This fundraising dinner is very interesting, but it has little to do with Qi Xuansu, because he has neither money, nor status, and is even a new face, he is already very lucky to be able to come to this floating island. In the words of the Orientals, the main reason for his visit this time is to see the world, and all he has to do is to watch silently, and then applaud with everyone.

The so-called various transactions or conspiracies also took place in private in separate and secret rooms, and had nothing to do with Qi Xuansu.

If he wants to hear the news, Qi Xuansu will have to rely on Strawney in addition to taking the risk of using a little means.

However, Strawney is only a new young congressman, not an old veteran congressman like Leopold, and his connections and background are completely different. It is also unknown whether they will be able to enter this inner circle and obtain useful information.

In the middle of the banquet, the so-called fundraising has fallen behind for a while, and it has entered a relatively free and relaxed state, which is the so-called social link. The guests were grouped in groups of threes and twos, forming small circles, some of whom remained in the splendid halls, but were scattered all over the place, some went to balconies, terraces, gardens, and some to separate rooms or lounges.

Qi Xuansu and Straoney belonged to the group that remained in the hall, and the two of them formed a small circle with Swanson, although the banquet was quite of a high standard tonight, but neither the patriarch nor the cardinal showed up, and only one cardinal priest attended the dinner, which did not seem to be of much interest to the Holy See. Swanson did not have a close relationship with the cardinal priest and was not deeply involved.

Qi Xuansu looked around, his eyes were full of tuxedos and evening dresses, his thoughts drifted away, why do men in the East and the West always have to have something to do with birds? One is a crane, the other is a swallow, and the women of the East and the West invariably show their shoulders and chests - the palace clothes handed down from the Daqi era are like this, but the conservatives don't like it, and the women of the Daomen are insulated from this kind of clothing, in the Daomen, both men and women, the formal wear is a crane.

It is worth noting that men's tuxedos are the same, but women's evening dresses are all the same, which are completely two extremes.

At this moment a beautiful lady came to the trio, dressed in a dark purple evening gown, she was so charming, her face was plaintive and lovely, but she was beautiful, her blonde hair was coiled up, she had a pair of bright azure eyes, like the sea, and a bright and enthusiastic mouth, but in her voice there was a special passion that made all men who had ever loved unforgettable, and her brilliance was like the moon in the night, surrounded by stars, and wherever she went, she would take away all eyes—what a cliché to describe it, But that's how most of the men present feel intuitively.

Strout's performance was exaggerated, and he took the initiative to meet the hand and kissed the back of the married lady's hand, and his lips did not really touch the back of his hand, but the requirements in this regard were not so strict, after all, the overly open atmosphere of Westerners was placed here.

Qi Xuansu disagreed. He dislikes and even dislikes the etiquette of Westerners, hugging, kissing, and veneering at every turn, and has to make physical contact, which is not subtle at all, not reserved at all, and he hates having too much physical contact with irrelevant people.

In fact, in terms of attitudes towards Westerners, Qi Xuansu and Zhang Yuelu are both conservatives, but there is a difference in degree, Zhang Yuelu feels that Qi Xuansu is not conservative enough.

Fortunately, this beautiful lady didn't seem to take Qi Xuansu's face in her eyes, and she didn't mean to say hello. This made Qi Xuansu breathe a sigh of relief.

After a few words with the lady, Strawney came back to Hyunsu and said, "This is Miss Karen Jones, and she invited me to Mr. Strauss's lounge."

Mr. Strauss was Leopold.

Qi Xuansu's heart moved, and he didn't say anything, just watched Strawney leave with Karen.

In fact, Qi Xuansu can do a little bit of tricks on Strauss's body, but considering that his deity is only in the creation stage, not the pseudo-immortal stage of incarnation, Leopold is likely to be not weaker than Qi Xuansu, and he has a home advantage, and there is a risk of being discovered, so after Qi Xuansu hesitated slightly, he still didn't do anything.

This is the St. York of Westerners, not Qi Xuansu can cover it with one hand

The Nanyang Borneo Continent in the sky is not the Central Plains under the rule of the Great Xuan Imperial Court, or even the Fenglin Continent where you have me.

Qi Xuansu could probably guess what was going to happen.

It should be related to the baron, after all, the "baron" did not go to see Leopold, but detained Leopold's people, which will inevitably make Leopold have some wrong predictions.

However, Qi Xuansu paid more attention to Strawney's attitude.

A spy, who is in a high position within the enemy, can easily develop into a double agent. Therefore, it is necessary to pay close attention to its various developments and strictly guard against its defection to the enemy.

