American Life

Chapter 181 Madam, please respect yourself, number two
Debris from the explosion flew, Victoria hugged her son and hid under the table, and intensive gunshots were heard in the hall.

The seven-year-old boy had his ears covered and his body could not help but tremble.

Victoria's face turned pale. From this perspective, she could see several security company employees wearing body armor standing on both sides of the corridor, firing back at the other side of the corner from time to time.

"Madam, our communications have been interfered with and we will soon be unable to hold on!" the security director roared loudly.

The next second the bullet hit his arm, and his whole body collapsed.

"Dong dong dong~" An oval-shaped grenade rolled down around the corner.

"Get down!"

A second before the loud bang, Victoria heard someone shouting.

The table was thrown away, and Victoria, who was holding her son, was also thrown out. The gravel flew and cut her cheek.

When the smoke dissipated, the living room was already devastated. Victoria clutched her chest and struggled to get up from the ground. Before she could check the injuries on her youngest son, someone suddenly grabbed her blond hair.

The man wearing a black mask grabbed her hair and dragged her on the ground. Victoria struggled desperately, but to no avail.

Then, she saw the black muzzle of the gun pointed at herself.

"Mr. Marcello says hello to you. Soon your son will go down to accompany you." The man grinned and pulled the trigger.

"boom!"

Warm blood sprinkled on Victoria's face, and the strong fishy smell made her feel breathless.

"Boom~"

The muffled sound followed, and Victoria slowly opened her eyes, and saw that the man in front of her had fallen to the ground, with a bloody hole between his eyebrows, and a wisp of gunpowder smoke was emerging from there.

"Mr. Charlie asked us to...protect you secretly." A voice came from the door.

Victoria raised her neck and saw a short man standing at the entrance of the hall, with one arm raised and the muzzle of the gun not yet lowered. It was obvious that he had saved her at the critical moment.

"Wish you a Merry Christmas, ma'am." Basking Shark gracefully rotated the pistol twice on his index finger and then put it into the holster. The entire action was completed in one go.

As for the other accomplices of the man in black in the manor, they have also been eradicated.

"Wait!" Victoria stretched out her hand with some difficulty, only to see this middle-aged man with Aboriginal skin disappear around the corner.

Charlie...'s men?

Victoria felt incredible and couldn't figure out why his men appeared here.

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At five o'clock in the morning, Charlie had already appeared outside Victoria's office. As soon as he learned about the war from the basking shark, he chose to go to Salt Lake City.

Whether Victoria lived or died, there was no doubt that the family would be in turmoil.

Fortunately, he originally used self-defense and accidentally saved Victoria.

Before Charlie could knock on the door, the door of the office opened, and she could see that Victoria's face was wrapped in medical gauze, and there were traces of bandaging on her woven sleeve arm, but judging from her mental state, she should have only suffered some skin trauma .

"Marcello won't live until the sun rises." Victoria looked at Charlie and said coldly, with a bit of venom in her eyes.

Then she opened the delicate cigarette box, took out a slender women's cigarette from the box, lit it, and then exhaled a slender line of white smoke. The tobacco made her feel a little calm.

"Don't let others take advantage of you." Charlie shook his head.

"Shortly after you were attacked, another group of people came outside the luxury villa where Marcello's family lived. It was just because your action failed that you asked them to leave early." Charlie said another key piece of information.

He only received the news when he got off the plane.

"You also sent someone to protect Marcello?" Victoria was even more surprised.

"You can understand that."

"So according to you, someone wants to sow discord between family members?" Victoria seemed to have thought of something.

"This is not provocation, but to completely destroy the Rossi family."

"If the Rossi family is destroyed..." Victoria scratched her hair in despair, she didn't even know who was behind the scenes.

"It's Gordon Hercule." Charlie shrugged and told Victoria the final answer.

"Impossible." Victoria couldn't believe it for a moment and said subconsciously.

"Then you can take a look at this." Charlie opened the video that Basking Shark had just sent to him.

"I said...I said everything." The person in the picture has a bruised nose and a swollen face, and all the teeth in his mouth have been pulled out, so that his accent is a bit weird.

