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Chapter 130 The dust has settled (fourth update, please subscribe in full!!)
A month and a half later.

September [-]th.

Forest Lawn Cemetery, Los Santos.

The funerals of Victory and Susanna Dane are being held here.

A priest invited from the church was leading everyone in the funeral ceremony.

The reason why it took so long is entirely because the bombing in Mill Community a few days ago was officially concluded.

Luke was wearing a black suit, his figure was as tall and tall as a towering tree, he wore a black tie, and had a white handkerchief stuffed in his breast pocket.

Luke, who wore a pair of sunglasses on his nose, watched solemnly. Not far away, the coffins containing Victory Dann and Suzanne Dann were slowly lowered into the earth.

Lorna, who had long dark green hair on the side, burst into tears.

Next to Lorna stood Rachel.

Rachel, who has long blond hair and fair skin, is wearing a black dress with the skirt fluttering gently at her feet. She has a black shawl on her shoulders and a pair of black gloves on her hands. She is hugging Lorna's shoulders. , comforting in a soft voice.

Several of Lorna's friends from Orange County High School were also there to comfort her.

Not far behind Rachel and Lorna, there were Earl, Debbie and Jack, who also attended the funeral dressed in black.

Detectives Martin and Roger from the Los Angeles Police Department, and Hondo from the Anti-Terrorism Task Force, are also here today.

Director Pan Ning is also here.

Even Vince, who has been busy repairing federal official vehicles these days, came specially from the shop.

but……

Vince was standing alone not far away.

After all, there was the FBI on the left, the Los Angeles Police Department on the right, and several of Rachel's friends in the media in front. For Vince, the pressure was still huge.

But apart from these people, there is no one else.

After all, the Dann couple's social circle is almost all concentrated in the Mill Community. When the Mill Community exploded, it can be said that 90.00% of their friends were taken away.

Ten o'clock in the morning.

The funeral ended in a drizzle.

Luke looked at the land not far away, where dust returned to dust, soil returned to soil, and everything returned to flat land. He withdrew his gaze and walked to Rachel aside: "I'll go talk to Father Perez."

Rachel nodded.

Luke then walked towards the priest who was also packing his things on the stage not far away.

"Father Perez."

Luke approached Father Perez, who was wearing a black priest's attire, a snow-white beard, and a Mediterranean hairstyle. He reached out and held Perez's right hand, expressing his gratitude: "Excuse me, thank you. If you have any trouble, you can call me."

As he spoke, Luke took out the personal business card he had already prepared from his pocket and handed it to Father Perez in front of him: "This is my personal number."

He does not believe in gods, but he still has due respect for these believers who believe in the existence of gods and will bless them as long as they are pious.

not to mention.

There are many priests in Los Angeles, but Father Perez in front of him is definitely considered the top priest in the entire California.

Being friends with a well-known priest in California is not a bad thing for Luke.

Father Perez was about to refuse, but he looked at the name on the business card and chose to accept it: "The door of heaven will be opened to Victory and Susanna."

A personal business card from the Assistant Director of Operations of the Los Angeles FBI is more than just contact information.

Luke thanked Father Perez again for this blessing, then raised his head and shouted not far away: "Jack."

Jack, who was staying with Debbie and Earl not far away, heard this and ran over quickly.

"Boss."

"Send Father Perez back to the church for me."

"Ok."

Jack nodded.

Luke then shook hands with Father Perez again and expressed his gratitude.

"Excuse me, Father, walk slowly."

"Thank you."

Father Perez also said thank you aloud, and then, under Jack's umbrella, he followed Jack and walked towards the black car parked not far away.

The funeral is over.

But as Dan's eldest son, Luke's mission is not over yet.

After Luke accompanied Rachel and shook hands with the media friends who came to attend the funeral and expressed his gratitude, the two then sent off the high school students who came from Orange County.

After finishing the work on both sides, Luke walked to Vince's side.

Vince is a brother, so no more words are needed. After just two or three simple sentences, Vince hugged Luke and left on his own.

Luke then walked up to Martin, Roger and Hondo at the Los Angeles Police Department.

The four of them hugged.

"Condolences."

"Thank you."

Luke nodded.

In the days from Lorna's discharge to the funeral, almost everyone who saw Luke would say this to him.

Luke was already immune to this.

and……

Those who deserved to be mourned had already been sent there to mourn.

after awhile.

