Chapter 641: Generosity, Taking Office, Evasion, and Contradiction

On the weekend, Lans and Alberto sat on a bench at the tourist pier, blowing the sea breeze and chatting.

"Do you know?"

"They gave you a new nickname."

The sea breeze messed up Alberto's hair. He looked at Lans, feeling very emotional. Three years ago, Lans found him, for... he couldn't remember how much money that was.

Two or three hundred dollars, it should be that much.

For such a little money, he found him.

At that time, he was attracted by Lans's calm state, and he decided to give Lans a chance.

For him, it might just be a casual act, but for Lans, it did help him a lot.

In just three years, Lans overturned the underground order of New Jincheng and became the "Black Emperor" here, which made him feel very sighing.

He walked the road that many people couldn't finish in a lifetime in three years. As a witness, participant, and even a character who can be counted as an "enlightener" of this legend, Alberto, besides sighing, also had a sense of honor!

He started the arrival of the great era. If there were no money from him, perhaps the story would be another look.

Lans leaned forward slightly, his arms pressed on his separated legs, "What do they call me?"

"Tyrant?"

"Or something else?"

"They definitely won't think I'm a good person."

Alberto laughed, "They call you 'Mr. Two Hundred Million'."

"'Mr. Two Hundred Million'?" Lans's tone rose slightly. He didn't expect people to give him this name, but soon realized the reason and laughed, "I don't think there's any problem with other nicknames, but this one, I think there's some problem."

Alberto was a bit strange. Lans has quite a few nicknames. "Black Emperor" only appeared recently. Before that, there were "Wolf of the Empire," "Glutton," etc., but they didn't spread very widely, and only a few people called him that.

Whether it was those nice-sounding nicknames or the bad-sounding ones, he didn't have any reaction. Now he thinks this nickname is not good, which made Alberto feel confused.

"Do you think it's too exaggerated?", he asked.

Lans shook his head, "Two hundred million is just a starting point. Perhaps in the future, they will call me Mr. Ten Billion."

Alberto looked at the high-spirited Lans and was distracted for a moment. He seemed to see himself when he was young.

He seemed to have some enlightenment why he had a natural sense of closeness to him from the moment he saw Lans.

At certain times, on certain issues, Lans is the look of his youth.

Fearless of this world, full of desire for challenge.

Lans did better than he did, but people always subconsciously beautify themselves. He didn't do well enough when he was growing up, so he hoped Lans could do better than himself, so that some regrets on him would not appear on Lans.

Through these, he can get some comfort, just like an apology and repentance to his young self.

He nodded seriously, "If it's you, it's definitely okay."

Talking to here, Alberto turned to look at the blue sea, "There is something I want to entrust to you."

Lans nodded but didn't speak. Alberto handed him a card, "Take care of them, that is my last wish."

"Except for you, no one else knows about this!"

Lans glanced at the card, which had an address and house number on it. It was a community in the Prisia District of New Jincheng.

He had already guessed that Alberto's illegitimate child and the woman who gave birth to the child for him were there.

He didn't tell Lans the story of how he met the woman, the accident, and the birth of the child.

He didn't care about these things, and he believed Lans didn't care even more. He just needed Lans to take good care of his child.

"This time I leave, I have a premonition that it will be very bad," he lit a cigarette, then leaned on the bench, put his hands on the back of the bench, looked up, and squinted at the sky.

The sun is bright, which also means it is dazzling. In fact, he knows that this departure, it is very likely that he will not come back.

He has heard that Christopher is doing very well on the island. He seems to have opened up, learned to act, and the four major families are not dealing with each other now, but their attitude towards him is quite good, especially those old men.

He even heard people say that Christopher took the initiative to wash the feet of the old men to show his respect for them!

It's fucking extreme!

A person who killed his uncle is now pushed as an example by those old men. It is very difficult to assassinate Christopher under such circumstances.

Even if it succeeds, it will also anger the four major families at the same time. He simply cannot leave Sumuli Island alive.

People who haven't lived on Sumuli Island will never know the influence of the four major families on the island.

Even the Prime Minister needs their consent before pushing for new policies!

But some things, someone always has to do them.

Alberto has thought more than once why he wants to do this. He seems to be unable to find a reason for himself to do this, but somehow, a belief tells him.

If he doesn't do this, he will never be happy again in his life!

Lans's mood was also a bit low. Alberto was his first friend after coming to the Federation in a sense. He tilted his head and looked at Alberto, "Although I shouldn't say this, is it not okay not to go?"

Alberto looked up, holding a cigarette, "Do you want me to become a person I look down on myself?"

Lans stopped talking.

