Chapter 395: The Worst Encounter
At ten o'clock in the morning on May 20, 91, Zhou Ming drove on the highway in his own car towards Harvard University, although Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin had left Brighton for a long time, all the routes of Brighton were still clearly remembered in Zhang Lin's mind, and Zhou Ming arrived at Harvard University about a quarter of an hour later, but Zhou Ming did not stop, and drove directly to Quincy Restaurant. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Passing by the business school on the way, looking at this great college, which is known as the crown jewel of Harvard University, Zhou Ming felt a little emotional, because in his previous life, if he could enter here to study and get a diploma from Harvard University, it would be a beautiful thing to wake up with a smile in a dream, but now, this is all dispensable.
Sure enough, the position of the person is different, and the scenery he sees and the thoughts in his heart are naturally different.
With this thought, Zhou Ming arrived at the Quincy Restaurant ten minutes later, this Quincy Restaurant is the oldest building in Harvard University, and it is the legacy of a certain lord; as a former Harvard student, Zhou Ming is not the first time to come here, once Zhou Ming and his female homeroom teacher Jiela have also come here and met a "Nordriman", Zhou Ming is still suspicious of that meeting.
However, what worries Zhou Ming more than in the past is now, because Zhou Ming can't be sure if his guess is correct.
The reason why Zhou Ming appeared here today was the answer that Caitlyn had given herself that Zhou Ming had inferred from the Addams family's targeting of Keyi.
First of all, the word 'Keyi' is the same as the 'Trefen' I chose, both of which are coded through pronunciation, and 'Keyi' is pronounced as 'can' in Huaxia, which is what Caitlin means when she agrees to meet.
Now that we have agreed to meet, the next thing to figure out is the place and time, but this kind of code language through operation obviously can't be used much, otherwise it will definitely arouse suspicion, so the best way is for Caitlin to hide these in the answer.
In fact, Caitlin did just that, and Quincy Restaurant was the largest and most important customer of Coyi, so there was no doubt that this would be the location given by Caitling, and as for the two seemingly erroneous court summonses of the Addams family, one for five hundred and twenty dollars and one for a debt of one thousand two hundred dollars, this was the time, 12:00 noon on May 20.
This was Zhou Ming's first reaction after getting the answer, and then Zhou Ming repeatedly considered this answer, and constantly checked the whole thing, but Zhou Ming couldn't find the second answer.
It's been four years, and I don't know what it will be like to see that doll-like girl again? This can't be a trap, she's prepared someone to arrest me, right? Or will she directly recruit me as a colt? Like Master Tang Xuanzang?
Zhou Ming was thinking wildly in his heart, and suddenly there was a commotion next to him, and Zhang Lin hurriedly protected Zhou Ming behind him, which made Zhou Ming a little confused, but the next sentence from Zhang Lin made Zhou Ming feel shocked: "Governor Edward is over there, it seems to be some kind of activity." ā
"Damn! Wouldn't he be so unlucky? Shouldn't he be at MIT today? Why did he suddenly change his schedule? This is the worst thing to happen!"
Zhou Ming scolded in a low voice, today Zhou Ming knew that Edward was coming to the university town to attend the event, but according to the itinerary, he should be at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Zhou Ming felt that he should not be so unlucky, and now it seems that he is thinking too much. And more importantly, Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin happened to be in front of the Quincy Restaurant at the moment, which was an open area, and they had nowhere to hide.
The first reaction to avoid is certain, this is like a meeting with an ex-girlfriend, if you can hide it from your current girlfriend, you have to hide it, not to say betrayal, but to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings, not to mention that Edward was so resolute and strongly opposed before, Zhou Ming didn't expect to meet it, so the meeting here now is naturally too bad to be worse.
"What should I do? He certainly hasn't seen us yet, should I escort you first? There are so many reporters next to him, lucky he won't find us. Zhang Lin asked.
Zhou Ming shook his head: "You see that there is no shelter here at all, do you want to expect our Mr. Governor to be blind? Besides, we can't bet on luck on such an important matter!"
Zhou Ming said and stood in front of Zhang Lin, took a deep breath, and then stood there with a smile and waited for Edward to come over.
He knew very well that if he turned around and sneaked away with Zhang Lin now, then in Edward's eyes, he would definitely suspect that he was doing something bad, although Zhou Ming knew that there was no betrayal, but he couldn't make Edward think the same.
Besides, the most important thing is that you are above board, when do you need to be sneaky?
It was this kind of thought that made Zhou Ming feel that instead of sneaking away, it was better to talk openly and face to face, after all, Edward was attending the event, and he might not be able to account for it in the end.
Zhou Ming slowly calmed down, and even took the initiative to wave to Edward: "Dear Mr. Governor, I am very honored to meet you here. ā
In fact, Edward had already seen Zhou Ming at the first time, he deliberately pretended not to see it, firstly, as the governor attending the event, wouldn't it be shameless for him to take the initiative to say hello? Secondly, he also wanted to see Zhou Ming's reaction, after all, weakness of heart is the instinctive reaction of every person who does bad things, and Zhou Ming suddenly appeared here without greeting himself, which is too strange, so that Edward can't think about it a little more.
