Chapter 981: Explanation, Dinner, and the Sympathy of the Rich

Lanse's words made Mo Lisi a bit confused.

There was a clear emotional fluctuation in his eyes, like excitement, and like some kind of longing. "Can organs be changed too?"

Lanse did not deny it. "This is a medical prospect. Although I don't know if they have started researching surgeries to replace organs, I believe they can definitely do it."

This is the greatest confidence Lanse possesses. He knows what the future will become. For almost everyone, it is a fog of the future, but in front of him, it is already open cards.

At this huge gambling table, who can win money from someone who has already shown their cards?

It is very likely they cannot win Lanse. The best they can do is not lose, which is the limit of what they can do.

"Perhaps I will find some people from medical groups to ask during this time, and this matter is not just your own business. Perhaps some of us might be able to use it in the future."

Hearing Lanse so affirmative, the smile on Mo Lisi's face became much more natural.

Life, apart from life and death, has no other major events. For him, who is currently alone, if what Lanse said can be done, his biggest psychological burden will disappear.

"I hope so!", he looked forward to the future full of expectation.

Lanse chatted with them for a while, then let them all go back to do their own things, but kept Ennio and Mo Lisi specifically.

"Your brother is very concerned about you. I told you once before, but didn't have a detailed talk."

"Ennio is always worried about your relationship with that girl, afraid that she will hurt you."

Mo Lisi squinted at Ennio with a helpless and somewhat depressed look. He turned around, put his hands on his hips, and looked at his good brother. "I really don't know what to say about this. Didn't we talk about this before?"

Yes, they talked about it once before, but didn't talk about it in detail.

This is a situation that is relatively common among friends who have a very good relationship—

I thought you could understand me, so I didn't explain it very carefully.

Actually, if you think about it seriously, between father and child, between husband and wife, such an intimate relationship cannot achieve complete mutual understanding. How can friends achieve understanding in everything?

Ennio's voice was obviously louder. "I don't know!"

Mo Lisi turned to look at him. Only after confirming from his face that he really looked like he didn't know what he meant did he sit back on the sofa.

"You should have told me."

Ennio also rolled his eyes and sat down. "You are always impatient when I say this."

Lanse clapped his hands, interrupting the small dispute between them. "Alright, since there are some misunderstandings between you, then let's resolve this misunderstanding now."

"So...", he looked at Mo Lisi, who also knew what Lanse meant, and then he explained.

"Actually, I know her thoughts. When she developed that kind of... emotion for me, it was when she knew my life might not last that long."

"The doctor said I can live to forty. From now on, I have more than ten years."

"She is slightly younger than me. More than ten years later, she will only be thirty-seven or thirty-eight."

"By that time, a part of my inheritance might be left to my mother, and the rest will be left to her, if she can give me a few children."

"So I know, this is a chance for her that she can only touch once in her life!"

Ennio couldn't help but interrupt him. "And you are still with her?"

"She just wants your money!"

Mo Lisi looked at him with a more mature look than Ennio, making Ennio a bit embarrassed. "I know."

"But, brother, even if I change to another girl, do you think that without me exposing my identity and my wealth, there would be a girl who could like me?"

"Do I have time to encounter those ordinary girls and then have a relationship with them for two or three years, and not necessarily reach the end?"

"Holy crab, I don't have that much time to do this thing that might be very simple for ordinary people!"

"What kind of people do we come into contact with around us?"

Ennio didn't speak. He hadn't considered these. The people they came into contact with the most were girls engaged in the flesh trade.

They didn't despise these girls. Many of their friends were these girls, but this didn't mean they could marry these girls.

If they were just small gangsters at the bottom of society, perhaps there was such a possibility.

But they were not that kind of small character. They couldn't marry these street girls or girls engaged in the flesh trade, so there was almost nothing left for Mo Lisi to choose from.

Lanse hugged his chest. "In this way, your judgment and choice are undoubtedly very correct."

"Although this girl likes your money, her background is very clean."

Mo Lisi nodded and admitted this point. "Yes, that's what I think."

Ennio no longer had the idea of letting Mo Lisi change. He looked at Mo Lisi and walked over to hug him. "You should have told me properly. I can understand you."

Mo Lisi also smiled and responded to him. "Why didn't you ask?"

Alright, the misunderstanding was resolved. Communication is always one of the best ways to resolve misunderstandings.

Then he let Mo Lisi leave. He is still the person in charge of the casino. Although not everything in the casino needs him, his work is also very leisurely, but he attaches great importance to his work.

