Shadow Empire - Chapter 944 Protest and 24 Hours
Shadow Empire
Chapter 944 Protest and 24 HoursChapter 944 Protest and Twenty-Four Hours"A federal died?"
Lance was stunned for a moment when he heard the news, but then stood up from his chair.
"Where is the body now?"
He was asking about Gomez who came to deliver the message.
Gomez still has a lot of connections in Zhuolan, although he is no longer favored by Diego.
Diego had already told others that Gomez had defected to the federals. He tried to use this method to make it difficult for Gomez to survive in Lapa, but the opposite happened.
The news he told people actually made them more willing to keep in touch with Gomez.
Because he sided with the Federals.
It sounds funny, but it's true.
Now the influence of the Federation in Lapa is growing, and no one knows what the future will be like.
And many people believe that those anti-government armed forces are supported by the federal government behind the scenes.
Therefore, these anti-government armed forces that are shaking the orthodox rule of Lapa can also be regarded as part of the federal people.
Once Lapa's regime is overthrown, there is a high probability that the person who comes to power will be a puppet of the Federals.
By that time, won't the federal people still have the final say in this country?Gomez has already defected to the federals. Maybe he will have a higher status than now, so it is not a bad thing to keep in touch.
What's more, President Diego may not know about their private connection.
So when a federal agent was attacked on the street, someone in the police department contacted Gomez and told him about it.
Gomez didn't dare to pause and hurriedly told Lance the news.
And this is exactly the news that Lance has been waiting for.
"He's still in the police station." Gomez didn't add any more words that shouldn't be said. He just repeated what he knew.
"I heard that the police department seemed to want to suppress this matter as quickly as possible. They planned to cremate the body first."
Lance nodded, "I see. Try to delay it for a while. I'll be there soon."
After he finished speaking, he picked up the phone and dialed the ambassador's number.
"This is the Federal Embassy."
"Please help me to meet the Ambassador. I am Lance White."
The call was quickly connected to the ambassador, and Lance simply repeated the incident, "A federal soldier has died. I hope you can protest to the Lapa government immediately. I will take people to the police station and leave the body here."
The ambassador knew the importance of this matter, and he did not talk too much with Lance. "I will do it immediately."
After they finished talking, they hung up the phone. Lance directly selected the people, took their weapons, got in the car, and drove towards the police station in Zhuolan.
At this time, inside the police station, the police chief was walking around in a sweat.
A federal soldier died. This matter could be a big deal or a small one. He has already reported it to his superiors and is still waiting for news.
"Those damn scum of society!" he cursed. Of course, he was not cursing those gentlemen or the dead Federals, but the two thieves who robbed the Federals and killed him!
"They don't know how much trouble this will bring us, nor how passive it will make us!"
He walked a few steps, stopped, turned around and looked at the police officers in the office, "Now, send out all the people in the police station who have nothing to do. I demand that you find these two bastards for me immediately and bring them to me. Do you understand?"
The police officers put their legs together, making the sound of their leather shoes colliding, and then left quickly.
The police chief then returned to his chair and sat down. He sighed heavily. The more you fear something, the more likely it is to come.
This is no longer just a criminal case, it is a diplomatic incident. If it is not handled properly, many people will be in trouble!Just as he was thinking about the possible subsequent development of this matter, the phone on the desk suddenly rang, scaring him!He cursed twice, and then when the phone rang the next time, he picked up the phone, "This is the office of the chief of the Zhuolan Police Station. I'm the chief of the police station."
Although Lapa is very backward, there is actually not much difference between the way it handles some things and the Federation.
Ordinary people want to call the director?
They first have to call the front desk of the police station, then register and make an appointment at the front desk, only then will they have a chance of being connected to the director's office.
However, most people do not have the opportunity to talk to the director on the phone. If anyone can talk to the director easily, then this director would be worthless!Therefore, those who can actually talk to the director will call directly on another phone.
"I heard a foreigner died?"
This is the mayor's voice.
The director could only bite the bullet and say, "Yes, a federal named Ted died!"
"Or a federal?!" The mayor's voice in the receiver was a little harsh, even a little broken!What is Lapa’s biggest trouble now?Are they refugees who are starving?
Are they the anti-government armed forces that are fighting against the regular army of Lapa?Do not!neither!The most troublesome thing is those damn federals!Without these federalists, the situation in Lapa would not have deteriorated to the point it is now, although there are also reasons on the part of the ruling group.
But in the final analysis, it is still a problem of the federals!
If it weren't for them, nothing would be like this.
