Chapter Seventy-Six: The Long Island Express (Part II)
At about three o'clock in the morning, John's prayer finally worked. William, the www.biquge.info of the pen "Fun", calls and tells him that Cornelius Jr. has found Adele and Little Ella. Both of them are fine, and they will go back to Manhattan with the Harolds as soon as it is dawn.
John's heart, which had been hanging for a night, could finally be put down. At this time, he is most grateful to his father, who has passed away for more than 20 years.
John used to think that his father had wasted most of his money on building a house. Stripping away the hugely expensive Bimore Manor, Dad spent nearly $2 million on this seaside holiday cottage on Long Island that year.
Now it seems that the father was so prescient. If he had built the same kind of common wooden villa back then, Adele and the others would have been in danger this time.
After silently thanking his father's spirit in the sky in his heart, John began to search for his past life memories once again. He should think carefully about what major natural disasters will occur in the United States in the future. This sudden hurricane scared him, it seems that there are still many natural disasters in the United States, and he doesn't want his family to be involved in such a terrible thing again.
It's a pity that John was not an American in his previous life, and little is known about the history of this aspect. Come to think of it, he only remembered Hurricane Katrina in 2006 and the Yellowstone Fire in 1988. Alaska seems to have had a few major earthquakes and tsunamis, but John's family shouldn't have run there if they were fine.
Forget it, let's think about the places where there haven't been major natural disasters. John thought about it for a long time, and really found a piece of feng shui treasure - the capital Washington, D.C.
If America's founding fathers really chose a place, Washington, D.C. has never had a natural disaster in its history, that is, the occasional snowstorm in winter. And after all, it is the capital, and social security should be a little better, not as chaotic as New York and Detroit.
John remembers that his father had left him a property on the banks of the Potomac River. Although the house was small, it was enough for John's family of three. And the location is also good, quite close to Capitol Hill, and there are cherry blossoms to see in the spring.
Originally, John's family had a small ranch in Washington, D.C., called "Paradise Mountain", but it was sold to Donovan last year when it was raising funds for FedEx. David, the eldest son of the "CIA father," studied agriculture and is said to have raised a lot of cows there.
At daybreak, little Tom came to John and informed him that the plane was ready. Little Tom didn't sleep all night, he only contacted his family in the morning. The old Thomas family's vacation home was washed away, but nothing happened to anyone, except for his brother Dick, who was slightly injured.
Seeing Tom's haggard look, John didn't dare to let him fly. He inquired about the availability of a place on an American Airlines DC-3 that would be on a morning flight to New York. The plane, while requiring a stopover in Chicago, was better than risking flying it yourself.
On the plane, John has been lamenting that he was late and missed the classic DC-3. Even if you don't count the famous C-47 transport aircraft (the military version of the DC-3), the vitality of this aircraft in the civilian market alone is enough to leave all other aircraft in the dust.
Even in John's previous life, before the crossing, he had seen the DC-3 in the civil aircraft market, and the price was $20,000 after the turboprop was modified. Is there any other aircraft in the world that has been on sale for more than 70 years?
Unfortunately, it was useless for John to be greedy, and Douglas began mass production of the DC-3 in 1935. He's destined to miss out on DC-3.
Because there is a three-hour time difference between Los Angeles and New York, by the time John arrived in New York, it was already late at night. Little Ella is already asleep, and Adele is still waiting for him. As soon as they met, John held his wife tightly in his arms and was reluctant to let go.
"Frightened, huh?" John cupped Adele's little face with both hands, and asked with concern as he looked at it. Adele had always been so weak in his mind that it was hard to imagine how she had survived that terrible night.
"It's starting a little." Adele was a little embarrassed by her husband's eyes, and her face flushed rosy. But now she was even more reluctant to break free from John's warm hands, "Thankfully, Mrs. Janet was there. I didn't even know what to do when the sea washed into the house. ”
"Is Lady Janet alright?" John kissed his wife on the cheek, "Let's take the time to say thank you tomorrow." ”
"Hmm." Adele pressed her face to her husband's chest and nodded obediently.
