Empire of Shadows

The death of Wolfe had an even greater impact on the Professor!

Because for the past few years, he had spent almost all of his time with Wolfe, rather than with his family.

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He loved his family, but at this point, Wolfe had also become his family, and a family he was with day and night.

So the mental shock brought about by Wolfe's death was far greater than the death of a family member he hadn't seen in years.

His dreams, his future, everything he strived for, at this moment, ended with the sound of a gunshot.

His eyes were filled with pain, he slowly turned his head to look at Lance, and suddenly felt a little lost, letting out a heavy breath, even feeling somewhat relieved.

"You won,"

Lance shook his head, "There are no winners in this game, except for those gentlemen sitting at the table."

"I don't think you have anything you want to say to me either."

"Professor, good night."

The gun was pointed at the Professor, and the Professor was ready to die, but even though he was prepared, his breathing still became uncontrollably rapid.

He even had an impulse to surrender to Lance in exchange for a chance to live!

But whenever his instinct wanted to force him to do so, he would turn his head to look at Wolfe lying beside him.

He suddenly realized that Wolfe's excitement, tension, and anger at the last moment were not entirely due to hatred.

He was also afraid, and he used this method to overcome his fear; he wasn't a fool.

In fact, the Professor had always known that Wolfe wasn't stupid, he just didn't want to use his brain because of his presence.

He turned his head to look at Lance, opened his mouth, but the word "bastard" was never uttered, he could only take a deep breath, "Hurry up, they're getting impatient."

With a bang, the gunshot echoed through the valley again after a moment of silence, and the birds that had just landed fluttered their wings and flew into the sky again.

He glanced at the Professor staring at the sky and withdrew his gaze.

"Clean up, dig a hole, light a fire first, and then bury them."

So many people have died, if it causes an epidemic or something, it would really be a sin.

"Mr. Gallio, you just arrived and you saw all this… Actually, we are a gang that loves making money and peace."

"This is not what I wanted…"

He casually opened the safety of the pistol in his hand and threw it to Elvin, saying a few words along the way, before looking at Gallio, "Sometimes we've gone very far, and we want to stop, but there will always be someone pushing us forward!"

He reached out and put his arm around Gallio's shoulder, pressing his hand on his shoulder, "I like making friends, we are all Imperials, I think we can be very good friends, don't you think?"

On one side was a pile of corpses, and on the other side was Lance's warm "hospitality."

Although Lance looked very young, the feeling he gave him was more difficult to deal with than those old men, and it was even harder to guess what he was thinking.

At this time, Gallio could only nod in agreement, "Yes, the Wolfe Gang wasn't a good gang in Fides, they often bullied the weak… bullied us."

He brought "us" into the "weak" to show his position, Lance patted him on the shoulder again, "It's all over!"

He paused, "Gallio, you see, we are actually not weak."

"When we pick up weapons, in front of guns and bullets, people are absolutely equal."

"But there are still many people bullying us, the number of Imperial immigrants is not large, we are still a minority, so we need to be more closely united than others!"

He released Gallio's shoulder, and at this time they were some distance away from the "scene."

Lance turned to look at him, "I'm very happy that you can come to me, and I'm even happier that I can help you."

"If we are all united, the power we can unleash will be greater than we imagine!"

"Damon, the leader of the Imperial gang in Venus City, has also been here, so I won't call him over."

"Next time, I'll find an opportunity, all of us, you, me, Damon, and some other brothers and sisters who have joined us, I'll get everyone together."

"If someone encounters trouble, we can ask each other for help."

"In this country that is not very friendly to us, we can only rely on each other."

After listening to Gallio very seriously, he was surprised to find that Lance's idea was very good!

If he could have known some Imperial gang leaders earlier and obtained funds, weapons, and even gunmen from others.

He wouldn't have been stepped on in Fides City for so many years!

"Mr. Lance, your suggestion is very good, and I am also very happy to meet other people and exchange feelings."

Elvin walked over at this time and handed a ring and a pendant to Lance.

"Wolfe's things,"

Gallio recognized the origin of the necklace at a glance, with a large tooth on it, said to be Wolfe's lucky charm.

He had experienced many dangerous moments, and this lucky charm had protected him.

Most people in Fides had heard similar legends, and people's attitude towards these stories was half-believing and half-doubting.

This is where the Professor was smart, he knew very well what kind of gang leader image to create in order to help Wolfe, who had no background, accumulate strength as soon as possible.

It's just a pity that he made the wrong choice on the most important thing.

Lance put the things into Gallio's hands, "You said someone is causing you trouble, I'm not very familiar with the situation in Fides, but I believe that this thing can bring you some changes."

