The Dutton family all pursue a late-marriage policy. Their family believes that a person is eligible 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. Dutton Sr. is like this, and so are most of his children. The eldest, second child and eldest sister of the Dutton family are not married. Only the youngest, Keith Dutton, is the most rebellious in the whole family.
At that time, Case wanted to be with an Indian woman, but he ran away from home because of opposition from the elder Dutton. Case was also the only member of the Dutton family of his generation who was married and had children. He also came back recently due to a series of changes in his family. His wife also fell out with him, not sure if it was because of returning to the family. His children were left behind by his wife.
Case couldn'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 didn't hesitate to give in and almost rushed out on both front and back. Dutton Sr. had lost many loved ones in his life, but this time, he would never allow the loss of his grandson. Both Kay and Susie were a little embarrassed now. To be honest, it's a bit inappropriate for them to stay here when something like this happened to someone else's house. But it didn't seem right to say goodbye rashly. While the two of them were embarrassed, Jamie, the second oldest member of the Dutton family, was the better one. He immediately stood up and apologized, saying that something had happened at home and the reception was not good enough, and 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 say anything, Beth grabbed Kai and asked for his help.
"Miss Beth, you... I am the Sheriff of Garter Town and I have no law enforcement authority here." Kai said a little embarrassed.
To be honest, when Kai said this, he actually meant more evasion. He didn't realize that the Dutton family needed his help. He was a wealthy man with huge power. He had hundreds of gun-toting cowboys under his command. The Windham City Police Department had become the thugs of the Dutton family, including state police and cavalrymen. Not to mention the police, there are also animal husbandry committees. Don’t think that the animal husbandry committees in the United States, like industry associations in other countries, are just pure civil organizations. On the contrary, the animal husbandry committees in many states have their own armed forces. Strictly speaking, That should be a police officer, part of the state police.
The Dutton family has so many resources, and Kai doesn't feel like they need help from him. What Beth did was 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 trash guys from the Windham Police Department!" Beth gave a very good reason. The Jiade Town Police Department has always been controlled by the Dutton family, which acts like a thug. It is a complete dream to expect their professional quality to be high.
Others 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 them so quickly. So I can only stay.
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Keith'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 white people that the Indians who originally helped Monica find the child began to stand aside.
They believed that Monica's actions were hurting them. This was Indian land and they had the ability to find their own children on their own land. Monica turns to white people by distrusting them.
Even Monica's brother was very angry.
But Monica, who was so anxious, had no time to care about this. She just wanted to find her child.
Unfortunately, I searched all night with no results. After dawn, everyone formed a human 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 Kai to come to help them at this time. Although their conversation didn't last long yesterday, Old Dutton could still tell that the young police chief in front of him was not interested in their family.
Dutton Sr. 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 little pity. Through the previous drug arrest case and the subsequent assassination case, Old Dutton could see that Kai was a talent.
Unexpectedly, someone else came to help today. Kai doesn't like the Dutton family and has never asked for anything from them. If he can come today, it's really just to help. In this regard, the old Dutton felt that he needed to accept this favor.
After exchanging a few pleasantries with Old Dutton, Kai quickly got into work mode.
Although the Dutton family is not a kind family, the child is innocent after all. In this case, Kai would help if he felt he could.
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 Dun rides a horse and proposes that he also wants a horse of his own. Dutton Sr. was not surprised. The Dutton family has cowboy blood in their blood. He told his grandson that as long as Case agreed, he would buy a colt, but the condition was that Tate must help clean the stables, clean the barn, and be responsible for feeding and drinking the colt.
Little Tate immediately agreed.
So Monica's family got a little pony. After Tate had dinner yesterday, because of an agreement with his grandfather, Tate went to the stable to feed fodder alone. Although Monica was a little prejudiced against the Dutton family, she felt that it would be good for her son's growth to take care of the foal as agreed, so she did not stop it. But as time passed, and no one saw Tate come back, Monica went out to look for Tate, but she only saw the foal 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, enemy? Then there are those who say that their family is full of enemies. But almost instantly, Old Dutton thought of a person - Thomas!
Thomas has been in a pretty bad spot lately. Two consecutive inexplicable accusations made him basically have enemies on all sides. What's more, the old Dutton knew very well that those bad things had nothing to do with Thomas and were entirely framed by him unilaterally. And he also knew that Thomas knew it too.
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, Keyes picked up the gun and walked out without saying a word. Now those Indians quit. This is a reservation! Besides, the Indians have their own rules of conduct. Thomas's appointment as chief did not rely on inheritance. It is not an old society. The Indians also keep pace with the times. They have their own management committee and their chief is elected. , although it is a lifelong tenure. But if a candidate cannot convince the public, how can he become a chief?
What does a chief do? It is a position that strives for the welfare of all Indians. Although in the eyes of the outside world, the Anren community is actually no different from the Chan society, and the local Indian leader is equal to the boss. But when dealing with fellow tribesmen, chiefs must provide the most basic protection.
Tate's mother is an Indian and he was born and raised on an Indian reservation. In the eyes of most Indians, he is an Indian. No matter how much of an asshole Thomas was, he would never threaten Old Dutton with Tate, because that was against the 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 on the reservation.
