Chapter 976: Account Frozen

When eating dinner at noon, Gomez suddenly came over.

During this period, Gomez had been running around with Rogerf. Before, Gomez was the president of the Lapa Chamber of Commerce, helping Diego handle things in the commercial aspect.

He could be said to be very familiar with the capital and commercial aspects within Lapa.

With his help, Rogerf could save a lot of time in handling some things.

For this guy, Lansi didn't like him very much. He looked a bit smart, but in his bones, he was still a fool who had never received any education.

He didn't like fools, and even more wouldn't leave such a fool by his side.

After the matter in Lapa ended, if Gomez was a bit smarter, perhaps there would still be space for his survival.

Gomez himself actually knew this point very well, so he had been working hard to cooperate with Rogerf's work.

But just like this, it was not enough.

"Mr. Lansi, I discovered some new situations. I don't know if this is useful to you."

Lansi nodded slightly, signaling him to continue.

"Leo came to find me this morning..."

"By the way, Leo is Diego's cousin."

"He asked me how to quickly get the immigration status of the Federation now. He wants to immigrate to the Federation with his family."

Lansi asked after hearing this, "You mean, Diego wants to retreat?"

Gomez scratched his head, "I don't know, Mr. Lansi."

"But I have such a feeling."

"Based on my cognition of the Lavila family, if it weren't for a dangerous time, they wouldn't think about leaving here!"

Gomez's contact with the Lavila family was not as thin as people imagined. In fact, he had deep contact with members of the Lavila family because he managed those assets that belonged to Diego but were not hung under the Lavila family's name.

The Lavila family is also divided into camps and has contradictions. They are not a piece of iron either.

Where there are people, there are classes. Although from the perspective of the bottom people, the Lavila family is a whole, and everyone is a member of the family.

But within the family, these people are also divided into several classes.

The highest level is naturally Diego, and then it continues downward. Here, there are also bottom layers.

The imbalance in the distribution of power and wealth will produce contradictions.

Gomez once managed a certain degree of private property in Diego's hands. Diego has a lot of property.

Those under his name, those not under his name, these added up to a huge number.

He couldn't check the business situation and records of every industry regularly, and even more couldn't check clearly some things in these accounts, which gave members of the Lavila family the opportunity to put Diego's money into their own pockets.

Of course, they also needed Gomez's cooperation.

In fact, there were people in these industries who knew about these things more or less, but the absolute corruption and decay bred under absolute power made the vast majority of these people eventually join them to fish for money together.

Report?

Perhaps someone had such behavior, but in the end, his outcome definitely wouldn't be very good.

Although Diego is a dictator and can be considered a tyrant, he wouldn't take such a heavy hand on his own clansmen. He wouldn't kill all these people just because his clansmen took a little advantage of him.

After all, he also needs these people.

If he easily executed his own clansmen because of these "small things," then who would dare to work for him in the future?

If even his own people are unwilling to stand with him and work for him, then who can he believe?

Those outsiders without blood relationships?

Whether it is a backward and ignorant place or an advanced and civilized society, people always have an innate sense of trust in blood relationships.

These reported people wouldn't be executed, so the people who reported them would suffer.

This kind of thing doesn't even need to happen all the time. After happening a few times and being known by people, then no one will report the corrupt behavior of the Lavila family members in Diego's industries.

They will only join in together, because only by joining in will they be trusted.

Under such circumstances, Gomez knew many members of the Lavila family, including Diego's cousin, Leo.

These people themselves have no wealth. Their ability to obtain a large amount of wealth depends entirely on sucking blood from Diego.

In other words, if they were separated from Diego and lost Diego, their income would drop sharply!

Like these people born in the ruling class family, they can't do certain things specifically. They have been symbolized, representing the face of the Lavila family, and to a certain extent, representing the President's majesty.

You let people who represent the family's face and the President's majesty work in a factory?

So unless it is a last resort, these people will not leave here and will not leave Diego.

But now they seem to be planning to leave. The information hidden behind this made Mcgath feel somewhat horrified.

Lansi heard his serious explanation of all the things, praised his sharpness, and appropriately expressed that as long as he cooperated well with Rogerf's work.

In the future, Lapa will definitely have a place for him!

Although this guarantee didn't clearly guarantee any specific things, it was enough to make Gomez feel satisfied.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and Gomez took the initiative to say goodbye.

He is smarter than before now.

Lansi leaned back in his chair. Through what Gomez said, he felt that perhaps Diego already had the intention to retreat.

Is it because the fierce fighting during this period made him feel pressure?

Lansi had to guess in this direction.

Those scattered anti-government armed forces before looked like a lot, and they were almost all over this country.

