As manufacturing began to move overseas, the middle class in the United States also began to decline. The neighborhood where Duke was located used to be a middle-class community. However, as the economic situation weakened, the community began to transform into a relief area. This made Duke, who once lived here, feel very uncomfortable. Ten years ago, this was a very warm community, and the atmosphere among every family in the community was also very good. But when he came back, everything was different. .
Every young man on the street looked sneaky, looking at other people's cars and wallets, which made Duke feel very uncomfortable.
Duke originally planned to invite some of his high school classmates to have a BBQ at his home today, but after he had prepared everything, a phone call came. One of his classmates was robbed by a group of young people on the way to his house, and he had a stomachache. He was stabbed three times and is now being rescued.
So Duke and a group of friends spent the whole day in the hospital, but luckily they were finally out of danger. By the time he left the hospital, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
Only then did he remember that his daughter hadn't eaten yet...
To be honest, Duke himself felt that he was a jerk and had not fulfilled his father's responsibilities at all. When he rushed to the door of his house in a hurry, he found that the lights in the house were all on and there were voices inside, which were men's voices.
Almost as a first reaction, Duke wanted to draw his gun. But when his hands reached his waist, he realized that he had left the army a long time ago and where did the gun come from.
Without any time to think, Duke immediately picked up a baseball bat from the edge of the balcony seat and rushed in!
But when she opened the door, she found her daughter sitting at the dining table, enjoying a steak. Hearing the sound of the door being kicked, he looked up and realized it was his father. At the same time, a figure came out of the kitchen, holding a steak in his hand.
"Dr. Soldier, do you always use this method to enter your own home? No wonder you are living in such a miserable state even after receiving millions of severance pay...it costs a lot of money to repair the door."
The speaker is naturally the male protagonist Kai La.
When Kay arrived in Washington this afternoon, he didn't go to the hotel arranged by Margaret. Instead, he went directly to Duke's address. But when I arrived at his house, I realized that this guy was not at home. It's nothing, I just blame myself for not informing him. Just as Kai was about to call him, Duke's daughter came out.
"Yes! Sir! Sorry! Sir!" The first time Duke saw Kai, he reflexively stood at attention and said hello.
"At ease, soldier, we have left the army." Kai waved his hand and put the steak in his hand on the table. "You haven't eaten yet, come over and join us."
"Yes!" I don't know why, but Duke is very used to this way of getting along. I even felt very relaxed.
Kai ignored him. He could see that Duke just hadn't been able to change his mind. He was no longer a soldier, but a civilian. This is probably considered a mental illness, right? Kay wasn't going to say such a thing in front of her children, so she ignored Duke and asked Duke's daughter Emily Kyle directly. (Duke’s original name was John Cale, but people who knew him called him Duke)
"Emily, how's it going? Is the steak Wellington I cooked good?"
Emily is a very cute child, with a round face and big eyes, a standard American cutie. He also wears a pair of small glasses and likes reading. It's hard to imagine her mother being such a jerk.
Emily's mother is a very beautiful woman whom Duke met during a bar trip. After one night, the woman became close to Duke. But it turns out that most of this so-called love at first sight is motivated by lust, both for Duke and for her.
They were sweet for a short time after their marriage, and then Duke started traveling around the world on missions, and the woman became restless. She was fooling around with Duke's money. Every time Duke found out, this woman pretended to be pitiful and even beat her up, saying that Duke didn't care about her and would only do tasks and tasks and never accompany her. In short, this woman's The palace fighting skills are very high, and Duke is fooled around.
Their marriage did not improve until their daughter Emily was born, but this woman did not intend to divorce, even if she relied on Duke, Duke would not let him go. So this woman became unscrupulous. As soon as Duke went on a mission, she left the child with Duke's mother, and she went around happily. This also caused Emily to grow up with her grandmother even though she had both parents.
Finally, when Duke left the army, the woman, perhaps coveting a large severance package, divorced Duke directly and demanded custody of Emily.
