"Someone is looking for me. Who is it?"
Richard was surprised that someone would look for him, as he didn't know anyone in the city.
"How should I know? He said he was your friend. Okay, I've brought the letter." The waiter said and turned away.
Richard washed his hands, took off his scarf and went to the front hall.
When he saw Hardy's face, his only eye turned red. "Hadi, I didn't expect it to be you."
Hardy smiled and walked over to give Richard a hug.
The two were once comrades in a squadron. Like Bill, they had been together for several years. They could be described as brothers who shared life and death. Richard was seriously injured and retired, and the two were separated for more than a year.
"How's it going?" Hardy asked.
Richard sighed slightly, "You see, I don't have any other skills, and I'm blind in one eye, so I can only find a job like this."
"Richard, are you interested in fucking me?"
"Fuck you, what are you doing now?"
Richard looked at Hardy curiously.
"Gang, Los Angeles Jewish Gang." Hardy told Richard directly that he was once a brother and there was no way he could lie to him.
Richard was a little surprised.
"Hardy, you joined a gang?"
Hardy smiled softly, "Bill dragged me in."
"Ah, that bastard Bill joined the gang too?!" said Richard.
Hardy talked about his own experience.
"I was injured and retired and returned to Orange County. I couldn't find a suitable job, so I could only work as a waiter in a bar. Later, I encountered someone molesting a female colleague. I beat up the guy and was thrown into prison."
"Fortunately, I had a certificate of mental illness and was not sentenced to prison, but I lost a lot of money and no one was willing to hire me after that. Then I received a call from Bill and went to Los Angeles."
"At first I wanted to find a proper job, but Bill had a conflict with the Spaniards and was beaten severely. He almost died. I killed six of them to avenge Bill, and then temporarily joined the Jewish Gang to help him manage the neighborhood affairs."
Richard was somewhat surprised. "I read in the newspaper that a guy named Cook from the Spanish gang was murdered at home. It turned out that you did it."
"The newspaper also said that there has been a recent conflict between the Jewish gangs and the Irish, and it is now very fierce."
Hardy nodded.
"It's because of the conflict. I'm short of manpower now, so I came to ask if you are willing to follow me. Of course, joining a gang would be dangerous. If you don't want to, I'll just come to see an old friend." Hardy said.
Richard hesitated.
"Hadi, I'm not afraid of the dangers of gang conflicts. Nothing can be more dangerous than the battlefield. I'm just worried about my family. If my mother knew that I joined a gang, she might not be happy. She always wanted me to live a stable life."
Hardy patted Richard on the shoulder and said, "Then consider it as me visiting an old friend today. I'll wait for you to get off work and we can get together in the evening."
"Okay." Richard nodded with a smile.
While the two were chatting, the boss came into the restaurant from the kitchen and saw Richard sitting at the table, chatting with a young man.
I was immediately furious.
He just went to the kitchen and saw a mountain of dishes in the sink, but Richard, the dishwasher, was nowhere to be seen, with his apron thrown beside him. When he asked, he found out that he had gone to meet a friend.
The fat boss walked to the table, pointed at Richard and started to curse:
"Richard, there are so many dishes in the kitchen, but you come here to chat with others. I paid you to chat. If you don't want to do it, get out as soon as possible. I don't think anyone would be willing to hire a blind man."
This fat guy is really sarcastic in his words.
Richard stood up from his chair.
Gritted his teeth.
"I'm going back to work now."
The boss sneered twice.
"Is that all? You have been late for work without reason. I will deduct two days' salary from you."
Richard clenched his teeth even more tightly.
His salary was low to begin with, only 120 yuan a month. He had to support himself, pay for medical care, and support his family, and his income was already insufficient to cover his expenses. Now, this stingy boss has deducted two days' wages from him. He will probably have an even harder time next month.
Can't die.
Not a good life.
Do you want to continue like this?
The eye injury continued to torment him. He consulted a doctor, and was told that the eye surgery performed by the military was not very successful, so it often caused inflammation and required long-term treatment. If he wanted to cure it, he would need a major surgery.
