Chapter 1,287: Die Hard

Chapter 1158 Die Hard

Ethan's journey to find his team members went very smoothly.

Or it was a bit too smooth.

He found a computer expert and a guy with great energy at the same time.

Then he just boasted about the other party's invasion of the NATO headquarters information network, and the corners of his mouth immediately became harder to suppress than AK.

Then he talked about the goal of this time, saying that the challenge was more difficult than the last time, and the computer expert immediately agreed to participate in this operation.

The other guy, although he said at the beginning that he was extremely reluctant to participate, he immediately agreed when he learned that the stolen intelligence in this operation had been booked in advance by the buyer and the individual share was very high.

After confirming the team members, Ethan and others naturally started the action plan.

Ethan didn't know whether it was to prevent Zhang Pin from participating in the operation and stealing intelligence, or if he really didn't need him, anyway, Zhang Pin was not arranged to meet up in the end.

Zhang Pin, who did not participate in the operation, was not idle.

Because he received an invitation to a cocktail party.

The invitation was not from an American company, but from Xiaorizi.

They did not invite Sir Zhang at first. This company has a cooperation with Daqiao Bank, and Sir Zhang is one of the shareholders of Daqiao Bank.

After Chen Tianqiao learned that Zhang Pin was in Luojishan, he forwarded the invitation to him.

The reason why Sir Zhang became a shareholder of Daqiao Bank was, of course, because he had deposited a lot of money in Daqiao Bank over the years.

He rarely used this money, and slowly it became the shares of Daqiao Bank.

Sir Zhang originally did not want to attend this banquet invitation, but the people on the Xiaorizi side had a sinister intention. The other party said that this banquet was their annual meeting and would invite many popular stars from Xiaobenzi to perform.

After the performance, these stars will also accompany their company's guests.

Sir Zhang did not care whether the actor was popular or not, but Daqiao Bank had just lent a sum of money to this group, so naturally he, as a shareholder of the bank, needed to inspect the qualifications of this group.

By the way, this company is called Zhongfu Group.

The venue of the banquet was Fox Building.

A plane from New York to Luojishan is about to land at the airport.

A man with ordinary looks, no muscle lines on his body, but a bit overworked and fat, but his temperament is tough and a bit rough.

But at this moment, the strong man is obviously a bit nervous, especially when he sees that the plane has landed, his left hand with a wedding ring is tightly holding the seat guardrail, and his breathing becomes rapid.

His nervous performance naturally attracted the attention of the man who was traveling with him.

The other party was dressed in a business elite, and was obviously not surprised by this situation. He smiled kindly and took the initiative to talk to the man.

"You don't like flying, right."

"Why do you think so?"

The tough man's personality is obviously very strong. At this moment, his first reaction is not to answer, but to scold the other party.

"Do you want to know how to survive the flight journey?"

The elite man smiled knowingly at the tough man's strong performance, and then took the initiative to skip this topic and turn to tell the other party how to relieve tension.

"After getting off the plane, you should take off your shoes and walk around. It's best to curl your toes into fists, so that you won't be so nervous next time you take a plane."

"Curl your toes into fists?"

The tough guy was obviously a little confused about what the other person said.

"It sounds a little crazy, but you have to believe it's true, because this is the experience I gained after flying for nine years, which is much better than other things like taking a shower or drinking coffee."

"Okay, although it's a little crazy, thank you anyway, my name is John."

Although the tough guy has a strong personality, he is not the kind of person who can't tell good from bad.

So he naturally felt that the other person had good intentions.

Just at this time, the plane stopped steadily, so John got up and took his luggage from the luggage rack above.

The elite man heard John's thanks, smiled and was about to answer the other person politely, but when he looked up, he saw the pistol under John's armpit, which made his originally elegant face turn pale, and he couldn't say what he wanted to say at this time.

"Don't worry, nothing happened, I'm a policeman!"

John's eyes were sharp, and he naturally discovered the reason for the change in the elite man's expression.

