readx; Chapter 221

"What about the woman?" On the third day, what I didn't expect was that Denel was actually in Las Vegas - I knew he must have come for Dick's business. Pen Fun Pavilion www.biquge.info Mike sent him in to get things sorted out.

You know, Mike hunts down the madman Dick, and everything is done in secret. Including the gunmen sent this time, and the men who helped me search, they were all Mike's own people.

The madman Dick is also an important member of the family - in a sense, his downfall was caused by a conflict with the family's current number one "rebel" Pulsatilla. And from beginning to end, the madman Dick did not openly rebel against the family. Even after Mike became the head of the family, many of the family members demanded that Dick be given a fair conclusion.

Of course, Mike himself knows very well that if a madman doesn't die for a day, we can't be at ease for a day. But even if he is the head of the family, he cannot arbitrarily execute an important member of the family.

Although after the New York incident, we also planned a series of purges and killed several disobedient little bosses in the family, but the weight of the madman Dick is not comparable to those people! Not to mention that he used to be one of the giants in the family...... You know, Mike now has a lot of territory and power in his hands that he has taken over from the madman. He can't openly hunt down madmen, because there is no excuse!

Although I had told Mike on the phone that Dick was dead. I saw his head smashed like a watermelon. But Denel still ran for himself. He was the only person Mike trusted in the family. He was solely responsible for getting the matter in order—including the poisoned woman Dick had left behind.

"The woman is still alive!" Denel said lightly with an expressionless face.

I sighed, remembering the day in the desert when I was so angry that I threatened the madman and tortured the woman with the most cruel means to blackmail Dick. I'm scared - when did I become such a brutal bastard?

Denel stood up, walked to the edge of the room, pushed open the window, looked back at me, and said coldly, "You smoke too much, the air here is terrible." ”

I didn't seem to hear him say anything, just sighed, "I can't imagine that a madman like Dick has a woman he cares about." It's good that he still has a little surname, otherwise ......"

Denel looked at me, his gray eyes were a little strange, and then he slowly spoke, "Do you know who that woman is?" ”

I shook my head.

Denel laughed a little - oh my God, I finally know why Denel always had that lifeless look - what an ugly laugh!

"Do you remember that the reason why brothers Buck and Dick hate you to the bone is because their nephew died at your hands?"

"Yes." I nodded. Smiled wryly - it was a complete accident! Who told them to send someone to kill me first? I've never felt guilty about the nephew who killed Buckdick.

"That woman is the mother of the nephew who died! That is, Dick's favorite woman in his life. She was a distant cousin of Dick, a poor widow, and her only son died at your hands. Denel said slowly.

I nodded, remembering what Denel had told about Dick when he introduced the family.

Seeing that I didn't speak, Denel frowned and said, "Don't you want to say something?" ”

"What?" I'm a little puzzled.

"That woman!" Denel said, "Do you really want her to live?" Although she is only an insignificant ant, after all, you are her worst enemy! Her son died at your hands, and then Dick Buck died at your hands...... Is it so easy for you to keep such a person who is full of hatred for yourself? ”

"What do you want to say?" I looked at him coldly.

"Kill her! Although she is not harmful to you at the moment, it is even more pointless to keep! Kill her! You have to learn to wipe out anything that is not good for you, even if it's just a thousandth chance! ”

"No!" I refused: "I said it, she must live!" ”

"Pedantic!" Denel showed no mercy to me, and said with a mocking smile: "You said a while ago that you once swore an oath, and you don't want to be a guy who believes in an oath." ”

I shook my head and said lightly, "I don't believe in oaths - but I made promises!" I am a man who keeps his promises. ”

Denel didn't laugh again this time, he looked me up and down a few times, was silent for a moment, and then said a word.

"You're an interesting person, and frankly, I like you. Because you're so much like Mike -- like Mike when he first came back from Europe! ”

My heart moved, and the ghost sent me to say, "Is there any difference between Mike now and before?" ”

Denel understated that "there is! He became much more ruthless. ”

I was silent for a while, feeling that the atmosphere seemed a little oppressive, then smiled and said, "I have one more thing to tell you - a friend asked me to bring a few words to Mike, but I will go back to China after dealing with the matter here." I don't think I'll have a chance to meet Mike anytime soon, so I'll tell Mike about that. ”

I relayed John Depp's words to Denel, and when I relayed them, Denel never spoke, until I said John Depp's name, and his eyes finally showed a bit of solemnity.

"Who is John Depp?" I stared at him closely.

Denel's expression was a little unnatural: "One of the heirs of the Locke family, but he is still in the stage of being investigated. ”

My heart sank, and then I was relieved - this was what I had thought of a long time ago.

