The man walked in front and skillfully circled around the small roads. This was exactly what Xu Yun wanted. He wanted to use these undetectable places to avoid the pursuit of all the Los Angeles police.
"What kind of trouble did you get into?" After passing through two blocks, the man suddenly turned around and asked, "I think we need to talk about this problem."
Lin Ge's attitude towards him also lost its goodwill. "What do you mean? If you don't want to continue leading the way, then go play wherever you want. Don't look for trouble. "
"Oh, no, you misunderstood me." The man in the cap shook his head. "I think that since I helped you, shouldn't you …"
"Do you want money?" Xu Yun smiled slightly.
The man shrugged his shoulders. "No, to be exact, it should be a service fee."
"We didn't ask you to serve us. You wanted to do it yourself." Lin Ge said, "You're young. Don't you know what it means to be a good role model?"
"Forget it, bro. Don't brainwash me with Hua Xia. Although I'm Chinese, I came to the United States with my parents when I was very young." The man said, "When I was young, the Hua Xia kindergarten teacher always taught me to learn how to be a good role model, but I found that it didn't apply in the United States."
Xu Yun didn't say anything. He silently took out fifty dollars.
When the man saw Xu Yun take out the money, his mood instantly became much better. "When I came to the United States, the people here taught me that no matter what I do, I must remember to get my own reward!"
The United States was indeed a place full of "tips." Any labor had the right to get their own reward. This was something that Hua Xia should learn.
After all, there were too many moral kidnappings in Hua Xia. All kinds of moral kidnappings made people start to walk the path of Mother Teresa from a young age. If they could realize that this thing didn't need to be taken seriously, they could break free from the shackles as soon as possible. Otherwise, when they grew up, they would be controlled by these shackles and easily lose their minds.
At least for Xu Yun, that was the case. He thought about the disgusting incidents caused by the unethical behavior of Hua Xia. Even giving up one's seat on public transportation could lead to some extremely nasty incidents.
This kind of thing rarely happened in the United States because the United States did not have so many moral constraints. If a young person did not give up his seat to an old person on public transportation, the old person would not think that the young person was immoral. After all, the young person had paid and had the right to enjoy the seat. Everyone's rights were the same. The old person would not point at the young person's nose and scold the young person for being uneducated just because the young person did not give up his seat. They would not force the young person to give up his seat, nor would they force the young person to sit on the lap of the young person.
It was rare to see people taking advantage of their seniority in the United States.
Giving up his seat was an act of kindness, but not giving up his seat was also a matter of course.
It was not to say that the American Empire was an immoral country. It was just that no one here would use morality as a means to kidnap others.
"Thank you." The man in the cap took the money that Xu Yun handed him and smiled. "So many Los Angeles police officers want to arrest you. You must have run into some big trouble."
Lin Ge rolled his eyes at him. "Take the money and get lost. Don't ask what you shouldn't ask."
"Hey, bro, can you be a little friendlier? I'm helping you." The man in the cap got the money and was in a good mood. He was not angry at Lin Ge at all. "You know, I'm the know-it-all in the Chinese district. I can help you solve any problems. For example, do you need a place to stay now?"
Lin Ge ignored him.
Xu Yun had been observing the surroundings. To be honest, this Chinese district was a relatively poor one, so they had to be careful.
"I can provide you with a safe place to stay. That's my home. I promise that no police will disturb you." The man in the cap smiled.
Lin Ge choked him. "We don't want to scare your parents in the middle of the night."
"Please, bro. If I had parents, do you think they would let me wander around in the middle of the night?" The man in the cap smiled and took off his cap.
Xu Yun and Lin Ge finally saw clearly that this guy was only 14 or 15 years old, but he was already close to 1.7 meters tall. He was definitely not short among his peers.
Moreover, his tone was very mature. Xu Yun and Lin Ge always thought that he was at least 20 years old.
"How old are you?" Lin Ge was stunned.
"Thirteen." After the kid finished speaking, he put the cap back on his head. "My mother was killed. My father was arrested by the police for helping people transport drugs. He was also strangely labeled as a murderer and sentenced to 20 years in prison. Only one year has passed … Unless I can become a professional pitcher in the Los Angeles Dodgers or the entire American Empire's Major League Baseball, I definitely don't have enough money to find a good lawyer to bail him out."
A Chinese kid with no one to rely on. If he wanted to make a name for himself in the American Empire, he could only place his dream in the Major League Baseball …
Of course, this was his only choice. Among the four major sports leagues in the American Empire, this was the only sport that didn't require abnormal physical fitness. Whether it was professional basketball, football, or ice hockey … he would probably only end up being sent flying by his opponent.
Lin Ge had a new understanding of this kid and didn't hate him as much. "It's very dangerous for you to be outside alone at this time."
"I'm already used to it." The kid in the cap said, "Other than this, I can't find any other way to support myself."
Xu Yun couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then what kind of job are you doing now?"
"Now?" The kid in the cap smiled. "There are many Chinese people in Los Angeles. Every day, many new Chinese people come to this city. Every few days, there will be Chinese people who run into trouble in these places, especially at night. They may get lost, or they may be deceived and thrown here. My job is to save these people."
After a pause, the kid in the cap added, "The people in the black ghetto are not kind at all to Asians. I've helped many people without being robbed naked."
"Good kid." Xu Yun smiled. "So you rely on this to make money?"
"Of course." The kid in the cap said, "It's also very risky. I have to make some money. Otherwise, why would I take the risk?"
Lin Ge asked again, "Since you know that the police are going to catch us, why are you still helping us? Aren't you afraid that we are bad people?"
"Of course I'm worried." The kid in the cap shrugged. "If you are criminals, I will face two extremes. One is to get more money, and the other is to be beaten up and kicked away by you."
He patted his pocket. In his pocket, there was the fifty dollars that Xu Yun just gave him.
Looking at him, he seemed to be saying that his choice was not wrong. He made a very good choice.
"Only in this way can I survive in this city." The kid in the cap looked up at the moonlight. "I know, I still have a long way to go … I have to live by myself. Otherwise, my mother will be very sad."
The kid's words inexplicably moved Lin Ge.
"You should do less of this kind of thing in the future." Lin Ge frowned and said, "If you meet the kind that will beat you up, you are lucky. But if you meet the kind that will kill you, it's not worth it."
"Yes, it's not worth it." The kid grinned, but looked at Lin Ge with a serious gaze and said, "But I have no other choice."
Xu Yun helped the kid in the cap explain to Lin Ge, "In the United States, formal places will not hire child labor. Those that hire child labor are informal or even illegal organizations. If he works in such organizations, he may not get any pay. He will only get food to feed himself. Because those illegal or informal organizations are not afraid of anyone suing them. "
The kid in the cap was stunned. "You seem to know a lot about the United States."
To be exact, he knew a lot about the living conditions of the people at the bottom of the United States.
Xu Yun smiled and nodded. After all, he spent some time in Detroit, Michigan. He had the most contact with the living conditions of the people at the bottom. He knew that there were some rich people in the headquarters of the United States General Automobile Company. After all, Buick and Chevrolet were sold in Hua Xia every year.
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