MTL - North American Detective: I Am Proficient In All Kinds of American IAI-Chapter 188 Banquet (monthly ticket plus update)
Chapter 188 Banquet (monthly ticket plus update)
In the afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the bedside.
Dean slowly opened his eyes.
He pushed away the octopus wrapped around his body, stretched his waist, and searched for his clothes among the clothes on the ground.
"Leave a contact information?"
A hoarse female voice came from under the quilt.
The little girl who looked young stayed on Dean's body greedily.
Dean glanced at her and smiled softly: "I believe in fate more, this is your lost wages."
Leave a stack of paper bills.
He bid farewell to the hotel maid who sent breakfast to the suite, but gave herself a snack.
Out of the hotel.
Dean drove directly to Chinatown and called the rental agency.
This was supposed to be something we had to deal with yesterday.
As a result, the case of the cannibal demon dragged on until today.
Taking advantage of tonight's dinner, there is still some time.
Dean is ready to do it now.
A large number of Asian immigrants live here.
In the early years, it was dominated by Chinese who immigrated from the coast, but as a large number of Chinese moved to areas with better security, this area was gradually occupied by immigrants from some Bangzi countries, Vietnam and other countries.
But in general.
Whether it’s restaurants, shops, or supermarkets here, they all have a strong Chinese architectural flavor.
The house is something that Dean has been optimistic about for a long time.
A single-family house located on the side of Chinatown, with a small garden. When you go out, you will find the food street here. About three kilometers away, there are several Chinese settlements.
The key is here, very close to the branch office.
This is also one of the important factors for Dean to choose here.
After today's gathering, the captain of the fourth squadron, Meng, will leave, and the old Hunter will be the temporary acting captain, and the two detectives, Dean and Lawrence, will also start to lead the team respectively.
In Dean's vision.
He will bring the current backbone of the Fourth Squadron to the sub-bureau, leaving Lawrence to lead the newcomers so that he will not be uncomfortable all of a sudden.
The intermediary brother is also Chinese.
This guy is a work-study student.
Under normal circumstances.
The other party is unable to work as a real estate agency while studying abroad.
Of course, if there are bosses who are willing to take them in and pay them in cash, as long as they are not reported, it is generally fine.
When Dean communicated with him in Chinese, the intermediary brother was obviously much more enthusiastic. He patted his chest and promised that the people from the cleaning company would help him thoroughly overhaul and clean the house for free.
Although Dean was not short of the money, he still accepted the other party's kindness.
Sign the contract and pay the money.
Dean put away the keys and called Eve and Munn.
After a brief chat about tonight's situation.
Dean returned to the car, lit a cigarette, and thought carefully.
Tonight's banquet is a private banquet held by Saul Aston, the new powerful man in Los Angeles.
Said it before.
Saul Aston's mother is the daughter of a political party family in Xiaowan Island, Huaguo. It belongs to the marriage of political interests in the early years, and it is also a layout.
However, with the prosperity of Huaguo's national strength visible to the naked eye.
The meaning of this marriage is getting less and less.
So Saul Aston, for some reason, directly became a marginal figure in the family. Before the collapse of the Carmen family, he did not receive much support, so he could only use his identity and blood to win over the Chinese rich and elite in Los Angeles.
Has been not going well.
Now Saul Aston is on his feet.
But because of the previous encounter.
As a result, most of the subordinates are Chinese faces.
An old white man like Meng En has become a rare character.
This is why Munn always recommends Dean and does not refuse Eve to join.
Because the three of them are natural allies under Saul Aston, they can avoid the situation where Meng En is alone and weak.
"Saul Aston's mother is a woman trained by the Z family of Xiaowan Island. It is estimated that she has transmitted some Huaguo ideas to Saul Aston.
Otherwise, Saul Aston may not be able to be patient when he is frustrated. While absorbing Chinese elites, he waits for an opportunity until the opportunity arises and grabs it. "
Analyze the style of doing things from the perspective of personality.
Dean breathed out a puff of smoke, and concluded in his heart that the first thing Saul Aston did to gain a foothold was to use soft knives to suppress the Chinese group under him and expand the white group in his hands!
One is for America to be correct.
The second is also for balance.
In other words.
Dean, a mixed race with outstanding abilities, if he seizes the opportunity well, he will make a career in the police circle of Los Angeles.
Don't say anything else.
Become the captain of the fourth squadron for a short time, absolutely no problem!
Dean was a little moved.
Think for a while.
Dean shook his head rationally.
His age and qualifications are listed here.
No matter how promoted.
The upper limit is here.
That being the case.
Then there is no need to express yourself sharply.
Make sure to keep a low profile today.
