Pick Westbrook

Chapter 190

North Shore of Lake Michigan.

Li Lai and Holloway walked by the lake, admiring the scenery along the way.

Compared with the last time the two came to this place, the muddy road has become a clean and tidy road, and the dirty lake has become clear enough.

Although there are still some prefabricated houses on both sides, they are obviously more lively, and occasionally one or two happy shouts can be heard, the Bucks are the champions.

Holloway still came here with some bread and distributed it to some playful children.

She said: "Because of the nearby Li Ning factory, most of the poor here have a stable income, and their salary is even slightly higher than that of other factories."

"A lot of people have moved to nearby apartments, and most of the people who are still here are living without worries."

After finishing speaking, Holloway turned her head to look at Li Lai curiously. When she found that Li Lai was still maintaining a serious face, the little girl couldn't help frowning slightly.

The closer it gets to the west bank, the more deserted it becomes. Most of the poor people who originally lived here have left, leaving only the dilapidated tent that is about to collapse, crumbling against the wind of the lake.

The dilapidated lighthouse is still there, and the rusty bicycle that fell on the ground was lifted up at some point, but because the middle beam has been broken, it can only be completely leaned against the lighthouse.

The lame wooden chair is next to it, empty, feeling out of place with the whole world.

Johnson II got out of the tent with a haggard face. After seeing Li Lai and Holloway, he forced a smile and said.

"The old man is gone. In Game [-] of the Finals, he failed to see the Bucks win the championship."

Upon hearing this, Holloway's eyes suddenly turned red, and she covered her mouth sadly, sobbing softly aside.

Li Lai stood for a while, let out a long breath, then walked to the wooden chair, stroked it and said, "It's a pity, I'm a little sorry."

Johnson II still remembers how crazy the old man was when the Bucks eliminated the Cavaliers and successfully reached the finals, and even raised his fists in front of the TV to celebrate.

He smiled and said, "The old man was very firm the night he left. He kept holding my hand."

"He can't speak anymore, but I know what he wants to tell me: As long as the Lakers lose Game [-], they have no chance. Absolutely not. The Bucks must be the championship."

"So it doesn't matter if you see it or not."

"is this correct?"

Li Lai frowned, did not explain, but took out the somewhat yellowed poster from his arms and said, "Have you looked at this thing carefully?"

Johnson II shook his head and said, "No, that's the most important thing in the old man's life, and he doesn't allow anyone to touch it."

Li Lai was silent for a while, and then solemnly handed over the poster to King Johnson II.

He said: "You are right, this is indeed the most important thing in his life, but it should be somewhat different from what you imagined, open it and take a good look."

After finishing speaking, Li Lai took Holloway, who was already sobbing like a tearful person, and left here, but he turned around and said seriously when he was halfway there.

"I think he held your hand at the last moment, not to say that."

Johnson II didn't quite understand what Li Lai said these words meant. Could it be that he still knew his father himself?
At this time, Johnson II curiously opened the poster, which read: 1970-71 season NBA championship, Milwaukee Bucks, in the middle is the head coach of the Bucks, Larry Costello, and the core of the team stands on both sides Skyhook Kareem and Big O Robertson.

Johnson II frowned. Although he had never looked at this poster seriously, he had seen it many times from a distance, and he didn't find it special.

Then he flipped the poster subconsciously and saw the back.

It says:

In 1971, before the relief money was paid, my son lay in my arms and slept soundly.

The wife went to see a popular open-air movie recently, and then took away the most valuable sewing machine at home.

Tomorrow I have to get on my bike and go to a relative's house to borrow some money, because the child has been crying all day and has been clamoring for cookies.

The blue polyester card top, at this time, the pain came to my heart, I squatted on the shore of Lake Michigan, and gave myself two hard punches
In 2001, I no longer needed relief money, and my son wore a white shirt and was the best short-term worker in the factory.

I know he has grown into a real man.

Think about the day in the future when I grow old and become old paper money, I can still return to my son like an old newspaper under the guidance of the wind.

I will see a kind girl married with him, I want to bless them, they must not live so hard like me in this life.
A cry suddenly resounded across the northern shore of Lake Michigan.

The boy knelt by the lake bank just like his father once did, and punched himself hard.

The wind on the lake was still there, and the boy was facing the Bradley Arena far away. He finally understood why his father always liked to look in that direction.

That was the saddest memory in his life, and it was also the happiest memory in his life. There were so many sleepless nights that he could only sleep peacefully by listening to the shouts from Bradley Arena.

At this time, the boy looked at the Bucks championship poster in his hand and finally realized that his father's most precious thing has always been him.

So Li was quite right. Old Bath didn't say anything when he left. He just wanted to hold his child's hand like he did when he was young.

"In 1971, the Bucks won the championship. In 1971, I just came into this world."

"Old Johnson, Young Johnson, the old man gave me everything."

After a long time, Johnson II stood up from crying. He stood up stubbornly like his own father, faced the direction of Bradley Arena, and wiped away his tears.

"The Bucks are the championship."

