Chapter Fifty-Six: Central Valley Raccoon City
Fresno, a small city in the Central Valley of California, USA, where Danny spent his happy childhood until he grew up, moved to Seattle with his parents three years ago.
It can be said that here, there are the best memories of Danny's childhood, and after the Williams family came to the United States, it also slowly developed from this place, which is the base camp of Danny's family.
Fresno has a modest history, starting as a small town on the Pacific Railroad and later becoming the sixth largest city in California through large-scale agriculture, becoming the county seat of Fresno County.
It forms a metropolitan area with surrounding cities, the second largest metropolitan area in the Central Valley, and Fresno is the cultural and economic center of the area, with a population of more than 1 million, second only to the Sacramento metropolitan area in the state capital of California.
In the previous life, California is a province, Sacramento is the state capital of California, that is to say, it is equivalent to a provincial capital, and Fresno County is equivalent to a city, and Fresno is the urban area of Fresno City.
Of course, this is like California's two megacities, Los Angeles and San Francisco, Fresno is like a child, maybe not even a part of their urban area, but Danny likes it very much, he was also born in a small county in his previous life, and the atmosphere here reminds him of his life in his previous life.
Although Fresno is small, it has developed very well, don't think that the population is only one million and think that it is too small, this is already a big city in the United States, and the United States does not have that many people.
Coupled with its convenient transportation, relying on the excellent environment of the Central Valley, agriculture is very developed, which is the biggest reason why the Williams family settled here after coming to the United States.
Speaking of the Central Valley, it is a basin bordered by the Sierra Nevada Mountains to the east, the Pacific Coast Mountains to the west, the Cascade Mountains to the north, and the Tehachabi Mountains to the south. The Central Valley is surrounded by tall mountain ranges.
The whole valley is flat and alluvial by two rivers, and the only outlet is formed in this way. Fresno, on the other hand, is right halfway between San Francisco and Los Angeles, in a triangular position.
Danny, who was sitting in the car, looked at the street in his memory through the window, the last time he came back here, it was not long after Danny crossed over, at that time, because he was not very adaptable to crossing over, and he was in a bad mood, so he recuperated here for a while.
During that period of cultivation, with the help of Danny's family and friends, Danny slowly recognized and accepted the facts, so his feelings for Fresno here are very special, because this is the "birthplace" of the new Danny.
"Grandpa Bill, not much has changed here since the last time I left, everything is still so peaceful and peaceful." Danny looked at it for a moment, then turned to Bill, the butler who was sitting next to him.
"There are still some changes, but it's not obvious, and it can't be compared to Seattle." Bill, the butler, also looked outside, and then said with a smile.
Fresno is not a very big city, there are not many high-rise buildings, which makes the whole city seem very empty, can make people look far away at a glance, and with the blue sky, the scenery is still good.
"By the way, how long has Sam been here?" Danny thought that this time it was not only himself who was back, but also Sam in Seattle, and although Danny was in Los Angeles and closer to Fresno, Sam had a private jet, unlike Danny, he could only honestly wait for the civil plane.
"I arrived half an hour ago, because there was an important guest to meet, so he went back to the manor first, leaving me to wait for you at the airport." Butler Bill replied.
"What important guest?"
"Mr. Mayor of Fresno, and the two city councilors, they have a lot of questions about the family's recent actions, so I need to explain it to them, after all, the family and they have a good relationship."
Danny hadn't met the mayor that Bill the butler was talking about, but he remembered that he had been mayor for many years, and he had a very good relationship with the Williams family, and the Danny family was very supportive of him sitting in the position of mayor.
The relationship between the two sides is mutually beneficial, this is not a collusion between officials and businessmen, but a legitimate political investment, and the Williams family is not only invested in this one, but also in the US Senate, Congress, the presidential palace, and so on.
"What are they worried about, you must know that our future plan is to use this place as the headquarters of the umbrella, and when the time comes, after the development of this place, his political achievements will definitely increase his strength, and he can go further in the future." Danny said with a pout.
Hearing Danny's words, Bill, the butler, said with a smile: "Danny, let me tell you, a politician doesn't talk about the future, only the present, and if our plan harms his interests in the present, then no matter how big the pie we draw, he will oppose it, at least until we make compensation." β
Danny is still too naΓ―ve, it can be said that the world of politicians cannot be understood by ordinary people, not to mention that Danny has rarely been exposed to this in his previous life and this life. "Ugh! It doesn't matter, I don't care about this anyway, let Sam have a headache! β
Thinking that he doesn't need to care about these at all, he just needs to make suggestions, and make some plans to strengthen the umbrella with the advantage of knowing the plot, as for how to implement it, it is not Danny's turn anyway, there are two treacherous and cunning old men sitting behind the scenes, plus a kind-faced and black-hearted Sam, Danny is reluctant to get involved in a bunch of troubles.
