America 1982

In the garage where Tommy lived, the hood of the old antique C2 was open. Tony was leaning his upper body in to check the condition of the parts. Tommy was beside him, taking out different tools from the tool box and handing them to him according to his brother's request.

"I don't think I'm material for reading, Tommy. I'm probably more like my dad, and I haven't inherited my mother's wisdom. When my mother was alive, she always had various ways to solve the problems at home. You are obviously the more powerful person in the Hawke family. The one who looks like mom." Tony took the wrench handed over by Tommy, unscrewed a screw and threw it aside, and took the opportunity to look at his brother and said.

Then he continued to lean down and work: "I mean, I am willing to help you, but I don't have a smart brain like you. I haven't even finished high school. What's even more exaggerated is, if you give me a copy of the United States without the place names, The map, I don’t even know where Maryland is on the map.”

Tommy picked up the cracked old screw and played with it in his hand: "The U.S. Naval Academy, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the West Point Military Academy. According to relevant congressional acts, U.S. senators, representatives and congressional representatives have two recommended admissions without examination every year. For quota, 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, and meets these conditions, you can enter the school with recommendation letters from those big shots. It’s amazing, right? This is the magical America, fuck it. Damn your grades, that’s not important.”

"Are you talking about college or joining the army? It sounds like the recruitment conditions are no different from the conditions for recruiting soldiers in the United States." Tony changed the screws, straightened up and looked at Tommy, and asked with some confusion:

"Could it be a lie? Maybe they lied to you and said they would let me go to college with a letter of recommendation, but in fact they threw me directly into the army and sent me to military bases overseas to wait to grow old. After all, politicians often cheat People’s business.”

Tommy threw the screw towards the trash can in the corner, but his accuracy was a bit off, and it hit the bucket, making a noise.

He twirled the dark oil stains on his fingers and said to Tony: "Actually, there is a little difference. Without a recommendation letter from a congressman, you can only be tricked by the government into joining the army. However, with a recommendation letter from a congressman, You can go to the Naval Academy to study, and the time you study at the Naval Academy will also be counted as your service period. From the day you enroll, you are already a naval officer. Although you are a trainee officer, those who do not have letters of recommendation will be moldy at various bases. If a soldier of your age has the opportunity to see you, he must obediently salute you and call you, sir."

"In other words, with the letter of recommendation, even if I am illiterate, I can still enroll as a college student and a trainee officer? Will I not be dropped out of school because of poor grades?" Tony seemed to have heard a fantasy, and showed an incredible expression: " This is so fucking bizarre, me? A guy who dropped out of high school and couldn't even spell the word navy, could go to college and become a naval officer..."

Tommy smiled and nodded: "As long as you don't commit rape, trafficking, murder, treason and other crimes that violate U.S. laws during school, you basically won't drop out of school, and you won't drop out if you get bad grades, because you There is a small additional clause on the recommendation letter to distinguish people like you from those guys who have entered the naval school through their own efforts. The additional condition is that after graduation, you need to accept the Navy recruitment and serve in the Navy for at least three years. Because you were recommended because you were determined to serve your country and protect the great United States, so you got this opportunity. So no matter how bad your grades are, the Navy will not let you go in vain. They will find an opportunity for you to contribute, even if it is just I want you to help the Navy repair cars."

"I went to repair cars for the Navy? What I did after college was exactly the same as what I did before college? Then why did I waste four years?" Tony couldn't help laughing when he heard Tommy's words.

"No, I won't let you repair cars after graduation. As long as you 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 arrange every promotion for you in the future. It’s a good position, and I will do my best to help you prepare enough bargaining 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, and a colonel in thirty years. If there is no better development, maybe he can only be a poor general. If the development is good..." Speaking of thirty years later, Tommy did not continue, but handed Tony a beer and then moved on. Topic:

"Of course, the future is too far away. If you go to a university to report, you need to make the SSD fraternity members in that school like you and treat you as a brother who is willing to trust and make friends. You don't have to worry about spending money to maintain friendships. You are not short of money and can do it every time. Zhou took those people to parties, went for rides, and lent them money. He didn’t even need them to pay back the money. As long as they always respect you, the most generous and righteous brother, let them support something you propose one day in the future. Can’t say no, that’s what it is.”

Tony took the beer and took a sip in his mouth: "If an organization like SSD hangs out on the streets, it's called a gang. Only in college, it's called a fraternity. Can I understand it this way?"

"Of course you can. You need to become a core figure in the SSD gang. After I complete the investigation of the SSD members at the Naval Academy, I will give you a list and tell you who you need to focus on maintaining relationships with." Tommy Gang He opened a beer, looked at Tony and said.

Tony lowered his head uninterested: "Actually, I'm going to school for you, right? You decide everything about me. I'm just one of those puppets in the circus. You control me to walk with a few strings."

"Some time ago, I read a best-selling book called "Twenty-Four Billys" by Daniel Case. The story didn't attract me, but what the mentally ill protagonist said impressed me. He He said that only a wise man with great wisdom can control and change the fate of himself and others. The execution of the plan can be left to the fool who trusts him. I don't want to manipulate you into being a clown, Tony, I need your help, I need you. Trust me, 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 are responsible for execution." Tommy walked up to Tony and raised his hand With the beer in his hand, he looked at his brother:

"I know it feels uncomfortable to let others make decisions for you, but the Hawke family can't go on like this forever. Will you and Ashley's children inherit your car repair shop or your father's shipbreaking yard? Continue to live in Warwick. , repeat your and my childhood? The Hawke family can change their life and social status. "

Tony picked up the beer and clinked it with Tommy, then took a sip 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 protect it? This is the best thing I have heard this year. Laughable joke.”

