Los Angeles.
The City of Angels is the second largest city after New York, but in terms of tourism, there are still slightly more tourists coming to Los Angeles than New York every year.
Hollywood is here. If it is as difficult as hell for an immigrant to become successful in New York, then if you are lucky enough to be noticed by Hollywood, becoming rich overnight is not a dream.
Of course.
There is just such a possibility.
However, these have nothing to do with Lake. He came here with Rachel for a vacation and to do some of his own things.
His car.
boom!
Lake walked out of a building with sunglasses and an expressionless face. The moment he walked out, there was a loud bang, and the orange-red fireball produced by the explosion instantly soared into the air. In an instant, the alarm sounded loudly.
Still no.
Lake sighed. This was the third car-collecting organization he had contacted, but in the end, his car was not taken away by this organization.
but...
This does not affect Lake's rhythm of robbing others of their own strength at all.
It has to be said that these organizations that acquire and sell luxury cars have more cash than the small organizations Lake had previously engaged in. Including this third organization, Lake has refreshed the recharge amount of the plug-in to 500,000. With another 500,000, he can once again participate in the 10-get-one-free lottery.
That's good.
Return to the hotel.
Rachel, who was half asleep, felt Lake getting on the bed, turned over, and naturally hugged him: "Where have you been?"
Lake looked at Rachel, who didn't even open her eyes: "I went out to buy a pack of cigarettes."
Rachel's nose twitched. "You smell nice."
Lake said thank you.
the next day.
This time, Lake and Rachel's destination was Olvera Street, the birthplace of Los Angeles. The street was only two hundred meters long, but Josie, like in the previous few days, did not lose her interest at all. She looked around the street and exclaimed from time to time.
Around noon.
A Mexican restaurant.
Rachel took George to the front desk to order food. Lake, who was sitting at his seat, took out a piece of paper he had with him and looked at the paper. Three names had been crossed out on it, leaving only the last name as a clue.
Racing Edge.
This seems to be a store that specializes in high-performance auto parts and has nothing to do with the three car collection organizations mentioned above.
Lake knocked on the table.
All this information was retrieved from the FBI database in Los Angeles, and Lake did not ask his assistant Tiffany to contact the FBI in Los Angeles.
After all, it's not something to be proud of when a senior executive of the Department of Homeland Security has his car stolen within half an hour of purchase.
After a while.
Ding Dong!
Lake took out his cell phone and saw a message from his assistant Tiffany, who had sent him the detailed address of the racing edge shop.
"Lake."
"Um."
After Lake took the plate, Rachel sat down with Qiao Xi and said, "Would you like to visit my sister this afternoon?"
Lake said, "Okay."
It's not like he's going to meet his parents, so Lake has no psychological pressure. Moreover, it seems that the three women he has hooked up with so far don't have parents.
Emilia, there is no doubt that even if there are any, the bones are probably almost becoming protected antiques.
Sever, like Lake, is an orphan.
Rachel?
She has a family, two younger brothers and a younger sister, but after her parents passed away in her early years, their contact gradually became less and less.
Now that I'm in Los Angeles this time, it's only natural for me to go back and take a look.
Lake ate the food on his plate and looked up at Rachel and said, "By the way, you said that your brother and sister are together here, so where is your other brother?"
Rachel said, "You mean Jacob?"
Lake shrugged.
How did he know who was who? He wasn't in a relationship with Rachel's brother and sister, so he didn't ask for their names.
Rachel thought for a moment, "It seems Jacob has joined the army."
Lake asked curiously, "As if?"
Rachel said, "We didn't have much contact before. After all, I'm in Washington, which is a long way away. But the brothers and sisters here have a good relationship."
Lake nodded: "Okay, what about the full name?"
Rachel was stunned for a moment, then looked at Lake with a strange expression: "Don't you know my full name?"
Lake laughed and said, "How is that possible?"
Rachel put down her fork and looked at Lake: "Oh, what's my last name?"
Lake smiled and said, "Toledo?"
Rachel then rolled her eyes at Lake: "I thought you didn't know."
Lake smiled and said, "This last name is very special. It's hard to forget it."
After all, this is the exclusive surname of the woodcutter.
Rachel tilted her head. "It's very unique. This surname is quite common in Italy."
Lake shrugged, "But it's unique in the Federation. However, your brother's name is Jacob. If it were Dominic, it would be really unique."
Jacob Toledo?
