Doomsday America.

Forty minutes later.

Gavin concluded his first meeting with the New York Speaker and left the broadcasting studio with Thomas.

As soon as they stepped outside, they saw ZT and a group of broadcasters, along with a worried-looking Leona, waiting in the corridor.

When Gavin came out, everyone rushed over. Leona was the first to grab Gavin's hand and yell at him.

"Boss Gavin, how's my husband? Are they still safe?"

"It's okay, it's okay, overall it should be fine!"

Gavin patted Leanna's hand to comfort her and then gently explained to her.

In the past forty minutes, Gavin and the Speaker did not discuss much about the Golden Alliance plan.

After all, it was destined to be a long-term plan, not something that could be decided in a day or two. So, once the two confirmed the details of the plan, they stopped discussing it further. Therefore, most of their conversation just now was about Johnny and the others.

At this moment, seeing that Leanna was eager to know about her husband and daughter-in-law's situation, Gavin simply grabbed Leanna's wrist and waved to the men beside him. "Hey, the broadcasting room is yours now, but pay close attention to news from New York and let me know as soon as possible. I have a lot to discuss with the Speaker of the New York City Council!" "As for Leanna, come with me to the lobby. I'll tell you all about Johnny's situation."

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin released Leona and waved to her.

The two immediately sat down in the hall, while Thomas, with his mind full of plans, went to the side to strategize.

After leading Leona to her seat, Gavin casually took the milk tea Winnie offered, took a sip, and then smiled at Leona.

"Leona, don't worry. I just had a long talk with the Speaker of the New York City Council and I've basically figured out what's going on with Johnny's group." "It's like this: about a month after you left Cape Cod, Johnny and Anglu, along with another guy named Abel... wow... Abel, that's the same name as our Lone Warrior God of War... Anyway, the three of them returned to Cape Cod and started living with their current friends, forming at least a team." "Their team has five people: Johnny, Anglu, Abel, and two Asian guys named Wang Qian and Liu Yu." "Do you know them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Gavin looked at Leona while holding his milk tea cup.

After a brief moment of stunned silence, Leona nodded very quickly.

"Good heavens! Of course I know them! Wang Qian and Liu Yu are an Eastern couple. They lived in my house; I lived with them before I left!" "Wang Qian and Liu Yu both come from athletic families, or rather… martial arts families. They're both incredibly tall, one nearly 2.2 meters and the other over 1.9 meters!" "We got along very well, and they took good care of me. To avoid worrying them, I avoided them when I decided to leave." "But… good heavens, so Johnny and Anglu actually found their way home?"

"What...what have I done? If I don't go anywhere, is it...is it...?"

"My God!"

At this moment, Leona was speechless!

She felt that this damned fate was just playing a cruel joke on her!

She didn't need to do anything to obtain everything she craved most after the apocalypse, but she couldn't bear the wait and chose to embark on the journey! Honestly, even though Liana had already given up hope after setting off, believing she would never see her lover and child again, she never regretted it and always wanted to help more people like her, completely consumed by longing and despair, find peace of mind! But at this moment…

Looking at Gavin, who was speaking eloquently.

Imagine Johnny and Anglu being detained by New York authorities.

Leona was starting to regret it a little...

She began to regret traveling those thousands of miles to survive.

More than struggling to find peace of mind, she wanted to give her husband and children a big hug!

Thinking of this, Leona's face inevitably fell in disappointment.

Upon seeing this, Gavin couldn't help but put down his milk tea cup and continue speaking to Leona.

"I'm sorry, Leona, I can't judge whether your past choices were right or wrong, because none of us can fully understand how another person felt when making those choices." "Even we ourselves now can't empathize with our past selves."

"But... at least Johnny and Anglu are still alive, and doing quite well. They are extremely strong in combat, have excellent physical abilities, and are top-notch in terms of mobility, causing a lot of trouble for the New York Council!" Gavin couldn't help but roll his eyes as he said this.