Dean threw away the cigarette **** in his hand and drove to the private club where the banquet was held.
eight pm.
Dean, Meng, and Eve appeared at the club entrance on time.
This was proposed by Meng En.
After arriving.
Dean realized that the reason why the other party did this was to avoid embarrassment.
I saw the inside of the club.
Groups of Chinese men and women gathered together, talking and laughing. Except for the waiters, there were almost no white customers.
It was Secretary Qiu who had met Dean before.
But he is very busy,
After leading people in, they hurried to the door to receive new guests.
Eve sat on a chair in the corner and raised her chin to Mu En: "Wow, Mu En, there are many rich Chinese in Los Angeles than I imagined."
"But they are not united."
Meng En adjusted his glasses, and popularized science for the two of them:
"Look at those five or six people, they are from Modu.
The few over there are from Guangdong Province, and the ones over there are from southern Hokkien
These are first- or second-generation immigrants.
Group according to the region.
besides.
Inside their small group, because they came to the United States at different times, they were divided into small circles that cross each other. There are even small circles because of the different studies of their children.
Not to mention, among these people, there are also different situations such as business, law, and medicine. "
He blinked at Dean: "This is also the main reason why Mr. Saul Aston's family allowed him to attract so many Chinese."
A mass of loose sand is nothing to fear.
Eve is not interested in these things.
She got up and took Dean's arm, and said with a smile: "Dean, leave him alone, let's get to know more people, which will benefit our future development after retirement."
Dean shook his head:
"Eve, it's useless.
The only point of contact between us and their circle is Mr. Saul Aston.
Even if their family members commit a crime in the future, they will first choose to seek the help and greeting from ‘Secretary Qiu’, and then Secretary Qiu will come to us for help.
So if you go up now, you will only gain hypocrisy. "
"Dean is right, Eve, most of them are businessmen, and they pay for something in return, and Secretary Qiu is their mouthpiece, and you are just the captain of the Anti-Mafia Division, which is of no use to them. They don't care about you."
Mun said with a smirk: "Dean will be more popular. These children from rich families may commit crimes one day. Dean has Chinese blood, and they will trust him more."
Eve: "."
The banquet begins.
The whole process is boring.
This is more like a place for interest exchange and social interaction.
If the conversation is good.
There are many independent and confidential single rooms in the club, where you can chat privately.
Actually.
Saul Aston only appeared for a few minutes at the beginning, said some scenes, and then left the scene.
Dean noticed.
With Saul Aston leaving.
That Secretary Qiu led people to disappear at the banquet from time to time.
But when people reappeared, most of them had smiles on their faces, as if they had gotten a satisfactory harvest.
“This group is starting to reap.”
Meng took a sip of champagne, the smile in his eyes couldn't be suppressed.
Because he is also one of them.
not long.
Meng En was also invited away by Secretary Qiu.
Seeing this, Eve sighed: "Dean, I dressed up for tonight's banquet for a long time. I didn't expect it to be so boring. I just sat stupidly all night and didn't dare to leave early."
She joined Saul Aston's group later, with the help of Munn, to gain support to become captain.
So she came here today, and there is really nothing wrong.
Dean glanced at the well-dressed Eve, and raised his eyebrows: "It's really boring, but recently I came into contact with a very interesting case, why don't we go to the box to talk in detail?"
Eve gave Dean a blank look, and wanted to be reserved.
As a result, Secretary Qiu, who had just been left, went back and walked up to Dean with a smile on his face: "Inspector Dean, Mr. Saul Aston is here."
Munn said Saul Aston valued himself.
Dean thought it was Meng En's polite words.
ah this
He glanced apologetically at Eve, whose eyes were misty, followed Secretary Qiu into the interior of the club under the plaintive eyes of the other party.
Secretary Qiu introduced the club to Dean while walking:
"This used to be a Veteran's Club, and it was later acquired by our Chinese Chamber of Commerce.
Dean, you are also of Chinese descent. This is your hometown. If you are bored in the future, you can come here to gather more. There are many things here that you can’t see outside. "
Dean looked at Secretary Qiu who was smiling but not smiling. For a moment, he couldn't figure out the real purpose of the other party's words, so he just nodded politely and pretended to be cautious.
All the way forward.
Dean noticed that the terrain was facing down.
This shows that there may still be some secret space under the club.
besides.
While walking, there were three echoes.
This shows that in addition to the normal boxes and buildings, there are some hidden compartments, dark passages, or places for real fun in places that are invisible to the naked eye.
Observation room.
Secretary Qiu led Dean to a white door: "Here we are."
December monthly pass plus change: 5-1=4.
Good night.
(end of this chapter)