Chapter 1132

It is an indisputable fact that the Perez family is going to be finished. The other four of the five major families have already found out through the relationships behind them.

Some were even directly warned not to intervene in this matter.

After all, the five major families can unite them into a nominal "whole," which shows that besides competition, they also have cooperation.

There are only so many criminal businesses. To put it more colloquially, there are only so many banks in each city. If one more bank robber comes, they won't be able to rob, so they have cooperation in many ranges besides competition.

For example, establishing the Federal Gang Council, they summoned all the gangs and formulated their own rules.

In the underground world, some people, such as this Mr. Clark McCauley, like to be called "Senator."

He knows that he can't sit in the Senate in his life, let alone the House of Representatives, but he is obsessed with such a title, so he has such a nickname.

If in a gang, in those places full of unarrested criminals, someone says "Senator," it must not be referring to those in Congress or local legislatures, but this Mr. Clark McCauley.

They form a... sky curtain, covering the underground world.

But this time, someone poked a hole in the sky curtain.

If it were in the past, they would definitely unite to eliminate the Lans family, making people realize that wanting to change the rules, or standing side by side with them, requires paying a huge price.

The person who reached the peak first looked around and found that there were actually not many footholds left. Then what they have to do is not to build a larger foundation, create more top platforms, but not to let the climbers below compete with them for positions.

The simplest method is when someone approaches them, use the power, connections, wealth, and any means in their hands to kick these people down.

The mountain peak is right there, only climbers are seen, but besides these first climbers, later comers are never seen.

Layer by layer is also the same. Besides the countless positions at the foot of the mountain that can let people stand, the higher you go, the fewer positions there are, and the more strict it is.

This is rule.

If there were no big shots saying hello, Clark would definitely intervene, but now.

"After the Perez family is finished, will the Lans family replace them and stand with you?", his friend seemed full of curiosity about these things, which also shows that his friend is not a gang leader or something.

Judging from the exquisite dress and stylish appearance of the other party, he should be a wealthy capitalist, a rich businessman, or even a member of some big family.

Clark shook his head, "I don't know. Now Mr. Potter's de-gangsterization has made everyone know about this matter. I'm not sure what he will do next."

"Perhaps... the cold winter of federal gangs will come."

"But you don't have to worry. No matter how low the temperature of this cold winter is, the cold winter will eventually pass, and there will be spring, and sunshine."

"The Federation cannot lack us, whether it is the past, the present, or the future!"

"There will always be soil for us to survive here, just need a little water, a little sunshine...", he made some small movements in his hands to strengthen his expression. He pursed his lips and smiled, and his gathered hands slowly stretched out, "The seeds will sprout!"

"You don't have to worry about the cooperation between us..."

Clark, this "gang senator," is obviously full of confidence in the future. He can also be considered a person who has experienced some big things. He knows very well that what the Federation is most indispensable of is them.

Without gangs, who will help the government suppress big strikes, suppress those resisting people gathered together?

They can't handle this kind of thing. The more space and freedom people need, the more their parades and strikes will be.

It's just that now, they are taken as a campaign strategy by a presidential candidate, so they can only endure, wait, and observe.

Just like they are observing the Perez family at this time, low-key, quiet.

Early the next morning, at five o'clock, not even six o'clock, the door of Bob's bedroom was slapped bang-bang.

He slept after two o'clock last night. He couldn't sleep at all. These huge pressures made him a bit insomnia. After drinking some alcohol, he slept in a daze for a while.

Suddenly woken up by the knocking on the door, he seemed to be in a terrible situation. His head was a bit dizzy, and his head seemed to have been punched, a bit unable to turn the corner.

He sat on the bed leaning against the head of the bed, sitting dazed for several seconds, and then said "I'm up," and then walked to the door and opened it, "What's the matter?"

His cousin stood outside the door, his face full of horror and anxiety, "They surrounded the manor."

Bob didn't react at first, "Who are they?"

But immediately his eyes widened. Of course he knew who "they" were. He didn't wait for his cousin's answer and walked to the window and lifted the curtain.

Now it is late August, it is daylight saving time. At five o'clock in the morning, the sky is basically bright, and you can see the scenery outside.

He saw a large number of police cars and FBI cars parked outside, and a large number of police and FBI agents were doing some response strategies.

For example, pulling up warning lines to block passersby, etc. He also saw that the truck bed of some pickups was full of standard weapons, and some people were distributing these rifles and ammunition to police and FBI agents.