Milwaukee.

The streets in the downtown area are densely packed with Bucks fans, and the madness of the whole city continues.

Hammond and the mayor of Milwaukee have already negotiated that because the fans are too crazy, the championship parade will be held earlier so that the citizens can return to normal life as soon as possible.

The championship parade is scheduled for 3 days later.

However, Yi Jianlian took the initiative to find Li Lai to say goodbye on the second day after winning the championship. He said that he could not participate in all the team's next championship activities.

Li Lai knew that Yi Jianlian wanted to return to China to help the Chinese men's basketball team play in the World Cup, but he tried to dissuade him again and again. After all, he had just finished the finals, and now he had to participate in training camps when he returned to China, and the World Cup had to start in mid-August.

All this was too rushed. Yi Jianlian had already experienced the entire playoffs and encountered a great intensity of internal confrontation. It was time for his body to rest.

It is very risky to go to the Men's Basketball World Cup again!
Yi Jianlian remained firm on this decision, and Li Lai could not refute the reasons he gave.

His idol, Yao Ming, wants him to go back, and hopes that the two will help the Chinese men's basketball team achieve historic results.

In addition to the championship parade, the mayor of Milwaukee also mentioned the White House summoning. President Barack Hussein has notified the mayor of Milwaukee that his itinerary has been confirmed. He will summon all the Bucks players next month and invite them to visit the White House. .

6 month 21 day.

Championship Parade.

Milwaukee Police Department guards throughout.

Men, women and children all over Milwaukee took to the streets.

The celebration process was extremely crazy. Artest participated in all the celebration activities shirtless and won the title of Milwaukee gangster leader.

Curry shook his shoulders and twisted his butt arrogantly, and the Milwaukee people loved this three-point kid more and more.

As for Westbrook, of course he is the most domineering, holding two trophies in his arms all the time, he is the brightest boy on the streets of Milwaukee.

On the night of the celebration, the police officer who had been guarding Li Lai suddenly invited Li Lai to the most famous Eads Bridge in Milwaukee.

"Garcia."

The police officer extended his hand and introduced first.

Li Lai nodded and remembered the name. During the last season, he had heard that Milwaukee had transferred an FBI police officer.

On the first day the other party came to Milwaukee, there was a city-wide search, and Li Lai had a profound impact on this.

"Officer Garcia, what can I do for you?" Li Lai said politely, extending his hand.

Garcia didn't rush to tell his purpose, but smiled and said kindly: "I heard that you used to be a crotch boy, and now suddenly the prodigal son turns back, so I want to get to know you."

Hearing this, Li Lai was a little alert. First, the other party was a police officer, and second, his real identity was not the crotch boy in front of him.

So Li Lai said seriously: "Everyone will grow up, just like the Sheriff, when you were young, you would play with mud and peep at the lady next door taking a bath. After you become sensible, you will naturally not do such things again."

Garcia was startled, but felt that what the other party said was quite right.

He knew that the other party's father had died two years ago. Such a loss of family affection was a huge blow to a young man, and it could also speed up his transformation into a real man.

"But do you know how your father died?"

Garcia suddenly withdrew all his smiles, and said very seriously with one look in his eyes.

Li Lai nodded naturally and said, "The debt pressure is too great, so I chose to end myself."

Ah.

Garcia smiled contemptuously and said, "Do you believe that too?"

"Your father is a model of self-made in Milwaukee. He has experienced countless troughs and setbacks in his life. How could he be defeated by a simple debt crisis?"

"Besides, the ants are willing to spare their lives. It doesn't make sense for anyone in Milwaukee to not have some debts."

Li Lai frowned tightly, turned his head to look at the other party and said, "What do you mean by that! Is there something strange about my father's death?"

Seeing Li Lai's nervous expression, the experienced Garcia finally dispelled all his suspicions about Li Lai. He said seriously, "Your father jumped off the Izzy Bridge under our feet back then."

"You should know that the south bank of Lake Michigan is a famous tourist attraction, so many people saw that scene with their own eyes at that time, and many well-meaning people jumped into the lake and swam to rescue him immediately after the accident."

"It stands to reason that your father shouldn't have died in this situation. Even if he died, it should be easy to find the body."

"But it is strange that we did not find your father's remains, and also found a large number of traces of money laundering in his account."

Because of the 500 million that Herb Cole left behind, Li Lai had always had kind thoughts towards this cheap father, so he didn't know that the worry he showed inadvertently just now saved his life instead.

Li Lai said seriously at this time: "So you suspect that my father broke the law?"

Garcia nodded and said, "It's not doubtful. Your father did launder the money. Of course, it's not clear whether it was forced or voluntary."

The sudden appearance of police officer Garcia and a series of words made Li Lai a little confused. He didn't expect that there was such a big story behind Herb Cole's death, which even attracted the investigation of a police officer.

At this time, Li Lai suddenly thought of something, turned his head and looked at Garcia seriously and said, "It shouldn't be that simple for you to be transferred here from the FBI, right?"

