Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 54: Lookout (Part 2)
Subtitle of this chapter: Let’s go find one piece together!
"Mr. Yuan, this is not fair at all!"
Our Master Yuan chuckled and said, "Mr. Aiden, you are a former BOI agent and a current Pinkerton detective. And I am just an international student."
“This is truly unfair!”
Of course, capitalist society is the fairest thing. Money can buy almost everything, including secrets.
General ZOD said impatiently: "Okay, Mr. Yuan. When it comes to bickering, I can't beat an orator like you. Please don't waste my time. Just tell me what you want me to do."
Time is money, but money can also buy time.
"Mr. Aiden, I don't agree with what you said. I paid for your business trip this time, how can I say that I wasted your time?" Yuan Yan suddenly said unhappily: "Well, actually I want to continue to cooperate with you in depth..."
The private detective raised his hand and interrupted, "Mr. Yuan, what if I don't agree? Are you going to threaten me with my family?"
"How could it be? Although I am a Chinese, I am also a gentleman. How could I use such despicable means?" Our Master Yuan put on an innocent expression and said, "Mr. Aiden, I just think you need some financial help..."
General ZOD snorted again and said, "Thanks to you, I now earn much more than before."
Yuan Yan nodded and said, "Okay, let's not talk about money, let's talk about your wife and your daughter's illness. In my opinion, their illness is not incurable, it's just tuberculosis."
Tuberculosis was definitely not just a disease at this time. It was a terminal illness before the advent of streptomycin. However, in front of "Card: Remove Disease", tuberculosis was just a disease.
"You can really cure tuberculosis?!"
As soon as Mr. Aiden said this, he was moved. Yes, this Chinese man in front of him had such a serious sepsis and was cured, maybe he could really cure tuberculosis.
Moreover, he witnessed this "medical miracle" with his own eyes. He even bought Baisuishan WU JIA PI for his wife and daughter, but the effect was not so "obvious".
“Pah!” Our Master Yuan saw his thoughtful expression and clapped his hands, saying, “Mr. Aiden, it seems you have remembered. Since I can overcome sepsis, maybe I can cure your wife’s tuberculosis. Anyway, you won’t lose anything by giving it a try.”
General ZOD's face was uncertain for a while, but in the end, love and family affection prevailed over reason and responsibility. He licked his lips and asked with difficulty: "Mr. Yuan, how do you want to cooperate with me in depth?"
"How about deepening cooperation...cheers!" Yuan Yan drank the glass of juice in one gulp, stood up and said, "Then we will go to my room to discuss in detail."
The sudden action of the Chinese man startled Mr. Aiden, and the light shining on the Chinese man also made Mr. Aiden dizzy. In his eyes, the smiling Yuan Yan suddenly looked like the devil in "One Thousand and One Nights".
I felt like the fisherman who rashly opened the brass bottle and released him, but could I trick the devil back into the bottle like that fisherman did?
General ZOD felt that he had done a very stupid thing. He followed the great devil Yuan in a daze... Well, our Master Yuan was obviously in the "chaotic evil" camp, so he should be a devil.
"Mr. Aiden, you're welcome. Please take a seat." Yuan Yanshu said as he took out a document from the safe in the room and handed it to him, saying, "Take a look at this first."
The private detective opened the materials and was surprised and said, "Mr. Yuan, you are going to deal with him? But, but, but he is a federal official..."
Master Yuan said seriously: "Mr. Aiden, this federal official is a very important person to me."
That’s right, this VIP will play a very important role in his “grand plan” and can be said to be one of the key “pieces” of his puzzle.
Precisely because this guy is so important, even Yuan Yanshu, a time traveler, does not dare to take him lightly.
General ZO D calmed down and asked, "Mr. Yuan, what are you going to do? Kill him?"
Master Yuan shook his head repeatedly and said, "Kill him?! No, no, no... You misunderstood. Fighting and killing is not suitable for a gentleman like me. I just want to make friends with him."
The private detective was even more confused: "Mr. Yuan, what do you need me to do to make friends with him?"
The reason why Chinese people who want to make friends need him is that according to records, this historical figure did whatever it takes to achieve his goals and had no moral bottom line. Our Master Yuan feels quite a headache about this kind of person, or to be more precise, he is a little afraid of him.
