Chapter 1107: Talking and Doing

Bob stood by the door and gave a look to the people behind him, then entered the room alone. He walked to Fran's hospital bed, slightly bent over and with his head lowered.

Fran had to use all his strength for every breath. With only half a lung left, and also choked by tar, and the lung function itself wasn't very good, after this injury, some wonderful changes appeared, and his breathing ability was even worse.

Looking at his uncomfortable appearance, sometimes Bob felt that if one day, he was like this too, he would rather die.

Of course, this was just "what he thought," because if there really was such a day, as long as there was a way to restore his health, no matter what the price was, he would be willing to pay the price.

"The person I want to find... has he been found?" Fran turned his head to look at him at this time, and no fluctuation of emotion could be seen in his turbid eyes.

This was completely different from the impression the former him left on Bob. Although the former Fran's eyes were also somewhat dim, his gaze was very sharp, completely different from now.

"I have already asked people to look for him. I believe there will be results on the hospital side soon."

Kidnapping a few people wasn't a big deal for the Perez family at all. Every year, at least twenty or thirty thousand people disappeared in the federation. A few more people, a few less people, wouldn't bring any huge impact to this country, or to the disappearance cases.

He also wouldn't offend Fran for this matter. After all, Fran was the real head of the family.

Hearing that Bob hadn't forgotten his instructions, the cold expression on his face became softer. After opening his mouth wide and panting for a few big breaths, he shook his head slightly and said, "This damn body, I now feel suffocated even if I talk for a long time."

He paused for a while, seeming to be waiting for the recovery of his body. "I watched TV. You made a mess."

Bob squatted by the bed. Actually, there was a chair beside, but he didn't sit on the chair, but supported the edge of the bed and squatted there. His head was even lower than Fran's, who was lying on the hospital bed.

"I came here just to talk to you about this matter."

"During this period, our exchange of fire with the Lansi family has been very passive. The police station has been watching us. As long as our gunmen take action, they will appear soon, and then take our people away."

"Hel, this dog that can't be fed well, is targeting us. What makes me feel even more thorny is the mayor's attitude. If there wasn't the mayor's instruction, Hel, this old dog, definitely wouldn't treat us like this."

Bob wasn't an idiot either. He knew very well that if the mayor didn't acquiesce to Hel's actions, the police chief definitely couldn't violate the mayor's will in this kind of matter.

The mayor had absolute appointment power over the police chief. He could completely dismiss Hel's work directly and change to a person who listened.

But he didn't do so, which meant the police station's actions now, the mayor knew, and he acquiesced.

The root of the problem wasn't in the police station, but in the mayor.

Bob knew the mayor, but it was limited to simple acquaintance and simple exchange of a few sentences. Deep contact like this, only Fran could do it.

This was also the reason he appeared here.

Fran listened to Bob saying these words, and he was also constantly analyzing in his heart.

After a while, he tried his best to make his panting sound not so loud. "Our mayor is actually a small role. This matter might have higher-level people playing games behind it."

"Help me contact him and say I want to meet him and chat."

Bob looked at Fran's terrible state now and said softly, "You can't leave the hospital."

Fran shook his head. "He can't come to visit me, so I can only go to find him."

"Let the doctor prepare an oxygen bottle for me that can be taken away, and find a wheelchair."

Bob squatted there for a little while, ten seconds, and then went to find the doctor.

The doctor didn't stop Fran from leaving the hospital. How could such a big figure really lie on the hospital bed all the time and do nothing?

Fortunately, it was summer now, and the situation of the natural environment wasn't bad.

On the way to the park next to the municipal government building, Bob also said the situation of the failed attack in Likai State.

After listening, Fran sighed. "We all underestimated Lansi and the Lansi family's power, and also underestimated this Lawrence Farm."

"Stop the actions against Likai State. Before we figure out how much strength they actually have, don't let people go to die again."

"Solve the problem here first, beat them back, and then it will be good to continue fighting with them."

"If we continue to maintain the current state, there will only be more and more trouble!"

Fran said a few words and couldn't help but pant a few times. His situation was indeed very bad.

After the mayor received Fran's phone call, he agreed to meet him for the first time. The two could also be considered important "cooperative partners" in the old city. The mayor wanted to completely control this city, so he couldn't do without the Perez family's cooperation.

And the Perez family wanted to truly run wild in this city, but they couldn't do without the mayor's acquiescence.

So they could also be considered a model of mutual achievement. Naturally, in the process of this cooperation, there couldn't be a lack of various black money transactions and money-power transactions.

Twenty minutes later, the mayor saw Fran in a relatively hidden corner of the park. This was the first time he saw Fran himself since the Perez manor encountered a shooting. The shocked expression on his face couldn't be hidden.

