The rest of their trip through Los Angeles passed without any further mishaps.
Lu Zheng and the others stayed with Zhang Weili and Zhao Xiaodao, visiting the tourist-packed attractions: Universal Studios, the Walk of Fame, Santa Monica Beach, Sunset Boulevard, and more. They even went with Zhao Xiaodao to the Staples Center to watch a Lakers game.
What a pity—they did not see that person...
"Los Angeles really feels like it has so many Chinese people!" Zhao Xiaodao exclaimed.
"But many of them are second-generation immigrants, and they are not all Chinese either. There are also people from many other Asian countries—Japanese, Korean, Southeast Asian—so it just seems like there are a lot." Lin Wan thought about it, then nodded. "Though there really are quite a few Chinese Americans too."
The proportion of Chinese Americans in the Lighthouse Country was not particularly large, but they were concentrated in several major metropolitan areas, with Greater Los Angeles being one of the most densely populated.
However, aside from Chinese Americans, there were also no shortage of Black people. And beyond the tourist attractions and upscale shopping streets, many other places left much to be desired.
And besides...
As Lu Zheng's group toured the city over the next few days, they gradually came across more and more protesters along the way.
"Very good, it's got that flavor now. This is very Lighthouse Country." Lu Zheng once again expressed his satisfaction. "A shooting and protests—we got the full set this time!"
"What are they protesting?" Shen Ying pointed at a photo held by many people in the crowd. "The person in that picture looks a little familiar."
"Huh?"
Whenever they went out, they rode in cars provided by the hotel, and when they walked, it was only around tourist attractions, so they had not