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Chapter 144 Ancestral Money

The Kingdom of Hawaii has long since disappeared for hundreds of years.

Sheriff Machado, as an aborigine, has almost no difference in his way of thinking and living habits from American residents. He studied in a school with a majority of whites since he was a child, and he also accepted the status quo in Hawaii.

Some traditional tribes follow ancient traditions.

They think that Hawaii belongs to the aborigines, and other powers belong to thieves and robbers.

It's a pity that these people can't make any waves, they can only stay in the village for self-entertainment, and the government is willing to keep them, so as to advertise them as "lighthouses of freedom".

on the lanai.

Su Rui is the most powerful person, almost directly and indirectly affecting all the residents of Lanai Town.

Sergeant Machado also enjoys high prestige among the local aborigines, so he would be foolish enough to argue with Su Rui for a few lobsters that were inundated.

At this moment.

They stayed separately on two speedboats.

Sheriff Machado stepped on the stern, handed a cigar to Suri, and said:
"I use the tobacco leaves grown by volcanic ash and roll them into cigars by myself. If you like it, I will give you another box. Actually, even if I don't meet you today, I will go to the Four Seasons Hotel to find you. In the early morning, a tourist called anonymously and reported that your parents Burning cash in a pot on a cliff, looks like at least a million dollars, can I ask what the hell is going on?"

Su Rui was quite surprised. He took out his mobile phone and looked at the date, and then suddenly realized, he couldn't laugh or cry and explained:

"Today is the day my grandfather passed away. They didn't burn real money, but... ancestral money. It's just a crude paper with Tiandi Bank written on it. It's easy to buy in Chinatown. It belongs to our Chinese tradition. By burning To the spirits of the ancestors."

Inspector Machado, who had never heard of the custom, replied:

"Originally, I wanted to make a suggestion. If there is too much money to spend, it is better to donate it to the town. It turns out that this is the case. This custom is so interesting. Do people need to worry about money when they are alive, and they have to work hard even after death? earn money?"

Suri said in a natural tone:

"It's true. Maybe it's because real life is too hard, so we hope that our ancestors will enjoy more happiness after death. Some people will burn some paper cars, paper houses and paper gold."

Besides Sergeant Machado, Daddario was also a little confused, as if he had opened the door to a new world.

The vast majority of Americans have only themselves in their eyes, and many people don’t even know where their old neighbors Canada and Mexico are. The so-called happy education has cultivated a large number of idiots, whose heads are so empty that you can hear the echo.

Don't expect the American media to praise the mainland. It's a good thing if you don't ridicule it.

Like the traditional culture on the other side.

It is difficult to get access to this information unless you specifically know it.

In 2008, many Americans thought that the residents in the mainland generally lived in straw huts and lit candles, and could not fill their stomachs all day long.

As for Mingbi and so on, it is a particularly unpopular knowledge...

Sheriff Machado was about to speak, but was interrupted by the ringing of Suri's mobile phone, and swallowed back the words that came to his mouth.

Su Rui saw his father's notes on the screen.

At first, I thought it was because I wanted to take the opportunity of having breakfast to talk to Liu Dong about financing.

However, when he got on the phone, he only heard Father Su say:

"Someone stuffed a letter into your mother's and me's room. I was checking the surveillance in the hotel. The letter stated that we had evidence that our family violated the law and asked me for $100 million in cash. What happened? ?”

Su Rui paused for a moment, then switched to Chinese and asked, "Dad, you haven't broken the law, have you?"

"Of course not, life is so comfortable, I'm crazy to find excitement, how about you, son?"

"I do not have either……"

Suri looked at Sergeant Machado, and gradually came to his senses.

Let dad wait a while.

After hanging up the phone, Suri said to Sheriff Machado:
"I want to report to the police, my family seems to have been blackmailed."

"blackmail!?"

"That's right, the person who reported my parents burning their ancestors' money probably thought they were committing a crime and wrote a letter to extort 100 million. Although it may not be the whistleblower who called you, I think he wrote the letter The possibility of extortion is the greatest, I am afraid I am not a fool, I have used my brain in the wrong place."

After Su Rui briefly talked about the blackmail letter, he was very calm.

Because the family is too rich, it is easy to be missed by others, and they want to blackmail them at every turn. In addition to threatening letters from various lunatics, they may even encounter stalkers.

Earlier, because he bought a private business jet, extreme environmentalists were drawn to his family's mansion in Beverly Hills to sit in and protest silently.

Seeing all kinds of weird things, Su Rui has already developed a big heart.

Sergeant Machado, obviously more excited than him, ran to Suri's speedboat with a big stride, and said:
"Finally, there is no need to issue fines everywhere anymore. Sending a blackmail letter is a real crime! Hurry up and take me to see that letter. It is not yet possible to conclude who the criminal is, and I will investigate the results as soon as possible..."

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I was so busy that day.

Thank you Sheriff Machado for launching the investigation with great fanfare.

The person who sent the letter behind his back knew that Su Rui's parents didn't want to pay the $100 million.

So he pretended to be smart and sold the secretly shot video and photos of burning coins to Fox News, a subsidiary of Fox Entertainment Group.

next morning.

After the news was exposed, the Internet exploded.

Various conspiracy theories emerge in endlessly. Some people hold the idea of ​​hatred of the rich and speculate that Su Rui's parents are laundering money.

Su Rui saw the video on the Internet. At first glance, it really looked like he was throwing piles of dollar bills into the brazier.

After watching the picture-edited story on Fox News, the whole thing looks evil.

In order not to be targeted by conspiracy theorists and affect the reputation of my family.

Su Rui shot a video immediately, found Mingbi, which was similar in style to a dollar bill, and explained its specific usage.

And ask people to find the clips of burning paper money in film and television dramas, and edit them as evidence to prove that the practice of burning Ming coins has a long history in Chinese customs, and it is just out of respect for the ancestors.

The entire clarification video is well-founded, and at the end it is proposed that Fox News will be sued for fabricating fake news without detailed investigation.

The clarification video was quickly posted on Youtube. It was clear and well-founded. The news was suppressed before it fermented much.

Then the trend of the whole thing gradually developed in a strange direction.

The topic of "ancestor money" quickly became popular, and it took only half a day to reach the top of the list of hot topics on Facebook.

Many young people feel that its existence is justified, and they can use it to obtain the blessings of their ancestors, and they began to follow suit and try to burn paper money, and the number of related videos increased sharply.

Seeing that the clarification video unexpectedly went viral, Su Rui hit the iron while the iron was hot, spreading the allusion about the Chinese God of Wealth, saying that the old man specially blesses people to get rich.

Compared with the ancestor money, there are obviously more people who like the God of Wealth, and the popularity remains high.

Even many celebrities joined in the fun, went to Chinatown to buy a portrait of the God of Wealth and hung it at home, saying that it has mysterious oriental power...

(End of this chapter)