1360: Not Like a Detective (4 More)

"Why don't I go?"

Ning Xue added, "When you are in trouble, the only people who can help you in a foreign country are your compatriots."

There's nothing wrong with that.

It's just that Xia Xiaolan always thought that Ning Xue would completely ignore these interpersonal interactions.

Flowers of the High Mountains have a day when they are gregarious, and Xia Xiaolan will naturally be surprised.

"Sometimes on Saturday morning, if things go well, I can leave at noon. What kind of party is this, do we need to prepare anything?"

Ning Xue knew more than Xia Xiaolan. She might have been in touch with the Chinese student group here.

"The funds for the party are all made up by the old people. The newcomers can bring nothing, or they can bring something to eat, a pizza, a barbecue, or a bottle of wine, or a few fruits."

If it is too complicated, it is not to welcome newcomers, but to increase the financial burden on newcomers.

No one knows if there is money to study abroad now!

There should be nothing messy about a party that Ning Xue could attend. Xia Xiaolan also agreed to set out with Ning Xue.

The two agreed on a time to meet.

Knowing that Xia Xiaolan was going to New York to attend the international student party, Professor Wen and Hu Ying did not object.

A young girl in her early 20s expects her not to play with her peers, not to go out to parties, and to stay at home reading books all day, is this good?

This is autism in America!

Only unpopular, friendless young people live like this.

"It's okay to know more people. You, Teacher Mao, and I met at a gathering of friends back then. We didn't call it a party at that time."

Professor Wen is even supportive.

With the same cultural background and the same study abroad experience, it is easy to meet like-minded friends.

Xia Xiaolan said to buy some food at the store to bring, but Hu Ying also objected:

"This kind of party, it's best to bake some cakes yourself and bring it to the party."

Xia Xiaolan is a really hard cook, so she can only learn from Hu Ying.

She just beat Hu Ying, and she already felt very troublesome. When Zhou Cheng called, she complained:

"Why do I make a cake for a group of strangers to eat, even if I do, it's for you, and for my mother..."

Zhou Cheng laughed when he heard it:

"Then you should practice your hands first, and when you return to China in the future, I will definitely try your craftsmanship - what you said just now is a joke, don't take it seriously, learn as much as you can, just give your brain a vacation, but don't take it seriously. I've burned my hands, it doesn't matter if I learn to make cakes or not."

Professional things should be left to professional people.

Xia Xiaolan's major is building houses, why must she learn to bake cakes?

If a person is omniscient and omnipotent, can this society still develop, and it will not return to a self-sufficient feudal society!

Xia Xiaolan went to attend the international student party, but Zhou Cheng did not object.

Everyone needs to make friends. If he is afraid that Xia Xiaolan will be hooked up by someone, he will not approve of Xia Xiaolan going abroad for a year.

Xia Xiaolan has always been surrounded by excellent people. What Zhou Cheng wants to do is not to catch flies, but to make himself better. He has only one request, and he hopes that Xia Xiaolan can share with him what he saw at the party when he comes back.

Zhou Cheng seemed very interested in what these students who went from China to the United States were like.

Xia Xiaolan readily agreed.

"Don't worry, I went to New York last week, this time with Ning Xue."

Before learning how to bake cakes, the private detective introduced by Wen Manni had already found the town of Ithaca.

The private detective introduced by Wen Manni is a fat man.

It looks harmless to humans and animals. When she saw Xia Xiaolan, she was still trying to put something in her mouth. The doughnut was covered with a thick layer of chocolate sauce and drizzled with a lot of maple sugar. sweets.

The sweets here in the United States are really sweet. Xia Xiaolan suspects that Americans are particularly insensitive to sweetness. Xia Xiaolan can't accept the delicious desserts they think are delicious.

This private detective, in Xia Xiaolan's opinion, is another severe sweet-addicted patient.

"Do I not look like a private detective?"

The other party finished stuffing the doughnuts, and his speech was a little slurred: "What kind of detective do you think of, like Sherlock Holmes?"

Xia Xiaolan nodded, not as classic as Sherlock Holmes, wearing a trench coat, being lean and tall and thin seems to be a must for entry, she was brainwashed by later film and television works.

Tall and handsome, why not want to become a private detective!

"What should I call you?"

"Jim, sorry for ruining your fantasy of a private detective, but I'm the best in the business, and you can't find a better private detective than me in New York. Let's get down to business, who you're looking for, Tell me everything, the more detailed the better!"

Being fat or thin has no effect on being a detective.

Tall, thin, and sneaky guy in a trench coat, isn't it more noticeable?

People don't pay attention to fat people. Fat people like Jim are everywhere in America. It's normal for him to appear everywhere!

Xia Xiaolan gave Jim the information. If she couldn't check it by conventional means, she would check whether the antiques that Xu Zhongyi brought back to China from Grandma Yu were circulating in some specific collection markets.

This is the focus of Jim's investigation.

After listening to all the situation, Jim didn't say whether it was difficult or not, but only told Xia Xiaolan two things: "First, you have to be mentally prepared, one with

The Chinese who came to the United States with a lot of belongings have not been in contact with their family for 20 years. It is very likely that he has encountered an accident! But I'm the best detective in New York, and even if a person is dead, I'll find out the death record and whether he still has family living in America. Second, it is very expensive to ask me to do things. I can give you a 20% discount for Connie's sake. "

"Jim, you can say a price and see if I can accept it."

Xia Xiaolan was mentally prepared for spending money.

Snakes, worms and ants, everyone has their own way. Xia Xiaolan ran to San Francisco like a headless fly to find someone, which simply couldn't work.

"For $10,000, you can pay me $2,000 first, which is what I need to pay for the survey I need to go to San Francisco. If you find someone, you pay the rest!"

"Can't find it?"

"It's impossible to find it... If you can't find it, I'll only take $2,000 of hard-earned money, and you don't have to pay the rest!"

So, for the $2,000, Jim will never refund it.

Xia Xiaolan nodded, "Mr. Jim, I appreciate your confidence, and I hope to pay you the balance as soon as possible."

This Jim dared to speak.

Ten thousand dollars?

It is not easy for most Americans to fork out such a large amount of cash.

This amount of money can cover the tuition and living expenses of American college students for one year... If ordinary families could spend this money casually, there would not be so many people taking loans to go to school!

But if the ten thousand dollars could find her son for her grandmother, Xia Xiaolan felt it was worth a thousand dollars.