One day later, George and Ryan got off the train. Perhaps because the train journey was not long enough, George did not feel too uncomfortable. Moreover, he also completed "Of Mice and Men" on the train.

Between》.

Ryan was surprised to see George writing a novel on the train. But after reading the book, he only said that this book would be a big hit. He understood that George was preparing to publish the novel.

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On the evening of the next day, George and Ryan arrived at the address given by General MacArthur. George unexpectedly discovered that this place turned out to be the address of General MacArthur's home. You know, in this country, those who can be directly invited to the home are those with connections.

Very intimate. It can also be seen from this that General Arthur attaches great importance to George's father.

The person who opened the door for them was General MacArthur's wife. After Lane stated his purpose of visit and handed over General MacArthur's previous reply, the wife warmly entertained the two of them. Unfortunately, General MacArthur had to attend a military meeting, and at least he had to attend a military meeting.

It will take about three days to come back.

The two people who received the news did not stay at the general's house for long. They left two bottles of bourbon prepared for the general before returning to the hotel.

In the next two days, the two of them prepared for the submission, but things did not go smoothly. Because they could not find anyone who could make the decision in the big newspapers. The conditions given by the smaller newspapers were too harsh, and they basically regarded George as a

Their writer is gone, and after the novel is published, it basically has nothing to do with him. So,

It wasn't until the afternoon of the third day that the two came back disappointed from a newspaper office again. After walking into the hotel lobby, they were stopped by the hotel manager and handed over a note saying that a gentleman had left a message for them. Ryan gave the manager a note

After tipping him, he took the note and handed it directly to George. After spending this time together, Ryan was more and more surprised by George's changes, and this change was all-round. During the communication, Ryan could also feel George's kind

Stable. So now Ryan is increasingly positioning himself as a butler. All things are decided by George. He only watches silently and only does what a butler should do.

George took the note and saw that it was a message from a man named Kent, which meant that Mr. MacArthur had returned and arranged for him to pick up George and the others. But without waiting for them, he left a message telling them that he would come again in the afternoon.

After George read the message, he told Ryan, and the two went back to the room to wait.

At about five o'clock in the afternoon, someone knocked on the door. When George opened the door, he saw a strange white man. George probably came to pick them up. Surprisingly, Ryan was very excited when he saw the person coming, and the two

The man gave him a warm hug. On the way to Mr. MacArthur’s house, Lane introduced this comrade. It turned out that the person coming was Pombo Eisen, who was also a comrade of Lane and George’s father at the time. He heard that he was coming to pick him up.

After becoming Ryan, he took over the job named Kent. When old comrades met, the two had endless topics to talk about. When they learned that George was Feynman Orwell's son, Feynman was infected with the flu.

When I passed away, I felt emotional for a while.

The two met General Arthur in the study. General MacArthur's first impression on George was that he had strong features and sharp and deep eyes. He did not appear to be ungrateful or unrestrained. It was difficult to tell from his expression.

What happened?

After they sat down respectively, MacArthur laughed and said to George first: "You must be George Orwell. I have heard Ryan introduce you in a letter before. Yes, you are a good soldier. Why don't you come directly to the military academy?

Like."

On the way here, I heard Pombo Eisen say that General MacArthur is now the dean of the military school, but I didn’t expect that he would directly invite George to attend the military school as soon as they met.

However, George sneered at the honor of the United States, and he was not likely to fight for this country. So when George wanted to politely refuse, Ryan saw it from the side and immediately helped to rescue him: "General, George, he was there before.

My mental state has not been very good, and it just got better some time ago. This has been going on for more than ten years."

Then he told MacArthur in detail the symptoms of George's illness over the years.

General MacArthur said again: "It's a pity, but how is your situation now?"

This time George took the initiative to answer: "Thank you, General, for your concern. I am much better now. It's just that I won't have any reaction to what happens outside after I fall asleep at night, and I must sleep ten hours a day." Here is George.

He told a small lie, and MacArthur couldn't possibly verify it anyway. Maybe he just said it casually.

General MacArthur said: "Forget it, your father was a cadet at the Army School with me, and later participated in the First World War together. If he had not retired, it would have been a different story. So you don't need to call me "

General, just call me uncle. Ryan has also told me the purpose of your visit this time, but I also want to ask you face to face, are you ready? Mashin Polytechnic is not a community college."<

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George secretly said, "Yes, Uncle MacArthur, I'm ready. I want to study medicine and solve my own physical problems." After saying that, he took out the test report card and handed it to MacArthur respectfully.

After General MacArthur picked up the score and saw the perfect score, he also laughed and said: "I didn't realize it, but you are still a genius. Getting a perfect score is not an easy thing. Now that you have thought about it, I will help you."<

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After saying that, he returned to the desk and took out an envelope from the drawer, pulled out the letter paper, unfolded it, and wrote a few words on it. After sitting down on the sofa, he handed it to George along with the envelope.

When George saw it, it turned out to be a recommendation letter that had been written before, with the Department of Medicine written just now. George stood up quickly, bowed respectfully to MacArthur and said, "Thank you, Uncle MacArthur."

MacArthur laughed and said: "This is just a small thing. My recommendation letter is enough. I still know the dean of MIT, and I believe he will give me this face."

Then George and Ryan accompanied MacArthur to chat about some events from that year. In the evening, at MacArthur's invitation, they stayed for dinner together.

