Chapter Thirty-Nine: Good Luck Today, Old ...... Grandpa, please eat...... rice
When Edward returned to his house, he slumped on the couch and chatted with his old mother, which was when he was happiest, especially when his mother told him that dinner was Matzah balls, and Edward cheered, as if he had gone back to the years of twenty years ago.
This is a traditional Jewish cuisine, which does not look very good, and it does not have the right counterpart in Chinese cuisine.
matzah means unleavened cake, and the literal translation of the name of the dish is unleavened cake balls.
But it's really different, firstly, this is a stew rather than fried, and secondly, the meatballs are made of butter, chicken, flour, put into chicken broth and boiled with carrots, it looks simple, but the proportion of various materials is the key to determining the taste, which is precisely the secret of each family, fortunately, the old mother is very good at this, especially when the weather is cold, a hot bowl down, people are warmed up, and I can't wait to sleep in the winter afternoon sunshine immediately, covered with eiderdown quilt.
It was three o'clock in the afternoon, and he was happily waiting for the meal to start, his Adam's apple was swaying up and down, and his saliva was secreting a lot, and he was waiting to eat well.
Suddenly, the phone rang, and Edward picked up the receiver, and his face became gloomy.
"What's wrong?" After hanging up the phone, the mother asked
"My dear grandfather, Itezka Mizrasi Rabibi, who is of great prestige in the community of Polo Park, suddenly became kind to the robber and asked his poor and kind daughter to take her poor and good grandson to his house for dinner at night."
"That's your grandfather, you can't be so mean. In case someone else hears it......"
"yes, so I said it in Chinese. If you're still worried, I can try classical Chinese, Itz Calabi, Yu Waizu, stingy and unsympathetic......"
"You......" Mother shook her head, "Did you say anything?" ”
"It's certainly not a good thing."
"Ed, don't do this. After all, we're at fault. ”
"Hehe, is it because you insist that I use my father's last name? So Edward Young and Edward Mizlasi should be treated differently? ”
"Okay, you're also older, let's find a chance to ease the relationship" The mother couldn't argue, so she could only slowly persuade, "After all, he is your grandfather, although he is a little dissatisfied with us, but he still let us live in the community, isn't it?" ”
"Hehe" Edward didn't speak.
After he thoroughly understood his grandfather's character, he understood why Jews were always unpopular in this world.
Truth be told, most of it was done by myself!
So I don't want to see my grandfather, but I don't have any burden in my heart.
But the king of the community in Polo Park, the spiritual leader of the Jews in the whole community, and the administrator of several churches, Itezka Mizrasi Rabbi personally called to invite him, and this face was to be given anyway.
Of course, I can shake my face and take it seriously, but my wife still lives here.
Hey, in a few years, when you have money, you will move away and go to the fucking Jewish community, and as long as you have money in this country, you will be home! There are folks everywhere you go!
My grandfather lived in a small yard, and it was new in July, and the grape trellis in the yard was full of vines to isolate the scorching sun and hot air.
In the afternoon, sitting in the shade of the yard does not feel hot, and is even more comfortable than in an air-conditioned room.
On a small coffee table, the grandparents and grandchildren sat facing each other, staring at each other with wide eyes, and looking at each other a little unpleasantly.
The mother wanted to come to play a round, but was pulled away by her mother, and the two middle-aged and elderly women whispered something at the other end of the yard, and Edward peeked and found that his wife and the old lady had a smile on their faces, and he was much more relieved.
"You should know about the bombing, right?" The old rabbi got straight to the point.
"Bombings?" Edward was confused
"It was the explosion in the BLM building two months ago that targeted Jews, and the victim was a young Jewish girl."
"Oh, oh, I know, there's a deal going on here?"
"That's what I'm looking for you today" The grandfather superimposed the majesty of the rabbi, making the old man look very imposing.
Of course, this is just his self-feeling, Edward is disdainful in his stomach, and he still has to do the act of face, "Please speak"
"It's a pity that this case has been investigated and it has been found that it involves the Polo Park community."
“!!!” Edward was shocked, and the terrorists were his neighbors for a long time?
Although I don't have any feelings for the community, I have lived there for more than ten years, and I still have a lot of childhood playmates!
Hey, calculate the age, if you don't get it well, there are "blasting talents" among the former friends!
"You are responsible for this case." The person on the other side spoke again.
"Me? No, no, no, no," Edward shook his head desperately, "I don't have a lawyer's license yet?" Those who are unable to appear in court. ”
Joke, this is a pit, it's too late to walk around, and now you have to throw firecrackers into it to set off a huge wave?
You must know that the wild maggots in the dung sea will cover their heads and face for the rest of their lives (non-typo)!
Since I studied law, I have made plans to feed my conscience to the dog, but it is one thing to have no conscience, and it is another thing to have no bottom line.
Defending terrorists who blatantly staged bombings?
Just because the other person is a neighbor of the same race as himself?
But the innocent girl of the dead is also Jewish, who did she provoke?
