Chapter 668: Trip to America

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The riot at San Francisco Airport is intensifying.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, Gong Wei, and Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng are continuously retreating.

Soon, airport police arrived; at first, they were just dispersing and arresting people, but suddenly, someone—it was unclear if it was a police officer or a rioter—fired a shot into the crowd.

Bang, bang, bang~~~~

Then the sound of gunfire became more frequent.

Some were police, others were rioting Black and Latino individuals; they had actually brought guns.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and the others hurried to get away.

The rioters at the scene suddenly descended into chaos; the shrewd or peace-loving Chinese and Asian people ran the fastest, fleeing the airport, while some hid among the passengers, pretending to be travelers.

About 20 minutes later,

The chaos ended, with about 4 people dead and over thirty injured, including both rioters and airport police.

"That's intense~~~"

Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng was impressed.

Gong Wei laughed: "This is still a small scene. The year before last, during that riot, Brother Zu and I happened to come to America and saw thousands, even tens of thousands of people with gunfire ringing out all night long..."

Hearing this, Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng was thoroughly convinced.

Is this the America that the whole world touts as the beacon of the world?

It's just too chaotic.

Next, a large number of police arrived, the entire airport was locked down, and then the majority of the police entered the scene.

They checked everyone one by one.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and his two companions had tickets, so they were not given a hard time.

Furthermore, by a very strange coincidence, next to Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and his companions was a tour group from back home. They had their tickets checked and were not given a hard time either.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu soon noticed eyes frequently looking at him from the crowd.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu looked over and saw a man in an administrative jacket; he looked like an administrative official at a glance.

He walked over, lowered his head slightly, and asked: "Are you Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu was surprised: "Hello, I am Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu."

The official hurriedly bowed and shook his hand: "Hello Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, I thought I had recognized the wrong person... My name is Chen, the Deputy Director of the Investment Promotion Bureau."

The Investment Promotion Bureau was perfectly aligned with a Hong Kong businessman like Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, and he was very excited to see him.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Hello, hello... and you are?"

Official: "We are here for an inspection."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Oh~~"

Official: "I didn't expect America to be this chaotic."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "You'll get used to it. While you are in San Francisco during this time, don't wander around. It's best to find the Umbrella Corporation for help, otherwise, it's easy to run into trouble..."

Official: "Is it that chaotic?"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu: "Nonsense, free America, a shooting every day. You see news about gunfire here every day, don't make a fuss about it."

Official: "............"

Shocked for the whole year.

Good heavens, that's incredible!

The two chatted about this and that, then exchanged business cards.

The official was incredibly excited; for his position in investment promotion, this business card was truly too important. If used well, his promotion would be much faster.

"Mr. Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan, when I return to the country, I will definitely visit you in Hong Kong!"

"You are welcome anytime~~"

Soon, order was restored at the airport, and Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and other stranded passengers left one after another.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and his two companions exited the airport and saw the familiar black Chevrolet parked at the airport entrance.

Following Xiao Fu and Ah Bu were standing by the car.

"Brother Zu!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu suddenly became happy and hugged them one by one.

"Long time no see... have you guys put on weight? My god..."

"Can't help it, the food here is too sweet."

"Right, cloyingly sweet."

"Then you'll have to try these next few days to see if your skills have gotten worse."

"Definitely not!"

The group was just about to get into the car,

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu turned his head, preparing to say goodbye to the other director from back home.

And then...

Hmm?

He saw someone familiar.

Ge You!

(From "If You Are the One", Qin Fen)

He was standing in front of the tour bus, receiving the tourists from back home as they boarded; he looked like a tour guide in San Francisco.

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu didn't pay much attention, waved to the director, and then got into the black Chevrolet, which quickly left the airport, heading toward Chinatown.

At this moment,

On the side of the bus, Qin Fen also followed the director's gaze toward Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu's side; he didn't know Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, but he recognized that black Chevrolet.