After a few seconds, Denel suddenly walked up to me, picked up my cigarette case on the table, and pulled out a cigarette to light for himself.

It could be seen that he was a little uneasy.

"You said you hated cigarettes." I didn't say it lightly.

Denel didn't answer me, just took a few hard puffs, then let out a long breath and sighed, "Mike is too anxious. ”

"What?"

"Family business!" Denel's tone was a little serious: "You know, Mike is very ambitious - in fact, he is really good!" He is one of the best parents of the Dawson family in nearly 50 years! He is even more iron-blooded than his father! More majestic! It's a pity that he's still too young! ”

I frowned and didn't speak—frankly, I didn't want to! I have no interest in the illegal business of those gangsters. I don't want to get involved either.

"It's all about you!" Denel suddenly burst into words.

"Me?"

"You gave Mike a dream!" Denel said slowly, "Do you remember what you said to Mike when you were looking for family cooperation? You say, "You can help Mike develop the Dawson family into another Locke family!" It was your words that completely ignited Mike's ambitions! Become a big family like the Locke family? What a joke! The current generation of the Locke family controls more than half of the U.S. [***] fire deal! Now there are three councillors and five state legislators in the family! Two of them are also very promising to run for the next governor! Their family controls tens of billions of dollars in wealth - and that's just the surface! ”

Denel was a little impulsive, and his tone quickened: "What are we?" We are the biggest gang bosses! If the Dowson family is the darling of the American political axe, then we are the thorn in the side of the American political axe! Evolve into the Locke family? The people of the Locke family, even if they visit other countries, will be treated at the highest level - what about us? You know what people call us - vampires! Drug dealers! ”

I listened to him quietly, my expression calm.

Denel looked at me and said, "But those words of yours reminded Mike!" Makes him realize something he never thought of before! It's something that parents didn't even dare to think about in the past! You! It's you! ”

I still didn't speak.

"Mike is very capable! But the current times and opportunities are not right! You Chinese have a saying, heroes come out of troubled times! But now are not troubled times! So Mike's goal is too big and too dangerous! He's like a driver in a car now, looking at the car with his eyes on the planes in the sky, always wishing he could fly into the sky like an airplane -- and then he'll drive faster and faster...... At last...... Bang!!!! The car was wrecked and people died! ”

The corners of Denel's mouth opened into an ugly smile.

I said lightly, "Maybe that's not the only result!" You said it, Mike is very capable! He's an extraordinary guy! Or can he do it? ”

Denel sneered: "Maybe! You know what? He once said to me: The family is full of idiots who are full of women and money and drugs! He couldn't find someone who could help him, he couldn't find anyone he could look at! But he admires you! He once said regretfully: It's a pity that you are not a member of the family! It's a pity that you're an outsider! ”

I realized something was wrong in my heart and frowned, "Why are you saying this to me?" Wasn't Old Denel always the most loyal member of the family? What are you saying this to me, an outsider? ”

Denel gave me a deep look and said slowly: "Because I just said, I like you very much, you are as smart and likable as Mike was when he first came back from Europe, and you are sensible!" And ......" He threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, and looked at me again, his tone more slow and low, and the inscrutable old fellow whispered to me, "It's like a cigarette, and though I hate it, I'm smoking it now—a lot of things aren't static, are they?" ”

He smiled weirdly.

This is the end of our conversation on this topic, and I don't want to continue on this topic any longer.

I already smelled a hint of danger - I didn't want to get myself into trouble again.

I pretended to be casual: "You just said Mike was too anxious - what's going on?" Does it have anything to do with John Depp's words? ”

Denel sat down, and he sat on the couch, next to me, his aging body like an old cat curled up all the time.

"It matters! We've been on a business lately! Mike is determined to meddle in the arms business! ”

"Now?" I frowned: "But the legalization of the family's business has not been completely done yet!" It's too impatient to develop in such a hurry now! ”

"I know! Mike himself knows it! Originally, we also thought that your opinion was very correct - to keep the light and develop secretly, to completely bleached the family first, and then to meddle in other businesses - but this opportunity is too good! ”

"Tell me about it!" I smiled wryly.

"A small country in Africa! In the last fifty years, that country has experienced fourteen coups d'état! To this day, the political axe army and the rebel army are still divided, each taking control of a part of the country's territory. We found a channel to learn that the Political Axe Army is preparing to buy a batch of arms! Mike is ready to intervene! We've actually been in contact with them twice, and we've had a good conversation. In fact, the family has been interested in the arms business for a long time, and we have been secretly preparing for a long time. ”

I frowned and said, "An arms deal from a small African country? For the sake of this small business, prematurely expose the family's development ambitions? Is it worth it? ”

"You don't understand!" Denel shook his head: "That country's political axe army currently has the advantage!" And they have deep ties in many small countries in West Africa! The political situation in that country affects the whole of West Africa! If we take them as a customer, it will be equivalent to opening the door to the West African arms market! Do you know how many coups and coups there are in Africa every year? To know! That territory has always been from Russia, but it seems that Putin's political axe strategy has changed recently, and the Russians can no longer do that market, if we can be the first to enter......"

