Alvin hugged Norman Osborn, who had gotten out of the car first. Then he looked at the imposing motorcade and said with a smile, "So this is the presidential motorcade?
Looks like Ellis's career is finally picking up..."
Norman Osborn greeted Frank, then ignored Castle, who was trying to shake his hand. A smile appeared on his long face as he said, "He deserves all this. He's done everything a president could possibly do.
The election is only two months away. From the way things look now, there's no question he'll win reelection."
Alvin watched a dozen or so burly Secret Service agents climb out of the specialized SUVs and surround the stretch Lincoln. They stood with their backs to the car, hands clasped over their stomachs, eyeing the ferocious-looking guards at the school entrance and the gang bosses across the street, who were watching the commotion...
Seeing the tough-looking bodyguards standing so dutifully at their posts, Alvin shook his head with a smile and said, "Looks like our president isn't a lone wolf anymore..."
Benny, President Ellis's personal bodyguard, was the first to get out of the Lincoln. He immediately sensed that something was off...
The armed guards in the school, who were clearly carrying weapons, and the gangs across the street made the "security situation" at the scene look pretty grim.
Benny knew perfectly well that this was the safest place in the United States, but ignoring "foreseeable risks" would have been an insult to his profession...
Just as Benny was about to go across the street and talk to the gang bosses, President Ellis opened the car door and got out himself.
He cheerfully patted Benny on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Relax, buddy. I'm safer here than I am at the White House.
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