Chapter 640: Chapter 292: Serves You Right to Get Rich_3
Allen Zhang: Weren’t you kicked out of school for poor grades and peddling porn tapes? A top student? Why don’t you go back to Texas and farm cattle, probably because you have to fight daily for food.
Jack: It’s true that I screwed up everything because of my own shady dealings, but if I hadn’t messed things up, I wouldn’t have met you guys on the street. It would have taken me many more years to amass my current assets. I’m really grateful to you, Allen!
Allen Zhang: No worries. If you really want to thank me, have Fitz cleaned up and come to my villa tonight.
Jack: I don’t mind at all. Fitz and I aren’t boyfriend and girlfriend, she has wanted to try her luck with you for a while. Didn’t you move in with Jennifer and the others? What about Simone? Didn’t you ask her out?
Seriously, you really don’t mind? You can even joke about this?
True to the spirit of the Lone Star Republic, such generosity, no wonder you got rich.
Allen Zhang: She’s busy with her own things, we’re not living together. I was just checking to see if you were in any trouble and if you needed help.
Jack: I haven’t come across any major problems, just that the website selling sorghum seeds got hacked. I’ve had Blitz fix that issue. Jimmy’s business over in Texas might have been targeted. His car rental service was troubled by someone, but he’s not one to be trifled with, he’s already taken action. Maybe you could talk to him.
Allen Zhang then sent a message to Jimmy, asking how things were going.
Jimmy: If you could provide some support in terms of weapons, I think I can handle things on my own. Last night someone tried to set fire to my car rental, luckily my guy caught him in time. I’ve already tortured out the details from him, he is indeed a member of Tad, and I’ve also captured someone quite high up in their ranks.
Allen Zhang: Aren’t the Austin police handling things? The source of thɪs content is novelFirｅ.net
Jimmy: They’re in it together, mate. They smartly don’t mess in the city, only gather in the motels on the outskirts. Those rural cops are pretty much bought by them, they turn a blind eye to these things because none of them want to mess with lunatics. One officer got hurt by them before, the local police dispatched officers to arrest people in the motel, but they ended up getting bribed by threatening their families instead.
Allen Zhang: These guys are outrageously lawless! The deal you did with Jack must have attracted their attention, they want revenge. I can provide some weapons support, but it’s not going to be for free, as these things aren’t cheap to procure.
Jimmy: Of course, I understand. What kind of weapons can you provide? I’m willing to pay, preferably some defensive gear and projectiles. The hand grenades last time were pretty good, I can buy other types of weapons locally.
Allen Zhang: I’ve just bought 4 Black Hawk helicopters from a military base.
Jimmy: … That’s a bit excessive, but I like it!
Ultimately, Jimmy didn’t go through with buying the Black Hawks, as the General Sect Leader had no plans to sell them to him, and he couldn’t afford them either.
After all, this kind of hardware isn’t just your regular firearm. It’s too conspicuous locally and draws too much attention, but it’s great for intimidation outside, the psychological impact is immense.
If it were a border town, using a Black Hawk might be overlooked, but Austin is after all a mid-Texas city. Even the Tad organization only uses rifles, shotguns, and armored vehicles modified with steel plates. Bringing out an armed helicopter is just overkill.
So, Jimmy only purchased RPGs, a few rockets, a bullet-proof vest, bullet-proof helmet, clay explosives, and an explosive drone package. He also rented a Black Hawk Helicopter for his protection.
Allen Zhang arranged the time with the other party and immediately sent a message to Boketu, asking him to bring some gear and meet up at the hangar on the outskirts with a few men to head to Austin, Texas.
It’s about 2000 kilometers from Los Angeles to Austin. The maximum range of the Black Hawk helicopter is 2200 kilometers, needing only one fuel refill mid-journey, but it would already be past 9 PM when they arrive.