Chapter 319: Intrigue and Deception (Please Collect, Recommend, and Vote for the Monthly Ticket) 5500 Please Give Me Double the Monthly Ticket
The Dutton family all follow a policy of late marriage. They believe that a person is only qualified to get married when he is mature. Because only in this way can he understand what responsibility is and be able to protect his family well. Old Dutton is like this, and most of his children are like this. The eldest, second and eldest sister of the Dutton family are not married. Only the youngest, Keith Dutton, is the most rebellious in the whole family.
Keith wanted to be with an Indian woman, but he ran away from home because of the opposition of old Dutton. Keith is also the only one of this generation of Dutton family who is married and has children. He has only recently returned because of a series of changes in the family. His wife also broke up with him. I don’t know if it’s because of returning to the family. And his child was left by his wife.
Keith couldn’t even visit his child.
As a result, the next time he heard about the child, it was that the child was missing.
After Keith’s wife Monica couldn’t find the child, she had no choice but to find the Dutton family.
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Seeing Keith rush out of the house out of control, old Dutton was no less, and almost rushed out one after another. Old Dutton had lost many loved ones in his life, but this time, he would never allow his grandson to be lost. Now, both Kai and Susie were a little embarrassed. To be honest, it was a bit inappropriate for them to stay here when something like this happened to someone else's family. But it didn't seem right to leave rashly. While the two were embarrassed, Jamie, the second son of the Dutton family, was more sensible. He immediately stood up to apologize, saying that something happened at home and he was not well entertained. He would arrange a car to take them back.
Kai was also ready to agree. Someone else's child was lost, so what was it for them to stay here?
But before Kai could speak, Beth grabbed Kai and asked for Kai's help.
"Miss Beth, you... I am the sheriff of Jiade Town, and I don't have the power to enforce the law here." Kai said a little embarrassedly.
To be honest, Kai's words actually meant more of a shirking of responsibility. He didn't think the Dutton family needed his help. They were wealthy and powerful, with hundreds of gun-toting cowboys under their command. The Windham City Police Department had become the Dutton family's thugs. The state police and the mounted police were not to mention. There was also the Livestock Commission. Don't think that the American Livestock Commission was just a simple civil organization like the industry associations in other countries. On the contrary, the Livestock Commissions in many states had their own armed forces. Strictly speaking, they should be police, which were affiliated with the state police.
The Dutton family had so many resources, and Kai didn't think they needed his help. Beth's actions were a complete waste of resources. The key point was that Kai really didn't like some of the Dutton family's ways of doing things.
"I don't trust those rubbish in the Windham City Police Department!" Beth gave a very good reason. The Gardner Town Police Department has always been controlled by the Gardner family, and it's a dream to expect their professional quality to be high.
Others had just entertained Kai and donated so much to Gardner Town. Even if Kai didn't like the Dutton family, he couldn't turn his face so quickly. So they had to stay.
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Keith's son Tate disappeared in the Indian reservation. Although the Indians did not like white people to intrude into their territory, Tate was not only a white child, but also the blood of the Indians. Monica's family was also somewhat famous in the local area, so the Indians in the reservation had to accept it with a pinch of their noses, but they still warned the white people not to make trouble on the Indian land. It was also because of the participation of the white people that the Indians who had originally helped Monica find her child began to stand aside.
They thought that Monica's actions hurt them. This was the land of the Indians, and they had the ability to find their own children on their own land. → Monica's request for help from the white people was a sign of distrust of them.
Even Monica's brother was very angry.
But Monica, who was so anxious, had no time to care about these things. She just wanted to find her child.
Unfortunately, there was no result after searching all night. After dawn, everyone formed a human chain and conducted a carpet search of Monica's home within a radius of 30 kilometers.
It was also at this time that Beth brought Kay to the scene.
Old Dutton and Rip were stunned when they saw Kai coming. He didn't expect Kai to come to help them at this time. Although they didn't talk for a long time yesterday, Old Dutton could still see that the young sheriff in front of them didn't like their family.