Alberto puffed out a smoke, "Maybe the situation won't be that bad."

"Besides worrying about him, I also worry about Francisco. The family has been cleaned up, and the kid has a ruthless streak. I worry about external problems."

"But now it seems that if they don't fix you, it is very likely that they won't touch him, so I can rest assured."

Lans glanced at the twenty-odd people standing not far away. They had large and small suitcases beside them. These people were chatting and laughing, and they couldn't see their nervousness at all.

They are all relatives of Alberto, distant and close, and they have all received Paul's favor, and they followed Alberto to assassinate Dover to avenge Paul without hesitation.

There are also some people who retreated and were timid. They left New Jincheng directly. They couldn't stay here.

Sometimes people are like this, unable to help themselves, no matter whether they do it or not, it is very uncomfortable.

"Take care of him!"

The cruise ship in the distance sounded its whistle, and the people waiting to board the ship at the pier began to walk towards the cruise ship with their luggage.

Alberto also stood up. After hugging Lans, he squeezed out a smile, "Take care of yourself."

Lans nodded, "You too."

He paused, "If you die, I will avenge you."

Alberto was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Good, but don't be as stupid as me!"

The two touched fists again, Alberto turned and left, without any dragging.

Fudis and the others also greeted Lans and said goodbye with their luggage. It seemed that for them, this was just a tourist trip, without danger, without killing, without death.

From their faces, you can't see any fear and anxiety. Except for some nostalgia and reluctance for the people and things here, there are no more negative emotions.

"Goodbye," Lans said.

Fudis and the others also responded with a smile, "Wait for us to come back."

After speaking, they also waved their hands and ran a few steps, following Alberto onto the ship.

The huge cruise ship slowly sailed away from the pier and finally disappeared at the intersection of the sea and the sky.

The motorcade slowly approached, Ma Duoer opened the car door, and Lans got into the car.

"Need to arrange some people...", before Ma Duoer finished speaking, Lans interrupted him.

"No need, this is their honorable revenge, we just need to watch."

"No matter win or lose, that's what they chose themselves."

"If they die, we will consider follow-up matters. Before that, let's do our own things well."

The motorcade soon left the pier. People on both sides of the road, as long as they were locals, would stop when the motorcade passed, take off their hats and pay attention, and some would bow slightly.

Those tourists from other places were curious to inquire about the "living legend story of New Jincheng," which continued to spread. Alberto's departure made Lans feel a bit sentimental, but only a bit.

He went to the address Alberto gave him and saw a quiet woman and a little boy beside her.

The little boy looked seven or eight points similar to Alberto. When seeing him, Lans felt a bit inexplicably wanting to laugh, the inheritance of life.

He didn't disturb this mother and son, just asked people to be responsible for their safety, and then left.

He believed that Alberto had made all the preparations before he left.

Two days later, Lans attended Wei De's mayoral inauguration activity. The previous mayor left sadly, and everyone's eyes were focused on Mayor Williams.

Those people applauded hard, hitting their palms red, and never stopped.

But there were also some people who were obviously not that happy.

This point can be understood.

The former "good brother" has now turned over and became their "father." No one can really be happy.

And the contradiction between them cannot be resolved, because this involves power.

No errors, no content, see it at a glance!

When everyone is a thief of power, they will be good friends, because they can only steal some power from the rulers by joining forces.

They will share the stolen power and unite closely, because they know that only in this way can they ensure that their interests are not lost.

But when one of the thieves suddenly becomes the new ruler, even if the new ruler was enthusiastically sharing the power he stole with others the second before.

The next second, he will turn his face and take away what he shared from other thieves, as well as the power they stole themselves.

For rulers, power is not allowed to be touched by others, unless the ruler is not the opponent of those thieves and robbers at all.

Mayor Williams has strong strength, so he will take back power. The old men in the Bay Area are unwilling to lose this power. After all, power is too easy to use.

The irreconcilable contradiction will eventually move towards explosion in constant escalation.

From the faces of those who were reluctant to applaud, or even didn't come, it can be seen that no matter how many times the "players" are changed, this game will continue in its unique way.

Mayor Williams talked about many things, the direction of the city's future development. He claimed that he would make New Jincheng a city comparable to New Jincheng.

He wants to make this place richer, with high-rise buildings everywhere. He wants to carry out pioneering transformation of this city to improve people's living standards.

He also wants to expand and re-plan the city, introduce more schools, he wants to do many things!

He spoke on the stage, and people were responsible for applauding under the stage. Everything was so harmonious.

However, Lans could feel that the battle started from this moment.

After the inauguration speech, Lans came to Mayor Williams's office. James and Arthur were both here, and even Mrs. Williams was here.

