After giving orders to the Blackwater Gang, Josh returned to his normal life.
Dix, the leader, and the strategist, Lyndon Schneider, naturally took care of the follow-up matters. Josh only needed to be responsible for funding and inserting a few financial personnel.
Of course, the newly established gang would take several months to form combat effectiveness. After all, even the US military needed at least three months of training before going to the battlefield.
But revenge is a dish best-served cold.
For Josh, he couldn't wait for ten years, but he could wait for a few months.
Aside from occasionally paying attention to the progress of the Blackwater Gang, Josh focused more on Europe.
With the appearance of Captain America and his nationwide tour, the leader of the Hydra army, Johann Schmidt, also known as the Red Skull, has completed his preliminary research on the Tesseract and officially raised the banner of the Hydra army. He broke away from the command of Hitler and started launching indiscriminate attacks on both Hitler and Stalin.
And with advanced energy weapons, they quickly established an advantage.
Especially the famous Prokhorovka, which should have been the largest tank battle in history, had become the stage for Hydra's energy tanks.
However, at this time, the Allies had not yet realized the seriousness of the problem and still believed that they saw hope for victory. Taking advantage of Hydra's rampage against Hitler and Stalin, they easily landed in Sicily and began to advance towards the Italian mainland.
And after advancing to the Alpine region and controlling the entire Italian territory, the Allies began to stagnate, waiting for Hydra to settle the score with Hitler and Stalin first.
Since then, the entire World War II has finally deviated from the orthodox history of the previous life and began to sprint towards the history of the Marvel universe.
But all of this had little impact on Josh, and he had no intention of changing anything.
After all, if he interfered in the historical process and caused Captain America to fail to defeat the Red Skull, letting the Red Skull successfully bomb the East Coast, then he would be the one crying.
Well, even if Josh wanted to intervene, he couldn't do much about it.
Could he take the newly established Blackwater Gang and go to Europe to fight?
***
On this day, Josh and Margaret were playing tennis in the backyard.
Although it was already October and the weather in Chicago was gradually cooling down, they didn't wear much because of the sunny weather and the exercise.
Although Margaret was rich, she was not a delicate and weak woman. On the contrary, her athletic ability was quite good.
Moreover, her ex-husband was a tennis player, so her tennis skills were also quite good.
However, after all, she is a woman with a significant height and body difference, so she soon became breathless.
On the other hand, although Josh didn't know how to play tennis before coming to this world, he has been here for almost a year and has often played with Margaret. Gradually, his tennis skills have become proficient.
Therefore, even after playing several rounds, he still calmly hit serves, high balls, smashes, and net shots, causing Margaret to run back and forth. At the same time, it allowed him to truly appreciate what it means to have a thrilling and exciting game.
"I'm not playing anymore. Don't you know what ladies first means?" After being unable to bear it anymore, Margaret grumbled dissatisfaction after being smashed by Josh. She handed the racket to the maid on the sidelines and sat under the sunshade, drinking the iced tea prepared by the maid.
Speaking of iced tea, the first impression of people from China might be the two brands, Tung-I and Kangshifu.
But in fact, the origin of iced tea can be attributed to Americans.
Because in the early days, whether it was Asians or Europeans, they drank hot tea.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, it wasn't until some tea merchants had the idea of adding ice cubes and lemon to black tea that it became instantly popular in the United States.
There are different accounts of when this happened; some say it was in 1904, while others claim it was in 1929. However, Josh thinks the latter is more reliable.
Because in 1904, there were no refrigerators yet. Although there were methods such as making ice with saltpeter or storing ice in an icehouse, they were still relatively uncommon. It wasn't until after the invention of the refrigerator in 1923 that ordinary people could enjoy ice at a low price.
"Okay, honey, it's my fault; I apologize!" Josh didn't care that they were both sweaty and squeezed onto a chair with Margaret, even trying to steal her tea from her mouth.
"Sir, there's a call for you!" Just when the two were being lovey-dovey, a maid came out of the room and interrupted them.