Inexplicably, she died slowly in the agony of torture, only in her 20s, which is the best age, imagine that the beautiful girl lay on the carpet so that she would not be choked by the toxic smoke, but it was completely ineffective, and finally died slowly in pain.
If the bomber is innocent, then what is this girl? Dead in vain?
And then there is the most important thing, I really don't bother to have anything to do with my grandfather, anyway, I don't owe him anything over the years.
The old man did have a lot of resources in his hands, but neither he nor his mother enjoyed them.
Now let yourself inexplicably go out to top the thunder, cut!
No wonder the Jews are surrounded and suppressed all over the world, and they can't be too calculating.
Is it too late to play the family card at this time?
Itez Calabi continued: "You don't have to worry about appearing in court, our community has its own practicing lawyer, and he will act as the nominal lawyer. Just like in your case with Dami Nizo. ”
"Huh" Edward scolded secretly, "The old thing is prepared, this is the old man?" ”
"Why me?" He was a little impatient
"I was amazed by your performance in the case of Dami Nizo, and it was even more surprising that you helped George Duffy win the party election in Connecticut a while ago. I think you have so many unexpected tricks, which is the greatest strength and the most suitable for court. This case is based on the ordinary process, and most of the time it will not be able to achieve the expected results. ”
Edward pursed his lips and muttered to himself, "People give money!" I gave a lot of it! Will you old miser give money? Hehe! ”
The old rabbi didn't care about his subtle expression, and continued, "And, one thing, you're going to defend Sheldon. ”
"What?" Edward lost his temper "Sheldon, which Sheldon?" ”
"Sheldon Sieger!"
"Impossible! , This can't be, we've been classmates since we were kids, although the relationship is average, but I know him, this guy is not that kind of person! Edward shouted
"I also hold the same view, but unfortunately, the FBI threw out a lot of evidence to prove that he was involved in this case, and I don't really understand the specific details. Therefore, I had to find a professional in this area to help him get rid of his crime. ”
"Exoneration?"
"Yes"
"Since the FBI has evidence, then I'm afraid that Sheldon is indeed implicated." Edward regained his composure and began to analyze from a legal point of view: "If I come, I may be able to reduce my sentence, but I am not guilty......"
"Yes, exoneration. I know it's difficult, but it's also important, and in fact I have a lot of ways to shorten my sentence, like signing an out-of-court agreement and so on, and any lawyer can do it. ”
"Since Sheldon is indeed guilty, why not let him be punished by the law? You're a rabbi, you know that better than I do! Or why don't you go find a better lawyer?! Edward stood up from his chair, looking aggressive.
"Quite simply, there are three people going to be prosecuted in this case, in addition to Shelton, Ian Davis and Stuart Cohen, the former is our community's Barry Slotnick, who used to be Joe Colombo's lawyer, and Stuart's lawyer is Bert Witzleben."
"Bert Witzleben? Vice-President and Legal Adviser of the Jewish Safeguard League? I've heard that his specialty is in estate law. Edward sneered, which was indeed funny, it was no secret that before he became legal counsel, the lawyer helped write wills every day, and then he also made extra money from writing wills on his behalf.
"Yes. Both lawyers are members of our community, their own people, and now the whole world is hostile to Jews, and even our own people are helping outsiders. We can only trust our own people. Although his profession is somewhat inappropriate, Bert has been working as a legal adviser for more than a decade, and he has enough time and ability to continue learning on the job. The old man waved his hand and motioned for his grandson to be quiet.
"If the Jews are to survive in this world, they must work hard and hard, as we have done in thousands of years of displacement. As for whether Sheldon deserves to be punished, it's a matter for God. And now he's just a Jewish kid in my community, a believer listening to my sermons in church...... In that way, I had to help him. ”
Edward said coldly, "Perhaps, he just listened to your advice to drop the bomb?" ”
In his last life, he was extremely disgusted with the so-called religious leaders who were ostensibly benevolent and secretly fanned believers to engage in terrorist activities, but he didn't expect that in this life, the good religious leaders became his grandfather, of course, this old thing is very good, and he will definitely not let his followers go to "jihad", but it is not easy to say if it is not to use believers to collect money.
He firmly believes that his grandfather must be a good hand in this area, that is, he is deeply hidden, and he definitely has money, and most of them dare not kill him.
Really......
"I swear in the name of my mother, I am against violence, against extremism, I consider violence against civilians to be shameless and cowardly, I am ashamed of the perpetrators of violence. You've heard me preach a lot in the past, and you should know that I don't preach violence. ”
----------------- the dividing line of the author's nagging---------------
At the beginning of a new case, unlike the previous ones, this case was more complicated, and it was deeply mixed with the general social environment in the United States at that time, and it was actually this case that gave me the intention to write this book.
I try to write as interesting as possible to make it easy for everyone to read.
And from here, the branch of the book will gradually spread out, which should be quite interesting.
In addition, there may be more names in the book that make everyone look familiar, well, see through it without saying it, read it harmoniously, and strictly guard against 404.
After all, the first book was forever sealed, and I don't want to see it a second time.