Jordanâs grandfather had long warned him that the Howardsâ power in the US was not to be underestimated and that he may be in danger at any time if he goes to DC!
However, now that Pablo and Salvatore were arrested and were at risk of facing a life sentence, Jordan couldnât stand by and watch them spend the rest of their lives in jail.
Besides, Jordanâs had now been frozen and he couldnât contact his family either. His power in DC was definitely inferior to that of the Howards.
If he does not go to the Howards, there would be no other way to save Pablo and Salvatore.
Although Pablo and Salvatore were just Jordanâs subordinates, he had long considered them as his closest kin. He wouldnât focus all his attention on his and Victoriaâs happiness, and let them spend the rest of their lives in jail.
Jordan looked at Brad and said, âOkay, Iâll go to DC tomorrow morning and visit him personally!â
Brad smiled and said, âVery good. In that case, Iâll wait for your arrival! Letâs go!â
As he spoke, Brad walked into the elevator with Hailey in his arms.
When the elevator doors were about to close, Jordan said to Hailey, âHailey Camden, youâd better cherish the time you have with my son. Youâll have plenty of opportunities to hook up with men in the future because my son wonât stay with you forever!â
Hearing Jordanâs warning, Hailey frantically said, âIâm going back to OrlandoâŚ.â
Before she finished, the elevator floors closed.
After the two of them left, Victoria asked worriedly, âJordan, are you really going to go to DC? Iâve heard Russell say that the Howards are powerful in the country, what more in DC where their turf is.â
Jordan said, âPablo and Salvatore were arrested because of me, so I canât just sit back and do nothing. Moreover, my assets have been frozen and I have to get them to unfreeze them.â
âVictoria, why donât you stay in Houston and wait for me? Iâll come back for you right after I finish handling those matters.â
âNo!â Victoria grabbed Jordanâs hand and exclaimed, âI want to go to DC with you. Iâm not comfortable with you going there alone!â
Jordan knew Victoriaâs character well. The more dangerous it was, the more unlikely she was to separate from Jordan.
âOkay, letâs go together then.â
At this moment, Tim said with a look of worry, âMr. Jordan, most of our people have been captured and there are only over ten left. None of them are good at fighting.â
âI heard that Mr. Dalton has a thousand fighters over in Southeast Asia, and he only brought a hundred or so to the US. There are still more than 900 left over there. Why donât we call those 900 fighters over before going to DC?â
Tim was obviously a little scared, thinking that the dozen of them were definitely no match for the Howards.
Jordan said, âItâs true that Pablo still has 900 professional fighters in Southeast Asia, but they are all trained by Pablo and only listen to his orders, so I donât know where to find them.â
Tim hurriedly said, âWhy donât I send someone to send a letter to Mr. Dalton and ask him to find a chance to make a phone call there?â
Jordan shook his head and said, âNo, Pablo is facing enough charges now, donât let him get into more trouble.â
âBesides, we donât need so much manpower. You and I are enough.â
Tim smiled awkwardly and said, âThank you for your appreciation. Maybe I usually pretend to be impressive so youâre not too clear about my real abilities.â
âIn fact, I canât even beat an adult huskyâŚâ
Jordan smiled and said mysteriously, âI know you are weak. Iâm not asking you to go to DC to fight. I just need you to manipulate behind the scenes.â
âManipulate? Manipulate what?â asked a curious Tim.
Jordan did not answer him. Instead, he said, âIâll tell you when we get there.â
Jordan had clearly left a backup plan the last time he left DC!
That was something that no one knew about!
Jordan and Victoria first went to Russellâs villa, where she lived previously, to pack her luggage, before proceeding to bid goodbye to Emily.
After that, Tim drove Jordan and Victoria to the airport.
Jordanâs private plane was parked there.
However, they didnât expect that a few uniformed men would walk towards them as soon as the three of them arrived at the private jet.
One of them said to Jordan, âHello. Itâs Mr. Steele, right? Sorry, your private aircraft has been temporarily detained and you canât use it.â
âWhat?â
Jordan, Victoria and Tim were all shocked. Not only had Jordanâs assets been frozen, he was even prohibited from using his private plane.
The matter was indeed serious and unless Jordan asked his grandfather to intervene, he can never enjoy the glory that he used to!
Jordan did not argue with the other party because he knew it was useless to do so. Instead, he said, âMy luggage is still in there. I have to go in and get my stuff.â
However, the uniformed man still continued to stop him. âMr. Steele, in order to prevent you from taking your valuables to sell for cash, we canât let you in.â
âWhat did you say!?!â
This time, it was Victoriaâs turn to be furious. âYou guys are seizing the plane just because you donât want us to leave the US. Why canât you even let us take our things? Even if there are valuables inside, they belong to us, so why canât we use them?
Jordan knew the Howards wanted to turn him into a penniless man!
Not only were the billions of dollars in his bank account frozen, he wasnât allowed to take any of his valuables which he could have sold for cash!
In this way, Jordan would really become a penniless man.
Jordan said calmly, âIâm not going to take any valuables, just some medicine and some of my daily necessities.â
âMedicine? What kind of medicine?â The uniformed man asked.
Jordan said, âSome medicine for asthma, which Iâm diagnosed with.â
The uniformed man thought about it and felt that it would be quite unjustifiable if he wasnât even allowed to take his medicine. Hence, he agreed, âOkay, come up.â
The uniformed man accompanied the three of them onto the plane.
Jordan really had a large box that contained plenty of medicine.
The uniformed man remarked in surprise, âYou have a lot of medicine.â
Jordan deliberately coughed and said, âMy health has been ailing since I fought in Syria for a year.â
Hearing this, the uniformed man was immediately full of respect. âReally? You actually fought on the battlefield before!?! Iâve also been a soldier, but unfortunately, I never had the opportunity to go to the battlefield. Why were you there?â
Jordan answered, âMy family sent me there for training.â
The uniformed man laughed and said, âYour family is really ruthless. Werenât they afraid that something will happen to you?â
Jordan continued to chat with the man while putting a few personal things into his bag. âI had a close shave with death. Brother, you should be glad that youâre not involved. You have no idea how tragic the battlefield is.â
âThe comrades you talk and chat with one second may have his head and body parts dismembered the next second.â
Jordan soon made his way downstairs with his belongings.
In the end, the uniformed man also took the initiative to shake hands with Jordan. âMr. Steele, rest well, I really respect people who have fought on the battlefield too. Also, I suggest you contact your family as soon as possible. Iâm afraid your assets will be unfrozen only if your grandfather intervenes.â
Jordan shook hands with the man and said, âThank you for telling me this. Goodbye.â
Jordan and Victoria got back inside Timâs car and sat in the backseat. Jordan took out a pair of earrings from his pocket and handed them to Victoria.
âAh! Thatâs the Apollo and Artemis diamond earrings! When did you take them? I didnât even see them!â