While chatting at the dinner, MacArthur heard that George had written a novel and was preparing to publish it. After hearing the general description of the content, MacArthur was very interested. He asked the driver to take them back and bring the novel manuscript back with him.

In this way, the two of them finished dinner without disturbing each other. After returning to the hotel, they took the manuscript of "Of Mice and Men" and handed it to the driver, then went back to their rooms to rest.

At noon the next day, just after lunch, Pombo Eisen appeared with the manuscript and good news.

General MacArthur read the manuscript he originally brought that night, and his wife also read it. After reading it, they both felt that the novel was well written, so today I introduced George to a newspaper that is connected to their school.

Let Pombo Eisen go directly to the newspaper editor with his business card.

George was also very happy when he heard the news. Then the three of them took a car driven by Pang Bo and came to the newspaper office.

When the editor of the newspaper saw that it was the general who introduced him, he did not hesitate and quickly signed a contract. George's novel will be serialized in the newspaper two days later.

After finishing working on the novel, Pang Bo took the two of them to a restaurant. However, instead of sitting down in the lobby, he walked directly into the back kitchen. Just when George was wondering, he saw Pang Bo open the door of the freezer and greeted the two of them.

Tight. Then he opened a small door from the side and walked in.

After passing through the small door, George discovered that this was also a restaurant. It was no different from the decoration outside, maybe it was newer. The difference was that there were wines on the tables here. George understood that this was a restaurant dedicated to preventing inspections.

A restaurant opened for regular customers to drink alcohol. There were many such restaurants in the United States during Prohibition. In the previous life, the most famous place seemed to be called Restaurant No. 21.

Restaurant No. 21 is a secret wine cellar built during Prohibition. Many presidents of the United States would dine in this restaurant after taking office. It was later known as the favorite "illegal" restaurant of the President of the United States.

During this period, the U.S. government organized a special team called the Liquor Search Team. Therefore, many businessmen tried to find ways to evade the search, because the profits from alcohol during this period were already too great.

In Capital, Marx wrote that capital always hopes to make money faster and easier. Once there is an appropriate profit, the capitalist will be bold. If there is 10% profit, it is guaranteed to be used everywhere; if there is 10% profit, it will be used everywhere;

If you have a profit of 20%, you will be active; if you have a profit of 50%, you will take risks; if you have a profit of 100%, you will dare to trample all laws; if you have a profit of 300%, you will dare to commit any crime

, and even dared to risk being hanged.

After the three of them sat down, the waiter handed over the menu and introduced them.

"Today's kitchen is preparing grilled seabass, and it is recommended to pair it with white wine..."

If you just look at the meticulous service attitude of the waiter, it is difficult to imagine that this is just an underground restaurant, and what the waiter just recommended is prohibited items.

Because of his age, after all, his youth can be seen from his appearance. George ordered a glass of juice alone. The rich fruity flavor paired with the freshly grilled sea bass, and the delicate taste just diluted the greasy texture of the grilled fish.

"It's a pity that there are not many white wines of sufficient vintage available on the market now. It will be difficult to drink such good wine in the future."

Swirling the white wine in his hand, Pang Bo said with regret.

Affected by the Prohibition Act, the entire United States is extremely strict on the transportation and sales of alcoholic products. Nowadays, most of the alcohol in many restaurants is smuggled into the United States, and this situation has caused a problem.<

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That is, the quality of wine in every restaurant cannot be guaranteed.

Fortunately, George is different from them. George himself is not that dependent on alcohol. What's more, there are thousands of bottles of wine in his space. If he only enjoys it alone, it will be enough for him to drink for many years. Moreover, he also has

You can buy large quantities of drinks from abroad without fear of being discovered.

The three of them were eating and talking like this. During the conversation, Pangbo raised his head and looked at the two white men who had just entered the restaurant.

After the other party sat down, Pangbo said to Ryan and George: "Sorry, excuse me, I have some things to deal with."

He saw Pangbo stand up and walk towards the table he just came in. Passing by the bar, Pangbo asked the waiter for a bottle of white wine, and then continued to walk towards the table. Because he was far away, he didn't listen.

They were talking about something over there, but it could be seen that the atmosphere was good. After Pombo and the white man talked for a few minutes, they smiled and shook hands with each other. Pombo stood up and returned to his seat.

Ryan cast an inquiring look at Pang Bo. Pang Bo smiled and explained: "Nothing happened. The man just now was the deputy chief of the police station. His men captured a cousin of mine two days ago.

After I went there, he was very considerate and let me go. I happened to meet him here, so I went over to thank him."

Ryan seemed to know the situation at Pang Bo's house, so he picked up his wine glass and touched it with Pang Bo and said, "Have your family members come over there too?"

Pang Bo nodded and smiled bitterly: "The life there is too hard. I took them over in the first two years. But my cousin is uneducated and can only do part-time labor. Now he still works with his brother, who is from the Corleone family.

A few boys mingled together."

Although George was confused when he heard it, he probably understood it.

Ryan said: "Yes, the war in the first two years was too difficult, and life in Italy was not easy." After that, he had a drink with Pombo.

Jon listened to their conversation and thought silently. The more he listened, the more familiar it became. Italy, Corleone, the underworld! Isn't this the plot of the movie "The Godfather" that he saw in his previous life? The Italian-American Mafia
Chapter completed!