Of course Duke was not happy.
As a result, Emily proposed a deal. Duke would give her a large sum of money and she would give up custody and even visitation rights.
So...that's why Duke is so poor now.
"It's delicious!" Emily smiled sweetly. Duke is undoubtedly very outstanding as a soldier, and he is also good as a male companion. This guy has always been popular in bars because he can do striptease. He also has a stage name called Magic Mike. But being a husband and father is undoubtedly very bad. It's not that he lacks a sense of responsibility. Most soldiers are not lacking in this stuff. It's really that he is not delicate enough and does not have the ability to take care of a child.
So Emily can only ensure food and clothing, and other things... she really thinks too much.
This was the best meal Emily had eaten since her grandma passed away. Duke doesn't know how to cook except for baking bread and making instant meals in the microwave. It's okay to eat that kind of food once in a while, but it's really challenging to eat it for a long time.
After finishing the last bite of beef, Emily put away the plate very well and washed the dishes by herself. Not only that, she also helped clean up the kitchen and throw away the garbage. She was like a little angel.
While eating, Kai looked at Emily and felt that Duke was a bastard.
After all the wisdom, Emily planned to help put away Kai and Duke's dishes and wash them, but Kai stopped him and looked at Duke sideways.
Duke had followed Kai for five years, so he naturally knew what he meant, so he immediately stood up, put away the tableware, and went to clean it up.
Let Emily talk to Kai.
"Kay, are you really John's commander?"
"Of course! I have been his commander for five years." Kai said with a smile. Sometimes the more sensible a child is, the more people feel distressed. For a child who is under six years old and less than seven years old, is such a sensible child born with her? Give me a break!
The only possibility is that the children of poor people will become parents early!
"Then is John really the best warrior as he said?" Emily asked impatiently.
Kai looked at the little girl with open arms and waving in front of him with a smile, feeling that Duke, this bastard, was really lucky.
"Of course, he is the best. My soldiers are the best and can only be the best."
Emily was very interested in Duke's military career and kept asking questions. Kai also likes to say hello to her. Generally speaking, Kai doesn't like children very much, because children have very strange logic, are restless, and are noisy. But Emily is different, little angel!
Pooh!
You lied to me to give birth to a daughter again!
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At about ten o'clock in the evening, Emily couldn't hold it any longer. Kai asked Duke to hold Emily to take a bath and sleep. He took a bottle of beer and ran to the porch and sat on Duke's rocking chair, drinking every sip. .
After half an hour, Duke finally came out.
"Emily asleep?"
"Well..." Duke felt that his boss was about to lecture him again.
"Duke...you disappoint me." Of course Kai had to reprimand, Duke's current state was really bad. Not at all like what a grown man should be like. Work is a mess, and life is even more messy.
You can't even imagine how bad it was at Duke's house.
Kai couldn't stand it!
As a person who can fold quilts into tofu pieces, Kai will never allow his environment to be so dirty and messy! So Kai could only roll up his sleeves and clean up Duke's house. God, can you imagine how many years it has been since Kai cleaned up his own house?
In the end, he actually came to Washington to clean up his own troops... It was simply amazing.
This is not the most important thing. If Duke lives alone, Kai will not bother to care. At most, he will not go in and wait for Duke to come back, forcing him to clean up by himself!
"I'm sorry, sir." Duke didn't know what was wrong with him. He just felt that everything had gone wrong since he was discharged from the army.
"I'm too lazy to say anything else. Just treat it as your negligence, but why did you leave Emily at home alone? Don't you even have the money to hire a nanny?" This kind of nanny is not a full-time nanny; Like the kind of part-time nanny in many American dramas, such as a female high school student?
The hourly wage of this kind of part-time nanny is not high, and Duke can afford it no matter how poor he is.
"I..." Duke was speechless. He really didn't think about this problem at the time.
