Chapter 1707 The other side of Mr. Hans(1/2)
Early the next morning after Chanin and Hans sent invitations one after another, Wei Ran and Suisui and the Katenka sisters, who were brought by Suisui, boarded the board with Chanin as the two Makar families sent each other off.
Onward flight to Madrid.
Originally, Suisui planned to stay and entertain Makar and the others, but at last night's dinner table, Makar and the others tried their best to express their intention to go to Moscow and other places by themselves, and made an appointment to wait until the end of the month to come and join them.
Year.
In vain, Suisui could only help the two families arrange for an English-speaking tour guide to accompany them.
"How much is the flag you are planning to take a photo of worth?" Suisui, who was sitting on the outermost side, asked curiously while waiting for takeoff.
When Wei Ran translated the question to Chanin, who was sitting at the back, the latter thought for a moment and replied, "The value of that flag depends on the buyers invited by the auctioneer. It may sell for 10,000 euros.
It might also be sold for 100,000 euros."
Speaking of which, Channing said, "This auction is not just about the flag, there are many unexpected things."
"Do you have a brochure for the auction?" Suisui asked after Wei Ran finished translating.
"Miss Aurora, this is not a formal auction."
Channing explained with a smile, "So there won't be any brochures, but they often have a lot of interesting stuff at their auctions."
"What do you mean, the other party often organizes auctions?" Wei Ran keenly heard the hidden meaning.
"I went with Mr. Henry several times when he was alive."
Channing explained, "That gentleman was always able to get his hands on some weird stuff, and he often organized semi-legal underground auctions."
"Underground auction?"
Wei Ran asked with great interest, "What kind of things are there usually?"
“Very complicated”
Channing explained quite knowingly, "The military collection is just one of them. The more collections are antique furniture and works of art, as well as some things from Africa. Of course, there are also bullfights. He keeps a lot of them."
Bullfighting.”
"What? Bullfighting?"
Wei Ran was stunned for a moment, "The bullfighting in Spain?"
"Yes, that's the bullfight."
Channing waited patiently for Wei Ran to finish translating for Suisui before continuing to explain with a smile, "He is also a wrestler. He is...well...I can only say that he is too burly."
"What a unique description," Wei Ran couldn't help but say.
"You'll know when you meet him. My description is very appropriate." Channing said with a smile.
Having said that, Channing, Wei Ran and Suisui also took the opportunity to chat about Spanish bullfighting and wrestling, and of course, the distinctive female gang fighters.
Generally speaking, Channing is a person who is very good at finding topics, so although the journey was tiring, it was still a pleasant conversation.
However, when they left the airport and drove into the city of Madrid in the car Channing had rented in advance, they saw a large group of women holding sticks on the roadside, shouting and beating each other.
"This is..."
"This is the female gangster I told you about."
Channing, who drove the car himself, sneered, "Thanks to the founder of the 'We Can' party, no, to be precise, thanks to the judicial interference by his wife, now even the police dare not control these crazy women.
Local gangs took advantage of this loophole and now rely on these female thugs to resolve their gang conflicts."
"The queen is involved in politics," Suisui mocked in her native language after listening to Anfisa's translation next to her.
"So you just let them fight?" Wei Ran asked in shock.
"This is the right they have earned themselves." Channing shrugged, turned the steering wheel and drove the car onto another street.
After a long detour, the car stopped at the hotel address that Weiyan had obtained from Mr. Hans before departing from the airport.
At this time, Mr. Hans was already waiting for them in the lobby of the hotel, and accompanying him next to him was Ms. Diane, the head of the Edelweiss organization.
"Victor, we haven't seen each other for a long time."
When Mr. Hans saw Wei Ran and others coming in, he immediately greeted them warmly and stood up with Diane's help.
"We haven't seen each other for a long time"
Wei Ran took two quick steps, shook hands with the other party and Diane, and introduced some people he had never met before.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Mr. Hans said, "Let Diane take you to check in. I have already booked a room for you."
