At least he will not subsequently bring too much pressure on Hogan.
Duncan returned to the police station on the way, his friend Marshal also called,
Came up and asked with concern: “Duncan, what is the situation? Did you get shot from above?”
“Yes.” Duncan let out a bitter smile and said,
“This wave of public opinion attack is too vicious, and can only put me, an old man, out to gain sympathy.”
Marshal sighed and spoke, “In fact, this matter you should not go to check those murderers ……”
Duncan said helplessly: “The wood is already gone, now it’s too late to say this,”
“Moreover, my character also does not allow me to turn a blind eye to this kind of violence against violent crime.”
Marshal gave a hint and asked him, “So what are your plans next?”
Duncan said, “I am now going back to the police station to hand over my work,”
“And tomorrow I will officially start the process to retire.”
He remembered something and said, “Is the old man doing better now?”
“I’d like to come to Los Angeles to see him, he’s very sick this time,”
“I didn’t even come there to see, it’s really a bit unjustified.”
Marshal said: “You should not come to Los Angeles,”
“The old lady wants to come to New York to see Miss Gu’s concert,”
“The requirement is that we children must also be present,”
“The old man was convinced by her, we are coming tomorrow noon together.”
Duncan exclaimed: “The old man all these years can not remember things?”
“But why is he willing to come to New York this time?”
Marshal said: “The old man now as long as he opens his eyes,”
“The old lady will first spend an hour or so to give him something to learn,”
“In his situation, he does not remember the nearly 20 years of things,”
“She briefly tells him something once, the same rhetoric has to be repeated seven or eight times a day,”
“He heard that Miss Gu is his grandson-in-law’s fiancee, and also saved his life,”
“So he agreed to go over together.”
Duncan then said, “So what are your arrangements for tomorrow? See if you have time to have a meal together?”
Marshal said, “Okay, tomorrow at noon we will go to the Anbang Mansion in Manhattan.”
“The An family has so many properties, except for the Los Angeles estate,”
“The old man’s favorite is the Anbang Mansion, why don’t you come over tomorrow for lunch?”
Duncan sighed: “Anbang Mansion, it was your sister’s strong investment back then, right?”
“Yes.” Marshal said, “Whatever is related to my sister, the old man has deep feelings for that.”
“Understandable.” Duncan spoke: “Marshal, the owner of the roast goose store,”
“I always feel that he is not quite right, while I still have some contacts in the bureau,”
“In the next two days, I plan to check his bottom.”
Marshal silent for a moment, sighed:
“Forget it, Duncan, whether he really has any hidden agenda, I do not intend to explore,”
“After all, Miss Gu has a favor to the An family.”
“Understood.” Duncan said readily, “Then let’s not bother with him.”
Marshal thanked: “It’s hard for you to worry about Duncan, let’s meet tomorrow and talk more about it!”
“Okay!” Duncan said, “Let me know when you arrive tomorrow, and I’ll go over.”
“Okay.”
The two brothers hung up the phone, Duncan held the phone with a complicated expression.
The owner of the roast goose store, Duncan always felt weird about him,
Not to mention whether he had any hidden connection with Marshal,
Just his relationship with Sara, let Duncan’s heart suspicious.
He felt that the murderer who kidnapped and brutally killed Randal should be related to Stella and Sara.
Now, Stella’s path has become a dead end, if he wants to go back to the root,
Then there is only Sara who has this line!
Thinking of this, he still has some reluctance in his heart.
At this time, his subordinate called, once connected,
The other party asked impatiently: “Chief, why did you retire early?
Duncan smiled and said, “I retired early, so I can give the people an explanation,”
“And also give the bureau a step, which is the optimal solution right now.”
“Huh!” The other party let out a long sigh and said,
“This thing is really fcuking fcuked up!”
Duncan asked him, “By the way, the thing I asked you to investigate, there are new clues?”
“Yes.” The other party hurriedly said: “Working on it, although this roast goose store owner,”
“He came to the United States more than twenty years ago, but has still been an illegal immigrant,”
“And the probability of origin is from Hong Kong Island,”
“So I have asked the Hong Kong Island informants to help investigate, to see if we can feel his true identity.”
“Good!” Duncan suddenly came to the spirit, and said off the record:
“Although I retired early, but this matter you must continue to investigate, there may be a big harvest!”
The following day.
It happened to be a Saturday.
Because Claire had her heart set on going to New York to see a concert,
She proposed to Charlie that she wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to get to New York earlier,
Stroll around New York, go to the concert in the evening,
Then stay in the city for the night, stroll around for another day the next day, and come back on Sunday night.
