Empire of Shadows No Chapter 272

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Wolf looked at Blue Eyes lying on the ground. Although this was his and the Professor’s plan, he was still angered.

This was no longer a provocation; this was taking a dump on their heads. If they didn’t fight back, what would others think?

“Drag him in!” Wolf ordered. A few of his n ca from behind and dragged the already-dead Blue Eyes back.

The originally azure eyes had also turned a dull, blue-gray.

Bill felt he had done a great thing. At this ti, using this thod to prove that the Wolf Gang was nothing to be afraid of!

But he didn’t realize another thing, which was whether he, and the Red Dog Gang, had the ability to withstand the Wolf Gang’s frenzied retaliation!

Now was not half a year or a year ago, when everyone was on good terms. The rules set by the Five Families were gradually disintegrating under the impact of these outsiders.

Those tender shoots that constantly sprang from the soil, although tender, had the courage and boldness to push aside the huge rock above their heads!

If it were in the past, perhaps soone from the Five Families would co to diate, or they would apply for a gang war, and it would end regardless of win or lose.

But now, all of this was gone. Everything seed to be returning to its most primitive state: tense, chaotic, and full of opportunities!

If Lance knew that the gift he gave to Bill was thrown directly in Wolf’s face, he might laugh out loud.

But at this ti, he obviously didn’t know. He was attending a wedding, Bolton’s wedding.

Bolton stood before the priest, wearing a well-tailored suit. Today he seed to have a certain charm unique to middle-aged n, and he had also grown a small mustache, which made that mature feeling a little stronger.

It radiated like body odor.

As the music began, a middle-aged man about his age, his face… not ugly, but at least without a smile, walked in from outside the church, holding a girl’s hand.

He was certainly not here to play the role of best man or anything like that. He was going to put his daughter into Bolton’s hands.

He didn’t even know who was older, himself or Bolton!

How could a father endure this?

But his daughter was willing, and deep down, he was also willing.

But he couldn’t show it. He couldn’t laugh out loud and say that his family had found support, that they could live a good life in the future.

That would make people think he was selling his daughter. He had to put on a helpless and angry look. Only then would people not think he was that kind of person.

Last night he had already begun to dream of a beautiful future. The serious expression now was just the last hurdle on the road to a good life!

The girl was young and beautiful. Lance heard that she was Nancy’s classmate, which ans he was marrying his daughter’s classmate.

It sounded quite incredible, but everything was also very reasonable. You can’t let a successful middle-aged man who is on the rise marry a middle-aged woman of about the sa age, can you?

How could this reflect his success in his career?

Only those losers would marry soone their own age.

Only when he married a younger girl would people believe that he was truly successful, not just talking about it.

If you say you have money, people won’t believe you. But when you buy things that everyone thinks only rich people can buy, then they will believe you really have money.

Most of the people who attended this wedding, especially the n, showed an envious expression.

Perhaps this was a romance unique to n. No matter how they changed, their original intentions never changed: they liked young and beautiful girls.

Looking at the complex expressions in the eyes of those n, the smile on Bolton’s face was already a little less reserved.

If it weren’t for eting Lance’s gaze, his expression might have been even more exaggerated.

During this period, besides working seriously, he was also looking for a suitable marriage partner.

He needed to gain Lance’s trust, and a family was the best foundation for trust.

If even his wife and new children were under Lance’s control, he believed that Lance would definitely trust him.

The benefits of power were like poison. He had seen so operas before. At that ti, he wanted to make himself look closer to mainstream society.

When chatting with clients, he could bring up a few lines about opera to show his extraordinary knowledge. He didn’t understand so of the ridiculous plots in the operas.

Like a certain king who killed the protagonist’s entire family, leaving only the protagonist, with the general idea of letting the protagonist watch with his own eyes as he beca a great king, not a tyrant.

The king even gave the protagonist an official position, which made him feel incredible. The protagonist really just worked diligently as an official, working for the king, instead of running away to seek revenge.

Now, perhaps he understood sothing.

Power is the most poisonous poison in the world. Just a little bit can make people addicted, forgetting everything!

Rob’s death did indeed cause him great pain, but it was not so unforgettable. Even now, he was not so sad anymore—it’s worth ntioning that he had moved into a big house, right in New Bay Area.

A single-family house, not including the yard, about four hundred square ters with three and a half floors, and a swimming pool, but not considered a villa.

The house was bought with a loan. As long as he didn’t go back to that cramped and dilapidated apartnt, he wouldn’t feel any sadness.

