Empire of Shadows

The ringing of the phone interrupted Fleming's conversation, and he walked to the window in the living room and answered it.

"This is Fleming."

Fleming had his own villa, his own garage, his own luxury car, and even his own company.

Bundy was resolute in his efforts to clean up the family's image.

Perhaps it was because Bundy saw that the gangster family had no future, so the first thing he did after taking over the family was to find a way to clean it up.

Therefore, Fleming had lived in the spotlight almost all his life.

He attended the best private schools, befriended the richest and most powerful peers in Goldport City, attended elite league universities, and planned to make some breakthroughs in politics!

He was not Bundy's remote-controlled toy; he had his own life and work, but all of this had to follow one principle—

He must not be involved in the family's gangster business.

Perhaps he would not be able to achieve the transformation from a gangster family to a political family in his lifetime, but as his next generation, born from political marriage, began to get involved in family affairs.

Then the Coda family would eventually be able to realize Bundy's lifelong dream!

"Fleming, it's me."

"Dad, what's the matter?"

He raised his glass to his friends sitting on the sofa.

These people were all his future support.

"Is there a guy named Eugene around Stone?"

"Yes, I know this person. What's wrong with him?"

The family's gray industries were all managed by Stone and his father, Gory. Gory was mainly responsible for everything in the casino, and Stone was responsible for the rest.

He couldn't manage all the industries and businesses in his hands alone, so he also had a few people around him who were like think tanks.

Eugene was one of them.

"He's caused some trouble," Bundy sighed softly.

Perhaps sensing Bundy's depression, Fleming took the initiative to ask, "Do you need my help?"

Fleming also had his own contacts and social circles. Everyone knew that he would be the next "Mr. Money" of the Coda family.

Mr. Money is an informal term, mainly used to refer to those who have a lot of money and wealth in their hands.

Like the current Bundy, in the eyes of many people, he is "Mr. Money," the one who controls wealth.

No one would嫌自己的钱少, and the Coda family was a local family in Goldport City, they were willing to be friends with him.

As the next generation heir cultivated by the family, Fleming also wanted to do something for the family—

This was actually a very interesting phenomenon.

The children of poor families often yearn for an independent life, but the children of rich families want to do something for their families.

So the gap between the poor and the rich is too big, so big that they can no longer understand each other.

His son's initiative to share the burden made Bundy feel gratified. The efforts of these years had not been in vain. He said with a smile, "Don't get involved in these things, until I ask you to do so."

"Have a good day with your friends, and then leave the rest to me and Gory, understand?"

"Okay!" Fleming was a little disappointed, but he still decided to follow his father's decision, "If you need anything, give me a call."

After he hung up the phone, he returned to the living room. His friends were chatting enthusiastically, "I watched a very interesting movie these days, 'Secrets Under the Sea,' you should really watch it."

"It will definitely sell for a big price at the Spring Exhibition. I think we should also set up a production company. The dividend period for movies has arrived..."

See, Fleming, with a gangster family background, has successfully mixed into the upper class. These young people with prominent backgrounds have begun to consider investing in making money.

And some other young people of the same age as them have just adapted to their jobs that require them to work eleven hours a day and have a free forty dollars a month!

After Bundy hung up the phone, he called Stone, this nephew was like half a son to him.

He hoped that the two brothers could support each other for the rest of their lives like he and Gory did, and eventually let the family complete the transformation they wanted.

When people talk about the Coda family, they will no longer say that this is a "gangster family," they will say that this is a "financial group" or a "political family," which is what he wants.

It was also because he was very good to the two brothers that he would not be so tactful and polite when speaking.

He went straight to the point without giving Stone a chance to refuse.

"You have a young man named Eugene under your command, has he caused any trouble?"

Stone didn't react at first, "I don't know what you're talking about."

"Lance just called me and asked me to hand over Eugene."

Bundy said the reason for his call, but he didn't say anything deeper.

Eugene couldn't make the decision. The real decision-maker was Stone. Now that Eugene had offended Lance, was this decision made by Stone?

Stone frowned tightly. He hesitated for a moment, but still decided to tell the truth.

"Lance and his men have a boxer named Ethan. This guy is very talented and has been winning matches."

Bundy hummed, signaling him to continue.

"Now, almost all the guests bet on him to win in his matches, and our profit pressure is very high."

"We have to lose two to three hundred thousand every issue, and after all the clearing this issue, we will lose seven to eight hundred thousand."

"So Eugene made a suggestion before, he said he knew a very powerful boxer who could snipe Ethan, and I agreed."

