Chapter 23 High Society

After all, it was a private banquet, so the nature of the banquet was very loose, and it did not have the style that is often seen in movies. But he was the only one who wore casual clothes like Jiang Chen. He couldn't blame him for this. After all, Jiang Chen was on vacation, so why would he prepare any troublesome formal clothes?

On the stage in front of the restaurant, there is an elegant piano playing. Celebrities from all walks of life who come here on vacation are holding wine glasses to find the circles they are interested in, and join in to chat with like-minded people. However, Jiang Chen here is a complete anomaly, walking around the edge of the venue with a plate, wandering around the long tables full of feasts. It seemed that neither prom nor socializing could arouse his interest.

Well, this steak is really good from his mother...

Jiang Chen chewed elegantly, nodded with satisfaction, and after eating, he wiped the oil stains on the corners of his mouth with a tissue. Ahem, foodies are foodies. If you don't pay attention to your image when you eat, you're a real turtle. Maybe the security guard will invite him out...

Jiang Chen held the red wine and looked up at the position of the protagonist of the dinner party.

Tsk tsk, I have to say that the local tyrants in Arabia are indeed rich. As far as the princess is concerned, that posture is definitely a disaster. The figure that bulges forward and backward, and the willow waist that is gripped tightly. Delicate nose bridge, attractive eye sockets, and slender eyebrows. This princess has both the face of an oriental beauty and the figure of a western beauty, and she also has a dignified and feminine temperament in her gestures.

Not wearing a headscarf? It must be someone from Lebanon.

Jiang Chen couldn't tell the price of the shiny diamond hanging around the glamorous princess' neck. However, from the perspective of size, it must be in billions of dollars, and it is still US dollars.

The prince standing beside her was also quite handsome, but Jiang Chen wasn't interested in men, so he didn't observe too much. Surrounding the two protagonists is either an arms tycoon or an oil tycoon, and there are also several Asian faces. Jiang Chen can't tell their specific nationalities.

The rest of the celebrities from all walks of life gathered in groups of three or five, and branched out around the center of the venue. Jiang Chen saw a lot of familiar faces in it, such as the music queen, and the bald head who played the role of speed and passion... Jiang Chen couldn't help but be slightly surprised to see so many celebrities here, but he didn't. I don't chase stars, so I don't plan to go up to sign.

"Mr. Nayef, why did you choose to celebrate this wonderful moment for your concubine in this mysterious East?"

"Haha, I love this place. Last time was in Hawaii, but the scenery here is nice and there aren't as many annoying reporters."

Of course there are reporters, but they are all invited by the police to talk, such as discussing what kind of passport, procedures, proving that you are you and so on. No matter how anxious the foreign devils with the cameras are, they will not let you go anyway. Is it more important to cooperate with the legal process or your big news? Want to go? Okay, just stay for me and wait until the time is up, or I'll give you a proof question after you prove this.

I have to say that money is sometimes more useful in China than it is in capitalist countries.

In Hawaii, Nayef had to spend more than double the money to hire the underworld to do these things, and then spend about the same amount to bribe the police to ignore it...

The one-stop service provided by the Celestial Dynasty made him very satisfied with the local tyrant in the Middle East who had too much money and nowhere to spend.

It is precisely because Prince Nayef handles privacy issues so thoroughly every time,

His sensitive friends would dare to travel thousands of miles to attend his dinner. Although the hospitable Nayef sent invitations to all "qualified" people in the hotel, not all of them were residents, such as the oil tycoon who was chatting and laughing with him.

It's also quite interesting. In order to be able to join this circle full of "resources", many people even booked a luxury room for a few nights. Jiang Chen was able to book the most expensive beach villa at this time, which was really a bit of luck. Before he came, he had never heard of any Middle Eastern tyrants wanting to hold a banquet here.

"Mr. Aurora, I wonder if you are interested in five oil tankers full of crude oil?"

"Of course I'm interested, my little guys can burn those things every day. Haha, Mr. Zahar, we might as well talk about it on the side."

"Extremely honored."

Almost every minute, a large or small transaction was completed, Jiang Chen couldn't help but sigh, seeing everything, he actually stood by and ate salmon. There are also many wealthy Chinese businessmen near him talking about business, market conditions, and even some private matters. Because of this, Jiang Chen heard a lot of explosive news.

For example, an actress who was rumored to be about to get married slept in the room of a real estate tycoon in China last night. A certain idol singer who became famous as a pure and beautiful girl, she also participated in the kinky pa of a coal boss last night. The name seems to be familiar, and Jiang Chen also downloaded a song or two of her songs...

This can make Jiang Chen thunder enough, but thinking about it is also expected. Unspoken rules are nothing new in the entertainment industry, especially for actresses who have become popular and have no background.

It would be unimaginable if reporters got into this kind of place...

Of course, it is absolutely impossible for reporters to appear here.

"A5 Kobe beef tenderloin, good stuff."

"Well, it's really not bad..." Jiang Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at the strong white man who was sitting across from him in surprise.

"It's $300 for just such a small piece. Your way of eating, sir, is really painful for the viewers." The white man with short hair and stubble laughed, showing a mouth full of white teeth, but his face No pain at all. That standard Mandarin gave Jiang Chen the illusion that it was for a compatriot in white skin.

"How do you know I'm Chinese?" Jiang Chen smiled and asked curiously. If you put Chinese, Korean, and Japanese together, if you don't speak up, let alone Europeans and Americans, even Jiang Chen himself may not be able to tell the difference.

"I've always looked at people accurately. My name is Bruce Miller." Bruce smiled and stretched out his hand to Jiang Chen.

Because you can eat the most... Bruce thought to himself.

