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Chapter 201 It turns out to be a mobile open-air performance
Faced with Zhao Qi's cordial invitation and request for information, the enthusiastic Lyon did not refuse.
Following Lyon's recommendation, the two found a restaurant with decent food and sat down.
After taking the menu from the waiter and placing an order, the waiter turned around to make the arrangements. Zhao Qi immediately began to recount his experiences in Lundun.
Of course, it is not without reservation. After all, his current job is a bit complicated, so it is just a rough summary.
I wonder if the director is unhappy because he has been slacking off all day and wants to make things difficult for him.
Not to mention basic intelligence support, Zhao Qi even had to buy the plane ticket himself, and he threatened that if he didn't come back with any results, his travel expenses would not be reimbursed.
Zhao Qi was extremely frustrated because he didn’t have his ID from the Special Investigation Bureau and he still couldn’t buy a plane ticket for that day.
With no other options, I had to take a flight the next day and arrived at London International Station early in the morning of the third day.
Although his superior, the director, did not expect him to make any surprising discoveries, Zhao Qi had no intention of slacking off until the magic show was over.
The director is already very unhappy. If you continue to slack off, you will probably get a beating.
Therefore, as soon as he got off the plane, Zhao Qi immediately took a taxi to the city center. On the way, he pretended to be a foreign tourist and tried to get the driver to say something.
Perhaps taxi drivers from all over the world have the talent of "chatting", he easily found out that the royal family, as the organizer of the magic show, did not announce the sales channels of the tickets.
Not only that, even the venue, duration, exciting events, etc. were not disclosed.
This completely confused Zhao Qi.
Fortunately, the driver who had just driven the car to the edge of downtown London rolled down the window, pointed at the procession on the street and said, "They are all going to buy tickets. Maybe you can follow them."
Zhao Qi, who was worried about what to do with his mission, quickly paid the bill and got off the bus after hearing this. He ran to the line excitedly and asked someone, "Are you all going to buy tickets?"
Buy tickets?
The person being questioned was thinking in his heart, our march is not a riot, our purpose is to ask the royal family to announce the ticket sales points.
So, that’s right, it’s not about buying tickets.
Just like that, the enthusiastic bearded old man pulled Zhao Qi into the team.
At first Zhao Qi thought they were going together to buy tickets, but there were just a few more people and the scene was a little bigger.
After following the group for a while and listening to the occasional conversations between the people around him, Zhao Qi felt something was wrong.
Is this a fucking parade?
I am a Chinese civil servant coming to a foreign country to participate in a parade?
He was so scared that he rushed out immediately.
Unfortunately, the bearded guy who pulled him into the gang was very strong, and the crowd was so crowded that he couldn't get out for a long time.
He was not rescued until he met Leon, who was watching the fun on the roadside and realized his intention.
After half-hiding and half-revealing his words, Leon laughed out loud: "How lucky Zhao is! I have lived in London for more than 20 years and have never had the opportunity to participate in a parade."
"Our countries are different." Zhao Qi explained vaguely and changed the topic to tickets. "Since you are a local of London, do you know whether the royal family's ticket sales point is online or offline?
Or both? What are the specific locations and websites? "
"Hehehe." Bombarded with a series of questions, Leon's brain was a little overwhelmed, "Don't worry, Zhao, I understand that you want to watch the magic maintenance, but ask one by one."
"Sorry." He smiled awkwardly.
"Okay, I'll answer them one by one."
Seeing Zhao Qi calm down, Leon crossed his fingers on the table, frowned and thought for a long time: "First of all, there is no ticket sales channel?"
Zhao Qi, who had been staring at him eagerly and waiting quietly for a long time, could no longer hold his temper. You've been thinking about it for a while, and this is the answer?
Seeing that he was a little confused, Leon quickly explained: “It’s like this, I, I have a friend who works in the royal family.
He told me that the royal family was planning to have a mobile open-air performance, with a stage that would travel across London so that no tickets would be sold and everyone could see it.”
Obviously, Lyon doesn't know much about China's Internet memes, otherwise he would have said it differently.
At this moment, Zhao Qi looked at him with a strange look in his eyes, almost asking, "Is this friend you are talking about you yourself?"
Out of politeness, he kept it to himself and didn't say it out loud. Instead, he asked, "Since the royal family watched the people's parade and didn't announce it, will you get into trouble if you tell them?"
"I certainly wouldn't have told you before the parade started."
After learning the details of the plan from the Queen, he knew that this was a "fishing operation". As long as those who were hiding in the dark and inciting the people to take to the streets surfaced, the specific information about the performance would no longer matter whether it was kept secret or not.
Leon couldn't possibly tell Zhao Qi these words, and only said: "If you want to watch the whole process, it's probably unlikely."
"why?"
"Well... I heard from a friend that the stage will be flying in the sky, not supported by a sedan."
He expressed his meaning very clearly.
Those flying in the sky don’t need to consider taking detours, avoiding the crowd, etc. Zhao Qi chasing on the ground will definitely not be able to catch up.