Charlie felt that his wife worked too hard in class on weekdays,
So naturally, he also wanted to take this opportunity to take his wife to relax and unwind.
So, without thinking, he agreed to Claire’s proposal,
And then had someone book a suite for him at the Shangri-La Hotel in New York.
After the two of them had breakfast, they drove to New York.
According to Claire’s previous knowledge of New York,
Charlie first took her to Times Square, and then to see the famous Statue of Liberty.
Just as the two were touring around, a dozen members of the An family, in two private planes, arrived in New York.
After landing safely, Charlie’s grandmother made a phone call to Sara.
At this time, Sara, who had already started preparing for the evening’s official performance at the arena,
Suddenly received a call from the old lady and hastily picked up the phone and said respectfully, “Grandma!”
“Eh!” The old lady answered with a smile and asked cheerfully,
“Sara, are you busy? Grandma didn’t delay you by calling you, right?”
Sara lied and said, “Grandma I’m not busy, I just sat down to take a break.”
“That’s good!” The old lady breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said,
“Sara, I’ve brought your grandfather and your uncles and aunts to New York,”
“And I want to come to your concert tonight to support you.
Sara first froze, and the first thing that came to her mind was Charlie.
Although she hoped that Charlie would be able to identify with his grandmother’s family as soon as possible,
She knew very well in her heart that as long as he had not made this decision,
She could not make the decision for him.
Therefore, if Charlie’s grandmother’s family also came to see the concert today,
It might increase the chances of Charlie’s identity being exposed.
However, she quickly thought that he had already talked to Tasha yesterday, and wanted the middlemost VIP box.
Since he was sitting in the box, as long as he paid a little attention, he would not be exposed.
So, she said to the old lady, “Grandma, wait for me,”
“I’ll coordinate with the agent to see if a seat can be vacated!”
The old lady laughed: “Sara, you don’t need to bother with this matter,”
“I asked your uncle to consult, I know that your concert tickets have been sold out for a long time,”
“Your uncle has contacted some merchants who sell tickets at a high price, let him send someone to buy them then.”
Sara busy said: “It does not matter grandma, I first asked to see about the situation,”
“Recently there are many people on the Internet who want to buy second-hand tickets but have been cheated,”
“I will ask the agent whether there are reserved tickets, that is the perfect solution.”
The old lady didn’t think much about it and said with a smile,
“That’s fine, then I’ll give you trouble Sara.”
“How could it be,” Sara said:
“You came all this way to see my performance, I can’t be happier!”
Sara hung up the phone and immediately called Charlie.
At this moment, Charlie was visiting the Statue of Liberty with Claire,
And when he received Sara’s call, he said very blandly, “Hello, Miss Gu, what can I do for you?”
Sara knew that it might not be convenient for him to speak,
So she lowered the volume a few points and spoke,
“Master Wade, the old lady of the An family just called me,”
“Saying that she brought the old man and a group of children to New York,”
“And they want to see my concert at night, what do you think how should I handle this matter?”
Hearing this, Charlie couldn’t help but frown slightly.
He had vaguely felt earlier that Grandma’s family might come to support Sara,
And he never thought that he would really be right.
In order to avoid any direct contact with his grandmother’s family,
Charlie himself did not want to come to this concert.
But on the one hand, he didn’t want to make his wife sad,
And on the other hand, there was a VIP box, so he didn’t take it too seriously.
Now when he heard that the old lady had brought the old man, he spoke up and said,
“The visitor is a guest, Miss Gu better be nice and entertaining.”
Sara said: “Master Wade, I do think so, but now there is another situation,”
“The two people are old, and the status is rather special,”
“If really let them watch my performance in the audience,”
“I am afraid it is not appropriate, my idea is to arrange for them a VIP box,”
“So that the two old people can also be easier.”
After a pause, Sara said: “I will let Tasha arrange a good time,”
“Let her arrange for you and Mrs. Wade to enter the stage first,”
“And then arrange for them to enter, anyway, there is everything inside the box,”
“You and Mrs. Wade will not come out between performances, and after the performance,”
“I will let Tasha take them away first, you two should not have the opportunity to meet,”
“This arrangement is perfect. What do you think?”
Charlie slightly considered for a moment, then readily agreed and said,
“This arrangement is quite reasonable, as long as we can ensure that the two sides,”
“Do not come in and out at the same time, there should be no impact on feng shui.”