In short, it's not enough to just talk against this guy. That's why he asked Mr. Aiden for help. It's good to have such a high-powered collaborator to give him courage.
Yuan Yan scratched her head and said awkwardly, "How should I put it? I'm worried that he will reject my friendship as a Chinese, so I need you to help me convince him."
“Bang!”
General ZOD threw the information in his hand on the coffee table and said calmly, "Mr. Yuan, I'm afraid I can't help you. I'm just a detective, not a thug."
He stood up, put on his coat and hat, and said calmly but firmly: "I advise you to take care of yourself, Mr. Yuan. America is not suitable for you. If I were you, I would return home as soon as possible after getting my Ph.D. and would never return to this country again."
"If you continue to stay in America, please be careful!"
This private detective, who still had some moral integrity, said something harsh and turned away.
So, being a human being is difficult, being a villain is even more difficult, and being a big villain is really extremely difficult.
It is definitely dangerous to cooperate with people who have no moral integrity, but it is actually more dangerous to cooperate with people who have too many moral integrity.
Our Master Yuan sighed in his heart. There was no other way at this point.
"Master Ball, please help me."
"Host, I understand..."
“Hua La La La…”
General ZOD's right foot seemed to hit something. A fountain suddenly appeared under his feet, a fountain that seemed to be formed by endless photos.
He was surprised and even more surprised when he saw the image on the photo. He subconsciously picked up a photo flying in the air and took a closer look...
He turned around abruptly, holding up the photo, and asked viciously: "Neo Yuan, what is this?"
Yuan Yanshu stood in the middle of the room with her hands behind her back. Her face was hidden from the light so Mr. Aiden could not see any clues.
The Chinese man said calmly, "Victor Eden, can we have a good talk now?"
Friday, March 4, 1921.
This day will be remembered in history as the Inauguration Day of Warren Gambler Harding, the 29th President of the United States.
"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Because of the use of a loudspeaker... well, this was also the first time in history that a loudspeaker was used. President Harding placed his hand on the Bible and delivered his solemn inaugural address, and everyone in the East Portico of the U.S. Congress could hear it clearly.
Since the seventh President Andrew Jackson held his inauguration ceremony here in 1829, almost all US presidential inauguration ceremonies have been held here.
The guests watching the ceremony naturally responded with warm applause. However, in the crowd outside, a short and fat young man clapped his hands and smiled happily like everyone else.
However, if there is a psychologist who is good at observing micro-expressions, he will be able to see that there is a hint of sarcasm in the young man's smile.
In his eyes, President Harding on the stage was nothing more than a pretty and eloquent puppet.
The fact that a flatterer who had nothing to offer other than this actually became the President of the United States made the young people more determined in their beliefs.
It doesn’t matter . What matters is who protects the United States.
In fact, in this respect, this young man must have something in common with Sir Humphrey in "Yes, Prime Minister".
“My fellow Americans…”
President Harding completed the swearing-in ceremony and then delivered the customary inaugural address.
How about this? The speech has been called "the worst written statement ever uttered by the head of a civilized government." Indeed, Harding's speech pales in comparison to the scholarly communiqués of his predecessor, Wilson.
The young man maintained his smile and patiently listened to this empty and even poorly worded speech.
His rank was still a bit low, so he was not eligible to attend the subsequent inaugural luncheon, and he had no interest in watching the inaugural parade held on Pennsylvania Avenue in the afternoon.
So the young man planned to go home and rest for a while, and save up some energy to attend the presidential inauguration party held in the evening. A mid-level civil servant like him would definitely go to such an event, and it would be good to get to know the big shots.
“Squeak…”
He opened the door of the apartment, and the moment he lowered his head to take off his hat, the young man found that there seemed to be something extra on the ground.
It looks like... a photo?!
He subconsciously bent down to pick it up and looked at it, and was shocked. The photo was as hot as a branding iron, and his hand trembled and the photo fell to the ground.
The young man didn't care about anything else. He pounced on the ground like a wild dog seeing a bone, holding the photo tightly in his hand...
Only then did he realize that there was a second photo on the ground just one step ahead of him. The young man, like a vicious dog, crawled over on all fours and picked up the photo again. However...
The third one.
The fourth one.
The fifth one...
The photo on the ground guided him to the door of his study!