"Sit down!" Councilor Williams instructed, "Just like in your office!"

He originally intended to let his wife pour some drinks for Lans, but for a moment she didn't find where the things to brew coffee were.

It was Lans who took the initiative to boil a pot of coffee.

"I forgot, you are more familiar with this place than we are," Mayor Williams joked. Lans would come over sometimes.

Especially in the last few months, his relationship with the previous mayor eased a lot, and there might even be some cooperation.

However, Mayor Williams didn't ask. It's best not to ask about such things if others don't take the initiative to say.

His wife didn't plan to leave for the time being. It seemed that the title of "Mayor's Wife" made her very excited. Lans looked at Mayor Williams with a trace of pity in his eyes.

This trace of pity made Mayor Williams a bit confused. He looked at Lans as if confirming whether he was wrong, and showed some confused expressions.

Lans leaned closer, "You must be in trouble tonight," he gestured towards the direction of the new Mayor's wife.

Mayor Williams looked back, and his face suddenly showed a bitter smile.

An old man over sixty, a young woman under forty, it's simply killing his life!

He and Lans have a very good relationship now, so he doesn't avoid these, or rather, the upper class of the Federation inherited the styles of the places they came from.

From the upper class to the people in myths, they don't avoid sex, and will even take the initiative to talk about it.

"Today is my first day in office, I will be very busy, isn't it normal not to go back at night?", he said this with a trace of pride, which made him faint again.

It's not that he doesn't want to spoil his wife, but he is really powerless. Even if he tries to get some medicine through the medical group, it is not very convenient.

His private doctor told him that using those medicines has the possibility of making him suffer from cardiovascular disease, and there are unknown risks.

Death is the thing that every powerful person is most afraid of, and he is no exception.

So he escapes if he can, and if he can't escape, there are still some toys at home.

Although doing so has the suspicion of cheating, at least... he also participated in it.

After joking for a while, the two returned to a more formal topic.

"If New Jincheng is used as the front line for the war on the Tanfit Continent, the shipping here will become even busier."

"At least military supplies must be mobilized from here, as well as those materials transported to that side for sale."

"Xingang Pier has been occupied by the Navy, and we won't be able to use it for a period of time in the future, so I am considering whether to expand the New Jincheng Pier."

Lans just nodded in response to these words, indicating that he was listening.

"But if we expand the New Jincheng Pier, it will inevitably allow those people in the Bay Area to obtain actual benefits. The Pier Management Company owns the most shares of New Jincheng Pier."

"I am thinking...", Mayor Williams paused for a while, "Is there any way for us to take these shares from their hands."

After he said his thoughts, he said as a matter of course, "We will definitely have some friction in interests in the future. We have also communicated during this period, but the effect is not very good."

Mayor Williams wants to continue expanding the New Jincheng Pier, which is very in line with the interest demands of the old men in the Bay Area, but they also put forward a request.

Expansion is possible, but it must be invested and expanded by them to ensure that their shares will not be diluted.

No other investors can be introduced, and the pier is still managed by them.

They also talked about some things, such as hoping that Mayor Williams could make appropriate concessions on some issues. After all, they used to do this when they were a group before.

Every previous mayor has come this way.

Both sides broke up unhappily, so he made a ruthless decision.

Lans scratched his head, "This is a bit troublesome, I need to consider it."

Mayor Williams didn't continue to hold on to this question and ask him what he could do. As long as Lans knew, it was enough.

Afterwards, the two talked about some other things that needed to be coordinated, such as the reconstruction of the Xingang District, but there are too many refugees there now.

Mayor Williams plans to continue to expand the city circle, settle refugees in the open space between the industrial zone and the valley area, and continue to move the industrial zone to the outskirts of the city.

It just so happens that this war broke out, and some old industrial enterprises in New Jincheng can be optimized, and they can be kicked away.

This is also one of the contradictions between him and the old men in the Bay Area. The old men firmly occupy a large amount of land and factories in the industrial zone. They are unwilling to move to farther places.

And in Mayor Williams's view, after the military base is built, the Xingang District will inevitably develop, and the industrial zone is an obstacle to the Xingang District becoming a "new center."

The contradiction cannot be mediated. These are the things he hopes and needs Lans to cooperate with him to solve.

Lans did not refuse this, because he can also get a lot of benefits from these things.

Both sides talked for an afternoon. I don't know if it was because Mayor Williams wanted to escape home early to suffer, he never let Lans leave, and also said that Lans is his important partner.

On the first day he achieved proud results, he must have dinner with Lans.

Of course, it would be better to have a drink.

As an old man, drinking two glasses and falling drunk is naturally very reasonable!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 642 =====