A day ago, in a spacious palace somewhere, two men, one old and one young, were yelling and arguing, while a black-haired young man was watching silently.
"Your old tricks don't work anymore, we are on the verge of collapse..." said the young man.
"You are a vain, greedy and cruel child!" the old man interrupted him and roared.
"Then you are a stupid old thing!" the young man yelled back immediately.
The old man was silent. After a moment, his voice rang out again in the palace: "... You disobeyed the king's order and brought war and destruction to the people of the peaceful country... In the name of my father and ancestors, I will expel you from the palace!"
After a while, only the old man and the black-haired young man were left in the palace. The young man who had been arguing with the old man had disappeared.
The black-haired young man couldn't help but say: "Father, you..."
The old man waved his hand, raised the hammer in his hand to his lips, and whispered: "Whoever holds this hammer and deserves it will have the power of God!"
As he said this, he swung the hammer with all his strength.
The hammer instantly penetrated into a gorgeous colorful channel and fell rapidly to somewhere in the universe.
The old man frowned at this moment, muttering in his heart: Damn, it seems like I threw it off target
Immediately, he looked at the black-haired young man next to him and gave up the idea of taking the hammer back and throwing it again.
Never mind, it was only thrown a little off, and for his silly son, it would just be a matter of walking a few more steps. Thinking this way, he turned around and walked into the depths of the palace silently.
Only the black-haired young man was left standing there.
After a long time, the young man raised the corners of his mouth, revealing a genuine evil smile.
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At the New York airport, Luke's family had already boarded the plane. He exchanged seats with another passenger and moved next to Robert and his family.
During the flight, the two kept talking in low voices, each holding a mobile phone in their hands, writing and drawing on it.
Catherine did not get involved. She knew that she could not help with what the two were busy with. Her most important task was to work hard on logistics after arriving in Dallas and take care of the large number of people who were about to be transferred to Houston.
At this moment, she was also a little glad that Luke had made a lot of money in the past year.
Otherwise, her family probably couldn't afford this kind of "trip on a whim", let alone Selena's family.
The plane arrived in Fort Worth, and Luke called a stretched Lincoln with a driver. Catherine took Claire and Joseph in the car and headed east to Houston to arrange their "vacation".
Luke and Robert drove their Chevrolet sedan, which was left in a parking lot near the airport, back to Shackelford in the northwest.
In the Lincoln, Joseph turned his head in confusion to look at the direction where his father and brother left, and asked, "Mom, why don't Dad and Luke come with us?"
Catherine smiled and said, "Because they are going to pick up a lot of people to play together. Are you happy?"
Joseph nodded and said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions.
He was very smart. Just by looking at everyone's behavior, he knew that the adults must have something wrong.
At a time like this, he shouldn't cause trouble.
Here, Luke sat in the driver's seat of the Chevrolet and quickly increased the speed.
Robert also took out his cell phone and started calling his men at the Shackelford Police Department, asking them to make some preparations.
He and Luke had just made up the excuse. They just had to claim that the police station received a donation and the donor wanted to test the Shackelford Police Station's ability to respond to emergencies, so they did an emergency drill.
Of course, this money will be paid by Luke, and part of it will be directly distributed to police officers as bonuses. Police officers with outstanding performance can get higher bonuses.
Robert specifically explained this to his men to prevent them from doing things half-heartedly.
Unknown dangers and power are far less simple, direct and effective than a little monetary incentive.
Hearing the cheers coming from the other end of the phone, Robert hung up the phone silently and suddenly sighed: "You make so much money, you must have thought of this situation, right?"
"This is a country of money. Money can even drive the guy from DC to serve us." Luke said calmly.
After a pause, he continued, "Even if it's not this time, there will be a next time. Even if it's not a mysterious incident, it could be an enemy, an idiot, or a psychopath. Most of these dangers can be prevented and resolved with money, so I chose to be rich, and make you and Catherine rich too. It's not for a life of luxury, but just to make us live a little safer. Money is just a tool to keep us safe."
Robert was silent for a long time, then smiled bitterly: "You are much more mature than I was when I was young. Back then, when they wanted me to join them to make money, I actually wanted to agree."
Luke raised an eyebrow: "They? They're not your old comrades, are they?"
Robert shook his head slightly. "I was your boss for a while, but I was only seconded there. And they didn't know that I knew at the time what they wanted to do by getting me to join them, so I just had to not apply for a transfer, and they would let me go."
Luke was still a little curious: "What do they want to do?"
Robert glanced at him and said, "For illegal drugs, they can be brought directly by military aircraft. At least one ton can be brought out at a time. As long as the ground crew and guards at the base are bribed, they will not be at any risk. A large box can be brought out by simply saying it is food or water."
Luke was speechless, but still shook his head: "This is not a small amount of money. If you follow them, you will be a millionaire in one or two years, and it is not impossible to be a multi-millionaire. You can resist such temptation. You are no worse than I was when I was young."
Robert didn't look happy, he just continued, "It was this incident that made me suddenly realize that maybe I wasn't doing anything for the United States by joining the army, even though the recruitment advertisements always said so. But I have seen many bureaucrats who are not only corrupt, but also turned into big businessmen. I couldn't bear to continue to be comrades with these people, so I finally asked a few old friends for help and finally retired."
At this point, he paused and said, "Frank Custer helped me and asked his boss to let me go."
Luke frowned: "He, was involved too?"
Robert shook his head: "No, he just knew that I didn't want to stay there, so he helped me."
Luke hesitated for a moment and asked, "Who is that boss?"
Robert: "Ray Schoonoff is a Marine, but he has a lot of connections, including the CIA, FBI, and the Bureau of Homeland Affairs."
Luke hummed, but thought in his heart: This favor is really too great.
Frank Custer is definitely Robert's biggest debtor, and Luke must pay more attention to him.