War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 1427: A show of force

"Join VN15?"

Wei Ran waited until Daofeng helped to translate, and then looked at Judy sitting opposite with a stunned expression. At the same time, he could not help but secretly wonder whether he had overacted just now.

"Reintroduction"

Mrs. Miley smiled and said, “In addition to being a lawyer, Judy is also the rotating president of the VN15 Council this year.

Like most members of VN15, Judy also had the misfortune of being the same age. Her father was also a Vietnam War veteran.

Before she was born, her father had already fathered five children with three more difficult women, and by that time her father had married her mother in California. "

So there is an unreliable Vietnam War veteran whose father is suffering from hemorrhoids in VN15, right?

In Wei Ran's subconscious thoughts, he seemed to have guessed what Miley was talking about. Judy also reached out her hand again and said in a very formal manner, "Mr. Victor, I am very honored to invite you as the rotating president of the VN15 Organization Council. .”

"Get out of the way!"

Thanks to Wei Ran's frightening reminder and the frantic evasive action of dragging Miley and her daughter.

In the second impact that followed, Zha Xifeng's car, together with the cold food container truck, hit the floor-to-ceiling window made of bulletproof glass!

"Oh!"

However, just looking at the angle at which her leg was bent from the middle, Wei Ran knew that 99% of it was broken.

At the same time, Wei Ran also picked up the recoilless rifle again, stuffed one end under the downed bulletproof glass window to act as a lever, and struggled to lift up the bulletproof glass that was still stuck together after being broken by a small amount. piece.

It wasn't until this moment, when the cold car stalled, that everyone heard Lawyer Judy's scream.

As soon as her call was connected, Mrs. Miley hurriedly ran down with an M16.

Frightened by this terrifying fatal threat, the female driver shifted into reverse gear without thinking and stepped on the accelerator again risking her life.

What embarrassed the female driver, and also embarrassed Wei Ran, was that maybe it was because she had rushed too hard, or maybe it was because Cha Xifeng's car had jammed the tire of the cold food truck.

All this sounds slow, but in fact it only lasted a few seconds. This time was only enough time for the fresh car to step on the accelerator and rush across the intersection and hit it hard. The two women fell at the small door.

With just the light touch and common sense, he knew that the cannonball was just an ornament without the charge.

Before the black female driver could scream, Zha Xifeng finally ran over with a gun in hand, stepped on the hood of his car, pushed the gun in his hand through the window into the cab, and aimed at the driver. A black female driver with a 90 mm diameter impact mark on her face!

With the third impact, the huge bulletproof glass was smashed into the room, and it was slapped hard on the coffee table around which Wei Ran and the four people had just been surrounded!

Good luck!

At the same time, Knife Bee, who was grinning as if his expression was turned into emoji because he slipped down the stairs and was thrown, also hurriedly took out his cell phone and started calling the police.

After confirming that there were indeed no bullets in the gun, Zha Xifeng simply put the gun on his shoulder. First, he called the knife bee who was about to shed tears of pain to go upstairs quickly. Then, together with Wei Ran, he dragged the injured Zhu Di also started walking to the second floor.

"Oh!"

Wei Ran only had time to say hello, and he was already rolling to his feet, and ran towards the suppressed lawyer Zhudi with the driver's fierce expression on his face.

Before Judy could finish speaking, Wei Ran grabbed the collar of the tight-fitting T-shirt and sun protection clothing that Daphne was wearing. He grabbed Mrs. Miley's wrist with his other hand and pulled the mother and daughter. He hid back with a look of horror on his face.

"Oh!"

Throwing away the barrel with a "clang", Wei Ran dragged Lawyer Judy to Daofeng and Zha Xifeng's side.

The female driver, who looked to be around thirty years old, let out a desperate scream that was enough to knock off the roof. She curled up into a ball with her head in her hands. It also revealed that she was being strangled by the seat belt. As for the extremely obvious bulging belly - this special number is actually that of a pregnant woman!

After getting the hint, Zha Xifeng immediately realized something and quickly put away the weapon in his hand. Then he opened the car door and checked until he was sure that there were no other weapons in the car. Then he and Wei Ran retreated to the stairs.

With this kick, not only did the car not fall over, but one of the rear tires exploded with a "bang" due to friction with the deformed door of Cha Xifeng's car during rotation!

