In the garage where Tommy lived, the lid of the old C2 was open, and Tony was leaning in to check the parts, while Tommy was next to him, taking out different tools from the toolbox and handing them to him, according to his brother's request.

"I don't think I'm reading material, Tommy, I'm probably more like my father, I haven't inherited my mother's wisdom, when my mother is alive, there are always ways to solve the problems of the family, and you are obviously the one who is more like Mom in the Hawke family." Tony took the wrench that Tommy handed him, unscrewed a screw and threw it aside, and took the opportunity to look at his brother and said.

Then he continued to lean over and busy: "I mean, I'm willing to help you, but I don't have a smart brain like you, I didn't even finish high school, and what's more, if I were given a map of the United States without the names of places, I wouldn't know where Maryland was on the map." ”

Tommy picked up the cracked old screw and played with it in his hand: "The United States Naval Academy, the United States Air Force Academy, the West Point Military Academy, according to the relevant congressional acts, the United States Senators, Representatives and Congressional representatives have two places for free recommendation every year, as long as the recommender is between the ages of 18 and 24, is in good health, and is a citizen of the United States of America, if he meets this condition, he can enter the school with the recommendation letters of those big people, which is amazing, right?" That's the magical America, fuck the grades, it doesn't matter. ”

"Are you talking about college or joining the military? It sounds like there is no difference between the conditions of recruitment and the conditions under which soldiers are recruited in the United States. Tony changed the screws, straightened up and looked at Tommy, and asked, a little confused:

"Could it be a lie, maybe they lied to you that they could let me go to college with a letter of recommendation, but in fact they threw me directly into the army and sent me to those military bases overseas to wait for mold, after all, politicians often do deceitful things."

Tommy threw the screw at the trash can in the corner, and the accuracy was a little poor, and it smashed into the barrel with a noise.

He twisted the black oil stains on his fingers and said to Tony: "Actually, there is still a little difference, without a letter of recommendation from a councilor, you can only be deceived by the government to join the army and become moldy, but, with a letter of recommendation from a councilor, you can go to the Naval Academy to study, and the time you study at the Naval Academy will also be counted in the service period, you have been a naval officer since the day you entered the school, although you are a midshipman, but those soldiers of the same age who do not have a letter of recommendation and are moldy in various bases, if they have the opportunity to see you, they need to salute you obediently, I'll call you, sir. ”

"That is, with a letter of recommendation, I can enroll as a university student and a midshipman even if I am illiterate? Won't you be dropped out of school because of bad grades? Tony looked incredulous as if he had heard a fantasy: "This is so bizarre, me?" A guy who dropped out of high school and didn't even know how to spell the word navy could go to college and become a naval officer......"

Tommy smiled and nodded: "As long as you don't commit crimes that violate American law such as strong X, X trafficking, murder, and treason during school, you will basically not drop out of school, and you will not drop out of school with poor grades, because there is a small additional clause on your recommendation letter to distinguish people like you from those who are admitted to the naval academy with their own efforts, and the additional condition is that you need to be drafted into the Navy after graduation and serve in the Navy for at least three years, because you are recommended because you are determined to serve the country and protect the great United States, That's why you got this opportunity, so no matter how bad your grades are, the Navy won't let you go in vain, they will find an opportunity for you to contribute, even if it's just for you to help the Navy repair cars. ”

"I'm going to fix cars for the Navy? What exactly did I do after college than I did when I didn't? So what am I wasting four years for? Tony couldn't help but laugh when he heard Tommy's words.

"No, I won't let you repair the car after graduation, you only need to stay in school for four years, you can get the rank of warrant officer, after four years, I will help you arrange a good position, and in the future, you will be promoted every time you arrange a good position, I will do my best to help you prepare enough chips to impress your commander, it is now 1984, in my fantasy, you will be a captain in ten years, a colonel in twenty years, if there is no better development in thirty years, maybe you can only be a poor general, if the development is good, if the development is good......" Thirty years later, Tommy didn't continue, but handed Tony a beer, and then changed the subject:

"Of course, the future is too far away, you go to the university to report, you want the SSD fraternity members of that school to like you, treat you as a brother who is willing to trust and befriend, don't worry about the cost of maintaining friendship, you don't have to lack money, you can take those people to a party every week, go for a ride, lend them money, and don't even need them to pay it back, as long as they always respect you, the most generous and righteous brother, so that they can't refuse something you propose someday in the future, that's it."