It was the only one in all of San Francisco, the boss's car for the Umbrella Corporation.

"Director, do you know that person?"

"Just met him, a big boss from Hong Kong, very rich."

"Why? Do you know him?"

"I don't know him, but I recognize this car. It's one of a kind; it's the boss's car for the San Francisco Umbrella Corporation."

After getting on the bus,

The director was full of curiosity about San Francisco and kept asking Qin Fen: "Is San Francisco always this chaotic?"

Qin Fen said: "It has always been this chaotic, but in the last two years, the Umbrella Corporation has been growing, so it hasn't been as bad. But now there are conflicts between minorities and the whites again, and they often fight... Today's incident involving guns is still relatively rare."

Director asked curiously: "Tell me about this Umbrella Corporation..."

Qin Fen said: "It's a company that collects property management fees. Besides that, they do agency business and often do charity work..."

He explained it roughly.

"Now the scale has expanded to the entire Jiujinshanwan Area, with over 20,000 employees. They are very powerful and even have a television station."

"Originally, we Chinese were often discriminated against by those whites, Latinos, and Africans, but after the Umbrella Corporation came, the status of Chinese people rose, and we can stand on equal footing with these minority groups."

"A very impressive company."

"For this inspection tour group, we also paid the Umbrella Corporation, and they will send people to protect us; otherwise, it's easy to be bullied by other ethnic groups."

The more the director learned, the more alarmed he became.

And their conversation was inevitably overheard by a rather pretty woman in a white dress sitting behind Qin Fen.

Her nickname was Xiao Bai.

A woman who wanted to stay in America.

She was already married, but she was very dissatisfied with her current marriage and felt suffocated. She really wanted to stay in America and take this opportunity of coming to America to never go back.

Why stay in America?

Perhaps it was a yearning for America.

Perhaps it was the fear of domestic violence from her husband.

Chinatown,

Umbrella Corporation.

The black Chevrolet stopped downstairs at the building, and Following Xiao Fu, Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie, Peng Peng Yixing, Ji Shaoqun, Li Wanqiang, Brother Bao, Li Qiao, Ah Sen, Ah Kang, and others were already waiting downstairs.

"Brother Zu!"

"Boss!"

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu happily hugged Following Xiao Fu and Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie, then said to the others:

"Hello everyone~~"

Then Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu and Peng Peng Yixing looked at each other and nodded slightly; his loyalty had increased again, reaching 95, similar to the others—a die-hard follower.

10 minutes later,

Upstairs,

A short meeting was held.

"The Umbrella Corporation has already covered several cities in the Jiujinshanwan Area."

Gao Jin checked the system approval ratings: 43% approval in San Francisco, 18% in the Jiujinshanwan Area.

A very good set of data.

"23,000 employees..."

"Primarily handling property management, real estate brokerage, talent agency, various other agencies... and so on..."

"As for the television station, thanks to a large amount of news leads, viewership has risen steadily; it has already become the number one television station in the Jiujinshanwan Area, and fifth in California..."

Ji Shaoqun: "The functions of the 'Mutual Aid Association' have gradually shifted to the 'Equal Rights Committee,' managed by Brother Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie. I am now mainly assisting Brother Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie..."

Li Superintendent Superintendent Situ Superintendent Situ Situ Situ Situ Situ Jie reported: "My work at the Democratic Party election office is going very smoothly. I have come into contact with quite a few opportunities and met many people..."

His job is to engage with voters, gain a reputation among them, and then pull votes in the upcoming gubernatorial, state legislative, mayoral, and city council elections in November 1995.

At the end of the meeting,

Gao Jin set the tone: "The Jiujinshanwan Area is basically expanded enough; what remains is just a matter of time."

"It is time for us to go to Los Angeles."

Los Angeles, south of San Francisco, is the largest city cluster on the West Coast closest to the Jiujinshanwan Area.

It is the next target for the Umbrella Corporation!