Monica's brother was the first to stand up and block Case. It seemed that he planned to teach Case a lesson and let him understand where this place was. As a result, before he could speak, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and then the world began to spin, and he lay down on the ground. When he wanted to raise his head, Case's gun was already pressed against his head.
When the other Indians saw this situation, they immediately drew their guns and pointed them at Case. At this time, they were distinguished. White people are always white people, and Indians are always Indians. Case has lived on 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 still his friends, but Case couldn't control that much now.
"No! Case, stop! Stop!"
Like all 'Romeo and Juliet' romances, Monica is torn between family and lover. Especially when she knew that her brother was killed by Keith, and her brother also killed Keith's eldest brother, she felt even more tormented...
This is 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."
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 it was not like the Indian chief.
It wasn't that Kay thought Thomas was a good guy.
The word "good guy" has nothing to do with the upper class Indians. The upper class of Indians has long been corrupted. This may be a strategy of the US government. Anyway, the upper class of Indians and the lower class of Indians are now completely two classes.
Relying on the government's preferential treatment, the upper class Indians have already made a lot of money, and they even dare to get involved in any business, not to mention casinos, and there are many drug dealers. But when it comes to dealing with them, the U.S. government is more cautious. Generally, as long as they don't cause big trouble, the government will ignore them. 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.
That they are good people? No idiot can believe it.
Kai just felt that Thomas was not an idiot. Right now, Thomas is exhausted from dealing with two things in succession. Now if the kidnapping of children breaks out, let alone Thomas being just an elected chief, he is the biological father of all Indians and he will not be able to handle it!
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, So why do we need the government? All Indians might as well settle their own affairs.
The Dutton family is not ordinary people. It is a large family that has been entrenched in Minnesota for hundreds of years and has been run by four generations! A proper aristocratic class with huge energy. After being tricked by Old Dutton twice before, many people were dissatisfied with Thomas. If it happened again, no matter what, Thomas would be finished.
Kai explained his reasons, and Dutton Sr. calmed down. Like Kay said, Thomas isn't 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 looked nothing like an Indian. Instead, he looked like a white Wall Street elite. He was wearing a suit and leather tie, and was very neatly and delicately dressed. He did not have the ethnic flavor of other Indians at all.
When Keith saw Thomas, he immediately rushed towards him with red eyes, but before taking two steps, an Indian gunman with two big braids put his gun to his forehead. But Case didn't back down, and instead pointed the gun at Thomas.
This chief was quite smart. He turned a blind eye to Case's gun and just looked at Old Dutton. Other Indians also raised their guns again, and Rip and the cowboys were naturally not to be outdone.
"Ahem, let me say... 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, just pull out your gun if you want.
The Indian glanced at Kai indifferently, not caring at all. Old Dutton, however, was a better person. He waved his hand and asked the cowboy to put down his gun. Case was also brought back by Rip.
"The police officer is right. I didn't do this. John, you won't blame me for this, will you? That's your grandson!"
"You!" Case thought Thomas was threatening them.
"Ahem, Keith, 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 Keith, on this point, Very poorly done. If a soldier cannot control his temper and keep himself calm at all times, then he is not a qualified soldier. Although it's a little unkind to say this, getting angry won't solve any problems.
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. He 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 purchased land from a bank loan under the name of a real estate developer named Daniel, which was located next to the Dutton farm. Thomas will work with Daniel to build a high-end hotel to accompany the casino on the land. Thomas's ambition aroused the vigilance of some people, namely the Baker brothers who also opened casinos. The Baker brothers don't like Indian tribes expanding their reservations in disguise, and they don't like new casinos taking over business.
So he threatened 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 became rude. Daniel got into trouble for his stupidity, not knowing that the eldest of the Baker brothers was the director of the Minnesota Liquor Authority. The next day, many of Daniel's applications to sell alcohol would be withdrawn. 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 slot machines in the casino must be obtained through the brothers' leasing company in the future. Otherwise, contractors and the community, including Daniel and Dutton Farms, will become a problem for Thomas as he builds the casino. But Thomas, who had experienced strong winds and waves, was not intimidated, and even severely humiliated the Baker brothers for backing up the reservation.
After this, a crisis occurred at Dutton Farm. Poisonous pasture was put on the farm, and hundreds of cows died at once. This is also one of the reasons why the conflict between Thomas and the Dutton family has 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 got into trouble.
But Thomas now tells Dutton Sr. that he 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. It would be better if Thomas didn't go out to assassinate and kidnap. Business matters could be solved commercially. The same goes for old Dutton. If the ranch hadn't been poisoned, he wouldn't 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' reminder, he understood one thing. The Baker brothers were unscrupulous in their work, and it was likely that they planted alfalfa in order to frame Daniel and Thomas, provoke a war, and 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. (This involves land tax. If Thomas operates a casino next to the land of the old Dutton family, it will increase the value of the surrounding land. According to U.S. law, land tax is levied based on the value of the land. Once the casino and the community If completed, this means that the Dutton family will have to pay tens of millions of dollars more in land taxes)
Thomas can completely 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.
Just on the dirt road at the edge of the reservation, people found two fresh tire tracks. Following the car tracks, Jamie found one of Tate's boots. Looking at the boot, Monica collapsed on the ground, crying in her arms.
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 goes for Thomas.
"I think I need to pull my dog out," Kay said, looking at the child's shoes.
