Chapter 299: 300. Chapter 296: Extinction and Gift

300. Chapter 296: Extinction and Gift

People in a state of extreme fear can hear their own heartbeat.

The sound of a powerful heartbeat.

It is cheering for its owner, telling him that he can!

The powerful pumping ability brings more oxygen, making strength greater, durability better, and explosive power stronger, and all of this is to overcome fear and conquer fear!

Many, many years ago, when the world was in a primitive state, this was indeed useful.

In the "overclocked" state where adrenaline is secreted rapidly, people can run faster and have greater strength; they can catch up with prey and kill prey, or escape the capture of predators.

But now, it's the fucking modern society; the appearance of thermal weapons has completely broken the significance of the existence of the food chain; humans holding thermal weapons stand at the top of the food chain.

Whether it's lions, wolf packs, or larger animals, in front of humans holding weapons, all beings are equal.

Although humans no longer need such a state to deal with crises in nature, when people encounter danger and huge fear, they will still produce this phenomenon.

It's like an inverted leather bag; when humans started walking upright, they didn't need this thing much, but it still exists, sometimes even causing a little trouble due to individual differences.

Just like now, a high-level cadre of the Gregg family hiding behind a table holding a gun, while listening to his own heartbeat, feeling a lion hidden in his chest, praying not to be discovered.

However, he will obviously be disappointed; today these attackers have more sufficient time, and they search more carefully.

He can hear the footsteps outside, and can also hear the sound of the house door being pushed open; the suddenly lit light forces him to make a choice.

Counterattack, then be shot into a sieve.

Surrender, possibly live.

The instinct of organisms is to live longer; he raised his hands and stood up slowly.

Perhaps his body was disappointed with his surrender behavior; the heartbeat that could shake his chest cavity suddenly weakened, and he couldn't hear his own heartbeat anymore.

He was brought down; he tried his best to make himself appear not so unbearable, but the fear of death still made his eyes reveal a kind of fear.

He was pushed, pushed in front of a few high-level cadres who should be the Lanse family, but he hadn't had time to speak yet, and those people hadn't spoken either, when he suddenly felt that someone used something to hit his leg bend fiercely.

His legs bent forward uncontrollably; the center of gravity that wasn't adjusted well made him lose his balance all at once, and he knelt on the ground with a thud.

The collision between his knees and the hard ground made him feel piercing pain; he gritted his teeth, lowered his head, and didn't make a sound.

The bar was very oppressive; those guests hadn't been released yet; they were all required to shrink in the corner.

Gunshots rang out briefly upstairs again; the corpse of one of his companions was thrown down from above, falling heavily to the ground with a boom.

He was looking at himself; there was a bullet hole on his forehead; a very small amount of translucent blood overflowed from his wound, but it was only a little.

On the contrary, his hair was already wet.

He just stared at himself with wide eyes, which made him feel fear again, but because of his cowardly behavior, his heartbeat didn't become powerful again.

At the same time, he also felt a sense of luck, because if he had also resisted just now, he should also be thrown down from above like this.

Not long after, another one, and then an injured companion.

That person looked at him; he might also have felt the other party's gaze, and the two looked at each other for a moment, then moved their gazes away.

Mo Lisi walked in front of them and asked, "We only need one living person, but there are two here!"

Before the other person reacted, he raised his head fiercely, "I am willing to cooperate with you!"

His companion looked at him with disbelieving eyes, and then in his sight, his companion was kicked over to the ground, a foot stepped on his head, followed by a gunshot!

The eyes of the person on the ground gradually dissipated, and the blood quickly blurred under his head.

Until he died, those eyes were staring at himself..., he shivered and turned his head, not daring to look again; the heartbeat sounded in his ears again; although his body was full of strength now, he did nothing, and couldn't do anything.

Mo Lisi looked at him, "You must know that the Gregg family still has a few strongholds."

He looked up at Mo Lisi, his tone carrying some indescribable despair, "Why?"

Hailamu walked over and kicked his shoulder, "Because you provoked the wrong person!"

Soon a truck stopped outside the bar; the corpses were quickly sent to the truck, and the cash and some high-end alcohol in the bar were taken away by them.

When the guests in the bar confirmed that those thugs had already left, some ran out, but some drilled upstairs and into the warehouse.

In an instant, those people suddenly woke up and started to join the looting team.

The entire scene was destroyed; at the same time, these people didn't think about calling the police; they also obtained more or less benefits from it; calling the police would not only bring trouble to themselves but also take away the alcohol they took, and even other things.

In one night, three bars and one dormitory were uprooted; the Gregg family officially became a thing of the past...

When the sun rose, everything seemed to be no different from yesterday, but it seemed to have some differences!

After Lanse came to the office, Jonathan (Vice President of Baihui Bank) called him; Jonathan's voice revealed a happy mood, "Free recently?"

