PDLP Chapter 101 Great-grandfather's Old Friend, a Hongmen Boss in the United States
Chapter 101 Great-grandfather's Old Friend, a Hongmen Boss in the United States
the following few days
Jiang Feng, Su Meng, Xu Jiao, and Xu Lin took their parents and grandparents on a trip to California.
Our first stop is right at our doorstep:
Redwood National Forest Park!
This is also the most important source of visitors to Leggett. Most tourists visiting Redwood National Park will travel along Highway 1 and pass through Leggett.
With the outbreak of the epidemic, passenger traffic has decreased.
Perfect, it won't be too crowded!
Redwood National Park is very large, covering 400 square kilometers, and is full of various redwood trees.
The height can reach 80 meters.
They can be found everywhere with diameters of several meters!
At the park entrance, there's a redwood tree with a tunnel carved out of it, which is quite interesting as it allows cars to pass through.
This is a living redwood tree!
Known as the chandelier tree—
ChandelierTree
It is also known by tourists as "cars passing through trees".
The world's largest tree by volume is also located in this national park; its name is the General Sherman Tree.
80m in height
Diameter 11m
"Oh my God!"
"This tree is so thick!"
Jiang Feng's parents marveled at the sight of the tree. He took photos of them and introduced it to them, saying, "This is the largest tree in the world. It is said to be 3500 years old. It took root and sprouted here in the early Shang Dynasty of our country."
"It has a diameter of 11 meters and a circumference of over 30 meters. It would take about 20 people to hug it!"
"The volume is as high as 1487 cubic meters."
There are more than two million leaves.
"However, this General Sherman tree is only the largest tree in terms of volume, not the tallest (Almond Eucalyptus 156m), nor the thickest (Hundred Horse Chestnut 17.5m), nor the oldest (European Spruce 9500 years old)."
Everyone took photos outside the fence next to the General Sherman Tree before heading to Death Valley in Southern California.
Death Valley in California is a large canyon.
It is also the lowest point in California by elevation.
-86m
The temperature was extremely high, and there was very little rainfall.
Similar to Lop Nur, it is a well-known adventure destination in the United States and also a tourist area with some fame.
“Look at these stones, and the skid marks behind them. These stones will be blown forward by the wind.”
Su Meng enthusiastically helped with the introduction:
"It is said that the ground freezes when the temperature drops at night, reducing friction and causing them to be blown away."
This phenomenon has sparked widespread speculation, much like crop circles, with no one knowing the cause!
Later, various studies and speculations emerged.
But Jiang Feng's grandparents didn't think much of it: "What's so strange about that? As long as it's windy, it's fine."
Xu Jiao and the others smiled and reminded her, "If the wind were strong, it would blow the sand away, but it didn't."
"This means the wind isn't strong."
"Yes, Death Valley is not like Lop Nur, nor is it like a karst landform area; there is not much wind."
"Well, that's strange..."
"There can't possibly be ghosts, right?"
"Hahahahaha~"
Jiang Feng casually guessed, "I suspect it's a gimmick to increase ticket sales and attract more visitors to the scenic area."
Crop circles
Broken stones on Easter Island
It was eventually confirmed that someone had done it on purpose!
Does nobody notice?
I see through it but choose not to say it...
The group took a road trip, visiting Lake Tahoe, Yosemite National Park, Hollywood Studios, Beverly Hills, and San Francisco's Lombard Street, Chinatown, Japantown, Alcatraz Island, Fisherman's Wharf, Golden Gate Bridge, Golden Gate Park, and more.
Jiang Feng amazed his whole family by using fluent Japanese to buy things, order food, and communicate in the Japanese city.
Doug and his team, who were providing protection, were even more bewildered.
Holy shit!
The boss has even learned Japanese?
(￣ Pan￣)
Niubi!
In fact, Jiang Feng only mastered the basics. The time was too short, and he hadn't mastered them yet, but his learning speed was extremely fast!
Memorizing thousands of words every day is no joke!
