The Cold War: Jumping back and forth between the two camps

"Mom! I just drank too much with a few friends yesterday and fell asleep at my friend's house. The reason I didn't call home is because I don't even know the current home phone number!"

When Dunn returned home the next morning, he was questioned by both his father and mother.

I drank with a few people yesterday and it was really late. We were basically all drunk. Only O'Neal, who had the best alcohol tolerance, brought four people into Victor's house and stayed there all night.

Dunn was so drunk at the time that he might not have been able to call home on his own initiative even if he knew the number, let alone he didn't even ask for the current phone number at home.

"Who did you drink with? You weren't drinking with that shady friend, were you? I know that Victor, who lived downstairs from our apartment building, has started hanging out with gangsters. You should know now that you've grown up. There's no good hanging out with that kind of guy!"

What Mario was most worried about was that Deng Enhui would be led astray by his mafia friends.

If it weren’t for the restaurants opened at home, they would all be concentrated in Enpai Port and New York areas.

He was planning to immigrate to a new city with his family. The power of the Mafia here was quite strong, especially since they immigrated from Sicily. It was impossible to say that they had no connection with the Mafia.

Many of Mario's friends are also involved in gangs, but Mario can only keep his distance from them. He would visit them occasionally and maintain good relationships with them, but he never has any deeper communication with them.

Because if he ever gets into any trouble, he can indeed ask these friends for help, but other than that, he will always give the necessary gifts and money, and will not owe those people any favors. As a result, several of his stores now have to pay large sums of protection fees to the gangs in their respective communities.

He didn't want his son to go down that path, especially since his future seemed relatively bright now.

He was not worried at all about his eldest son, Antonio. If nothing unexpected happened, Antonio should be able to work in the army until retirement.

But it was his second son that always worried Dunn. He had been close to gang members' children since he was young, and now that he came back, he still hung out with them, which made him a little worried.

"Dad, I know you're worried! But believe me, I know what's going on. The people your son dealt with before were much more ruthless than these gang members. Am I not alive and kicking now?"

Dunn smiled slightly. He knew his father was worried, but this would probably be his job in the future, so he still needed to explain it to his father.

"And Dad, I will tell you clearly that not only will I continue to associate with them in the future, but I will also most likely associate with people who are more dangerous than them. This is my job!"

The CIA's requirement is that one's identity cannot be disclosed to the public, but according to Solek's account, this requirement is actually quite flexible, and he can appropriately reveal the nature of his work to his family so as not to make them think too much.

Originally, Dunn didn't plan to tell his parents so early because he was afraid they would worry.

"What? Oh! my child, what is your occupation?"

When Sophie heard that Dunn might have to deal with these dangerous elements in the future, she immediately became uneasy.

"If it doesn't work out, you should come back and run the business with your family! We want to open another branch in Brooklyn, can you..."

"Mom, the reason I was able to retire smoothly this time is because I agreed to join my current job. My work procedures have been completed, and it's not easy to quit now!"

Dunn felt helpless. He knew Sophie was worried about him. To be honest, if he didn't have the golden finger that allowed him to do everything, Dunn would really consider doing this kind of work.

At least he would hesitate for a while between the Foreign Service job offered by Dulles and his current CIA job.

I was already tired of the translation work in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs before I came here, but it was stable and not that dangerous, so I didn't have to worry about my life.

If he didn't have the golden finger, Dunn felt that there was a high probability that he would continue this boring job.

But since he knew he would not die, Dunn no longer had so many concerns and chose the CIA job without hesitation.

But he couldn't tell his parents directly about the golden finger.

"Dunn, there is peace now, there is no need to take such a big risk to do this kind of work!"

Although Mario didn't know Dunn's specific job, he could roughly guess it. After all, Dunn's childhood friends also had similar jobs. In his eyes, O'Neal was one of them. He still admired O'Neal as a kid.

But he was unwilling to let his son do O'Neal's job.

"If all else fails, we can spend some money and try to find some connections to see if we can get you back home!"

"Dad and Mom, you don't have to worry about me! Although this job is somewhat dangerous, I won't charge on the front line like in the army. Most of the time I will work behind the scenes! Otherwise, I wouldn't retire from the army so easily. You know, life in Japan is very comfortable!"

Dunn shook his head helplessly. It seemed that parents in any country would worry about their children. Was he really traveling to the United States? Why did he feel like he was still in a Chinese family?

"And you know, the main purpose of recruiting me is actually for translation work. After all, I can speak multiple languages!"

Dunn patted his chest confidently when he said this.

"So most of the time I don't have to be directly involved in dangerous work!"

Mario and Sophie looked at each other, and finally Mario sighed helplessly.

"Okay! After all, you are grown up, I believe you have your own judgment!"

There is no way to disagree. Dunn is already 18 years old and can even move out and live alone according to the laws of the United States. As a parent, he has no reason to stop it.

And it is indeed impossible for children to be under their control forever.

"But don't run around today. Your brother will be back tomorrow and we and your uncle's family will have a get-together! At our restaurant headquarters in Little Italy!"

"Okay, okay, I'll stay at home today and not go anywhere!"

Dunn nodded repeatedly.

As long as his parents don't dwell too much on his work, he doesn't mind being a good boy for a while.

In fact, Dunn had no choice. Although he had some knowledge, he did not know much about modern world history. As for becoming rich through business like other time travelers, he did not have the brains for that. Before traveling through time, he was just a translator for a small foreign trade company. He had limited vision and knowledge, and knew nothing about the economic development laws of this era.

If you really don't have the business acumen and still want to make more money for your future retirement, then you can only become a privileged class.