Chapter 787 Trouble and Old Friends
Old John then told Luke about recent events in the town.
Because of the alien invasion in London, the whole world knew about it.
The prosperity of Paradise Town is also due to the alien invasion.
Unlike London, a major war broke out here and more than half of the town was destroyed.
The losses in London were mostly caused by Thor and the Avengers.
Therefore, Paradise Town attracted more people.
The more people there are, the more troubles there will be.
It's not just a security issue.
The town of Paradise is run through by an interstate highway.
On the northwest side is the land of Old John and the Qin family.
The residents are all elderly people here.
There were cowboys who worked for the Duttons and their families.
There are Siberia, the tribe of the prophet Jacob brought back by Luke.
There are descendants of the Assassin Brotherhood who were brought back from Spain and imprisoned by the Knights Templar.
Carlisle Cullen's family and many of Carlisle's friends also came here.
This group of vegetarian vampires takes over most of the attending physicians in the hospital here.
And he is a very skilled doctor...
It is a respected profession in itself. In the small town, Dr. Cullen’s words are sometimes more effective than those of the old cowboy and Old John.
Moreover, many vampires who were not smart enough also joined the police department and became the backbone of the police department.
There are also many of Luke’s friends, and most of his friends’ friends are on this side.
The buildings here are all retro wooden houses and courtyards, very much in the Old West style.
And the residents here are also very united.
Because although everyone comes from different places, their purpose is to come here to retire.
On the other side of the town is the land granted by the state government.
Various public departments of the town, including the town government and the police station, are all here.
Even though Old John intends to control the development speed here, it is actually developing very fast.
Because it is adjacent to Yellowstone National Park and is also the site of an alien war.
The tourism industry is growing very rapidly.
But with a larger population, there are more troubles.
As for public security, there will be basically no problem as the old cowboy leads a group of tough guys.
But public services are in trouble.
The new community had new real estate developers, and the town had no financial allocations from the state government.
However, building roads and maintaining public facilities require a large amount of funds from the town every year.
However, after Condrick came to power, the policies he issued were very unfriendly to traditional agriculture and animal husbandry such as Old John.
As a result, Old John was so busy with the affairs of the Montana Livestock Association that he had no time to manage all aspects of the town.
The old cowboy is a sneaky guy who doesn't care about anything else except public security.
Old John was also troubled by this.
And although the town is rich, it also has a lot of investment.
Especially the maintenance costs of the public environment and resident security facilities, etc.
New communities must have drainage systems, sewage treatment, garbage disposal, etc.
The more people there are, the greater the investment.
Old John urgently needs talents in this field to manage the town.
And the professional financial company also said that there is nothing we can do about it.
These are expenses that the town must pay.
The only way is to give the town more income.
The town's income comes mostly from taxes.
Illegal transactions are not included.
As the town's population grows, there are always people who are thinking about this.
Private transactions have become the choice of many people.
There are also large transactions among them.
The current population of Paradise Town is close to 10,000 people.
No wonder the old cowboy always asks Luke for help.
There really isn't enough police force.
Even though the treatment in a small town police station is good, few people become formal police officers here.
The main reason is that the old cowboys are very picky and very few people can get the job.
But the police officers are indeed tough enough after joining the company.
A pistol? That's for self-defense.
Each person is equipped with an automatic rifle.
Besides, I don’t like to use 5.56 caliber, I just like 7.62 caliber full power ones…
Even if it is used for CQB missions, it is .300BLK, which is powerful enough within 100 meters.
The police cars in other places have bulletproof doors, but the police cars here in this town are all-round bulletproof, and can even defend against 7.62 caliber bullets.
Therefore, the old cowboys have very high requirements for new police officers.
At least you have to be able to handle full-auto fire with a 7.62 caliber full-power rifle.
If the law enforcement force is insufficient, there will be some dark corners in the town.
In addition, this is also a place where good and bad people mix together.
Luke knew that there were many agents from all over the world stationed here.
In addition, except for the U.S. Marine Corps, all three major military services have laboratories here.
It is used to study the weapons left behind by the Chitauri.
There are also many private companies conducting surrounding research.
This all has something to do with the military.
It also has connections with the military.
After all, the military's spending is limited.
But all the people with connections in the military are wealthy.
Investing some money in research and development is nothing to them.
In addition, real estate tycoons from all over the country have come here to invest.
This also leads to fierce competition.
Even Old Tang couldn't squeeze in.
Real estate development involves land transactions with the state government.
Old John can't stop the state government from making money.
No matter how strong the relationship is, it cannot block someone's path to wealth.
After the real estate developers invest, the town will need to pay for the maintenance of the surrounding public facilities.
The state government cannot come up with the money, so the town has to pay for it itself.
This caused financial problems for the town.
There is nothing the financial company can do, they are not businessmen, they are just accountants...
"The old cowboy gave me an address and said that Seaver lives there now. I'll go check it out."
Old John rubbed his forehead.
"Sifo is a good guy, smart and decisive. I don't know why he left."
Luke spread his hands.
"I don't know what he's thinking..."
"I think this guy still likes this place. The address the old cowboy gave me is near Higla Hill in Montana."
Old John nodded.
“Glacier National Park?”
Luke: "Well, it's not far from there, and it's still a distance from the nearby town. It seems that this guy is even more isolated."
Old John smiled and shook his head.
"Which of these guys you found doesn't have a story?"
Luke just smiled and said nothing.
Old John is a sensible man.
He knew that Luke had some special abilities.
The old cowboy was no ordinary man, and he knew it.
Old John understood it all, but he said nothing.
This land may seem peaceful, but it is the junction of three regions.
Private land of John Sr. and the Qin family, Indian reservation, and state government public land.
Although Old John had a good relationship with the Indian chief, and the two families became relatives.
But relationships are relationships and laws are laws.
Some Indians from other places would run to the reservation when they got into trouble.
There was nothing the old cowboy could do.
The Indians are all related to us, and if they don't catch us, it will be difficult for us to deal with them.
In short, there are more and more troubles now.
Luke said goodbye to Old John and drove a pickup truck to find Silver.