Hans, Brother Wolf and the rest mourned the death of the unfortunate siblings by
drawing a cross over their chests . The border inspectors also shook their heads and
followed suit .
Nobody would feel indifferent about the situation then .
The American volunteers who have found the corpses of the two siblings had to send
the corpses back to Mexico .
The Mexican officials waited on the other side to receive the two stretchers carrying the
bodies .
A piece of white cloth was placed over each stretcher and the top and bottom of the
stretcher had been secured . A lady unclasped the cross necklace hanging from her
neck and placed it on top of the smaller stretcher . Her face was full of anguish .
Behind them, there was a group of people waiting for deportation . Handcuffed, they
lined up like a bunch of convicts surrounded by policemen who were sending them back
to Mexico .
These people had been illegal immigrants . Some of them were detained just as they
were caught crossing the border and others faced deportation after spending years
staying illegally in America .
Seeing those people, Li Du asked, "Godzilla, how did you come to America?"
Godzilla said sullenly, "I have great strength and did laborious hard work . At that time,
America just rolled out a policy for new immigrants to attract people like me . I count
myself lucky…"
He stopped mid-sentence and kept his eyes focused on the illegal immigrants .
Li Du asked, "What are you looking at?"
Godzilla did not seem to hear him but kept gazing straight ahead . His Adam's apple was
trembling and he looked extremely agitated .
Li Du asked again, "What have you seen?"
"Someone I know," Godzilla snapped out of his daze . He said slowly, "I saw a buddy I
used to know from before . "
Saying that, he pointed for Li Du .
The person he indicated was a middle-aged man who was looking mournful and dazed .
He had a well-built body and his neck was as thick as his head . A man with such a build
was typically a good fighter and had strong defensive skills .
Li Du said, "Someone you knew when you were in a gang before?"
Godzilla nodded and said softly, "Yes, a buddy from the gang . He's a good driver and
he had dominated the underground racing scene for a long time . "
"Such a man must have done well in Mexico, right? Why would he still go to America?"
Li Du could not understand .
Godzilla said, "He no longer participates in underground racing . His son had admired
him and tried to race as well . In the end, there was an accident . "
Having explained this, Godzilla hesitated before saying, "Boss, should I go over and say
hi? In fact, we used to be very close when we were in the gang, best brothers . "
It was the first time Li Du heard Godzilla addressing someone as his brother . As far as
he knew, Godzilla had always been a man of few words and kept to himself like a lone
wolf .
Brother Wolf was a man of even fewer words but that was just a habit formed by his
occupation . Deep down, Brother Wolf was a very warm person and had a very good
relationship with Big Quinn, Hans and the rest .
Li Du thought for a second and asked, "This buddy of yours, is he a good driver? How
good is he?"
"As good as those people in the movies . Previously, he could shake off twenty to thirty
cars chasing after him in his bread van . "
"How about his personality? Does he attract trouble? What about the way he handles
things?" Li Du continued to ask .
Godzilla seemed to know what he was getting at and said at once, "He is as trustworthy
as I am . He is not like one of those bad people in gangs . He is just like me, we joined
gangs because we had no choice . Once there was an opportunity, we left the gang . "
Li Du said, "I am in need of a professional driver . If you think that he is suitable, I would
like to try engaging him . "
"He is very suitable, his nickname is 'Driver', actually," Godzilla said happily .
Li Du laughed and walked forward to speak to the policeman . "Hi, buddy, I have a friend
here . I have a question, why would he be here?"
The policeman looked at him cautiously and said, "We are not too sure, we are just
following the law . These people here do not have legal rights to stay in America . "
As Godzilla was big-sized and hard to miss, he drew attention to himself as soon as he
approached .
The middle-aged man whom Godzilla had identified as 'Driver' did not react and
continued to hang his head low, looking at the ground .
Seeing that Li Du wanted to bail the man out, Godzilla said, "You can't do this, Li, you
need a lawyer and bail bond . "
Li Du said, "No hurry, just checking out his reaction first . "
Then Li Du turned and said to the policeman, "I think there must have been a
misunderstanding somewhere . Can you let me speak a few words with my friend and
ask him what happened? Look, a tragedy took place just now, we do not want to create
another one, right?"
Hearing that, the policeman stayed silent for a few seconds while staring at Li Du . Then
he said, "Which one is your buddy?"
"Carlos Pedro, that man," Godzilla pointed .
The policeman turned to look and noticed that the middle-aged man did not seem to be
in the right state of mind . Hence, he nodded as if he did not have another choice and
said, "You guys can go ahead and have a chat . "
As Godzilla walked over, the Mexican men retreated .
That was when the middle-aged man felt that something was amiss and looked up .
He was stunned for a few seconds, and then he laughed bitterly and said, "Hey, brother,
you look like you're doing well . "
Godzilla put his hand on the man's shoulder and asked, "Driver, what happened?"
The middle-aged man said nonchalantly, "It's just as you've seen . I got across the
border, but I did it illegally, and now I'm getting deported . "
Godzilla said, "I have a way to let you stay in America . You can work as a chauffeur for
my boss . "
Carlos shook his head, laughing . Godzilla added, "My boss does proper business!"
However, the middle-aged man continued to shake his head and said simply, "I want to
go home . "
Godzilla nodded silently and patted the man's shoulder . He said, "Good luck . "
Going back to Li Du's side, Godzilla said sadly, "Sorry boss, he doesn't want to stay in
America any longer . I can't make him work for you . "
Li Du said, "That's okay, no issue . Brother Wolf is a good driver . "
Godzilla said, "Brother Wolf is good, but Driver is much better, he is really good!"
The illegal immigrants had all been deported and the aisle was reopened for crossing .
Li Du took out his passport and visa for the border inspector to check . The inspector
asked as he looked through, "What are you going to do in Mexico?"
"Have a meal," Li Du said .
The inspector looked surprised and pursed his lips after taking another glance at Li Du .
He stamped the passbook and handed the documents back to Li Du .
At the end of the aisle, there was a cross-sliding door . Going through the door would
bring them into Mexico's land . Or to put it more accurately, to the Mexican Sonora .
The surroundings were different from what Li Du had seen when he peered from the
warehouse previously . While it was still desert land, the place was not desolate, but
populated with many houses and many people who lived there .
Towards the south, about four or five kilometers away from the border, a town rose from
the ground . Under the sunset, the town was brightly lit, welcoming a lively night .
Chapter end
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