rebirth of change

Although Samidov and the others made preliminary preparations and collected a lot of information in more detail, in order to know what he knew, Chen Kangjie still planned to investigate it himself.This is not to say that Chen Kangjie doesn't believe in Samidov's professional ability, it's just because of his cautious style.

Loudoun County is less than 10 kilometers away from Richmond. If you drive, you can reach it in [-] minutes.

It is said that it is a county, that is in terms of area.If evaluated in terms of population, it is similar to a slightly larger township in China.

I have to admit that the land in the United States is vast. Loudoun County is not much different from other small and medium-sized towns in the United States. There are no high-rise buildings. The tallest urban building is the county hall, which is only four floors, distributed on both sides of two intersecting main roads The main shops in the county are neatly lined up on the streets, but there are not many pedestrians on the streets.The area of ​​the urban area is relatively large, with only 2 people, but each house has a relatively large area.

It was ten o'clock in the morning when Chen Kangjie and the others arrived in Loudoun County. Under the bright sunshine, the small town of Loudoun looked quiet and beautiful.The greening of the city streets is not very good, only some oval flower beds on the sidewalks.However, behind the houses on both sides of the wide street, there are large tracts of woods, grasslands and sparse residential buildings, which look green, charming, comfortable and natural.

At the intersection of the two main roads, there is a small city square, and there is an open-air cafe at the corner of the square, where many middle-aged and elderly people are already sitting.

Relatively speaking, Americans' love for coffee is not as strong as that of Europeans.Perhaps it is because coffee is a representative of slow life, and Americans do not have the patience of Europeans in pursuing the leisure quality of life.In Europe, whether it is a big city or a small and medium-sized town, cafes can be seen almost everywhere. Even on both sides of the Champs Elysees in Paris, there are many cafes, many of which are open-air.The United States is a society that emphasizes efficiency and competition, and almost everyone is pursuing wealth growth. This feature makes Americans less enthusiastic about coffee.Of course, coffee is no stranger to American life as it belongs to the same Western society. There are also coffee shops in many places, but the business may not be as good as in Europe.

Coffee is not as popular in the United States as it is in Europe, but Americans have created a catering culture that is compatible with their social form, and fast food is a good reflection of the pace of life in the United States.In the United States, not only places like McDonald's or KFC sell junk food, but also representative fast food such as burgers appear in many coffee shops.The favorite drink of Americans is still cola, which, like hamburgers, can be taken away at any time.

For those old people who have retired and have nothing to do, they no longer need to work hard for their lives. Instead, they can stop to enjoy a cup of fragrant coffee, chat with old friends, and bask in the morning sun. Not a good way to spend time.

Today, there are only three people accompanying Chen Kangjie to personally scout the situation, Samidov, Xiong Ziqiang and Tan Jun.What they drove out was not a Buick commercial vehicle, but a two-row pickup truck.The popularity of this kind of pickup truck in the United States is quite high, and the smaller the city, the higher the frequency of appearance.

"It seems that the life of Americans is really much more comfortable than that of our country. Those retired old men and women in our country do not have such a quality of life. How can they have such a leisurely breakfast, a pancake or a bowl of soy milk and two deep-fried dough sticks on the side of the road It’s done. In such an environment, only young people who are in love will patronize.” When the pickup truck drove past the city square, Xiong Ziqiang looked out the window at the old people who were relaxing and sipping coffee.

"In terms of wealth, Americans are indeed much better than us, and the quality of life of ordinary people in China is incomparable. But from the perspective of health preservation, Americans are still a little shallow. Think about it, those old people in China Is a bowl of porridge or a cup of soy milk more nutritious than a cup of coffee? Besides, when people get old and their bones harden, they should exercise more. It's about exercise..." Chen Kangjie said calmly.

"Indeed, in the square downstairs in the community where we live, there are old people dancing square dances and playing Tai Chi and Tai Chi swords in the morning. They are all alive and kicking. There are also many people playing badminton. It's just that their noise is a bit louder. Sometimes when you want to sleep in, their music is noisy." Tan Jun echoed, it is rare for Tan Jun, who has always been silent, to talk so much, it seems that he is also a little complained by the morning music.

"Square dance? What square dance?" Samidov was a little puzzled.

