Chapter 79 Unexpected Conflict
Chapter 79 Unexpected Conflict
It's already nightfall, Itaewon Street.
An Rushong parked his car in a parking space he had finally found on the street, and then walked into a stepped alley on the side of the street.
This is the most prosperous place in Seoul and also the location of the so-called red-light district. Walking on the streets are either young women in revealing clothes and heavy makeup, or foreigners speaking English.
In the narrow alleys, even the air is filled with a strong scent of perfume. If I had to use one word to describe this place, it would be decadent.
That's right, this is Itaewon Street in 2007. At that time, the Yongsan base next to here had not moved yet. A large number of American soldiers who enjoyed super-national privileges and were full of hormones gathered here. They were the most unstable factor in this area.
For many older Koreans, Itaewon is a place they cannot go to because it is easy to get into trouble here.
After passing through the alley, An Rushong came to a rather busy street. On both sides of the road, there were many bars with flashing neon lights, as well as some shops with large floor-to-ceiling windows with heavily made-up young ladies standing in the windows.
This is the inner street of Itaewon Street. The shops and bars on both sides of the street all have English signs, and there is almost no Korean. And standing on the roadside and looking around, most of the people you see are foreigners.
An Rushong mingled in the crowd, looking around. He was looking for a bar called "SSB", the full name of the bar being "Stars & Stripes Bar".
"The Star-Spangled Banner?"
This name sounds very American.
An Rushong didn't like this place, and he disliked the bar with this name even more. However, Mike invited him to celebrate here tonight, and he couldn't refuse the other party's kindness.
As he looked around, a voice from the front right called out, "Hey, Ann! This way!"
It was Mike's voice, he recognized it immediately.
Looking in the direction where the voice came from, sure enough, just about ten meters to the right in front of him on the side of the street, Mike, wearing a plaid short-sleeved shirt, was waving at him from afar.
"Hey, Mike!" An Rushong greeted the other party with a smile, and at the same time, quickened his pace to meet him.
"Ann, my news has finally been confirmed. The Federal Reserve has cut interest rates." When he came closer, Mike took two steps forward and gave him a warm hug. He said loudly, "Apple's stock rose by $2.7 today. Haha, I've made up my mind. Next time I go back to China, I'm going to buy a Cadillac Escalade."
Today, the Federal Reserve finally decided to cut interest rates. As Mike said, as soon as the news was announced, almost all global stock markets soared, and Apple's valuation rose by $2.7 per share in one day. According to this increase, the money he and Mike invested in the stock market together earned more than $8 in just one day today.
Of course, An Rushong would never tell Mike that in addition to the money they invested together, he also invested a larger amount of money on his own. With this investment, he earned more than 40 US dollars in one day.
"Mike, if I remember correctly, you can't buy a Cadillac Escalade for $8," An Rushong said jokingly, holding his arm.
"That's hard to say," Mike winked at him and said, "After all, these stocks will continue to rise. I plan to continue holding them until the beginning of next month. If my estimate is correct, the overall market should be bullish in the next less than half a month."
Holding An Rusong's shoulders, he walked to the side of the road and continued, "Maybe by then the money I get from the stock market will be enough to pay for the car."
After he finished speaking, he laughed again. It was obvious that this American was very proud.
"I have confidence in you!" An Rushong took the opportunity to flatter him.
"Me too!" Americans don't know what humility is, Mike nodded in agreement.
As they were talking, the two walked to the side of the road under a purple light. On the colorful neon sign, there was a line of English spelled out in colorful lights: "Stars & Stripes Bar".
At this time, the bar was obviously not officially open yet. At the door with colorful lights, a group of sexy and fashionable girls were queuing up, blocking one door. In front of another door, stood a burly black man who looked like a bear.
As Mike was talking to An Rushong, he walked in front of the black man, who automatically stepped aside and made way for the single glass door.
The glass door was not very wide, only enough for one person at most, and Mike walked in first.
