Chapter 145: Scouting (Revision, Bug Fixes) Specifically going to the place near the main road...
Chapter 145 Scouting
The next day, when Michael came to the hotel to have breakfast with him, he was surprised to hear that he had been robbed the night before.
He expressed great concern that if necessary, he could hire two bodyguards for Yan Jiuru to ensure his safety during his stay in the United States.
"Not yet."
Michael even accompanied him to the nearest police station to inquire about the results of the investigation into yesterday's robbery.
Yan Jiuru took the opportunity to "check out" the work of the American police department.
Yan Jiuru expressed appropriate dissatisfaction with the police who seemed busy but were actually inefficient.
He told the police officer who met him, "I'm very dissatisfied with this. One of them was armed with a knife, and two were armed with guns. They arrested us last night, and we haven't even interrogated them yet. If you're short on manpower, I can help."
He even waved his fist to show his strength.
Michael also expressed that he was very sorry that his distinguished guest had such a bad experience on his first day in New York, especially in a neighborhood like Fifth Avenue, and he had some doubts about the police department's ability and efficiency.
Both of them were difficult to talk to, especially Yan Jiuru, who was not at all as they had imagined, the one who would swallow his anger.
The officer on duty had no choice but to signal two policemen to go to the cell and "greet" the bandaged robber with their fists. In less than half an hour, they brought back the "interrogation" records.
The police officer said, "These three guys are repeat offenders, but at the moment they've only been found guilty of robbery, which isn't enough to warrant a long sentence. However, the charges of illegal possession of weapons, especially firearms, can be added to the list."
He added: "They are from a criminal organization. We will follow the clues and catch them all."
Yan Jiuru actually didn't care about the guys who had been locked up. Throughout history, few people who were put in the police station's dark room were treated well.
He secretly covered the police station with his spiritual sense, and had a clear idea of their police force deployment and weapons and equipment. This was his purpose.
***
After coming out of the police station, Michael heard that Yan Jiuru was going to open a temporary bank account. He said, "Coincidentally, the bank is next to the fifth showroom we are going to."
With Michael's assistance, Yan Jiuru quickly completed the account opening procedures, and then sent a fax to Feiying Factory from Michael's store, asking Accountant Hu to transfer the money.
Two days later, he finally received a remittance of 50,000 US dollars, and Yan Jiuru breathed a sigh of relief.
Although he can make money, there must be a legitimate source of money.
With a huge sum of money, Yan Jiuru visited several of Michael's stores before he was qualified to visit several private golf clubs under Michael's guidance.
Golf here is decidedly more class-oriented.
Many golf clubs have strict membership systems. Apart from some wealthy "old money", most of the people who play there are politicians, celebrities, business owners and financiers.
They have given this sport a "footnote". Even the so-called elite class are essentially workers and are not qualified to associate with these people. They can only go to some public stadiums to socialize.
The main reason why Yan Jiuru was able to come in and take a stroll was because of Michael's endorsement, and his identity as the boss of "Freedom" with a net worth of tens of millions of US dollars, even if he was a boss from Xuan Country.
After dealing with these people, Yan Jiuru clearly felt that although the rich people in the United States look very enthusiastic and extroverted, they are actually more selfish in their bones and are very eager to pursue power and wealth. Therefore, the wealth of the rich class in the United States is expanding very rapidly.
In fact, the wealthy are essentially the same as the robbers they talk about. They all like to enrich themselves quickly by "robbing" others.
The difference is that the homeless robbers' methods are more low-level, while the rich class will use legitimate excuses and rules they set to cover up their shame.
Moreover, Yan Jiuru keenly noticed that these people were very aggressive in bargaining for means of production, but were very generous when it came to luxury goods that showed off their status. The scarcer and more expensive the item, the more they would spare no expense.
No wonder most of the limited editions were pre-ordered by people from the United States, and they were the ones who increased the price and cut in line.
After seeing the extravagant lifestyle of the wealthy, Yan Jiuru felt that he still didn't know enough about the concept of "luxury".
