When Duncan walked into the office, Qin Lang was carefully looking at an architectural design blueprint. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Before Rachel left, everyone agreed that they could not continue to live together, except for Yi Shui, who only needed a house after he and Rachel officially got married; And then there's Elizabeth - she can live with her parents for the time being, or she can live in a lab. The rest of the people need their own homes.

In fact, O'Connor was already picking out his own mansion, and Duncan had visited some builders. But Qin Lang had completely different requirements for his residence, he wanted his house to be made of reinforced concrete like a fortress, with a sturdy multi-storey basement and garage, and preferably a secret escape route.

Although he is not the typical American survivalist who built an armored basement and stored plenty of food, water, weapons and ammunition in his home for fear of a nuclear war, an alien invasion, a terrorist attack, or the spread of a deadly virus, he preferred to live in a more secure house than in a vulnerable manor house.

Sense of distress. After he met that mysterious time traveler, Qin Lang thought that this was very necessary, a responsible attitude towards life.

To others, however, his actions were clearly too ...... Exaggeration.

"You surprised me greatly, Qin." Duncan pursed his lips and pointed to the blueprints, saying, "Only the aristocracy of the Middle Ages would live in a fortress-like house, but even that would not withstand the shells." ”

"I don't expect my new home to withstand shells, as long as it can withstand strong typhoons." Qin Lang folded the drawing and took it aside, then turned his head to look at Duncan, "What's the matter, friend?" ”

He pulled a piece of paper out of his pocket. "Rachel's telegram."

Qin Lang took the telegram, read it, and then laughed. Rachel gave a brief account of the troubles encountered, the suggestions made by Morgan Jr., and the actions she was prepared to take: she did not intend to apologize to the Governor General as suggested, but instead decided to gather her forces to demonstrate in Canton—before he could approve it, of course.

Qin Lang smiled. When he sent a telegram to Morgan Jr., he had expected such an outcome, or rather, it was his careful arrangement: Rachel had "hired" him to kill his father, while always trying to prove that he could do as well as a man in business, if not better. Her personality and purpose in life doomed her to never apologize to anyone easily, but instead to take some drastic actions, especially when she was very angry.

That's why Morgan Jr. made her wait outside her office for a few hours, making her mistakenly think that she was severely discriminated against by him. She would become very angry, and then the suggestion that she would find difficult to accept would prompt her to act in the opposite way.

An armed demonstration was held, and the results were very good.

Qin Lang was very satisfied.

Duncan, however, seemed worried. "I don't understand what you're laughing at, Qin." He said, "Don't you realize that Rachel is causing a huge problem?" ”

"Trouble?" Qin Lang repeated the word and seemed to think it was very ridiculous. "Nothing is too much trouble, Duncan." He began to tap his fingers lightly on the armrest of his chair, thought for a while, and said: "Although it is a little rude to move troops past Colonel Mahan, I suspect that the Colonel himself may have meant direct shelling of the city of Canton. ”

"Are you kidding?" Duncan stared at his face, trying to find any trace of a joke, but nothing.

"No, I'm serious." He smiled.

After a few seconds, Duncan said, "It doesn't make sense at all. ”

"In fact, it makes perfect sense." With a long pause to emphasize that he had time to think, Qin Lang explained, "Our Governor Tan Chung Lin is actually walking a tightrope. In order to prevent the recurrence of potential anti-government forces in his jurisdiction, he chose to forcibly block our recruitment, but on the other hand this practice also violates Beijing's policy of never provoking foreign governments. ”

"We can't speak for the government."

"If there is a nominal U.S. army marching into Canton, then Rachel's move is a government action."

"But Washington will be very unhappy." Duncan strongly retorted, "There are also European countries, especially the United Kingdom, and we have no idea about their attitudes. ”

"Yes, there is a certain risk of direct demonstrations, but it is still within the limits of what can be tolerated." Qin Lang shrugged, "Don't worry, the situation will always remain under my control." ”

Duncan shook his head. "I believe in you, Qin. But Rachel—"

"She's not going to cause any trouble, I can assure you."

"I hope so, Qin." Although he was still worried about the development of the situation, Duncan finally decided to trust Qin Lang - Qin Lang was not Rachel, he had never made a mistake, and he could always handle things well; No matter what others think, he believes him.

Now there is only one question left. "When are you going to call her back?"

"Anytime." Qin Lang looked relaxed, although the things he mentioned couldn't make anyone feel relaxed, "I believe that Rachel has already assembled his troops. Of course, she would not go to Canton until my telegram arrived, but she would repeat the parade on the border of the concession. ”

"I knew it!" But Duncan didn't say anything more, just sighed, and left the office.

Looking at his back, the smile on Qin Lang's face became more obvious. Duncan and Rachel had no idea what he was playing in the whole thing: while sending a telegram to Morgan Jr., he also called the commanders of the two mercenary brigades, the real head of the mercenary unit in Canton Bay, demanding that they obey Rachel's command, and giving them hints about possible orders she might give.

Finally, there was another warning: no matter how angry she was, the troops must not go to Canton until they received his new instructions.

He arranged everything, otherwise Rachel wouldn't even be able to mobilize a team, but he wouldn't be able to demonstrate directly in front of Tan Zhonglan; Even if she gives an order through Yi Shui, the commanders will report back to him first.

Qin Lang has his own plan - he wants to achieve several goals at the same time through the events caused by Rachel: first, recruit new mercenaries; secondly, to force Tam Chung-lun to leave Canton - but this must be done by him himself; Then, through Rachel's armed demonstration, a tough attitude was made to everyone, telling each potential competitor of United Textile Technologies to be careful about their actions; Then, with accurate predictions of events, expand their influence over Morgan Jr. and make the commanders more obedient to themselves.