Following Xiao Fu: "Then we need to find an excuse..."

After the meeting, they went to the hotel to check in, sleep off the jet lag, and get a good rest.

When they woke up, it was already 10:00 PM San Francisco time.

The night was dark and the sky was high,

The night elves began to stir.

Chinatown was bustling and lively, with a very strong and fiery popularity; the entire street was brightly lit.

As the reputation for being "safe and clean" gradually spread, the general closing time for shops in Chinatown was delayed from 10:00 PM to 11:00 PM, and quite a few restaurants even stayed open all night, operating 24 hours a day.

A large number of tourists and people from other neighborhoods would run over here.

After all, in America, there are too few cities that never sleep, which makes many Americans feel it is a novelty.

"Let's get something to eat!"

"I'm hungry~~~"

Gao Jin, Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng, and Gong Wei left the hotel and arrived at Chinatown.

"So many people."

"It's much better than when we came the year before last."

"It shows that the Umbrella Corporation is doing a good job."

During the meeting earlier today, Following Xiao Fu reported that the Umbrella Corporation's cut from the shop rents in this Chinatown exceeded 10 million USD, which is quite outrageous.

Soon,

Gao Jin and the others found a Chinese restaurant and sat down.

It was almost full.

"Mr. Li~~~" The restaurant manager saw Following Xiao Fu and hurried over to greet him.

Following Xiao Fu: "Brother Zu, do you want a private room on the second floor?"

Gao Jin waved his hand: "No need, let's just eat outside."

He wanted to see the various walks of life here.

The manager looked at Gao Jin in surprise, guessing the identity of this person.

Soon, the group found a spot in the main hall and sat down.

Ordering food,

General Tso's chicken, orange pork ribs, sweet and sour pork...

After Gao Jin finished ordering, he said to Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng: "Ah Sheng, these are ordered for you, authentic American Chinese food!"

Gao Jin, Gong Wei, and Following Xiao Fu said in unison: "I'll just have stir-fried noodles..."

20 minutes later, the food was served.

Meanwhile, Gao Jin, Gong Wei, and Following Xiao Fu were eating their noodles with great relish.

Just then,

A group of people walked into the restaurant, over a dozen of them, making quite a commotion. Gao Jin looked over and, to his surprise, it was the same batch of tourists from the mainland he had encountered at the airport this morning.

"Oh, Mr. Gao..."

"Mr. Chen~~"

The bureau chief walked over quickly to shake hands with Gao Jin.

The tour guide Qin Fen also walked over and shook hands with Following Xiao Fu: "Mr. Li, I'm from Tai'an Travel Agency, just call me Xiao Qin..."

After both sides finished greeting each other,

The entire tour group began to find their own places to eat.

Among them, a pretty female tourist wearing a white dress, wearing makeup, and looking a bit calculating, glanced at Gao Jin's side a few times, pretended to look around for a while, and finally walked over to Gao Jin's side...

Then,

Suddenly~~

"Oh my~~~"

Her foot twisted, and she fell toward Gao Jin.

Gao Jin: "............"

He shoved Gong Wei, who was next to him, flying with his hip, turned sideways, and dodged.

You colorful pineapple explosive chicken, playing this trick on me?

Too amateur!

How many beautiful women have I, Gao Jin, seen? You're nothing.

Clang~~ Ah~~~

The woman in the white dress didn't expect Gao Jin to dodge, and caught off guard, she fell directly to the ground, looking disheveled.

Originally, Gao Jin had wanted to pretend to accidentally spill his noodles on her, but later thought it would be too much of a waste of noodles.

Gao Jin smiled and asked with concern: "Sorry, sorry, are you alright?"

The bureau chief's eyes were sharp; he could see her intentions at a glance: "Xiao Bai, what are you trying to do?!"

Xiao Bai scrambled up: "Sorry, I just twisted my ankle."

The bureau chief's face darkened.

Twisted your ankle, twisted your mother!