"Sorry, honey, I'll go take a call!" Josh apologized slightly.
"Hurry up and go. I need to take a shower too. It's a pity that the weather is a bit chilly; otherwise, it would be nice to go for a swim," Margaret sighed as she pushed Jossh away.
This little man is good in every other way, but he's a bit too clingy, she thought to herself.
Margaret wondered where he had learned so many ways to coax women; she used to think he was honest and straightforward, but now she knew better.
Josh smiled and said nothing, and went inside to answer the phone.
Margaret went to take a shower.
When she was done, she found that Josh had already finished the call and was sitting on a chair by the bed.
"Margot, did you say you wanted to go swimming?" Josh asked when he saw Margaret come out.
"Yes, what's up?" Margaret asked.
"Then how about we take a vacation in Florida?" Josh pulled Margaret into his arms and asked.
"Really? Can you get away?" Margaret was very surprised to hear Josh's proposal. Although Josh could spend time with her daily, she knew he was quite busy.
Apart from the three factories, Margaret knew little about some of the black market businesses, and Josh didn't intentionally conceal it. She just avoided asking.
"Of course, I'm not as busy as you think. All my businesses have been running smoothly for a long time, and leaving for a while won't have any impact." Josh smiled slightly.
Of course, the real reason was only known to Josh himself.
In the coming period, Chicago will be very chaotic.
No, it's not just Chicago, but also New York, Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City in New Jersey, all of which will be turbulent for a while.
So for safety and to avoid suspicion, he thought taking Margaret on vacation was a good choice. And Palm Beach, Florida, with its warm climate, was a great destination.
"That's great; how do we get there? By cruise or by plane?" Margaret asked, hugging Josh's neck.
"Uh, by plane. It's faster. We can charter a plane and be there in a few hours." Josh smiled and said.
The legendary Douglas DC-3 had already entered the civil aviation market as early as 1935, but airplane tickets were still extremely expensive, and ordinary people could not afford them.
But for Josh and Margaret, it was not a problem at all.
Not to mention flying, even buying one was not a difficult task; after all, the factory price of a DC-3 was only $20,000.
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Five luxury cars were parked across the street outside Cook County Jail in Chicago. In one of them, Dix leisurely sat smoking, waiting for the prison gate to open.
Today was a special day for him.
There were two reasons for this. One was the day his good friend, Goss Miner, was released from prison.
Goss Miner, who was once a member of Dix's small gang, was also one of the main culprits in the jewelry theft case.
After that case, under the arrangement of Josh and the coordination of Sheriff Detrick, Goss voluntarily took full responsibility for Tony Wendys' fatal beating, which resulted in him being sentenced to five years for manslaughter, unlike Dix and Landon Schneider, who was released without charge or bail.
But Dix never forgot his good brother.
So with the attack of money, various sentence reductions, and bail, Goss only took half a year to be released from prison.
With the creaking of the prison metal gate, a slightly hunched figure walked out under the escort of a guard.
Don't misunderstand; the reason for his hunchback is not because Goss was abused inside but because he was already slightly hunched.
In fact, during the past six months, he lived in a single room in prison, ate from his own kitchen, and did not have to do hard labor like other prisoners. Even Dix occasionally sent a few girls in, and his days were very comfortable.
This is the land of capitalism; as long as you have money and connections, your life can be extremely comfortable, even in prison.
Only those without money or power will have to suffer and do hard labor.
Seeing Josh's figure, Dix immediately stubbed out his cigarette, got out of the car, and went to greet him.
On the other side, Goss, seeing the imposing Dix, felt no jealousy but instead was very happy.
Since he had been in prison before, he knew very well that without Dix, he would never have been able to live so comfortably in prison, let alone be released so early.
Moreover, when he was released from prison, Dix came to greet him grandly, making him feel proud of the crime he had been accused of.
"Hahaha, welcome back, buddy!" Dix gave Goss a big bear hug.
Just a little hunched and less than 1.7 meters tall, Goss looked quite comical next to Dix, who was nearly two meters tall.
