the counterattack of destruction. When their malice towards us ends, we can coexist with them, abide by local rules, and integrate into the local community!"

"One day, when we have truly replaced them and become true locals, we can do whatever we want."

"But now, we also need to be careful and cautious so as not to arouse their unanimous anger and hatred towards us."

"It must be peaceful and stable, so that both of us can become one!"

Lance paused here, and the people in the room were thinking, but to be honest he didn't have much hope that these people would understand much, because most of them had not received higher education.

Lance also did not receive higher education, but the super school of society allowed him to learn more profound knowledge than those who received higher education.

This knowledge cannot be learned in school, and not everyone can learn it in society.

If they could understand two or three points of the content, it would be the greatest benefit brought by his explanation.

After a while, Erwin nodded seriously, "I think I understand a little bit."

Lance smiled and threw a cigarette to him, "It doesn't matter if you don't understand, because I understand, and that's enough."

The seriousness on the faces of the other people in the room was immediately replaced by smiles, and laughter returned.

Yes, as long as Lance understands, that's enough!

The phone rang in the room, and Lance picked up the phone. "This is Lance."

Attorney General Terry's voice came from the receiver. "I read the newspaper. You solved these problems faster than I thought. They are as simple as one plus one for you!"

"By the way, is there anything I can do?"

Lance smiled and said, "No, everything is fine now, once I fill in that number."

He paused and said, "Not completely. I may go to Maintenon in a while, and then we can talk in detail."

The issue of interest transfer within the State of Likalai will certainly change. Government officials, dignitaries and celebrities who previously had a good relationship with Bandy may not necessarily be on the same line with him, Congressman Williams, or even Senator Cleveland.

But there are definitely some overlaps, so we need to figure out who should continue to share the money and who is no longer eligible.

This involves a huge amount of interests, so he must go to Maintenon with Congressman Williams, and at that time he will meet with Attorney General Terry to see if it is necessary to meet with the governor again.

As the third-ranking official in the state government, Attorney General Terry can see the governor anytime and anywhere, and has enough face to get the governor to spare some time for him.

It sounds incredible, but it is actually normal.

Even the President is said to have connections with several gangs!

This may be the advanced ruling system of the Federation, who knows?
After chatting for a few sentences, Lance hung up the phone. Then the phone kept ringing. Many people wanted to know what had happened or whether something would change.

The ascension of the new king means that the old king's rules are no longer effective. People are eager to know what kind of changes Lance will bring to the underground and above-ground worlds of Jingang City after he ascends to the top.

Just as the federal government has been doing but won't say, the gangs helped the government deal with many troublesome problems during this period and helped the government ensure social order and stability.

Lance's opinion will become the iron rule of this city after 7:30 until the sun rises.

But even when the sun rises, in those places where the sunlight cannot reach, we still have to obey the iron rules set by Lance!
It seems that the sun cannot shine on every inch of the place, but the shadow can!

Many reporters also gathered outside the company. They also wanted to interview Lance. Jingang Casino has made unimaginable contributions to the city's tax revenue.

The Bandy family at least did a good job running the casino, and Lance was just a newbie. They were worried that Lance would mess everything up, so they wanted to test the waters first.

Everyone seemed to be contacting Lance, everyone wanted to get some new news from Lance, even William called to tell him that he hadn't been there for a while and Patricia and Emily missed him very much.

This may be the most tempting thing about power, even if you do nothing and just lie there.

This city and the people in it will move on their own!

(End of this chapter)