Chapter 446: Dissatisfaction and Farm

A girl dressed coolly used her slender fingers to gather the poker cards on the card table together. Sitting at the gambling table were some gentlemen who looked rich or noble.

Beside them, there were girls, women, and females of all colors accompanying them.

These women were very excellent. They might be the dream lovers of many people and the goals they pursued.

But here, they all had caution and flattery on their faces, serving the people beside them.

"You're just going to let it go like this?" A gentleman with graying hair sitting in the first seat looked at Mr. Bowen, who was sitting in the third seat. "Do nothing, let him owe you a favor, and just let it go like this?"

Mr. Bowen settled the lost chips, feeling a bit stifled.

This matter was soon known to everyone, because the special columnist reporter of "Today's Jincheng" also published an article titled "Darkness in the Sun."

He exposed some things behind the Dream Crystal Agency, such as providing high-end solicitation for some celebrity politicians, and even forcing some little girls to do some terrible things.

This reporter named "George" also talked about the population trafficking problem that might exist behind this, and linked it to the more than 100,000 adolescents who go missing every year.

Once the report was published, it triggered a huge public opinion response.

Almost everyone has encountered similar things. A child in a family on the street suddenly disappears one day and can never be found again, as if they never existed!

They might guess whether these children got lost themselves and then encountered something bad.

They might also think about whether they were forced into the dark time of human trafficking.

But guesses are always just guesses. Humans are a very stubborn animal.

Sometimes people know that this thing is wrong, but before they personally verify that this thing is indeed wrong, they will bite to death that it is not wrong.

Just like people guessed that there was kidnapping, trafficking, and human trade behind this, but before they found real evidence, these guesses only existed as "the worst possibility."

Now, the black curtain has been uncovered by a corner.

Jincheng police were very powerful this time. They controlled all the staff in the Dream Crystal Agency for the first time and interrogated them.

The whole action was very fast, so fast that it gave people a very special feeling, as if... they first solved this case, and then there was this report.

But in fact, the report came out first, and the case was solved later.

A large number of criminal evidence was found. Under the internal and external distress, the General Manager chose to commit suicide with some management in his villa.

The court tried all the criminals at an unprecedented speed and gave them very heavy penalties. The entire Jincheng and even Laizhou felt that this was a successful upholding of justice.

People began to highly praise the speed and attitude of the police, and also discussed these things.

In public opinion, besides discussing the topic of the matter itself, the praise for the Federation government and the City Hall was even more than the criticism.

Of course, some people planned to dig deep into this case, but it was destined to have no results, because these related personnel would soon die in prison.

Because of the kidnapping conflict in the prison, and because some criminals were very angry about the content of their crimes, they accidentally beat them to death.

This is quite normal.

All crimes involving women are the most despised in prison, not just despised, because for these criminals.

They are in prison and cannot take care of their families, so it is possible that someone will hurt their families, those women in the family, their wives, their daughters, are all objects that these people might hurt.

If the taste is heavy enough, their mothers are not impossible.

According to statistics from some institutions, the probability and possibility of single-parent families with women living alone with children being hurt are greater than healthy families.

Everything seems to be very perfect.

George's news was also reprinted by the "Federation Daily" and the "Federation Post," gradually triggering greater discussions across the country.

Because it involves 100,000 missing people every year, as well as crimes hidden in the sun, this is the most enthusiastic pain point for Federation people. Many people think that George will very likely win a Gold Newspaper Award this year.

It is worth mentioning that the Gold Newspaper Award is not a "sole winner award," which means that many people can win this honor, not just one person.

A few days have passed, and all the loose ends have been dealt with. Mr. Bowen was idle and playing cards with some friends.

Friends beside him couldn't help but mention this topic.

The gentleman sitting in the second seat raised his hand. "Give us some private space, thank you for your service."

The girls, including the dealer, took the initiative to leave the table. After bowing, they even left the room. In the entire room, only these people at the gambling table were left.

Mr. Bowen picked up the poker cards and started shuffling them with a rustle. "I learned about it through other channels. The development of the Lanse family is very rapid."

He tried to cover up the real reason for his compromise, but others obviously didn't intend to let him go so easily.

"All right, don't say these things that deceive us, say something meaningful."

"Why compromise?"

Bowen started dealing cards to them. "Compromise is the best way I can do."

"The one who called me was Wei De."

"And do you remember?"

"Last time when Cleveland came over, he also talked to Lanse alone, as well as the Secretary of State and the Attorney General."

