Chapter 237 Two Ships (2/2)

Tina smiled and said, ”But we need weapons for defense. What could hurt others are not weapons, but the people controlling the weapons.”

This was the common attitude many American people had toward weapons. And because of this reason, the firearms ban could not be implemented everywhere in the country.

The people believed that the government should find a way to guide people to use firearms properly to avoid hurting others, and not to ban the use of firearms; only a useless government would impose a non-discretionary regulation across all the board.

The two of them spent a good part of the day touring the battleship, and after leaving the ship with a collection of photos, Tina brought Li Du to the RMS Queen Mary nearby.

The ticket price for the RMS Queen Mary was 14 dollars. This was a regular luxury cruise liner; it was more spectacular, and much safer, than the infamous Titanic.

The ship was launched into service in 1936 and had crossed the Atlantic Ocean 1,001 times. During these trips, it had ferried many politicians, the affluent, royalty, as well as the army.

However, it was most famous for being haunted. It was said that many had seen a dancing female spirit in white; others had seen a child spirit passing through pillars.

Compared to The USS Iowa, this ship was more flourishing. It was not just an old museum in a ship but part of it had been converted to a hotel.

Tina asked, ”How brave are you?”

Li Du replied, ”I have no problem with staying here tonight.”

Tina gave him a thumbs up. ”You’re good. I’m actually hardly afraid of anything, but I’m scared of ghosts. They, um, well, are a little scary.”

There were many who were scared of ghosts, but there were even more people who were curious about them.

To attract tourists, the RMS Queen Mary even provided a ghost-hunting tour.

Li Du was not that bored. He felt indifferent toward ghosts, although he would rather believe in their existence than otherwise. Both eastern and western cultures had folklore about spirits—it would not be fair to say that there was no such thing.

Unsure if it was to suppress the spirits, Li Du saw that there was a huge church on the ship. There were people getting married there.

The joyous families of the couple saw them and invited them into the church.

In terms of appearance, Li Du and Tina were considered above average. While Li Du would not usually be regarded as a heartthrob, Americans valued physique over looks, so he won them over with his fit body, which he trained every day.

Hence, the two of them were chosen to be seated in the front row—the families had hoped that they could find tourists to offer blessings to the couple. Li Du agreed readily.

When the pastor pronounced the couple legally wed, he walked up to them together with Tina and hugged them as he wished them a long, blissful marriage.

The groom smiled, presented a bouquet of flowers to the two of them, and said, ”May all couples have happily ever afters. I hope that the both of you can step into Church to receive God’s blessings soon.”

Li Di and Tina smiled in embarrassment. Evidently, they had been mistaken as a couple.

This was to be expected—after all, they had been touring a church and had attended a wedding. Other than being a couple, what else could they be?

Since they did not know each other, Li Du did not bother to clarify. Just like Tina had said: enjoy the surprises that life brings.

The two of them had spent all morning on the two ships. When it was time for lunch, Hans called and asked for their whereabouts, saying that he wanted to eat together.