A week later, New York.
Xiao Ran's Gulfstream G700 flew from the west and landed steadily on the private runway of JFK International Airport.
As soon as the plane stopped, a convoy of five bulletproof SUVs sped from a distance and headed straight for the runway.
When Xiao Ran and the others got off the plane, the motorcade happened to be approaching and stopped at the edge of the runway.
Leading this team was Sam, who came to New York in advance for the first stop, and several company employees.
Two days ago, they arrived in New York to make some preparations for the subsequent exploration operations.
The bulletproof SUVs they drive are all rented in New York, and their protective performance is quite good.
Xiao Ran and the others will use these vehicles while they are in New York.
In early September in New York, the weather has cooled down and the autumn wind is blowing.
This made Elaine and Fang Yufei, who had just arrived from Los Angeles and were wearing long skirts, a little uncomfortable.
As soon as they landed, the two beauties felt a chill.
"Ouch! I didn't expect it to be so cold in New York. I miscalculated!"
Elaine said annoyed.
Xiao Ran turned his head and looked at the two beauties, and then said with a smile:
"I asked you to add a coat just now, but you didn't think it was troublesome. Now you regret it!"
"Stop staying outside and get in the car first."
"As soon as all the luggage is transferred to the car, let's get out of here."
Upon hearing this, Sam immediately pointed to an Escalade President One full-size bulletproof SUV next to him.
"Sean, please take this Presidential One, the interior space is large enough!"
Before she finished speaking, Elaine and Fang Yufei ran towards the Escalade and quickly boarded the car.
After watching them get into the car, Xiao Ran began to look at the surrounding environment.
Like most airports today, as the largest and most important aviation hub in the United States, JFK International Airport is also deserted at this time.
Looking around, there were not many planes at the airport. It was quite empty and somewhat desolate.
The only few flights are all domestic flights in the United States, and there are almost no international flights.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran couldn't help but shook his head.
"It seems that New York, like Los Angeles, is also in depression."
"You can see it from the desolate scene at JFK Airport!"
Hearing this, Nick next to him nodded immediately.
"That's right, Sean, New York is also depressed right now, not much better than Los Angeles."
"The streets of New York are also in chaos. There are homeless people begging on the streets everywhere. Many people are unemployed."
"When winter comes, the situation on the streets of New York will definitely be much more miserable than that of Los Angeles!"
Nick is from New Jersey, his hometown is across the Hudson River, and he knows New York quite well.
Because of this, he took several company employees to New York to make a front stop.
While talking, all the luggage had been unloaded from the Gulfstream G700 and transferred to several vehicles in the convoy.
Xiao Ran and the others immediately stopped talking and boarded several cars respectively.
Then, the motorcade started with a bang and left JFK International Airport.
In a short time, the motorcade had left the airport area and drove onto the highway in Queens.
Queens, New York, appears more rundown than the neighborhoods near Los Angeles Airport.
Both sides of the street are lined with low, mottled, and even dilapidated buildings, many of which look crumbling.
The condition of the road is also very bad. Not only is it full of patches, but it is also full of potholes, making it difficult for cars to go faster even if they want to.
On both sides of the street, many homeless people can be seen everywhere, as well as haggard and wandering drug addicts.
On the roadside lawns, along the sidewalks, and under some bridges, there were countless camping tents and many paper shells for shelter.
The people living in those tents and cardboard boxes were obviously not camping, but homeless people.
Looking at the scene outside the car window, Fang Yufei was stunned and stunned.
Elaine had been to New York before and understood this situation, so her expression was quite calm.
“Is this really New York, really the heart of the capitalist world?”
"If you didn't know better, you would have thought this was a big slum. It would be too shabby!"
Fang Yufei said in surprise.
"Yes, Queens is the slums of New York, and the Bronx!"
"Coupled with the current special circumstances, these places look even more dilapidated!"
“When you enter Manhattan Island, you can see a little bit of the heart of the capitalist world.”
Xiao Ran has been to New York twice before, so he still has some say.
Next, they laughed and chatted while admiring the shabby scenery outside the car window.
As they spoke, the motorcade drove out of Queens and entered Brooklyn.
At this moment, a loud noise suddenly came from outside, and the speed of the motorcade slowed down.
Then, Sam's voice came from the intercom.
"Sean, there is a Black Lives Matter demonstration in Brooklyn today, and unfortunately we caught up with it."
