"It's rare for you to come back once!"
"There's no point in coming back. Besides, the mainland is much more dangerous than outside!"
"What do you mean, this place is still dangerous?"
Looking at his luxurious manor, Old Morgan, holding red wine, looked proud. He had dedicated most of his life to the country, so why couldn't he build a small villa with an area of 100 acres to enjoy.
"Yes, didn't we and the Soviets aim thousands of nuclear bombs at each other? If war broke out that day, do you think a nuclear bomb wouldn't fall from this place?"
"I………"
Morgan swung the red wine and suddenly felt that what Shepard said made sense. Maybe he should prepare a nuclear explosion shelter in the backyard.
"A nuclear explosion shelter is useless. It's better to find a place with a large area and a sparse population. It's better to cover a mountain and build a manor or something!"
"What a great idea. We can also get a horse farm to raise two horses, and we can go fishing and stuff like that!"
Morgan was immediately moved. It happened that he was on annual leave during this period and it was time for him to relax.
It's not just Morgan. As far as Shepard knows, almost one-third of the CIA's senior officials are not on duty. This is not because they have gone to engage in subversive activities elsewhere, but because most of them have left their jobs and are on vacation. .
The reason is still a matter of funding!
The Carter administration was not satisfied with cutting the CIA's external funding, and the internal funding was also reduced a lot. Without performance and benefits, everyone would have no motivation to work. After all, these days, the Soviet Union is paying attention to welfare benefits, but the CIA is not. If we are faced with the dilemma of funding constraints, then everyone will be too lazy to work hard to defend democracy!
Just start fishing and that's it!
So a big spy leader like Morgan immediately either went to Europe for vacation, went hunting in the mountains, or formed a group to go to some secret place to play perverted games. Anyway, it was a lot of fun.
Shepard, on the other hand, was called to his new mansion by Morgan. Shepard didn't know how a senior CIA agent leader could afford to buy a large manor with 124 acres of land. It probably fell from the sky. down.
Of course, Morgan called Shepard not to invite him to join his new home. He called Shepard to discuss some relatively sensitive topics.
The origin of Shadow Company cannot be separated from the CIA. When the predecessor Pegasus was first formed, people, guns, and even the company's appearance were provided by the CIA. But now, Shepard still uses these things. He originally had three people In addition to the Black Fish, two cargo ships were used by the military. After the Vietnam War, those two ships, including the people and the ship, were transferred back to the CIA-controlled leather company.
These things are considered a burden to Shepard. During the war, the navy can pay for the cargo ships, but after the war, Shepard will have to raise them himself, which is a big burden.
Now that the war in Angola has come to an end, Shadow Company's income has dropped sharply without its big sponsor. Therefore, Shepard originally planned to transfer all these large items back to the CIA. As a result, Morgan called him to come, but he was not prepared to let him go. He handed over these things.
"The superiors are checking the expenses, so you should continue to use these things. We won't confiscate the rent anyway!"
"But I don't have much work to do now. I really can't afford that little thing. The Black Fish could have transferred two shiploads of arms to Angola, but now Vietnam is over and Angola is over. My buyers and sellers are gone. I Now, even the poor have to live in their pants!"
"Really? Then why did I hear Smith say that your kid bought three estates in Beverly Hills at once?"
"Ah, that's just a real estate investment! That place is so expensive now. In ten or eight years, it will definitely be several times higher!"
"Really, I thought it fell from the sky!"
"It should be considered that to a certain extent!"
"As for not having any work to do, there's nothing I can do about it. The new president doesn't have this ambition, so we can only live with our tail between our legs. But we'll just get through this period. Besides, I think your new businesses are going well. Not bad!"
"The main thing is that there is a good manager in charge, and the market needs
Please put it there! "
Another important reason for Shepard to return to the United States is that Shadow Company has several new subsidiaries, one of which is responsible for the security and defense of wealthy people. This can be regarded as a new blue ocean industry opened up by Shepard, and Different from the defense contracting of the headquarters that undertakes military tasks, the subsidiary code-named Paladin is specifically responsible for the protection of residential defense assets.
The reason why this business was able to be quickly put into operation was not only due to the professional managers Parker brought from the UK, but also to the US government.
After the Vietnam War, the people in the United States applauded the end of the war. People who were tired of the war unscrupulously ridiculed and criticized those soldiers who fought hard on the battlefield and had no place to stay when they returned home. Although most of them With the efforts of their families and themselves, soldiers can return to society, but there are still a small number of people who find it difficult to adapt to such a life.
On the battlefield, they can use all kinds of valuable weapons and equipment at will, but after returning home, they can't even afford a five-dollar fried chicken, not to mention that many of them are addicted to drugs and their expenses are even higher. big.
A society that is hostile to retired soldiers, a retired soldier who knows various military skills but is heavily in debt and has symptoms of drug addiction, and shops where you can buy weapons and ammunition at will, then what will these things add up to?
The answer is violent crime, and these veterans with military skills also have reconnaissance awareness, weapons use experience and even vehicle driving abilities that ordinary people do not have. When they select targets, they are not limited to bank gold stores. Jewelry stores and wealthy people in wealthy areas are also their targets.
And in terms of difficulty, robbing those rich people is much easier than bank gold stores, because the former has no security measures that can stop the other party.
Wall? Easy to climb over!
Security door? Violent demolition!
security guard? Knocked down with one shot!
This kind of job can be regarded as high-yield and low-risk, because the matching methods of both sides are different. How can a security guard using shotguns and pistols be the opponent of a robber using a semi-automatic rifle or automatic weapon? Moreover, in the rich area The environment is also more secretive and the infrastructure is better, making it easier for the robbers to escape after they succeed.
If there is a demand, there will naturally be a market, and Shepard's Paladin Security was born. The first business even came from the company's boss. Shepard used his own money to start the company, and then spent his own money to hire the security guards he recruited. to protect your assets.
