In the night, the tranquility of the sheltered harbor dock in the west of Pinos Island was broken by the roar of the engine. A small and dilapidated fishing boat sailed towards the depths of the sea under the starlight.
On the empty pier, Santos, who was sitting in the cab of a pickup truck, slowly lit a cigar and asked in a puff of smoke, "Are you dissatisfied with this partner?"
"Not much interest," said Lazzaro, who was sitting in the passenger seat, and also lit a cigar.
"Why?" Santos asked with interest.
"The war of public opinion requires a population base, and individual behavior plays a small role in the war of public opinion."
Lazzaro lowered the window and looked at the stars outside and said, "And that young man is very cautious. I will not rashly cooperate with him before he reveals enough information to me."
"So you don't think highly of him?" Santos turned slightly and leaned against the car door and asked.
“Quite the opposite”
Lazzaro gave an unexpected answer, "Although I only chatted with him for a few words, I am very optimistic about him. That young man from China has enough ambition, madness and confidence in his eyes. If not
He hid these emotions deep enough. If he hadn't been rational enough during the conversation, I would have thought you had brought new friends to my church."
After a pause, Lazaro took a long puff of cigar, and when the thick white smoke drifted out of the car window, he continued in Russian with regret, "Frankly speaking, I am very optimistic about him. But with such a young man
If people form a partnership and do not have sufficient assurance and ability to protect themselves, they may risk their lives.”
Hearing this, Santos smiled and said, "In that case, my old friend, let me formally predict what that young man wants to do."
"I can't predict"
Lazzaro finally turned to look at Santos, "If I could predict something, I wouldn't refuse his invitation."
Hearing this, Santos once again showed a calm smile, sat up straight, turned the key, and drove the shabby little truck to the other end of Pinos Island.
Time flew by at noon on the third day, and Weiyan followed Nineel out of the Las Vegas airport.
Far away, he saw Anfiya coming to pick up the plane alone.
"What are Aurora and the others busy with?"
Wei Ran politely declined the other party's offer to help him push his luggage, but just accepted an unopened Huaxia brand mobile phone from her.
"They are participating in the Las Vegas Knife Show. My sister and Tantu are following them, and Ania is also there." Anfiya answered as she walked out with Wei Ran and Nineel.
"Knife exhibition? Why didn't you go to the casino to play?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously.
"Everyone lost at least a thousand dollars the day we came here."
Anfiya spread her hands, "Sister Aurora and Coco, who were worried about money, decided on the spot not to waste money on casinos, so we have visited most of the attractions in Las Vegas these days except casinos.
Once again, I also went to the racing track where Ninel works to experience driving a racing car.”
"How do you feel?" Ninel asked slowly.
"Except for the racing track, the wedding dresses in Aniya's shop, and today's knife show, everyone doesn't like this place very much. This hellish place is too hot. Living here for a long time is likely to cause skin cancer."
Anfiya said mercilessly and immediately looked at Wei Ran, "If we hadn't waited for you to come back, we would have been ready to leave here. Also, boss, is there anything wrong with you asking me to pick you up alone?"
Seeing Wei Ran looking at him, Ninel asked directly, "Get in the car first."
"Come with me"
Anfiya quickened her pace slightly, led the two of them into the parking lot, and got into an inconspicuous black off-road vehicle.
Nineel was allowed to drive the car away from the airport and out of the city until a winding river appeared directly in front of him, and he stepped on the brakes.
Seeing this, Weiran and Anfiya pushed open the door and walked out of the off-road vehicle one after another, walked dozens of meters towards the rear of the vehicle, and finally stopped under the shadow of an unknown tree on the side of the road.
Looking at the desolate scenery in the distance that was distorted by the high temperature, Wei Ranlue pondered and elaborated on the cooperation intentions discussed with Santos during this trip to Cuba, as well as the changes that may need to be made by the Hella organization.
Fan.
At the end of his speech, Wei Ran asked, "You and Anfisa are the persons in charge of Hela, so you have the right to make the decision. Please discuss this matter with your sister after you return and give me a result as soon as possible."
