Chapter 2294 Gotham Music Festival (Twenty-Six)

Chapter 2287 Gotham Music Festival (Twenty-six)

Clark told Hal this truth in the shortest possible time. He said: "Since I met Professor Schiller, I have realized that usually people's spiritual pain is more severe than physical pain, and the soul needs more help than the body. If not If necessary, do not use any means to add emotional pressure to them, otherwise it is very likely to have irreparable consequences.”

"If they remain determined, then we can make progress even if we just help from the side. If they themselves collapse due to excessive pressure, then no matter how much we help, it will still be in vain."

"The human mind is more fragile than we think, so if they show resistance, we may need to slow down our attitude rather than forcing them to do something."

"During the day, I felt that although Oliver was in pain, he was still rational. He did not collapse or give up on himself, so I believe that he came here to find a way to reverse the situation, rather than intending to commit suicide."

"In this case, it is better for us to watch from the sidelines and provide help silently. Rushing in hastily disrupted his plan, but it will easily cause problems with his mentality. What do you think?"

Hal sat on the ground leaning against the wall. He did not look at Clark, but looked at the sea and said: "You have become mature, Clark. I still vaguely remember that when you first arrived in Mexico, you wanted to rush up to him like crazy. They all seemed to be running away.”

Clark shrugged his shoulders and laughed, and he also sat next to Hal and said: "Who hasn't had the impulse yet? Aren't you the same at that time? If Oliver hadn't stopped us, we would have killed everyone. His time was spent fighting with the drug lord’s bodyguards.”

Both of them fell silent, sitting outside the waiting hall of the pier, blowing the sea breeze and watching the waves. They watched the mysterious Daxizhou sailing from the distant skyline, and the sea water rippled and spread at the stern of the ship. The white mark formed resembles a giant seagull.

"Wait a minute." Hal said as if he suddenly remembered something, "I just saw someone in the waiting room. He may know what happened to Oliver."

"who?"

"Tupac, that rapper from California like Oliver."

"But didn't Oliver say he didn't know him?"

Hal got up from the ground, clapped his hands, adjusted his slightly wrinkled suit pants and said: "Yes, they may not have known each other before, but don't forget what information Oliver revealed in his words, He wanted to know him at a time when he was in big trouble."

Clark also stood up and said, "Yes, people are not in the mood for small talk when they are under great pressure. Although Oliver acted very relaxed, his nerves must be very tense. Everything he said at this time Words are useful.”

After speaking, Clark was about to turn around and walk into the waiting room, but Hal stopped him, thought about it and said, "I remember Tupac is facing some trouble now."

Clark then recalled that the guests who showed up here without tickets were all facing some unsolvable troubles and wanted to board the ship for a life-and-death fight.

And Tupac's appearance here proves that he is also facing trouble. And if he talks about Oliver to him at this time, will it also increase the pressure on him?

But at this time, Hal had already passed Clark and walked in. As he walked, he said: "Oliver doesn't want to tell us the troubles he faces. Maybe he thinks we can't solve them. This is indeed possible. We all know that he is here." Marching on the edge of a cliff, no one can guarantee that they have such earth-shattering power to fill this big hole."

"But the trouble Tupac faces may be much simpler. He is just a rapper. I heard that he had conflicts with some East Coast rap teams before. This kind of trouble is a piece of cake for us, and we can definitely help him. Solve the problem and find out from him what's going on with Oliver."

Clark obviously thought it made sense. The two of them walked back to the waiting room and saw Tupac huddled in the corner of the room.

He is a not tall and strong black man, even thinner than most of his race. Without those shiny gold chains, earrings and nails stuck everywhere, and gang rap gestures, he looks like an ordinary person. The black guy squatted in the corner silently without saying a word. No one even recognized him as a big star.

Although the situation of black Americans in this era is still not good, world-class stars are still recognized. This does not mean that these people in the upper class are not vain. If they find that there is a West Coast rap king here, they will definitely People flocked to take photos with him.

When Hal noticed his appearance, he immediately thought that he might not want to attract attention, so the two of them did not make a big fuss, but quietly walked past the wall.

Hal lowered his voice and called Tupac. The black young man turned his head in surprise and found that they were two unknown people. He looked away again, sighed and said, "Okay, it's me, don't shout out. Both autographs and photos are fine.”

Obviously Tupac regarded them as fans, but what surprised Hal was that he had a very good attitude, and his speech did not carry guns and sticks like many people's stereotype of rappers. His tone was not aggressive, and he could even call him The best thing is gentleness.

"Hello, we just saw you across the room. Are you also a tourist on the boat?" Clark chose to stand at the same angle as Hal instead of coming to the other side of Tupac. He knew that would be possible It would make people feel very stressed. After all, he and Hal were relatively strong. With two white people sandwiching a black man in the middle, it would easily cause their stress reaction.

