Chapter 622 Remuneration(1/2)
"Norli, your advice is very good. For the long-term stability and peace and peace of Vincent Island, I am very happy to accept your advice. Smith, if you can hand over all the guns you own to the Governor's House immediately, I think I will consider giving you a certain amount of reward." Joseph Henry pondered for a moment, gritted his teeth, and said, "I decided to reward you with one hundred pounds, oh no, two hundred pounds."
Most of the guns and ammunitions that Smith possesses are sponsored and supported by those good American House members, not Smith himself spent real money. Therefore, even if he was handed over for nothing, he would not feel much distressed as long as he had the tobacco leaf planting plan provided by Luo Lie. After all, these guns are a disaster in his own hands, and even if he wanted to, he could not keep them.
With this idea, Smith was about to express his gratitude to Governor Henry, but was interrupted by Luo Lie. "Henry, be more generous, Smith will definitely become your right-hand man in the future to rule Vincent Island. If you want to get a strong and powerful arm, you must not be stingy."
For his own face, Joseph Henry emphasized: "I am talking about the fee reduction of Mr. Smith's 200 pounds a year."
Luo Lie's eyes almost narrowed into a slit: "That's right! Smith and Governor Henry are so tolerant and generous, you should also make a statement, right?"
Smith said excitedly: "Governor Henry, I sincerely apologize to you for my past actions and promise to firmly obey your management in the future!"
Luo Lie added: "Of course, this has to be based on the premise that Governor Henry no longer adds taxes, right?"
Joseph Henry said: "I am not an insufficiency. Now, Nuli has helped us resolve conflicts and guaranteed the interests of all parties. I feel very happy. Mr. Smith, I accept your apology and hope that we can work sincerely in the future to jointly govern Vincent Island into an enviable island. We must not let Nuli down on his painstaking efforts!"
Before they could finish their words, the two men held hands together.
In a state of joy, Anne Braisson was taken to the living room.
Although the spoiled Anne Braisson was placed under house arrest for more than ten days and then imprisoned for three or four days, she still failed to change her eldest lady's temper. When she saw Smith, she glared and scolded: "Mr. Smith, send me back to New York immediately, otherwise, I will ask my father to send the army of the United States of America to crush you into flesh paste!"
Smith replied a little embarrassedly: "Miss Breson, I'm really sorry for you. However, the conflict between me and your father has been resolved now, and Nuli and the others are here to pick you up back to New York."
Anne Braisson sneered, "Is there such a simple thing? You tricked me to the island and imprisoned me for so many days. Now that you say that the conflict is resolved, you will send me back. You think I am..." When Anne Braisson talked about the angry place, he couldn't think of a suitable expression for a moment, and he was so angry that he stomped his feet in place.
This matter is not Henry's business, so he smiled and just looked at it, not intending to speak. Smith was very embarrassed, but he didn't know what to do, so he could only turn to Luo Lie with his eyes. Luo Lie treated such domineering things that he didn't even talk about the truth, and some of the young lady who was ignorant of the current affairs had no tricks, so she could only turn her eyes to Zhao Daming who had been standing at the door.
After Zhao Daming forced the eight guards into the living room, he looked at Luo Lie with the right look, and then he understood that he had misunderstood the meaning of making coffee. Zhao Daming, who made repeated mistakes, realized that he was indeed far inferior to Luo Lie in terms of fighting with foreigners in terms of IQ, so he simply stopped taking the initiative to make a difference, just stood at the door and watched Luo Lie's performance.
But when Zhao Daming saw Luo Lie asking for help, he realized, and hurriedly stepped forward and shouted, "Annie, don't make a fuss! This is your father's handwritten letter. We are responsible for bringing you back to New York safely, but you must obey my orders."
Anne Braisson was smart enough to judge the current situation after reading his father's handwritten letter. Then he realized that the Chinese who had been entrusted by his father to rescue her had already gained the upper hand in this contest, so he became even more unreasonable. "I don't care. Anyway, I can't go back to New York without any understanding. They must apologize to me and meet all my requirements."
Zhao Daming said: "Mr. Smith has apologized to you. What else do you want?"
