Chapter 957: Just stay patient
“Why did they shoot at us?”
After confirming that they were finally safe, Wu Yin was the first to issue a soul torture.
Although she has been studying in America for more than two years, this is the first time she has encountered something like this.
The same goes for Qu Rui, who almost wet his pants in fear just now. Wu Yin’s question is his question.
Facing the doubtful and fearful looks of the two people, as well as Wu Yin's Mandarin inquiry, Chen Feng still answered: "They were originally going to come close to rob, especially Qu Rui, who was driving a BMW, was their target, but he turned out to be their target." If we want to run away, of course they will shoot to try to prevent us from escaping."
"Is it just because they want to rob us?"
Wu Yin is still a little unbelievable.
Qu Rui also said doubtfully: "Why are they so brave? If they fail to rob, they will just shoot. Aren't they afraid of killing people?"
Chen Feng shook his head and said: "This is Your thoughts and ideas. Never judge these criminals by your own thoughts, ethics and IQ, especially criminals who look like they are from the ghetto. Sometimes they may look at you more than you do when you are walking. , will shoot you.”
Wu Yinxing said with lingering fear: "I finally understand now. A local senior at the same school warned me not to stay in the residential communities in this area. He meant that the residential communities near the school are almost slums, with many people living there." Criminals and bad guys. I, a girl, don’t want to hang around here.”
Qu Rui took a moment to relax. When he got excited, he said with some curse: "There is actually a slum area near our school, and there are so many criminals. Shooting at people in broad daylight is simply crazy."
Chen Feng didn't. Paying no attention to the frightened two people, he just said to Brina: "As soon as you drive out of this block, stop the car and call the police."
Brina, who was driving, agreed.
Due to her previous parking experience, Brina obviously did not dare to park in the residential community here, at least until she got to an open place.
Chen Feng could call the police himself, but he is a foreigner after all. Even if the local police accept the case, they may not take it seriously unless they alert the consulate.
"Yes, call the police. We will call the police immediately."
"Yes, my car is still parked there, with my backpack and some personal belongings in the car."
Wu Yin and Qu Rui finally realized the problem and immediately took out their mobile phones to call the police.
Chen Feng did not stop him.
There was a shooting, and the car was likely to be taken away by those two people. Of course, the sooner you call the police, the better. In addition, the identity of the two USC students can attract the attention of the police.
The two called the police respectively. When they finished speaking, Brina's car finally drove out of the neighborhood and stopped on the side of the road in an open area.
"Should I call the police?" Brina turned around and asked.
Chen Feng nodded and said: "You should report it too, after all, your car was also hit by a bullet."
"Okay, I'll call the police right away."
Brina also called the police.
After they finished, the two of them waited on the roadside for the police to come.
Almost ten minutes later, a police car drove over and stopped next to their car.
After confirming the identity of the caller on their side, Brina turned the car around and drove towards the scene of the shooting, with the police car following closely behind.
Soon they returned to the scene of the incident.
Fortunately, the second-hand BMW was still there. Unfortunately, the front windshield was broken, and the driver's window was also shattered. Everything of value in the car was looted, including Qu Rui's bag. bag and some personal belongings.
The economic loss is not very big, but the bag contains all his documents, which is very troublesome to replace. The most valuable thing in his bag is a laptop he bought three years ago. It was worth more than 8,000, and now it's probably only worth 3,000 or 4,000, but it's enough to make Qu Rui feel distressed.
The four people on Chen Feng’s side made notes with the police on the spot, and the police also took photos on the spot to collect evidence.
It took almost an hour to finish.
After that, of course the four of them had no interest in going to Hollywood anymore.
Especially Qu Rui, he suffered heavy losses today. He bought his second-hand BMW for only three or four months, and now it needs to be repaired. His laptop was robbed, and he will definitely have to buy a new one for professional needs. These are all money.
In order to have some money left over for towing, Qu Rui shamelessly asked Brina for help in taking his second-hand BMW to a repair shop.
Of course Brina readily agreed to this request, and Chen Feng did not refuse.
Chen Feng felt that it was because of him that Qu Rui and Wu Yin were shot this time.