Garcia looked at Li Lai silently for a while, admiring Li Lai's cleverness and care, and finally made up his mind to say: "A transnational criminal organization has committed heinous crimes, and the FBI has found out that they have many personnel activities. Around Milwaukee, and there's a lot of dirty money being processed through the Bucks."

"That's why I came to Milwaukee."

Li Lai took a deep breath. Since this matter is related to the Bucks, it means that he has been involved.

Garcia continued: "I checked your account and your life status all the time, and I'm sure you have nothing to do with this matter. After all, people who think about fighting Eighteen King Kong every day don't have the energy to do other things."

Li Lai nodded and said, "So what do I need to do?"

Naturally, Li Lai would not naively think that Garcia came to him just to complain and have a heart-to-heart talk with him, and after hearing so many core secrets, he also knew that the other party must need him to do something.

Garcia nodded in admiration. As expected of the owner of the American Li Ning Company and the person who can manage the Bucks to win the championship, it saved Garcia a lot of time.

He said directly: "The criminal organization is laundering money through the Bucks, so there must be someone in it who cooperates with them. Naturally, that person should not be Herbert Cole. After all, money laundering is also a technical job."

"I guess that person is still with the Bucks now, because that criminal organization completely stopped money laundering after Herb Cole's death and failed to find a new way to launder money."

"So I also want to remind you to pay attention to the people around you, and don't be so confused that you are harmed by others and don't know."

After thinking calmly, Li Lai said, "You mean you need me to help you find that person?"

Garcia nodded and said, "This is not only helping me, but also helping yourself, and helping your father."

"You don't want to know how he died?"

Li Lai remembered the 500 million that Herb Cole had left for him before he died, and said without hesitation, "I want to."

Milwaukee Hospital.

As the most prestigious hospital in Wisconsin and the top tumor hospital in the United States, it was built and operated by Wesley Edens, one of Milwaukee's three business tycoons.

Mary Edens, wearing a nurse's uniform, walked into a special ward. The patient was a terminal patient, and now she was living on the high cost of treatment and the top treatment technology of Milwaukee Hospital.

"Yo yo yo, Miss Malorie came to see me again. I look at you every day and I don't realize that you have grown so big. I'm afraid you can't cover it with one hand. Do you want the old man to come and check your body?"

The old man with a potato head said wretchedly, this mental head does not look like a patient at all.

Ma Luoli glanced at the other party speechlessly and said, "Do you know why my dad didn't let me come to the hospital? There are too many perverted old men like you."

"Especially you. I didn't find anyone in the whole hospital who could be more attractive than you. When Xiaobai gave you an infusion and injection yesterday, you raised your head and stared at others, right?"

"When your granddaughter comes over, I will mention this matter to her carefully. See if she will beat you all over the hospital."

Hearing this, the old man couldn't help but have endless aftertaste, and his mind was full of images of that little white nurse.

In his opinion, what is the nurse's name, Xiaobai? Isn't Dabai more appropriate?

The old man said: "My attending doctor told me the day before yesterday that it is now June, and the weather is hot and we need to be intimate and detoxify."

"Although he diagnosed me and told me the treatment plan, he didn't tell me who to have sex with!"

"So take a look at me. You can only look straight at me in order to cure the disease. How pitiful."

Ma Luoli said with a serious face: "The doctor said that it is heat-clearing and detoxifying, not intimacy, have you made a mistake?"

At this time, a staff member also came here and reminded the old man that his granddaughter has saved all the expenses for next year in the hospital in advance, so as long as his condition does not deteriorate, the hospital can extend his life for another year .

Ma Luoli was already used to this scene, because every year at this time, the old man's granddaughter would save enough for a year's treatment in the hospital, which was not a small sum.

Even a rich family can't support the constant consumption.

"Your granddaughter has paid the fee. If there are no accidents, she should come to see you in a short time. I have to tell you about your latest crime." Ma Luoli said.

The old man got a little dizzy when he thought of the granddaughter who was beautiful in appearance but extremely cruel in her hands.

Originally, he thought that the two of them were lonely and dependent on each other, and her granddaughter would definitely treat him very well, but in the end, he was often beaten by her.

"Hey, when you're old and old, living is suffering. What do you think is the meaning of the world?"

Ma Luoli rolled her eyes at him, and said with certainty: "Don't pretend to be pitiful to me. I have seen your tricks many times. I won't pity you anymore. Go and wait for your granddaughter's justice." fist."

At this time Wesley Edens happened to appear in the hospital and walked to the office. Maroli saw it by accident, and was a little curious why her father appeared in the hospital at this time.

She knew her father was a pure Bucks fan, but he hadn't been to Bradley Arena to watch a game for a long time.

Now that the Bucks won the championship, and yesterday was a grand championship parade, it stands to reason that her father would be extremely happy to celebrate this grand event, why would he stay in the hospital helplessly?

　Thanks to Bitter Melon af, Be a Good Man, Brother Chen Chaojie for their rewards.

　　Thank you brothers for your monthly tickets and recommendation tickets.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)