Chapter 1130 Imposing (1/2)
Leaving Mexico with an unconscious man previously deported from the United States
was not easy.
Leaving Mexico wasn't much of a challenge. Li Du approached the border control
officials, slipped them $100,000 and took Driver along with him as the border patrol
turned a blind eye.
On the United States side, not everything could be solved by slipping people money.
These days, bribery could be prosecuted, and Li Du might face deportation himself.
Fortunately, Hans had an idea. He shouted, ”My man has fainted! He is unconscious.
Help! Everybody help, call the doctor please!”
The border police stopped them, insisting that they could not cross. ”You can pass, but
he can't. He doesn't have the legal documents!”
Hans tried tricking them by being unreasonable and making a scene. He shouted,
”Could you please save him first? Dude, how can you be so heartless? He might be
dying! Please help! Doctor, where is the doctor?”
”You are too cold-blooded, just 30 years ago, when the hotel next door caught fire, it
was our fire department that lent the water hose to put out the fire. We used to be as
close as a family, how could you forget that?”
His story was true. In the 1980s, a hotel caught fire on Mexican land just south of the
border.
The town of Nogales was not well-developed. Only a few people built hotels and
restaurants to serve tourists. At that time, the border officers would also have lunch
there.
The United States fire department made a swift decision, giving the water hose to the
Mexicans across the border to help get the fire under control.
It was so heartwarming that Hollywood even made a movie about it, called Tenderness
In The Fire, a low-budget production.
The battles against fire used to serve as a bond between north and south Nogales for a
long time. However, with the 911 case blowing up, the US border patrol put the highest
level security on the border and the two cities became estranged.
At Hans' cry, an old gray-haired policeman sighed and said, ”Take them to the doctor's
office and see if the man had really fainted. If he is faking and they are trying to smuggle
him across, no need to have mercy on them!”
”Yes, Sir!” Two strong policemen saluted.
As long as they managed to get the man across the border to the United States, Li Du
had a solution.
Money was still the way to solve the problem, but not by bribing officials. He could pay
the bail, which was similar to the police department bail, just for illegal residents.
Li Du then began contacting lawyers to work out how to handle the border crossing.
Having worked until the evening, Li Du went back to his hotel and went to bed.
The next day he saw several missed calls. They were from the Mexican restaurant
owner.
Li Du called back and asked, ”Did you find out who was behind this?”
”Yes, what about the money?” The man asked.
”First tell me some of what you know, and then I'll give you the money. I don't mean to
cheat you, I just want to know the truth.”
The restaurant owner thought for a moment and said, ”Well, that guy who wants to give
you trouble is a treasure hunter, he goes to warehouse auctions.”
Li Du immediately thought of Princeps, whom he had shot down with his stun gun, and
said, ”Is he from the Tucson gang? His name is Princeps. His voice is low and he
speaks slowly. He's about 180cm tall…”
”Give me the money first,” insisted the restaurant owner.
Li Du transferred the money and the restaurant owner said, ”The other side contacted