booktalesy Chapter 22: Li Wei has a chance to get the toy.
Chapter 22: Li Wei has a chance to get the toy.
$831 in cash.
For the vast majority of Americans, that's not a small number.
But for Li Wei, who was paying the bill, it was a bit of a stretch.
"$829, thank you for your payment. Would you like to order something with the remaining two dollars?"
"Give me my change!"
Li Wei took the two yuan with a huff and glared at Thomas, who was sitting in the corner waiting for someone to serve him his food.
Thomas made great progress in his studies—he lowered his head in embarrassment.
Wesker, sitting opposite him, was quite gloating.
"See what I said? You should be getting a gun, not making money."
After tossing the remaining two dollars to Wesker, Levi didn't see the megaphone toy he had been longing for on the table.
"Where are my toys?!"
After Wesker put away the two dollars, he added a comment.
You still owe me twenty-seven yuan.
Only then did he continue speaking.
"We're too late; all the toys for today were sold out by noon."
"My toy...is gone?"
Li Wei slumped down, looking somewhat lost and dejected.
But just at that moment, an air raid siren suddenly sounded.
Li Wei suddenly turned his head and saw a child of about twelve years old defiantly blowing on the megaphone toy he had been longing for.
Li Wei slammed his fist on the table and stood up.
"Wesker! I think you need to explain!"
"And Thomas! Don't you have anything to say?"
Thomas apologized quite honestly.
"sorry……"
Wesker, however, acted as if he were completely unfazed.
"That kid bought the last one. You're not expecting me to steal it for you, are you? I didn't bring a gun!"
"An excuse!"
Levi had no interest in Wesker's excuses and walked straight toward the child.
But as he got closer, Li Wei's somewhat ferocious expression gradually subsided.
When he arrived at the child's side, Li Wei could even be described as gentle and kind.
"Hello, may I ask...?"
"Get out of here! Loser! This toy is mine!"
Li Wei swore that the thing he hated most in his life was rude, unruly children!
Since that's the case, Li Wei no longer intends to be polite to that child. He decides to show that brat how cruel he can be when he's impolite!
He snatched the toy directly from the brat's mouth, ignoring the drool on it, and stuffed it into his own mouth, blowing hard with his 6800ml lung capacity.
"Ugh—!!!"
The brat was instantly terrified.
Only then was Li Wei satisfied as he shoved the toy back into the mischievous child's hand and returned to his own table to sit down.
"Wesker! Listen up! It's not that I owe you 27 dollars, it's that you owe me a megaphone toy!"
Wesker, however, became dissatisfied.
"And Thomas too!"
"You really expect an idiot who can't even order food at McDonald's to protect my toy? Then I can only say you're an idiot too!"
"sorry……"
Thomas has no idea what else he can do besides apologize.
Just as Li Wei angrily raised his hamburger, ready to take a big bite, he suddenly felt someone tugging at his trouser leg.
He turned his head, but no one saw him.
Li Wei's trouser leg was pulled again, and he instinctively looked down.
The mischievous child held up the megaphone toy and looked at him with adoration.
"Can you teach me how to blow that loud? That's so cool!"
Levi glanced smugly at Wesker and Thomas.
Thomas looked like he finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Wesker used only one word to describe Levi's provocation.
"childish……"
After saying that, Wesker focused on dealing with the "poor man's meal" in his hand.
Li Wei didn't care; he was having a great time anyway.
Then, facing his "little fan," Li Wei earnestly gave him a piece of advice.
"Don't smoke, and do more aerobic exercise regularly."
After saying that, he reached out and borrowed a marker from the clerk behind the counter, took the megaphone toy from the child, and signed his name.
Li Wei.
Immediately, he returned the megaphone toy he had been longing for to the brat.
Because at that moment, he found something that made him happier than toys.
"Thank you! I will cherish it and do as you said! No smoking! More cardio! Next time, when I'm ready, we'll compete again!"
Li Wei ruffled the child's head, deliberately making his hair look like a bird's nest, before proudly putting his hands on his hips with satisfaction.
"Young man, you're welcome to challenge me again. I'll show you then that you still have a lot to learn."
"Hmph! Don't be so smug! I will definitely beat you, Master!"
The child, not to be outdone, raised the megaphone toy in his hand and shouted.
Li Wei nodded in satisfaction and told the child to return to his seat.
"Alright, go practice. Also, don't waste food or be picky about food; those will deprive you of the prerequisites to become stronger."
This time the child was very obedient, happily returning to his seat and starting to eat the lettuce that he seemed to have picked out.
Wesker, who witnessed the whole thing, felt like he was watching an episode of an early childhood education cartoon.
After hesitating for a moment, Thomas deleted the text message he sent to the housekeeper to order the "amplifier toy".
