Chapter 357 Double Banquet

After getting Zhao Ai's assurance, Duanmu asked, "When are you going to get married? I have already arranged it in Las Vegas." Las Vegas is a place where you can get married easily and it is protected by law. Li Jie has an American hukou, and Zhao Ai has just obtained an American hukou. As long as they have a simple wedding in a church in Las Vegas, Zhao Ai can handle other formalities independently.

Zhao Ai pinched Li Jie's cheek and said, "Wait a little longer, little darling is still not obedient."

Duanmu said: "Then I'll take my leave."

Zhao Ai said: "Please wait for me outside for a while, I have to go out too."

Duanmu nodded, left the bedroom and closed the door. Ten minutes later, Zhao Ai walked out of the bedroom dressed like a lady. Two bodyguards, one male and one female, were waiting at the door of the office. When they saw the two of them coming out, they led the way.

Duanmu said: "You have dealt with all the furniture."

Zhao Ai: "Don't be afraid of ten thousand, just be afraid of one."

Duanmu reminded: "He still has teeth."

Zhao Ai stopped and turned to the bodyguard guarding the office door and said, "Pull out all his teeth."

The burly bodyguard bowed his head and responded, "Yes."

Duanmu and Zhao Ai passed the security gate, and Duanmu asked, "Is this team of bodyguards useful?"

Zhao Ai nodded. "Yes, very professional. They do things for money and don't ask questions. If you hadn't explained, I would have thought they were also cyborgs."

Duanmu smiled and said, "You get what you pay for."

Cui Jian was smoking a cigar outside when the rolling door of the basement opened and a car drove out. The car stopped beside Cui Jian and Duanmu got out from the back seat.

Before Duanmu had time to say goodbye to Zhao Ai, Zhao Ai leaned over from the back seat and greeted Cui Jian first: "Hi, Cui Jian."

Cui Jian was a little surprised: "Zhao Ai? It's been a short time since we last met, and you're getting more and more elegant." Confidence is the first quality of a woman, and Cui Jian has never seen this characteristic in Zhao Ai. Temperament is not metaphysics, but it is difficult to describe. Cui Jian knew from looking at Zhao Ai's eyes that she was no longer the same as before.

The last time I saw Zhao Ai, she was playing the Shura Field game with another woman, but today, Zhao Ai has the confidence to be in control.

Zhao Ai said, "Thank you. Cui Jian, can you help me arrange a meal with Mr. Xiao Ye later?"

Cui Jian said: "I can't even make an appointment, you have to find a way yourself."

Zhao Ai laughed and knew what Cui Jian meant. Cui Jian would not disturb his girlfriend for her.

Zhao Ai nodded: "Okay, I'll think of a solution myself." She had neither the time nor the energy to deal with Li Jie's business affairs. If she could cooperate with Ye Lan, she could be the hands-off boss.

Cui Jian raised his hand: "Goodbye."

Zhao Ai responded: "Goodbye."

After watching the car leave, Cui Jian said, "I remember there is a dungeon under Villa No. 1."

Duanmu said: "What dungeon? It's obviously an underground palace."

Cui Jianyi clapped his hands: "Li Jie is inside."

Duanmu was shocked. Did he figure it out?
Cui Jian and Duanmu walked towards the car and asked, "Who wants to kill Li Jie? Hiding like this is not a solution."

Duanmu: Oh, you overestimated it.

Duanmu said: "He has many enemies."

Cui Jian laughed, not caring about this topic, and said, "Send me home."

Getting in the car, Cui Jian fastened his seat belt: "But there is one thing I don't understand, isn't it just to meet Li Jie? Do you really need to drag me along?"

Duanmu remained calm and said, "Li Jie is too crazy. You never know what a madman is thinking or what he will do."

Cui Jian was not sure, "Is it okay? Li Jie is at most a corrupt person, greedy and unscrupulous. People like him are the most rational and will not do anything that harms others and does not benefit themselves."

Duanmu would never say that he was afraid of Zhao Ai. Duanmu didn't know what this woman was thinking now, he only knew that she was crazy. When he came to see her today, he couldn't rule out the possibility that she would arrest him directly. Was Duanmu worrying about nothing? No, looking at the clothes Zhao Ai wore when she opened the door for Duanmu, and the way she looked at her without caring about Duanmu, it showed that Zhao Ai was X. Duanmu didn't know what Zhao Ai was thinking, he just felt something was wrong.

Cui Jian is different. He has little contact with Zhao Ai, let alone deep involvement with her. He is intimidating to Zhao Ai. Cui Jian has a personality. If you do something fancy in front of him, he might imagine something and end up shooting and killing someone.