Anne Braisson said stubbornly: "I want Del to return to New York with me." The full name of Del Anne Braisson mentioned is Del Smith, who is the son of Old Smith, and the handsome guy who tricked Anne Braisson to Vincent Island.
Del Smith and Anne Braisson are obviously not on the same level. For the mature Del Smith, of course, he realized that he and Anne Braisson had no future. Therefore, he might have had desire for Anne Braisson, but he could never have developed love. Therefore, Del Smith had no chance of following Anne Braisson back to New York.
"Annie, don't make a fuss. Your father has clearly asked you in the letter. You must obey my arrangements." Faced with Annie Braisson's unreasonableness, Zhao Daming still maintained enough patience.
Anne Braisson said arrogantly: "I won't leave Vincent Island without bringing Del back to New York!"
Luo Lie couldn't bear to see it anymore and stood up and said, "Anne Braisson, I'll give you two choices now, one is to follow us obediently, and the other is to stay on this Vincent Island forever."
Anne Braisson didn't take Luo Lie seriously at all, and snorted coldly and replied: "Dare you threatening me? Let me tell you, I won't choose either. I don't believe you dare to disobey my father's orders!"
Zhao Daming said: "Why do you have to ask Del to return to New York too? Do you still love him?"
Anne Braisson said coldly: "He is just a liar. When he arrives in New York, I want him to taste the taste of life worse than death."
Zhao Daming was also a little impatient and said, "Annie, you must understand two things. First, we did not come to accept your father's orders. Second, your father does not have that much power to make Del live worse than death."
Luo Lie was even more impatient with such a girl and walked directly to Anne Braisson. Without saying a word, he locked Anne Braisson's hands and threw her on Qin Gang's back beside him. "Why are there so much nonsense? Henry, leave, go to your Governor's Mansion for coffee and chat!"
The blizzard raged all night and it didn't calm down until the morning of the next day.
Cao Bin finally couldn't wait until Helen woke up and fell asleep sitting on a chair next to the bed. Helen fainted due to overdrawing and fell into a coma due to lack of oxygen due to being buried by the snow. Fortunately, Cao Bin arrived in time, so Helen did not suffer too much damage to the hypoxia.
Not long after returning to the room at Anliang Tangkou, Helen changed from coma to coma, but her physical overdraft was really serious and she fell asleep all night before she woke up.
As soon as he opened his eyes, he saw Cao Bin sleeping lightly leaning on the back of the chair.
Is this a dream?
Helen put her finger in her mouth and used the most commonly used method and the only way she knew to verify whether she was still in a dream. However, when she just woke up, the organs on her body could not control them as much as she wanted. After biting this bite, she actually tried a little harder.
Helen couldn't help but let out a slight moan.
Cao Bin, who had developed a high degree of vigilance for a long time, was immediately awakened. Seeing Helen wake up, he couldn't help but be happy and asked softly: "Are you awake? Are you thirsty?"
Helen shook her head even though she was thirsty.
Cao Bin looked worried and asked again: "Are you hungry?"
Helen shook her head again and asked in a hoarse voice: "You saved me, right?"
Although Cao Bin was serious, he was definitely not dull and clumsy. When he heard Helen's voice, he realized that she must be very thirsty, so he quickly poured a cup of hot water and brought it to Helen's bed.
Helen struggled to sit up, but tried hard but failed.
Cao Bin put the teacup aside, stretched out his strong arms, half-held Helen and helped him up. After serving Helen sat down, he turned around and brought the water cup and handed it to Helen's hand. "Drink slowly, be careful not to choke."
Helen took a small saliva, smiled slightly, and said, "Tom, you haven't answered me yet. Did you save me?"
Cao Bin did not answer, but turned around and took a hot towel for Helen. When he came back, he said, "If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have encountered a blizzard... Come on, wipe your face and it will be more comfortable."
When he woke up, he saw Cao Bin sleeping by the bed. This made Helen feel happy. He wanted to sit up but had no strength. Cao Bin helped him in time and almost held Helen in his arms. This made Helen feel even more happy and excited. Jack was right, Tom really loved him, otherwise, even if he saved him, there was no need to spend the whole night with him.
Although he already had an answer in his heart, Helen, who had always been used to being independent, suddenly felt the willfulness of a little woman at this moment, and asked Cao Bin the same question for the third time: "Answer me, Tom, did you save me?"