It was already difficult for them to deal with the federals, and now another federal had died, and the situation suddenly became out of control.
After a few seconds of silence, the mayor said in a very stern tone, "I want you to catch those two people within 24 hours, otherwise it will be difficult for us to explain to the federal government!"
There was some sadness in his voice when he said this.
They are so passive because of the death of an ordinary person. Who knows how far the federals will use this incident!The chief could only agree, "I have asked my officers to look for those two bastards."
"When can we find it?"
The mayor asked again, and the police chief was stunned and couldn't answer.
It took about three or four seconds before he could respond, "I'll try to find them."
The mayor hung up the phone without saying anything.
Soon, Diego also found out about this, and it really troubled him that such a thing happened at this critical moment.
Moreover, the federal ambassador called and lodged a very harsh protest to him!
He believes that Lapa has not done enough to protect the personal and property safety of federal citizens.
Moreover, it was ten minutes after Ted, the federal man, was stabbed that the police car arrived, and there was no ambulance. Maybe Ted was not dead at that time, and it was their negligence that led to Ted's complete death. They are also one of the murderers!
Listening to the ambassador's unreasonable accusations like a shrew, President Diego could only bite the bullet and deal with it perfunctorily.
He felt that this incident would lead to a series of troublesome consequences.
All he could do now was hope that his premonition was wrong.
At the same time, Lance had brought people to the police station. There were not so many pedestrians and vehicles on the city roads, so they got here very quickly.
The moment the door of the police station was pushed open, the policeman in charge of guarding the door turned around and walked over. But before he could get close to Lance who walked in, someone blocked him with his hand and pushed him aside.
In an instant, the aura brought by Lance was felt by the entire lobby of the police station!It feels like a strong wind is blowing on your face!
Lance looked around and walked to the front desk. He looked at the confused receptionist and asked, "Where is my friend Ted?"
The receptionist was a little confused. He turned around and looked at the police officer behind him. The police officer was the officer on duty in the lobby today. He took the initiative to come over and said, "Sorry, who are you?"
Lance glanced at him, "I'm Lance, Lance White, a federal businessman."
"I just heard that my friend Mr. Ted was stabbed. Where is he now?"
The police officer didn't know how to answer this question for a moment. He swallowed and said, "I need to make a phone call and ask something." Lance nodded slightly. The police officer picked up the phone, walked away, and covered his mouth with his hands.
The call was made to the police chief. When the police chief knew Lance had come, he, who was already sweating profusely, sweated even more!"Let him come up... No, I'll come down now, let him wait for me for a while!"
The police chief made a decision immediately and the police officer was relieved.
He returned to the front desk and hung up the phone. "The director will be down soon!"
Lance nodded and walked over to the side.
There was also a sofa set in the lobby of the police station. He sat down and took out a cigarette. When the cigarette was just in his mouth, Hiram had already taken out a match and lit it.
After Lance took a puff of cigarette by the fire, he leaned back slightly against the sofa. The entire hall of the police station was still silent.
Everyone tried to move as gently as possible, for fear that their movements might be a little too loud and alarm Mr. Lance.
There were many rumors about Lance in Lapa, especially some rumors about his confrontation with President Diego, which also spread in a small circle.
Sometimes small-scale dissemination is just a warm-up for large-scale dissemination. There will always be marginal figures who know about this and can't help but spread it to lower-level groups.
So everyone knows that Mr. Lance White is not ordinary.
Two minutes later, the police chief ran down from upstairs, sweat all over his head. His collar and the clothes on his chest were soaked with sweat. He looked very embarrassed.
He ran to Lance, took two deep breaths to even out his breathing, then reached out his hand and wiped the sweat from his palms with a handkerchief, wanting to shake hands with Lance.
Lance didn't reach out, nor did he stand up.
He sat with his legs crossed, leaning back and looking at the Chief of Police.
The police officers who were working in the hall also saw this scene. They didn't dare to make any sound. Everything was terrifyingly quiet!The police chief did not seem to have expected Lance to be so disrespectful to him. After all, he was still the local police chief.
The ingratiating smile on his face faded a little, and the look in his eyes when he looked at Lance contained something...something hard to describe.
"Mr. White, why don't you come sit in my office?"
Lance glanced at him again, "I'm not here to chat with you. To be honest, I have no interest in getting to know you. I'm here to see my friend, Mr. Ted."
"You just have to tell me where he is."
The police chief swallowed. He was not sure whether this Ted was really Lance's friend or if this was just a lie Lance made up.
But anyway, now that Lance asked for this reason, he could only answer.