As for Li Wei himself, he has already begun to enjoy his "Happy Meal for Kids".
But fate can be so unpredictable. Just after he finished eating his first hamburger, a roar came from behind him.
"Thomas Gallard! I won't give you, a criminal, another chance!"
Levi, who was eating fries, and Thomas, who was busy debating whether or not to dip fries in ice cream, both looked up at the same time.
"Bang!"
A shot rang out.
But before the shot was fired, Li Wei first flipped the table over, hiding inside while also pulling Thomas behind him.
So, that bullet hit the McDonald's table.
Apart from Wesker getting covered in ketchup, no one was injured.
"You crazy woman! There are children here!"
Thomas, surprisingly brave at this moment, roared.
Li Wei looked at him with some surprise.
"You really like children?"
"Regardless of whether I like it or not, children... are the future of this world."
Thomas explained earnestly.
"All right."
Li Wei couldn't say whether he agreed or was just being perfunctory.
"Stay here and don't move, just for five seconds."
After saying that, Li Wei leaped up and jumped over the table.
But the moment Li Wei rushed over, he found the other person staring blankly into the corner.
Seizing the opportunity, Li Wei grabbed the muzzle of the gun and yanked it upwards, pointing it at the ceiling.
The other person then realized what was happening, but instead of firing a shot, she opened her mouth.
Li Wei didn't give her a chance to speak. He lunged forward, stomped on the ground, and sent her flying into the air.
The next moment, he grabbed the other person's wrist and performed an over-the-shoulder throw.
"sorry……"
"Bang!"
Li Wei moved so fast that the apology and the sound of a person hitting the ground rang out almost simultaneously.
Li Wei paused for a moment, then turned around and followed the other person's gaze.
In a corner of McDonald's, the little boy who wanted to become his apprentice was trembling and lying under the table.
"She... seemed to be apologizing just now? Did we misunderstand her?"
Thomas asked this question with some uncertainty.
You misheard me.
Li Wei pretended not to hear the apology, squatted down and started searching, hoping to find some identification information.
He wasn't looking for revenge, but rather felt that his behavior just now had been impolite.
I should send a postcard or something to apologize...
He quickly found the police badge and identification on the other person's waist.
Danielle Harris, Miami Police Department?
Li Wei thought about it for a moment and realized that he didn't have much of an impression of the name, so was it really just because he wanted to see it on the street?
Danielle's dedication prompted Levi to look up and ask the waiter a question.
"This is Miami, Miami, Florida, right?"
The waiter, used to this, remained unfazed and maintained his smiling face.
"Yes, sir."
"All right."
As Li Wei spoke, he returned the identification and police badge to Danielle.
"Are you all full? If there are no problems, everyone can go home."
"I have a question!"
Thomas raised his hand like a primary school student asking a question.
"Speak."
Li Wei nodded as if he were a teacher.
"I took leave to go back to Florida. I'm going back to work in Washington tomorrow, and I'll be flying out of Miami tonight."
Li Wei knew about this. Thomas was completely worried about Zhang Qiu this time, so he took leave to go back to his hometown in Miami.
Now that Zhang Qiu has returned to China, he will naturally return to Washington to continue his life as the deputy director of the IRS.
Then, Levi looked at Wesker.
"Old man, now that you have money, are you going back to your own home, or are you coming back to my apartment with me?"
"Since I'm already on the blacklist, and now that I have free housing, why should I bother paying off a mortgage?"
Wesker is still the same shameless money-grubber.
"Then Thomas can find a place to wait for his flight himself. No farewell party, it's too much trouble. Wesker and I will go back to the apartment, and everyone will go about their own business. Next time we meet... we'll see what needs and 'fate' allow."
Li Wei spoke the word "fate" in Chinese because he didn't know how to express it in English.
However, this did not prevent Thomas and Wesker from understanding.
Because they had no intention of understanding.
They all knew that anyone who could understand Li Wei was probably not far from going insane.
Thus, the first "team building" of "Li Wei Gang" ended in a way that was neither pleasant nor terrible.
Aside from the fact that the brat insisted on learning "kung fu" from Li Wei before he left, and Li Wei grabbed him by the collar and stuffed him into his seat to teach his mother, there wasn't much trouble.
Just as Levi and Wesker drove the Yukon D-Langer that Thomas had given them back to their apartment, and Levi lay down on the bed, the system unexpectedly gave him a big surprise!
[Mission: To reduce the number of gangs in Miami to only one voice—the voice of the Levi gang.]
[Mission Reward: Megaphone Toy (Unlimited Battery Version)]
From a normal person's perspective, just looking at the rewards, it's clear that the system didn't actually want Li Wei to accept this task.
But Li Wei stared intently at the broken "amplifier toy (unlimited battery life version)" all night without sleeping.