Chapter 2132 Tired of Hiding
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Ye Chen
Chapter 2132 Tired of Hiding
Meanwhile, New York's Chinatown.
Because it was lunch time, the business of Chen Zhaozhong's restaurant was very good.
It's just that he and his buddy are already busy walking around.
However, when Chen Zhaozhong was receiving guests, he was also quietly looking outside the door.
Because, he found that since this morning, there has always been a car parked across the road from his store.
Although the other party changed four cars and different locations, Chen Zhaozhong could still see that although the locations chosen by these four cars were different, they could all see the front entrance of his roast goose restaurant.
This made him feel a little uneasy.
He knew that the New York police must be watching him.
Being watched by the police made Chen Zhaozhong unavoidably nervous.
The man saw that something was wrong with him, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Chen Zhaozhong laughed and said, "Go and do your work first, and leave me alone."
The man nodded slightly, and said, "If you are tired, go down and rest for a while, I can do it by myself."
Chen Zhaozhong nodded in relief, but did not intend to leave.
At this time, the car on the other side of the road suddenly started and drove away from Chinatown.
Chen Zhaozhong originally thought that the other party would change to another car to come over for a shift soon, but he didn't expect that after this car passed by, there would be no other suspicious vehicles.
This made him a little relieved.
But soon, his brows were wrinkled again.
He immediately took off his sleeves and apron, and said to the clerk, "Qiang Boy, hang up the suspension of business, and close the door immediately after the customers leave, and then come downstairs to find me."
The man didn't know why he was so anxious all of a sudden, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay Uncle Zhong, I understand!"
After Chen Zhaozhong finished speaking, he went to the basement alone. There were two rooms below, which were the bedrooms of him and his buddy Qiangzai.
When Chen Zhaozhong returned to his room, the first thing he did was to pack his luggage. He only picked out the things that meant the most to him and packed them into the suitcase. Other than that, he didn't even have to change his clothes. Not packed.
Half an hour later, Chen Zhaozhong packed a small suitcase.
The clerk Qiangzai walked down the stairs quickly, and said at the door: "Uncle Zhong, all the guests have left, and I have closed the door."
"Okay." Chen Zhaozhong said, "Come on in, Qiang."
"Okay." Qiang Zai opened the door, and as soon as he walked into the bedroom, he found Chen Zhaozhong packing up his things, so he asked in surprise, "Uncle Zhong, where are you going?"
Chen Zhaozhong looked at Qiangzai and said, "Qiangzai, I may have to return to Hong Kong Island soon. After I leave, this shop will be handed over to you. You have learned a little about my skills over the years. In the future, if you manage this store well, life should not be too difficult."
Qiangzi asked in amazement: "Uncle Zhong...you...how can you go back to Hong Kong Island? That Liu will kill you..."
Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly: "I stayed in the United States illegally back then. I was considered an illegal immigrant. Now that the police have found me, it may not be too long before I am deported. Even if I don't want to leave, I can't help it."
Qiang Zai blurted out: "Uncle Zhong, then you can't just wait to be deported! Why don't you leave New York and hide for a while!"
"No." Chen Zhaozhong waved his hands, and said calmly: "I have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I am tired of hiding. If I continue to hide like this, I will despise myself."
After all, he looked at Qiang Zai and said seriously: "I have always wanted to go back, but I have never been able to muster up the courage. I just took this opportunity to go back, which can be regarded as helping me make a decision."
Qiangzi said nervously: "Uncle Zhong! You can live if you hide! If the surname Liu doesn't plan to let you go, you will die if you go back!"
Chen Zhaozhong said with a smile: "Even if he wants my life, he has to wait for a suitable time. He can't just kill me at the customs right after I was deported back? Besides, I was deported back to Hong Kong Island. The customs officers will definitely take me there to go through a process. I believe that no matter how capable the surname Liu is, he will not dare to go to the customs to do something to me. In this way, I can notify my family in advance and let them come to the customs to see me. , as long as I can meet my family, even if I go out, I will be killed by him, and I will admit it."
Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly, and said again: "Qiangzi, you don't have to persuade me about this matter. I have my own decision, so you can keep this roast goose restaurant going. Don't worry about me for anything else. .”
Qiangzi choked with red eyes and said, "Uncle Zhong...I don't want to run a roast goose shop, I just want to be an honest waiter by your side..."
Qiang Zai and Chen Zhaozhong have a very deep relationship.
He was originally a Chinese in Southeast Asia. His parents went to Nanyang to work hard in the early years, but encountered some local turmoil, so they smuggled him to the United States with him as a child, intending to take root in the United States.
