Empire of Shadows

Chapter 430: Sacrificing a Small Family for the Happiness of Millions [666+11]

The strength of a young man is different from the strength of a man in his thirties, even if they look about the same size.

Zaccaro was not knocked down with one hammer blow; his eyes were bulging out of their sockets as he stared at his nephew behind him.

In this emergency, his body was in a state of high tension, one hand gripping his pants tightly, and the other gripping the back of the sofa.

His whole body seemed to be tilting backward, but because he was frozen, he didn't fall!

He never imagined that a young man who had almost never been involved in family affairs could be so ruthless towards his uncle!

His mind was frozen, and his ability to think had stalled after the heavy blow to his head. He just stared at Francesco, using this glare to express the anger and horror in his heart.

Fresh blood flowed down from the top of his head, flowing quickly, and in the blink of an eye, it covered part of his face, even clinging to his eyelashes.

Perhaps unable to bear his glare, Francesco, realizing what he had done, swung the hammer again, hitting him twice more. His skull visibly caved in, and his body twitched as he slowly fell onto the sofa.

He was like a wooden puppet, unable to move his joints.

"Is he dead?" Francesco asked Alberto, holding the hammer. "He should be dead, right?"

"But why is he still twitching?"

Alberto gave him an admiring look, then took out a towel, covered Zaccaro's face, took the hammer from Francesco's hand, and hammered down a few more times. He stopped moving.

The dongdong sound was a bit like hammering iron. The sound of the hammer hitting bone was not particularly dull; you could faintly hear some brittleness.

"Now he's dead."

Alberto looked at Francesco with a probing gaze. "You've killed someone now. How does it feel?"

Francesco thought about it seriously for a moment. "Easier than doing math homework."

This answer was unexpected to Alberto. He thought Francesco would say something like "I'm a little scared," "I couldn't do it," "I need to build myself up psychologically."

He smiled in an instant. "I hope your math teacher can relax a little after knowing your feelings!"

He rummaged through Zaccaro's pockets and took out the keys, some of which were for safes.

Zaccaro had some businesses that the family needed to take over, and this part of the property would become Francesco's property, used to recruit subordinates or do other things.

By the time the two left the room, almost everyone in the house had been killed.

Originally, Alberto wanted to fake the scene as an attack by the Azure people. Even if everyone understood that they were not killed by the Azure people, at least some clues related to the Azure people would be left at the scene to forcibly frame them.

However, Francesco offered some different opinions. He felt that there was no need to do this. Since they had decided to kill these two people, they should let people know who did it and why!

Looking at Francesco's immature face, Alberto vaguely seemed to see that man through his face!

After this incident, at least those people would not easily bully him again.

After the Cassia family was destroyed, his prestige would be enough to prevent his uncles and aunts from easily developing the idea of replacing him.

When clever hunters want to avoid being threatened by fierce predators, the most common and effective way is to sprinkle the feces of stronger animals around.

In fact, people are the same as animals. When people feel threatened and scared, they will also choose to avoid it.

Just like Mr. President at this time, he continued to issue orders in his presidential palace, but because of some of his actions, some changes had taken place in the seats of Congress.

The newly elected members of Congress also understood the work they needed to do and began to exercise the power in their hands.

The chain of interest transfer, like the blood vessels of the federal super giant, began to run through the newborn flesh and blood, giving birth.

During this period, Bandi not only had to solve the problem of mutual opposition between the five major families in the city, but also had to solve some troubles in Congress.

Some Socialist senators have stepped down due to exchanges of interests. Although the Socialist Party is still the majority party in the Senate, everyone can see that they will not last long.

Four years later, or rather three years later, the Liberal Party will definitely promote a very appealing candidate to run for election. At that time, the Liberal Party is expected to surpass the Socialist Party in the Senate and become the majority party in the Senate again after many years.

These changes at the top may be just a small change for the people at the top. Some of them lose their "jobs", and some get new "jobs".

But for the people in the middle and lower classes, this represents a huge change, not only in the change of positions and power, but also in the change of interest networks.