In order to gain Lance’s trust as soon as possible, he chose such a girl, a girl who was easy to control.

A materialistic girl. She didn’t mind that Bolton was the sa age as her father. She only cared about what kind of comfortable life she could live.

There are always so people whose thinking is exceptionally realistic. She wanted to live a comfortable life, didn’t want to work, wanted a maid at ho, she wanted that “modern life,” but was unwilling to pay for it with labor or hard sweat.

Then her body was the only chip she had to exchange for a good life.

Good-looking, good figure, not minding who was riding on her in the end, this was a perfect choice.

Even if one day he really had to give her up, Bolton wouldn’t feel any sadness, because from the very beginning, this was a transaction!

Exchanging money for sex and children, and she got the life she wanted. It was that simple!

The girl was led by her father’s hand to Bolton. She seed a little shy, but not embarrassed, just a sense of shyness because this mont was supposed to be sacred.

The priest began to say the lines he had said countless tis. The two “in love” finally embraced and kissed. The onlookers stood up one after another, applauding and blessing them.

The girl’s father, standing at the very back, also had a little smile on his face, as if he was really blessing his child!

“We have a buffet reception later. If you all have nothing else to do, you can stay. We can also have a simple drink.”

He glanced at Lance, “This is my treasured fine wine, everyone. It won’t break the law, you can drink it with confidence, but only one glass.”

People let out so cheers. Not everyone could find a bar, and not everyone could brew their own wine.

People happily left the church. Lance walked last.

Bolton knew Lance had sothing to say to him. He patted the bride on the butt, signaling her to go and entertain the guests, leaving only himself and Lance in the church.

“You did sothing that I didn’t expect, but was also very correct, Bolton.”

Bolton showed a very obedient and submissive look, “I don’t bla you, Lance. It was indeed Rob’s fault.”

“Just as you said, anyone who makes a mistake must accept the punishnt.”

“So mistakes don’t have serious consequences. They allow us to learn a lesson at a small cost.”

“But so mistakes, the cost is sothing we can’t bear, so we must use heavier ans of punishnt.”

“I believe that whether it’s Rob or not, even if soone else betrayed the gang, you would do the sa.”

Lance was quite satisfied with his awareness, “I’m glad you realize this. At least we won’t beco enemies.”

“Today is your wedding day. You can rest for a few days…”

Bolton imdiately rejected this proposal, “I can work all the ti, Mr. Lance. I love this job more than my life!”

Lance couldn’t help but laugh. He liked this small man’s honesty, “Very good, very good.”

“Starting next month, I will give you $5,000. The rules are still the sa as before. I don’t care how much you’ve used or how much is left.”

“I just need that when I need to know sothing, you don’t tell

you don’t know.”

“Arrange for so people to go to the Port District, figure out the power distribution there, how many gangs they have, where their headquarters are, and whether they are engaged in any illegal business.”

“Figure out all these things and record them.”

Bolton obviously swallowed. He looked around, “Mr. Lance, are you going to… enter the Port District?”

Lance just smiled slightly and didn’t answer, but it was this aningful smile that made Bolton realize that his power would increase once again!

Controlling the street informants of two districts, he would be the even more powerful “Mr. Bolton”!

“I will definitely do this job well, Mr. Lance!”

Lance patted his arm, “I’ll be watching you.”

The two left the church separately. The people who ca today were basically all Empire immigrants. Many of them knew Lance and naturally hoped to have a chat with him.

Chatting with celebrities is one of the favorite things for people of the Federation to do, so Lance was always surrounded by many people.

Lance’s presence also made many people think that Bolton was a core mber of the Lance Family, which earned Bolton a lot of face.

It seed that no one was a victim.

Rob was one.

Nancy was also one.

After all, her forr classmate had beco her stepmother. She definitely couldn’t stand this.

Besides these two, everyone was happy.

“…I have indeed had so new ideas recently. I don’t know if you have any understanding of movies.”

“A few days ago I went to see two movies. The movies now give

a completely different viewing experience from the past.”

“The intake and playback of live sound allows

to be more imrsed in the performance of the movie, instead of racking my brains to deal with those cursive scripts that I may not understand!”

The people around Lance couldn’t help but laugh. Everyone seed to be amused by his statent.

Many filmmakers, in order to show the “elegance” of their film art, would often use cursive script to describe the dialogue when playing subtitles.

The quality of filmmaking varies. It’s not necessarily that clear to begin with, and with the addition of cursive script, it left most people in the Federation who went to the cinema and hadn’t received a complete education completely confused!

