North American Gunslinger Detective

Chapter 773 The beginning of the melee
Lester's bodyguard Benjamin is still very reliable. Although they are a formal security company, who doesn't have friends?

The Knights Club is a very interesting club. On the surface, it is just an ordinary membership club, but in fact it is a recruitment point jointly controlled by several well-known PMCs in the industry. For some veterans who have channels to know about this place, this is also a place for them to make money.

The security company where Benjamin works has nothing to do with this place. After all, they are mainly bodyguards for important tasks, and PMC's main partners are generally international organizations, non-governmental organizations, multinational institutions and the military. Most of the work content is foreign-related business. He also learned about this place through the introduction of others and came here to look for a job, but because most of PMC's workplaces are abroad, he finally refused.

But he also understood the nature of this place, and certainly would not refuse certain special businesses, even including intelligence support. The only question was how much money was involved.

Benjamin asked an acquaintance to introduce him to a broker, and the two of them sat in a secluded corner.

Because the introduction was made by an acquaintance, Benjamin did not keep it secret from the broker. He simply said that his boss needed someone to help with something and also gave a general account of the situation that might be encountered.

Of course the broker did not refuse his request. After all, the broker was not the one doing the work himself. He was only responsible for selecting the right person to do the job.

Because there is no detailed intelligence support at present, the amount of reward and the time of action cannot be determined for the time being, but the two parties exchanged contact information and the broker will wait for Benjamin's next contact.

Benjamin left the club and took two taxis before arriving at the new safe house. This time they were far away from the original safe house and came to the suburbs where the environment was more secluded. The previous safe house was exposed most likely because they were discovered by others after staying there for a few days, but the other party obviously did not determine the specific location. In this regard, at least Lester and the bodyguards were reliable, and no one could control the accidental exposure.

For Lester, moving some of the funds is certainly not a big problem. He has a lot of spare cash in his hands. Although he is not a super rich man, as the boss of a securities company under the foundation, it is not a problem for him to secretly take in some black money.

After Benjamin told Lester about the situation, Lester started to take action. Now that he had made the decision, he had to go ahead with it. Hesitation and fickleness were taboos for someone like him who worked in the financial securities industry.
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Mrs. Hareton was having a real headache now, she knew that she had become the target of others, but she didn't know who did it, because the person who attacked her was most likely Mr. Hareton's enemy or competitor, and she was not involved in his business, so she had no choice but to try to contact other people to give her some advice, so she contacted Mr. Hareton's previous boss.

The minds of politicians are always difficult to understand. For Harriton, the white glove, when he can do things for the people above him, no matter what he does, there will be someone to help clean up the mess. But after he gets into trouble, everyone is considering whether to cut ties with him to avoid getting into trouble.

In addition to building relationships, Harriton's most important job is to provide fundraising channels for various party committees. He has been doing this for more than ten years. No matter who has needs, they can find connections to contact him, and he will prepare various activities for party fundraising.

After Harriton's death, problems arose in the fundraising activities of a popular candidate. The most important thing now is for others to continue the campaign. As for the investigation of the cause of Harriton's death, it was basically handed over directly to the FBI by the upper level, which is what Jimmy is doing.

So after Mrs. Hareton contacted a certain big shot, the news she received was not ideal. Perhaps because Mr. Hareton's previous work was very effective, the other party still gave Mrs. Hareton some advice, mainly information about some competitors. In addition to the Elephant Party on the opposite side, there were also several candidates on her side who could be considered competitors.

But it was difficult for Mrs. Hariton to get help. It was an election year, and everything had to give way to party campaigns. Mrs. Hariton was basically useless now.

Mrs. Hareton was still recuperating and could not talk to the other party in person. She could only contact him by phone, but this sense of distance did not reduce the feeling of being rejected and abandoned. It still made Mrs. Hareton look very ugly. Although she didn't know what her husband had done for them in the past, it was too cruel to just throw him away and leave him alone.

After hanging up the phone, Mrs. Hareton asked the bodyguard to leave her room. After the bodyguard closed the door, she pushed all the things around her to the ground and burst into angry curses.

Although the bodyguards left the room, they could still hear noises from inside at the door. It seemed that the phone call just now was definitely not good. They were just bodyguards and would not intervene when their employer had nothing else to do, so they just listened to the noises inside at the door.

After a few minutes, the room finally became completely quiet. The two bodyguards looked at each other and turned to look at the door, but Mrs. Hareton did not call them.

Mrs. Hareton stood up with the help of the wheelchair. After so many days, she could already stand up and walk. She just sat in the wheelchair for recuperation and asked the bodyguards to push it. Anyway, she would not leave the house and the distance she moved was not far. However, she was still uncomfortable sitting in the wheelchair when she was in an excited mood, so she stood up and walked around the room to exercise.

Sometimes people tend to get stuck in a rut, especially when stimulated by external factors. This is the case with Mrs. Hareton now. She has experienced too many things in the past month, and coupled with being betrayed, she even suspects that her husband's death and recent events are inseparable from them. She is becoming more and more radical.

Mrs. Hareton called lawyer Sebastian and asked him to come over, and then began to plan how to move her family to ensure safety. Some things always need to be done.

The family lawyer would definitely respond to the family's phone invitation as soon as possible. Soon Sebastian came to Mrs. Hareton's safe house and saw Mrs. Hareton standing not far from the window in her bedroom, looking outside. The bodyguards were standing outside the door, and there was no one else in the bedroom.

Mrs. Hareton: "Sebastian, how long have you worked for the Hareton family?"

Sebastian: “More than fifteen years.”

Mrs. Hareton: "That's a long time indeed. Can I trust you?"

