nightcrawler in los angeles

Chapter 9

Tao Xi just nodded in a muffled voice when he heard what Marlon Miris said. When Marlon Miris saw that Tao Xi did not eat the canned meat this time, but took apart the biscuits and devoured them, Marlon Miris added: "Well, don't eat so much at one time. According to what you said, not eating meat for a long time is not good for the stomach."

"And I don't have any other snacks," said Marlon Miris, holding down his co-pilot's case with his video camera.

Tao Xi didn't care when he saw this scene, after all, he got a meal for nothing, and such opportunities don't come along all the time.

"What is the Nightcrawler?"

"Aha, Night Stalker, Night Stalker is a part-time reporter who often catches some illegal incidents at night!"

Marlon Miris looked at Tao Xi with his eyes when he heard the words of a part-time reporter, and Marlon Miris quickly explained: "Don't underestimate us as part-time reporters who are only active at night. reporter!"

"Some nightcrawlers who are doing well are the guests of major TV stations. After all, their morning news the next morning depends on our presence to increase their ratings!"

Tausi didn't stop chewing the expired biscuits in his mouth after hearing Malone's answer, but asked while eating: "Can anyone be a nightcrawler? And I don't think other TV stations have his own Reporter?"

Marlon Miris laughed out loud when he heard Tao Xi's two questions!

"Yes! Nightcrawlers are just like cleaners on the main road without any threshold!"

"As long as you have a mobile car and a DV player that can shoot clearly, anyone can do it!"

"But there is only one human life. You have to know that when we go to the first scene of the crime to record the content, there are likely to be criminals staying nearby, not to mention the victims who may be alive after being attacked. !"

"We put our lives to work!"

"And it's impossible for the TV station to support thousands of reporters and go out to gather news at any time!"

When Marlon Miris said this, he pretended to be fierce and expressed it in Tao Xi's ear in a tone that he thought was terrifying, but Tao Xi still stared at Marlon Miris with a blank expression.

After seeing Tao Xi's fearless expression, Malone suddenly felt a little bit of frustration in his heart.

When Tao Xi saw the depressed expression on Marlon Miris's face, Tao Xi realized that he seemed to be pretending to be scared. To Malone~
Seeing Tao Xi's appearance, Ma Long said to himself, "I'm afraid this kid has some brain problems, right?"

But soon Malone shook his head and pushed aside the thoughts in his mind. After all, it doesn't matter if the reflex arc of a teenager is longer: "Ahem! As for the reporters you asked? Are you going?"

"You have to know that there are hundreds of crimes at night in Los Angeles. Something is lost in the east, and neighbors in the west are quarreling. They will call the police for these things. Don't they all go to the reporters of these TV stations?"

"They are now only selectively going to the scene to report after we have reported the tragedy of the scene to the masters of their TV station~"

"After all, the ratings of the TV station are like a sharp knife hanging on their heads!"

"Only if they choose the right crimes to report, can they increase their ratings!"

After Tao Xi saw that Marlon Miris began to fiddle with his DV player after saying this, Tao Xi knew that the other party was going to see off the guests!
Tao Xi stood up consciously and said, "Thank you for your hospitality. I will show my parents and my brother your concern for them."

Marlon Miris raised his eyebrows unconsciously when he heard Tao Xi's words, and after Marlon Miris looked at the box of his co-pilot, Malone hurriedly smiled awkwardly: "Okay! Next time we have a chance to meet again, I will bring a gift to your parents."

"Thank you, I will call you if I have anything to do in the American-Australian community."

When Marlon Miris heard Tao Xi say this, his originally embarrassed face was filled with a smile: "Okay! Don't worry, I will definitely not treat you badly!"

"If you can provide me with useful criminal information, I can give you 50." Marlon Miris glanced at the five fingers he stretched out, and after a little hesitation, they immediately turned into one finger: "10 Dollar reward!"

Tao Xi looked at the commercial vehicle leaving with thick smoke in front of him, and walked away thoughtfully.