"We can go play golf together, and have dinner together in the evening; I know a club, especially satisfying!"

He made the kind of laughter that only men understand, "And the president, just the three of us; I guarantee you will have an unforgettable night!"

As soon as Lanse heard it, he knew what happened, "You got the money?"

The Liji Group had been suing him, suing him for colluding with the appraiser to sign a contract that sold out the company's interests; this kind of case is actually very difficult to win, for the Liji Group.

The judicial logic of the Federation is also who claims who provides evidence; the Liji Group reached an agreement with the appraiser privately, letting him insist that there was collusion with Lanse.

But the evidence they provided wasn't complete; with the help of a lawyer, Lanse produced many supplementary pieces of evidence that were opposite to the evidence they provided, and the court hadn't adopted their statement.

They kept asking for supplementary evidence, wanting to drag the lawsuit on.

The main cost of fighting a lawsuit in the Federation comes from the fees of hiring lawyers; if it were an ordinary person, maybe they would bow their heads after dragging it on.

Most ordinary farmers and small enterprises can't afford such tossing; this is also their most commonly used means, using capital to hurt people.

After Lanse compromised, they would propose, for example, compensating him one or two thousand dollars, and this case would be over.

They broke the contract and earned several million more in profits; as for the others, they didn't care.

But what they didn't expect was that Lanse wasn't afraid of the lawsuit dragging on; after he fully entrusted it to the lawyer recommended by Lawyer Roben, he no longer asked about this case.

It dragged on for two months; until it was about to expire, they suddenly discovered that the rights holder of this contract had changed from Lanse to Baihui Bank.

Although the Liji Group had a strong background and strong financial resources, compared to Baihui Bank, they were still quite a bit behind.

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Seeing that there was no cheapness to take, the Liji Group also quickly fulfilled the contract.

Baihui Bank didn't want so many grapes; they directly discounted through the market; the profit of more than one million made Jonathan and the bank president show off!

This time they earned a big one; Jonathan showed his face at the quarterly meeting of the Baihui Bank headquarters, and even the president was mentioned a few times.

Both of them not only exceeded the performance but also received many rewards.

Actually, rewards weren't very important to them; what was important was that at the board meeting, people started to be familiar with their names, no longer "so-and-so regional president vice president" or something.

For both reason and emotion, the president and Jonathan both felt they should deepen some connection with Lanse; after all, this was indeed a favor, and a big favor.

If a few more similar situations came, the president would definitely be promoted, and Jonathan might serve as the president of the Baihui Bank in New Jincheng!

He was full of enthusiasm for Lanse now!

"They didn't want to give it originally, but the director made a call to their president, and then the money was transferred."

"Because of this case, the president and I were commended by name at the board meeting; this is all thanks to you, Lanse."

"I want to do something to express my gratitude; if it weren't for you, I couldn't have walked to this step today, and the president also wants to become friends with you!"

They weren't afraid of gang members like Lanse; instead, they were quite interested, because gangs have a large amount of funds that need to be processed, and they happen to have certain innate specialties in this regard.

Besides this reason, the president also hoped to get to know the rising Lanse family and Lanse; maybe when he could request Lanse to help him solve some troubles.

Like these upper-class figures, there are always some things that are inconvenient for them to handle themselves, but must be handled by someone.

Then getting to know a few figures with outstanding abilities who can solve all their troubles is very necessary!

For Jonathan's invitation, Lanse decided to attend after considering for a while, but not now; the situation hadn't stabilized yet, and it wasn't convenient for him to appear in exposed occasions for a long time.

"If you look at the news, you will know that the situation in the past two days is a bit different; after the situation stabilizes, we will gather again; what do you think?"

As a member of the upper class, Jonathan definitely knew what happened; he pondered for a moment and agreed with Lanse's idea, "No problem, but I want to give you a gift; I hope you won't refuse, and I hope you will like it."

Lanse was a bit curious, "What is it?"

"You will know soon..."

Jonathan's style of doing things was the kind of vigorous and resolute; he let Lanse wait for half an hour; half an hour later, a brand new luxury car stopped at the entrance of the office.

Those young people's eyes were shining when they saw this car!

To them, cars and weapons were their passion; women had to move back a little.

The one who sent the car was Jonathan's secretary, a young man in his thirties, with a face full of ingratiating smiles; he handed the relevant documents and keys to Lanse.

"This car was obtained through auction; the vice president remembered you were still missing a good car, so he gave this car to you!"

"The procedures have all been handled; this is the key; I wish you a happy car use..."

The secretary soon left with two bottles of good wine; this was Lanse's return gift; he flipped through those documents casually.

This luxury car was a car ordered by a rich man on the verge of bankruptcy. The car hadn't reached his hands, and he went bankrupt.

So this car went to auction; the bank held an auction, and in the end, it was auctioned by Jonathan for a price of one thousand dollars.

