Lina saw William holding Tina and not letting go, and quickly said, "Alright, do you two think I'm blind? Flirting right in front of me. William, how many times have I told you, Tina is still young, you are not allowed to provoke her. Otherwise, you'll have your Aunt Mary chasing after you."
As soon as William heard "Aunt Mary," the hand holding Tina immediately dropped. Tina angrily twisted his waist hard, she just couldn't understand why William was so afraid of her mother. Wasn't her own mother very kind and amiable?
However, Tina didn't dare to bare her fangs at Lina. She was very well-behaved in front of Lina, constantly flattering and acting cute around her. These past few months of getting along had made Lina less wary of Tina than she was initially in London.
William let go of Tina, walked to his mother, Lina, and hugged her affectionately. In this world, his mother was the only person he trusted unreservedly. "Mom, how have you been these past few months?"
But his mother, Lina, was definitely not someone easy to appease. "I haven't been well at all. You just stayed in Switzerland and didn't care at all about the castle. Thankfully, Tina was with me. If you hadn't come back, I would have gone to Switzerland to drag you back." After complaining, Lina hugged William and kissed his forehead.
"William, you seem to have grown taller again. Mom can barely kiss you now. William, how did you grow up so fast? Poor Mom is getting old."
William had indeed grown 5 centimeters taller in the past few months; he was now 1.89 meters tall. "No way, Mom, you still look almost like you're 20. You and Tina standing together look like sisters. Mom is always so beautiful. If you don't believe me, Mom, ask Tina, isn't that right?"
This was such a good opportunity to score points, how could Tina, this clever little ghost, not seize it? She quickly nodded, "Exactly, Aunt Lina, how could you be old? Everyone says Aunt Lina is my sister!"
Lina poked Tina's forehead with her finger, "You just know how to say nice things. Even if you flatter me, I won't agree to William making you his girlfriend."
Tina rubbed her mother Lina's arm and pouted, "Why, Aunt Lina? William told me when he was little that he would marry me when I grew up. Auntie, you wouldn't be like William, not keeping your word, would you? No, Aunt Lina, I want to marry Brother William."
"No, you're only 16 and already thinking about getting married. That won't do. Your mother wouldn't agree either. If anyone is to marry William, it would be your older sister," Lina said.
Hearing that her sister would marry William, Tina immediately shrieked loudly, "No, absolutely not! I won't let my sister, that big-breasted cow, marry William! Besides, she's three years older than William, she's not suitable for him! William is mine, he promised me!" She then embraced William, crying with tears in her eyes, "Brother William, you will marry me, won't you?"
William looked at his mother speechlessly. Was it really fun to tease Tina like this? "There, there, Tina, Mom was just joking with you. Look, Mom is even laughing at you."
Tina looked up at Lina, seeing Lina laughing at her just as William said. "Aunt Lina, you're so mean! Tina doesn't like you anymore!"
"Alright, alright, you're still young. William can't possibly marry you now. If you two are still close in a few years, then we can talk."
William looked at his mother strangely. In London, his mother was strongly against him and Tina being together, so how did her opinion change in just a few months?
William shot his mother a questioning look, but Lena ignored his confusion. "Alright, what's there to talk about at the airport? Get in the car quickly."
Lena got in the car first, while Tina outside still clung to William, refusing to let go. William had to coax her for a long time before finally getting into the back seat with his mother. William got into Barney and Christmas's car, and they drove out of the airport.
In the car, Barney reported to William, "Boss, nothing happened these past three months, except that many people have been inquiring about your whereabouts. Many paparazzi have been loitering outside the castle 24 hours a day. Fortunately, the more than 10 acres of grassland outside the castle are private property. We hired many people from the town to patrol with guns, so the paparazzi didn't dare to come in. Moreover, everyone in the small town works for the Earl of Oxford, and they all know that you will inherit the title, so they didn't let outsiders into the town. Everything has been relatively peaceful. Boss, now that you're back, do we still need to stay here?"
William smiled and said, "What, are you all homesick?"
Barney chuckled, "Yes, Boss, we've been out for three months, and everyone is indeed a bit homesick. My three precious daughters have been calling me often lately, and Yin Yang's two daughters are the same. If there are no safety issues here, Boss, we really want to go back to America. It's just that we don't know if you have any more tasks for us."
William thought for a moment and said, "The situation is safer than I expected. You probably already know who I offended three months ago, right?"
Barney and Christmas exchanged glances and then nodded, "We already know about what happened in Montenegro, Boss. But I had Tool inquire about some news among the mercenary middlemen. I heard that Albania is fighting again, and Jett Froby's tribe seems to be in a bad situation. He doesn't have the energy or manpower to cause trouble for you right now.
Boss, there's something I need to remind you of. You need to pay attention to Tina's safety. I heard that many defeated people from Albania are coming to Europe to make a living. Recently, there have been many streetwalkers from Romania, Bulgaria, and Albania in Europe. The news says they are all women smuggled from Eastern Europe by Jett Froby's tribe and several opposition organizations.
Also, in France and England, many young women traveling there have been secretly abducted after getting off the plane and sold to other parts of Europe. All this indicates that Jett Froby's tribe is in a very bad situation, otherwise, he wouldn't be so brazenly kidnapping young women traveling to these two countries and selling them at high prices to European underground auction houses."
Hearing this, William happily asked, "So, all I have to do is provide some funds and weapons to General Jett Froby's opponents, and that will greatly increase his pressure, and he might even be killed?"
"Yes, Boss, doing this also won't expose your identity. Even if General Jett Froby is killed, no one will know it was you, Boss," Christmas said with a chuckle, "And, Boss, these guys are too brazen. I heard that the English government is very displeased with General Jett Froby right now."
Barney, hearing Christmas's words, also said sinisterly, "The Church also seems to want to cause trouble for General Jett Froby. I heard that General Jett Froby has a small island in the Caribbean Sea, and he and a leader on the island are cooperating.
They specialize in cultivating that illicit, addictive powder on the small island. The Church previously offered us 2 million US dollars to help them deal with this matter. If you take this mission, Boss, we might be able to get money from both England and America."
"Ha, only 2 million? Barney, you guys aren't short on money now, are you? Is it worth risking your lives to find trouble with drug lords? These guys are true desperadoes. Let's forget about it. The price is too low, it's not worth it. Let the Church test the waters first, and we'll watch the show from behind," William said with a smile, rejecting the idea.
As soon as Barney mentioned the small island in the Caribbean, William knew it was a matter from The Expendables 1. In his previous life, The Expendables was too famous in the Great Celestial Dynasty. The action actors in it were truly too familiar to the moviegoers of the Great Celestial Dynasty. The Expendables only had a second part because it sold so well in the Great Celestial Dynasty; the first part lost money at the American box office.
Barney also knew that those guys were not to be messed with, and they weren't short on money now, so there was no need to risk their lives for the Church. "Alright, Boss, you're right. Let the Church try first. The risk is too great, and 2 million is indeed a bit little," Barney nodded.