He had doubts about his Conan physique before, but after encountering another shooting incident today, his previous doubts were of course gone.
He does have a physique similar to Conan, at least in America, and criminal cases will occur wherever he goes.
This is really a very bad experience!
With no way to change, he could only try to accept it.
At least so far, when he encountered danger several times, he had no danger, and his skin was not even scratched.
But this time he felt that he had implicated Qu Rui and Wu Yin, and he felt somewhat sorry.
There was a tow rope in the trunk of Brina's car. After tying Qu Rui's second-hand BMW on, she headed towards the repair shop.
Looking for the nearest car repair shop, as a local, Brina generously helped negotiate the price, but even so, the minimum repair fee was more than 1,200 US dollars, and it could not be Take insurance.
According to Qu Rui, when he bought the second-hand car, it only cost more than 8,000 US dollars. Now it costs more than 1,200 US dollars to repair the car, which is not cost-effective no matter how you calculate it.
So, Chen Feng simply suggested that he stop repairing it, sell it directly to the second-hand car market, and exchange it for a lower-profile car. Although Qu Rui's second-hand BMW is an old model, it is still conspicuous when driving on the road. Especially for those who don't know much about cars, they will subconsciously think that the owner is a wealthy person.
Here in America, if you drive a BMW with an Asian face, you will obviously attract the covetousness of some criminals.
Just like today, the BMW car may have played a big role in why the two African-American men on the other side wanted to attack him. They may have thought that the person driving this car was rich, so they took action. Thoughts of robbery.
Chen Feng told Qu Rui his guess, and Qu Rui turned pale and nodded in agreement.
The main reason why he bought this second-hand BMW before was of course for transportation, but another important factor was to show off. After all, BMW represents luxury cars, and to a certain extent, it also represents wealth. , both at home and abroad.
But obviously he can show off his wealth like this in China, and no one will shoot at him, but this is not the case here in America, and someone will really shoot at you.
Another thing to note is that this car has certain quality problems. Otherwise, how could it suddenly stall on the road?
After all, it wasn’t long after he bought this car, and he hadn’t driven it much before.
Therefore, it is well-founded to go to the original second-hand car store to discuss, return or exchange.
Qu Rui followed Chen Feng's suggestion and simply stopped repairing the car. Brina drove the second-hand BMW to a second-hand car store again.
It was not far from the car repair shop, and it took about ten minutes to arrive. The four of them got off the car and went over together. Brianna, a local, helped to explain that the second-hand BMW suddenly stalled on the road, which caused them to suffer. He was robbed with a gun and almost lost his life.
The owner of the second-hand car shop obviously felt guilty. After a few excuses, he agreed to return and exchange the car, and the damage and repair costs were only $2,000, which was really fair. Anyway, Qu Rui has been open for three or four months.
With the advice and advice of Chen Feng and others, Qu Rui finally bought a low-key Chevrolet, the same brand as Brina's car.
After the test drive, Qu Rui was quite satisfied, so he decided on it. Qu Rui had to pay more than $500 for the price.
Chen Feng generously offered to pay for him, but Qu Rui sternly refused and he paid for it himself.
After coming out of the second-hand car shop, Qu Rui said that he would invite Chen Feng to a regular restaurant to thank him for his life-saving grace.
Chen Feng knew that he was short of money, so of course he firmly refused.
Chen Feng got to know these two international students better along the way. For example, Qu Rui came here to study for a master's degree in electronic engineering. His parents are both civil servants. They are not very rich, but they are well-off. There must be some.
But his parents' income could only support his basic expenses for studying abroad, so he worked part-time as a tutor here every weekend, so he bought that second-hand BMW.
Wu Yin's family is even more ordinary. His father is a carpenter, his mother is a housewife, and there is a younger brother in college. The family's economic conditions are much worse than Qu Rui's.
The reason why she was able to study here was because she had good academic performance and applied for a full scholarship here. In addition, she also worked part-time and often took Qu Rui’s car to work as a tutor. , she also did some part-time work at school, such as distributing flyers.
Therefore, to be honest, it is not easy for the two international students to study here. It is much more difficult than the rich second-generation international students from China.