"Fuck!", his eyeballs turned red in an instant.

He turned around fiercely, not caring about washing and dressing, and walked towards the door, "Immediately let everyone get up, and call to summon more family members back!"

His cousin was completely without a mind at this time. This was something the Perez family had never experienced before. Besides saying okay, he had no other ideas.

Ten minutes, at most, everyone in the manor was concentrated in the hall of the manor's main building. There were about a hundred people standing here, and of course there were many who were not here.

For example, the wives and children of some family members living in the manor.

The Perez family manor is no different from the manors of other big families. They are all families with the same surname living together. The area of the manor is very large, with many houses, such as some relatively important family members, they all have detached houses.

Besides these people, the manor itself has some gang members, about one or two hundred people. They belong to the subordinates and confidants of those family members standing inside, the kind that might be needed at any time.

Everyone's face was full of horror and anger. They were discussing and arguing about everything that happened outside.

As Bob walked down from upstairs with a gloomy face, the hall suddenly became quiet.

Just now, Bob called the mayor to ask what exactly happened, but the mayor asked him to cooperate with the investigation work of the police station and the FBI.

He just vaguely reminded that Mr. Potter delivered a public speech in New Jincheng yesterday, and the Perez family will be used as a shining chip in his campaign, or it can be said that it is a sacrifice on his way to the president!

The mayor warned Bob to destroy the evidence that might connect him and other government officials and transport benefits as soon as possible, otherwise, he would die even worse.

This is not a threat, but a warning. Like those people in the state government, in the parliament, they will all try every means to make these people shut up, and then tear up all the evidence.

Until the people who should die are all dead.

In fact, in other words, the Perez family is hopeless.

His mood at this time is exceptionally heavy. He originally thought that this matter would have a relatively long process, and he had chatted with his lawyer friend last night.

His lawyer friend believes that if the federal government wants to take the collapse of the Perez family as a typical example of de-gangsterization, then they must abide by federal law and process, and must complete a case filing—investigation—obtaining evidence—prosecution—trial, and then the final judgment.

If this process is not affected by other external forces, it might maintain for two or three years or even three or four years.

After all, this criminal group has many members. If you want to prosecute as a whole and do it beautifully, you need to investigate the crimes of each person before you can have a "century trial."

This made Bob breathe a sigh of relief. If it could persist for so long, then maybe there was a turning point.

But who the hell could have thought that they would come to the door like this? He didn't even know what madness these people had to surround the Perez manor.

"The situation is very bad now. I just talked to the mayor on the phone. Those people outside are from New Jincheng, from... higher-level power."

"They want to catch us all in one net and throw us onto the gambling table as a beautiful political chip."

"In the past, we might have played such a role, not being served on the table, but serving others on the table, but now, it's our turn."

The Perez family has always had the business of doing dirty work, playing such an inglorious role, but Bob really didn't think that they were originally in the same group, but would also be served on the table.

The emotions of these people in the hall began to be magnified in his eyes and ears. He could see the horror expressions and eyes of these people clearly.

After they vented their emotions for a while, Bob raised his hand and pressed it, letting people quiet down, "I will go and negotiate with them. If I can negotiate successfully, even if I need to pay some price, for example, I take the initiative to surrender in exchange for the safety of the family, I will cooperate with them."

"But if they refuse to negotiate, or even... want to catch us all in one net, then brothers, sisters...", he clenched his fists, "The glory of the Perez family is not blown out, it is forged by our own hands through blood and fire, death and slaughter."

"If they want to take away everything we have, glory, wealth, status, or even life, then let them exchange it with their lives!"

These words indeed had the effect of boosting morale at this time. However, Bob knew very well that even if morale increased, it wouldn't necessarily change the ending and the future.

He said, taking a deep breath, "I will go out and talk to them now."

Soon, he took a few people who volunteered to follow him to the outside of the gate. The eyes of the police and FBI agents at the gate locked onto him as soon as they came up.

Early in the morning, before the action, Perez had placed the list and photos of the main members of the family in front of everyone.

They all knew Bob and knew that this was a big shot.

When he approached the gate and opened the small door to go out, two FBI agents walked over, "You cannot leave."

Alan on the side saw this scene and smiled, a look of disdain flowing on his face. It was clear that they were about to kill these people, but they still had to go through the process.

Lans was very vigilant about this FBI, but he couldn't see anything worth vigilant from these people.

