In late September, Li Zhen and his entourage arrived in San Francisco.

It took more than half a month, and Li Zhen and his party finally returned here again. Because there is no connecting railway between San Francisco and Washington, if the railway is connected, it will definitely save a lot of time, but it takes more than half a month to delay from time to time on the way, or to change trains.

Back in San Francisco, Li Zhen and his party went straight to Chinatown.

Dading Restaurant, second floor.

At this time, Hong Yi, the owner of Hongmen, as well as the bigwigs of Hongmen, plus Li Zhen, Liu Jintang, Tang Huaide, A Shaman and other cadres who had just returned from Washington, were all sitting together.

Hong Yi looked lost and sighed: "The president is about to leave San Francisco, we are reluctant!" ”

Tang Huaide said: "President, it is better to stay longer. ”

Li Zhen smiled slightly, shook his head and said, "There is no feast in the world, and it's time to return to China." I believe we will meet again next time. After a pause, Li Zhen changed his words and asked, "Lord Hongmen, how is Mr. Scott's affairs handled?" ”

Hong Yi nodded and said, "Please rest assured, the president has settled down and is absolutely safe." ”

After Li Zhen heard this, he was finally relieved.

When Li Zhen left Washington, he had already expected that once the news of the Scotts' departure reached Lincoln's ears, Lincoln would definitely not give up, and Lincoln would not be able to send someone to intercept him when he saw a high-level official like Scott leave the US Commonwealth. For this reason, Li Zhen thought of a way to secretly cross Chen Cang on the plank road, and Li Zhen used it as a bright line to attract Lincoln's attention.

Scott left secretly, evaded the search, and arrived safely in San Francisco.

Sure enough, Lincoln was finally hit.

Hong Yi frowned and said solemnly: "It's not difficult for the president to leave San Francisco, because you are leaving normally. But if Mr. Scott's family wants to leave, I am afraid it will be very difficult. ”

"Why?" Li Zhen asked.

"Before the president arrived in San Francisco, the mayor of San Francisco had already received orders from Washington," Hong said. Soldiers were stationed at the port to strictly check those who left the port of San Francisco, allowing outsiders to enter, but those who left San Francisco were searched. I once sent men to the harbor to test it, and the man they searched for was Mr. Scott. Presumably, Federal President Lincoln did not let Mr. Scott leave with the President, so it was very difficult. ”

Liu Jintang nodded and said, "Mr. Scott has been the commander of the Federation for decades, and he is familiar with various affairs of the Federation and is an important official at the top level. If I were the president of the Union, I would not have been able to let Mr. Scott go. ”

Hong Yi asked, "President, what now?" ”

Li Zhen thought for a moment and asked, "What if you smuggle in?" Is this possible? ”

Hong Yi shook his head and said, "President, smuggling is almost impossible. ”

"Why?"

"Because the officials in control of the port are aware of the smuggling, and in normal times, they turn a blind eye, so some people succeed in smuggling over, or quietly smuggle away. But that's the one who doesn't matter, so no one checks. Now that the mayor has received an order from the president, the checkpoint has been placed under martial law, and the soldiers in the port do not dare to be lazy, they are all staring with wide eyes. They are so prepared that it is impossible for them to slip out of their noses. Mr. Scott wanted to smuggle away, almost impossible. ”

Li Zhen frowned, his expression extremely serious.

Looks like something is not going well!

What to do?

Li Zhen fell into deep thought, and the people present also looked serious. Most people already know what it is, but they can't figure it out. After all, it was impossible for Li Zhen to forcibly take someone away. Li Zhen only had more than 300 people, while there were thousands of soldiers stationed in San Francisco, and the difference in strength between the two sides was too great to be feasible at all.

"Report, President, there are soldiers downstairs, and they need to be routinely checked!"

A soldier from the Sharp Knife Battalion came up to report.

Hong Yi immediately explained: "President, this routine inspection is also to search for Mr. Scott. Every now and then, soldiers come to Chinatown to search. Presumably, the mayor wanted to find Squat as soon as possible, so he would check so often. ”

Li Zhen waved his hand and said, "It's okay, let them search!" ”

The soldiers went to give orders, and soon the San Francisco soldiers went upstairs and made a look.

Because Li Zhen made a big fuss in San Francisco, countless people remembered Li Zhen, and the soldiers knew that Li Zhen was a ruthless character, so they didn't dare to go out of line and offend Li Zhen. The officers and men came in a hurry, went in a hurry, and left quickly.

At this time, Li Zhen's expression became more solemn.

From this point of view, San Francisco has made plans to bring back Scott. Li Zhen thought carefully, his brows suddenly stretched, and he said with a smile: "Since Washington has repeatedly put pressure on San Francisco, it is impossible for San Francisco to let Scott go. Well, we can only resort to the rest. ”

Liu Jintang asked: "President, what means?" ”

Tang Huaide and the others blinked, and they were all curious about what Li Zhen was going to do?

The corners of Li Zhen's mouth rose, evoking a smile, but a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "Master Hongmen, I still have to ask for your help in this matter." I'm writing a letter now, and you're sending someone out of San Francisco by boat, and then going to the island of Hawaii, to contact the great pirate Tiche over there, and deliver him my letter. ”

"Pirates?"

Hong Yi's eyes widened, and he looked puzzled.

Liu Jintang and Chen Yucheng looked at each other, and they already understood in their hearts.

……

A small building in downtown San Francisco, on the third floor.

In the room, Scott and Maria sat next to each other, both of them looking serious.

With a hint of apprehension in her eyes, Maria said, "Old man, we're being arrested everywhere outside. In such a situation, can you still go to China with Li Zhen? Although Maria is Scott's wife, in the final analysis, she is just an ordinary old woman who is worried about the news outside.

Scott said, "Gotta go!" ”

Mary said, "Why? ”

Scott looked solemn and said very seriously: "The news of our departure has caused a storm in the city, and Washington has given up on me." Once I was brought back, I would definitely be punished. ”

Mary trembled with fright, frightened.

Seeing this, Scott smiled in his heart.

In fact, Scat was worried that Maria would not be able to withstand the pressure and ran out to meet the mayor of San Francisco, so he opened his mouth to scare Maria and make Maria go to China firmly. As far as Scott is concerned, he has promised Li Zhen that he will not go back. As for leaving the Federation, those sub-officials in Washington will definitely disagree, after all, he is an important member of the Federation. But Scott was leaving, and federal officials had no reason to stop him.

He did not go to China to become an official, but to run a school.

A pedagogue, there are no state secrets involved, so Scott is at ease.

ps: Fourth Update; Call it a day. Tomorrow Monday, outbreak, hey!