Rebirth 79: I opened a bank in the United States

Chapter 408 Remove My Signature
The search for Maya Lin in Washington hasn't been smooth sailing
Early the next morning, the three of Carter, who had rested for less than six hours, arrived at the construction site of Constitution Park.At the construction site that has been half excavated, during the time when the construction should start, there is not a single worker in sight except for a few people who are responsible for looking after the equipment on the construction site.

And you can't expect a few gatekeepers to know the whereabouts of Maya Lin, the chief designer, right?
From their mouths, Carter only got one piece of information: Maya Lin has not been to the construction site for a long time, especially after the Minister of the Interior ordered the shutdown and asked to add American flags and military sculptures to the tunnels, she has not been here almost once.

They took Carter to look at the semi-finished construction site. This inverted V design has a large gap in the V-shaped soil foundation.That is, the angle of the two bifurcated parts above is very large, and the junction is not sharp.It's like walking into an underground passage, slowly descending from the surface at both ends, and then ascending again.The part where the two ends connect to the surface, one end points to the Lincoln Memorial, and the other end points to the Washington Monument
The Vietnam War Veterans Association's request that "the monument should be in harmony with the surrounding environment and buildings" has undoubtedly been achieved!

Taking out the camera prepared in advance, Carter took pictures of all the scenes on the construction site, and finally took a shot of himself talking with several gatekeepers in front of the construction site.After sorting out their speeches, I thanked them and left.
It wasn't until after noon that Carter, with the help of the old Carter, found out where Maya Lin lived.Then, go to the door.
"who are you?"

"Is this Ms. Maya Lin? I'm Carter Black, your classmate at Yale. I'm here to pay you a visit! Can we meet?"

In the past, Bailing's Chinese, which was tried and tested in the face of the Chinese community, failed this time.The female voice behind the door seemed very puzzled:
"What are you talking about? Can you use English? Besides, who are you, I don't remember hearing your voice."

After Carter recounted it again in English, the door of the apartment was still not opened.

"Sorry, I don't remember knowing a man named Carter Black. I don't believe what you said, you guys go away! If you don't go away, I will call the police!"

Carter: .
Are you so vigilant? !
"Don't worry, I'm really from Yale. I'm a freshman in the 81st class, and I've heard about your deeds. It's normal that you don't know me for a while, but... oh, yes, I live in Phil The old campus in Pusimenli, the B-5 dormitory, except for the nine-story gothic building in the isometric building C, the rest of the dormitory buildings are five-story buildings, and there is a Connecticut auditorium."

This time, the door opened.I saw a woman with a face. It can't be said to be haggard, but it can only be said to be a little scribbled because of her sloppy writing. She is standing behind the door, looking at Carter with a strange face:

"Are you really from Yale? What do you want me to do?"

Noticing that the other party saw Norton and Demir next to him, and moved the door inward a little nervously, Carter quickly waved his hand to signal him to walk away.

In an unfamiliar place, I am still single, Asian and female.Facing the three big old whites suddenly, Carter can fully understand the vigilance that the other party should have.At the same time, I don't mind using some behaviors to release my kindness.

Sure enough, Maya Lin's expression improved a lot after seeing Carter's actions.It's just that Carter has not been invited into the house, and Carter is not in a hurry:
"That's right, I'm a freshman at Yale this year. I'm here this time... entrusted by the Yale Board of Governors, to see if you need help from the school."

It is obviously too grassy to directly say that I am here to ask you what you are thinking.Carter took out the excuse he had prepared early in the morning and said with a smile on his face.

"Council? Since when are you taking care of these things? Besides, I have graduated, thank you for the school's concern. I'm fine"

"Um, whether you graduated or not, Ms. Lin, after all, you are the one who goes out of our Yale! Moreover, your work won the first place, which also brought glory to Yale. In this... well, public opinion When you are not very friendly, we will definitely stand behind you and support you!"

"Are you really on the Yale Board of Trustees? Who is the current chair?"

"It's true, the current chairman is Mr. Raman Rice. That's right?"

The time for the re-election of the board of directors in the spring is earlier than before the graduation ceremony.Regarding Yale's major event such as the reelection of the board of directors, even if you don't have much interest, you must have seen the name of the new chairman in various campus newspapers and bulletin boards.

Listen to Carter fluently report the name of the current chairman, combined with Carter's familiar description of the old campus.Especially the Phelps Gate of the old campus, the gate where Yale people started and left, finally made Maya Lin choose to believe in Carter's identity.

"Sorry, I misunderstood you. Please come in. I really didn't expect that the council would actually... They never cared about our affairs before, let alone when I have graduated now."

Get out of the way and open the door.Maya Lin looked at the Nortons who were on guard at both ends of the corridor, and asked:
"Aren't those two students coming in?"

"No, just let's talk!"

Walking into Maya Lin's temporary apartment, Carter took a rough look.

Drawing boards, canvases, plus simple beds, tables and chairs, nothing else.Only then did Carter see some paint stains on Maya Lin's clothes.
"I'm not going to be a secret, let's just say it. Now I, the board of directors, including Yale, we are all curious, why are you unwilling to agree to Secretary Walter's request to add an American flag to the tunnel of the monument?"

"I went to the construction site in the morning. There is actually enough space in the handover position, isn't it? And adding a national flag pattern in the middle part will not destroy the overall symmetry. We don't understand, you know, outside Now. There is a lot of criticism"

After sitting down on the only chair in the room, he looked at Maya Lin who was sitting on the bed.The left and right didn't know what to talk about, so Carter, who got closer, simply expressed his feelings.
"Are you here to persuade me to give up my insistence?"

Maya Lin's expression was still calm, but the touch of doubt that had just risen in her tone, caused by her alma mater's concern, dissipated immediately.The tone turned a little cold:
"I didn't insist that the national flag must not be added. I said it a long time ago. It can be added, whatever they want, I just want to remove my signature! You can't ask me to do what you want, and ask me Say it's my work?"

"I'm sorry for imposing creations that don't belong to me, but I can't bear this honor!"

(End of this chapter)