Chapter Eighty Making a Show

  That afternoon, Mike learned the verdict and arrived early at the hotel where Ju An was staying. Ju An, Wang Fan, and Henry were drinking champagne to celebrate their victory in the lawsuit.

  When Mike came in, he smiled and said: "Everyone's mood is pretty good, right?"

  "Finally, no case was left behind, and I feel much more at ease. Thanks to Nian and Henry, of course, and also to you, Mike." He said, handing the champagne glass to Mike.

  "After finishing the champagne, I have something else to discuss with you two."

  "Say what you have to say, don't worry about it. The other two are my lawyers and they can't testify against me in court," said Ju An with a shrug of his shoulders. Everyone burst out laughing after hearing this.

  Mike took a sip of champagne and said, "I came this time to ask for your help. When the police chief comes to apologize, can you do a brief interview? You can praise the police department's attitude."

  Wang Fan was taken aback and asked strangely: "Why?"

  "New York City's mayor is one of us Democrats, and this police chief is a staunch supporter of the mayor. As soon as you got into trouble, he had someone come over to ask about the case," Mack said with a smile.

  Just remembered, when I came out at that time, I happened to meet a guy with leaves on his shoulder who was inquiring about the situation.

  "Henry smiled and explained, 'Let's just cooperate, if it weren't for us today, we wouldn't have won so easily. If they had fought back with all their might, there would still be some trouble left over. Although we would definitely win, next time you come to New York, you'll have less trouble, being remembered by these guys isn't too good'."

  "Alright," said Ju An with a nod, "we'll give them some praise for their police work at the time."

  Then Wang Fan also followed up and said: "We can even donate all the compensation to the police fund." Ju An thought for a moment and nodded in agreement, saying: "I agree too."

  Mike smiled and nodded: "Just in time, the police have a guarantee fund, you can interview while donating."

  "Are you so familiar with it? Did you originally plan for us to donate these $7,000?"

  "I was going to advise you like this, it's good for everyone, you can also make a good impression, don't think that only Chinese people care about relationships, they also care about connections here, otherwise why would there be so many parties."

  Wang Fan thought for a moment and said, "No problem, I'll just add another $30,000." Ju An took a look at this kid who was staring straight at him, slightly blinked his eyes, and knew that he really had his sights set on Officer Cola of the mounted police. It wasn't just talk, so he could only follow along and say, "Then I'll also add another $30,000."

  Mike patted the shoulders of the two and said, "Now these cops won't have any complaints. You guys just need to be a bit more careful in the future, and basically there won't be any trouble. What do you think about this time?"

  Wang Fan smiled and said: "Even if you're just having fun, be careful not to leave any handles behind, don't mention related words, and when paying, say it in a roundabout way."

  Henry burst out laughing and said: "If you want to hire a prostitute, why bother with street girls? Just find a phone book, open it up, and there are all sorts of sauna and massage places listed. Many of them are part-time workers who have regular jobs during the day and do this at night, so sometimes their phones won't be answered, but if you keep calling, they'll eventually pick up. Alternatively, you can go online and find a call girl service, which costs between $100 to $200 per time, but you have to pay the call girl service around $60 to $70."

  "Jū ān wèn dào: "wèi shén me jiǎng zhème xiáng xì"" translates to:

  "Why are you telling us so much detail?"

  "Be afraid that next time you really want to find a prostitute, then get caught by the police again, and everyone will be busy bailing you out of jail." He said with a laugh.

  "Nian smiled and said: 'Henry and I are not afraid of others suing us, we make a living from this, the more people who find us, the higher our income, so Henry, you shouldn't have told them these things, another business was ruined by you.' Everyone burst out laughing."

  The three of them chatted for a while, when the doorbell rang. Ju An went to open the door and found a white man in his fifties, wearing a deep blue police uniform with three stars on his shoulder, followed by two men in suits, and behind them were several people who looked like reporters.

  "Excuse me, is this Mr. Ju? And which one of you is Mr. Wang?" he said, extending his hand.

  "Ah, yes, I'm Ju An," he replied. "And that's Wang Fan." Wang Fan immediately walked over and the two of them shook hands with the police chief.

  Then the police chief waited for the reporters to set up their cameras and then faced Ju An and Wang Fan, saying: "For the mistakes we made in our work, we apologize to both gentlemen. In addition, this is compensation for the two gentlemen, and we will also be responsible for all litigation costs related to this case."

  After finishing speaking, he pulled Wang Fan and Ju An, who were holding checks, to take two photos. Ju An felt that the photo was taken like a lottery winner, so awkward.