Sara naturally understood Charlie’s words, so she said,
“In that case, I’ll send a clear message back to the old lady,”
“And I’ll ask Tasha to arrange for them to be separated from you in a box so that it’s more secure and stable.”
“No need.” Charlie opened his mouth and said,
“Let the two sides be next to each other, it doesn’t matter.”
For Charlie, he also has some sense of selfishness.
For so many years, he did not see his grandparents again, but,
In his heart, his feelings for his grandmother are still relatively deep.
After the accident of his parents, his heart complained about grandpa,
Grumbled about grandpa, but never did complain about grandmother,
Because he knew that his grandmother was very good to his family of three,
Although not much to meet as a child, but her love for him, he still remembers very clearly.
Therefore, he also very much wants to take this opportunity to get closer to his grandmother.
Sara guessed what Charlie had in mind, so she said,
“Then I’ll let Tasha arrange them next door to you.”
“Okay.”
After hanging up the phone, Claire, who was curious at the side, asked, “Honey, was it Miss Gu who called?”
“Yes.” Charlie nodded, not hiding.
Claire was surprised and asked, “Miss Gu is going to start her performance in one afternoon,”
“She should be very busy at this time, why is she calling you at this time?”
Charlie then said, “Miss Gu invited some guests with special status today.”
“And wanted me to see if it would affect feng shui, I gave her an idea to minimize the impact.”
Claire asked in surprise: “Guests also affect feng shui?”
Charlie casually laughed: “That’s natural! In terms of feng shui, every blade of grass,”
“And every leaf of the tree will affect feng shui, let alone people.”
“Strictly speaking, whether a person steps on his left foot or right foot first.”
“When he leaves home in the morning will affect his fortune for the whole day.”
Claire was surprised and asked, “Is it really that mysterious? Which foot first has a good effect?”
“Of course.” Charlie laughed: “If the first step is left foot, it may go out smoothly,”
“The whole day you will be safe and sound, but if the first step is right foot,”
“The whole day’s smooth pace will all be disrupted, maybe because the right foot to go out,”
“Halfway down the stairs when the left foot is a step in the air from the stairs,”
“One might roll down to the hospital, it may also be because the right foot went out first,”
“After going out, the left foot accidentally stepped on dog sh!t;”
“And these things, if he goes out with his left foot first,”
“He can just naturally avoid it, this is the feng shui butterfly effect.”
Claire seems to understand Charlie’s feng shui theory.
Always feel as if there is a little bit of truth, but also feels it as if with a little bit of mystery.
However, she does not understand the things she does not know,
Most of the time it is with a little reverence, so did not raise any questions.
And on her side, Charlie, at this time, deep inside his heart he is a bit nervous and apprehensive.
He was not worried that he would be exposed in front of Grandpa’s family at night,
But it was difficult to hold himself, with a feeling of being near them.
In his heart, although he had some complaints about what his grandfather’s family had done back then,
But subconsciously, he still has blood feelings for his mother’s side of the family.
Tonight, for the first time in more than 20 years, he will be so close to them,
And it is inevitable that he will be nervous.
Meanwhile, Charlie’s grandparents, with several of their children,
Had arrived at the Anbang Building in Manhattan.
Taking the elevator all the way to the top floor of the Anbang Building,
Nicolas sighed and lamented to his wife and children around him,
“It would be nice if Margaret was still around ……”
“She put so much effort into this building,”
“But after this building was really put into use, she hasn’t come once ……”
The old lady hurriedly said, “You are recovering from a serious illness,”
“So don’t think about those sentimental things, and don’t forget what we came to New York for today.”
Nicolas asked with a bewildered face, “For what?”
The old lady said helplessly, “I just told you again in the car!”
“We came to New York today to see Charlie’s fiancée’s concert!”
“Oh ……” Nicolas nodded and said, “I remember …… to see the concert of Charlie’s fiancée! ……”
After saying that, he looked at the old lady and asked,
“What about Charlie? Is he coming too?”
The old lady gave him a blank look and said, “Charlie hasn’t been found yet!”
Nicolas said resentfully, “I thought maybe my brain was not remembering well,”
“Charlie has come back, but I gave it a miss ……”
The old lady sighed and said sadly, “It would be great if that were true.”
While talking, the elevator arrived at the top floor.
A group of children and grandchildren, surrounded by the two got out of the elevator.
As soon as the elevator came out of the top floor of the Anbang Building,
There was a lobby with floor-to-ceiling windows and at that moment,
One could even see large clouds floating by, not far from the windows.
This skyscraper, which was invested by Charlie’s mother back then,
Has a total height of 370 meters, surpassing the Chrysler Building and the Bank of America Building in New York,
The An family’s largest, best, and most expensive property in Manhattan.
