Chapter 566

After Lanse hung up the phone, he called Fei Jiaer directly. Once the call was connected and he had identified himself, the receiver fell into complete silence.

Fei Jiaer had never imagined that Lanse would call him under these circumstances, yet he also felt that this call had come at just the right moment.

In the middle of the night, those high-ranking cadres had all returned. When they learned that the plan had failed and the Keda family's reinforcements had been cut off, everyone's face wore a strange expression.

They had been played like puppets, just like that planetarium!

Amidst the surge of complex emotions, Fei Jiaer endured a night that was far from comfortable.

He did not show rage, nor did he use sarcasm; he simply asked in a low voice, "Did you make this call just to show off that you have the upper hand?"

"No, no, no. I'm not that shallow. I just think we two should have a talk."

"A talk?"

"Yes, a talk."

Fei Jiaer thought for a moment. He certainly wouldn't dare to meet Lanse face-to-face; for all he knew, the moment he sat down, Lanse would pull out a gun and finish him off.

But as for having Lanse come to his manor to talk, he figured Lanse wouldn't do that either; he was definitely no fool.

Even if he promised repeatedly not to lay a hand on Lanse, if Lanse really came, he still wouldn't be able to stop himself from killing Lanse to end all of this.

He couldn't trust Lanse, and he couldn't trust himself, which made him feel very depressed.

"Let's talk on the phone."

Lanse did not object. "What is your take on the recent tension between us?"

After thinking seriously for a moment, Fei Jiaer replied, "I don't have a take. You attacked us, that's all."

It was hard to believe that he was actually able to talk to Lanse calmly now, without even being particularly angry.

When did he develop such great tolerance?

How come he didn't even know it himself?

Perhaps it was because he had encountered too many setbacks recently!

After all, human growth is never inseparable from pain.

The pain of falling before learning to walk, the pain of tripping while running, the pain of insufficient learning ability at school, the pain of not being able to earn money after entering society...

The pain encountered during this period had also helped him grow.

He was a little expectant, wanting to know what Lanse could say.

"Last night, Bandi arranged for at least one or two hundred gunmen to support you, but they were intercepted halfway."

"Not only did they suffer many casualties, but even Shi Dong is in my hands."

Fei Jiaer frowned. He knew about this, but he didn't know why Lanse had to say, "You thought I didn't know?"

"No, I know you know. You must have talked to Bandi."

"I'm saying these things just to make you recognize a reality."

"That is, no matter what changes follow, Bandi will no longer support you."

He finally reacted!

Because of supporting him, they lost a core family member and suffered heavy casualties.

If they wanted to persuade Bandi to help him again, it was almost impossible!

If it were him, he would do the same.

He didn't know if the next move would be known by Lanse in advance, if it would be obstructed and eliminated like this, making all plans fail to achieve their goals, while also losing so much.

He would no longer easily promise others that he would extend a helping hand, so conversely, would Bandi still help him?

He believed that there was a high probability he wouldn't, if Lanse kept holding onto Shi Dong.

This made his mood sink, and his complexion became visibly uglier, though unfortunately, Lanse couldn't see it.

"If you just wanted to tell me this, then you succeeded."

"Even if it's just us, we won't surrender!" His voice was full of determination, but... not so absolutely determined.

Lanse laughed twice. "Fei Jiaer, actually, there isn't much conflict between us, and even that accident was provoked by others."

"Have you ever thought about why we were always safe and sound, but when I launched an attack on the Keda family, an accident happened?"

This question made Fei Jiaer's mood even worse; he had certainly thought about it!

He had even cursed those subordinates who had already died in the first attack; who were they to provoke, but the people of the Lanse family?

Even if they really did it, killing the people, killing the witnesses, and then hiding it to pretend it had nothing to do with them would have been much better than just beating those people up and leaving!

It was like a deliberate provocation, but since it had already happened, he could only deal with it.

Now that Lanse brought this up again, out of instinct and the desire to shift responsibility, he felt that what Lanse said made a lot of sense.

However, he was no parrot. "So what?"

Lanse laughed and said, "You are already isolated and helpless, Fei Jiaer."

"Don't think that just you alone are enough to oppose me. You can't do it; we both know that."

"Believe it or not, with just one phone call and one week, I can have you completely erased from New Jincheng?"

Fei Jiaer sneered. He had tried his best to control his temper, but upon hearing such arrogant words, he couldn't help but retort, "Then shall we try?"

"Even if you really can do it, Lanse, I promise to break a mouthful of your teeth!"

After he finished speaking, he hung up the phone. He didn't appear powerful just because he had said harsh words; instead, he felt even more worried.

Lanse was absolutely right; he was already isolated and helpless.

The Dita family?

They couldn't be counted on!

People can only rely on themselves!

He was now urgently wanting to know when the next attack would start and in what way it would begin.

