Knights in the big world of American TV series

Such quarrels are normal in the West family. The relationship between father and daughter is actually very good and not tense. It's just that they love each other too much, which is also a problem.

For example, Iris doesn't want her father to continue to be a policeman. Joe is a very responsible police detective. Even in the areas with the worst security, he is widely loved. Even the gangsters he fights maintain their respect for Joe.

Respect.

Because Joe is that old-school style, he will face the enemy head-on. He will never do anything small. For those gangsters, such a police detective is undoubtedly very troublesome, because he will not be afraid, let alone be bribed. But he is honest

He said that the criminals he caught had a pretty good impression of Joe, at least he wasn't playing dirty tricks.

Of course, there are many people who hate him.

Joe himself had at least been admitted to the hospital several times due to retaliation, and even almost died several times.

So Iris thinks that Joe should leave this damn job. Joe dedicated everything to the community and the police station, but he didn't actually get much benefit. In Iris's memory from childhood, their family

He has never been rich. Joe has always helped others, such as some juvenile delinquents who dropped out of school due to criminal problems, such as some homeless children.

This is how Barry Allen entered their home.

Barry's father killed his wife, Barry's mother. Joe knew the old Barry and his wife, and he always felt that the old Barry was innocent. But the problem was, there was a mountain of ironclad evidence. When the old Barry was arrested, he had

With the murder weapon in hand, Mrs. Barry was lying in front of Barry, and old Barry was covered in blood... It is difficult to overturn the verdict.

And Barry Sr. had a motive.

There was a problem with old Barry's business during that time. He was deceived by a woman. This made Mrs. Barry very angry. During that time, the family was full of quarrels. The police even came to the door several times because of their quarrels... This was all

There are records.

So even though Old Barry always insisted that he was innocent and had been framed, the court still sentenced him to twenty-five years in prison without the possibility of parole.

It was under this circumstance that Joe brought Barry Allen home.

Iris was actually quite helpless about this. She was proud of having such a father, but she was also bored. After all, no one could tolerate their father putting his little attention on other people.

And this job is very dangerous.

The key is that there is no reward yet. As Joe said before, Joe has solved many cases, but he is still just a police chief!

Damn it!

Joe has been a police officer for thirty-five years and is about to retire now. What’s the result?

There is nothing. Even if you become a manure collector, after thirty years, you can be promoted to the manure collector! But what about Qiao?

Because of his upright character and fiery temper, he will always be just a police chief. Although this police chief is so senior that even the chief needs to take the initiative to say hello when he sees him, but so what? It's not useless.

You know, Joe is still paying off the loan on his car and house!

Joe hopes that his daughter can do some safe and comfortable jobs, such as a cafe waiter. He hopes that his daughter can become a lawyer and prosecutor. When he was a police officer, he hated these two professions the most.

, but if he had a choice, he felt that these two careers were very suitable for his daughter. They were prestigious, high-income, and safe!

But it's a pity that the West family has been such a bad student since the day their ancestors were brought to the United States as agricultural tools. No one can be admitted to college.

So is Iris.

So he doesn't have any expectations for Iris's career plan, as long as he likes it.

But she chose to become a reporter... To be honest, Joe never thought that their family would be connected with the journalist profession... Although he looked down on reporters, this thing at least requires a college degree, right?

Why did Iris, a high school student, become a reporter?

Then he blamed the fact that today's news media are becoming more and more informal.

You must know that when he was young, journalists were a very respected profession, but look at it now, those people just talk nonsense all day long.

He always hoped that his baby could stay away from this cesspool.

Both parties are satisfied with their careers. Joe feels that he is not a police officer to get promoted and get rich, but to help other people, which will make him happy, even if he is in danger. Iris feels that he is bringing the truth to the public

Investigator!

They are the spreaders of truth!

Very great!

So neither side can convince the other.

If the relationship is not good, we may simply stop seeing each other. There are also children in the United States who have not seen their parents for a long time.

