Chapter 160 Security Work
The remaining scratch tickets totaled $5440, and federal tax and personal income tax still needed to be paid. California has a lottery tax-free policy, and other states may require 8% or 12% state tax, but in California only federal tax and personal income tax need to be paid.
If the lottery amount exceeds $600, non-locals need to pay 30% federal tax, while locals only need to pay 25%.
If it is a normal redemption process, Jesse or Jennifer, an old American, must go to redeem the prize and sign. But in fact, the value and use of a lottery ticket are very wide, and there are many people on the street who are willing to pay a higher price to buy these lottery tickets.
Zhang Ailun simply drove Jesse and the others to the Sanji Bar. The bar was open today and there were already quite a few drunkards gathered in the store. The strippers had not been recruited yet and the steel pipe was still idle.
Mary was carrying a tray and serving drinks to the customers. The store had also hired a new white bartender, who was a little surprised by his arrival. "Boss, are you here to inspect again?"
Mary looked at the two white beauties, one big and one small, with very different styles. She was a little suspicious, "Are they your friends?"
"Yes, this is Jennifer, this is Jesse. Just ask the bartender to give them two drinks. I have a few scratch-off lottery tickets here. You can sell them to the customers in the store. As long as they are willing to buy them for the same amount or a higher price, we can trade. I don't care where the money comes from."
Anyway, it's all for tax exemption, the other party may be trying to launder the money on hand.
Scratch tickets are also a kind of hard currency in the black market. After all, you can easily launder the money by reselling them.
"Ok, wait a moment, I'll take care of it right away." Mary took the scratch-off lottery ticket from Zhang Allen, and invited the three people to the relatively quiet corner of the box and brought them iced drinks.
It wasn’t long before Mary dealt with the lottery tickets in the second half and came back with the cash. She handed the US dollars to Zhang Allen and said, “Someone offered $6000 to buy those lottery tickets.”
Zhang Ailun counted the money, took out $20 and handed it to her, and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, you can go ahead and do your work."
"Call me if you need me!" Mary blinked, turned around and walked away, twisting her hips.
Jennifer stared at her back, then looked at Zhang Allen, and said meaningfully: "You bought this bar, not just to have time to come here to drink and have fun, and play with women, right?"
"What are you talking about? I don't understand at all!" Zhang Ailun denied it without changing his expression, "Am I that kind of person? I just want to make money!"
Jennifer's mouth was shut with money. Six thousand dollars were divided equally among the three of them. Zhang Allen took the initiative to take a loss and won $1980.
There was no need to ask the children for dividends. After all, they had saved up a lot of scratch tickets before the Beggars' Gang was established, and the streets were not their territory at that time.
The three of them stayed in the bar for a while, experienced the second half of the game consoles, and felt a little bored, so Zhang Ailun simply drove the two back to the Qiaodong Camp.
During this time, I also received a pager message from Olivia.
Olivia: It's settled. The owner has decided to hire your people as security guards at $65 per hour. You need to prepare your equipment in advance, gather at the southern Los Angeles airport, and take a private business jet to the private island in the California waters.
Zhang Ailun: Ok, is there an exact time?
Olivia: We will depart at 22:30 in the evening, and you need to gather there around o'clock. I will send you the contact information of the owner's person in charge [account id], and you can contact her yourself.
Zhang Ailun: I understand.
Zhang Ailun added the other party as a friend and said hello: Hello, I am the friend introduced by Olivia.
Judging from the photos, she is a beautiful blonde with a beautiful face, wearing an OL outfit and white-collar makeup. She works in the property department of the Crown District. Her name is Lisa.
The other party quickly sent a reply message: Hello, Mr. Jin, I have learned the specific situation through my colleagues, and I think you are very suitable for this security job. You need to bring people to the xx point of the Los Angeles South Airport before 21:59, and carry and report the following legally permitted safety equipment, such as bulletproof vests, helmets, night vision goggles, fully automatic or semi-automatic firearms, walkie-talkies, lock guns, Tasers, etc. I will send you a list of specific circumstances and procedures, and fill in the personnel registration form manually. The specific arrangements need to be connected with the other party's security personnel after logging on to the island.
The other party sent a form with an employment contract and various precautions attached.
Zhang Ailun took a look at it and then sent it to Sig.
Sig:? You got the order so soon? You haven't had the interview yet?
