usatvline Chapter 277 Confrontation
Chapter 277 Confrontation
Rivers walked straight towards the sheriff with an unhappy look on his face. The sheriff signaled his men to search Rivers' body, and after making sure that he was not carrying any weapons, the sheriff slowly put down his gun.
The sheriff questioned Rivers: "Name."
"Rivers," replied Rivers ungraciously.
"What's in your car? We need to get in and check it," the sheriff asked.
Rivers responded, "There was a box of stockings in the car, and a dozen empty boxes. We were commissioned by Lu's company to go to the dock to deliver and retrieve the goods."
When the sheriff learned that the other party was from Lu's, he felt relieved. Before leaving, Fei Fuli had already greeted many sheriffs, including him, and if they met someone from Lu's, they only needed to do a simple check.
The sheriff smiled and said, "So you are from the Lu family. There is no need to check. You can leave now."
However, at this moment, the Washington family members came over and said with displeasure on their faces:
"Hey! What are you guys doing here? Why don't you get in the car and check it out?"
The sheriff was quite angry. He glared at the visitor and replied stiffly, "This is Lu's car. There is no need to inspect it!"
Hearing this, the Washington family members were obviously startled, but soon showed contempt on their faces. One of them even mocked contemptuously: "Lu family? I have never heard of this name! Since you are unwilling to check, let us search it ourselves!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he turned to his men and ordered them sternly: "All of you, go up and search every corner carefully!"
Rivers, who was standing by, saw this and his face darkened. He turned to look at the sheriff and asked in a deep voice, "Sheriff, who are these people? Do they have the power to enforce the law? In my opinion, we have every right to stop them from checking cars without permission, right?"
Facing Rivers' questioning, the man from the Washington family did not show any weakness, but instead shouted arrogantly: "What a bullshit law enforcement power! I am the representative of law enforcement power. If you have the guts, try to stop our people!"
Rivers was too lazy to waste time talking to the other party. He made a prompt decision and shouted at his comrades in the car:
"Listen up, brothers. Be alert and guard the vehicle! If anyone other than the police tries to approach the vehicle, they will be shot to death. Show no mercy!"
Before Rivers finished his words, the group of veterans in the car got out as quickly as arrows from a bow, raised their guns without hesitation, and aimed the black muzzles directly at the Washington family members who were searching the vehicle.
Faced with this sudden change, the police immediately stepped aside. They had long been dissatisfied with the arrogant and self-righteous Washington family members around them. These people relied on their family background and often bossed the police around, which was unbearable. Now that they saw someone dared to confront this group of evil forces, the police immediately chose to stay out of it, stand by and watch, and even became interested spectators.
However, the Washington family was not intimidated. They also quickly drew their guns and confronted Rivers and others. The man who had just spoken stared at Rivers with a sinister and vicious look on his face, and said viciously: "Do you really dare to be an enemy of our Washington family? Listen carefully, anyone who has a problem with the Washington family will never have a good end!"
Rivers had been holding back his anger at the Washington family for a long time. When he heard that the other party dared to threaten him, he immediately showed contempt and sneered, "Humph, your Washington family is indeed capable, but not everyone is afraid of you! Since Lu has entrusted this batch of goods to us, we will do our best to ensure its safety. Compared with our reputation, your Washington family is nothing!"
The head of the Washington family glanced at the guns in the hands of Livers and others and found that they were all automatic weapons. Everyone on his side had a pistol and was completely unable to compete with them. He was so angry that his face turned blue. He glared at the police standing by and watching coldly, and roared:
"What the hell are you police officers doing? Don't you see that they are holding weapons and openly defying law enforcement?"
The sheriff standing nearby raised his lips slightly, revealing a disdainful smile, and then curled his lips and said, "Humph! They have a legal gun license, and it is not illegal to carry a weapon. Besides, the target of their resistance is you, not us, so how can it be considered as resisting law enforcement? If you want to check it yourself, you can only rely on yourselves to solve it, don't expect us to help you."