Finally, and least least, he made a bet with Morgan Jr., and the bet was on a batch of much-needed building materials for Guangzhou Bay.

Now, two of these purposes have been achieved, and the other three will soon become a reality as well.

"Boss." Miss Ross knocked on the office door, "Mr. Chinese Minister has arrived." ”

"Ask him to come in."

After a while, Yang Ru walked into the office; I didn't bring Bai Siwen, I didn't bring an interpreter, I didn't bring any staff, just one person. Of course, how could he bring anyone else? Yang Ru came to the door again because Qin Lang said that the first part of the money promised to be paid to him was ready, and any third party was too much of an eyesore at this time, so he asked them all to wait outside.

When the office door closes, they don't hear anything.

"Boss Qin, I don't know what you have to do with this official." Yang Ru said first, and urged seriously: "This official is entangled in official business, and time is tight, so please ask Boss Qin to explain directly." ”

"Does Mr. Minister have an account with the Bank of Wales-Fargo?" Qin Lang smiled.

"What do you mean......"

"It was only yesterday that an employee of the company picked up a deposit slip from the Bank of Wales Fargo with the name of Mr. Minister on it in the conference room where we negotiated last time." Qin Lang said as he took out the deposit slip and handed it to Yang Ru. "Hopefully I'm not mistaken."

Yang Ru looked at the deposit slip and didn't quite understand what Qin Lang wanted to do - originally what he wanted to see was a box full of silver dollars, of course silver was fine, but he didn't expect that he would give himself a piece of paper with his name and number written on it.

Qin Lang could see his thoughts, smiled, and said, "There is no doubt that it is a good habit to keep money in the bank, carry heavy cash at all times when traveling, and a small certificate of deposit will not attract the attention of others, and as long as you need to, you can cash out the deposit at any branch of the bank." ”

"It's convenient." Yang Ru also laughed, this did save him a lot of trouble, of course, it seemed a little difficult to remember the name of the Bank of America. He thought about it. "Yes...... Welsh-Fargo Bank? ”

"Bank of Wales-Fargo."

Yang Ru laughed more obviously, and habitually saluted Qin Lang with a fist. "Thanks to Boss Qin for picking up this list, otherwise when the official remembers it and can't find it, it will be a rush to death."

"Please keep it away, Mr. Minister. You know, it's always a hassle to lose this kind of thing, and it's hard to get it back. Qin Lang said with a smile, reminding him slightly.

"Definitely, definitely." Yang Ru nodded, and then suddenly didn't know what to say. For a moment, he was tempted to leave immediately, but it was obviously too impolite to do so, but it seemed that there was no topic to be involved in staying here, so he froze.

But this state didn't last long, because Qin Lang found a new topic.

"Actually, Mr. Minister, there is one thing I have been tempted to explain. Even though you're a government official and I'm a businessman," he smiled, gesturing to the ceiling, "a lot of what we do comes from above. ”

An obvious hint. Yang Ru understood and knew what Qin Lang meant. But why did he mention this? This doesn't seem to have anything to do with what just happened...... Yang Ru blinked, waiting for his next step.

This wait is a bit long. After a long while, maybe a few minutes, Qin Lang continued: "I just got a telegram from Guangzhou Bay. My valued partner, Rachel. Miss McBride was there to recruit security guards for the Umbrella Company, but was brutally obstructed by the Governor of Liangguang, His Excellency Tam Chung Lun. ”

Yang Ru's face immediately became extremely serious. The "security guard" of the Umbrella company, he knows what this is, another way of saying it for soldiers, and has extremely strong combat power. Now, however, the company is recruiting new recruits in Guangdong, which is really ......

However, Qin Lang had made it clear just now that many of the things he did were instructed from above - from the instructions of the US government, that is, Tan Zhonglin poked a hornet's nest.

He apparently didn't know what the consequences of what he was doing were going to be.

Yang Ru's face began to turn pale gradually, but he still tried his best to stay normal until he heard Qin Lang's next sentence. "I'm a businessman, and I don't do things that don't make me profitable, but I lose money. Even a few thousand security guards are too many for me to theoretically recruit new people, but I have to do it, and I have to get it done—Mr. Minister, I think you should know why. ”

Because the U.S. government; Just like military advisers, recruiting new recruits is also the meaning of the U.S. government, not Qin Lang. Yang Ru felt that there was already a cold sweat on his forehead.

But Qin Lang continued. "My partner and I had no choice but to do everything we could. Therefore, I have to regret to tell you that she is preparing to concentrate her forces and attack Canton with the cooperation of the navy. ”

Yang Ru's face was already pale. "Offense...... Guangzhou? ”

"Personally, I don't like to take matters into account, so I'll report to Washington quickly and ask the State Department to intervene to resolve the issue."

"Mr. Qin, this official asks you not to report to the authorities for the time being, and I also ask that young lady not to use force. This official will immediately report to the Imperial Court and ask the Imperial Court to properly resolve the matter. That's exactly what he meant. If the U.S. army attacks Canton and the imperial court receives a protest from the United States, then the governor of Liangguang will be temporarily vacant, and as the minister to the United States, he will also have to bear the responsibility.

Qin Lang's voice lowered. "Mr. Minister, whatever you are going to do, you must be fast. There is also a Captain Mahan in Canton Bay, who is more valued by the federal government than I am, and if he reports directly to Washington"—he leaned in to Yang Ru so that he could hear more clearly—"then the matter would be irreparable." ”

For a moment, Qin Lang's breathing seemed to speed up, but then he returned to his original rhythm and exhaled a breath of empty air. (To be continued, if you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the www.qidian.com, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!) (To be continued.) )