Chapter 101: What are you most afraid of?
"Dear Mr. Governor, congratulations on a wise decision. Zhou Ming said to Edward.
"Mr. Zhou Ming, but I think this matter is very important, I think it is not enough to just talk to each other, since the Lowell and Lawrence families have also agreed, then the four of us sit down and discuss the plan carefully together is the most important thing, isn't it?" said Edward.
Zhou Ming smiled slightly: "I know what you're worried about, Mr. Governor, but I can't get a certificate for this kind of thing, I can only promise you that I will arrange a face-to-face meeting for everyone, of course it won't be like today." ”
Edward raised an eyebrow: "I'm waiting for your good news. ”
Zhou Ming ended the conversation with Edward, and then left the villa with Zhang Lin, and as Zhou Ming walked out of the gate of the villa and returned to the car, Zhou Ming finally breathed a sigh of relief.
At this time, Zhou Ming suddenly felt something shaking around his waist, and Zhou Ming immediately thought of something, so he took out his pager, and sure enough, it was this thing. Zhou Ming opened it and saw that countless messages had been received inside, because the pager at this time was not a mobile phone in later generations, and the storage function of the information was not so powerful, so that the previous information was topped, and these messages were all Lin Muqing's without exception.
Because he was going to enter the governor's holiday villa, Zhou Ming turned off his mobile phone, Lin Muqing knew what he was going to do today, and he also knew that his mobile phone would not get through when he was doing things, but he wanted to know the result as soon as possible, so he had to call himself over and over again stupidly.
can make a mature strong woman become so uncalm, then the weight of herself in her heart can be imagined.
After instructing Zhang Lin to drive, Zhou Ming took out his mobile phone and dialed Lin Muqing's phone, and Zhou Ming almost didn't hear the busy sound and connected.
"Zhou Ming, when you open the phone now, you must have come out of Governor Edward's villa, right? What is the result, did he promise you?" Lin Muqing asked in a cannonous voice, her tone full of concern.
"Sister Mu Qing, don't worry, everything is going well, I have now come out of the governor's vacation villa. Zhou Ming said, "And I just ran away after pretending to be a dignified governor, a member of the famous Kendini family! Of course, more importantly, our governor has nothing to do with me pretending to be b." ”
Lin Muqing didn't understand the Internet culture of later generations, but she noticed another important point: "Zhou Ming, if you persuade the governor like this, will he help you?"
"Of course it's not that simple. Zhou Ming replied, "In the end, the governor said that he would sit down with the Lowell and Lawrence families to discuss the plan, and I think he was obviously very skeptical of my words when he said this. But this is also normal, the second child and the third and fourth children want to kill such an important thing as the boss, and he can't just go to him alone and believe it, that's too brainless. ”
"But Zhou Ming, you haven't looked for the two families of Lowell and Lawrence at all, your words will soon be revealed, right?" Lin Muqing asked nervously.
"So that's what I'm going to do next, I'm in the car right now, and I'm going back to Harvard, and if I'm not mistaken, the president of Harvard, his last name is Lawrence. Zhou Ming said.
Lin Muqing was stunned for a moment before saying, "It seems that Harvard is indeed the Lawrence family's sphere of influence, but Zhou Ming, you only went to Lawrence to discuss after meeting Governor Edward, isn't this a bit of putting the cart before the horse, can this work?"
"I don't think so, and with Mr. Governor's promise, I'm more confident in convincing Lawrence. Zhou Ming said.
Lin Muqing was very puzzled by Zhou Ming's words, so Zhou Ming continued: "Sister Muqing, in fact, I am treating others in the way of others, you know that I went to Governor Edward just now, and I also know that he is an important figure in the Kendini family, but do you know the growth history of the Kendini family? Speaking of which, the Kendini family can develop, the most important thing is the second generation of Kendini, because that Mr. Kendini married the daughter of a congressman and also became the manager of the bank, and he is the most critical person in the development of the Kendini family. ”
Lin Muqing didn't understand why Zhou Ming suddenly said this, but she didn't interrupt Zhou Ming.
In fact, Mr. Kendini was just an ordinary tavern owner at that time, and he had a lot of savings, but he knew very well that with a person like him, he was afraid that he could only make a bigger tavern in his life, but he was not satisfied, he wanted more room for development, he wanted to go into politics, he wanted to go into business, he wanted to marry the daughter of a parliamentarian, he wanted to get an important position in the bank. But he's just a porter on the docks, he didn't go to college, he's a little guy at the bottom of society, and these are just extravagant hopes. ”
Zhou Ming said: "Ordinary people are afraid to give up, but Kendini is unwilling to give up, he knows that there is nothing impossible in this world, only unwilling to use his brain, so he thought of a way, he first went to a councillor who was very prestigious in Brighton, and told him to marry his daughter because he was the manager of the Bank of Massachusetts, and then he went to the Bank of Massachusetts, saying that he wanted to be the manager of the bank, because he was the son-in-law of the councilor." ”
Hearing Zhou Ming say this, Lin Muqing immediately understood, she said: "Zhou Ming, do you mean that you are going to do this too? Tell Governor Edward that you have united the Lowell and Lawrence families, and then tell them that you have united the Kendini family, right?"
For Lin Muqing, Zhou Ming didn't have any need to hide it, so he nodded and said yes, Lin Muqing said again: "But can this work? At the beginning, the Kendini family was given a loophole for him to exploit because of the inconvenience of information a hundred years ago, and the parliamentarian and the chairman of the bank did not know each other, but now it is different, as far as I know, the families within the Brighton consortium are all intermarried, how can these news not be passed on to each other?"