As soon as he finished speaking, the sheriff no longer paid attention to the leader of Washington's group. He turned around and led the other police officers to the side, stopped other passing vehicles again, and began to conduct a serious inspection.
Rivers was so happy watching what was happening that he was almost bursting with joy. His face was full of joking and his eyes were fixed on the leader, as if he was watching a funny show.
At this moment, the leader saw that these police officers were completely unwilling to cooperate with him, and his face instantly became extremely gloomy, as ugly as iron. He stared at the sheriff with his eyes wide open, and shouted with gnashing teeth:
"You ignorant little policemen, just wait and see! One day, I will make you all take off your police uniforms!" His voice was full of anger and threats, as if he had been irritated to the extreme.
Then, he turned his gaze to Rivers and said viciously, "And you, don't think you can succeed! If you have the ability, let's waste time here and see who can't hold on first! Let me tell you, my people have already informed our boss, and it won't be long before he arrives here with a large number of troops. By then, I want to see if you can still be as arrogant as you are now!"
Hearing that the Washington family had called for reinforcements, the sheriff's face suddenly changed. He immediately realized that the situation might become very serious. So, he made a prompt decision and ordered a police officer next to him: "Quick! Find a safe place and report everything that happened here to Chief Fefferi as soon as possible!"
After receiving the order, the police officer did not dare to delay for a moment and quickly turned around and left. He looked around for a suitable place and finally found an unused telephone booth. After entering it, the police officer called the police station and described the situation in detail. Not only that, in order to attract the attention of his superiors, he deliberately exaggerated and exaggerated, especially emphasizing how the Washington family was domineering and arrogant. Finally, he did not forget to convey these bad behaviors to Director Favre.
After listening to his subordinates' report, Fefuli's face instantly turned gloomy. He thought to himself: "Although your Washington family is powerful, it is only limited to other places! This is New York, and you are just a group of outsiders. How dare you look down on us local tycoons? It's really unreasonable!" Thinking of this, Fefuli couldn't help but get angry and decided to teach the Washington family a lesson to let them know who is the real boss.
Having made up his mind, Fefferi picked up the phone and dialed Lu Chen's number without hesitation. However, Lu Chen was not at home at this moment. In fact, he had already led Hans and his men to rush to the dock. The one who stayed at home was Ike. When he heard the phone ringing, Ike immediately rushed to Lu Chen's study like an arrow and quickly answered the phone.
"Hello, this is Lu's villa. Mr. Lu is not at home at the moment. If you have anything to convey to him, please let me know and I will do my best to assist you in conveying the message."
After learning that Lu Chen had not returned home at this moment, Fefuli could not help but feel a little angry: he was clearly doing his best to help Lu Chen deal with the affairs, but this guy ran off to have fun! Originally, Fefuli really wanted to hang up the phone and let Lu Chen suffer setbacks; however, when he thought of those people who were arrogant to him because they were members of the Washington family, he felt that the Washington family was more hateful. So, Fefuli changed his mind and told Ike about Rivers.
When Ike heard that something was wrong with Rivers, he knew the situation was urgent and did not dare to delay. He quickly contacted Flood Security and asked them to send personnel to Rivers' location to control the situation. After making all the arrangements, Ike hurriedly left home and rushed to the dock.
After receiving Ike's notice, Eric called the staff on duty without hesitation and issued an order in a serious and urgent tone: "Immediately gather all the personnel who can be mobilized to the downstairs of the company for an emergency assembly! No mistakes!"
Before long, the originally quiet downstairs of the Hongshui Security Company became bustling with activity. A group of veterans, well-trained and experienced, quickly emerged from every corner, holding various types of guns and lined up in an orderly manner on the street. They had firm eyes and upright postures, like an elite army about to go to war.