Tony took the beer and poured it into his mouth: "If an organization like SSD is called a gang if it is on the streets, it is called a fraternity only in college, can I understand it like this?" ”

"Of course, you have to become a core figure in the SSD college gang, and after my research on the SSD members of the Naval Academy, I will give you a list of whom you need to focus on maintaining relationships." Tommy opened a beer for himself and looked at Tony.

Tony lowered his head in some interest: "Actually, I'm going to school for you, right?" You decide everything about me, I'm one of those puppets in the circus, and you take a few strings to manipulate me to walk. ”

"Some time ago I finished reading a best-selling book called "Twenty-Four Billy", the author is called Daniel Case, the story does not attract me much, but the psychopathic protagonist said a sentence that made me deeply convinced, he said, only a wise man with great wisdom can manipulate and change the fate of himself and others, and the implementation of the plan can be entrusted to the fool who trusts him, I don't want to manipulate you to be a clown, Tony, I need your help, I need your trust, what I want to manipulate and change is the fate of the Hawke family, The prerequisite for changing the Hawke family is that the Hawke family can only have one brain responsible for thinking, and the rest of the people are responsible for execution. Tommy walked up to Tony, raised the beer in his hand, and looked at his brother:

"I know it's uncomfortable to have someone else make decisions for you, but the Hawke family can't go on like this, and you and Ashley's children inherit your garage or your father's shipbreaking yard? Continue to nest in Warwick, repeat your childhood? Hawke's family can change their life and social status. ”

Tony picked up his beer and touched Tommy, then poured it into his mouth and said with a smile: "So, the United States needs an officer who doesn't know the spelling of the word navy to guard it?" It's the funniest joke I've heard this year. ”

"My business will get bigger and bigger, and when it's big enough, even if I don't do anything wrong, trouble will definitely come to my door, so I need the protection of powerful people, and if I can, I hope that the person who shelters me is my brother." Tommy looked at Tony, slowed down, and said seriously.

Tony looked down at the beer in his hand, and then looked up at his brother in front of him, he hesitated for a moment before he said equally seriously: "Do you know, my dear brother, I am not interested at all in what you said before, but your last sentence is very correct, if trouble comes to you, your brother will always stand in front of you, yes, I mean, I will go, from the moment you were born in the Hawke family, I have the responsibility to protect you." ”

"Thank you, brother." Tommy said to Tony.

Tony let out a sip of wine and digested the news that he was about to become a college student and a midshipman naval officer, before he smiled and asked, "Seriously, Tommy, does your business of selling software or books need to be so complicated?" ”

"I'm not in business, I'm a country farmer who grows mushrooms." Seeing Tony's face relaxed, Tommy also breathed a sigh of relief, and said with a smile, "Do you know how to grow mushrooms?" Feed them the most poop, hide them in a dark corner, and wait for the harvest. ”

After listening to Tommy's words, Tony thought about it seriously for a while, but still didn't understand, and raised his head to look at Tommy: "So I'm ...... Is it a mushroom, or is it fucking shit? ”

"Try not to mention that you are of Italian origin, you can take the initiative to identify yourself as German, which is easier when socializing in military academies." Instead of answering Tony's question, Tommy shifts the subject.

"So, what do I do? Looking for some textbooks to review your homework and get ready for school? ”

"That's right, first you have to go home and tell Daddy and Ashley that you're going to college, and then just wait for the recommendation letter and acceptance letter to come to you." Tommy said to Tony:

"I'll help you transfer 200,000 yuan first, which will be used to pay for your communication with the SSD members, if it's not enough, call me at any time."

When Tony heard this number, he couldn't help but widen his eyes: "Two hundred thousand? Going to a bar and drinking was enough for me to take a group of people from college to age. ”

"When you go, you'll know, socialize with those people, 200,000 is just the basic communication fee for a year, anyone needs your help, call me, I'll help you decide whether to help him, and then ......" Tommy patted Tony's shoulder, and before he could finish speaking, outside the garage, the maid Dorothy came over with a cordless phone:

"Mr. Hawke, there's your number, it's Mr. Dennis Herbs."