But among them, there were only about ten or so anti-government armed forces with strength, and the rest were some small roles, and some anti-government armed forces only had twenty or thirty people and didn't have thermal weapons.

These people can't even be called anti-government armed forces. At most, they are gangs that don't hide themselves when it's chaotic.

To deal with them, you don't even need to send out the army; just sending out the police is enough.

For the government army, the pressure is not very big. Fernandez although left, the things he left behind were still very correct.

As long as the government army executes according to those things, there won't be any big problems.

But now the anti-government armed forces have united, which is very different.

A loose sand united together, and the forces that originally had no threat became threatening.

It is not just Pedro and Ross who huddled together, other anti-government armed forces also started to huddle together, which gave Diego great pressure.

Mental aspects, financial aspects, and logistical aspects.

Now the ammunition is indeed not enough. Once the ammunition is used up, they will fall into the predicament of guns not being able to fire bullets.

As for buying new weapons and ammunition from the Federation?

He considered it, but hasn't made up his mind yet, because it's too expensive.

Weapons are expensive, grit your teeth and endure it. After all, as long as a gun can still fire when the trigger is pulled, it can be used all the time.

But the price of bullets has also risen, and it has doubled. Even if they can afford these weapons, they might not be able to persist for a long time in terms of ammunition.

Diego's brain gradually calmed down. He started to seriously think about these problems, started to think about... a way out.

He chatted casually with some core members of the family about this matter—"If the situation keeps deteriorating, perhaps leaving here will become the best choice."

He can swear that this was said casually, although he did indeed think so.

But these words made some members within the Lavila family feel worried. If Diego really couldn't hold on, then their best choice would be to leave here as soon as possible.

Compared to those high-level family members who hold power and can see the real situation now, the middle and lower levels of the family are very sensitive to these things because they lack the basis for judgment on the development of the situation.

Leo heard from people in the family that there might be a retreat to foreign countries, so he packed up his assets for the first time and planned to take his whole family to the Federation to seek asylum. 【

That is why this matter was exposed.

As for whether this matter is true or not... Lanse no longer wants to verify it.

Afterward, he dialed Tang Mu's number. Tang Mu attached great importance to Lanse's call. "Is there anything you need me to do?" During this time, Lanse has done very well in Lapa, and the Federation has confirmed his status as the leader of the Military Advisor Alliance. Now, Congress has a little more energy to focus its attention on Xiang Yalan.

In a certain sense, this war has already had its essence changed by the Federation—

It has changed from a collision between soldiers to a collision between money.

In actual combat, the Federation always uses firepower to keep the Dantela Allied Forces from being able to lift their heads. Their wasteful style of fighting is indeed something that makes people envious, jealous, and hateful, but even if one wants to learn it, one cannot.

At least Dantela does not have the robust economic strength to let them bombard recklessly as if artillery shells cost nothing.

They turned back to look at Xiang Yalan, which is also considered by Congress to be a place that will become a "blood bag" for the Federation.

Abundant material resources and cheap labor have already caused many politicians and capitalists to begin planning around these characteristics of Xiang Yalan.

And Lanse, who is specifically responsible for making Lapa break away from the Xiang Yalan Alliance, naturally counts as a top priority.

Senator Cleveland has instructed that whatever Lanse requests to be coordinated must be arranged as quickly as possible.

"Diego may want to leave, but now is not the time for him to leave."

"The government army and those anti-government armed forces still have very robust strength, so I would like to ask the Federation to temporarily shut down those accounts of Diego's."

Tang Mu immediately indicated that there was no problem; to him, this was just a small matter.

In the face of national interests, whatever infringement or non-infringement of individual rights or privacy has no meaning at all.

Of course, this matter also needs to be known by the Senator.

After hanging up the phone, Tang Mu went to find the Senator and repeated the words Lanse had said. Senator Cleveland also highly approved of Lanse's disposal method.

If Diego leaves Lapa now, allowing the anti-government armed forces to occupy Zhuolan and establish a military government, then it will be of no benefit to the Federation's continued strengthening of control over Lapa.

A weak government, such as the Diego government, will still discuss and resolve things with you when facing problems and difficulties.

Perhaps they will not refuse even if you put forward excessive demands.

But a military government that has come to power by crushing all its competitors will not be so weak.

They will be very tough and very opinionated. Even if the Federation uses force to subdue these people, this region will become a bomb that could explode at any time in the future.

Therefore, the Senator approved of Lanse's decision: do not let Diego go, and force him to continue fighting the anti-government armed forces to the end.

When both sides have worn each other out, then let Lanse decide what to do.

