America: I'm causing trouble for environmental organizations

"Snap!"

A crisp sound.

Jimmy, who was sitting in the chair, fell to the ground because of his excessive movement when he dodged.

He covered his nose, which had been hit by the wooden plank, with one hand and supported himself on the ground with the other, looking at Thea in disbelief.

Chaos.

Chaos erupted instantly in the office area.

Thea's slap left Jimmy completely bewildered.

Meng Ran was completely dumbfounded.

Heroine!

You're really something!

Debbie, who had a complicated relationship with Jimmy, screamed and pointed at Thea: "911! Call 911 right now! This lunatic dares to use violence against a colleague in the office!"

Immediately, someone next to them took out their phone.

Thea ignored her, holding the board in one hand and pointing at Jimmy with the other, she roared, "F*** Jimmy! I've never seen anyone as shameless as you!"

"You're more disgusting than a rat in the sewer!"

"The most embarrassing thing I've ever done in my life is being friends with you for a few months."

That last curse finally brought Jimmy back to his senses.

At that moment, anger surged from the soles of my feet straight to my head.

Jimmy quickly got up, wiped the blood from his nose, his eyes were bloodshot, and threw a punch at Thea.

But just as his fist was about to hit Thea, he felt his wrist being tightly gripped by something like an iron clamp.

He turned and glared at her.

That annoying man's face came into view.

However, he soon had no time to be angry.

"Aww~~"

A scream erupted from his mouth.

He swung his arms wildly, but could not break free.

He could only feel the hand gripping his wrist tightening, tightening even more.

It felt as if he was about to break his own wrist.

Finally, when the pain became unbearable.

Meng Ran pushed him back a meter or two with a forceful push.

To be honest, Meng Ran really wanted to give him a couple of hard blows.

But this is a monitored area. If you don't exercise your power properly, according to Michigan law, the minimum penalty is two years.

Jimmy rubbed his wrists quickly, looking at Meng Ran with a mixture of anger and fear.

He simply couldn't understand how Meng Ran could be so strong.

"Call the police."

"Call the police immediately!"

"I'm going to put these two lunatics, violent freaks, and criminals in jail!"

Not daring to make another move, Jimmy could only keep yelling at the people around him.

Debbie stepped forward with concern, wiping Jimmy's nosebleed while comforting him, "Jason has already called 911."

After saying that, she glared fiercely at Meng Ran and Xi Ya: "You're finished, I'm telling you, you're really finished this time! Jimmy's nose is bleeding, this is a violent crime!"

Under Michigan law, nosebleeds meet the criteria for a misdemeanor.

He could face up to 93 days in detention plus a fine as a criminal charge.

Just as Debbie was speaking.

Hurried footsteps could be heard in the hallway.

Two middle-aged white men rushed over quickly. The one wearing glasses was the association leader, Eunice, and the other, a bald man, was Jimmy's uncle, Howard.

Walk closer.

Seeing Jimmy's miserable state, Howard was furious: "What happened?"

"These two are crazy! I didn't do anything, and they suddenly started hitting me!" With an adult backing him up, Jimmy instantly transformed into a tattletale.

Thea felt nauseous at that act: "You didn't do anything? Then why was Bane fired? Don't play innocent, it's disgusting."

"Thea!" Eunice immediately interrupted, "Who gets fired and who doesn't is a personnel decision, and you have no right to judge."

"I guarantee you two will go to jail," Howard immediately replied.

"Don't you have any other novel ideas besides going to jail?" Meng Ran picked at his ear.

Howard's arrogant demeanor made his face grow even colder, and he was about to say something more.

But Meng Ran said leisurely, "Three weeks ago, I secured $15 in donations for the association and successfully made the issue go viral online."

I also cultivated three environmental celebrities with over 100,000 followers on a single platform. In this situation, because Jimmy is jealous of me, you're trying to maliciously fire him…”

"Come on, kid. All of this is Clarissa's work performance. Are you trying to use that to ask us to rescind our decision to fire you?" Howard interrupted with a sneer.

