The Guardian Mansion of Xiguang Town belongs, Island C, also known as Guardian Island.

At this time, the ship of the ocean-going aurora sailed into the dock.

Li Ran and Akagi stood on the deck at the bow of the ship, looking at the location of the dock, looking like there were a lot of people.

Li Ran turned his head, looked at the old butler, and asked:

"What is this?"

"Major General Li, these are the representatives of the chambers of commerce. ”

"No, I said why there are so many people. ”

Li Ran felt a little headache, and thought that before eight o'clock in the morning, there should be quite few people, who knows, these maritime merchants seem to get up earlier than themselves.

Seems to be taking this banquet very seriously?

Li Ran fell into deep thought, ordinary businessmen can't afford to be early, and the purpose of the dinner may be to reach some cooperation projects with his own town guard, but with such attention, it seems that the value of the death route is far beyond his imagination.

The old housekeeper thought that Li Ran didn't like this kind of long Miang, he thought for a while, and then said:

"Doesn't Major General Li like this way?"

When Li Ran heard this, he showed a meaningful smile, then shook his head and said:

"There's nothing to do, it just doesn't feel necessary. ”

"Is it necessary?" the old butler was slightly stunned, then thought for a while, and asked:

"What does Major General Li mean?"

"Since the banquet is in the evening, I think it would be better to wait until the official banquet to talk about it?"

"I see. The old butler nodded, and then followed Li Ran and Chicheng's and got off the boat.

"Major General Li, do you need me to explain it to them?" The old housekeeper followed Li Ran's footsteps, and then looked at the maritime representatives, and sure enough, everyone was holding a briefcase, and it seemed that they really wanted to talk about cooperation matters early in the morning.

This is a bit of a hurry.

The old butler frowned, it had been discussed, but it seemed that someone was still in a hurry.

"No need. Li Ran didn't intend to let the maritime representatives go home like this, he thought for a while and then said to Akagi:

"You should have a mission today. ”

Akagi thought about the meaning of his admiral's words slightly, as smart as her, and suddenly understood that his admiral wanted to let him out of the siege, thinking about this, she bowed her head slightly:

"Leave it to me. ”

Akagi gently took Li Ran's arm, then greeted the maritime representatives with a smile, and then she spoke:

"I'm glad you invited me, the Admiral and I are looking forward to the banquet in the evening, but we still have the affairs of the port area to deal with first, so if you have cooperation matters to discuss, please wait until the evening, how about it?"

The old housekeeper of the Ocean Aurora Chamber of Commerce obviously didn't expect Li Ran to let his ship's mother relay these words, and he didn't react at once.

"Alright, old man, we're out of company. Li Ran smiled politely at the old butler, and then took Akagi and walked through the ranks of maritime representatives.

The old man could only let Li Ran leave, and then he looked at the other chamber of commerce representatives with embarrassed smiles, he sighed and said:

"You're in a hurry. ”

Li Ran didn't look back and ask the old man about the specific situation, because there was no need for that.

Akagi is clearly confused, though:

"Admiral, is it okay for me to say that?"

"No problem, that's a good point, let's not talk about that, I haven't been to Guardian Island for a long time, take me for a good walk. ”

"Hmm. Seeing that Li Ran didn't explain, Akagi didn't say anything more, but took Li Ran and began to walk around the Guardian Island.

Time passed unconsciously, in a flash, and all of a sudden it was evening.

At this time, Li Ran was lying on the recliner on the balcony of his own small villa on the Guardian Island, which was built by maritime merchants with funds and was a gift to himself.

To be honest, Li Ran found for the first time that the invisible benefits of the profession of Admiral were even more abundant than he expected.

"Admiral, the dinner will officially begin in half an hour. Akagi walked over, holding two drinks.

Put a cup on the table next to Li Ran's chair, and then she leaned on the railing and looked at the sea not far away.

The sea breeze blew Akagi's red evening dress, making Li Ran, who was watching this scene, feel happy.

"Is there still half an hour?"

Li Ran feels that he is finally not so boring, and he can't say that he is boring, but he just feels that he still can't adapt to this kind of life.

It's so depraved.

From the moment Li Ran arrived at the villa, six or seven waves of maritime representatives came to give gifts in various names.

Naturally, the items sent will not be gold bars or the like, but a variety of practical goods, and most of them will be souvenirs from various places.

Li Ran didn't plan to accept them, but these gifts were not too valuable, so it would be a little unreasonable for him not to accept them.

Even if Li Ran deliberately wanted to keep his distance from the maritime merchants, it was difficult to be warm.

However, capitalists are really rich.

Li Ran got up, then picked up the cup of hot tea that Akagi had made for himself, took a sip, and then stretched:

"Let's go, don't keep them waiting. ”

"Doesn't the Admiral like such a banquet?"

"No, to be honest I was a little nervous. ”

"Nervous?"

"Well, I didn't think I'd have the opportunity to attend a banquet before. ”

"Really?" Akagi didn't seem to understand, but she smiled and said:

"Actually, the Admiral doesn't need to be nervous, those people should be more nervous than the Admiral. ”

"Really?" Li Ran shrugged, then straightened his dress.

The admiral's uniform has been changed, and although the white admiral's uniform is very handsome, looking at Akagi's evening dress, I always feel that I still have to pay attention to my appearance.

"Admiral, you're very handsome today. Chicheng graciously took Li Ran by his hand, walked out of the small villa, and then walked to the four-story Western-style building where the United Chamber of Commerce funded by the maritime merchants was located.

The exterior of the building is white tiled with two minarets, and the outside is lit up at this time.

This dinner was open-air, so there were already a lot of guests in suits and leather shoes outside.

When Li Ran and Akagi arrived, they found that many people had brought female companions, and he took a look at Akagi and found that his vanity was greatly satisfied.

Because the female companions of those maritime merchants are much inferior in appearance and temperament compared to Akagi.

Moreover, since Akagi walked into the venue, everyone's eyes have gathered.

This somewhat made Li Ran feel that the man's self-esteem was greatly satisfied.

After all, Li Ran thinks he is a layman.

"Major General Li, it's time to wait for you. ”

A middle-aged man in a suit, holding a noble lady, walked over and raised a glass to Li Ran.

The waiter on the side brought the drink very interestingly.

Li Ran didn't know this person, but since the other party was so polite, he couldn't put on a face, so he raised his glass:

"Sorry sorry, my first time for a party like this, am I late?"

"No, no, Major General Li is very punctual. The middle-aged man chuckled and said:

"By the way, here's my business card. ”

Li Ran saw the business card handed over by the other party, and then looked at it that read:

CEO of the Pacific Chamber of Commerce of the Ocean Aurora Chamber of Commerce, Elquites.