Then, he stopped rolling his eyes and, with Leona looking on with nervous anticipation, continued to tell the story of Johnny and Anglu.

"The reason they contacted us in New York this time is because none of their five-person team members were proficient in using radio, especially shortwave tuning and communication." "Contact via conventional medium wave radio is impossible across thousands of kilometers; other methods must be used."

"In short, Johnny and Ang, after you arrived in my territory, heard our call through a series of broadcasts." "After getting you here, Johnny and the others decided to form a team and embark on a journey across half of America again!" "During this process, in order to find a suitable radio to communicate with us, Johnny left Boston and traveled nearly 250 miles all the way to the vicinity of New York." "They originally wanted to seek the help of the New York City Council to establish contact with us, because they hadn't heard our broadcasts initially, but learned of your whereabouts through the New York City Council's rebroadcast of our bounty notice."

"But as they approached the New York City Council, they accidentally encountered a New York City Council action team and a conflict ensued." "In that conflict, Johnny and his five men decimated the New York City Council's twelve-man action team, leaving only four who fled in panic." "The most ridiculous thing is that Johnny and his group didn't know how they communicated with that action team; they didn't even realize those people were from the Council until they had killed eight of them!" "Anyway, after scattering the New York City Council's action team, they actually continued to approach the New York City Council, and that's when the New York City Council caught them red-handed!" At this point, Gavin couldn't help but roll his eyes a few more times.

There were some things he really didn't dare say to Liana, after all, the Speaker had told him that Johnny and his gang had terrible tempers. The operatives had only recently made contact with them, and one of them, apparently a slut, had made a flirtatious remark to Liu Yu.

Then Johnny and his gang suddenly erupted...

In response, the Speaker even apologized to Gavin, stating that it was the New York City Council's failure to properly discipline him.

But in addition to apologizing, the Speaker still protested against Gavin, saying that Johnny's actions were far too violent!

Gavin, however, showed no mercy to the Speaker and retorted with a barrage of insults.

Your people say it was verbal harassment? Does it necessarily mean it was verbal harassment?

It wasn't Johnny who said that to Gavin!

What if your men try to rape Liu Yu after they see her? In that case, Johnny's actions would be completely justified!

The Speaker's attitude towards this was... he wasn't sure if his men would be that incompetent, so the matter of Johnny and his group killing eight council soldiers was simply dropped by Gavin and the Speaker. After omitting this part about fighting for a woman, Gavin continued explaining to Leona.

"In short, during the battle between Johnny's group and the New York Action Team, Ms. Liu Yu from Johnny's group was seriously injured."

"Johnny and his gang stormed the New York City Council, originally seeking treatment drugs."

"Without my intervention, they might not have gotten what they wanted."

"But I had a good talk with that old bastard Speaker. What he said on the radio before about taking them down was just a negotiation tactic. He was putting pressure on me!" "Anyway, if the Speaker wasn't lying to me, then Liu Yu has received good treatment, and Johnny is doing very well. They can talk to you tonight!" Gavin finally breathed a sigh of relief at this point.

This answer should put the anxious woman in front of her at ease.

And indeed, with Gavin's assurance, Leona finally felt relieved.

Although I'm still a little uneasy, I'm eager for the opportunity to speak with Johnny!

But at least she won't keep bothering Gavin anymore.

And so, Leona left the hall and ran to the broadcasting room on the third floor to deliver snacks to the staff.

She planned to get along well with the guys in the broadcasting room so that she and Johnny could talk anytime.

After finishing his work in New York, Gavin, along with Thomas and others, convened a meeting with the remaining management members who were still at home to discuss the Gold Plan. The meeting continued until evening before Gavin adjourned it and went to a restaurant for dinner.

As soon as he entered the restaurant, he felt a sense of excitement.

Because what appeared on his table tonight was not the usual plates and various individual servings.

Instead, it's a whole, huge, smoky, traditional Texas smoked beef leg!

A whole cow leg!