Then she remembered something again, and quickly told John about the situation at home: "The entire first floor of the house was flooded, and the garage was also flooded. But the second and third floors are fine, but the windows in some rooms are broken. Cornelius Jr. said that the foundation of the house was very strong, and it would be fine to soak it for a few more days. ”
"How's little Ella? You don't have a cold, do you? John didn't care about the house at all, he cared more about his daughter's situation. Although the house was not washed away last night, it also entered the water, and today it rushed back to Manhattan in the rain, don't get sick, little one.
"No, she's in good spirits." Adele suddenly remembered something and burst out laughing. "She didn't know where to catch a small fish, not to mention that it was a guest at home, and she had to put the fish in the bed to sleep together at night."
John was also happy, it seems that little Ella is quite nervous, and not only was she not scared last night, but she had a lot of fun. Also, it was difficult for such a young child to understand how dangerous it was at the time. This hurricane may be a new and exciting game for her.
The family felt so comfortable together that John slept late the next day and didn't wake up until late. After breakfast, lunch, he began to ask Wolf about transporting relief supplies.
Wolf told John that since this morning, the company has been moving 168 trucks to Prowittens, where the Rhode Island state government is located. Fred is there now, directing the loading of relief supplies, and he will personally lead the team to New York early tomorrow morning.
Wolfe is just reassuring, and John is very satisfied with FedEx's execution. At noon, even William called and praised FedEx for its responsiveness "no less than that of the National Guard."
Of course, William didn't call to compliment him. He told John that dozens of media outlets had gathered on the Providence side to cover the cross-state rescue and get John ready.
At first, John thought William's self-promotion was a bit too explicit. If you want to publicize it, you have to wait for the convoy to arrive in New York, and you can do it through the mouth of that side. Of course, the hymn is for the recipient to sing, and there is no reason to sing the hymn to yourself. Is it appropriate for the convoy to boast so much before it has even started?
Upon further inquiry, John found that things were not so simple. Many of the media outlets that went to report were the royal mouthpieces of the [Democratic Party] over there. It seems that the top leaders of the two parties have a big deal to do.
The United States is a federal country, and the relationship between states and provinces is completely different. When something happens in one state, it's only natural that another state will sit idly by. It's nice not to close the borders to prevent the influx of refugees, so why use our state's taxpayers' money to help you.
Moreover, New York is now controlled by the National Party, and Rhode Island is the territory of the Republican Party, and the sudden closeness and love between the two state governments is obviously a signal of reconciliation between the top brass of the two parties.
It seems that the rumors that Roosevelt was ready to recruit Republican bigwigs into the cabinet are likely to be true. Also, the war is about to start, and without the support of the Republican Party, which represents the interests of the big capitalists, Roosevelt will not be able to play at all in the future.
There is no way, who let the military naturally have a close relationship with the big capitalists and industrial giants. Historically, U.S. Secretary of the Army Stimson and Secretary of the Navy Knox during World War II were both Republican bigwigs.
Uncle Stimson has always been non-partisan, but this Knox is a hardliner in the Republican Party. The year before, he had partnered with Alfer Langdon as the Republican vice presidential candidate and had fought Roosevelt.
With this in mind, John paid more and more attention to this relief operation. The high-level leaders of both parties have set up the stage for him, and it is not a sin for him to not work hard as a singer.
John hurriedly asked Fred to go to an advertising agency and make a batch of slogan banners to hang on the car. Two banners are hung on each car, one side is "one side is in trouble, all parties support", the other side is "FedEx, the mission must be achieved", and there is a slogan on the front of the car "Emergency relief materials, please do not collide!" ”
He repeatedly told Fred to check the condition of the car and pay attention to the driver's mental state. Keep the formation neat during the march and make the momentum sufficient. After the transportation of the materials is completed, leave a part of the drivers and vehicles to participate in the follow-up disaster relief work, all the expenses of the company to come out, remember to pick a few representative drivers to come out for interviews.
After hanging up the phone, John also had to go to the media he knew and asked them to prepare a specific publicity plan. I wanted to accompany Adele and Ella, but I didn't expect to get a lot of work, which made him feel very sorry.
Adele is very reasonable, she knows that her husband is doing the right thing. Under the pretext of going to see Mrs. Janet, she took little Ella out with her after lunch.