“No need to discuss”
Anfiya was unexpectedly straightforward, "It would be great if the Hela organization could become a hacker organization. In this way, whether the Hela organization or the lunatic asylum run by Nineel and the others, when we do not cooperate, they will
will be a completely legal organization.
This way everyone will be much safer, but for HELLA, just being online is not enough, we must have offline reach."
"Step by step"
Wei Ran withdrew his gaze and said, "If you have no other concerns, you can discuss specific cooperation issues with Ninel. As for the issue of offline tentacles, what do you think of using the name of Succubus Company to develop tentacles?"
“Very feasible”
Anfia nodded simply and added, "The succubus itself is also legal."
"Of course, what we will do in the future will be legal business."
Wei Ran smiled when he said this, and asked as he walked back, "Okay, is there anything else?"
"have"
Anfiya took two quick steps to catch up with Wei Ran, "Kou Kou is about to return to France to prepare for her college life, so she has been asking about the progress of the investigation of the destroyer captain in the past few days. She has even prepared
It’s time to invite reporters, and after lawyer Carlos learned about this, he even helped Ms. Tantu prepare a speech. Simply put, they hope to complete this matter before the start of the semester at Koko University.”
"They are really anxious." Wei Ran shook his head dumbfounded, "Is there anything else?"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Lawyer Carlos sent someone a confidentiality agreement that you need to sign. The other party has been waiting for you at the hotel."
Anfiya said as she walked, "In addition, Sister Aurora is going back to Kazan. We have been out for a long time. If we don't go back, there will be problems with our family's business."
"I will investigate as soon as possible." Wei Ran responded reluctantly, and greeted the other party to get into the off-road vehicle.
"Have you made a decision?" Nineel, who was sitting in the driver's seat, asked while controlling the car to turn around.
"We'll talk to the sisters in the future." Wei Ran once again became the hands-off shopkeeper.
"I will contact you when I think about it," Anfia said with a normal expression.
"We have plenty of time"
Nineel seemed to be in no hurry either. He just stepped on the accelerator and raised the speed to the highest speed. He rushed to the door of a wedding dress shop in the city at lightning speed.
"Come with me, I want to talk to you one last time."
As Niner spoke, he had already pushed open the glass door of the bridal shop and greeted several young girls in the shop enthusiastically in English.
This bridal shop in a good location only covers an area of about 100 square meters. As far as the eye can see, except for the full-length mirrors and hangers filled with various styles of wedding dresses and dresses.
There are also fitting rooms next to each other in this store, as well as some girls with male or female companions who are busy trying on wedding dresses, plus sweet-looking white clerks wearing uniforms.
Without even having time to take a closer look, Ninel took Wei Ran to the second floor. There was no wedding dress here, but different sets were arranged in the four directions against the wall, which were obviously used for auditions.
Continuing to climb to the third floor, a very spacious living room finally appeared here. However, when Nineel opened a door, there was another living room that was almost the same size, but with a very simple layout.
"Outside that door is Aniya's home, and this is my home. Sit wherever you want." Before finishing his words, Ninel had already opened the double-door refrigerator near the door.
However, what surprised Wei Ran who came with him was that in this surprisingly large refrigerator, there were all kinds of long and short guns and bullets stored in different categories.
Even in a tray originally used to hold eggs, there were American hand grenades neatly arranged!
What was placed on the shelf inside the cabinet door was actually a BlackBerry phone next to another, as well as two large boxes full of phone cards!
Ignoring the dull gaze behind him, Ninel took out a new phone card and stuffed it into the BlackBerry, then pressed the power button to turn it on, and kicked the refrigerator door in a natural manner.
Immediately afterwards, he opened another refrigerator next to him while his phone was on, took out a can of cold Coke and handed it to Wei Ran.
"You invited me here, probably not to show off your double-door refrigerator, right?" Wei Ran opened the Coke and took a sip, jokingly asking.
"Of course not," Ninel sat opposite Wei Ran and said straightforwardly, "Aunt Santos asked me to switch to running a mental hospital."
"Are you quitting your underground business?" Wei Ran asked casually. He had known about this for a long time, but they just didn't have time to talk about this topic all the way back.
"Yes, of course we will do it." Ninnel paused and added, "But we will avoid the United States."
