The flybridge motor luxury yacht 'Prince' sailed silently into the night on Lake Michigan. If it were normal times, once she started her engine on Lake Michigan, she would inevitably become the focus of all eyes along the lake, but today she
She restrained her high-pitched whistle and proud engine sound, because she could only become a mediocre ferry boat compared to the huge monster in the distance.
The engine was turned to minimum, and the three-story yacht almost quietly rowed along the water waves towards the shadow of the huge monster on the lake. On the back side of the Navy Pier, invisible to tourists and citizens, a boarding port was opened on the back side of the huge super yacht.
It is an independent water platform that extends out from the side of the superyacht. Silver railings protect the surrounding area to prevent guests from falling into the water. The sloping boarding ladder extends to the second deck of the yacht.
The guests who can come to the 'Anthem' tonight are all rich and distinguished guests, especially the guests who board the ship from the back and side. Everyone has a reason to avoid publicity. The chief of police of the Chicago is on the first step of the yacht.
In the fourth-floor casino, he asked his female companion to blow on the dice in her hand to win good luck; the lieutenant governor of Illinois was also surrounded by muscular handsome men at the pool party on the third floor; the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
The president also drank and chatted with business celebrities and financial headhunters from all walks of life in the ballroom on the second floor.
The owner of the 'Anthem', that is, the owner of this party, promised everyone when he invited everyone that everyone would find what they were looking for on the yacht, and it turned out that he did exactly that. The 'Anthem' was uniquely
'''s huge space is used efficiently, turning each floor of the superyacht into a party venue of different styles.
There are old gentlemen who want a traditional upper-class cocktail party: golden wall lamps, blindingly white tablecloths, waiters bowing their heads in the shadows, the sound of red wine glasses, and different old dogs sniffing each other's butts. Go there.
The restaurant on the first floor is absolutely right, it is a natural vanity fair, a ready-made upper-class social circle, where various private exchanges of power and wealth are carried out in the name of parties.
Going up to the second floor is a traditional Victorian dance party. Evening dresses and suits go hand in hand. Small flower-like skirts and arm spans dance in circles. Slow trios and tangos wander around. The lights passing by are all men and women.
The coquettish smile on the woman's side face and the soft whisper of a conversation are the favorites of men and women who pursue elegance and grace as well as the red velvet bed at the end of the second-floor corridor.
If you want a more modern and youthful atmosphere, which is called a 'hot and dry' atmosphere by young people on social networks, the pool party on the third floor will definitely satisfy guests who just want to party and relax, because there are all the people in the pool on the deck.
They are young people, the second generation of this family, the third generation of that family. Occasionally, you can see some specially invited movie stars, singers and models, whiskey on the rocks, champagne towers and some special items on the bar by the pool.
Further up on the fourth floor is the traditional Vegas casino. Who said gambling is not a party? In the eyes of some people, the music and spirits of the party can never compare with the pleasure of feeling money flowing through the fingertips when washing chips with one hand. In
Each table on the 'Anthem' has a different gameplay. Professional dealers and waiters serve. There is no limit on gambling at each table. The wealthy yacht owner is the banker. Guests are welcome to challenge the adrenaline brought by the glamor of the night.
upper limit.
Going up to the fifth floor...the fifth floor is not open. It is said that the decoration is not completed, but this does not matter. The first four floors of the superyacht are enough to satisfy 90% of the guests.
The host of the party was selling this party to them in the name of "having fun". Once you get bored, you can disembark, and the speedboat and escort boat accompanying the ship will escort you back to the shore, including pick-up and drop-off.
There is no need to worry about the scandal spreading. Someone really wants to report that the party on the ‘Anthem’ did not comply with the rules and regulations. Even if the evidence is obtained, it will probably be a situation of “whoever sues me”.
No one can refuse this kind of party. No matter what their purpose is, guests can find what they want here and everyone can have a great time.
The 'Anthem' is resplendent. On the water platform where the waves are lapping, the courteous waiter stands straight, the heels of his polished black leather shoes are as steady as nails, and his eyes are facing the distant ripples.
New guests standing next to each other on the deck.
Judging from the information that the welcome waiter could see, there were two belated guests on the luxury yacht, one man and one woman, both young people. They seemed to be at an outdoor pool party on the third floor of the superyacht.
