After watching the live broadcast of Iron Man's true body in a remote village like Shackelford, Luke and Selina said goodbye to their families.
The two of them and the dog hitched a ride with Ferreira, the ranch vet, to Dallas, and then took a flight to New York.
After leaving LaGuardia Airport in Queens, they picked up Gold Nugget, which had been randomly checked in. They took a taxi and arrived at their new home in Clinton, New York, half an hour later.
Standing in front of their new home, Selina was a little dazed. She mumbled, "Is this the surprise you were talking about?"
Luke laughed and hugged her to comfort her. "Did you see that? Five floors. You can choose any of the other four floors except the first floor. Of course, if you like, you can choose two floors and sleep in a different room every two weeks. "
Selina rolled her eyes. "I'd be crazy to change rooms every two weeks."
The two of them and the dog weren't in a hurry to go in. Instead, they walked around the five-story building.
Luke had carefully chosen this building to live in, and had even analyzed it from the information that Damon had provided.
It was small compared to a high-rise building.
In fact, it had long ago been used as a processing room, and wasn't an apartment building with many rooms. Thus, each floor was spacious and unobstructed.
The total usable area of the five floors was more than 1,500 square meters, and that didn't include the basement and rooftop.
Luke had taken a fancy to this, which was why he had spent a lot of money to buy this building, which had a debt dispute.
Although the bungalow in Los Angeles wasn't bad, it was really too small. In the end, he had to secretly build an illegal basement.
Now that he was in New York, his new home naturally had to be spacious.
However, he still had to build something illegal in his new home.
Buildings in Manhattan weren't legally allowed to be modified at will. The owner had to register with the relevant department and get a permit before they could start construction.
However, nobody in Clinton would check on illegal construction.
The main part of the building was made of mottled, old-fashioned brick walls that were faintly red, as well as wide but rusty yellow-and-black iron window frames. The glass on the windows was all gray; it was clear that no one had lived here for a long time.
Selina couldn't help but click her tongue. "Our new home is really 'new'. Was it built a hundred years ago?"
Luke smiled. "I'm sorry, but according to the records, it's not that old. It's only been built for sixty-four years. It can't be considered an ancient building."
Selina's face twitched. "It's older than my grandma."
Luke: "…"
Selina's mother, Sandra, had had her when she was sixteen, and her grandmother had Sandra when she was seventeen. She really wasn't that old.
"But I quite like it." Selina changed the topic. "This kind of appearance is very LOFT style. Is it the same inside?"
Luke chuckled. "You'll find out soon."
Selina didn't think much of it. She continued, "It's just that the environment around here doesn't seem to be very good, does it?"
Luke said, "There aren't many places in New York that aren't safe."
Selina's eyes lit up. "Then we can … hehehe."
Luke looked at her and chuckled. They had a tacit understanding.
At that moment, the two of them and the dog returned to the front door and entered.
Looking at the situation in the building, Selina was shocked again. "WTH!"
Gold Nugget's mouth dropped open, and its jaw almost hit the ground. It was filled with despair. No! The Luns don't want to live in this kind of haunted house!
Most of the building was empty, but there was all kinds of junk everywhere. It was covered in a thick layer of dust, and cobwebs were everywhere. Coupled with the gloomy weather in New York, it felt gloomy and rundown.
It wasn't an exaggeration to say that this was a haunted house.
It really was similar to a haunted factory in a horror movie. At the very least, it was rundown and gloomy.
Luke patted Selina's shoulder and the dog's head. "There are no cleaning companies or home improvement companies here, and we can't make do with where we're staying, so we'll have to do it ourselves."
Selina and Gold Nugget instantly understood.
Luke had installed a lot of new equipment and defenses in that small bungalow in Los Angeles, which was completely different from what it had been in the beginning.
If everything had been installed according to his specifications, even if this place was brand new, it would still turn into a junkyard.
Thinking that, Selina and the dog put away their shock and continued to follow Luke to check out the building.
Twenty minutes later, they were done on the fifth floor. Luke nodded in satisfaction. "There's nothing wrong with the main building. Also, there's actually not much garbage here. We can save a lot of trouble. Let's have lunch first, get the tools and materials, and come back to work. "
The two of them and the dog didn't need to look for a car. They quickly walked through a few alleys, and arrived ten minutes later …
Shack was in Times Square.
Since it was already past the peak time for lunch, they waited in line for almost twenty minutes before they each walked out of the fast food restaurant with a big bag of loot under the stares of the employees and customers.
Shake
No matter how delicious Shack was, few people would buy a hundred burgers and a lot of desserts and fries in one go.
They ordered separately, and pretended not to know each other when they got the food, or they would be watched by even more people.
More than two hundred burgers was enough for an office worker of a large company to have dinner together.
After they left the door, Gold Nugget scurried around their legs, not forgetting to whine crazily.
Its dog nose smelled the fragrance, and it could easily distinguish that this was definitely not the kind of pig food fast food, the smell was comparable to IN.
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Battle of OUT.
Also, these things were very tasty. The meat patties would definitely be juicy, and the desserts would be so sweet that Gold Nugget raised its tail.
As a carnivore and a heavy sweetheart, Gold Nugget was extremely satisfied with the taste.
Luke ignored the dog head.
Because as soon as he did, the guy knew that he didn't object.
And if he didn't object, the dog head would open its mouth and gorge itself.
This was the street. He didn't want people to watch a dog eat dozens of kilograms of food in one go.
If people didn't know better, they might think that he was abusing the dog.
This wasn't a joke.
In the United States, it wasn't uncommon for people to indulge their pets in overeating, causing them to become obese, and then be fined and punished by the judge.
Selina doted on the dog head the most. Seeing that Luke didn't turn around, she knew what he meant.
After secretly feeding Gold Nugget two burgers and a milkshake, she stopped and said in a low voice, "That's it for now. Now that you've finished your share, you can only watch us eat later."
Gold Nugget decisively restrained its appetite.
It didn't want to watch them eat; that would easily make it feel inferior.
They hailed a taxi and went to Central Park not far away. They found a slightly secluded corner in the lungs of New York and quietly enjoyed their lunch.
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