"It's useless if you just avoid the United States," Wei Ran reminded with a smile. "The U.S.-Canada border is not fortified at all. Even if nuclear warheads are transported there, no one will know."
"But I will indeed avoid American business," Niñel said seriously. "Aunt Santos said that this will make my life safer."
"I think she's right."
Wei Ran and the other party touched the cans in their hands, "We have an old Chinese saying that rabbits don't eat the grass around their nests. If you decide to be an American rabbit, it's best not to touch the grass around your nest."
"Okay, I will be a rabbit from now on."
Ninel took a sip of Coke and said as if making a promise, "In as little as a year, our auto repair shops in the United States will gradually transform into mental hospitals."
"My men and I haven't agreed to cooperate with you yet," Wei Ran, who also took a sip of beer, reminded him jokingly.
"That's your business"
Ninel hiccupped indifferently, "Even if I don't cooperate with you, I have seen profits and advantages from running a lunatic asylum that I had not noticed before."
"Do you need me to invest some money for you?" Wei Ran asked with a smile.
“Money is not necessary”
Ninel glanced at Wei Ran and made his promise again in a serious tone, "I will provide you with the manpower you need in the future as required, and it will not cost you the two million dollars you have with me.
"
"Free?" Wei Ran looked at the other party in surprise, "What is this?"
"It's free." Ninel nodded. "It's considered mutual help between friends."
"Then I'm not welcome." Wei Ran smiled happily and accepted the friendly benefits provided by the other party.
"You are welcome"
Ninel showed a simple smile, "Of course, the two million US dollars will be used to purchase Internet equipment in the future, so you can't take it away at all. In addition, if the two million US dollars are not enough, you will probably need to continue to pay.
After all, I don’t have that much spare money to give every mentally ill patient a tablet anyway.”
"no problem"
Wei Ran agreed almost as if he had made a statement, but in fact he also knew that Niner would definitely not say these words to the Katenka sisters.
"Okay, that's all I have to say." Ninel pointed to the surroundings, "This place is safe enough, you can use it as a safe house at will."
"I won't be polite if necessary," Wei Ran said, standing up, "Send me to the hotel?"
"You'll be staying at the hotel across the road."
Nineel stood up as he spoke, opened his double-door refrigerator again, casually took out a Glock pistol from inside and asked, "Do you need a self-defense weapon?"
"Forget it, I'm a historian." Wei Ran said as he walked out, "I told you I don't know how to shoot."
"Aunt Sanders is right." Ninel suddenly smiled, "It does feel safe to cooperate with a civilized person like you."
"Thank you. I appreciate the compliment"
Wei Ran had already opened the door as he spoke, "Nineel, you will also become a civilized person in the future. Let me think about it... I guess you may become a psychiatrist."
After saying that, Wei Ran went downstairs alone without waiting for the other party's response, and walked to the hotel across the road. Behind him, Nineel, who was hiding behind the curtains, watched Wei Ran walk into the hotel lobby and meet up with them.
Anfiya, who was waiting for him, withdrew her gaze and sat on the sofa again.
"Psychiatrist?"
Nineel looked at the plastic pistol in his hand, and a particularly honest smile appeared on his face.
"This is your room card. Sister Aurora has been sleeping in the same room with us these days."
In the rest area of the hotel lobby opposite, Anfiya ignored the white guy who had arrived here yesterday and had been waiting for Wei Ran to come over to sign a confidentiality agreement. He handed over a room card and said in Russian, "Your luggage."
I just sent it to you, and also helped you buy an extra bouquet of flowers for Sister Aurora.
Also, she is still distressed about the more than a thousand dollars she lost in the casino recently, so you'd better prepare some little surprises."
"Thank you, I will prepare a surprise for her."
Wei Ran took one last look at the confidentiality agreement in his hand and the name "Victor" signed in Russian, and then handed it to the staff sent by Carlos' lawyer, and took it from Anfia.
room card.
"I'm going to the knife show now to pick them up." After saying that, Anfiya simply turned around and walked out of the hotel.
He followed the room number on the room card to find the room. When Wei Ran opened the door, he immediately saw the box on the luggage rack, the bouquet on the table and an open safety box.