"I guess we have to be stuck here for a while before we can pass."
Before he finished speaking, a mighty parade emerged from the intersection ahead, shouting slogans and heading this way.
"Death to the police! Black lives matter!"
"We are all Floyd and we can't breathe!"
It can be seen from the slogans shouted by the marchers and the flags waved that they are the marchers of the Black Lives Matter movement.
Needless to say, the vast majority of people in the parade were black, with a few from other ethnic groups.
While demonstrating, some young black men in this team were destroying everything they saw.
Trash cans, billboards, street lights, signs, homeless tents and cardboard boxes placed on the roadside, including the doors and windows of street shops, etc.
Even vehicles parked on the street, almost everything, became the target of their anger.
When they see something, they will rush up to it, kick it, and curse.
Fortunately, the owners of the shops on the street saw the opportunity early, closed their doors early, and closed the rolling shutter doors.
Coupled with the fact that a group of police officers were always following the parade, which was somewhat of a deterrent, those stores were able to temporarily avoid the miserable fate of being sold for zero dollars.
Seeing this situation outside, Xiao Ran immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and said:
"Guys, please be vigilant and lock all car doors to avoid any accidents."
“If those guys from the Black Lives Matter movement attack the convoy, as long as it’s not too excessive, you don’t have to pay attention to them.”
"At the same time, you must be prepared. If something goes wrong, rush out immediately."
"Copy that, Sean."
Sam and the others replied in unison, quickly getting ready.
"New York is too messy. It seems even messier than Los Angeles."
Elaine shook her head helplessly.
"New York is the largest city in the United States, and most black people live in the city."
“The Black Lives Matter movement cannot give up on New York, so it’s even more chaotic here.”
Xiao Ran continued.
As they were talking, the Black Lives Matter marchers were approaching.
Seeing these five black bulletproof SUVs, especially the largest Cadillac Escalade President One, the eyes of many people in the parade were bright.
This was obviously a big shot's motorcade, the perfect target for a protest.
The next moment, the troublemakers in the parade surrounded them with cheers.
In the blink of an eye, these guys were surrounding five bulletproof SUVs, shouting like crazy.
There were the largest number of people surrounding Escalade President One.
Each of these guys shouted the slogans of the Black Lives Matter movement at the top of their lungs, kept shouting, and waved the protest flags and banners in their hands desperately.
What's more, a few reckless boys jumped or jumped on the front of several bulletproof SUVs, screaming and jumping on the front of the car, as if they were crazy.
Seeing this scene, Xiao Ran's face suddenly turned cold.
He directly picked up the walkie-talkie and prepared to force the convoy to break through and rush out from here.
At this moment, the New York police officers who had been keeping a close eye on the parade finally had enough patience and took action.
Another reason why the New York police took action was that they were worried that this might be the motorcade of a certain big shot.
If something happens to the big shots in President No. 1 here, they will all be left with nothing to eat!
Because of this, these New York police officers took action brazenly.
These guys drew out their batons and rushed directly to the protesters gathered around five bulletproof SUVs, venting their anger.
The Black Lives Matter movement has progressed to this point, and every police officer is filled with anger and has nowhere to vent.
Even many black police officers were the same, all of them full of anger.
The police's attitude towards the Black Lives Matter movement is also gradually changing.
From the initial concession, to the gradual toughness, until now it is unbearable!
As the New York police took action, the scene immediately became chaotic.
In the blink of an eye, many New York police officers were fighting with those from the Black Lives Matter movement, trying their best to greet each other.
Fortunately, both sides in the melee only fought with fists and batons, and no firearms were used.
Although the fight between the two sides was fierce, there was a high probability that no one would be killed!
As soon as the melee started, the five bulletproof SUVs parked in the middle of the road were ignored by the protesters!
Those guys are also full of anger towards the police, and they are worried that they have no chance to vent!
Now the police took the initiative and started a fight. Wherever they were willing to give in, they rushed forward waving their fists!
In the blink of an eye, several police officers were successfully attacked and beaten until their noses were bleeding. The situation looked quite miserable!
The protesters were more injured, mostly hit by police batons, and screams kept coming!
Looking at the chaotic streets outside, Xiao Ran and the others were completely dumbfounded.
"Fuck! It seems that sentence is absolutely correct, New York is hell!"
