Empire of Shadows

The police officer got out of the car and immediately went to the back to take a look. The chrome-plated rear bumper had been dented, and the trunk door was also somewhat deformed.

He tried it, but it wouldn't open.

A surge of anger rose from the soles of his feet. He walked over and kicked the other car's hood hard, complaining loudly, "Are your eyes on your ass?"

"Motherf**ker?"

"Get out of the car!"

He yanked open the other car's door, paused for a moment, and then turned to leave.

He saw Allen sitting in the passenger seat, and saw the swollen, broken cheekbone on his face.

In an instant, the anger that had spread throughout his body turned into coldness. The switch from fire to ice made him shiver all over. He turned to leave, but two people had already blocked his way.

"Get in!" Allen beckoned. "Get in the car, don't force us to do it in the street!"

The police officer took a deep breath. He looked back at Allen, pursing his lips.

He didn't dare to get in casually, who knew what he would face next, but at the same time, it seemed impossible for him not to get in.

Something hard poked him in the back, and his body instinctively took a step forward to maintain balance.

He glanced at the back seat and finally sat down.

Someone ran to the front and got into the police officer's car. The two cars quickly disappeared into the streets of Jin Gang City.

Even if some people realized something at night, they were unwilling to interfere.

This is Jin Gang City, a city ruled by gangsters and wealthy people, it has nothing to do with ordinary people!

The car drove towards the outskirts of the city. The atmosphere on the road was very oppressive. The fewer the lights around, the more frightened the police officer became.

Seeing that they were about to leave the city, he finally couldn't bear the pressure and whispered, "I'm sorry, Allen."

Allen sat in the passenger seat and glanced back at the police officer, chuckling twice.

"It's not time for you to apologize yet."

"Allen, I know I shouldn't have been so impulsive. I apologize for my impulsiveness. Hit me to vent your anger!" The police officer took the initiative to offer to be beaten, but Allen just chuckled twice and said nothing.

There were hardly any streetlights around, and the car became more and more remote. The police officer's pressure became greater and greater.

He looked at the people on his left and right, gritted his teeth, his face was ugly, and he clenched his fists and said, "You can't kill me, I'm a police officer!"

He was scared.

People are like this, they always regret their failures. When he did that to Allen, all he thought about was Hunter and Charlie's appreciation for him, and the bright future of gaining more status and power.

But he never thought that revenge would come so quickly and so violently!

He knew that the Lance family was arrogant, but at the same time he believed that he would not have any major problems, because he was a police officer.

The consequences of killing a police officer are very serious. He had just shown off to Hunter and Charlie. Wouldn't moving him at this time be like slapping Hunter and Charlie in the face?

But they really did it, so simply, quickly, and directly, that some of his ideas had not yet had time to be realized before he was kidnapped here.

Allen didn't speak, and no one else in the car was willing to talk to him. The quiet environment only made him more uneasy.

The car stopped in an abandoned factory in the suburbs. Although the factory was dilapidated, it didn't mean that everything here had been destroyed.

At least the power grid was still good, and the lights in the yard were on. The car slowly stopped, and the police officer was asked to leave the car.

How unwilling he was to get in the car in the city, that's how unwilling he was to get out of the car here.

In the city, they might be a little more civilized, but in the suburbs, they were not so civilized.

A young man got into the back seat of the car, his feet facing him, and kicked him hard on the head while sitting on the back seat!

While kicking, he was still cursing, as if doing so was more imposing!

In pain, the police officer had no choice but to get out of the car. He staggered a few steps and almost fell to the ground.

At this time, his legs were weak!

To be honest, he was terrified now.

Allen shrank his neck a little because of the cold. He had a cigarette in his hand, and the cold wind was particularly painful when it blew on the wound on his face!

It was as if an invisible small knife was cutting his wound!

He stretched out his hand to the person next to him, and moved his fingers back and forth a few times. A baseball bat was handed to him.

He looked at the police officer in front of him who was not so tough anymore, and a mocking smile appeared on his face.

The police officer in front of him continued to beg, "I apologize..."

The next second, people heard a "buzzing" sound in their ears, and then a "thump" sound. Immediately afterwards, the police officer was knocked to the ground with a baseball bat.

Allen walked up to him with a cigarette in his mouth, raised the baseball bat and slammed it hard on his arms protecting his head, with anger and the pleasure of revenge in his eyes!

At first, the police officer could still scream a few times, begging Allen not to hurt him, and even put forward various ideas to save the situation, including working for Allen and the Lance family.

But the Lance family would not want such a small character, and Allen, he just wanted revenge now!

