Shadow Empire

Chapter 870 Waiter [666+1]
People should have a sense of propriety.

When Senator Cleveland said he had a "meeting," he was telling Ambassador Casillas that he could hang up the fucking phone.

Master Cassia also obeyed decisively, "I understand, then I won't bother you anymore."

"Um……"

After hanging up the phone, Senator Cleveland glanced at Tom and said, "Tell Lance that this ambassador has a friend who has access to the Lapa leader's account in the Federation. Let Lance handle it."

Tom stood up immediately after hearing this, "I understand."

Under current federal law, an account becomes an “inactive account” if it remains dormant in a bank for a certain period of time.

At this time, the funds in the inactive account will be transferred to a designated account. If the owner of the inactive account wants to get the money back, they only need to apply to the bank and prove that the account and the money are theirs.

Very simple.

However, most of these people cannot get the money back, mainly because they do not know how to apply.

In the federation, most of the money in these anonymous accounts is not visible, otherwise it would not be kept in these anonymous accounts.

This means that once these accounts become inactive and the money is moved away, basically no one will come to get the money back.

As for where did the money go in the end?

To be honest, a large part of it was "recovered through appeal". Of course, whether it was really retrieved through appeal by the account owner or illegally retrieved by some insiders through some technical means is another matter.

The rule was drafted jointly by the Federal Reserve Banks, the Federal Banking Board, and Congress.

Gomez didn't realize that even if he didn't mention it, the money would eventually go into the federal government's pocket, but there would be many people who could receive it, and each person would get less.

If he can provide these accounts, the Cleveland Senators can get a bigger share, that's all.

Senator Cleveland nodded and strode away, saying as he walked, "Next time, ask them what they want to do first. Just handle these unimportant calls yourself."

This gives him more power, and Tom naturally won't refuse.

Tom called Lance soon and told him what happened here. "The money in the bank will be handled by a dedicated person. You just need an account."

"The senator wants you to see what that guy is asking for. After all, it's not a small amount of money."

Lance agreed, and he actually already had some guesses in his mind.

Soon he called Ambassador Cassia and said, "I heard that a friend of yours has some accounts that need to be dealt with?"

When Ambassador Cassia heard this, all he could do was smile bitterly. He suddenly didn't know how to answer this question.

Lance didn't rush him, but just waited quietly.

After about ten seconds, Master Cassia sighed from the receiver, "I can explain..."

"No, no, no, Cassia, I'm not calling you to listen to your explanation or anything. I want to know who needs help."

Lance's words were full of determination and there was no room for negotiation, which made it difficult for Ambassador Cassia to maneuver. He could only curse inwardly and then give Lance the answer he wanted.

"Gomez, you know each other."

Lance chuckled twice, "Yes, we know each other and we have a pretty good relationship."

"Is he in the Federation now?"

"I heard he went back to Lapa, didn't he?"

Ambassador Cassia was a little embarrassed, "I just came here a few days ago."

"Tell him to come see me."

Then Lance hung up the phone. Ambassador Cassia looked at the receiver in his hand, sighed again, and then shook his head.

He quickly called Gomez and told him what had happened.

Listening to what Ambassador Casillas said, Gomez's heart was filled with swear words. He was very annoyed and even a little violent.

"I see. I'll go see him right away."

Mr. Cassia also took the initiative to say, "You can bring some gifts and say some nice words. In fact, he is not a difficult person to talk to."

Gomez was a little absent-minded at this time, "Yeah, I know."

It was awkward, actually, and Gomez was sure Lance was pissed off, as it would be any time something like that happened to anyone, including himself!

It's like someone contacted his brother-in-law Diego through him, and now plans to contact Diego directly without him. He will definitely be very angry.

Even he himself would be very angry, so what about Lance?
Will he be even more angry?

I was angry, for sure, but not that angry.

When a person experiences some things many times, his emotions will be very stable when he encounters them again.