I quickly thought about it in my heart, and I also felt that this temptation was really great!

In that kind of place in Africa, there are hundreds of coups in large and small countries every year! Undoubtedly a very suitable market for arms trading! And most importantly - those small countries in Africa, although they do not have great strength, but the African continent is full of rare minerals! Control the arms supply of a small country, and even control the entire country!! What is the Dawson family missing most right now? Not money! Not people! It's influence! Political influence!! This kind of influence is not available in the United States! Only in Africa try to develop its own power! And then in the eyes of those in Washington, the weight of the Dawson family became heavier - and finally they could embark on the path of legalization that I had set out in the first place - that is, cooperation with the political axe! Those political axe leaders, those parliamentarians, may disdain to be in the company of a drug dealer, but if this drug dealer controls several small countries in Africa and controls a lot of rare minerals, he has a certain political control ability and political influence in Africa! Then the situation is very different!

The temptation is simply too great!

"You're right! The temptation is indeed great! If it were me, I would do the same! I let out a long sigh.

Denel shook his head: "There is one more problem!" ”

"The Locke family?" I frowned, thinking of John Depp's warning.

"Yes!" Denel said: "The Locke family obviously has their eye on that market - but their conditions are too harsh!" The Locke family negotiated with them with a series of terms, and they were the real vampires! If the country's political axe agrees to their terms, then even if they finally get the support to eliminate the rebels, the benefits will all go to the Locke family! In the end, all the results were given to the Locke family, and the political axe of that country will become a puppet! ”

"So you talked to them too? Of course, your conditions are better than those of the Locke family! I smiled.

"Of course! You can't become a fat man by eating in one bite! We'll eat little by little! Instead of the lion opening his mouth, he scared the sheep away at once! Denel said lightly, "But the Locke family has clearly sent someone to convey a message to us. ”

"What did they say?" I frowned.

"It's about the same as what John Depp told you to relay." Denel laughed: "But John Depp's words are informal, and the words of the Locke family are the official reaction - they say we crossed the line!" ”

I'm silent!

Things are really difficult.

If it's just an ordinary arms business, maybe it's better to say. But since the Locke family has clearly issued a warning, it is undoubtedly beyond their power to compete with the Locke family for meat and eat with the power of the Dawson family!

If the Locke family wants to deal with the Dawson family, they don't need any violent means at all! All they have to do is put a little pressure on the political axe through the political forces controlled by the family, the damned congressmen and senators - if nothing else, as long as the head of the Locke family, John Depp's father, invites the FBI director to lunch tomorrow and then a few light-hearted words, then the Dawson family will be very sad!

My heart suddenly moved, and a thought came to mind, and I looked at Denel and said in a strange tone, "Why did you tell me so much detail?" Mike told you to tell me about this, right? Does he want you to ask me what I think? ”

"Yes!" Denel made no secret of it: "He did ask me to talk to you and see if you have any solutions." ”

I sighed: "I'm not the president of the United States!" Even if he is the president of the United States, many times he has to look at the face of the Locke family! ”

Denel looked at me with a bitter face and pondering, as if he hesitated, as if he had something to say.

"Chen Yang!" He said slowly: "I personally have some opinions, these are not Mike's words, just a little thing I want to say to you." He looked at me with a serious gaze.

I immediately understood what he meant, and said, "Okay! Please speak! I promise that I won't tell anyone, including Mike, about the conversation between us personally! ”

"You and smart!" Denel smiled: "It's really pleasant to talk to smart people. ”

"What do you want to say?"

Denel stared at me, and then suddenly threw a sentence: "I hope you don't have any opinions and solutions to Mike this time!" Don't help Mike with this! And I, I'll go back and say to Mike, you don't have any good ideas either! ”

"Why?" My face was calm.

