Luke didn't use any super powers on Aunt Annie.
The other party was very calm and had no intention of getting entangled. It was the group of middle-aged men on Adrian's side who were excited.
Therefore, this matter has nothing to do with Annie, the wage earner—after all, she is actually quite familiar with her big boss.
Tony mentioned the Disaster Control Department a few times. The implementation policy was made by Pepper. It is a department that cleans up the mess for superheroes.
It would be strange if such a department didn't attract criticism. If Aunt Annie's abilities and means were a little lacking, she wouldn't be able to accomplish anything.
Now that he had the chance, Luke would also take the opportunity to examine the abilities and character of the person in charge.
Sometimes, no matter how many good things you do, they can't stop the people who mess up the finishing touches.
For example, a lot of effort was spent in the early stages of disaster relief, but in the later stages, the people who distributed relief supplies were arrogant and engaged in corruption, and the huge efforts made in previous disaster relief were reduced to negative numbers in minutes.
Judging from the previous contact, Aunt Annie is quite reliable.
He is cool-headed and doesn't trade blows, but he is very clear about what needs to be done.
New York officials had already included relevant clauses in the bidding contract regarding Adrian's experience.
It was also because his own approach was extremely risky that he got into trouble.
After walking more than 200 meters, Luke pushed open the door of a shop on the side of the road and walked in.
Adrian was stunned: "This... is a law firm?"
He looked up and saw the sign of "Jesse's Bar" hanging above.
Luke smiled and said, "Long time no see. I'll buy you a drink. Don't worry, I'll call a very professional lawyer to come over."
Adrian was speechless. He looked at Luke who had already walked into the bar, but still followed him in.
What else can I do if I don't go in? My job has been taken away by that old woman Annie, and if I go back, I can only be trapped in a city of sorrow with a group of old friends.
The seven or eight middle-aged men behind him had similar ideas and soon followed in.
The bar owner Jesse, who was cleaning, looked up and wanted to say that the bar was not open yet, but when she saw Luke, she immediately changed her words: "Hey, we don't serve minors here."
Luke smiled and nodded: "We friends have been adults for a long time."
He turned to the crowd and said, "Just order whatever you want to drink. I'll pay for it."
A group of men behind him cheered.
If I don't have a job, at least I have wine to keep me company, and life is not bad.
Soon, the bar became lively.
A group of middle-aged men were holding beers and watching the football game replay on TV, muttering to each other.
It's not that they are heartless, but Luke obviously knows Adrian, and the two of them looked like they wanted to talk in private, so everyone tactfully moved aside.
Luke called Fudge to come over, and Adrian then told him the whole story.
The second half has just been discussed, and now he is talking about the first half.
The story begins with the last major earthquake in California.
That time he took his wife and daughter out to hide and met Luke.
After the earthquake, he felt that what Luke said made sense, so he changed his job two months ago and moved his family to New York.
If things continued like this, his life would just be a little worse, which wouldn't be a big problem.
But after the experimental subject's attack, he felt that his family had to move, and he also had to consider the cost of his daughter's education.
After the battle in New York, he suddenly found an opportunity.
New York officials issued a temporary tender to many transportation companies to clean up the construction waste after the war.
Adrian believed that if he entered this industry now, even if he got an official approval, he might be able to undertake earthwork and construction material transportation projects for reconstruction in the future.
So, wanting to get rich, he took out his savings and found his old brothers in California. They pooled their money and took out loans and quickly set up a transportation company.
New York officials needed to restore normal order in the city as soon as possible, so they greatly relaxed restrictions in this regard, allowing their new company to enter the industry smoothly and get a lot of business.
If nothing unexpected happens, the transportation company he and his brothers set up will be enough to pay off hundreds of thousands of loans after completing the contracts in hand.
At that time, the more than ten newly purchased construction vehicles and large machinery were the company's net assets, and could make profits for several years.
In this way, everyone went from being a salaried worker to being a boss.
If everything goes well, it won't be difficult to become a millionaire in a few years.
But—we are afraid of this but in everything.
But the Stark Group suddenly set up a disaster control department and directly intercepted this business.
Other well-run old-line transportation companies will at most lose some expected profits, but they will still get paid for the business they have done.
The New York authorities also included a compensation for early termination of the contract in the contract. The amount is not large, but it is considered conscientious.
But most of Adrian and his team's money came from loans, and they needed to complete these contracts to pay it back.
If they lost this business, they would immediately fall into bankruptcy crisis.
Odd jobs are not as stable as official contracts, the prices are not as favorable, and it takes time to find them, so the speed of making money is a big problem.
So... Adrian is screwed.
At this time, Fudge received a call from Luke and rushed over.
He wasn't in the office just now. There has been too much business recently and he has been out most of the time.
After just listening to Adrian's general description of the situation, he looked at Luke.
Luke looked at his expression and nodded: "Just say it if you have something to say. Adrian is a good person."
Fudge breathed a sigh of relief and said to Adrian: "Since you are Luke's acquaintance, I will tell you straight away."
After a pause, he continued, "I have several friends who have encountered the same problem as you and have consulted me specifically. The contract you signed should be the unified standard contract of the municipal department, right, Adrian?"
Adrian had a bad feeling and smiled bitterly, "Yes."
Fudge: "So there's nothing wrong with the contract, and the city doesn't want to pay them a lot of money. But even if you want to sue, the only one you can sue is them. Even if you win, it will be months or even years later, which will not help your current situation at all."
Luke sighed inwardly.
After listening to Adrian's words just now, he thought so too.
In this matter, it was obvious that Adrian took too big a step and got into trouble when the accident happened.
But many times people need to take a chance. We can’t say that this choice was wrong, we can only say that Adrian was unlucky.
Fudge looked at Adrian, who was grim and silent, and winked at Luke.
Luke and Adrian apologized, used the excuse of going to the bathroom, and went to the passage behind the bar with Fudge.
Fudge lowered his voice: "Are you sure you want to help him?"
Luke thought that Adrian listened to him and moved all the way to New York, but ended up catching up with the high-risk era in New York and was trapped by Tony's cleanup work.
If possible, he doesn't mind giving the other person a helping hand.
So he said, "If you have a way, just tell me. Have you not had a girlfriend for a long time? You are not straightforward at all."
You just made a random guess! Fudge's eyes widened.
After a while, he controlled his expression and coughed twice: "Don't talk nonsense. Let me tell you, the home improvement company has recently expanded again and now has almost a hundred people."