The next day, Jimmy went back early in the morning, passed by the supermarket and bought some ginger and green onions. He went home and made himself a ginger soup. After drinking it, he wrapped himself in a quilt and continued to sleep.
Today is a day off. Jimmy woke up and didn't want to get up. He seemed to be in good health and there was no sign of fever or cold after half a day.
After staying up until the urge to pee increased, Jimmy quickly got up and went to the bathroom to fill the water and wash up. After I came out, I saw that I still had the ginger and scallions I bought, so I made ginger soup all night, and continued to lie in bed and watch TV after drinking it.
The phone beeped, and Jimmy answered the phone. It was Director James.
"Hi, Director."
"Hi, Jimmy, you did a good job last night. Mr. Anderson has woken up. Come to the police station. The government has arranged an interview."
"Okay, Director. Is there anything else?"
"No more, that's it. Goodbye"
"Goodbye, Director."
The only day off was gone. Jimmy got up, tidied up, changed into decent clothes, and took a taxi to the police station.
Jimmy has not bought a car for several months. This is not to say how expensive second-hand cars are, but mainly because he now spends more than ten hours a day driving a police car. His own car is not just needed, but only for driving to the police station and home. That’s all. It is also very convenient to have a familiar taxi driver who can pick you up in a few minutes just by making a phone call.
When he arrived at the police station, Jimmy found a man and a woman chatting with Chief James in the chief's office. The chief's office had a large window that could directly see the lobby. When Chief James saw Jimmy arriving, he waved him in.
"Jimmy, this is Jessica, a reporter for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. Jessica, that's Jimmy, Jimmy Young, the most outstanding young man in our police department."
"Good afternoon, Mr. Yang. I'm sorry that you have to come to the police station on a holiday. Our interview will start now, okay?"
"Jimmy, entertain them well and answer their questions well. Jessica, I have some things to leave beforehand, so you can do the interview here." After the director introduced, he opened the door and walked out.
The photographer next to him guided Jimmy to sit on the single sofa next to him, adjust his position and posture, and spent more than ten minutes to take a few photos. After he was satisfied, he took the camera and went out, leaving reporters Jessica and Jimmy behind. Continue the interview.
"Jimmy, please introduce yourself briefly."
"Okay, I was born in Little Rock, went to school, and worked after graduating from high school. I signed up for the police academy three years ago. After graduation, I went to the State Police Highway Patrol. I returned to Little Rock this year and joined the Pulaski County Police. Bureau."
"Tell me what happened last night."
"OK, last night I was on night shift and patrolling the highway. I smelled smoke, but didn't find any fire. Then I followed the direction of the wind and found the burning house. I asked my neighbors and found out that there were still people inside, so I rushed in and put the house on fire. Mr. Anderson brings it out. No more, that’s it.”
"Oh, we already know this, can you explain in detail your process of rescuing people?"
"Sorry, some details may involve case reports, so they cannot be provided for the time being. If Director James thinks they can be provided, you can check my case report directly."
"Okay, I will apply with Chief James. Then, let's continue. Do you know that you are the first Chinese police officer in Pulaski County?"
"Really? I really haven't paid attention to this. Being a police officer and fighting criminals has always been my goal, so I never paid attention to this kind of news during the process of attending the police academy and joining the county police station."
"Yes, not only the county police department, but also the Little Rock City Police Department has no Chinese police officers. Do you think this is discrimination? Because now the vast majority of police officers are white."
Jimmy was sweating a little. Before he was reborn, racial movements in the United States were raging one after another. This kind of topic was a huge trap and you must not fall into it.
"I am honored to be the first Chinese policeman in the county police." Jimmy reached out and took two bottles of water from the side of the chief's desk, handed one to Jessica, and then opened his own bottle. This is purely to delay time so that I can organize my language.
“I think that being the only Chinese police officer does not mean that there is any discrimination against Chinese people in the police department. In fact, it is mainly because the number of Chinese people here in Little Rock is too small.
If you pay attention to your surroundings, you will find that it is difficult to see Chinese people nearby. Although I don’t have specific numbers, I estimate that the number of Chinese residents in Little Rock should not exceed 1,500, and there is no gathering area like San Francisco’s Chinatown in the city.
Many Chinese are students, doctors, teachers, IT, and legal workers. Therefore, when conducting daily surveys on the population structure, it is always difficult to see Chinese people appearing in front of us. "
Jimmy paused and continued, "I think as the overall number of Chinese people increases, Chinese people need to participate in more social roles. There will definitely be more and more Chinese people like me working in the police station in the future. Similarly, in In all walks of life, we can also see more Chinese holding different positions."
Jessica saw that he didn't fall into the trap, so she didn't say anything. She simply asked Jimmy a few interesting things that happened while on duty and ended the interview.
In fact, if you just save one person at the fire scene, there is no need to send out reporters and cameramen to interview. Firefighters do this every day. The biggest highlight this time is actually Jimmy's identity as a Chinese.
As mentioned earlier, Jimmy is the only Chinese-American police officer in the county police department. At the same time, as the capital of Arkansas, Little Rock currently has no history of Chinese-American police officers. For this record-breaking person, he is the biggest gimmick of the incident.
As long as reporters are willing, they can attack other institutions or departments at any time. The racial issue was already a troublesome social issue in 2000. The overall image of the Chinese was weak, and the crime rate was even lower compared to other races. Very conspicuous.
As for the victim of yesterday's fire, Mr. Anderson, who Jimmy heroically rescued, is probably in dire straits now.
Why does Anderson have a headache? Well, because he needed to pay for the ambulance and fire trucks. Since he was drunk at the time, he couldn't refuse the ambulance and fire trucks on the spot. The fees were enough for him to drink a bottle.
In addition, the house has been burned down and all the valuables in the house have probably disappeared. Unless he has a large deposit or has high credit and can get a loan from a bank, he is likely to become a new homeless man. Chinese.
The cost of dispatching ambulances and fire trucks in the United States is very high. Many people are unwilling to call ambulances. Fire trucks are even more expensive. Many fire stations in the United States are privately run and are enterprises, not like those in China. Public government agencies.