He hadn't told anyone else about these things he said to Lanse and Ennio.

If it weren't for his mother insisting that he get married, he might not even get married.

Having children doesn't necessarily mean getting married. In most regions, abortion is illegal, so as long as you can get someone pregnant, you can definitely have children.

But Mo Lisi's mother was very eager for him to get married so that he could find someone to take care of him.

Her mother had remarried and had two more children. Mo Lisi planned to leave 30% of his assets to his mother.

The remaining 10% would be left to his wife, and 60% would be left to his children, whether boys or girls.

He believed that Lanse and others would take good care of his assets.

He didn't dare to give it all to that woman. Who knows if she would squander all this money.

After returning to the casino, he patrolled his territory, and then returned to the office.

Maybe his mood was a bit excited today, or maybe his activity level was relatively large today, he kept coughing on the way back.

Three bullets pierced his lung lobes. Although the doctor had helped him repair his organs as much as possible, there was still a great functional loss compared to normal organs.

This is also why the doctor said his lifespan wouldn't be very long.

In the past, his mood had always been very low. The people who caused these things were all finished, but the dead people and the injuries he suffered couldn't be restored.

For any person who has lost the ability to exercise vigorously and knows that they might not live for a long time, then every minute and every second right now is torment for him.

But now he feels much better, because Lanse said that people can change organs in the future.

Even if he doesn't rely on Lanse, with his current wealth, he believes he can hold on until that day and have the qualifications for surgery.

Sitting in the chair, turning the direction to look at the azure blue sky outside the window, more smiles appeared on his face involuntarily.

Lanse is not a very important big figure. Many ordinary people don't know that he has returned to Jincheng, but those in the upper class of Jincheng all know about this.

Mayor Williams called him the first time, hoping to invite him to dinner to chat about some recent changes.

Attorney General Terry also called him, also inviting him to Manton (capital of Likarai State) to chat, and it was very urgent.

The reason is very simple, because the gubernatorial election of Likarai State is also about to start. As an important voting base where the population of Jincheng has increased sharply and the number of voters has also increased, the inclination of Jincheng often determines the election trend of Likarai State to a large extent.

This is not to mention that Lanse also has a Lawrence farm behind him.

Whether it is the Lawrence family or those small landlord classes who depend on them, these people are important sources of votes in Likarai State.

So as long as Lanse's side is handled, they can have great confidence.

Lanse agreed on a time with Attorney General Terry. He would definitely go to Manton in two days, but now, he needs to see Mayor Williams first.

Mayor Williams was very happy about Lanse's appointment in the evening. He solemnly let the whole family attend this "family banquet."

It was a family banquet, and he seemed to be constantly strengthening and deepening his relationship with Lanse in this way.

Lanse's development speed is getting faster and faster, and more and more incomprehensible, but he has a premonition that Lanse will definitely be a big figure who can influence federal policy in the future.

Even if he can't enter the Senate and can't be president.

Before dinner started, Lanse chatted with the men of the Williams family, and Mayor Williams's wife was also there.

She is already forty years old this year, but the comfortable life makes her look like she is thirty-four or thirty-five.

Whether a person is rich or not can be seen from the person's external performance.

Because of poverty, the poor will encounter many troubles and need to face a lot of work. They have no ability to take good care of their bodies.

But the rich have no troubles and don't need to work. The speed of their body aging is originally very slow, and because they have better maintenance and medical conditions, they will look younger.

Apart from Mayor Williams and his wife, there were also James and Arthur.

It is worth noting that Mrs. Williams sat beside Lanse, which allowed Lanse to smell the expensive perfume on her body.

This is actually a very normal social etiquette. For example, Lanse finished his coffee, or some pastries were far away from him and he couldn't reach them. At this time, someone has to do this.

Some people might feel that these things should be done by James or Arthur, but they are men.

Mayor Williams is a relatively traditional Federation man. People like them will have some stubborn persistence at certain times, such as adhering to certain rules.

Doing so itself is also to let the guests feel a kind of warm friendship, which is something that can only happen after the relationship is strong enough.

If the relationship is not that good, then the person serving Lanse would be a dedicated maid, who would stand beside Lanse.

Constantly adding coffee or tea for Lanse, constantly adjusting the position of pastries and snacks for him, making it easy for him to obtain.

"Try this year's new tea." Mrs. Williams poured not too much tea into the cup, which was also Lanse's choice. Before eating, he didn't really want to drink coffee.