The time passed day by day, and with the approach of the Los Angeles Olympics, Tao Xi finally got the letter brought to him by Hill Tuo at the newsstand of Old Longer~
It's more like a message on a piece of paper than a letter.

[Brother Tao Xi, after Mr. Williams learned that I was preparing to enter the new school and take the preparatory class, Mr. Williams not only bought me clean clothes, but also arranged for Marco to work as a waiter.

Originally, Mr. Williams said he would visit you in person, but he is too busy. Mrs. Williams has quarreled with him several times because he often comes home in the middle of the night.

I first told Marco to persuade Mr. Williams to go home early, but Marco ignored me. If you have time, brother, you can persuade Mr. Williams.

I'm on good terms with Marco, who's been helping me with Mrs. Williams's weekly food bill lately.

Brother Tao Xi, don't worry, everything is fine with us, and I have the confidence to face all exams. 】

After reading the letter, Tao Xi rubbed his cheeks depressed~
"Hey! It seems that those lottery tickets must be redeemed quickly. If this continues, maybe Mr. Williams and Mrs. Williams will divorce because of me!"

"And Hill looks confident this prep exam."

Tao Xi actually understood the situation in Mr. Williams' family very well.

After Mr. Williams was released from prison, his wife spent all her money to help him get out of prison. This incident made Tao Xi very admired.

But the problem that followed was that although Mr. Williams was released from prison, Mrs. Williams lost her job in order to get her husband out of prison. Mrs. Williams was an accountant before, but Tao Xi didn't know why For whatever reason, unemployment has been high in Los Angeles County recently, and Mrs. Williams hasn't had a job since.

Needless to say Mrs. Williams, even some of Tao Xi's "old friends" who he knew before have stepped into the "old business" again. Maybe Tao Xi will meet them when he goes to deliver cigarette butts again .

Tao Xi can't do anything about it~
So the core of the problem is that no matter how little Hill eats, the appearance of Hill still makes the family of Mr. Williams, who is not rich, an extra mouth.

You must know that Mr. Williams' children should also go to school this year~
Hill didn't understand this, but Marco, who had been with Tao Xi in the orphanage since he was a child, understood!

So there was the matter of Marco working as a waiter to earn money for Mrs. Williams' food expenses. After all, according to Tao Xi's understanding of Marco, Marco, who is used to freedom, would like to run wildly outside every day and would not go to the court. Going to work from nine to six, let alone carrying bags for others~
The old Lull on the opposite side still looks lazy, but the theft case that happened to him some time ago didn't affect him much. On the contrary, the occurrence of the theft case made the old Lull's life much easier~
Tao Xi, who was touching his pocket, asked happily, "Grandpa Longer, how much money do you need this time?"

After hearing Tao Xi's words, Old Long waved his hands without even opening his eyes and said, "Okay, okay, I don't need the money. The insurance payout this time will definitely allow me to get rid of this damn unemployment wave this year." Get over it!"

Tao Xi smiled and left when he heard what Old Longer said~
But after leaving, Tao Xi made a secret decision in his heart. He decided that he would never come to Old Longer's newsstand to pick up newspapers again, because Tao Xi felt that if he redeemed the lottery prize today, he would come back again. There is always a feeling of sorry for the little old man towards the old Lull.

Tao Xi had an appointment with Nilta, who has been elusive recently, yesterday, and Nilta, the guy with no pennies in his pocket, even asked him to meet in a hot dog shop~
“Bob's Hot Dog Shop~”

“Bob's Hot Dog Shop~”

Tao Xi, who kept chanting the name of the shop and looked around, looked like a bumpkin from the countryside, but Tao Xi who looked like this could easily become the target of some thieves, when some "three hands" touched Tao Xi's pocket empty-handed When Li came out empty-handed again, these "three hands" all took a sip of saliva with unhappy faces and left.