Back then, Margaret insisted on investing heavily in the construction of the Anbang Building,
Mainly because she wanted to use such a landmark building to endorse her…
Insurance and financial business to which she attached great importance.
Therefore, at that time, she was only in her twenties and took the lead in establishing the Anbang Group,
Under which, in addition to this building, there is an insurance company, a financial company, and a commercial bank.
Insurance and finance are undoubtedly industries that require great trust,
And the fact that the An family built the multi-billion dollar,
Anbang Building in Manhattan is the best guarantee of credibility.
In this world, there are many insurance and financial companies,
But there are only a few insurance and financial companies that can build a skyscraper in Manhattan,
Where every inch of land is gold. And Anbang Group is one of them.
Although the An family started in Los Angeles but came out really big and strong,
From two other places, one of them is Silicon Valley, the other is New York.
When Margaret was in Silicon Valley, she invested at a very low price in a large number of future potential companies,
And in order to better help these investments to do deeper capital operations,
The An family came to the financial center of the United States, New York,
Where the core of the entire An family was established.
The An family has many group companies and countless investments,
But the real core group of the An family is the Anbang Group.
After the establishment of the Anbang Group, Margaret merged the fund,
That invested in Silicon Valley into the Anbang Group,
Making the Group the largest Internet venture capital enterprise in the United States at once,
And also the most important core enterprise of the entire An family.
Charlie’s grandfather, Nicolas, had been working in Anbang Mansion before he retired.
Later, he handed over the management of the family business to Charlie’s second uncle, Marcus,
So this became the office of Marcus.
On weekdays, only Charlie’s great-uncle Marshal accompanies the old couple in Los Angeles,
While second uncle Marcus, third uncle Martel and aunt Tece are all working in New York.
Some time ago Nicolas’s health was getting worse and worse,
So the others temporarily put aside their work and returned to Los Angeles to be with him.
Nicolas has been suffering from Alzheimer’s since he left office,
So he has hardly been here over the years, and when he suddenly returned here,
He was a bit dazed, so he walked to the floor-to-ceiling windows,
Overlooking the view of Manhattan, and sighed softly:
“The building is still the same, but the outside seems to have changed a lot… …”
Marshal knew that Nicolas’s memory had regressed to twenty years ago,
And the Manhattan of twenty years ago was naturally very different from now.
So, he went to the front and spoke, “Dad, Manhattan has changed a lot over the years.”
Nicolas nodded, pointed to a building even higher in the distance, and asked him,
“Marshal, what is that building, why is it so high? I haven’t seen it before.”
Marshal said, “Dad, that’s the World Trade Center,”
“It was built and put into use a few years ago, and now it’s the tallest building in New York.”
“Wow ……” Nicolas nodded slightly and said thoughtfully, “I don’t have any impression …… “
Marshal then said: “Dad, you haven’t been to New York much in the past few years,”
“You may not have seen much of this building.”
Nicolas let out a bitter laugh: “The brain is not good, even if I have seen it, I can not remember.”
After saying that, he turned his head to look at Marcus and instructed,
“Marcus, if you can get Charlie back in the future,”
“This building should be given to him, after all, it is his mother’s hard work.”
Marcus said without thinking, “Okay dad, I’ll write it down,”
“After I find Charlie in the future, I’ll give him the ownership of this building.”
Nicolas nodded, his mouth softly chattered,
“I wonder if Charlie looks like his father or his mother now,”
“I remember that he looked more like Margaret when he was a child?”
The old lady said, “Actually, he looks more like Changying,”
“Both parents’ shadows are there, but I feel more like Changying’s charm after he grows up,”
“He will definitely look more like Changying, definitely like his father, he is a handsome boy.”
Nicolas paused slightly and lamented, “Hey …… Changying ah Changying ……”
“This boy, everywhere he was good, just do not know how to lift up!”
Nicolas suddenly became a bit emotional and said,
“Tell me, if he had listened to me, he would have been happy to join the An family,”
“With my character, with my spoiling my daughter! Would I have let him suffer in the An family?”
Nicolas suddenly snapped, causing a group of people to look at each other.
Everyone knew that this was the hurdle that Nicolas had been unable to get over in his heart.
He had never understood, with the strength and sincerity of the An family back then,
Why Changying insisted on returning to Eastcliff.
But others knew in their hearts that Nicolas’s thoughts were too egotistical.
When he faced Changying, there was always that superior thinking at work.
