With his back to Hodge and did not turn around, William nodded softly.

"Well, Hodge! You did not disappoint me. I am proud of you. Thank you for your hard work over the years!"

This sentence seemed to have turned on the switch of the tear gland. Old Hodge's expression collapsed instantly, and he fell to the ground with his butt. Tears flowed down from his eyes that had become much brighter, and soon wet his hands covering his face.

Sure enough, the chief knows, he knows everything!

"Sir...I...the mission has been completed, please instruct..."

Old Hodge's trembling old voice and crying without any concealment made William's heart twitch. His brows frowned. He didn't like this atmosphere because it would make him lose his happiness.

This almost overflowing grievance is almost smoldering!

Turning around and squatting down, he patted Old Hodge's shoulder speechlessly, as a comfort.

I wanted to complain about the strange sensational plot that was too old-fashioned, but I couldn't say it. This feeling of being unable to get up and down lasted for half an hour.

Half an hour later, William was dragged by Old Hodge to chat about memories all night until seven o'clock the next morning.

Old Hodge was like a person who had never spoken in his life, revealing all the voices that had been accumulated in his heart over the years to him.

Just listening quietly to Old Hodge's narration of the past, William gradually fell into memories, those memories that were so short that they were only a few years old.

Short and compact, such a compact life made him give up thinking about the past, but tonight, he couldn't help but recall it again.

They are all old people who are almost buried. Old Hodge is inevitably a little confused and chatted all night long.

Fortunately, Old Hodge still remembers what was the main business. After handing over Umbrella to William, his mission was completed and he could pass away with peace of mind.

The only thing I can't let go of in my life is the heavy mountain that is pressing on my heart. That mountain has a name called responsibility.

He knew that this responsibility would crush him to death, but Hodge still persisted with his belief.

"I asked my children to come over, sir, can I... have a glass of rum?" Hodge's old face was like a blooming chrysanthemum, and now it was definitely the happiest moment in his life.

After most of his life, he has seen so many things, and finally got to this point, he has no regrets in his life.

Nodding slightly, William's always frivolous face had disappeared, and his appearance was completely torn off. Now he had a faint smile on his face, waiting for Hodge to call his family.

Hodge pressed a button at the head of the bed, and not long after, a large group of men and women in various clothes walked in and counted it slightly, and there were twenty people!

Four middle-aged couples, more than a dozen men and women, and a large group of people are descendants of Hodge.

After a middle-aged man in a suit came in, he walked directly to the bed and squatted down, grabbed Old Hodge's hand, and asked with concern: "Dad, how are you in good health, let's lie down first..."

"If you don't lie down, I'll be able to go into the coffin after I've finished explaining the matter. There are days to let me lie down in the future. Humph! Are everyone here?" Old Hodge shook Eugene's hand without hesitation and entered the subject directly.

Everyone was excited. After hearing what Old Hodge said, isn’t this just to choose an heir?

The four middle-aged people have different expressions. After competing with each other for so many years, will they finally get a result today?

It's a bit ridiculous...

It was originally a family that was loved by each other, but as the group gradually expanded and their age continued to grow, their relationship gradually became distant.

Only the second brother has always maintained an inconvenient attitude and has no idea about the position of the heir.

The other few people are trying their best to show their excellence and devote themselves to the interests of the company. Eugene knew that she had no talent, so she used a care strategy and ran to see Old Hodge every few days.

But today, they finally got an answer that they had been fighting for for a long time.

Looking at the group of people with different expressions present, William shook his head secretly. Could it be that the wealthy families really fall in love with such a bloody plot?

Can't there be more family affection in the world?

But this is Hodge's family business. He just came to take Umbrella, but he didn't want to get involved in such a wealthy family.

Soon, a long-planned contract was sent to Old Hodge, and a pen.

As the others were silently gaze, Old Hodge signed his name a few times and handed the contract like an eye-attractor to William who was sitting next to him.

Everyone was shocked. Seeing the contract falling into William's hands and his name was signed several times, they all showed a shocked expression.

