Empire of Shadows

Chapter 629 Repentance [666+1]

“It seems like the last time we met was many years ago.”

Officer Brayden's face was full of smiles, because the man in front of him was his best friend from high school, and also half a neighbor.

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That was not a period worth remembering, a poor family and a terrible community, but it was precisely because of this that Officer Brayden had the desire to fight.

He had a good friend and classmate, David.

Two people with the same class, the same living environment, facing roughly the same environment, they made different choices.

Officer Brayden believed that becoming a policeman could change his often bullied situation, at least assaulting a police officer is a felony in the Federation!

As long as he put on that police skin, if someone really wanted to bully him, he would have enough suitable reasons to shoot the other party directly.

What was different from his idea was David. David believed that the best way to avoid being bullied was to become the person who bullied others, not the one who was bullied.

After graduating from high school, the two quickly found their goals. The Federal Police is not a lucrative job. It is not even considered a civil servant. It can only be said to be the lowest level of the government law enforcement department.

Plus the dangerous environment, he easily became a police officer.

Then he separated from David.

David went to the western region of Likalai State, saying that his uncle worked there. Later, he heard that David had joined the Holy Bell Party, and gradually there was no news.

The Holy Bell Party has no good reputation in Likalai State or even the entire Federation. The label is extreme conservative radical gang, and the handbell they leave at the scene when they ritually execute someone.

In short, they are a notorious gang, but in the eyes of the extremely conservative farmers, they are as pure as little angels.

One is a notorious gang member, and the other is a small patrol officer in King's Gold City who is not very famous. The relationship between the two is cut off.

Although sometimes Brayden could hear some rumors related to David, especially in recent years, they have never had any contact.

Now seeing David appearing outside the door, in addition to surprise in his heart, there are also some hidden doubts!

He walked over and hugged David. At this time, David behaved like a gentle and normal person.

This is also a prominent feature of the Holy Bell Party. If you are a typical federal person, they are so harmless that you feel that speaking loudly is impolite!

“Sometimes I dream of you, and there are many things I want to say to you, but now that I see you, I don’t know what to say!”

Officer Brayden let go of David, then took two steps back, looked at this childhood friend again, and then returned to the house, “Come in, let’s sit down and talk.”

David did not refuse, and the two entered Officer Brayden's house.

The house is not big, an old house. He had a failed marriage, maybe his bad temper made people unable to tolerate him.

Until now, he is alone.

If he has needs, he will spend money to find those girls on the street to solve the problem. This is a kind of “enjoyment” for him.

No need to listen to his wife's nagging, and they have a child.

He can choose those young girls as much as he wants without having to wrong himself for it.

Perfect life.

David smiled and looked at Officer Brayden, “You haven’t changed from the past, except for the beard…”

The two talked about many things, from when they separated, but many things were not discussed in depth.

For example, David only told Officer Brayden that he had joined the Holy Bell Party, but he did not say how he joined.

After all, this kind of extreme gang is not so easy to join.

Officer Brayden didn't ask either.

After the two had some understanding of each other's past after they separated, they were all a little embarrassed.

As they talked, the topic of reminiscing naturally ended, and Officer Brayden also knew that the real theme was coming.

“I want to inquire about something.”, David used relatively euphemistic wording.

Officer Brayden did not refuse, he nodded, “As long as I know.”

“Lance, that is Lance White, is he really a federal person?”

“I always feel that he doesn’t look like a federal person, more like an immigrant, and I have also heard some rumors that he is actually an illegal immigrant from the Empire.”

“I heard that you have been helping people with immigration matters in King's Gold City, and I was thinking that maybe you know something.”

Officer Brayden was only stunned for a very short time, and David caught it.

If David had come to ask him this question two years ago, he would definitely have told him the truth.

But now, he can't say it, because the entire police station is eating the dividends of the Lance family.

The police station pays people a salary, and the Lance family pays them another salary. At the same time, if they have any urgent needs for money, or get any diseases that require huge medical expenses, Lance's foundation will pay for it.

Some are interest-free loans, which they can repay for a lifetime, which is equivalent to giving them.

Some are directly gifts, assistance, and they don’t even need to be repaid.

