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"Eat more if you want...but keep in shape first," Lucas said with a smile, "It's not a waste. I'm going out for a while and I'll just bring some of this as a souvenir. Aren't you going to a party tonight? What kind of party? Or you can bring some for your friends to try?"

"Ours isn't a catering party, it's just some stupid, impulsive high school student meetup... but it's nice to bring some over, I'm pretty close to all my friends."

Lucas knew that this party was probably not officially organized by the school, but might have been organized privately by students in order to create opportunities to form more boyfriend-girlfriend relationships?

But now it is the 1980s. Even schools and parents in China don’t really encourage this practice, right?

Doubtful... As mentioned before, he didn't know much about this country, whether it was the official history or the folk customs.

There is a lot of negative information about this country.

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"Your party won't include alcoholic beverages or even... that kind of thing?"

Lucas asked, looking at Emily.

"Of course there are alcoholic beverages. Some boys and girls are more mature, so the shops will turn a blind eye... That kind of thing... Hehe, but don't worry, my friends and I..."

Emily immediately understood what "that thing" was, but when it came to friends, she hesitated, as if she was thinking of someone she was not sure about.

"I would never touch it myself, but a friend of mine might use some leaves..."

"There's no room for negotiation on this. You have to promise me that you won't touch those two things, and you have to set a latest time for you to go home."

Emily immediately raised two fingers and said solemnly, "I promise you that I will never touch anything that I shouldn't touch at my age, including alcoholic beverages, and I will be home on time before 11pm... well, before 11:30pm."

But when she said this, she was still wearing a swimsuit, a bikini, which she might have bought specially and would only wear at Lucas's place... The occasion seemed a little frivolous.

There are girls wearing tight erotic swimsuits on the beaches these days, but they are basically not decent girls. Having said that, the social atmosphere in Flower Country is not very good, or it is heavily commercialized. If there are enough benefits, decent girls will become indecent.

It is the 1980s and the social atmosphere in the country is relatively conservative. It has not evolved to the level of decades later. Even decades later, if you go out naked on the street, you have to paint your body or find a political reason, otherwise you will violate laws such as "hooliganism" or "disturbing public morals".

This is California, a famous tourist destination in the Flower Kingdom, not far from the beach. Except for her childhood, Emily almost never goes to the beach and has never worn a swimsuit like this on other occasions.

Lucas tried not to look at her conscience and stared into her blue eyes.

Nod.

Emily's last name is Johnson. Ordinary boys who don't know the importance of this last name in California naturally don't have the courage to do anything to her. And those daring second-generations who know her relationship with this last name probably don't dare to do anything to her either.

Lucas's worry stems from various investigative reports submitted by various rights organizations and investigative companies in America, his world. It is said that more than 30% of American girls were forced to lose their virginity at various parties and gatherings after being seduced.

Many times they even take turns having sex.

The vast majority of the perpetrators were acquaintances, and some of those who did not use drugs also used alcohol or drugs.

There is such a plot in the TV series "Catch-21". Before joining the army, the sergeant in the story forced a girl in his class to have sex with him at a high school party together with his classmates.

It was normal for Lucas to have such concerns, especially considering Emily's outstanding beauty.

Taking precautions is a beautiful quality and there is nothing wrong with it. Take Emily for example, she really appreciates Lucas's concern and doesn't think he's overprotective or nagging.

After discussing the evening's matters, the two began to prepare their respective gifts.

Lucas's home has many advanced products from another world, such as tinfoil.

Taking some tin foil, he cut the remaining Tomahawk steak into small pieces, packed them into a dozen packages, and added toothpicks to make simple and reliable takeout packaging. He put the tin foil packages in an insulated box and left them there for a few hours so that they would still be hot when he took them to the party in the evening.

Lucas took his share of the tinfoil package, got a bottle of red wine from the basement, took the brown paper bag he had prepared in advance, came up to say goodbye to Emily, and drove out.

Emily had re-recorded her fingerprints and other access permissions yesterday, so she could come and go freely in his house without him being present in person.

……

In summer, the days are long and the nights are short. California is located in the tropics, and even in winter, it only gets dark at seven or eight o'clock.

When Lucas went out, he put on the wristband and ring he had put on in the morning. Although it was already evening outside, the sky was still bright.

When we came down from the mountain, we didn't see the two pickup trucks. The town is very sensitive to foreign vehicles. If any foreign vehicles stay in the town or park in public areas, they will be questioned. In other words, this place is quite "xenophobic".

He usually does not interact with other residents, but because of that contact, he is no longer in the category of "exclusion" and has passed the "exclusion" period due to the punctured tire. Now he is "cold-treated".

Most people just ignored him and only a few would say hello to him, but that was exactly what he wanted.

He also doesn't like interacting with the people in the town.

The average income in this town is good, but the houses are still mainly made of wood.