  Then Ju An and Wang Fan said that, including the compensation, they would each donate $30,000 to the police security fund. After that, they took photos in two batches. Ju An and the police chief held a check, one for each of them, and Wang Fan and the police chief also had one. Everyone smiled in front of the camera, as if the lawsuit that morning didn't exist.

  After taking the photos, the police chief bid farewell and left. Before leaving, he shook hands with the remaining people in the house, and when it was Mike's turn, he patted Mike's hand twice on the back.

  After the police chief left, Henry and Nian also bid farewell. Only Ju An, Wang Fan, and Mike were left in the house. Mike said: "Now that everything is settled, why are you still planning to go out and have fun tonight?"

  "Jū ān shook his head and said: 'I have no opinion, just wait for Wang Fan's notice, whatever he says is what it is.'"

  Wang Fan thought for a moment and said, "No way, we still want to hang out for a few more days. The first two days were ruined by the lawsuit and we didn't have any interest in doing anything else. We'll go buy some stuff and then head back to Ju'an's ranch. Besides, I think that policewoman, Ke La, is pretty nice, so I'm planning on pursuing her during this time."

  Mike laughed and said: "I was wondering why you were so generous, donating $30,000 at once. It turned out that you just wanted to attract attention, is the policewoman pretty?"

  Jū ān said: "The long one is not bad, has some flavor, strong personality, suits his taste" and patted Wang Fan's back.

  Wang Fan said: "Tomorrow I will arrange for someone to send a flower to his office every morning."

  Mike said: "What's the point of sending flowers if you don't show up in person? Normally, if you're just getting to know her, take her out for a meal. If she's willing to hang out with you, then it's easier the second time around. If she's only looking for something short-term, then you can seal the deal the second time around. But if she has high hopes for you, then good luck to you - some people go on 7 or 8 dates, or even wait a month or two. I suggest you take her out for dinner tomorrow, do you want me to book a table? Ah, the last time's table was booked by me."

  Wang Fan smiled and said: "No need, I'll just find a more ordinary restaurant, no need to show off like this guy, besides, I don't have as much money as him."

  They chatted for a while longer, and as it was getting late, Mike bid farewell, saying he had another appointment that evening, and left.

  Sat comfortably on the sofa, picked up the phone, dialed the front desk, ordered two late-night meals, finished eating, played a couple of rounds of games and then went back to rest in the room.

  He entered the space, picked two bunches of grapes and started eating them. Along the way, he checked on the beehives and found that the number of bees had increased significantly since they were first introduced to the space, now occupying two boards. After tidying up the beehives, he arrived at the pond and pulled out a turtle along with the rope. The turtle was still chewing on half a small shrimp in its mouth. Looking at the turtle shrinking its head, he sighed and said regretfully: "I really don't know when I can finally put you on the dinner table."

  The next morning, Ju An and Wang Fan went to the children's clothing store, bought a few sets of children's clothing, returned to the hotel, and Wang Fan called Kola, but she hung up after hearing only a few words from him.

  "What's wrong, didn't invite you?"

  "She said she's not interested in having dinner with me."

  "Is it because you think he's ugly?"

  Wang Fan did not counterattack this time. He looked at his phone and said, "You eat by yourself tonight. This afternoon, I'll go buy flowers and send them over, then wait for you at the police station entrance."

  "We're leaving tomorrow, one bundle in the morning and another at night, what if we can't manage?" Ju An asked.

  Wang Fan said: "Later I'll find a flower shop, let them put one on her office desk every day. Then when I come, I'll take the plane to New York every time and go see her when I arrive. This is what I call 'golden sincerity moves golden stones'".

  "Does this approach work on foreign girls?" Jūān shook his head and said.

  He scratched his head and said, "I don't know either. Let's cast two nets first to see if there are any fish. At most, we just won't catch anything."

  Jū ān shook his head as he watched this guy. After finishing lunch and taking a nap, Wáng Fán went out to take care of things and was rejected by Kē Lā again that night. For the next few days, Jū ān and Wáng Fán spent their days visiting famous landmarks like St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Statue of Liberty, the Empire State Building, and Rockefeller Center. Every day, Wáng Fán would be rejected by Kē Lā, but as soon as she got off work, he would appear at the police station entrance, not bothering her, just watching her leave with a glare in his direction before driving away and hailing his own taxi. One time, there was even another man with Kē Lā, but Wáng Fán didn't get angry when he came back, still smiling.

  Wang Fan said: "Without desires, one is strong." This made Ju An feel even more confused and annoyed.