"I didn't know you would become like this!"

After a moment of shock, he asked, "What did the doctor say?"

Fran tried his best to slow down the speed of his speaking, which would make him not pant so much. "The doctor said... I might need to perform some more surgeries to recover normally. Currently, it seems okay. At least I'm still alive."

The mayor looked at the old guy who was high-spirited in the past, now sitting on the wheelchair, thin and occasionally panting with all his strength as if he couldn't breathe. His emotions were also somewhat low.

"Was it done by people from the Lansi family?"

Fran smiled. "Who else do you think it could be besides them?"

"I was lucky. I only got shot once, but this matter tells me that someone betrayed me."

"They found out some of my personal habits. For example, when I am in a good mood, I will have a drink on the balcony."

"I remember the news I got that day was that Lansi was attacked in Likai State."

"Then I got shot."

The mayor's expression was very solemn. As a mature politician, he knew very well that a huge giant falling often wasn't because his opponent was as tall and strong as him, but very likely because a small wooden thorn on the ground pierced the sole of his foot.

In the family, or in the interest group surrounding the Perez family, a traitor appeared. This was a shocking thing, which meant that more secrets might have been leaked out.

He also became somewhat nervous. Would his cooperation with the Perez family also be leaked?

Fran looked at the mayor who had fallen into deep thought, and a smile that was difficult to capture appeared on his face. The purpose of him saying this, besides letting the mayor know his situation and triggering his empathy, was also to make him feel nervous and make him understand who was on the same side as him!

"Hel has been arresting our people these few days. Did you encounter any trouble?"

He didn't question him right away, but threw this problem out through the way of caring.

The mayor couldn't help but light a cigarette. When he was about to take one for Fran, his movement paused, and he handed it to Bob.

"There is great pressure from above. You know, Lansi's back is those people like Senator Cleveland. Their power in Congress is very strong now."

"They have exerted quite a bit of pressure on me through the governor and the secretary of state. That I can not stand on Lansi's side is already my greatest effort!"

This answer clearly had traces of processing, but politicians! It looked like he answered everything, but actually, he answered nothing. Fran stared into his eyes for a while. "I believe you."

He took a few deep breaths. "If, I mean if."

"If Hel has some accidents..."

Since this matter had nothing to do with him, at least the mayor expressed it like this, then the Perez family couldn't be tricked by a small chief. No matter what price was paid, they had to regain control of the situation as soon as possible.

Hearing that Fran wanted to finish off Hel, the mayor also felt a bit of a headache. Originally he was still very sympathetic to Fran, but at this moment, he felt Fran was a bit uninteresting.

He just finished saying that this matter had nothing to do with him, and Fran expressed his attitude to finish off the police chief. Was he beating him? It was even a kind of implicit threat, threatening him, letting him understand the serious consequences of some things?

He couldn't help but think so, because he was a politician. When he thought about a matter, he would often over-interpret it, and then choose a possibility that met his expectations as the explanation in his heart.

After a short silence, he nodded without any change in expression. "I will be very sad, but this city cannot be without a police chief to preside over the work, so I will re-select one when the time comes."

"You are a local of the old city. You can recommend a list to me, and I will consider it."

Finally, after the weighing in his heart, the mayor decided to lean toward the Perez family. After all, he would be very dangerous after Fran collapsed, but Lansi couldn't get in, so he wouldn't.

A satisfied smile appeared on Fran's face. "Very good...", he panted twice. "I will let Bob contact you. You see, I now feel very strenuous even saying a few words."

"No matter where I go, even to the toilet, I can't leave this tube!", he tugged at the tube transporting oxygen, and then turned his head to look at Bob. "Next, you contact the mayor and push me back. I'm a bit tired."

The mayor took the initiative to walk over, bent down, and hugged him. "Hope you can recover soon."

Fran smiled and answered, "I hope so too."

Soon Bob pushed Fran away. In a few minutes, they decided the ending of the police chief of this city.

Regarding this result, the mayor couldn't say how satisfied he was, but he couldn't say how dissatisfied he was. Hel continuing to be in this position was actually giving him some embarrassment, but now it was good.

However, he was still a bit unhappy, because he felt Fran was using this matter to warn him.

After returning to the hospital and lying on the hospital bed again, smelling the thick smell of disinfectant in the air, Fran's entire spirit and emotions relaxed.

In the past, he disliked the smell of disinfectant in the hospital very much. This smell made him feel disgusted.

But when his physical condition became worse and worse, he actually liked the smell and environment here. That cold, uncomfortable feeling that made people feel somewhat cold, at this moment, all turned into full security.

Because he knew that as long as he was in the hospital, even if he wanted to die, he had to die for a period of time before it was possible to really die, rather than really dying immediately.

