Shadow Empire

Chapter 818 We are in trouble
"This is Mr. Wade. You can call him Mr. Wade, or..."

Mayor Wade's assistant glanced at him, and after he nodded slightly, the assistant said the title, "...Mayor Wade!"

When Sheriff Matthew heard the name "Mayor Wade", his vision went dark.

He realized that he had been involved in a very troublesome matter from a very simple matter.

Anything related to politics, or requiring the use of such means, is not something his small body can withstand.

What made him feel even more incredible was that Mayor Wade was actually connected to the Lance family in Likalai State?

Just knowing this secret, he had no idea what these people would do to keep it secret.

If he still had a glimmer of hope in his heart before this, then at this moment, all his thoughts were torn down and a new building was built on the ruins.

He is an old policeman with rich experience in handling cases and reasoning ability. He quickly analyzed that Mayor Wade’s target was not him, but his boss.

State Police Commissioner!
Even someone higher up than the director!
He didn't even have the energy to swear, it was pointless.

Because when the gap reaches a certain level, people will go from despair to indifference.

He lowered his head, looking at his hands covered with wounds, his mind going blank.

He thought a lot about what would happen if he bravely resisted greed once.

If he had hesitated for a moment when he made the decision to swallow up the shipment.

in case……

He wanted too many ifs, but how could there be so many ifs in this world?
There is no if in love, no if in hate, nothing at all.

"If... I cooperate with you." He raised his head and looked directly at Mayor Wade, "Can my family survive?"

Having been drawn into the vortex and knowing some secrets, as part of the dark side of this world, he knows very well what his fate will be.

No matter what these people say now, it is all false and untouchable. He has only one destination, cold and lonely.

Mayor Wade nodded and said, "I like to talk to smart people. I can guarantee that as long as you cooperate with me, your family will be safe."

Sheriff Matthew didn't believe it immediately, "I want to talk to my family."

"Okay, I'll go get ready." Mayor Wade stood up and left the room.

He called Lance first. He wanted to know if Lance could provide him with a chance to talk on the phone.

Lance didn't refuse.

After Luca was completely removed, Erwin and the others did not leave and still stayed on the farm.

The farmer's family was very hospitable. With the help of pistols, bullets, and banknotes, the farmer's family showed 200% of their enthusiasm in treating strange and dangerous guests!

They slaughtered a calf that was less than one year old, cut the most tender meat from the calf and made it into food, and warmly entertained Alvin and others.

There was abundant and delicious food, and the farmer's family even gave up their house for Alvin and his friends to rest.

Fortunately, Erwin and his family did not accept it and just lived in the barn next door.

Lance asked for Mayor Wade's number and asked Erwin to call him.

If he was given Erwin's phone number, with his ability, he could easily figure out where Erwin and the others were now.

The cooperation between Lance and Mayor Wade has only just begun. If there is enough benefit, he might turn around and betray Lance, so Lance still has to be careful.

Mayor Wade returned to the room and his assistant made a phone call not far from Sheriff Matthew.

After waiting for four or five minutes, the phone suddenly rang. Sheriff Matthew's first thought was not to look at the phone, but to look at Mayor Wade.

Mayor Wade nodded slightly and made a "go ahead" gesture, and then Sheriff Matthew answered the phone.

Immediately, the wife's crying voice came over the phone, "Matthew, where are you?"

Sheriff Matthew was like a man who had been hiking in the desert for a long time and was about to die of thirst, and his wife's voice was an oasis in the desert.

He felt himself come alive all of a sudden, holding the phone with both hands, "I'm in... the city, how are you, how are the kids?"

The sound of two children calling for dad came from the side.

Although he was not very close to these two children, not as close as his Zhang Zi, they had lived together for more than ten years after all.

His eyes turned red in an instant, "Are you okay now?"

"Did they hurt you?"

His wife cried and said, "We are all fine, but..."

Before she could finish her words, the phone was snatched away by someone, "That's enough!"

The man's voice came from the receiver, "If you want them to live, don't do anything stupid!"

After he finished speaking, the call was hung up, and Sheriff Matthew seemed to have lost his soul, still sitting there holding the receiver.

It was not until a long time later that he slowly placed the receiver on the base of the phone.

He rubbed his cheapness vigorously with his wrinkled and wounded hands, "What have I done!"

Who knows what he did, no one cares.

When he calmed down a little, Mayor Wade began to ask questions, "What is your relationship with the chief of the Indenor State Police?"

"We are considered alumni, so there should be such a saying. He was trained as a police officer, and so was I."

