Chapter 35: Smuggling

Xiaolan saw that there was no one in the store now, so she went to Raul and said that she wanted to learn about the situation of the local Chinese with him. Raul didn't postpone it, he knew that Xiaolan and Leo had been living in the United States, and there were not many Chinese people he could contact, and he didn't know about the Chinese outside, and he wanted to know something through him.

Raul briefly introduced the situation of the Chinese in Cuba to Xiaolan, it turns out that there are two kinds of Chinese in Cuba, one is to follow the Spanish colonizers to Cuba, they settled in Cuba very early, because their number is small, so they are also very united, and they get along with the Spaniards and Cubans very harmoniously.

Another kind came to Cuba after Cuba established diplomatic relations with China, and the latter came to do business when they came, and the Chinese have different business ideas from Cubans, and they can always come up with some novel ideas when doing business, and these ideas are very eye-catching. So they were able to gain a foothold in Cuba very quickly, but over time, people will find that these novel ideas seem tempting, but they are some ways to harm consumers and make more profits for themselves, and when the Cubans have been deceived by them a few times, they also see their faces and are not willing to do business with them, and they are rejected by the Cubans.

Even the Chinese who originally lived in Cuba were also ostracized, and they also knew that business was not good, so some of them returned to China, and some stayed to do other business, so there are very few Chinese who are still in Cuba, and most of them are people who have settled in Cuba for a long time. Nowadays, there are very few people who come to Cuba from China, and it is the international students who come every year. And the Chinese who deceived Leo came to do business, and finally opened a restaurant without leaving.

Xiaolan and Leo glanced at each other, they were also a little helpless, they didn't expect the Chinese in Cuba to have such an impression. It may take decades or hundreds of years to build trust between the Chinese, but it only takes years or even months to break that trust. I don't know if those businessmen are smart or stupid, they don't want to put long-term interests along, and they only make their reputations stink for immediate interests.

Raul continued: "Now the attitude of Cubans towards the Chinese has been much better, one is that those who come to do business have left a lot, and most of the rest are indigenous Chinese, and they still get along very well with Cubans. Another reason is that the international students from China are still good, they not only study well but also can endure hardships, and I often have Chinese students here, which is why I see that Leo will not be rejected. My two daughters have also been in contact with a lot of Chinese students, so they are very eager to go to China. ”

After listening to Raul's story, Xiaolan and Leo realized that the Chinese did not have a good impression in the eyes of Cubans, and although they have been much better now, they cannot completely change in a moment. Originally, they just wanted to punish the Chinese boss simply, but now it seems that they have to make him unable to stay in Cuba, otherwise with such a black sheep, it will be difficult for the Chinese to change their image in the eyes of Cubans.

So after the three of them thanked Raul, they studied together how to bring down the Chinese boss.

That night, Anata and Bella came back from school, and after learning the news that Leo was leaving, they found Leo together, and Xiaolan saw that they looked reluctant, and couldn't help muttering in her heart, "Leo started to mess with flowers and grass at such a young age, and it's strange that he hasn't shown mercy everywhere since then! No! I have to watch him well, no! It's for Anna to watch him well!".

Leo received a notice from the local FBI that night, and a ship would be arranged to take Leo back to the United States tomorrow night. As for Xiaolan and Robert, they will also leave Cuba after Leo leaves, but they will have to go back to the United States through normal channels, and they may not be able to return until a few days later.

At noon the next day, that is, at noon on the day before Leo left, many law enforcers from the public sector came to the street where the Raul Hotel was located, and they all stopped in front of the Chinese boss's hotel, some came to check his tax evasion, some came to check his unhygienic use of expired food for guests to eat, and some received reports to check that he had cut corners and shoddy, and these departments that came to check him had sufficient evidence, even if he did not go to prison, it was impossible for him to continue to stay in Cuba.

And all this was done by Leo and them, and last night, they first sneaked into the hotel and found a lot of evidence. After going to work, they handed over the evidence to the staff according to the department in charge, which made them appear in the Chinese boss's restaurant almost at the same time.

Leo and the others didn't have much excitement after watching the Chinese boss being brought out, they knew that they couldn't change anything by themselves. There may be many people like this Chinese boss, they can't report all these people one by one, if the Chinese want to change their image in the eyes of others, they have to do it themselves to work hard to improve. These things are a bit too heavy for Leo and the others, and Leo doesn't take these things on himself, and now he just wants to go back to the United States as soon as possible, because the people who are very important to him are there.

Leo said goodbye to Raul's family that night, and Anata and Bella were really reluctant. Leo didn't spend much time with them, but the boy with a wicked smile always surprised and entertained them. They don't know if they will be able to see Leo again in the future, so they all hug Leo and cry with pear blossoms and rain, which makes people feel distressed to watch.

Xiaolan kept looking at Leo with playful eyes, and Leo was a little hairy by Xiaolan's gaze. In the end, Leo and Raul's family hugged one by one, and quickly followed Robert out of the hotel.

Before leaving, Leo left the money he earned from selling fish in the kitchen of the hotel with a letter, and he knew that Raul would go to the kitchen every day to check it. The main content of the letter was to thank Raul for taking care of him these days, and said that it was a great pleasure to get along with the family, and hoped that they would see each other again if they had the opportunity.

