Chapter 1495: There Is Wine and There Is a Story
"I'm sorry, we failed."
In the airport terminal, after Bob Barry got through the phone, he was silent for three seconds, but still passed the bad news to the person on the other end.
"Failed? How is that possible? Your job should be very simple, there is only one thing, that is, to bring back Dr. Campbell's relics." The voice on the other end of the phone was a mature and cold woman's voice.
"In fact, when we knew that Dr. Campbell had a package in the bank that was scheduled to be mailed to her sister's house, we rushed there as soon as possible, but unfortunately, we were late. Dr. Campbell's daughter, Anna A. Campbell, the little sly guy we are chasing, has taken the package in advance. We believe that the package must contain information about the "island."
Bob Barry scratched his hair, looked up at the electronic screen in the terminal, and waited for their next flight.
Behind him, the group of big men dressed as mercenaries were sitting neatly on the chairs in the terminal, looking straight ahead, and many passengers waiting for the flight cast strange glances at this strange scene.
Lin Nian, Lu Mingfei and Anna's flight was full, so they could only book the nearest flight to the Maldives, but the fastest flight would take more than three hours.
Even if the Wittelsbach family had no shortage of private jets, they couldn't conjure up a flight to the Maldives in Qatar, where they were unfamiliar with the place. Even if they could, they had to apply for international routes in advance.
"Dr. Campbell's daughter? I remember that Dr. Campbell was just an ordinary person, and her daughter should also be an ordinary person. How could you fail?" asked the woman on the other end of the phone.
"Ah, this is a long story. The little girl didn't play by the rules. She seemed to know our existence. After getting the package, she took rides along the way. She seemed to know that someone was chasing her, so she was very careful and didn't leave any traces. And her luck was very good!" Bob Barry complained.
The closest they came to catching Anna was in a motel. No matter how careful Anna was, she would always leave some traces. When they quietly went to block the door, they kicked open her door according to Anna's name in the motel registration book, but found out that they kicked the wrong door - there were actually two Annas staying in the motel at the same time! And they were staying in adjacent rooms!
The next door realized that something was wrong, and the Anna they were really looking for immediately took the bed sheet and tied a rope to the window and ran away when they caused a commotion.
"But in the end we found out that she bought a ticket to the Maldives, so we came to the transfer airport in advance to intercept her. In fact, we basically caught the person, but there was a little accident in the end."
"Accident?"
"We met the secret party, yes, that secret party." Barry spread his hands to the sky, "So we messed up."
"You mean the secret party intervened in this matter?" The woman's voice on the other end of the phone suddenly became serious. You can imagine that she suddenly sat up straight from her supine position. "Atlantis's information cannot be leaked. That is a secret that the family has been digging for half a century!"
"So I tend to think that this is an accident. In any case, she has already connected with the secret party. I also tried to negotiate with the secret party, but you know, that group of violent elements will not give me face."
Barry did not feel ashamed or embarrassed. It was a foregone conclusion that he caught Anna A. Campbell, but unfortunately a secret party specialist came out of the last room, which was beyond his ability.
"Have you ever considered bypassing that secret party commissioner and getting the stuff first?" the woman asked in a low voice.
"It's impossible. Just looking at that guy's golden eyes, you know he's terribly strong. To be honest, I'm lucky to be able to retreat alive with my brothers." Barry said with a wry smile, "How about you try to negotiate with the secret party?"
"." The woman on the other end of the phone was silent.
Negotiate with the secret party? Although the Wittelsbach family is also powerful, and she is more or less a well-known figure in Chicago, they are really not good enough in front of the behemoth of the secret party.
The biggest possibility of negotiating with the secret party is that the other party will immediately grab her neck when they smell the fishy smell, force her to explain the whole story in detail, and then take the secret that their family has hidden for half a century.
"Do you think the information about the 'relics' has now leaked to the secret party?" The woman asked calmly after thinking.
"That depends on how much information about the island is in the package that Dr. Campbell sent to her daughter." Barry's answer was also quite ambiguous.
The woman on the other end of the phone cursed inwardly, she knew very well that this thug under her command, who seemed to have only brute force but no brains, was actually very smart, and was so slippery that people could not find his tail in such a thing that was easy to take the blame.
"Try to get Dr. Campbell's relics as much as possible. She may be the only person in the world who has actually landed on the "ruins". "The woman said slowly,
"Try to avoid a head-on conflict with the Secret Party. If you really can't get around the Secret Party's people to get Dr. Campbell's relics, then follow her daughter - there is no way she will go to the Maldives at this time and just want to swim. It’s very possible that she got some exact information from Dr. Campbell’s relics, so she went straight to the Maldives. Atlantis may be near her destination.”
The woman whispered, "We must find the 'relic'. The Wittelsbach family has been looking for it for too long. This is the closest we have come so far. Land on the 'relic' at all costs and leave the coordinates! There is something hidden there." All the treasures a half-breed could want!”
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The Airbus A380 flew smoothly over the Indian Ocean, and the portholes of the cubicle bar near the tail fin cast a warm light into the night.
"You can have any kind of wine. Three glasses of each type. After one round, another round will be served every three minutes."
Lu Mingfei has always been pretty good at drinking. When he was in high school, he was a good-natured boy who didn't drink. Ever since he entered the dormitory of Kassel College, he was led away by Fingel, a drunkard.
