MTL - Treasure Hunt America-Chapter 74 resentment
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But just before he left, he got a call from Candace.
"Hey! How are you doing?"
I haven't had a good chat for a while, Candace's attitude towards Jin Muchen seems a little strange, which makes Jin Muchen feel a little uncomfortable.
"It's still the same, helping out at Uncle Fang's antique shop every day, and going to Manhattan on weekends. How about you? Do you feel better?"
"Well, it's much better... I'm sorry... I've been really busy lately..."
Candace's words made Jin Muchen a little happy, and it seemed that she had gradually come out of her previous state.
In fact, Candace was so indifferent to him some time ago, and he fully understood that once he was put together by Helen, Candace might have misunderstood the relationship between him and Candace.
Then, before he could explain to her, he encountered her kidnapping by Joey, and also experienced such a thrilling scene. He saw the murder on the spot, and he was her cousin, although the purpose was to save her. , But such a thing, for a girl like her, it is difficult to digest and accept it so quickly.
Jin Muchen felt a little surprised that she could make a call today, and now she is still apologizing to herself, which shows that things between the two have begun to take a turn for the better. Candace is still willing to continue with her. . . .
"Nothing? I can understand. At this time last year, I was also very busy. How about it, the exams are over, right? Is it a holiday?"
The time before Christmas every year is the busiest time for all college students in the United States, because during this time they have an exam.
After the exam, everyone will usher in a short vacation ranging from two to three weeks, especially for everyone and their families to reunite for Christmas and New Year's Day.
"Well, I just finished the exam yesterday, and today I'm on vacation. By the way, what are you going to do today?"
Hearing Candace's question, Jin Muchen was even more happy. It seemed that she planned to ask her out, but she was already sitting in the car at this time. He turned his head to look at the luggage behind the car, and suddenly had a feeling in his heart. idea.
"I've been really busy these days!"
Jin Muchen laughed secretly and said on the phone deliberately, but Candace over there was obviously a little depressed when he heard him say this.
"Oh? Is that so?"
"Don't worry Candice, it's actually like this, I just planned to go to Washington today. I was just thinking, you just have a holiday today, how about we take a winter tour of Washington together? I'm all inclusive already."
Jin Muchen sent an invitation to Candace, in fact, he was a little confused at this time.
Sure enough, after Candace heard it, he didn't rush to answer. He could only hear her breathing through the receiver. After a while, Candice replied.
"okay..."
Yes! Jin Muchen waved his fist vigorously in the car.
"Okay then, pack up and I'll pick you up."
Without waiting for Candace to answer, Jin Muchen hung up the phone. He knew that he had to be firmer at this time, lest the girl would be shaken after a long time.
This is also a little trick that the seniors taught him to pick up girls. When you and the girls are hesitant about certain things, you must be firmer at this time, which will make you appear more assertive, and girls often do not It will exclude you from helping to make decisions.
He drove to the main entrance of Good Delicious Bakery. It wasn't even nine o'clock in the morning, and the bakery hadn't opened yet, but Candice's Aunt Mary, who was already busy in the store, saw his car in Stopping at the door, he also beckoned him to come in and sit, and brought him a shrimp roll and a cup of espresso.
After a while, Candace came downstairs with only a small suitcase and a backpack in his hand. Jin Muchen quickly greeted her with a smile and took the luggage from her hand.
Aunt Mary was a little surprised to see Candice dressed like this, but after Candace whispered a few words to her, a smile appeared on the old lady's face.
"Hey! Boy, be nice to my baby, or I won't let you go."
"Don't worry, Mary, I will!"
Jin Muchen replied with a smile, and took Candace out of the door and into the car.
Seeing that it is almost Christmas, the traffic on the road has begun to increase, especially in big cities like New York, more and more cars are leaving the city.
The car stopped and walked in New York City for a long time before leaving New York City. Such traffic conditions reminded Jin Muchen of the Spring Festival in China.
In fact, the situation on both sides is quite similar. For Americans, Christmas is similar to the Chinese New Year. Therefore, every Christmas time, people will choose to go back to their hometown to reunite with their families.
