Old Gods, Rapid-Fire Guns, and Prohibition

Chapter 140 [Scarlet Servant]

The siege of Winster Union Bank lasted until the evening.

During this time, military vehicles kept going out and coming back, either bringing back the news that the criminals had been killed, or bringing the criminals back directly and holding them aside without even giving them a chair.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely depressing, and Joseph did a great job of establishing his authority. I believe that after today, everyone in Winster will tremble when they hear the three words "Statistics Bureau".

But if that's the case, Ethan wouldn't mind.

After all, he had seen people with tough tactics before.

But it was what Joseph did at the end that really made people think he was a powerful character.

Before the night became completely dark, the onlookers had already dispersed.

At this time, the captain who had previously stood up and urged reporters to be careful in reporting came back. He stood in front of everyone again and said, "Everyone, there is no need to be too afraid. We, the Kingdom Statistics Bureau, are not here to oppress or frame anyone. We are here only for the prosperity and stability of the kingdom. We only value the law. Anyone who violates the tax law will be punished. We treat everyone equally. To show our determination, in the coming days, we will give everyone a tax form. We hope that everyone will fill it out carefully. Then we will make the tax forms public. If anyone evades taxes, please report them. There will be rewards for reporting."

After these words were spoken, the people who were originally very uneasy became slightly excited.

You know, even if most people evade or avoid taxes, it's only a small amount, but for some people it's not necessarily the case...

The Kingdom Statistics Bureau's move is tantamount to throwing a knife into the people.

The human heart is the most unpredictable thing. Sometimes it only takes a tiny spark to turn it into hell.

The Kingdom Statistics Bureau is gone, but the aftermath they created is still spreading out layer by layer.

"As expected of someone from a prominent family in the royal capital, he's truly... terrifying." John Holt couldn't help but take a deep breath.

His butt was definitely not clean, so he couldn't wait to stand up and go back.

The same goes for several other partners.

Ethan is okay. In terms of the loyalty of his subordinates, the mafia is still better than businessmen.

But this guy named Joseph...

Joseph Evans, a native of Wangdu, is the second son of Lauren Evans, the current head of the Evans family, and is highly regarded by Lauren.

He himself is indeed outstanding. He is 31 years old and graduated from the Department of Science and Technology of the Royal University. He joined the army after graduation and was promoted to the rank of major before he was 28 years old. It is said that he is now a lieutenant colonel. He is definitely a young talent.

It is obvious that his transfer to Winster this time to be in charge of the Kingdom Statistics Bureau is to make a great contribution, which will be an excellent political capital whether he continues to move up to the rank of general or enters politics in the future.

This is the real ill intention.

In the evening, when Ethan returned home, all the important members of the family were already there.

What Joseph did today was absolutely terrifying, and everyone knew that they had to quickly come up with a strategy.

Upon seeing Ethan, Eugenides was the first to stand up and said, "Master, we've already taken care of all the casinos in the city. There won't be any problems. The company's accounts have also been cleaned up. Even if they raid tonight, they won't get anything valuable. However, this month's bootlegging business is even better than last month. We have to deal with that money quickly, otherwise our capital chain will be in trouble..."

"You'll set off tonight and go to Butan City. There's a bank there. John Holt has almost taken care of the formalities. But remember, you must be careful."

Ethan knew this was the necessary step.

"Yes!" Eugenides said loudly, excited because his dream since childhood was to open a bank. "Also, I've prepared something for you with some suggestions. You can refer to it. It should be useful."

What Ethan prepared for him were actually some methods of using banks to launder money, which he had accidentally seen when he was obtaining various types of online information in his previous life.

These include the use of traveler's checks for cross-border exchange, and split deposits that employ a large number of runners to deposit and withdraw money.

He hasn't been socializing or painting all these days. Ever since he learned about the new tax law, he has been thinking about various solutions and studying the various laws currently in the kingdom, as well as underground money laundering methods.

He found that the kingdom was currently at a relatively early stage in terms of both money laundering and anti-money laundering. At most, there was an offshore company, and everything else was still in the development stage. His methods should be able to temporarily take the lead and help the family escape the disaster.

After finalizing the bank issue, the next step is the offshore company.

Ethan must send people to the Old World.

The person he originally chose was Velen, but now with Victor watching him covetously, he really didn't want to let such a great general go.

In particular, in recent days, both Velen and Anya have advanced.

They have been promoted from their original real name of Black Butler to the second level.

I don’t know if it’s because of Ethan’s evolution in the ‘Name of the True God’, or because they’ve been immersed in the blood and fire of the black mud for a long time, and have been boosted by the expansion of the family. In short, they are completely different.

Now their real name is - Scarlet Squires.

If the contrast was not obvious before when they were still at the first level of real names, now that they have all been promoted to Scarlet Servants, the contrast has become obvious.

That is, the real name bestowed by Ethan is indeed a superior substitute for the real name of the God of Destruction. The abilities are similar at each level, but it is just a little bit stronger.

Ethan had already compared the Scarlet Servant's abilities with those of the second-level leader of the God of Destruction.

However, he still hasn't figured out a name for this real name series, so he's putting it on hold for now.

The person he is interested in now is actually Palen.

Palen's performance these days impressed him, and he decided to let this proton go and do something bigger.

So he turned his gaze to Palen.

"Master, do you want me to go to the Old World?" For some reason, at first only two people called him Master, but now, even a proton like Palen started calling him Master.

From this sentence, Ethan knew that his choice was not wrong.

"Do you want to go?" Ethan held the back of the chair.

"I... want to." Palen thought for a moment and nodded firmly.

Ethan could see a kind of eager desire in his eyes.

This guy who used to just hide under the bed, trembling and begging for mercy seems to be transforming into a real man step by step.

Sometimes the meaning of black mud is just like this. Black mud can make people fall, rot and stink, but if you have the courage to stand up again, you can be reborn.

(End of this chapter)