Chapter 275 The Operation Begins
Even though it's a country in the Northern Hemisphere, the weather is quite cold in November.
After everyone got off the plane, they all wrapped themselves tightly in their down jackets and walked out.
Upon exiting the airport, someone came to pick him up. After speaking with the person, Director Liu's expression turned sour.
The group arrived at the hotel first. Jin Sheng and Xiao He shared a room, while Jiang Ruzhen had a single room. The two rooms were next to each other.
Xiao He took a short break to go for a stroll, then returned to find Jin Sheng and went to Jiang Ruzhen's room to discuss the matter.
"You saw Director Liu's ugly face just now, right? These people from the Ugly Country are really despicable. We sent so many high-ranking officials, and they only sent a low-level thug to receive us. No wonder Director Liu is unhappy."
Jin Sheng pondered, "This is actually a good thing for us. The less the other side takes our group seriously, the easier it will be for us to carry out our plans."
“That’s right. So when do we start?” Xiao He asked.
"We'll make a decision after we meet with Xiao Ze in person tomorrow," Jin Sheng said decisively.
Jiang Ruzhen did not participate in the discussion at all. She was very clear about her role: a large sack for carrying things.
When the time comes, just pack your things into your storage space and leave quickly.
After the group finished discussing, Xiao He began to explore the room, finding everything in the hotel room novel and interesting.
"Junior sister, feel this mattress, it's so soft and bouncy, it's so comfortable to lie on!"
"Junior sister, look at this wardrobe, it even has clothes racks, it's so pretty!"
"Junior sister, did you see the toilet in the bathroom? It can flush automatically. Do you think all my poop will fall downstairs? Won't the people downstairs come after me?"
"Junior sister, their showerheads are so big, and the water smells so good when I wash my hair..."
"Junior Sister, ......"
Jin Sheng watched as Xiao He darted around his junior sister's room like a big monkey, chattering away incessantly. He frowned, grabbed Xiao He by the collar, and dragged him out.
Before leaving, he closed the door behind him and said to Jiang Ruzhen, "Junior Sister, get some rest."
"Okay, Fourth Senior Brother, good night." Jiang Ruzhen replied with a smile as she watched Xiao He struggle helplessly under Jin Sheng's grasp and was obediently dragged away.
Jiang Ruzhen didn't sleep well that night, and she didn't know why Lu Mingzheng hadn't contacted her since returning to the army.
She was a little worried and only managed to doze off for a short while late at night.
The next day, her two senior brothers came to have dinner with her. After dinner, they followed the group to the hotel.
The three of them were dumbfounded when they saw the scene outside.
Didn't you say you didn't care? Why are there so many bodyguards in black?
More than ten people kept a close watch on their team of thirty.
The three exchanged glances, unsure of what was going on, and had no choice but to bite the bullet and board the bus, following the others to the conference venue.
Upon entering the venue, they discovered that they were the only group of people of Asian descent, while the rest were mostly tall, large Caucasians.
No matter which company they approached, the company consistently showed contempt and disdain.
Even when Director Liu politely asked to see their advanced equipment, he was blocked two meters away behind the yellow line, and he could only peek inside by standing on tiptoe.
Xiao He was furious when he saw this and went forward to argue, but Jin Sheng grabbed him.
"Business comes first. Let's find them!"
Xiao He then calmed down, and the three of them pretended to wander around aimlessly, looking for the Xiao family's company.
Wherever they went, three bodyguards in black would follow them at a distance, watching them intently.
I searched for three days in a row but still got no results.
Even Jin Sheng began to suspect that Xiao Ze had deceived the country and was playing them for a fool.
On the fourth day, Jiang Ruzhen was bumped by a black child. She carefully helped the child up and felt the note the child had left in her palm. Her body stiffened.
When she returned to the hotel that evening, she called Jin Sheng and Xiao He over and opened the note in front of them.
"Chinatown, Xiao's Restaurant, tomorrow at 12 o'clock."
"What does this mean? Is he being watched?" Xiao He asked.
Jin Sheng nodded, his face very grave. "I'm afraid the plan has changed. Something must have gone wrong on Xiao Ze's side."
Jiang Ruzhen also thought of this. "Let's go find Director Liu first and say that I'm not used to the Western food and that I'm having trouble adjusting to the local environment. We'll ask the U.S. delegation to take us to eat Chinese food in Chinatown tomorrow."
"Okay, that's a good idea. I'll go discuss it with Director Liu right now."
Jin Sheng nodded in agreement and went out to discuss it with Director Liu. Director Liu immediately agreed, since these old-fashioned Chinese people couldn't get used to these Western dishes anyway.
He's so tired of eating hamburgers, fries, cola, and salads every day that he's about to throw up. All he wants now is a bowl of steaming hot dumplings.
The inspection team had been there for five days, and at Director Liu's insistence, the bus finally arrived in Chinatown at noon.
As the group passed by Xiao Ji Restaurant, they all praised the restaurant for its high-class atmosphere.
Indeed, in the entire Chinatown, only this restaurant is three stories high and luxuriously decorated.
The seats inside were also full, and the inspection team waited for an hour before they were given a place to be entertained.
As soon as you enter, you see that the place is full of Chinese people, and everyone at every table is speaking Mandarin, chatting away in a very friendly manner.
When they saw so many people coming to eat, they greeted them warmly.
Only after asking did I realize that they were an inspection team from China. This was truly a case of meeting fellow countrymen, and tears welled up in my eyes.
They didn't even have to lift a finger; the villagers would bring the dishes they had ordered to their table.
In no time, people greeted each other, introduced their hometowns, served dishes, and provided services, all crowding around.
The scene was somewhat chaotic, and a dozen or so U.S. bodyguards who had come with them stepped forward to maintain order.
Jiang Ruzhen seized the opportunity to slip away. Using the wall as cover, she directly entered the space and teleported to the third floor next door.
Upon arriving, Jiang Ruzhen saw a young man dressed entirely in black sitting by the window, leisurely drinking coffee.
A bodyguard stood guard in every corner, watching her warily.
She walked up to Xiao Ze and sat down casually.
"Mr. Xiao, are you being so cautious?"
"Cough cough... If you... cough... don't even have the ability to come up here, how could I... cough cough... entrust such a valuable thing to you... cough cough... for safekeeping?"
The other person seemed to have some kind of congenital disease; their skin was pale and they had heavy dark circles under their eyes.
The black trench coat was too big on him, and his thin body looked like it could be blown away by a gust of wind.
"Mr. Xiao, are you alright?"
"I won't die, cough cough..." Xiao Ze waved his hand, and seeing Jiang Ruzhen's concerned look, he finally showed a smile.
He got up and led Jiang Ruzhen down the third floor to the basement.
With the sound of the heavy lock on the basement door opening, he led Jiang Ruzhen inside.
"Can you take your things now?"
He pointed to the items on the shelf in front of him.
Jiang Ruzhen looked up and was stunned for a second by the enormous impact.
The scene before me resembled a small museum.
She seemed to have seen all the things in this place in the capital museum of later generations.
The dragon robe worn by which emperor, the phoenix crown used by which empress, and many other rare treasures, calligraphy and paintings.
What amazed her most was that the national treasures that had been stolen by shameless means were also secretly hidden here.
"My God, Mr. Xiao, did you loot the museums of both the United States and the United Kingdom? So many good things!"
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