Surgery costs a small amount of money.
He also wanted to get a prosthetic eye so that he wouldn't look so weird and maybe he could find a more normal job. But he asked a doctor and he knew that a prosthesis would cost a lot of money.
You will never realize the money you earn by swiping the plates in your lifetime.
Today Hardy came and asked me to join the gang.
Maybe mother will be unhappy.
But this may not be an opportunity for you to change your life.
The fat boss was still chattering and mocking Richard. Richard suddenly looked at Hardy and said firmly, "Hardy, I changed my mind."
To be a successful sniper, maturity, calmness and decisiveness are necessary qualities.
It was just the experience of retiring due to injury that made Richard a little depressed.
And right now, at this moment,
The confidence he once had seemed to return to him.
Hardy smiled.
"Very good."
At this moment, Hardy was really grateful to the ugly fat boss in front of him. If he hadn't pressed him hard, Richard would not have agreed to him.
"Richard, what are you still doing here? Go to the kitchen and work. Today you not only have to wash all the dishes, but also clean the entire kitchen."
The fat boss became even more angry when he saw that Richard did not go to the kitchen obediently but was still chatting with others, so he increased the punishment again.
"Shut up!"
Richard looked at the fat boss and said calmly.
The fat boss was stunned.
He didn't expect Richard to dare to tell him to shut up, and he thought he had heard it wrong.
"What did you say?"
Richard's eyes became sharp, "I told you to shut up!"
The fat boss suddenly became angry.
"How dare you talk to me like that, Richard? Well, you are fired now."
"Also, forget about your salary this month. It will all be deducted. Now get out of here. Get out of my restaurant."
The fat boss pointed at Richard and cursed.
At this moment, a beautiful revolver was suddenly inserted into the fat boss's mouth.
“Woo woo woo~!”
The fat boss was almost frightened to death.
"I hate it when someone keeps talking nonsense in front of me. If you dare to say one more word of nonsense, I will smack your mouth immediately."
"Yeah, yeah." The fat boss nodded in fear.
There were originally a few diners in the restaurant. They had all looked over when they saw the commotion. Now, when they saw someone pulling out a gun, they all looked horrified and held their breath.
Hardy looked at the fat boss coldly.
"Pay my friend's wages in full, now and immediately!" said Hardy in an irresistible tone.
"Yeah." The fat boss nodded.
He came to the bar, asked the cashier for some bills, and stuffed them all into Richard's hands.
Richard looked at the money in his hand and counted out ninety dollars. "I worked twenty days this month. This is what I deserve. I don't want any more."
After saying that, he slapped the extra money on the table.
"Hadi, let's go."
Hardy smiled and walked out of the restaurant with Richard. The boss breathed a sigh of relief after seeing the two leave.
Damn, I was so scared just now.
He almost peed himself when the guy stuck the money into his mouth.
In Hardy's car,
Richard suddenly laughed.
"You know what, Hardy, this is the happiest I've been in over a year, and I feel like I made the right choice this time."
"The days before were so depressing!"
The two found a bar and had a good drink, then drove to Richard's home in the countryside and told his parents that a friend had found him a job in Los Angeles that paid three times his current salary. His parents were very happy and asked Richard what kind of job it was.
"Transport driver, great job." Richard said with a smile.
The next day,
Hardy took Richard away. On the way, Richard asked where they were going. Hardy smiled and said, "You are the first one. We need to find more people later. Now let's go find Henry."
Henry was once a member of Hardy's team. He was a cunning guy and was the detective in the class, responsible for investigating situations.
"Is Henry retired too?" Richard asked happily.
"Yes, a little later than you."
"I contacted him by phone the day before yesterday. He is now helping others raise cattle at a farm. I asked him to work with me, and he agreed immediately."
"Drive faster, I really miss him. I really hope all our former brothers are together." Richard said.
Hadi smiled.
"Many brothers will come back."
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