Shadow Empire

Chapter 828: Rebirth and Destruction [666+13]
In the warm room, Lance listened to the baby's voice through the receiver, his heart filled with peace.

The baby's voice was actually a little distorted when it came through, but his humming sounds could still be heard clearly.

"He is very cute, but he is always sleeping and can't be woken up even if you call him."

"I'll tell you a secret, don't tell anyone else!"

Patricia's voice was filled with an eagerness to share, and Lance agreed, "Okay, I won't tell anyone."

"In fact, he prefers drinking Emily's milk!"

Patricia did not hesitate to say something that might not be so suitable to share, "I don't know how to say it. The nurse said that my breast milk is not as nutritious as Emily's."

"You haven't seen it. Her milk will separate into layers after being placed in a bowl for a while. Half of it is oil or something, and there is a thick layer floating on top."

"Xiao Ai likes her very much, and often competes with Victor for her..."

As she spoke, she seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help laughing out loud.

Lance's firstborn son has been born, named Ace White.

This is a simple name. William suggested that Lance add his father's name as his middle name, which would be helpful to the little guy's future growth in some ways. That is, he would be called "Ace Lance White". Sometimes he felt that the way these people named him was a joke.

But this is how they named it. Fortunately, this is no longer the old days, otherwise they might have added the place name "Jingang" and some of Lance's deeds.

According to William, having the name of a great father added to one's name will have a positive effect on the child's growth in childhood.

He will take Lance as his father as a role model, and when others get to know him, they will also know who his father is from his patronymic name!

That’s right, the federals, or most people, compete openly for the support of their fathers.

When some people are still considering whether to shout out "Who is my father?", they just need to give their own names and others will know.

When the teachers in the school see someone's full name, they will most likely associate it with some great people through the patronymic plus the surname, and treat this student specially.

When he enters society and needs to submit a resume, people will see his full name and respect his father.

Lance didn't refuse, so his child got this somewhat strange name.

He actually doesn't care too much about this aspect. A name is just a title. What the child will become in the future has no direct relationship with his name.

In Patricia's mouth, Ace's nickname is Xiao Ai.

Lance listened to her talking about interesting things at home, and he felt a sense of happiness and peace from the bottom of his heart.

The three old men brought two pure-blooded hounds whose eyes had not yet opened. They would grow up with Ace, a treatment that even Victor did not have.

They even selected a group of good stallions for little Ace, planning to have a foal when he goes to elementary school.

This child represents the future of Lance and the Lawrence family, and they attach great importance to him.

After chatting for a while, Patricia suddenly said, "I missed you," and Lance almost didn't react, "I missed you too."

"When will you come back?" Her tone was filled with longing for Lance. She wanted to see Lance now.

Lance thought for a while and said, "I will try to come back after the Chinese New Year. This business trip is quite long, so I won't be away for such a long time often in the future."

"Once the foundation here is laid, all that remains is to continue replicating."

After the two talked for a while, Erwin knocked on the door and he had to hang up the phone.

"They're here," Erwin reminded Lance. Lance nodded, straightened his clothes, and went out with Erwin and got in the car.

"Are you going to recruit them?" Erwin asked.

Lance shook his head. "They attacked us before and showed their ill will. How could I recruit them?"

"Even if I kill them and promise them that I won't pursue the past, do you think they will believe my promise?"

"Do you think I can trust them?"

"They can't trust me, just like I can't trust them. They don't want to leave because they can't bear to give up their inheritance here."

"Since you can't bear to leave, then don't leave, stay here forever!"

Lance never considered letting these people go from the beginning. Only when the city is cleaned up and some people's little tricks are completely defeated, will they behave themselves.

Pain and death are the best ways to restrain a person from breaking the rules, no doubt about it!

Erwin seemed a little puzzled. "Then bring them together..."

Lance smiled and replied, "It's too troublesome to find them one by one. Wouldn't it be more convenient to let them gather together on their own?"

Erwin was a little stunned, but then he laughed, "This might be their unluckiest day in the world!"

Lance corrected him, "No, it's the luckiest day, because they can see God today." "If they don't have to go to hell!"