After Lanse hung up the phone, he shook his head and dialed Director Chief Bulu's number. "Proceed according to the plan."

Director Chief Bulu had already obtained the search warrant. Last night, there was constant gunfire at Fei Jiaer's manor; half the city had heard it!

So, getting a search warrant wasn't too difficult. With the search warrant, they could break in.

Such a large manor, and the lair of a gang, could there be no evidence of crime inside?

Lanse didn't believe it. Even if they really didn't have any, Director Chief Bulu would arrange for people to manufacture some.

This wasn't any troublesome matter; for them, it was their old trade.

Thus, before nine o'clock, a large number of police cars wailed their sirens and drove toward the Keen family's manor.

By nine-forty, the entire manor was surrounded by police cars.

New Jincheng had tens of thousands of police officers, including those temporary workers. Today, it wasn't necessary for all of them to be dispatched, but at least a thousand had come!

A thousand police officers and over a hundred police cars of all kinds surrounded the entire manor so tightly that not even water could leak through.

Standing behind the fourth-floor window, Fei Jiaer's complexion became even worse. Lanse had once again refreshed Fei Jiaer's perception of him!

"This is the search warrant..."

Soon, Fei Jiaer met the branch director of the city center branch. The other party placed the search warrant on the table in front of him, which had the authorization of the New Jincheng judicial department to search the entire manor.

Looking at this search warrant, which actually didn't contain much content, Fei Jiaer's emotions were constantly surging, and his heart was complex.

He didn't know how to express it; anger, dissatisfaction, hatred—he had all these emotions.

But for some reason, when he saw this warrant, these emotions suddenly subsided.

There were still many high-ranking cadres in the room, and they were also waiting for Fei Jiaer's reply: whether to let these police search or to drive them out.

Of course, driving them out was just a joke; they didn't dare to mess around. These police officers, whom they usually couldn't even be bothered to look at, were giving them unprecedentedly huge pressure at this moment.

Only at this very moment did they remember that these inconspicuous little police officers, the uniforms and badges they wore, represented the law enforcement power of a country, not their own personal ones.

Opposing the police was easy, but what about the entire federal government?

Fei Jiaer pursed his lips. "I'll make a call."

He glanced at the branch director. "To Lanse."

Only then did the branch director seem to understand. "Do I need to step aside?"

Fei Jiaer was suddenly angered into laughter. "Son of a bitch!"

He didn't answer either, directly picking up the phone, and soon the call was connected.

"This is your method, is it?"

Lanse heard the dissatisfaction in his tone, but his emotions were no longer as strongly opposed as before.

People all have "self-knowledge." A person says to himself every day, "I am the most handsome."

Whether he is actually handsome or not, he actually knows better than others!

Just look in the mirror!

Fei Jiaer also had self-knowledge. He knew that if Lanse really used various methods, he might not be able to hold out.

Things like using police power in gang fights were something he had never encountered in his life, and he knew it was unsolvable.

Unless they intended to declare independence, otherwise they would only have one outcome: being arrested, sent to prison, and then secretly executed by Lanse.

At this moment, he had deeply realized that he had lost.

So there was a trace of clarity hidden in his voice.

After listening, Lanse couldn't help but laugh loudly. "I hope you can feel that my methods are somewhat challenging. Do you want to try?"

"Damn it!"

"Lanse, do you know?"

"You really are a son of a bitch!"

He took a deep breath. "But a formidable son of a bitch!"

"I lost. How do you intend to deal with us? Send us to prison?"

Upon hearing him say this, the branch director in his room breathed a sigh of relief, and the other high-ranking cadres also breathed a sigh of relief.

They had already realized that they were not necessarily the opponents of the Lanse family, even if they came head-on.

Now they also had to face the police force, which was equivalent to indirectly colliding with the rules and order established by the federal government.

They really didn't want to continue, because this was a dead end; someone had fucking crossed the line!

This also made some of them suddenly realize why it was said that New Jincheng had always been the New Jincheng of the Bay Area.

Because the Bay Area previously controlled this power, but now, it belonged to Lanse.

Lanse's face was also full of smiles. "How could that be?"

"Fei Jiaer, you are an old man in New Jincheng. Since you have already made a decision, I won't kill you all."

"I am not a good person, but I definitely don't count as a bad person either."

"I will ensure that all of you can safely leave New Jincheng, taking everything you want to take!"

Leaving one's hometown, huh...

Fei Jiaer blinked his eyes. "Can't I stay?"

Lanse laughed and said, "What do you think?"

He paused and added, "No matter where else you go, I will support you, if you are worried that you need to reconnect with sources of goods after going elsewhere."

"Whether it's arms, alcohol, or anything else, I will arrange it for you."

"Fei Jiaer, we can not only be not opponents, but also partners, but the premise is that you have to give me face!"