During my journey, when I was bored, I would take the time to read Japanese literature. I have to admit that Japan has a lot of excellent literary, artistic, philosophical, and novel works.
such as:
Osamu Dazai's "No Longer Human," Ryunosuke Akutagawa's "Hell Screen," and Yasunari Kawabata's "The Dancing Girl of Izu" are all excellent works of literary philosophy!
But all three of these great writers died by suicide.
╮(╯_╰)╭
"I'm sorry for being born a human!"
"A person who falls in love with every girl they meet actually loves no one."
"The moment someone asks me what I want, in that instant, I don't want anything at all!"
"If one can avoid intense joy, then sorrow will naturally follow. It comes from the sea of people, and I cannot avoid this intense joy; I gladly accept it."
"A coward is afraid of happiness, gets hurt by cotton, and is sometimes hurt by happiness itself."
Jiang Feng looked at his phone and nodded slightly.
"That's truly profound!"
"I'm just a bit down..."
"No wonder he committed suicide."
"Ah~"
They strolled around Chinatown, but unfortunately, due to the pandemic, the streets were deserted and very quiet.
They didn't dare to wander around aimlessly.
I took a quick look while wearing a mask.
About to leave.
But someone called out to him:
"Wait a moment, gentlemen, may I ask where you're from? You wouldn't happen to be from Yandu, would you?"
When everyone turned their heads to look, they saw an elderly Chinese man with a white beard and a very sharp gaze.
Everyone glanced at him warily—
Who the hell are you?
Old liar, right?
There are so many scams these days!
hum~
Perhaps they've been eyeing us for a while now, pretending to meet an old friend in a foreign land, waiting for an opportunity to borrow money, swindle money, or set a honey trap!
Jiang Feng had the same guess in his mind.
Where would I find so many acquaintances?
Where are there so many fellow villagers?
He's most likely an old conman!
Cut~
The system, however, jokingly refuted this:
[No, No, No, guessed wrong]
This is an old friend of your great-grandfather.
Jiang Feng: (⊙～⊙)?
what?
This…
What a coincidence!
My great-grandfather's old friend ran into us abroad, and he actually recognized us? Is that even possible?
"System, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
【￣へ￣】
Doug, Gaimer, Zhou Kai, and Li Yang, who were secretly protecting him, quickly stepped forward and looked at the elderly Chinese man warily.
The old man's eyes showed some surprise—
This is quite a sight!
He laughed and joked, "Don't worry, everyone. What danger could there be for an old man like me who's buried up to his eyebrows?"
Su Meng curled her lip, her sharp tongue revealing her true colors:
"Who knows if you're trying to scam me?"
"These days, people who stage accidents to extort money are all like you!"
Jiang Feng silently gave a thumbs-up.
But he still politely asked, knowing full well, "Sir, you don't recognize us, do you? I don't think I've seen you before."
The other person looked at Jiang Zhenshan and Jiang Zhijun with a sigh, their thoughts swirling, their eyes seemingly recalling something.
"Your name is Jiang Zhijun."
"Your name is Jiang Zhenshan."
“You have never seen me, but I have seen you. The first time I saw you, you were only two or three years old.”
He glanced at Jiang Zhenshan and then uttered a startling statement.
Jiang Zhenshan: (￣Pan￣)
"What do you mean?"
"Hehe, you may not remember, but your father, Mr. Yunxiao, and I were very close friends!"
Yunxiao was the courtesy name of Jiang Feng's great-grandfather.
Nobody remembers it anymore.
Jiang Feng and his group also learned about it from diaries, genealogies, and memoirs after unearthing their ancestral treasures.
Jiang Zhenshan asked with a hint of doubt, "You are—"
"My name is Situ Jie, and I live in a nearby neighborhood. Do you have time to come to my house for a visit?"
Situ Jie extended the invitation with a smile.
Doug's pupils contracted slightly, and he whispered:
"Boss, this man is a big boss from the Hongmen!"
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