Chapter 744: My Rules

A few days later, in New Jincheng, in Lanse's manor, representatives of the Thorn Gang and representatives of the Marcus family gathered here.

The Saint Bell Party was wiped out in a very short time, which shows that Lanse and the Lanse family already have a dominant position in the state of Likalai.

He is no longer a pure gang, but a black-political combination, a... terrifying combination that hasn't even been seen among the top gang groups, or even on them!

The Thorn Gang has a large demand for alcohol. Coming here this time, besides expressing an intention to cooperate with Lanse and not being Lanse's enemy, is also hoping to be able to purchase some alcohol from Lanse.

After all, the fact that the Lanse family possesses a liquor license is already famous in the underground world of the entire Federation, and of course, there are seventeen other distilleries.

But not all distilleries dare to supply alcohol to gangs, maybe only a few.

The biggest advantage of using local liquor lies in the reduction of transportation costs, which makes it more competitive when competing with other bars.

The market competition for alcohol is also very fierce now. Some bars have begun to lower the prices of some alcohol to cater to low-level consumers.

For example, providing a special drink every day has also begun to become popular in some areas. The first cup might only be fifteen cents, and it will return to the original price from the second cup.

This also allows many alcoholics to exercise their bodies while drinking. They will run back and forth between multiple bars with this promotion method just to drink some cheap alcohol.

So the cheaper the price of alcohol, the greater the space these gangs can operate.

Only when they take out weapons are they gangs.

When they put away their weapons and start putting goods on the counter, they are actually merchants!

The Thorn Gang is not short of alcohol. Knowing that the Saint Bell Party fell too quickly made them feel some vigilance and uneasiness.

If the Lanse family continues to expand, will it bring a worse doomsday to the gangs in Likalai State?

They need to understand Lanse's attitude.

The prosperity of New Jincheng is among the best in the entire Likalai State. Mayor Williams has completely controlled the entire city with Lanse's help, and he has begun to build this city according to his own ideas.

He proposed to build the tallest building on the East Coast besides Jinzhou, which has attracted the attention of many investors recently.

Of course, it's not being built now, but after the war ends, but it will still attract the attention of many investors.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mayor Williams threw out many of his views on investment and construction, provided some new ideas, and made the investment environment of New Jincheng good again.

Many capitalists believe that Mayor Williams is the most outstanding mayor in the past twenty years, none of them.

Because he really treats New Jincheng as a city with an open policy, not like before, letting the wealthy in the Bay Area manipulate it and eat alone.

With more investors in the city, for the residents living here, there will be more job opportunities.

With more job positions to choose from, capitalists need to increase the price of wages to attract more excellent workers.

This is a virtuous cycle, although from the current point of view, this wave of salary increases in New Jincheng has only affected the middle class.

But whether it is Mayor Williams, Lanse, or other investors, they all believe that after the war ends, this wave will affect all classes!

People will like him, hope he can continue to serve, and believe he is a good mayor.

The development of the city may not have appeared immediately, but that kind of vigorous vitality can be felt.

This is like a teenager full of vigor and a middle-aged man who is mentally exhausted. They are both people, but you can see the vitality from the young man, and you can see through it at a glance.

Under the background that the overall environment is not so good, the upward development of New Jincheng also brought some shock to the people of the Thorn Gang and the Marcus family.

Even when they were sitting in front of Lanse, they were a bit cautious.

"Mr. Lanse, Mr. Koben has been dealing with some cross-border affairs with Aobenli State recently, so he couldn't come in person."

"He asked me to convey his deep apologies to you. After he is busy with the things over there, he will definitely come to visit you in person!"

The first to speak was the second-in-command of the Thorn Gang. As for the "Mr. Koben" in his mouth, it was naturally the leader of the Thorn Gang.

They have always had some conflicts with the gangs adjacent to the state in the north, because of criminal businesses and some historical legacy problems.

But whether it's really because of these things that he didn't come is still a question mark. Maybe he is afraid that he won't be able to leave after he really comes, so he arranged a substitute with enough weight to come.

"Give my regards to Mr. Koben for me. After his work is finished, I will invite him to come and play again."

"New Jincheng is a city worth playing in. Casinos, beaches, beauties, food, everything here makes people happy!"

The representative of the Thorn Gang bowed slightly, "I will convey it to him, thank you for your invitation, Mr. Lanse."

Lanse looked at the Marcus family side. Marcus himself didn't come, and the one who came was Zabuli, the guy who had met Lanse before.

He looked a bit more relaxed. After all, in some respects, they have no conflict of interest with the Lanse family, and they had the same enemy before, so the relationship should be closer.

