After Portman sent the signal, Dutton Sr. and Keyes immediately rushed into the camp with their men.
The scene in the camp really scared them. Corpses everywhere!
To Dutton Sr. and his cowboys, the Liberty Militia was a nuisance, and only a nuisance. It doesn't matter if you want to kill them, it's just how much you sacrifice.
But the problem is, these troublesome extreme lunatics were beaten to a pulp by three policemen. And those three policemen were okay.
This made the cowboys who had been a little arrogant before now shut up. Cowboys are typically strong. If you want them to be obedient, you must be stronger than them. This is why the old Dutton never thought of letting his second son take over the farm.
His second son is a lawyer, and he is quite good, but he is too kind, or too weak. He always cares more about the opinions of those around him, and he always wants to meet everyone's expectations. But the cowboy's thinking is not like this. The cowboy will only let others follow his own wishes.
It's a bit off topic, but in short, Kai taught all the cowboys a lesson with his toughness. This time, no cowboy dared to look down on him.
Keith didn't pay attention to this. He just wanted to see his son as soon as possible. But just as he was about to rush into the house, Kai stopped him. "Leave the gun outside."
After the child Tate was caught by this group of extremists, he was treated some...roughly. They took off the child's clothes, shaved his hair, and burned some scars on his body with cigarette butts. Maybe He was also beaten, but fortunately he was not sexually assaulted... There are many pedophiles in the United States, and the majority of pedophiles like same-sex people. Therefore, boys in the United States must be careful when going out. careful. Don't wander around in unsafe areas, as the chrysanthemums may turn into sunflowers.
In order to ensure that Case would not do something that no one wanted to see in his rage, Kai decided to collect Case's weapons. Although Keith was impulsive, he was not stupid. When Kai said this, he naturally thought that Tate's situation was not good. But the more this happened, the less willing he was to put down the weapon in his hand.
Seeing him like this, Kai pursed his lips. He could understand a father's anger when something like this happened.
"The child was not badly abused. I promise."
Looking at Kai's serious eyes, Keith hesitated for a moment and handed the weapon to Kai. Then rushed into the house. Then I heard the shrill cries of boys and the screams of several men.
Kai acquiesced to Case's violent outbursts. If there weren't so many people watching, Kai would have wanted to kill those bastards who slipped through the cracks. A group of grown men actually bullied a child. There is no point in living for such people. So Kai had told Meatball before that if Tate's parents did something, just don't kill anyone and pretend they couldn't see it.
Then Monica rushed over. For a mother, Kai had no position to stop her. Then the screams inside became more miserable and louder.
Sometimes, when a woman becomes cruel, she really has nothing to do with men.
Old Dutton originally planned to walk in, but when he reached the door, he stopped. He stood blankly at the door, not knowing what he was thinking. In the end, he wiped the corners of his eyes and said thank you seriously to Kai.
Beth looked at her father from a distance with mixed feelings in her heart. This was the first time she saw her strong father showing weakness. Even though he didn't shed tears, she saw her father's weakness.
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"Head..." Meatball walked out with a grimace.
"What?" Kai didn't know where he got a cigar, leaning against the window outside the barracks, puffing away at the smoke.
"It's so cruel." Meatball wiped his face, as if he wanted to use this action to let his eyes and brain rest and forget what happened inside. "I think we may have to make a long, long report. It would be better for those guys to be beaten to death by us if they are still alive."
Monica is an Indian. To put it bluntly, it is not discrimination. The Indians do still maintain many bad customs, and it is not without reason that they are called savages.
Such as the way they treat their enemies. The meat ball has grown so big, and this is the first time I have seen someone dig out another person's eyeballs with their fingers.
Not to mention that, there was another guy who was even worse, his whole scalp was ripped open.
But Keith was calmer. He just kicked those guys in the balls and left. Only a mad Indian woman was left to ravage the unlucky ones.
If the district attorney finds out about this, Kai and the others will take it lightly to write a report, and they might even have to go to court.
Although Portman didn't enter the room, he was quite curious, so he took a few sneak peeks.
"Remember to remind me not to provoke women, especially Indian women..."
"Okay, don't be poor. Call an ambulance. No matter what, they can't die in our hands. By the way, remember to call an ambulance farther away."
Kai's call for an ambulance for them was not to pity them. On the contrary, it was to rub salt into their wounds, which was equivalent to stabbing them again, even more terrible than this. In the United States, ambulances are not free, and even if you have medical insurance, they will not reimburse them all. In most cases, insurance will only reimburse 50 to 80% of them. This may not seem like much, but in reality, many reimbursements will be rejected.
Generally speaking, ambulance charges range from free to tens of thousands of dollars. It's just that free is very rare. Because ambulances are operated by private companies, they have profit requirements. To make matters worse, ambulance service and medical care are billed separately. The ambulance is equivalent to a very expensive taxi, and the services of those ambulance first responders are charged separately.
