Shadow Empire

Chapter 629 Confession [666+1]
"It seems like the last time we met was many years ago."

Officer Braden had a smile on his face because the man in front of him was his best friend in high school and also half a neighbor.

Those were not a memorable time, with a poor family and a bad neighborhood, but it was precisely these things that gave Officer Braden the desire to fight.

He has a good friend and classmate, David.

Two people of the same class, the same living environment, facing roughly the same environment, made different choices.

Officer Braden believes that becoming a police officer can change the situation in which he is often bullied. At least assaulting a police officer is a felony in the federal government!
As long as he is wearing the police uniform, if someone really wants to bully him, he will have enough reasons to shoot and kill the other person.

The one who thinks differently from him is David. He believes that the best way to avoid being bullied is to be the one who bullies others instead of being bullied.

After graduating from high school, both of them quickly found their goals. Being a federal police officer is not a well-paid job. It is not even a civil servant. It can only be said to be the lowest level of the government's law enforcement department.

Combined with the dangerous environment, it was easy for him to become a police officer.

Then he separated from David.

David went to the western part of Likale State, saying that his uncle was working there. Later, he heard that David had joined the Holy Bell Party and gradually there was no news about him.

The Holy Bell Gang does not have a good reputation in Likalai State or even the entire Federation. They are labeled as an extremely conservative and radical gang, and they also have hand bells that they leave at the scene when they ritually execute someone.

In short, they are a notorious gang, but in the eyes of ultra-conservative farmers, they are as innocent as little angels.

One was a notorious gang member, the other was a little-known patrolman in Jingang City, and the relationship between the two sides was severed.

Although Brayden had occasionally heard rumors of a relationship with David, especially in recent years, they had never had any contact.

Now seeing David appear outside the door, besides surprise, he also had some deep doubts in his heart!
He walked over and hugged David, who at this moment behaved like a gentle and normal person.

This is also a distinctive feature of the Holy Bell Party. If you are a typical Federal, they are so harmless that you will feel that speaking loudly is impolite!

"Sometimes I dream about you, and I have a lot to say to you, but now that I see you, I don't know what to say!"

Officer Braden let David go, then took two steps back, looked at his childhood friend again, and then went back into the house, "Come in, let's sit down and talk."

David didn't refuse, and the two of them entered Officer Braden's house.

The house is not big, it’s old. He had a failed marriage, and maybe his bad temper made people unbearable to him.

Until now, he has been alone.

If he has a need, he will spend money to find those girls on the street to solve the problem, which is actually a kind of "enjoyment" for him.

No need to listen to his wife's nagging, and they have a child.

He can choose young girls as much as he wants without having to compromise himself.

Perfect life.

David looked at Officer Braden with a smile, "You haven't changed at all, except for the beard..."

The two talked about many things since they separated, but many of them were not discussed in depth.

For example, David only told Officer Braden that he had joined the Holy Bell Gang, but did not say how he joined.

After all, it is not easy to join such an extreme gang.

Officer Braden didn't ask.

After learning about each other's past after they separated, both of them felt a little sad.

As the conversation went on, the topic of reminiscing about the past naturally ended, and Officer Braden knew that the real topic was about to come.

"I want to ask something," David said in a relatively subtle way.

Officer Braden didn't refuse. He nodded, "As long as I know."

"Lance, that Lance White, is he really a federal?"

"I always feel that he doesn't look like a Federation person, but more like an immigrant. I've also heard some rumors that he is actually an illegal immigrant from the Empire."

"I heard that you have been helping people with naturalization in Jingang City, so I thought maybe you know something."

Officer Braden was only stunned for a short moment before being caught by David.

If David had asked him this question two years ago, he would definitely tell the truth.

But now, he couldn't say it, because the entire police department was reaping the benefits of the Lance family.

The police department gives people a salary, and the Lance family gives them another salary. At the same time, if they need money urgently or have any illness that requires huge medical expenses, Lance's foundation will pay for it. Some of them are interest-free loans that they can repay in their lifetime, which is equivalent to giving them money.

