I am a literary giant in Europe

Chapter 245 Public Opinion
"Amos, you can contact Mr. Abel."

"There are some things he can handle more easily than we police officers. Or, how about we talk to those people and see if we can reach a settlement?"

When Rust finished his call and was about to leave, he gave Liu Jin some advice.

Liu Jin neither confirmed nor denied it, but expressed his gratitude to Rust.

He meant well!

The problem is, he didn't know what a despicable group Liu Jin was about to face.

Abel can handle ordinary incidents.

However, Abel's involvement in this matter might complicate things further.

At times like this, Liu Jinning would rather trust the police than those gang members... who knows, those people might turn against him.

They live a very comfortable life!
But gang members only care about money.

……

After Rust and Philip left, Liu Jin closed the door and went back inside.

To prevent further harassment, he called Julie and Adrian into the house.

This tactic failed to intimidate Liu Jin.

But he was worried that they would harm the dogs.

You know, they're capable of doing something like this.

I sat down on the sofa and turned on the TV.

After the dopamine wore off, what followed was lingering fear.

Even though Liu Jin was mentally prepared, he was still terrified when it actually happened.

My head feels a little dizzy!
I checked the time; it was 3 a.m.

Writing is probably no longer an option...

At this moment, Eva also came downstairs and regained her composure.

It jumped onto the sofa, climbed onto Liu Jin's lap, curled up into a ball, and made purring noises, as if trying to comfort him.

Liu Jin unconsciously placed his hand on Eva's body and closed his eyes.

The phone rings.

"Liu, what happened?"

It was Mela calling.

She was already asleep when she was woken up by Ottilie's phone call.

Ottilie told her that something seemed to have happened to Liu Jin and called her to ask for the surveillance footage.

She's waiting for Lao Zhong to come pick her up so they can go to Liu Jin's place together. She's asking Mela if she wants to come with her.

Mela woke up suddenly.

She asked Ottilie and Old Zhong to come and pick her up.

Then he called Chloe again and learned that Liu Jin had been threatened that night, which made him very anxious.

So she called Liu Jin again to inquire.

"It's alright, don't be nervous. It's just two flies buzzing around, nothing serious."

"You're at home now, right?"

"Yes!"

"Then you wait here. Chloe has already set off. I'm waiting for Ottilie and Old Zhong. They'll be there soon."

"no need!"

"Do not talk nonsense."

Meera ends the call.

Liu Jin glanced at his phone and smiled helplessly.

But deep down, he actually felt quite warm.

After coming to France, I was fortunate enough to meet these friends.

When you're in trouble, they genuinely care about you and want to help you out.

……

There's nothing good on TV in the early hours of the morning.

It's nothing more than late-night topics or adult programs.

Liu Jin did not purchase adult cable channels, so naturally he could not receive those programs.

To be honest, the late-night adult shows in France this year have gone a bit too far, with so many male-male interactions that it makes people feel physically uncomfortable.

He switched channels several times, eventually settling on France 101.

It was a Spanish talk show discussing a recent case in Valencia.

Liu Jin listened for a moment, and his eyes immediately lit up.

Just then, the sound of brakes came from outside.

Immediately after, Chloe called. Liu Jin got up, took the phone, and walked outside to the courtyard gate, where he opened the door.

"Open the garage door!"

"OK!"

Chloe was driving a Peugeot.

She changed her car...

That old Beetle is no longer quite right.

When I was a student, the Peugeot Beetle was fine and convenient.

But now that she's an intern lawyer, if she continues to drive that car, it will give people the impression that she's not very stable or mature.

So, it was changed to Peugeot.

She drove the car into the garage and rushed into the living room.

"I heard there's been another incident?"

"Ok!"

Liu Jin pointed to the bandage on his brow bone.

"They smashed the window, and I happened to be right next to it."

"Are they those people?"

After thinking for a moment, Liu Jin said decisively, "It's them, it must be them, and it can only be them!"

"..."

Chloe was silent for a moment, then laughed and said, "I feel like you're thinking of some crazy idea again."

"We should reciprocate. We should take advantage of the trending topics that come our way... Ms. Elena said that the potential of a beautiful life is not limited to this, so let's explore it properly. We didn't promote it before because we had no choice, but now that it has been discovered, there is no need to hide it anymore! They have brought us the attention, so we should make the most of it."

"That's what I mean too!"

Mela and Ottilie came in from outside. "I'll contact some reporters after daybreak to cover this."