Cao Bin was slightly stunned, and finally nodded and admitted: "Yes, when I found you, you had already fainted. Helen, it was all my fault, and you suffered such great danger."
Helen smiled and said, "If you didn't find me, would you be sad?"
Cao Bin was stunned for a moment, took a deep breath, and replied, "I think I will feel in pain."
Helen smiled brightly and continued, "Jack said, I am the only woman that moved you in the past twenty years. Is it true? Tom, I hope to hear your true words."
Cao Bin hesitated for a moment, then plucked up the courage and said, "Yes, Helen, when I found you in the snow, I made up my mind. I will accompany you for the rest of my life, even if I only have one day in the rest of my life, I don't want to lose you again."
A hot stream suddenly surged in Helen's heart, and the hot stream instantly rushed into her eyes and brought out two clear springs. "Tom..." Helen unconsciously opened her arms to Cao Bin.
When Cao Bin saw Helen turning into a tearful person in seconds, his heart trembled, and love and self-blame surged out. He couldn't help but take two steps forward, bent down and hugged Helen.
"Tom, are you saying true?" Helen murmured in Cao Bin's ear.
Cao Bin nodded vigorously and said, "I love you, Helen. When you recover from your health, I will propose to you."
Helen's tears were even more raging, wetting half of Cao Bin's shoulder. "No, Tom, I want you to propose to me now."
Helen's whim of the willfulness and sweetness of the little woman who was a whim just fits Cao Bin's big man's character, which made his heart beat violently. "Okay, I promise you, I'll propose to you now."
Proposal requires a ceremony, at least you have to kneel on one knee, but when Cao Bin was about to retreat from Helen's arms, Helen hugged him tightly. "Tom, aren't you worried that I won't agree to your proposal?"
Cao Bin said: "I'm not worried. If you don't agree, I will continue to beg you. Even if you marry someone else, I will still bother you for the rest of my life."
Helen's body trembled suddenly, then she kissed Cao Bin's cheek hard, hugged her tightly, and started to sob.
Cao Bin murmured: "I'm sorry, Helen, it's all my fault. I have caused you so much grievance. I will never again in the future. Please believe me, I will treat you well and will not let you suffer any grievances again."
Helen, tearfully bit her lips, nodded fiercely, and choked, "I believe in you, Tom, I believe in you completely."
Just as we were having sex, a knock on the door suddenly sounded, and then Dong Biao's voice sounded: "Brother Bin, is Helen awake?"
After being disturbed, the two of them felt shy at the same time and hurriedly separated. Cao Bin stared at Helen and whispered: "I'll go open the door?"
Helen blushed and nodded, then picked up the already cold towel Cao Bin had brought for her and wiped away the tears on her face.
"Helen, it looks good!" Dong Biao entered the house, but did not walk in, but leaned against the door and said, "You don't know, I've worried Brother Bin all night... If you really have a few things, he will have to peel my skin."
This was obviously Dong Biao's joke. During the difficult journey to find Helen back to the entrance of the hall, Cao Bin had to test Helen's breath every few dozen steps. After arriving at the entrance of the hall and settled Helen, although Cao Bin was still worried, it was no longer so strong, just because Helen's breathing had stabilized and had recovered its strength.
It's strange that when Helen saw Dong Biao, she could no longer find the feeling of a little woman, and she changed back to the graceful spirit of reporter Helen. "Jack, do you know that you are not here at the right time? You interrupted Tom's proposal to me. If I can't marry Tom because of this, I will hate you for the rest of my life."
Dong Biao couldn't understand Cao Bin very well. When the blizzard was approaching, Cao Bin wanted to rescue Helen without saying anything. This might be just out of morality. However, after getting Helen properly, Cao Bin still had to stay by Helen's bed, which showed that Cao Bin had made up his mind. Otherwise, Cao Bin would definitely not be able to overcome the obstacles of men and women's labour and not kissing. He was alone and widowed, living in the same room, and it was all night. Although nothing could happen, for Cao Bin, who valued reputation or even surpassed life, he would never leave any reason for the world to blame for being abandoned.