Of course, this might have something to do with his level not being high enough.

Now it is the FBI in charge, so he just stood on the side, smoking a cigarette and looking at Bob and the people beside him.

"I want to chat with your commander, or director, or someone, about some things you are interested in."

The two agents hesitated for a while, and one of them said "Wait a minute," and then he ran back to ask Director Roland for instructions.

Alan's combat team leader smiled, "What do you think they want to do?"

"Pointless struggle, before death comes.", Alan seemed to have his own opinions on these things.

"Do you think they will succeed?", his combat team leader asked again.

He actually didn't want these people to succeed. After all, participating in a siege of the top gang, that sense of participation, that sense of glory, is unprecedented!

This is a glorious thing, even able to be written in a notebook and placed in the shrine at home!

Alan smiled, "Very difficult."

Two minutes, Bob was taken away and taken to the temporary command post in the back.

In the command post, he saw Lans. Lans was also wearing a police uniform today, the police uniform of a deputy director. He sat beside Director Roland.

Seeing Lans at that moment, Bob's eyes became redder, and his gaze stared at Lans full of hatred, "It's you!"

Lans looked at him with a smile, "What you said is very interesting. If it weren't for me, then who else could it be?"

He looked at Director Roland, "You might not know him, let me introduce him to you."

"This is Mr. Bob, Bob Perez. I'm not very clear about whether there is a middle name. In the Perez family, he is considered a very core backbone. Fran often asks for and refers to his opinions on many things."

"Now it should be him who is in charge. Of course, the most important point!", Lans increased his tone here, "The contradiction with me should also be caused by this Mr. Bob."

Director Roland looked at Lans with a strange expression, and then looked at Bob, full of sympathy.

Perhaps when Bob annoyed Lans, he didn't expect that because of one of his decisions, what it brought was the destruction of the family.

Of course, even if someone told him at the time, he wouldn't believe it. They are the Perez family!

In this country, they have already stood at the peak of gangs, and even have stronger power than some big capitalists in some aspects. Would they fear a third-rate gang that started in the south?

Isn't this a joke of the Virgin Mary?!

But the facts are often so funny. Sitting here today is Lans, and standing is Bob.

Bob took a few deep breaths, closed his eyes, let his mood calm down, and then he didn't look at Lans anymore, but looked at Director Roland, "If... I surrender, can you let us go?"

Director Roland's gaze returned to calm, but hidden deep inside was some playfulness. He shook his head, "Bob, you have to understand one thing. In the Perez family, it is not just you who participated in the crime."

"Almost everyone in your family participated in the crime, as well as those gang members. They implemented the crime. From the perspective of justice, each of you is a criminal and must be judged and sent to court."

"If you surrender alone and let this case stop, then in the future, if we encounter any problems, as long as one person stands up to surrender, we have to stop. What do you treat justice as?"

He said, turning his head to look at Lans, "Just like Mr. Lans."

"Mr. Lans, if you surrender now, we will stop the investigation into you. Will you surrender?"

Lans said with a smile, "If you have evidence, you can arrest me."

Director Roland turned back to look at Bob, "You saw it."

"If you want to avoid casualties, the simplest method is to let everyone write down what they have done, and then wait for us to go in and take over the entire manor and collect criminal evidence of everyone."

"As for you wanting to let a few people take the blame and then let the Perez family go, this is impossible!"

Director Roland had a cold smile of a superior on his face, "The Perez family must completely disappear from the Federation, understand?"

Bob's face became terribly pale. He gritted his teeth, "Are you not afraid of causing huge casualties and social unrest?"

Speaking of this, Director Roland couldn't let him go even more, "This is the meaning of our existence. Pain is only temporary, but it can bring long-term peace and stability. All this is worth it."

"Either you take all your people and surrender, and everything will be solved peacefully."

"Or, we rush in, find evidence ourselves, and then send you to the trial seat."

"You still have... half an hour. After half an hour, we will start."

Lans glanced at him again, obviously this dog thing has no good intentions.

Bob sighed. He squinted at Lans again, and then turned and left.

Lans didn't ask Director Roland why he didn't directly detain him, let the Perez family fall into chaos, and then they would take action.

Because he knew that Director Roland's reminder and intimidation were to strengthen their determination to resist and counterattack. Anyway, it's a death either way, so it's better to fight.

And the ultimate purpose of doing so is to consume the manpower of the Lans family. After all, today the Lans family is also the main attacking side.

(End of chapter)