After hearing John's words, the elite man forced a smile on his face, but did not speak.

"Believe me, I have been a policeman for eleven years!"

John smiled and replied to the elite man, then hugged a huge brown plush toy, looked at the space, and got off the plane smoothly.

John was not actually nervous about flying.

John worked for the New York Police Department. He was strong in business and had a bad temper. He was troubled by his superiors and colleagues. He was a strengthened version of Carter in Rooster Mountain.

What troubled him was not the career problem, but the family.

John's wife Holly was originally just an ordinary employee, but with the foreign capital conquering the United States in recent years.

Especially since the 1980s, the small book consortium waved money and clamored to buy the whole of America, and they naturally expanded their business here.

Holly's vision has always been good. In marriage, she saw John as a potential stock.

The two have had a pair of children over the years.

In her career, she decisively joined the small book company when it just entered America.

In fact, the development was the same as her choice. The small book company she joined barely stabilized its business in America, and Holly was promoted to a senior executive of the group because she joined early.

If it had been a normal development, John and Holly would definitely be the typical example of a double harvest in life and career.

But the facts are often not as expected.

Because although the management of feelings is different from doing business in partnership, they are actually very similar.

When John had not been promoted for many years in the police station because of his bad temper, Holly was promoted step by step in the American branch of Zhongfu Group and became a senior executive, the original small family began to light up red lights.

Especially with Holly transferred from New York to Luojishan for work reasons half a year ago, and brought both children with her, and later, for the convenience of work, Holly took the initiative to change the two children's surnames to her own, and the marriage of the two was about to come to an end.

This time, Holly's company held an annual meeting in America. Holly changed her habit of never inviting John to meet her colleagues in order to avoid being looked down upon by married women. Instead, she invited John.

After receiving this invitation, John, with his experience as a police officer for more than ten years, judged that the reason why Holly was so generous to let him appear in front of the colleagues and leaders of the other company was obviously not to repair the relationship with him.

More likely, the other party wanted to completely end their long marriage.

John had already prepared for the divorce with Holly.

But when he thought that after divorcing Holly, the two children would no longer belong to him, and it would be difficult to get visitation rights in the future, John was so nervous that his body trembled.

Obviously, he was still unwilling to give up this marriage.

"Mr. John?"

John got off the plane with a headache, and a black guy stood in front of him.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Agyel! Mr. Aoki asked me to pick you up."

Holly's position in Zhongfu Group seems to be good. Knowing that John is coming, Aoki, the head of Zhongfu Group's American branch, specially arranged a luxury car to pick him up.

On the way, the black guy Agyel also saw John's discomfort. He tried to comfort him, but it was obviously ineffective.

"Hey, sir, why don't I wait for you in the underground garage, so that even if you are not used to staying in the banquet, there will be a car to take you to your destination. Otherwise, it is not so easy to get a taxi here."

Agyel is obviously an enthusiastic guy.

After knowing that John and his wife had problems, and even that this trip might be for a divorce, he decided to help John within his ability.

"Thank you!"

John nodded, and he looked down at his plaid shirt and old jacket, which was indeed out of place at the banquet with suits or gorgeous dresses.

Argyle obviously saw this, so he thought he would be uncomfortable at the banquet.

However, things were a little different from what Argyle expected.

John took the elevator to the 31st floor where the banquet was held, following the guidance of the front desk.

When the elevator opened, two Asians were standing at the elevator entrance chatting.

Zhongfu Group is a small company. Although most of the executives and employees of the American branch are American because of the American Act and the degree of xenophobia, there are naturally many Asian faces.

"Mr. Zhang"

John heard that the white-haired Asian seemed to want to say something to the young and handsome Asian.

"Hello, Mr. Aoki, I'm just strolling around, you can entertain your friends first."

However, because of John's appearance, the young Asian interrupted the white-haired Asian.

