Chapter 319: Intrigue to ask for a monthly pass) 5500 for double monthly pass
The Dutton family all pursue a late-marriage policy. Their family believes that a person is qualified to get married only when he is mature. Because only then will he understand what responsibility is and be able to protect his family well. Old Dutton is like this,
The same is true for most of his children. The eldest, second and eldest sister of the Dutton family are not married. Only the youngest, Keith Dutton, is the most rebellious in the whole family.
When Keith wanted to be with an Indian woman, he ran away from home because of opposition from the elder Dutton. Keith is also the only member of the Dutton generation who is married and has children. He also recently suffered a series of changes in the family.
He just came back recently. His wife also fell out with him. I don’t know if it was because of returning to the family. And his children were left by his wife.
Case can't even visit his children.
As a result, I heard about the child again, but it turned out that the child was missing.
After Keith's wife Monica couldn't find her child, she had no choice but to find the Dutton family.
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Seeing the out-of-control Case rushing out of the house, Old Dutton did not hesitate and almost rushed out with both feet. Old Dutton had lost many loved ones in his life, but this time, he would never allow the loss of his grandson.
Kai and Susie were both a little embarrassed at this moment. To be honest, it was a bit inappropriate for them to stay here when something like this happened in someone else's house. But it didn't seem right to leave hastily. Even though they were embarrassed, they still said
Jamie, the second eldest son of the Dun family, was more polite. He immediately stood up and apologized, saying that something happened at home and the reception was not good enough. He would arrange a car to take them back.
Kai was also ready to agree. If someone else's child is lost, what's the point of keeping them here?
But before Kai could speak, Beth grabbed Kai and asked for his help.
"Miss Beth, you... I am the Sheriff of Jiade Town and I have no law enforcement authority here." Kai said a little embarrassed.
To be honest, what Kai said was actually more of a shirk. He didn't feel that the Dutton family needed his help. He was a rich man with huge power. He had hundreds of gun-toting cowboys under his command. The Windham City Police Department even more
They became the thugs of their Dutton family, not to mention the state police, the mounted police, and the Animal Husbandry Committee. Don’t think that the American Animal Husbandry Committee is just a pure non-governmental organization like the industry associations in other countries. On the contrary, many states’
The Animal Husbandry Commission has its own armed force. Strictly speaking, it should be the police, subordinate to the state police.
The Dutton family has so many resources, and Kai doesn't think they need his help. Beth's actions are a complete waste of resources. The key is that Kai really doesn't like some of the Dutton family's ways of doing things.
"I don't trust those losers in the Wyndham City Police Department!" Beth gave a very good reason. The Garder Town Police Department has always been controlled by the Dutton family, and they act like thugs. We have to count on their professional quality.
How high it is is a complete dream.
Someone else had just entertained Kai and donated so much to Guardian Town. Even if Kai didn't like the Dutton family, he wouldn't have turned against the Dutton family so quickly. So he had no choice but to stay.
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Case's son, Tate, disappeared in an Indian reservation. Although the Indians did not like white people intruding into their territory, Tate was not only the child of white people, but also of Indian blood. Monica's family was in the local area.
It was somewhat prestigious, so the Indians in the reservation had to hold their noses and admit it, but they still warned the white people not to cause trouble on the Indian land. It was also because of the participation of the white people that the Indians who originally helped Monica find the child
He also began to stand aside and watch.
They believe that Monica's approach has hurt them. This is the land of the Indians and they have the ability to find their own children on their own land. Monica's approach to asking for help from the white people is that she does not trust them.
Even Monica's brother was very angry.
But Monica was so anxious that she had no time to care about this. She just wanted to find her child.
Unfortunately, the search all night turned out to be fruitless. After dawn, everyone formed a ChéngRén chain and conducted a carpet search within a thirty-kilometer radius of Monica's home.
It was also at this time that Beth brought Kai to the scene.
Old Dutton and Rip were stunned when they saw Kai's arrival. He didn't expect that Kai would come to help them at this time. Although they didn't talk for long yesterday, old Dutton could still tell that the little boy in front of him was
The Sheriff was not interested in their family.