Gao Li came to Bandi's office after answering the phone. Bandi glanced at him and pointed to the chair in front of him. He was holding the receiver of the phone and communicating with the person on the other side of the receiver.

"…I know, I'm already doing it. This part of the funds will soon be operated through those foundations…"

"Okay, I know, I will take care of it, okay, goodbye, Senator."

He said, put down the receiver, and then looked at Gao Li.

"A good news, a bad news."

"The good news is that we will pay less money from this quarter onwards. Some people have already left Congress, and we don't need to transfer funds to them anymore."

"And the bad news is that we may be targeted."

Gao Li looked at him a little puzzled, "We have already given so much money out, why are we still being targeted?"

Bandi shook his head, "The Liberal Party, the Socialist Party, the Federal Party, they all want to become the kings of the new era. When we transfuse blood to the Socialist Party, it may disrupt some balance."

He moved his left and right hands up and down twice, "This is a very complicated matter, and I'm actually not very clear about it, but at least we are roughly safe within three years."

"What about three years later?" Gao Li was a little worried.

Bandi showed some smiles on his face, "Let's see the situation in three years. As long as Rica Lai State does not change color, letting some interests go out may continue to stabilize."

In King's Gold City, away from Lai State, the Koda family is one of the noble five major families, and they control countless wealth!

People often say that the Koda family supports all the civil servants in Rica Lai State, because the salaries they receive from the government come from the Koda family's annual gambling tax.

Of course, this is actually an exaggeration, but it is not completely illogical, because they do pay a lot of taxes!

In King's Gold City, even the mayor needs to take care of their emotions.

But at a higher level, they are actually nothing.

Bandi has encountered this kind of crisis more than once, and this time he believes they can still get through it safely.

"Okay, let's not talk about this, what's the matter?"

"I just saw that you seemed a little nervous."

Gao Li came back to his senses, his expression was slightly complicated, "Something unexpected happened."

"What?" Bandi asked.

"Salifu's son is dead, the Azure people did it."

"Then Vittorio and Zaccaro are also dead, Francesco did it."

Bandi was stunned for a moment, "Didn't I tell them to stop now?" The "they" here refers to the Cassia family.

Gao Li shook his head, "I called to ask, and they all said it wasn't them who did it, but they also accused each other, they are all saying that someone doesn't want things to stabilize."

Bandi cursed a few swear words, "Then Francesco's side…"

"They said they still want revenge, unless one side falls forever."

Bandi couldn't bear it anymore, and slammed the table heavily, "These sons of bitches…"

He pursed his lips tightly, thinking about countermeasures, but obviously, these two families rejected his proposal.

Gao Li also suggested from the side, "If it really doesn't work, let's give up the Cassia family."

"Figar has already leaned over, if it's two to two, we still have a great advantage."

"These Azure people are full of dissatisfaction in their bones, even if we can suppress them now, they will cause trouble again in the future."

"Moreover, I'm worried that Salifu's son wasn't killed by the Azure people, they used this method to stop our plan."

"You need to consider these issues."

"Our purpose is only to stabilize the city quickly. If sacrificing a family can do this, it is also acceptable."

Gao Li sees things differently from Bandi. Gao Li has always been responsible for doing dirty work, while Bandi is mainly responsible for doing those clean jobs. The two brothers have a clear division of labor, just like the Fleming and Stone brothers.

One is the general manager of a legal gambling company, and the other is the executor of a underworld family.

So Gao Li is more inclined to pragmatism.

"After everything is stable, wouldn't it be easy for us to support some small gangs to develop and grow?"

Bandi thought for a while and finally agreed.

When Gaoli said that Sarifu's son was dead, his immediate thought was, "This wasn't done by the Kasha family." Someone was pushing the city to continue its chaos. The current issue was no longer just the conflict between the five major families, but also the speculators hidden behind the scenes.

Having already made a decision, Bandi immediately acted. "We all underestimated Francisco and overestimated our influence over them!"

"Bring him here, and also the current head of the Tita family, also call Feijiaer."

"The city cannot continue to descend into chaos!"

"Before November, I want to see it quiet down!"