After seven or eight hits, ten or so hits, he stopped talking, and even the hands protecting his head slowly loosened unconsciously.

Next, the sound of the baseball bat hitting began to be mixed with the sound of water, and blood splashed up, falling on Allen's face.

He wiped it with the back of his hand, then threw the baseball bat to the person next to him.

His subordinate wiped the baseball bat with a rag and put it back in the car.

Allen straightened his collar, glanced at the police officer's瘪 head, and the blood stains that kept spreading under his head, and got back into the car.

The motorcade quickly left here, leaving only the police officer lying in a pool of blood, and his car!

After returning to the company, Allen went to see Lance as soon as possible.

"Solved it?" Lance asked.

Allen, who was like a grim reaper hidden in the night just now, showed some embarrassed smiles, "Yes."

"Will doing this cause some trouble?"

After coming out of the police station, Allen was actually thinking about this question, especially on the way back, he encountered several waves of police cars.

Logically speaking, the police should not be looking for trouble with them, but today they not only caused them trouble, but also made them "look bad".

Does this mean that the relationship between the police and the family is getting out of control?

Allen didn't quite understand this, he just wanted to think.

Lance sat behind the table and watched the young man. From the time he saved Elvin and entered Lance's sight, he had shown many excellent qualities for such a long time.

In fact, the people at the bottom are not all those who are not good enough. Many people at the bottom also have potential cultivation value, but their environment, life, and conditions make them unable to receive this information and opportunity.

For example, Allen.

His performance now is very satisfying, even better than some higher-level cadres.

This also makes Lance have more patience with him, and is willing to explain some things to him, instead of just letting him do it and not letting him ask.

"Don't worry, there won't be any problems."

"Today they embarrassed us and released a signal. If we don't fight back fiercely, then others will think we have given in."

"Allen, we have today's status not because we are willing to give in, but because we can make our opponents give in!"

"No matter who is standing opposite us!"

He paused, "Go do your thing, I will call you if I need you. The police may be looking for you these days, and I will have a lawyer watching."

Allen got up and left, and also took a cigar from Lance. Lance just smiled and scolded him a few words for this.

Letting Allen immediately retaliate was his "warning" to Charlie and Hunter. This is not a game. Once you decide to play, there is no turning back.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals!

The next day, they found that the police officer who went out on a mission did not come to work. Immediately, they linked the Lance family's revenge with this matter.

They sent someone to the police officer's home. His family told the police officers who came to check the situation that the police officer had not returned all night.

Because this police officer was a police officer from the headquarters, he would often encounter some work matters that would not allow him to return all night, so his family did not feel anything abnormal about this.

They just thought that he was unable to return due to a task, and did not think about other things at all.

Since he didn't come back all night and wasn't at the police station, and something like that happened during the day, there was a high probability that he had been killed.

Hunter immediately asked someone to invite Allen to the police station. Allen, who was already mentally prepared, did not feel any anxiety.

He even acted a little arrogant!

In the office, Hunter, who had been looking through the glass window for a while, returned to the office. He thought for a while and dialed Lance's phone.

"Are you planning to start a war with us?" His question was very sharp from the start.

Lance did not avoid this sharp question at all, "That completely depends on you, Hunter."

"You were the ones who started the trouble!"

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Hunter knew what Lance meant and increased his voice with some embarrassment, "They called the police!"

"You can't expect us to do nothing, right?"

Lance replied very quickly, "You can receive the call but not handle it, but you handled it. Knowing that it was my person, you took people to arrest my person without notifying me."

"Hunter, don't tell me you don't know what you're doing!"

"This is between me and Stone. You insist on interfering. Now you're asking if I want to start a war with you?"

"That's the funniest joke I've heard all year!"

"You want all the advantages without any of the cost. The world doesn't work that way!"

Hunter's expression was unpleasant, but he couldn't think of a way to refute it.

Hunter chose to respond to the call precisely because Stone himself had made the call to the police.

Stone was the representative of the younger generation of the Coda family, and his opinion represented the opinion of the Coda family.

On one side was the well-established leader of the five major families, and on the other was a powerful gang made up of underlings that had risen rapidly in the last two years.

Helping whom seemed obvious at a glance!

If he had to blame someone at this moment, it would definitely be Lance!

He wasn't following his mother's script!

If he had made a call before his men were arrested, none of this would have happened, right?

But how could Hunter say such a thing? What would be the point?

He took two deep breaths and asked, "What exactly are you planning to do?"

"It's simple. This is between me and them. Stay out of it."

This seemingly simple request only earned Hunter a long silence.

He didn't say anything, but both sides seemed to understand each other's decision. Lance hung up the phone directly, while Hunter slowly placed the receiver back on the landline.

