Li Mu didn't expect that he would be recognized by an American policeman. When the other party called out his name in surprise, Li Mu could only lower the car window and say hello to the policeman out of politeness.
After the other party saw Li Mu's face and confirmed that it was him, he said excitedly: "I can't believe it's really you, Mr. Li! My son has always regarded you as an idol, and I have always taught him to use you as a role model. , I will be an outstanding talent who contributes to society like you in the future. I never thought that I would have the opportunity to meet you face to face. If I tell him that I met you when I go home, he will not believe it... "
Li Mu smiled and asked, "How old is your son?"
"Ten years old!" the policeman said, "He is now studying computers after school. His dream is to become an outstanding Internet worker like you."
Li Mu nodded modestly and said: "Please tell him for me that if he can persist, the door of Makino Technology will be open for him. I hope that one day in the future, he can become a member of Makino Technology."
"Great!" The police officer clenched his fists and cheered excitedly like a child, and then asked tentatively: "I have a law enforcement camera in my car. Can I take a photo with you? Don't worry, after the photo is developed, I will only show it to my children, not anyone else."
"OK." Li Mu nodded cheerfully, and then said: "Sorry, our car just had a problem, so we stopped temporarily. Can you see if we can..."
The policeman immediately waved his hand and said equally cheerfully: "It's nothing, as long as the driver is more careful when driving backwards."
After that, the policeman looked at Wei Jun and said seriously: "Hey man, you have to know that the person sitting in your car is the most outstanding young man in the world. For his safety, your driving skills must be good." Practice, do you understand?"
Wei Jun nodded hurriedly and said: "Officer, don't worry, it won't happen again."
The policeman nodded, handed the ID back to Wei Jun through the car window, and said with a smile: "But you have to stop for a while. I took the camera and took pictures and escorted you all the way to the city."
Before Wei Jun could speak, the policeman quickly ran back to his police car, then took out a digital camera from the police car and ran back quickly.
Li Mu got out of the car as promised and asked Wei Lan to take a photo of himself and the policeman. After taking the photo, the policeman immediately said to Li Mu: "Thank you, Mr. Li, you can leave now."
Li Mu nodded slightly, and then got into the car with Wei Lan. Wei Jun also breathed a sigh of relief, started the car and drove away from the scene.
After getting back on the road, Wei Jun sighed and said: "The police in the United States are really helpless sometimes. They have great law enforcement powers and can deal with many things, big or small. In the United States, if you meet a serious person, you can do anything." Maybe, if you accidentally speed or run a red light, and encounter a nice police officer, you may get away with a few warnings, but if you encounter something more serious, you might be detained for a day, fined several hundred dollars, and then It’s normal to pay a few hundred dollars in bail and then be sentenced by the court to 72 hours of community service after a while.”
Li Muxiao asked: "Can traffic violations still have such serious consequences?"
"Yes!" Wei Jun nodded and asked with a smile: "Guess what will happen if you park illegally in the United States?"
Wei Lan on the side asked: "Aren't you going to be sued too?"
Wei Jun nodded and said with a smile: "If it's serious, you will be prosecuted, and you really have to go to court for trial, but in most cases, you will be sentenced to a fine, and then add a certain period of community service."
As he spoke, Wei Jun said with emotion: "To be honest, Americans really like to go to court. Anyone here who doesn't go to court several times a year is embarrassed to say that he lives in the United States. We go to court for big matters as well as small matters. , no matter how big or small the matter is, it is better to go to court, otherwise the most profitable industry in this country is lawyers."
Wei Lan smiled and said: "I used to think that our whole family would live in the United States in the future. Listening to your words, you quite dislike this place..."
Wei Jun sighed and said: "Everyone thinks America is good, but the more I live in the United States, the more I don't adapt to it. In fact, the United States is not as good as it looks from the outside. Most Chinese people living here are not that happy in their hearts. Especially racial discrimination. Although everyone is resisting and opposing this kind of thing on the surface, this kind of thinking is still widespread in American society. People of color will be treated more or less differently in life in the United States. , these may not originate from the law and the government, but from the grassroots level of society."
"Let's take the police as an example. Some police officers have serious racial discrimination. Some time ago, a black boy was shot to death by the police on duty because he refused to accept police inspection. The police who shot the man said in court At that time, I felt that my life was threatened, so I shot, but the young man did not have any weapons on him. However, the court still recognized his explanation and released him in court. I heard that he returned to the police station directly after being released and continued working. , although many black people are protesting, it has not achieved any substantive effect."