"Why did you make such a big fuss? Did you spend a lot of money? I thought some big boss from the mafia was released." Josh joked. He had only known that Dix had followed a very rich boss while he was in prison and did not know anything else, so he thought Dix had spent money on this reception just to welcome him.
"Hahaha, what big boss? Of course, it's you! Come on, let me introduce myself, Dix Handley, the boss of the Irish Blackwater Gang!" Dix slapped his chest, quite proud of himself.
"Hey buddy, I don't think you've been drinking, have you?" When Goss heard this, he was stunned. He thought Dix was drunk and talking nonsense, so he leaned in to smell him, but there was no smell of alcohol.
"Get out of here! I'm telling the truth. Okay, let's not waste any more time. Today is your big day, and I'm taking you to see the big show." Seeing Goss's unbelieving look, Dix rolled his eyes, put his arm around his shoulder, and pulled him into the car.
But as soon as Goss got in the car, he felt something was wrong.
Dix's car was a Cadillac Fleetwood Series 75 luxury limousine, unlike the other four cars worth over a thousand dollars each.
During the same period, President Roosevelt, the headmaster across the ocean, and many heads of state also owned this type of vehicle.
Of course, this luxury car was also very popular among various business and political figures as well as mafia bosses in the United States.
In the movie "The Godfather," Don's car is also this type.
The length of the entire car exceeded 5 meters, so the interior space was extremely spacious.
But these details were not the focus for Goss. The real focus was the small seat added to the right rear door position of the car and something covered in oilcloth on the chassis in front of the rear seat.
"'Dix, what are you planning to do with this?' Looking at the object, Goss swallowed his saliva. Although it was covered in an oilcloth, its silhouette was not difficult for Goss to recognize what kind of deadly weapon it was.
"Hehe, I told you, taking you to see the world!" Dix's face showed a smirk.
Immediately, at Dix's command, the convoy set off.
Goss sat obediently in his seat, staring at the big weapon covered with oilcloth in front of him, not daring to move.
At this point, he had already realized that in just the past half year, his former buddy beside him was no longer the small-time thug who robbed on the street and seemed to have become a real underworld giant.
The convoy drove for an unknown amount of time and finally stopped in a small alley.
Rolling down the window, a little brother who had been waiting here for a long time quickly approached.
"How's the situation?" Dix asked the little brother.
"They just went in fifteen minutes ago," the little brother answered.
Upon hearing this, Dix checked his watch and said, "Keep a close eye on them."
The little brother nodded and ran out of the alley.
Dix leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes to rest.
Goss looked at his old partner beside him and dared not say or ask anything. But he had already guessed what Dix was going to do.
Compared to Dix, who came to Chicago halfway, Goss grew up in Chicago and was very familiar with this area.
This was the territory of one of the largest gangs in Chicago, the Jewish Mafia.
About half an hour later, the little brother hurriedly ran into the alley.
"Boss, they're coming out soon!" the little brother shouted to Dix, panting.
"Let's go, let's go! Hurry up!" Dix immediately opened his eyes and shouted to the front and back.
The convoy immediately started and drove out of the alley, stopping at two intersections outside soon after.
Across the street was a high-end hotel.
At this time, a group of well-dressed people were leaving the hotel.
These were the heads of the Jewish mafia who had come here for a meeting today.
As a long-term underworld gang living on the edge of bloodshed, these Jewish Mafia leaders immediately felt something was wrong when they saw the convoy suddenly stop across the street and instinctively wanted to draw their guns and retreat.
But it was too late.
The windows of the four cars were rolled down, and several Thompson submachine guns were pointed out, spitting out flames.
In the Cadillac in the middle, Goss, who was terrified, opened the car door at Dix's signal.
At the same time, Dix sat on the small chair on the side of the car and lifted the oilcloth, revealing the hidden weapon underneath, an M1895 Colt–Browning machine gun!
The next second, the machine gun's roaring sound echoed in the street, and Goss instinctively covered his ears. The flying bullet shells occasionally fell on him, scorching him through his clothes and making him shiver.
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