The price usually starts at US$500. If the ambulance is far away, or the injured person's injuries are serious, then I'm sorry, you will be charged a sky-high bill.
In other words, these unlucky guys were not only seriously injured, but also going bankrupt. Because these guys have never purchased medical insurance or insurance at first sight.
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When Kay returned to the Dutton family mansion again, the doctor had left and Tate had been sedated and fell asleep. Because the child has been frightened and abused, he will not only receive physical treatment in the next period of time, but also receive psychological counseling for a long time.
But even so, this is already the best situation. You know, the Baker brothers originally did not intend to let Tate live. They even asked the free militia to kill Tate using the Indian method of dealing with traitors, and throw Tate's body into the Dutton farm, causing the old Dutton to completely lose control, and thus and Thomas Let's have a life-and-death contest. No matter who wins in the end, the Baker brothers will take the opportunity to kill that winner and become the biggest winner in the end.
After figuring out the conspiracy of the Baker brothers, the two old foxes Thomas and Old Dutton immediately chose to abandon their previous grudges and form an alliance!
To Thomas, the Baker brothers were sworn enemies who wanted to destroy his casino. To Dutton, the Baker brothers were enemies who hurt his family. The two of them would benefit from co-writing, so why not cooperate?
You know, the Baker Brothers' casino is also a piece of fat for Thomas. As for Old Dutton, he was very interested in the land under the two brothers' names and the position of the Liquor Management Committee. Farmers, especially large farmers like him, would naturally not be exposed to the alcohol business.
So, driven by hatred and interests, the two ruthless gangsters have decided to kill the Baker brothers and swallow up their wealth.
Sometimes the fight for power by those in the upper class is no different from that of street gangsters fighting for territory. Maybe sometimes they will appear very polite, but when necessary, they will be greedier than anyone else, meaner than anyone else, and more despicable than anyone else. People like to use violence to destroy their enemies.
As the saying goes: If you can't solve the trouble, solve the troublemaker!
Even the latter is simpler and more thorough than the former.
Kai was not interested in the intrigues of the two old foxes. The reason why he stayed was entirely because of...Monica's plea.
The previous scene of Meatball rushing into the enemy's barracks and protecting Tate with his body brought great excitement to the frightened child. This makes the child unable to live without the meat ball for a while. This made Tate's parents feel remorse for their dereliction of duty, but also feel extremely grateful to Meatball and Kai.
So in order to stabilize Tate's mood, Monica strongly hoped that Meatball could stay with Tate these days.
Meatball was a little at a loss about this. He really never thought that one day he would become a child's hero. What's even more outrageous is that it seems that because of this incident, Monica is even more sure that Keith and his family are a huge trouble. The reason why Tate was kidnapped was because of the fight between the Dutton family and others.
Monica originally loved Keith, but after experiencing her son's kidnapping, Monica made up her mind to take her child away from here. She was not sure what would happen to herself and Tate if they continued to stay here. Today it was a Baker brother she had never heard of, so who would it be next time?
She had imagined that if Case left the Dutton family, maybe all the trouble would disappear. But the lesson this time taught her that she was overthinking. Keith was the youngest son of the Dutton family. As long as the Dutton family existed, trouble would continue to arise.
Just right, the meat balls made Monica very fond of her.
Although Monica is considered a new-age woman, the wildness in the Indian blood still exists, otherwise she would not like Keith. But the meat ball isn't bad either, it's strong, that's for sure. The key is that her son likes meat balls!
Of course, this is just a good impression and nothing.
Even Keith didn't notice Monica's change. He was still thinking about making up for the harm his son had suffered.
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A child's heart is sometimes very fragile, but sometimes it is as strong as steel. Within a few days, Tate became lively again. Of course, this does not mean that Tate has completely let go of his previous psychological shadow. This can be seen from the fact that he likes to wrap around the meat balls, and he still lacks a sense of security. But the psychiatrist said it was a good change, even better than he imagined.
Generally speaking, when children experience major trauma, their temperament will change drastically, such as being autistic, silent, and becoming timid. But none of these symptoms appeared in Tate. He is still cheerful and does not even reject sports such as horse riding. It can be said that Tate's condition is quite good. If there is a good environment next, he will recover faster.
And the thing lies in this environment.
Monica has been arguing with Keith these days. She was waiting for Tate to leave.
Case naturally refused, and it was because of his negligence that Tate went through what he did. Now, his idea is to keep Tate within his sight. Old Dutton also meant the same thing. He finally let Tate live at Dutton Farm. He didn't want his grandson to stay away from him again.
But Monica was not easy to talk to, so she directly said the reason why all this happened out loud.
