As the world-famous political center of the United States, countless tourists flock to Washington every day to see the museums, the White House, and the Washington Monument that you can never see from Capitol Hill to the Lincoln Memorial. For the vast majority of tourists or outsiders, Washington seems to mean these buildings that are almost synonymous with power politics.

For the locals of Washington, however, these places seem to have little to do with their daily lives, and the political elite - who may not like these large, cold, lifeless buildings - in fact the locals rarely come to hang out in these places, they have their own living quarters.

In the same place, Georgetown, although the temperature is not high, the weather is still sunny and sunny. Just looking at the weather and the scenery, you almost think you're in some seaside resort city.

Despite its location in the political center of the United States, it is more of a small European town. As the most exclusive neighborhood in Washington, D.C., where most of the people live in the area are wealthy and well-off, there is not a single high-rise building in the town, and all the streets are spotless, making it the cleanest and cleanest street in the United States.

The black Cadillac stopped, and Jocelyn McCaskey, accompanied by her personal guard Fiona, walked to the building in front of her. This two-story small □↑ house does not look good, the beige exterior wall looks like it has been many years old, and there is even a feeling that the wall skin will fall off at any time, and the wooden arched door looks too ordinary to be ordinary, and there is no lively scene at the door.

It's even more modest than the most famous restaurant on the same street, 1789, but it doesn't stop it from being popular. It has always been a favorite of plutocratic politicians.

However, Jocelyn walked into the famous restaurant called Umbel. But he looked a little surprised. Because all the tables were empty, except for the one in the center, which was obviously the one he was going to make an appointment with. Even if it's just noon, the restaurant, which struggles to book a spot every day, shouldn't be so deserted, and she can only attribute it to the fact that most of the people are paying attention to the inaugural parade and speeches in the morning.

That's right, today marks the swearing-in of Hillacrint, the first female president in U.S. history, and the end of the Obama era. On such a high-profile day, it is estimated that everyone is paying attention to Sheila's inauguration and participating in this lively event.

Jocelyn, on the other hand, acted secretly on her own. Come and meet a special guest.

Just looking at the situation in front of him, the so-called guest is more like a host.

The crowded space, dim lighting, and cumbersome decorations make the atmosphere look a little ambiguous. At the central table, Li Jie sat alone in his seat, put down the knife and fork in his hand, smiled and raised his hand to the majority whip of the House of Representatives, and motioned to invite her to take a seat.

"I'm sorry. Ms. McCaskey. Originally, according to etiquette, you should not be seated early. But the signature roast leg of lamb here is really appetizing, and I'm hungry after a long journey, so I started early, you don't mind, right? ”

He explained kindly, then wiped his mouth with a napkin, picked up his knife and fork again and slowly cut the food on the plate, the carefully marinated leg of lamb mixed with the generous amount of tomato puree, which made people feel their index fingers move when they saw it.

"It's okay, Fiona, let me be alone with Mr. Lee."

Jocelyn didn't take his words, but directly explained a few words to her guard Fiona, and asked her to leave the lobby and sit on the stool outside the door, leaving a quiet space for herself and Li Jie to talk.

It seems that most high-end French restaurants like to keep their lights extremely dim, and this one is no exception, with dim lighting making it almost impossible to see the faces of people farther away. However, for couples or people who need to talk about things in secret, this atmosphere is perfect for the atmosphere.

Apparently Jocelyn also preferred to meet more privately, she turned her head to look at the empty inside of the restaurant, even the most diligent waiter in the past was gone, so quiet that only the sound of Li Jie's chewing could be heard. Only then did he sit down and look at the young man in front of him who had stirred up countless waves recently.

It's really more handsome than it looks on TV, and it's extraordinary, not at all what it should look like at this age.

"It seems that even in Washington, Mr. Lee's name is just as powerful, and even the famous Umbell restaurant can be wrapped, which is really a luxurious pomp."

Jocelyn was smiling, but her tone was not friendly, but a little sarcastic.

Being stared at and eating by such a special person, Li Jie didn't feel restrained at all, but he still smiled and stopped the movements in his hands.

"It's not my power, it's the power of money. Actually, for me personally, these things don't matter, the important thing is that they tend to be very useful, don't they? ”

Jocelyn McKarschi looked at him with cold eyes, and then lowered her voice and said:

"Don't trust too much, just on certain occasions. And at other really critical moments, you're likely to find that it's not that good either, and at that point, I'm afraid you'll regret relying on that too much, Mr. Lee.

Faced with the faint threat in the other party's words, Li Jie was still unmoved, and said as if he didn't realize it:

"I think you're mistaken, Ms. McCaskey. I've never relied too much on something, tools are always just tools, and it's the people who use them who really make it work, right? ”

Li Jie completely stopped the movement in his hand, wiped his fingers with a napkin, his neat and clean fingertips were slender, and he seemed to pay great attention to maintenance. In the eyes of ordinary people, there is absolutely no discerning terrifying power contained in it.

He raised his head, stared at the female politician in front of him, and thoughtfully tapped the table with the rhythmic end of his fingers:

"Madam Senator seems to be a little prejudiced against me, I thought you were looking for me for other important things, you know, I came with good intentions."

Jocelyn McCaste's eyes flashed with anger, apparently provoked by him to displeasure:

"Your so-called kindness is to use unseemly means to spy on me?"

Li Jie shook his head, looked at her seriously, and replied with a sincere expression: "Of course not, I have to apologize to you, because I didn't mean to target you, I just want to get to know the gentlemen in Washington properly." And in the process, we stumbled upon a little bit of your little secret. To be cleared in advance, I have absolutely no ill will towards Madam Parliamentarian. (To be continued, please search, the novel is better and faster!)