Chapter 276: Longing

It was already afternoon when Enio returned to New Jincheng. He didn't even rest and went to the company to find Lanse.

After entering the door, Lanse and several others were there. When they saw him, they all showed surprised expressions.

"Come and help!" A very... special smile appeared on his face. Lanse felt a bit strange, but he followed him anyway.

He wasn't the kind of person who just sat behind a desk and issued orders; if anyone needed him to lend a hand, he would do so.

Several people came to the yard, to Enio's car, and then after a ritualistic "deng deng deng," he opened the trunk.

Several large bags, although he didn't say what was inside, everyone had already guessed.

Lanse walked over, took out a money bag, and glanced inside. Basically, they were 5 and 10 dollar bills, all folded and placed together.

According to his calculation, there was at least 100,000 or more here. "What's going on?"

Lanse was also full of surprise; after all, money is something no one would think is too little!

"Let's move the money in first..."

100,000 dollars didn't sound like much, but it had quite a bit of weight. Two people carried a bag into the company. Although everyone wasn't as sensitive to money as they were a year ago.

But the visual impact of 100,000 dollars piled together still made many people lose the ability to speak.

Enio sat on the sofa and lit a cigarette. "Where should I start?"

"Let's start from when I arrived in Fides..."

Enio took over Lanse's work and sent 50,000 dollars worth of liquor to Fides. Because these liquors were now contraband, they couldn't be transported through ordinary transportation methods.

Originally, they planned to transport them by train, but the Hazardous Materials Administration was checking very strictly now, and they would randomly inspect those train cars from time to time, opening some boxes to see what was inside.

The people at the station weren't willing to take this risk, and then Enio and the others calculated that they might as well drive them over themselves. So, after three days, they finally entered Fides City.

The reason why it took three days was because their car speed was relatively slow on the way, and the road conditions of the interstate highway weren't too good, very bumpy. If they drove too fast, they were afraid of breaking the liquor bottles.

During the period, they also encountered interstate highway police, but those police were easy to talk to. After feeling that this group of people wasn't easy to mess with, and after getting 10 dollars, they gave up the plan to check the car.

In short, they arrived in Fides without any danger. Enio contacted Galio for the first time. Galio was also very grateful for his timely arrival because they had been coveting the liquor business for a long time.

Now there weren't many smugglers in the Federation who could ship goods; these were hot items, and they never lacked people to take over, so the imperial immigrant group, which wasn't considered a powerful ethnic group, was excluded from this list.

Watching others make a lot of money made Galio very painful, but now the problem was solved; 50,000 dollars worth of liquor was enough for him to have liquor to sell this month.

At the same time, this also made Enio discover one thing—

"The price of liquor in Fides is much more expensive than on our side. The liquor I brought was worth 50,000 dollars, but when it got to his side, he offered me a price of 80,000, and I feel that if I wanted more, he would also agree."

Lanse nodded slightly. "This situation is very normal. New Jincheng is a port city, and there are breezy coastlines everywhere. It's too easy for Yalan's smuggled liquor to get in."

"Fides is an inland city, the smuggling channels are blocked, and the price of liquor on his side will definitely be higher."

"But you have 140,000 here, where did the other 60,000 come from?"

Lanse wasn't afraid that he had robbed a bank or something, just that in case he really did something like robbery, he needed to prepare for the aftermath.

In case the police came to chase, or the robbed person came for revenge, they needed to have a preparation in advance.

"This money was squeezed out of Snake's family." Enio licked his lips. "I found his wife and children; they cooperated very well and handed over the bank account and password, and even helped us take the money out."

Lanse picked up a stack of money, pressed his thumb along the edge of the banknotes, and then the banknotes popped up one by one, making the sound of banknote paper flapping.

It actually wasn't pleasant at all, and there was a strange smell left over from long-term use, but I don't know why, it was so attractive.

"What about his wife and children?"

Enio was silent for a few seconds and tilted his head downward. "I sent them down."

Lanse threw the money back into the pile, walked to his side, hugged his neck, and messed up his hair. "It was he who thought about killing us first!"

He could see that Enio's emotions changed a bit when he said those words, and he also looked at the others at the same time.

"If we were killed by Snake, he would take away our wealth, territory, and everything we own."

"He and his family would move into our house, spend our money, and hurt our friends."

"I'm not saying people must be very ruthless, but to let you understand a truth."

"You can hold back, you can show mercy, but your enemy might not!"