You could also contact Andrei… Farne from Libération might not stand up for you, but L'Humanité will definitely support you.”

It's a newspaper of the French Communist Party!

"I think so too."

"What did the surveillance cameras capture?"

"I've taken pictures of them all."

Ottilie saw the storage hard drive, walked over, and reconnected it to the television.

Three women sat on the carpet watching, and Old Zhong also came in.

He glanced at the bandage on Liu Jin's brow bone, then smiled and sat down on the sofa.

"So careless?"

"It's careless!"

"Are you scared?"

"At the time, I was thinking of rushing out and fighting, but after the police left, I was really scared."

"Haha, that's normal, it's only human nature."

He took out a box of cigarettes from his pocket and tossed one to Liu Jin.

"Liu, what did the police say?"

"It was Rust who came over, and when he left, he advised me to ask Abel for help."

But then I thought about it, and realized I couldn't go to Abel; it might cause more trouble… I don't trust the morals and methods of gangsters.”

Upon hearing this, Old Zhong couldn't help but burst into laughter.

"You're right, you can't go to gangs."

"If you join a gang, you've lowered yourself... You have to be upright and honorable. You have to let the French know how despicable they are."

“I need you to find a few people with Asian faces, and not from Toulouse.”

Liu Jin looked at Lao Zhong and said seriously.

"What are you going to do?"

"How about a self-inflicted injury ruse?"

Old Zhong, being Chinese, immediately understood Liu Jin's idea.

He looked Liu Jin up and down, "How badly are you injured?"

Liu Jin thought for a moment and patted his left arm.

"Okay, leave it to me!"

"Please, what are you talking about?"

Liu Jin and Lao Zhong were speaking in French. Meira and the other two could understand every word they said, but they looked completely bewildered.

"Don't ask any more questions. Just cooperate when the time comes!"

Mela stopped Chloe from asking further questions and nodded.

She wasn't particularly familiar with Lao Zhong, but she knew that this Chinese man had a rather complicated background.

"I will give this surveillance footage to my brother."

"Ok?"

"Let him broadcast it on the second channel, that would be big news."

"can!"

Chloe suddenly said, "Amos, you need to be careful."

Liu Jin smiled, stood up, and hugged Chloe.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine!"

……

The offensive from Xiao Rizi came very suddenly.

The day after Liu Jin's window was smashed, a massive attack came crashing down.

With the exception of L'Humanité and Le Monde, almost every French newspaper published articles attacking Liu Jin.

They called him arrogant; said he was sucking the blood of the French; said his articles were just empty moaning (mainly focused on "Two Little Lovers"); said he was a womanizer; said he disrespected women; said he was morally depraved... Among them, Gao Xingjian and a group of overseas Chinese in France also expressed their opinions, believing that Liu Jin disrespected his seniors and, even if he was talented, was talented but lacked virtue.

"How could they do this?"

Ottilie was furious!

She said on the phone, "You're all of Chinese descent. What good does it do you to attack and smear you?"

"You have money!"

"what?"

Do you think these people came forward without anyone instigating them?

Liu Jin laughed on the phone.

He was prepared; he had guessed that Mr. Gao, who had disappeared since last year, would definitely come out and speak.

These people are very good at standing on moral high ground to criticize others.

But in reality, they have no morals whatsoever.

Liu Jin wrote an article and sent it to Andrei.

Then they contacted Patrick, the editor-in-chief of The Humane Newspaper, to explain the situation.

Patrick stated that the Humanitarian Newspaper would strongly support Liu Jin.

He had originally intended to ask Delphine for help, but after thinking about it, he abandoned the idea.

Old Joe did mention it to him.

"Ms. Sylvie has helped me a lot... Without her recommendation, the book magazine wouldn't have promoted 'The Old Man and the Sea' so quickly."

I am extremely grateful.

Besides, it's a minor matter; I can handle it.

"Are you sure?" Joan P laughed. "I've heard that the JICA is serious about this."

"Would they dare to shoot me?"

"That's probably impossible!"

"As long as I have my hands and my brain can still think normally, I will not be afraid of their tricks."

As Liu Jin spoke, he patted his left arm.

Joan looked at him, then went up and gave him a big hug.

"Amos, Life Is Beautiful should not be tainted. Everyone knows that the core idea you wanted to express was not hatred, but hope... Thank you, thank you to the Chinese people, for your selfless help at that time."

……

(End of this chapter)