Chapter 85 - A terrible suggestion (1/2)
Translator: Lionwwang Editor: Lionwwang
Silence!
The extra fellow almost mechanically takes the card, but he can’t help looking up at Jojo with a pitiful look. Jojo is coughing hard and then winkink back at another friend.
That guy immediately realizes it, he’s deliberately laughing loudly and saying: “Come on! Let’s have some fun!”
With the saying, he takes out of a transparent plastic bag from his arm deliberately in a sneaky manner. It is a small package of white powder!
Then he wipes the table clean, carefully pouring out a little white powder, spreading it evenly on the table, looking around of the others and saying: “How about try a little?”
Jojo is immediately laughing domineeringly and saying: “As the old rules!”
I’m sweating on my forehead.
Is it too much?!
Fortunately, Azle is quietly saying to me with mouth shape: “Flour.”
I’m a little relieved. Jojo has looked at Winson with a provocative eye: “Would you like to try?”
Winson frowns slightly and finally sighs: “I… Not accustomed to…”
Before he finishes, Jojo, with a triumphant smile and a disdainful tone, says: “Why don’t you dare? This is exciting! Would you like to try it?” Then she looks back at the friend.
The friend is showing exciting expression on his face, but in fact, his eyes are similar to those of the last execution court. He can only imitate the drug addicts in movies. He’s carefully evening out the white powder on the table, grinding his teeth, holding one finger against one nostril, and passing it over with another nostril, sucking hard.
A-choo!
He is a loud sneeze right away! Then the poor fellow looks like a tearful man. He’s undoubtedly feeling unwell, but he has to pretend to feel very hi and shouting: “Cool! So cool!”
Jojo is gritting her teeth and staring at Winson: “How’s it? Do you want to try?”
Winson is saying with a rueful smile: “I just meant… I don’t think it’s not the right way to do that. If you want to be hi, you can try to find a little glucose solution, dilute it, and then use the lighter to heat it on the tinfoil, then suck it again. Maybe it will feel better.”
All others are cold sweating…
FXXX! This guy is an expert?!
I can’t help but ask: “Winson… You… You’ve never taken drugs, have you?”
He’s smiling calmly: “I didn’t. But when I was an exchange student at the University of Pennsylvania of the United States for one year. In pursuit of stimulation, I used to smoke cannabis with my classmates there. You know, many University students in the West smoke cannabis. But I don’t touch it anymore now.”
Awkward silence again.
To tell the truth, although we are ridiculous on weekdays, none of us has ever touched drugs. Don’t mention cannabis, even has never touched ecstasy before!
Winson is saying frankly: “Personally, I think you’d better not touch drugs. Because it’s not a good thing, and it’s harmful to your health. If you have to, I’m afraid I’ll have to say goodbye, because I’ve quitted it.”
Jojo is gritting her teeth and seems a little stunned. Fortunately, Azle has already responded: “Well, let’s put it away. Let’s just drink wine.” Then he’s winking at other people, and they quickly hide that bag of flour.
Jojo then winks at Azle. Helplessly, he continues the conversation with Winson: “Mr. Lee, what kind of business is your family doing?”
“Many territories.” Winson is saying modestly, “The family’s business is complex, and in recent years we feel that the areas we have involved may be too scattered, and we are ready to consider rectifying them.”
Then he asks: “Azle, what’s your job?”
Here comes it!
Azle, as a matter of fact, looking around deliberately with the mysterious looks on the face, and whispering: “Business can’t be exposed at all! Well, this!” He’s reaching out and making a pistol move and saying in low voice, “The arms!”
“…” Winson is looking at Azle in surprise. “Arms?” He face changes at last.
Jojo and Azle are obviously relieved.
It seems that there is still a way to shock Winson.
But then Winson goes on saying: “But it’s illegal to do weapon business in your country! Although your country also has weapon import and export business, but those are the official operations. I have not heard of any private arms dealers.”
Azle is chuckling: “A small business, we’re small underground arms dealers. Mr. Lee, many countries in Southeast Asia are in a precarious situation. If there is business, we may make a fortune together. The Philippines, Malaysia and Indonesia all have a lot of non-governmental armed forces. There’re a lot of monies to make.”
“This… I’m afraid not.” Winson fefuses very simply.
Azle and Jojo immediately show disdain, and Jojo says: “Winson, just forget it. Your family is doing legitimate business, so just not to be dragged down by our friends! Hum!”
Winson is thinking for a moment and saying with a bitter smile: “I don’t mean that… Actually…”
He says with smile: “Azle, it’s not that I don’t help you, it’s really that I can’t help you. Because the biggest arms supplier in Southeast Asia is our family. My uncle is in charge of this in the United States.”
…
“Our family’s business in the United States has always been operating by my uncle. We have business with the Rock family, which is the largest arms family in the United States. It’s cooperative, has a license issued by the U.S. government, and is also a legitimate gun dealer.” He laughs bitterly and says, “As for the non-governmental armed forces in Southeast Asia. I advise you not to cooperate with them, because their credibilities are not good. There have been several incidents that have destroyed their credibilities. Now many arms dealers have refused to cooperate with them.” Then he looks at Azle with sincere, “Of course, this is just a little personal advice from me.”
I’m stunned.
Jojo is stunned.
Azle is stunned.
All people in the room are stunned.
Just when we are stunned, Winson is easily lifting the glass in front of him and takes a sip.
Suddenly, with a bang, the door of the room is knocked open!
Then Wood is rushing in, wearing a coat, and inside it is a prominent psychiatric hospital uniform, shouting: “Jojo! Where is Jojo?!”