A yellow Chevrolet Camaro was cruising down a highway in Nevada, carrying a handsome man and a beautiful woman.
The handsome man was naturally Roy, and the beautiful woman was Elrisha.
Roy had originally planned to go home with Heather Penny in a few days, as there was still work to be done at the studio.
However, the principal of Oak High School was putting on a lot of pressure, so Roy had to head back early, leaving Heather and Penny to handle studio matters in Los Angeles.
As for Elrisha, since she only drank Roy's baby milkshake, Roy had no choice but to bring her along.
Fortunately, under Dahlia's tutelage, Elrisha had made rapid progress, and her mental age was around that of a 6-year-old child. So, Roy didn't have to worry about Elrisha losing control on the road.
The only trouble was that Elrisha still didn't like wearing clothes and would go skinny dipping at the drop of a hat, which left Roy feeling pretty helpless.
This time, Roy didn't take the same route he came by. Instead, he went through Nevada, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico, and finally into Texas.
The reason for taking the longer route was mainly because Roy wanted to join the Mormon Church in Utah. This was something that needed to be done sooner rather than later, otherwise, it would be very troublesome for him to join the Mormon Church after he became truly famous.
As evening approached, outside a remote mining town in Nevada, an illegal motorcycle race was taking place.
A group of teenagers in their prime, with energy to burn, enjoyed playing this kind of thrilling game, indirectly contributing to the population decline in America.
Suddenly, the sound of a police siren rang out, immediately startling these cheerful youngsters.
The crowd scattered like birds, those with vehicles quickly driving away.
But there were always some unlucky ones who got stopped by the police car and had to accept their fate.
The beautiful female sheriff, Samantha Parker, stepped out of the police car. She had spotted her daughter, Ashley Parker, at this illegal gathering.
This made Samantha very angry.
"Ashley, you're messing around with Randy again!"
Ashley, chewing bubblegum, looked at her mother with disdain, clearly in the throes of heavy teenage rebellion.
The deputy sheriff, Pete, standing nearby, wanted to advise Sheriff Samantha.
"Ahem! Sheriff, this involves the mayor's son. Maybe we should just let it slide?"
Samantha glared at Pete. She was currently furious and naturally dissatisfied with the deputy's attempt to smooth things over.
"I don't care whose son it is, round them all up!"
The group of teenagers immediately looked dejected.
Just then, a car drove over from a distance and stopped beside Samantha.
"Samantha?"
A middle-aged man with a stubbly beard leaned out of the car window. Samantha found him very familiar.
"You are?"
"It's Moke!"
Samantha suddenly realized who it was. It turned out the other person was a resident of the town and had been her childhood friend.
"Moke, haven't you been back for almost ten years?"
Moke's expression looked a bit embarrassed.
"Indeed, it's been ten years since I've been back."
Samantha smiled and shook hands with Moke.
"It's great to have you back! How was it outside?"
Moke fell silent, clearly his ten years away from home hadn't been entirely happy.
Samantha realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to make up for it.
"Uh, since you're back, why don't you stay for a while?"
Moke gave a wry smile.
"I'm planning to stay in this town and inherit the family business."
Moke's father was a mine owner in this mining town. Gold had once been discovered here, but the mine had been depleted more than a decade ago.
However, Moke himself was a seasoned mining engineer and might still be able to prospect for new gold mines, which was why he had returned to his hometown.
Samantha didn't know how to respond for a moment. Was this the "poor little rich boy" lament?
You have to know that Samantha had joined the Marine Corps when she was young and only returned to her hometown to become a small-town sheriff after serving for nearly ten years.
Rich people were so annoying, always inadvertently making ordinary people feel a pang of envy.
At this moment, a yellow Chevrolet Camaro drove over from a distance and also stopped beside the sheriff.
The car window rolled down, revealing a ridiculously handsome face that instantly captured the attention of all the women present.
"Hey, beautiful lady, could you tell me how to get to the nearest town?"
Samantha thought: He called me a beautiful lady!
Sheriff Samantha's husband had passed away several years ago. In recent years, she had closed her heart and focused on raising her son and daughter. Now, she felt like she was back in her youthful years.