Old Dutton didn't care about this. There were so many people who wanted him dead, and it was nothing for a policeman to hate him. He was just a pity. Through the previous drug case and the subsequent assassination case, Old Dutton could see that Kai was a talent.
Unexpectedly, someone else came to help today. Kai didn't like their Dutton family and never asked them for anything. If he could come today, it was really just a simple help. In this regard, Old Dutton felt that he needed to appreciate this favor.
After a few words with Old Dutton, Kai quickly entered the working state.
Although the Dutton family was not a good family, the child was innocent after all. In this case, Kai felt that he could help.
According to the process, Kai first asked Monica about the situation before the child disappeared.
Monica also explained the things before the child disappeared intermittently.
It turns out that Monica and Keith had a falling out before, and Keith was not allowed to approach their son Tate, but old Dutton wanted to be close to his grandson, and not even Monica could stop him. That day Tate and Dutton Dun rode a horse and said that he also wanted a horse of his own. Dutton Sr. was not surprised. The Dutton family has cowboy blood in their blood. He told his grandson that as long as Case agreed, he would buy a colt, but the condition was that Tate must help clean the stables, clean the barn, and be responsible for feeding and drinking the colt.
Little Tate immediately agreed.
So Monica's family got a little pony. After Tate had dinner yesterday, because of an agreement with his grandfather, Tate went to the stable to feed fodder alone. Although Monica was a little prejudiced against the Dutton family, she felt that it would be good for her son's growth to take care of the foal as agreed, so she did not stop it. But as time passed, and no one saw Tate come back, Monica went out to look for Tate, but she only saw the foal wandering alone outside the stable, and little Tate was nowhere to be seen.
"Did you find any traces?" Kai then asked.
This time it was Case who said, "We have looked for it. There was a blizzard last night and the footprints were buried."
Kai nodded and said to Old Dutton: "Do you have any enemies in your family?"
Old Dutton was stunned when he asked this question, enemy? Then there is the saying that their family is full of enemies. But almost instantly, Old Dutton thought of a person - Thomas!
Thomas has been in a pretty bad spot lately. Two consecutive inexplicable accusations made him basically have enemies on all sides. What's more, the old Dutton knew very well that those bad things had nothing to do with Thomas and were entirely framed by him unilaterally. And he also knew that Thomas knew it too.
Well, now that my grandson is missing, who is the biggest suspect? Who needs to say?
"Thomas!"
Old Dutton said through gritted teeth.
Upon hearing this, Keyes picked up the gun and walked out without saying a word. Now those Indians quit. This is a reservation! Besides, the Indians have their own rules of conduct. Thomas's appointment as chief did not rely on inheritance. It is not an old society. The Indians also keep pace with the times. They have their own management committee and their chief is elected. , although it is a lifelong tenure. But if a candidate cannot convince the public, how can he become a chief?
What does a chief do? It is a position that strives for the welfare of all Indians. Although in the eyes of the outside world, the Anren community is actually no different from the Chan society, and the local Indian leader is equal to the boss. But when dealing with fellow tribesmen, chiefs must provide the most basic protection.
Tate's mother is an Indian and he was born and raised on an Indian reservation. In the eyes of most Indians, he is an Indian. No matter how much of an asshole Thomas was, he would never threaten Old Dutton with Tate, because that was against the Indian rules.
Now Keyes looked like he was going to kill Thomas, it would be surprising if other Indians could do it. It was not the white man's turn to run wild on the reservation.
Monica's brother was the first to stand up and block Case. It seemed that he planned to teach Case a lesson and let him understand where this place was. As a result, before he could speak, he felt a pain in his abdomen, and then he was spinning. He lay down on the ground. When he wanted to raise his head, Keith's gun was already pressed against his head.
When the other Indians saw this situation, they immediately drew their guns and pointed them at Case. At this time, they were distinguished. White people are always white people, and Indians are always Indians. Case has lived on the reservation for ten years, but he is still an outsider.
"Go away, Thomas is the only one I'm looking for!"
Case looked at the Indians with red eyes. Some of them were still his friends, but Case couldn't control that much now.
"No! Case, stop! Stop!"