It is very common for young men and young ladies to wear Givenchy and Chanel, with cologne and musky scents on their sleeves and collars. They cannot swallow a mouthful of food without a spoonful of caviar on the dinner table.
The luxury yacht came closer, and the waiter focused his gaze slightly. After the light from the 'Anthem' illuminated the young man and woman on the opposite deck, his expression was stunned for a moment. He subconsciously felt that these two people were going the wrong way.
, instead of arriving on a luxury yacht, board the ship by speedboat from the Navy Pier—mostly movie stars and models take that route.
It's not for any other strange reasons, it's just because the appearance of this young man and woman is so good, from temperament to appearance - it's just that they are not very particular about their clothes. Although they are also big-name suits and dresses, they are really well-dressed.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the clothes of these two people do not match perfectly, and they feel like they were purchased at the last minute and matched in a hurry.
The waiter raised his head slightly and shook off the unrealistic thoughts in his head, and ordered the luxury yacht to dock at the designated location step by step. The boarding ladder was lowered on the yacht to connect to the water platform.
The waiter stepped forward lightly and raised his hand to drag the young man who got off the yacht first. The young man gently pressed his palm on the waiter's arm and landed steadily on the water platform. His figure was more stable than his professional.
After thanking the waiter in a low voice, he naturally turned around and held the hand of the young lady who was getting off the boat, and the two of them successfully boarded the platform together.
"Good evening, sir, madam, the 'Anthem' welcomes you two aboard, and please present your invitation letter." On the water platform, the waiter took a step back and said politely.
His voice was also clearly transmitted into the ears of the pair of beautiful people in front of him under the rippling lake wind and lake waves, as well as into the deep ear canal micro wireless earphones deeper.
On the other end of the headset, on the public channel, Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi, who were sitting on the street seats at Navy Pier, suddenly became nervous.
Their plan to board the Anthem to find the escaped dragons was not perfect.
The information that the dragon disguised as the individual 'Shao Nanyin' was suspected to appear on the 'Anthem' came from an earlier mysterious phone call made to Lin Nian's work mobile phone.
That phone call could not be traced or investigated. It was full of conspiracy, so no one dared to put all their hope and time on that phone call.
During the day, they searched for Shao Nanyin and Shao Nanqin according to the normal pursuit procedures of the Enforcement Department, but unfortunately, as a pure-blood dragon, Shao Nanyin had been hiding in human society for unknown years.
Unlike those newly awakened ancient dragon species that have no awe of the new world, the "pan-anthropology history" skill possessed by Shao Nanyin detected by Lu Mingfei can prove that this pure-blood dragon has great influence on human beings in modern and modern times.
Developing a thorough understanding, to put it in more systematic terms, means possessing a high-quality modern counter-reconnaissance awareness. Tracking in the traditional sense will only yield little.
When moving in the city, she will consciously avoid surveillance cameras, walk in congested urban areas with numerous people, avoid all consumption methods that leave electronic traces, and may even dress up in disguise to deceive others.
Therefore, in terms of serious city tracking, Lin Nian, Chu Zihang and others suffered a big loss. They did not find many traces left by Shao Nanyin - it was not that they were not found at all. Unfortunately, those traces found were deliberately found by Shao Nanyin.
The misleading information left behind almost caused Lin Nian and Chu Zihang to have a real fight with gang members in the South Side of Chicago.
So much time was wasted in the end that Lin Nian and his team were forced to turn their attention to the mysterious phone call.
"The end where the sky and the earth connect." This was a riddle left on the phone. Lin Nian and others solved it without much effort.
There are not many places in Chicago that connect the sky and the sky. The Willis Tower, which once had the "world's tallest building", is one, and the Petroleum Building is also one, but the most reliable option should be another option that has nothing to do with architecture - Michigan
lake.
People with some cultural literacy can understand the connection between "The End of the World" and Lake Michigan. Several people also quickly thought of the possibility that Shao Nanyin wanted to leave Chicago by water. Then they checked the luxury yachts registered in Chicago.
I discovered the 'Anthem' number, and then followed the clues to learn about the fireworks display that went viral on social platforms, and I easily located this party.
