Shadow Empire

Chapter 73 Arthur is coming
Jingang City, Bay Area, power of housing, villa.

Federal people have a preference for "heaviness", especially those in the upper class, who like that aristocratic style very much.

Everything must be magnificent and appear rich, noble and substantial.

So the study rooms of most upper-class people give people this feeling.

A huge bookcase, a large and heavy desk, red or white wide-backed chairs, and some gold edges for embellishment.

They would lay down the finest camel-hair carpets here, some people would put a globe in the corner, some antiques, and maybe some stuffed animals.

Everything shows nobility and luxury.

The same is true in this room, where Congressman Williams sits in a chair smoking a pipe, and across from him sits his son, Arthur.

Arthur was in his early twenties, with white-blond hair and a handsome appearance, which was similar to his mother.

Congressman Williams seemed to be unable to open his eyes. He was over sixty years old, which was considered an old man even in the Federation.

But no one in this city dares to underestimate his influence and power.

Occasionally, a gleam of light flashed through the gaps between his eyes that could not be ignored. Arthur, who was extremely arrogant outside, was as obedient as a quail in front of his father.

"Someone from the Alcoholics Anonymous group will be here in the next few days. You'd better not do anything stupid, or I will send you to jail myself."

Arthur nodded quickly, "I won't be going anywhere in the manor these days."

Councillor Williams glanced at him, trying to discern whether he was telling the truth or just trying to fool him.

Seeing his silly son's serious look, he felt somewhat relieved. "I'm not asking you to do nothing. I'm just asking you not to get into trouble."

Arthur asked curiously, "Father, it's just an alcohol rehabilitation organization. Do we need to be so nervous?"

"Just an alcohol abstinence organization?" Congressman Williams was a little surprised when he heard this, and soon laughed out loud, with a hint of mockery towards Arthur in his voice.

He knew that this son was not the best candidate to inherit his power, so he had no intention of making Arthur the heir to his power. He already had other sons.

Arthur was the product of his marriage to his fourth wife. Although he liked Arthur very much and he looked a lot like himself, this was not a reason for him to make the wrong decision.

He was in a good mood and didn't mind explaining a little. "The Alcoholics Anonymous Association was originally developed from the church. This alone has involved many bigwigs in the upper echelons of the federation."

"Not to mention that there are some political struggles and social experiments behind this. There is actually not much point in telling you these things. With your brain full of shit, you have no idea what I am trying to say."

"All you have to do is not to cause any trouble these few days, or I will really send you in personally."

Seeing Arthur's pitiful and aggrieved appearance, Senator Williams finally softened his heart and said, "I heard that you have been hoarding alcohol recently."

Arthur was startled. He thought his father was going to attack him, so he quickly explained, "I'm just... helping a friend store some!"

Congressman Williams sneered, "You lie just like you did when you were a child. You haven't changed at all. Don't lie to me, Arthur. I'm your father. You can't fool me."

"But you did a good job on this matter. You can store more wine. October 25th is the Feast of the Holy Farmer. On this day, the whole state will join the Prohibition League, and the governor will declare a prohibition order."

The Holy Farmer's Day here has another name, called "Harvest Day". People will celebrate the grand autumn harvest on this day and look forward to another good harvest in the coming year.

Announcing Prohibition at this point in time is of special significance. The autumn harvest is often the peak season for winemaking. Announcing it on this day is actually a declaration of war on the industry and culture represented by wine.

This war has been won before it even began, and everyone will be recognized by mainstream society, which represents another increase in influence, status, and power!
Seeing Arthur's bewildered look, Senator Williams could only sigh, "You are hopelessly stupid, dear."

"So I hope you can make more money before I fall. This is the only gift I can leave for you!"

"Now, you can go away. My eyes hurt just looking at you!"

Arthur ran out of the room in despair and went straight to see his mother, a woman who looked only about thirty-six or thirty-seven years old.

She was half lying on the sofa in her home clothes, reading a magazine in her hand. She glanced at Arthur and asked him to sit on the sofa opposite. "Didn't your father beat you?"

"That's rare." Arthur glanced at his mother's heavy chest and looked away. He always wanted to recall some things from his childhood, but he could never remember them. It was very rude, but he couldn't help thinking about it.

"My father asked me to stock up on some more wine."

She put down the magazine. "So you came here just to ask me for money?"

"I heard that you made a lot of money outside by relying on your father's name."

He was obviously not that afraid of this mother, and even looked a little playful.

He sat directly at the woman's feet and massaged her calves to relax them. "I just deposited 45,000 bottles of wine. I don't have much money left."

"Forty-five thousand bottles?" The woman, who had squinted her eyes, couldn't help but open them. "You wouldn't buy cheap wine, right?"

"Gold Label La Boquerque."

The woman looked at him with a look that hid deep meaning. "The one that costs six dollars a bottle?"

Arthur corrected him smugly, "Now it's closer to eight dollars, and there's some Delaney gin."

The woman raised an eyebrow. “You have more money than I thought.”

Forty-five thousand bottles, that’s three hundred and sixty thousand.

It may not sound like much, but if a person only earns 30 or 40 yuan a month, this amount of money is almost what a worker earns in a thousand years, and he still can't even eat or drink.

Sometimes this world is indeed not fair. Everyone is born naked. It is possible that you put in more effort but do not get the due reward.

On the contrary, those who never work hard have everything that most people can never achieve in their lifetime since birth.

The woman thought for a moment and said, "I only have about... 300,000 here. I can give you 250,000, but you have to give me 300,000 when you return it to me."

Arthur was overjoyed when he heard this, he knew why his father told him this, which was to let him stock up a large amount of wine as soon as possible before the Feast of the Holy Farmer!
With this money, he can then "borrow" some more and collect as much as he can. This is a 100% profitable business!

He walked over to the woman and kissed her hard on the face, "Thank you so much, my dear mother!"

The woman smiled sweetly and pushed him away. "Your saliva is all over my face. Go to the bank and wait for Ma Long. He will help you with the transfer."

Ma Long was her full-powered attorney and he was also responsible for matters such as money transfers. In fact, the woman only had a few thousand yuan in her own account.

The money she promised to give to Arthur was transferred from the Jingangcheng Aicheng Charity Foundation, a private charity fund she presided over.

Arthur left immediately after hearing this. Although he loved his mother very much, these were obviously more important than the $250,000 and more wealth that he was about to get.

Although he may feel a little guilty, he will make up for it in his dreams.

In the president's office of Broadcom Bank, Malone was chatting with the president, and soon Arthur came running over in a hurry.

Malone didn't like Arthur either, but he wouldn't show it. After showing the authorization letter, he transferred the money in the foundation account into Arthur's account.

In fact, Arthur doesn't like Malone very much, because Malone is too outstanding. Dumb will never want to play with Smart, because once they are together, Dumb will find out that he is really stupid.

After completing the simple signing, Arthur left. After much thought, he decided to choose Jobav as his first stop.

He had blackmailed Jobaf, and although this... sounded a bit excessive, for the sake of Councilman Williams, how many immigrant capitalists in this city had not been blackmailed by him?

Sometimes he even thinks that I am blackmailing you to give you face, not everyone will be blackmailed by me!

When his particularly flashy convertible, the only one in the entire Jingang City, stopped under Mr. Jobaf's bank, his assistant rushed into Mr. Jobaf's office.

He stood by the door holding the door handle, a look of panic on his face, "Arthur is here."

(End of this chapter)