There were eavesdropping equipment and surveillance in the room. They already knew William's identity when he talked with Old Hodge all night. And through Umbrella's channels, they found out about the fact that Lieutenant Colonel Hawkeye and Captain America were dug out of the ice.

Nick Fury: It’s not me, it’s what the mobile phone says! That one hundred billion is a donation!

"Umbrella, including all the assets under my name, all of them belong to my commander, Lieutenant Colonel William Evans! No need to look at it! You all have no share!" Old Hodge snorted coldly and said something that could shock everyone.

Putting down the transfer contract with the signed name, William nodded and showed a satisfied smile.

The process of obtaining Umbrella is much smoother than what he had imagined. As long as the contract is submitted to the federal government, the contract will take effect.

Umbrella Group will all become William's assets!

True - Inheriting the Trillion Group!

"Father, why!" Everyone present was furious when they heard Old Hodge's words.

Eugene even threw herself into Old Hodge, grabbed his shoulder and asked: "You can't hand over the company to this person of unknown origin! We are your family, why do you hand over the company to this bastard!"

"Dad, wuwuwu, we have paid so much for the company, why do you want to hand over the company to him!"

"Dad! Can you calm down first? We will decide on the contract another day. Today we will stay with you!"

"Grandpa, my company!"

"Ah! Dead old man, why isn't the company mine? Am I not your favorite grandson!"

William looked at the ugly behavior of these people and sighed again, is this the power of capital to depravity?

Have gained more knowledge! Have gained more knowledge!

After Hodge was boarded by Venom, his strength became amazing. He grabbed Eugene's hand that grabbed his shoulder and threw it hard on the wall.

A muffled sound also interrupted everyone's speech at the scene.

"You want to know why!" Old Hodge got up from the hospital bed, glanced at the people blankly, and dragged a large wooden box from under the bed.

Open the wooden box, inside is a half-body wood carving.

William, who was sitting beside him, glanced at him, "Oh, I'll go, isn't this my handsome face? It's quite similar, and it tastes so good!

"Before I joined the army, my father was a carpenter. I learned wood carving with my father since I was a child. Later, because I was afraid of forgetting what you look like, the chief, I carved this wood carving, which is also my favorite work!"

He carefully picked up the wood carving, and Old Hodge showed nostalgia on his face, and explained to William.

"Just be happy!" William nodded lightly. It didn't matter. He didn't ask Tony for the copyright fee for the comics, just carving a wooden carving.

Then, Old Hodge smashed the wood carving's head heavily on the corner of the bedside table in front of everyone.

With a bang, the wood carving William's head was knocked away and fell into his arms!

Looking at the wood carving with the nose bridge in his arms, William looked at Old Hodge in a daze.

That's how you like my...wood carvings?

Not noticing William's strange gaze, Old Hodge pushed his dry hand into the hollow inside of the bust.

The inside of the wood carving was hollow, and Old Hodge directly pulled out a cloth bag from it, and then threw the useless statue at will.

What do you agree to like?

The expression on his face became indifferent again. William looked at the "head" in his hand and threw it back helplessly.

The cloth bag attracted everyone present. Except for William and Old Hodge's second son, everyone was extremely curious about what was contained in the cloth bag.

Facing everyone's puzzled eyes, Old Hodge opened the cloth bag and took out a cowhide notebook from it, and an envelope with the atmosphere of the era.

He slammed the notebook and envelope heavily on Eugene's face, and Old Hodge let out a disdainful hum from his nose, "Look at it!"

Grasping the notebook and envelope that hit him, Eugene's expression was gloomy and sunny, and he took the lead in picking up the weird notebook and flipping through it.

The letter was taken over by the elder brother McHodge, who was beside him, and carefully opened it and looked through it.

The letter states that if "you" is unwilling to live a peaceful life after the war, you can go to the private manor in the last days and find out the secret I buried there. This secret may cause the world to be confused, or it may cause "you", including "you" family members to die abnormally.

At the same time, this is still a responsibility, which is definitely a heavy responsibility that most people imagine!
Chapter completed!