"I have already talked to the mayor, and you also heard our conversation. Arrange Hel. It's best to let people know why he will die."

Bob hesitated a bit. "Doing this at this time, will it be too... excessive?"

"Excessive?" Fran shook his head. "The more at this time, the more we need to let them understand the price of betrayal!"

"Now is not the past. We are actually facing a critical moment of life and death. We can't retreat anymore."

Bob's expression had some changes. "Is it that serious?"

"We still have many people in our hands."

"We still have many industries, much money!"

"As long as it's necessary, we can quickly pull out several thousand gunmen. They aren't afraid of fighting them head-on at all!"

Fran glanced at him sideways. "Haven't you felt it during this period?"

"When the police and the federal government stand on the side of the Lansi family, how many times have your ideas and the family's actions succeeded?"

"Do as I say. Let people know that standing in line has a price!"

He closed his eyes after saying this and panted a few times. "Remember to bring me the person I want as soon as possible. I've had enough of this ghost appearance all day!"

Bob said okay and then left here. After he left, when Fran's personal bodyguard came in from outside, Fran asked them to bring the phone over.

Just solving one Hel actually had no real use. Still had to find a way to solve the problem from a higher level.

He called the senator behind him and told him the situation here. "If the federal government is also targeting us, we can only find a way to continue retreating, or even withdraw."

He said it very tactfully, without using any language with threats, but such tactfulness itself was also a kind of forcing the other party to express their attitude.

They helped these big figures suppress the strikes in the federal middle region not once or twice, and there were also quite a few interest transfers. Maybe not as exaggerated or as much as Lansi, but when concentrated on a few people, it wasn't little.

If they retreated, first, the public security in some areas would be obviously chaotic, because of the departure of the Perez family, some territories would appear power vacuums. Second, those interests, these people in Congress, they shouldn't think about them.

Finally, it was that once large-scale strikes appeared again, they might not be able to solve them in a short time.

The senator behind Fran was silent for a while and then said, "I have already talked to them about this matter. Some things I can't tell you in detail. I can only say that maintaining neutrality is the attitude of all of us now."

"If you can handle them, then you are still you later."

"If you can't handle them, I can only say it's a pity."

"There are still four months until the change of term election. Do you understand what I mean?"

"This time the Freedom Party comes to power, the Senate seats will have a huge adjustment. Many people will leave here, and no one knows if they are among them, including me."

"So the help I can give you is very limited. As for how far you can do it... it depends entirely on you."

"What I can do is not let them intervene, but I can't intervene myself either."

Hearing almost the same words as what he said to the mayor, Fran was a bit dissatisfied, but soon woke up. "That is to say, the situation of the Lansi family is the same?"

"Yes, Senator Cleveland can't use his power to pave the way for the Lansi family either. Otherwise, do you think you could still hold on until now?"

"State police, militia, as long as they go down, you can't hold on at all. I can only say so much."

"It's best not to call me in a short time. I'm also very troublesome myself."

After saying this, the senator behind him took the initiative to hang up the phone, not wanting to get involved in this matter.

The Freedom Party's internal presidential candidate battle was about to be revealed. The one who had a high probability of coming to power, or the presidential candidate who had basically been recognized within the Freedom Party, was also advocating "de-gangsterization."

The Freedom Party's support for this proposal was very strong this time. It was said, just said, that some people thought that the current federal government, that is, these people of the Social Party and the gangs in various parts of the federation, especially the big gangs, had frequent and intimate connections.

If de-gangsterization within the federal territory could be realized, it was itself a thing that could suppress the Social Party.

The Freedom Party had these ideas, and naturally, they would work toward this side. These old guys in the Senate who were about to leave had no need at all to offend the core ruling group in the next four or eight years, or even longer, for some "sunset gangs."

So avoidance was inevitable.

Even Senator Cleveland, before the situation was completely clear, didn't he choose not to help anyone?

This might be a bad thing, but it might also be a good thing.

Fran put down the phone and closed his eyes. He was thinking, wanting to see the development next, and then thinking about how to do it.

At this time, the big-bearded chief didn't know that Bob had already listed him on the must-kill list, but he had a little guess in his heart. After all, his butt was obviously crooked. Perhaps the Perez family would take action against him.

He had been carefully guarding against the assassination that might appear. When entering and exiting, there were several police officers beside him. When he could not go home, he tried his best not to go home.

Especially during this period, he let his family go out for a trip, and he stayed in the police station all day and didn't go anywhere, just to avoid accidents.

But people weren't gods. There would always be some omissions.

If there were omissions, there would be accidents. ===== CHAPTER 1108 =====

Where there are oversights, accidents will happen.