"Sister Mu Qing, I know everything, in fact, it is precisely because of their mutual marriage that I dare to do this. Zhou Ming said, "Because they will worry that the news will reach the Addams family, they will not talk nonsense." ”
"What about the phone call, how can this be solved, as long as Governor Edward makes a phone call to Lowell and Lawrence, whatever the patriarch is, won't everything be revealed?" Lin Muqing said again.
"That's a real problem. Zhou Ming said, "But if you want to empty the gloves of the white wolf, how can you not take any risks at all?"
Lin Muqing wanted to say something, but here Zhou Ming said first: "Sister Muqing, don't worry, since the consulate has already taken action, it proves that the Brighton consortium must have received the news, they will definitely not treat me badly, as long as my life is safe, what are the others afraid of?"
Lin Muqing was persuaded at this time: "Zhou Ming, I understand, I will pray for you." ”
Hanging up the phone, Zhou Ming's expression became grim, and he no longer had the relaxed look he had when he talked to Lin Muqing on the phone, because Lin Muqing reminded himself that if Edward made a phone call before he persuaded Lowell and the Lawrence family, then all his plans would be in vain. Although he said that he hadn't thought of these before, but now that he was brought up by Lin Muqing, Zhou Ming became more and more worried.
With this thought, Zhou Ming turned his head to Zhang Lin, who was driving, and said, "Can you go as fast as possible?"
As the king of soldiers, Zhang Lin is very smart, he can understand Zhou Ming's mood, nodded and said: "Zhou Ming, don't worry, I will try my best to increase my speed on the premise of ensuring your absolute safety." ”
Zhang Lin did what he said, and in less than 40 minutes, he drove the car to the Harvard campus and finally stopped at the entrance of the president's building. It was a four-story red-brick building, where the principal and other senior school administrators were housed and officed, and it was for this reason that the building had its own security system, and Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin were only allowed to enter it after inspection.
A woman in professional dress brought Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin to the door of the principal's office, this is the assistant to the principal, she knocked on the door of the office for Zhou Ming, and only said to Zhou Ming after obtaining the principal's consent: "Zhou Ming, the principal is waiting for you in the office." ”
Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin pushed the door in, and the assistant principal took the initiative to brew two cups of coffee for Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin.
Principal Lawrence was short and chubby, he sat in his president's chair, still with a serious and rigid face: "Zhou Ming, you know that the purpose of Harvard University has always been to send social elites to the society, but now, because of your relationship with your company, you have turned some people into street hooligans, for which I think you are fully responsible!"
Zhou Ming smiled bitterly in his heart, when the incident at the dormitory convenience store happened, it was not the first time he had come to the principal's office, but every time the principal made such an opening statement, it was also very helpless.
Sitting in front of Lawrence, Zhou Ming said: "Mr. Principal, I think I have explained many times, this is not my responsibility, but I have not shirked my responsibility. ”
After clarifying his position, Zhou Ming said: "I know that this is not the first time I have said this, Mr. Principal, you always say that I can only speak, but I don't have any practical action, so today I will bring you practical action." ”
"What practical action?" asked Lawrence curiously.
Zhou Ming glanced at Lawrence's secretary first, but did not answer immediately.
Although Lawrence is an old pedant from the history department, he is usually serious and rigid, but he is not stupid, he immediately understood what Zhou Ming meant when he saw Zhou Ming's action, and immediately let his assistant out.
Zhou Ming then said: "Mr. President, we are all understanding people, I won't go around in circles with you, I think you also know that my current situation and the situation on the Harvard campus are the result of the Adams family's manipulation behind the scenes, and if you want to settle these things, you must deal with the Addams family first, so I hope Principal Lawrence can help me." ”
Lawrence was immediately stunned, he looked at Zhou Ming in a daze for a while, and then suddenly smiled: "You're not joking with me, are you? ”
Zhou Ming shook his head and said, "Mr. Lawrence, I think you misunderstood, I didn't mean to ask the school to help me settle it, but to refer to the family behind you, Mr. Principal, the Lawrence family helped me deal with the Addams family together." ”
Hearing Zhou Ming say this, Lawrence's face immediately sank: "How do you know?"
Zhou Ming smiled and said, "Mr. Principal, I think this news is not a secret, you can know it as long as you ask, right?"
Lawrence's eyes narrowed, but he didn't speak, so Zhou Ming continued: "Mr. Lawrence, I know that Lawrence is also a very old family, but it has always been pressed by the Addams family, I know that this taste must be uncomfortable, I think the Lawrence family must also want to change all this, now is the best opportunity." ”
"I just came over from Governor Edward. Zhou Ming said, "I think Principal Lawrence, you must know Governor Edward's Kendini surname, right? So I want to say that I have reached a cooperative alliance with Kendini and Lowell, which is an alliance to deal with the Addams family together, but it is not enough for me to deal with the Kendini family and the Lowell family, so I need the strength of the Lawrence family in the end." ”
Lawrence sat in his chair, he tilted his head to look at Zhou Ming, and a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Mr. Zhou Ming, I am surprised that you will say this, and at the same time, I also understand that you must not know about Governor Edward's call to me just now." ”
What the?
Zhou Ming was shocked, damn Murphy's theorem, what are you most afraid of!