It was just that it was already very late at that time, so late that they could no longer systematically plan how to log in to the 'Anthem' account, and find out the information of the person behind the 'Anthem' account in advance.
They had only one decision to make: board the ship.
If you want to board the yacht, an invitation letter is necessary. No matter who wants to board the yacht, they need an invitation letter from the owner. This is also a screening mechanism to protect all people on the yacht. Every invitation
The letters are all customized and cannot be copied. There is a special registration code corresponding to the name on the list in the background.
The problem is that when they knew their plans for tonight, there was no discussion on how to board the Anthem. Even the dress and suit were bought at the Sears Tower because of the rush. Now the waiter asked
When I received the invitation letter, I reminded Lu Mingfei and others that there seemed to be something about the "invitation letter" on that phone call.
"Why did you bump into the waiter? Can't you use 'Time Zero' to get around it?" Lu Mingfei was a little nervous.
"Time Zero? Senior Brother Lin Nian's Word Spirit is 'Time Zero'? So cool? But according to the knowledge I learned in the preparatory class, if you use the Word Spirit now, the waiter will think he has seen a ghost, right?"
When Lu Mingfei and Xia Mi were nervous, the voice of the young woman, Su Xiaoqiang, who was on the water platform on the other side of the superyacht on Lake Michigan, was already heard on the public channel of the headset.
"This is our invitation."
The waiter waited for the invitation to be presented. He originally expected that the invitation would be presented by this imposing man with a slightly British ascetic temperament, but what he didn't expect was that the person next to him actually took out the invitation.
Lady in lake blue dress shoulder.
He took the black gilded invitation, checked the information code inside, turned around and confirmed with the security department on the superyacht through the intercom. In less than half a minute, he got the information he wanted, turned back and immediately turned sideways respectfully.
Make an invitation, "Miss Su Xiaoqiang and this..."
"Mr. Lin Nian." Su Xiaoqiang said, "My male companion."
"Miss Su Xiaoqiang, Mr. Lin Nian, please excuse me for waiting for a long time. Please board the ship here." The waiter said.
Xia Mi's exclamation sounded in the public channel: "Wait, we really have an invitation letter? Where did you get this? Is it forged?"
"The invitation is genuine." Chu Zihang, who had hidden himself somewhere in advance in the public channel, spoke.
"Stealed? Robbed?" Lu Mingfei was also a little confused.
"Then we shouldn't just tell our senior brothers and sisters their real names...wait, aren't you the ones?" Xia Mi seemed to have come to his senses.
"To apply through the formal channels, Su Xiaoqiang found the account of the person suspected of being the person in charge of the yacht party on Facebook, and then made a private message to apply."
"How did you apply?" Xia Mi was still a little confused.
"Not only is she your senior sister, she is also the daughter of Su Huaquan, chairman of the Blue Ocean Su Group."
"May I ask what the size of Senior Sister's family is? All I know is that Senior Sister seems to be very rich, and she doesn't even look at the price tags when shopping." Xia Mi asked cautiously.
"Blue Ocean Su Group is now the largest mining company in Asia, the backbone of the 'Silk Road' plan, and the largest green channel for the development and export of non-ferrous metals between Asia, Europe and the Third World." Chu Zihang said, "Party
As long as the owner is careful, he can find out that all these are genuine. He has no reason to refuse the daughter of the chairman of the Su Group, who has become internationally famous recently, who wants to join the party. Such an identity only needs to be in the economic and upper class society.
For relevant occasions, her name is basically the invitation letter."
"Sister Su Xiaoqiang, you had the nickname 'Little Heavenly Girl' when you were in high school. Now that you are in college, your new nickname has recently been changed to 'Princess Austin'... So you understand what I mean, right?" Lu Mingfei
Tut tut.
"What about Senior Brother Lin Nian?"
"The princess's knight." Lu Mingfei said matter-of-factly, "Who is the princess who doesn't take a few bastards with her when she goes out?"
"Five Dynasties Rivers, Mountains and Winds"
"Lu Mingfei, shut up." Someone said in the headset.
"The princess has spoken." Lu Mingfei immediately shut up and winked at Xia Mi while lip-syncing. Xia Mi on the side held his forehead, feeling that he had gotten to know his senior brother and sister again in a short period of time.