For example, today Cui Jian went to the dungeon to meet someone. When he saw Zhao Ai's clothes, he would not feel temptation, but danger. Something must be wrong when things are abnormal, and the dungeon added a threatening atmosphere. Cui Jian might draw his gun to control the situation. He would not put down the gun until he figured out what Zhao Ai meant.

The car drove out of the villa halfway up the mountain and stopped at the park parking lot. Yiyi was waiting in the parking lot. Cui Jian asked in surprise, "What is it again?"

Duanmu said: "My boss said that you will be given level 5 permissions."

Cui Jian continued to ask in surprise: "Is Yiyi your person?" He knew that Yiyi had helped the special forces, but he didn't know that Yiyi had infiltrated so deeply.

Duanmu said with regret: "Like you, both are level 5 non-staff members."

Yiyi didn't want to waste time: "Give me the phone."

Cui Jian handed over the phone, Yiyi put the laptop on the hood, connected it to Cui Jian's phone, detected Cui Jian's phone, and started downloading software.

Duanmu said on the side: "If you like, we can provide communication security services for free."

Cui Jian looked at Duanmu: "Free?" Free things are the most expensive.

Duanmu said: "That's right. Even if someone from the government monitors your phone in the future, we will find out immediately."

Cui Jian asked: "What is my loss?"

Duanmu: "You have no loss."

Yiyi said without even looking up, "It's like your phone is doing a striptease in front of them."

Duanmu immediately explained: "We are very honest, and there is no conflict of interest between you and our special forces."

Cui Jian said: "Duanmu, you have been causing me a lot of trouble recently. Do you still have the nerve to cheat me now?"

Duanmu said: "You can definitely consider joining us and give you level three authority."

Cui Jian: “Not interested.”

Duanmu paused and said, "Are you interested in going on a business trip abroad during the New Year's Day? Escort one person to meet another person."

Cui Jian wondered: "Is it not possible with me?"

Duanmu explained: "You are neutral, at least you won't help me kill innocent people. But we need a certain number of people to take charge of security work."

Cui Jian asked: "What project?" Duanmu said: "We'll talk about it when the time comes. I can only tell you that these two people are big shots." Duanmu knew Cui Jian, and Cui Jian was quite interested in this kind of people.

"Okay." Cui Jian said, "I'll take the call. It's Gui Yi. Hello."

Gui Yi: “So free.” I haven’t earned US dollars in a long time.

Cui Jian: "Let's go out for hotpot? Duanmu will treat us."

Duanmu spread his hands without saying anything, Yiyi unplugged the phone cable, and said, "Okay."

Duanmu asked: "Together?"

Yiyi replied: "No."

Duanmu watched Yiyi get in the car and leave. This woman was always cold. When Cui Jian hung up the phone, Duanmu asked, "What did you say?"

Cui Jian said: "Let's go to your house and eat hot pot."

The two got in the car, and Cui Jian asked, "Have you found any clues about the three mysterious people in Zhoubao?"

Duanmu said: "The two dead were ghosts who refused to return to Washington to report and were wanted by the CIA."

Cui Jian asked: "Is there another person?"

Duanmu said: "According to the news from the CIA, the two deceased were the last two ghosts they were currently looking for and on the run."

Cui Jiandao: "The mysterious man who escaped is not a ghost."

Duanmu did not give a direct answer: "It's a very strange thing. The two dead ghosts have already defected. How could they receive an order to attack the special forces? Even if they received the order, they would not execute it. I thought the mysterious man who escaped was the boss of the dead ghosts. But Baili Xiong later used data to show that this mysterious man's level is not inferior to the two dead ghosts."

Cui Jian asked: "Could it be that Luke sent someone to kill you?"

Duanmu said: "Kill me if you want, why drag you into this? After all these days, have you ever remembered which lady you killed?"

Cui Jian could only answer this question: "Only God knows about this kind of thing."

……

On the morning of December 12, Duanmu received a message from Cui Jian with a timetable for his departure from South Korea and entry into the United States. An hour later, Duanmu contacted Cui Jian and told him that it had been arranged. After that, Duanmu could not contact Cui Jian.

Just when Duanmu was trying to figure out where Cui Jian was going, Yun Xueshan called and got straight to the point: "Accompany me to the Christmas party the day after tomorrow afternoon."

Duanmu asked in surprise: "Christmas party on Plum Blossom Island?" When did Yun Xueshan become related to Nemo?

Yun Xueshan asked back, "Is there also a Christmas party on Plum Blossom Island?"

After the explanation, I learned that the Christmas party Yun Xueshan was talking about was an annual gathering of the Korean consortium organized by the Lin family. On Christmas Eve, the 24th, it was the day for the family's children and young men and women to choose their spouses, and many programs were arranged. From the afternoon to the evening of the 25th, it was the Christmas party for the chaebols. During the period, in addition to talk shows, magic shows, concerts and other entertainment performances, there was also a small auction.

