FOE Family First Chapter 38 Family First
"So do we smash your ass and drag you to American territorial waters, or do you want to get out of here on your own, Canada? Or do you want to try a small-scale US-Canadian naval war and see which side will arrive faster, the US Coast Guard or the Canadian Coast Guard scum?" Then, Rocco Wadman, who has been out to sea for many years and is accustomed to such scenes, took over Colin Hawke's voice and shouted at the other party through a megaphone.
Colin Hawke, carrying a double-barreled shotgun, followed by his co-workers and partners, appeared on the deck.
Faced with the current situation, the Canadian fishing boat Augusta did not hesitate at all and turned around and left. After all, Rocco Vardman's KKS ship was close to it at the moment, and it would not gain any advantage if a conflict really occurred. It just wanted to take the opportunity to intimidate and gain some advantage, not to give its ship to the Americans.
"Wise choice, Canada." Rocco Vardman said coldly when he saw the other party turn around and leave.
Tommy had originally looked at the approaching KKS with a grim expression, but as the ship got closer and he saw the faint traces of cargo piled up on board, his expression slowly changed from gloomy to astonishment.
"You look a little strange when you see me, son." Colin Hawke threw the cable towards Tommy and said with a smile.
Tommy took the cable and secured it, and the two ships slowly moved side by side. Before the steps were laid, Colin Hawke jumped from the KKS to Tommy's side.
"You haven't had time to go to Canada yet?" Tommy Hawke asked his father with surprise after seeing the mountain of cigarettes piled up on the ship.
As long as the goods are still on the ship and they are on the high seas, it doesn't matter even if the anti-smuggling teams of the American and Canadian coast guards show up fully armed and surround them. The worst that can happen is they can tell them that their dad picked up a batch of cigarettes on the ship and was about to give them to them, or they . They can only watch helplessly. If they dare to board the ship and stop them on the high seas where they have no law enforcement power, unless the coast guard decides to kill everyone and take away some cigarettes, otherwise it will just give their dad the opportunity to legally blackmail the government.
Colin Hawke shook his head. "According to the original plan, we should have arrived in Canada by now, but I still remember what I said to you that night. You are still a child, Tommy, and you can be unrestrained before you go to college. And the premise of your unrestrainedness is that your father is by your side to take care of you. I can't let my son be an unrestrained child and have any problems, so..."
"So from the time you sailed out to sea until now, we have been by your side, escorting your ship like we were escorting Ronald Reagan, just like the bodyguards around the president, kid! Fuck You, Colin, stop saying those disgusting words, you haven't done anything since you boarded the ship! But you ate the most food and drank the most alcohol!" Mr. Wilson, with a full beard, came over at this moment, reinforcing the planks of the boat, and said to Tommy Hawke, "You really are a good candidate for college, Tommy, this is the first time I know that you can sell so much smuggled goods without having to worry about going to jail. You know, before, I just stole a few tires from Rogers' house and sold them to the repair shop, but the police came to my door, well done!"
"Members of the Hawke family have always been wise and intelligent. This is a gift, Wilson!" Colin Hawke said proudly when he heard Wilson's praise for his son, "Tommy and I are exactly the same. Remember, I was the one who knew the most words among you. This is the inherited wisdom of the Hawke family, which is endless. Otherwise, the union would not have sent me to continue to lead you after you lost your jobs."
The bald Mr. Morin came over on the plank, carrying a bottle of whiskey. "Shut up, Colin. The difference between your shitty plan and Tommy's plan is like the difference between the length of your dicked dick and the length of my dick! The difference is as long as the Eiffel Tower! You even suggested that we go to the front of the New York City Government to sell smuggled cigarettes to those smokers who were protesting against the price increase of cigarettes! Damn it! If we followed your plan, we, Wilson and his unlucky relative would be squatting in a cell at the New York Police Department giving blowjobs to the police now!"
When Maureen passed by Tommy, he patted Tommy on the shoulder and said, "Well done, Hawke boy!"
"So you are not going to continue the adventure to Canada? Mr. ? Mr. Wilson?" Seeing the reactions of several people, Tommy asked loudly to Morin and Wilson with more and more surprise.
Maureen took a sip of wine, turned his head to look at Tommy, and shrugged: "Of course not, we are poor Americans, not fucking stupid Americans? Did I just compliment you, Tommy? I take back my compliment. You didn't have to ask such a stupid question. It's obvious that you should stay away from your father. You've only been in contact with him for two minutes, and your IQ has plummeted like a plane crash."
"Really?" Tommy Hawke looked at his father in disbelief. "Not going to Canada? Mr. Morin and the others actually agreed?"
Colin Hawke smiled and nodded, saying, "Of course, no one wants to go to jail. Maureen said they are not idiots. Moreover, I am the major shareholder of this deal. Only Thomas can pose a threat to my decision, but that guy can only abstain from voting now. So, we don't need to consider any nonsense these small shareholders say. If anyone objects, just throw his goods into the sea and let him swim to Canada to trade by himself."
"So, you can accept selling it here at a low price..." At this moment Tommy felt that Alida must be blessing her family in heaven. There could be no better outcome than this.
Colin Hawke nodded as his son said, looked around and said, "Yes, it's right here, sold to these three lucky Italians at the price you agreed on."
"Why? I am very grateful to you, Dad, for making this wise decision from the bottom of my heart, but why?" Tommy asked his father with unconcealable joy in his eyes.
Did his father resist the temptation of huge amounts of money? Did he not go to Canada to earn more money in order to bring Bethea back as soon as possible?
Colin Hawke shrugged, lowered his head and remained silent for a few seconds, then raised his head and looked directly at his son, smiling and said, "The Hawke family is going to have its first college student. You know, there happened to be a guy on the ship who had attended college this time. He seemed to have gone to a pretty good university. I talked to him about this matter, and he told me very seriously that if I didn't want my child to be treated like garbage in college, it would be best not to cause trouble for him. He said that my son was very smart and could think of running to the Canadian high seas for safe trading. The reason for doing so was that he would not violate any laws. I think this is why I am not going to continue to St. John's, Canada. Of course, I have to adopt this plan that can make money without any trouble. I can't send myself and these idiot-like friends around me to a Canadian prison just to take the risk of making a little more money, and let my hardworking and smart son be treated as garbage in college."
"Honestly, I didn't expect this to be the case... I've thought of many bad situations, worse situations, situations that couldn't be any worse..." Tommy Hawke was a little uncomfortable after hearing what Colin Hawke said. He stared at the man in front of him, and didn't even know how to phrase it at this moment.
He had prepared himself mentally for the worst-case scenario, and was certain in his heart that the worst-case scenario would occur, but now, he didn't have to worry.
At this moment, his father's bearded face had an indifferent smile on it. He was touching his head with his rough hands, his eyes were gentle.
"Remember what I didn't finish saying when we came back from visiting Bethea? Tony interrupted me. He was afraid that I would accidentally say it and make you suspicious. Actually... I wanted to say that if your mother was still alive, she would have reminded me in time a long time ago, instead of letting me realize it after so long. I said to myself, Colin, what you should do now is not to prepare a check for Tommy, not to bring back money for Bethea, but to find Tommy first and say to him: I'm sorry, son, I didn't remember you until you made me wait outside for so long. Now, Dad will take you home."
Under the boundless starry sky, Colin Hawke put his hands on Tommy's shoulders, gently pressed his forehead against his son's forehead, and said softly:
"I can't lose my son just because I need money to bring my daughter back. Money is important, but family comes first."
