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Chapter 913 - 913 68 Strangle 3 I’d Actually Prefer to Name This 'The Bastard of Democracy'_3

913: Chapter 68: Strangle 3 (I’d Actually Prefer to Name This Chapter ‘The Bastard of Democracy’)_3 913: Chapter 68: Strangle 3 (I’d Actually Prefer to Name This Chapter ‘The Bastard of Democracy’)_3 Besides, most of the tycoons here are hidden very deeply, and if you go in with leverage, you might get fleeced…

Ah, Eric, we can’t be too greedy.

Money is a good thing, but we only need to earn those that come with controllable risks.

Over the years, I’ve seen too many people richer than me go bankrupt.

Is it because they’re not smart enough?

No, it’s because they’re too greedy!”

Geweil: Old Deng, who are you scolding?

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Although the rulers would vehemently deny it, but through all the rhetoric and narrative, the underlying logic of power is — only by silencing the disobedient can authority be enforced.

It’s just that the method of silencing is not exactly uniform, especially regarding how to execute the killing.

Some choose to torment to death, but others believe that mere killing is too economically unvaluable — they would turn the bodies into soap.

The bravest of all choose not to kill but to, accurately speaking, destroy the spirit.

However, Sheriff Gru didn’t have that many choices to agonize over; he’s always been straightforward.

If someone stands in my way, I simply eliminate them.

So, he killed Tonks and severed his path.

But now, as a dog to Cheng Daqi, Sheriff Gru doesn’t have to worry about where his path lies; all he needs to do is to protect the interests of the group.

Of course, for the sake of personal development, future prospects, and safety concerns, he also needs to manage his own gang well, as he joined them with considerable assets.

Cheng Daqi brought in money and management skills, Temir brought in political resources and money, Wolf brought in political resources and money — they became the core of this force, whereas Gru could not.

Because what he had was only violence, which wasn’t that useful in modern society.

However, this was his only reliance.

“We can’t take this lightly, Jax, Chan’s BEC is currently being investigated by the Great Commander, and they’re confident they’ll get through the ordeal.

But think about it, if the Great Commander finds issues, Crusoe and Wolf might not necessarily keep standing with Cheng Daqi, Temir, and what will we do then?”

Jax furrowed his brow, worried that Gru was going to take risks again.

“Let’s wait and see after the dust settles, boss.

We’re not the same as before, no one will touch us, even if Chan and his lot get taken down this time, our position won’t be affected.”

Initially, as sheriff, Gru was in the open; now, he had moved to the shadows.

Targeting him wouldn’t gain anything and moreover, it came with risks, so in reality, Cheng Daqi letting Gru step back was actually beneficial.

“You’re mistaken, what I think is that we need to take the initiative to show Chan and Temir our support!”

Gru explained with a wry laugh, as he used to often rebel, causing Jax to misunderstand his intentions.

“Now is a critical moment, but I think Chan is very likely to easily overcome this crisis.

He roped in quite a number of people into LCE, BEC before, but because of the lax regulation in the cryptocurrency domain, the Great Commander is not aware of it.

LCE couldn’t possibly have issues, and if BEC fails, he can just create a new BEC, since they are all just fraudulent Ponzi schemes.

What we need to do is to let him feel our loyalty during these shaky times, do you understand?”

Jax felt somewhat relieved in his heart and asked.

“What do you mean?”

Sheriff Gru put down his pipe and sighed meaningfully.

“The Great Commander’s audit team sent to Afghanistan has already lost two groups.”

Jax’s expression changed; he realized that Gru intended to move against the NTIA special investigation team!

Gru is just like that, what kind of a decent man could force Niusen to make that kind of video?

“But…

boss, they didn’t ask us to do that, doing this, might it not escalate the situation?”

Seeing Jax being so clear-headed, Sheriff Gru nodded in satisfaction.

“You’re correct, Jax, but you’re ignoring some points.

For instance, would he directly issue such an order to me?

That would be handing someone a weapon; he’s always very cautious!

You see these days; he stays in HK and doesn’t return to America, just waiting for things to settle down!

Moreover, I didn’t tell you to kill anyone, you just arrange for it…”