America 1982

When Tommy Hawke finished registering the amount of equipment he needed to prepare, he discovered that Pam had not returned to school.

Although Dennis had confirmed that the public security in St. Vincent was indeed good when he went to inquire about hotel prices, because the black people here did not gather and wander on the streets like black people in the United States, and their clothes were clean and tidy. Every time he spoke to Dennis, he would add extremely Polite honorifics, more like a gentleman than Dennis, a white man.

The two of them walked along the only main road in this small town to enjoy the scenery and looked for Pam who was taking pictures of the scenery. Only five minutes after they walked out, Tommy Hawk saw Pam having an affair with a white man with long reddish-brown hair. The girls stood in front of a low stone wall overlooking the sea, tilting their heads towards each other and posing Poss, while an elderly black man who was obviously passing by on a bicycle and was stopped by Pam to ask for help was holding a camera and pointing the lens at it. The two took photos.

"Click!" The black man pressed the shutter, then put down the camera and smiled at the two of them: "Very good, do you need to change the look and take another photo?"

Pam's face was red with excitement. He looked at the girl opposite and asked, "Carly? Can we take another photo?"

The girl showed an friendly smile: "Of course."

"Let me teach you, we can pose like this... This Poss photo taken by a friend is very popular in the United States." Pam seemed to be more excited than if she had taken Adderal, and she was hurriedly posing in front of the girl. .

The black man held up the camera and kept talking to remind Pam and the girl to adjust their positions so that the photos would look better.

Tommy and Dennis looked at each other, and Dennis pursed his lips: "You know what? I never thought that Pam could get to know a lovely girl in two hours in a country with a black population of 85%. White girl.”

"Yeah, I didn't expect that the girls in our high school would not be able to cooperate so easily with a guy like Pam who doesn't please girls, and pose for photos together." Tommy nodded.

The black man helped Pam take another photo with the girl, then carefully handed the camera back to Pam, and reminded Pam thoughtfully: "There is only one photo studio here that can develop photos, so go forward along this road. In about three minutes, you can see a corner with a signboard in English.”

After the girl left a string of cheerful and crisp laughter and bid farewell to Pam, Tommy and Dennis came over. Pam, who was looking at the direction where the girl disappeared reluctantly, looked away. Seeing that the two of them were a little embarrassed, she started to explain. : "It's not what you see now, guys. I'm preparing to find the staff of this government building and want to go in and take some photos that can increase my convincingness."

The black man who was about to push his bicycle away came back when he heard Pam's words: "You guys want to go into the government building to take pictures?"

"Yes, sir, we are from the United States and hope to hold a comprehensive summer camp with high schools in your country. However, it is not clear whether the government building and the governor's office are open to the public." Tommy said to the black people.

The black man blinked and looked at the three of them: "So Principal Susan Ryan called me just now and asked me to go to the school and say that some young American student leaders have come? It should be you? How about this, I go in and have a chat How about calling her and asking her to come with us and sit down in the Governor’s office for a chat?”

"Sir, are you...the Governor?" Seeing the other party's behavior, Tommy, Dennis and Pam looked at each other, and then asked uncertainly.

Is this old black man pushing a bicycle the governor? This country is a member of the Commonwealth, and the supreme head of state is naturally the Queen. However, the Queen will not manage this place by herself, so the Governor appointed by her is the nominal leader of the country.

But no matter how small the country is, the governor is still the head of state and is unlikely to push a bicycle to take photos for tourists.

"No, of course not. Your Excellency the Governor is working in the Governor's Office on the second floor." The black man gave a negative answer.

Dennis asked tentatively: "So you are the postman here? Sir? The postman at my home will ride a bicycle like this to distribute letters."

The black man smiled at the three people in a very unattractive manner: "It's more troublesome than the postman's job. I am the prime minister of this country, Madoff Compton."

If the Governor is only the nominal head of state of this country, then this elderly black man in his fifties is the real powerful figure in this country.

Dennis looked at the black man who claimed to be the Prime Minister, and then at Tommy Hawke next to him. After switching his gaze several times, he whispered: "Tommy, I think you have a straight face and say that you are the head of state of this country. This smiling black gentleman with a big belly is more believable. I can’t imagine Ronald Reagan riding a bicycle around the city of Washington, taking photos of young men and women, correcting their posture, and finally telling onlookers that he is the President of the United States. picture."

"Would it be better to imagine me as the black mayor of a small town in the United States?" St. Vincent's Prime Minister Madoff Compton laughed happily: "I know that the United States is very big and has a vast territory. This country may be bigger than many American cities are still small, so you don’t need to regard me as the head of state, just as the mayor of the town. Welcome to our small town as a guest, young student leaders from the United States."

