June 29th was a Monday, and it was also the big day when "Sasha" was pushed into the operating room for pacemaker implantation surgery.

On the same day, Wei Ran also boarded a flight to the United States alone, accompanied by Suisui and several girls.

In the past few days, Anfisa helped Liu Iwan's family do a set of paternity tests, and by the way, through Mr. Kajik, she chatted with the surgeon who was going to perform surgery on Sasha.

According to the report given by Anfisa, Ivan Liu and his wife Katyusha are indeed the biological parents of the two children, and the little boy named Sasha does have congenital heart disease.

After the investigation has reached this point, it can basically be determined that Liu Yiwan is not lying with a high probability. As for the remaining small probability situations, his neighbors will slowly dig out it later.

After a long voyage, when Wei Ran's flight finally landed at Philadelphia Airport after several transfers, Zha Xifeng and his daughter Daofeng were already waiting for him at the airport.

"Isn't Sister Suisui here?" the girl named Daofeng asked while standing on tiptoes and looking in the direction behind Wei Ran.

"Why are you here by yourself this time?" Zha Xifeng asked a little later, also in Chinese, "Where are the beautiful girls around you?"

"They've been a little busy at work recently, after all, it's almost summer vacation."

While Wei Ran expressed his apology, he did not forget to hand over the gift he was carrying, "This is the gift Suisui asked me to bring you."

"Thanks!"

Before Daofeng finished speaking, he had already accepted the small gift from Wei Ran. At the same time, Zha Xifeng also received Wei Ran's suitcase.

"Let's go home first"

Zha Xifeng greeted Wei Ran and said, "Miley is already preparing lunch. After eating, you can get rid of the jet lag."

"It's all at your discretion"

Wei Ran followed the father and daughter outside the airport and asked curiously, "So your business is all in Philadelphia?"

“The headquarters of Dongfeng Demining Company is in Philadelphia”

Cha Xifeng explained in an easy-going manner, "As for gun shops and shooting ranges, there are branches in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh and Harrisburg. Channing's auction company is also in Philadelphia, but unfortunately, he and his wife recently went on a business trip to France.

, I’m afraid I won’t have the chance to see it this time.”

"What about VN15?" Weiran continued to ask, following the topic, "Their headquarters is also in Philadelphia?"

"in New York"

Zha Xifeng explained with a smile, "At least they are still in New York, just one street away from the CPUSA headquarters, but the rent there is too high, so they have long been ready to change places, especially the late Zach

The gentleman is willing to give his real estate to VN15 for use, and those people are even more eager to move the headquarters to Allentown."

"What about you? You also go to school in Philadelphia?" Wei Ran turned to Knife Bee and asked.

"I'm in the far, cold land of Michigan, Northern Michigan University."

Daofeng spread his hands and explained, "I thought Sister Suisui and the others would also come, so I took leave to fly back. I also bought two sets of mahjong tiles and a large box of hot pot base ingredients in advance."

"They will come to play with you next time there is a chance." Wei Ran apologized again.

He knew that when this girl went to Kazan as a guest, she was often taken by Suisui and others to play mahjong, sing and cook hot pot. She was obviously addicted to those happy days - just like Inuma.

Same.

Chatting all the way, Wei Ran followed the father and daughter into a commercial vehicle in the parking lot, and let Dao Bee drive the car towards the city.

However, when the car drove slower and slower as the three of them chatted, and finally stopped completely due to a traffic jam, Wei Ran noticed that more and more signs with Chinese characters appeared around him.

"I forgot to tell you that my home is in Chinatown in Philadelphia."

As Knife Bee spoke, she did not forget to put on a cap, a mask and sunglasses for herself.

"Your family lives in Chinatown?"

Wei Ran asked in surprise, and then he finally understood why this girl named Daofeng was so unlucky at playing mahjong when she was a guest in Kazan.

"When I first came to the United States, I settled in Chinatown."

Zha Xifeng recalled with emotion, "I have developed feelings after living here for a long time, and I don't want to leave here."

While he was talking, the traffic started to move slowly again, and after Wei Ran turned the car several times, he saw a Chinese-style archway with "Philadelphia Chinatown" written on it.

Looking at the Chinese character signs almost side by side on both sides, Wei Ran discovered that Daofeng, who was driving, had also raised the windows.

Seemingly noticing the strange look in Wei Ran's eyes, Daofei continued to drive the car slowly while explaining, "I participated in a local talk show competition during the vacation before college, and then I became a slightly famous talk show.

As an actor, I also got into some minor troubles that didn't matter."

“She openly mocked the tougher gangs in Chinatown at the game.”

Zha Xifeng couldn't help but explain, "Especially because she is a mixed-race child with a more difficult bloodline."

"Isn't it okay to say anything on a talk show?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.

"That's true, but unless you stay on stage all the time," Knife Bee muttered, "I'm not wrong."

"I'm starting to wonder what you said on the talk show," Wei Ran asked with a smile.

"You better not know" Knife Bee grinned, obviously not wanting to become a topic of small talk.