Mainly because it is located in the north of Jiamada, a high-quality timber producing area, the price of timber in Huaguo is very low. In addition to being economical and having a short construction period, the annual property tax on wooden houses is also much lower than that of cement brick and stone buildings.

In this regard, the concepts of the Flower Country people are very different from those of the Mysterious Country.

Dongcheng Town has only a few streets.

It didn't take long for him to arrive at a two-story, triangular-roofed house in the town that looked ordinary.

There was a police car parked in front of the house. Lucas parked next to the police car, got out, and walked along the lawn that every house in the town has with his things to the second-floor platform at the door and knocked on the door.

"Ding Dong"

"Ding Dong"

"Ding Dong"

He has a little obsessive-compulsive disorder and has to do it three times before he feels comfortable.

Soon, the door was opened from the inside and a white girl appeared at the door.

Compared to Emily, the girl's hair was just ordinary brown-black. Apart from her youthful cuteness, her looks and figure were nothing special. But when she saw Lucas, she was as enthusiastic as Emily.

"Hey, Hope—"

"Lucas! Why are you here!?"

She hugged him tightly and put her face to his. The girl didn't try to stick her tongue in like Emily did...but she took his arm affectionately, turned around and shouted into the house: "Mom! Lucas is here!"

In the living room, there was a white woman, or rather a white aunt, wearing ordinary home clothes.

Compared to Lucas, her age is written all over her face. It's not that her face is full of wrinkles, but she has a face that is old lady's by any country's standards. Her hair is slightly golden, but she doesn't look like a blonde at all. Her square and serious appearance matches her sturdy figure. At least Lucas would never have any extra emotions other than "friendship" when facing this combination.

In fact, the two men were not much different in age. The woman in front of him, named Meri, was indeed very close to Lucas. She was the one who invited him to settle in the town and helped him with a series of matters including naturalization, driver's license, social security and factory opening. She also mobilized her own elder brother, the chief of the Rossanki City Police Department, to suppress the person in Green Water Street.

Female police officers are relatively rare in this era. Meili, who inherited her father's career and network and became a lieutenant in the county bureau, has much more power than she appears.

The position of Lieutenant is roughly equivalent to the detective in Hong Kong movies and the captain of the local police force in the Mainland.

When she saw Lucas, she was also surprised. She stood up and took the initiative to hug him and kiss his face.

"Lucas! Hey, why are you willing to come out of your comfort zone today? I just haven't eaten yet, so stay here and have a meal. We haven't seen each other for a long time."

"Please spare me. You and Hope are not good cooks, and I've already eaten at home before coming here." Lucas showed the food in his hand and complained without beating around the bush. "This is for you. I calculated the time to come here, and I knew that you didn't cook at home yet. It's just right for you to eat what I brought. This is high-quality beef. I roasted it all afternoon. Hope, bring two cups over. Do you have any staple food? Just some bread or something will do."

He gave the girl his orders without any hesitation, and the latter gladly obeyed his orders and left.

Later, the steak Lucas brought was placed on the table in the living room. The staple food was bread, a common staple food in the store. He and Meili each had a glass in front of them, which contained the red wine he brought.

Merry ate directly with a toothpick, and her eating manners were not very elegant. While eating, she praised the barbecue brought by Lucas. The girl Hope was more delicate. She took a knife and fork and ate in small bites according to dining etiquette, chewing slowly and fully enjoying the ultimate taste and the impact of the top-quality ingredients on her taste buds.

Wooden houses are not very resistant to heat and cold, but this is a wealthy area with very good greenery and shade from trees. The rooms are well ventilated and quite comfortable.

Merry wolfed down his share quickly and then set his eyes on Hope's share. Although Hope ate slowly, he was very protective of his food.

I rolled my eyes at my mother and hid all the unopened foil packages under the table.

Merry clicked his tongue, picked up the bread and wiped his mouth and fingers, then ate the bread as well, and took the wine glass to sip the red wine.

After putting down the empty glass, she looked at Lucas opposite her, and then she showed some grace. She slowly poured herself another glass of wine and asked:

"I saw the brown paper bag in your hand. Are you here to see me for something?"

Seeing that the two were about to talk business, Hope swallowed the food in his mouth and interrupted, "Do you need me to step aside?"

"No, you are also a party to the case to some extent. There is no need to avoid it. Just listen in," Lucas smiled at her and handed the brown paper bag in his hand to Merry.

He was the savior of Merry and Hope, and helped them return to the normal world from a place where there were very few survivors and continue their lives.

So both Merry and Hope, mother and daughter, were extremely grateful to him, which was why Merry spared no effort to help him do a series of things.

If it were just Meri herself, she probably wouldn't be able to repay him this much, but with Hope involved, Meri's gratitude to him is simply endless. As long as it doesn't involve her bottom line and principles, she will spare no effort to help him in anything.

Of course, Lucas also took the opportunity to come into their world, live a normal life, and repay Merry and Hope.

He was trapped in that place for more than a year. The unexpected entry of Merry and Hope was the main reason for his chance to escape.