When Tao Xi saw a store with a shop sign made in the shape of a hot dog, Tao Xi, who had been walking for a long time, couldn't help but look happy~
Tao Xi complained dissatisfiedly to Nierta, who was leaning on the gate with his arms folded: "I don't know if you are sincere or not, I still walked several blocks to have dinner with you!"

Nilta didn't answer Tao Xi, but pinched his nostrils while looking at the "three hands" who were closely following Tao Xi's buttocks and said disdainfully: "You trash who fled from Mexico to California!"

"I don't even know that I was played by a 15-year-old kid!"

"He learned these routines from Bolton seven years ago. Let me make a bet with you. If you dare to reach out, believe it or not, Tao Xi will mail you your fingers to prison No. 86, and let your boss see him. What are your subordinates in despair now!"

Tao Xi glanced at the expressions of several Mexicans behind him with interest, then shook his head and entered Bob's hot dog shop.

Those Mexicans obviously knew Nilta, and they scattered and fled after whispering~
Bob's Hot Dog Shop isn't doing very well, and there aren't even any customers.

Standing at the cash register was a person who looked very similar to Nilta. When this person saw that Tao Xi was still a minor, he was obviously taken aback.

"A bacon hot dog and a polenta, thank you~" Tao Xi ordered these two things without even looking at the menu.

After Nilta came in, he put his arms around the little brother who looked very similar to him standing at the front desk with a smile on his face and said with a smile: "Listen to me, hurry up and eat, this time we are going to do something big, if this time After the matter is settled, your brother and I may open a hot dog shop for you near the American-Australian community!"

Nilta's younger brother couldn't help but rolled his eyes when he heard what his brother said, and complained: "As long as you don't associate with those messy people, you can come to me every day for free."

"Hey!" Nierta muttered pretending to be displeased when he heard his brother's words, and sat opposite Tao Xi.

In fact, in a white-dominated community like the American-Australian community, Tao Xi was not surprised at the content of the chat between Nilta and his brother just now, because Tao Xi knew that there was racial discrimination in the United States when he lived in the orphanage. !
Not to mention a black man who wants to be the boss in a white neighborhood~
"Is the street messed up like this recently? I saw a lot of strange faces on the street~" Tao Xi asked after taking a sip of the juice that Brother Nilta had just squeezed out for him.

Nilta was asked by Tao Xi, this time Nilta did not pretend to understand.

Instead, he said to Claire with a happy face: "Ha, I knew you wanted to ask you this, and I also found out all the newspapers related to these people."

While explaining to Tao Xi, Nilta walked to the door of the hot dog shop and took out several newspapers that were free for customers to read and put them on the table.

The smell of hot dogs from the back kitchen was very fragrant. Tao Xi first licked the juice on his lips and swallowed a mouthful of saliva before picking up the newspaper on the table and reading it.

[Colombia government forces and the revolutionary army signed an armistice agreement, and the refugee wave reappeared on the US-Colombia border]

Tao Xi, who read this newspaper, immediately knew the cause and effect of the incident. To sum it up, it is because of the surrounding environment of the United States that a large number of refugees illegally cross the border to every corner of the United States. On average, nearly 1000 refugees flood the country illegally every day. !
As the most prosperous city in the United States, after illegally crossing the border, the places these refugees most want to go to are Los Angeles, Miami, and New York. Therefore, the emergence of these refugees has led to the current Los Angeles County. This look.

The endless stream of Mexican immigrants are constantly pouring into California, coupled with the recent outbreak of unemployment in California, many whites and these Mexican immigrants are in constant conflict~
Some people succeed, others fail, and these people can at least receive local employment security.

But the life of those people who illegally cross the border may not be so easy. Theft, robbery, 0 yuan purchase, crimes emerge in endlessly.

Of course, that’s not what the newspaper said, Tao Xi summed it up according to his own understanding~
"That's how the riots in Prison 86 came about?"

"Of course, the group of Mexican and Latino smugglers will definitely not let go of the feng shui land of the Los Angeles County Jail, which is a good place for every gang to absorb new blood."

(End of this chapter)