"But papa I do not like that name, I like Xi Li more!" Pleading a 6 year old boy with tears flowing down his cheeks, as if they were raindrops in a thunderstorm. The father then slaps the boy telling him, "LISTEN TO ME, forget all you have learned here on the mainland because this country does not love you like me and you mother do! If you are not on top you will be used and I fear for your future here! And the ones on top now will do anything to stay their! Now me and you will wait here till your mother arrives."
Soon the mother arrives, up on a set of hills over looking a large city is their home, in a car that is riddled with bullet holes and a white male is also in the car driving. The boy cries out to his mother asking, "Why are we leaving our home!" The mother tells the pair, "Get in and I will explain my little monkey, we do not have the time to idle! Life will be better if we leave the mainland." The mother said joy and excitement in here voice.
"WHHHYYYY!" The boy sreams out in anger and fury. "My friends are here and this is where you and papa met each other at!" The father picks his son up as he struggles. The pair enters the car and a military vehicle turns the coner and the driver shouts, "FUCK I thought you caused a traffic jam in the city Foxy and it was rush hour!" He then speeds down the road. Foxy tells the man though a ear piece, "Yea, but given the problem their higher ups are dealing with their was a need to deploy more forces and control traffic, you can't head to the LZ until you lose them but you're lucky no air support was mobilized in time and that's only because it'll get their opposition qeastioning the large military presence in such a small city! I'll help you lose them just listen to me!"
A Few Hours Later At Night
The car driven by the stranger with the family in it arrives somewhere on the country side of mainland China by a random rice field next to a barn. The man then honks the horn five times at a fast pace followed by him holding it for three seconds two times each. Then the door to the born is opened by an old man, looking atleast 80 years of age, and the four in the car can see a light aircraft in the barn. The four get out of the car and head to the aircraft but the man then thanks the old man, "To think that a member of the Kuomintang would be in the mainland, many thanks you have done a great deed to these people." The old man replies, "No it is a honor agent to help those who seek to have freedom from those who would want to control ones life." The agent could tell it was said with sincerity and honesty and then smiles. "But may I have a word with the child before he leaves this contry for what may be the rest of his life." And with those words the boy made a sad facial expression.
"Now look boy I know you may be sad, upset, angry, and frustrated but the country you love does not love you. It wants nothing but you to be a slave to a system that treats you like a tool and nothing more, while the ones on top only worried about themselve like the emperors of the Qin." The man wants the boy not to worry about leaving and wants him to live a happy life, but the boy doesn't listen. "You know nothing you old bastard, my family was happy here we lived good here and one day I will make my papa and mama happy!" That remark reassures himself that nothing, but misfortune awaits his family outside of China. "Andr-" "THATS NOT MY NAME!" The boy stops his mom as say was about to say his new name. *Slaps* The boys father hits him and tells him, "You do not yell at your mother boy, she was going to tell you to resect your elders!" "Ohh." The old man says in a surprised tone that sounded like he understood the boy. "Boy you do not need to worry about such matters like taking care of your parents when they get old this agent next to me can guarantee that and I'm sure that your parents are happy as long as you are safe and they are together. And everyone is not fit to rule that is why the mainland is in it's current state. They are children in a dream of a candy shop, but it is in fact the dinner table for the adults. " This understanding hits the boy the suddenly like a lighting strike and all he can do is stand there for a minute. "Okay I'll trust you old man." The boy says softly.
The family and the agent then board the aircraft and plan to leave mainland China. "Okay sir you and your family will live in a house in L.A. for now and the agent over you now will be Elizabeth Fetcher but you can call her 'Liz', she's from WITSEC." The agent says. "Thank you for helping my family leave this den of snakes and lizards. I can't express how much I am grateful to you, may we know your name?" The father says will extreme gratitude. "Sorry but I can't thats classified." The agent replies. "But you can call me..." It took him a few seconds to think but he then says a name, "Alex." "THANK YOU AGENT ALEX!" The boy yells. All three of the adults laugh and then the boys father rubs his head and says, "Do not worry we will live happy in America little Andrew, I promise." The father said that with confidence in his voice and with that Andrew replied with a, "YES PAPA!"
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Mystery / ThrillerThe story takes place in the small town of Basin which is 6 hours northwest of New York City. And the murderers that live there, along with a newly arrived family with their own fair share of secrets.