Like all Romeo and Juliet romances, Monica is torn between family and lover. Especially when she knew that her brother was killed by Keith, and her brother also killed Keith's eldest brother, she felt even more tormented...
This is why Monica wants to stay away from Keith.
At this time, Kai walked up to Case and patted him on the shoulder. "I guess it wasn't the chief."
The reason why Kai said this was that on the one hand he did not want to intensify the conflict, and on the other hand Kai also felt that it was not like the Indian chief.
It wasn't that Kay thought Thomas was a good guy.
The word "good guy" has nothing to do with the upper class Indians. The upper class of Indians has long been corrupted. This may be a strategy of the US government. Anyway, the upper class of Indians and the lower class of Indians are now completely two classes.
Relying on the government's preferential treatment, the upper class Indians have already made a lot of money. They even dare to get involved in any business, not to mention casinos, and there are many drug dealers. But when it comes to dealing with them, the U.S. government is more cautious. Generally, as long as they don't cause big trouble, the government will ignore them. It's a bit like ancient China's policy of restraining local chieftains. As long as you don't come out to cause trouble, you can do whatever you want on your territory.
That they are good people? No idiot can believe it.
Kai just felt that Thomas was not an idiot. Right now, Thomas is exhausted from dealing with two things in succession. Now if the kidnapping of children breaks out, let alone Thomas being just an elected chief, he is the biological father of all Indians and he will not be able to handle it!
The US government will definitely turn a blind eye to these Indian chiefs when it comes to making money, but it won't work when it comes to making trouble, especially with such drastic means. Are there any rules of the game? If every Indian chief does this, what is the government for? All Indians should just be independent.
The Dutton family is not an ordinary family. It is a large family that has been entrenched in Minnesota for hundreds of years and has been run by four generations! It is a complete powerful class with huge power. After being tricked by old Dutton twice before, many people have been dissatisfied with Thomas. If it happens again, Thomas will be finished no matter what.
Kai gave the reason, and old Dutton calmed down. Just as Kai said, Thomas is not that stupid.
"I didn't do this." It was also a coincidence that Thomas walked in at this time.
Except for his skin color and appearance, Thomas doesn't look like an Indian at all, but like a white elite on Wall Street. He is dressed very neatly and exquisitely in a suit and tie, without any ethnic flavor like other Indians.
When Keith saw Thomas, he immediately rushed towards him with red eyes, but he hadn't taken two steps when an Indian gunman with two big braids put a gun to his forehead. But Keith didn't retreat, but pointed his gun at Thomas.
This chief was quite brave, ignoring Keith's gun and just looking at Old Dutton. The other Indians raised their guns again, and Rip and the cowboys were naturally unwilling to be outdone.
"Ahem, I say... there's a policeman standing here! Can you show some respect?" Keith was very upset with this group of unruly people. He was also a policeman, but this group of people seemed to treat him as if he didn't exist from beginning to end, and they pulled out their guns whenever they wanted.
The Indians looked at Keith coldly and didn't care at all. Old Dutton was more humane, and he waved his hand and asked the cowboy to put down his gun. Keith was also pulled back by Rip.
"The police officer is right. I didn't do it. John, you won't put the blame on me, will you? That's your grandson!"
"You!" Keith thought Thomas was threatening them.
"Ahem, Keith, I think what Thomas meant is that if you really believe that Thomas did it, then the real mastermind will not let Tate go." Kai felt that Keith did a very bad job on this point. If a soldier can't control his temper at all times and keep himself calm, he is not a qualified soldier. Although it's a bit unkind to say this, anger can't solve any problems.
Old Dutton understood what Kai meant.
"You mean... this was not done by Thomas, but most likely by Thomas's enemies?"
"It is indeed very likely. Anyway, if it were me, I would do it. Just kidnapping a child can make the Dutton family and Chief Thomas completely at odds, and make public opinion and the situation completely turn to the Dutton family. It doesn't take much effort to solve Chief Thomas. I think no one will refuse it?"
"Yes! That's what I mean. You know whether I did the two things before. Now if you frame me for this, it won't be the Dutton family that will benefit." Thomas looked at Kai with great appreciation, thinking that this is a smart person.