"But he is a year older than me. When I was selected to be trained as a police officer, he was in the last six months."

"He was active in the police academy..."

Sheriff Matthew told Mayor Wade all the details, including the fact that he later had the opportunity to be assigned to the City Police Department, but he accepted the advice of some of his fellow cadets and chose the State Police Department.

Later, he did well and was promoted to deputy sheriff. The chief started to contact him and brought him into the real inner circle of the State Police Department.

Although Mayor Wade knew that this was a...very powerful interest group, when its true colors were unveiled, he couldn't help but marvel at the madness of these people!

Some of the "radicals" among them often "hunt" on interstate highways and then blame the crimes on some well-known highway serial killers.

The most interesting thing is that after a highway serial killer was arrested, he only admitted to more than forty serial murders that occurred on interstate highways.

But the highway police insisted that he was involved in more than 200 cases, and definitely not just this few.

Later, it was unknown what kind of agreement they reached, but in the end the serial killer admitted to all the charges.

Until he was sent to the gallows and his neck was broken in front of the public, people still didn't understand where the wealth he obtained by killing others had gone.

Some people claimed to have seen him in some high-end trading places and said that he spent money like water.

Some people also said that they had seen him in a casino and that he squandered tens of thousands of dollars in one night (more than ten or twenty years ago).

As time went by, the legendary life of this legendary killer gradually faded from people's sight, which made those crazy highway police even crazier!

In fact... the Federation itself is a crazy country. Tens of thousands of people go missing every year, including men, women, young and old.

People should be thankful that current organ transplantation technology is not yet perfect, otherwise the number of missing people each year would only be higher!

But even so, this is a staggering number, with several thousand people going missing every year, which is simply outrageous!
But this is the federation, people have long been accustomed to it, or perhaps the federation's operating mechanism has made people subconsciously ignore these issues.

As long as no one reports it, no one will know about it.

Mayor Wade himself is not a good person either, but after listening to what Sheriff Matthew said, he suddenly felt that he was more or less a positive character!

"Can you guarantee that what you said is true and has evidence?"

Sheriff Matthew shook his head. "I don't know the evidence, but many people on my side can prove it, and we are also involved!"

A big case!

Mayor Wade is now considering how to maximize his own interests...

Of course, there is one more thing that needs to be done, and that is Lance's goods and money.

The longer the State Police Commissioner went without hearing from Sheriff Matthew, the more uneasy he became.

"Haven't you found it yet?" He looked at his men who pushed the door open, his expression becoming increasingly ugly.

The subordinates who came in were also confidants who were deeply involved in the corruption of the entire system and were core members of the interest group. Even if the director himself did not say it, they would spontaneously maintain the entire interest system.

Now it's not just about whether they have money in their pockets, it's also about their safety.

Several people shook their heads. An expert in charge of criminal cases showed an embarrassed expression. "I have already visited New Bermingham City and found the house where he stayed. I heard from the witnesses that he was taken away by some people."

"There is one lead that I think is of interest, a witness said they saw a doctor involved."

The director frowned, his heart sinking. "Did a doctor go to that place and treat Matthew?"

They had found the assistant chief's body, in the bushes beside the interstate.

According to some witnesses, two cars were chasing each other and collided on the interstate highway. One of the cars lost control and ran off the road. The driver of the other car got out and went to check. He heard several gunshots from inside, and then a person who was shot ran out of the bushes, got into the car and left.

The highway police then responded and found the wrecked car and the assistant director who had died not far away.

He was shot four times and a carved rapid-fire revolver was left at the scene.

Now that the director heard that Matthew was saved by the doctor, his hands began to tremble slightly.

Being a doctor is a very honorable profession. Not everyone can become a doctor, and not everyone can simply let a doctor save a person with unknown origins and gunshot wounds.

The person who can do this must be someone that the doctor cannot refuse, and who will even feel honored to serve.

Either have money.

Or... have the right.

But no matter which one it is, it is the worst situation for the director at this time.

He suppressed his uneasiness and tried his best to keep his voice from trembling. "Any further clues?"

"Like, find out where he went, or who took him away?"

"How many hospitals are there in New Bermingham?"

One of the men replied, "There are only four hospitals."

The chief went on to say, “Then check and see if it was one of them who did it. If so, find Matthew.”

"If not..." He shook his head. In fact, he knew very well that he might not be able to find the doctor.

Maybe that doctor is in private practice?

Are you a community doctor?
Are you a family doctor?
Even a personal doctor?
It's all possible!
It is much more difficult to investigate this group, so he can only let them work hard in the direction they can achieve.

