Network New Liao Zhai

Chapter 494

On the San Francisco-to-Los Angeles sightseeing train in 2017

Guo Qiqi: "Who is that man driving? Is it a helper hired by Beanne or an accomplice?"

Xu Feng: "Is there a difference?"

"Of course there is a difference. Those who are hired temporarily are called assistants, and those who participate from the beginning to the end are called accomplices. Do you think he is Beanie's lover?"

Guo Qiqi's eyes were full of gossip, "I think Bei Anni's picture is very beautiful, there must be many suitors.

Did Beanne take Manna to elope with this man? "

Xu Feng: "To put it bluntly, she's already divorced, so finding another one won't be a problem at all."

Guo Qiqi ignored him and looked at Zhu Yan: "Zhu Zhu, take a good look, am I right?"

Zhu Yan: "It's time to rest now, let's look at the scenery outside the window."

Guo Qiqi and Xu Feng had no choice but to turn their gazes out of the window.

But as the train gradually approached Los Angeles, some images in Zhu Yan's mind became clearer and clearer.

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1994 Los Angeles

Gray cars drive through the narrow streets. This is the eastern part of Los Angeles. This is obviously not a wealthy area. The houses are low and dilapidated. From time to time, some beggars are seen sitting or half lying on the side of the street, and they see cars coming. They all looked up curiously.

Which rich man is this?

A group of children swarmed up, waving their dirty little hands, and running with bare feet following the cart.

Inside the car, Beanie hugged Manna tightly. Seeing the situation outside, she couldn't help showing a trace of nervousness in her eyes.

"Mark, what is this place?"

Mark glanced at Beanne in the rearview mirror, "Don't be afraid. They won't do anything to you, at least here, without orders, they won't take actions against outsiders casually, the big deal is just asking for some money .These beggars are just the bottom people. They have to be controlled by the gang members here to serve and work for them. Those gang members are the most terrifying. But don't be afraid, we are not here to compete with them. We just come to them to do things, we pay, they do things, and we don’t owe anything after the end..."

Beanne: "How do you know these people?"

Mark: "Because I'm from here. I remember telling you I'm Mexican."

Beanie: ...

Mark: "Scared you?"

Beanie clenched her hands again, and swallowed involuntarily.

Beanie vaguely knew that the two biggest gangs in Los Angeles were controlled by Mexicans.

She only knew that Mark was of Mexican descent, but she had never been connected to the gang.

She and Mark also met on the plane.

Mark told her that he is a reporter for the Global Times and often travels around the world.Several times a year, I fly on Beanie's plane.

He is young and handsome, humorous and knowledgeable, and is very popular with the young stewardesses on the flight where Beanie is flying.

Although Beanie likes him very much, it has nothing to do with love.She just admires him.

Beanne still clearly remembers that it was Christmas Eve in 1990, and Mark was also on the plane when he flew back to New York from abroad.

When Beanie passed him, Mark slipped a note to her.

This kind of thing has not happened before. Young and beautiful flight attendants often receive appointment notes or phone calls.

Beanie went to the lounge and opened the note, which read: I will wait for you after getting off the plane.

After reading it, Beanie just smiled, tore up the note and threw it into the trash can.

She had received such notes before, and she tore them up with a smile.

She is not a fool, she can see that Mark looks at her differently.

Maybe Mark would be a good lover or lover, but not a husband, at least not yet.

It’s not that she doesn’t believe in Mark’s sincerity.

It's just that she doesn't think Mark is the ideal partner for her.

The lover in her mind should be an older, mature and stable man.

This may have something to do with Bei Anni losing her father since she was a child, and following her mother's ups and downs.

In her bones, she longed to be protected and to have a stable home. Although Mark was excellent in other aspects, he was very young, and his career determined that he would not be able to settle down for a while.

Beanie didn't think she was the kind of casual girl, she didn't want to indulge herself and didn't want to cause misunderstanding to Mark.

Then you have to show your attitude from the very beginning.

For Mark's date, she won't go.

After the plane landed, Beanie stood at the cabin door to see the passengers off the plane. When Mark passed by her, he whispered, "Wait for you." He also winked at her slyly.

Beanie smiled professionally. "Thank you for taking this flight, and look forward to your next visit."

Beanie dawdled until the end, and she didn't get off until all the crew had disembarked.

She thought it best if Mark got impatient and went away.

If he doesn't show up, he will understand that Mark is a smart man.

This avoids embarrassment.

In the past, she used this trick to deal with those suitors.

Beanie dawdled for a while before pulling the suitcase out through the staff aisle.

Unexpectedly, Mark was waiting at the door of the employee passageway.

"You, why are you here?"

"I'll wait for you here."

"How did you get in? Non-staff members are not allowed to enter or leave here."

"Hey, I said I'm a reporter. If I want to interview you, let me in."

"So simple?"

Beanie showed a puzzled expression.

"Let's go, Annie, I've been waiting for a long time, and my time is very tight."

As Mark said, he reached out to help with the luggage.

Beanie saw that someone came out again, and it was not appropriate to stand here and talk about it, so she followed Mark.

She thought Mark would take her away by car, but she didn't expect him to turn around and enter the waiting hall again.

Find a seat in the lounge and sit down.

Mark: "I'm sorry, Annie, but I'm flying again in an hour. So I'm just here to tell you."

Beanie was obviously relieved when she heard this, but what Mark said next made her feel up again.

"The newspaper sent me to the Bay Area."

"what?"

Beanie was taken aback.

It turned out that Mark had come to say goodbye.

Everyone knows there is a war going on in the Gulf.

At 1990 o'clock in the morning on August 8, 2, the heat of 2°C on the Arabian Peninsula had just subsided, and the Kuwaiti people had just fallen asleep. 40 heavy-duty trucks assembled at the border between Iraq and Kuwait had started rumbling, and 350 Iraqi soldiers crossed the border and rushed straight Kuwait City.Several fighter planes soared into the sky, followed by tanks and artillery, cutting into the Kuwaiti territory with lightning speed—the first fierce battle in the 10s began!This is what came to be known as the Gulf War.

Although Beanie didn't fly to the Gulf region, she also knew that the airline had canceled flights to the Gulf region as early as when the war broke out.It has now been more than four months and the war is still going on.

Western countries headed by the United States firmly believe that waiting indefinitely for sanctions to take effect is actually tantamount to acknowledging the fact that Iraq annexed Kuwait. Therefore, they actively demand that the UN Security Council pass a resolution on military intervention in Iraq's invasion.In the end, the Security Council adopted Resolution 678, demanding that Iraq stop its aggressive actions and withdraw its troops from Kuwait before January 1991, 1, or else: "Use all necessary means", that is, including armed intervention.

Under such circumstances, Mark was sent to the Gulf area, that is, a war correspondent, and his life was in danger at all times.

See Bei Anni showing a worried expression.Mark smiled instead, "You still care about me."

Bei Anni: "You are our passenger, even if it is a stranger, I will do the same when I hear that he is going to the battlefield. What's more, we are also acquaintances."

"Annie, I want to be not just an acquaintance, but also a friend, a lover..."

Beanie interrupted him: "No, Mark, I..."

Mark: "Annie, don't rush to express your opinion now, give us a little time, and I will come to you when I come back from overseas... ok?"

Bei Anni couldn't bear to refuse Mark.

His posture is now very low.

And, maybe, maybe, maybe, he won't come back, bullets don't have eyes, in case...

As if knowing what Beanie was worried about, Mark said: "Hehe, don't worry, I'm very lucky. I will definitely come back to find you."

"Okay, I hope you come back well too."

(End of this chapter)