Shadow Empire

Chapter 831 New Year [666+14]
As Lance expanded rapidly in New Bermingham, two law enforcement agencies were keeping an eye on him.

the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Hazardous Substances.

It is normal for the FBI to keep an eye on Lance. The new director (chief) has a very ambitious plan, and the first batch of core agents recruited are all capable and ambitious people.

He would not use simple superior-subordinate relationships to control these people.

In the relationship between superiors and subordinates, discussing obedience or disobedience is only useful for mediocre people.

If a person finally gets a good job, you can use the threat of "I'm going to fire you" to force him to agree with your decision and obey your instructions and orders.

But for an outstanding person with a smart brain, strong execution ability and the ability to think independently, threatening him with "I'm going to fire you" is as funny as a joke!
He will not be threatened by you because such capable people can quickly excel in any industry.

So the director used interests. He privately talked with the directors of the capital branches of each state, and also talked with the directors of some city branches. He used the simplest means, which was interest bundling.

He told these people about his grand plans, and made them realize something personally.

That is, if he really succeeds, he, they, will change this country!

The more capable a person is, the more aspirations he has, the more ideas he has, and the more ambitions he has.

All an idiot thinks about every day is how to not lose his job and what to eat when he gets home from get off work.

But capable and smart people have too many things to consider.

There are also several confidants of the director in Indeno State. Before they came here, they also unified their steps.

Get a clear understanding of the situation in each city, the situation of government officials, gang members, capitalists, and non-governmental organizations.

In short, collect all the information you can.

Originally, these people in New Bermingham City had collected information well, but suddenly the arrival of the Lance family destroyed all the information they had collected before.

The local police chief had personally made some plans on how to clean up these gangs once they gained more law enforcement powers.

But now it seems that he doesn't need to do that because the Lance family has already done it.

This is not a good thing.

Those weak ones were killed by the Lance family, and the next to rule here were the stronger and more difficult to deal with Lance family.

They don't have the power to enforce the law yet and can only continue to watch from the shadows.

And this time, the local police once again made them firm in their thinking - the police are unreliable!

With just a few small tricks, the police force was completely bought off.

As for the Hazardous Materials Administration keeping an eye on Lance, that is understandable, after all, he will be selling alcohol next.

The work of prohibition is to prevent gangsters like Lance from selling alcohol unscrupulously. The work of prohibition in New Bermuda cannot be said to be very good, but at least it is not too bad.

Of course, the director also knows that some of his agents have been corrupted, but as long as he can save face, he will turn a blind eye.

After all, New Bern is just a small city. Being assigned to work here can only mean that he may be lacking something in terms of connections.

Whether directors of city hazardous materials management bureaus like them can get promoted depends entirely on their performance.

This is why Director Dell has always wanted to solve big cases. Only big cases can make him stand out from the other directors and get back into the sight of his bosses.

Facts have proved that relying solely on these means may not necessarily transform one from a law enforcer who relies on the power in the hands of others to enforce the law into a politician who holds power in his own hands.

Some things are innate. If you have them when you are born, you have them. If you don’t have them, there is a high probability that you are destined not to have them.

Being assigned to a small city like New Bern, he would not have a chance to be promoted even if he cleared out all the alcohol in the city.

He has fully understood this, so in the past two years he has been somewhat lax in enforcing the prohibition law.

At this moment, he was thinking about whether to bring some cooked food home after get off work, when his secretary suddenly knocked on the door.

"Come in."

The secretary outside the door held a small package in her hand. "Someone sent this to you and said you have to sign for it and open it in person."

The director didn't care. He nodded and signed his name on the receipt. Then he casually flipped through the small package in his hand and shook it.

There was something inside that made a rattling sound as he shook it; he couldn't tell what it was, and it kept sliding around.

Then he opened the package and found a small box inside.

Then he opened the small box, and when he saw what was inside, he was stunned.

There was a photo of him and his family inside. If he remembered correctly, this photo should be kept in his home.

There was also a small card with an address on it. "Here is my gift for you. I hope you like it. Lance White!"

A surge of anger surged in his heart, but the anger was covered by fear!