There were many such super cheap things

They have many ways to keep these items within the bank at extremely low prices, turning them into a kind of benefit.

If it is an auction that does not specify how many people must participate, then everyone participating is one of their own, and the items are divided up before the auction even begins.

Every single item will only have one person raising a paddle; who bids on what has long been decided.

If it is a public auction that specifies a required number of participants, they can set a starting price and a price for each increment.

For example, the starting price is five percent of the item's value, but each increment must exceed the actual value of the auction item.

For an item worth ten thousand, the starting bid is five hundred; the first person to raise a paddle bids five hundred, and the second person bids ten thousand five hundred.

As for who raises their paddle first?

In any case, there are definitely many people at the scene raising their paddles, and who is first or last is entirely up to the auctioneer.

Without a doubt, the auctioneer is also one of the bank's people.

Besides these, there are other methods, such as intentionally winning a bid but not paying, causing the item to fail to sell several times to create the illusion that it cannot be sold, after which the bank removes the item from the auction list.

After re-evaluating it, they digest it internally at a price so low it is outrageous.

Sometimes, when a bank starts devouring people, it has even less shame than those capitalists!

But most of the time, they still cover it up a little.

As soon as Jonathan's secretary left, a group of people swarmed in; looking at their salivating expressions, Lanse knew their purpose.

He tossed the car keys over casually, and a group of young people immediately scrambled for them; in the end, the keys fell into Yisen's hands, and he was grinning from ear to ear, just like a twenty-year-old fool...

After most of the people had left, Aierwen and Mo Lisi stayed behind.

Looking at them, Lanse could feel that they must have something to say; after a simple gesture for them to sit down, Aierwen spoke up.

"The Wolf Gang's claws are testing our side; over at 9th Street and the expressway, they have already set up a bar, and it's opening in the next two days."

"If we don't make a response, it might make people look down on us."

Lanse shook his head slightly, "No one will look down on us." He thought for a moment, "What was the name of the Wolf Gang's leader again?"

"Wolf, and he has a real name that isn't clear; they call him 'the Professor'."

Lanse tossed two cigarettes to them, "Can you find out where they are?"

Mo Lisi did not give Lanse a definitive answer, "Not very clear, but we can try."

"They are very careful; I have already arranged for people to go, but there haven't been any results."

The battles between gangs in Fides are also very intense; being able to survive the intense gang turnover shows that they are not simple.

Wolf and the Professor almost never appear in public; every time they go out, they are with a large group of people, the same as Lanse's current situation.

Trying to catch them when they are alone is almost impossible!

Unless someone betrays them, but right now the Wolf Gang is basically all people from Fides; trying to plant someone inside is impossible, it can almost be said that it just can't be done!

Lanse did not force it, "If you can find them, find them; if you can't, then forget it."

"When does their new bar open?"

Aierwen glanced at the calendar on the table, "There are two more days."

"Then get ready; when they open, go and deliver a big gift!"

After ending this topic, Lanse asked about another matter he was very concerned about, "How is the investigation into that Basil Investment Bank going?"

This Basil Investment Bank is the financial company where Barbara works; they provide financial products with a monthly return rate as high as fifteen percent, which has also attracted quite a few people.

To say that there are no outrageous financial transactions in this world is obviously wrong; all crops that can be used to brew alcohol will continue to rise in price over the next period of time.

Grapes are already approaching four hundred dollars a ton, but just half a year ago, when they were sold by farmers, they were only seventy-something dollars a ton.

Calculated this way, an average monthly growth rate of several tens of percent is even more exaggerated than the return rate promised by this investment bank!

Perhaps it is precisely because it exists, and there are still many such situations, that people think this is not a scam.

Lanse had handed this matter over to Aierwen to keep an eye on; he scratched his head, "I can only have people keep an eye on their movements, but I don't know how to break into it; we don't know much about these things!"

Only then did Lanse remember that the people in front of him were not top students from universities; they were just Imperial people brought here from their hometowns by parents who wanted to escape war or yearned for life in the Federation.

They had not received a complete education, so naturally, they did not know how to do this; Lanse thought for a moment, "I will keep an eye on this matter; don't move the people you have arranged."

He thought for a while longer, "This afternoon we will go and talk to them to see how large their current scale is."

This sentence made both of them become a bit excited, "How much money can we get from these people?"

Lanse was also full of anticipation, "I'm not sure, maybe a few million, or even tens of millions."

Both of them gasped, and when they looked at each other, their eyes were full of shock!

"Is doing finance really that profitable?" Aierwen even felt for a moment whether he should learn from Xiao En and relearn cultural knowledge to go to university!

Even if his mother were committing crimes, the money wouldn't come this fast!

Lanse explained with a smile, "Although finance makes money fast, there are very few that are this fast."

"They can have this kind of speed because they are committing fraud!"