"Any other clues?"

Several people shook their heads, and he sighed, "Go do something!"

"I have a very strong feeling this time, so be prepared."

He called the chief of the New Bern City Police Department and asked him to assist his people in continuing to investigate the case.

He himself arrived outside the deputy governor's villa after it was completely dark.

After waiting for about thirty minutes, he finally saw the deputy governor.

In fact, the deputy governor had no guests today, and he could have met him when he arrived, but he didn't do so. The director also knew the reason, and he blamed him for making everyone passive.

The governor would definitely not make mistakes, the ones who made mistakes must be the people below him.

The Secretary of State of Likalai State is a fucking loser. He actually called to protest over such trivial matters. Doesn't he have any shame?

However, it is meaningless to discuss whether the Secretary of State of the neighboring state has shame or not. The governor's anger is directly vented on the deputy governor, and the deputy governor can only continue to vent his anger downwards.

He could clearly see the director, but he was forced to wait outside for half an hour before someone took him to the reception room.

The deputy governor is in his fifties, which is the prime of life for a politician of this age, so it is natural that he has further ideas.

When he saw the director come in, his expression revealed his dissatisfaction, "What is it that you have to see me about?"

He meant why couldn't he call and talk.

The governor had just approved it when the state police chief who caused the traffic jam came running over. In the eyes of some people, this could definitely be interpreted as something else.

His tone was full of reproach. The director lowered his head, lowered his eyebrows and looked submissive, without any rebuttal.

He didn't even sit on the chair, but kept himself standing there.

Seeing him like this, the deputy governor's expression became more and more dissatisfied, "Are you dissatisfied or protesting?"

The director shook his head, he didn't know how to start.

His action made the deputy governor even more uncomfortable. "Are you unable to speak, or do you feel too proud to speak to me?"

The director knew that he had to speak, and of course he had to speak. He didn't come here to remain silent.

“We’re having some trouble.”

The deputy governor picked up a cigarette and lit it. "We?"

The chief sighed and said, "The reason for the traffic jam this time is that Sheriff Matthew's family was kidnapped."

The deputy governor's expression became more serious. At this time, he also realized the seriousness of the problem, because the director said "we" and then began to explain, which could only mean one thing.

He tried to make him understand that they were indeed threatened by telling him how the whole thing unfolded!
"Keep going. I'm listening."

“In fact, the cause of this incident was that Sheriff Matthew and some of his police officers swallowed up the smuggled liquor sent by the Lans family from Likalai State.”

The deputy governor was silent for a moment. "When you say 'swallow', do you mean what I understand?"

"Black eating black?" There was an unbelievable and incredible laughter in his tone, a laughter that came from extreme anger!
A group of policemen actually did something that only gangsters would do?
He actually knew some things, but only a few, such as some policemen extorting passing vehicles, which were reported in newspapers.

They find any excuse to punish the drivers, and then as long as the drivers give them some money, they will let them go.

The deputy governor viewed this as not a problem at all. After all, life was hard these days and people should not add burden and trouble to the government but solve their problems themselves. Even if they did not support it, at least they would not oppose it.

But he didn't expect that the people below would play so big, they were even playing a game of thieves robbing each other!

He took a drag on his cigarette, "So the Lance family kidnapped this thing..."

"Matthew," the director reminded.

"So they kidnapped Matthew's family, and then you blocked the road to help Matthew find his family."

"Is such that."

The deputy governor was already getting a little impatient. "What role did you play in all this?"

The director pursed his lips and said, "I know what they did, and I didn't pursue these things. Every time they obtained stolen money, a part of it would eventually be sent to me."

The deputy governor glanced at him sideways; he knew what the director meant.

The director also gave him benefits, but he didn't know that the benefits the director gave him were so hot. He also understood that the director suddenly came to him and talked about this matter at this time, just as he said at the beginning.

They are in trouble.

"Go on, starting from when Mark's family was kidnapped."

The director did not correct the deputy governor for getting Matthew's name wrong again. To the deputy governor, it was just a name.

"When you told me that you were going to remove the roadblock, I was worried that Sheriff Matthew might do something wrong."

"Then I asked people to keep an eye on him. He knows too much. If he is caught by those people, he might force us to tell him something that is not good for us."

"Then he had a big fight with me, and when he said he had to figure it out on his own, I guessed he might have already made contact with the Lance family."

"I can't guarantee that my guess is correct, but I can only consider the worst case scenario."

“So I arranged some personnel…”

The deputy governor sighed, "Failed?"

"Well, it failed."

(End of this chapter)