American comics: I can extract animation abilities.

Chapter 30 Rent
new York.

airport.

Tommy got off the plane and walked out carrying his suitcase. His eyes under his sunglasses looked around, as if he was observing or looking for someone.

On the other side, Jin had been waiting for a long time.

She is still thinking about tuition fees.

New York University is indeed a very good school, but its tuition is also very high.

It costs tens of thousands of dollars a year, and it is likely that the entire university study will cost more than 100,000 or 200,000 dollars.

All her current wealth added together might not even be enough to cover a fraction of her annual tuition.

Jin's mood grew worse when he thought about the rent he owed last month.

Ultimately, it's all about money.

If her family had money, she wouldn't have to worry so much.

Unfortunately, her original family was not happy.

Her father died of illness early, leaving her and her mother to depend on each other.

If things ended here, it would be good.

But her mother was an alcoholic who was drunk all day long and never sober for a single day.

When they are drunk, they may insult others at best and even resort to violence at worst.

This made Jin unbearable and he wanted to leave home urgently.

It was for this reason that she later left New Mexico, her hometown where she had grown up for more than 20 years, and came to New York to study.

Noisy sounds were heard all around.

Many people walked out of the exit.

Jin shook his head, threw away the bad memories of the past, cheered himself up, held up the name tag in his hand high, and kept scanning every person walking out of the passage.

"I should really ask for a phone number, or a photo will do..."

His uncle's call came so suddenly that Jin forgot these most basic things for a moment.

This meant that she had no idea what the man looked like, and she could only wait for the other person to see the sign and come to her.

Although he said this, Jin also had a rough guess in his mind.

My uncle, who lives far away in Italy, never tells me what he does.

But Jin could vaguely guess something.

She has a good memory and some things that happened in her childhood are still remembered by her.

Her alcoholic mother often talked nonsense when drunk, and sometimes she would talk about the past and the "glorious deeds" of her father and uncle.

It seems to be related to a major bank robbery that happened many years ago.

Jin didn't quite believe what his mother said.

After all, how can you take seriously the drunkard's nonsense?

Besides, if it was really her father who robbed the bank, her family would definitely not be as poor as it is now.

She doesn't need to worry about tuition fees.

However, there is one thing Jin can confirm.

That was her uncle, who had indeed done something wrong.

Otherwise, when I was a child, the police wouldn't always come to visit my house and ask all kinds of weird questions.

If that was the case, then her uncle's friend probably had something fishy to say about him.

While she was thinking about it, Tommy had already got off the plane. After walking out of the aisle, he saw the name tag held high at a glance. He was dragging his suitcase and moving among the crowd.

Perhaps because he walked too fast, he bumped into someone else before he had gone far.

The two said sorry to each other, then each picked up their suitcases and walked in opposite directions.

"Kimberly, Kimberly Wexler?"

Hearing the voice, Jin immediately turned around and found his reception target.

His hair was neatly slicked back, his face was serious and stern, his eyebrows were thick and slightly raised, his eyes were deep and bright, and his lips were tightly closed under his high nose bridge. He was wearing a blue-purple suit with exquisite fabric and proper tailoring, a black dress shirt inside, and a pair of shiny black leather shoes on his feet.

Somehow, when seeing Tommy like this, Jin couldn't help but think of the gangster movies he had seen before and the classic image of the Godfather in the movie.

The two slowly overlapped, as if becoming one.

The only difference was that Tommy was very young, so young that it surprised her.

"Yes, I'm Kimberly Wexler, you can also call me Kim."

Jin greeted politely and shook hands openly.

Then, she put away the name tag she was holding, took the initiative to walk in front, led the way, and asked about Tommy's itinerary.

"Let's find a place to stay first."

"If that's the case, I know a hotel with great facilities and a great environment that I believe will meet your needs."

"Hotel..."

Tommy didn't respond for a long moment.

There were many people in the hotel, and it was not convenient for too many people to know what he was doing. If possible, he would like to find a more private place.

"By the way, Jin, do you live alone?"

"I?"

Jin was so smart that he immediately understood what Tommy meant.

She did live alone, and there was indeed an empty sofa for her to sleep on.

But the problem is that this is the first time the two meet and they are still strangers to each other.

She didn't even know what Tommy did, let alone what his personality was like.

In this case, there was no way she could bring anyone home.

If there is any danger, it will be too late to regret.

However, Tommy's next words immediately dispelled her doubts.

"How about two hundred dollars a day? If you can provide three extra meals a day, I can add another hundred dollars."

"This……"

Jin wanted to refuse.

But Tommy gave too much.

The rent plus food expenses total three hundred US dollars a day, which means three thousand for ten days and nearly ten thousand for thirty days.

If you live here for a whole year, you can get almost two years' tuition fees.

With so much money, Jin no longer has to look for a job everywhere. She can study law in school peacefully, bringing her one step closer to her dream of becoming a lawyer.

After hesitating for a long time, Jin finally nodded and agreed.

"However, I may be at school during the day and don't have much time to make lunch."

"This is not a problem."

Tommy didn't care.

It’s just a meal, you can easily eat it outside.

Moreover, the reason why he did this was not just for privacy reasons.

Before coming to New York, he had promised Ken that he would take good care of Kim's life so that at least Kim would not have to worry about money.

Of course, Tommy could just give the money directly, but doing so would be too hurtful to people's self-esteem.

Even if he was willing to give it, Jin might not be happy to accept it.

But if he changed his method and used the excuse of rent to provide financial assistance, even if Jin could guess his intention, he would feel much better, at least he would have a way out.

There is a deeper reason hidden in this.

When some things happened, he had an alibi in disguise because he lived under the same roof with Jin.

This allows him to move more conveniently without being noticed by the police.

(End of this chapter)