"Hey, II, how do you feel?" After Li Xu knocked on the door and entered the study, his father, who was standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, immediately greeted. Pen Fun Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 ｉｎfo

"It was not bad, it was lively. Li Xu shrugged his shoulders, then turned to the old man standing with him: "Hi, godfather, thank you for coming to my birthday party." ”

"How could I miss my godson's coming-of-age pose. The old man, who was more than a round older than Edward, smiled kindly, "That piano piece is played well, although there may not be many people who like it." ”

"Thank you, that's my greatest comfort. Li Xu said in an exaggerated tone.

"You should actually play that "Variables of Parcabell's Canon." Old Edward interjected.

"First of all, I am proficient in two songs, and secondly, most of the people who play "Canon" have already heard it, Dad!" Li Xu unceremoniously gave his father a roll of the eyes.

"Okay, you father and son talk slowly, and I'll leave first. Randolph Hirst, who was watching them with some amusement, shook his head.

But after walking a few steps, he immediately stopped, turned his head to Li Xu and said, "Oh, by the way, Pipong, Eddie has my investment advisor phone number there, if you are really interested in Disney, you can contact him directly." ”

"Thank you, Godfather. Li Xu immediately made a grateful expression.

When Randolph went out, he breathed a sigh of relief and tilted his head to look at his father: "You have already told your godfather?"

"Of course, it was his birthday present. Old Edward shrugged.

"The Godfather is such a good man. Li Xu sighed a little exaggeratedly.

Well, he was just deliberately gagging with his father, and in the Hearst family, Randolph is indeed mild-mannered. The succession is relatively low, and he doesn't like to be in the limelight very much, he likes literature and art, and his five daughters are influenced by him, and they all have their own achievements in art.

Li Xu has a good impression of him, better than John F. Kennedy Jr., after all, the ass of this life is sitting on the side of the capitalists, even if there is a mother who likes to read a certain anthology.

"But the godfather doesn't seem particularly pleased, is it for Patsy's sake?" he asked.

"Yes, Carter pardoned Patsy, but the charges remained," Daddy let out a rare sigh, "You know how ...... the Justice Department's process is Troublesome. ”

Li Xu guessed how "fucking" he was supposed to say, because in the United States, once someone is convicted, it becomes almost impossible to expunge.

This involves a large number of people, such as the police who handled the case, the prosecutor who prosecuted, and the judge who convicted the case, and if the case is really reversed, these people will be held accountable. Therefore, ordinary people cannot shake this chain of interests, even if there is enough evidence in their hands to prove that the prisoner is innocent.

Of course, if the top layer of the pyramid is not impossible, as long as the behind-the-scenes trading is effective. But the problem is that if this layer is really involved in some big case, then it can be picked out from the beginning and will not be convicted at all.

That's not to say that the Hearst family wasn't at the top, the main thing was that Patricia was robbing a bank at gunpoint in full view of the crowd and was filmed, and the Stockholm Syndrome claim was not supported at the time.

Well, to put it in simple terms, Patricia Hirst is the third daughter of Li Xu's godfather, Randolph Hearst, and she is a very quiet girl.

Then, the Bay Area of San Francisco in the '70s was a crazy place, with all sorts of radical leftist organizations abounding, after all, being a gay stronghold.

Next, a self-righteous leftist group called the Symbiotic Liberation Army kidnapped Patricia in February '74 and made a lot of demands to the government and the Hearsts, such as the release of political prisoners, or the money to buy food and distribute it to the poor.

The former is certainly impossible, and the latter Hearst family took 2 million to buy food and distribute it everywhere, and almost caused a stampede, but the Symbiosis Army did not fulfill its promise.

Sometime later, they announce on the radio that they are welcoming a new member, Patricia Hearst, and Patricia announces in a tape they send that she has severed ties with the "rotten" family and changed her name.

Then came the armed robbery of a bank, the break-in of a sporting goods store, and the rescue of members of the group who were arrested as thieves, and finally arrested in '75.

The incident caused a lot of uproar, and Patricia appeared on the covers of various magazines in those two years, which also brought the Hearst family to shame.

In the end, the federal government prosecuted and convicted her, and it was said that it did not support the Stockholm syndrome claim at the time, so even though she was also a victim, she was sentenced to 7 years in prison.

Of course, the Hearst family did not give up on her, although Randolph had 5 daughters, he still cared about Patricia, not to mention that the psychologist also confirmed that she was brainwashed in extreme circumstances.

So after 22 months in prison, the Hearst family moved Jimmy Carter and received a presidential pardon, and Patricia was released from prison in February last year.