However, the boat used by the smugglers to transport them hit a rock and sank when it approached the coastline of the United States. Dozens of illegal immigrants on a boat drowned more than half of them.
Both Qiangzai's parents were buried in the sea in that disaster, while the young boy floated on the sea for several hours relying on a small board, and was finally rescued by the Chinese who ran the boat.
In that accident, those who survived were all young and half-grown children like Qiangzai, and it was the parents who gave the children life-saving floating objects, so that the children survived.
And those Chinese who ran the boat, like Chen Zhaozhong, were black households who smuggled or illegally stayed in the United States. These black households usually help each other and have a small circle of their own.
After the children were rescued and returned to New York, the Chinese gathered for a meeting.
They felt that the situation of these children was too miserable. If they were not taken in, they would either starve to death on the street, or be repatriated by the US government, or sent to an orphanage. After discussion, everyone who was able adopted an orphan.
Qiangzi was adopted by Chen Zhaozhong.
He was just ten years old when he was brought back to this roast goose restaurant by Chen Zhaozhong, and now he is 22 years old.
Since he did not have a legal identity, Chen Zhaozhong opened a shop while teaching Qiang Zai to read, and then Qiang Zai began to help him with what he could do in the back kitchen.
Later, when he became an adult, he simply worked as a waiter in the roast goose restaurant.
Qiang Zai is very grateful for Chen Zhaozhong's kindness in nurturing, and has always treated him like a father. He even made up his mind long ago that he will be by Chen Zhaozhong's side to help him in this life, and will take care of him when he is old.
But it never occurred to him that Chen Zhaozhong is now determined to return to Hong Kong Island to die.
Seeing that his eyes were red and tears were streaming down, Chen Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Qiangzi, I have no children. Since you came, I have been cooking roast goose in the back kitchen all these years, and I have never hidden my skills from you. I believe that you have also learned eight or nine of my skills. In the future, as long as the police don't find you, you should run this store well, save more money, and if you have a chance, go back to Southeast Asia and get back your original. status, and then get married and have children and settle down.”
After that, he looked at Qiang Zai, smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if I am lucky enough to survive this time when I go back to Hong Kong Island, you can also come to Hong Kong Island to find me in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
Meanwhile, New York's Chinatown.
Because it was lunch time, the business of Chen Zhaozhong's restaurant was very good.
It's just that he and his buddy are already busy walking around.
However, when Chen Zhaozhong was receiving guests, he was also quietly looking outside the door.
Because, he found that since this morning, there has always been a car parked across the road from his store.
Although the other party changed four cars and different locations, Chen Zhaozhong could still see that although the locations chosen by these four cars were different, they could all see the front entrance of his roast goose restaurant.
This made him feel a little uneasy.
He knew that the New York police must be watching him.
Being watched by the police made Chen Zhaozhong unavoidably nervous.
The man saw that something was wrong with him, and hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "Uncle Zhong, what's wrong with you?"
"It's okay..." Chen Zhaozhong laughed and said, "Go and do your work first, and leave me alone."
The man nodded slightly, and said, "If you are tired, go down and rest for a while, I can do it by myself."
Chen Zhaozhong nodded in relief, but did not intend to leave.
At this time, the car on the other side of the road suddenly started and drove away from Chinatown.
Chen Zhaozhong originally thought that the other party would change to another car to come over for a shift soon, but he didn't expect that after this car passed by, there would be no other suspicious vehicles.
This made him a little relieved.
But soon, his brows were wrinkled again.
He immediately took off his sleeves and apron, and said to the clerk, "Qiang Boy, hang up the suspension of business, and close the door immediately after the customers leave, and then come downstairs to find me."
The man didn't know why he was so anxious all of a sudden, he nodded quickly and said, "Okay Uncle Zhong, I understand!"
After Chen Zhaozhong finished speaking, he went to the basement alone. There were two rooms below, which were the bedrooms of him and his buddy Qiangzai.
When Chen Zhaozhong returned to his room, the first thing he did was to pack his luggage. He only picked out the things that meant the most to him and packed them into the suitcase. Other than that, he didn't even have to change his clothes. Not packed.
Half an hour later, Chen Zhaozhong packed a small suitcase.
The clerk Qiangzai walked down the stairs quickly, and said at the door: "Uncle Zhong, all the guests have left, and I have closed the door."
"Okay." Chen Zhaozhong said, "Come on in, Qiang."
"Okay." Qiang Zai opened the door, and as soon as he walked into the bedroom, he found Chen Zhaozhong packing up his things, so he asked in surprise, "Uncle Zhong, where are you going?"