Old Dutton didn't care about this. There were countless people who wanted him dead. It was nothing if a policeman hated him. He was just a pity. Through the previous anti-drug case and the subsequent assassination case, Old Dutton
It was immediately obvious that Kai was a talented person.
Unexpectedly, someone else came over to help today. Kai didn't like the Dutton family and had never asked them for anything. If he could come today, it was really just to help. In this regard, the old Dutton felt that he needed
Take this love.
After exchanging pleasantries with Old Dutton, Kai quickly got into work mode.
Although the Dutton family is not a kind family, the child is innocent in the final analysis. In this case, Kai felt that he could help.
According to the procedure, Kai first asked Monica about the situation before the child disappeared.
Monica also intermittently explained what happened before the child disappeared.
It turns out that Monica and Keith had a falling out before, and Keith was not allowed to approach their son Tate, but the old Dutton wanted to be close to his grandson, and even Monica couldn't stop him. That day Tate and Dutton
Dutton rode a horse and proposed that he also wanted a horse of his own. Old Dutton was not surprised. The Dutton family has cowboy blood. He told his grandson that as long as Case agreed, he would buy a pony.
The condition is that Tate must help clean the stables, clean the barn, and be responsible for feeding and drinking the foal.
Little Tate immediately agreed.
So Monica's family got an extra foal. After Tate had dinner yesterday, because of an agreement with his grandfather, Tate went to the stable to feed foal alone. Although Monica was a little prejudiced against the Dutton family, she felt that she
Her son could take care of the foal as agreed, which was good for his growth, so she didn't stop him. But as time passed, and after waiting and waiting for Tate to come back, Monica went out to look for Tate.
Only the foal was seen wandering alone outside the stable, and little Tate was nowhere to be seen.
"Did you find any traces?" Kai then asked.
This time it was Case who said, "We have looked for it. There was a blizzard last night and the footprints were buried."
Kai nodded and said to Old Dutton: "Do you have any enemies in your family?"
Old Dutton was stunned when he asked this question. Enemies? Well, there are some. Their family is full of enemies. But almost instantly, Old Dutton thought of one person - Thomas!
Thomas has been in a very bad situation recently. Two consecutive inexplicable scapegoats have basically made him enemies on all sides. What's more, Old Dutton knows very well that those bad things have nothing to do with Thomas, and are completely framed by him. And he
It is also clear that Thomas also knows it well.
Well, now that my grandson is missing, who is the biggest suspect? Who needs to say?
"Thomas!"
Old Dutton said through gritted teeth.
Upon hearing this, Keith picked up the gun and walked out without saying a word. Now the Indians gave up. This is a reservation! Besides, the Indians have their own rules of conduct. Can Thomas be the chief?
It's not about inheritance or the old society. The Indians are also advancing with the times, okay? They have their own management committee, and their chiefs are elected, although they are lifelong. But if a candidate cannot convince the public, what will happen?
Maybe become a chief?
What does the chief do? It is a position to fight for the welfare of all Indians. Although from the outside world, the An people community is actually no different from the Chan society. The local Indian leader is equal to the boss. But when dealing with fellow tribesmen, the chief must do the most basic things
Protect.
Tate's mother is an Indian. He was born and raised on an Indian reservation. In the eyes of most Indians, he is an Indian. No matter how badass Thomas is, he will not threaten old Dutton with Tate, because that violates
Indian rules.
Now Keyes looked like he was going to kill Thomas. It would be surprising if other Indians could do it. It was not the white man's turn to run wild in the reservation yet.
Monica's brother was the first to stand up and block Case. It seemed that he was planning to teach Case a lesson and let him understand where this place was. But before he could speak, he felt a pain in his abdomen, then the world started to spin, and he lay down on the ground.
, just as he was about to raise his head, Keith's gun was already pressed against his head.
When the other Indians saw this situation, they immediately pulled out their guns and pointed it at Case. At this time, they differentiated themselves from each other. White people are always white people, and Indians are always Indians. Case has lived in the reservation for ten years.
But he is still an outsider.
"Go away, Thomas is the only one I'm looking for!"
