"Vince was beaten up, and badly injured?"
When Dominic was driving with his girlfriend Letty,
and brought along his worried sister Mia on the way to the hospital,
both Letty and Mia had looks of disbelief.
Dominic's fingers tapped irritably on the steering wheel.
He actually couldn't believe it either; after all, in his crew,
Vince could be said to be the most capable fighter besides Dominic himself.
Although Vince had a hot temper, he really stepped up when things happened.
In the past, when Dominic's crew encountered trouble and he couldn't personally intervene,
it was basically Vince who solved problems with brute force.
He just didn't expect that this time, Vince would be the one dealt with.
"We don't know the situation yet; we'll talk when we get to the hospital."
Using his usual flat, almost indifferent tone, Dominic tried his best to calmly answer the two women's doubts.
Through the rearview mirror, his gaze finally landed on his sister, Mia.
Before coming, Dominic had already called Old Parker to ask.
Although the hospital didn't know who the culprit who injured Vince was,
the place where the ambulance arrived to pick up Vince
was exactly the old community where that Chinese kid lived, as Old Parker had told Dominic.
"Kid, you'd better pray Vince is okay."
"And that you didn't set a trap to gang up on him."
"Otherwise, this isn't over."
Thinking that his sister Mia seemed to have truly developed feelings for that Chinese kid,
even Dominic, who had dominated California for years, felt a headache now.
Dominic wasn't the only one feeling a headache right now.
"Old Parker, you didn't do this right!"
"It's one thing to tell Mia my address, but why tell Vince?"
"Don't you know he came looking for trouble?"
As soon as Old Parker hung up Dominic's call, he had a bad feeling.
Sure enough!
Not long after, Hunter's call came through.
Regarding this young fellow working in his Repair shop, as the boss, he should have been the more forceful party.
But he couldn't help it; Hunter's craftsmanship was truly excellent.
Recently, Old Parker had taken him on many private jobs, and the clients' reviews were very high.
Because of this, Old Parker had gained several long-term clients.
Of course, if it were just a bit of craftsmanship,
Hunter wouldn't have caused Old Parker such a headache with just a reproach.
Earlier today, Dominic's confidant Vince had just asked him for Hunter's address.
Later, Dominic called again and asked for the same thing.
Old Parker asked a bit too much and learned from Dominic
that Vince, who was always overbearing and crude but still a good fighter, had been beaten unconscious at Hunter's place.
Then he was sent to the hospital covered in injuries!
Old Parker was quite experienced; he used to be a professional racer.
Although he now ran a Repair shop, he also helped fence stolen cars and illegally modify vehicles.
Having dealt with all sorts of people, Old Parker naturally made the connection.
Vince, who wanted to go find trouble for Hunter, must have been dealt with by him.
Old Parker didn't know yet that Hunter had already taken Mia's virginity.
He just thought Vince was still resentful about previous events and went to find trouble.
Thinking back to twenty-some days ago, that Chinese boy who fainted after being pushed down by Vince,
and even had to take a few days off to recover,
these days, he was likely looking for an opportunity to retaliate while working.
And having contact with Hunter almost every day, he hadn't noticed a thing.
That deep scheming and ruthless methods made even the experienced Old Parker feel his scalp tingle.
So, hearing Hunter's clearly dissatisfied voice over the phone,
on this side of the phone, Old Parker, who was lying at home, suddenly felt like he was being watched by a vicious venomous snake.
He actually felt his mouth go dry, and even his voice trembled slightly.
"Hun... Hunter..."
"You know... Dominic and the others... are the major shareholders of the Repair shop..."
"If... if they want to ask for an employee's address..."
"I can't refuse!"
This explanation was within Hunter's expectations.
He gave a light click of his tongue, sounding indescribably dissatisfied.
"I probably won't be able to go to the Repair shop for the time being."
"You know the reason why!"
"I need money, a lot of money."
"Arrange some more generous clients for me; you should know my skills."
Seeing that Hunter didn't continue to press him, Old Parker breathed a sigh of relief.
He didn't know what was wrong with him just now; perhaps because he was getting older, he no longer had his former drive and bloodthirstiness.
He actually felt a bit afraid of a young man with deep schemes and ruthless methods.
But on second thought, it's better not to offend such a person if possible.
If he were truly targeted, it would be trouble.
He thought seriously for a moment, and as it turned out, Old Parker really remembered something.
Two days ago, an old friend had asked him if he knew any experts in car modification.
That old friend was an information broker.
Supposedly he had a client who wanted to hire an expert in car modification for help.
However, the price offered by the client wasn't very high.
And there was one more requirement: to meet the modification expert in person to discuss the requirements face-to-face.
Although car modification isn't prohibited in the US, illegal modification is.
Moreover, most cases involving illegal car modifications are related to underground street racing,
or gang conflicts, or even organized robberies of jewelry stores, banks, and the like.
Once caught, even if you only provided help for illegal modifications, you'd get into trouble.
Therefore, most high-level technicians skilled in car modification are unwilling to risk appearing in person or even exposing themselves.
Old Parker had previously asked a few skilled old buddies in the Repair shop.
He had even asked within his own circle of friends who had the skills.
But without exception, no one was willing to take a job that paid little and would expose them.
Originally, Old Parker was prepared to turn down that friend.
He didn't expect Hunter to take the initiative to find him, wanting some jobs with fast money.
Old Parker immediately told him about this matter.
"Hunter, I don't have any big clients for the moment."
"But there is a client with relatively high requirements; do you want to consider it?"
Hunter became interested and asked: "Explain it clearly."
Old Parker wasn't angry and continued to explain: "The other party wants an expert in car modification, but must meet in person to discuss the requirements face-to-face."
"If you agree, you can ask the other party for the payment in person."
"With your skills, the payment definitely won't be too bad."
"If you need any parts, I can provide them to you at a low price."
"What do you think?"
On the other end of the phone, Hunter was silent for a while, as if thinking.
After a good while, his voice sounded again.
"Give me the contact information; I'll contact them myself."
"Good!"
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