The video of just one minute has clearly explained all the causes and consequences.

This group of people came from a mercenary armed group in West Asia and were ordered by a mysterious employer to enter the country to perform tasks.

"I have confirmed through information channels with the Customs and Border Protection under the Department of Homeland Security. They have an invitation letter and the reason for entry is to participate in Mormon gospel activities."

"This bastard, has he forgotten who put him in the position in the first place?" Victoria hammered the table angrily, and the wine kept sloshing in the crystal glass that was as exquisite as a diamond.

"Are these two prisoners still alive?"

"Of course, I can be questioned at any time and serve as a witness. I can hand it over to you now."

"Wait a minute, give me a few minutes." Victoria pushed away her chair, got up and walked to the window.

"Your Excellency Mark Shurtleff, I am Victoria Rossi. I shouldn't have disturbed you... That's good..."

Charlie was impressed by this name and took office as Utah's Inspector General in 01.He was a lawyer at first, and later served as the Chief Party Officer of Utah and the Senator of Utah.

After hanging up the phone, Victoria called Jon Huntsman Jr., the former Singapore ambassador and now the governor.

After a while, Chris Burbank, director of the Salt Lake City PLC, rushed over and quickly took off his hat in front of Victoria.

"Sorry, madam, I deeply apologize for your attack. Next, I will vigorously strengthen night patrols and send a professional security team to protect your safety throughout the entire process." He said with some restraint.

"Don't say these useless things. Come and catch the person now." Victoria stared at the other person with poisonous eyes.

"Our investigation team has started the investigation process, and a large number of fingerprints were left at the scene..."

"By the time you find out, I'm afraid all humans have emigrated to Mars. Now I have two living ones, and they've all been accounted for. I don't need to worry about the rest, right?" She raised her arm and took a slow sip. cigarette.

"Of course, madam, I have brought the criminal to justice." Berkeley nodded quickly.

After he left, Charlie, who had been watching, sneered.

"This one seems to be very afraid of you."

"Otherwise? Of course the PLC has the obligation to protect the safety of taxpayers." Victoria blew out a puff of smoke at Charlie.

Perhaps because the overall situation has been decided, her mental state relaxed to the naked eye, and then she added.

"Moreover, the Rossi family also has scandals about him, including improper behavior in his relationship with female subordinates. There is also Inspector General Shultlev, accepting bribes, abusing his power, and concealing evidence. These accusations are enough to make him Go into the cell." Victoria shook her head and laughed.

It can be seen that this lady has quite a heroic temperament.

"You don't need to tell me in such detail." Charlie shook his head immediately and kept his distance from her.

Again, he was not prepared to get involved in family affairs.

But this time, Victoria seemed to have made up her mind.

"Don't forget your last name. Now you are not only a part of the family, but also a vital core member. I hope you can help the family more in the future."

If it weren't for Charlie's prior arrangements, Victoria was sure that she had seen God. He not only saved herself, but also directly helped her find the enemy who was secretly causing trouble.He only needs to settle the matter. It can be said that he has minimized the impact of this family disaster and his contribution is immeasurable.

If Victoria was still hesitant before, now she admires her PLAYBOY cousin very much.

"Then I also hope that this surname can be discarded." Charlie reiterated.

"Okay, my brother." She seemed a little unhappy and then put out the cigarette butt.

Charlie raised his hand and fanned his palms to let the secondhand smoke in front of him disperse.

"Sorry, I forgot that you only love cigars, but you can change your taste."

"I'm more focused."

"This is the worst joke I've ever heard. Don't you think it's a bit hot in here?" Victoria said, unbuttoning the top two buttons of her shirt.

In addition to her fair skin, she can also be seen wearing a black diamond necklace on her chest.

The cut is perfect, without any impurities, and the huge black diamond with pure and deep color is glowing with light, giving people a special and mysterious temperament.

"You seem to be very curious about my necklace. Do you want me to show it to you?"

Without waiting for Charlie to respond, she stood up using the table, and then bent over sharply.

The shirt is hanging down due to gravity, and the buttons that were previously opened are completely visible.

To be honest, this diamond is really big.

