Chapter 581

Rami Markloff is a Texas native. His father and grandfather have lived in Tarrant County for three generations and have been engaged in farm and ranch work.

His grandfather's generation was still a farmer. Unfortunately, in a fire more than forty years ago, his farm was completely burned down. The key is that his grandfather didn't study at all and couldn't trust those salesmen, so he didn't buy insurance at all.

After a fire, the Marklov family, which was originally relatively well off, has since transformed from farmers into skilled farm workers who rely on working for other farmers and managing ordinary farm workers.

It had been this way from his grandfather's later years, through his father and his generation.

Since his grandfather started working, the family has been working for the Smith Farm of the Smith family, one of the famous large farmers in Tarrant County.

Unlike John's family, John's family has been working for the Smith family since more than 100 years ago. Markloff was also a farmer back then and was once on an equal footing with Smith.

Even if he falls later, old Markloff will not be able to shame himself in a short time like John and his family, who completely surrendered to the big farmer Smith.

It is not okay to take refuge as a servant. However, it is still possible to work part-time in order to make a living and raise children. Rami Markloff's grandfather and father are still workers at Smith Farm.

Lamy himself was the same. After one year of middle school, he entered the Smith Farm as an apprentice and a new worker.

But two years ago. Because he was young and tall and strong - in terms of food, Smith Farm never treated workers harshly, and they had enough meat and carbohydrates.

As for vegetables, these are something that only families above the middle class in the United States can barely afford.

Especially those leafy green vegetables, which tend to be expensive. Not as cheap as meat and carbs.

He has good physical fitness, and unlike his father and grandfather, thanks to modern education, Lamy has also been studying for several years.

Unlike his elders, who had never read any books and had grown up on a farm since childhood...

Rami Markloff was therefore asked by Old John, the steward of the Smith farm, if he would be willing to be a bodyguard for Abel Smith, the only son of dear Alexander.

After listening to Old John's introduction to the benefits and income of being a bodyguard for Abel, Rami Marklov agreed without hesitation.

Since then, Rami has become one of the many bodyguards in Rock Security.

Perhaps because three generations of his father and grandfather have been working for Smith, he is not as trusted as the old captain Edward Sefolosha, but Lamy is also one of Abel's personal bodyguards.

In the first group of rock security, he is one of the most trusted and closest bodyguards to Abel besides the Four King Kongs.

There are about 60 similar bodyguards in addition to the Four King Kongs. Together with some professional maids, life assistants, chefs, animal trainers, veterinarians, car mechanics, and more than 100 people, they belong to the first group in the rock security.

This group only serves their boss, Abe Smith.

There is a second group, a third group, a fourth group and so on...

The second group, for example, serves mainly other Smith family members. Including old Smith and Alexander, as well as those women who have given birth to Smith's descendants.

The third and fourth teams provide security services for Abel women who have not yet given birth.

In this regard, several groups have a clear internal order, and wages and benefits are divided into 25 levels according to the abilities and importance of the group and bodyguards.

The most advanced SSSSS level, the 5s level, has only four bodyguards until now, namely Edward and the others, who were the first four to follow Abel.

Rami Markloff joined early and is known to have a strong Smith background.

He is an SSS level bodyguard. The main reason is that he really has no skills or special abilities. Apart from his loyalty and a strong body that can block bullets for Abel, he is mediocre in other aspects.

If he only has one or two skills, such as being able to drive or being good at shooting, he can definitely reach the 4S level.

The lowest level are the newcomers who have just joined and are still training, studying and...brainwashing in Sunnis Town.

They are generally only D-level or DD-level. However, even for these two lowest-level strata within Rock Security, their salary income and welfare benefits are far higher than those of ordinary workers and ordinary white-collar workers in Texas and several nearby states. .

For example, in 2002, the median household income in Texas was $56,100, while the U.S. median was $58,700.

It seems that the average income of Texans is slightly worse than the average income of Americans.

But because Texas has a vast territory and rich internal resources, it can produce and sell its own food and energy or even export it.

Therefore, the cost of living in Texas is much lower than other states with higher incomes.

With a median annual household income of $56,100, one can live more comfortably than most other states in the United States.

The monthly salary standard for D-class employees, the lowest security level in Rock, is US$3,000. It may not seem like a lot, but you must know that Texas has no personal income tax, and companies also provide free medical insurance to employees.

