Chapter 134: Classic Car Car Show
The investigators did not collect evidence in detail, but simply walked through the scene, questioned the people present, and learned that the door of the warehouse was indeed locked from the inside, and the firefighters smashed the windows at night to get in.
And Jerry Maia is an excellent actor.
In the court of the final verdict, he used a vivid performance to tell the jurors his grievances, deceived the trust and favor of most of the jurors, and unanimously agreed to impose a heavy penalty on SOS to punish the "crime" committed by the old man.
While they were talking, Old Man Han quietly went downstairs and put his hand on his grandson's shoulder.
"If I hadn't been Chinese, those people wouldn't have dared to do this to me at that time, and no one would have dared to do this to me now. There was a sense of relief in his words.
"The most regrettable thing is that the company missed a development opportunity, because I didn't have any liquidity at the time, and after the court forced me to compensate for the money, I sold two ancestral properties to raise millions of dollars to expand SOS again. ”
Han Xuan was not born at that time, and the family did not mention this matter, he looked at the old Jeremiah in the distance with disgust, and affirmed: "He will pay for it." ”
"Yes, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, although it's been more than ten years, but it's not now. Old Man Han's tone was relaxed, compared to the past, now what his grandson said made him feel even happier: "Okay, okay, let's go, go see the auto show." ”
"Come here, young man!"
Old Man Han beckoned, and the student recommended by Thomas not far away turned his head and pointed at himself: "Are you calling me?"
"Yes, we need a docent. Han Xuan replied.
Ordinary visitors do not have such treatment, they are specially arranged for VIPs by the organizers of the Pebble Beach Auto Show, the number of about 30 people, after a few days of training. You can get a general idea of the models exhibited this year.
The whole Pebble Beach Auto Show is very large, and so far at least more than 1,000 people have bought tickets to come in, and some of them are still dragging their families, standing in front of the classic cars with cameras, and asking people to help take pictures, all of which are here to play. Tourists passing by generally do not refuse, and there are flashing lights everywhere.
Because there are too many people, the lawn under their feet is trampled everywhere, but it is rare to see the garbage discarded at will, these seaside freckles are quite tenacious, and it will not take long to return to their original state.
Fountains are constantly gushing out, and classic cars are placed around.
Models of the same model from different eras are displayed side by side for people to compare with each other. The precious classic car is placed separately and surrounded by a white iron chain the thickness of an arm.
Car owners are in high spirits to tell visitors about the history of their cars, who are generally in their fifties and older, with younger people preferring sports cars with sleek lines.
Mercedes-Benz brought over the E-series cars that will be released next year, and the four headlights in the front of the car are like eyes; the S-class car series has not changed from its predecessor, and it looks like it is made of building blocks, Han Xuan feels that they do not meet his own aesthetics, and he prefers the sleek streamlined body of the later generations.
There are not only quantity requirements for car companies to come to the exhibition. And you need to pay a certain amount of advertising fees, and mid-range brands bring those to participate in the exhibition. Almost all of them are Volkswagen models, and the people who can afford high-end sports cars are a minority after all, so it is better to target the general crowd of exhibitors.
For example, in the BMW exhibition area, the 7 Series model is ready to be replaced, and the front of the car adopts the classic grid-shaped "big nostrils". When Han Xuan and the others were passing by, a middle-aged man happened to be ordering it from a BMW employee.
At the Pebble Beach Motor Show, there are a lot of coquettish women, but they are not found by the organizers, but are similar to employees who volunteer. They all hope to improve their lives and catch up with the rich in different ways.
Everyone has their own ambitions, and they can't criticize them for anything, but they just pin their hopes on a group of old men, this is the prelude to waiting for the inheritance, Han Xuan teased in his heart.
The young man who was being introduced to them was named Heinrich, and he was a Jew just by his name, without looking at the bridge of his unusually high nose.
Unlike other Jews, Heinrich was shrewd, blushing when he spoke, with a pair of round, thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and his hair brushed back to reveal his forehead.
It seems that he has no experience in using hair wax, and his hair is coagulated together like a steel needle, Anya will smile when she sees him, and leaned over to Han Xuan: "If you say he wants to do a handstand, will his hair be messy?"
Han Xuan quietly glanced at Heinrich and attached it to the girl's ear: "Even if you stand in the center of the storm, you won't"
Lady Cecilia heard her daughter's laughter, turned her head and smiled, and asked, "What's wrong?"
"Nothing, just saying that the weather is nice today......"
Today is indeed a good day.
A few days ago, it was estimated that the rain that had been accumulated in California for half a year was all dropped in advance, the sun slowly rose in the east, higher and higher, and the clouds in the blue sky disappeared, like a whole blue background map, reflecting the sea in the distance.
Seaside freckles turn verdant at a rate visible to the naked eye when it meets the sun, perhaps because the sea fog has dissipated.
Tickets for $100 per person are not paid for nothing, and the auto show organizers also provide them with sumptuous food.
Some people brought tents, set up them in the open space 100 meters to the west, spread tarpaulins around them, brought food and sat around for a picnic, and they had the posture of sleeping here for a week and eating enough money for the entrance fee.
There is the sea, the grass, luxury cars and mansions, and occasionally you can see beautiful women, and life becomes complete in Pebble Beach.
Anyway, as long as they don't enter the auto show at night and no one cares about them, they will be considered on vacation.
There was more than one person with this idea, at least hundreds of tents quickly appeared, and some experienced old fritters began to set up small stalls to sell the specialties brought from their hometowns, so the potential of people is really endless
Heinrich carefully introduced each classic car in front of him, occasionally forgetting the detailed data and secretly looking through the black notebook in his hand.
Heinrich pointed to the booth in front of him and stammered: "This is the GT40 prototype sports car produced by Ford in 1965, and a total of 12 units were designed and built at that time, including 6 convertible versions, which were auctioned off at the Pebble Beach Auto Show. ”
One of them was GT/104, which won four 24 Hours of Le Mans between 1966 and 1969, and the GT40 was designed to beat Ferrari in the long distance. ”
"Nearly 30 years later, this time the owner brought it to the exhibition, which is quite precious, and I heard that it was ...... at the afternoon auction" (to be continued.) )