Old Dutton was also very decisive. After figuring out everything, he immediately asked, "Who is it?"
"Baker brothers!"
Before this, Thomas borrowed money from the bank to buy land under the name of a real estate developer named Daniel. This land is next to the Dutton farm. Thomas will work with Daniel to build a high-end hotel on this land to match the casino. Thomas' ambition has aroused the vigilance of some people, that is, the Baker brothers who also run casinos. The Baker brothers don't like the Indian tribes to expand the reservation in disguise, and they don't like new casinos to steal their business.
So they threatened the real estate developer Daniel a few days ago, but Daniel had Thomas behind him and didn't care about the Baker brothers at all. Daniel sneered at the warnings of the two and even spoke rudely. Daniel got into trouble for his stupidity. He didn't know that the eldest brother of the Baker brothers was the director of the Minnesota Liquor Administration. The next day, many of Daniel's applications for selling alcohol would be revoked. To get rid of the trouble, the only way was to terminate the agreement with Thomas and turn to the Baker brothers' casino.
Later, at Thomas's Paint Horse Casino Hotel, the Baker brothers unscrupulously demanded in front of the tribal lawyers and committee members that the slot machines in the casino must be obtained through the brothers' leasing company in the future. Otherwise, contractors, communities, including Daniel and Dutton Farm, will become troubles for Thomas to build a casino. But Thomas, who has experienced many storms, was not scared, and even humiliated the Baker brothers because he was backed by the reservation.
After that, the Dutton Farm was in crisis. Someone put poisonous grass on the farm, and hundreds of cows died at once. This was one of the reasons why the conflict between Thomas and the Dutton family was completely intensified.
Then the Dutton family took advantage of Kay's betrayal and began to fight back, and Thomas was in trouble. During this period, the Baker brothers did not hesitate to add insult to injury.
But Thomas now told old Dutton that he had never done anything to the ranch.
Speaking of which, Thomas and the Dutton family really don't have any big grudges. It can be said to be a battle of spirits. Thomas wants to redeem the land that was taken away decades ago, while the Dutton family doesn't want to sell the land. This is enough. If Thomas didn't go out to assassinate and kidnap, it would be better if the business matters could be solved commercially. The same goes for old Dutton. If the ranch hadn't been poisoned, he wouldn't have played tricks with Thomas.
On the contrary, the conflict with the Baker brothers is even greater. Both of them run casinos and are enemies in the same industry!
After hearing Thomas's confession, Old Dutton remembered that the Baker brothers had indeed approached Old Dutton before and wanted to join forces with him to deal with Thomas.
But Old Dutton never thought of joining forces with the Baker brothers, but after Thomas' reminder, he understood one thing. The Baker brothers were unscrupulous in their work, and it was likely that they planted alfalfa in order to frame Daniel and Thomas, provoke a war, and profit from it.
But right now, that's all a thing for later. The most important thing for them is to find Tate!
In order for Thomas to reconcile with Old Dutton, the most he could do to reconcile with Old Dutton was not to buy the land of Old Dutton's family and give up on opening a new casino around Old Dutton's land. (This involves land tax. If Thomas operates a casino next to the land of the old Dutton family, it will increase the value of the surrounding land. According to U.S. law, land tax is levied based on the value of the land. Once the casino and the community If completed, this means that the Dutton family will have to pay tens of millions of dollars more in land taxes)
Thomas can completely change places, but there is no way to reconcile the conflict between him and the Baker brothers. If Thomas wants to grow stronger, he will definitely offend these two brothers.
In this way, under Thomas's arrangement, the Indians also joined the search for the child.
Just on the dirt road at the edge of the reservation, people found two fresh tire tracks. Following the car tracks, Jamie found one of Tate's boots. Looking at the boot, Monica collapsed on the ground, crying in her arms.
Case looked at Kai. Although Kai didn't say much before, he had gained the trust of many people. At least the Dutton family believed in him more than the Indians and useless policemen. The same goes for Thomas.
"I think I need to pull my dog out," Kay said, looking at the child's shoes.