Holding Bruce's outstretched hand, Jiang Chen also smiled friendly.

"Jiang Chen."

As soon as you look at it, you will know that you have no good intentions... Jiang Chen said in his heart.

Intuition tells Jiang Chen that this guy named Bruce is not simple. Of course, "not easy" here does not mean that he is rich, everyone here is rich. But it refers to another sense that is not simple, there is a faint smell of blood on this person's body. Only people who have lived and died for a long time can have this kind of aura, which makes Jiang Chen a little wary. He doesn't understand what this guy means when he finds him.

"Don't be nervous, I just saw that my colleagues are very kind." Bruce noticed Jiang Chen's vigilant eyes and couldn't help but wave his hand with a smile.

I go, the feeling is to treat me as a peer? Jiang Chen had a feeling of not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

"Oh? Is it so obvious?" Jiang Chen didn't break it, just raised his eyebrows and asked with a slightly curious expression.

"Don't Mr. Jiang Chen notice that the security guards at the door are all looking at you?" Bruce sipped his red wine and said lightly.

staring at me? What the hell, listen to me? Jiang Chen glanced at the security guard wearing sunglasses at the door, dumbfounded, his burly muscles were very intimidating. Jiang Chen didn't have the ability to look through his sunglasses, and he didn't know how this man named Bruce knew where the security guards were staring at. He just took the red wine and took a sip.

"Me? Mr. Bruce, you're joking, I'm just an ordinary person who came to the resort to relax." Jiang Chen's tone was very flat.

After hearing Jiang Chen's words, Bruce breathed a sigh of relief. As a mercenary, it is not enough to enter and exit this kind of occasion, but because Saudi Prince Nayef's security task is in charge of his team, he is qualified for admission by exception.

As soon as he entered the hall, he noticed the very eye-catching Jiang Chen at first sight, and at the same time, the vague murderous aura on his body made him feel terrified. This is definitely a dangerous guy, and although he has no burly muscles, Bruce's intuition produces a very absurd idea. If you fight in close quarters, you have an 80% chance of losing.

If Jiang Chen heard his question, he would probably tell him with a smile, not 80% but 100%. No matter how powerful his fighting skills are, Jiang Chen's strength and reaction speed can crush him.

However, when he found that Jiang Chen was just wandering among the food, he couldn't help but begin to doubt his own judgment.

Maybe, he's just a... colleague who happened to be on vacation?

In order to find out the truth of this eccentric person, after exchanging opinions with his team, Bruce stepped forward to talk to him.

"That's naturally the best, I wish you a happy dinner." Bruce smiled slightly and raised his glass to Jiang Chen.

Bruce, who had confirmed Jiang Chen's situation, did not leave immediately, but chatted with Jiang Chen one after another. Jiang Chen is also idle when he is idle, and he is also a little curious about how these legal mercenaries live abroad, so he is happy to chat with Bruce.

"...that time in Ukraine, we escorted a senior government official to the front line and encountered an ambush on the way," Bruce, who was halfway through the tour, became more and more excited, "I suspect it was Maozi, their firepower is very strong, In the end we had to hold a building until government tanks came over to relieve the danger..."

Because it's not a secret, Bruce didn't hide too much. From Bruce's words, Jiang Chen roughly understood that they were security personnel affiliated with Blackwater International, mainly responsible for foreign business, the so-called mercenaries. The Bruce is also a battle-hardened veteran. He was active in the Iraqi battlefield before retiring from the army, and joined the Blackwater Company after the war.

"Since it's just a casual chat, Mr. Jiang Chen, please talk about yourself. I'm very curious. With my salary, I can't afford to live in a luxury beach villa with thousands of dollars a day." Bruce said curiously.

"The money you earn is for enjoyment, why don't you save it to buy a coffin?" Jiang Chen replied with a smile, and at the same time he was already starting to break down the third steak.

"I'm taking the liberty, if it's a business that's inconvenient to disclose, Mr. Jiang Chen doesn't need to talk about it." Bruce shoved a piece of chicken into his mouth with a fork.

"There's nothing inconvenient, to put it simply, it's a business related to gold." Jiang Chen took a sip of red wine and said with a slightly mysterious expression.

"Oh? Working in South Africa? That's a good place." Bloom smiled.

"No, just in Asia." Jiang Chen shook his head, which made Bruce a little surprised.

"With all due respect, in my impression, Asia does not seem to be a hot spot. Is there any business to do?" Bruce asked with a slight frown.

"This is not necessarily the case. There are a lot of businesses on the border. We usually settle with gold." Jiang Chen casually said nonsense.

Bruce smiled after hearing the words, and stopped talking.

There are many things that are inconvenient to say, let alone in his capacity. There are only two things that want to come to the border trade, one is arms and the other is drugs. No matter what it is, this is something that is inconvenient to talk about in such a large audience. So this kind of dinner usually prepares a lounge, where it is used to further negotiate with the businessmen who have reached an agreement.

There are some South American drug lords, illegal arms dealers and other characters here, and there are also some FBI agents who look left and right. It is not very polite to inquire too much in public.

The dinner went on safely to the end. After the prince's romantic birthday speech to the princess came to an end, the rich and famous began to gradually leave the venue, and Jiang Chen also prepared to leave with the crowd. Bruce handed Jiang Chen his business card, and then said goodbye to Jiang Chen.

The main purpose of chatting with him for so long is surveillance. Now that the dinner party is over, he naturally has no need to stay here.

Holding the business card and looking at it, Jiang Chen casually put it into his purse.

It is unlikely that there will be an intersection in the future. After all, Jiang Chen didn't plan to make any big noise here, but based on the principle of one more friend, more paths, Jiang Chen still kept his business card.

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