In the lounge, in addition to Sir Sander, there were two of his best friends, Herbert Asquith, the president of the underground club, and David Gladstone, the children's doctor.

Today's gathering at the Nightingale Club was Mavi's request.

If you want to join the Nightingale Club, of course, you can't directly ask Sir Sand to submit a letter of recommendation, there must be a suitable reason, it just so happens that Russell Benjamin is a businessman, and Sir Sand is also a businessman, everyone always has an intersection, and it is completely possible to find an excuse to meet in the club.

This is the first time Ma Wei entered the club as a guest, I have to say, the Nightingale Club is worthy of its positioning, the elegantly decorated lounge, there are all kinds of famous paintings, statues, I don't know that this is a museum, even the sofa is a handmade custom cigar chair, soft and comfortable to sit on, as if it was sucked in the general fit of the body.

"Sir."

Just as Mavey sat down, about to speak to Sir Sander, Edward suddenly approached from behind and whispered, "Someone is eavesdropping outside the door." ”

"Well, don't worry about it."

With Edward here, Ma Wei is not afraid that someone can eavesdrop silently, even through the door, Edward can sense the other party's blood, this is the innate ability of the blood clan.

As for who is the person outside the door ....

Ma Wei had a general guess in his mind.

Although there are many members of the club, everyone pays more attention to each other's privacy, and the people who dare to hide outside the door and eavesdrop are either the subordinates of the club's owner, Hilton Moby, or the people of the eldest prince Charles.

Why is the other party eavesdropping?

Quite simply, because he is now Russell Benjamin.

Chairman of the Board of Directors of Benjamin Construction Company.

The reason why Gawain defected to Arthur, Ma Wei had already heard Arthur talk about it, and knew that Gawain and the eldest prince Charles had a grudge, but there was not enough evidence, so he could only suspect and could not be convicted.

And the eldest prince Charles didn't know that Gawain was suspicious of him, to be precise, he didn't know what Gawain was going to do, a construction merchant from the north, suddenly crossed the line to the south, which was enough to cause alarm.

"Mr. Benjamin, you...."

Sir Sand was about to speak, when he saw Mavey raise his hand and interrupted him: "Mr. Sander, are you all right?" ”

"Ahh Good, good. ”

"We met at Herbert's estate the other day, it was so satisfying, Herbert really lived up to his name, his underground club, whatever the request could be met.... Who is this? ”

Ma Wei looked at Dr. David, who was sitting next to him, and asked, "Are you also a member of the club?" The first time we met, I was Russell Benjamin, and you just called me Benjamin. ”

"David Gladstone."

The children's doctor David nodded stiffly, he was very uncomfortable in this scene, he didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Ma Wei's gourd, but people grabbed his handle, so he could only play hard.

Next, Mavi took Sir Sander and the three of them to talk about other things, without any important information, and after listening for ten minutes, Nicks, the butler outside the door, returned to the lounge of the eldest prince Charles and reported to him what he had heard.

"Russell Benjamin is a member of the Herbert Underground Club?"

Hearing this, the eldest prince was a little surprised.

Well-informed, of course he knew what Herbert was up to, and he tried to turn a blind eye to this kind of thing.

Everyone is their own person, and they can't be too harsh in doing things, who doesn't have a special preference?

Only by being tolerant can we make more friends.

The eldest prince Charles has always held this sentence as the truth.

Ma Wei's appearance was something he didn't expect, could it be that Herbert's underground club was so famous that it could attract merchants from northern cities?

"Your Highness, they've been talking about something that isn't nutritious, should I listen to it again?"

"No, you don't."

The eldest prince closed the book, got up, and said, "I'll go and see for myself, Sir Sander likes to play golf, and go and bring me my new set of golf clubs." ”

"Yes."

A few minutes later, the eldest prince Charles came to lounge 5, grabbed the doorknob with one hand, and gently tapped on the door with the other.

Hearing the knock at the door, Sir Sander glanced at Mavey and, with the acquiescence of the other party, said loudly, "Please come in!" ”

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Squeak....

The door was open, and the eldest prince Charles walked in with a smile on his face, and the three of Sir Sander stood up at once, and said in a panic, "Your Highness, why are you here?" ”

"Didn't I tell you I bought a nice set of golf clubs last time?" Charles smiled and said, "I'm not used to this set of clubs, I'm going to bring it over and let Sir Sander help you take a look.... But Sir Sander, you seem to have guests, so I won't bother. ”

Nyx, the butler, put a full set of golf clubs on the table in his arms, and was about to leave with the eldest prince Charles, when Marvey glanced at Sir Sander and motioned for him to keep the eldest prince.

"Wait!"

In desperation, Sir Sander did not control the volume well, and almost roared, forcibly keeping the eldest prince Charles.

