Prison is indeed a magical place. In just a few hours, Randall Lindbergh actually felt like a human being again.
"Port Elizabeth is a private territory. You have to keep a low profile here. Congratulations, Mr. Lindbergh. You are now the most expensive employee of Standard Oil Company." Christopher Arnold was annoyed. One thousand pounds is really too expensive.
Even big companies like Standard Oil feel the pain.
"I'm sorry, I didn't want to do this either." Randall Lindbergh apologized. It was all caused by his unbridled words.
Because the riots in Ahvaz were not over yet, Randall Lindbergh was also temporarily accommodated in the Rhodesia Hotel.
Room with Hank Wesley.
Randall Lindbergh was very obedient now. He followed the waiter to his room obediently. He did not forget to say "thank you" to the waiter and gave him a shilling tip. This is something only Americans with deep pockets can do.
Habit, Randall Lindbergh had never been like this before.
Thinking of Hank Wesley, who seemed careless but was actually cautious, Randall Lindbergh felt unhappy. Americans are really too much of a thieves.
"Hahahaha, Randall, welcome to your successful release from prison. Do you want to take a bath to get rid of your bad luck?" Hank Wesley just got out of the bath. He didn't even have a bath towel around him. His body hair was thick as if he hadn't fully evolved yet.
, which makes people want to shave him off with a razor.
"Hank, can you put on some clothes?" Randall Lindbergh was in a irritable mood. Americans' unpopularity is definitely not envy or jealousy. There is a reason.
"What does it matter? There are only two of us here, and my sexual orientation is absolutely normal." Hank Wesley did not realize that this was rude, let alone that it was offensive to Randall Lindbergh.
"Even if you are alone, you should be strict and self-disciplined." Randall Lindbergh simply collapsed. No one cared about Hank Wesley's sexual orientation.
"Relax Randall, this is not a public place. There is no need to tense up your nerves all the time. Try to relax and treat yourself as an unwelcome American. You will find that a new door opens in front of you.
"The Gate." Hank Wesley has a profound meaning. Americans who are not popular in Europe are very comfortable in Port Elizabeth, but the real British are deflated as soon as they arrive in Port Elizabeth, just like Randall Lindbergh does not like Hank Wesley.
As careless as he is, Hank Wesley also doesn't like the self-righteous Randall Lindbergh.
Randall Lindbergh is not a bad person, but he likes to educate others and holds others to his own standards. This is actually very annoying. Even if Randall Lindbergh is right, Hank Wesley will not
change yourself.
Although Randall didn't like Hank, he had to admit that the impolite Americans did seem happier. When Randall came out of the shower, Hank was already lying on the bed closer to the window and fell asleep.
Randall was not in the mood to care about this. He was physically and mentally exhausted now and just wanted to have a good sleep.
It felt like he had just closed his eyes when Randall was awakened by the sound of Hank getting up.
"Can you please be gentle? I'm still sleeping -" Randall got up and was very angry.
Hank immediately assumed a tiptoeing posture, but his volume did not decrease at all: "The restaurant at the Rhodesia Hotel is only open until nine o'clock in the evening. Do you want to have something to eat and then go to the bar for a drink?"
"I will never give money to Africans -" Randall said decisively.
"Meals are included in the room charge -" Hank guessed that Randall had never stayed at the Rhodesia Hotel before.
Then don't eat for nothing. Randall will never give a cheap price to southern Africans. When they arrive at the restaurant, they are still picky. The bread is too hard, the fruit is not fresh enough, the fish is grilled too old, and the steak is not tender enough.
The red wine is actually produced in Cape Town instead of France. It's really not worth the three pounds per day room fee at the Rhodesian Hotel.
"Can you say a few words to Randall? What you just ate is almost as much as the house price." Hank ate happily. The duplicitous British are really annoying. There are still many people in the world who can't afford to eat.
Woolen cloth.
"If it were in a normal restaurant, such a meal would only cost one pound at most." Randall said disdainfully. The pound is still very valuable today. A steak in a normal restaurant only costs five or six pennies. The steak at the Rhodesian Hotel
The price is two shillings, a grilled fish is about one shilling, and the Rhodesian Hotel costs four shillings. This price is already very expensive.
But to be honest, the chefs at the Rhodesia Hotel are very good. They put a lot of spices into the grilled fish. The fish itself is not valuable, but the spices are expensive, and you can also eat fruits in the desert. What else is there to be picky about?
Of.