"Well... However, if you can tolerate certain restrictions on your personal freedom before the end of the performance, I have a way to let you watch the whole thing up close."
"If it's true, no problem!"
Zhao Qi agreed very readily.
What Leon said about "life freedom being subject to certain restrictions" obviously means that after watching the magic show, one cannot leave before the other party officially starts the performance.
And his purpose in coming to London was to observe the magicians and see what kind of people they were and whether they were different from what was described in the novels.
Knowing that the task would be successfully completed soon, he stopped complaining.
After the waiter served the dishes, the two had a full meal. Zhao Qi stood up to pay the bill, and then the two walked out of the restaurant side by side and walked towards the palace.
On the way, Zhao Qi was not familiar with the streets and famous buildings of Lundun, so he did not notice anything unusual after walking for a while.
It was not until they walked out of the city and suburbs and reached the wilderness on the edge of London, and saw the spire of a castle at the end of the horizon in the distance, that they were suddenly startled.
Zhao Qi guessed that Lyon was a trusted staff member of the royal family, such as a secretary, so he knew a lot of inside information.
You can even have certain powers and bring people into the palace.
But these are usually done in secret, such as when a relative needs a job.
Seeing Leon leading him to the door, the guards on duty on both sides saluted respectfully: "Mr. Leon."
Then the two of them entered the building, walked through the front yard, the hall, and came to the more private backyard. He asked the butler Li who happened to be passing by: "Excuse me, is Her Majesty the Queen free now?"
The taciturn housekeeper Li nodded, turned away and returned after a minute: “Her Royal Highness the Queen said that Mr. Leon and his guests should go to the living room.”
Just like this, Zhao Qi, who had struggled desperately to escape from the parade a few hours ago, later saw it with his own eyes in the reception room, like a queen in her twenties.
Chapter 202 Wino purchases machine tools wholeheartedly
After returning to Blue Star, among the five people who went home, Wino was probably the busiest.
First, I got in touch with Clessie, and the next day I was busy looking for a machine tool, but it was too inefficient to look for it alone.
And he was very short of funds.
Although he had saved a lot of money by working for Suleiman over the years - Suleiman was somewhat cruel in his daily behavior, but he was never stingy with rewards and remuneration for his subordinates.
But where can we buy machine tools, especially different machine tools used in various industries, which is obviously not enough.
It’s not that there aren’t cheap ones, and you can even buy ones that cost tens of thousands of dollars each, but Weino doesn’t have the courage to pass off inferior products as good ones.
What if Mr. Administrator can see the value of the machine tool?
Wino was determined to get the owl that released the mushroom cloud, so he would never allow any accidents to happen.
But money makes a hero fail. Not wanting to make his purpose known to everyone, Vino finally turned to Suleiman, his nominal boss.
As for why not looking for the queen.
Unlike the simple-minded Leon and his friends, the queen subdued them with just two moves and they were loyal to her.
Wino, who was well aware of this, knew that the Queen was definitely not as amiable as the impression he had gotten from their several encounters.
Even before she regained her youth, she was still able to keep Prince Suleiman in the position of "Crown Prince" for decades.
If you say that this is something that an innocent little white rabbit can do, not only will Wino not believe it, but I'm afraid that after knowing the facts a little, no one will believe it at all.
Therefore, compared to the queen whose scheming was unknown, he was more willing to cooperate with the familiar Suleiman.
Without wasting time, once again due to being short of money, Vino walked out of the door of a company selling machinery and immediately hailed a car and rushed to the Suleiman Castle Palace in the suburbs.
The guard on duty at the door had never changed, so he naturally knew Wino.
When I saw him, I didn't ask any questions and turned to report to the fixed intercom embedded in the door frame.
"Mr. Wino, you may come in."
"Thank you."
After thanking the guard, Vino walked along the sun corridor he had walked many times, passed through the garden and the antechamber, and came to the lobby of the main building where Suleiman lived.
Whenever Suleiman met someone he knew, he always seemed to choose the lobby of the main building.
Having never seen him entertain other guests, Weino couldn't figure out the reason for this, so he shook his head and let the matter go.
"Your Highness Suleiman, hello."
"You seem to be busy with something recently. Oh, my mother told me that." Suleiman asked with his head down while flipping through a magazine.
Suleiman knew everything about Vino's whereabouts on Blue Star. Vino did not feel surprised, but was somewhat frightened.
Perhaps it is an instinct formed by long-term training by Suleiman.
It had nothing to do with the administrator or the purchase of the machine tool. He had already found an excuse.
Just standing in front of Suleiman, his calves were still shaking.
Swallowing his saliva quietly, Wino suppressed his unconscious panic and said in a steady voice: "I made some surprising discoveries at Hogwarts.
But the specific situation still needs to be verified, so I think..."
Although it was full of loopholes and was obviously a perfunctory excuse, Vino was not worried about Suleiman's anger.