Chapter 1126: Troublemakers
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
On the border of xico, cars parked on the side of the road. Most of the brands were
Nissan, Toyota, Honda, and other cheap cars.
These people were looking for custors, usually at a short distance, mainly in a town
one or two kiloters away. So were hired as tour guides.
Godzilla rented a car. It was cheap and only cost ten dollars to take them to the town.
Li Du heard so tourists bargaining with the driver. The lowest offer was 30 dollars.
He guessed that it was only due to his size and temperant that Godzilla could find a
car for 10 dollars.
Only a wall separated the two countries, but the difference was very big and very
obvious.
Nogales had a smooth road that ran in all directions. The roads in xico were of rough
dirt. A ride would surely be bumpy.
The distance was not great, but there were many of them and they were heavy, and the
road condition was not good. Li Du thought that it would be unfair to pay only ten dollars
so he gave the driver twenty.
.
When he got out of the car in the town, Li Du slled a strange mixture of toast and
tacos, intermingling with the earthy sll of dust.
“That’s what xico tastes like,” Godzilla grinned.
Since entering xican territory, Godzilla has beco much more active. Here,
Arizona’s shadow has disappeared, replaced by xican style.
So children in the street were happily playing football, though it was winter. They
were barefoot and shirtless, showing their strong little bodies, and they looked healthy
and happy.
On the street, there were old n begging with children. They were dressed in rags. Li
Du shook his head and took so banknotes out of his pocket. He handed them to the
old man and said, “Go and have so food.”
The streets were lined with vendors in wide-brimd hats pushing food carts, the heat
rising from them and spicing up the air.
The streets were crowded with tourists.
Li Du exclaid, “It seems like a lot of people are interested in xico.”
Godzilla shook his head. “There are less now. There used to be more.”
Since Osama bin Laden’s attacks, Arica has tightened its borders to prevent violent
terrorists from infiltrating the country.
Security agents and police would constantly check people’s passports, and scrutinize all
foreigners as if they were terrorists.
Tourists ca to enjoy themselves, so of course, their mood would be spoiled when the
police interrogated and examined them. Many people no longer ca here to travel,
and the number of tourists greatly declined.
The town had a completely different atmosphere from that of the United States. The
most unique feature was the colorful buildings.
Hans found a wide variety of stalls. When they just sat down, a group of young
xicans approached in a hurry and sat beside them.
A handso xican waiter greeted them with a cheerful smile. “Welco, welco,
what would you like to eat?”
“Burritos, chipotle corn, spicy grilled chicken, salmon with citrus soy sauce with xican
crisps, tomato chutney, salsa, butter-sautéed corn truffles…”
Godzilla ordered a lot of food, then added, “Spicy tomato beer for drinks, signature
cocktails, and an erald tequila for us.”
“That’s a lot, man,” Hans leaned back in his chair and whistled.
Godzilla said, “My treat.”
“Who whistles to my girlfriend?” An angry voice sounded from behind.
Li Du looked around and saw a group of young people standing up at the table next to
them.
The young n were tattooed and all had the sa pattern on the left side of their
necks: a saber in a burning chrysanthemum.
Hans was upset and explained, “Sorry, guys, I was not whistling to anyone…”
“Hey, damn Aricans!” the young man’s expression changed when he heard Hans
speak. “I hate Aricans the most. I like teaching them a lesson, though.”
The relationship between the United States and xico was strained, especially in the
border area. xicans were often unfriendly to Aricans. Most tourists here were not
from the States but from other countries.
In recent years, the United States has launched a campaign to crack down on human
smuggling. It was called “killing wild dogs”, which has resulted in the saying “people
crossing the US-xico border are in danger of dying like wild dogs”.
The xicans were very angry about this. They thought the Aricans insulted them.
However, Arica was a powerful country so they could not do anything about the
border. However, they could bully Aricans in xico.
Li Du saw that the young man was just looking for trouble. Godzilla stood up and said,
“My buddy didn’t whistle to you.”
“Bah, are you Arican too?” A young man with his arm around the girl spat on the
ground.
A bossy-looking man ca out and said, “Don't ss with . Don’t bully my
custors. I saw that, Nellis. They did not provoke you,”
The young n were afraid of the owner, and when they saw him, they sat down
moodily.
“Damn it,” Hans said helplessly. “If anyone bullies people like that in Arica, I’ll make
him suffer for it.”
Li Du shook his head and said, “OK, say no more. We are here for dinner.”
The owner ca over with their beers and said with a smile, “Don’t mind those guys,
they joined the gang and thought they could rule the world.”
Li D thanked him and said, “It’s just a misunderstanding. Boss, your place is very
beautiful and colorful. It’s very interesting.”
“The mayor is doing an image project, so anyone who wants to decorate their ho can
get free paint and paint their house any color,” the landlord explained.
When the owner left, a young man sat down, pretended to pour himself a glass of beer,
and then said, “You are Aricans, huh?”
Godzilla put his glass down and stared at the young man.
The man downed his beer and roared, “Do you dare to fight?”
Li Du beckoned Godzilla to loosen his grip. He poured the young man a glass of beer
himself and smiled. “I’m Chinese. He’s German. This guy is xican and one of us is
indeed Arican.”
The young man said, “Well, Aricans have a lot of money. You can treat us!”
“Do Aricans owe you?” asked Li Du rudely.
The young man, not expecting such an assured reply, blurted out, “What did you say?
Say it again!”
“Do Aricans owe you anything? Why does my buddy have to treat you to dinner if
he’s Arican?” said Li Du.
The youth ruthlessly hit the table, gnashed his teeth and said, “Very good, I haven’t
seen a tough nut like you for a long ti. I’m very happy to run into you!”
He stood up and beckoned with his hand. A large crowd of young n stood up as well.
They threw down so money to pay for their al and went off.
The youth who drank their beer before pointed to Li Du and said, “I see you have a lot of
courage. If you are brave enough to leave this restaurant early, I would like to see how
tough your bones are!”
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