"Just a woman, it's just a small thing for us. Don't let the situation escalate. I don't think I did anything wrong."

Others were stunned for a moment, and then remembered this matter.

The gentleman in the fourth seat took a look at the hand cards and threw two chips on the gambling table casually. "You didn't do anything wrong. What is this girl to this Mr. Lanse White?"

"Girlfriend, or friend?"

Mr. Bowen was a bit speechless. "I don't know. They didn't tell me."

"But I think it should just be an ordinary friend."

If it were a girlfriend, Mr. Bowen felt that the other party wouldn't compromise, and wouldn't give him a saying like "Lanse owes you a favor."

He shook his head. "Let's leave it at that. I don't want to talk anymore."

He picked up the hand cards and took a look. "Call."

The gentleman in the second seat didn't even look at the bottom cards in his hand and chose to call, saying at the same time, "Has anyone contacted him?"

"It is not allowed for us to play in our garden! This is not in accordance with the rules!"

"Five major families, Chali, can't we solve this problem?"

"I don't want to be like Bowen, when I'm playing comfortably next time, have some Lanse call me and say he wants to owe me a favor and let me hand the person over!"

Other gentlemen laughed softly, which made Mr. Bowen very annoyed, but what others said was not unreasonable, so he could only be angry.

The gentleman in the first seat threw the hand cards into the card pile. "Chali can't handle him?"

"A gang, police, plus five major families, can't handle him?"

"When did Jincheng have such a super-first-class organization?"

"How come I don't know?"

He looked at the others. "I don't know what you think, but my idea is that Jincheng does not allow such a special existence."

"How about Sydney, those councilors, the facts eventually proved..." He reached out and poked on the table of the gambling table, making a "duoduo" sound. "We are the masters here!"

Everyone had their own ideas, and their topics soon shifted from Mr. Bowen's matter to other aspects.

For example, the ongoing war, the Tanfei War, which is also a topic that the powerful have been more interested in recently.

"I heard from someone in the Presidential Palace that the Prime Minister of the Republic of Dantela scolded the President in a call."

Mr. Bowen was also interested in this topic. He asked while looking at the hand cards, "Who?"

"The President scolded the Prime Minister?"

The person who brought up this topic shook his head. "It was them who scolded our President."

Others were also interested. "How did they scold?"

"Starting from son of a bitch..."

After listening, everyone couldn't help but laugh out loud, because the Prime Minister's way of scolding people didn't actually change much from when they said dirty words.

After laughing for a while, their thinking began to change in other aspects. "If the relationship between us continues to deteriorate, some trade problems with the Republic of Dantela need to be considered."

"I heard that their local situation is also very tense. Is it possible that some danger against Federation people will break out?"

Someone took the conversation. "Do you want to stop it?"

That person didn't speak. Mr. Bowen threw the cards in his hand into the card pile. "I think perhaps the outbreak of conflict is the most beneficial to us!"

On the other side of the city, Lanse was sitting in the car with Patricia and the Lawrence couple, heading to the Lawrence family's farm.

In two days, it will be the Holy Farming Festival.

The Holy Farming Festival is a very important holiday in the Federation. Basically, there will be holidays, and some towns will hold "Holy Farming Festival activities" for several days.

For example, farmers look at the huge crops planted in their fields and exhibit them on the street with the parade team.

The Holy Farming Festival activities in each place are different. Jincheng is in the southeast of the Federation, has been in contact with the world earlier, and has more cultural exchanges, and the Holy Farming Festival is also more lively.

By then, there will also be horse racing competitions, bull-roping competitions, and various parade activities, which are very interesting!

Every year, members of the Lawrence family will return to the farm during the Holy Farming Festival to spend this important holiday with the elders in the family.

Lanse, as Patricia's boyfriend and William's partner, also heard about Lanse's affairs from the three grandfathers, so they specially asked people to bring him along to the farm to take a look.

Along the way, Patricia was telling Lanse about the interesting things in the countryside.

She spent a considerable amount of time in the farm when she was a child, because the elders of the Lawrence family, like most elders of families with a certain foundation, are a bit... traditional, rigid, and conservative.

They believe that children who grow up on the farm will have more family consciousness and be more united than children who grow up in the city.

They don't like any bullshit questioning spirit. They hope that the family can always be united and loving together. Only in this way can the Lawrence family continue to develop.

So Patricia did have many interesting things when she was a child, which children who have not lived on the farm find it hard to understand.

"I don't know if there are many dung beetles on the farm this year. If there are many, you will be able to see a very interesting scene!"

