Richard Thorpe is now the CEO of Brayman Mining Company. Although it is just a shell company, he has hundreds of millions of dollars in funds under his control. His effective work has earned him praise and awards from the boss behind the scenes.
, Thorpe, who grew up in Brooklyn, never forgot his roots and bought his new house on the beach in Queens.
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It is close to the Jemeka Bay Wildlife Sanctuary, with numerous islands, winding river branches that sparkle in the evening, and beautiful scenery. Most of the people who live here are politicians, wealthy businessmen, movie stars, etc. from the upper class. The public security is good, and it is far away.
Much safer than Brooklyn.
Thorpe was an alert man, and Thomas' death made him feel a little bit in danger. In fact, as early as three weeks ago, he hired a group of bodyguards to protect his personal safety. All four of them were experts hired from a professional security consulting company in New York.
The leader is McCain, a retired agent from the Secret Service of the Treasury Department who once served as a bodyguard for President Bush. The other three are a former New York police officer, a Marine Corps corporal, and a retired Army Ranger sergeant.
The bodyguards are experienced and equipped with the most advanced security equipment and weapons, including GL automatic pistols, MP5K micro submachine guns, and M700 sniper rifles equipped with infrared sights. In McCain's words, four people can equal an army.
Friday was his daughter Demi's 19th birthday. As an incompetent father, Thorpe decided to make up for his daughter. He hired a professional performance company to plan a birthday party, which included singer performances, fireworks, and a lot of beer.
With friends who supply soft drinks to his daughter, Thorpe's idea was to give her a taste of being in the spotlight and show off in front of her friends.
The garden of Thorpe's house is large enough to accommodate hundreds of people. Most of the people here today are Demi's high school classmates and Broadway friends. The young people gathered together, laughing happily from time to time, while the adults were chatting in the room.
Pu hasn't come back yet, and the person in charge of reception is his girlfriend, Emily, a smart and capable female lawyer in her early thirties. Demi's mother Lydia attended with her boyfriend, a famous producer.
daughter's birthday party, and expressed dissatisfaction with Thorpe's lateness: "Richard probably won't come until the cake is finished."
Emily smiled: "He went to prepare gifts and should arrive soon."
"Don't you already have a gift?" Lydia asked curiously.
"Richard believes that cars are just tools and not real gifts." Emily said with a smile.
As soon as he finished speaking, a Mercedes-Benz stopped at the door of the house. The bodyguard stepped forward and opened the door. Mr. Thorpe got out of the car, looked at the lively scene in the garden, and said with satisfaction: "McCain, how are you feeling today?"
Sample?"
"Very good, sir. The company heard that you were going to hold a fireworks show and specially sent three people to support you. I think we can handle any unexpected situation."
"That's good, thank you, McCain." Thorpe patted the fifty-year-old former White House agent on the shoulder, straightened the collar of his evening gown, and walked into the back garden.
"Mr. Thorpe is here, everyone, please pay attention." McCain whispered into the microphone in his sleeve, walked up to the rooftop, picked up the telescope and began to observe the surroundings. This is a noble residential area, and every household has complete security facilities.
, if the killer wanted to harm Mr. Thorpe, there were only two ways, one was to use frogmen to dive ashore and attack, the other was to shoot from a long range with a sniper rifle from the empty house on the other side of the river.
The frogman attack plan is so bizarre that even assassinating a presidential candidate doesn't have to be so troublesome, so the biggest threat comes from the empty house on the other side of the river. McCain has already made arrangements for this and placed some sensors there.
If someone breaks in, feedback will be sent back in time.
Thinking of this, McCain shrugged. The security level of this mining company boss is almost the same as that of a gubernatorial candidate. There are seven professional bodyguards to protect his safety. Are killers from all over the world coming to take his life?
, although he thought so, he did not slack off at all. Professional bodyguards will never relax their vigilance at any time.
On the other side of the river, Alexander put down his telescope and grinned: "Our Mr. Thorpe has arrived."
Liu Ziguang looked through the scope of the Ruger M77 and saw a handsome middle-aged man walking over among the crowds of people. He was the assassination target Richard Thorpe.
There were too many people in the back garden, and Thorpe's head was blocked from time to time. Liu Ziguang's finger was on the trigger several times and then released.
At this time, Thorpe didn't know that he had been targeted by the scope. He was chatting and laughing, and he came to his daughter's friends in a graceful manner. He smiled and said: "Okay, we can cut the cake."
The staff pushed a three-layered cake on a trolley. Everyone gathered together, turned off the lights and sang a happy birthday song. The candlelight was glowing, and the atmosphere was warm. The cross aperture of the scope was aligned with Thorpe's head, and with just one click
If you pull the trigger, this sinful brain will turn into a ripe rotten watermelon.
But at this moment, Liu Ziguang could not pull the trigger no matter what, not only because of the strong father-daughter love at the scene, but also because he finally saw that the protagonist of the birthday party turned out to be Demi Thorpe, with whom he had a romantic relationship.
Killing someone else's dad at a birthday party seems a bit inhumane...