This movement not only startled Wei Ran, who was carrying the gun barrel to show off, but also startled Zha Xifeng, who had just stood up and pulled out a Type 54 pistol from his waist before he had time to load the bullet. Miley and Knife Bee, who had just stumbled up to the second floor, were startled.

As Zha Xifeng spoke, the rifle he had taken from Mrs. Miley was aimed at the female driver in the cab. At the same time, he handed his Type 54 pistol to his wife from behind, and quickly turned his head and winked. .

This not only made Lawyer Judy start running almost subconsciously, but also made Zha Xifeng, who was leaning against the front of the car outside the French window and looking in the window, realized something was wrong and hurriedly hit the fresh food truck into his car. He had run away before, narrowly escaping from danger.

But he knew that, but that didn't mean that the black female driver knew, especially when Wei Ran raised the recoilless gun and pointed it at the broken cab of the truck with a fierce look on his face.

Looking left and right, Wei Ran rushed to the edge of the Forever bicycle placed in the other window. In the frightened eyes of the female driver in the cab of the truck, she pulled out the bicycle fixed on the beam. recoilless rifle, and then picked up the recoilless rifle cannon shell fixed on the back seat and filled it in.

After all, they were a couple. Miley understood it immediately. She held back her panic and turned upstairs with the gun. She removed the magazine and bullets and wiped any possible fingerprints with the hem of her T-shirt skillfully. Then she threw it into the into the Agent Orange barrel at the top of the stairs.

However, until this moment, the driver of the cold car was still stepping on the accelerator, trying to stuff the deformed cab into the window!

"Go upstairs and get the gun!"

Wei Ran hurriedly warned loudly, then let go of the gun barrel and let it slide out of the cab. He reached out and pulled out the car key and threw it away.

Hearing this, Zha Xifeng was stunned, and quickly used the corner of the wall to block the magazine. He first pulled the charging handle to try, and then removed the magazine to take a look.

"Give me the gun"

Especially the latter, this girl was particularly embarrassed. Her feet slipped, and with an almost standard uppercase "H" shaped body shape, she slipped out of the stairs that she had only climbed less than half way up, amidst a burst of screams. The location of the first step.

"There are no bullets in the gun, right?" Wei Ran waited until Knife Bee hung up the phone before asking in a low voice.

However, the heavy piece of bulletproof glass firmly pressed down most of Lawyer Zhudi's legs, and the other side was also pressed by the front of Cha Xifeng's car. Not only was he unable to lift it up, there was nothing he could do about it. Get Judy out!

But compared to their good luck, Lawyer Judy, who was also running, was still hit by the bulletproof glass that fell down on one leg, and her leg was pressed to the floor together with the table.

"Don't shoot! She's pregnant!"

Almost as soon as Wei Ran dragged Dao Feng and Miley to the door and fell into a ball, a fresh food container truck also slammed into Cha Xifeng's car parked on the roadside outside the bulletproof glass window!

With his help, Lawyer Judy finally pulled out the pressed calf with difficulty.

But compared to them, it was the black female driver who was more frightened.

"Call the police!" Wei Ran shouted again, while not forgetting to wink at Zha Xifeng.

In this chaotic scene, Wei Ran was the first to react. Carrying the big and scary pipe, he stepped on the sofa to the side of the front of the car, and directly thrust the barrel into the window that did not raise the glass, " With a "thud" sound, it hit the pregnant woman's dark face hard.

"It looks like a trap," Wei Ran said in a low voice.

"I want to hear your opinion." Cha Xifeng was particularly calm at this time.

"The driver was black and pregnant."

Wei Ran paused for a moment until he sent Lawyer Judy to the second floor. Then, while Cha Xifeng was poking the rifle back into the barrel of Agent Orange, he took out his cell phone and looked for Lawyer Carlos's cell phone number, mocking him. Guessed, "Even if someone tells me that the black driver is a single mother, that her husband is an American soldier who has just died in the battle, that she is a sexual minority, or that her ancestors were slaves sold to North America, I will not care. strangeness."

While waiting for Carlos's lawyer to answer the phone, Wei Ran continued, "And I have a hunch that the female driver will say that the reason why she hit the car was because of fetal movement or the amniotic fluid broke.

Mr. Cha, if you had just shot and killed that woman, you would be a sinner who murdered a single mother with many of the above status bonuses.

I would not be surprised whether there will be demonstrations demanding severe punishment for the murderer or you will be sent to prison directly. "

As Wei Ran described it, Zha Xifeng's face was filled with fear, "You are right, this is a trap."