Her eyes were bent into a line, which could make Lanse feel a joy rising from the bottom of her heart naturally, without any concealment, it was from her heart!

"There will be many dung beetles pushing cow dung and running on the farm. Before, we would catch one each, and then only give them one dung ball..."

Emily couldn't help but say, "Pat, you are a lady, you can't always say this!"

William kept laughing, holding his wife's hand. "Dear, I think this is very interesting. No one stipulates that farm children cannot play with dung beetles. I also played with them when I was a child."

Patricia got William's support, made a face at Emily, and then continued to tell Lanse, "Then these dung beetles will push this dung ball together from different directions. In the end, whoever pushes this dung ball away wins."

"The winner is qualified to choose food first at dinner!"

There are actually many wild birds on the farm. If you find two wild birds circling and chirping above your head while working, then you must pay attention. There must be a hidden bird's nest near you.

Bird eggs are definitely one of the children's favorite foods on the farm.

It is possible that there are some other foods. In fact, Federation people at this time were not as picky as they were later. People ate everything, as long as it was meat!

She also talked about the little lambs, little calves, and little foals she raised, but that little foal has already become a big horse. As long as she has a long vacation and no other things, she will return to the farm.

She likes the scenery and leisurely life there.

Lanse listened to her telling those things with a smile. Some he knew, even experienced, and some he hadn't experienced, such as horse riding.

It takes about a day and a half to go from Jincheng to Lawrence Farm, mainly because a part of the road is not easy to walk, but overall the time is not tight.

When the car came down from the interstate highway and entered a small road with a "Lawrence Farm" sign, they were not far from this destination.

They rested at a motel last night, and the sound insulation was not very good.

William introduced to Lanse with a proud look at this time, "Looking south from here, as far as your eyes can see, it is all our land!"

Lanse looked out from the car window and had a clearer understanding of the "great landlord class" for the first time.

"Including that mountain?"

There was a mountain in the distance, which didn't look too short.

William nodded and said, "Including that mountain!"

Everything around was filled with the joy of autumn harvest. In the crops that rose and fell after the wind blew, many workers could be seen working.

They are all farm workers, from the nearby town. One-third of the population in the town works for Lawrence Farm.

It can be said that they are the undisputed masters here!

There are also some large harvesting machines during the period, but overall there is more labor.

Even if these crops are not their own during the harvest, they will also have a joy of harvest from the bottom of their hearts!

Because the harvest of the Lawrence family is stable this year, their work will not have problems. This is the most simple idea of the working people.

The car gradually slowed down. The road in the countryside was not easy to walk. After walking for about forty minutes, they really arrived at the core area of "Lawrence Farm."

A very large farm, just as Lanse expected.

Many people are wearing suspenders, big rubber boots, and straw hats, working here.

Many other people have already come here. When the motorcade stopped, everyone's eyes were focused over.

William got out of the car, and everyone's eyes were focused on him. Some people called him "Councilor Lawrence," and some called him "William boy."

Looking at this group of at least dozens or even larger scale, the concept of "family" became more vivid in Lanse's mind.

"Good boy, our family finally produced a Councilor master. When we go to report to God, we don't have to look at your grandfather's face anymore!"

The one who spoke was an old man with all white hair. He also wore suspenders and didn't have much difference from the ordinary farm workers around him.

If it wasn't for Patricia introducing him to Lanse, this was her second grandfather, Lanse would only feel that he might be an ordinary member of the farm.

Although the Lawrence family is not as good as the Williams family and the Wei De family, it is also a great landlord family with a certain influence near Jincheng.

A decision error of their ancestors made them miss the golden development reality of Jincheng at the beginning, so that the Williams family and the Wei De family have crossed the class.

And they are still fucking farming in the countryside!

Once this was mentioned, several old people were full of anger, but they couldn't vent it. After all, it was the wrong decision of their fathers and grandfathers.

William then introduced Lanse to the three old people. "This is Lanse, Patricia's boyfriend, and also my partner."

"This time I was able to become a Councilor, it was entirely Lanse's credit."

"He contributed a lot" and "It was entirely his credit" sound similar, but they are actually two completely different things.

The eyes of the three old people were focused on Lanse. They looked at Lanse.

Because they met for the first time and didn't have any understanding, there was no evaluation, but they greeted him very enthusiastically.

"William being able to bring you here shows that he has already regarded you as family."

"Then you are also our family. I hope you can have a pleasant holiday here..." ===== CHAPTER 447 =====