It was like a big boss who wanted to poach someone,
The other party could only earn one million by going to another company,
But he was willing to offer 10 million or even tens of millions.
All, in his opinion, the other party does not have any reason to refuse him.
But how could he have imagined that Changying was just not willing to accept his olive branch?
This kept Nicolas frustrated and even a bit annoyed.
Originally, he admired Changying, even though his family’s strength was far less than the An family’s,
He could see that Changying was definitely a person, even better than his three sons.
It was because he recognized this thing deep down,
That he was determined to let this boy join the An family.
Because he knew very well that among his own children,
Only his eldest daughter Margaret was the most outstanding,
And Changying was not only equal to his daughter but also highly complementary.
If the two of them stayed together in the An family,
Then the An family would have been certainly able to rise, in time,
May be able to surpass the Saudi royal family and the Routhschild family, standing at the top of the world.
However, Changying did not agree. He had pride in his heart and his own ambition.
He did not want to stay in the An family to pick up the ready-made,
More determined to return to his own family, though small and insignificant in comparison to An’s but he wanted that.
Hard to stay, hard to go, which once made Nicolas very mad.
What he couldn’t accept was that his daughter was determined to go with Changying, which made him even more furious.
Originally, he wanted to keep Changying to be with Margaret,
But things were going to go in the direction of a chicken-and-egg war, so how could he stand it?
It is because of this that Nicolas has not been kind to Changying,
And their relationship is like that of enemies.
After Margaret and Changying got married in Eastcliff,
Nicolas became furious whenever he heard his name, which has been the case until now.
The old lady on the side saw that Nicolas was fighting with himself again,
So she hurriedly relieved him and said,
“Come on Nicolas, Changying has been gone for so many years,
You should not say such words in the future.”
Nicolas’s eyebrows knitted in anger and he asked back in exasperation,
“He was the one who doesn’t know how to behave! In the end, Margaret was also implicated!”
“My daughter has been killed by him, and I can’t even scold him!”
The old lady said, “Margaret chose her own path,”
“And it’s her own decision to live and die, not anyone else’s.”
Nicolas said indignantly, “You’re completely lost in self-deceiving logic!”
“Although Margaret chose her own path, Changying, as her husband,”
“Should have protected her! He should have always cared for her and thought about her!”
“How can he not be responsible for what happened to Margaret as a husband?”
The old lady said anxiously with red eyes, “But Changying is not here anymore!”
“How do you know he didn’t protect Margaret at that time?”
“It’s just that things were beyond his ability,”
“He even gave his life, what else can you ask him to do?”
Nicolas said emotionally, “Couldn’t I hate him after he died?”
After saying that, Nicolas looked around at his children and questioned,
“Do you think that even if Changying died, I could still hate him?”
His children were looking at each other, not knowing how to answer.
The old lady sighed helplessly and seriously reminded, “Nicolas, I have to tell you clearly,”
“Whether you hate Changying in your heart or not, I can’t care less,”
“But the attitude you show towards him must be changed in the future!”
Nicolas’s stubbornness came up and he said in a stern voice:
“I won’t change! In the future, when I die, even if the King of Hell calls the Jade Emperor,”
“And the Buddha for a three-chamber trial, I will never change my attitude toward Changying!”
The old lady said angrily, “Okay! You can do it! You don’t change! When Charlie comes back,”
“And the family mentions Margaret and Changying, if you dare to say this in front of him,”
“Charlie will definitely break off the relationship with you!”
“If you force my grandson away, who I’ve managed to get back,”
“I’ll cut off too! If you don’t believe me, just wait and see!”
Nicolas was furious just now, but when he heard these words, he was like a deflated ball.
He knew that the old lady would not be able to break off her relationship with him,
But if her grandson Charlie really came back, if he still had this attitude,
His grandson would definitely not forgive him.
After all, no one will accept other people to humiliate their deceased parents.
Thinking of this, Nicolas sighed deeply, and declined to speak:
“You’re right …… I’ll change …… I’ll definitely change …… “
And continued with some low emotion: “I do not know before I die, can still see Charlie again ……”
The old lady saw his attitude change, the tone of voice also loosened, spoke comfortingly:
“Do not worry, I believe it will not take long, Charlie will come back.”
Nicolas was busy asking, “Why are you so sure?”
The old lady said seriously, “Sara has come, Charlie will not be far away,”
“God will definitely let Charlie come back for the sake of Sara’s infatuation.”
“God ……” Nicolas heard this, and can’t help but mutter a sentence, the heart half believes and the other half doubts.
