"Sir, let me see your backpack. It's a GPS tracker, no problem. Many travelers like to buy this little machine that accompanied them in the Amazon as a souvenir.
Oh, a beautiful statue. It seems like this statue might be a precious antique in Tatetutu, so I'm sorry, you can't take it away.
And these two beautiful beetles in glass jars, I've never seen such a strange insect that can change color. I suspect they're a precious species that's going to go extinct, so they can't be taken away too. "
"Indeed, I caught these beetles from Tatetutu's jungle but I brought this toad from America to Tatetutu …"
"Sir, if you can't prove it, it's very hard for me to believe that you would bring a toad statue from America to Tatetutu," The short and fat native security officer shook his head like a rattle drum and said in fluent English.
"I have evidence to prove it." Just when Zhang Lisheng was going to argue angrily, he thought of something and took his backpack back from the security officer. He took out ten dollars from his pocket and put it into his backpack. He then passed it to the security officer, "I think this evidence should be enough."
The security officer looked at his backpack and said with his eyes lit up, "It seems like you really brought this toad from America to Tatetutu, but these two beetles …"
"Okay," Zhang Lisheng took his backpack back and took out another twenty dollars and tossed it into his backpack, "What about now?"
The security officer took the backpack and put the dollars into his pocket without hesitation. He said while smiling widely, "I'm sorry sir, I saw wrongly. These are just two ordinary bugs that can be found everywhere in the Amazon.
You can totally bring them back to America, but I'd like to remind you that I've been to America before. I know those Americans aren't as reasonable as me. It's best that you put these two bugs in your pocket and bring them with you. "
Zhang Lisheng was stunned hearing the security officer's reminder. He was not sure to laugh or cry looking at the fat native's sincere smile. He had no idea what to say, so he could only leave the security gate quickly with his backpack.
There were no boarding gates in Rukututu's airport. After passing through the security check, one could directly walk onto the tarmac. It was past eight in the morning. Under the bright sun, the temperature outside was already very high.
Standing under the sun, he looked at the steaming old airport bus far away and then at the taxis lined up neatly beside him. Recalling the hassle during customs clearance, Zhang Lisheng finally understood why Rukututu Airport had to cut the tickets so early.
"Ladies and gentlemen, I can send you directly to the bottom of the plane. It's only five dollars. You can go straight to the stairs after you get out of the car. It's very convenient." As long as there were customers pouring out of the airport terminal, the native taxi driver would extend his head out of the window and shout enthusiastically.
"American Airlines UT-0098 to New York."
The car started and drove Zhang Lisheng around the airport runway. After making a big turn, it arrived in front of a Boeing 747.
After paying the bill and getting out of the car, Zhang Lisheng looked at Tatetutu's dense rainforest far away and walked into the plane.
Over ten hours later, he had arrived at New York's JFK International Airport when he got out of the plane.
The air in New York in January was very cold. Although he was mentally prepared and put on a few shirts, the cold north wind still made Zhang Lisheng shiver a few times as soon as he got out of the plane.
At that moment, he recalled that the entire suitcase of clothes his mother packed for him was long gone. He forced a smile while rubbing his nose and rushed into the airport bus. He headed to the airport exit together with hundreds of passengers.
Due to the fact that it was easy to bring contraband back to the US from a tropical country, it was very strict even if one was a citizen.
However, Zhang Lisheng followed the Tatetutu's native security officer's advice and put the two half-dead color-changing beetles into his pants pocket. He only showed the things in his backpack and easily passed the customs as a young man.
When Zhang Lisheng walked out of JFK Airport's gate, there were only a few people standing under the bright lights of the outer passage to pick him up. With just a glance, Zhang Lisheng saw Lili holding up a missing-person sign that read 'Baby Lisheng, mommy is here' while looking around anxiously.
Zhang Lisheng, who initially wanted to do something small after coming back from Amazon, felt warmth in his heart. He walked to his mother quickly, "Mom, why are you here? I told you I'm taking a taxi back …"
"Baby, I finally see you. You've left me for a whole month. How can I not come to the airport to pick you up today?
How are you doing? You look like you've lost a lot of weight. Oh god, why do you look so pale baby? School will start in two days, you need to rest and recover.
Also, why are you wearing so little? Didn't mom bring you thick clothes … "Lili went up to Zhang Lisheng immediately and hugged her son when she saw him. She nagged while her eyes were red.
Naturally, Zhang Lisheng could not tell her that the reason why he looked pale was because he had to use witchcraft incantation to guide Crocodragon in the Atlantic Ocean during the flight. "I was rushing to catch a flight, I forgot to bring my luggage at the hotel in Tatetutu.
