Chapter 861: Meet a Good Boy
If he first joined Qianlong Tempo, Dewey's Korean proficiency was limited to Obath Mitta, because he often had to use his Korean identity as a cover, so now he speaks Korean very well.
Of course, this is very good and scores, who is it, the Korean guy in front of him immediately noticed it, and said a little strangely: "Listening to your accent, it doesn't look like it's from Incheon." β
"My family immigrated to the U.S. very early, and I didn't speak Korean before, so I learned it later." Dewey explained.
There are so many of these that many second-generation Asian immigrants only speak English and don't even recognize their immigration status, and it's pretty good for someone like Dewey to know that his hometown is Incheon.
The Korean brother nodded knowingly and said, "Get in the car." β
"Thank you." Dewey limped into the car.
"What's wrong with your feet?" The Korean brother asked curiously.
Dewey moved his left foot twice, grinned as if it was in pain, and said, "I usually like long-distance running, but today I went out of the city to challenge my limits, and I twisted my foot." Thank you so much, I stopped several cars without stopping, and I almost couldn't think of calling an ambulance. β
Although it was not in the city, it was not a remote country, and Dewey had already thought of a reason to take a ride, so he deliberately treated his left foot before leaving, which was red and swollen and looked like he had really sprained his foot.
"Cake sellers, ambulances! That's the word I'm most afraid to hear now, I got acute enteritis when I first arrived in the United States, and I stupidly called an ambulance, which almost bankrupted me! β
The Korean guy exclaimed, and then said, "Actually, you can call Uber." β
"I wanted to call Uber, but look, there's no signal. I went back to South Korea the year before last, and the internet there is simply amazing, much more developed than in the United States. Dewey took out his phone and compared it, but of course he didn't light up the screen β he used a satellite phone, and the signal was very good.
"Who's to say it isn't, the U.S. is so backward in communications that it's hard to believe that it's the only superpower in the world." The Korean brother also complained, and it seems that he is also suffering from it.
"yes, it's really too far behind." Dewey chimed in.
"By the way, my name is Jin Zeming, and I am a master's student at the School of Finance at the State University of New York at Buffalo, what about you?"
Jin Zeming looked like a talkative child, and he began to introduce himself without waiting for Dewey to ask.
"Li Zhengchang."
Although he was completely on the way to his destination, in order to reduce unnecessary trouble, Dewey only reported his pseudonym.
However, Kanazawa seemed to want to know more about this fellow, and then asked, "So are you going to school or working in Buffalo?" β
"It's already working." Dewey replied.
"I can let you practice long-distance running during working hours, it seems that you have a good job, can I ask?" Kanazawa smiled shyly, "I also know that this is very presumptuous, there are too few Koreans in Buffalo, I think we can become friends." β
"We're already friends, aren't we?" Dewey replied with a smile, naturally ignoring his previous question.
"Yes, we're already friends." Jin Zeming laughed along.
"Speaking of which, your studies should be very easy now, don't you have classes today?"
"My mentor asked me to do a statistical work, and I just came back from New York ......"
The best way to keep the curious baby from asking questions is to let him answer them, and then Dewey completely controls the pace of the conversation between the two, constantly throwing out one question after another.
Jin Zeming was just a naΓ―ve student who had not been beaten by society, and he had no defenses against Dewey, a fellow countryman, and soon told him all about his old background, and changed his name to Dewey "Brother Zhengchang".
The two chatted, and soon arrived in downtown Buffalo, where Dewey saw two police cars parked next to the toll booth from a distance, inspecting the vehicles entering the city one by one.
Dewey didn't feel nervous, but felt a lot more relaxed.
There are only two police cars, which means that Heishui does not know the evacuation route of the Qianlong Fourth Team, otherwise it is impossible to send only two police cars, it should be just a precaution.
However, these two police cars are still somewhat troublesome, because Dewey has always told Kim Zeming that he is a second-generation immigrant, and when the police check it out, he took out a South Korean passport, which will definitely cause people to be suspicious.
Dewey spun around in his head, pointed to the police car in front of him and said, "When did the police set up the checkpoint?" I didn't have it when I came out. β
"Maybe it's a criminal search, it's improvised." Jin Zeming said.
"That's going to be a problem." Dewey smiled bitterly.
"What's wrong, Brother Zhengchang?" Kanazawa asked.
"I didn't have my ID card with me when I went out for a run, and with the virtue of these policemen, I had to detain it first, even if I reported my ID number. You know, we Asians are not as good as Africans in the United States, and they may be a little scruple when they see blacks, but we Asians have never been polite. Dewey complained.
