Chapter 9 Going Home

Luke also showed the FBI agents how he broke into the cabin.

Everyone admired Luke.

The FBI director also began to like Luke more and more.

Due to limited manpower, the supervisor called for backup and recorded statements from Luke and others, so there was nothing to worry about for the time being.

Back at the camp, Luke asked the ranch cowboy to drive the car back.

Then he took his younger brothers, sisters and three girls on a helicopter and followed old John back to the ranch.

When they arrived at the ranch, Luke's parents, siblings, and grandmother were all there. Mr. Qin had to go abroad to attend a meeting, so he just called Luke.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they saw that the children were safe and sound.

The peace they heard on the phone could not make them feel truly at ease. They only felt relieved when they saw that everything was fine in person.

Old John's house was big enough, so everyone lived there.

Evelin also considerately called a doctor to help the three girls treat their wounds.

The girls only had some scratches, so there was no problem. They were just overly frightened.

Beth, Angela and others didn't have any psychological burden.

So a few girls were left behind and their families were notified.

After this adventure, the young people became familiar with each other.

Lee, Jamie and others took them riding horses and herding every day to experience the cowboy life.

The scenery at Dutton Farm and Nick Farm is really beautiful and healing.

The three girls gradually came out of the shadow in their hearts.

They knew they couldn't stay here for too long and should leave when their injuries were almost healed.

Three days after Luke and others returned to the farm, the FBI came to the Dutton ranch.

Also traveling with them were people from S.H.I.E.L.D.

Old John and Luke received them.

The head of the FBI mainly reported the case, but he also did not give up on Luke.

The people from SHIELD came mainly to apologize, and also to meet Luke with the intention of recruiting him.

What surprised Luke was that all the people from SHIELD had green names.

Leading the team was Agent Coulson, whose hairline was not yet obvious.

The FBI came to thank Luke.

After investigation, more than 50 skeletons of different humans were dug out near the houses of those mutant monsters.

The owners' information of those cars was also found.

Mainly, about 7 people have disappeared there in the past seven years.

This time, we have solved a very major case.

In fact, this kind of case occurs all over the United States, but without cameras, it is impossible to track the murderer.

We can only rely on manual investigation, and in the end, all the cases become unsolved.

Luke did them a great service this time.

The FBI director still wanted to recruit Luke, but after thinking about what his boss said, he didn't say anything.

At that time, he reported to his boss and expressed his thoughts about Luke, but was interrupted by his boss.

"Anthony, do you know who he is? Do you know why I asked you to go?"

Anthony looked confused and said, "What's the problem, boss?"

"I was called up by the Minister of Justice early in the morning. This guy is the young master of Hex Group. His family assets exceed one trillion. Is it your turn to admire him?"

Anthony's already dark skin became even darker.

He didn't expect this kid to be so powerful.

But he couldn't figure it out: "He is so rich but still running around everywhere. I really don't understand these rich people."

However, the boss also valued Anthony's talents and comforted him by saying:

"It will be good for you to get on good terms with their family. This case is enough for us to get promoted. Do you want to go to New York?"

Back at the farm, Director Anthony gave Luke a business card and said:

"I'll probably be transferred to New York after I finish this case. If you have any trouble in New York, give me a call."

This time Old John didn't stop Luke.

Seeing that Manager Anthony was so polite, Luke gave him a bottle of wine from his own winery.

When Anthony got in the car and took a look, he was surprised to find that the bottle of wine was worth more than three thousand dollars.

So Anthony decided to keep it for himself. If he gave it to his boss, the old man would never share it with him.

After Director Anthony and the FBI left, Agent Coulson apologized to Luke.

"I'm sorry, my subordinates..."

Luke stopped him and said:

"You don't have to apologize to me. I don't know any SHIELD, and you don't have the power to enforce the law. There's nothing much to talk about. If you have any questions, you should talk to the FBI."

Seeing Luke being so rude, Coulson could only smile helplessly and said:

"We want to invite you to join S.H.I.E.L.D. I know you have a triple Ph.D. from Stanford University. We at S.H.I.E.L.D. have the most advanced research equipment in the world. You can choose any project you want."

Luke shook his head and said, "You have no law enforcement power in the Federation. I checked and found that you have no law enforcement power in most countries around the world. You are just an intelligence agency."

Seeing that Coulson wanted to say something, Luke continued to interrupt him:

"I'm sorry, but if I want to do research, you know, with my family background, I have enough to do any research."

The reason Coulson recruited Luke was actually because he valued the value of Luke's research and inventions, not the military force demonstrated in this incident.

Because Luke has been copying future products for his family's business since he was a child, he has a large number of invention patents under his name.

So SHIELD wanted to recruit Luke because of his research and development capabilities.

But Luke doesn't want to have anything to do with SHIELD at all, and the Hydra branch has not wronged them at all.

In the end, Coulson returned home disappointed, but when he left, Luke also gave him a bottle of wine like Anthony's.

Luke is a man of the ways of the world.

After Coulson left, he said in the car:

"Boss, what do you think?"

A deep, middle-aged male voice came from Coulson's headset:

"It's difficult. This kid's family is very powerful. We can't force him to surrender through illegal means. We just need to keep an eye on him. This kind of rich second generation will always make mistakes. When the time comes, we can use these things to make him compromise."

"Okay, boss. I don't think this guy is a bad person, but I don't know why he is somewhat hostile to SHIELD."

"Let's not talk about this for now. We need your support in New York. Let's put this aside for now."

"Okay, head."

John and Luke watched the car go by until it disappeared at the end of the road.

Turning to Luke, he said:

"Haven't you figured out what to do yet?"

Luke thought for a moment and said:

"Actually, I am quite tempted by Director Anthony's proposal. After all, I am not interested in other achievements anymore."

Old John handed Luke a bottle of beer, took a big sip, and said:

"I know there's something special about killing someone for the first time. Don't let the desire to kill take over you."

Luke also took a big sip and said:

"Don't worry, I am determined."

John looked at the group of girls riding horses in the distance and said:

"Have fun in the evening part, but be careful about your health."

Luke nodded, clinked the bottle with John, and smiled a smile that all men understand.

The three girls are leaving tomorrow, so the ranch is holding a bonfire party for them tonight.

But this part was only attended by children, no parents, no cowboys...

Seeing that the children were fine, Luke's parents and grandmother flew back to Los Angeles the next day.

Luke's youngest twin siblings stayed behind, and together with John Sr.'s youngest son Keith and eldest son Lee, tonight's party will be very "noisy."

Since the only adults were Lee, Jamie and Luke, Old John and Luke both smiled a smile that all men understand.