Sebastian was surprised. "Of course, Mrs. Hareton."

Mrs. Hareton: "I need you to leave for a while, go to school and take my children and mother to a safe place, don't tell anyone, and come back when you are done."

Sebastian lowered his hands, which were originally crossed on his lower abdomen, and asked nervously, "Are they in danger?"

Mrs. Hareton did not turn around, but still looked out, "Just to prevent the situation from getting any further."

Sebastian was a smart man. After thinking for more than ten seconds, he said, "Are you going to fight back?"

Mrs. Hareton: "Please, take them away and don't tell anyone."

Sebastian had been the family lawyer for more than ten years, and was of course very familiar with the family. Now that Mrs. Hareton didn't trust anyone else but him, what she was going to do must be very serious. Regardless of his experience of working with them or their friendship, he had no way of refusing Mrs. Hareton.

Sebastian: "I understand. Any other requests?"

Mrs. Hareton shook her head. "It's all right if they're safe. Take the bag on the table to them."

Sebastian: "Okay, Mrs. Hareton. ...Whatever you want to do, I hope you can wait until I come back." He took a bag on the table and turned to leave the bedroom.

Mrs. Hareton waited until Sebastian left the bedroom before turning around. She went to the bedside, took her bag, and pulled out a notebook. This was Mr. Hareton's belongings, kept in a safe. Mrs. Hareton found it when she was sorting out his belongings. There were many records in it that were very concise and could not be understood without someone explaining it.

Mrs. Hareton had been looking at this notebook frequently during this period. Even if it was just to maintain the operation of the foundation and other companies, the things here were necessary. Of course, she also saw some things she needed now in it.
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Jimmy waited for two days but didn't receive a call from Mrs. Hareton, so he had to go to her again. Mrs. Hareton did not leave the safe house, and the security here has not been challenged yet. Except for the bodyguards, Sebastian and Jimmy who had been here once, no one else knew about this place.

Mrs. Hareton did not give any information this time. She chatted with Jimmy for a while and then let him leave, but Jimmy found some abnormalities.

There were indeed several bodyguards here when he came here before, but they were all holding pistols at that time. This time, when he came here, Jimmy discovered through his mind's vision that there were several rifles placed in another room, and some boxes on the ground, but he couldn't see what was inside. Are they planning to start a war here?

Jimmy went downstairs and left, but after turning a block he returned to the apartment building, bought a cup of coffee and just stared at them downstairs.

Since he already knew the floor, and could determine their location based on the figures he observed with his mind's vision, he wasn't worried that they would disappear without a sound.

It seems that my previous actions have indeed stimulated them, and perhaps there will be results soon.

Jimmy kept watching like this for more than a day. Fortunately, he was able to hold on. However, he still guessed the time wrong. He thought they were ready to take action when he saw those things, but there was still no action. Except for two bodyguards coming out to buy food and bring it back, he didn't see them take any action.

Just when Jimmy was about to give up and go back to the hotel to take a shower, he suddenly saw the lawyer Sebastian coming out of a rental car, looking around and then entering the apartment. Just after he entered the apartment, a car also stopped at the door of the apartment. The driver and the passenger stared at Sebastian until he entered the elevator, and then they drove away.

Jimmy started the car and followed. He was lucky. Although Mrs. Hareton had hidden herself, as their family lawyer, Sebastian still came into the sight of many people. Now someone was following him and confirmed the location of the building. The two people who were following him would definitely go back and inform their boss behind them.

The two people who were following were obviously very careful. They left quickly after leaving the apartment building and walked around some blocks. If Jimmy hadn't followed him from a distance, he would have been discovered by them. However, Jimmy was very familiar with this kind of tracking situation, so he successfully followed them to the outside of a club.

The Knights Club, Jimmy was definitely not familiar with this place, and there were a lot of people inside. If he didn't go in and observe closely, he would have no way of telling who the two people were looking for. But if he went in, he would most likely be exposed, because from the people he observed, many of them had obvious military style and were very strong. It looked like this should be a place similar to a veterans club.

After thinking it over, Jimmy decided to continue watching from the bottom of the apartment building. No matter who was going to launch the attack, as long as Mrs. Hareton didn't leave, they would definitely have to come here.

Jimmy went back to the hotel to wash up, change his clothes, and called a taxi to leave. He used the cash he had purchased earlier to anonymously buy a used car and came to the vicinity of the apartment building again. Next, he planned to make long-term preparations to keep an eye on them.
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Lester was watching TV in the safe house. His bodyguard Benjamin's phone rang. He took a look and answered the call: "Any news?"

After the other party finished speaking, Benjamin said, "I understand. Wait a minute, I need to ask the boss."

He hung up the phone and came to Lester and said, "We found her. Her lawyer just came back from New Orleans and entered an apartment. It's not his home, and it has nothing to do with the Hareton family. It should be where she is hiding now."

Lester: "Have you determined her exact location?"

Benjamin: "Not yet, but we have arranged for someone to confirm it. It won't take too long. Boss, are you sure you want to continue? We need to pay."

Lester gritted his teeth and said, "Go ahead, let them handle it cleanly."

Benjamin nodded and took a hard briefcase from the sofa. “Be careful, I’ll be back soon.”

Benjamin carried the box into the car, left the safe house, and came to the Knights Club.

Brokers are not only responsible for contacting the operatives, providing intelligence is of course one of their jobs. Lester cannot provide detailed intelligence, so they can only rely on their own investigation, and of course they have to pay more.

　The criminal hacker you are talking about was originally prepared for the CIA line, but later that line was cut off, so just pretend that guy doesn't exist.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)