You can get a salary of $3,000 directly, which is already higher than the income of most Americans!

The minimum personal income you can have is 36,000 US dollars a year. After × 2, it will be 72,000 US dollars, which is much higher than the median household income of 56,100 US dollars.

Perhaps for this reason, Tarrant County will receive a large number of applicants for the four external recruitments of Rock Security every year.

Some of them are locals, some are from other parts of Texas, and some are from other states in the United States.

Tarrant County natives can easily apply for jobs even after graduating from high school as long as they can check their past experience and family experience in the past ten years.

Texans are a little stricter, and people from other US states are even stricter.

For this reason, Sunnis Town, which is located at the foot of the original Sunnis Mountain and is mainly composed of rock security employees and their families, has grown from more than 2,000 residents at the beginning to more than 20,000 in three years. It is the largest town in Tarrant County.

Rami Marklov's wife and children now live in Sunnis Town.

The town now has hospitals, primary schools, middle schools, supermarkets, shopping malls, and various entertainment and leisure venues. The living standard is much better than that of most towns in the United States.

So all this time, Rami Marklov has been very willing to work for his boss Abel Smith, like many other employees and family members of Rock Security.

On the night of July 20, Rami Marklov followed his boss on the "Smith" and returned to Texas from Los Angeles overnight, returning to Smith, where Rami Marklov had worked for many years. farm.

Unlike before, an airstrip capable of handling large wide-body passenger aircraft such as the Boeing 747 and a dedicated small airport have been built near Smith Farm.

Everyone no longer has to drive about two hours to get back to Smith Farm from Dallas-Fort Worth Airport every time they come back from outside.

Together with several other personal bodyguards, Lamy got off the plane surrounded by BOSS.

Even after returning to his "hometown", Lamy is still very dedicated and vigilantly scans his surroundings to be on guard against any emergencies that may affect his boss's safety.

This kind of dedicated and silent work character is also one of the reasons why he can be ranked as an SSS-level rock security bodyguard.

Otherwise, relying only on loyalty and body, he would not be able to enjoy such good treatment and income.

Following the BOSS all the way, Lamy and a large group of people were walking quickly. Soon everyone came to the Smith Farm, in front of many beautiful white buildings.

There is a conspicuous red cross sign hanging on the top of the first building. It is obvious that it is a hospital. It was Smith Evangelical Hospital that is now famous throughout Tarrant County and even North Central Texas.

It is a private hospital opened next to the Smith farm in partnership with the Smith family and the Methodist Church, the largest local Protestant denomination in Tarrant County.

However, as a member of his own family, Lamy actually knew that the Methodist Church only had a name in this hospital.

All other investments were made by the boss.

The boss's medical research studios, which Lamy didn't even understand, all conduct research in this hospital.

Therefore, the Smith Evangelical Hospital is very large, but the second half of the hospital is not accessible to idlers or patients. It is a restricted area for medical research studios and is guarded by many rock security staff.

Ordinary people and surrounding patients can only enter the front part of the hospital.

Because it is a gospel hospital, it helps devout believers with their medical expenses every year, and the charges are cheaper than other local hospitals.

In terms of medical technology, Smith Evangelical Hospital is even a benchmark in the surrounding area.

When people from other surrounding counties develop diseases that cannot be treated locally, they will no longer have to go to Houston for treatment as before.

Smith Evangelical Hospital has been able to solve most of their physical ailments, and the charges are really cheaper than elsewhere. Even those who do not have good medical insurance do not have to worry about going bankrupt after receiving medical treatment here.

This aspect even makes Lamy feel that the boss is simply a living saint, because it is really impossible to get sick in the United States...

In China, it is basically necessary to get cancer and many more serious diseases before the whole family may become poor due to illness.

In the United States, some common diseases can lead to bankruptcy if you go to the wrong hospital.

Therefore, Americans basically rely on various painkillers for minor ailments, and they only consider going to the hospital for illnesses that cannot be cured by painkillers...

This is the core reason for the proliferation of painkillers in the United States, which later led to the proliferation of laundry detergents.

If you take too many painkillers and your tolerance develops, they won't be effective. Shouldn't you take stronger medicines?

Chemistry Bliss welcomes you!

Rami Marklov followed his boss and hurried into the hospital. After bypassing the beautiful fountain square in front for patients to relax and walk, and going straight into a corridor guarded by guards 24 hours a day, the group finally arrived at the interior of Smith Evangelical Hospital, a special department between the hospital and the scientific research studio.