Fei Jiaer thought for a long time, and finally, with Lanse's help, he recognized the reality. "You said it."

"Yes, I said it!"

Although that sentence was already on the tip of his tongue, to say it still required immense strength!

The entire room was quiet, and everyone slowed their breathing, whether it was the branch director, the police officers, or his high-ranking cadres.

"I lost. I'm leaving."

The moment he said this, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, and his high-ranking cadres even had smiles on their faces!

If the development of the situation had remained at the level of mutual fighting, then they would have supported Fei Jiaer in continuing to fight Lanse.

But now that the police had started to intervene, they had almost no ability to resist; other than admitting defeat, there was really no other way!

Lanse was very satisfied with his answer. "You made a correct decision. I'll wait for your good news. If you have any needs, anything at all, contact me."

"Then give the phone to the branch director or whatever police officer came..."

Fei Jiaer handed the phone to the newly appointed branch director, who held the phone with both hands facing the window, slightly bent over, very respectfully.

"Yes, yes... Okay, I know, I understand, don't worry..."

After he spoke for a while, he returned the receiver to Fei Jiaer, his face also full of smiles. "We should all be fortunate."

Fei Jiaer did not deny it. "Indeed."

As he spoke, the branch director took the initiative to say goodbye and left. In less than fifteen minutes, almost all the police cars had withdrawn.

Those police officers who had surrounded their manor also left in police cars.

Whatever search warrant, whatever search and arrest, it was as if nothing had happened!

Still sitting in that chair, Fei Jiaer suddenly had a different feeling. He patted the armrest of the chair and looked at the azure sky outside the window.

He knew that at this moment, no one could stop Lanse's pace of complete rise anymore!

"Notify everyone, prepare to leave."

"Those peripheral members, as well as those who are unwilling to go with us, cut them off."

Although the high-ranking cadres were happy when he made the decision, now that they were really leaving, they also felt a little sad.

Someone asked, "Where are we going?"

Fei Jiaer laughed twice. "Where can't we go?"

"We have people, we have guns, we have money, gentlemen. Except for here and Lanse, we can go anywhere!"

"I suddenly fucking want to leave here early. I've bought everything that happened here!"

At this very moment, his eyes were incomparably clear!

Lanse told Alberto the news that the Keen family was preparing to leave, asking him to talk to the people of the Dita family.

When he and the Dita family were fighting against the Kasiya family together, they had forged a relatively deep friendship. Although there was mutual utilization between them, at least they were closer than with other families.

When the Dita family learned that they were about to lose another old partner, they also felt a sense of sadness, a sense of heaviness.

"The five big families..."

"Only three are left."

The head of the Dita family felt somewhat gloomy. The glory of the five big families seemed to be just yesterday, but in just one night, everything had changed.

It had become so strange, so different.

Alberto also felt very emotional.

Paul was dead, Rick (Kasiya family) was dead, Sarifu (Dita family) was dead; three of the heads of the five big families were dead.

Then the Kasiya family was wiped out, the Keen family was leaving; only three families were left.

Looking at Lanse's intention, the Dita family also had to leave, and then after wiping out the Keda family, the entire New Jincheng would quietly fall into his hands.

He still vaguely remembered the way Lanse looked when he borrowed money from him that summer. He didn't expect that in such a short time, he had already grown to a level that even he needed to look up to.

Both of them had great feelings, and both were a bit sad.

"He asked you to tell me about this... is he hoping we leave too?"

Facing the question from the current head of the Dita family, Alberto did not deny it. "Yes, the entire city will fall into his hands, including us here."

The current head of the Dita family had a headache. They had too many industries here, as well as businesses and connections. If they left, everything would have to start over.

Of course, that was relatively speaking.

But he also didn't have any good way to counter Lanse's combination of punches. One side fights you, and the moment you turn your head, the police come to arrest you, and they might even suddenly appear at the scene during the fight.

Catching their people and letting Lanse's people go—this was entirely possible!

The players, the coach, the referee, the judges, the organizers of the competition—they were all fucking Lanse's people. How could they fight this?

Once Councilor Williams takes office as mayor, even the person who makes the rules of the competition will have a deep relationship with him. There is simply no hope at all!

He sighed. "I have to go back and discuss it with everyone. Such an important matter."

Alberto nodded in agreement. "If you intend to leave, those industries can be sold to Lanse. Lanse will be willing to take them over."

"You can treat this as a condition; he won't refuse."

The current head of the Dita family could only nod. "Yes, this is a method."

As he spoke, he shook his head again. "I have to go back. This news is too important, and too shocking!"

Alberto did not stop him and even saw him off.

Back at the company, Francisco looked at him with some worry. Alberto shook his head. "Don't worry, you can trust me, then you can trust him!"

He said these words very firmly; he believed that this was Lanse.