Looking at the things in his hand, Gallio clenched his palm, "Yes, thank you, I don't know what to say to express my current mood."

"You have helped us a lot, but I have not been able to bring you anything."

Lance smiled and said, "You brought me victory!"

"That's the best reward!"

The mutual flattery ended here, and Lance asked someone to take Gallio around the city. If he was interested in anything, he could try it.

It must be said that Goldenport City still has countless advantages compared to Fides, even in terms of prostitution.

Gallio found girls of different prices and assisted them with some money, protein, and glucose, which also made him feel the charm of money from these expenditures.

From a physiological point of view, the physiological structures of these girls are no different, but under the blessing of different amounts of money, he enjoyed different pleasures.

He plans to introduce these services to Fides City, where the prostitution industry is larger than in Goldenport City.

Because heavy physical labor promotes the rise of certain hormones, the workers' demand for sex after work is no less than their demand for alcohol.

In the days before Prohibition, the price of alcohol was not high, and the income from both aspects could even be equal at times.

Only after Prohibition took effect did the price and profit of alcohol skyrocket, leaving the prostitution industry behind.

But this does not mean that the prostitution industry has no profit. With the market and scale of Fides, Gallio can earn at least 20,000 to 30,000 in profit from the prostitution industry every month, which is actually a very amazing number.

This trip to Goldenport City was very fruitful!

After Gallio ordered another 100,000 yuan of alcohol from Lance, he took some of the alcohol and his people back.

Lance asked Ennio to send them off, sending them out of the city. This is a point. He hopes that Gallio can continue to help him expand his influence in Fides and the surrounding cities.

This is the only way for Imperial gangs to have a voice in the Federation.

Only when everyone is united can people treat them equally and not discriminate against them.

After the Wolfe Gang was destroyed, Lance arranged for people to take over their territory. At first, the people in the port area were very shocked, wondering why the Wolfe Gang didn't fight back.

But as Lance's people continued to speed up, even the game arcade was dismantled and replaced with the "Wanli Affairs Office" sign, people vaguely understood one thing.

The Wolfe Gang may be gone.

In the past six months, the Wolfe Gang has actually done very well in the port area.

After the Brotherhood's Polly successfully killed himself, the Wolfe Gang took advantage of the situation and immediately began to deal with the Red Dog Gang.

After organizing several assassinations of Bill, they successfully and gradually forced the Red Dog Gang into a desperate situation, and then seized the opportunity to use the mayor to send John to the position of acting director of the police station, a key force, to eliminate Bill and his Red Dog Gang in one fell swoop.

From the time they entered Goldenport City, until this moment, they were not like the Bear Gang, who always fought hard against the Keane family.

Nor were they like the Viper Gang, who became a thing of the past before they could show people the wildness of the Fides underworld.

The Professor had preserved and hidden some of their strength very well. Most people did not notice their changes, but they did rule the entire port area.

If they had been given a little more time, if Owen and the mayor had not asked them to launch an attack on Lance as soon as possible and create chaos.

Perhaps the Professor would have chosen not to collide with Lance face-to-face so early, but to accumulate strength silently.

He had many problems that had not been solved, such as the fact that the locals were still very unfamiliar with them, did not accept their existence, and could not provide them with various conveniences.

If they, like the Lance family, had gained the support of the locals, recruited more members, and had someone providing them with more detailed intelligence.

With the Professor's abilities combined with some of the Mayor's actions, they could have brought great pressure to bear on Lance.

But there are no ifs, no maybes, because everything has already settled.

The victor can freely write whatever he deems correct in the history books, it is his right!

The Wolf Gang, which many in the port district found troublesome, was gone just like that. For a time, the smaller gangs either fled or hid, especially those who had participated in the invasion of the Imperial District.

The news spread quickly, and people were shocked that Lance had resolved all the problems so quickly, and curious as to how he had done it.

Amidst the speculation, Councilor Williams suddenly called Lance, asking him to come over, his voice sounding somewhat anxious.

Councilor Williams also lived in the Bay Area. To be precise, this was the first time Lance had entered the core of the Bay Area during the daytime with a motorcade.

When he was in the Starlight District, he could still feel that the Starlight District was part of the city, but once the motorcade entered the Bay Area, he could clearly feel that the Bay Area was different from the other districts.

The streets here were wider, the streets quieter, there were patrolling police everywhere, and not even a single homeless person could be seen.

Those proper "civil servant" sanitation workers often appeared on the streets, solving ground sanitation problems at any time and anywhere.

If anyone appeared on the streets who didn't seem to meet the conditions for living here, it would definitely be a disaster!

