A day ago, in a large palace somewhere, two men, one old and one young, were yelling and arguing, while a black-haired young man stood silently watching.
"Your old ways are no longer working, we're teetering..." said the young man.
"You are a vain, greedy, cruel child!" the old man interrupted him and roared angrily.
"Then you're a stupid old thing!" the young man yelled back immediately.
The old man was silent, and his voice sounded again in the palace after a while: "...you violated the king's order and brought war and destruction to the people of the peaceful country... I expel you in the name of my father and ancestors. outside the door!"
After a while, only the old man and the black-haired young man existed in the palace, and the young man who was 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 mouth, and said softly: "Whoever holds this hammer and deserves it will surely have the power of God!"
As he spoke, he swung the hammer vigorously.
The hammer instantly penetrated into a gorgeous colorful channel, and fell rapidly towards a certain place in the universe.
At this moment, the old man frowned, muttering in his heart: What the hell, it seems that he missed it
Immediately, he looked at the black-haired young man beside him, and gave up his plan to take the hammer back and throw it again.
Forget it, anyway, it was only a little bit off, and for his stupid son, it was just a matter of walking a few more steps. Thinking so, he silently turned and walked into the depths of the palace.
Only the dark-haired young man was left standing there.
After a long time, the corners of the young man's mouth curled up, revealing a genuine evil smile.
…
At the New York airport, Luke's family had already boarded the plane. He changed seats with another passenger and moved next to Robert and the others.
During the flight, the two kept discussing in low voices, and each still held a mobile phone to write and draw on it.
Catherine didn't get involved. She knew that she couldn't help the two of them. Her most important task was to do logistics well after arriving in Dallas and take care of a large number of people who were about to be transferred to Houston.
At this time, she was also a little thankful that Luke had made a lot of money this year.
Otherwise, her family might not be able to afford this kind of "travel as soon as they say it", and Selena's family would never be able to afford it.
When the plane arrived in Fort Worth, Luke called for an extended Lincoln with a driver. Catherine took Claire and Joseph into the car and headed east to Houston to arrange a "vacation".
Luke and Robert drove back to Shackford in the northwest in the Chevrolet sedan they had left in the parking lot by the airport.
In the Lincoln car, Joseph turned his head and looked at the direction where his father and brother left in a puzzled way, and asked, "Mom, why aren't Dad and Luke with us?"
Catherine smiled: "Because they are going to pick up a lot of people to play with, are you happy?"
Joseph nodded, and didn't ask any more questions.
He is very smart, and when he saw everyone's behavior, he knew that something must be wrong with the adults.
At this time, he should not make trouble.
Here, Luke sat in the driver's seat of the Chevrolet and quickly accelerated the speed of the car.
Robert also took out his mobile phone and started calling the men of the Shackford Police Department to ask them to do some preparations.
The reason he and Luke made up just now is that as long as the police station receives a donation, the donor will test the Shackford Police Station's ability to respond to emergencies, so they will do an emergency drill.
Of course, Luke will pay for this money, and part of it will be directly distributed to the police officers as bonuses. Police officers with outstanding performance can also get higher bonuses.
Robert specifically explained this to his subordinates so that they would not be perfunctory.
What unknown danger, what power, is far less simple and direct than a little money stimulation.
Hearing the cheers coming from the other end of the phone, Robert hung up the phone silently, and sighed suddenly: "You make so much money, shouldn't you have thought of this situation?"
"This is a kingdom of money, and the one who has money can even drive him 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 may be an enemy, a fool, or a psychopath. Most of these dangers can be prevented and resolved with money. So I chose to be a rich man, and I also made you and Catherine a rich man. It’s not for extravagance, it’s just to make us live a little safer. Money is just a tool to keep us safe.”
Robert was silent for a long time, and smiled wryly: "You are much more mature than when I was young. I think I really wanted to agree when they recruited me to join the gang to make black money."
Luke raised his eyebrows: "They? They won't be your old comrades in arms?"
Robert shook his head slightly: "It can be regarded as a boss for a period of time, but I can only be regarded as seconded. And they didn't know it. I knew what they wanted to do with me at the time, so I just need not apply for a transfer, and they have to let go I'm going."
Luke was still a little curious: "What do they want?"
Robert glanced at him: "Prohibited drugs are directly used by military aircraft, and at least one ton is carried at a time. As long as the ground staff and guards at the base are bribed, they don't have any risks. A large box can be brought out just like food and water."
Luke was dumbfounded, but still shook his head: "This is not small money. You have to follow them. In a year or two, you can become a millionaire, and it is not impossible to become a multi-millionaire. If you can refuse this temptation, you are no worse than me when you were young."
There was no happy look on Robert's face, but he continued: "That's what happened. It made me suddenly understand that I might not be doing anything for the United States as a soldier, although the recruitment advertisements always say so. But I have seen Many bureaucrats are not only corrupt, but also become big businessmen themselves. I couldn’t bear to continue to be comrades-in-arms with these people, and finally found a few old friends to help, and finally retired.”
Speaking of this, he paused: "Frank Custer helped me and asked his boss to let me go."
Luke frowned: "He, also participated?"
Robert shook his head: "No, he just helped me because he knew I didn't want to be there anymore."
Luke pondered for a moment: "Who is that boss?"
Robert: "Ray Skunov is considered to be in the Marine Corps, but he has a wide range of connections, including connections in the CIA, FBI, and the Homeland Affairs Administration."
Luke hummed, but pondered in his heart: This favor is really too heavy.
Frank Castel is Robert's biggest debtor, and Luke must pay more attention to his affairs.