At this time, Marshal, who was on the side, spoke up,
“Dad, you were able to have a good comeback this time, all thanks to Charlie’s fiancee,”
“I think this is the will of God, if God is so favorable to you, he will definitely let you see Charlie alive.”
When Nicolas heard this, he nodded thoughtfully.
At that moment, a staff member came quickly and said respectfully,
“Master and Madam, Inspector Li from the NYPD is downstairs and says he wants to come up for a visit.”
Nicolas said in surprise, “Duncan Li? Quickly, let this boy come up!”
The old lady reminded on the side,
“Duncan is not a few years away from Marshal, and he is already over fifty this year.”
“Oh ……” Nicolas suddenly came back to his senses,
When he remembered Duncan just now, he thought it was twenty years ago.
Soon, Duncan, accompanied by the staff, took the elevator to the top floor of the Anbang Building.
As soon as he saw Nicolas, he hurriedly went forward and said respectfully,
“Uncle An, are you feeling well? Originally I wanted to come to Los Angeles with Marshal to see you,”
“But things were really a bit too much these days, so I wasn’t able to visit you, please forgive me!”
Nicolas looked at him and asked in surprise, “You are Duncan?”
Duncan was stunned, looked at the others, and then looked at Nicolas and nodded:
“It’s me, Uncle An, I’m Duncan, Duncan Li.”
Nicolas could not help but say, “You …… how you are now with your father almost gone those two years,”
“Your aunt told me that you are more than fifty this year,”
“I see you at least must be more than sixty, what is the matter? How did you create this for yourself”
Duncan said awkwardly: “Why …… these years I have been busy with work, transitional work,”
“And did not pay attention to maintenance, but not older than the average person of the same age ……”
Saying that Duncan added: “Oh yes Uncle Li, you do not look at me as only fifty years old, I have retired early.”
Nicolas was even more puzzled, frowned, and asked, “Why did you retire so early?”
Duncan smiled bitterly: “I originally intended to retire next year, these years I have neglected my wife and children,”
“They are angry with me, they moved to Houston two years ago,”
“If I do not retire early to accompany them, I am afraid they will cut off relations with me in the future.”
Nicolas couldn’t help but ask, “Intended to retire next year, how come you’re retiring early now?”
Duncan shrugged his shoulders awkwardly:
“Uncle, this matter is like a child without a mother, it’s a long story ……”
Hearing that there seemed to be quite a few stories in Duncan’s words,
Elder An spoke up and said, “It’s okay, it doesn’t matter if it’s long, let’s talk slowly at the dinner table later.”
Master An had just walked away from the ghost gate, plus he had serious memory problems,
So he knew absolutely nothing about the most lively things in America now.
However, he had a deep understanding of Duncan and knew that this kid was stubborn,
And could not give in at any time, so he was even more curious about what he had actually gone through.
Duncan knew that it was impossible to explain clearly to Nicolas in a few words,
So he said vaguely, “Okay, uncle, I won’t bother you with my little troubles, I’ll have a drink with you later!”
The old lady said, “Duncan, you can’t let your uncle drink, if he drinks again, he might not even recognize me.”
“Yes, yes, yes ……” Duncan came back to his senses and said busily,
“Blame me, blame me, blame me for not thinking carefully.”
Nicolas laughed and said, “When I saw this disheveled look on your kid,”
“I knew that you must have wanted to drink it yourself.”
With that, he said to Marshal and Marcus, “Marshal, Marcus, I will not drink.”
“But later on you two will drink some with Duncan,”
The two brothers nodded, “Okay dad.”
Nicolas looked at Duncan’s unconcealed dishevelment and said in a serious manner,
“Duncan! Cheer up! Look at you now, you don’t have any of your old man’s heroic posture!”
Duncan quickly stood up straight and said respectfully: “uncle your criticism is ……”
Marshal looked at the time and said, “Dad, why don’t we eat first and talk at the dinner table later.”
“Good.” Nicolas nodded, “Let’s eat first.”
The top floor of the Anbang Building, with a floor area of over four thousand square meters,
It could normally accommodate at least a few hundred people,
But this whole floor was used by Nicolas alone in the first place.
On this floor, there are not only offices, meeting rooms, and other conventional office building configurations,
But also swimming pools, gymnasiums, physical therapy rooms, restaurants, and other living facilities.
In fact, Nicolas did not intend to use such a large area as his own office,
But his eldest daughter Margaret in the planning of the building set aside this floor for him,
And personally did the interior according to his preferences, so for this place, Nicolas has very deep feelings.