Case looked at the Indians with red eyes. Some of them were his friends, but Case couldn't care about that much now.
"No! Case, stop! Stop!"
Like all Romeo and Juliet-style loves, Monica is also torn between family and lovers. Especially when she knows that her brother was killed by Keith, and her brother was also killed.
After Keith's eldest brother, it became even more painful...
This is also the reason why Monica wants to stay away from Keith.
At this time, Kai walked up to Case and patted him on the shoulder. "I guess it wasn't the chief who did it."
The reason why Kai said this was that on the one hand he did not want to intensify the conflict, and on the other hand Kai also felt that this was not something the Indian chief had done.
It's not that Kay thinks Thomas is a good person.
The word "good people" has nothing to do with the upper class Indians. The upper class Indians have long been corrupted. This may be a strategy of the US government. Anyway, the upper class Indians and the lower class Indians are now completely different classes.
Relying on the government's preferential treatment, the upper class Indians have already made a lot of money. They even dare to get involved in any business, not to mention casinos, and there are many drug dealers. But when it comes to treating them, the US government is relatively
Be cautious. Generally, as long as it doesn't cause big trouble, the government will ignore it. It's a bit like ancient China's policy of restraining local chieftains. As long as you don't come out to cause trouble, you can do whatever you want on your territory.
You say they are good people? Even idiots don’t believe it.
Kay just thinks that Thomas is not an idiot. At present, Thomas is already tired of dealing with two things in succession. If the kidnapping of children is revealed now, not to mention that Thomas is just an elected chief, he is the biological father of all Indians.
live!
To make money, the U.S. government will definitely turn a blind eye to these Indian chiefs, but it will not work when it comes to making trouble, and it is still such a drastic method. There is no need for rules of the game. If every Indian chief does this,
Then why do we need the government? Just let all Indians settle independently.
The Dutton family is not ordinary people. It is a big family that has been entrenched in Minnesota for hundreds of years and has been run by four generations! A well-established aristocratic class with huge energy. After being tricked twice by the old Dutton, many people have begun to express their disapproval of Thomas.
Dissatisfied, if it happens again, no matter what, Thomas will be finished.
Kay explained the reason, and old Dutton calmed down. Just like Kay said, Thomas is not that stupid.
"It's true that I didn't do this." It was a coincidence that Thomas walked in at this time.
Except for his skin color and appearance, Thomas does not look like an Indian at all. Instead, he looks like a white elite on Wall Street. He is dressed in suits and ties, and is very neatly and delicately dressed. He does not have the national flavor like other Indians.
When Case saw Thomas, he immediately rushed towards him with red eyes. However, before taking two steps, an Indian gunman with two big braids put a gun to his forehead. But Case did not retreat and instead pointed the gun at him.
Thomas.
This chief was quite smart and turned a blind eye to Case's gun, only looking at Old Dutton. Other Indians also raised their guns again, and Rip and the cowboys were naturally not to be outdone.
"Ahem, I said... there is a policeman standing here! Can you guys show some respect?" Kai was very unhappy with this group of unruly people. He was also a policeman, but from the beginning to the end, this group of people seemed to be...
It's like he doesn't exist. If you want to draw a gun, just draw it.
The Indian glanced at Kay indifferently and didn't care at all. Old Dutton, however, was a better person. He waved his hand and asked the cowboy to put down his gun. Keith was also pulled back by Rip.
"The police officer is right, I didn't do this. John, you won't blame me for this, right? That's your grandson!"
"You!" Case thought Thomas was threatening them.
"Ahem, Case, I think what Thomas means is that if you really believe that Thomas did this, then the real mastermind will be even less likely to let Tate go." Kay felt that Case, on this point,
What he did was very bad. If a soldier cannot control his temper and keep himself calm at all times, then he is not a qualified soldier. Although it is a bit unhuman to say this, anger cannot solve any problem.
Dutton Sr. understood what Kai meant.
"You mean... Thomas didn't do this. On the contrary, it was most likely done by Thomas' enemies?"