Just now, Straoney was acting exaggeratedly, as if he only knew Karen Jones but was not familiar with her. But Qi Xuansu knew that it was not that simple, after all, he was the chief deputy hall master of Beichen Hall, second only to the real power of Qingwei Zhenren, and he had the files of all kinds of supernumerary personnel overseas, especially the important chess pieces like Strawney, and there was a full range of detailed information, so he almost checked all the eight generations of ancestors.

This is something that Strawney does not know. Strawney didn't know that Qi Xuansu was his supreme boss in the New World, and he was only a high-ranking senior member of the Beichen Hall, so he didn't expect this. If Qi Xuansu was just an assistant or other deputy hall master, then he really didn't know about Strawney's information, but unfortunately Qi Xuansu was not.

Because of this secret file, Qi Xuansu knew that Strawney had a past with Karen.

It's a slightly clichéd story, and after being a well-known family, Strawney also had a time that was different from today's, thanks to the family's shady scenery. During this time, Strawney and Karen fell in love, but the good times did not last long, Strawney's father died suddenly, and under the calculation of some well-intentioned people, the family property was insolvent and seized by the bank, and Strawney fell from a rich son to a broken family overnight. He had to leave the Old World and travel to the New World to make a living.

It seems to be an accident, but in fact it is inevitable, Karen broke up with him and was promised by her parents to another gentleman. Strawney was in agony and thought he had lost everything. It was also at this time that he was considered a suitable candidate by Beichentang. Faced with the Beichen Hall that came to the door, Strawney agreed to come down and agreed to play for the Beichen Hall.

With the covert help of Beichen Hall, Strawney regained his father's connections. In the past, these connections could not help him because he had nothing, did not have enough material support, did not meet the rules of equivalent exchange, and naturally could not use them. When Beichen Tang helped him solve the problem of material resources, then these connections could be used again.

Strawney was a member of high society, and it was easy to return to that circle without having to hit his head or be forced to submit a petition like an upstart, which is why Beichentang was optimistic about him.

This is like Zhang Yuelu, no matter how embarrassed she was in the past, when others mention her, they have to say that the noble daughter of the Zhang family is naturally a person in the Yujing circle, everyone recognizes her, at most she is lonely and unsociable. And Wang Danqing, a rising star with a family background, no matter how rich he is, he can't squeeze into Yujing's circle, just a local "hillbilly".

As for Qi Xuansu, of course he is not a son of a family, but he essentially borrowed the light of Qi Niang and Zhang Yuelu.

Don't look at Qi Niang as a Jianghu person, but she is obviously very familiar with Pei Xuanzhi, Li Wujian, Su Yuanyi, Zhang Kucheng, Qi Jiaozheng and others.

Qi Xuansu relied on the plausible identity of the Yao family brought to him by Qi Niang, and the identity of half of the Zhang family's son-in-law, coupled with the fact that others did not know his details, and even the help of some people behind the scenes, he was stunned and mixed in by mistake. By the time others figure out the details of him, he will already be a powerful person, and he will not be able to kick him out again.

As a result, Strawney made a comeback and became a respected councillor. It was at this time that Karen and her husband Tom came to the New World.

The so-called high society circle was not large, and Strawney soon met Karen.

Of course, the old lovers rekindled their old fire and hooked up again.

The reason why Tom came to the New World

, because he made a big mistake in the Old World, he essentially came to take refuge, and Strawney, as a local councillor, is naturally something that Tom cannot offend. Karen was stunningly beautiful, and as a qualified courtesan, she soon developed a relatively close personal relationship with the magnates of St. York. In this case, Tom can only show his aristocratic demeanor and acquiesce to the correspondence between Strawney and Karen.

Courtesans.

Karen, as the matchmaker, helped Strawney, a young councilor, connect with Leopold, a senior councilor?

Maybe the two still share the same woman's "hole brother" relationship.

Qi Xuansu thought so, no wonder when he mentioned Leopold, Strawney's reaction was a little wary.

Could there be something hidden in this?

Qi Haoran's matter still sounded the alarm for Qi Xuansu, since Jiushi forty-one years, he has been a little too smooth, although he can't get carried away, but he has somewhat lost his vigilance. In fact, the vast majority of people are not credible, and this untrustworthiness may not come from their original intentions, but there are also objective factors, or they are involuntary, etc., but no matter what the reason is, this is the truth.

This is still the case for their own people, not to mention these Westerners. Those who are not of my race will have different hearts. As a conservative, Qi Xuansu would not really trust a Westerner.

The same golden krona, one was given by the Beichen Hall, and the other was given by the Divine Court Magistrate, put it in front of you, which one is noble? Which one is dirty?

Strawney can betray or repent, the key is to control him.