Chapter 21: Anxiety and Reassurance
Hearing that there might be an ambush outside, Link also had a scene in his mind of someone nearby aiming at the door with a sniper rifle.
He knew that he might not be unjealous. So he didn't have the urge to follow Benjamin's advice to stay in the house. After the fire outside was extinguished, Douglas was the first to walk in.
"What did you find?"
"There were broken glass bottles, and strips of cloth that started the fire. There was also residual gasoline in front of and on the door. It must have been deliberate arson. Douglas muttered.
Warren, who came in, said: "Before the fire, I heard motorcycles passing by and seemed to stop for a while in front of the yard of the house. I heard a slight cracking sound and noticed black smoke coming in from the crack in the door. ”
Link nodded and said, "I heard it too." He paused. "Call the police. ”
Warren took out his phone and called the police.
Benjamin said on the side: "Boss, we have to be vigilant. I'm worried that there are gunmen in ambush outside. ”
Link immediately understood what he was worried about. He was worried that he was setting fire just to let him leave the house. Sure enough, he saw that all the windows on the first floor were curtained. This is to prevent snipers from finding out his exact location.
He nodded and said, "I'll stay in the house." ”
Warren has called the police. Within minutes, the police arrived. Two police cars and four police officers arrived, and they saw the situation at the scene, and they could judge that it was a case of arson of gasoline bottles without investigation. It was a vicious case, so they called two more police cars to collect evidence.
Because Link was the one who called the police, and when Link called a private lawyer, two police officers took a note of him in the house. The other six police officers were in the courtyard with flashlights searching for evidence.
After more than two hours of scrambling, the police did not find much evidence. After waiting for the police to leave, Benjamin said, "Boss, for your safety, I recommend leaving Las Vegas." ”
A long time has passed, and there are police officers searching nearby. Even if there were gunmen in ambush nearby, he would have evacuated now, so he felt safe outside. However, he didn't think it would be safe for Link to stay in this villa. Someone arson today, someone may throw bombs tomorrow.
He knew that his boss was getting along very badly with those casinos. And those casinos are gray — a mix of black and white — and can do anything. No matter how confident they were, they couldn't guarantee that Link, the owner, would stay on the turf of those casinos unscathed. If it weren't for the fact that Link couldn't have left Nedawa, he would have even suggested that Link go and hide in other cities for a while.
Link understood that his advice was for his own safety, and that he himself did not feel how awesome he was, and that he could not remain indifferent in the face of such an obvious threat to his life. It's just that he's thinking, if he's leaving, where can he go?
He didn't know if that would bring danger to his family.
His mind turned slightly, and he said, "Let's leave immediately!"
"I went to drive to the door. Benjamin said right away. "Mike, you go drive another car. When I drove the car to the door, Warren and Douglas covered the boss to get into the car. ”
Mike saw Link nodding and went out of the house with Benjamin.
Soon the G65 was parked at the door, and even the door of the back seat was open. Warren is in front and Douglas is on the side, and the two are much taller than Link. They blocked Link almost completely. They shoved Link into the car and immediately closed the door.
Benjamin didn't wait for them, and when the door closed, he said, "Boss, you lie down in the seat of the car first, and don't show your head." He said that the car had started quickly. Opened out of the yard.
The other three bodyguards also locked the door of the house and drove up.
After the car left the villa for a few hundred meters, Benjamin said: "Boss, it's safe for the time being." Where do we go now?"
Link sat down and said, "Back to Overtown." ”
If someone had sniped him when he had just left the house, he was still worried that someone would hunt him down at Overtown. But now he thinks the arson might have been just a warning.
The other party just threw a gasoline bottle, which means that the other party is not trying to burn him, otherwise the other party may have put a barrel of oil. And if you want to kill him, the short time he leaves the house is the best chance. Although he was embarrassed when he left, he was calm after leaving the villa. He believes that the other party has no intention of killing him at the villa at least. And that was most likely a warning to let him go.
Since it is a temptation, after he leaves Las Vegas, the other party should not be entangled anymore.
Of course, it is also possible that the other party is trying to force him out of Las Vegas and then do it on the road. Although he was worried, he also wanted to test whether the other party really wanted to die by himself or just didn't want to show himself up in Las Vegas.
If it is said that he is not afraid of death, it is impossible. But death doesn't mean that if you're afraid of it, it won't come to you. He felt that he was lucky, and if the other party planned to kill him on the road, he believed that his luck would not let him die.
However, it doesn't matter if the other party wants to intimidate him or really wants to kill him. He won't tie his hands.
It's just that he suspects that those big casinos did it, but there is no evidence. He needed a relatively safe place to look for evidence. And in Las Vegas, which is home to those big casinos, it's no longer safe for him to stay there. If the other party is just a warning, if he still stays in Las Vegas, it is easy for the other party to really attack.
