Chapter 26: Are There Any Rich Women Who Like to Crossdress?

Many people don't fully understand the composition and responsibilities of American police, so they may not understand why Cheng Daqi isn't worried about being arrested by the police.

For San Francisco, the LAPD it has is the third-largest local police force in America. Including civilian personnel, the LAPD has 18,000 employees. In one city, having 18,000 police officers might seem like a lot. In reality, it's not enough. LAPD officers also need time off, desk duty, and investigative work. In fact, the number of officers in the field might be less than 10,000. These are the officers you call when you dial 911.

How many emergency calls does San Francisco receive each day? One statistic showed that on one day in 2023, the LAPD received over 600 emergency calls. With nearly 10,000 officers to handle over 600 emergency calls, theoretically, each incident could have a dozen officers assigned to it. But officers need time off, some are on desk duty, some are handling cases, and there need to be special units ready for emergencies. In reality, it's just barely enough.

In American TV shows and movies, the LAPD is frequently featured for a reason – they're really busy. In this situation, the LAPD wouldn't pay too much attention to a fight between homeless people. Yes, they fought, but if there's no victim reporting it, and the caller only witnessed the fight, the officers would at most inquire about the situation and that's it. They're already earning their monthly salary. Instead of investigating homeless people fighting, they'd rather pull over some unlucky drivers on the roadside to generate revenue for the department.

Furthermore, most of the fighting cases in America don't result in severe punishment. If someone is injured, they just pay compensation. The offender might shed a few tears in court, do some community service, and the case is basically closed. After all, in America, where there are shootings every day, what's a fight?

This is why Cheng Daqi had the confidence to intervene. Plus, the situation was clear: Kono was harassing Sani, and Cheng Daqi stepped in to stop it. In America, you have the right to defend yourself, and even use a gun in self-defense if the situation allows!

Cheng Daqi didn't even break Kono's finger today. Even if he were taken to the police station, his actions would be legal and wouldn't cause any major problems.

In the evening, Cheng Daqi lay in his tent, scrolling through his friends' comments on his social media. After having lunch with Lisa, he posted a funny photo of Lisa almost crying from the spiciness of the food. Of course, he had Lisa's consent.

His caption read: "Backstabbing the American party with Sichuan cuisine, almost made her cry."

The comments below were interesting. The first was from Zhang Weiqi, his high school classmate. They didn't interact much after graduation.

"Chengzi went to America? Impressive."

Zhang Weiqi obviously didn't pay much attention to Cheng Daqi. He hadn't seen the post where Cheng Daqi announced his arrival in San Francisco.

Cheng Daqi replied with a smiley face.

The second comment was intriguing.

"You took an American girl to eat Sichuan cuisine, made her cry from the spiciness, and even posted a photo of it. You're so uncouth. Stop embarrassing Chinese people in America, will you?"

This was from Zhang Xin, his college classmate and former head of the women's union.

Interacting with someone like Zhang Xin, who had a complicated background, required Cheng Daqi to take a more nuanced approach.

Her comment revealed both thoughtlessness and intelligence. The last sentence exposed her true nature.

Cheng Daqi replied with a playful tone, treating her comment as entertainment.

"She likes Sichuan cuisine and agreed to me posting the photo."

When dealing with unreasonable people like her, it's best to ignore them. A simple, direct response is more effective than arguing.

Zhang Weiqi noticed Cheng Daqi's reply and asked about his job.

"What are you doing in America, Chengzi? The foreign girl you had lunch with today seemed interesting."

Interesting? It had been years since he had chatted with a young person like this. Cheng Daqi found it amusing.

A man should establish himself before pursuing women. And with his capabilities, he could look at women and not feel regret.

Only thinking about women, Weiqi, you're missing out.

Cheng Daqi didn't answer his question. He was only streaming videos of homeless life to make money, nothing shameful.

Being a homeless person doesn't involve stealing or robbery, it's not embarrassing, but there's no need to brag about it all the time. Especially on social media, just a simple exchange is enough.

There's no need to bare your soul to anyone, anytime, anywhere. That just makes you a laughingstock.

Cheng Daqi's only audience on social media was, and always had been, Zhao Hongjin.

If he didn't have the system's golden finger, Cheng Daqi could easily succeed through Zhaojie's connections.

His human-shaped golden finger belonged to her.

He clicked on Zhao Hongjin's social media and started scrolling through it.

For a pro, you could easily figure out someone's situation from their social media.

Cheng Daqi could easily tell the difference between a genuine wealthy woman and a fake sophisticated woman.

He might have added over a hundred wealthy women in his past life.

The core difference between them lies in their relaxed vibe.

The social media of fake sophisticated women is carefully curated to attract prey.

Most wealthy women's social media has a relaxed vibe.

Of course, this requires enough experience.

(Here are a few examples:

Fake sophisticated woman A: never seen with men at dinner parties, likes to pose under the lights at exhibitions or other high-end events, posts inspirational quotes.

Fake sophisticated woman B: never seen with men at dinner parties, likes to take gym selfies, flaunting her abs, posts lonely captions.

Fake sophisticated woman C: artsy, never posts about dinner parties, likes to post scenic views along with pictures of herself, captions are overly sentimental, pretending to be an artsy girl when she's actually just a high school graduate who hasn't even heard of existentialism.

Wealthy woman A: always at brunch parties, occasionally plays "King of Glory", rarely flaunts her wealth, posts silly captions.

Wealthy woman B: married, only posts about her kids, likes to share health tips, also likes to post about new dishes she's learned.

Wealthy woman C: studied in Canada, likes to post about friend gatherings, often talks about wanting a tall, strong man, likes to be emo late at night.

Wealthy women DEF: this group makes up a large part of wealthy women, they rarely post on social media, real wealth doesn't need to be flaunted, unless they're naive, they like to show off in group chats.

This is not a comprehensive summary, feel free to add.

If you see someone who never posts about men and frequently shows off a sophisticated lifestyle, it's best to avoid them. They're probably not normal girls.

This post isn't about teaching everyone to find wealthy women, it's about helping brothers recognize them and not waste time on fake sophisticated women.)

The recent posts were all about her life in America, except for two in July that were clearly from China.

The first one was playing with her cat at home, a Siamese cat.

In the photo, Zhao Hongjin buried her face in the cat's belly.

She's gone mad for cats.

The second one was a photo of a koi in a pond by the window.

The caption read, "I've always wanted to catch one and taste it."

Cheng Daqi judged that the first post was taken at home, with a messy coffee table indicating a typical home environment. But he didn't recognize the brand of the coffee table, and the painting behind it looked like a modern art piece, which he couldn't identify.

The second post was more interesting.

"I've always wanted to catch one and taste it."

"Always" implies it's not the first time she's seen it, ruling out a tourist scenario. "Wanted to eat" suggests this isn't a hotel or someone else's home.

At a high-end hotel, getting a koi to eat would be as simple as asking the kitchen to prepare it. Posting such a caption from someone else's home would seem presumptuous.

"Always wanted to eat" indicates she's been coming here for a while, has the right to eat it, but doesn't dare to.

The window in the photo has a distinctive Chinese-style round window design, but it's combined with a modern style, with black sandalwood frames containing glass panels.

The pond where the koi is located is carefully landscaped, with a veranda visible on the right side.

A Chinese-style courtyard, or rather a Chinese-style courtyard with a pond and koi.

The kind that Cheng Daqi couldn't afford even after his successful business in his past life.