Samantha's daughter, Ashley, had a similar feeling. She suddenly felt that Randy, the mayor's son who she had previously thought was somewhat handsome, was now just a country bumpkin.
However, Ashley also noticed a beautiful woman with a silly expression, wearing a white dress, sitting in Roy's passenger seat.
"If only I were sitting in the passenger seat!"
Ashley muttered to herself. Randy, who was next to her, didn't hear clearly and thought she was worried about being arrested.
"Ashley, don't worry! My dad's the mayor. Samantha won't do anything to us!"
Ashley glared at Randy. She now thought this guy was incredibly lame.
She really wanted to sit in that cool yellow Chevrolet Camaro muscle car!
"Go straight down this road, and turn right at the next intersection."
Samantha gave Roy directions with a beaming smile, making Moke next to her feel extremely jealous.
This guy had always secretly admired Samantha but never dared to say anything.
Seeing Samantha acting this way towards another man, Moke felt like he was growing a green pasture on his head.
Roy glanced at Samantha's police badge.
"Thank you! Beautiful Sheriff!"
This compliment made Samantha grin from ear to ear. She continued to talk to Roy.
"Sir, are you planning to stay overnight in town?"
Roy nodded. To avoid staying in another dark web motel, he decided to find a town to stay in for the night while it was still dusk.
This town seemed pretty normal. Hopefully, nothing like the Willy's Wonderland incident would happen again, right?
"Yes, I've been driving all day and need to rest."
"What's your name?"
"Roy Black. I'm from Texas and heading home."
Samantha understood.
"I know the town's inn. Would you like me to recommend it to you?"
"Heck yeah! That would be great!"
Seeing Samantha and Roy getting more and more chatty, Deputy Pete couldn't stand it anymore.
"Ahem! Sheriff, we still need to deal with the illegal street racing case!"
Samantha finally snapped back to reality.
"Oh, right! Mr. Black, why don't you go to the town's police station and wait for me? After I deal with these rebellious kids, I'll help you find an inn."
"Thank you very much, beautiful Sheriff! Wait, I don't even know your name yet!"
"Samantha Parker. You can call me Samantha."
"Then you can call me Roy."
As he spoke, Roy extended his hand and shook hands with Samantha.
[Discovered special character Samantha Parker. You can absorb the power of fate to obtain rewards!]
Roy: ???
Why is it another special character?
At this moment, Roy noticed that Sheriff Samantha's mature womanly charm was particularly familiar. Then, he looked at the row of teenagers standing there and indeed found a familiar face.
Black Widow?
Roy had watched almost all the movies Scarlett Johansson had starred in in his previous life, and this youthful version of Black Widow was definitely from the movie Eight Legged Freaks.
Roy's expression became strange, momentarily making him forget to pull his hand back.
Samantha, whose hand was being held, felt her face gradually turn red. She hadn't felt shy in many years.
Pete was a little speechless and had to cough a second time to remind them.
"Ahem! Sheriff Samantha, it's going to get dark soon if we don't deal with this!"
Samantha quickly pulled her hand back, forcing herself to maintain a straight face. If others saw the smile on her face, her authority as sheriff would be compromised.
"See you at the police station, Roy!"
"See you at the police station!"
Roy restarted his car and drove away.
Arriving in the mining town, it looked very desolate.
Many similar small towns that sprang up due to mining were like this. Once the mines were depleted, they would quickly decline.
Roy waited for a while in front of the police station and saw a little boy walking over holding an empty jar.
There was also a tarantula in the little boy's jar.
Roy's eyes lit up. This little boy should be Black Widow's younger brother in the movie, a little boy who loved spiders.
"Hey, kiddo, are you waiting for your mom?"
The little boy nodded shyly.
"What's your name?"
"Mike Parker."
Too bad, if your name was Peter Parker, you'd have it made for life.
This Mike Parker's character was too similar to Spider-Man's, making it hard not to吐槽 (tu cao - complain/roast).
After chatting with Mike Parker for a while, Samantha walked out of the police station in plain clothes, with the rebellious teenager Ashley by her side.
It seemed that the female sheriff had a soft heart after all and hadn't really locked up her daughter.