"When you let go of an enemy, he might not necessarily feel grateful; he might just think, this time it was your good luck, next time you might not be so lucky!"

"We can't be lucky forever, so everything that threatens us should be solved."

"Life is very fragile; it's like a glass cup, it only needs a little external collision to shatter into pieces."

"My philosophy has always been the same: don't do things you'll regret!"

He patted Enio's head, let go of him, and then stood in front of the coffee table.

The coffee table was full of neatly arranged banknotes. He waved his hand virtually. "80,000 dollars according to company regulations, and for the remaining 60,000, Enio takes 10,000, I take 10,000, you guys split 20,000, and another 20,000 goes into the company's account."

In an instant, the stimulation brought by rapid wealth dissipated the little guilt he had left. He needed to rest now!

He hadn't seen his father for a long time. After he went out this time, he encountered many things, far more than what he told Lanse.

When Snake's wife and his children were at the moment before death, they were still asking about Snake's situation. Even if they had a premonition, they still wanted to know the final truth from Enio's mouth!

Enio told them that Snake was already dead, and the two stopped struggling and quietly accepted this result, as well as their own fate.

At that moment, a very special taste filled his whole body, and he had an urge to return to New Jincheng immediately to see his father and mother!

Now, he was back, but he was a bit timid again; he didn't know what he was afraid of.

After saying goodbye to Lanse, he took some of the money and returned home. Now only his father lived here, no woman, no cleaning from him, everything looked very messy.

The sink was full of used plates and tableware that hadn't been cleaned in time.

The trash can was also full of spoiled food scraps.

Seeing this, he frowned, rolled up his sleeves, and started cleaning up.

It took him a long time to clean up this home that looked dilapidated.

When he was sitting in a chair resting, the sound of a key being inserted into the lock came from outside the door, and then the door opened.

The exhausted man stood at the door looking at Enio, who also stood up. The joy in his eyes flashed and disappeared, but soon became a bit dim.

He didn't know how to speak, just closed the door first, hung his coat on the hanger, and put his leather bag on the cabinet.

Father and son were speechless, neither knowing what was appropriate to say.

After a long time, Enio's father said a "sorry."

This made Enio's expression change slightly, but he didn't make a sound.

Enio's father walked to the chair and sat down. "After you left that day, I thought about a lot of things, Enio."

"I was too useless. As a father, or a husband, I couldn't provide you with a beautiful life, but instead made everything a mess..."

He held his head, looking like he had truly repented. "I have already changed to a job now. Although it's still sales work, it's already different from before."

Enio sat down and even took out a pack of cigarettes from his chest and handed it over.

"Heh, this is good smoke!" The man pulled one out, lit it happily, took a deep breath, and praised it sincerely, "Not choking, quite good to smoke."

He paused and started talking about the changes he had made recently.

He changed to a job, gave up those unrealistic dreams, and saw through the essence of those companies.

They used dreams as bait, letting a group of people who were crazy about realizing the federal dream become their slaves.

The moment he woke up, he realized how stupid he was in the past, which also made him feel a lot of guilt.

But fortunately, everything seemed to be in time.

Now he can earn about 30 dollars a month, and he also rented out his legal immigrant status, with an extra income of more than 10 dollars a month.

Forty dollars a month, although it couldn't make him rich, at least life became relaxed.

"When I came back...", Enio wasn't sure if the man was covering up the bad side and only saying the good.

Hearing this, the man was a bit embarrassed. "You were all gone, and living here alone made me feel uneasy."

Enio found that his father had really changed a lot. In the past, that... father who would never admit he was wrong and weak actually said such words. He didn't feel any joy because of this, only heartache.

He was old and had been smoothed out by society. This was his true thought!

He would feel fear because of the empty house. Don't talk about the past; this was almost impossible a year ago!

But now, it just happened, making Enio feel a bit caught off guard!

"Tell me about you, how are you now?", the middle-aged man changed the subject. "I heard the Lanse family is expanding very fiercely, is it very dangerous?"

Enio scratched his head, a bit embarrassed. Now this situation wasn't in his expectation. "It's okay. Although there will be danger, it's not as scary as imagined."

"And Lanse is very good to us, and also cares about our safety. Usually, we all live together..."

Talking about these things with a father who once had a federal dream and was full of law-abiding efforts to become a superior person, Enio was still a bit unaccustomed.

However, he said a lot of things, and finally, with some hesitation, he took out the money in his pocket and put it on the table.

2,000 dollars. Outside, he could lift a gun and kill enemies, but here, just taking out this 2,000 dollars, he felt he almost couldn't hold this small stack of money.

