John. B. Reddick, this is not an ordinary name. Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info In California, while not every resident knows about him, at least many must understand who he is.

John. B. Reddick, who is the current Lieutenant Governor of California.

He's a big shot.

Now, the big man has arrived in San Diego. He came from San Francisco to this border city in southern California with only one purpose, to meet Qin Lang.

Just finished dealing with Harry. Thomas and the black mercenaries got such news that he didn't know whether it should be good or bad.

It was a sudden arrangement without any prior warning. Before Reddick arrived in San Diego, no one knew that he was coming to the city, whether it was the mayor, the city officials, or the city council, and his offer to meet Qin Lang was a surprise to everyone who got the news. Even Qin Lang was very surprised.

However, he did not show his true psychology. While Rachel, Elizabeth, O'Connor, and Yi Shui were all surprised when they heard the news, he always maintained a look on his face that was taken for granted and completely under his control.

When he returned home, he said only one sentence: "Elizabeth, help me find a suitable evening dress." ”

John. B. Reddick was certainly not likely to meet him at Viper Weapons or Umbrella, and would not have invited him to his hotel. Naturally, the ideal occasion for such a meeting, which is necessarily of a private transactional nature, is a grand social evening.

All you need to do is send Qin Lang an invitation to the party, and Mr. Vice Governor can meet with him without attracting too much attention from others, and chat with him for a while "out of politeness".

This is a well-established and very reasonable set of communication methods.

However, there is one thing that makes Qin Lang quite a headache: the evening party is the party party of the Republican Party in San Diego, and the only people who receive the invitation may be Republican Party members and wealthy people close to the Republican Party, and now he has also received an invitation, in the eyes of the Democrats, it means that his political position has been determined.

He studied in James. Bard's plans for short-term political investment could go bankrupt as a result.

It's not something he likes, but there's no choice either. Refusing to attend the party would not only upset the lieutenant governor but also other Republican members.

Although American conglomerates and super-rich usually bet on both donkeys and elephants, he is not qualified to do so yet.

He is neither a consortium leader, nor a super-rich, but also a Chinese - so Qin Lang can only happily accept the invitation and show up at the party venue on time.

At the very beginning of the party, he was bored. Like any similar activity, it starts with boring and wordy speech. Despite being a career politician, John . B. Reddick's speech was quite wonderful, but it was only for the Republicans and their supporters, and he listened drowsily.

Because Reddick was mobilizing for the gubernatorial election. Anyway, it's too early to start doing it at the end of February. And for Qin Lang, he knows the election results, so no matter how Mr. Vice Governor mobilizes, it is just a meaningless thing.

Even so, the speech lasted thirty minutes.

It was a tough thirty minutes. After that, the situation did not improve immediately. The Honorable Lieutenant Governor must also speak with San Diego's Republican leaders, leading party members, and key supporters for a while to discuss this year's gubernatorial election. Qin Lang knows that this year it is the Democrat James. Bard won, but they don't know it, so they look confident, looking like the next governor is already a Republican.

Watching their performance from a distance, he was tempted to walk over and tell them what to do—it might have choked them to death. But he did nothing, just watched their pleasant conversation while casually perfunctorily acknowledging a few Republicans known as "friends."

Then, finally, after another thirty minutes, John . . . B. Reddick finished his main work and began to walk in the direction of Qin Lang, at this time, the people around Qin Lang had already left because of his attitude, so he also slowly walked towards the vice governor.

Of course, on the surface, their target is not each other - from the perspective of a bystander, Qin Lang's target is Rachel and Elizabeth, while Mr. Lieutenant Governor's target is the mayor of San Diego.

Therefore, they will come together by accident.

And it is inevitable that Qin Lang will attract the attention of the vice governor. "A Chinese?" Reddick spoke first, trying to feign a look of surprise, "Let me think about it, you're the boss of the Great Viper Weapons Company, am I right?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Vice Governor, I'm Qin Lang. It's an honor to meet you. He replied politely.

"You speak very good English and have a slight Florida accent." This time, Reddick was really surprised, "You've been in Florida?" ”

"Lived there for a while."

"I think you must be in the public's attention, Mr. Qin Lang. You know, it's much harder to meet a Chinese person in Florida or any other eastern state than it is in California. ”

"I live in Everglades, which isn't very crowded, and I don't go out very much, so I don't have the opportunity to get as much attention as I did in San Diego." Qin Lang smiled, "Of course, this is also because there are not as many Chinese in California as there used to be. ”

He was implicitly denouncing the Chinese Exclusion Act and the California government's attitude toward the Chinese -- which in Rydick's view was. But he also confirmed one thing: Qin Lang was either a cunning and smart person, or he had indeed spent time in Florida and lived in a place that was very suitable for hiding himself.

Everglades, if someone were hiding there, probably no one would know about it for decades.

But that's not his concern. "You live in a good place, Mr. Qin Lang." He nodded, then continued, "I heard that you entered the U.S. with a Mexican passport?" So, you have Mexican nationality? ”

"Yes, Mr. Lieutenant Governor."

"However, I once sent someone to the Los Angeles Immigration Department to conduct a detailed investigation. The file shows that you already have U.S. citizenship. Mr. Qin Lang, I don't want to care why you obtained American citizenship in such a short period of time, but you should know that having the nationality of two countries at the same time, the U.S. government does not allow this kind of behavior. ”

"Mr. Lieutenant Governor, I am honored that you care so much about my condition." Qin Lang smiled, "Of course, it must be stated that I have only recently officially become an American citizen, and I have not announced this matter to anyone else yet." However, I think that most people are indifferent to whether a Chinese person has American citizenship or not, and having American citizenship does not make my situation any better, and hostile eyes are still around me. ”

"This is a very regrettable fact, Mr. Qin Lang." John. B. Reddick admitted, but he went on to say, "But the United States is a democracy, and as government officials, we can't force our people to change their opinions—even if some of them don't make sense." ”

"I have a deep understanding of American democracy, Mr. Lieutenant Governor." When he talked about "democratic system", Qin Lang deliberately accentuated his tone.

Reddick didn't hear the sarcasm in his tone, and in fact he didn't think he was. John. B. Reddick nodded with satisfaction, since Qin Lang's identity was no problem, and he also had a deep understanding of the United States, he felt that he could officially start their conversation.

"Mr. Qin Lang, in fact, I came to San Diego this time, in addition to mobilizing for this year's gubernatorial election, there is another very important thing to deal with."

"Something to do with me?"

"Yes, so to speak."

"So, what's the matter, Mr. Lieutenant Governor?" Qin Lang was still smiling.