You've only just arrived in America and you're already acting up? What are you trying to do?

If anyone really stayed behind in America and didn't go back, he, the bureau chief, could forget about any future promotions.

Gao Jin shook his head: "It's fine, she probably really did twist her ankle."

At this moment, he had roughly guessed who this woman was; she was the Xiao Bai who hadn't appeared in "If You Are the One," but was the one in Qin Fen's words who offered herself to Qin Fen in hopes that he would let her stay in America.

Xiao Bai failed the first time, and with the bureau chief watching her, she had no way to take the next step.

After this interlude,

Gao Jin and the others finished eating quickly and left the restaurant.

Behind them, they heard the bureau chief scolding Xiao Bai.

At the entrance,

Beside the bustling street,

Gao Jin looked at the brightly lit street and the surging crowd, and couldn't help but come up with an idea.

"Following Xiao Fu... it's so busy here, we could totally host an Eastern Culture Festival..."

Following Xiao Fu: "What do you mean?"

Gao Jin: "Bring over Eastern cultural performances, such as Sichuan face-changing, molten iron fireworks, lion dancing, paper cutting, embroidery, wood carving..."

"Then, specialty foods can also be brought over, such as candied haws, jianbing guozi, stir-fried rice noodles and ho fun, braised pig trotters..."

"Let's try it out for a week first and see the response..."

"We Chinese who have come here shouldn't just think about integrating into America; we should also let America get to know our Eastern culture. This could become one of your missions in the future."

Following Xiao Fu, who was from the Northwest, agreed with this very much.

"Alright, I'll give it a try."

He didn't know if it would work, but if it succeeded, that would be great.

The group continued walking forward,

30 meters away,

There was another group of people walking toward them from the opposite direction.

Gu Gu Huaxing wore his hair in a ponytail, dressed in a Zhongshan suit, and was turning a string of Buddhist prayer beads in his hand.

His eyes were filled with an evil aura.

He was the head of the Los Angeles Sanhe Society, and at this moment, he was leading two subordinates while surveying this Tang Tang Renjie.

"Back when we managed this place, it was never this prosperous..."

"This Umbrella Corporation is truly hateful!"

Gu Gu Huaxing's eyes carried a cold, sharp murderous intent.

Last time, his best subordinate, the accountant and White Paper Fan Chen Benni, had been killed for no apparent reason.

To take revenge, Gu Gu Huaxing killed several gang leaders from the African-American and Latino communities.

He then sent men to assassinate the top brass of the Umbrella Corporation, but two groups of men died, and in the end, it was left unsettled.

Now, seeing the prosperity of this Tang Tang Renjie, he suddenly realized the truth.

The Sanhe Society and the Huaqing Gang had failed to take back Tang Tang Renjie from the Umbrella Corporation over the past two years... Therefore, the greatest suspect for the death of his confidant Chen Benni and the death of the Huaqing Gang core member Long Kai that night was the Umbrella Corporation!

"Boss, this Tang Tang Renjie is too prosperous."

"The profits must be extremely lucrative!"

The two subordinates' eyes were filled with greed.

Gu Gu Huaxing's expression was sinister: "Rest assured, this Tang Tang Renjie originally belonged to us, and we will definitely take it back."

As he was speaking,

suddenly,

his feet stopped.

In front of him, Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu, Li Fu, Gong Wei, and Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Brother Tian Brother Brother Tian Tian Yangsheng were looking at him.

Gong Wei: "Brother Zu, he just said he wanted to take back Tang Tang Renjie..."

Li Fu said quietly: "The leader of the Sanhe Society..."

Director Director Director Director Director Director Guan Zu curled the corner of his mouth: "Gu Gu Huaxing..."

"Hehehe~~~"

The four of them looked at Gu Gu Huaxing, their eyes carrying a playful, cold sneer.

Gu Gu Huaxing: "…………"

Sweat couldn't help but start to trickle out.

(End of chapter)

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