"My business will get bigger and bigger. When it gets big enough, even if I haven't done anything wrong, trouble will definitely come to my door, so I need the protection of powerful people. If possible, I hope to protect my people, He's 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, and then said equally seriously: "You know, my dear brother, I have no interest in what you said before. , but what you said in the 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 exhaled the breath of alcohol, digested the news that he was about to become a college student and a trainee naval officer, and then asked with a smile: "Seriously, Tommy, does your business of making money by 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 relax, Tommy also breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "Do you know how to grow mushrooms? Feed them the most shit. They hide in dark corners, waiting for harvest.”

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

"Try not to mention that you are of Italian descent. You can take the initiative to show that you are of German descent. This identity is easier to communicate with in military academies." Tommy did not answer Tony's question, but changed the subject.

"So, what should I do? Find some textbooks to review my lessons and get ready for school to start?"

"Yes, first you have to go home and tell Dad and Ashley that you are going to college, and then just wait for the letters of recommendation and admission notice to come to your door." Tommy said to Tony:

"I will first transfer 200,000 yuan for you to pay for your socializing with 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? It's enough to drink in a bar for me to take a group of people to drink from college to old age."

"You will know when you go there. Two hundred thousand yuan is just the basic cost of socializing with those people for a year. If anyone needs your help, call me and I will help you decide whether you should help him or not. After that... ..." Tommy patted Tony on the shoulder. Before he could finish speaking, the servant Dorothy came over outside the garage holding a cordless phone:

"Mr. Hawke, your phone number is Mr. Dennis Herbers."

"Okay, thank you for the reminder, Dorothy." Tommy took the phone from the other party: "Hey, Dennis, you should have a lot of fun in Los Angeles these days, right, otherwise why would you keep... What? ?What the hell are you doing? You can't...ask for happiness. I'm not God. I can't save you. Not only can I not save you, I'm even thinking about how to fucking explain it to the outside world so that they believe I don't know him. You! Silly*! I'm...you're such a fucking genius, Dennis! I often tell other people that Dennis has a brain comparable to Einstein's, wait for me, I will rush over as soon as possible."

When Tommy hung up the phone, Tony asked Tommy curiously: "What happened?"

"That guy Dennis wandered around, went to El Monte, Los Angeles, and guest-coached a team at a community children's football game." Tommy sighed, closed his eyes and thought for a few seconds before speaking. said.

Tony asked in confusion: "It sounds like this guy finally did something meaningful, so what made you excited just now? He beat up the coach of the other team?"

"No, it's worse than that. That idiot slept with the mothers of three child players within six hours of the game. That community is a military community, and those who are alone in the vacant rooms are all active duty soldiers stationed at various bases. Wives of American soldiers, you know what I mean? I'm trying to raise money for veterans, and my best friend is fucking their wives." Tommy opened his eyes and said to Tony:

"When the three young mothers were chatting with each other, they found out what this bastard had done, so they teamed up to hold him there and asked him to compensate them for the losses they had suffered from being deceived. Otherwise, they would lock him in the room, give him some aphrodisiacs, and make him The old and ugly women in the community lined up to feast on him, treating him as a cowherd to make money."

"So Dennis asked you to rescue him?" Tony frowned slightly: "My suggestion is to wait until he is fucked by the ugly girls for a week before you rescue him."

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

"What's the matter? Are you doing well as an American soldier's wife?" Tony asked with a complicated expression.

Tommy let out a heavy breath: "Dennis is going to let them buy prescription drugs on the pretext of mailing drugs to their military husbands. Due to the special nature of their profession, soldiers are more likely to suffer from various mental illnesses, so it is more convenient for soldiers to buy medicines, and To prevent them from being able to integrate into the social environment, the US military law allows family members to take his medical records to pharmacies to help buy them on their behalf. They can buy more prescription drugs than ordinary people and do not have to worry about investigations by the Drug Administration. In other words, as long as Dennis If you are willing, he will soon become the biggest drug dealer in the El Monte military community, and all military family members will be his downline."

"Then why are you rushing over?" Tony felt a little regretful when he heard that Dennis had not been ravaged by the ugly girl. He put the empty beer bottle aside, turned around and walked back to the car, continuing to inspect the car and mouthing asked.

Tommy held the phone and muttered to himself: "I want to stop him. I know what bait I should let Jim use to attract powerful people."

After thinking for more than ten seconds, Tommy dialed Jim Mantz's phone: "Jim, I thought of a more sincere plan, a prescription drug assistance program for military personnel. To sum it up in one sentence, it is for military personnel and their families. There should be discounts or exemptions for purchasing prescription drugs, and the method should be more convenient. I thought about it, military leaders, ordinary soldiers, congressmen, and pharmaceutical companies will all like this plan, what do you think?"

"How the hell did you come up with such a cruel and inhumane plan?" Jim listened on the phone and took a breath first, then blurted out: "All soldiers have turned into drug dealers? Buy prescription drugs in large quantities with discounts or exemptions, and then sell them Sell ​​it to people in greater need at black market prices?”

Tommy looked at the front yard of his house outside the garage: "We are just helping them. As for what they do with the medicine, none of us can do anything. After all, America values ​​freedom and we have no right to interfere with them."

"Yes, everyone is happy. Everyone likes this plan except the original drug dealer." Jim smacked his lips and responded: "I will design it based on this idea. Goodbye."

"Take a soldier's wife, and then trick her into becoming a drug dealer." After hanging up the phone, Tommy walked out of the garage, suddenly feeling better:

"Dennis is definitely a talented person to be president. The people need him to lead the United States to greatness and immortality."

First update, just scroll down and continue coding~ Try to get 10,000 words today to make up for yesterday’s delayed update due to the child’s fever~