The tea soup looked very attractive. There were some other things in the teapot. The tea leaves were not green tea, but black tea, paired with some petals and even spices, and finally formed this thing called "Court Black Tea" by some upper-class people.

They say this is art...

Lanse's evaluation of this is "Hehe."

He took a small sip from the cup handed by the lady. Honestly, the taste was a bit strange. It couldn't be said to be delicious, but it wasn't unpleasant either.

Fortunately, they didn't add sugar, otherwise it would have been truly terrible.

Lanse commented briefly, then took a pastry from her hand and took a small bite.

Then his gaze shifted to Yase. Today, Yase was dressed very formally, and his expression had become much more solemn, lacking any of the dissolute manner he had before.

Mayor Williams noticed the change in Lanse's attention. A smile appeared on his face. "Does he look better than the last time you saw him?"

Lanse nodded and said, "Yes, he looks more like an adult. What happened?"

Mayor Williams looked at Arthur, and Arthur quickly straightened his back. "I'm getting married."

Smiles appeared on the faces of the whole family. They arranged a political marriage for Arthur.

This was still requested by his mother. Originally, Mayor Williams's idea was to arrange one casually, but his mother didn't agree.

He loved this little wife of his very much, and even treated her as his own daughter. Under the blessing of dual identities, Mayor Williams had no resistance and used connections to find a good marriage partner for Arthur.

The other party is a middle-to-high-level person within the Social Party and has good development prospects in the future. Of course, this also has a certain relationship with Mayor Williams being on the line of Senator Cleveland.

Some people believe that if there are no accidents, the next ten to twenty years will be the golden time for Senator Cleveland's core.

Their influence in politics will constantly increase, eventually reaching the peak, and then slowly decline.

But even if it declines to the extreme, it will be much stronger than ordinary senators, and they won't let such things happen.

It is very likely that when their influence begins to decline, they will immediately use their seats as bargaining chips for political transactions, jump out of Congress, and form their own "political office."

Such things in Jincheng can only be said to be everywhere. Every president, every speaker of the two houses, and those relatively influential senators, including governors.

Forming their own political office is their main work after retirement. They can continue to use their influence and start being political brokers.

Don't think that brokers are those rats in the sewer. You must know that the strongest broker team in Jincheng now is the team of the former and former president.

So this line of Senator Cleveland, as long as they don't provoke public anger and violate principled issues, it is certain that their future is bright.

At this time, naturally, some people hope to lean toward Senator Cleveland.

Top politicians will directly invite them to participate in private activities and then express their attitude.

And those who are relatively not high enough in status within or outside the party and cannot contact them, want to find ways to get along with their subordinates.

Tang Mu's recent market can be said to be hot, which is the reason.

They can't contact and communicate with Senator Cleveland directly, but they can communicate with Tang Mu and become friends.

Listening to Mayor Williams's words, Lanse's gaze turned to Arthur again. "When are you getting married? If I don't have other things, remember to give me an invitation."

This is the reason why Mayor Williams took the initiative to bring up this topic. Lanse, a core member of Senator Cleveland's team, attended Arthur's wedding, which could definitely add a lot of color to the wedding.

His face was full of smiles. "I will let this bastard prepare it for you!"

Arthur's mother also had a sweeter smile on her face. She picked up another pastry, put it on a plate, and handed it over. "Try this, Lanse, it's delicious."

She could also be considered to have broken her heart for her child, and the effect seemed quite good.

Soon the cooks made dinner. Following Mayor Williams's invitation, the five people came to the dining room and let Lanse sit in another main seat opposite Mayor Williams.

At the dining table, they naturally chatted about some things in Lapa. The country's attention to the Xiang Yalan region has been constantly increasing.

Especially some shocking photos have stimulated people's discussion about the Xiang Yalan region.

Those reporters used their superb shooting techniques and cold hearts to capture shocking pictures one after another!

Like "Vulture and Child," "Old Man's Dinner," "Burden"—these photos shocked every Federation person!

Sometimes it has to be said that the empathy ability of Federation people is quite good. Social public opinion even suppressed the heat of discussing the war!

And these photos and reports have already locked in this year's Golden Newspaper Award.

People are full of curiosity about that place, including Mayor Williams and his family.

Lanse picked some things that could be said and told them, making their faces carry a kind of pity for the Xiang Yalan people, constantly letting out exclamations.

Of course, these emotional feedbacks could not affect their eating speed. While listening to others' miserable lives, they enjoyed delicious food.

The taste seemed to become even better!

After all, beauty is set off!

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 982 =====