Some are directly given as gifts or aid, and you don’t even have to pay them back.

Under such circumstances, whoever deals with Lance will be against the entire Jingang City police force.

Although Officer Braden is also a federal supremacist, he is not extreme.

"I'm not sure." He finally decided to lie. He looked David in the eyes without avoiding him at all, so as not to appear guilty.

But what he didn't know was that in the brief moment of his hesitation, David had already guessed the answer.

At this time, he patted Officer Braden's arm and said, "It's okay. I'm just curious. After all, he is so young. I want to know if he has any special background."

After he finished speaking, he skipped the topic and talked about other things.

Not long after, he stood up and said goodbye, saying that he came there on a mission.

After Officer Braden walked him to the door, he watched him get into a limousine and leave his sight under the protection of two other cars in front and behind.

He stood at the door and smoked a cigarette. The deep friendship in his youth and the friendship that supported each other forward did not change his determination.

He quickly threw the cigarette butt on the ground, crushed it hard with the toe of his crocodile leather shoes, then went back to the room and dialed that very special number.

"Lance, David... that guy from the Holy Bell Party asked me for some information about you..."

"…We used to be neighbors and classmates. I didn't know he had joined the Saint Bell Party. I didn't say anything…"

"Okay, okay, I get it, that's it."

He hung up the phone, and suddenly the pressure that David's visit had just put on him disappeared.

Since you've been gone for over twenty years, don't fucking come back into my life!
Officer Braden picked up his wide-brimmed police hat and put it on his head, took out a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and put it in his mouth, put one hand on his holster, and left the room.

On the other hand, after David returned to the Saint Bell Party’s villa in Jingang City, he reported his speculation to the Saint Bell Party’s top leaders.

"...I found my friend to ask about this matter, and his hesitation told me that Lance White was a cunning immigrant who used some methods to deceive people."

"He has filthy mixed blood flowing in his veins. He should not be allowed into the sheepfold of God!"

At this time, David showed a very special fanaticism, religious fanaticism.

The theories of the Holy Bell Party are very effective in brainwashing young people who have not received higher education.

They tell the young people that all your misfortunes are because of those low-blooded bastards who ruined your lives.

Who are the people who can join the Holy Bell Party?

Farmers, cowboys, bandits and descendants of slave killers with blood on their hands who are unhappy with their lives have lost hope in life, but are unwilling to admit that the unpleasantness of life is due to their own incompetence.

The emergence of the Holy Bell Party helped them find reasons and excuses to vent their anger on others, so that they didn't have to bear the fact that they were incompetent wastes, and could regard everything as a bad influence exerted on them by people other than themselves.

In fact, the real top leaders and ruling group of the Holy Bell Party are very rational, because they know very well that the core purpose of the Holy Bell Party, any propaganda means or anything else is to gain more wealth, status, influence, and power.

So when David told everyone what he had heard, the top leaders of the Holy Bell Party on the other end of the phone focused their attention on another matter.

"You mean, Lance White personally admitted that the smuggled liquor market in Jingang City is as large as 200 million?"

His tone was full of surprise and a hint of doubt.

Although David felt that the saint's attention was misplaced, he still followed the strict class system between superiors and subordinates and answered the other party's question, "Yes, Lance personally admitted it, and he believes that this market will continue to expand in the next few years."

There was no more voice coming from the receiver, but the gradually heavier and heavier breathing over a dozen seconds told him that the Saint was still on the other side.

"The damn pagans stole the fruit that belongs to God. David, we must take back God's pasture and clear these bastards out of it!"

"You did a great job. You brought back very important news. We have figured out his true identity and we will discuss how to deal with him."

"As for his alliance, you don't need to worry about it."

"Our attitude has always been very firm, that is, we will never stay with bastards!"

"You should take a good rest for a few days and wait for my news."

David agreed with satisfaction. This was right. This was God’s true shepherd. He felt a sense of mission and was willing to give everything for God!
He hung up the phone, sat on the sofa for a while, then stood up and went to the prayer room with a handsome-looking subordinate.

He wanted to confess to God because he had done something wrong again...

(End of this chapter)