American Fame and Fortune

Chapter 4 The Big Collision

At 3:30 in the afternoon, Max went downstairs on time, got into the Cadillac, and headed home along the familiar road.

On the side of the road, an old Toyota that had passed through several hands was on the road. Elena spotted the Cadillac turning into the intersection, took out her mobile phone and made a call, saying: "The idiot is on the road!"

 Getting a response, she drove far behind.

There were not many cars on the road. Max drove very fast and answered a phone call midway: "Sweetheart, you go pick up the children. I will make chocolate chip cookies for them tonight."

Entering a narrow road with two lanes in both directions, the Cadillac hit a small stone and shook it. Max subconsciously lowered the speed of the car and turned slightly to avoid the remaining gravels.

I don’t know some **** who gave birth to a son without a **** and threw some gravel on the road.

Max slowed down again and was suddenly attracted by something on the small intersection ahead on the left.

It was a large teddy bear doll. The doll was carrying a colorful flag in one hand, which said "All kinds of teddy bears are on sale this weekend."

The two babies at home like teddy bears the most, and even Max likes them very much. He couldn't help but take a few more glances.

 …

On the other side of the intersection, green shrubs were growing vigorously. Harris was lying low on his bicycle with one leg on the ground, staring at the teddy bear on the other side of the road, waiting for the signal.

 Because he had practiced several times before, his broken left arm hurt so much that he looked hideous.

Harris endured the pain and thought to himself: "The probability of success is as high as 60%, I can definitely do it!"

At this moment, the teddy bear puppet on the opposite side threw away the colorful flag.

Harris stepped on the pedals of his bicycle and rushed out. Between his clenched teeth, he squeezed out one sentence: "For money!"

 Facing the temptation of money, the poor burst out with unparalleled power.

 …

The **** bear at the crossroads threw away the colorful flag with his left hand, suddenly clenched it into a fist, placed it in front of his furry belly, then twisted his waist and straightened his hips, then twisted his waist and straightened his hips again, at an exaggerated frequency, as if he was about to fly a plane in the sky. Beat it down.

This was the first time Max saw such a cheap teddy bear doll, and he almost burst out laughing.

 A considerable part of his attention was attracted by the bear in front of him on the left.

 Harris rushed out from behind the green belt on the right front.

Max spotted the figure and subconsciously stepped on the brakes.

There was a crash, the car shook, and someone fell onto the road.

Max was dazed for a moment, then came to his senses, cursed "Damn it," loosened his seat belt, and quickly got out of the car to check the situation.

 The speed of the car was not fast, so he felt that it was not a big problem.

An old bicycle lay crooked in front of the Cadillac, the rear wheels were still spinning, and the Cadillac's right headlight cover was cracked.

 A young white man lay down on the road and screamed.

 Harris didn’t need to act, but it really hurt, it hurt so much that he screamed at the top of his throat.

Max quickly asked: "Are you okay?"

It hurt so much that Harris didn't want to answer. After Max asked again, he said with a pale face: "Left hand, my left hand is broken!"

Max was frightened, and just as he was considering whether to get out of the way, he realized that the bear was coming towards him at the intersection.

 There are witnesses.

Martin picked up the small video camera placed on the bench on the side of the road and ran over there. Just as Elena drove over, he put the video camera into the passenger seat and waved his hand. Elena glanced at Harris on the ground, drove away immediately, and went to the place she had contacted in advance to make a copy.

 Martin took off the big head of the teddy bear, took out his mobile phone, and asked loudly: "Mr. Max, do you need to call the police?"

Max found out it was Martin and looked like he had seen a ghost.

 Harris sat up with one hand on the ground and said, "Call 911, call an ambulance!"

Of course Martin would not call 911. He held a teddy bear head in one hand and a mobile phone in the other, as if he were a good employee who was following the boss's orders, and asked in a low voice: "Mr. Max?"

Max must not let anyone call the police. He has calmed down by now.

A normal car accident is nothing, even if it breaks someone's arm, it's not a big deal.

However, drug driving causing serious injury is a felony and may lead to jail time.

"There is no need to occupy public resources for such a small matter." Max looked at Harris with a gentle attitude, as if he wanted to take responsibility to the end: "I am mainly responsible for this car accident, and I am very sorry. I will be responsible for your treatment expenses, and I will also pay for it." We will provide you with compensation for missed work and other matters in accordance with regulations.”

 He glanced at the bicycle with the handlebars twisted upside down: "There are other losses, and I will compensate for them."

  Harris grimaced in pain and gritted his teeth and said: "I am applying to colleges and preparing for the SAT test. Now that my arm is broken, my probability of getting into my target university has dropped by 80%!"

The gentleness on Max's face slowly disappeared. He looked at the young man's clothes and old bicycle, and stood up: "Okay, let's follow the normal procedure. You find a lawyer to sue my insurance company, and the insurance company will be responsible for your compensation."

As long as this poor guy has a normal mind, he will know what to do to his advantage.

 Martin raised his cell phone, pressed the number key 9, and said, "Mr. Max, let me call 911 for you."

"Stop! It's none of your business!" Max wanted to kick this idiot away. He squatted in front of Harris: "Kid, I am sincere in reconciling with you. I am extremely sorry for what happened today, but my sincerity is Mutual, I will let you see my sincerity, and you will let me see your sincerity, right?"

 After discussing Max's psychological bottom line in advance, Harris raised three fingers: "I'm seriously injured, and it will delay the exam. It's $3,000! Only $3,000 can compensate for my losses."

 The gentleness on Max’s face faded: “For $1,000, the most I can give you is $1,000.”

 Harris looked at Martin: "Call 911 for me, thank you."

Two cars passed by. Max didn’t want to meet any enthusiastic citizens, so he tried his best to smile: “I am a responsible person, 2,000 US dollars, no more.”

 Harris said: "Okay, $2,000, you have to pay it immediately."

 Max breathed a sigh of relief, returned to the car, took out his checkbook from his bag, and filled out two checks for $1,000.

 Harris had touched many checks in Scott's store and collected them after confirming that there was nothing wrong with them.

Max opened the driver's door and was about to go home to make chocolate chip cookies for a pair of babies. He said to Martin who was blocking the road: "Can you open the door?"

 Martin's hand suddenly reached over and closed the car door.

 Max realized what he was doing and reached out to pat the teddy bear costume on Martin: "I have something to do today. I'll contact you later."

Martin smiled and said: "Mr. Max, I am actually an enthusiastic citizen who likes to help people. If I don't call 911 to seek help for the injured when something like this happens, I will have an uneasy conscience and feel so guilty that I can't sleep for several days."

Max was alert: "Boy, what do you want to do? I'm warning you, don't mess around!"

Martin didn’t want to delay too long and said directly: “The new boss was worried that I wouldn’t work hard, so he specially set up a small camera to watch me, and the camera was pointed at this intersection.”

Max’s face was gloomy, his eyes as sharp as an eagle’s, scanning every part of Martin’s body.

 Martin was worried that he had a gun: "The boss just passed by here and took the camera away. If necessary, I can call someone back."

 (End of this chapter)