Shadow Empire - Chapter 937 A Brief Discussion on Transformation, Professional Traders and Small Circles

A passenger stepped out, but was frightened and stepped back when he saw people wearing dark windbreakers, red armbands, and fedora hats standing in rows on the platform.

No one dared to go out of the car door. The atmosphere outside seemed to be completely frozen, until -

Lance walked out of the door, looked at the old brothers who came to greet him, smiled and walked over to hug them one by one.

This time they were away for almost four or five months, which was a very long time of separation. It was also the longest time they had ever been apart.

People also started discussing about those people and that person, which could become the topic of their conversation for some time to come!Before anyone knew it, the legend of Lance began to spread to more distant places.

Returning to the office he hadn't visited for a long time, Lance patted the fleshy armrests. He sat in the dirty, fully enclosed chair and let out a long breath, "Home is still the best!"

Everyone else immediately started talking at once, talking about some things that happened after Lance was no longer here.

In fact, there is nothing to worry about. As the base camp of the Lance family, Jingang City has become extremely stable.

They don't rob or commit any serious crimes. At most they steal or prevent some voluntary girls from prostitution on the streets.

Only these few criminal businesses can maintain their income, there is no other way.

Now the entire Likalai State, and even the gang groups in the south, are saying that Likalai State and Jingang City are the least suitable areas for gangs to exist.

Because the Lance family is here, and the Lance family sets the rules of the game.

Therefore, the gangs in the entire Likalai State are now too civilized to look like gangs. There are no terrible fights. This is the current situation.

In fact, this also indirectly reflects the feasibility and effectiveness of the current federal top leaders' social control plan.

Their purpose in indulging the expansion of gangs is to "fight gangs with gangs", and now they have achieved it.

Almost everyone in the family gained a lot of weight, including Morris.

Their attention was focused on what Lance and Lapa had done. When they heard that Lance had used just a little trick to push a country from stability to turmoil, their eyes were filled with admiration when they looked at Lance.

It’s naked worship, the emotion is like looking at “God”!Some people couldn't help but ask, "Any chance we can go to Lapa?"

Lance really thought about it for a while and said, "Okay."

"Actually, when I came back this time, I had one more thing I wanted to talk to you about."

Whenever his gaze stopped, one could clearly notice that the person he was looking at straightened his back.

"Well, if you keep watching them, they'll all pull themselves up." Melo said with a smile, "Do you need our cooperation?"

Lance nodded slightly. "Some of the things that happened in Lapa this time will have a huge impact on our future. To put it simply, we will have a very close cooperation with the federal government."

"We help them overthrow Lapa, and from this we will gain a lot of benefits and connections at the top of the federal government."

He took out a cigarette, and Melo, who was sitting next to the desk, took out a lighter and lit it for him.

Now more and more people are starting to use lighters. After all, lighters are slightly more convenient than matches, whether they are carried or used for other purposes.

Lance patted his hands, signaling him to take back his lighter. He took a deep breath and exhaled, saying, "From what I know now, the negotiations between the Federation and the Slade people have achieved a decisive victory."

"Although they haven't announced it yet, I know that this negotiation will determine what role the Federation will play in this war that will affect the world situation."

Everyone else just looks at each other. They have not received higher education and cannot analyze anything about these things.

The only college student, Sean, is not here yet.

Melo looked at the young people and said with a smile, "We can't guess, just tell us directly."

Lance glanced at him with a smile, "It means that the power in the hands of the federal government, as well as their authority and influence, will be unprecedentedly enhanced."

"A very simple example..." He waved his hand. "The war destroyed many cities in Slade, including Dantra, and destroyed their industries. They need to rebuild and solve the livelihood problems of the people."

"Food, clothing, daily necessities, they need these things, but these things are not created out of nowhere."

"These things are produced by factories. Since they can't produce them themselves, they have to hand them over to the federal government for production."

"It is foreseeable that the Federation's production capacity will continue to increase due to the continuation and victory of the war, and the economy will continue to grow, and it may last for ten years."

"Maybe in the second half of next year, or the first half of the year after, people's wages will exceed 60 yuan."

"The more favorable the war is to us, the greater the benefits the federal government and the federal society will gain from the war, and the more everyone will gain."

"The government's ruling power will surge unprecedentedly. At that time, do you think they will still need a large number of gangs to help them maintain stability at the bottom of society?"

After Lance said this, everyone in the room fell into an indescribable absurd thought. Mello also frowned tightly, "But there are many gangs in the Federation now, they may not be able to deal with us."

In some aspects of cognition, he is obviously much better than others.

Lance did not immediately deny his point of view, but began to explore, "Do you think the federal government is completely helpless against the mafia?"

Mello nodded. "Because there are a lot of gangs, and we have some weapons and control the bottom of society."

“It is no exaggeration to say that even without Mayor Williams, Jingang City can still function normally.”

Others nodded as well, they all had the same understanding.

The mayor manages the more lofty things, while the bottom of society and the daily order are firmly in the hands of the gangs.

Lance shook his head, "You got one thing wrong."

"The chaos in society is caused by the existence of gangs. Gangs fight each other, fight for territory, and kill each other for profit."

“The police are no longer under our control, but instead come to surround and intercept us.”

"For example, what if Attorney General Terry doesn't side with us now?"