"But you have to eat three meals a day." Hank is not polite. The British are just hypocritical. It is not pie in the sky that the GDP of the United States exceeds that of the United Kingdom. The Americans have done it bit by bit, so Hank does not like Port Elizabeth.
, but I don’t hate it at all, it’s more like the United States than the United Kingdom.
In addition to Hank and Randall, there were other people dining in the restaurant. Everyone looked happy. It was a luxury to dine in a restaurant in this era, so many people were dressed grandly, as if they were attending
At the wedding, Randall thought it was etiquette, but Hank didn't care, so Randall also wore a suit, but Hank wore a shirt and jeans, as if he had just finished grazing the cows.
However, Randall, who was dressed in a suit, did not receive special treatment from the restaurant, and Hank, who was dressed casually, was not turned away. Randall still had to pay when he asked for another dinner.
"Sorry, there is only one free dinner. If you add more, you will have to pay extra." The waiter in maid uniform only knew this sentence in English. She had obviously memorized it in advance and had to repeat it countless times a day.
"You actually have to pay extra, your boss is really stingy-" Randall blurted out, and then realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing again.
Fortunately, the waiter, who was obviously Persian, couldn't understand Randall's slang.
Hank smiled and watched the fun, the Rhodesian Hotel was stingy, and Randall was stingy when he was arrogant. This is very British.
"Give us two more glasses of wine, and I'll pay for it." Hank was generous. A glass of wine cost a shilling, so he couldn't drink more. A glass of wine would require at least half an hour of chatting to make it worth the money.
By the way, although dinner is free, you have to pay for the tableware in the restaurant, so British people who don't like to tip will spend a lot of money on a meal.
Only Rhodesian hotels outside Southern Africa have to pay for tableware. In Southern Africa, Rhodesian hotels do not charge for tableware.
"Thank you." The short-tongued Randall thanked him politely. At this time, he no longer cared about it.
"It must be said that although the wine here is not produced in France, the taste and aftertaste are good, and the price is cheaper than French wine." Hank actually knew what Randall was willing to hear.
"Yes, the pride of the French is actually just that." Randall raised his glass to signal to Hank.
"Why did you accept employment from Standard Oil? If you went to Umbrella, wouldn't they welcome you?" Hank was normal for only three seconds, and the next sentence immediately opened Randall's scars.
"Umbrella is a mercenary company, and the oil fields in Port Elizabeth belong to Adan Company." Randall corrected, Adan Company is not well-known to the outside world, and few people outside the industry know about this company, but Adan Company in the industry
It is so famous that anyone who knows something about the strength of Adan Company will be in awe of this huge complex that just appeared a few years ago.
Adan Company is not only an oil company, but also a behemoth integrating production, trade, transportation and other business methods. Port Elizabeth is now managed by Adan Company, just like the once-powerful Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company.
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Both the Dutch East India Company and the British East India Company have disappeared for many years, but now they have reappeared on the peninsula. The logo of the Adan Company is a squatting lion. Although it is not the kind of teeth and claws on the British national emblem, it is hidden.
And the calmness of waiting is even more impressive.
"Then why not Adan Company?" Hank asked. According to British standards, Standard Oil is an American company, and Adan Company is a standard British company.
"Adan Company is a company in southern Africa. This company is notoriously xenophobic. Even white people in southern Africa will exclude them, let alone white people outside southern Africa." Randall did not want to admit that he was selected because of his own strength.
Adan Company turned him away.
Then Randall was slapped in the face at the speed of light. Before he finished speaking, several people wearing the logo of Adan Company sat down next to him.
There are Chinese and white people.
"Haya, is there anything delicious today?" These people are obviously regular customers of the restaurant.
"There's roast duck!" The waiter, who had a straight face just now, was now smiling.
Then the restaurant chef took the initiative to come over and serve several people personally, and now almost everyone in the restaurant was watching.
Then the restaurant sold more than a dozen roast ducks.
Randall and Hank keenly noticed that the table wine of other people was dark red wine, while the table wine of these members of Adan's company was golden champagne.
Although Randall and Hank were just discussing that there is no difference between southern African wine and French champagne, in fact the visual effects are obviously different.
If he had just gotten off the ship, Randall would definitely question why the restaurant treated him differently.
Now Randall has learned well that existence is reasonable. Don't question it easily. Since you are unable to change the environment, you must actively adapt to the environment.
Hank was more proactive than Randall. He got invitations from several people next to him after just two or three sentences. Then Hank and Randall sat down among several Adan Company employees with cups in their hands.
Does this count as penetrating into the enemy's interior?