"What is a proposal without a witness?" Dong Biao saw Cao Bin's slightly shy expression and affirmed his judgment even more, so he smiled and said, "For An Liangtang, Brother Bin's marriage is the top priority of the hall. Brother Bin proposes to you, so he must at least face all the brothers in the hall. Brother Bin."
Cao Bin said seriously: "No, I want to propose to Helen in front of all the citizens of Kingsoft. I want to make Helen the happiest woman in the world."
As the leader of a gang, Cao Bin is naturally a person who is a person who is just talking about it. Once he doesn't say it, he must do it. After hearing this, Dong Biao first gave Helen a thumbs up and said, "I'll arrange it. I will definitely give you two a proposal site that will never come."
Cao Bin nodded and said, "The time should be fast, the grade should be high, and the form should be romantic enough..."
Before he finished his explanation, Helen, who was half lying on the bed, interrupted Cao Bin and said, "Tom, I don't want to be so arrogant. I don't want my happiness to be shared by unfamiliar people. I know that Chinese people do not want their wives to show up in public. Tom, I am already satisfied that you can think of these for me."
Cao Bin turned around and returned to the bedside, gently picked up Helen's hand, put it in his palm, and said softly: "Helen, I have lived in Kingsoft for twenty-five years, and I have long lost the Chinese's confinement thoughts in my mind. It is not a shame to propose to you in front of all Kingsoft people. On the contrary, I will be proud of it."
Helen pouted and said, "But, I don't want to make a statement, I don't want to be jealous. I just want to enjoy this happiness secretly by myself. Tom, you promised me not to be wronged. Please, don't do this, okay?" After Helen finished speaking, she leaned on Cao Bin's shoulder beautifully.
Cao Bin stretched out his arms, held Helen in his arms, and said softly: "Helen, tell me, this is not your true words. I said, I want to make you the happiest woman in the world. I want to tell everyone loudly that Tom only loves you, a woman in this life."
Helen put her cheek on Cao Bin's chest, stretched out her hand to stroke Cao Bin's chin, and said happily: "I am the happiest woman in the world. Tom, I can feel that you love me, this is enough."
Dong Biao seemed to be excited and couldn't help but interrupt, "I said you two, you two, add one, are almost 80 years old. Why are you so tired of being like a young man? In my opinion, you can hold the wedding today!"
The blizzard not only stopped pedestrians and vehicles on the street, but even trains were forced to stop running.
Conley Ballmer and his father discussed a cooperation plan with the people in Kingsoft, and then bought a train ticket and embarked on a journey to Kingsoft. However, the train had just left New York for only one night and stopped in a wilderness where there was no village or shop behind.
The information on the train was quite blocked. After several hours of suffering, the conductor revealed that it was a blizzard in Kingsoft that the entire railway was paralyzed. Passengers all expressed anxiety of varying degrees when they heard the news. Only Conley Ballmer was still not anxious or impatient, and continued to study leisurely like an outsider.
This principle is simple, whether it is anxious or indifferent, the blizzard has arrived and will not be diverted by anyone's will. Since it cannot change the reality, the best way is to face it calmly. However, it is quite difficult to do it truly.
Even Conley Ballmer, who was reading the book leisurely and contentedly, was not as calm as he seemed to be on the surface.
The train stops in the wilderness and unknown when it will restart is just one of the reasons why he is turbulent, and the other is his concern about what he is about to do.
In Conley Ballmer's heart, Bill Lane is a god-like existence. When Bill Lane escaped from Hong Kong Island and came to North America alone, he only took three years to become a small influential figure in the opium industry. In the following five years, Bill Lane was out of control and monopolized nearly half of the South American supply, becoming the largest opium merchant in New York and even the entire United States of America.
This achievement is truly amazing and amazing. Although outsiders don’t know what kind of thrilling dangers and dangers they have encountered during this period, they can fully imagine it. Conley Ballmer grew up listening to Bill Lane’s legendary story, so he was naturally full of admiration for Bill Lane.
Such a character ended up falling in Kingsoft, which forced Conley Ballmer to reexamine Cao Bin of Kingsoft Anliangtang. Cao Bin was absolutely extraordinary if he could kill Bill Ryan cleanly. Conley Ballmer doubted whether Standers and others had the ability to destroy Cao Bin and his Anliangtang.
To be continued...