Under such circumstances, whoever fights against Lance is against the entire King's Gold City police force.

Although Officer Brayden is also a federal supremacist, he is not extreme.

“I’m not very clear.”, he finally decided to lie. He looked into David’s eyes without any avoidance, so that he wouldn’t appear guilty.

But what he didn't know was that in that very short moment of hesitation, David had already guessed the answer.

At this time, he patted Officer Brayden's arm, “It doesn’t matter, I’m just curious, after all, he is such a young person, I want to know if he has any special background.”

After he finished speaking, he skipped this topic and talked about other things.

Not long after, he got up to say goodbye, the reason being that he was here on a mission.

After Officer Brayden sent him to the door, he watched him get into a luxury car and leave his sight under the protection of two other cars in front and behind.

He stood at the door and smoked a cigarette. The deep friendship of his teenage years, the friendship of supporting each other forward, did not change his determination.

He quickly threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stomped on it hard with the toe of his crocodile skin leather shoe, then returned to the room and dialed that very special number.

“Lance, David… that guy from the Holy Bell Party, asked me about some news about you…”

“…We used to be neighbors and classmates, and I didn’t know he had joined the Holy Bell Party. I didn’t say anything…”

“Okay, okay, I understand, that’s it.”

He hung up the phone, and suddenly the pressure that David's visit had put on him disappeared completely.

Now that you have disappeared for more than 20 years, don't fucking come back into my life!

Officer Brayden picked up his wide-brimmed police hat and put it on his head, took a piece of chewing gum from his pocket and stuffed it into his mouth, put one hand on his gun holster, and left the room.

On the other side, after David returned to the Holy Bell Party's villa in King's Gold City, he reported his guess to the upper echelons of the Holy Bell Party.

“…I found my friend and asked about this matter. His hesitation told me that Lance White is a cunning immigrant and he deceived people with some methods.”

“His body is flowing with dirty mixed blood, he should not be allowed to enter God's sheepfold!”

At this time, David showed a very special fanaticism, religious fanaticism.

The Holy Bell Party's theory has a very effective brainwashing ability for young people who have not received higher education.

They tell young people that all your misfortunes are because those low-blooded mongrels have destroyed your lives.

What kind of people can participate in the Holy Bell Party?

Farmers, cowboys, robbers who are not satisfied with their lives, and descendants of the slave-killing team with blood on their hands, they have lost hope in life, but they are unwilling to admit that the unhappiness of life is because of their own incompetence.

The appearance of the Holy Bell Party helped them find a reason and caliber to vent their anger on others, so that they don't have to bear the fact that they are an incompetent waste, and think that everything is a bad influence imposed on them by people other than them.

In fact, for the real high-level, ruling group of the Holy Bell Party, they are very rational, because they are very clear that the core purpose of the Holy Bell Party, propaganda methods, or anything else is to obtain more wealth, status, influence, and power for them.

So when David said what he had learned, the attention of the high-level of the Holy Bell Party on the other end of the phone was focused on another matter.

“Are you saying that Lance White personally admitted that the smuggled wine market in King's Gold City has a scale of 200 million?”

His tone was full of surprise and a hint of doubt.

Although David felt that this Holy Bell Party member's attention was misplaced, he still obeyed the strict hierarchical system between superiors and subordinates and answered the other party's question, “Yes, Lance personally admitted it, and he believes that in the next few years, this market will continue to expand.”

There was no sound in the earpiece, but the gradually thickening and heavier breathing within ten seconds let him know that the Holy Bell Party member was still on the other side.

“The damn heretics have stolen the fruits belonging to God. David, we must take back God’s pasture and clear these mongrels out of it!”

“You did a good job, you brought back very important news, we have figured out his true colors, and we will discuss how to deal with him.”

“As for his so-called alliance, you can ignore it.”

"Our attitude has always been firm, and that is to absolutely not stay with those mongrels!"

"You have a good rest for a few days and wait for my news."

David agreed with satisfaction. That's right, this is God's true shepherd. He felt a sense of mission, and he was willing to dedicate everything to God!

He hung up the phone, sat on the sofa for a while, then got up and, with a subordinate who looked somewhat delicate, went to the prayer room.

He wanted to confess to God, because he had done another wrong thing...