"What happened?" Li Jia asked as soon as she returned to the villa in the manor. However, before anyone could answer, Li Jia saw a bloodstained bullet on the table in the council hall. Everyone around looked at Li Jia and then at the bullet. "This bullet was just received."
After Liang Bo finished speaking, he paused, his expression grim. As Li Jia picked up the bullet, he continued, "Most of our hidden agents have been eliminated, and more than a dozen brothers have died just like that!"
Li Jia held the bullet she had just cleaned, gently turning it over, her eyes searching for any possible clues. Unfortunately, it was just an ordinary 7.62mm bullet, and no marks could be found on it. ^^
Li Jia also had her own guesses, but the results of her guesses were not much different from what Uncle Liang said. Intimidation was the most common and favorite tactic used by the Mafia. However, the fact that Uncle Liang's hidden agents had been removed made Li Jia slightly surprised. "You mean that most of the hidden agents under their noses have been removed?"
Uncle Liang nodded. Those undercover agents were all handpicked and trained by him. Several years of hard work were lost in an instant. Anyone else would probably feel the same heartache as Uncle Liang.
"Have they started?" Li Jia smiled inwardly, then stared at the elders with a serious expression. "The Hanmo Li family has already sounded the horn of attack. This time, removing the hidden agents must be the result of their long-planned and investigated efforts. Uncle Liang, have you found any clues about the removal of the hidden agents?"
“No, not at all. Without any warning, without any clue, they were suddenly wiped out. All fourteen brothers were killed overnight, without leaving a trace!” Uncle Liang paused, shook his head helplessly, and then rattled off several “no” statements. This gave Li Jia a more accurate understanding of the capabilities and intelligence work of the Han Dynasty's Li family.
"Alright, let's put this matter aside for now. It'll come sooner or later anyway. The most important thing now is whether we've got any results regarding the information I requested?" Li Jia put down the bullet in her hand and looked around at the five elders sitting around the table. She asked in a deep voice.
"Let me speak first," the First Elder said, nodding slightly to everyone before continuing, "The Hanmoli family has a history of 150 years. Among all mafia families, it is at a mid-to-upper level. The family has four leaders, twenty-four capable henchmen, and one hundred and twenty core members. There are 1,200 official members, and the number of peripheral members is estimated to be at least three thousand."
Four of the party leaders were headed by Dahl Hammerly, the other three being his wife, Chusa Hammerly, his brother Phil Hammerly, and their son, Duffy Hammerly.
Dahl Hammerly was in charge of managing the Hammerly family's affairs, primarily overseeing the arms trade. His wife, Chusa Hammerly, managed human trafficking and drug dealing. His brother, Phil Hammerly, served as the family's intelligence officer and diplomat. His last son, Duffy Hammerly, was responsible for contacting families of similar power and spending his days mingling with men and women of similar age within those families.
I heard that they had a son who went missing a long time ago, so we have no information about their missing son.
Furthermore, their peripheral followers and some official followers are scattered throughout the world, but primarily in every city in Italy. For example, in Florence, there is one of their key figures, Quentin Hammerley, and two core followers. In addition, there are an unknown number of official followers, and the exact number of peripheral followers is even more unknown.
"Of their twenty-four capable henchmen, four are specifically responsible for assassinations. We haven't yet identified all four, but we can confirm that one of them is a capable henchman named Fischer Hanmo, as he is on Interpol's wanted list." Elder Ma Bin paused here, then looked at the complex expressions on everyone's faces and continued.
"This is the basic information about the Hanmoli family, but there's also some bad news: the Hanmoli family controls a mercenary group that's always active in the Middle East. This mercenary group is called the Rattlesnakes, and it has a high international reputation."
"That mercenary group is what we really need to worry about; those are the real killers." Ma Bin recounted all the information he had gathered, and the atmosphere in the council hall became somewhat heavy. Li Jia, however, maintained her indifferent expression, her clear eyes fixed on Second Elder Long Suifeng. "Elder Long, tell me, aside from eliminating that mercenary group, what advantages does our Dragon Dance Society have?"
Long Suifeng looked at Li Jia, pondered for a moment, and then shook his head. "No! Not at all. We only have about six hundred brothers hiding in the shadows. Our weapons are definitely not as sophisticated as those of the Han Dynasty's Li family. Their main business is arms dealing. And when it comes to individual combat or skirmishes, our familiarity with the terrain is probably our only advantage."
Long Suifeng's words made the expressions on everyone's faces even uglier, and the atmosphere in the council hall became even more oppressive. "Elder Su, tell me where you can draw your favor. Perhaps the breakthrough lies with you!"
Li Jia's words made Su Heyu, who was sitting to the side, nod. After organizing his thoughts, he slowly began to speak, "I have a list here, which includes officials and bank executives with whom we have close ties. Li Jia, you can take a look first."
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