Denel sighed: "Remember the car and plane analogy I just said? ”

There was something mocking in his tone: "The Dawson family is like a car now, and Mike is a driver. And the Locke family is a plane in the sky! Although our car is also very high-end, it is also very fast, and the driver is also great...... But...... A car is a car!! No matter how fast the car is, the speed will never be able to catch up with the plane! But if the driver can't see this clearly, but blindly accelerates to catch up...... to the end result...... I said it......" He looked at me, his eyes were as sharp as a knife, and he said slowly, word by word: "The car is destroyed and people are killed!" ”

I was silent for a while, pondered for a few minutes, then looked up and smiled, "Okay, Denel, I see what you mean - you go back and tell Mike that I don't have any good ideas!" ”

Denel got up to say goodbye, and he smiled lazily: "Okay, then I'm ready to try my luck at the casino now." Have a great time here! ”

I escorted him to the door and whispered, "Denel, you're a strange man. ”

Denel looked at me and smiled meaningfully: "My loyalty is only to my family!" And not personally! It's not a wise decision to be an enemy of the Locke family now! He looked at me with a deep gaze: "Chen Yang, you are a very good person, very smart, and very capable-I was thinking...... If...... If you're not an outsider and you're loyal to your family, maybe twenty years if you work with Mike...... Well, twenty years later...... You can really help Mike do his goal! Grow the Dawson family into a second Locke family! If you want to come to the U.S. and develop ......"

I understood the meaning of his words and smiled, "Unfortunately, you're talking about twenty years from now, not now!" Besides, I've always been lazy, and I'm going to work until I'm thirty-five years old, and when I earn enough money, I'll retire with a few wives, so twenty years ...... It's so impractical for me! ”

Denel said no more—he could tell in my expression that even I was resolute, so he was wise not to say anything more.

"That's right, Denel!" As soon as he walked out of the room, I stopped him again: "That woman...... What are you going to do about it? ”

Denel glanced at me and said in a low voice: "You agreed to my request today and did me a small favor, so I will definitely do you a small favor as a thanks!" I promise you that woman will live safely until the day she dies a normal death! Somewhere, though, is under the control of the family! It's just that she can't leave there freely for the rest of her life! ”

"It's like going to jail?" I frowned.

"Nope! It's so much better than going to jail! At least the conditions there are much better than in prison! ”

"Denel! I promised Dick! I hated that man, but I made a promise with him! And I don't want any more misfortune to happen to this poor widow who has lost her son and her man! I looked him in the eye.

Denel nodded: "I see...... There...... There is a small island in the Caribbean Sea, where the family stores some ...... Some goods, I'll send her there...... There will be someone there to take care of her, to watch over her, but she's going to be on that island for the rest of her life! ”

I felt a chill in my heart, and I didn't say anything but looked straight at him.

Denel sighed: "I know what you're thinking, but that's the limit of what I can do!" You know what? Before I came, Mike gave me a clear order, and he said: Leave no mouth alive! ”

I thought about it and sighed: "Well, that's all there is to it!" I think I should thank you. ”

With that, I reached out and shook his hand.

Denel glanced at my outstretched hand, as if hesitating, but shook my hand anyway.

His hands were cold and dry and strong—like an old piece of wood.

I smiled deliberately, as if it was very relaxed, and said, "Old Uncle Denel! It seems like the first handshake between us, right? ”

I remembered the first time I saw Denel Sr., in the lobby of the Dawson family headquarters, he appeared quietly like an old ghost, he was indifferent to me, and when I reached out to shake his hand, he ignored me, and simply turned away.

Denel's expression was relaxed, but his tone was very determined.

"Yes! It's the first time...... But I don't think it will be the last! He looked at me with a deep gaze.

After sending Denel away, I immediately called Yang Wei - because I wanted to talk to Denel, she deliberately avoided it and took Hansen to the casino for a casual walk.

"Let's prepare! Go home now! I said to Yang Wei on the phone.

"What's wrong?" Yang Wei smiled softly. Her laughter lightened my already irritable mood a little.

I suppressed the emotions in my heart and said with a wry smile: "Don't ask, let's get out of here as soon as possible and leave the United States!" Otherwise, another big trouble is coming! ”

Yang Wei didn't have any surprised expression, and still smiled lightly: "Trouble? I'm not surprised at all. You're always in trouble! ”

I smiled wryly and didn't speak.

Yang Wei's voice paused, and the other end of the phone was a little noisy, but her words still fell into my ears very clearly.

She said, "Xiao Wu, you said you want to go home immediately...... So, what are you going to do to solve that cute little trouble in the hospital? ”

I was stunned.

[Everyone, starting today, Yu Wang's book has entered the countdown to the end, and there are eight chapters left to end. I'm sure you all have a lot of emotions like me......

Also, if you have a ticket in your hand, let's help smash my other book, "The Changing Face", and thank you for your help. 】

[ps, in fact, "Face-Changing Samurai" is almost over, and I am really tired of writing two books in a year. My next new book will be about the city (it seems that everyone wants to dance and write about the city, so I will rewrite the city at everyone's request, hehe.) Regarding the news of the new book, I will inform you here in time, and I hope you will not rush off the bookshelf after reading this book. Otherwise, the news of the new book may be missed......]

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