After a while, he told Charlie about it, and Charlie told him to follow the procedures first.

"Hunter's call!" Charlie returned to the sofa and sat down.

There were several prominent figures from the Bay Area in the room. They were either major capitalists of Goldport City, controlling the livelihoods of tens of thousands of people, or important figures within the Socialist Party.

Their individual influence might be relatively limited, but when everyone was united, the influence became very terrifying.

A gentleman wearing glasses in the most central position signaled for him to continue. He organized his thoughts and said, "We just told everyone about the police report we received yesterday and the subsequent handling of the matter."

"Hunter just told me that the police officer who handled this kidnapping case yesterday has lost contact. We suspect that he may have been killed!"

The gentleman wearing glasses looked particularly serious. "The existence of these gangs has seriously threatened the safety of the people of Goldport City. Councilor Charlie, we elected you because we thought you could provide security for us."

"Now is the time for you to show your worth."

Charlie's face was both serious and… lively. In short, it was a very special expression. He lowered his head slightly. "Yes, I have already spoken to Chief Hunter. We must resolutely crack down on crime."

"However, these gang forces are now very arrogant and肆无忌惮. My idea is that we must unite all forces that can be united to combat them."

Several bigwigs looked at each other for a moment, then nodded one after another. "Okay, you handle it. We hope to see the security situation in Goldport City improve as soon as possible!"

Charlie showed some smiles on his face, "I am confident that I can quickly reverse the current terrible situation, let the people see our determination to face evil, and the confidence of victory…"

The existence of the Lance family has indeed affected the interests of some big figures in the Bay Area. Almost all the workers on the docks come from Lance's事务所, and a small number of local workers also listen to him.

Goldport Wharf is the important core of Goldport City's interests. Now this wharf is completely controlled by a group of gangsters. How can this be accepted?

If, before, they could tolerate it in order to avoid a major strike.

Now that there is no threat of a major strike, Lance should take the initiative to step aside, instead of continuing to control the situation on the docks.

Mr. Hoff's dissatisfaction with Lance was not the fuse, but it made people realize that the harm of the Lance family was constantly increasing.

Dealing with them seemed to have become a consensus!

After leaving the villa, he contacted Bandy and the Gori brothers again and told them about the Bay Area's decision.

The two brothers agreed without too much consideration. For them, an ever-expanding Lance family would also damage their interests.

Although they did not have any formal alliance or other actions, everyone knew in their hearts that they all had a common enemy, the Lance family!

In the evening, Hunter and their staunch police officers gathered in Charlie's villa.

Charlie sat in the most central position, with a confident smile on his face.

"Many people think I am a spineless person who has been serving the Bay Area's masters almost all my life."

"That's because they have never truly recognized the power of the Bay Area!"

"Watch, the Lance family, which occupies two districts and has thousands of people, will soon be dissolved under this force!"

"In this city, no one knows the power of the Bay Area better than I do!"

He paused as he spoke, picked up the cigar that Hunter had helped him light, and took a puff. "Next, what you have to do is resolutely crack down on the Lance family's illegal and criminal activities."

"Protect your own safety, and don't worry about offending Lance and the Lance family, because after this war is over, there will be no Lance family in Goldport City!"

He said it categorically, and he really thought so. The Coda family plus the Bay Area, no one can be their opponent!

Hunter whispered to the side, "What about Blue and Duke?"

Charlie glanced at Hunter, casually flicked the non-existent ashes on his sleeves, "You are the chief, you have the power to dismiss them from their jobs, do I need to teach you that?"

"Clean up these traitors of the police force!"

"Didn't the state government ask us to come up with some practical results for the corruption within the police force?"

"Those two are very suitable!"

After a brief period of calm for two days, Blue Branch Chief received an administrative order from the city police department. He was suspended from his duties and placed under disciplinary investigation.

Duke Branch Chief of the Port Branch was suspended from his work and began to be investigated, just like him.

Perhaps they had such guesses and premonitions, but when it really happened, it was still difficult to accept.

But since they chose to stand on Lance's side, they can only go all the way to the end, believing that Lance will be the final victor.

The storm gradually formed, and the air in the entire city seemed to be three points heavier.

Alberto took the initiative to contact Lance to offer some help, but Lance did not let him intervene immediately.

The strength of the Pasreito family has weakened to the extreme after this rapid shock, even if they intervene and join in, they will not be a force to change the situation.

Instead, it is better to let them stay on the sidelines first, and then dispatch them when they are needed as a surprise force.

Now everyone is thinking, everyone is guessing, where will the first shot of "Down with Lance" be fired?