Afterward, the crowd moved to the dining room located in the southern part of the top floor,
Although for Duncan the relationship with the An family is very good,
But he has not been to this place for many years, everything here seems to be brand new,
In his heart, he can not help but be surprised.
He couldn’t help but ask Marshal in a low voice: “Marshal,”
“This building of your family has been opened for at least 20 to 30 years, right? How come it’s still so new?”
Marshal whispered: “The building as a whole is very well maintained,”
“Basically every two to three years, they redecorate it once, this floor gets a daily maintenance,”
“Since the death of my sister, the old man gave an order, for anything here,”
“It is not allowed to change the pattern, so you can see everything on this floor,”
“There are at least several sets of brand new Spare, some of the things that have been discontinued,”
“But they specifically spend a lot of money to hire artisans to replicate.”
Saying that Marshal pointed to the carpet on the corridor and said:
“This carpet under your feet, hand-woven by Iranian craftsmen,”
“It is similar to the kind used in the Grand Mosque of Abu Dhabi later,”
“The cost of a square meter is nearly 10,000 dollars,”
“The old master had people invite more than 100 craftsmen from Iran,”
“To make one according to the carpet left by my sister, now there are a dozen sets woven which are changed every a year.”
Duncan listened to the staggering, and could not help but say:
“Your family it really does not treat money as money…… 10,000 U.S. dollars for a square meter of carpet,”
“That too to be replaced after a year …… this money is thrown out, without a heartache … …”
Marshal said seriously: “Duncan, when it is about money, only look at the amount, not the proportion, that is a rogue.”
Duncan was surprised and asked, “What do you mean?”
Marshal casually said, “The cost of replacing such a carpet in the An family,”
“The proportion of the An family’s assets, basically equal to your changing a garbage bag in your home garbage can….”
“Replaced by a new bag, so when you change the garbage bag heartache?”
“Danm ……” Duncan smacked his lips and cursed: “Let you fcuking pretend again.”
Marshal bristled: “Just telling the truth.”
While talking, everyone came to the dining room one after another,
Nicolas greeted Duncan to the front and let him sit down next to him.
Since Marcus had greeted him in advance, so as soon as everyone was seated,
The service staff immediately brought the prepared meals one after another.
Marcus took the initiative to have someone bring another bottle of white wine,
Intending to join his elder brother and accompany Duncan to have a few drinks.
Nicolas seemed to be very concerned about Duncan’s current predicament,
And kept asking him what had happened recently.
Duncan is not good to start talking more, but only vaguely said that he has not dealt with a few big cases recently,
Nicolas saw that he did not want to talk more, so he did not ask again.
Duncan because of his character, usually does not has many friends,
Plus his mother left early, his father pulled him alone,
And did not renew, so it led to Duncan also having little siblings.
In recent years, his wife took the children to Houston, he was alone in New York, more isolated,
Although the family from his father’s generation, the relationship with the An family is very good,
But must hang a big gap, so Duncan is not too good when it comes to chatter.
If it wasn’t for the blow Marshal received when he tried to buy the Rejuvenation Pill in China some time ago,
And it so happened that Duncan was stuck with the case of Randal’s kidnapping,
The two actually didn’t have much chance to meet often.
Therefore, now sitting among the An family, the lonely Duncan,
Also found a feeling of home here, and the depression in his heart also softened a few points.
When he was exchanging glasses with Marshal, Marcus, and Martel, Duncan received a text message.
The message was sent by his subordinate, in which the other party said that,
He had found out the identity of the owner of the roast goose store through an informant on Hong Kong Island.
Duncan suddenly flinched and hurriedly excused himself to go to the restroom,
And came out to give the other party a callback.
As soon as the phone call came through, he asked, “What’s the new discovery?
The other side on the phone said: “Chief, the roast goose store owner, his real name is Hogan Chen,”
“About twenty years ago he moved from Hong Kong Island to the United States illegally,”
“Now we see him running a small restaurant, in earlier years he had a name in the financial field,”
“He had returned from the United States after studying in Hong Kong,”
“But more than twenty years ago in Hong Kong, he offended a local tycoon,”
The other side added: “You know this Hogan, in those years in Hong Kong he could be said to be well known,”
“He did a big thing that makes the whole of Hong Kong talk about him even to this day,”
“He got the rich man’s girlfriend abducted, the two snuggled together to the United States.”
“Fcuk ……” Duncan smacked his lips and sighed: “This guy is still a fcuking love child!”