Lamy knew this place because it was the real private hospital owned by the Smith family. Rock Security S-level and above employees can also stay here when they and their immediate family members are sick.

One of the most elite medical teams in the United States is working here while conducting medical research.

"...How are you? Are you giving birth? Didn't you say that the due date is at the end of the month?"

For the first time since getting off the plane, Rami Marklov heard his boss speak, and his voice was a little urgent.

The boss was talking to Rami Marklov's grandfather and the old Smith couple, to whom the Marklov family is still very grateful.

When the Marklov family's farm burned down and Lamy's grandfather went bankrupt and had no other choice, it was the kind-hearted old Smiths who came to help.

He not only provided a job to Lamy's grandfather, who only knew farm work but had no other skills.

He also paid the real estate tax for the farm land on behalf of the Marklov family, who could not even afford 100 US dollars at the time.

After all, although the farm on the land has been burned down, the land is still there, and the land tax still has to be paid. If you don't pay, it will be confiscated by the government!

In the following years, when Marklov couldn't pay the real estate taxes at all, it was Old Smith who paid them for him.

Until later, when Marklov saw that there was no hope of a comeback, he had no choice but to sell the land to Old Smith to repay the debt of paying property taxes for many years.

Rami Markloff heard his father say that strictly speaking, the land where Smith Evangelical Hospital is now located was at the edge of the border between Markloff Farm and Smith Farm...

As for Lamy's childhood, there were rumors among local farmers that the fire at Markloff's farm that year might have something to do with the old Smith.

It may or may not be that he released it in order to purchase the land on the Marklov family farm at a low price.

Lamy's grandfather and father sneered at this, because at that time, the Marklov family had begged everyone around them and got no help. In the end, only old Smith stepped forward to help.

Besides, if Old Smith really started the fire, why would he come out to help Old Marklov, who was about to commit suicide at that time?

If you really covet the land of Marklov's farm, you can wait until Marklov goes bankrupt and becomes a vagrant, unemployed, or commits suicide, and then buy it at a cheap price.

Given Old Smith's local prestige at the time, Lamy's grandfather said it was absolutely impossible for Old Smith to set the fire.

These are all things of the past, and Lamy doesn't care at all now. He watched the boss talk to Old Smith.

"You have so many children. You should be more familiar with this kind of thing than me! The doctor said that it is normal. About 60% of women will not give birth on the expected date. It is normal to be a little later or a little earlier."

"Okay, okay, I'm just concerned and confused. Is little Laura okay?"

"I just entered the delivery room, and the doctor said labor has started."

"I want to go in and stay with her!"

Lamy heard his boss say firmly, and then he staggered with Old Smith and walked into the hospital.

Lamy followed as always, and beside him were Boss Edward and Boss Lincoln.

Boss Johnson and Boss Lin are responsible for guarding outside.

When they reached the lighted production room, Lamy and Edward were stopped and asked to wait outside.

The boss, Captain Duoni, and another female bodyguard changed into sterile clothes and went into the operating room.

Half an hour passed.

The boss hasn't come out yet.

In the corridor outside, beside Lamy, the restless Thomas, a bodyguard who also worked at Smith's farm before, whispered curiously: "Why haven't you come out yet? God bless, I hope dear Mrs. Laura is in good health. !"

The active Thomas was a devout believer in the Methodist Church. He liked to mention the Father, the Son, and the Holy Mother when he spoke.

"Of course it will be fine. Don't talk nonsense!" Captain Edward scolded Thomas in a low voice.

Thomas smiled flatteringly and responded to the captain: "Ah, boss, I'm just concerned. Blessed by the Virgin Mary, of course I know there will be no problem!"

"Hmph..." Edward snorted lightly, but the originally dull atmosphere was opened up by Thomas.

These Abel's most trusted bodyguards began to chat in low voices.

Lincoln said: "Sure enough, Mrs. Laura is the most important. The other...ladies, when they gave birth to children, the boss was never so anxious."

When some babies were born, the boss didn't even come to the scene!

Lincoln was so bold that he didn't even dare to say this. He was also afraid that Edward would scold him.

In the rock security sequence, Edward Sefrosa, the elder Sefrosa's son, who was already the manager of Smith's farm, had always been the tallest one.

