"They're all dead?" Yin Shixiong's eyes widened and he said in an exaggerated tone, "The criminals are too cruel, aren't they?!"
"Yes, they're indeed too cruel. Everyone is saying that these gunmen are here for Mr. Gu. They're still guessing that it must be Mr. Gu's old enemies who are here for revenge! "
The driver's spittle flew everywhere as if he was about to write a legend.
Zhao Liangze was speechless. He turned his head to look out the window and muttered, "You guys know that too? If you're so imaginative, why don't you become a scriptwriter? "
Huo Shaoheng listened with great interest. He crossed his arms and rubbed his chin with one hand. He asked the driver in a low voice, "… Didn't you guys say that Mr. Gu is very kind and does a lot of charity? Why would he have a big enemy? "
"Sir, think about it. Mr. Gu is so rich, but he keeps a low profile. To be honest, before he met with the plane crash, his charity work was done anonymously. We had no idea who it was. He became a vegetable, and his eldest daughter specially invited the Vatican's Pope to their house to pray for her father before he announced the news. We only found out that Mr. Gu had done so much for us without saying a word. "
The driver was very emotional. He bowed to the living room and said, "Please leave. So many people have died here. No one will dare to come here again."
Huo Shaoheng and the others weren't afraid of dead people, but they still acted a little scared in front of the driver to act like normal people.
Yin Shixiong shivered exaggeratedly and said in a trembling voice, "Sir, let's go. It's so creepy here …" As he spoke, he glanced around the living room and didn't see anything suspicious. He turned back and gave Zhao Liangze a look. The two of them stood behind Huo Shaoheng and lowered their heads to take out a cigar bought in Cuba. They cut off the end with a knife and lit it.
Huo Shaoheng also reached out to him. "Give me one."
The three of them lit the cigars and said to the driver, "We're going out to smoke. What about you?"
The driver finally became happy and said, "Cuban cigars? Good stuff! I can tell it's good stuff from the smell. " As he spoke, he also took out a cigar and waved it at them. "I have one too, but it's not as good as yours. It smells so good!"
Yin Shixiong handed a Cuban cigar to the driver. "Come, let's smoke together."
Under the pretext of smoking cigars, they walked out of the living room and walked around the Gu family's mansion.
The security of the Gu family's mansion used to be very tight, but a lot of the equipment was old and in disrepair. No one had maintained the equipment after Gu Xiangsheng's accident, right?
Huo Shaoheng and the others were experts in this field, so they were itching to see the exquisite equipment being wasted. They wanted nothing more than to dismantle the equipment and bring it back to the Hua Xia Empire to study it carefully …
Huo Shaoheng held the cigar and looked at the Gu mansion with a complicated expression. He thought that his attitude toward Gu Yanran wasn't very professional.
They stayed in the Gu Mansion for more than an hour before leaving.
The taxi driver drove them to a tavern before leaving.
Huo Shaoheng, Yin Shixiong, and Zhao Liangze wouldn't eat in a pub like this. They were only here to find a place to talk.
It was the safest to talk in a noisy place like this where all sorts of people gathered.
"Huo Shao, what do you plan to do after seeing so much?" Yin Shixiong gave Huo Shaoheng a bottle of blueberry rum brewed by the locals. "Try this. It's not bad. I tried it, and it's fine. "
Huo Shaoheng played with the glass for a long time before saying, "If Gu Yanran wants us to escort her father, she'll think of a way. It's better for us to stay put than to act."
"But Huo Shao, what if she finds someone else? Didn't we come here for … her father? "Zhao Liangze was a bit worried.
"Yes, we are determined to get Gu Xiangwen, but Gu Yanran might not necessarily want us to escort her father to the United States." Yin Shixiong took a sip of rum and clapped his hands to the rhythm of the female singer who was swaying on stage.
"Yes, I remember she's very close with Professor He. With the He family's influence in South America, it's only a matter of time before they send some people to escort them to the United States. Huo Shao, are you really going to keep pushing it? "Zhao Liangze voiced his concerns and broke out in cold sweat at Huo Shaoheng's actions.
Huo Shaoheng wasn't very sure either. Yin Shixiong's words were also something he had considered.
However, after thinking about it, he felt that his actions were right.
He never explained his actions to his subordinates, but this time, he needed Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze to cooperate with him. Therefore, he told them his thoughts.
"Think about it this way. If Gu Yanran doesn't look for us and goes to the He family, then she can make the He family move. We don't need to go to South America to see the He family's power more clearly. If Gu Yanran insists on us escorting her, then it means that her relationship with the He family isn't as close as she claims. Or, the He family and the Gu family might even have conflicts, so she can't completely entrust the He family to control. "Huo Shaoheng wrote a few words on the table with wine and quickly crossed it off.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze finally understood what Huo Shaoheng meant.
They smiled sheepishly. "Huo Shao, you don't have to explain. We were wrong this time. Actually, we also crossed the line."
"It's okay. The situation can change very quickly in the outside world. We need to work together and not blindly follow orders." Huo Shaoheng comforted his subordinates. "Ok, remember, we are soldiers of the Huaxia Empire, not mercenaries. We can't accept Gu Yanran's suggestion. However, we can't let go of the Gu family either. We have to continue observing them from the shadows. "
The three of them drank for a while before leaving to return to the hotel they were staying at.