"It's none of your business whose achievements are being judged. I just want to tell you that since I can promote issues online, I can make the whole of Michigan know about malicious dismissals."

With the economy in such a bad state, I want to see if an association that maliciously fires high-performing employees out of jealousy will still have so many people donating money.

These words were spoken.

Howard didn't react much.

But the expressions of Executive Director Eunice and the other two directors who were watching the spectacle changed instantly.

It may sound ridiculous, but NGOs do sometimes rely on their reputation for success.

If this scandal of malicious dismissal were to be exposed, Howard's large family and numerous clients might not have a significant impact.

But the second and third project teams might actually be affected.

Detroit's NGO counterparts will definitely use this to their advantage in the competition.

So the director of the second project stepped in to smooth things over, saying, "Isn't there some misunderstanding? Where's Linda? Let Linda come out and explain."

"What about Clarissa? Has she, as the director, received any notification that her subordinates have been laid off?" The director of the third project team immediately chimed in.

The problem between the two.

No response was received.

Eunice had no answer, and Linda pretended to be dead.

As for Jimmy and Howard, it's even harder for them to say anything.

In a short time.

An eerie silence fell over the office area.

And from the window, the faint sound of police sirens could be heard.

As mentioned before, there is a large police presence here.

Therefore, the police response time is also very fast.

Not long after.

A burly Black police officer, accompanied by a clearly inexperienced rookie female officer, appeared in the office area.

Standard dispatch configuration.

The two policemen didn't seem particularly tense.

Obviously, it's much easier and more pleasant to arrest people in the office area than to arrest them in some neighborhood.

As usual, he asked Jimmy and the surrounding witnesses a few questions.

The Black police officer pulled out handcuffs, walked up to Meng Ran, and said, "I'm informing you now that you're under arrest for minor assault."

After he finished speaking, he gestured for Meng Ran to turn around.

Thea protested, "Hey! I was the one who started it. He just stopped that bastard from attacking me. You can check the security footage. He shouldn't have been arrested."

"We will review the surveillance footage, but not now."

In the United States, police gather evidence after an arrest in such cases.

After saying this, the black police officer handcuffed Meng Ran's hands from behind and began reading the Miranda warning.

"You have the right to remain silent."

"Everything you say could be used against you in court."

"You have the right to hire a lawyer, and if you can't afford one, the government will assign you one free of charge."

"Do you understand?"

"Understood." Meng Ran replied, while also testing the tightness of the handcuffs.

Fortunately, the black police officer did not consider him a real danger, so he did not fasten the cuff too tightly, so that his hand did not hurt.

Inexplicable.

Meng Ran couldn't help but laugh again.

Hey~~

That's fucking ridiculous!

This is the first time I've ever worn this thing in my life.

Life is truly unpredictable.

Just over twenty minutes ago, I was still thinking about having the association set up a fifth project team to complete the task.

Now he's been handcuffed by the police!

This trip to the US was definitely worthwhile. I experienced all aspects of local culture, from NGOs and Menjos to college student parties.

Thinking of this, Meng Ran couldn't help but glance at Thea.

Thea looked at him as if they were telepathically connected.

The two men, dressed in prison-like attire, stared at each other through the police officer sandwiched between them.

After a second of eye contact, Thea raised an eyebrow slightly, then grinned, revealing a bright smile.

She knew it very well.

I really acted impulsively this time.

I've definitely lost my job.

Not to mention the possibility of being detained in a detention center.

But she doesn't regret it.

Even if she had to choose a hundred times, she would still throw that board at Jimmy's damn face.

"Walk."

The policewoman grabbed her arm.

Thea's gaze shifted back to Jimmy's face, and she kept staring at him as she walked forward, making Jimmy feel uneasy.

As for Meng Ran...

He then looked at Eunice and Howard.

Two old geezers!

The system only promoted my rank in the association, but it didn't say what the association should eventually become.

You like playing like this, huh?

Then let's all stop playing!