The Senator just nodded and said, "Do it." Afterward, Tang Mu made a phone call and, according to the records left by Gomez, temporarily froze all of Diego's accounts.

For some people, this is an incredible thing, but for another small group of people, this is just a matter of a phone call.

At this time, Diego did not yet know that his accounts had been frozen, and he was indeed discussing this matter with several core members of the family.

"This war is a bottomless pit."

"I must apologize for some of the problems we are facing now; the situation is much worse than I imagined."

Diego first reflected on himself, and then he talked about why he had such a realization—

"If there were no interference from the Federation people, we would soon be able to wipe these anti-government armed forces off the map of Lapa."

"But with the interference of the Federation people, they provide those anti-government armed forces, Pedro, Luo Si, and their kind, with cheap weapons, ammunition, and medical supplies, helping them better confront us."

"Under these circumstances, it is very difficult for us to achieve final victory."

"So during this time, I have been considering this problem: is it time to give up these things and start a new life?"

The other members of the family had different expressions when they heard him say this.

Those old family members who had been by Diego's side from the beginning were already stuffed; they represented the group that did not care about anything.

No matter where they went, or if they stayed in Lapa, their lives would not actually change much.

Perhaps it is possible that because they went to the Federation, they would actually live more comfortably and pleasantly than they do here.

As for those family members with lower status who had no way to make money themselves, expressions of obvious opposition appeared on their faces.

Even if they did not embezzle a portion of Diego's assets, just their surname "Lavilla" was enough for them to get a large amount of wealth in Lapa without needing to do anything.

There are plenty of people willing to spend money to establish connections with members of the Lavilla family; as long as one is thick-skinned, making big money is still very easy.

But once in the Federation, who cares who you are?

Their surname and status are worthless in the Federation. Once they go to the Federation, there is a high probability that they will become the underclass, or even be unable to make any money at all.

So these people were also relatively opposed to Diego taking the Lavilla family to flee overseas; they wanted to "fight" until the last moment.

"... After going to the Federation, we won't be able to do anything, and we are not Federation people either. We have some conflicts with the Federation, so I don't think going to the Federation is a good idea."

While they were still discussing whether to go to the Federation and how they should live after immigrating, the butler suddenly walked in from outside.

He walked to Diego's side, bent over, and whispered in his ear for a moment. Diego then suddenly turned his head back, staring at the butler as if his eyes were about to pop out.

The butler lowered his head, and his waist bent a little more.

Diego supported himself on the armrest of the sofa and stood up. Ever since his last fainting spell, he now felt that his physical condition was far worse than before.

"I need to leave for a while. If you have discussed anything special and have an answer, remember to notify me."

He explained, left the room, and returned to his study.

The butler brought him juice and snacks.

He sat behind the desk, glanced at the telephone receiver placed next to the base, picked it up, and placed it to his ear. "I am Diego."

"Mr. Diego?"

"Hello, I am the account manager of Baihui Bank. According to the regulations of the bank's work manual, I am now formally notifying you that your account at our bank has been temporarily frozen."

"If you have any objections to this, you can submit a request to the Federal Savings Bank, the Federal Cabinet Government, and other institutions to re-examine the reasons for our decision."

Diego glanced at the butler; the butler had not lied.

He withdrew his gaze, his tone very impolite. "Why freeze my account?"

The account manager explained in a very gentle voice, "The Financial Management Committee has sent a notification for assistance in the investigation. They suspect that the account you are using at our bank... has financial risks."

"It may involve illegal activities such as money laundering, so until the investigation is clear, all funds in the account will be frozen."

"After the investigation is over, if we confirm that your account has not participated in any illegal financial activities, we will unfreeze your account."

Diego was already very unhappy. "This is my private account; how could it involve money laundering?"

"Have your brains been eaten by dogs?"

"Even the few dogs I keep look smarter and more normal than you!"

The account manager was not angry either, continuing to maintain a smile as he said, "Mr. Diego, please don't be angry yet."

"I know you are very angry, but this is the work process!"

"If you want to unfreeze it in advance, then you need to cooperate with us in explaining the source of every cent of your money, tax payment status, etc., to the Federal Bureau of Investigation."

"Otherwise, you can only wait for the freeze to end."

"Fuck!", Diego's temper finally could not be controlled, because more than half of his money was deposited in Baihui Bank.

He resisted the destructive urge of being a president and asked in a voice that was somewhat out of control, "How long will it take you to get this damn account sorted out?"

"I'm very sorry, Mr. Diego. Before we determine that your assets are safe and legal, you will not be able to exercise any control over them..."

Diego was so angry he slammed the phone down and dialed the numbers of two other banks, but there was no good news.

All of his accounts in the Federation had been frozen.

(End of chapter)