1468 Deceive the People (1/2)
Famous and Richard both had surprised expressions, and Zhang Zian couldn't believe his eyes.
It was Peter Lee!
Since parting ways at the Devil's Sea deep in the Sahara desert, he could not believe that he was even seeing Peter Lee's old face once again.
Peter Lee still wore the white suit and white shoe combination he had on before entering the desert, a wine-red shirt, and a black twill tie over a black background that made him look very personable. Today, he also had a gray wool scarf on his shoulder, drooping across his chest that added a bit of elegance to his appearance.
He wore tan crystal sunglasses and his hair was meticulously combed.
Anyone who saw him for the first time would've probably thought he was a big name in the fashion industry, not some crazy psychic who deceived people all day long.
After escaping from the desert, Zhang Zian never heard from Peter Lee again. It wasn't clear whether he and his men successfully escaped from the desert. He didn't expect to meet him again in San Francisco's Chinatown. Such must have been the workings of fate.
Zhang Zian figured that most of them were able to leave the desert alive because their team was highly disciplined, well-trained and experienced, and cruel to themselves and others; this was very different from the scientific research team.
Now it seemed that Peter Lee and his men survived successfully and continued to deceive others.
Peter Lee's appearance in the United States was unexpected, yet Zhang Zian still expected it to happen for a reason.
The United States was a very free country thanks to the First Amendment to the Constitution. It allowed freedom in all aspects such as personal belief, though perhaps it might have granted the people a little too much freedom.
Based on statistics from the American Sectarian Association, there were thousands of legally registered sectarian organizations in the United States. Additionally, there were countless small organizations and sects in the private sector. Among them, there were many fish and dragons that were of course highly suspicious organizations.
The United States had no way of taking on these suspicious organizations from a legal standpoint. The FBI and the police were only able to arrest them if they determined that someone in the organization was suspected of a crime, but the FBI was powerless against those who weren't suspected of crimes.
To better understand how rampant these organizations were in the United States, playing computer games such as Far Cry 5 and Escape 2 or those who have watched American Horror Story Season 7 would've given people a clearer idea of the situation.
Peter Lee made the United States a base camp and promoted his ideas here, which was actually more appropriate. This was especially so in places like Chinatown, where many Chinese elderly have lived for decades but didn't understand English or the sciences, nor did they have original beliefs. They were easy to persuade; once their will was shaken, it was difficult to extricate themselves from it. Thus, they were a naturally easy target for exploitation.
Chinatown wasn't the only place like this, either. Even San Francisco itself was the same way.
Who was most likely to be deceived?
The answer was vulnerable groups who were usually bullied, oppressed, depressed, living in isolation, and living unhappily.
San Francisco was full of people from such groups, considering the number of tramps living on the street.
People who've been successful in their careers, happy in life, and always at the center of society would never be fooled. Sadly, they were very few of these people.