Empire of Shadows

After breakfast, Lance called William to remind him that the situation had changed.

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"The Wolf Gang is now following Chobaf, and I will arrange for some people to follow you to avoid any accidents."

William was a little nervous when he heard this, "Who are the Wolf Gang's people?"

"Will they hurt me?"

"They are the mayor's people. As for whether they will hurt you, I don't know, so I will arrange for people to protect you."

He actually had some premonitions, but he still seemed a little...shocked when he heard this answer.

William had heard many similar stories about the mayor controlling some gangs, but when it happened around him, he still felt incredible.

The mayor is not an ordinary councilor, he is the ruler of this city, but everything seems very reasonable.

He is not the kind of young man who just came out of school and is full of enthusiasm. He knows very well that where there is white in this world, there must be black.

The whiter the white, the blacker the black. This is two-sided, and no one can change it.

"Will they hurt me?" he asked.

Lance could feel that he was a little nervous when he asked this question, but he was unwilling to lie to comfort him, "I'm not sure, so I arranged for someone to protect you."

"Ethan, that big guy, you know him, he will take people to protect you. You should discuss with him before you go in and out."

"Also, you need to learn how to use guns recently."

William took a deep breath, "Okay, I will prepare. By the way, I can actually shoot a gun."

Lance chuckled twice, "Shooting a gun and shooting are two different things, William."

"You can shoot at a target, but you may not be able to shoot at a person. You'd better study it systematically!"

After explaining some things, Lance hung up the phone. He didn't think Mr. Chobaf could defeat William in the election.

The fact that he is cooperating with the Federals is enough for some of his supporters to abandon him.

Although Imperials have always been subject to some discrimination and bullying in the Federation, the Imperials themselves are still relatively united.

In the past, when there was no strong character, their unity did not seem to play any role, but now that there is a strong character, this unity will become more and more obvious.

Mr. Chobaf is destroying unity, he will lose people's support!

After finishing his work here, he took a car to Parkway Bank and talked to Jonathan about the auction of unclaimed assets.

Parkway Bank is also qualified to participate in this matter, but Jonathan told Lance that it cannot be auctioned now.

"It must be at the end of the year before the Ministry of Finance will count these unclaimed assets and arrange for a working group to identify which assets need to be auctioned and which assets will be left behind."

"If I remember correctly, the Red High Heels case happened this year."

Lance nodded, and he continued, "Then, at the earliest, we will have to wait until February next year, when the Ministry of Finance's list arrives in various places, before we can take it out for auction."

"If you want to win it at the auction, you still have to wait."

Lance heard other meanings in his words, "Then what if I don't go through the Ministry of Finance's property auction?"

Jonathan rummaged through the drawer, found a business card, and handed it over.

Lance took it and glanced at it. There was not much on it, a name, two phone numbers.

The name is Richard Jenkins, and the phone number shows that it is from the capital. Then he looked up at Jonathan again, with an inquiring look on his face.

"This is the director of the Asset Disposal Office of the State Government's Ministry of Finance. He is responsible for the disposal of assets belonging to the Ministry of Finance in this state."

"If the house you want is indeed unclaimed property now, then Richard will have the file of this house."

"What you have to do is contact him and then spend money to buy the house."

"The price will be calculated according to the market price. It won't be too cheap, after all, we are not operating it!"

"And even if it comes to the beginning of next year, it won't be too cheap, because there are many people participating in the auction, and it must be publicized."

In this kind of large-scale auction, involving the "income" of the Ministry of Finance, the bank will not mess around. They know what can be manipulated and what cannot be manipulated.

At that time, many people from all walks of life will participate, so there is basically no hope of auctioning this house for a few tens or hundreds of dollars.

It would be a blessing if its price does not exceed its market price. Sometimes, in the heat of the moment, participants in the auction will overheat their brains and push something to a height it should not be at!

Lance did not take the business card, but memorized the business card and number.

Jonathan invited again, "Do you have time this weekend?"

"Shall we go have some fun together?"

This was his second or third invitation, and Lance couldn't refuse, "No problem, what do I need to bring?"