Zhang Ailun: I've already said it's a backdoor deal. The rich people just need to travel, and the private butlers will take care of these small matters for the owners. And I happen to know someone in the property department, and they will definitely take internal kickbacks. The benefits will not flow to outsiders, and it's more reassuring for our own people to use it!
The hourly wage that the owner pays for hiring security personnel may be more than $65. The property management department will take part of the money and set a reasonable price, calling it management fee.
The big bosses don't care about this little money. They need to pay expensive property fees every year, including travel, air ticket booking, vehicle maintenance, cleaning costs, and security work.
Apart from spending outside, most of the time the money is directly deducted from the internal property card, and receipts are also printed out for daily consumption, but there is always money that exceeds the market standard, otherwise how can they make money?
Zhang Ailun asked Sig to prepare the equipment in advance, and then drove over to pick people up.
Soon it was evening, Zhang Ailun drove to the agreed location, parked the Wrangler in the airport parking area, and got out of the car with a lot of security equipment. He checked the exact time and contacted Lisa.
"You are here."
Lisa checked the time, it was exactly 9:59, and smiled and shook hands, "You have good time management. You are indeed a professional security guard. I wonder who among you will be responsible for taking the lead in the work arrangements?"
Zhang Allen immediately pointed at Sig, "This is Sig Compry, he is a retired captain of the Marine Corps, he is in charge of commanding our security work."
"Hello, Mr. Comprey." Lisa immediately shook hands with Sig upon hearing this.
"Hello, Ms. Lisa, thank you for your trust in hiring our team to carry out this security mission. We will do our best to ensure the personal safety of our employer." Sig started with a set of nice words from the industry.
"Don't take it too seriously. This is just an ordinary mission. There's no big risk. The place we are heading to is a private island of a famous collector. It's very safe. All you have to do is ensure the physical and mental health of your employer, and prevent him from drinking too much and having sex with too many women. He has a heart disease." Lisa said.
"We already know the employer's identity, and we will advise him within the scope of our duties," Sig replied. As for whether he listens or not, that is none of our business.
After all, what's the point of working for $65 an hour? There's no benefit in offending the boss.
Zhang Ailun also learned the identity of the employer in the afternoon. He was a white old man in his seventies who often wet his shoes. He was single and divorced, had no children, and suffered from epilepsy and potential heart disease.
He is engaged in investment and charity, and is also an executive of a private foundation. He also managed the fund of star boxers in the 70s, but was later fired, but it did not affect his becoming a multi-millionaire. As for how he became a multi-millionaire in the last century, you only need to look at Don King, the agent of boxing champion Mike Tyson, to know that they especially like these uneducated old blacks.
Suck blood! Suck blood as hard as you can!
It’s no wonder that Lisa cares so much about the owner. After all, if she can take down this old man, she can inherit the estate directly after he dies.
When Zhang Allen was chatting with Olivia, he also learned that the old man had just been discharged from the hospital last month. The doctor had advised him not to do strenuous exercise and not to ride in cars or planes for long periods of time to prevent epilepsy and heart attacks. But Lisa always arranged some targeted stimulating activities for him, whether intentionally or unintentionally. It was she who persuaded the old man to attend this party.
Even though they knew that such an intense program could easily cause a heart attack, they still let the old man be the main guest.
Boy, are you being a little too hasty? Isn't the map of the west coast too short?
Your old baby is well taken care of and can live at least another two years. Can't you bear it?
But these things have nothing to do with the chief leader, they just need to do their job well.
The employer has not arrived yet and there is still some time to prepare. Lisa took them to the private plane in advance to visit the interior of the plane. This is a business jet that costs up to 200 million US dollars. Her words revealed the flavor of a hostess.
After changing into security equipment, Lisa also quietly contacted several people and handed Zhang Allen a small blue pill.
"What is this?" Zhang Ailan looked at Lisa with some confusion.
"These are drugs for treating heart disease and epilepsy. You need to have your employer take them on time." Lisa said calmly, "The accompanying private doctor has asked for leave for something, so he gave me these prescription drugs. In order to prevent any unexpected situations for your employer, you need to have him take them strictly according to the schedule and regulations."
"..."
Do you think we can't recognize what this thing is?
Giving an old man a small pill, you think he has too long to live, right? However, it is true that small pills are needed to treat heart disease. This is a drug developed for the treatment of heart disease. It is professionally suitable and there seems to be nothing wrong with it.
