Chapter 279: The Mysterious Empress (Part I)
Although Zhang Xiaogang had already sent someone to inform him in advance, the Moscow authorities did not arrange a reception. The convoy waited in the evening on the eastern outskirts of Moscow until several X-Doomsday Warriors, who had arrived in Moscow first. Isaac was not in Moscow, to be precise, he did not see Isaac, and the officials of the Ministry of Internal Affairs who received them said that they had not received news from the Republic of Khakassia and could not arrange a reception.
Chu Tianjiang was a little angry, but Zhang Xiaogang didn't think so.
The Republic of Khakassia is only one of the many subjects of the Russian Federation, and it is inconspicuous in terms of size, population, resources, etc.
Besides, Alexei, played by Zhang Xiaogang, is nothing more than a wine merchant.
At about ten o'clock in the evening, the convoy arrived at the Grand Russian Hotel. The 10,000-square-meter, thousand-room, completely antique hotel is located next to Red Square, less than a kilometer from the Kremlin. During the Soviet era, the hotel was mainly used to accommodate officials of the republics, but after the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Russian authorities took over the hotel and used it to host local government officials. Although the hotel was privately owned after the restructuring, it was nationalized after the coup d'Γ©tat in Isak.
At this time, all the officials living here were from the various union republics, states and autonomous regions.
Like Alexei, played by Zhang Xiaogang, these local government officials either have requests from the Moscow authorities or come to hear the news.
The military coup d'Γ©tat carried out by Isaac greatly weakened the prestige of the central government in Moscow. Powerful local governments are either seeking independence or ignoring the orders of the central government, while weak local governments want to rely on the central government to confront their strong neighbors.
All of a sudden, Moscow was mixed, and the Grand Hotel Russophora became a gathering place for princes from all walks of life.
Came to the hotel front desk and had a little trouble.
Chu Tianjiang didn't want to join in the fun, anyway, Joseph was Alexei's number one assistant, and there was no need to deal with trivial matters personally. It's just that the female agent who was in charge of coordinating with the hotel took a lot of effort and couldn't negotiate with the front desk attendant.
Seeing Zhang Xiaogang's eyes, Chu Tianjiang could only call Andre and go to the front desk to join in the fun.
"What's going on?"
"Boss, the hotel transferred the room we booked to someone else." The female agent is a bit aggrieved, she plays just a civilian secretary.
"You go over and I'll take care of it." Chu Tianjiang knocked on the counter, waited for the female agent to walk away, turned around and looked at the waiter with a smile on his face and heavy makeup.
"Mr. ......"
"I'm not a gentleman, and you don't need to be polite to me." Chu Tianjiang smiled, looking polite. "I remember, we paid a forty-five day deposit, right?"
The waiter checked the record, then nodded.
"Very well, today is the tenth day?"
"...... Day forty-five. β
"We're paying the full deposit, right?"
The waiter was stunned for a moment, then nodded again.
"So, tomorrow, until we decide to check out, those rooms will be ours, and whether we're in possession or not."
"Mr. ......"
"As I said, I'm not a gentleman." Chu Tianjiang slapped on the counter. "In that case, why are we transferring our room to someone else?"
Chu Tianjiang was angry, and the waiter was frightened.
"It's ten forty-five," Chu Tianjiang pointed to the wall clock on the wall behind the waiter, "Look, if we don't get into the reserved room before eleven o'clock, Lao Tzu will demolish this hotel and send all you to a concentration camp in Siberia to wait for the prisoners!" β
Chu Tianjiang's fierce and vicious appearance was not at all commensurate with his polite appearance. The waiter dared to hesitate and immediately contacted the lobby manager.
A short time later, a middle-aged man arrived with a burly man who looked like a security captain.
"Mr. Joseph, I have learned about your situation." The middle-aged man was very polite, "I'm really sorry, it's really our negligence." The registration system went down, so we missed the day and the room you booked was already transferred to another guest. If you don't mind, I'll arrange another room for you right away, and I'm sure it's the best and you're satisfied. β
"Do you think I'll mind?"
"This ......"
"It's like going to a kiln, Lao Tzu took a fancy to a chick, paid the bill, took off his pants, and waited for the old man to send the chick to the room, but it turned out to be an ugly and fat old lady, and fucking said that this old lady has good skills, and promises to satisfy me, do you think I can be satisfied?"
"This ......"
Sweat broke out on the lobby manager's forehead, and Chu Tianjiang's indiscriminate analogy was indeed in line with the identity of Joseph he played.
"Ten minutes to go."
"Mr. Joseph, we do ......"