"Hey, you are Officer John McClane, right? I'm Aoki. That car is okay, I believe Holly has told you about me."

Seeing John appear, Aoki recognized him at a glance.

As the head of the group in America, Qingmu is one of the few people in the group who knows that Holly is married and has a son and a daughter.

Because of customs, Xiaobenzi has always advocated that women must quit their jobs and stay at home to take care of their husbands and children as long as they get married.

Even in America, although it seems that it is no longer the same as in China due to cultural customs and laws and regulations.

But in reality, in the companies controlled or established by Xiaorizi, although there are many female employees among the employees because of the regulations of America, there are very few women in the company's senior management, especially married women with children.

Holly is one of the very few.

It is precisely to avoid some unnecessary troubles and troubles that Holly concealed John's existence from other colleagues and even changed the child's surname.

"You arranged it very well, thank you very much."

John naturally knew Qingmu. Although this trip to Luoji Mountain was not a good result, John did not vent his anger on Qingmu.

Even though he guessed that Holly chose to divorce him, and maybe she was influenced by Qingmu, he tried his best to keep his demeanor.

“It’s the best I can do.”

Aoki does look elegant. The guys who live a simple life are not bad in terms of simple etiquette. They are a model of those who value small things and observe small etiquette but lack great virtue.

"This building is also very beautiful."

John was not interested in Aoki's polite words, but since the other party invited him to the banquet this time, he would of course praise it.

"It will be more beautiful after it is completed. There are still some floors that have not been completed. Please follow me. Holly happens to have some work and she will be back to the banquet soon."

Aoki actually didn't want to talk too much with John.

He had another important guest to receive tonight.

It was different from the situation in the 1980s when the people who lived a simple life just waved money to enter the United States.

Since the Plaza Accord, the wealth of the simple life for decades has been harvested by America in one day.

And as the economy was harvested, the simple life companies like Zhongfu Group, which have started business operations in America, began to have a hard time in America.

In order to maintain the development of the company, these companies naturally began to seek some external financial support.

They obviously knew that if they directly introduced funds from America, it would be no different from inviting a wolf into the house.

Xiaobenzi didn't know how many large companies and groups invested huge amounts of money in this regard, and finally learned a bloody lesson.

In order to avoid this fate, Zhongfu Group chose capital outside of America.

In the end, they hit it off with the Bridge Bank in Hong Kong Island and borrowed a large sum of money from the Bridge Bank with the company's shares.

Originally, the people of Zhongfu Group had a good idea. Anyway, America and Hong Kong Island are separated by the Pacific Ocean.

At that time, they just fooled around, and the Bridge Bank would definitely be thrown around by them. At that time, the money would become a meat bun for beating the dog, and it would be guaranteed that it would never come back.

Like this time, their branch held an annual meeting in America. Qingmu followed the rules and sent an invitation to Chen Tianqiao of the Bridge Bank.

Originally, according to past experience, it would be impossible for the other party to attend such an event.

After all, it was just an internal banquet, and there was nothing big during the period. It was not worth mobilizing so many people.

As a result, who knows, this time, the Bridge Bank did not know what kind of news it received, or for other reasons, a shareholder actually participated.

And this shareholder is quite famous.

Xiaorizi is not far from Hong Kong Island, especially in the past few years, many advantageous industries in Hong Kong Island have also achieved good results in Xiaorizi.

In addition, the two sides have some other exchanges, so the news between each other is not blocked.

Not to mention that Zhang Sir himself has been to Xiaorizi, and a large consortium like Zhongfu Group naturally cannot be unaware of Zhang Pin's reputation.

Qingmu was caught off guard by Zhang Pin's appearance, and because of this, he was actually scared at this moment.

Because this banquet tonight is not just a simple banquet, there are other plans for Qingmu in it.

At this moment, he can't care about John and Holly at all, and just wants to find an opportunity to contact the group he invited before and let them postpone their actions.

But Qingmu didn't know that the development of the situation at this moment was no longer under his control.