Sig felt a little embarrassed.
Zhang Ailun chose to take the pills. "Please rest assured, we will tell the employer to take the medicine on time. There should be first aid equipment on the plane. If there is any abnormal situation, we will treat the employer as soon as possible to prevent life-threatening."
"That's good. If the trip goes well, I will ask my employer to pay you a generous bonus!" Lisa smiled. "But you'd better not spread the news. After all, my employer doesn't want outsiders to know that he suffers from epilepsy and heart disease. He is a normal person."
"I think our employer can survive for at least another twenty years." Zhang Ailun answered fluently.
After chatting for a few more words, Lisa turned around and left with satisfaction.
Sig felt that something was a little off, so he came over and whispered, "Why do I feel like this butler is trying to kill his employer?"
"Nonsense! How could it be possible? It's not happening." Zhang Ailun immediately retorted, "Which eye of yours saw her persecuting her employer? It was clearly a conscientious housekeeper explaining to us in detail how to serve our employer well. We are only responsible for security work, and other matters have nothing to do with us."
"Ok." Sig nodded helplessly and didn't take it to heart. After all, this matter had nothing to do with them.
Soon the employer arrived at the airport in a black Cadillac. He got out of the car, talked with the airport staff, and was helped by Lisa to board the plane. The old man looked pretty good, with a rosy face and wearing a coquettish red suit.
He doesn't look sick at all.
"Hello, Mr. Wen Ke, we are the people responsible for the security work this time. You can call me Sig. On behalf of all the members of our security team, I salute you." Sig waited until the employer sat in the luxurious box in the cabin before he went over to negotiate.
"I remember that it was another group of people doing the security work last time. They did a good job. Why did they change? Is it because the price we offered was not right?" The white old man Wen Ke turned his head and asked Lisa.
"They are currently performing another security job, maintaining the safety of a female star's concert, and they don't have time to accompany you on the trip. Mr. Compry is also a professional security officer. He once served in the Marine Corps and was a captain in the army."
Lisa put her hand on the old man's thigh and said with a smile, "You can tell them if you need anything during the next 24 hours of the journey."
"Okay." The white old man gently stroked her hand, and chose to trust her. He smiled at Sig and said, "I hope the rest of the journey will be smooth."
"We will do our job diligently and conscientiously to satisfy you." Sig nodded and replied, then turned and left the box, closing the door considerately.
Zhang Ailun sat nearby, cleaning and maintaining his pistol. Bailey pointed out the unprofessionalism of his technique, so the leader simply handed the gun to him for maintenance.
Able people should do more work!
It was time to depart. Lisa got off the plane. The cabin crew reminded everyone to fasten their seat belts and not to walk around. The commercial airliner started to rise. After a while of feeling the gravity falling, the body adapted to the change and was already flying steadily in the air.
Zhang Ailun looked out the window at the white clouds floating past him. The airport and Los Angeles below gradually became smaller, and the neon lights were flashing. It was also the first time he had run so far.
About half an hour later, the cabin crew issued a landing reminder, and the outline of the island and the airport construction could be seen in the distance.
Zhang Ailun took out his phone to connect to the airplane network and searched the map. It was several hundred kilometers away from California, but it was not that far. The private island was still in the waters of California. He learned from the Internet that Madison was a famous antique collector with a lot of money. He once spent $3860 million to buy a relatively complete stegosaurus fossil at an auction held in Los Angeles.
He also privately raises cougars, tigers, cheetahs, hyenas and other animals as pets on his island, and owns villas in many luxurious villas such as Beverly Hills. He is simply inhumanely rich.
Soon the plane landed smoothly and stopped at the airport on the private island. Someone was already waiting to pick them up. Sig asked a few people to get off the plane, and the person who was also in charge of security on the island came over to coordinate matters with them.
Zhang Ailun took out the process chart and took a look at it.
Pick up and drop off guests, accompany them for 2 hours to visit antique and animal collections, and stand guard for 2 hours at the banquet. The rest of the time is free time in non-restricted areas. The time arrangement is reasonable and the task is relatively easy.
Soon, a man wearing gold-rimmed glasses came over and greeted enthusiastically, "Is Mr. Wen Ke here?"
Old man Wen Ke got off the plane, greeted enthusiastically, and laughed: "Long time no see."
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