"Is it beautiful? The most expensive one in the Victoria's Secret store."

"You should have said diamonds."

"The origins of this diamond are even greater. During the Renaissance, Leonardo da Vinci gave this diamond to his beloved girl and named it 'Black Rose'. Later, it was purchased by the Medici family. After many changes, it was and fell into the hands of the descendants of the Duke of Florence.”

As she explained, her chest rose and fell slowly, and her necklace swayed slightly.

"This name suits you very well. But the story may not be true. Leonardo da Vinci didn't like women." Charlie gave her popular science history.

"Who knows?" she said nonchalantly.

"It's time for me to go." Charlie was about to get up and leave.

"You have to stay here for a few days. According to the Rossi family tradition, family members will gather together to celebrate the New Year."

"I will not be won over by such means." Charlie shook his head.

"Don't think of you and me too simply. You should understand that the relationship between family and individual is a prosperous relationship. As long as you are in Utah, you can get a lot of convenience. You can move all those factories here. As for those necklaces Things, but use the money I earn to buy them, this is my personal preference and has nothing to do with the family." She alluded to something.

"I still have some collections. I wonder if you are interested in taking a look?"

"I'm not interested in antiques." Charlie walked out of the elegantly decorated office.

After closing the door, Victoria gritted her teeth and cursed.

"You are the antique."

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Charlie stayed, not to mention anything else. The conditions given by Victoria were indeed attractive to him. The family was deeply rooted in Utah and could provide him with a lot of conveniences.

Charlie chartered a plane to fly everyone to the family estate in Utah, including Danielle.

They were amazed by the majestic castle and all kinds of leisure and relaxation facilities. Not to mention family matters, this place is also a good place to visit purely from the perspective of travel.

The manor is harmonious and leisurely, but outside it is turned upside down.

The first is the news that the No. 15 leader was taken away by the PLC.The General Affairs Office and the Ministry of Media immediately issued a statement stating that this was Gordon's personal behavior. The reason was that Gordon had a friction with Abraham, which led to his gradual inner imbalance and induced mental illness, which led to such extreme actions.As evidence, the statement lists the evidence that Gordon has received several psychological counseling in recent years.

Of course, these are all to give the public an explanation. Whether they are true or false is not actually important.

Three days after being taken away, Gordon died mysteriously of a heart attack. Immediately afterwards, a large number of scandals were revealed. There was evidence that the only son had abused his power while working in the church's construction and real estate department. Soon, his death The son was also taken away by the prosecutor.

In the second statement, the General Affairs Office admitted that it had failed in its work and said it would learn from its mistakes and strengthen supervision of the next one.and announced the voting time for the next term.

This matter has come to an end.

On the last day of 2007, Charlie brought his women and family members together.

Gisele was surrounded by young people and was invited to take photos.As for Taylor, he went to a local TV station in Salt Lake City to record a New Year's Eve concert the day before and will appear as the finale.Obviously this was facilitated by the family's power.

"Charlie, if time goes back 100 years, maybe you will be the new one." Senator Nicholas said, holding up his wine glass.

At that time, the church did not prohibit such things.

"In fact, as a reward for Charlie's outstanding performance, I am going to let him lead the church's construction and real estate department. With the appointment of the new pope, his name will appear on the official website." Victoria also raised her glass, With a smile on your face.

The Physical Facilities Department under the headquarters manages the renovation, maintenance, and renovation of more than 33000 buildings around the world, including churches, sanctuaries, priest training centers, evangelical learning centers, temples, etc., and also includes the design of new buildings. , construction and coordination with the local area.

Maintenance, design, construction, obviously many projects need to be outsourced.

Of course, the person in charge of PFD will decide who to outsource to. Every time they come and go, all the money comes rolling in. There is no doubt that it is a lucrative job that everyone will covet.

Giving such an important position to Charlie is enough to show his current status in the family.

Not only is he a core member, he is completely the second in command of the family under Victoria!
Faced with such a great gift, Charlie happily accepted it.

"I would like to thank the family leader for considering me highly. I will do my best to help the family and ensure the prosperity of the Rossi family."

(End of this chapter)