It was such a fucking joke from hell that Erwin couldn't help but burst out laughing, "You're right, Lance!"

There was a relaxed and cheerful atmosphere in the carriage, and Lance had no intention of letting these people go.

He had indeed considered this before. After all, killing all the gangs in the first city he captured might indeed set a bad precedent.

But on the other hand, if he didn't do this and recruited these people, wouldn't it set a bad example for gangs in other cities?
They would think that they can try to challenge Lance and the Lance family. If they can beat them, they will beat them. If they can't beat them, they will join them. Is this a wrong guidance?

As long as they are willing to bow their heads, Lance will definitely forgive their actions and let them join.

Then more and more people will challenge Lance, which is not in line with Lance's strategy and plan.

Although killing these people will indeed make some people nervous, it will also make them scared and make them realize that Mr. Lance is not so easy to offend!

The restaurant where they were discussing business today was right next to the city center.

As the time for negotiation was approaching, some police cars came to both sides of the street, set up roadblocks and began to control traffic.

All private vehicles were not allowed to enter the street, and police were stationed at both intersections.

Some people are not clear about what happened here, but compared to residents of big cities, residents of small towns are relatively honest when facing law enforcement officers.

There were already quite a few cars parked on the street, and the five remaining gangsters had also brought quite a few people with them, who were standing scattered on the street.

They also saw the police conducting traffic control here, but no one thought there was anything wrong. Instead, some young people pointed at the police and laughed, not being serious at all.

The police do not have a very good impression of these local gangs.

The mayor of New Bern had never cooperated with the gangs before Lance came.

On the one hand, the gangs here are too low-level and they cannot touch politicians at the level of the mayor, let alone engage in various interest cooperation with the mayor.

The mayor, the police chief, have no obligation to take care of their crimes and businesses.

They may corrupt some lower-level police officers and provide them with some information, such as giving them a heads-up in advance when there is an arrest operation. This is the limit of what they can do.

On the other hand, the city is small and the economy is underdeveloped, so even the gangs don’t make money as fast as imagined.

A population of two hundred thousand is about one-twelfth of Jingang City, but this does not mean that the income of the gangs in this city is also one-twelfth of that of the gangs in Jingang City.

Maybe only one twentieth, or even less, so even if they want to cooperate with the mayor, they can't offer anything that can impress the mayor.

There is no way the mayor would get involved with the mafia just for a few tens of thousands of dollars a month. That would be too cheap!

You have to know that once they reach the position of mayor, it means that they have taken the most determined step in their political career. If they want money, they don't necessarily need to cooperate with the gang.

So they did not have very comprehensive cooperation with the mayor and the police.

The relationship between the police and criminals is still in a state of confrontation.

Today, the police chief asked these policemen to come and maintain order and do traffic control, but they were a little confused.

Since when do the police have to maintain order for gangs?

Why don't you take action and arrest them all now?
Although most police officers did not understand, they still carried out the chief's decision seriously.

As Lance's motorcade arrived, the police reluctantly removed some of the roadblocks and allowed the motorcade to enter the street.

A young policeman who had just joined the police system half a year straightened his police hat and spat at Lance's motorcade.

His partner, an old policeman, came over and held his shoulder. "Keep calm, man."

The young policeman was somewhat indignant. “I still don’t understand why we allow these cancers to exist in the city!”

"If you ask me, we all know they are criminals. There is no need to consider whether the evidence is sufficient. Just arrest them all and interrogate them thoroughly. Someone will definitely confess."

His partner smiled helplessly, "It's not as simple as you think."

He also looked at Lance's convoy. "I heard that the person who organized this event is Lance from Likalai State. I wonder what they are going to discuss this time. They even need the cooperation of the director."

"What else can we discuss?"

The young police officer shook his head. "It's nothing more than a matter of chassis division..."

The convoy slowly stopped outside the restaurant. Although there were many local gang members around, they were just watching from afar, and the nearest group were all Lance's men.

"They're already inside," Ennio came over and whispered.

Lance nodded and walked towards the restaurant.

(End of this chapter)