"Mr. Ted..." He took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his forehead, "...has passed away very regrettably."
"But don't worry, Mr. White, we will catch the perpetrator as quickly as possible!"
He almost patted his chest and made the promise!Lance's gaze fell on him, looking straight into his eyes, which made him feel a huge pressure!After staring at each other for about ten seconds, the police chief had to look away, and Lance nodded and stood up.
He walked up to the police chief, and at this moment, the police chief could only lower his head in front of so many of his subordinates.
This man is someone who dares to confront the president head-on. He is just a small police chief. What else can he do except bow his head?Lance helped him straighten his collar which was crooked due to sweat and rushing downstairs. "You'd better remember what you said. You have twenty-four hours."
"After twenty-four hours, if I don't see that person!"
He stopped talking here, then smiled, took a step back, turned and walked towards the door, "Let's go!"
Hiram blew a breath and lifted his bangs. He pointed at the police chief, who couldn't help but look away.
If Lance's gaze was a kind of "power", then Hiram's gaze was filled with a kind of madness, a madness that even made him feel a little scared!
The group left quickly, and for a moment, the heavy pressure that was weighing on everyone's heart in the hall disappeared.
The silence just now, which was so quiet that the sound of someone farting sounded like thunder, disappeared without a trace, and the room suddenly became a little lively again.
The police chief looked back at the police officers, his face was full of anger and a little red, "Get the hell out and find him!"
"If you don't find it, you won't be allowed to leave work!"
After he finished speaking, he cursed a few more times and then walked upstairs. It was unclear whether he was cursing Lance or the police officers in the hall.
After he left, the lobby on the first floor became more lively, with people discussing what had just happened.
The director who was so arrogant in front of them, was like a punching bag in front of Lance.
But this also made them vaguely aware of the seriousness of the problem.
Lance, who was already in the car, lowered the window and said to Hiram outside the window, "Take your men and find those two people. After the police bring them back, bring them to me."
After saying that, the car started and drove away in the direction of the hotel.
Hiram took out a cigarette box from his arms and lit one for himself. There was no annoyance on his face because of this troublesome matter, only a look of enjoyment!Finally something to do.
Hiram's cronies stood beside him, and these people were also trying their best. They had done nothing in recent days, which made this group of lawless people simply unbearable!
"What do we do now?", he asked.
Hiram took a long drag on his cigarette and glanced back at the police station, "Didn't you hear what Lance said?"
"Of course I'm waiting for the police to do their job!"
"Idiot!" He patted the guy on the neck. "We are not familiar with this place, so of course we are targeting the police officers who are most familiar with this place."
His trusted subordinates immediately understood, "You mean, we snatch people from the police?"
Hiram rolled his eyes and blew his hair, "What else?"
"Tell the brothers to keep a close eye on this and don't mess it up. I don't want to embarrass myself in front of Lance, damn!"
He patted his butt and got into his car.
Of course he had to look for it. He could actually understand what Lance meant.
Lance's goal is to at least prevent these two people from falling into the hands of the police. If he really can't take them away, then he will kill them.
This is the fun work!
At one time, more than 3,000 people from the entire police station were mobilized. Except for some who were needed to maintain social order and maintain law and order near the Presidential Palace, all the others did not go out. There were less than 100 people in the police station.
If someone attacks the police station at this time, we can definitely capture them easily.
A lot of people are paying attention to this matter, and the news is still spreading.
Lance asked Roger and the others to continue spreading the news and to make preparations for tomorrow.
As long as the two robbers cannot be found, let the federal people currently living in Zhuolan go to the Presidential Palace to protest together.
As for whether they can find it?Lance thought that they couldn't find it and it was impossible to find it!The two robbers who had become the core of the whole incident at this time did not know what they were going to face. After the effect of adrenaline at the moment of killing wore off, they finally began to feel some fear.
They didn’t kill the locals, whose lives were worthless, but foreigners!Fear began to spread in their hearts, but soon the spoils they obtained made them feel a little relieved.
A few thousand dollars in cash, plus a watch worth tens of thousands of dollars, and a pair of leather shoes and a belt worth at least two thousand dollars, it can only be said that they have achieved financial freedom in an instant!
After a brief discussion, the two decided to hide and come out after the incident had passed.
Anyway, they have a lot of cash in their hands, so they are not worried about having no money when they are hiding.
The two found a friend of theirs, who said they had offended some people and needed to hide for a while.
Their friends did not refuse but accepted them very readily. Of course, this was also related to the benefits they promised.
(End of this chapter)