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"Sir, you are back, sir."
Zhen Lian brushed her hair and followed Li Yan with small steps.
"I'll come back and change into my dress, and I'll be heading to town in a while. Today is the third scene of "Lake of the Giants."
Li Yan replied.
"Sir, it may be inconvenient tonight."
Li Yan glanced at Zhen Lian: "How do you say?"
"In today's newspaper, those fat-headed congressmen passed the amendments to the "Berlin Gaim Treaty", your pass has been invalidated, and today the Workers' Party organized several arson and demolitions against Chinatown. Yellow-skinned people walked There are attacks on the street. You go out at night and you can cause riots."
"Is the pass invalid?" Li Yan's expression did not reveal anything: "Where is Liang Hui?"
"I was there, but I left in a hurry in the afternoon. The steam security suddenly swept away all the smoking dens and brothels under Hesheng. The immigration bureau arrested many people in Hesheng, saying that they were illegal immigrants and wanted to deport them back to the country. .” Speaking of this, Zhen Lian’s face also twitched: “They are simply crazy.”
Li Yan picked up the rum from the table, poured himself a glass, and poured another glass for Zhen Lian.
Zhen Lian received it in his hands flattered.
"The natives of San Francisco don't like you. It can't be helped, you don't belong here."
Li Yan answered the conversation absent-mindedly, wondering where did Cha Xiaodao go, since he was nowhere to be seen in the church.
Unexpectedly, Zhen Lian suddenly answered: "This is an immigrant city, and no one has ever been born here. Why should we be treated differently?"
Li Yan glanced lightly at Zhen Lian, but it was a pity that Zhen Lian was lowering his head and didn't notice Li Yan's eyes, otherwise she, who is always good at observing words and expressions, would definitely shut up immediately.
It's a pity that she didn't. She just trembled her lips and said to herself with a livid face: "There are tens of thousands of Chinese living in this city. These people were promised a better life, but in the end, they Most died of starvation, sickness on board, or exhaustion, freezing to death, being beaten to death on the railroad We deserve a foothold here. We deserve it."
Li Yan stared at Zhen Lian's face for a while, and lightly touched the goblet in his hand with Zhen Lian's: "You're right."
After finishing speaking, Li Yan drank the wine in his hand, put down the glass and walked out.
"I'm going out for a walk."
Zhen Lian raised her head, and it was obvious that she was still reluctant to let Li Yan go out, but she didn't dare to say it.
Li Yan walked to the door, but took the initiative to turn around and said: "It can be seen that the matter of the bill has caused both you and Liang Hui to be devastated. I will not watch today's performance, just to relax, and not to cause trouble for you. But no matter what, Within two days, you ask Liang Hui to get me another valid pass, this is what I deserve."
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"Mr. Sheriff, you arrested more than a hundred of my fellow countrymen for no reason, and killed four of them without a trial. Is this the constitutional spirit of San Francisco?"
Liang Hui's suit and dress were meticulous, and he was wearing a civilized staff, sitting on a chair with his back bent, looking around. On the opposite side were several security officers in black uniforms. If Liang Hui hadn't spent a lot of money to hire a lawyer, and entrusted Zhang Mengheng, the ambassador of the Qing Consulate, to put pressure on the San Francisco City Hall, he would never have seen these sheriffs.
The bearded man still had no expression on his face: "Your countrymen are thugs! They are murderers! They tried to attack the guards, and our people are defending themselves."
A sheriff with beards said calmly.
Liang Hui laughed loudly. He spread his hands and faced the people on both sides.
"I, my people, attack the steam guard? Just rely on those knives and a few axes? To attack the city guard who is fully armed with steam and equipped with powerful guns. Are you telling a joke? Sheriff?"
There was no sound in the hall, only Liang Hui was laughing.
Liang Hui suddenly stopped laughing: "But at noon today, a group of real thugs rushed into the factory that hired Chinese workers. They set fire, robbed, injured, and killed my fellow countrymen. The murderous thugs hung our braids on the light poles , killed them with knives, and five hours later, your security team arrived late. What did they do? Wipe the blood, drag away the corpses and wounded, and then make a record. So far, no prisoner has been arrested Arrested and brought to justice. Your prison is full of Chinese who entered the country illegally. We abide by the law of San Francisco, stay in your demarcated Chinatown honestly, and never go out. We think,At least you can protect our lives, but the fact is that while I was standing outside the police station, waiting for the sheriffs, Chinatown was maliciously set on fire, nearly a thousand people were homeless, and more than a hundred people were killed or injured. Why in these matters, I have never seen St. Francis, as a city with freedom and equality as the highest constitution, what it should be? "
The eyes of several sheriffs exchanged with each other, and suddenly a white sheriff muttered something to the person next to him with a strong southern accent, which immediately caused a burst of shallow laughter.
Liang Hui understands English, but he did not understand what he just said: "What did you just say?"
The bearded man restrained his smile: "He just said that if you have any dissatisfaction with this city, you can vote in our parliament, if you have a vote in your hand."
His repetition elicited another low snicker.
Liang Hui held the civilized staff in his hands, and his face was so gloomy that water could drip.
The bearded man knocked on the table with his thumb, and pointed at Liang Hui in a stern tone: "Old Chinese man, I warn you, no matter how you dress, you are still a ruffian who sells cigarettes and soil. Do you think you will always get away with it? If I were you , put away that set of nonsense now, pat your ass and leave."
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Liang Hui was silent for a long time. After a long time, he stood up, put on his hat, and said in a low voice, "I'll let my hired lawyer talk to you."
"Hopefully your lawyer will make it to court."
The bearded man spat.
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"I want to see Mr. Saint-Yves, you get out of the way."
The veins on Chang Yu's neck bulged, he waved the newspaper, his eyes were red, and he was panting intermittently.
"Let him in."
Saint-Yves snapped his fingers.
Chang Yu approached St. Ive's office aggressively, suppressed the anger in his heart, and reluctantly said: "Your Excellency, this, this is ridiculous! This bill completely violates the spirit of the constitution of this land, and it will become the law of the Congress. Shame! I'm going to write to the President, I'm going to sue them. I want you to help me."
Saint Yves on the chair raised his head after a long time: "Chang, how have I treated you these years?"
"Your Excellency has treated me very well, and I respect you very much."
Chang Yu answered truthfully.
"I also appreciate your talent very much. If possible, I would like to hire you for the rest of my life. I don't mean to offend, I want to say, these"
Saint Yves poked the newspaper: "It has nothing to do with you."
Chang Yu opened his eyes wide: "Me?!"
St. Yves interrupted him with his hand: "They are all pagans, uncivilized savages, idolaters, but you are different, Liang, you are a"
St. Yves contemplated for a while before choking out: "A harmless man. You've got a lot of talent. Take it easy, lad, it's not that bad for you, far from it." (Remember this website URL: www.hlnovel.com - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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