【我的中国故事】惹上警察
<p>约翰·布姆 </p><p><span word="Blame">Blame</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="a">a</span> "<span word="stupid">stupid</span> <span word="American">American</span>," <span word="content">content</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="blissfully">blissfully</span> <span word="unaware">unaware</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="theo">theo</span> <span word="utside">utside</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="maybe">maybe</span> <span word="it">it</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="overactive">overactive</span> <span word="imagination">imagination</span>, <span word="or">or</span> <span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="better">better</span> <span word="yet">yet</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="simply">simply</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="case">case</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="having">having</span> <span word="seen">seen</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="Hollywood">Hollywood</span> <span word="portrayals">portrayals</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="innocent">innocent</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="beingruthlessly">beingruthlessly</span> <span word="tossed">tossed</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="gulags">gulags</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="talk">talk</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="repute">repute</span>, <span word="rank">rank</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="sweat">sweat</span>, <span word="body">body</span> <span word="bulging">bulging</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="muscles">muscles</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="conspicuous">conspicuous</span> <span word="absence">absence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="neck">neck</span>, <span word="regardless">regardless</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="doesn">doesn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="afoul">afoul</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span>. <span word="China">China</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="exception">exception</span>. <span word="While">While</span> <span word="here">here</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="once">once</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="twice">twice</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="stopped">stopped</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="encounters">encounters</span>. <span word="Am">Am</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="lawless">lawless</span> <span word="reprobate">reprobate</span>, <span word="some">some</span> <span word="vicious">vicious</span> <span word="renegade">renegade</span>? <span word="No">No</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="university">university</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="teacher">teacher</span>.</p><p><span word="My">My</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="myocardial">myocardial</span> <span word="episode">episode</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ventricular">ventricular</span> <span word="fibrillation">fibrillation</span>, <span word="i">i</span>.<span word="e">e</span>. <span word="A">A</span> <span word="blood">blood</span> <span word="draining">draining</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="weeks">weeks</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="about">about</span> 7 <span word="o">o</span>'<span word="clock">clock</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="night">night</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="am">am</span> <span word="enjoying">enjoying</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="serene">serene</span> <span word="quietude">quietude</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="domicile">domicile</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="doing">doing</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="mundane">mundane</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="miniature">miniature</span> <span word="Huangshans">Huangshans</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="stacks">stacks</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="grades">grades</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="complete">complete</span>. <span word="However">However</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="wasting">wasting</span> <span word="reverie">reverie</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="brutallyinterrupted">brutallyinterrupted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="violent">violent</span> <span word="slamming">slamming</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="door">door</span>. <span word="Curious">Curious</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="demanded">demanded</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="hour">hour</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="cautiously">cautiously</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="portcullis">portcullis</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="trepidly">trepidly</span> <span word="peered">peered</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="yonder">yonder</span> <span word="peep">peep</span> <span word="hole">hole</span>. <span word="Perplexed">Perplexed</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="pallor">pallor</span> <span word="permeated">permeated</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="complexion">complexion</span>. <span word="Rigidly">Rigidly</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="attention">attention</span> <span word="before">before</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="front">front</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="captain">captain</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="full">full</span> <span word="crisp">crisp</span> <span word="dress">dress</span> <span word="blue">blue</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="landlady">landlady</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="side">side</span>. <span word="Come">Come</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="may">may</span>, <span word="most">most</span> <span word="uncertain">uncertain</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="going">going</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="threw">threw</span> <span word="open">open</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="door">door</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ascertain">ascertain</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="ability">ability</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Earth">Earth</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span> <span word="be">be</span>? <span word="Much">Much</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="surprise">surprise</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="palpitating">palpitating</span> <span word="heart">heart</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="contentment">contentment</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="police">police</span> <span word="officer">officer</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="reporting">reporting</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="missing">missing</span> <span word="USB">USB</span> <span word="jumpdrive">jumpdrive</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="selected">selected</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="particular">particular</span> <span word="assignment">assignment</span>, <span word="not">not</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="exemplar">exemplar</span> <span word="rank">rank</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="spoke">spoke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="best">best</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thanked">thanked</span> <span word="him">him</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="returned">returned</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="normal">normal</span> <span word="breathing">breathing</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="later">later</span>.</p>
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