Wei Lan exclaimed: "Is this too much?!"
Wei Jun smiled helplessly and said, "It's quite excessive, but there's nothing we can do about it."
Li Mu was quite emotional after hearing this. He was reborn in 2016. At that time, global information exchange was very convenient and smooth, so he knew about many cases of racial discrimination that occurred in the United States, including police shootings of people of color. I don’t know how many incidents have happened. It is not easy for Chinese people to gain respect and recognition from the entire society here.
At this time, Wei Jun said: "Take the incident just now, if there were another policeman who had objections to yellow people, and there was no celebrity like Mr. Li in the car, the other policeman would probably not let us leave so easily. At the very least, they would give me a ticket without hesitation; at the most severe, they might arrest me and detain me for 24 hours before charging me."
"Prosecution?" Weilan said in confusion: "Is it a matter of prosecuting such a small matter?"
Wei Jun nodded and said: "There are two sets of very different standards for social security in the United States. One is to handle things as small as possible, and the other is to develop them as big as possible, and most of this law enforcement power is It is in the hands of white people, so sometimes it will be taken advantage of by people with colored glasses. Although extreme examples like what I just mentioned are rare, it is still very common to be treated differently."
After a pause, Wei Jun continued: "There are actually quite a lot of this kind of thing in the United States. Black people and yellow people are treated more or less differently here. I believe every Chinese living here is treated more or less differently." Many accept this kind of malice stemming from racial discrimination, including me."
“Sometimes when I’m shopping in a supermarket and I’m waiting in line to check out, a white guy cuts in. I remind him, but the other guy yells at me and calls me a damn Chinese guy. He keeps saying things like ‘get out of my country.’” Come on, do you think this is a big deal? No, but can we feel comfortable after hearing this? Sometimes I feel uncomfortable holding it in, and I really want to fight with those little bastards, but with my body, let alone the United States When young people fight, I can't even beat my American peers. Old Americans grew up eating beef. To be honest, their physical fitness is much better than ours, and they love fitness. Under normal circumstances, I really can't beat them... "
When he mentioned some of the deep things in the United States, Wei Jun seemed to have opened up his chat box and said with emotion: "I have talked about this issue with many Chinese immigrants to the United States. The United States is very good, with a very good economy, technology, and culture. It is developed, but it is not perfect. On the contrary, there are many disadvantages hidden under the halo. In fact, a considerable number of people have not been so happy in the United States. Everyone has their own sadness. They also want to go back, but in China Their relatives and friends all think that their immigration to the United States is a very happy and honorable thing, so much so that they have developed the vanity of being superior to others by immigrating to the United States. Now letting them go back is equivalent to letting them step down from the altar. They I can’t live with my face.”
As he spoke, Wei Jun suddenly remembered something and said to Li Mu: "By the way, Mr. Li, many top Chinese students in the United States seem to be under your influence and are ready to return to China for development. I heard that just those who join Makino Technology Quite a few. The child of a friend of mine immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was a teenager and became a naturalized citizen. He is studying for a Ph.D. at Yale. When we last met, he said that his son had been hired by Makino Technology and was preparing to go there. Where is Yanjing?"
Li Mu nodded and said: "Makino Technology has a plan to return overseas talents to strive to promote and accelerate the development of overseas talents returning to China. In the future, more and more energy will be invested in this aspect."
Wei Jun asked curiously: "Are people like my friend's son who have already become American citizens included in your plan? It seems that people who have already changed their nationality will find it difficult to transfer back to China, right?"
Li Mu shook his head and said with a smile: "This plan is not supported by the government, so it is not restricted by nationality. And I don't value nationality myself. What I value is race."
As he spoke, Li Mu explained: "To be honest, I am not racist. I have always believed that all races in the world are equal. However, although I am not racist, it does not mean that I have no racial awareness. Quite the contrary. , I am a very racially conscious person.”
"The ancients said that people who are not of my race will have different hearts. I strongly agree with this. Therefore, what I pursue is to unite all the sons and daughters of the Chinese nation and work together to make this nation stronger, no matter where others are. , No matter which nationality he joins, as long as he has the blood of the Chinese nation flowing in his body and is willing to make his own efforts for the prosperity of this nation, then he is the one we will fight for in the future!"
(End of chapter)