"It is indeed very possible. Anyway, if it were me, I would do it. All it takes is to kidnap a child, and the Dutton family can completely fight against Chief Thomas, and the public opinion and situation can completely turn towards Dutton.
The family can deal with Chief Thomas without much effort at all, I don’t think anyone will refuse, right?"
"That's right! That's what I mean. You know very well whether I did those two things before. Now if you frame this matter on me again, the Dutton family will not benefit." Thomas appreciated it very much.
I glanced at Kai and felt that this was a smart man.
Old Dutton was also very decisive. After thinking about everything, he immediately asked: "Who is it?"
"Brother Baker!"
Prior to this, Thomas bought a land from a bank loan under the name of a real estate developer named Daniel. This land is next to the Dutton Farm. Thomas will work with Daniel to build a casino on this land.
Thomas's ambition aroused the vigilance of some people, namely the Baker brothers who also opened casinos. The Baker brothers did not like the Indian tribes to expand the reservation in disguise, and they did not like new casinos to steal business.
So he threatened the real estate developer Daniel a few days ago, but Daniel had Thomas behind him and didn't care about the Baker brothers at all. Daniel scoffed at their warnings and even made rude remarks. Daniel got into trouble for his stupidity. He didn't know that Baker
The eldest of the brothers is the director of the Minnesota Liquor Authority. The next day, many of the liquor sales applications submitted by Daniel will be revoked. The only way to get out of trouble is to terminate the agreement with Thomas and switch to the Baker Brothers' casino.
Later, at Thomas's Paint Horse Casino and Hotel, the Baker brothers brazenly demanded in front of tribal lawyers and committee members that future slot machines in the casino must be obtained through the brothers' leasing company. Otherwise, contractors, communities, including Daniel and Dutton
The farm will become a problem for Thomas when he builds a casino. But Thomas, who has experienced great storms, is not intimidated, and even severely humiliates the Baker brothers because he backs up the reservation.
After that, there was a crisis on the Dutton farm. Poisonous grass was put on the farm, and hundreds of cows died at once. This was one of the reasons why the conflict between Thomas and the Dutton family completely intensified.
Then the Dutton family started to fight back through Kay's informant, and Thomas was unlucky. During these days, the Baker brothers often made trouble.
But Thomas now tells Dutton Sr. that he has never tampered with the ranch.
Speaking of which, Thomas and the Dutton family really don't have any big grudges. It can be said to be a battle of spirits. Thomas wants to redeem the land that was taken away decades ago, while the Dutton family doesn't want to sell the land. This is enough.
Instead of Thomas running to assassinate and kidnap, it would be better if the business matters were solved commercially. The same was true for old Dutton. If the ranch had not been poisoned, he would not have played tricks with Thomas.
On the contrary, the conflict with the Baker brothers is even greater. Both of them run casinos and are enemies in the same industry!
After hearing Thomas's confession, Old Dutton remembered that the Baker brothers had indeed approached Old Dutton before and wanted to join forces with him to deal with Thomas.
But Old Dutton never thought of joining forces with the Baker brothers, but after Thomas reminded him, he understood one thing. The Baker brothers did things unscrupulously, and it was probably because they planted alfalfa, intending to frame Daniel and Thomas and provoke a war.
, profit from it.
But for now, this is all a thing for later. The most important thing for them is to find Tate!
In order for Thomas to reconcile with Old Dutton, the most he could do to reconcile with Old Dutton was not to buy the land of Old Dutton's family and give up on opening a new casino around Old Dutton's land.
Thomas can definitely change places, but there is no way to reconcile the conflict between him and the Baker brothers. If Thomas wants to grow stronger, he will definitely offend these two brothers.
In this way, under Thomas's arrangement, the Indians also joined the search for the child.
On the dirt road on the edge of the reservation, people found two fresh tire tracks. Along the car tracks, Jamie found one of Tate's boots. Looking at the boots, Monica collapsed on the ground, holding her head.
Cry bitterly.
Case looked at Kai. Although Kai didn't say much before, he had gained the trust of many people. At least the Dutton family believed in him more than the Indians and useless policemen. The same was true for Thomas.
"I think I need to pull my dog out," Kay said, looking at the child's shoes.