Meili took the brown paper bag in his hand, untied the sealing string, took out the photo inside, and looked at the high-definition printout with some surprise.

sheet.

"Who are these two people? Do you want to deal with them, or do they provoke you?"

When she saw the tattoos on the two men's arms, Merry's eyes shrank, but she did not show her thoughts.

"This is what you need to investigate. I just found out that these two people were following me this morning, from the town all the way to Rossanki City, my factory, and then followed me all the way back from the city... I just found out that they were following me. As for why they were following me, I don't know, but I guess it has something to do with the batch of gold that I entrusted you to sell before."

Lucas answered. At this point, he frowned and asked, "I kind of suspect they are official people, such as the CIA or FBI. Merry, are you sure there will be no problem with our batch of gold?"

"Put your heart back in your stomach," Merry said disapprovingly after hearing him say that. "The President Hugh Act of a hundred years ago has long stipulated that anything brought back from the Land of Mist is the legal property of citizens. Although there are very few lucky people in the past hundred years, you are not the only one who brought back treasures from the Land of Mist. The deeds of those people in the past have been reported in newspapers or other media. Their life stories and endings cannot be faked. Although the batch of gold was kept secret, I publicized and registered it for you before selling it, and I didn't miss the transaction tax after selling it. Besides... these two people are definitely not official people."

The woman's gaze returned to a certain detail in the picture, and after confirming it once more, she raised her eyes and looked at Lucas.

She used the word "your treasure" while Lucas said "our gold", which is why Lucas was willing to make friends with her and accept many of her arrangements. Merry was a very principled woman and quite reliable.

"Look here, I've recognized their tattoos. These two guys are just minions of a nearby gang. I'll go over there tomorrow and warn them."

After saying that, Merry pointed the picture in his hand at Lucas and tapped the arms of the two stalkers above him.

Looking at the place she pointed out, Lucas raised an eyebrow.

Hope was also quite curious, so he reached out and pulled his mother's hand and looked at the picture.

When Lucas and Merry were talking, she just listened quietly without expressing her own opinions, behaving very well.

"Will there really be no problem? If there is a risk, it's not that I can't accept it... Well, money is a small matter from their exploitation. I don't want anything to happen to you or Hope because of this."

"That's the treasure you got in the misty realm at the risk of your life. Besides, with the Presidential Act of Hughes, even the federal government is not eligible to take a cut or confiscate it. What right do they have to blackmail you?"

Meri was more confident than Lucas, and then she said in a stronger tone:

"Accident? There won't be any accidents at all! If they dare to say no, I will make their gang disappear!"

"..."

Lucas shrugged. "Okay..."

He vaguely remembered the latest news he saw before he traveled through time. There were at least six different criminal organizations within the American police force, the so-called "police gangs." These "police gangs" not only had their own unique tattoos, but also had specially created sign languages ​​and secret codes for communication.

Meri may not be a member of this "cop-gang" but she does have the guts to do it, and Lucas has come to realize this through his own experiences more than a year after returning to the real world.

Maybe the police in this era are just so rogue...ah, domineering, right? ?

By the way, Lucas gave Merry 5% commission on the batch of gold. It was not that he was stingy and unwilling to give more, but that Merry was unwilling to take more.

There is also his factory. Hope and her cousin, whose father is the police chief of Roseanki City, each own 5% of the shares. It is not their parents, but the two children who own 5% of the shares.

Lucas is very careful in what he does, and he knows how to consolidate relationships, not just relying on superficial favors or eloquence.

According to the current development trend, if the 5% shares are distributed as dividends at the end of the year, each of the two children can get a dividend of more than dollars.

The lowest starting point for the middle class these days (hahaha) is an annual family income of $2. One hundred thousand is a huge sum of money, even in 1202 it was a considerable amount.

Hope and her cousin originally started from a high starting point, and now they have basically achieved financial freedom. As long as they don't squander or commit suicide, they can at least be rich and healthy for the rest of their lives... unless Lucas's factory goes bankrupt.

Just relying on this skill, and the life-saving grace of bringing Merry and her daughter back to the real world, as long as he does not commit crimes and violate their bottom line and principles, his personal relationship with Merry and her eldest brother will be almost unbreakable.

Lucas and Merry are adults. Merry was having a little fun drinking. After seemingly solving the small problem he caused, the two of them sat in the living room and had fun like drinking buddies. After finishing the red wine, they went straight to Merry's beer.

Hope hid the unfinished barbecue and its foil package in the refrigerator, cleared the table, and took the opportunity to say to Merry:

"Mom, there's a party at school tonight, can you lend me your car?"

"No, you don't have a driver's license, and you can't drive my car."

Although Meili was drunk, his consciousness...maybe he was not clear.

, but her principles remain.

“Oh, then I’ll go by bike.”

Because Merry was against her daughter driving, Hope didn't have a driver's license compared to her peers. She thought there was no hope, so she planned to ride a bicycle to attend the school party instead.