In the evening, they sat in the private car sent by the Governor of Barbados and went to the Governor's Office as guests.
That night, the Governor's Office of Barbados had prepared a banquet for them. It could be considered a state banquet, but the standards weren't as high. After all, Huo Shaoheng was only a representative of the Huaxia Empire, not the entire country.
They got out of the car in front of the tall European-style Governor's Office of Barbados. Huo Shaoheng looked up at the two huge white pillars in front of the Governor's Office. Many religious stories from the Bible were engraved on the pillars. The carvings were exquisite, and the figures were lifelike. Even the creases on the robes could be seen clearly.
Huo Shaoheng folded his hands behind his back and looked at the carvings with interest. He nodded at the Governor who came out of the room to welcome him. "Hello, Governor."
"Hello, Major General Huo. It's our honor to have you attend our banquet." The Governor was a chubby black man in his sixties, but he was very polite. It was obvious that he came from a wealthy family and didn't grow up in the slums.
Huo Shaoheng nodded at him and shook his hand briefly before following him into the Governor's Office of Barbados.
The spacious hall was decorated with jewels and jewels. Five large crystal chandeliers hung from the ceiling, illuminating the entire hall as if it were daytime. The lighting was especially gentle, and the makeup of every woman in the living room was exquisite and beautiful. It was like professional spotlights in the film and television industry, and it made one's skin look exquisite and flawless.
Gu Yanran wore a bright red fishtail dress with black trim. Her long hair was coiled into a bun at the back of her head, and she wore a diamond tiara as a headband. The quality of the diamond was very good, and the crystal chandeliers' light practically refracted a tiny rainbow on it.
She was as beautiful as jade under the rainbow, and her eyes sparkled. Everyone in the living room, regardless of gender or age, was captivated by Gu Yanran's appearance.
She was obviously very familiar with everyone here. She held a glass of rainbow-colored cocktail and mingled with the distinguished guests in the living room. From time to time, she would whisper and laugh with the guests, clinking glasses with them as if she was half the host.
After a while, she came to Huo Shaoheng and took a cocktail from the waiter's tray. She handed it to Huo Shaoheng. "Cheers."
Huo Shaoheng accepted it and smiled. "Miss Gu seems to be in a good mood."
"Yes, because my problem has been solved." Gu Yanran smiled amiably. "Mr. Huo, you'll find out soon." With that, she turned and left, leaving only her snow-white back and slender neck to Huo Shaoheng.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze stood beside Huo Shaoheng and looked at Gu Yanran's evening gown in shock. They gasped. "This evening gown is so eye-catching!"
"Yes, yes! The front is completely wrapped up, and nothing is showing. But the back is completely bare! "Zhao Liangze couldn't help but take a few photos of Gu Yanran.
Huo Shaoheng looked at Gu Yanran's back and frowned. He quickly looked away and walked to the window. He connected the Bluetooth headset and called Gu Nianzhi.
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It was six or seven in the morning in the Hua Xia Empire. Gu Nianzhi had just woken up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
When she came out, she saw that she had missed Huo Shaoheng's call.
Annoyed, she quickly called back.
Huo Shaoheng guessed that Gu Nianzhi must have gone to wash up or eat breakfast when no one picked up. So he wasn't surprised when Gu Nianzhi called back after a while.
"Huo Shao, is that you?" Gu Nianzhi's surprised voice sounded from Huo Shaoheng's Bluetooth headset. She was very close to his eardrums, and it felt like a pair of soft hands caressing his ears. His earlobes gradually turned red.
"Yes, Nianzhi. Are you up?" Huo Shaoheng walked to the sofa by the window and crossed his legs. His eyes were still scanning the guests in the living room. He stared at each person.
"I just woke up. I went to the bathroom to wash up and missed your call." Gu Nianzhi's crisp voice was like an oriole's. She couldn't stop talking. "Huo Shao, what are you doing? What time is it over there? "
"It's seven or eight o 'clock over here. I'm at a dinner party at the Governor's Office in Barbados," Huo Shaoheng said nonchalantly. He had no intention of hiding anything from Gu Nianzhi.
There was no need to hide these things. He was on an official visit and not a secret operation. Therefore, his itinerary was open to the Hua Xia Imperial government, military, and Senate. As his family, Gu Nianzhi could also know his itinerary.
Gu Nianzhi laughed when she heard that. "Is there a lot of good food? What are the specialties of Barbados? "
Huo Shaoheng laughed and shook his head. "You only know how to eat."
He was just about to tell Gu Nianzhi about the specialties of Barbados when Gu Yanran's voice suddenly sounded clearly behind him. "Is Mr. Huo here? I have to go. I came to say goodbye to Mr. Huo. "
The Bluetooth headset's reception was too good. Gu Nianzhi also heard the voice over the phone. She froze for a moment before realizing it was Gu Yanran. Then she remembered that Gu Yanran was in Barbados. Could Huo Shaoheng's visit actually have something to do with Gu Yanran?
She was a bit unhappy. Huo Shaoheng had said he was going to Cuba. He never said he was going to Barbados.
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