55. Athletic Commissioner
The players returned to temporary accommodation provided by the Athletic Committee, while Li Xiang, Julia and Wang Baguio returned to Octavian's mansion.
The three of them were less than ten meters away from the mansion when they heard someone say, "Master Li Xiang!" β
Li Xiang looked at it and said, "Huh? How are you? β
This person turned out to be Galloje, Sidulla's "chief attendant".
Gaulje stepped forward and smiled and said, "My lord! I'm finally looking forward to getting you back! I've been waiting here for four hours! β
"I didn't invite you here, even if you wait for four days, it doesn't seem to have anything to do with me, right?" Li Xiang said angrily.
Gauljah immediately laughed and said, "At that time! Then! β
Li Xiang thought for a moment and said, "You can wait here for four hours, what must be the matter with me?" β
Gauljah nodded.
"No, you want me to 'chargeback', right?"
"Huh! Our Shengdeying is a big gambling house that talks about credibility, how can we let gamblers 'refund orders'! β
Li Xiang frowned and said, "That? β
"It's my boss who asked me to make a special trip to invite you to come over."
"'Tell the story'?"
"To be precise, it's a banquet for you."
Li Xiang was slightly surprised and said, "'Banquet' me? β
Gauljah nodded.
"How do I feel like a 'Hongmen Banquet'!"
"'Red Dream Feast'?" Gauljie thought for a moment and said, "Before I came, I probably looked at the menu of the banquet, and it seems that there is no dish called 'Red Dream', and there is no dish made with ingredients like 'Red Dream', how can you feel this way, my lord?" β
Li Xiangzhen didn't know how to answer, so he shook his head and sighed.
"Am I mistaken?"
Wang Baguio said to Li Xiang: "Actually, you can't blame him, how can he, a Roman, know the allusion to the 'Hongmen Banquet'?" β
"That's right."
Wang Biyao said: "When we left the gambling house yesterday, I saw that Xidula's face was bruised, her eyes were bloodshot, and she even had the intention of killing people. β
"I think so too." Li Xiang turned his face and said to Gauljie: "Go back and tell Sidullah that I will not be blessed with this meal of his!" β
Gaulje hurriedly said: "My lord! Please don't move you, it's hard for me to explain to the boss when I go back. β
"If there's anything bad to explain, I'll tell your boss when I go back, saying that I've already eaten and I'm still full! Even if the table is full of delicacies from the mountains and seas, I can't eat it. β
"Oops! My boss can believe this excuse after hearing it! When the time comes, I will definitely be blamed for my bad work. β
Li Xiang thought to himself: How many times have you been "profitable" in your "toothpaste"!
Gauljie continued: "You don't remember me as a villain, I have offended you in the past, please bear with me, even if you help me this time, okay?" You just come with me, as long as you can meet my boss and meet me, I will be considered an errand. β
"Excuse me! I really can't help you, because I really don't want to see your boss's hateful face. β
Wang Baguio said to Gao Lujie: "It's not bad at all, if we let us see him, our good mood for the day will be gone in an instant." β
As soon as Wang Biyao's words fell, she heard another man's voice coming, "Master Li Xiang!" β
Li Xiang and the others turned their faces.
Gauljah was the first to speak, saying, "Boss!? β
Sidula walked over and said, "Didn't my presence affect your mood, did you?" β
Julia straightened her face and said, "Didn't you ask knowingly?" No one here wants to see you but your henchmen. β
Li Xiang said to Xidula: "That's not bad at all, I advise you not to be bored here, and disappear in front of us quickly!" β
Sidullah actually smiled coldly and said, "Let me 'disappear'? If I came here as the chairman of the AtlΓ©tico Roma Commission and asked to speak with the leaders of the participating teams, I wonder what else you have to say? β
"What if I refuse?" Li Xiang said.
Sidullah smiled coldly and said: "Of course you have the right to refuse, but as the chairman of the Athletic Committee, I suspect that your Liberty team has achieved untrue results in the past matches due to the use of some improper means, and I have the right to convene a committee to conduct an in-depth investigation into this matter, before the results of the investigation are announced, the final between the Liberty team and the Italian team will be postponed indefinitely, and the legal competitive celebration day in Rome will be over in less than half a month, and once the celebration day is over, This world-renowned final is estimated to be held until next year or even the year after! β
"Are you bluffing me?"
"Believe it or not."
Julia whispered to Li Xiang: "I remember that in the past competitive competitions, there was indeed such a precedent. β
Li Xiang thought to himself: Who set the garbage rules here, it's just disgusting, it seems that I have to learn from Liu Bang's predecessors tonight, and go to Xidula's "Hongmen Banquet" hard.
Sidullah smiled and said, "I know that you are a smart person, and most of you will not make the wrong choice. β
Li Xiang sneered and said, "No matter how smart I am, I'm still not as good as you!" β
"It's over! Actually! As long as I have money, I don't know how many smart people rush to help me come up with ideas and find ways to deal with those who think they are smart. β
"'When the moon is full, it will be lost, and when the water is full, it will overflow', don't be too arrogant!"
Sidullah laughed and said, "What's wrong with being arrogant? Only when you have strength can you be arrogant! β
"Alright, alright! Aren't you just going to invite me to your meal? I'll just go. β
"I knew you were going to go." Sidullah put the thumb and middle finger of her right hand in her mouth and whistled.
A carriage approached.
Julia said to Li Xiang, "Don't go. β
Wang Baguio said: "Yes! β
Li Xiang thought to himself: The ghost is going to go! But if he doesn't go now, Sidullah may really do what he says, and the game will be forced to be postponed indefinitely, so that my loan of 10,000 Oris will be frozen indefinitely, and the hope of more than 100,000 slaves in Rome will be frozen indefinitely. So he said: "You don't need to worry too much, what's the matter, I'm also a member of the Senate now, and I'm Augustus's 'red man', even if I lend Sidurah ten or eight guts, he won't dare to hurt half of my hair." β
Julia said, "No, I'm still not at ease, or I'll go with you." β
"Have you forgotten that I am the messenger of God, and no one can harm me."
Julia nodded.
"My lord! It's not too early! Please get on the bus! Sidullah urged.
Li Xiang said to Wang Baguio: "Baguio! Spend more time with Julia tonight. β
Wang Baguio nodded and said, "Oh! I know! β
Li Xiang said to the two women, "I'm going." β
Both women nodded at the same time.
Lee wanted to get into the carriage, followed by Sidullah and Gaulje.
The carriage drifted away.
The two women were still looking at each other from afar.
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This time, Li Xiang went to the banquet of Xidula alone, will it be more dangerous than the "Hongmen Banquet" set up by Liu Bang to Xiang Yu back then?