"She joked that the Harder Gang has opened countless muzhiming trails in Chinatown, but they are only used to steal tourists' wallets and mobile phones and organize Harder girls to stand on the streets. She also reassured Americans that she ensured that the trees in Chinatown

I can’t speak the more difficult language.”

Zha Xifeng had no intention of keeping her daughter's secret secret, and said angrily, "Although she did not say anything wrong, she did offend the local Yue Di Gang."

"After all this, you still plan to live here?" Wei Ran asked, dumbfounded.

"Am I afraid of them?" Zha Xifeng snorted disdainfully, obviously having enough confidence.

Just at this time, Daofeng also pulled over the car. He glanced out the window subconsciously, and Wei Ran couldn't help but feel happy. There was a shop facing the street. The shop floor was not big, but the signboard on the door lintel was divided into three lines.

, the words "Dongfeng Gun Shop" are written in simplified Chinese characters and English respectively, and next to it is a tea shop with a Chinese character sign.

For Chinese people, the word "eastwind" has a special meaning. Similarly, for English-speaking countries, "eastwind" also carries a special "chill" of "bitter".

In other words, "Dongfeng Gun Store" written in English would be more appropriate to translate as "Linfeng Gun Store".

"That's my house, on the second floor of the gun shop." Before finishing his words, Dao Bee had already pulled on the handbrake and pushed open the car door.

"Get off the car," Zha Xifeng greeted with a smile on her face.

Following the father and daughter out of the car and walking into the small wooden door of the gun store, Wei Ran couldn't help but raise his eyebrows. Directly opposite the door of the gun store was a counter surrounded by stacked sandbags.

, in addition to the computer used for cashiering above the counter, there is also an M60 aviation machine gun installed on the shooting rack of the helicopter cabin!

The problem is, there are not only machine guns on this shooting rack, but also an ammunition box that uses a flexible ammunition chute to feed ammunition, and a canvas shell collection bag. Especially in the ammunition chute, you can still vaguely see yellow and orange.

Bullets!

"Don't worry, it's not loaded, it's locked." Zha Xifeng's kind reminder made Wei Ran grin.

What does the so-called "not loaded, already locked" mean in other words, "when necessary, the gun can be loaded by opening the lock"?

Except for this deadly door gun, the store itself is not that big. The only row of shelves hanging on both sides are hunting clothing and other non-dangerous small items. Even the surrounding

In the glass display cabinets on the wall and hanging on the wall behind the display cabinets, there are basically various types of pistols and civilian shotguns.

Glancing at the Asian female clerk at the counter who was listening to music with headphones, Wei Ran suppressed his curiosity and followed Cha Xifeng and his daughter through a locked security door and up the stairs to the second floor.

.

Compared with the cramped space on the first floor, the second floor is much more spacious, and the layout is particularly warm and has a strong Chinese style.

Especially on the table by the window, in addition to various American dishes, there are also several Vietnamese dishes and specialties from China's Yunnan Province.

“Welcome to be our guest”

Mrs. Miley, whom she had met once before, greeted her warmly in broadcaster-like Chinese, and at the same time brought a piece of braised carp to the table.

It's just...

While Wei Ran responded to the other party's greeting, he glanced at the takeaway bags at the kitchen door that had not yet been thrown away. Obviously, Mrs. Miley's cooking skills were probably as unworthy of expectations as the Katenka sisters.

Pretending that he was blind and didn't see anything, Wei Ran washed his hands at Miley's warm invitation and sat at the dining table. While tasting the dishes on the table, he gave out sincere compliments.

He had to admit that although more than half of the dishes on this table were probably takeaways, they tasted really good.

During the dinner, as half a bottle of Xifeng wine entered the stomachs of Wei Ran and Zha Xifeng, Mrs. Miley also frankly admitted that her cooking skills were really not very good, and all the dishes on the table were actually ordered takeaways.

fact.

"Actually, I'm not hiding it from you."

Wei Ran thanked Daofeng for pouring a full glass of wine for him and said with a smile, "You guys were guests at my place before, and the dishes you had for dinner a few times were all bought. Suisui and I's cooking skills are not the same.

It’s as good as you think.”

"Looks like we're tied."

Miley, whose face turned red after drinking, smiled and picked up the cup, clinking it with Wei Ran and Zha Xifeng again.

“Definitely a tie”

Wei Ran drank up the white wine in the small wine cup in one gulp, covered the cup before Knife Bee was about to pour the wine for him, and said, "You can't drink any more, Mr. Cha, Mrs. Miley, while we are all still awake,

How about we talk about Mr. Zach?"

"Of course, what do you want to know?" Miley put down her wine glass, burped and asked drunkenly.

"I plan to go see the relics and house he left behind as soon as possible," Wei Ran said straightforwardly.

In the final analysis, his main purpose of coming to the United States this time was to confirm whether the headless statue of Mazu left by the late Mr. Zak was actually the one he thought he was.

If so, then he would inevitably have to wallow in the quagmire of the Vietnam War to buy a life-saving charm for himself in this world.

If not... then of course I would quickly find a reason to sell the deal, and then go visit Gorman's American son Makar and his family.

"How about tomorrow morning?"
To be continued...