He could still remember everything in the hospital that day. His father actually remembered it too.

The man reached out and picked it up. It was all 10-dollar banknotes, two stacks, thick, emitting the unique smell of money.

During use, fingers would leave grease on the surface of the banknotes. These greases would eat into the banknotes, and after a series of cycles of complex fermentation, drying, and re-fermentation, they finally presented the current appearance.

He had never earned so much money in his life. He was still so bewildered. "I... can't take it, Enio."

"The money I earn is enough to support myself. You can take this money for yourself and do whatever you want."

Enio looked at him and shook his head slightly. "I have money. I went out for a trip this time, Lanse gave me 10,000, and besides that, I have tens of thousands of dividends, which can be taken out at any time."

This dirty money couldn't be deposited in the bank, so Lanse let Mero make a bill, who had how much money, all recorded.

They could take all the money away, but they could also put it in the company, which was actually safer.

Most people would put the money in the company, and usually, what they used for themselves was enough.

Listening to his son having completed the "federal dream" in his mind, he suddenly felt that his first half of life was not only a failure but also dull.

Coming to the Federation, struggling for so long, no wife, children not coming back, he hadn't achieved success, as failed as when he first came.

A long sigh seemed to sigh out all the bitterness in his heart.

"This time you came back is..."

There was some hope in his eyes, hoping Enio would say he could come back to live, but Enio didn't say the words he longed for.

"Just came back to see you, I'll go see Mom later."

Actually, father and son both knew the woman's current situation, but they never mentioned it. Go find her?

They didn't even think about it; that would only make her fall into a dilemma.

Enio said while standing up. "Burton got married today. Although I didn't attend, I heard his wife is only 21 years old."

The man had heard of Burton and knew about his rise. When he heard that Burton, who was about the same age as him, had married a 21-year-old girl, he inevitably fell into the envy and jealousy that all men would have.

"This lucky bastard!", he laughed and cursed, then stood up too.

Enio looked at him and helped him tidy up his collar, just like when he went out when he was a child, he would also help Enio tidy up his collar.

"You can find another woman, 40, 30, 20, all good."

The man reached out as if he wanted to touch Enio, but didn't know how to express it.

Enio took the initiative to meet him and hugged the man who made him love and hate. "Take care, Dad."

"If you have anything, call me. Although in your eyes I might still be that bastard, in the eyes of others, I'm already a character."

"If I can't solve something, there's still Lanse. There's nothing Lanse can't solve here. Of course, you can also come over to play, we will all welcome you."

After saying these things, Enio left. If he didn't leave, maybe he wouldn't be able to help but stay at night.

Looking at the two stacks of money on the table, the man suddenly laughed. Although there was some sadness in his heart, but...

"This bastard!", he put the money away. Tonight, the empty house didn't seem to make people feel afraid anymore.

He also started doing housework, cleaning up the places Enio hadn't noticed, and looking at the brand-new home, he suddenly had a sense of accomplishment.

This also made this house have the feeling of a home again.

Enio then went to see his mother. The woman had actually lived in the Imperial District all these years, but she wasn't on the same street as them, and she tried to avoid places where they might run into each other.

He knocked on the door nervously, and a strange man's voice came from inside. "Who's there?"

"It's me, Enio, I am..."

Before he finished speaking, the door opened. A burly man stood behind the door, his mother stood beside the man, and a little boy of only eight or nine years old hid behind the two and looked at him.

Looking at the warm family of three, the warm and soft atmosphere in the room made him lose all thoughts of speaking for a while.

He was like a discordant note suddenly inserted into magnificent music, making everything appear so uncoordinated, abrupt, and also making him feel that he didn't fit in here.

"Sorry, I found the wrong place."

He prepared to leave, but the man called him. "Come in and sit for a while, you must want to say a few words to your mom."

Sitting in the room, he was a bit restrained, and the man seemed very enthusiastic toward him.

This was also a matter of course. After all... he was Lanse's person. In the Imperial District, no one didn't know these things.

He just wanted to see his mother, just sitting here for a while, and the last guilt in his heart toward that mother and son slowly dissipated.

They chatted for a while about Enio's own affairs. It seemed the woman was living very happily now. Enio left 1,000 dollars and stood up to say goodbye; he didn't want to disturb this harmonious happiness.

He didn't know where he had heard it, but when a person has something they want to protect, they will become incomparably powerful!

Friendship, family affection, were all things he wanted to protect!