But the problem is that they have a good relationship.

Iris still lives in Joe's house to this day... Although this kind of behavior will be looked down upon in the United States, most young people don't like to live with their parents. But Iris is an exception. After all, he lives with his father.

In addition to saving money on rent and taking care of his father, Qiao's life and diet were extremely irregular, which also caused Qiao to suffer from serious stomach problems.

Of course, saving money on rent is also one of the important reasons.

You know, many people's rent now accounts for 50% of their income... This is a very heavy burden. But if you live with your parents, you can avoid this expense! In addition to rent, water, electricity and miscellaneous expenses

, can all be exempted.

Anyway, Joe will never kick his daughter out!

Barry had a say in this. He came to live on his own. Although Joe had always hoped that Barry could continue to live at home, Barry refused. After all, he was adopted, and he could not live in Joe's home with peace of mind.

In addition, he has already bought a house. Although he has almost forty years of mortgage repayment, he still bought a house. He hopes that his father can live with him after he comes out.

"Let's get down to business, Iris, is your information really reliable? Those Albanians."

Barry emphasized again.

To be honest, Barry is one of those people who have a relatively good life. His family has been relatively wealthy since he was a child. Although Joe didn't have much money, he gave Barry the best. You must know that becoming a forensic scientist also requires a college degree!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Qiao has been sending Barry to the university... The university really has no choice. After all, the university is too expensive... This is very good for China, as Chinese universities are generally very cheap.

"It's true, my colleague can speak Albanian." Iris also gave up arguing with his father, since it would be fruitless anyway, so he got down to business.

"Albanian? What is that?" Joe asked curiously. He had only heard of English, French and Spanish. These are the three largest languages ​​in the United States! Among them, Spanish is more common in Los Angeles, and even TV stations

There is a dedicated Spanish channel.

In fact, Joe has never heard of French. After all, this thing is not very popular in the United States, but Spanish is very common, and many schools even teach Spanish.

After all, if you live in the United States, on the streets of big cities such as New York, Miami, and Los Angeles, you will definitely hear people of different skin colors chatting enthusiastically in a language that is obviously faster than English - they are speaking Spanish.

In major cities in the United States, you can always encounter Mexican food by chance. Your American friends may also like Mexican guacamole and burrito.

Keep talking. In the American pop song charts, you will find Spanish songs on the list from time to time. The workers who deliver your goods, move and clean your house seem to prefer to communicate in Spanish with each other. In the airport, supermarket or

At tourist attractions, you will often see Spanish under the English signs. Turn on the TV, and the protagonist in the children's animation program will suddenly speak Spanish "Vámonos" (Let's go).

As the number and influence of the Latino population continues to grow, it is almost impossible not to encounter Latinos and Spanish in the United States today. "amigo" (amigo, Spanish "friend", refers to Latin

Americans) are now active in all walks of life in the United States. Due to reasons such as history and geographical location, ethnic minorities in the United States

Latinos have always been one of the more populous ethnic minorities. The Spanish-speaking Latino population settled in the land that is now the United States earlier than the so-called English-speaking "Americans". The Spanish arrived in 1565

Settlements were established on what is today the Florida Peninsula, and the British did not settle in what is today the United States until 1607

The first settlement, Jamestown, was established on the land of Jamestown. Since the beginning of this century, Latinos in the United States have surpassed African Americans in population and become the largest minority in the United States. According to statistics in 2017, there are approximately Latinos in the United States

The population is 58.85 million, accounting for 18.1% of the total population. The U.S. Census Bureau predicts that,

By 2060, the Latino population in the United States will account for 28.6% of the total population. Among Latinos today, Mexicans are the absolute majority, accounting for 62%, Puerto Ricans account for 9.5%, Cubans and Salvadorans each account for 3.9%, and Dominicans account for 3.9%.

Americans account for 3.5%. The proportion of immigrants from other Latin American countries is relatively small.