But now Zhou Ming took the initiative to greet him, which obviously surprised him, and it also made him unable to pretend to be an ostrich anymore.
"Hey, isn't this Mr. Zhou Ming? I didn't expect to meet you here, this is really surprising to me!"
Edward responded to Zhou Ming very unexpectedly, maybe in the eyes of ordinary people, Edward was a surprise to suddenly meet an old friend, but in Zhou Ming's eyes, Mr. Governor's acting skills were a little clumsy.
It seems that he really noticed me, but fortunately he didn't coax me at a critical time, if he really slipped away, otherwise he would be in big trouble!
Zhou Ming secretly rejoiced in his heart, after all, no matter what time it is, trust between teammates is very important, once the trust is lost, it is really any moth that can fly out. Maybe the situation in Brighton is not so important to Zhou Ming now, but just such an inexplicable failure and then going back to San Francisco with his tail between his legs, I'm sorry, that's definitely not Zhou Ming's style.
After sorting out his thoughts, Zhou Ming was also surprised and said: "I see, I didn't expect it myself, because I came here to attend the appointment, and Mr. Governor, you must know that I studied at Harvard University in the past." ā
Edward's side also showed the same expression, and he then explained to the people next to him that Zhou Ming was a friend of his. After all, as the governor of Massachusetts, Edward would be more or less surprised when he suddenly ran into someone he knew when attending an event.
"Mr. Governor, it seems that you are very busy right now, so I will not bother and contact us when our respective affairs are over. ā
Originally, Zhou Ming was about to leave after saying this, but Edward suddenly stopped Zhou Ming: "Mr. Zhou Ming, please wait a minute, or I think we can have lunch together, what do you think?"
As Edward's words came out, not only Zhou Ming was stunned, but all the escorts over there were taken aback, because no one expected Edward to say such a thing.
"Mr. Governor, what kind of event should you be attending over there, it doesn't seem appropriate?" Zhou Ming said.
One of the escorts over there also said, "Yes, Mr. Governor, although I understand that it is very rare for you to meet your very good friends here, haven't we already made an appointment for lunch? and you have agreed, and here I can assure you that as soon as our event is over, we can reserve plenty of time for you and your friends, do you think?"
Despite all this persuasion, Edward was still stubborn: "Mr. Zhou Ming, is there anything inconvenient for you?"
Zhou Ming can see this, this Mr. Governor is only afraid that he will not stop until he reaches his goal, although Zhou Ming looks back and thinks about it, he doesn't seem to have a word that shows his feet, which makes him so suspicious, but now that he has already said this, if he still doesn't agree, then he won't believe it, so let's act to the end!
Strengthened this confidence, Zhou Ming spread his hands: "There is nothing inconvenient on my side, as long as the activities on your side are not delayed, Mr. Governor." ā
Over there, Edward gave Zhou Ming a reassuring expression, and then Edward turned his head and said, "Teachers in the education sector are very sorry, I have thought of a very important matter to discuss with my friends, so our lunch at noon will be temporarily canceled." ā
When Edward said this, the scene was in an uproar, and everyone looked at Edward in disbelief, thinking that this thing was simply incredible.
Edward then said, "Of course I know it's very wrong, so I've decided to promise you that I can make up for it by scheduling a talk in each of your schools in the near future, do you think?"
This surprised everyone again, because they didn't expect Edward to actually take this in exchange, knowing that this is the governor's speech, which is very rare, compared to what a lunch can be worth?
So the escorts over there immediately nodded their heads one by one, and polite words such as "Mr. Governor, you are too polite", "This is a rare gathering between you and your friends, you must be more important", and "Mr. Governor, I look forward to your speech".
Zhou Ming was very helpless about this, he didn't expect Edward to be so resolute, and he didn't expect that the escorts who were obviously released by Edward would be bribed like this, at least your attitude is more resolute, and my side will get better, isn't it?
Zhang Lin next to him also looked at Zhou Ming, and his eyes seemed to be asking Zhou Ming what to do with some worry.
As Zhou Ming's personal bodyguard, Zhang Lin himself is smart enough, so he knows very well the situation Zhou Ming is facing now, and he also knows that if Edward sees Zhou Ming secretly meeting with Caitlin in private, it will be very unfavorable to Zhou Ming.
Zhou Ming smiled and whispered to him: "It doesn't matter, since he is so determined to participate in this lunch, let him come, anyway, I never thought that I could help me out of the siege by relying on those people I don't know, because compared to them, I still think I am more reliable!"
Zhang Lin was stunned at the time, compared to Edward's resoluteness, he didn't expect Zhou Ming to be more resolute, and he didn't think of any other way, just take Edward to meet with Caitlin? He couldn't even think about what kind of ending it would be.
In the end, Zhang Lin could only let out a long breath, take a step at a time, anyway, he couldn't see through Zhou Ming's thoughts, and Zhou Ming could make unpredictable and amazing moves every time, no matter what difficult situation he encountered, he could always rely on his wisdom and courage to save the situation, this time obviously he still wanted to continue his legend.
Anyway, I'll always keep him safe!
This is Zhang Lin's very simple idea.