Martin, Roger and Hondo didn't stay long either. After telling Luke that they would meet again when they had time, they left the cemetery on their own.After watching Roger and Martin leave, Luke walked up to Pan Ning, took out a cigarette from his arms, opened it, and handed one to Pan Ning.

The two lit cigarettes.

Luke and Penning stood under a big tree, looking not far away. Earl and Debbie sat down with Rachel, comforting their sister Lorna who was crying the most sadly.

He is fake.

But Lorna is real.

She was really sad and... guilty for the death of her parents.

Pan Ning looked at the scene under the awning not far away.

"Is your sister okay?"

"Time is the best healing medicine. This kind of pain can only be healed by time."

Luke said this, blowing out a smoke ring from his mouth.

During this period, although he took Lorna home, Lorna basically seemed to have lost her soul, sitting in the backyard almost without saying a word.

Rachel was worried about Lorna's mental state more than once, and almost called a psychiatrist to come to the house to take a look.

But Luke knew why Lorna was like this.

If nothing else, Lorna should understand the real cause of the explosion in Mill Community.

Pan Ning on the side withdrew his gaze and looked at Luke.

"The explosion in Mill Community can be closed."

"reason?"

"The terrorist attack was carried out by a Middle Eastern terrorist organization. The three masterminds and twelve accomplices involved in this terrorist attack were all killed on the spot by the FBI's heavy blows."

"it is good."

This is also the content of the compromise transaction.

The White House gave up Lorma Deese, and the Department of Justice exempted Luke from training at Quantico Federal College. As a price, the bombing in Mill Community could no longer involve the White House or the Department of Justice.

In short, one sentence.

No matter what the truth is about the bombing in Mill Community, this matter ends here and the case should be closed as soon as possible to end this farce.

Yes.

farce.

The person in the White House used these two words to characterize the bombing that claimed at least 50 lives.

However, even if it is a farce, it is a farce that is too big and will threaten his approval rating, so he must end it as soon as possible.

And it must end gracefully.

This is also the reason why the bombing case in Mill Community has been delayed until now, and it took a full month and a half before it was finally closed.

Because if you want to find a scapegoat for such a big case, you can't just look for it.

Fortunately, California is a big place. It is easy to find fifteen members of Middle Eastern terrorist organizations from such a big place and then eliminate them all.

and so……

The Mill Community bombing is over.

This is a good ending for many people.

Luke looked at the newly added tombstone not far away that said Victory and Susanna were buried together, and puffed out a smoke ring from his mouth.

Lorna need not worry, the truth about the bombing in Mill Community has been unearthed.

Luke no longer needs to worry about his identity.

After the Danes were buried, this meant that from now on, his identity, from an official level, was no longer a concern.

No one can publicly use his identity to hype up or raise any questions or doubts about him.

Even if some latecomers dare to do this, Lu Ke has the best reason.

The loopholes in his identity were deliberately created by former White House staffer Lorma Deese and the Attorney General in order to deal with him.

Anyone who questions his identity is questioning the attorney general and White House staff. Likewise, they are questioning the White House mascot.

and so……

Luke looked away, threw the cigarette butt on the ground, stamped it out, and said to Pan Ning aside, "Are you free tomorrow night?"

Pan Ning asked: "What's wrong?"

Luke said: "I have an appointment with Dodge tomorrow night to have a meal at the Forest Word Restaurant in Runyon Canyon Park. Let's come together."

His adoptive parents were able to be buried in Forest Lawn Cemetery, thanks to the help of state Rep. Dodge.

After all, Forest Lawn Cemetery in Los Angeles is known as the federal cemetery of choice.

This does not mean that after you die, you can just enter the burial place.

State Representative Dodge happened to know a director of this cemetery, and under the arrangement of the director, he vacated a cemetery and gave it to Luke for free.

Although it feels weird to send it to the cemetery.

but……

Luke has always had no inhibitions.

"I was actually thinking of making arrangements for this weekend."

Luke said to Pan Ning: "Rachel said that it would be best to invite him after he is done with his work. After thinking about it, this is right."

When Pan Ning heard this, he looked at Rachel who was sitting not far away comforting Lorna. He looked at Luke and said, "You have found a very good fiancée."

Luke followed Pan Ning's gaze and looked at Rachel, who had her back to the two of them and was comforting Lorna softly. The corners of his mouth raised slightly and he said, "I feel the same way."

……

(End of this chapter)