Mom, let's go out now. I'm tired, I want to go home as soon as possible. "
"Alright baby."
Lili held her son's arm in happiness and satisfaction. They walked out of the airport through the exit passage. The duo got into the car in the cold wind and returned to their home in the Bronx along the brightly lit New York streets.
Everything was the same at home. The kids had gone to bed while the male master, Sullo, was still working overtime as usual.
Zhang Lisheng smelled a nice scent as he walked into the house. It turned out that Lili had cooked some thick beef soup in the electric stove before going to the airport. It was done just in time after calculating the time.
"Baby, have some porridge to warm yourself up before going to bed okay?
By the way, while you were away, Steven came back from UCLA.
He became the official football player in the school and brought home a beautiful girlfriend. Sigh, this kid almost went crazy when he saw Michelle hurt.
He even bought gifts for everyone at home, yours is on the sofa in the living room. Unfortunately, all the university athletes have to train during the holidays so he went back to Los Angeles before you came back. You guys can only see each other in the summer, "Lili gushed while scooping the porridge.
"Stephen, you must be Uncle Lavin's eldest son.
Gift? Is it the microscope on the sofa? I happen to be able to use it, "Zhang Lisheng who happened to walk past the sofa said casually after hearing what his mother said," I'll give Stephen a good set of football gear when I see him. "
"Oh baby, he's your brother so you don't have to give him a gift."
"Then I can save a few hundred dollars," Zhang Lisheng walked around the living room and arrived at the open kitchen. He took a bowl of porridge from his mother and said casually, "Mom, it feels good to be home."
"Oh baby …" Lili was a little touched when she heard that and hugged her son.
In the warm and touching atmosphere, Lili watched Zhang Lisheng eat a big bowl of beef porridge before sending him back to his room personally. "Goodnight baby, have a good rest. I'll make delicious beef pies for you tomorrow morning."
"Goodnight mom," Zhang Lisheng said goodnight and closed the door.
Nobody had stayed in the room for almost a month but it looked very clean. It was apparent that Lili often cleaned it when her son was not around.
Zhang Lisheng looked at the time after admiring the room door. It was 3.20 am
He thought about it and deftly took out a set of thick black sportswear from his closet and put it on. Then, he took out the global satellite locator from his backpack and entered the search for 'New York, Queens Cargo Terminal' on the screen.
After searching, Zhang Lisheng's location and the Queens Cargo Terminal's location were clearly displayed. The satellite locator automatically planned the best distance between the two places to be 78 kilometers while the straight-line distance was only 51 kilometers.
Zhang Lisheng could not help but smile in satisfaction when he glanced at the words' 51 kilometers'. He climbed onto the bed and opened the window at the head of the bed.
The cold wind blew into the house and messed up the young man's short hair. Zhang Lisheng chanted witchcraft incantation softly and jumped out of the window sill. He stood on Island Dragon's bent neck that was hiding in the air.
He turned around and closed the window. He pulled the hood on his sportswear and walked onto the wizard worm's back step by step while following Island Dragon's neck. Just when he sat down and wanted to control Island Dragon to run, he heard a chirping sound coming from his backpack all of a sudden.
Zhang Lisheng took out his phone in a panic, afraid that the ringtone would wake his mother up.
"Lisheng, are you back in New York?" Tina's voice came from the phone.
"I just came back, I'm going to rest now."
"Don't rest, please, please don't rest. Trish, many of my good friends and I are celebrating Sheila's recovery at New York University Medical Center's neurology ward.
She has regained her sanity. Do you know my dear Lisheng, Sheila has recovered … "
"How much did you drink Tina? It's two in the morning now."
"I was grounded by my dad for a total of 20 days. I finally regained my freedom when he went to Cuba …"
"It's not a good habit to drink in the hospital. Be careful, Sheila's brain might be damaged by alcohol again. I'm going to sleep, goodnight," Zhang Lisheng turned off his phone right away.
He then stuffed his phone into his pocket and stared at the screen of the GPS. He commanded Island Dragon to leap into the air and head towards the Queens' cargo port.
The wizard gu stretched its slender and light body and glided through the dim alleys of New York's streets with the help of its momentum.
Sitting on Island Dragon, Zhang Lisheng looked like an inconspicuous ghost flying across New York's night sky while dressed in black. He watched many crimes from the side and finally arrived at the vast coast of Queens after passing through a dirty neighborhood.
The coast here was filled with hard reefs and there were very few beaches. The air was filled with a fishy stench.
Zhang Lisheng looked over and saw a huge harbor standing at the end of the reefs.
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