In addition to the cannon shell, the waterproof box filled with shock-absorbing sponge also contained the glass tube sealing the ax handle, as well as the can bottle containing the ax and tobacco.
"Let's talk about it when we get back. It's probably still some time before school starts..."
Wei Ran murmured to himself, turned around and checked the room again, then opened his suitcase, took out the small gifts he bought in advance and placed them on the table. After he took a shower and changed into clean clothes,
Suisui also happened to open the door at Anfisa's instigation.
"When did you come here?!"
Suisui immediately exclaimed when she saw Wei Ran in the room holding flowers in one hand and a small gift in the other. Then she threw herself into Wei Ran's arms without thinking, and said pitifully and aggrievedly, "I
I lost more than a thousand dollars in this shabby hotel. I have played countless tables of mahjong and never lost so much in my life."
"Just one..."
"It's quite a lot." The expression on Suisui's face became more and more painful, "It would cost several dollars to exchange for RMB..."
"Just spend it, I have a more profitable business here." Wei Ran also changed the subject before the other party finished speaking.
"What business?" Suisui immediately became interested, "Have you met another victim?"
"I didn't meet the enemy. Instead, I met a bastard who discriminated against Asians. Therefore, the business was not concluded and the phone was lost."
Wei Ran hugged the other person and sat on the sofa to think about it for a while and then said, "But just now I signed the agreement sent by Carlos' lawyer downstairs, in exchange for the evidence that Anfiya helped find in the case of the illegitimate child snatching the family property."
Tens of thousands of dollars came."
"I know about this. Didn't you still deposit the money with Carlos' lawyer?" Suisui looked at Wei Ran in confusion, "So what kind of business are you talking about?"
"The business I'm talking about has to do with the Katenka sisters," Wei Ran replied with a smile.
"You're not planning to sell them both, are you?"
Suisui asked with a smile, "I heard Aniya say that there is really a situation in Las Vegas where beautiful girls are sold for gambling funds."
"Unfortunately, Captain Sui Sui, this is no longer the United States in the 17th century. The slave trade is now illegal."
Wei Ran Tan Tan Shou, who was also joking, said, "What's more, the two sisters are beautiful white girls. If you sell white people, you will have their scalps cut off."
“This is not the America I long for.”
Suisui, who is a drama queen, turned around and sat astride Wei Ran's lap, hugging his neck and pretending to sigh with regret, "I also plan to buy a cotton harvester and go back to help our grandma grow vegetables."
Seeing that the topic was getting more and more interesting, Weiran finally took the initiative to bring it back to the topic, "We will talk about the cotton harvester when we have a chance. Let's get down to business first. I plan to invest a sum of money in the Katenka sisters."
"Then what?" Suisui asked curiously.
"How about letting the two sisters take the lead and set up a hacker organization?"
Wei Ran said tentatively, and then he noticed that Suisui was stunned for a moment, and then showed an excited expression, as if he was just watching the fun and not taking it too seriously.
"Keep talking." As Suisui spoke, she narrowed the distance between the two.
"You also saw this incident of illegitimate children snatching family property."
Wei Ran paused, "I didn't participate in the investigation at all, just Katenka... No, to be precise, just relying on Anfia, we almost found the illegitimate child, and the emails I finally sold to Cinderella
, in fact, she also deserves credit.”
"Continue" Suisui leaned into Wei Ran's ear and urged.
"And your business also needs her network intelligence support"
Wei Ran also reminded the other party's ear, "Not only you, but also the rich men I have worked with before, including Mr. Alexander from Volgograd, they definitely don't mind..."
"No no no"
Suisui gently bit Wei Ran's ear, "I don't object to investing money in card girls to establish a hacker organization, but I don't want to share this exclusive advantage with anyone.
Hmm... Koko is an exception. She is our ally. Niner, Aniya, Ji scum, and even Aunt Dalia are also exceptions. In short, I selfishly think that this hacker
It is enough for the organization to serve only ourselves.”
"So you agree?" Wei Ran asked, while already hugging the other party.
"It depends on your watch..."
Before Suisui finished speaking, she was carried into the bedroom, and with a cry of surprise, she gently fell on the soft big bed. Covered by the quilt, she and Wei Ran looked at the luminous watch together.