Today, Americans are accustomed to using the words Hispanic and Latino to refer to Latinos in the United States. Some domestic articles translate Hispanic as "Hispanic" based on dictionary explanations, which is inappropriate. The reason for this misunderstanding is that the United States

Latinos mainly come from Latin America, and most of the countries in Latin America were once Spanish colonies and speak Spanish, such as Mexico, Argentina, Colombia, Cuba, Puerto Rico, etc. Indeed, most Latin Americans have varying proportions of Spanish ancestry.

Traditionally, but strictly speaking, Hispanic mainly refers to the Indo-European mixed race in the former Mexican territory of the southern United States and the immigrants and their descendants from Latin American countries who came to the United States to pursue their dreams. It does not refer to Spanish immigrants and their descendants. Those who actually immigrated directly to the United States from Spain

Accounting for no more than 0.8% of the total Latino population. The U.S. Census Bureau defines Hispanic as "people regardless of race, origin of Cuba, Mexico, Puerto Rico, and people from South America, Central American countries, or other Hispanic cultural areas."

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Latinos are not evenly distributed in the United States and are mainly concentrated in and around several major cities. Los Angeles is the largest Latino community in the United States, with more than 6 million people, accounting for 45.2% of the total local population. Los Angeles borders Mexico, so Latinos

77.6% of the American population is of Mexican origin. New York and New Jersey are the second largest Latino communities, with a total of about 5 million Latinos, accounting for 24.6% of the total local population. The source of the Latino population in New York is Central America and the Caribbean.

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So Spanish is still very popular in Los Angeles.

Joe can also complete a few sentences. This is the foreign language he is most familiar with... As for French, it is purely because of French food. After all, Joe may not even know where France is... This is not surprising. As for French food, Joe

The only thanks is that it's too expensive and he can't get enough to eat. He prefers donuts and barbecue.

But Albanian, to be honest, this is his knowledge blind spot.

"A small language spoken by only a few million people in the world." Iris explained casually.

In fact, when she first heard about it, she behaved the same way as Joe. She always thought that Albanians spoke English... Well, many people in the United States thought that people all over the world spoke English... After all, that's how they acted in the movie

Well.

Joe was surprised.

"She originally planned to write an article about illegal immigration, but she met an Albanian woman who told her tragic experience, so she continued to investigate and found out about this horrific auction. They would take the trafficked women

Treat it as a commodity for auction! And many girls in similar situations were killed because they wanted to escape from such a life!"

Iris continued: "We are preparing a series of reports specifically focusing on this terrible underground industry chain!"

"But you didn't choose to call the police!!!" Qiao interrupted unhappily.

Yes, their magazine discovered this but did not notify the police... This made Joe very unhappy!

Iris argued: "That's because we are afraid that the police have undercover agents! They have been doing this for a long time, but the Los Angeles police have never taken care of it! Someone must have been involved and they suppressed it!

If we call the police, it is very likely that we will be in danger too!"

Of course, Iris herself knew that she was really quibbling when she said this.

On the one hand, they do have concerns in this regard, but more importantly, they still want to make a big news!

If the police are notified, it is obvious that the police will take over the investigation power and prohibit their magazine from participating... This is almost certain. What's more, if they expose it before the police can react!

Then they will get huge exposure, which will have a huge improvement effect on the magazine!

These reporters might even win a Pulitzer Prize!

Yes, breaking a big news story is almost every journalist’s dream!

Iris is no exception.

"Fart! I admit that there are indeed some bad guys in the police! But not everyone is a bad guy! At least I won't! But you don't!"

Joe said angrily.

Joe knows these so-called reporters too well. These guys are simply cold-blooded animals. For them, making big news is obviously more important than saving innocent people! He has seen too many reporters like this.

When someone is seriously injured, not only will they not provide help, they will even surround the victim and ask a lot of questions. They just hope to take the most cruel picture, even if they watch the victim die like that!