272. A meal and a message (1/10)
This meal was simple but satisfying, and Yang Shubao went to settle the bill in advance.
He could see that McTosh's wallet was not full.
South Africans don't have a toilet pretext to settle the bill, and McTosh doesn't know that he actually checks out, so it's a little embarrassing when he goes to check out after eating.
Yang Shubao had already prepared how to answer, he said sincerely: "Mr. McTosh, this meal is my apology to you, I misunderstood your character and ethics when I was in the reserve, according to our Chinese customs, I need to invite you to a meal to apologize, at the same time, I also use this to express my respect, you are the real pillar of South Africa." ”
This remark relieved the embarrassment of the guest to pay, and Metosh was also a real person, he thanked Yang Shubao, and then said with a wry smile: "Seriously, brother, we civil servants look beautiful, after all, this job is very decent, but it is really not so easy to support a family." ”
Income inequality in South Africa is very high, and the gap between rich and poor is huge.
Originally, the income of government civil servants was quite high, but now that the country's economic situation is not good, the Ministry of Finance has adjusted the income of civil servants, resulting in a sharp decline in their income.
McTosh briefly explained, and then said: "I stained your light today, but I am not a person who likes to be stained." So, let me tell you the news that your reserve is doing a good job, and after I submit the information, our director, Pritz Kuhl, wants to set an example for your reserve, and is preparing to grant you a special piece of land to expand the size of the reserve. ”
Yang Shubao was pleasantly surprised: "Really?"
"Yes, it's true, and you would never guess what the size of the land was granted. ”
"How much?"
"Ten thousand acres. ”
If he was pleasantly surprised, he was shocked when he heard this: "Ten thousand acres?
McTosh nodded and said, "The matter has not yet been decided, but it should be fine, it is 10,000 acres, and these lands will be given to you for free, but you must use them to develop a protected area." ”
Yang Shubao hurriedly nodded: "OK, OK, I will only use them to open a protected area." ”
McTosh looked around and whispered to him: "You'd better make the reserve hotter, brother, our land reform department is under a lot of pressure now, has encountered some problems, and has been questioned by the media and the public, so we urgently need an example, and use the power of example to reverse the reputation, you know what I mean?"
Lao Yang: "Understand, understand, must understand!"
McTosh shrugged his shoulders and said, "Okay, come on, thank you for your support of our country's wildlife conservation work, please believe that we will not treat you badly." ”
came to give a gift but got such news, Yang Shubao felt that he had earned it, and the Land Reform Department had lost it.
This news greatly boosted his mood, and after rushing to the court in the afternoon, he felt full of energy and energy, if the court allowed them to solve the case by violence, then Lao Yang himself could beat the three wolf teeth and Ron to the ground.
In the afternoon, the courthouse was extremely lively, and many media cars rushed over, fearing that hundreds of reporters would be blocking the courtroom door waiting for interviews.
The Kingscote ghoul case is too explosive, compared to the Drake family tragedy some time ago.
In particular, this case involves a witch doctor, and the suicide of the witch doctor adds a bit of mystery to the case, and the folk speculation about the case is more than one day by day, that is, the resort town is out of the world, and this case has long become the hottest topic of conversation among the people before and after meals in the city.
The court suddenly conducted a preliminary trial of this case, and the media were not notified in advance, so Yang Shubao and they did not see this kind of battle in the morning, and now the reporters and people who came to hear the news have surrounded the courtroom, and the water is impassable.
The reporters interviewed the most of them, and the most interviewed was a thin, energetic middle-aged black man, and Mason asked them and told them that he was an officer of the South African Traditional Healers Organization, and that he was the top leader of the organization in Pietermaritzburg.
The person in charge was very good at talking, and Yang Shubao heard that he had been denouncing the cannibalism of ghouls, saying that it was a regression of civilization and the poison of a barbaric era, and mixed with these words was his justification of the work of witch doctors: "Killing in religious ceremonies and the use of human tissues are not part of traditional South African medicine, which makes us angry, because South African traditional healers have always defended their honest work......"
He wanted to join in the excitement for a while, but the court session was approaching, so they squeezed into the crowd.
Someone was very dissatisfied and asked, "What are you squeezing? What about quality? This is the interview scene, do you want to be famous?"
Maison said domineeringly: "Stay aside, our official Sima Shang is about to hold a trial, we are witnesses, and we are going to sit down now." ”
Hearing this, a reporter immediately came up with a microphone: "Hello sir, are you a witness in this case?"
Yang Shubao knew that they had misunderstood, and was about to explain, but Maison said directly: "Yes, our witnesses are actually the suspects we caught. ”
The reporters were about to explode, and some people were asking, "Are they witnesses?" or "How is it possible, there is no news?" "yes, aren't they ghouls caught by the police?" "I guess they're crazy trying to be famous." ”
Although full of doubts, reporters have always had an attitude of preferring to kill mistakes rather than miss the news, so some reporters still scrambled to hand the microphone to them:
"What is your role in this case? Can you tell us about the progress of this case?"
"This is Voice of South Africa TV, what do you call it, and when did you get involved in this case?"
"Hello sir, I am a journalist from the Pietermaritzburg Morning Post, what is your relationship with this case?"
Maison pretended to say, "That's right, I'm the owner of a restaurant in a resort town. Do you know that the resort town is a new tourist town in the north of Hluchluve, with beautiful scenery and simple people, and everyone is welcome to visit. ”
"As for the revelations about the case, well, yes, the suspect in this case threw a poisonous snake at our friend's house, and my friend was bitten by the poisonous snake and almost lost his life, and then they sneaked in to it while my friend was away from home for treatment......"
The reporter who was waiting with bated breath to break the news was suddenly confused, what is this?
A female reporter was the first to react: "Are you talking about the Ghoul case in Kingscot City?"
"What ghoul case? I'm talking about the resort farm theft," Mason said. ”
The mentality of the reporters suddenly collapsed, are you teasing us?
Knowing that he was talking about the next case to be tried in court and not the ghoul case, the reporters scolded their mothers and quickly left their surroundings to block other people involved in the case.
Maison was triumphant, and he said, "Look, now the road is out, and I've promoted a wave of resort towns, how about it, am I smart?"
"Yes, you're a clever little ghost. ”