Lance really dares to kill law enforcement officers. He has a precedent!
The director immediately made a phone call back, and the call was quickly picked up by a family member, "Is there anyone visiting today?"

It was his wife who answered the phone. The woman immediately smiled and said, "How did you know?"

"Our sewer was blocked, and the community services company arranged for a plumber to come over. They fixed it in a short time, and they said it was a simple problem and there was no bill to pay!"

You can tell his wife is genuinely happy; ever since her salary became taxable, she has become frugal.

The director was silent for a while. "Is there anything missing from home?" His wife couldn't help but complain, "I didn't notice that we were missing anything. Why do you think that others are thieves?"

"Dear, who would think of stealing from us? You are not a rich man!"

As she spoke, she laughed a few times. The sarcasm in her tone, although not malicious, made the director a little angry.

But he didn't vent it, instead he said, "It's good that there isn't any."

He knew it was a warning.

Lance was telling him in this way that he could make his life hopeless and terrible, but also do something else.

In agony, the half hour that he would not notice at ordinary times passed quickly, and he drove to the place on the card, a newly developed but sparsely populated area with many houses for rent.

They are all storefronts facing the street, but because the city has not developed, they are almost all vacant.

Many of them are rented out to others as warehouses at very low prices, just a few dollars a month, which can be said to be good value for money.

He came to the door of the house number written on the card. There were wooden boards nailed shut behind the window, which was a common practice.

In order to prevent someone from destroying the windows and getting in, causing greater damage, the owner of the house will seal the doors and windows to prevent this from happening.

If someone wants to rent this house in the future, we can just demolish it then.

He looked at the ordinary house, walked to the door, looked at the dust-free door handle, grasped it hesitantly, and then turned it.

The door was open and not locked.

He looked at both sides of the street and looked back, but there was not even a ghost in this terrible place!

But he knew that someone must be watching him in secret.

He pushed open the door, the light inside was on, and a strong smell of alcohol filled his nose.

There were mountains of wine, which together were worth at least 40,000 to 50,000 yuan.

His heartbeat began to speed up slightly, and he saw a piece of paper on the table closest to him.

"It seems like we can be friends. I'll wait for your call!"

Below is the phone number.

He glanced at the phone next to the table, then picked it up and dialed the number.

The call was quickly connected. "I've been waiting for your call, Mr. Director."

The director's face showed no expression. "I don't know what you mean."

"It's very simple, Mr. Director."

"Every once in a while, I will give you a batch of wine to deal with the people above. I know you also have work targets."

"I won't make things difficult for you!"

"I don't want you to embarrass me either!"

"At the same time, I also hope to make friends with you."

"I am a very direct person and don't like to beat around the bush."

"If you are willing to be my friend, whether you are willing to stay here or want to move to another place in the future, I will do my best to help you."

“Helping each other is an obligation between friends.”

"If you don't want to be my friend and are overwhelmed by your overflowing sense of justice, then I don't mind replacing this place with a new director."

"What do you say?"

"Can we be good friends?"

The chief took another look at the boxes of wine in the house, recalling how Lance's men had quietly entered his home and taken away the photos of him and his family that he had placed in the living room.

The choice is, on the one hand, ideals and career, and on the other hand, family, self and enjoyment.

Lance didn't push him, and after a moment, he exhaled, "Why not?"

Ten minutes later, the chief agent of the Hazardous Materials Administration came here with their confidants. Looking at the piles of wine in the room and the director sitting on the chair smoking, they seemed to realize something.

Lance wanted to go back home to celebrate the New Year, but ultimately failed. After dealing with some chores, the probability of him going back home to celebrate the New Year was basically close to zero.

He could only stay in New Bermingham City to celebrate the New Year, and only after the New Year could he embark on the journey back to Jingang City.

What he didn't know was that some of the situations in New Bermingham City had already been known by the deputy governor.

In his opinion, Lance and Mayor Wade were in cahoots.

He has just been warned that he cannot continue to fight with Mayor Wade, but that does not prevent him from controlling some people and fighting with those who support Mayor Wade.

During the years when he supported the state police chief, he also got to know many of the big gangs in Indeno state.

They must be very willing to take the lead on behalf of the deputy governor!

(End of this chapter)