Chen Feng wanted to help them casually, but giving money directly would not work, and it would hurt their self-esteem. Chen Feng did not like giving money to people for no reason.
Especially after Qu Rui refused to help him pay for the car purchase of more than 500 US dollars, Chen Feng appreciated him more.
So, before the two parties got in the car and separated, Chen Feng took the initiative to tell them that he would stay in Los Angeles for a few more days. If they needed any help, just tell him that they would definitely be able to help. help.
Both of them knew that Chen Feng was a big boss and very rich, but they didn’t think Chen Feng was bragging. They both agreed happily and expressed their gratitude at the same time.
On the way back, Wu Yin got into Qu Rui's car, and they drove back to school together, driving in front.
Bulina and Chen Feng’s cars followed behind.
The two cars walked together for a while, and before they separated at an intersection, they both lowered their car windows and waved goodbye.
Chen Feng had a good impression of the two international students from China, so he asked Brina who was driving: "Lina, do you have any connections at school to help them find high-paying part-time jobs?"
Brina thought for a moment and said, "I am very interested in learning. I'm not very familiar with the part-time jobs in school, but if they want a high-paying part-time job, they can go to my dad's law firm and earn five to six thousand dollars a month by running errands. But their majors seem a little bit wrong, and they don't have the right skills. They may not be interested.”
"With such a high salary, how can you not be interested? But is what you said reliable? Can you earn such a high salary by running errands or working part-time?"
Brina explained: " My dad's law firm often needs someone to send some materials to Some specific people, or a dedicated person, will pick up some materials needed for the case. Sometimes when the business is busy, the manpower is not enough, and it is necessary to find reliable part-time workers. Sometimes these part-time workers have to deliver or pick up more than a dozen documents a day. Materials, going to different places, also "It's a bit tiring."
Chen Feng said: "After you go back, take the time to tell them. If they are interested, you can indeed introduce them to your dad's part-time job. After all, the income is high, and it should be better than the job." It’s easy to be a tutor.”< br>
“Okay, I will contact Jennifer (Wu Yin) when I get back and tell her.”
After Brina agreed, she asked curiously: “What do I think? Do you care about them? ”
After Chen Feng thought about it, he told the truth: "I feel like I haven't been very lucky since I came to America this time. I encountered two robberies and two shootings in a row. I suspect that they were involved in the shooting this time. It's because of my bad luck."
"Isn't this... right?" Brianna was also a little unsure, "Maybe it's because the crime rate in California is relatively high. A little bit, well, maybe you haven’t been very lucky these past two days, but it’s definitely not you who has implicated them. Maybe they escaped a disaster this time when they encountered you.”
Chen Feng. After hearing what she said and thinking about it carefully, it was really possible. After all, although he had been in danger several times here, he had managed to avoid danger every time.
If he hadn’t met Qu Rui today, Qu Rui might have encountered such a dangerous situation one day while driving his second-hand BMW with quality issues, but without him around and Help save him, but he may not be able to escape.
Seeing that Chen Feng remained silent, Brina added: "Our school is surrounded by urban communities with lower economic incomes, and the crime rate in these communities is very high. All the teachers and students in our school know this, Therefore, basically no one will wander around the nearby community streets, especially for Asian students like them.
Also, you were right before. As an Asian student driving a BMW here at USC, he is indeed a bit high-profile and can easily be targeted. Even for a second-hand car, more than $8,000 is actually relatively expensive. My new car cost only thirteen thousand dollars when I bought it. "
Chen Feng said with a smile: "Anyway, after I go back this time, I don't plan to go out. I'll just stay in the hotel. I'll be back in San Diego in two days. "
Brina said quickly: "Then you should wait for three more days. That day happens to be Friday. I have no classes that afternoon and can drive you back to San Diego. "
"Aren't you tired of driving back and forth like this? "Chen Feng asked a little funny.
"It's only a two-hour drive, why are you tired? The most important thing is to be able to stay with you and get along with you for a few more days. Don't you want this? ”
Can Chen Feng say he doesn't want to?
Thanks to Xian Duan, whoever listens and tips! !
(End of this chapter)