“Yes.” The other side said: “Oh yes chief, I also found out one thing,”
“This man and the big star called Sara Gu are indeed acquainted,”
“From the informant’s feedback information, mentioned Philip Gu, that is,”
“Sara’s father, for his matter had gone to Hong Kong to meet with the tycoon.”
Duncan heard this, could not help but frown, and spoke:
“This …… this seems to round on ah …… so, Sara this big star,”
“She will go to a small roast goose store in Chinatown, it is also logical ……”
“Yes.” The other party said, “I also think it is quite logical,”
“Think this line should have nothing to do with the kidnapping of Randal, so I hurried to report to you.”
Duncan said self-deprecatingly, “I have already retired early,”
“How can we talk about what to report, if you have any latest developments in this case in the future,”
“In the case of not violating the rules, appropriately reveal a little to me.”
The confirmation of Hogan’s identity, on the contrary, made Duncan a little disappointed.
He wanted to hear some extraordinary information, the kind of information,
That makes people sound and feel that there must be something in it.
However, the information returned by his subordinate immediately dispelled his doubts about Hogan.
As a veteran detective, he knows very well that a person can disguise the present,
But it is difficult to bury the past with all its traces.
This is why many criminals, even if they have cleansed themselves,
And become successful people that everyone admires, will still end up in jail because of their past crimes.
Hogan’s affairs from 20 to 30 years ago were unearthed, enough to corroborate his relationship with Sara.
Therefore, it is only normal for Sara to go to his roast goose store for dinner.
And Sara in the roast goose store when eating happened to hear Marshal talk about Nicolas’s critically illness,
And then she rushed from thousands of miles to give medicine, this is reasonable.
As for why this Hogan deliberately destroyed the surveillance,
Duncan’s heart also has a very reasonable explanation, after all, Sara is a big star,
Hogan’s past proves that he is not an ordinary person, that he perceived something wrong,
In order to protect Sara’s privacy he dared to destroy the security camera, this also makes sense.
Since it is reasonable, it means that this line is no longer necessary to pursue.
Therefore, Duncan can only hope that the police can continue to dig deeper along the clues of the Cataclysmic Front.
Right now, only this one clue is a relatively clear direction of the investigation.
However, the other party at this time, with the tone of some helplessness said:
“Chief, your successor Bruno, today has had a meeting with us,”
“The case, the direction of the investigation changed to the victim’s identity,”
“As well as the investigation of the specific details of the victim who got kidnapped,”
“The Fei’s group, the above also passed the gas, meaning not to bother,”
“So the Cataclysmic Front line, basically it will not Check again ……”
Duncan couldn’t help but question:
“Cataclysmic Front killed so many people in New York, and they will not investigate it?”
“Yes.” The other party said, “The more you investigate this matter, the more tricky it becomes,”
“From the mayor to the director, it is not recommended to investigate again.”
Duncan asked again, “Those who were killed are all direct members of well-known families, can they swallow this anger?”
The other party said: “You do not know, the deceased families have come over to meet privately,”
“They also made it clear that they do not want to continue the investigation,”
“The more investigation on the family’s reputation, the greater the impact,”
“So they now want to be like the Fei family, hurry to come up with a sum of money to compensate the victims,”
“As soon as possible to let the matter turn over and to save their reputation.”
Duncan was stunned for a moment and said offhandedly,
“In that case, the case of Randal and these people being killed is basically like closing internally!”
“Yes, that’s the nature of it, it just won’t be announced to the public like that.”
Duncan was immediately disappointed to the extreme, he spoke:
“Ruoli Su ran away, the Cataclysmic Front is no longer investigated,”
“That Hogan also does not have any problems, then it is basically impossible for this case to come to light.”
The other side helplessly said, “Chief, this is indeed the case now ……”
Duncan could not help but let out a long sigh, the whole person disappointed to the core.
What he didn’t know at this time was that because he had someone investigate Hogan,
Almost at the same time, on the other side of the world,
A file of information about Hogan appeared in front of a top tycoon in Hong Kong.
This top tycoon was the same Gerard Liu who once admired Hogan immensely and later hated him immensely.
His real name is Gerard Liu, one of the most powerful real estate developers,
Shipping companies and investors on Hong Kong Island.
He has a very good popular base in Hong Kong, in the eyes of the people of Hong Kong,
He is flirtatious and wealthy, and kind, very gentlemanly.
Gerard has had many affairs in Hong Kong over the years,
And every woman who has had a relationship with him, even if they finally part ways with him,
They will still praise him as a rare good gentleman.
There are many wealthy people who are s3xually prom!scuous, but those who can do what he did can hardly be picked.
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