death of hope

Chapter 19 "Flying Windfall" (19) Basement
Ferguson said: "Good guy, this big bag of money really scares me, Roy, just tell me if you have something to do, and my brothers will bear it with you."

Downey also echoed: "That's right, we're a lifelong friendship."

To be honest, Roy does not trust 100% of Ferguson and Downey, two peers, because both of them have a tendency to self-destruct and have done a lot of ridiculous things.

Ferguson is an excellent bartender, he also drinks, and is quite heavy drinking, whiskey and lemon soda pairing is his favorite.

Slender, handsome, and eloquent, he is especially popular with women. He has had six girlfriends, five of whom broke up because he couldn't bear his alcoholism.

The last girlfriend was a bad-tempered young lady. She had tattoos, gothic heavy makeup, pungent lip nails, smoking, drinking, fighting and all kinds of poisons... She had the same stink as Ferguson.

The two reached the point where they were talking about getting married, but the girl was not only drinking heavily, but also taking hallucinogens, and was finally found dead in the bathroom of their shared apartment due to an overdose.

This incident made Ferguson a murder suspect. If he was convicted, he would have to sit in prison even if he didn't take a shot. Thanks to the old man's use of his interpersonal relationships in the legal profession, Roy provided an alibi. Clear up his grievances.

After falling out of love, Ferguson was desperate for love, and his alcoholism became more and more serious. The doctor had warned several times that if he didn't stop drinking, his liver would be reimbursed. However, he ignored the wind and continued to drink. A madman who is not afraid of death.

Look at the other one, the same unreliable.

Downey is a fat nerd with diabetes. Except for cooking, sweeping the floor, and washing dishes at the bar, he spends all his time sitting in front of the computer or game console screen.

He likes to wear full-face headphones and turn up the volume to listen to loud electronic music. He likes junk food with high calories and low vitamins. It would be wrong to say that he is lazy. The heavy rain lined up all night and was addicted to all kinds of video games to a crazy level.

Once, Downey and the old man asked for a week off and didn't come to work for the second week. The people in the store knocked on his door worried, only to find that water was leaking from the crack of the door.
Everyone rushed to the fire brigade to break open the door and turn off the faucet, and then found Downey passed out in the bedroom wearing a VR game device, smelling of feces and urine, foaming at the mouth, and twitching hands and feet.

This kid stayed in the hospital for a month before he recovered, which cost Old Jon a lot of money. According to his own account, he hardly left his bedroom this week because of the newly released role-playing VR online game "New World of Warcraft". : The Wrath of Cthulhu" is really interesting, he was lucky enough to get the internal test qualification, prepared dry food, and planned to raise the level in one go.

An electronic battle for supremacy in the virtual world started. If you were hungry, you would eat two bites of hard bread, if you were thirsty, you would drink tap water, and you forgot to turn off the tap.

In the end, he was dizzy, forgot to take insulin, couldn't tell the date of the month, forgot to go to work, didn't even bother to go to the bathroom, and directly peed in his pants. After several days and nights, he finally reached the highest level. Then he fainted from exhaustion.

Such two cronies, of course, can't entrust them with life-threatening matters,

But Roy knew that he could trust Old Jon without reservation, and only bastards and fools would question the honor of this veteran.

From the time he can remember, Roy has been Captain Jon's little fan,
Jon is a tough man who has served the Terra Federation for half his life. He has won medals for many meritorious deeds, and he also brought the fine style of the military camp to the retired life.

He is famous for his impartiality and outspokenness. Although he speaks badly, he always considers others. In the past, when the neighbors had disputes, they always turned to Old Jon for adjudication.

The older generation call him "Godfather", while the young people respectfully call him "Old Man".

Roy made up his mind to tell the whole story about the origin of this windfall, and promised to share it with everyone. Of course, he didn't say anything about the underground shelter.

"Well, that's it. I've explained everything. I have already applied for interstellar immigration qualifications for myself and Anna. I think there will be news soon. Part of the money will be used as travel expenses and living expenses, and the rest will be given to my brother. separated."

"You really...killed two gangsters with a gun?"

"They forced me, of course... There is also a greedy factor in it."

Hearing that Roy had killed someone, Ferguson and Downey looked at each other in shock, but Old Jon looked quite calm:

"He wants to kill you, but you act first, there is nothing to say, this world is the law of the jungle,

Now that you have taken the money, you have to bear the corresponding risks. You are afraid, you have no idea, and you dare not keep it at home. You are afraid that it will harm Anna, so you come to me, right? "

Roy didn't speak, took a sip from his wine glass, and nodded slightly.

"You should have come to me from the very beginning. After all, you still don't trust me, an old man."

"I'm sorry, old man, I won't be here anymore, I'll be honest with everyone."

"You've done quite well. If those idiots on the street got the money, I'm afraid they would have started squandering it long ago, and then they would be discovered and sieved by black and white bullets."

Old Jon continued: "Of course, this money can't be deposited in the bank. The underworld and the white are waiting to arrest you. You should try to keep a low profile and not affect your eligibility for interstellar immigration. You must deposit the cash in a place that is both inconspicuous and safe." Some places need to be guarded so that they can be used at any time.”

Roy put down his glass: "Is there such a place?"

"Come with me."

The lounge of the old lame bar also serves as a warehouse, with a large number of crates and cardboard boxes piled up inside, all kinds of wine bottles and sauces are placed on the rusty iron shelves, and the monitoring probe on the corner is shining red Light, there is a broken sofa in the corner, which is where Old Jon takes his afternoon nap, and the others sleep on cardboard when they are tired.

Roy shook his head: "Don't be kidding, old man, so much money, just put it here?"

"Don't worry." Ferguson picked up the whiskey on the shelf, raised his head and took a sip: "Hey, it's time to open your eyes."

Old Jon raised his rusty cane and pointed at the broken sofa: "Move it."

"I come."

Although Downey was a fat nerd, he was tall and big, with muscles wrapped in his fat. He easily moved the sofa away by himself, and lifted the blanket under it, revealing a steel plate with anti-slip texture.

(End of this chapter)