"And I'm afraid it's a trap that has been prepared for a long time."

Before Wei Ran finished speaking, the phone was connected, and Carlos' lawyer's voice came from the receiver, "Mr. Victor, what's the point of calling me at this time?"

"Carlos, my friend, I'm in trouble."

Wei Ran didn't wait for the other party to finish speaking, and said in German, "It is very likely that I will have trouble with the American police and unscrupulous media, so I need your help now."

"So you came to America?"

Lawyer Carlos asked happily, seemingly not worried about Wei Ran, "It's great news that I can deal with the police again so soon. Victor, where are you now? Tell me about your situation."

"Allentown"

Wei Ran paused, and then introduced in detail and quickly what had just happened, as well as the work he was about to take on and the risks he might face.

Listening to the increasingly clear sirens from Weiran, lawyer Carlos said calmly, "Next, don't hang up the phone, turn on the speakerphone, and ask your friends to put away their weapons. Make any threatening move.

Before I rush to you, even if you fart, don't make a sound like yes or no. Just leave the rest to me. "

“Looking forward to our meeting”

After Wei Ran finished speaking, he turned on the speaker phone on the phone that was still talking, and conveyed the instructions from Carlos' lawyer just now to the people around him euphemistically and implicitly. Then he quickly ran up to the third floor alone and ran into Mr. Zach. s room.

First, he put the 1911 pistol in the drawer and the M7 bayonet in the second-layer drawer into the food box as quickly as possible while covering himself with a quilt. Then, he stuffed the helmet and the lighter and slippers inside the helmet as quickly as possible. I found a camera bag that I just found outside the room.

He quickly ran back to the second floor. Wei Ran patted the camera bag he was carrying and said in Chinese, "The employment agreement will be completed later. I will grab the key clues first to avoid being taken away by the police.

Judy, Mr. Carlos, please make sure the police don't take away my belongings. That's all I have to say. Can anyone in your family help translate? "

After Wei Ran finished speaking, he took advantage of Zha Xifeng's help in translating loudly, chose a comfortable position, happily laid down on the relatively clean carpet with his hands on his head.

Almost as soon as Zha Xifeng, who had followed suit, lay down and translated his words to lawyer Judy and lawyer Carlos on the other end of the phone, several police cars arrived at the corner of the street very quickly.

Immediately afterwards, a group of policemen with guns first controlled the female driver in the car who seemed to be showing signs of miscarriage, and then immediately went upstairs to "control" Wei Ran and others who had no resistance.

"I'm lawyer Judy"

Judy, who had a broken leg, said before the police were about to handcuff Wei Ran and others, "My leg is broken, but my legal team and I have been hired by Mr. Charlie's family to negotiate with the police about this incident." follow-up communication.

In addition, Mr. Carlos Garcia from Houston is the personal lawyer of this Asian scholar. Before you plan to do anything, you'd better think through the consequences. They happen to still be on the phone. "

"It's that court villain with the Declaration of Independence up his ass!"

One of the policemen who was about to press his knee on Wei Ran's neck reminded his teammates in a particularly unfavorable tone, and hurriedly controlled his knee, and finally moved to the side before touching Wei Ran's neck, "Boom "With a sound, he knelt on the floor less than five centimeters from the tip of Wei Ran's chin. "Have a better attitude," another policeman who looked older immediately reminded him.

Hearing this, the policeman who originally planned to handcuff Wei Ran immediately said in a gentle tone, "Sir, please let me help you up. You are not a criminal."

"I would also like to remind you gentlemen"

Lawyer Judy endured the pain, faced the law enforcement recorder on the policeman's shoulder, and said loudly and clearly, "This is the Chinese history scholar Victor who once found the bones of Captain Evans of the USS Johnston." gentlemen.

He doesn't understand a few English words at all, so you'd better not do anything to misunderstand him.

In addition, my mobile phone is also open with my colleagues. Every word you say may stain your career with an indelible stain, just like the words of the gentleman just now. "

Just like teasing and flattering, before Lawyer Judy could finish her words, Wei Ran turned on the hands-free mobile phone. Lawyer Carlos also said slowly and in a hateful and arrogant tone, "I am that asshole." Carlos Garcia, the court villain with the Declaration of Independence tucked inside.