Alexander had a piece of grass stalk in his mouth, and the light machine gun in his arms was already loaded. He looked at Liu Ziguang, his eyes full of inquiry.
"Okay, let's let him go for now." Liu Ziguang said, and conveniently closed the lens cover of the scope.
On the rooftop of Thorpe's house, McCain suddenly noticed a strange reflective spot on the other side of the river. Although it was only fleeting, he still raised his eyebrows, picked up the walkie-talkie and said, "Jack, what's going on with the sensor on the other side of the river?"
Jack was the bodyguard in charge of the monitoring equipment. He was in the basement listening to music and bobbing his head. There was a can of beer on the table. When he heard the call from the boss, he remembered that the sensor display had not been turned on at all. He quickly jumped up and cursed.
Shit, I turned on the display and stared at it for a few seconds, grabbed the walkie-talkie and shouted: "Boss, there are two people in the empty house on the other side!"
"Fuck!" McCain cursed and rushed down the stairs while quickly giving orders to his sleeves. At this time, Thorpe was cutting a cake with his daughter in the garden. The staff lit fireworks at the same time, one after another.
Soaring into the sky, Demi hugged her father happily, as happy as a little girl.
"Demi, dad has prepared another gift for you." Mr. Thorpe waved, and the staff was about to present the gift. Suddenly, the bodyguard rushed over and threw Mr. Thorpe to the ground. Everyone around him
I was stunned, not knowing what kind of program this was.
Several other bodyguards rushed to the pier, jumped on Mr. Thorpe's speedboat, untied the cable and started the motor and rushed to the other side. At the same time, the snipers upstairs also entered the fighting position, and the infrared scope locked on the empty house on the other side.
"Oops, we've been discovered!" Alexander quickly aimed at the speedboat and fired. The machine gun hit the speedboat with fierce fire, and countless bullet holes immediately appeared in the fiberglass hull. "It's a machine gun!" said a bodyguard who was a Marine and had served in Iraq.
After diving into the river, McCain gritted his teeth and persisted. However, when he turned around and saw that his snipers had made no movement, he knew what had happened, so he also jumped into the river.
The fireworks were still going off, and the gorgeous fireworks bloomed in the sky. The boys and girls watched helplessly as Mr. Thorpe was escorted by bodyguards and escaped into the house. The speedboat dragged the waves to the other side. Then suddenly, gunfire rang out, and the speedboat was on the other side.
The dense rain of bullets turned into a ball of fire. They were stunned for a moment, then screamed and ran away.
Thorpe's face was ashen when he was hiding in the house. His birthday party was messed up. Thomas' murderer actually came to the United States. It seemed that he had underestimated his opponent.
Alexander used blazing machine gun fire to sink the Thorpe family yacht, while Liu Ziguang shot down the sniper on the roof. The assassination had turned into a firefight, and there was no benefit in continuing. Liu Ziguang gave an order, and the two of them abandoned
The weapons flew away. Fortunately, the Thorpe's fireworks covered up the sound of gunfire, and the brief exchange of fire did not cause too much chaos.
Five minutes later, the patrol officers from the police station arrived at the scene. Half an hour later, more reinforcements arrived. There were police cars in front of and behind Thorpe's house. The red and blue police lights flashed continuously. The police pulled up the yellow cordon. Everyone attending the party
Everyone was required to take statements. The bodyguard who fell into the water was wrapped in a blanket, drinking hot coffee, and was being questioned by the police. The sniper on the rooftop had been sent to the hospital for emergency treatment because he had been shot in the shoulder.
A car with government license plates parked at the door. The agent with an FBI badge on his waist raised the cordon and got in. After showing the police his ID, he found Thorpe.
"Richard, it doesn't look good. I heard that they even used heavy weapons." said the FBI officer. He was an old acquaintance of Thorpe and was quite familiar with this friend's ability to cause trouble.
"Edmund, I want you to ensure the safety of me and my family." Thorpe said through gritted teeth. Demi, her daughter, and Emily were sitting next to him extremely anxious.
Edmund said: "The police will protect them, but I suggest you go abroad to hide for a few days."
Thorpe gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not going anywhere. Escape is not an option. I'm going to pull out these little ones, break their arms and stuff them in!"
Edmund shrugged and left, but Lydia said uneasily: "Richard, I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't agree to let my daughter live with you. It's too unsafe here."
Thorpe couldn't help but said angrily: "She is my daughter. She is nineteen years old and has the right to choose!"
"I am her guardian, you are not!" Lydia shouted tit for tat.
Demi's eyes were filled with tears and she didn't know what to say. It happened so suddenly. A normal birthday party turned into a disaster. Fortunately, no one died, otherwise she would really feel guilty for the rest of her life.
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"If you didn't succeed today, I'm afraid it will be even harder next time." Alexander said with some frustration as he drove the car in the New York night.
"There is no next time, we are leaving the United States." Liu Ziguang said.
"Why? Don't you want to kill him?"
"Yes, after killing one Thorpe, more Thorpes will appear. And this Thorpe, at least we know him relatively well. If we change to a more difficult opponent, everything will have to be done all over again, but it will be more difficult.