But it didn't end there, as Patricia was still charged with a bank robbery at gunpoint, and the experience changed her completely, and she eventually married her bodyguard in search of security.

All of this worries and emaciates Randolph, and it also puts a stain on the Hearst family, so he has been hoping to have his daughter's charges cleared, but for now it is impossible.

The family will definitely not use all their strength for this matter, and it is already very good to win amnesty, and it is too late for Randolph to appease the family, so how can he be embarrassed to speak.

What's more, it has only been more than a year since the amnesty, and there have been a lot of bad reactions, thinking that the Hearst family is interfering in the judiciary, and this year is another election year, Carter's situation is not very good, and he will definitely not do something that may lose points at this time, so it is no wonder that Randolph is still worried about his godson's coming-of-age ceremony.

"Didn't you tell the godfather that Carter would definitely step down?" asked Li Xu at this time.

"It's only May, and the pre-auditions are not over yet, and there is at least half a year before the final announcement. My father replied.

Li Xu wanted to ask, "Haven't you already decided", but think about this overly obvious feeling of kingmary, it only appears on the Pacific side, and the United States has always been very secretive, it is all sugar-coated, and there are no similar verses to read, so forget it.

The reason why he mentioned Carter is because normally, the president will read two lines of poetry before he leaves office, and if he is wrong, he will be pardoned, and if the Hearst family tries harder, it may not make him simply cancel Patricia before leaving office.

But Dad said so, and the godfather's idea doesn't represent the Hearst family, so forget it, anyway, not now, and Clinton will do it in 20 years.

"Okay, don't talk about that, I'm not calling you over to discuss this. My father waved his hand.

"What's that, is it opening a gift?" Li Xu asked with a smile.

"No, it was night, a surprise. Father blinked, and made a mysterious appearance.

"Surprise? well, what kind of surprise?" Li Xu didn't believe it at all, and then deliberately approached and observed him for a few seconds: "You better be modest, Dad, the circles under your eyes are dark." ”

"Temperance, what temperance?" Old Edward was puzzled at first, but immediately reacted, and immediately glared at him angrily: "You don't know, your mother is here." ”

"That's why I said moderation," Li Xu smiled, and a little cared, as if he was really thinking about him, "I don't care what my mother does, but you should pay attention to this, shouldn't you?"

The father narrowed his eyes, but didn't say anything, just pointed his finger at him: "Okay, you can make fun of it as much as you want, I hope you won't regret it later." ”

"Oh?" Li Xu said, raising his eyebrows.

Then old Edward went to the door of the inner room, stretched out his hand and knocked twice, and the door opened, and a beautiful woman in white came out.

The white plain coat, the knee-length tube skirt with wavy folds, and the short golden brown hair curled at the edges, clean and neat. He is 5.8 feet tall, but he is very well-proportioned, and the standard hanger is a stop there, and the dignified and elegant temperament immediately comes to his face.

But she lowered her head slightly, crossed her hands in front of her lower abdomen, with a little shyness, her gray-blue eyes glanced at Li Xu, and quickly moved away, but she couldn't help but glance at it again, very cute.

No wonder Charles wanted her more. Li Xu sighed in his heart, and then glared at his father, he now understood what the phrase "don't regret it later" meant.

But at this time, he was no longer allowed to think about it, and the beauty in front of him had already raised her hand and waved: "Hi, Ai...... Eddie. ”

"Hi Dinah, I'm ...... I don't know what to say. Li Xu made a look of surprise and disbelief.

"I think you two young people must have a lot to talk about, so I won't bother you. Old Edward patted Li Xu's shoulder as he spoke, showed a meaningful smile, and then walked out of the study.

Well, unlike Grandpa, Daddy doesn't care who he wants to be his wife, anyway, as long as it's from the same class, as long as he really likes it, he supports it.

Li Xu is very happy that his father can think like this, but it would be better if he could be more reliable, God knows how many things Diana listened to in it before.

"I didn't expect you to come, Dinah, what a surprise. He walked briskly over and took the hands of Earl Spencer's youngest daughter up.

Diana shyly withdrew her hand gently, but did not break free, so she let him hold it: "I...... It took me a long time to get my father's permission, but Mr. Lee wanted me not to tell you for a while so that I could surprise you at the birthday party. ”

"But......" Li Xu felt a little strange, and then thought of something and asked, "Don't tell me, you're just here." ”

"Also...... No, I've been here for more than ten minutes. Diana explained.

"I mean, you just arrived by plane today?" Li Xu looked at her with blazing eyes.

"Yes," Diana bowed her head a little embarrassed, "the plane said at noon, I was supposed to be here before the party started, but there was a traffic jam on the road, and it was delayed for a while. ”