Tupac waved his hand and said, "It's too hot in the middle. I'll stay here for a while. You probably won't see me on the boat."

Obviously he thought that Clark and Hal were tourists who bought tickets to board the ship and were not the same people as him. Although this was indeed the case, Clark and Hal could see that he was absent-minded and wanted to perfunctory.

"Well, we originally wanted to talk to you."

As soon as these words came out, the black young man immediately became vigilant. He narrowed his eyes and looked at Hal and said, "You are not my fans. Who are you? What are you doing looking for me?"

Both Hal and Clark believe that this kind of vigilance is normal. In this era, the segregation between blacks and whites is still relatively serious, and the anti-discrimination movement is not as legitimate as in later eras. It can only be said that it has just started. Blacks are wary of whites, and whites Be wary of black people.

If we use a simple metaphor to describe the relationship between blacks and whites during this period, it would be that whites are the owners of the house, and all facilities in the house are for whites, including furniture, appliances, and guns and ammunition, while blacks are tenants. , some of them can use these things, but the vast majority live a primitive life in modern society.

Once there is a conflict between blacks and whites, the whites have absolute control over everything in the house. They can easily drive the unwelcome tenants out of the house and then bring in another batch of more obedient ones.

Therefore, the vast majority of black people are trying to avoid conflicts with white people. Living in a warehouse is better than being housed in a hospital, and being housed in a house is better than being kicked out. Many black people think so.

Therefore, even if the medical, legal and security systems are not open to them, they still want to stay in a powerful and wealthy country and be the tailgaters. The vigorous anti-racial discrimination movement that people think of is actually just because of the voices of radicals. Being relatively large does not mean that they were large in number, nor did it represent the collective will of the black race at that time.

In order not to irritate Tupac, Hal could only slow down his tone and say: "We don't mean any harm, we just didn't expect to see a star here, but more importantly, we heard one of our friends mention you."

Tupac was unmoved, with a look of disgust on his face, but he seemed to have some scruples and did not say anything to get angry.

Both Hal and Clark felt helpless. Now they deeply understood the harmful effects of racial discrimination. No matter what two white people said to a black person, it sounded like bullying.

Saying you met a big star here sounds like a joke. A more malicious interpretation would sound like saying, are you a coward worthy of being a big star?

And saying that a friend mentioned that you actually listen to black rap seems to be ironic about this friend's taste.

Although what the two of them said was true and there was no malice at all, the current background of the times made it impossible for the two parties to communicate at all.

Clark clearly felt that Tupac's psychological pressure was increasing, and he was unwilling to continue like this. After all, if Tupac was gambling for his life, they would probably threaten him if they influenced him like this.

But at this moment, a young man wearing a peaked cap also slipped over from the wall. When he took off his hat, Hal and Clark discovered that he was another white man.

He was wearing a black T-shirt, gray sleeves, jeans that had been washed a little white, a short haircut, low-profile gun-gray earrings, and slightly red skin. He was the kind of person who would look like anyone in America. The ordinary white people you easily meet on the street have completely different styles from the rich people in this room.

"I have to say, there are so many people here, do you two have to stand here?" The white man glanced at Hal and Clark with sharp eyes, and said: "What's so special about this guy? Or are you? What plainclothes police?"

Although it sounded like he was mocking Tupac as a criminal, they could all clearly hear that this young white man was here to come to the rescue.

This surprised Hal and Clark.

First of all, Hal and Clark are indeed two white people, but more importantly, they are also very strong among white people. Hal is better, with a strong and well-proportioned figure, like a bodybuilder who works out all year round, but Clark is more exaggerated. This kind of muscular man with double doors usually only appears in classical bodybuilding competitions. His thighs are almost thicker than Tupac's waist.

As we all know, fitness is not a cheap hobby, especially professional fitness. The muscles are smooth but relatively small. They may be manual workers, but those who are big and hard are definitely rich people.

A strong and rich white man is the most untouchable person in this country, because you don't even have the chance to go out and beat him up. Regardless of whether he is drugged or not, big muscles mean strong strength.

In the United States, where violent law enforcement is extremely common, the oppression brought by two such strong white men is very strong, because you never know whether he will hold you down and strangle you to death on the spot.

The Floyd case caused such a sensation because it happened too late. Before 2000, such cases did not happen every week, but almost every day at the intersection of every black and white community, and no one even cared.

So this made the behavior of this white youth standing up for black people look extremely shocking, even with some Gotham-style absurdity.

Tupac was obviously shocked. He raised one of his drooping eyes and looked at the white youth carefully, revealing an expression of sudden enlightenment.

"What's your name?" Hal asked.

"Call me Eminem."