Chapter 835: Beating someone up and getting a bonus?
A cocktail party was being held in the banquet hall of the Borgata Hotel. Standing there speaking was a white-haired old man. Although his tone was flat, everyone in the room was still very respectful and applauded.
Xiao Peng also sat there clapping, but his expression was bored, and he kept muttering, "When can we leave? I'm starving!"
"Stop it!" Tiltie said, "No matter what, this is the respect others give you. When others respect you, you can't disrespect them in return."
Xiao Peng muttered, "I'm still disrespectful. Can't you see I'm wearing a suit?"
"You look very handsome in a suit." Tilty said, "You are the most suited person I have ever seen."
"But it's not comfortable." Xiao Peng said, "I'd rather be as comfortable as those Wall Street elites."
The Wall Street elites in reality are very different from those in movies. In the movies, they are all dressed in suits and have slicked-back hair, but in reality, almost 99% of Wall Street financial practitioners wear small vests similar to those of cleaners. They jokingly call them "Midtown uniforms." In their eyes, not wearing this is like a programmer not wearing a plaid shirt, both of which are "soulless"!
"Okay, okay, today is your commendation meeting, so stop complaining! After all, he is the mayor of Atlantic City, so be happy!" said Tilty.
The white-haired old man who was speaking was Mattis, the mayor of Atlantic City. Today's reception was a commendation meeting, in which the Atlantic City government and the FBI jointly commended Xiao Peng for capturing the wanted criminal in the United States.
In the United States, each state is independent, each state has its own laws, and each state has its own police. Breaking the law in one state may become legal in another state. Often, criminals from one state flee to other states and the police are unable to do anything. At this time, the federal police, or the FBI, are needed to handle the matter.
The group of robbers who wanted to attack Xiao Peng have been fleeing between several states in the United States, and it is the FBI that wants to catch them.
The FBI is actually in an awkward position in America.
Generally speaking, ordinary people still like the FBI very much.
Because those organized crimes are almost all interstate, and the FBI is really working hard to crack down on them. And just like some Chinese people who think that "foreign monks can chant sutras", there are also many such people in the United States. They feel every day that the police around them are not doing their job, and are corrupt and colluding with the black and white, and the FBI represents "justice."
But just because ordinary people like the FBI doesn't mean local police like the FBI.
In the eyes of local police, the FBI is simply a competitor out to steal big cases. Whenever the FBI shows up, they're either trying to steal work or smuggle corruption within the police force. In fact, in the US, local police budgets are tied to their crime clearance rates; if the clearance rate isn't high, funding is cut. To put it bluntly, the FBI is sabotaging local police jobs.
Will local police welcome them?
However, today's situation is a bit special: this group of robbers were indeed wanted by the FBI and were even on the wanted list, but it was not the FBI who arrested them, but Xiao Peng.
So the question is: Whose responsibility is this case? Xiao Peng's?
The end result was a celebratory reception jointly held by Atlantic City and the FBI in recognition of Xiao Peng's actions. A large number of reporters and local Atlantic City celebrities were present. For Xiao Peng, the reception felt more like torture than a commendation. It felt like countless eyes were watching him.
"Let's invite Mr. Xiao to come up and say a few words!" Matisse, who was chattering on the stage, finally mentioned Xiao Peng.
Xiao Peng was almost asleep, and only came back to his senses after being pushed by Tilti: "Call me?"
It's really not Xiao Peng's fault for not paying attention. It's just that Mattis's speech was too boring.
Xiao Peng couldn't understand why this was clearly his commendation ceremony, but the entire talk was about his achievements as mayor of Atlantic City. Topics like the increase in tourists, economic growth, and the decrease in crime rates—Xiao Peng couldn't understand what any of this had to do with him.
Amidst warm applause from the audience, Xiao Peng walked to the front and took out a piece of paper from his pocket. It was the speech Abby had written for him: After all, this was Xiao Peng's first time speaking publicly on such an occasion, and he didn't know what to say, so Abby prepared a speech for him in advance.
The applause died down, and everyone looked at Xiao Peng, anticipating what he would say. Xiao Peng coughed dryly twice and said, "Hello everyone, I'm Xiao Peng from China. I'm honored to be here and meet you all today..."
As he read, he mentally complained: Who the hell wants to stand here? How do I know who you are? You told me it was a cocktail party and you didn't even prepare food? You might as well starve me to death!
"Well, first of all, I want to thank the Atlantic City police and the FBI. Your sincere cooperation ensured our safety and prevented me from suffering further huge losses..."
At this moment, he was thinking: "Fuck you! What did you do for me to thank you? I caught the man myself, why should I thank you?"
"I came to Atlantic City and was attracted by the enthusiasm of the residents and the beautiful environment. It is a beautiful and interesting city. I like it here and I can't help but linger here..." - What's the point of lingering here? I don't gamble and I'll get tired of it after a few days. Otherwise, I'll go to the boat and have a threesome.
Xiao Peng was so embarrassed while reading the speech that he felt like he was dying of embarrassment. He must go home and teach Abby a lesson tonight. How could you write such a disgusting speech?
He himself didn't know how he finished reading the speech, but he felt like vomiting after reading it so much.
"I'd like to once again thank Mayor Mattis, Officer Martin, FBI Detective Heath, and the FBI agents involved. I'd also like to thank everyone here. Thank you for taking the time to attend this gathering. Thank you everyone! Well, as we Chinese say: Enjoy your meals and drinks! Thank you all!"
Xiao Peng finally finished reading the script, thanked everyone and was about to leave the stage, but two etiquette ladies stopped him.
Mayor Mattis smiled and said to Xiao Peng, "Mr. Xiao, don't rush down. Inspector Heath wants to commend you on behalf of the FBI."
"A commendation from the FBI?" Xiao Peng was stunned.
Inspector Heath said, "The seven people you arrested are wanted criminals with bounties on their heads, and four of them are bail jumpers. According to regulations, there's another bonus, and all of that money will be awarded to you. The total is $3.15 million. Of course, I remind you not to forget to pay your taxes."
After he finished speaking, a female police officer walked up to the front desk with an extra-large check, and the audience burst into warm applause again.
Xiao Peng laughed after hearing this: "Oh my god, there's a bonus for beating someone up!"
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