Passers-by were attracted by the spectacular scene and stopped to watch. They looked at the fully armed soldiers in amazement, wondering what had happened that necessitated such a big fight. Some even suspected that a war had broken out somewhere and that this mysterious army was preparing to go to the front to fight bravely.
Eric stood steadily in front of the team, his eyes swept across the faces of each soldier, then he took a deep breath and briefly introduced to everyone the predicament that Rivers and others had encountered. Then, he raised his arms and shouted loudly: "Someone wants to cut off our livelihood and take our jobs. Brothers, can you agree?"
Before he finished speaking, two or three thousand soldiers roared in unison: "No!" The sound resounded through the sky like thunder, deafening. Their faces were filled with anger and determination, and they vowed to defend their work and dignity to the death.
"Okay! Let's set off immediately and let those guys who want to destroy our jobs have a good understanding of our true strength!" After Eric finished his angry roar, he turned to the captains of each team and ordered: "Order all brothers to get on the car quickly! We are going to reinforce Rivers now!"
As Eric's powerful words fell, thousands of soldiers quickly jumped onto the trucks like a surging torrent, and then this huge and spectacular team rushed towards where Rivers and others were at lightning speed.
As soon as Ike hung up the phone, he rushed out of the room and drove straight to the dock. When he arrived at his destination, nearly half an hour had passed. Lu Chen saw Ike's panicked and embarrassed appearance, and his heart tightened. He hurriedly asked: "Ike, what happened? Why are you so panicked and anxious?"
Ike was still catching his breath and couldn't wait to answer, "Boss, something bad is happening! Rivers and his men were ambushed by the Washington family halfway through their journey, and the two sides are now in a stalemate!"
After hearing what Ike said, Lu Chen was extremely anxious. At this moment, Mitchell was still trapped in the hands of Rivers and others. If the Washington family found out about this, he would be forced to start a fierce battle with the Washington family in advance. Thinking of this, Lu Chen was extremely anxious and shouted without hesitation: "Hans, lead everyone to set off immediately! There is no time to lose, let's go to help Rivers immediately!" Before he finished speaking, he quickly got on a car and asked Ike to sit down with him.
Then, Lu Chen stepped on the accelerator, and the car rushed out like an arrow from a bow, rushing across the dock first. He personally drove the car, leading Hans and his men, and rushed towards the scene of the incident at lightning speed. Along the way, the wheels rolled and raised clouds of dust.
When Lu Chen and his team hurriedly arrived at the scene, Eric had already arrived with his men. At this moment, he was standing upright beside Rivers, arguing fiercely with a young man in a well-tailored suit.
Seeing this, Lu Chen hurriedly braked and stopped, then quickly rushed over. When he got close, he finally heard the focus of the two people's dispute.
The young man in a suit opened his eyes wide and roared at Eric: "How dare you stop me? Do you know who I am? If I give you a call, I guarantee you won't live past tomorrow!" His words were so sharp and his tone was so fierce that people couldn't help but look at him sideways.
However, in the face of such a threat, Eric showed no fear and responded righteously: "Humph, I don't care who you are. Anyone who dares to check the goods we are escorting today is courting death!"
The two argued more and more fiercely, and their emotions became more and more excited. In the end, they both pulled out their guns and pointed them at each other's vital points. This sudden action was like a fuse, instantly igniting the atmosphere of the whole place. The people behind them followed suit and raised their guns in unison. In an instant, the situation became extremely tense. However, at this moment, the disparity in strength between the two sides was immediately exposed.
Most of the guns pulled out by the men in suits were small, easy-to-carry pistols, and there were very few automatic weapons, almost impossible to see. However, in sharp contrast, the situation on Eric's side was completely different. The weapons and equipment they pulled out were all powerful automatic weapons. Not only were there heavy firepower configurations such as submachine guns and machine guns, but there were also a large number of them, which could be seen everywhere. Even the relatively weaker members of the team had guns with at least 20 rounds of ammunition in their hands.