Over ti, silent films also gradually shifted from connotation to external appearance. The actors’ performances beca more exaggerated, incorporating more language into their actions and movents, rather than playing subtitles.

Although this did solve so problems, not all movies could do this. A good script, good action design, and good actors were still a very small minority.

An organization had previously conducted a survey. The reason why nearly forty percent of people were not interested in movies was that they couldn’t understand the dialogue.

Of course, it was also possible that they simply didn’t recognize the words.

But now it was different. They didn’t need to recognize words. Even illiterates could understand the complete content of the movie through dialogue. This was also the reason why the box office was rising steadily.

“The film industry will enter a fast lane. Valley City has good filming resources. If you are interested, you can consider investing in filming movies and cinemas.”

“These are all profitable industries, especially cinemas. The way movies recoup their costs is through ticket sales. This demand relationship will strengthen the dependence of production companies on cinema chains for a long ti to co.”

“And investing in cinema chains doesn’t require a large cost, and the managent cost is not high. It is very suitable as a dium-to-long-term investnt plan.”

Soone asked, “Mr. Lance, will the Empire rchants Association still recruit mbers in the future?”

Many people pricked up their ears when they heard this question. Lance didn’t know this person, but he understood their determination to join the Empire rchants Association.

In just three months, the investnt had doubled. This was f—king more ruthless than loan sharking, and it was also very stable!

Currently, the people of the Empire rchants Association trusted Lance very much. Even their relatives and friends around them had also gotten on the bandwagon, waiting for the next investnt.

But not everyone had such an opportunity. Lance had told them that they could use their mbership to make money, but they could not break the rules of the ga.

Lance would not stop those who were qualified to join the feast of money.

But if anyone let those who were not qualified also get money from the investnt, Lance would make them lose their mbership and also recover their profits.

If others said this, so might think he was just talking.

But when Lance said it, they wouldn’t think he was just talking. So now many people wanted to join but had no idea how.

You know, the most anxious and urgent thing is to see others make money so easily, while you can’t do anything!

Lance did not give him an exact answer, “If you can find three people to recomnd you to join the association, you can obtain the status of a mber of the association.”

“If you can’t find them, then pay a little attention later. We will also have expansion plans and will recruit another batch of people then.”

People soon began to ask when the next investnt of the association would be. Making money was always the first thing for these people!

Many people showed disappointed expressions. They should have been among those who made money, but now, not only were they excluded for the first ti, but there was a high probability that they would also be excluded later.

So people began to complain, blaming others, but who would have thought that Lance was for real?

Cinemas were indeed starting to make money now, but besides this part, what Lance wanted to earn was the money laundering part. That was the real “exorbitant profit,” and it was also very safe.

He already had several pieces of land in his hands where cinemas were being built. At the sa ti, he also had Elvin and the others inquire if there were any cinemas for sale. They could take over all of them.

He was not afraid of these people knowing, but instead hoped to give play to their subjective initiative, to let them go and acquire more cinemas, and ultimately form a monopoly force.

Bolton’s wedding ended accordingly after the buffet reception at noon. Obviously, Bolton was in a hurry to go ho. Anyone who had just married a young girl as his wife would be eager to experience the surprise.

This is only human.

Lance and his group also drove back to the office. This was just a very ordinary wedding, but it brought a different kind of thing to this small group.

Restlessness.

When they were hungry, they might not have this feeling, but as life began to get better, they also began to beco restless.

This had nothing to do with morality and cognition; it was a biological instinct.

Before disbanding, Lance gathered them together.

“I noticed that soone has been talking about those girls all the way, not even letting go of the girls on the roadside. I think this might be related to the recent weather.”

A segnt of Lance’s speech made many people confused. Imdiately after, Lance said again, “The weather is getting hot, it’s ti for animals to be in heat. People are also animals, and will also be restless.”

“I don’t care what kind of hobbies you have, people, or animals, or even a tree, I don’t care, but I only have one requirent.”

“If the other party is a person, you cannot force them against their will. This is the most basic requirent…”

llo waved his hand, “Animals are also against the law, Lance.” Official source ??s novel★fire

“Alright, add animals!”

An originally serious topic suddenly beca absurd, and the laughter of the young people spread far away.

When they had laughed enough, Lance did not forget to give them so experience, “You can pursue those girls. Your good figure, your wallet, are the most powerful weapons for pursuing girls.”

“But I don’t want to hear that soone used a gun or a dagger. That would be a violation of the rules, and those who violate the rules will be punished.”

“And then, you can get lost. I see that soone already can’t wait…”