Fingel's approach to persuading people to drink is a step-by-step approach, and Lu Mingfei will not be allowed to drink whiskey or brandy at the beginning. The reason why most people don't like drinking is because of the drunken reaction that causes headaches, nausea, and vomiting after being drunk, so Fingel Geer first suggested that Lu Mingfei drink champagne, then transition to dry red, and then try to drink some cocktails. When he gets better, he starts to serve distilled fruit wine. After that, he starts to serve tequila, vodka, and whiskey all at once. .
He deceived people into smoking, drinking, and being struck by lightning. Fingel was one of those bad guys who couldn't even count his sins even if he had a lightning rod on his head. If Lin Nian hadn't disliked the smell of cigarettes, I'm afraid Lu Mingfei would have been trained by him to smoke and drink. The indulgence is a match.
Three glasses of wine were lined up in front of Lu Mingfei. He didn't bother to look at what was in them. He emptied the glasses one by one from left to right. The bartender was stunned and quickly spoke with an accent. I advise guests in English that this is not how you drink alcohol. If you suffer from alcohol poisoning on the plane, we do not have the medical conditions.
Lu Mingfei waved his hand to indicate that it was okay, and began to sit on the bar in a daze, waiting for the next round in three minutes.
When Mandy Gonzalez went to Lin Nian's booth, he had a premonition that he would become a light bulb. He was an honest person who traveled through business class and economy class and came to the tail of the plane to drink. He had not slept well recently. , maybe you can sleep more comfortably after drinking too much.
Three minutes later, the next round of drinks was served. Lu Mingfei poured the wine into his mouth in a formulaic manner, his face not red or angry. After drinking, he sat there in a daze, not playing with his mobile phone or looking for the bartender. Awkward chat.
After about four or five rounds of drinking, until the bartender didn't even dare to serve drinks, Lu Mingfei felt a little bit drunk, but not much, so he could only wave and let him go for another round.
"Do you drink alone?"
Just when a new round of wine was served and Lu Mingfei reached out to take the glass from the far left, the wine glass was first swiped away by a hand on the side. The Spanish girl Ana sat next to him and turned her hand. In the wine glass, the ice cubes collided in the orange-yellow whiskey liquid, making a pleasant crisp sound.
Lu Mingfei wanted to sigh, but sighing now seemed very impolite, so he could only pick up the second glass of wine and look at the mysterious Miss Anna, nodded politely, and turned the conversation back to the other person.
"Do you mind having a drink together?" Anna grabbed the whiskey glass and lightly knocked it against the tequila in Lu Mingfei's hand.
"I don't mind that this is a public area." Lu Mingfei took a sip of tequila and wondered if this was the feeling of being hit on. It was very strange.
Anna picked up the cup and glanced at the light-colored liquid. She shook it slightly to see how fast it was hanging. She held the cup in both hands and rubbed it to warm it. She smelled it lightly and finally took a sip of whiskey to let it sit. After reverberating in his mouth, he finally swallowed and looked up at the bartender, "The bourbon barrel has a refreshing and earthy smell, and a classic peat smoke flavor. Is it Ardbe's still young?"
The bartender who was cleaning the wine glasses picked up a bottle of whiskey from behind the stage, which proved that Anna's judgment was correct. This girl didn't say she knew much about wine, but at least she knew more than Lu Mingfei. After at least three or four rounds of drinking, Lu Mingfei could only roughly taste that it was whiskey, but couldn't taste anything more.
"Which round is this for him?" Anna put down her glass and looked at the bartender curiously.
"In the fourth round, our Chinese friends seem to have a surprising amount of alcohol." The bartender shrugged, his tone full of admiration.
"Cask strength (original barrel strength, refers to the original barrel whiskey without adding water. This whiskey retains the original alcohol content of the bottle directly from the barrel and can show the most original whiskey flavor.) Whiskey you mix with tequila You're still drunk after four rounds of vodka?" Anna looked at Lu Mingfei and asked interestingly, "Impressive, your English name should be James Bond, right?"
Lu Mingfei thought to himself that I am not a good drinker, but the real drinker is still chatting with his girl. That is a master who can directly intubate the so-called cask strength from your mouth and inject it into your veins.
"Are you okay?" Lu Mingfei took a sip of tequila, and his mouth was filled with the taste of spicy herbs and sea salt. He couldn't tell what brand it was. What he and Fingel drank most often in the college was actually online shopping. I bought low-quality red wine from other brands, and only opened a few bottles of bourbon when I was happy. The focus was on cost-effectiveness, but the price was a headache the next day.
"Well, I have something to do. I have some questions to ask you, Mr. Lu Mingfei." Anna spoke in a transparent manner, without beating around the bush or turning around. "My original plan was to have a drinking contest with you and wait until you are drunk. To put it bluntly, it seems that the plan is ruined now. Judging from the current situation, I may have been drinking until the end. Maybe you picked me up and took me to the first-class bathroom, and you didn't even blush."
"Rhetoric? What are you talking about?" Lu Mingfei was surprised that Anna spoke so straightforwardly. Compared with the group of guys who were making small calculations, this troublesome girl with her own side missions suddenly became better in his senses. A lot.
Anna at the bar looked at Lu Mingfei and asked seriously,
"Mr. Lu Mingfei, do you know what a hybrid is?"