Leo followed Robert and Ran to an office building in northwest Havana, which was now closed. So they waited in front of the office building, and after a while, an old-fashioned car drove up to them and stopped in front of them. Due to the hot weather, the windows were all down, so the driver looked at them with scrutinizing eyes and said, "Who is Robert?"

Robert stepped forward and pointed at Leo and said, "I'm Robert, and this is the one who is going to smuggle people." You're all set. ”

The driver glanced at Leo and said, "He's the only one, you don't work together, you are really rich, and you can smuggle once for one person." Okay, you get in the car, the others don't have to follow, they don't want to contact too many outsiders. ”

Xiaolan looked at Leo, knowing that there would be no accidents in this smuggling, but she still said worriedly: "You have to be careful on your own road, they will come to pick you up when you get there." ”

Leo looked at Xiaolan and nodded "um", greeted Robert again, and sat in the car. When he got into the car, the car sped away and quickly disappeared into the night. After Xiaolan saw the car driving away, she was still not at ease and asked Robert again: "Brother Robert, Leo will be fine, is it all arranged." ”

Robert patted Xiaolan on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Xiaolan, the FBI is still reliable, they said they would go to the sea to pick up Leo." So Leo will be fine. ”

Leo sat in the classic car, watching the surrounding high-rise buildings become fewer and fewer, indicating that they were driving out of the city. After a while, they came to an old abandoned shipyard, drove straight in, and when they came to the beach, they saw a medium-sized fishing boat parked on the pier. The people on the boat saw the car coming, so they stepped off the gangplank and chatted with the driver in Spanish, and although they deliberately spoke behind Leo's back, Leo's ears still caught the whole content of their words.

Now Leo is no longer able to understand a word of Spanish when he first arrived, and his current level of Spanish is now able to communicate freely with customers in the hotel. Leo heard their conversation clearly, and the man who got off the boat first said, "Why is it just a person, is it not worth it for us to take a risk for the sake of one person?" ”

The driver said: "What's not worth it, don't look at a person, but the money is given to full money." They said that someone would pick him up when they got there, so just send him over. ”

"Oh, then this trip is to save a lot of trouble, what is the origin of this kid, for him to be able to drive a boat alone. ”

The driver said: "I don't know what his origin is, but as long as he gives money, we can do things, no matter what his origins are, don't we have to rely on us to smuggle to the United States, don't be too embarrassed on the road, maybe there will be cooperation in the future." ”

The driver beckoned to Leo and motioned for him to follow the man to the boat. Before boarding the ship, Leo asked in English, "Do you want to leave now, and when will you be in the United States?" ”

The man on the boat replied, "We'll leave right away, and if it goes well, you'll be in Miami in 3 hours."

Leo nodded in understanding, and followed the man to the fishing boat, and saw that there were two sailors waiting on the boat, and the two of them exuded a very uncomfortable, even a little frightened. But Leo was not afraid, because these three people Leo had not taken them into account.

Several people looked Leo up and down, one of them put on a harmless smile, and the other only glanced at Leo before going on to do something else. The smiling guy walked to the side with the man on the boat and whispered to him in Spanish, "Why is he alone, what is his net worth, do you want us to tie him up?" As he said this, he smiled and nodded at Leo. If it weren't for Leo being able to hear their conversation and just look at his expression, who would have thought that he was talking about how to calculate himself.

"I don't know where he came from, but he should be a lot of money, but we really tied him up and didn't know who to ask for money. I think it's better to forget it, this trip has made a steady profit, don't be too troublesome. ”

Leo didn't react when he heard their words, but the corners of his mouth slightly hooked up a wicked smile, and he thought, "It's best if you honestly send me back to the United States, but if you want to do something else, don't blame me for being ruthless."

The ship soon left the shipyard and sailed in the direction of Miami at night, and no one came to talk to Leo on the way, and Leo was quiet. He sat cross-legged on the board with his eyes closed, and Leo looked as if he was asleep. Although Leo had his eyes closed at this time, his body had been perceiving everything around him, especially the movements of those people. Fortunately, none of them did anything to threaten Leo along the way.

In this way, the fishing boat sailed for more than two hours towards Miami, and they were now in the territorial waters of the United States. The three people on the boat were also extremely vigilant, because from time to time there would be coast guards patrolling the sea, and they were most afraid of these coast guards who were in the smuggling business, not only would the smuggling not succeed, but they would also be in danger of being caught.

At this moment, one of them suddenly said, "Do you hear anything, I seem to hear the sound of a motor." ”

The smiling man said, "I didn't hear anything, wasn't it all the boom-boom from this fishing boat." ”

The man continued, "No! I can still tell if it's our boat, it's not a fish boat, it's like a U.S. Coast Guard patrol boat." ”

The smiling man said: "No way, if they are on patrol, we can find them from a long distance, how can there be a patrol boat without lights." Look at the black whirring on the sea, how can there be a little light. ”

Then the man said, "No, I do hear it, and it's getting closer, turn off the motor and you can hear it." ”

By this time, Leo, who was sitting on the deck, had already opened his eyes, because he had already noticed that two ships were approaching them, and he also heard that both ships should be patrol ships of the United States Coast Guard. Of course, he wouldn't remind these people that these two ships were here to pick him up.