An Rusong didn't think much about it. He followed Mike and was about to follow him in when he was pushed in the chest by the burly black man. The black man didn't use much strength, but he was really too big, as big as O'Neal. In addition, An Rusong was not mentally prepared, so he staggered back two steps after being pushed.
"Hey!" Mike turned around at this moment. He saw An Rusong being pushed and immediately shouted, "What are you doing?!"
After shouting this, he rushed out of the door again, stretched out his hands and pushed the black man in the chest.
Mike is not short, but it depends on who he is compared with. In front of this black man, he is a head shorter than him. At the same time, the size difference between the two is too big.
He pushed the black man's chest with both hands, but he didn't move at all. However, he took half a step back.
However, the big black man didn't intend to argue with him. He just pointed at An Rusong and said, "This guy can't come in!"
Fuck me
This chain of contempt is quite obvious!
An Rushong was speechless. He felt that there should be a sign at the door of the bar stating that Koreans are not allowed to enter. No, it should be "Korean men are not allowed to enter."
Mike was very angry. He was the one who invited An Rushong. If he couldn't get into the bar today, it would not only be An Rushong's face that would be lost, but also his own. It could even be said that he would lose more face.
Since meeting Mike, in An Rusong's eyes, this American has always been gentle and elegant, a true gentleman. But today, at this moment, he saw the unreasonable side of this guy.
Unable to push the burly black man away, Mike began to point at him and curse at him. All kinds of racist words came out of his mouth one after another. While cursing, he reached into his pocket with his other hand and took out an Apple phone.
It can be seen that although the sturdy black man does not take An Rusong seriously, he rarely provokes white people like Mike, but the problem is that the latter's scolding is too ugly and endless. Even if the sturdy black man wants to suppress his emotions, he can't hold it back forever.
Just as Mike took out his cell phone and was cursing while flipping through the address book, the burly black man suddenly attacked. He raised his fist and hit Mike in the face.
To be honest, An Rusong had been waiting for this moment. When he heard Mike swearing, he knew that things were going to get out of hand. However, he did not step forward to dissuade him, but just watched coldly, waiting for the burly black man to take action.
Even a clay figure has some earthiness, let alone a living person. Sure enough, he did not wait in vain, the sturdy black man finally took action.
At the moment when the burly black man swung his fist, An Rushong quickly stepped forward, shouting "Be careful", and stood directly in front of Mike.
The burly black man obviously didn't intend to hit him in the face with this punch. The moment he blocked it, the burly black man tried to pull back, but it happened too suddenly and he couldn't react at all, and the punch finally hit An Rushong in the face.
Although the burly black man had retracted his strength, the punch still made An Rushong's eyes go black. In addition, he had rushed forward before, and under the influence of inertia, he crashed straight into the glass door of the bar.
With a loud "bang", An Rushong's head hit the glass door hard. However, the glass on the door should be tempered and very strong. Under the action of inertia, An Rushong hit it hard but failed to break the glass.
However, this sudden scene frightened the girls queuing on the other side. Screams one after another suddenly rang out in the girls' team, and pedestrians on the nearby streets were also attracted by the movement here.
Mike obviously didn't expect the burly black man to dare to attack him. He had just dialed a number and when he looked up, he saw the other party punching him.
He had no time to react at all. By the time he came to his senses, An Rushong had already rushed in front of him and was knocked to the ground by a punch from the burly black man.
"OH~~F" Mike came to his senses and cursed. He didn't bother to pay attention to the burly black man and ran to check An Rusong's injuries first.
"An, how are you?!" Mike squatted on the ground with a cell phone in one hand, and nervously helped An Rushong up from the ground, saying, "God! These damn people are too barbaric! I will send him to court and put him in jail!"
Seeing that the American did not run away, but came to support him immediately, An Rushong, who was still in a dizzy state, couldn't help but feel happy.
Yes, this American definitely has some racist tendencies, but he obviously really regards himself as a friend. Otherwise, his natural reaction under nervousness would definitely not be to come over to check on his injuries.
This shows that my plan is on the road to success.
(End of this chapter)