America: Starting with Daily Intelligence

Chapter 25 Stable Personality

The next day.

Zhang Ailun was also awakened by the sound of the "Daily Intelligence" announcement, accompanied by Olivia's calls.

"Sir, it's time for you to leave."

Zhang Ailun regained consciousness and looked at Olivia, who had changed into casual clothes and was smiling at him. He glanced around and found that Catherine was not there.

He then asked, "Where is Catherine?"

"Ms. Jon has already gone to work. Before she left, she asked me to pass on her message to you."

Olivia said, "She said she had a great time last night and asked me to prepare breakfast for you. I'll leave you an envelope with a $200 reward inside. Take the money, have breakfast, and you can leave as if nothing happened. We can contact each other again if fate allows."

"OK".

Zhang Ailun nodded and got out of bed without hesitation. However, he felt a little doubtful and asked Olivia, "Are you sure you only have $200?"

Olivia stared at him with a flickering gaze, then smiled slightly: "Of course not. Ms. Jon originally intended to give you a reward of $2000, but I persuaded her against it."

"Why? Why are you doing this?" Zhang Ailun asked, puzzled.

"Ms. Jon is my employer. What's wrong with me serving her?"

Olivia said, "It's just a reward for returning your wallet. $200 is more than enough. It's not a service fee, and you offered it yourself. You said you wouldn't let money tarnish your noble soul. You're just staying here overnight as a one-time friend, not a waiter at the club."

"Did I say that!?"

Zhang Ailun was incredulous, feeling like he had gone mad.

He must have been talking nonsense yesterday when he was in high spirits.

"You're a really competent property manager." Zhang Ailun was a little speechless, then turned around and went into the bathroom to take a shower.

After coming out wrapped in a bath towel, Olivia stared at him intently, and Zhang Ailun keenly sensed some of her thoughts.

She smiled and said, "What's wrong? Is there something else, Miss Olivia? Or do you feel there's some service you haven't finished providing?"

"It's 8:26 now, I've already finished get off work."

Olivia averted her gaze from the arrogant and domineering area, took a deep breath, and said with feigned composure, "The only reason I'm still here is to see you off from the Crown District of Corona, so you won't be mistaken for a stranger and arrested by the police on the street, causing unnecessary trouble that could implicate me. My boyfriend will be picking me up in a bit."

"Well, what a pity. It seems the good days ended yesterday." Zhang Ailun said with some regret and a touch of reminiscence.

Although Catherine is a pervert, Olivia is still to my liking.

That's fine, after all, he doesn't really want to maintain a lingering relationship with someone who already has a boyfriend; that would be immoral.

Being unethical once or twice is acceptable, but doing it repeatedly is truly unethical.

"Yes," Olivia replied.

Zhang Ailun changed his clothes in front of her and came to the living room, where he found a sumptuous breakfast already prepared: bacon and eggs, and cheese sandwiches.

They enjoyed it without any guilt.

I took out my phone and glanced at the information on social media.

Simone: You didn't come back yesterday? Well, that's a shame. I was thinking of asking you out.

Reina: Good morning. I was very irrational yesterday and I lost my temper with you. I'm very sorry, and I hope you don't mind.

Zhang Ailun immediately replied to her: It's okay, I didn't take it to heart.

Within three seconds, Reina replied: That's good!

:)

Accompanied by a smiley face.

Foreigners are so easy to please.

I was the one who made her angry yesterday, but she came over and apologized today.

If this happened in a top-tier (T0) car in China, you think she'd apologize? You're dreaming!

He likes to be friends with people who have stable personalities.

Zhang Ailun replied to Simone: I'm working hard to make money.

Simone: How much money did you make?

Zhang Ailun: I made a total profit of $600 yesterday!

Simone: WTF!? How did you do that, Ellen?!

Zhang Ailun took a bite of his sandwich, sensed the shock from the black woman, and contentedly put his phone aside.

My phone kept buzzing with messages from Simone.

Simone: How did you make so much money?

Simone: Answer me quickly!

Simone: Please! Alun!

"Your friend?" Olivia came out carrying a bed sheet and glanced at her constantly vibrating phone.

"That's right."

"girlfriend?"

"This doesn't seem to have anything to do with you," Zhang Ailun said in surprise.

