The fire in the fireplace was beeping and peeling, the room was warm and comfortable, this kind of superior suite was equipped with a miniature kitchen, and His Royal Highness Bobby personally cooked a pot of English-style afternoon tea for everyone, and while he was making tea, he sat on the soft sofa and made a gesture of invitation to Liu Ziguang.

"Continuing with what we just said, tell us a little bit about how you came to know about Richard. Thorpe of the name. ”

Liu Ziguang said: "Your Highness, in fact I know everything, including the unequal contract between Brayman Mining and you. ”

The look of panic was fleeting in Bobby's eyes, and he got up and glanced at little Arthur curled up in the corner, and then said, "I'm sorry for the lack of company." ”

"Please, Your Highness."

Bobby entered the bedroom, closed the door, opened the drawer and checked it, everything was there, even the position and order of the placement had not changed, then he opened the safe again, looked at the notes and pencils inside, came out of the drawing-room, and said: "Sir, I don't know who you represent, but what I can tell you is that Mr. Thorpe and I have a very pleasant cooperation, my army has conquered the San Juan airport, and is about to march into San Juan, if you want to persuade me to make some other decisions at this time, then I can only say sorry." ”

Liu Ziguang realized that Bobby is not a fool with a fat brain, not a person who can be deceived by a sentence or two, and the best way to deal with this kind of person is to get straight to the point and hit his self-confidence and reserve with iron-clad facts.

"Your Highness, with all due respect, you just said your army, but as far as I know, that mercenary army armed with Toyota pickups and machine guns does not belong to you, they are only loyal to Colonel Faulkner and his white officers, or rather, they are only loyal to money, they are not even your subjects, I can hardly imagine a king who relies on the foreign ** team to rule his country, and this foreign ** team still takes other people's salaries."

Sure enough, after listening to Liu Ziguang's words, Bobby's face changed, but he still said strongly: "I believe that Mr. Thorpe is an honest gentleman, and I believe that Colonel Faulkner is a respectable professional soldier, if you are finished, then please." ”

The conversation between the two was conducted in English, and the crow, who grew up in Hong Kong, could also understand English, especially the last sentence, and immediately became angry: "Hit the street, you baa!" ”

"Calm down." Liu Ziguang stopped the crow with his eyes, and said slowly: "Your Highness, I don't think an upright gentleman would spend 50,000 pounds a month to send a future king, especially when the king's land still contains hundreds of billions of dollars worth of minerals." ”

Bobby's pupils immediately narrowed, and at this time, the whistle of an electric kettle came from the small kitchen, and he got up and said, "Please wait, our tea is ready." ”

When making tea, Bobby's brain was spinning rapidly, he wasn't sure what Liu Ziguang knew, but it was certain that most of his words were credible, especially the last sentence, the land of Western Sadamoa must contain huge wealth, either diamonds or copper mines, anyway, it was a sought-after thing in the international capital market, and he suddenly became enlightened when he thought of this.

"Dear gentlemen, come and try the afternoon tea I cooked, which I learned when I was studying abroad in London." Bobby personally brought the teapot over, diligently poured the tea for the guests, and glanced at little Arthur in the corner, and said gently, "Arthur, go get some refreshments for the gentlemen." ”

Arthur dragged his scars all over his body and went to the cupboard to get a box of cookies, and said respectfully, "Gentlemen, please use it slowly." ”

Bobby said thank you very politely, picked up the box and asked Liu Ziguang to take a cookie, and asked very casually: "Mr. Liu, I noticed that the pendant around your neck seems to have the characteristics of our Western Sadamoa, is it given to you by Martin?" ”

"Oh no, it was given to me by your servant Arthur Jr., in gratitude for saving his life twice." Liu Ziguang didn't understand why Bobby suddenly mentioned this issue, but he still answered the question truthfully, in front of smart people, especially before he didn't know what he wanted to do, an honest answer was the best choice.

"It's exquisite, it seems to be a lost craft, take the liberty of asking, can I take a look?" Bobby said, trying to pretend that it was just because of curiosity, which made Liu Ziguang even more confused, but he still took it off and handed it to Bobby, and at the same time, little Arthur also looked at Bobby inexplicably, not knowing what medicine was sold in the owner's gourd.

Bobby looked at the quaint wooden pendant over and over again, as if he was caught in deep memories, and after a while he asked, "Arthur, where did this thing come from?" ”

"It's the only thing my mom left me." Little Arthur said timidly.

"What's your mother's name, child?" Bobby's voice trembled a little, and a flame of hope seemed to ignite in his eyes.

"Hillary......" Arthur Jr. replied, and Liu Ziguang keenly noticed that the flame in Bobby's eyes quickly extinguished.

"That's what they called her, but my mom told me that her name was Persephone." Arthur Jr. continued.

His Royal Highness Bobby was struck by lightning, his hand holding the teacup trembled, and the sugar cube rattled in the cup, he realized his gaffe, and quickly put down the teacup and said, "Well, maybe I have met an old friend, child, where is your mother now?" ”

"Dead, long dead, she has a disease, a disease that can't be cured."