"The police, prosecutors, courts and judges, and the military."

"Especially the military, the soldiers who just came down from the battlefield, do you think they are no match for the gangsters?"

Everything that comes with the war will make the federal government and Congress more centralized, and people will blindly trust them. In addition, gangs are indeed not a good thing in most areas.

In order to regain management rights over the grassroots and avoid being controlled by gangs, Congress will most likely pass proposals such as the "Anti-Organized Crime Act" and then start taking action against gangs.

When that day comes, it will be the nightmare of all gangs. Even the five major families in the federation will not be able to withstand the tremendous pressure of "de-gangsterization" from the federation from top to bottom.

Such a pessimistic description of the future made the young gentlemen in the room look worried. Morris coughed twice and said, "You must have a solution, right?"

"In fact, it is easier for us to transform than ordinary gangs because we never hurt ordinary people."

"And we have a very good popular base, they don't oppose us, so it will be difficult for the federal government to take us to court."

At this time, someone suddenly interrupted, "Boss, aren't you familiar with that senator?"

Lance did not deny this. "I am indeed familiar with the senator and the Congress, but this is not a conflict, right?"

"Just because you asked him to come to the company to borrow some money doesn't mean we won't charge him interest."

"And this is a big trend. In the face of politics, friendship is the most worthless thing. It will break at the slightest touch."

"And we also have a certain degree of representation, and representative things are often more valuable for destruction."

The man who spoke asked, "So what do we do next?"

“The transition to a combination of capital and politics, the Lapa issue is an opportunity.”

"We can play a more important role in this, and it will also give you guys a good time."

"I also need some help in overthrowing the Lapa regime. Of course, this may be dangerous. After all, what we are doing is quite disturbing."

"If any of you are interested, you can sign up and come with me then."

Whitewashing is really not an easy thing. The mine that Lance wants to build this time is, in its original sense, a kind of "pledge of allegiance", a way to prove to the ruling class that "I am one of them".

Not only the political arena, but also the capital side, can survive if they complete the transformation before the federal government decides to solve the gang problem.

If you can't do that, it will be troublesome.

Lance stayed in Golden Harbor City for only one day before going to Lawrence Farm.

After entertaining the kids for a while, Lance went to make out with Patricia, it had been a long time since they fulfilled their obligations to each other, until the evening!

This time Lance performed absolutely exceptionally well. His first battle was mediocre, but he quickly gathered his morale and started the second battle.

The second battle always lasts longer than the first, and in the end both sides end up in a draw.

Lying in Lance's arms, Patricia calmed down. "When will you come back next time?"

Lance sighed softly, "Maybe I'll come back during the summer vacation, and then during the Holy Farmer's Day."

"That's still a long time!" Patricia felt a little aggrieved, and Lance could only hug her tightly.

Lapa was too dangerous, otherwise he would have taken Patricia with him.

His warmth in Likalai State did not last long. He stayed at Lawrence Farm for only two days before returning to Xinjin City. The first round of negotiations was preliminarily completed.

Once at the negotiation table, that relaxed atmosphere will disappear, because the results of their negotiations will determine the development trend of the Federation and Slade in the next ten, twenty or thirty years.

This is a very tiring negotiation, involving many issues, not just politics, but also business, culture, and all aspects of society, including tariffs, shipping permissions, and the like.

During this leisure time, Senator Cleveland took Lance to a small social circle.

There were only about twenty people at the scene, all men, no women.

But at this altitude, there really aren't any!In addition to the senators and federal officials, there are also some people from the capital industry.

Senator Cleveland specifically introduced the president and two board members of the "Doyle Group" to Lance.

"The Doyle Group has very sophisticated means and capabilities in financial operations. They will connect with you and follow up on what you told me last time."

Lance had heard of the Doyle Group, one of the largest asset management companies in the Federation, but no one knew how many shares they actually held in the company.

Some people say that they are the biggest executioners of "Detland Street". Although they have never executed anyone personally with guns or other weapons, at least tens of thousands of investors have chosen to end their lives over the past fifty years because of some of their financial operations.

The Federal Financial Management Committee has conducted many investigations on them, and most of the time the results of the investigations are consistent with the natural operation of the capital and commercial markets. Occasionally, some operations may not be so appropriate, and some people will take the initiative to take the blame.

Now that the Cleveland Senators have decided to get involved, they won't make the plate so small.

It would be too unworthy of their status to engage in small-scale operations, so they contacted the people from the Doyle Group directly.

After they exchanged business cards, they parted ways temporarily.

"All the operational matters this time will be handed over to them."

"Edward (President of Doyle Group) and I are old friends. He is a reliable person. You can get in touch with him more if you are interested in finance."

Lance nodded, and then he took Lance to meet other people.

Senator Cleveland's formality also made everyone else treat Lance very formally.

The look in their eyes when they looked at Lance, whether real or fake, was filled with satisfaction.

This is a small-scale social event, and the content of the social event also revolves around Lapa. As an important person in charge of Lapa during this period, Lance will obviously be the core figure of this social event.

This is what Senator Cleveland did on purpose. He chose the social theme so that Lance could be taken seriously by people.

Someone asked, "Lance, you've been driving these things, what do you think our ideal best-case scenario is?"

(End of this chapter)