"It's really difficult? If you don't want to come forward, I'll have to blast those guys out myself, and don't blame me for not giving you face when the time comes! β
At this time, the security captain stepped forward. "Sir, this is a public place, please ......"
As he spoke, the security captain reached out and grabbed Chu Tianjiang's shoulder. It's just that before that hand touched Chu Tianjiang, it was grabbed by Andre. The captain of the security guard was very strong, weighing two hundred and fifty pounds, to say the least. Although Andre is also very burly, he has lost a lot of weight compared to him. The security captain didn't take Andre seriously, so he didn't stop immediately, and then he regretted it.
"Ahh
As the security captain screamed and collapsed, the eyes of everyone in the lobby were attracted.
"The fracture of the bone in the right wrist, although it is not very serious, but I advise you to go to the hospital immediately, and then go home to rest for a few days." Chu Tianjiang threw a ten-gram gold bar in front of the security captain, and then said to the lobby manager: "There are still nine minutes, don't force me to do it myself." β
The lobby manager dared to be verbose and immediately went to negotiate with those guests.
Since the retreat of the invaders, the countries of the world have invariably discarded the old paper money. Countries with relatively stable domestic situations, such as China, began to issue vouchers linked to rationings, while countries with volatile domestic situations such as Russia used precious metals or other valuables such as silver, gold, and natural diamonds as currency for value preservation.
Of course, gold and silver are the most popular in the world, and they will not be rejected anywhere.
At this time, Zhang Xiaogang walked over with a cigar in his mouth. "It's not bad, it's reasonable, it's both soft and hard, and it has attracted everyone's attention."
"You think I want to be in the limelight?"
"I don't want to be in the limelight, and I'm already in the limelight." Zhang Xiaogang glanced into the lobby and said, "These people are all big people from all over the world. See those four chicks next to the couch on the left? Don't stare at them. They are the daughters of Yevgeny, President of the Sakha Republic, and they are twin sisters. The eldest sister Anna in the red dress, the second sister Ajelina in the blue short-sleeved top, the third sister Diana in the white fox skin shoulder, and the little sister Vera who is staring at you. Because of its sparse population, even if it is vast, the status of the Republic of Sakha in Russia was not high before. It's just that the republic has the largest gold mine in Russia, as well as a rare diamond mine. The four sisters are particularly fond of diamonds, do you see the necklace around their necks? The four diamonds, cut from a rough blue diamond of almost 300 carats, were each worth a lot. β
Chu Tianjiang glanced at it obliquely and said, "They are quite beautiful. β
"Of course." Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "Their father is very handsome, and their mother was originally a movie star who acted in more than ten movies, and she is also well-known in Russia." They inherited the virtues of their parents and were famous in the Far East. β
"What, you're tempted?"
"Me?" Zhang Xiaogang smiled bitterly and said, "I'm just a bitter businessman, and this big-bellied and shy appearance can't get into the eyes of beautiful women at all." Only a tall and handsome man like you, who also has a lot of personality and means, can make beautiful women ripple in spring. β
Chu Tianjiang rolled his eyes, it was rare to have a problem with Zhang Xiaogang.
"However, their time in Moscow was not easy."
"Really?"
"You didn't have an idea?" Zhang Xiaogang smiled and said, "On their bodies, except for the necklace, the other jewelry is cheap, maybe it is a stall." β
"They have a son who is the president, and they will be short of money?"
"The key is the old man who is the president."
Chu Tianjiang was stunned for a moment and said, "You mean that the president of the Sakha Republic wants to stand on his own?" β
Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said: "That guy has great ambitions, and with the income from gold and diamond mines, he has raised a large armed force, ready to turn the Sakha Republic into his kingdom, maybe he will follow the example of Nicholas III and live the addiction of being an emperor." β
"In that case, why did he leave his daughter in Moscow?"
"Do you think he would like to let his daughter stay in Moscow?" Zhang Xiaogang glanced at Chu Tianjiang and said, "Before the invasion, Russia entered a state of war, and according to the usual practice, the presidents of each union republic had to send at least one immediate family member to Moscow, that is, to serve as a hostage. It was not just the four of them who were trapped in Moscow. I bet a third of the guests at this hotel want to leave Moscow immediately. Yevgeny had four daughters and a son, who was just over ten years old. If there was a way, he would have taken his four daughters back a long time ago. β
"This republic is in the Far East?"
Zhang Xiaogang nodded and said, "Don't beat their ideas, at least not now." When I'm done, I can consider getting you some oil. β
Chu Tianjiang rolled his eyes again, feeling that Zhang Xiaogang was becoming more and more infamous.
At this time, the lobby manager walked out of the elevator with a group of people. Seeing the guy in the lead, Zhang Xiaogang immediately laughed.