"If we win, we can earn about seven to eight hundred thousand, but in reality, we failed."

"I don't understand, what's the point of him making trouble, it's not like they lost!"

Bundy was silent for a while, "I see, I'll talk to him."

After he hung up the phone, he dialed Lance's number again, "I just talked to Stone, your people won the game and took away the profits. I don't understand what the meaning of your request is."

Lance laughed a few times after listening, very cheerfully, but the things hidden in the laughter made Bundy a little irritable, "What are you laughing at?"

Lance replied, "What else can I laugh at, of course I'm laughing at you!"

"Fuck!"

"Lance, watch your words!"

The last time he faced Lance's toughness, Bundy chose to back down, which made Gory complain about him for a long time, and even suspected that he had become a softie!

He was not a softie!

He also came out of blood and gore, but now the direction of the family has changed, and he can no longer use his fists to speak in everything like in the past.

But this does not mean that he will not be angry, nor does it mean that he must always maintain "weakness" when facing this young man Lance.

Lance didn't care at all about his sudden outburst of temper, "There are rules in the city, this is a regular boxing match, your people moved their hands, whether we win or not, whether we take away the money that belongs to us, your people moved their hands."

"You cheated, Bundy, and we caught you!"

"My request is not high, hand over the person, and this matter ends here."

While speaking, Gory walked in from outside the door.

After Bundy finished talking to Stone, Stone called his father and told him about it.

Although Bundy was indeed very good to him and really regarded him as his own son, he was not Bundy's biological son after all.

Bundy wanted to whitewash, but not at the expense of his own family members. Stone didn't know what the final outcome of this matter would be, but he called Gory and briefly and quickly explained the situation.

So Gory walked directly from another office and pushed the door in.

He walked to Bundy's side, pressed the speakerphone button, and then sat opposite Bundy.

Bundy looked at Gory in a bit of surprise. After the two brothers looked at each other for a moment, Bundy continued, "We can't hand over anyone, you haven't lost anything!"

Lance still didn't let go, "You wouldn't forgive a thief who sneaked into your house and didn't take anything when he left."

"I believe you will make the thief die miserably when you find him!"

"Bundy, I still say the same thing, you cheated, you were caught, and you have to pay the price for it."

"You can not give it to me, but I will definitely find him!"

Gory couldn't bear it anymore, "You can try!"

The sudden addition of a voice in the phone made Lance stunned for a moment, and then he realized who this person was, "Gory?"

"Honestly, you are far inferior to Bundy, at least Bundy is more like a ruler than you, you are just a thug!"

"I don't care whether you agree or not, I have delivered my words."

"The rules were set by you, and now the ones who are breaking the rules are also you, remember every choice you make, and don't regret such a choice."

"I will give you one day, but only one day!"

Lance hung up the phone after speaking, which almost made Gory's lungs explode!

As a person who has been managing gray industries and gangster affairs, he will definitely not have a good temper.

Even the best temper will be worn away by the things he needs to do every day, but he didn't immediately explode, but focused his gaze on Bundy, "What are you going to do?"

Bundy rested his chin with both hands and thought, he was thinking about how to end this matter without causing any bad impact.

Gory frowned when he saw that he didn't speak, "You don't really plan to hand over Eugene, do you?"

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"If you really do this, what will they think of us, what will those people in the city think of us?"

"When they needed their help, they helped, and when they were done, they were discarded. Who would dare to do things for the family in the future?"

Bandi was a little unhappy, "I didn't say I was going to hand over Eugene!"

"But you motherfucker definitely thought so just now!"

Gao Li didn't give Bandi any face at all, choking him so much that he opened his eyes wide and couldn't speak.

"Last time we were already laughed at by some people, if you back down again, it will only make us a complete joke!"

"Bandi, what allows us to gain a foothold in King's Landing City is the guns in our hands and the money in our pockets. As long as we always control these two things, we will always be the respected Coda family!"

It can't be said that Gao Li's words are problematic, but it doesn't completely meet Bandi's requirements.

The Black Society is ultimately the Black Society, and the ceiling of the Black Society is too low. If you don't want the family to eventually perish in a political struggle, then his best way is to make changes.

"I'm all for the family!"

He emphasized, as if to protect his last bottom line, but Gao Li didn't listen at all.

Gao Li looked at him, "Did your concession last time bring you respect and authority?"

"Listen to the presumptuous voice of that kid on the phone, he doesn't respect you at all!"

"Before you beat him hard, he will only think you are trash."

"We are not afraid of anyone, no matter who he is, other families, or Lance and them."

"Last time I listened to you, and as a result, we lost face."