He looked behind him, and the car of the other three bodyguards followed, and he felt a little more at ease, but he still reminded Benjamin: "Be careful on the road, too." ”
Benjamin said in a deep voice: "Boss, don't worry, we will guarantee your safety." He said with his signal lights on and their car in front.
In the morning, before it is fully light, there are almost no cars on the roads in the city. They soon left downtown Las Vegas. On the highway, however, you can often encounter oncoming cars. And most of them are big trucks that run long distances. If he didn't encounter a car like that, Link would be nervous. Murder is common with a truck crashing into a car.
But along the way, he lost his heart in vain. Both of them drove very fast, and both of them were speeding at more than ninety miles. The distance between cars is also relatively large, three or four hundred meters. But there are cars in between, but both cars keep one in sight of each other. Link was reassured by Benjamin. At least they didn't let their guard down just because they left Las Vegas.
I encountered a lot of trucks along the way, but there were no accidents. Away from their Las Vegas, Link's heart really settled, but his anger slowly began to rise.
Tonight was probably his most embarrassing moment in half a year. Now he is no longer the worthless kid he was at the beginning, he thought he should be a character in Las Vegas, but tonight's arson slapped him hard. The arson incident made him suddenly understand that in the eyes of some people, he was just the little person who was bullied at will.
The strong psychological gap made him feel embarrassed and embarrassed. But the anger in his heart did not completely burn his sanity.
He suspected that the arson was done by the big casinos, but he couldn't retaliate blindly without hard evidence. Because it may just provoke him, if he rashly launches revenge on the big casino, then there will be no day of relaxation between him and the big casino. Then he will one day die at the hands of those big casinos.
Moreover, if the big casinos didn't want him to show up in Las Vegas, it was unlikely that they would take an action as extreme as arson, and they could have spoken directly to Link face to face.
If you want to say who wants to see him and the big casinos fight to the death, of course, it is the small casinos, and it may also be those who want to enter the Las Vegas gambling industry.
Of course, Link was also wondering who he had offended during this time, and with whom he had a grudge, but although he was a good person, he really didn't offend anyone - except for Royce. But Royce was seriously injured, and now I'm afraid it's too late to add to the wound, and he shouldn't think about dealing with himself. Even if he wants to deal with himself for no reason, his father, who knows how to see the situation, will not allow him to do that.
All the way back to Hans's house, the car was parked in the front yard, and Link didn't get out of the car right away. In the car he said to Benjamin, "Which of the four of you is the most well-informed?"
"Mike. In Las Vegas, he had the most friends of the four of us. ”
Benjamin's friend, Link also understands that he can help find out the news. He nodded and said, "You ask Mike to come over." ”
Benjamin got out of the car and went to call Mike.
Mike got into the car alone, but Benjamin stood guard outside the car.
Mike got in the car, closed the door, and said, "Boss, I'm here." ”
Link looked at him and said, "I need to know who's going to deal with me." I'll transfer $200,000 to your account. You return to Las Vegas in the morning. This money is counted as your money to find out the news. ”
"Two hundred thousand is a bit much. Mike thought about it for a moment, but was honest.
Link nodded and said, "I'll still call you for the money." If there is more, you don't have to pay it back to me, your main job during this time is to help me find out the news in Las Vegas. In the future, I will also need to have something I want to know. So I want you to build my own intelligence system in Las Vegas. You can tell me if you don't have enough money. ”
He had already said this, and Mike didn't shirk it, saying, "Boss, I know how to do it." I'll be back to Las Vegas in the morning. "The money given by Link, in addition to letting him buy news, is also used to cultivate informants.
After Mike's explanation, he went back to the house. Benjamin came up and said, "Boss, we'll take turns keeping watch in the neighborhood." "It means to reassure Link.
Link didn't refuse, nodded and said, "Until the matter is resolved, I'll work hard for you." ”
He knocks on the door, and Barbara comes wearing an apron to open it. She was making breakfast.
Seeing that he rushed back at this time, although Barbara was worried, she didn't show it on her face, just hugged him and said, "Call me before I come back in the future." ”
Link nodded and said, "I'll be my mother!
"Of course, you go to the living room for a meeting, and it will be fine soon. ”
Link closed the door and said, "Jeff, are they up too?" ”
At this time, Jeff had already come out of the living room and asked, "You left Las Vegas in the early hours of the morning." You came back early. ”
Barbara said, "Honey, the kids should get up, or they won't be able to catch the bus." ”
Jeff was also worried that his adopted son was in trouble outside, and when he heard his wife say this, he also realized that now was not the best time to say that. He said, "I'll call them!"
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