"Sorry for the trouble." Wei Ran thanked him politely and pulled Suisui towards the front desk.
"Mr. Victor, do you need me to share some information about the auction in three days?" Diane, who led them to the bar, asked directly in Russian.
"Of course if it's convenient," Wei Ran replied equally straightforwardly.
"The flag in this auction is not the highlight of the auction."
Diane obviously knows more inside information than Channing, "so there shouldn't be too many people interested in that flag."
"Can I ask what the key auction item is?" Suisui asked curiously.
"It is said to be an oil painting left by Juan Gris." Diane lowered her voice slightly, "Mr. Hans came here just for that oil painting."
"Mr. Hans, does he still have this kind of hobby?" Wei Ran said seemingly casually.
"It's like he's going to give you that flag."
Diane also seemingly unintentionally explained, "Mr. Hans has no interest in oil paintings. He plans to buy the painting and give it away as a gift."
"Thank you for providing the key information," Wei Ran said seriously.
"We are friends"
Diane smiled, and after Wei Ran checked in and got the room card, she said, "Mr. Victor, Mr. Hans wants to talk to you alone."
"Now?" Wei Ran asked.
"It won't take too long," Diane said with a smile.
"You guys go upstairs first"
Wei Ran turned his head and said to Suisui, Katenka sisters and Chanin, while looking at Anfisa with deep meaning.
The latter nodded imperceptibly, and at the same time touched her handbag without any trace, where were the weapons that Weiran gave to the sisters before leaving the airport - the two small PSS pistols.
"Should we rest first later..."
"If Miss Aurora is not too tired, you can go change your clothes first."
Diane answered the question on behalf of Wei Ran, "Mr. Hans has already booked a restaurant, we can fill our stomachs later."
"In that case, let's go upstairs and change clothes first."
After Suisui finished speaking, she looked at each other with her man, then pushed her luggage, took the Katenka sisters, and walked to the elevator with Channing.
"Don't be nervous, I'm just taking you to meet someone." Hans waited for Wei Ran to come over and said with a smile, "It's a Jewish friend of mine."
"I've caused you trouble," Wei Ran said apologetically.
"No, no, no, this is not a problem."
Hans smiled, refused Diane's support, stood up with a cane, and asked as he walked out, "Victor, you know everything about my parents and what they went through during World War II, so I want to
Let me ask you a question."
"What's the problem?" Wei Ran asked as he followed the other person out.
"Do you think I'm a descendant of Nazu or a wartai?" Hans asked casually with a smile.
"You are Mr. Hans"
Wei Ran gave the answer almost without thinking, "I am a Chinese, and I don't have the habit of labeling people by skin color, race, or nationality."
"Where are the recruiters?"
Hans asked with a smile as if he was embarrassing Wei Ran, "Will you treat recruiters as equals?"
"I am a Chinese"
Wei Ran naturally spread his arms, "This reason is enough for me to provide any form of special care to any recruiter."
"The reason why I like you"
Hans laughed and said, "Victor, most of the young people I have come into contact with will become more and more reserved as time goes by, but you are an exception."
"You are different from most Germans I have come into contact with," Wei Ran replied with a smile.
"I like your answer too. Yes, I'm just Mr. Hans."
As Hans spoke, he had already walked out of the hotel door and said in a calm tone, "After you meet my friend, there will no longer be wary businessmen in Europe who will covet your wealth and the girl next to you."
"It seems that you have also received a reward for me?" Wei Ran asked casually.
"In the eyes of others, after all, I am just a poor, wealthy Jewish man."
Hans' pleasant tone contained undisguised sarcasm, "Those people should be locked up so that you can tell them the story of my parents."
"If your parents' story could inspire some people, maybe World War II wouldn't have happened..."
Wei Ran smiled in the middle of the sentence and suddenly changed the hypothesis in the second half of the sentence, "It won't start."
To be continued...