When Chen Jianqiu came to Mr. McCall's mansion according to the address on the invitation.

This is a very large villa, very typical of American architectural style, even if this is a wealthy area of Santa Fe, this building and its large courtyard are quite outstanding.

The last time Chen Jianqiu saw such an outstanding mansion in the city was in Denver.

The owner of that mansion was hung by him with a street lamp.

There have been guests coming one after another, but most of them are in carriages, riding horses, so far only he Chen Jianqiu is alone.

Chen Jianqiu led the horse to the door of the mansion, and a waiter dressed in white smiled at him very politely.

The servant on one side took the reins of the black radish from Chen Jianqiu's hand.

Chen Jianqiu took out the invitation card from his arms.

The waiter just glanced at the invitation and returned it to him, then turned sideways: "Please come in, Mr. Chen." ”

After climbing more than a dozen marble steps, Chen Jianqiu stepped into the door of the mansion.

Although he was mentally prepared, he couldn't help but sigh at the pomp and circumstance of McCall's family.

It's more like a small palace than a villa.

In stark contrast to the American façade outside, the interior of the house is decorated in a very strong Spanish style, which even makes one wonder if the owner of the villa has the "positive yellow flag" blood of Madrid.

The entrance hall is very large, and there are dozens of people who can stop in it at the same time; The two to three floors of the empty space, the dome is full of a lifelike picture of the incarnation of the Holy Son, which is the hand of a famous artist at a glance.

A large golden crystal chandelier hangs down from the dome, which, together with the lamps on the surrounding and walls, illuminates the hall magnificently.

Not to mention the spiral staircase, the sophisticated furniture, and the antique piano being played by a pianist.

The reception in the hall had actually begun, and well-dressed men and women were gathering in twos and threes to drink and chat.

They were all prominent figures in Santa Fe, either wealthy businessmen, well-spoken public officials, or the ladies of prominent local families.

Chen Jianqiu even saw an acquaintance, who was the fat-headed and big-eared Santa Fe police chief.

However, in stark contrast to the mixed skin tones of the streets outside, this hall is still predominantly white, with some spokespeople of Mexican origin who have long flourished in the local area.

Therefore, when they saw the face of an East Asian walking in, their faces could not help but show a hint of surprise and disbelief.

"Who called this man?"

"How could Mr. McCall know such a person?"

"You see him dressed like that, he must have been invited to perform magic tricks, right?"

"Don't talk nonsense, how can those people perform magic tricks? They will only be in a daze at the sun. ”

……

What follows is the selective disregard that follows the discussion.

Chen Jianqiu's expression was unwavering, he was used to these attitudes of the people around him, if they didn't do this, it would be abnormal.

"Chen! This way! ”

Astor apparently saw Chen Jianqiu, who was chatting with someone at the bottom of the stairs with a glass of champagne in his hand.

Unlike Chen Jianqiu, the young master from New York was clearly treated like a star-studded man, with people constantly coming up to him, introducing himself to him, and trying to talk about what they thought Astor was interested in.

Chen Jianqiu didn't move, he was looking at a painting hanging on the wall with interest.

"I'm sorry, I have something, let's talk about it later." Astor was annoyed enough to push aside a merchant who was about to come up and chat with him, and took a glass of champagne from the waiter's plate and walked towards Chen Jianqiu.

The merchant stood in place, looking embarrassed.

"You're finally here, Mr. Senator, you've been waiting for you for a long time." Astor patted Chen Jianqiu on the shoulder and handed him the glass of champagne.

Chen Jianqiu took the champagne, his body shook slightly, and Aster's hand slipped off his shoulder.

However, the eldest young master didn't feel embarrassed at all, and begged with a shy face: "I know you're busy, so I'll see you." ”

Chen Jianqiu followed him to the terrace outside the hall.

There were two gentlemen, leaning against the stone railing, talking something, and no one approached.

Astor began to introduce Chen Jianqiu.

A bald man is McCall, the owner of this house, who ostensibly made his fortune from minerals, but is actually a ZZ broker, providing ZZ chips to politicians and exchanging benefits.

When he saw Chen Jianqiu's arrival, his face was very indifferent, but he was a little unhappy that this person had stepped within ten meters of him.

The other person who looks a little older is Senator Scott of New Mexico.

This old man looked no different from an ordinary old gentleman, without any aggression, amiable, and when he saw Chen Jianqiu, a smile appeared on his face.

However, it is this old man who has been controlling New Mexico's elections in recent years, he is the core figure of the Republican Party in New Mexico, and the brain of the "Santa Fe Group" composed of Republican plutocrats.

"Come on, come here." The old man beckoned to Chen Jianqiu kindly and pointed to the position beside him.

But Chen Jianqiu didn't move, still standing by Aster's side.

The old man smiled helplessly, and he had to say to Astor and McCall: "I have something to talk about with Mr. Chen, can I trouble you to avoid it." ”

Astor didn't care, McCall snorted and walked away with a gloomy face.

After the two men were gone, old Scott began to speak, and as soon as he spoke, he was shocked:

"Mr. Chen, have you found the treasure?"

"Not really, sir." Chen Jianqiu's expression did not change much, and he opened his mouth to say the first sentence since entering this room.

"I know what you're doing in Wyoming, Utah, Colorado, so when Astor told me, I knew it was you."

"I appreciate you very, very much, you have the courage, the courage, and the ability, so come to my side and do things for me." The old man shook the wine glass in his hand at Chen Jianqiu.

"Oh? Congressman wants to play the Chinese card in New Mexico? Chen Jianqiu sneered.

"No, no, no, it doesn't matter to me whether you are Chinese or not."

"I know what you're doing, and I know what you want to do, but that's not something that a treasure can change, your Chinese compatriots have the right to vote, but they have no interest in zz, they are indifferent to their situation, they can't do anything, I fancy you as a person."

"Come to me, I need people like you, New Mexico needs people like you, and I will make you the maker of order in this land!"

The old man's eloquence was very good, but he didn't find any trace of joy or wavering on Chen Jianqiu's face.

"Are you done?" Chen Jianqiu suddenly said something inexplicable, "Your idea is very good. ”

The old man was speechless for a while, what is this? Agree or disagree?

Chen Jianqiu turned around and left the old man alone on the terrace.

By the time he stepped out of the terrace, the people in the hall had changed their minds about him, for they had all seen that New York was his licking dog, and Senator Scott was talking and laughing with him.

Aside from a few who still maintained a polite sense of distance, some had begun to get close to him, even though they had no idea who he really was.

Chen Jianqiu responded with a smile one by one, and for a while, he surpassed Astor and became the most popular person in the field.

Suddenly, McCall's voice came from the second floor:

"The Halloween Ball is about to begin, so please go to the side hall and put on your masks!"

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