"What's the environment like near your home? You should know who will you blame if something happens to you?" Kai's tone was not fierce. He just said what made sense. There was no point in shouting loudly.
Then, just like in the army, Kai began to scold Duke and cut him off at the same time.
After about half an hour, Kai felt that it was almost done.
"What are you going to do in the future? You can't continue to be decadent like this all day long, you still have Emily."
"I...have got an interview opportunity." Duke said bravely.
In fact, Duke is not to blame for not being able to find a job. After all, he never went to college and attended high school in a community high school. High schools in middle-class communities like this, most of which are public middle schools, advocate happy education. The so-called happy education means that students should not feel pressure, and should learn according to their interests, and not judge success or failure based on scores.
It looks very good, but in fact, a large number of scumbags like Duke are produced. What is his interest?
Play of course!
In short, Duke graduated from high school and joined the army without learning anything, and has stayed in the army since then. Apart from murder and arson, dismantling bombs, and assembling guns, he can do nothing else. What can he do in this situation? What job is suitable for him?
"What job?" Kaido asked.
In the United States, most people actually hate others caring about their personal affairs, except for their comrades.
"I sent my resume to the Secret Service," Duke said honestly.
Phew! ! !
Kai spat out his beer.
"Secret Service?" Kai looked at Duke in surprise. The Secret Service is not an ordinary department. Their review is extremely strict. In a situation like Duke's, Kai really doesn't think highly of him. It's not that Duke is wrong...it's actually...how did he get out of the army, have you forgotten?
He beat the commander and sent him to intensive care... If it weren't for someone to protect him, he and Kai would have to go to court-martial.
Duke shrugged, knowing he did have a stain. And it's serious. But he still wanted to try. After all... no matter what, he saved the president, right?
"Emily... really, really likes the White House and knows the history there very well. I also feel like I can't do anything else besides this."
Kai nodded. If you take away the nonsense of the army, the Secret Service is indeed a very good place. First of all, the salary is good and benefits are high. Secondly, it is safe and the work and rest are very regular.
Someone said, isn’t the Secret Service supposed to protect the president at all times? How come it's safe? Do you still have a regular schedule? How can it be.
It would be wrong to think so.
It is true that the Secret Service has great responsibilities and its tasks are not easy.
But the problem is that the Secret Service is not a small department. It has a total of 3,200 agents and 1,200 uniformed employees. It is a very large organization. Even if someone like Duke joins the Secret Service, he can't expect to see the president so quickly.
He doesn't have the qualifications yet, and maybe until President Benjamin leaves office, it won't be Duke's turn to protect him.
The really important work is done by others, and the department is very large. When it comes to Duke himself, how busy can he be?
So this is indeed a good place to go.
Kai thought about it and felt that this matter was not inoperable. After all, this guy Benjamin brought him here for tens of billions of arms sales. In this case, asking him to do such a small favor is not too much, right?
"I know. I'll think of a way."
"Boss?" Duke's eyes widened and he looked at Kai in surprise.
"What? Looking down on me?" Kai asked angrily.
"No, no, it's just that it's the Secret Service!"
The Secret Service is definitely a key department. The nature of their special work is destined to expose them to many secrets. Therefore, correspondingly, the supervision of all aspects of this department will be very strict. If this can be done through the back door, how much power will there be?
Seeing his behavior, Kai angrily threw out an invitation letter.
Duke opened the invitation and was also surprised.
He looked at Kai.
Kai adjusted the collar of his shirt and said scornfully, "Now, I'm a big shot too!"
Duke suddenly became excited when he thought about the recent media reports on his boss.
"Boss, what are you going to do?"
"What to do?"
"How are you going to get me into the Secret Service?"
"Of course we should go directly to the president and his wife." Kai said matter-of-factly: "I only know them."
Duke didn't know if this would work, but after thinking about it, he thought it should be reliable.
"By the way, you and Emily went with me that day. Doesn't Emily like the White House? It just so happens that she will be my female companion." Kai remembered what Duke said just now.