"This is all because of you Dutton family! My son and I just want to live a peaceful life! I don't want him to be in danger because of your fights! Can you guarantee that next time, next time we will be so lucky? ?I'm not interested in your land or farm. Case, you're fighting those people for your family, that's understandable, because this is your home, but Tate is not! He grew up on the reservation, he has his own home !”
Dutton Sr. and Keith had nothing to say when faced with Monica's questioning. For Keith, as his father gradually weakened, the conflict between his second brother and his eldest sister became more and more obvious. No matter how rebellious he pretends to be, some things can never be let go!
Take the Dutton Farm, for example. Although Case has never wanted to inherit the family business, can he just watch the Dutton family decline? Let others take away the land that your family has managed for generations? Let Dutton Farm become someone else's property?
He can't, this is where he grew up and where his mother died. He couldn't let go.
But for Tate, everything is different. Even the old Dutton didn't want Tate to have to endure this. As for protection...if they were really able to protect Tate, how was he kidnapped?
The two parties were at a stalemate, and in the end Beth came up with a compromise plan.
Send Tate to Garter Town.
Both parties found this acceptable. First of all, there were Kai and the others in Jiade Town. They had experienced the combat effectiveness of these Jiade Town police officers with their own eyes before. At this point, they were really relieved and could not donate more money to the Jiade Town Police Station. Isn't it too much to ask them to take care of you?
Secondly, Guardian Town is really not that far away from here. Even if Case and Old Dutton really miss Tate, they can still go there to see him. Or have Tate come see them.
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In this way, Monica and Tate returned to Garter Town with Kai and the others. Neither Keith nor Old Dutton expected that in doing so, they would be stepping into a tiger's mouth. Especially Case, in the near future, his wife becomes someone else's wife, and his son becomes someone else's son...
But this is all for later, after all, at this time, no one can guess what will happen next.
Before leaving, Monica's grandfather followed the Indian custom and prayed for the children who were leaving. Monica and his family belong to the Blackfoot tribe of Indians. That is the Blackfeet tribe. Back then, the Blackfeet were the most powerful and aggressive Indian tribe on the northwest plains. At the same time, their religion and wizards are also very famous.
The Blackfeet Indians believed in a spirit called Inikin.
Innikin is the name given by the Blackfoot Indians to the dragon in their culture. This tribe has always insisted on believing in dragons, because in their view, dragons do exist. At the same time, like other Indians, they firmly believe that everything has spirit.
Monica's grandfather is a black tribe wizard, of course, it is not necessarily true or false.
Before they left, each person received a small animal totem as a talisman. Kai is the dragon, Meatball is the bear, Monica is the crow, Tate is the muskrat, Portman is the snake, and finally Susie's cat.
Among them, Susie's amulet is the most interesting. Because there were no cats in North America before, it is said that the earliest cats were brought to North America by European colonists in the 17th century. Although Indians believe in animism in their customs, cats do not exist in their traditional beliefs.
According to Monica's grandfather, Felix, a Blackfoot tribe wizard, he did not give this cat totem to Susie, but it chose Susie.
In short, the gods are nagging, maybe all the magic sticks have this kind of virtue.
But Susie likes it very much because her amulet is different. This difference made her very happy. She specially found a rope and hung this small totem on her chest.
However, Susie's happiness did not last long.
As soon as she returned to Garter Town, she was notified...that her mother was missing in Chicago!
Didn't Susie give up spending Christmas with her mother because she wanted to hook up with Kai? This made her mother very hurt. In order to relieve the depression of being abandoned by her daughter, her mother decided to use work to numb herself.
She led her girls to Chicago. She originally planned to go to Chicago to develop her business, but she happened to have no one to accompany her during Christmas, so she planned to take advantage of the peak Christmas season to expand her business in Chicago.
But within two days of arriving in Chicago, she disappeared, and then the girl she worked for called the police.
But a madam goes missing... Let's put it this way, in a big city like Chicago, there are hundreds of missing cases every day. Cases of missing women like Susie's mother, who have a highly fluid and uncertain career, go missing. It's impossible to be taken seriously.
According to the Chicago police's understanding, maybe she was drunk somewhere, or she went to another city, or she was shot dead in an alley. There are too many uncertainties, and the police simply don’t have the strength to investigate them one by one.
But it has been several days since the crime was reported, and Susie's mother's little sisters have not received any news. This is a bit abnormal.
Although Susie is a daughter, her mother is quite irresponsible, but her reputation in this industry is well-known. She had a good career and planned to go to Chicago to show off her talents. How could she suddenly abandon her young lady and disappear?
Moreover, nothing in her mother's residence has been touched, even the bank card and the present are still at home. This does not meet the characteristics of voluntary departure.
Then the rest may be...
In short, Susie's mother was always good at dealing with the girls, so those girls informed Susie, their only relative.
