Before arriving in Oklahoma City, Chu Tianjiang asked Stewart to arrange the purchase of food. When the caravan arrived in Oklahoma City two days later, Chu Tianjiang and his team did not enter the city, but went directly to Houston. According to Chu Tianjiang's instructions, Connie first went north to Wichita and Omaha, and then west to Denver to bring the news back to Lakewood, and then led the legion to the south with Andre and them at the right time.

In order to speed up the march, Chu Tianjiang left those truckloads of arms in Oklahoma City.

Stewart was also very knowledgeable, taking only Carol with him, leaving the rest of the caravan in Oklahoma City. Because there are Carol, Doris, Helen, Lucia and Miranda, and Chu Tianjiang has no intention of staying, even if there is no maid, daily life will not be affected.

Fourteen people, three off-road vehicles, rushed to Houston day and night.

Although there were some troubles on the way, before arriving at Fort Worth, a group of robbers wanted to stop Chu Tianjiang and them, but overall, basically there was no big trouble, Chu Tianjiang did not waste time on the robbers along the way, and most of the time he avoided danger with three off-road vehicles in good condition.

The journey day and night brought an unexpected benefit.

That is, in this era when communication is basically based on roaring, Chu Tianjiang's speed of progress is even faster than the normal transmission speed of information! The day after they passed through Fort Worth, news of the arrival of the Stuart caravan in Oklahoma City reached Fort Worth.

As a result, when Chu Tianjiang arrived in Houston on the third night after they set off from Oklahoma City, everyone thought they were still in Oklahoma City!

Stewart knew why Chu Tianjiang had to travel at the same time, so after arriving in Houston, he didn't delay for half a time, and immediately took Chu Tianjiang to meet the president of the Chamber of Commerce.

Because Stewart came back very suddenly, Chu Tianjiang had to honestly wait for the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce to summon him.

Although the maids who were responsible for entertaining Chu Tianjiang and them were very enthusiastic, not only brought tea and pastries, but also a few specially wanted to massage Chu Tianjiang and them, saying that they would help them eliminate the fatigue of traveling and driving, but Chu Tianjiang always felt a little awkward, or a sense of restraint.

It took about two hours for Stewart to arrive.

"How?"

"I'll take you to the place where you live, and the president will see you in these two days."

"These two days?" Chu Tianjiang was a little surprised.

"Lao Chu, don't be anxious, this is already very good." Stewart sighed, "We're going too fast, and a lot of the news hasn't reached Houston yet." ”

Chu Tianjiang also sighed, they did come too fast.

"Let's go, the place to stay has been arranged."

"Where?"

"On board."

"On board!?" Chu Tianjiang was shocked again.

"Why, you want everyone in Houston to know you're here?" Stewart smiled and said, "Until the president makes a decision, keep it as secret as possible." You have to understand that this is a matter related to the entire Chamber of Commerce, and you must not leak any information. ”

"So, your president has the intention of cooperating?" Chu Tianjiang called Clara and the others, and then followed Stewart outside.

"Let's just say that, but the president didn't make it clear." Stewart glanced at Chu Tianjiang and said, "For such an important matter, the president will not express his position to anyone until he makes a formal decision. What's more, when the president makes a decision, he will also tell you first, not tell me. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, indicating that he understood what Stewart meant.

got into the car, and under the guidance of Stewart, Chu Tianjiang and they drove to the yacht dock.

Probably through communication equipment such as wired telephones, the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce greeted the dock in advance, and when Chu Tianjiang and the others arrived, the huge yacht was ready to set sail. To be precise, it was a ferry that traveled between Houston and nearby ports such as Alveston and Port Arthur before the cataclysm. When it was still a ferry, the boat could accommodate up to five hundred passengers. After becoming a yacht, the cabin was converted into a bedroom and entertainment room, with a helicopter take-off and landing platform at the stern and an open-air swimming pool on the roof.

Because it is not a large vessel, and most of the automation control equipment has been repaired, only a few people are needed to drive the operation. After consulting Stewart, Chu Tianjiang drove all the crew off the yacht. He and Nichole both sail the yacht, and Doris and the other four take care of their lives, so they don't need the crew. Besides, the yacht's speed is only more than ten knots, the endurance is less than a thousand nautical miles, and the stability after the transformation is very bad, and it can't go to the far sea at all, so it can only move around Houston.

Fortunately, the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce gave Stewart the right to decide, and the crew members all got off the ship honestly.

Before dawn, Chu Tianjiang drove the yacht out of Galveston Bay outside the Port of Houston and entered the vast Gulf of Mexico.

Because the stability of the yacht was too poor, Chu Tianjiang did not take the risk of driving the yacht into the open sea.