Unmarried men and women like Yun Xueshan need a partner to reduce the attention of the elders and some young people. After hearing what Yun Xueshan said, Duanmu asked, "Will Ye Lan also be there?"

Yun Xueshan replied, "I will definitely attend. At this banquet, many financial groups are looking for partners for many projects. Some people heard that our Yun family signed a cooperation agreement with a small African country and also wanted to take the opportunity to enter the African market. Our Yun family is like this, not to mention the Ye family. What's the matter?"

Did Cui Jian not want to attend the Christmas party, so he asked himself to forge entry and exit records?
Duanmu: "It's okay, what time the day after tomorrow?"

Yun Xueshan said: "We will meet directly at the main entrance of the Hancheng Forum at 3 pm the day after tomorrow."

Hancheng Forum is an offline business and economics forum, not an online forum.

Hancheng Forum was originally named Lin's Exhibition Hall, which is owned by Lin's Group. It is two stories high and covers an area of ​​more than 5,000 square meters. It is used as an exhibition hall on a daily basis. Every July, Hancheng University will cooperate with Lin's Group to invite Korean business tycoons or economic experts to give speeches and debates here. There are often news reports of quarrels on the stage due to different economic concepts. Over time, everyone calls Lin's Exhibition Hall Hancheng Forum.

Hancheng Forum is a circular building, and most of the circle outside is a high-tech semi-finished product exhibition area, such as robotic arms, special alloy materials, stem cell life extension theory, etc. If anyone thinks these products have investment value, they can contact the Lin Group. This idea was introduced during the time of Mr. Lin.

In modern society, almost all technological products need to be able to be monetized. While Lin's Group is funding the projects of geniuses, it is also looking for business opportunities for their projects. Of course, Lin's Group has also made a lot of money from this.

The most famous part of Hancheng Forum is the inner hall, which is located in the center of Hancheng Forum and covers an area of ​​more than 1,200 square meters. There is also a circle of corridors on the second floor, which is generally in the style of a Western opera house. World-famous sopranos, song and dance troupes, drama troupes, and superstars from many countries have performed in the inner hall.

Duanmu didn't really want to attend the consortium banquet, he was more interested in the Plum Island banquet. The Plum Island Christmas banquet was very important to the target, if it could be held smoothly, it could be regarded as a milestone victory in the anti-Seven Killings movement.

Nemo mentioned in the regular meeting that although the Seven Killers have stopped recently and are unable to launch a systematic attack, it is not ruled out that some of the Seven Killers members will attack Plum Island on their own. The worst case scenario is that an assassination may occur during the banquet on Plum Island. However, given the tight security and wide coverage of Plum Island, anyone who injures someone on Plum Island will have nowhere to escape.

The Nemo Standing Committee analyzed the security situation on Plum Island and called on everyone to attend the Plum Island Banquet as an action to support the brothers and sisters who once lived under the white terror of the Seven Killings.

A highlight of this banquet: Letty will attend the Plum Island banquet as the captain of the special forces. No matter what the outside world thinks, the captain of the special forces has decided that Letty is the captain of the special forces.

Another highlight of the banquet was the voting of the Nemo members on the candidate for the captain of the executive team.

……

On the other side of the city, in a dilapidated self-built house, there were six people, all wearing ski hats, with only a pair of eyes exposed. The person who spoke was Lao Tu.

Lao Tu wrote and drew on the writing board, and when he was done he asked, "What's the problem?"

The three men in ski caps looked at a tall and thin man, who said, "I am very satisfied with your plan, but I have a question about the division of profits. There are two of you and ten of us, and we still have to prepare our own weapons. The 10 distribution plan is too harsh."

Lao Tu said bluntly: "Without us, even if you have 100 people, you may not be able to achieve your goal."

The tall and thin man: "Without us, you can't achieve your goal."

Lao Tu hesitated for a moment and asked, "How much did you say?"

The tall and thin man: "46, we want %."

Lao Tu bargained: "55, all of you must obey my command."

The tall and thin man seemed to think for a while and nodded: "Deal." He stretched out his right hand.

Lao Tu shook hands with the tall and thin man, who nodded and turned away with his three subordinates and got into a van. Lao Tu opened the shutter door and the van left the self-built house.

A ski cap asked, "Colonel?"

The tall and thin man called the colonel took off his hood and said, "After we control the situation, how to divide it is up to us, right? If they obey, give them a chance to live. If they don't, kill them on the spot."

The old man in the self-built house erased the contents of the writing board and asked, "How do you read it?"

Cui Jian took off his ski cap and said, "What can I see? They are using each other, and none of them are telling the truth. I have to say that this old fox, the two-headed dog, is really cunning."

Lao Tu disagreed: "To seek the skin of a tiger is more helpless than cunning."

(End of this chapter)