"Mike, what are you doing here?"
"Mom, I didn't see you when I got home from school, so I came to the police station to look for you! Look, this tarantula is so pretty!"
Mike proudly showed his mother the tarantula in the jar. Unfortunately, women usually have a hard time appreciating creatures with more legs than them. Ashley showed a clear look of disgust, and Samantha's smile was also very forced.
"Yes, it's really pretty. Roy, have you been waiting long?"
"It's okay, I haven't been waiting long."
Roy said politely, but Elrisha in the car wasn't so polite.
"Daddy, I'm hungry!"
These words immediately made Samantha and Ashley give strange looks. They began to size up Roy and Elrisha with peculiar gazes.
This made Roy very embarrassed.
"How many times have I told you, don't call me Daddy!"
Elrisha pouted and rubbed her belly.
"But I'm hungry!"
Roy quickly explained, "This is my distant relative. She has some mental issues and always likes to call me Daddy."
Samantha and Ashley carefully observed Elrisha's face and indeed found that her expression was very silly and not like a normal person.
Ashley asked Roy with some curiosity, "Mr. Black, why did you bring her along?"
"Oh, Elrisha's parents had an accident, and our family is the only relative left, so I'm driving her back to Texas."
Roy told a lie, but it was a pretty reasonable lie, so Samantha and Ashley didn't suspect anything further.
"Okay, I'll take you to find an inn first, and then I'll tell you about the restaurants in town, how does that sound?"
"Thank you then, Ms. Samantha."
Samantha enthusiastically led Roy to the inn, but finding a restaurant wasn't so easy.
This small town only had one restaurant, and the owner happened to be out, so the restaurant was closed.
"Roy, why don't you come to my house for dinner?"
Samantha made a suggestion. Ashley's eyes lit up. She had never agreed with her mother's opinion so much before.
"Yeah, yeah!"
Roy frowned slightly. He didn't really want to go to Samantha's house for dinner because Elrisha's diet was too strange, and it would be troublesome if it was exposed.
But there was really nowhere else to eat in town, so Roy had no choice but to agree to Samantha.
"Wouldn't that be too much trouble?"
"Of course not!"
Then, Samantha drove her police car in front, leading Roy to her doorstep.
Moke's house was right next to Samantha's. They had been old neighbors for many years. When he saw Samantha return, he originally wanted to bring a bottle of red wine to chat with the female sheriff.
But unexpectedly, Roy's car also followed behind Samantha's, and then he saw Samantha and Roy enter the house, talking and laughing.
Moke was instantly petrified.
Just then, Moke's father found him.
"Moke, I want to talk to you about the mine—what's wrong?"
Moke's father noticed that Moke's face was as white as a sheet, but his hair was inexplicably a bit green, which he found very strange.
"I'm fine, Father. What did you want to talk to me about?"
Moke forced a smile, looking very gloomy.
"It's like this, the mayor has been wanting to buy my mine and has been pressuring me lately, but I've already leased the mine to an Amalgamated Tech company. Do you think I should sell it to the mayor?"
Moke frowned.
"Why would the mayor suddenly want to buy our mine? Isn't our mine already depleted of gold?"
Moke's father was also very speechless.
"Yes, that mine has been idle for a long time, so I leased it to Amalgamated. I don't know why the mayor insists on buying this mine."
Moke's father was already old and no longer had the desire to manage the mine. If his son hadn't returned to town, he might have really sold the mine.
"Father, how long is your contract with that Amalgamated company?"
"Three more years."
"Then let's not sell it for now. Let's wait until the contract is fulfilled. I'll talk to the mayor tomorrow to understand the reason for the acquisition."
Moke's father nodded.
"Sigh, now that you're back, I feel much more relaxed."
Looking at his gray-haired father, Moke couldn't help but feel a little sad. He hadn't been back for ten years, and his father had aged so much.
Moke made up his mind to stay in the small town.
Since he was going to stay in town, should he also marry a woman from the town?
Then Moke thought of Samantha.
Waaah, Samantha has never smiled at me like that!
Moke couldn't help but feel a wave of sadness.
Samantha Parker (Kari Wuhrer)