My American magical life
Chapter 121 - 121 43 Life's Rewards Never Make Sense

121: Chapter 43: Life’s Rewards Never Make Sense 121: Chapter 43: Life’s Rewards Never Make Sense Why do people like playing games?

Why do people like reading novels?

Why do people get addicted to scrolling through short videos?

Seemingly different forms of entertainment, they all share a common underlying logic.

That is, life is just too damn unreasonable, and often after being tormented by various things to the point of exhaustion, life doesn’t give us even a bit of reward.

These forms of entertainment, however, allow one to effortlessly obtain short-term stimulation.

The reward data that pops up in games, combined with the corresponding game sound effects, is thrilling.

Getting immersed as the protagonist in a novel, experiencing pleasures unattainable in the real world through the character, is exhilarating.

Scrolling through videos is even more terrifying; with just a flick of a finger, one can obtain happiness or other stimulations—it’s just too damn exhilarating.

Cheng Daqi once used games to escape reality, he also liked watching videos with women in black stockings on short video platforms.

But he never used these things as a means to escape reality.

Because in the torment of reality, he was incredibly lucky to have received rewards.

Just one extraordinary success, and that lucky person will acquire a special mentality.

This mindset is a trait shared by everyone who has transcended themselves throughout history.

It’s an indifference to adversity, a disdain for failure, and an intense yearning for success.

It drove Cheng Daqi to keep struggling, enabling him to keep moving forward, forcibly advancing on the already crowded path of ascent.

Life indeed is a beast, but he knew that as long as he tried enough, he would eventually hit that hidden Gold Coin of his own.

Take Temir, for instance.

She is that hidden Gold Coin.

A person he had known for just two days was unhesitatingly and resolutely standing between Cheng Daqi and the officers of the LAPD.

What was previously considered “superfluous” in dealing with Temir, had now become an unexpected reward in life.

Many times, many things, they seem trivial when not weighed, but once weighed, they feel as heavy as Mount Tai.

In the kidnapping case, the role played by Cheng Daqi was extremely sensitive; from the police perspective, he was quite fitting of an accomplice.

Now, at the moment which decided whether or not to weigh in, Temir stepped forward for Cheng Daqi.

The black-haired rich woman did not recognize Thor without his mask, nor did she recognize Gru.

But her few short minutes of communication upfront gave Cheng Daqi the time to adjust his mentality and straighten out his thoughts.

He was unaware that Gru’s purpose in coming was just to see him, his great benefactor.

He was quickly contemplating all the information about Thor, all the possibilities.

Thor had now removed his mask and had clearly blended into the police force.

Was he an undercover?

Recalling various details of the previous kidnapping, Cheng Daqi realized something was wrong.

Thor was definitely not undercover!

No undercover would dare to easily participate directly in the criminal operations of a gang.

Even with official backing, assisting in murder during a live broadcast, let alone directly killing police officers, is no small matter that can easily be glossed over.

Not undercover, but still alive after coming out from the kidnapping scene, now dressed in a police uniform.

Even dare to nonchalantly address oneself with the alias used during the kidnapping in front of colleagues.

Cheng Daqi recognized the man leading the team,

Gru, this nearly two-meter tall giant led the officers and rescued the hostages.

Last night at the hospital, Cheng Daqi also saw Gru’s performance at the police press conference on the TV in the hospital lobby.

The press conference also featured Niusen, the future crown prince of the Democratic Party.

Cheng Daqi still remembered Gru’s sycophantic face before the camera, and remembered Niusen patting Gru’s shoulder.

The dead-end situation forced by ClonDemmon that killed so many officers, someone had to be held responsible.

Obviously, Gru, who was in cahoots with Niusen, was certain to be the winner who threw the hot potato away.

The big winner, an abnormal undercover, that tricky mine in the dark unable to be defused, the hasty end to the resistance during the final police assault.

Combinations of information array, and the answer was about to reveal itself.

Though Cheng Daqi didn’t understand the complex vested interests behind it all, he saw the whole picture of the situation through the principle of the beneficiary and Thor’s appearance!

Looking towards Gru leading the team, Cheng Daqi noted that Gru was also looking at him.

One person’s gaze calm and determined, the other’s full of curiosity.

Cheng Daqi smiled; he truly wasn’t scared at all now.

“Mr.

Gru, I don’t think you’ll give my friend here a hard time, will you?”

Cheng Daqi’s words quieted the whole room.

He ignored Thor and instead directly engaged in dialogue with Gru.

Lisa and Temir both entered a state of a thousand whys.

Hold on, ARE YOU OK?

Chan, this is useless!

Do you think by saying a few nice words, they will let you go?

Tugging at Temir’s clothes, Lisa hoped her best friend would take action quickly.

The blonde felt Cheng Daqi was scared out of his wits, already babbling nonsense.

The black-haired rich woman, however, remained calm; her family had after all been working hard in America for over two hundred years—this was hardly a big deal.

“Chan, rest well, I’ll handle this with…

Mr.

Gru, correct?”

Black police boss Gru didn’t pay attention to Temir’s comment, instead instructing his subordinates, except for Thor, to leave the room.

“What exactly do you know?”

Gru found Cheng Daqi interestingly curious, and was stimulated by Cheng Daqi’s sharpness.

I know you’re smart, but how could you bet I wasn’t here to shut you up?

Having run Saint Rodu for twenty years, he didn’t believe someone could be so clever!

Just like Eris, this lord, ranked slightly higher than Eris, also started playing probing games with Cheng Daqi.