"You may not like fishing, so we will go golfing. You first need a set of clubs, preferably a set of sportswear, and a related set."

"You can go to those stores to see these things, and they will recommend the ones that are suitable for you."

"By the way, can you swing?"

Lance joked, "If you mean using a golf club to attack someone, I'm very good at it!"

Jonathan couldn't help laughing and said, "For once, I hope you don't hit the 'ball' away!"

He paused, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you can or can't, just use some strength to hit the ball out. We are just relaxing, not competing."

They agreed on a time, and then Lance said goodbye.

After returning to the office, he immediately dialed this number and quickly got through.

"This is the Asset Disposal Office, I am Richard."

"Mr. Jenkins, hello, I am a friend of Mr. Jonathan from Parkway Bank."

"I know Jonathan, what should I call you?"

"Lance, Lance White."

"Mr. White, is there anything I can help you with?"

Being able to make the call, and through the bank's vice president, Richard would not underestimate Lance.

He had vaguely heard the name, and he had this feeling, he seemed to have heard it somewhere, so he was very polite at this time.

With his current social status, he is unlikely to have heard the names of those unknown people.

Those who can be mentioned in his social circle are definitely not ordinary people.

"It's like this, Mr. Jenkins, there is a house in the Imperial District of Goldport City. It has no legal heirs, and the last owner did not make a will, so it has now entered the asset disposal process."

"I want to do some business and I am interested in its location. I hope to buy it from you in advance."

"Of course, I know this is not an auction, I will buy it at the market price."

After hearing this, Mr. Jenkins on the other end of the phone asked Lance to wait for a while, and then he asked his secretary to send the asset disposal list of Goldport City.

These lists are updated every once in a while. He found the property in a pile of listings on the real estate page.

"I see it. The price in your local newspaper is about 40,000 yuan. Are you sure you want to buy it?"

Lance said calmly, "Yes, I confirm that I want to do this."

"Then how should I pay you?"

"Transfer, or cash?"

Mr. Jenkins took a pen and wrote a note, but not for Lance, but for his secretary, "You can ask Jonathan, he has the account of the state finance department, you can let him transfer the money over."

"After the money arrives, I will notify the Goldport City Hall and they will change the information of this property, is there any problem?"

"No, thank you very much for answering my call, Mr. Jenkins, you have helped me a lot!"

Mr. Jenkins chuckled, "You and Jonathan are friends, so you are also my friend. It is right for friends to help friends!"

Lance is also a person who likes to make friends, "If you have the opportunity to come to Goldport City, please be sure to contact me, I want to treat you as the host."

"No problem, there will be a chance."

The two exchanged a few more polite words without any substance, and then hung up the phone.

He pondered for a while, this Richard Jenkins is a bit useful, he decided to maintain this network well.

This is the first contact between the two parties. He doesn't know much about this person, so he has to talk to Jonathan again.

Forty thousand yuan is just a drop in the bucket for Lance at this time. Soon he called Jonathan, asking him to help with the transfer, and then inform Mr. Jenkins by the way.

The transfer handled by the vice president is naturally very fast. In less than an hour, all the transfer procedures were completed. Mr. Jenkins did not expect that this Lance would transfer the money so quickly.

He directly extracted the file and asked the secretary to contact the Goldport City Hall to change the information.

Lance asked William to find a friend in the City Hall to help with all the documents. At this time, Lance's appearance in the City Hall may be considered a provocation by the mayor.

Whether it is another world or this world, it is convenient to have someone, especially someone in the privileged class.

For ordinary people, they may have to wait twenty days or even a month or even longer for the procedures, but under the promotion of these people, it can be completed in less than a few hours.

There is always a reason why people like power and are keen to squeeze into the privileged class!

After getting the ownership certificate of the house, Lance asked Elvin to get some workers over.

There were many temporary workers on the docks, willing to do anything. Some didn't even want money, just a little food, and they would work for you all day!

This world is so unfair, and it never has been fair.

With their hard work, this somewhat decaying building was about to transform into something else entirely.

A place they, in all likelihood, would never be able to enter.