"Okay, thanks for the reminder, Dorothy." Tommy took the phone from the other party: "Hey, Dennis, you should have had a lot of fun in Los Angeles these days, right, otherwise why would you keep ...... What？ What the are you doing? You can't ...... Ask for more blessings, I'm not God, I can't save you, not only can't I save you, but I'm even thinking about how to explain it to the outside world now to make them believe that I don't know you! Foolish*! What the am I ...... You're a genius, Dennis! I often tell people that Dennis has a brain comparable to that of Albert Einstein, and that I'll get there as soon as I can. ”

When Tommy hung up, Tony curiously asked Tommy, "What happened?" ”

"That guy from Dennis wandered around and ran to Elmont, L.A., where he cameo coached a team at a community children's soccer game." Tommy sighed and closed his eyes for a few seconds before speaking.

Tony asked puzzled, "It sounds like this guy has finally done something meaningful, so why are you excited just now?" He beat up the coach of the opposing team? ”

"No, it's worse than that, that stupid* mom of three child players slept within six hours of the game, and that neighborhood was a military community, and those who were alone in the empty rooms were wives of active duty U.S. servicemen stationed at various bases, you know what I mean? I'm trying to help the veterans raise money while my best friend is at their wife. Tommy opened his eyes and said to Tony:

"When the three young mothers were talking to each other, they found out what the bastard was doing, so they teamed up to detain him there, and asked him to compensate for the loss of their deception, or else lock him in his room, pour some aphrodisiacs, and make the old and ugly women of the community line up to enjoy him, and make money by using him as a cowherd."

"So Dennis told you to save him?" Tony frowned slightly: "My suggestion is to wait for him to be by the ugly girls for a week before saving him." ”

Tommy shook his head: "No, he saved himself and just asked me to do a small favor, hoping that I would take the money out and lend some principal to those women, and he promised that the women would pay me back, and then I found out that he did a really good job." ”

"What's the matter? * The wife of an American soldier is doing a good job? Tony asked with a complicated expression.

Tommy exhaled heavily: "Dennis is ready to let them buy prescription drugs for the reason of mailing drugs for their military husbands, because of the particularity of their profession, the military has a higher chance of suffering from various mental illnesses, so it is more convenient for soldiers to buy medicines, and to avoid their own inability to integrate into the social environment, the US military law allows family members to take his case to the pharmacy to help buy it on their behalf, they can buy more prescription drugs than ordinary people and do not have to worry about the investigation of the Drug Administration, that is, as long as Dennis is willing, He will now be the biggest drug dealer in the military community in El Monte, and all military families will be his downline. ”

"And what are you going to do here?" Tony was a little sorry to hear that Dennis was not ravaged by the ugly girl, put the beer bottle aside, turned around and walked back to the car, continued to check the car, and asked.

Tommy held the phone and muttered, "I'm going to stop him, I know I'm going to let Jim take some bait to attract powerful people." ”

After thinking for more than ten seconds, Tommy dialed Jim Manz's phone: "Jim, I have come up with a more sincere plan, a prescription drug assistance program for military personnel, which can be summed up in one sentence, that military personnel and military families should have discounts or reductions in the purchase of prescription drugs, and the way should be more convenient." I thought about it, the military leadership, ordinary soldiers, parliamentarians, pharmaceutical companies will all like this plan, what do you think? ”

"How the did you come up with such a miserable plan?" After listening on the other side of the phone, Jim first took a breath of cold air, and then blurted out: "All the soldiers have become drug dealers? Buy prescription drugs in large quantities with discounts or reductions, and then sell them at black market prices to those who need them more in need? ”

Tommy looked out of the garage at the front yard of his house: "We're just helping them, and there's nothing we can do about what they get the medicine for, after all, America is liberal, and we don't have the right to interfere with them." ”

"Yes, everyone is happy, everyone likes the plan, except for the original drug dealer." Jim smacked his lips and responded, "I'll design it with that in mind, bye." ”

"Engage in the wife of a soldier, and then fool the other party to be a drug dealer." Hanging up, Tommy walked out of the garage and suddenly felt better:

"Dennis is definitely a man for president, and the people need him to lead America to greatness and immortality."

The first update, this will roll down and continue to code ~ strive for today's 10,000 words, to compensate for yesterday's update delayed because of the child's fever ~

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