This name is unremarkable and even if you hear it, you will forget it the next day. But if it is Dominic Toledo, it is different. He is a representative figure of lumberjacks.
only...
Rachel blinked. "You said you hadn't checked my information."
Lake looked at Rachel: "Your information, no, I never investigate my women."
"Then how do you know my brother's name is Dominic, or do you know him?"
"…Dominic Toledo?"
"Um."
"...What's your sister's name?"
"Mia, Mia Toledo."
"…"
Lake looked at Rachel who was speaking and took a deep breath.
Good job.
Lake immediately exclaimed in his heart, "What a guy!"
...etc.
This doesn't match the plot in the movie. If Rachel was considered an intruder, Lake would admit it, but who was Jacob Toledo? Did he appear in the movie?
Buy one get one free, is that included?
Rachel looked at Lake, who had a stunned expression: "What's wrong? Don't you really know them?"
Lake came back to his senses and shook his head: "I've heard of it."
never mind.
Even if it was the real Toledo, it had nothing to do with him directly. He and Rachel came here for tourism, not to recognize relatives.
Rachel said with some amusement: "Have you heard of them? Are they so famous?"
Lake opened his mouth and looked at Rachel, who seemed to want to ask something. He thought for a moment and then looked at Rachel. "Last time when I was attending a security conference in Washington, D.C., I heard some of my colleagues in Los Angeles chatting about it. I have some impression of it."
Rachel was stunned: "Traveling together?"
What does Lake do?
National security.
Simply put, they are law enforcers. The colleagues he mentioned are undoubtedly law enforcers. Have you heard of her brother's name from several law enforcers in Los Angeles?
this...
Is it a good thing?
Rachel frowned and asked, "What did they do?"
Lake shrugged and looked at Rachel: "Maybe I heard it wrong."
Rachel didn't believe it: "Los Angeles, Dominic Toledo, how many can there be in Los Angeles?"
Lake said, "Do you want me to make a phone call and ask?"
Rachel thought about it and waved her hand.
If something really happens and this call comes, who knows what the situation is?
Rachel thought so and told Qiao Xi beside her to eat quickly. She also urged Lake to finish eating quickly and then set off. She planned to go directly to her brother's house to ask him why he was inexplicably targeted by law enforcement agencies.
soon.
On the way to the destination, Rachel, sitting in the passenger seat, introduced Lake to her younger brother and sister.
Brother Dominic Toledo and sister Mia Toledo are the two closest and most connected siblings in the family. Rachel went to Washington, D.C. first, Jacob joined the army, and Dominic and Mia moved to Los Angeles, where they opened a snack and coffee shop and a small shop selling hamburgers.
Rachel said, "I still don't quite understand why he's involved with the Enforcement Bureau again."
Lake raised an eyebrow, "Again?"
Rachel nodded. When Dominic was about seventeen years old, Rachel, who was already twenty-four years old in Washington, DC, received a call from her sister Mia. On the phone, Mia said anxiously that Dominic had been arrested.
The charge was car theft, and it was not just car theft, it was a complete one-stop service, stealing, dismantling and selling the stolen goods, and he was caught red-handed by the law enforcement agencies at the time.
Even after Rachel came back and managed some mediation, Dominic was still sentenced to three years in prison. He was released on parole a year later. After three years, Dominic and Mia moved from their original place to Los Angeles to resettle.
Counting the days, this year marks almost the seventh year since the two of them settled in Los Angeles.
After Rachel finished speaking, she covered her forehead and said angrily, "Damn it, if he really goes back to his old ways, I will definitely not care about him, not this time."
Lake smiled and comforted Rachel: "Don't worry, maybe it's just a name. If you look at it from another angle, it's because of these second-hand car dealers with unknown origins that some people who can't afford luxury cars can afford to drive luxury cars."
Rachel was stunned: "Sometimes, I really wonder if they are fake law enforcers."
Lake shrugged: "I'm always against people, not things."
There is no such thing as black and white in this world. History is written by the victors, so things have two sides. If you have to take sides, Lake chooses to take sides based on the person.
Lake continued, "You know your situation now. Don't worry, I'm by your side. I can handle it."
"Bullshit!"
"…"
Rachel said angrily, "If he really goes back to his old ways, I absolutely won't do anything about it, and neither can you. Do you know who I borrowed the bail money for him back then?"
Lake thought for a moment: "Lei?"
Rachel nodded expressionlessly.
If she hadn't borrowed bail money from Lei because of this incident, would she have accepted Lei's pursuit?
Lake: "…"
…