America 1919

At the inception of the Skull and Bones Society, one of their founders, William Russell, had already set rules for selecting new members.

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First, they had to come from wealthy, prominent families in the eastern United States, preferably descended from English immigrants with aristocratic lineage. Secondly, they needed a good education, with a preference for those who attended elite boarding schools during their high school years. Third, they had to have an interest in sports, a competitive spirit, and ideally, military experience.

Furthermore, at the beginning, the Skull and Bones Society did not allow women, Jewish People, or African Americans to join; they only accepted white males!

So even though Helen was the daughter of the Taft Family, she did not join the Skull and Bones Society during her time at Yale University!

Although Cameron’s academic performance was commendable, the Block Family he belonged to was far from reaching the so-called status of the Eastern elite families, not to mention having English immigrant or aristocratic lineage!

Robert Taft thought for a moment, nodded, and dropped the subject.

"Alright, let’s head to the hotel now, there will be many friends there today."

Robert Taft said cheerfully.

Just as the group was about to leave the corridor and get into the car, Brad Dorn grabbed Robert Taft and said with a worried expression, "Taft, I just found out about something!"

Robert Taft asked nonchalantly, "What’s that?"

Brad Dorn said with some embarrassment, "Sera is also going to today’s banquet!"

"What?" Robert Taft was taken aback, as Sera was the woman he had been pursuing for some time and, just last night, he had finally succeeded in winning her over.

However, for Robert Taft, it was nothing more than a fleeting affair.

Although he knew Martha did not care much about his private life, the presence of a woman like Sera at a function like tonight’s would definitely anger Martha.

Robert Taft did not want to upset Martha over such a matter!

"How could she be coming? Does she even have the qualification?" Robert Taft urgently asked Brad Dorn.

Brad Dorn said helplessly, "Have you forgotten? She’s the daughter of the Boise City prosecutor, so of course, she’s qualified!"

"Damn, I completely forgot about that!" Robert Taft said angrily.

"Taft, now’s not the time to be angry. The critical issue now is, if she speaks out of turn at the party, it could jeopardize your marriage to Miss Martha!"

Brad Dorn reminded him.

"You think I don’t know that?" Robert Taft said angrily.

After thinking for a moment, Robert Taft said helplessly, "It seems I really can’t attend tonight’s banquet!"

Brad Dorn agreed, saying, "It seems that’s the only option. Fortunately, such a banquet isn’t a must-attend event, and I believe that, given your relationship with Donnie, he won’t have any objections to your decision!"

Robert Taft nodded, then found his wife Martha Bowles and made up an excuse that urgent matters at Columbus required his attention, meaning they could not only miss tonight’s banquet but also had to return to Columbus City tomorrow!

Martha Bowles didn’t suspect anything amiss with Robert Taft’s explanation; after all, the boxing match was over, and they had no other business in Boise City.

"Helen, when you see Donnie later, please explain to him and also apologize to him on my behalf!"

Robert Taft said earnestly to Helen.

With her demeanor still composed, Helen replied, "Alright."

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On the other side, Theodore Roosevelt also encountered a problem, though it wasn’t due to a woman’s issue, but rather his own physiological problem. During the match, Theodore Roosevelt drank a glass of cola, and then his stomach began to betray him.

In fact, Theodore Roosevelt didn’t even finish watching the whole match; he was too busy contending with the toilet—either squatting there or on the way to squat!

"I can’t take it anymore!"

At this time, Theodore Roosevelt’s face was pale, and he could only stand steady with the support of Eleanor Roosevelt.

"Alice, it seems I won’t be able to attend the banquet tonight. Please apologize to Donnie for me at the banquet!"

Alice, concerned, looked at Theodore Roosevelt and asked, "Are you alright? How about I have Donnie find a doctor to take a look at you?"

Theodore Roosevelt waved his hand and said, "It must have been something I ate. I don’t know how it happened, the cola you guys had was fine, just mine..."

Walker said angrily, "Theo, don’t worry, I will definitely look into this matter!"

Theodore Roosevelt was not overly suspicious; after all, he would never imagine that his glass of cola had been tampered with by Walker, especially since they had been drinking merrily and had become quite good friends over the past few days.

"It’s probably because I’ve been drinking too much lately. A good day’s rest should do the trick!"

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Alice continued, "Then I’ll have Donnie visit you at the hotel tomorrow!"

"Let’s talk about tomorrow, later!" Theodore Roosevelt, clutching his stomach painfully, said, "No, I need to head to the bathroom again!"

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Donnie quickly learned of these two incidents and, sitting on the couch in his hotel suite, lit a cigarette for himself and chuckled, "Shura Field? Hehe!"

Walker, sitting on the couch to Donnie’s left, said with some admiration, "Donnie, I truly didn’t expect that thing you provided to be so potent. Honestly, I’m worried that Theo might end up spending the night on the toilet!"

Brad Dorn, sitting on the other side and now aware of Theodore Roosevelt’s predicament, initially thought Donnie was harsh enough with Robert Taft but was surprised to find Donnie was even more ruthless with Theodore Roosevelt.

Donnie immediately responded, "This has nothing to do with me; the drug was provided by Robert and you were the one who slipped it into Theo’s cola. I never touched that pill from start to finish!"

Walker looked at Donnie and nodded, "Now I can be sure that someone who can say such things won’t find it strange to do such deeds!"

Donnie laughed.

Then, turning to Robert, he said, "Don’t attend the banquet tonight either; keep an eye on the situation in Los Angeles for me. I want to know everything about Joseph Adonis."

Although Donnie didn’t know the exact timing of Joseph Adonis’s actions, he was certain that Adonis wouldn’t drag his feet on this matter, so it was very likely that the move could happen tonight.

Robert said, "No problem!"

Walker also shifted his focus to this issue, and said to Donnie, "After the fall of Joseph Adonis, it will indeed create a certain deterrent effect on those gang leaders, but with you using people from the Bureau of Investigation against Joseph, I’m still worried that if this gets out, it could have some impact on you."

Donnie waved his hand and said, "That level of impact is something we can accept, and I believe no one will know. At most, they’ll have their suspicions. This time we need to make these people understand that if we’ve agreed to make money together, they should play by the rules and make money together. Anyone who tries to act against the collective interests must be punished, or else such actions will only become more frequent in the future."

Walker thought for a moment and said, "Alright then, since you’ve made up your mind, I hope everything goes as you expect!"

Donnie let out a laugh and said, "Don’t worry!"

Walker asked, "Now that the boxing match is effectively over, shouldn’t we refocus on the development of alcohol smuggling and the logistics company?"