It's like you just got an important resource, and you can reward yourself once for the first plot explosion. But the next time you see this, you will feel that it's just like that, and you can only look back and look for more powerful content to push up the double points to achieve the ultimate goal.

A resource may lose its value after being referenced two or three times because it has been "eaten" and "experienced".

Lance has encountered many similar things in his life. He is no longer like a young man who knows nothing and thinks that this is a lack of face for him and he must retaliate.

The time of adults is not that simple. It is not just about love, hate, and emotions, but also many complicated things.

If Gomez can continue to provide him with some...value, then they will still be good friends.

If he can't provide it, then when his value has been squeezed out, it's time for Lance to say goodbye to him.

There were also many more discussions about the Lance family.

Some people say that the Lance Family is the least like a gang in the Federation.

They do not exploit and oppress ordinary people, but instead consider the interests of ordinary people, although they also run criminal businesses, such as smuggling liquor.

But get rid of it, at this time in the federation, few people really regard walking away as a crime!

Especially the locals of the Federation, they don’t think it’s wrong to have a drink. The only people who really think that smuggling and buying and selling alcohol are crimes are those who have just immigrated to the Federation.

Some people also think that this is just a trick used by the Lans family to whitewash themselves. They use this method to please the people and society and make people think that they are harmless.

There are many people who support this view. People at any period are complicated. Some people may not understand them at all, but simply don’t like them and oppose all their positive remarks, that’s all.

But no matter what, the Lance family is showing its influence in this incident, spreading from Likalai State to further places. Even many people in Golden State have heard about it and have a simple understanding of the Lance family's affairs.

Two days later, Gomez came to Jingang City with a lot of local specialties and met Lance in his luxurious office.

"These are...some gifts I brought from Lapa. I hope you like them."

He took the initiative to open several gift boxes, which he had wrapped very beautifully. The boxes were filled with gems of various colors, which emitted a charming luster under the light.

He had originally intended to present these to Senator Cleveland after meeting him, but now he could only present them to Lance.

Lance watched from a distance and didn't pay much attention.

For ordinary people, a gem may be worth hundreds, thousands or even tens of thousands of dollars.

There are many of them here, which may be worth hundreds of thousands or even millions.

But, it’s only a few hundred thousand.

Each bottle of the lowest-end Bronze Lion whiskey can bring Lance a net profit of about ten dollars.

The still-expanding Lawrence distillery can produce approximately 15,000 bottles of Bronze Lion whiskey every day, which means a net profit of 150,000.

Then there is Silver Lion, Gold Lion, and some other wines.

Every day, these wines can bring Lance a net profit of about 400,000 to 500,000, and his winery is constantly expanding. His profits do not only come from wine, but also from other aspects.

So this little money is no longer something Lance cares about now.

He nodded slightly, motioning Gomez to pack them all up.

Gomez didn't know whether Lance had forgiven him, and looked a little nervous. He repacked the things and handed them to Melo, who had them put in the inner room.

At this point, Lance let him sit down.

"When they told me that you were going to contact Congress directly without my permission, my first reaction was not anger," Lance said with a slight smile, opening his remarks with this sentence.

Gomez suddenly became a little nervous, "I can explain, Mr. Lance!"

Lance raised his hand to stop him, "No, don't be nervous, Gomez."

“Everyone wants to be better and improve, and there’s nothing wrong with that!”

"Just like my subordinates, if they don't aspire to be captains or cadres, then there must be something wrong with them."

"Only soldiers who want to become generals are good soldiers, so I understand your actions. You want to improve and become better than you are now!"

Gomez breathed a sigh of relief after hearing how Lance spoke appropriately. "I'm so glad you understand me!"

Lance smiled, "What do you want?"

"With all these things of yours and your sincerity in wanting to make progress, what do you want from the Federation, from us?"

"Money, status, power, or something else?"

Lance acted like he didn't take what he did to heart, as if he really didn't care!

Gomez forced a smile and said, "I just want to better serve you and Mr. Senator."

(End of this chapter)