"That's true, I was just curious." Olivia walked into the bathroom with the bed sheet in her arms, her face expressionless.

Zhang Ailun couldn't take the barrage of messages from the black woman any longer, so he could only honestly reply: "I slept with a very rich woman, and she gave me a generous bonus."

Simone immediately quieted down.

Simone: Fxxk! You're disgusting! Selling your soul for a little money, damn it!

I immediately lost the desire to talk to him.

Zhang Ailun chuckled and opened the daily news feed.

[Daily News: An unfinished hamburger, seven fresh flowers, and an unopened bottle of Pinot Noir wine were found in a red trash can at 96 Aitou Street.]

Great, another day of picking up trash.

[Daily News: Homeless man Stephen returns to the sewer drain at No. 4, Cakin Street, only to find his treasured possessions stolen. Enraged, he starts asking around for information. Through word of mouth from his friends, he quickly finds the pawnshop he visited yesterday, where the pawnshop owner mistakes him for a robber and shoots him six times, killing him on the spot!]

Good heavens, in free America, gunfights happen every day. This guy killed himself so quickly?

Zhang Ailun couldn't understand it, but he was deeply shocked.

[Daily News: Several homeless Black men will attempt to buy things for free at a discount store on 104 E.T. Street. Homeless man Sig Comprey will be injured while trying to stop the fight. The robbers involved in the free sale will be arrested and jailed for robbery and assault.]

[Details: The individuals who orchestrated this free purchase incident were Black men Moslian, George, Atlan, and Jon—click and long-press on their names to view their biographical information. Those who prevented the suppression of this case were Sig Comprey, South Precinct white officer Miguel, officer Gauss, and officer Helen.]

[Details: Sig Comprey, a former Marine Corps captain and recipient of the Medal of Honor, became undocumented and homeless after being placed on the death list following a failed mission. He was directly involved in the fatal fight that occurred in 27th Street, and was one of the parties involved.]

[Details: Officer Miguel graduated from the California Police Training School and was recruited by the Southern Precinct due to his excellent qualities. He served for three years, and his career includes: 4 administrative leave periods, and the killing and wounding of 6 Black criminal suspects…]

Keywords: Black man, recently released from prison, white police officer, four administrative leave periods in his career.

Good heavens! Old Hei has really messed up.

Veterans listed on the death list?

Well, Zhang Ailun wasn't surprised at all. After all, even a senator could end up homeless, so it wasn't unusual for a soldier to be one too.

No wonder the other party was able to accidentally kill the homeless man.

"Are you finished eating? My boyfriend is already waiting outside the Crown area."

Olivia finished tidying up the room and came out to urge him on.

"Of course." Zhang Ailun quickly finished his breakfast, changed his shoes at the door, and took his gear.

Olivia placed the plates in the automatic dishwasher, making sure nothing was missing, before closing the door and leaving the villa.

"Do you know how to use a balance scooter?" Olivia took out a black two-person, two-wheeled vehicle from the Airwheel brand, a standard model provided by the community property management department.

Zhang Ailun wanted to say yes, but shook his head, "I've never experienced it."

"Get on, I'll take you." Olivia waved, and Zhang Ailun, riding the balance bike, held her waist and shoulders as they started the bike one after the other.

It feels no different from an electric car.

Driving on uneven roads is bumpy and inconvenient.

Anyway, Zhang Ailun will not buy this thing; it's a complete waste of money.

Upon learning that this Airwheel tandem dual-wheeler, powered by an ion battery, boasts a maximum range of over 28km, and is priced at $14600 on Amazon (base price), with average annual maintenance and repair costs of $3600, and a custom-made luxury version with features like road use, satellite navigation, and a one-button alarm costing $8800, further information was obtained.

A single hoverboard can easily cost tens of thousands of yuan. And this was provided to the community's property management staff for their convenience.

It makes people think that the rich people in the West Coast's affluent areas are really nouveau riche, only buying the most expensive, not the best.

You're just wandering around your own neighborhood, and you're using satellite positioning and automatic navigation?

Every three steps there's a guard, every ten steps a sentry, and everything has to come with a one-button alarm—how afraid of dying must they be?

Using a cannon to kill a mosquito.

(End of this chapter)