I'm leaving immediately for Allentown to visit the local Sheriff, the gentleman who just called me a court thug with the Declaration of Independence stuck in my ass.

I am very sorry to inform you that I have turned on call recording due to professional habits. So you better apologize to me in person when I get to Allentown,

In addition, because your insult to me in front of my important clients has seriously affected my reputation and insulted the sacred Declaration of Independence, it is necessary for us to discuss your issue in court. "

"I should have acute appendicitis today"

A black female police officer glanced at the pale teammate, muttered something vaguely, and had to help Knife Bee up with extra gentleness.

Thanks to the intimidation of two lawyers near and far, Wei Ran, carrying a deformed camera bag held up by a cold helmet, walked downstairs with Zha Xifeng and his family in a particularly dignified manner, accompanying Zhu who was lying on the stretcher. Lawyer Di got into an ambulance in front of the reporters who seemed to arrive as fast as the police for some reason.

"Mr. Cha, please help me ask."

Before the policeman outside couldn't wait to close the door of the ambulance, Wei Ran supported the doorpost with his feet. He first leaned over and glanced in the direction of the other ambulance next door, and then gestured with his hands on his stomach while filling his head with tears. He said to Zha Xifeng with a worried face, "Ask how the poor female driver is doing? If I read it right just now, she seems to be going into labor soon.

In addition, I have to ask, aren’t your welfare benefits in the United States very good? How can you be willing to let a mother who is about to give birth have to go out to work at such a time? This is too dangerous, a trampling of human rights and an insult to all great mothers!

Finally, I would like to ask if the black mother has any financial difficulties and needs help. Although I am not an American, I don't mind helping that poor woman and her unborn child. "

Is Cha Xifeng stupid? Of course he's not stupid!

When Wei Ran asked these seemingly kind-hearted but actually heart-wrenching questions one after another, he immediately felt confident.

Also holding the door panel at the rear of the ambulance with his feet, Zha Xifeng relayed the former's questions one after another to the camera in front of the camera that was about to enter the car, using English that he had never pronounced so clearly and standardly in his life. The white policewoman who just breathed a sigh of relief and was about to close the door.

Before he finished speaking, most of the cameras were like a great white shark smelling the smell of his aunt's blood, all pointing their sharp-toothed cameras at the female police officer.

After a flurry of applause, the female police officer finally said dryly, "We will do our best to ensure the safety of the female driver. Please go to the hospital first."

"If she needs help, please feel free to contact us."

Wei Ran, who looked sincere, hurriedly added, and Zha Xifeng immediately translated as fast as he could before the car door was closed.

As Wei Ran, Cha Xifeng's family, and even Lawyer Judy on the stretcher struggled to hold back their smiles in various ways, the ambulance also drove to the hospital.

After a preliminary inspection, it was found that apart from Cha Xifeng and Daofeng, who each had varying degrees of scratches, the only one who suffered the most severe injuries as expected was lawyer Judy.

Perhaps out of concern for certain issues, the pregnant black female driver was not sent to this hospital by the police.

Because of this, they had no way of knowing the extent of the injuries of the female driver who tried to kill them, or whether the unborn baby in her belly had been saved.

But in any case, Wei Ran prevented Cha Xifeng from shooting and asked those well-intentioned questions before the ambulance door closed, which undoubtedly dismantled some potential traps in advance.

But correspondingly, it may be difficult for them to hold the black female driver responsible for intentional murder. Instead, they can only characterize it as a simple and unfortunate "traffic accident."

"Another murder"

Outside the operating room where Lawyer Judy was being treated, Zha Xifeng regretfully said to Wei Ran, "I'm sorry, I didn't expect this. I was just..."

"I don't blame you for this." Wei Ran waved his hand, but actually he was already jumping for joy in his heart.

Being attacked right after arriving in the United States will undoubtedly attract countless attention, but this is very different from the appearance of a superman Liu Hanzai in Yinta.

Even on the way to the hospital, he was thinking about Gorman's death more than a month later.

In other words, if I put a bounty on my darknet in a month, can someone else take the blame?

Then it depends on what can be found this time.

Wei Ran, who was still carrying his briefcase and camera bag, muttered secretly. He was now more and more curious. What cards did VN15 or the late Mr. Zach have in their hands that they were not even aware of? So many murders?

They even invited a historian like themselves, and on that day their enemies were able to persuade a pregnant woman to cause a car accident at the cost of miscarriage.