In the puzzled gaze of the eldest prince Charles, Sir Sander said nervously: "I will introduce you to Your Highness, this is Russell Benjamin, I.... A friend I met by chance, Benjamin, this is His Royal Highness the Great Prince. ”

"It turned out to be His Royal Highness the Great Prince."

Ma Wei bowed slightly, saluted and said: "I have long heard that the eldest prince Charles is approachable, and when I saw it today, it really deserved its reputation." ”

"Russell Benjamin...."

The eldest prince repeated the name, and after a while, asked, "This must be the first time we have met." ”

"Yes, first meeting."

"Your accent sounds like a northerner."

"I'm from Edinburgh, Your Highness."

"But there's a bit of a West Island flavor."

"I stayed in the West Island for two years on official business, and I only returned to the East Island not long ago."

In the face of the temptation of the eldest prince's constant turns, Ma Wei answered the question fluently, he was telling the truth, Gawain did go to the West Island for official business, these things can be known with a little investigation.

"Sit down and talk."

Prince Charles sat down in a chair by the window and took a cigar out of the humidor, and Nicks, the butler, immediately took out a lighter and lit it for him.

"Mr. Benjamin, what do you do?"

"Architecture."

After a pause, Ma Wei added: "I heard that London is going to launch a bid for the metropolitan subway in the near future, so I made a special trip to participate. ”

"Oh...."

With his eyes narrowed, the eldest prince Charles said meaningfully: "As far as I know, the merchants in the north are a little uneaten in the territory of London, and the xenophobia in the city of London is too serious.... I'm more straightforward, and I hope you don't mind. ”

"A few years ago, my father came to the city of London." "He was involved in an open government bid for a railway, which failed because of lack of qualifications, and died in an accident shortly after returning to Edinburgh," Marvey said.

"The Great London Railway Plan." Prince Charles said slowly: "I remember this incident, it was the Roseberry Construction Company that won the bid, and the Great London Railway is still under construction... Are you coming to London this time with the intention of expanding south? ”

"London is the capital of the Kingdom of Windsor, and what merchant wouldn't want to come here?" Ma Wei said helplessly: "I can't hide it, Your Highness, this time, I am here to find a backer." ”

"Backer?"

"Yes, London is a mixed city, and it is difficult for outside businessmen to get involved, and Benjamin Architects must have a certain background if it wants to win the bid for the Metropolitan Underground project, or rather.... The support of a certain big man. ”

Ma Wei took out a business card and pushed it in front of the eldest prince: "As Your Highness said, I am a merchant from the north, and I am excluded everywhere in the south, so I have to find a way to make friends with the powerful, only in this way.... Benjamin Construction has hope of continuing to grow. ”

The eldest prince did not pick up the business card on the table, he smoked his cigar faintly, the light and shadow falling behind him, and his face was shrouded in shadow, and it was difficult to read his facial expression.

"You're coming at me." The eldest prince said suddenly.

"Yes, Your Highness, my target is you."

"Why?"

"Does this need a reason?" Ma Wei smiled: "The first friend I met in London was Sir Sander, he happened to be a member of your club, after coming here, no matter who I met, he would hand over his business card and say what he just said, what I needed was a background, Your Highness.... Whoever can help me, I will approach him. ”

For this reason, the eldest prince really can't find any flaws.

Ma Wei's words were full of emotion, and he didn't take him as a prince seriously in or out of his words, and all the talk was about interests.

At first, the eldest prince felt uncomfortable, like a fish in his throat, but soon he was relieved.

Talking about interests to those who pursue interests, talking about feelings to people who pursue feelings, talking about money hurts feelings, talking about feelings hurting money, since Russell Benjamin in front of him pursues interests, it shows that he is willing to give up many things for interests, such as....

Affection.

If Russell Benjamin was a businessman who died for money, the eldest prince would have no pressure, as long as he could provide enough benefits to the other party, the other party would not betray him.

Thinking of this, the eldest prince picked up the business card on the table, and while looking at it, he asked, "What can you provide me?" ”

"Your Highness, what do you need?"

"It depends on what you can come up with." The eldest prince's gaze moved to Mavey's eyes, and the three of Sir Sander were now the background board, unable to interject.

"I'm here to make money, Your Highness."

Ma Wei was a little embarrassed and said: "If you want too many dividends, I need to think about it." ”

The eldest prince smiled slightly, put the business card in his arms, and said with a smile: "Your Excellency is really an honest person. ”

"People say I'm shrewd and never trade at a loss."

"Who wants to trade at a loss?"

Shaking his head disappreciatively, the eldest prince suddenly changed the topic:

"The day after tomorrow, the club is going to hold a golf tournament, and many nobles will participate, so if you have time, come and participate."