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"That Ms. Ryan and Ms. Farrell are sharing a double room, and the three of us are sharing a double room? It's only ten dollars a night. Tommy, you're not willing to ask for an extra ten dollars." room, and now fucking Pam is lying on me like a koala!" Dennis lay on his single bed and said desperately: "He even put his hand on mine...and then that The damn hand was doing some other things I don’t want to describe.”

Pam was wearing a set of pajamas and pajamas with a Popeye pattern on them. She turned sideways, put her legs on Dennis's body, and put her hands on Dennis's body, sleeping soundly.

"The round-trip air tickets have already cost us nearly half of the cost, and only half of the funds are left to create promotional pages, rent venues to hold consultation meetings, etc., try to be patient until we really make money, Dennis." Tommy - Hawk put his hands behind his head, looked at the ceiling, and changed the subject with a smile: "Have you noticed that this place seems to fit our imagination perfectly? The black people here are very friendly, and the head of state is also approachable. It is simply a perfect place. , I have a hunch that we can make money.”

"Indeed, to be honest, when the governor of this country accompanied me to pose for a picture with the rock gesture, his image in my mind was no longer as dignified as the janitor of Lincoln High School, because I had asked the janitor to make that gesture before, and he was He refused. What a jerk. I like the governor and prime minister here. At least he is very approachable. He is already the head of state and can be approachable. However, the janitor in our school has a stinking face all day long and looks as arrogant as if he is about to be guillotined. Those French emperors." Dennis, who couldn't bear it, pushed Pam away and replied:

"Also, the Governor and Prime Minister of this country call me Dennis Herbs, a young student leader from Lincoln High School in Warwick, Rhode Island... I am a little embarrassed to hear this title, but they are very Seriously, seeing their serious expressions, for a moment I really thought I was one of those elite American high school students, not the white trash at the bottom."

"Carly..." Pam was awakened by Dennis's movements and said somewhat confusedly. Carly is the girl in the photo with Pam. She is the daughter of a white engineer of the American Bolton Sugar Company's sugar factory in the country and the only one in the country. One of the students in a high school. "

"Speaking of which, I seem to understand that this country is so friendly to us from the United States. Strictly speaking, it was the United States that helped them break away from British colonial rule and also invested in and opened sugar factories and other industries here to increase employment." Tommy thought about it. After thinking about it, he said: "They are still grateful to the United States. That should be the case."

"I am now an honorary citizen of this country, an American white trash, actually in another nigger... The black country was received as a young student leader in the United States, and then became an honorary citizen awarded by the Governor and the Prime Minister, you know, it means I can stay here as long as I want." Dennis then talked about the honorary citizenship of St. Vincent awarded to four people by the Governor at the simple welcome dinner.

Tommy Hawke's face was not sleepy, but full of excitement: "Dennis, the United States is visa-free here. You can live here for a long time even if you are not an honorary citizen. What attracts me is not the title of honorary citizen, but that Allen - Governor Lewis and Prime Minister Madoff Compton seemed to mention this idea casually when chatting with us. He said that a simulated government experience can be arranged in the summer camp, so that American high school students participating in the summer camp can accept the governor's appointment letter and try to maintain it. This is definitely a genius and enlightened idea about the daily work of a country. Although this town is small, it is a real country. Really experience how the national institutions operate. This is what student leaders should do. Just this one, I guarantee that many high school students will not be able to refuse, and even American high school students will be willing to come here every year to participate in the summer summit. The Prime Minister and the Governor are definitely not ordinary colonial blacks. They are blacks who have received higher education in the UK. Otherwise, they would not be able to come here. You may think that this will increase the attractiveness of this country. They know how to do business. As long as they launch this project, even if the summer camp income is divided into half of the income, I will be willing to do so, because I can increase the price. No top university summer camp can provide this kind of business. , they can’t let high school students walk into the White House and deal with the country’s daily life like a president, but our summer summit can!”

"You know, Tommy, I don't care about other issues. I just want to say that if government affairs are really simulated, I hope that I can serve as the chief judge of this country and help this country formulate a law as soon as possible." Dennis was silent for a moment. He spoke.

Tommy asked: "What kind of law? I don't think it is needed, because this place is simply impeccable and can be called the perfect place to host the summer summit."

Dennis roared angrily: "I think it is necessary to add a law, that is, it is strictly forbidden for two men to sleep in a single bed in this country! Pam, take your hand away, it's fucking swollen , I swear to God..."