No, this murder was probably prepared in advance, and it didn't seem necessarily to be specifically aimed at him.

If you think about it, you will know that the only people who can go to the building left by Mr. Zak are people from VN15.

As there are still unfinished wills, it is certain that Lawyer Judy, who is the rotating president this year, will definitely go back.

So Lawyer Judy is the real murder target?

No, it's more than that, it's definitely more than that.

Thinking of this, Wei Ran asked, "Mr. Cha, do many people know that I am going to participate in the investigation? I mean in the VN15 organization."

Hearing this, Zha Xifeng turned to look at his wife Miley.

“Not many people know”

Mrs. Miley thought for a while and replied, "Mr. Channing, Lawyer Judy, and I know that there are also some key members of VN15. Originally, I planned to arrange for you to meet them this afternoon and conduct an interview with you. Yes, I mentioned this to you.”

"It seems that someone sold this news for a good price."

Wei Ran thought for a moment, then looked at Zha Xifeng again, "Do you have the habit of carrying a gun with you?"

"Of course" Cha Xifeng nodded, "I firmly support the right to bear arms."

"I guess this isn't a secret either?" Wei Ran asked pointedly.

"You mean, someone has even calculated this?" Zha Xifeng asked in a low voice, breaking out in a cold sweat.

"What if the black female driver actually drove the truck into the room and landed on top of Attorney Judy?"

Wei Ran asked, "Even if you don't bring a gun, there is a barrel full of weapons on the second floor."

"Someone is tempting us to shoot and kill the female driver," Miley said with a pale face.

"Then VN15 will fall into the whirlpool of public opinion and become a flashpoint for conflicts between Asians and black people. This will be enough to burn VN15 down to ashes."

Cha Xifeng said in a low voice with fear on her face, "It doesn't matter even if I am not a member of VN15. I am Vietnamese, which is enough to label me as VN15."

Before the others could say anything else, Wei Ran glanced at the red light at the door of the operating room that had not been extinguished, changed the topic and reminded him, "It seems it's time for me to leave the United States."

"Leave? You mean"

Zha Xifeng was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "That's fine, I'll be fine now."

"When my lawyer arrives, let him arrange for me to leave the United States."

Wei Ran lowered his voice slightly, "Obviously, some people don't want VN15 to receive such a large amount of financial support, and they probably don't want a historian who has found the war chief to become friends with VN15.

So it's time for me to leave. This will relieve some of your pressure and also make some people who seem to be afraid of VN15 less nervous. "

"That"

"I will definitely help you find Mr. Zach's friends."

Wei Ran patted the camera bag containing the helmet and other items, as well as the briefcase he had been carrying in his other hand, and seriously whispered to Mrs. Miley, "Of course, after I leave, you will It is best to send the things kept in the bank as soon as possible. Those things may be one of the key clues to find Mr. Zach’s friends.”

"Leave this matter to us," Mrs. Miley promised in a low voice, "We will send those things over as soon as possible."

"Mom, if we really find Mr. Zach's friend, will it cause even greater trouble?"

Daofeng, who had been silent just now, suddenly asked a key question, "VN15 will receive a large amount of activity funds by then. This is not what the mastermind behind the car accident wants to see, so the other party will definitely take revenge. ?”

"Probably"

Wei Ran saw Mrs. Miley looking at him and replied calmly, "But even if we don't find out, the other party probably won't let VN15 go, so the choice is yours."

"If it is found out, is it possible to find the person who instigated all this conspiracy?" Zha Xifeng asked a very offensive possibility from another angle.

"There is a high probability," Wei Ran replied calmly and honestly.

"Wei Ran, as you said, leave the United States as soon as possible."

Zha Xifeng said seriously as if she had made some decision, "The summer vacation of Knife Bee will start soon. Our family will leave the United States with you to avoid the limelight."

"Where are you going?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.

"Let's go back to the demining school first."

Zha Xifeng thought for a while and replied with a smile, "Although Daofeng's Chinese is good, she and Miley have actually never been to China a few times. They and their daughter have always wanted to take a good trip to China, and our family can just do that." Take this opportunity to go to China for some time.”

"Weiran"

Miley also asked, "One summer vacation can"

“Not a big problem”

Wei Ran confidently made a promise before the other party finished speaking, "As long as you can get the things in the bank safe to Kazan as soon as possible."

(End of this chapter)