"Nonsense!" Edward said softly: "Mrs. Laura...she is orthodox. Orthodox, understand? Other...masses, although their children are also Smiths, they will only be branches in the future."

This bunch of rough guys can't quite understand the difference between a legitimate son and an illegitimate son, but they still understand the boss's differential treatment of his wives.

At this moment, the wireless communicator on Edward's waist suddenly beeped a few times.

He quickly picked it up, and the voice of Lin who was on guard outside came from inside.

Lin, the only Asian among the Four King Kongs, said: "Edward, the people on the other side of the bush are here. Grandfather and his wife and Herbert and his wife are walking inside now, over."

The people in the first team of rock security gave the Alex and Alexander couple simple and crude code names. Because he is the elder of the boss, it is not easy to call him by his first name, so he simply calls him "grandfather", "grandmother", "father" and "mother".

"Roger, done." Edward responded, put away the wireless communicator, and warned others: "You heard it, do your job well!"

Everyone responded, and after a while, two pairs of old people came outside the operating room.

Alex and his wife were waiting outside just now and did not come in with Abel. He was waiting for Mr. and Mrs. Herbert, who had also received the news, but happened to go to Washington for business and rushed back overnight.

As for little Laura's parents and the Alexanders. As members of Congress, they are both important members of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives.

Neil is also the deputy Asia Pacific team leader and Alex is the Africa team leader. This month happens to be the collective work month of the House of Representatives Foreign Affairs Committee. Teams from several major regions came out in full force to show off their power and express the empire's influence around the world.

Many times, in the eyes of this group of people, this is a publicly funded collective trip.

So of course I will bring my family members with me, and I expect to come back on the 23rd.

After receiving the news, basically there was no way he could come back before little Laura was born.

Neil, who had kept quiet, stood quietly in a few corners with other colleagues and watched two pairs of elderly people waiting outside.

The two old women looked a little anxious. Alex and Herbert naturally didn't look anxious and kept talking in a low voice.

They also did not shy away from the bodyguards around them, because they also knew that these were trustworthy people.

"Abel wanted to move the Hammer, which was a bit risky. Herbert, why didn't you stop him? You even went to Washington!"

"Haha, Alex. Others are afraid of hammers, but I am not. When I was still on Capitol Hill, we had a lot of quarrels! The most important thing is that the unlucky Tom Dre was sick! His body No, then don't rely on your position."

"Okay, okay. I have to admit that you are more professional in this regard. Since you think so and support him, I won't say anything."

"Hey, don't look like this. If Abel and I succeed, there is a great possibility that Alexander can replace him. At least he can replace him in Texas! Tsk tsk tsk - the senator of Texas! If it weren't for the regulations If a person who has exceeded the rank of commander-in-chief can no longer hold any public office, I would shamelessly take it personally."

"I hope Tom won't blame me."

"Haha... I don't think he will. He is a smart man, a truly smart man."

"Cunning old fox!"

"Hey, hypocritical old blue cat!"

"..."

Listening to the conversation between the two old men, Lamy seemed to understand.

Fortunately, at this time, the lights in the operating room, which had been on all the time, dimmed.

The conversation between Alex and Herbert stopped immediately. After a while, they saw Abel holding a swaddle, followed by a group of doctors and nurses pushing an operating cart, on which lay Lao with his eyes open and a smile on his face. Mrs. La came out from inside.

"Hey!"

Lamy heard that the boss, who in his heart was as kind as the Son, as loving as the Virgin Mary, and as powerful and omnipotent as the Holy Father, raised the swaddling clothes in his hand and laughed loudly: "My son is born!"

Lamy felt a burst of joy in his heart, knowing that Mrs. Laura had given birth successfully, and the Smith orthodoxy that Boss Edward talked about finally came out!

Lamy, who had never read any books and had no education, didn't quite understand how to explain this feeling.

If he had read books, he would probably understand this feeling, just like the vassals of European feudal lords who were very happy when they saw the birth of their little master.

Because in that way, the vassals of the feudal lord would not have to worry about the feudal lord having no descendants, and would have to introduce other branches or even external feudal lords, which would lead to unrest within the feudal land and affect everyone's stability and interests.

All in all, it's a very happy thing.

Lamy plans to celebrate with a heavy drink after the break!

He also noticed that Boss Edward, Boss Lincoln and others next to him were also very happy.

Lamy guessed that maybe everyone thinks so.