Just as Gavin appeared, Jon Fletcher, who had been eager to impress Gavin and make amends for the arson incident, quickly approached Gavin and humbly explained, "Boss, this is a smoked beef leg specially prepared for you by our kitchen. We started preparing it yesterday and smoked it in a nearly 100-degree smoke oven for a full 21 hours—a top-quality Texas roast beef leg!" "I admit, Company Commander Feng must have a different opinion on your favorite flavors. For example, he often prepares mysterious Eastern dishes for you in private." "But whatever your taste, as long as you're not a strict vegetarian, this beef leg will definitely satisfy your taste buds!" At this point, Jon gave a mysterious smile, then leaned closer to Gavin and teasingly whispered.

"Besides, boss, even if you're a strict vegetarian, this beef will definitely satisfy you!" "Because I guarantee it a hundredfold, this cow was a vegetarian from birth to death; it was absolutely not a carnivore!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Jon made Gavin laugh.

Gavin patted Jon on the shoulder and laughed.

"Haha, you rascal, I love that joke, but don't tell the vegetarians at the camp."

Americans are known for their somewhat neurotic tendencies; even with the apocalypse upon them, the League still had eight vegetarians, though Gavin had kicked them out of the manor and sent them to eat in the front yard. Gavin was extremely satisfied with the beef leg. The traditional Texas smoking technique, during its long smoking process, not only gave the simply scored beef leg an appealing smoky color, but the ample cooking time also transformed all the tendons and membranes into a rich source of collagen!

The seemingly sturdy beef leg, at this moment, only requires a push of the hand to completely disintegrate into meat that falls apart from the bone, and the heat that is completely invisible from the outside is completely released! Just one look at this beef leg makes Gavin's mouth water.

Before sitting down, Gavin glanced around, chuckled, patted Jon on the shoulder, and said...

"Jon, you didn't just prepare this nice thing for my own desk, did you?"

"Of course not, boss. After all, we have a huge oven. It would be a waste to use such an oven to smoke just one leg of beef." Jon smiled confidently as he said this.

He certainly wouldn't make such a basic mistake, and he understood Gavin's desire to maintain relative privilege while trying to stay aligned with his men. He leaned closer to Gavin and whispered.

"However, boss, even the biggest oven can't prepare enough beef legs for nearly a thousand people at once, so this time I'm distributing the roasted beef legs to the guys in batches." "It should take about three days. I guarantee the guys will all be able to eat this beef leg, so please don't worry, boss!"

"Um!"

Upon hearing this, Gavin sat down at his seat with satisfaction, and then eagerly pushed aside the huge beef leg with his own hands.

Steaming hot, the beef leg, with its crispy exterior and tender interior, revealed itself to him perfectly!

Gavin thoroughly enjoyed his meal, but at this point, it was unlikely he would have a peaceful meal.

Just as he had eaten about six or seven tenths of his fill, the sudden light coming from outside and the message on the walkie-talkie made Gavin jump to his feet! "Boss, this is the chicken farm outpost. We just spotted Company Commander Eugene's squad; they've returned!"

Wow!

Upon hearing this, Gavin immediately stood up and turned to leave.

But after turning around, he couldn't help but turn back, then filled another plate with meat, along with some pickled cucumbers and greens, and carried the plate towards the hall. About three minutes later...

As soon as Eugene entered the hall, he saw Gavin sitting there, eating with his mouth greasy.

The scoundrel laughed and waved to his entourage, then said to the slightly timid and nervous Asian woman behind him, "Haha, nobody, come and see this rare sight!"

"This jerk who's stuffing his belly into a pumpkin shape, with absolutely no airs of a big shot, is the one and only boss I admire most in my life, a Texas legend and the hope for America's future, Gavin... King!!!"

After introducing Gavin with an extremely exaggerated shout, Eugene swaggered up to Gavin, snatched Gavin's plate, and stuffed the remaining vegetables and meat into his own mouth. Only then did he lift the empty plate and say...

"Boss, I picked up a new girl on my trip, and she's an Asian girl."

"As for her name, she said she was nobody!"