Bobby's eyes darkened, and he waved his hand and said, "Son, go and rest, I have something to discuss with the gentlemen." ”

Little Arthur avoided it, Bobby took a sip of tea, regained his full spirit, and continued the topic just now: "Mr. Liu, you seem to have mentioned a very valuable mineral deposit just now, can I know the details?" ”

"Of course, Your Highness, this is a preliminary reserve of three billion tons of iron-rich deposits, right under my territory, yes, you don't have to be surprised, it is my territory, formerly called Wood Manor, and now it belongs to me, and it has been legally purchased, with title deeds and contracts, so this wealth should belong to His Highness and me, and to all the people of Western Sadamoa, not to the greedy and cunning multinational businessmen."

"But......" Bobby Mo rubbed his teacup, as if he was trying to make a word, but in the end he pointed out very unceremoniously: "Mr. Liu, forgive me for taking the liberty of it, I don't see any difference between you and Mr. Thorpe, you both have plans, and besides, in terms of strength alone, you are probably obviously inferior to Mr. Thorpe." ”

Liu Ziguang laughed: "Your Highness, the difference is very big, quite big, first of all, I am protecting my private property from being violated, not coveting other people's things, and then I am a true friend of the people of Western Sadamoa, Thorpe will only hire troops to slaughter your soldiers and people, but I will give them weapons for free, and arm an army of Caye people for you who are completely loyal to you, and finally, I think Your Highness must know who the richest people in the world are, not Americans, let alone Japanese, It's Chinese, so you don't have to worry about strength at all. ”

Bobby suddenly had a picture in his mind, the scene of the Chinese wife group sweeping goods on the streets of London, what Louis Vuitton Hermes, all swept away, and they didn't even ask the price, Chinese students, buying houses and sports cars were paid in cash, never taking out loans, and the only ones who could compete with them were probably only the oil princes.

"You're right, but I need to think about it, it's not a simple thing, is it?" Bobby still didn't say anything to death, he knew that it was not a good thing for him to rely on one or the other alone, and the best way was to move between two or even more families to fight for the greatest benefits.

"Of course, you really need to think about it, okay, it's time for us to take our leave, by the way, little Arthur is a good boy, I hope His Highness will not beat him again in the future."

Bobby raised his eyebrows and said defiantly: "Is this one of the conditions for our cooperation?" ”

Liu Ziguang looked into Bobby's eyes, was silent for a few seconds, and replied, "Yes, I'm sure." ”

Unexpectedly, Bobby actually stretched out his hand: "Sir, you are a real gentleman, I will seriously consider cooperating with you." ”

Liu Ziguang understands that Bobby is really tempted this time.

After they took their leave, Bobby immediately picked up the phone and found his personal doctor, applied medicine to Arthur Jr., and drew a little blood, and then His Highness himself took a tube of blood and gave it to the doctor to take away.

After doing these things, it was already late at night, and His Royal Highness Bobby put on his nightgown and came to Little Arthur's bed with a cup of fragrant coffee, looked at his little face for a long time, and then returned to the room, staring blankly at his old face in the mirror.

In the mirror, His Royal Highness Bobby has a beard, described as haggard, languid, and has a big belly and bags under his eyes, but this face is slowly changing, gradually emaciated, erect, his beard is gone, his belly is gone, and his nightgown has become a high-spirited and straight military uniform.

It was ten years ago, Bobby had just returned from studying in England, and the young man did not like the atmosphere of the royal palace, but chose to stay in the Grand Hotel San Juan, which was run by Europeans, and a dancer named Persephone attracted him, and the young prince and the beautiful girl fell in love and fell out of control.

The king knew about this, but did not blame his son, but ordered him to be sent to the military academy of Saint-Cyr in France for further study, when Bobby sneaked back from France two months later, Persephone was gone, and the photos taken by the two were all burned, Bobby went crazy all over the world looking for the woman he loved, but under the strict orders of the king, no one dared to help him, and the lonely prince could only choose to compromise in the end, and he had no ability to resist in the face of inheritance.

After ten years, the pendant he gave to Persephone reappeared in the world, you must know that this is not an ordinary ornament, but a royal status symbol carved from precious green sandalwood, which is by no means something that ordinary people can imitate and wear, so when Bobby saw Liu Ziguang wearing this thing around his neck, he immediately turned away from the topic and asked about the calendar, but he didn't expect to bring out this period of the past, which really made him have mixed feelings.

Over the years, Bobby, as the crown prince, has been profligate and self-abandoned, so that a person who is nearly forty years old has no heirs, and at this moment, such a big son suddenly jumps out, how can he not be confused.

Of course, for the sake of safety, the paternity test must be done, and Bobby made up his mind that if Arthur Jr. is really his own flesh and blood, then tilt the scales a little in favor of Liu Ziguang in the matter of cooperation, because he noticed that this compassionate Asian seems to care about Arthur Jr. very much, and he can do something about it.

After all, he was not only a father, but also a future king, and it was impossible for him to be emotional and ignore the interests of the country.

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