"Marcus he...", Zabuli glanced at the representative of the Thorn Gang sitting diagonally opposite him. What he originally intended to say was said by the other party, and he didn't know how to explain it for a while.

Lanse smiled and waved his hand, "I understand, Mr. Marcus will be a bit worried and cautious, this is not a problem."

"I believe we will still meet if there is a chance."

Zabuli breathed a sigh of relief and said with a bitter smile, "Sorry."

"There is nothing to be sorry about. As a leader, his health and safety are related to the operation of the entire gang. I don't think he did anything wrong by being so careful."

"If someone invited me to attend a meeting I didn't know and wasn't familiar with, I definitely wouldn't go either."

He paused, "I know what you are all worried about."

"The Lanse family, me, and traditional gang leaders, gang leaders who want to turn the whole world into their own territory are different."

"I don't occupy those territories, including the territory left by the Saint Bell Party this time. You can divide it through negotiation, or solve it through war. I won't intervene."

"But I will set rules, just like this city!" Lanse raised his hand and patted the thick leather armrest of the sofa beside him.

The armrest was cool, and it felt very comfortable to touch, "As long as they don't violate my rules, then in many cases they won't even feel the existence of me and my people."

"But if someone is willing to obey, but violates my rules...", he retracted his chin slightly. This looked like a defensive action, but it was actually full of aggression.

His gaze swept over the two of them twice, "... Joshua is the ending!"

This made both of them feel heavy pressure, and their expressions were a bit unnatural.

They thought of many possibilities before coming, for example, they all thought the Lanse family would occupy the territory left by the Saint Bell Party and become their neighbor.

Their respective leaders had talked to them that if Lanse's attitude was tough, they could appropriately give up part of the benefits to ensure that everyone could at least coexist peacefully at the current stage.

Not making concessions wouldn't work. The State Prosecutor's Office and the State Police were still surrounding and blocking some remaining members of the Saint Bell Party.

The news of Joshua's death had spread. The pressure that was still there disappeared in an instant.

At this time, those who once tried to block only hoped that Joshua was really dead, and that everything related to him would be destroyed as soon as possible!

The human trafficking business he was engaged in was a super landmine!

But fortunately, Lanse currently didn't have the idea of wanting to touch this landmine, so these people also understood Lanse's attitude through some channels, and now they no longer intervene in the subsequent cleanup work.

Lanse wanting to accept the territory of the Saint Bell Party was just a matter of one sentence.

But what they didn't expect at all was that Lanse didn't want their territory, but still wanted to set rules for everyone.

This was a bit... making people feel unhappy.

From a strong neighbor, suddenly becoming a father, they definitely couldn't be happy.

The representative of the Thorn Gang squeezed out some smiles, "Mr. Lanse, why don't you tell us what you plan to do first?"

Lanse nodded slightly. He crossed his legs, lit a cigarette, pressed his elbows on his knees, and leaned forward slightly, "Actually, it's not as complicated as you think. I'm not that kind of tyrant-style dictator, so these are just a few very ordinary rules."

"First, you must respect me and my family."

Neither of them felt that this was wrong. As the strongest gang, the underground world has always been admiring the strong, "This is no problem, it's what we should do."

"Secondly, I know that our state, including the surrounding states, has human trafficking businesses, but in Likalai State, I don't allow the appearance of trade in selling Imperial people."

"If it appears, I will regard it as a provocation to me and my family!"

Zabuli was the first to express agreement, "Mr. Lanse, please rest assured, this situation will definitely not appear in our territory!"

The Marcus family itself is a complex gang composed of immigrants and dark-skinned people, Zabuli is a little black boy, so he, and they, also hate human trafficking very much.

The Thorn Gang hesitated for a while, and finally nodded, "No problem, we can also accept it."

The Thorn Gang has human trafficking, because the profit is too fucking big. As long as the channel is stable, the profit is greater than that of alcohol!

A sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl has no capital. As long as they see it on the street and leave information, they can sell it directly.

They won't choose ordinary girls, they will definitely choose beautiful ones with characteristics. Such girls can sell for at least tens of thousands in the hands of those wealthy people.

Imperial people are not the mainstream group of the Federation, so their appearance and temperament are different from the current mainstream groups of the Federation, belonging to the "best-selling" category.

Although the representative of the Thorn Gang felt it was a pity, thinking about Joshua's end not long ago, this was actually not unacceptable.

Lanse talked about the cigarette ash, his gaze locked on the ashtray, not on them, "Third..." ===== CHAPTER 745 =====