After a busy night, Stewart was already exhausted, and after the yacht left the port of Houston, he took Carroll back to his room to sleep.

Sailing about twenty nautical miles from the coastline, Chu Tianjiang let the yacht anchor and stop.

There is everything on board, and there is a large freezer that not only stores a lot of fresh food, including fruit, but also some very rare beers.

Obviously, the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce liked the yacht very much, and must have taken it out to sea often.

Sensing that Nicol and the others were on the top deck, Chu Tianjiang brought a dozen inquiring beers and went to the top deck as well, but he was immediately startled!

Not only Nicole and the others were there, but even Clara was there, and they were all sunbathing on their stomachs or lying on beach chairs, or sunbathing naked.

They're too open-minded!

Don't forget, Stewart is also on the yacht.

However, Chu Tianjiang also sensed that Nicol and the others had set up a cordon at the entrance to the only passage leading to the top deck, so someone could feel it when they came up. In addition, the top deck is the highest point of the yacht, which is one level higher than the cockpit in front, and there is no higher place except for the mast where the communication antenna and navigation radar are installed, so there is no need to worry about other people suddenly coming here.

"Wow, you've thought so well, where did this beer come from?"

"There's a lot of it in the freezer." Chu Tianjiang tossed a can of beer to Rachel, and then gave Nichol a can for each of them, and then walked over to Clara. "What, don't you have to sleep?"

"It's so comfortable, who wants to sleep? Besides, if you want to sleep, you can sleep here. ”

"Isn't it cold?" Chu Tianjiang is not worried about Nicol and them, no matter how cold they are, they are not afraid, but Clara is different, she can't stand the cold.

"Just right." Clara pressed the blanket on her belly.

Texas is located in the southern region of the United States, and Houston is in the southern region of Texas, which belongs to the "tropics" of the United States. Because of the Mexican Warm Current, the water temperature in the Gulf of Mexico is above 10 degrees Celsius all year round. Even though it's February, the morning temperature is in the midteens. In addition, Clara is a standard Russian beauty, and even if she likes hot springs, she is much better than other ordinary people.

"Do you think the president of the Houston Chamber of Commerce will work with us?"

"What do you say?"

"I don't think it's a big problem, but you have to be mentally prepared." Clara stepped aside.

Considering that the temperature was not too high, and that Clara's beach chair was huge, Chu Tianjiang lay down and then hugged her in his arms.

Nicol and the others were enjoying the first rays of light and did not come to disturb Chu Tianjiang and Clara.

"You said you had to be mentally prepared?"

Clara nodded and said, "Obviously, the president thinks very highly of you, otherwise he wouldn't have sent us here and asked you to drive the yacht away." It's just that the higher he expects from you and the more polite he is to us now, the higher the price he will offer for cooperation. ”

"How high can it be?"

"I'm afraid it's going to be unacceptable to us."

"Really?" Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "My purpose is to use the Houston Chamber of Commerce to grow the Asian American group, so I will definitely support the Houston Chamber of Commerce to replace the Denver Chamber of Commerce." For a chamber of commerce, it should be almost the same to be able to enter Denver and obtain supreme financial hegemony. ”

"If you think so, you're going to be disappointed."

"For what?"

"Because, you only think of the Houston Chamber of Commerce as a chamber of commerce."

"This ......"

"Have you ever thought about why the Houston Chamber of Commerce wants to cooperate with us?"

Chu Tianjiang frowned, he really hadn't thought about this issue carefully.

"The point is that the Houston Chamber of Commerce has a conflict with the separatist forces here, and it is difficult to survive, and it must find another way. So, won't the Houston Chamber of Commerce learn from this? If it is always dependent on the power of separation, it will be difficult for any chamber of commerce to develop and grow. The only exception is the Denver Chamber of Commerce, which is not attached to the secession force, but is an integral part of the secession force. Recognizing this, it is clear that the Houston Chamber of Commerce will not be the main purpose of moving, but will use this opportunity to become the second Denver Chamber of Commerce, or even surpass the Denver Chamber of Commerce. ”

"You mean, the Houston Chamber of Commerce wants to stand on its own, or even dominate one side of the other?"

"Is there any other possibility?"

"This ......"

"You must deal with this matter carefully, otherwise it will lead the wolf into the house. You know, the Houston Chamber of Commerce has a much stronger foundation than the Asian American group, and we can't stay in the U.S. forever. If we can't get the Houston Chamber of Commerce to serve the Asian American group, we'd better go back and start our own chamber of commerce. ”

Chu Tianjiang nodded, indicating that he understood what Clara meant.

Of course, these things can only be affirmed after meeting the president. Now, you have to be ready to greet the yacht, at least worthy of the yacht. ”

"That's good, I'll prepare it now."