Chapter 37: Windfall
Early the next morning, Jack received a text message from the bank, reminding him that the $5,000 bail he had paid had been returned, and then he remembered the poor father and son.
It seems that he hasn't thought about it since he paid the bail, it seems that the guy named Daniel Lawson has been quite honest since then, and Jack remembers that his son seems to be named Jacob.
At the beginning, because there was a shootout with the DU dealer in the parking lot, after saving Superintendent Gray, because he had been worried about the sequelae of the shooting, he never remembered to contact the other party, and he didn't expect his case to be solved so quickly.
So Jack called the other party, only to learn that because of his good track record, happened to meet a good-hearted judge, and Angela testified in court with a few good words, Lawson was only sentenced to 1 month of community service, and now he has escaped the lawsuit.
After thinking about it, Jack planned to drive to visit the father and son, after all, he helped people to the end, and he had done good things in the beginning, so he might as well care more, don't look back, this guy is making trouble again.
Buying a bunch of milk cereals and other foods on the way, thinking of the very dilapidated stroller he saw at the door, Jack simply spent another 100 dollars, bought a brand new children's bicycle, and drove to the white two-story building again.
It's a mid-range neighborhood on Genesee Street, and Jack noticed that although the residents around it are mostly blue-collar workers, there aren't too many African-American people, and the streets are old, but very neat and clean.
Daniel Lawson was still a little nervous when he saw Jack in civilian clothes, and his son Jacob was also timidly clutching his father's pants, as if he remembered that nightmare morning again.
Jack smiled and put down a large bag in his hand: "It's okay, I'm relieved to know that you didn't go to jail, and I also brought a gift for little Jacob, which is in the trunk of the car." ”
Lawson showed gratitude, and kept thanking him, seeing this man who was crushed by life early, Jack felt sad for no reason, once upon a time, his father who died early in his previous life was so similar to him.
Took out a blue stroller from the trunk, unpacked it, and pushed it in front of little Jacob, seeing the child happily riding around the yard, the two men showed a happy smile on their faces at the same time.
"So, what are your plans for the future?" Jack asked.
Lawson's face was now a little less sad, and there seemed to be more hope in his eyes: "I'm going to sell my current house and move to Salt Lake City, where my father runs an auto repair shop, and he is willing to accept me and my son." ”
Jack casually asked, "Did you find a buyer?" ”
Lawson shook his head: "The economy is very bad right now, and this is not a particularly good neighborhood, and the bank gave me three months to take the house away if I can't repay the loan in time." ”
Jack was a little hesitant, no matter what the future of him and Hannah was, it would not be a matter to always live in her house, especially if he really became a couple with her in the future, it would not really be a soft meal.
Although he really doesn't have much money on hand now, and he was very reluctant to take out loans to spend before, there is a certain stubbornness in the bones of the Seris people, which makes him not mind making some early investments in real estate.
Besides, now that he is also a full-fledged LAPD police officer, banks are still more willing to give better loan terms for the profession of police officers.
In fact, during this time, he has not given up looking for suitable rental opportunities, and the agent has also introduced some, but there has been no eye-catching, and now this house makes Jack very interested.
The house is not big, there are a total of 4 rooms on the upper and lower floors, plus a living room and two washrooms, a total of about 200 square meters, there is a small basement that can be used as a storage room or later converted into a firearms storage room, if a room next to the living room is transformed into a closed kitchen, it can basically meet Jack's needs.
The most important thing is that this house has a big backyard, which is where little Jacob is now riding a small car in circles, which is seventy or eighty square meters, which gives him a lot of ideas.
"Would you like to resell this property to me?" Now that he has moved his heart, Jack no longer hesitates, as a traverser, and with a system, this confidence is still there.
"You're not kidding?"
Lawson was delighted, he could not repay the mortgage for the time being, if the house was really taken away by the bank, auctioned at a low price, and even the remainder of the money could be recovered, it would be even worse for him to be in his current financial situation.
Jack smiled and shook his head: "Don't be too happy yet, you need to find a real estate agent to quote first, I'll see if the price is appropriate, and then I have to ask a friend to help evaluate it, after all, I don't know much about this aspect." ”
Lawson was so happy that he nodded his head and immediately started using his mobile phone to contact the real estate agent.
Jack also took out his mobile phone to contact John, after all, he was the only one he knew who was familiar with the industry, and it couldn't be better to find him.
After agreeing with John to come over after work in the evening to help him look at the property, Jack went to the bank in the afternoon to apply for an early approval letter for a formal loan.
He looked up the whole process on the Internet, and the process was quite complicated, but fortunately there were transfer escrow companies, and he could handle everything with just a fee.
"I checked the structure of the house and the water and electricity lines, and there were no problems, the house was built less than 10 years ago, and there are very few repairs to be made. The other party's offer of 45W dollars is also very reasonable, and in terms of the surrounding land price, you have picked up a bargain. ”
John finished checking it and congratulated with a smile.
Jack made up his mind, but he felt a little sympathy for that Lawson, in this damn country, a happy middle-class family, just because of some changes, almost no chance to make a comeback.
But that's all I can do, and I hope that the father and son, because of their own insignificant help, can start a new life in Salt Lake City.
"So you're going to move out soon?" Seeing Jack enter the door at night, Hannah, who had just finished exercising, suddenly put on a resentful expression on his face.
Jack smiled and stroked her head, deliberately rubbing her blonde hair, an expression that was too inappropriate for her sweetheart.
"I've got to have a home of my own."
Seeing that she was still unhappy, he deliberately teased her.
"There will be a need for a hostess in the future, so I don't know if someone is interested."
Hannah's face flushed and she wrapped her arms around him. Smelling the smell of flower dew on her body because of sweat, Jack couldn't help but think of something.
It's not that he dislikes Hannah's body odor, he used to be crawling and crawling during training, and he has long gotten used to it, in fact, at some point, the smell full of female hormones is quite sultry.