This is the reality of American society, which immediately resonated with Jin Zeming, and then sighed: "Yes, the status of our Asians is too low." Brother Zhengchang, you don't have to worry, I have a passport, and if they want to embarrass you, I will testify to you. β
What a good boy.
Dewey replied with a smile: "Zeming, I really troubled you too much today, thank you so much." But don't say we're friends, let's just say we're classmates, these policemen are a lot more tolerant of students. β
"Brother Zhengchang is too polite, we are friends, just do what Brother Zhengchang said."
Jin Zeming smiled and drove the car over, lined up at the back of the convoy.
It didn't take long for their turn to be the policeman beckoning to the two outside: "Get out of the car, show your ID, and get checked." β
"Officer, this is my passport," Jin Zeming handed over the passport, "Brother Zhengchang is my classmate, and he didn't have his ID card with him." β
The police took the passport and checked it, made sure there was no problem, and then looked the two up and down: "Classmate? What school are you from? β
"State University of New York at Buffalo, our supervisor is Professor Ferkenny, and we went to New York to conduct a statistical study, which is our data," Jin Zeming handed over the data, "If you still don't believe it, you can ask Professor Feekenny for verification." β
The policeman was noncommittal, took the information and asked Dewey, "What's wrong with your foot?" β
"I accidentally sprained it." Dewey took the initiative to pull up his trouser leg and exposed his red and swollen left ankle.
The policeman glanced at it, looked through the information again, and although he didn't understand it very well, he also knew that the data was not random, so he handed it back to Jin Zeming: "Be careful in the future, you can go." β
"Thank you, officer."
The two thanked each other and returned to the car.
"Brother Zhengchang, you're really right, they are really much more tolerant of students." Jin Zeming said with a smile.
"That's it, if I reported my true identity just now, they don't know how long it will take, I can stand it, but my feet can't stand it." Dewey made an excuse.
"By the way, Brother Zhengchang, where are we going now, to your house or to the hospital?" Kanazawa asked.
"Let's go to the hospital first, I need to look at my feet." Dewey replied.
"It's inconvenient for you to move now, I'll go with you." Jin Zeming took the initiative to ask.
"I'm already very grateful for you sending me here, so I won't bother you."
Dewey immediately refused, and he was not really injured, so he had to show his stuff when he went to the hospital.
"It's okay, we're friends, Brother Zhengchang shouldn't be polite to me."
"If you take a break today, I'm definitely not welcome, but your mentor is still waiting for the data you have counted, and I think it will take a lot of time for the injury, don't let him wait."
Public hospitals in the United States are notoriously slow to see a doctor, and if there is no danger to life, you have to wait for a long time to go to the emergency room, and in a case like Dewey, it can't be finished in four or five hours.
"But Brother Zhengchang, your injury ......"
Jin Zeming hesitated, but Dewey smiled and patted him on the shoulder: "Zeming, listen to me, go back to see the tutor quickly, don't worry about me, the nurse will take care of me." β
"Then let's do it, I'll help Brother Zhengchang register first, and then go back to see the mentor, and then I'll take care of Brother Zhengchang after the matter is over." Jin Zeming said.
What a good boy.
But Dewey still couldn't agree.
His current identity is not Korean-American, but a real Korean, and he will be exposed when he registers in the hospital.
"Haha, I'm still hurt to that extent, don't worry about me, go back to see the mentor."
Although Dewey repeatedly refused, after arriving at the hospital, Jin Zeming still went to help him find a wheelchair, and then drove away under Dewey's repeated persuasion, and did not forget to tell Dewey again and again before leaving, remember to call him.
"What a good boy, I hope you can continue to be so enthusiastic in the future."
Dewey sighed again, pushed the wheelchair to find a place where no one was around, and then returned the wheelchair.
He went out and hailed a taxi, but instead of going to the State University of New York at Buffalo right away, he went to the mall first to change his clothes.
Although Jin Zeming should be confessing to Professor Feekenny now, Dewey still has to change his appearance, so as not to bump into Jin Zeming again, which is difficult to explain.
Dewey carried his clothes into the bathroom, and when he came out again, he had already changed people, took a taxi to the Buffalo campus, and entered the agreed cafΓ©.
Wei Laoshi and the second mule had already arrived, and the two were sitting in different positions.
Although Dewey re-disguised, the two still recognized him at a glance, but they only nodded at him slightly, and no one greeted him.
Dewey found an empty seat and sat down, ordered a cup of coffee, and took out his phone and fiddled with it.
The others also came, and the difference between them was only ten minutes, and they all found their own places to sit down, pretending that they didn't know anyone.
"Everyone is here, now for the meeting." Dewey sends a message in the group.