Chen Zhaozhong looked at Qiangzai and said, "Qiangzai, I may have to return to Hong Kong Island soon. After I leave, this shop will be handed over to you. You have learned a little about my skills over the years. In the future, if you manage this store well, life should not be too difficult."
Qiangzi asked in amazement: "Uncle Zhong...you...how can you go back to Hong Kong Island? That Liu will kill you..."
Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly: "I stayed in the United States illegally back then. I was considered an illegal immigrant. Now that the police have found me, it may not be too long before I am deported. Even if I don't want to leave, I can't help it."
Qiang Zai blurted out: "Uncle Zhong, then you can't just wait to be deported! Why don't you leave New York and hide for a while!"
"No." Chen Zhaozhong waved his hands, and said calmly: "I have been hiding for more than 20 years, and I am tired of hiding. If I continue to hide like this, I will despise myself."
After all, he looked at Qiang Zai and said seriously: "I have always wanted to go back, but I have never been able to muster up the courage. I just took this opportunity to go back, which can be regarded as helping me make a decision."
Qiangzi said nervously: "Uncle Zhong! You can live if you hide! If the surname Liu doesn't plan to let you go, you will die if you go back!"
Chen Zhaozhong said with a smile: "Even if he wants my life, he has to wait for a suitable time. He can't just kill me at the customs right after I was deported back? Besides, I was deported back to Hong Kong Island. The customs officers will definitely take me there to go through a process. I believe that no matter how capable the surname Liu is, he will not dare to go to the customs to do something to me. In this way, I can notify my family in advance and let them come to the customs to see me. , as long as I can meet my family, even if I go out, I will be killed by him, and I will admit it."
Speaking of this, Chen Zhaozhong smiled slightly, and said again: "Qiangzi, you don't have to persuade me about this matter. I have my own decision, so you can keep this roast goose restaurant going. Don't worry about me for anything else. .”
Qiangzi choked with red eyes and said, "Uncle Zhong...I don't want to run a roast goose shop, I just want to be an honest waiter by your side..."
Qiang Zai and Chen Zhaozhong have a very deep relationship.
He was originally a Chinese in Southeast Asia. His parents went to Nanyang to work hard in the early years, but encountered some local turmoil, so they smuggled him to the United States with him as a child, intending to take root in the United States.
However, the boat used by the smugglers to transport them hit a rock and sank when it approached the coastline of the United States. Dozens of illegal immigrants on a boat drowned more than half of them.
Both Qiangzai's parents were buried in the sea in that disaster, while the young boy floated on the sea for several hours relying on a small board, and was finally rescued by the Chinese who ran the boat.
In that accident, those who survived were all young and half-grown children like Qiangzai, and it was the parents who gave the children life-saving floating objects, so that the children survived.
And those Chinese who ran the boat, like Chen Zhaozhong, were black households who smuggled or illegally stayed in the United States. These black households usually help each other and have a small circle of their own.
After the children were rescued and returned to New York, the Chinese gathered for a meeting.
They felt that the situation of these children was too miserable. If they were not taken in, they would either starve to death on the street, or be repatriated by the US government, or sent to an orphanage. After discussion, everyone who was able adopted an orphan.
Qiangzi was adopted by Chen Zhaozhong.
He was just ten years old when he was brought back to this roast goose restaurant by Chen Zhaozhong, and now he is 22 years old.
Since he did not have a legal identity, Chen Zhaozhong opened a shop while teaching Qiang Zai to read, and then Qiang Zai began to help him with what he could do in the back kitchen.
Later, when he became an adult, he simply worked as a waiter in the roast goose restaurant.
Qiang Zai is very grateful for Chen Zhaozhong's kindness in nurturing, and has always treated him like a father. He even made up his mind long ago that he will be by Chen Zhaozhong's side to help him in this life, and will take care of him when he is old.
But it never occurred to him that Chen Zhaozhong is now determined to return to Hong Kong Island to die.
Seeing that his eyes were red and tears were streaming down, Chen Zhaozhong smiled and said, "Qiangzi, I have no children. Since you came, I have been cooking roast goose in the back kitchen all these years, and I have never hidden my skills from you. I believe that you have also learned eight or nine of my skills. In the future, as long as the police don't find you, you should run this store well, save more money, and if you have a chance, go back to Southeast Asia and get back your original. status, and then get married and have children and settle down.”
After that, he looked at Qiang Zai, smiled slightly and said, "Of course, if I am lucky enough to survive this time when I go back to Hong Kong Island, you can also come to Hong Kong Island to find me in the future!"
(End of this chapter)