They would be stopped by the police on the roadside, asked to show identification to prove their identity, and pressed against the wall with both hands to be searched.

If anyone dared to resist, they would be greeted with a beating, then sent to the police station to be locked up and taught a few more lessons.

Even if all the checks were fine and the police were in a good mood to let them go, after they walked a few hundred meters, another team of police would stand out and make them press their hands against the wall...

This was the law enforcement power granted to the police by federal law, they had the right to require citizens who looked suspicious to cooperate with their inspection work.

So, what was suspicious?

When those whose entire bodies added up to less than fifty dollars walked on this gold-paved street, they were suspicious!

So, most people who came to the Bay Area would put on formal attire, even if it couldn't make them look like they could completely integrate into the area, it had to make them look like cattle and horses working for the adults here.

After all, the poor shouldn't come here, but the rich and the rich's dogs can!

And those cattle and horses.

Clean streets, tidy street fronts, peaceful afternoons, Lance even saw a few scantily clad but definitely not cheap girls leisurely walking on the street without worrying about danger.

If they dared to do this in other districts, they would either be forced to comply with the company's arrangements under the lash of a whip before long, or they would identify criminals under the protection of the police.

But now, they could enjoy the sun, time, and space.

The motorcade quickly entered a very upscale community, and they were only allowed to enter with three cars, on the grounds of avoiding disturbing other owners.

When the car arrived outside Councilor Williams' large villa, looking at the house, even Alvin, who didn't have a strong desire for money, couldn't help but exclaim!

"It's so damn luxurious!"

"It's like a small palace!"

Alvin glanced at Lance, "We have to get one in the future!"

Lance nodded. In fact, it wasn't a question of whether they had the money, but whether their social status was sufficient to do so.

Councilor Williams' butler was already waiting at the door. The old man always maintained a smile, and one couldn't see any contempt or the like in his eyes.

Being able to greet guests as a butler on behalf of the master, at least his management of his expressions and emotions was already very much in place.

"Please come with me..."

The two of them passed through the front yard and came to the back. After entering the house, Alvin was left in the living room.

Lance went directly upstairs to Councilor Williams' study.

James (Councilor Williams' eldest son) was also there, half-leaning and half-sitting on the edge of the table, while Councilor Williams was sitting in a chair with a pipe in his mouth.

The open window allowed the wind from outside to blow in constantly. Although the weather was very hot, the room seemed very cool.

"Lance!", James took the initiative to walk over and shook hands with Lance, "I heard you pulled out the nail of the Wolf Gang?"

Lance did not deny it, "They touched my bottom line, I could only get rid of them."

Then he let go and walked to Councilor Williams. Councilor Williams had already stood up, and he also shook hands with Lance, "I'm sorry to have you come over suddenly, we may have encountered some trouble."

As he spoke, he motioned for Lance to sit down, and James asked the butler to prepare coffee.

"The State Assembly just passed the Governor's application, and the militia will soon enter the city to take over the city's security work."

Councilor Williams' eyes flickered when he said this. Although it was only for a moment, Lance still captured the deep-seated unease hidden in his flickering eyes.

He was losing control of the situation!

"Because of the explosions these past few days?"

Councilor Williams nodded, "Not just the explosions, Sidney was shot, then the bombings, the city fell into turmoil, the docks began to strike..."

He suddenly smiled wryly, "Everything seemed to erupt all at once. The State of Licalai cannot allow Goldport City to really fall into chaos, so the Governor proposed to the State Assembly yesterday that the militia be dispatched to solve the current problems."

"The Assembly voted in favor."

Lance also felt that it was a bit troublesome, "Didn't anyone object?"

Councilor Williams nodded and said, "Some people objected, the Liberal Party was very opposed, but you know, the Socialist Party calls the shots here!"

"Once the militia comes in, Sidney will be in charge of the entire city."

"I even suspect that the shot he took was directed by himself!"

"Only if he directed this farce himself can it be explained why he would have arranged everything in advance!"

Lance frowned, "How long until the militia comes in?"

Councilor Williams glanced at the calendar, "Forty-eight hours. The State Assembly has to submit a written document to Congress for archiving, and they will fax it over."

Lance didn't quite understand this, "Does Congress need to vote on it?"

"No, no need. Congress just puts it in the archive cabinet for military actions in the State of Licalai, to ensure that some key clues can be found when investigating certain matters in the future."

Lance didn't continue speaking, just looked like he was thinking.

Councilor Williams called him over, which meant he must have something he needed from him.

He already had a plan to deal with it!

Opening his mouth at this time would mean losing the initiative.