"Huh! Danny, it's a matter of time, sooner or later you'll accept everything, and the umbrella can be said to be built by you. Bill, the butler, looked at Danny and wanted to shirk it, and reminded with a smile.
"Oh! Grandpa Bill, can you not talk about this, I just made a suggestion, and besides, it's still early, when grandpa and grandpa get everything done, I'll just pick up the ready-made, hehe! Danny groaned, then joked again.
"Don't talk about that, let's talk about the fun! Is there anything interesting going on at home lately? Not wanting to talk about this troublesome thing, Danny bluntly changed the subject.
"That's a lot of funny things, remember the husky that your grandmother raised? It now has a new name, called Erha~~" Butler Bill talked about this, and his interest immediately increased, and he talked to Danny about the family's shortcomings.
Until they got home, the two of them were still unsatisfied, and sure enough, regardless of men, women and children, they all had a gossip heart.
Danny got out of the car and stood in front of the manor, remembering that Eva had asked if his family also had a manor, in Hobb Springs, and Danny just said that it was a little bigger and a little newer. But Danny didn't tell the truth, the Williams family's estate was much larger and more luxurious than the Hobb Springs estate.
Danny's manor is a typical ancient manor, the whole manor is made up of several large houses and castles, surrounded by green meadows, fields, farmhouses, pastures and woodlands, and the fields are not small, and many crops are grown.
This is the attention of Grandpa Danny, after all, the Williams family has never left the farmland, and it also relies on agriculture to develop.
Following Bill the butler into the castle, through a long hallway, to a parlor, Danny's father, Sam, and grandfather, Luther Sr., were discussing something.
"I'm back, didn't I say there were guests? How do you see you guys chatting here? Danny said with a smile as he walked over the butler Bill.
"Why did it take so long to come back? The guests are long gone. Old Luther raised his eyebrows and said.
"Don't blame me, the plane is late, and I'm different from Sam, I have a private jet, and I come and go as soon as I call it." Danny spread his hands and said helplessly. "How's it going with the mayor? Nothing is wrong, right? β
"It's okay! He will do his best to cooperate with our plan, but we will also have to pay some to compensate him for his loss. Sam replied calmly.
Hearing such a result, Danny glanced at the butler Bill, and it happened that the butler Bill also looked at him, and showed a meaningful smile to Danny, Danny rolled his eyes and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as you don't delay the plan, you can watch these things be done!" β
"How's it been at school lately? Is a person still used to it? Old Luther asked, knowing that in the eyes of Danny's family, he went to school alone this time, and many people, including Danny's grandfather, were also a little worried.
Danny leaned back on the couch and sighed and said, "School life is like that, except for class, class." But in other ways, it's very exciting, and it's still fun to watch Iron Man show up all over Los Angeles. β
Since Tony revealed his true identity, he has not worried about the upcoming troubles, he should eat and drink, attend party parties everywhere, and even borrowed Danny's ideas, and appeared on several TV talk shows, causing a lot of sensation.
"Humph! Little Stark is a troublemaker, too unscrupulous, and sooner or later he will suffer, so you'd better stay away from him so as not to get into trouble with the fishpond. Old Luther frowned and warned Danny.
"Don't worry! I'll be careful, and I've reminded him to pay attention, he's just a little hyperactive at the moment, and with his love of showmanship, he'll be much better in a while. β
"Either way, you have to take care of your own safety." Old Luther nodded, and then asked, "Are you coming back this time because of Stark?" β
Danny pulled out a data disk from his pocket and said with a smile, "I've got a lot of good things this time when I'm fishing in troubled waters!" What about grandpa? I'm sure he must have been glad to see that. β
"Old Burton has been staying in the hive base all this time, leading a group of people to study without sleep and food!" Old Luther returned to the road.
Hearing the name Hive, Danny didn't react at first, and then suddenly remembered that the name was his own idea, and at that time the main base of the umbrella needed a name, and Danny thought: Since the umbrella is there, and the T virus is also there, then it is not bad to have a hive base!
Thinking of this, Danny suddenly asked, "I said last time that I changed Fresno to Raccoon City, how is it going?" β
"Just now, the mayor refused, he didn't want us to change the name of the city."
"Hey! What a pity! But leave him alone, we'll give Fresno a code name, and it's called Raccoon City. Danny thought to himself as he spoke: Now it's time for the Flame Queen and the Tyrant, as long as you collect these two, you can summon the Divine Dragon then, wah, quack!
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