"Haha, this is the patent and characteristic of the elderly in our country..." Chen Kangjie shook his head and laughed, "This is a way of leisure and fitness for middle-aged and elderly people in our inland cities. They will gather in city squares, community squares or Dancing in the park square, my mother is a keen fan. When they were young, they didn’t have that dancing environment. Now they make up for it, and they can keep fit and make friends. I think this way is very good, whether they are twisting Yangko or Dancing folk dance and modern dance is a way to regain youth."

Speaking of which, the popularity of square dance is not so high now, mainly because there are not enough places for leisure and living in various cities.With the advancement of the wave of urban transformation across the country, whether it is a political achievement project, a face project or a real desire to improve the living environment of residents, city squares will spring up in various cities across the country. By then, the center of square dance The elderly team will become very large. It can be said that as long as there is a square, there will be people dancing square dance sooner or later.

At this stage, young people don’t have a good impression of square dancing. They think it’s something for grandpas and aunts, and they just look at it when they pass by.Later, this simple and unadorned way of exercising among the people was not only popular among the elderly, but also attracted many young people. They even went abroad to make a splash in the world.

At the beginning, Chen Kangjie also disliked the noise of the old people in the morning and evening, but as Ma Fangqin became a lover of square dancing, his body became stronger and his mood remained comfortable all the time. He also changed his concept .It was just a promise to help their small team put on a proper performance, but there was no time to make it happen.

The pickup truck did not stop in downtown Loudoun County, but drove through the city to the suburbs.William Bennett's private villa is by a small river two kilometers away from the city.

After a while, the car slowed down and stopped, and a clear river four or five meters wide appeared under the wheels. Chen Kangjie and his pickup truck stopped on the small bridge over the river, and the bridge was fenced with wooden slats on both sides.

Samidov, who was acting as the driver, lowered the car window and pointed to the left, "That's William Bennett's mansion."

Chen Kangjie, who was sitting in the co-pilot, looked around and saw a large gray baroque house standing on a small gentle slope. From the window, there were only two floors, and there was a round tower on the roof in the middle.Above the large windows on the building's facade, some fine carvings hang upside down.There is a rectangular foyer below the middle. The two sides of the foyer and the two sides of the top are the same as the surroundings of the house, supported by exquisite Roman columns, and there are some shiny patches on the prominent positions of the outer walls.Under the sunshine, the whole building exudes a restrained yet unassuming luxury.

In front of the main building is a large garden with a petal-shaped pattern. In the center of the petals is a three-story fountain, and the cool water curtains are falling down layer by layer.On both sides of the garden are two rows of dense evergreen trees, which are very neat and symmetrical.There are no masonry walls around the garden, but a circle of brown-red straight fences. It seems that the owner thinks that if they are completely surrounded by walls, they will walk in brocade clothes at night.This is in line with the character of many Americans, who never hide their wealth.

No wonder Samidov and the others would say that Bennett's wealth is more than one million dollars. A villa like this, even in the United States, costs nearly one million dollars.

Since the villa is on a small gentle slope, Chen Kangjie and the others can see it very clearly.Of course, standing in the villa, you can also overlook where Chen Kangjie and the others are.

"In addition to the Bennetts and their four bodyguards, there are also two servants, but the two servants usually seldom come out, and only go to the town once a week to do shopping." Samiduo husband explained.

At this time, Chen Kangjie was holding a telescope in his hand, scanning every area in the villa.

"Generally, Bennett will not go out at this time. There are eight surveillance devices installed around the villa, which are very tight. As long as you are in the room, you can see clearly the situation inside and around the villa. But the location where we parked is theirs. Maybe they feel that they can see our situation clearly with the naked eye, so there is no need for monitoring." Samidov continued to explain.

"No wonder you parked the car here. I was still wondering, how did you get under the nose of others?" Xiong Ziqiang, who was sitting behind Samidov, put down the binoculars in his hand and said.

"Are we going to sneak in then?" Tan Jun asked calmly.

"It's hard to say now, it depends on what kind of effect we need, so we can make a plan." Samidov glanced at Chen Kangjie and replied.

The implication is that Chen Kangjie should make up his mind.

"Is his life irregular?" Chen Kangjie asked from the side without putting down the binoculars.

"It can be said that there is, or it can be said that there is no. After so many days of observation, his life pattern is to go to bed late and wake up late in the morning. Others, there is no pattern. Sometimes he will go out in the afternoon, and sometimes he will go out at night. Going out, and sometimes not going out for two days..." Chen Kangjie interrupted Samidov before he finished speaking.

"Someone came out"

As soon as Chen Kangjie finished speaking, the four people in the car saw the door in the middle of the villa open.