Chapter 286: Red and Black
Jason's eardrums ached as he struggled to squeeze his way through the crowd and retreat to the wall where Phil was spraying paint.
The evening breeze brought Jason's alcohol-paralyzed brain back to his senses, and when he saw the crowd on the other side of the street shouting "Long live evolution" and "Long live the Holy Family", it was as if he saw a group of dancers swinging wildly in the discotheque, no colorful lights above their heads, no dynamic melodies ringing in their ears, but they were also extremely high, as if the strange smell in the air was hallucinogens.
Jason, who couldn't fit in, finally felt uneasy, and he leaned over to Phil and urged, "It's time for us to go back, maybe everyone is waiting for you in the apartment with a party ready." ”
"Then let them wait, it's my turn to surprise them this year." Phil recklessly recklessly and fully engaged in his own work, and from the vague outline Jason could guess that it was a religious painting, which made Jason even more nervous, and walked back and forth behind Phil anxiously.
"Don't be nervous, that benevolent brother just asked about and the core doctrine of the Holy Sect together, isn't it alive now?"
A flirtatious voice sounded behind Jason, and Jason turned around suddenly, only to find that a yellow-skinned and black-haired Asian young man was standing behind him, holding a camera to Phil and the crowd across the street, constantly adjusting his pose, probably trying to find a better angle to shoot.
This man seems to have been standing here for a while, otherwise he wouldn't have known what had just happened, but Jason hadn't noticed him before, on the one hand, because Jason was unsettled, and on the other hand, because his hiding skills were very good, which greatly reduced his sense of existence, which is a compulsory course for elite war correspondents.
"Huaxia?" Jason cautiously took a step back, due to the tragedy that happened in Yuanjiang, China, almost all Chinese people, including Chinese Americans, are radical anti-deviants, Jason doesn't want words to be related to anti-deviants on the territory of mutants, although the big tall man just now is still alive, but who knows if he will pay the price for offending the Holy Sect - the abbreviation of the Evolutionary Cult, because the Evolutionary Cult is preached by mutants who claim to be of the Holy Race and the core high-level are all mutants without exception, so it is also called the Holy Religion - and pay the price.
It is true that the temple has a holy law to restrict mutants from harming humans, but no one can ensure that all mutants follow the holy law, even if the mutant does not attack him, it is inevitable that there will be human fanatics of the Holy Religion to retaliate against him, especially in the United States, a country where guns are proliferated, there are many cases of impulsive killing.
"Is my accent so pronounced?" The Asian youth stretched out his right hand to Jason, "My name is Tang Fei, may I ask you a few questions?" ”
As the first war correspondent to go deep into the front line to contact survivors after the dome disappeared, Tang Fei has made a great name in the Chinese press industry, and a group of photos taken in Yuanjiang even won a Pulitzer Prize nomination for journalism, but Tang Fei was still not satisfied, and after sensing the opportunity, he went to the United States to make a bold adventure, but this time he sneaked out alone.
"No, you're a journalist, right? I won't answer any of your questions. Jason took another step back, as far away from Tang Fei as he could.
"Journalists? No, no, no, what kind of journalist would use this kind of camera? Tang Fei smiled, "I'm just a tourist, I heard that there is a new special tourist attraction in New York, and I came to experience it, I have to say, there doesn't seem to be any moving scenery here, but as a place to play, it is really unique and unique." ”
"What do you want to ask?" Jason didn't lower his vigilance, but changed his attitude, "I'm a regular customer here, I can share a little experience with you, teach you some tricks, so that you can spend the least amount of money here and enjoy the most enjoyable experience." However, I have to charge a fee, and I can save you a lot of money, and paying a consultation fee is a very good deal for you. ”
"Of course." Tang Fei took out a thick wallet, which was filled with green banknotes.
"Just ask." Jason was thinking about how much he could recover a little of today's losses, and his mood improved slightly.
"I've heard that the consumption here is very high, so a considerable part of the customers are high-salary?" Tang Fei asked, "Will the amusement facilities inside be equipped with pinhole cameras?" You know, in many similar places in China, they will install that thing and secretly record it, and when they need it, they will use those videos to threaten customers and let them do things for themselves, and I am also a person with status, I am worried about ......"
"That's not going to happen here." Jason grinned, "Looks like you're really a first-time tourist?" Man, blessed are you. As you said, most of the people who have the ability to have fun here are high-income people with status and status, and they can basically meet their external material needs in life, so they will come to the 'club' to pursue the excitement, how great is it that they can linger? Use your imagination. ”
It took Jason nearly twenty minutes to introduce the most interesting amusement items in the "club" and the various matters that need to be paid attention to when playing, Tang Fei immediately presented five hundred-yuan bills after listening, and then asked casually: "What happened to the group of people across the street just now, are they all tourists playing here, I don't think the level of missionary work is very good, and it can confuse many people?" ”
After getting the money, Jason was in a good mood, and replied without much thought: "It's not strange, how to say it, most of the regulars here often deal with mutants, and they are not as resistant to mutants as those outside who don't know the situation." After staying here for a long time, it is inevitable that you will envy the various abilities of the mutants, and since the mutants transformed by the poor can have a stable and safe life, then ......"
"You know what?" Jason suddenly lowered his voice and said, "I heard from a colleague that a partner of our company is considering undergoing the transformation ceremony, and there is no perfect law on mutants yet. A friend of mine who works in a barrister has told me that in recent times they have been receiving more and more legal advice, many of them asking about the impact of converting themselves into mutants under the existing law, and how to protect their personal property and personal rights. You know, mutants only have the right of temporary residence and are not citizens of the United States, but it is still not clearly stipulated whether citizens who have citizens of the United States of America will continue to have civil rights after voluntarily converting to mutants! ”
"Oh?" Tang Fei's eyes lit up with excitement, "Can you give me your friend's contact information?" I would also like to do a little consultation. ”
"Aren't you a tourist? What do you do with these consultations? Jason wondered.
Tang Fei's face did not change and his heart did not beat, and he blurted out: "I have a relative in Chinatown, he is a citizen of the United States, and I am mainly here to visit him on my trip to New York this time." ”
"If you need a consultation, you can go to the law firm yourself, I have said enough today, it is not early, while this place is not crowded with people who come to enjoy the crazy nightlife, you can hurry up and enjoy!"
Tang Fei smiled without saying a word, and before turning to leave, he took a close-up of Phil's back, and at this time the walls were already stained with thick red and black.
"Have you decided on a name for the painting?" Tang Fei asked.
Phil nodded.
"Red and Black." 56