New York is a huge immigrant city. There are migrant workers from all over the world, and of course, more migrant workers from all over the United States. On Christmas Eve, many people will choose to leave a few days early, go home and meet up with people. family reunion.
So during this time, the road seemed to be very congested, but Candace, who was more familiar with the situation in the United States than Jin Muchen, told him that it was not yet the most congested time.
The days with the most traffic jams should be the days of Boxing Day after Christmas. Many shopping malls will have discounts on Boxing Day, so the traffic in the city will be crowded that day.
After Boxing Day, because many people choose to go on family trips, the expressways going out of the city and outside the city during that time will be overwhelmed.
Because this time happens to be the season of heavy snowstorms in the United States. At this time of the year, when the cold air from the north passes through the Great Lakes region, it will bring very humid air, and when it encounters the warm current from the Gulf of Mexico, it will It brings a lot of rain and snow to the east coast of the United States, so this period is often a stage of frequent highway conditions on the east coast of the United States.
After listening to Candace's words, Jin Muchen drove very carefully, because just yesterday, there was a blizzard on the east coast, and a lot of snow on the highway had not even had time to clear up.
Although he drove very slowly, he saw a lot of car accident scenes along the way.
The distance from New York to Washington is 230 miles, or more than 300 kilometers. Generally, it takes six hours by car. However, because of the heavy snow, Jin Muchen drove very slowly and walked for three hours before arriving in Philadelphia.
When he got here, Jin Muchen planned to take a rest, so he found a roadside restaurant and took Candace to have a lunch.
"Candice, in fact, between Helen and me that day, what you saw was a misunderstanding. It was Helen who deliberately played tricks on me..."
After coming out of the city, Candace didn't speak much. During the three-hour journey, the atmosphere between the two was a little awkward, so Jin Muchen decided to explain it to Candace first.
"I know, Helen did it on purpose..."
Candace smiled lightly, but the smile on her face was a bit bitter. Jin Muchen was stunned for a moment, and then she couldn't help her curiosity, so she asked Candace aloud.
"When Candice was at school, I used to see you and Helen together, and you seemed to be very close friends, but what happened between you? How did it become like this? The situation? Uh... I know it's a bit presumptuous to ask this question, if you don't want to tell me, you don't have to tell me."
Candace lowered his head to play with the fries in his hand for a while, then raised his head to look at Jin Muchen and sighed.
"Well, there's really nothing that can't be said. Candice and I actually knew each other when we were kids, when my father was in the military, and I don't know how he and Candice's dad met, but they did We had a good relationship. Our family moved to New Hampshire, but Candace and I were always in touch. Then my dad started a security company, through his friends in Washington, in the Middle East. I got a lot of contracts..."
When Candace said this, his tone was a little hesitant, but he was firm when he said it later, obviously she also knew what kind of business her father was involved in. UU reading www. uukanshu.com
This time, Jin Muchen couldn't be too surprised. He really didn't expect that the one sitting in front of him was actually the daughter of a legendary contractor in the Middle East.
Those contractors are all famous, such as Blackwater Company, Halliburton, etc. In addition to these large contractors, there are hundreds of small and medium-sized contractors.
They are doing jobs that even the U.S. military is unwilling to do.
Of course, they also received generous remuneration from the US Department of Defense. It is said that more than 40% of the trillions of military expenditures spent by the United States in the Middle East have flowed into the pockets of these contractors.
Unexpectedly, Candace's father actually did this, and Jin Muchen felt that his brain was a little off.
"About a few months ago, my father's company received a contract to participate in an **** operation in the Iraqi region, and the military sent a representative. The representative was Martin Haber, who also came to a large family in New York, but More importantly, he is still the object of Helen's secret love..."
When Candace said this, he couldn't help turning his head to look out the window. Jin Muchen felt that there must have been something between her and that Martin. Thinking of this, he couldn't help but feel a little sour.
"Unfortunately, the **** operation failed, Martin disappeared, and things became very turbulent. As a result, my father's company was charged a huge fine for not fulfilling the contract, and it ended up going bankrupt, and so did my father. ...and Helen's temperament changed greatly after that incident, and she turned against me!"