Alas, I regret losing a lot of money.
Yan Jiuru immediately called the factory and sent a notice to the agents: starting from June, the price of new orders for the global limited edition will double, and the price for cutting in line to pick up the goods will also double!
In addition, limited edition and luxury adult edition cars in Starlight Purple and Sapphire Green will be released.
While busy with business, Yan Jiuru did not forget to "study" the United States' gold reserves, related weapons, latest technologies, etc.
He even joked with Michael about the gold market crash at the beginning of the year, when prices soared from $850 an ounce in January to half in March.
Michael said regretfully, "We all lost a lot, but luckily I still have real estate. Some investors lost everything overnight."
***
After visiting Kennedy International Airport, Yan Jiuru had little time left in his fifteen-day travel plan, so he flew to San Francisco International Airport and then took the subway for more than an hour to get to the vicinity of the Berkeley campus.
Yan Jiuru had consulted Michael's colleagues beforehand, and after getting off the bus, he went straight to the Hotel Durant near the campus to check in.
The hotel is just a few minutes' walk from the Berkeley campus, making it perfect for Yan Jiu's trip.
Moreover, a king-size bed room that costs one hundred dollars is much more affordable than the four or five hundred dollars at the Waldorf Astoria.
Yan Jiuru took a short rest, changed into casual clothes, and went to find a place to eat nearby like a college student.
After walking for half the street, Yan Jiuru felt his stomach was full and had to go into a KFC fried chicken restaurant. He bought several hamburgers and large pieces of fried chicken, and his stomach felt a little fuller.
However, Yan Jiuru felt that eating foreign food for a long time might drive people crazy.
He became more determined to rent a house with a stove for Chen Yin.
***
The main campus of the University of California, Berkeley is 0.72 square kilometers, which is about the size of the Forbidden City.
Yan Jiuru strolled into the campus with his Agfa camera. There was no access control, and many tourists, like him, were touring the campus and taking photos in front of the iconic buildings and sculptures.
Yan Jiuru strolled around and looked around, then started chatting with a blond-haired, blue-eyed boy who was sitting leisurely on the edge of the court.
The boy's name is Louis. He is wearing a dark blue T-shirt with the initials of 'Cal' Berkeley printed on it, jeans and sneakers, looking like a very sunny big boy.
Through chatting, Yan Jiuru learned that he was in the Department of Mathematics, and the school would start summer vacation on the 18th and would resume in mid-August.
He stayed at school during the holidays because he could participate in professors' practical projects and earn some money.
When he heard that Yan Jiuru was planning to study abroad next semester and wanted to check the safety of the environment in advance, he agreed very much and suggested that he start from Sather Gate, enter the central square, and then go to the engineering school (Cory Hall) on the north side, which he should pay most attention to, and where Chen Yin would focus on studying, and then go around the east mountain road to return to the south gate.
"My dear, I think you have good physical strength. You can probably finish it in less than two hours. However, some places require climbing. I sincerely suggest that you change your shoes."
Louis smiled and patted Yan Jiuru's shoulder, "I wish you a good time!"
Yan Jiuru looked at the leather shoes on his feet: Well, he made a mistake.
***
The Berkeley campus is filled with students wearing T-shirts and jeans, all wearing sneakers.
Yan Jiuru followed suit and went to a small shop near the campus to buy two sets of T-shirts, jeans, and sneakers with the 'Cal' logo on them. He dressed up as a Berkeley student even earlier than Chen Yin.
Yan Jiuru walked around the main campus and took several photos at the School of Engineering. Then he went to an area near the avenue where there were said to be homeless people and other unsafe areas. With a frown on his face, he went to the neighborhood near Oakland.
There is only stinky water flowing here, garbage all over the ground, flies everywhere, and homeless people everywhere.
They seemed to be rummaging through the garbage casually, but in fact, Yan Jiuru could see at a glance that these people were secretly looking at passers-by, whether they were in school uniforms or others.
