venwhentheyarespeakingEnglish.Theyhadawholevillageinthebasement,allillegals.”(这些人,你们好像叫他们福建人,很难搞,我们连他们的英文都听不懂。他们地下室住的都是偷渡来的人。)
“What'stheJadeSquad?”(和田玉小分队是什么?)老陈问。
“It'saspecialunitofNYPDwhichhandledChinatownMafiacases.Man,itwashard.TheseFukianesepeopleweretight.Wecouldn'tbreakthem.”(是纽约警察局专门负责唐人街黑帮的小分队。当时办案子太难了,福建人很抱团的,我们根本搞不定。)Joe看着老陈说,“Ithinkit'sbetterforyoutogotoNewYork,youknow,thatmadesmoresense,yougo,it'syourpeople.youcantalktothem.”(我觉得最好你去纽约,更合理,是中国人的案件,你去更合适,你能跟他们说话。)说着,Joe就拿起西装外套要出门了。
“Wait!”(等下!)老陈说,“I'dbehappytogobutyouneedtobriefme.whatisthiscaseabout?”(我去纽约没问题,但是你要告诉我这案件是关于什么呀?)
“It'sallinthefilesIgaveyou.”(都在我给你的档案里面。)Joe一边说一边往外走,老陈只好跟着他往外走。“Andit'salloverthenews,theytriedtosmuglehundredsofpeopletoNewYork,buttherewasastormlastnight,theshiphitasandbankandalotofpeopledied.It'sheadlinenewsallovertheplace.”(其他的就都在新闻里了。萍姐又有一船人偷渡去纽约,可是船在长岛搁浅了,偷渡的人都跑出来,有些就死在沙滩上。你不看新闻吗?到处都是这个报道。)
“AndyouwantmetogotoNewYork?”(那我去纽约?)老陈说。
“Y