"This time, listen to me, let me get back the face we lost with interest!"

Bandi sat in the chair and thought for a long time before slowly nodding, "Recently, some people in the Bay Area also have some opinions on Lance, unite their strength."

"Either don't do it, if you do it, you must kill him!"

Only at this moment did Bandi rarely reveal the ruthlessness he had hidden.

Gao Li's face showed a smile, "I know."

Eugene knew that Lance was looking for him as soon as possible, and he was very flustered now.

Based on the actual situation, he did come up with the idea for the company's affairs, and then contacted the boxers, and then mentioned the cheating thing.

He never considered his own interests, he did not buy any boxer's gambling tickets, nor did he get any benefits for himself because of this matter.

If the company decides to hand him over, in addition to helplessness, he may only have deep despair for the company.

At this time, every second was a torment for him.

Stone looked at Eugene, who was sitting on the sofa and constantly wiping sweat, and said impatiently, "Why don't you take off two clothes if you are so hot?"

Eugene squeezed out a little smile and took off his coat.

The phone rang suddenly, and at this moment, the eyes of the two people were focused on the phone bell.

Stone answered the phone, and after a while, a smile appeared on his face.

He looked at Eugene, "You are lucky, the family decided to protect you."

Eugene breathed a heavy sigh of relief, "Thank you, thank you Mr. Bandi, thank you Mr. Gao Li, and thank you, Stone."

Stone lit a cigarette, he waved his hand, "You work for me, if you encounter trouble, I will hand you over, who will sincerely do things for us in the future?"

"Although we will protect you, don't give Lance and them a chance yourself. It's best to stay in the company during this time and don't go anywhere!"

Eugene nodded, "I know."

A day passed quickly, and some people called Lance, such as Alberto.

During this time, Francisco's control over the Pasreito family became stronger and stronger — —

Mainly because his uncles, aunts, grandfathers, and grandmothers found that the idea of trying to control Francisco to gain power in the family could not be realized. The young people in the family were more recognized by the equally young Francisco, and they gave up the idea of fighting for power and profit.

After all, there are two people of their generation who have gone to see God. Facts have proved that Francisco is not such an obedient child, and there is also an Alberto like a vicious dog beside him.

So Alberto's work has become a lot easier.

"Are you planning to start a war with the Coda family?"

Alberto asked a big question as soon as he came up.

Lance smiled and denied his statement, "If they hand over Eugene, I am willing to follow the rules of this city."

If you make a mistake and get caught, you have to admit your mistake. The rules are actually very simple.

Lance will arrange for Eugene and Ethan to have a fight. Either he knocks down Ethan, or Ethan beats him to death. Someone has to fall.

This is very in line with the rules of this city, but it is not in line with the interests of someone who makes the rules.

"If you need anything, tell me, we will stand by you."

In fact, Lance didn't need Alberto's help, but he still expressed his gratitude for his initiative to call and inquire.

Sometimes these inquiries, attitudes, are more comfortable than what he can do.

The next morning, Lance made a call to Bandi, but couldn't get through, and then made a call to Gao Li, but couldn't get through either.

He asked someone for Fleming's phone number. Fleming said that he didn't care about the family's affairs and asked Lance to call Stone directly, and gave him a number.

When the phone was connected, as soon as Lance said who he was, an arrogant voice came from the other side of the receiver, "Fuck you!"

Then the phone was hung up. Lance looked at the receiver in his hand for a while, and then couldn't help laughing.

The people in the office were looking at him, all looking at him seriously, only he was laughing there.

After laughing for a while, he said, "It's been a long time since I heard someone talk to me like that."

The smile on his face gradually faded, "It seems that our friends didn't take our words to heart."

He pondered for a while, "Eugene must be protected by them now, go find his family and arrest his family."

Lance looked at Allen, who stood up, "I'll go now."

Lance nodded, then looked at Hiram, "Distribute the weapons to the brothers and prepare for battle."

Then he looked at Elvin, "I remember we still have a few people whose contracts are about to expire?"

"About to expire" usually refers to those foods and commodities, not people.

"About to expire" here actually refers to those who are terminally ill. They are all registered with the Lance family, ready to take the blame or even sacrifice their lives at any time!

Those who have done so in the past have pointed out the direction for them. After they died, Lance gave their families a large sum of money, and also arranged for people to take care of the lives of those people's families.

Their wives have jobs, and their children will not be discriminated against or bullied, which makes them have no worries.

Anyway, they are about to die, why not exchange their soon-to-end lives for a better future for their families before they die?

Some people may not be willing to do that, but more people are willing to do that!