Moreover, there are several people not far away from each homeless person. Well, if nothing unexpected happens, it should be a small gang.
Yan Jiuru even saw for the first time someone giving him an injection in his arm, and then he lay casually on the dirty ground like a dead dog, feeling euphoric.
Yan Jiuru frowned fiercely.
In such an environment, he really didn't feel comfortable letting Chen Yin come.
However, he would not dwell on things that could not be changed, but instead inquired about relatively safe accommodation.
Fortunately, after he finished his circle, he met Louis playing basketball again.
Louis was equally impressed with him, and seeing that he had changed his attire, he invited him to play a game together.
Yan Jiuru put away his camera and gladly accepted the invitation.
I have to say that Chinese boys, who are generally tall and handsome, are really good at playing basketball.
Fortunately, Yan Jiuru is not bad either. He can jump, dunk, and shoot three-pointers in seconds.
Most of the boys admired the strong one, and Louis and others welcomed his temporary joining, but there were also two who made strange noises, and Yan Jiuru ignored them.
After playing ball, Yan Jiuru invited Louis and others to have a beer together in a small shop on campus.
As for boys, he also learned with beer that the safer accommodation is either to rent the school-managed apartment or to rent a house in the north near the upscale community, and the price is not cheap.
Yan Jiuru made an appointment with his new friend Louis and asked him to take him to these two places to check out the situation the next day.
If possible, he would rent it directly.
***
Yan Jiuru ran around the house all day the next day.
In order to make it convenient for him to bring his children to visit relatives in the future, he finally chose to rent an independent apartment in the school-run apartment for US$1,800 per month. It has two bedrooms and a living room, basic furniture and appliances, its own kitchen where he can cook, and a small garden.
Yan Jiuru had specifically asked that during the two years they rented the small garden, they could plant their own crops as long as they did not damage the environment.
Yan Jiuru directly paid the fees for one year, and then took advantage of his free time to go to the nearby supermarkets and buy the necessary things to fill up the small apartment. He even tidied up the small garden and bought planting tools and placed them in the tool shed in the garden.
He looked at the small apartment and sighed secretly, it was a pity that he couldn't spend two years here with Chen Yin...
Of course, before leaving, he did not forget to take advantage of the chaos in the streets at night to sweep up the proceeds from underground prostitution, gambling and drug trafficking in Oakland, filling up the storage talisman.
He even maliciously used other people's weapons to deliberately cause gang fights in several blocks, and took advantage of the chaos to eliminate the gang leader. Without a leader, these bad guys will probably be caught up in civil strife and conflict for a year or two, and they probably won't have much time to harm others.
There are still two days left. Now that he has come to "San Francisco", with Lord Demon's character, it is simply unforgivable to pass by a mountain of gold without taking it. He strolls around during the day and works hard to find good places to "pan for gold" at night.
Humph, those lies about the gold mine being abandoned and having no commercial value may be able to fool others, but his spiritual consciousness is not to be fooled!
Two days later, Yan Jiuru's several storage talismans were all filled to the brim.
Sure enough, the trip was worthwhile.
***
After returning to Yancheng, Yan Jiuru first went to the 107th Institute to "donate" part of the profits to the country to support the strengthening of the country's military strength, and then invested in the factory's business.
This time, in addition to making necessary adjustments to the original products based on market feedback, we also worked with various departments to quickly develop a new product line.
Amidst the hustle and bustle, he and the children sent Chen Yin away. When they returned home and faced the huge house, they suddenly felt empty in their hearts.
Especially the three children, the two younger ones were four years old. They kept crying when they were sent to school, and they cried all the way home from the airport. Even the six-year-old Zhuangzhuang was no exception.
Yan Jiuru couldn't scold the children who were listening to the devilish noises, so he could only let them cry to their heart's content.
If he could, he would cry.
One cannot bear the pain alone, so Yan Jiuru goes home and calls his grandparents to ask for help!
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