Chapter 408 Goodbye Thurman

Chapter 408 Goodbye Thurman

Chapter 408 Goodbye Thurman
The military camp in Longshan District is still the famous Longshan Hotel. When the black Chevrolet Suburban slowly appeared at the end of the concrete road under the dense rain, the parking lot on the left side of Longshan Hotel was already filled with all kinds of vehicles.

In order to avoid congestion, the military camp even arranged more than a dozen soldiers to maintain order and guide the evacuation of vehicles.

An Rushong bought the black Chevrolet Suburban at the end of last month. He did not buy it on the market, but had it specially approved for him by Colonel Leonard. For this car, An Rushong paid $8.7 in cash. However, considering the bulletproof function of the car, this price is obviously extremely cheap.

Of course, the $8.7 in cash is not the cost of purchasing the vehicle, but the cost of renting the vehicle. In other words, An Rushong only has the right to use the car but not the ownership. The car itself belongs to the US Forces Korea Command, not An Rushong.

But for An Rushong, this is a good thing, because this car belongs to the US Forces Korea Command, so the license plate equipped with the vehicle is also a black-background white-letter military license plate exclusively used by the US Forces Korea.

It was because of this car and the license plate on it that An Rushong was able to enter the Longshan District military camp extremely smoothly tonight, and he did not encounter any obstructions at the two checkpoints he passed before and after.

The person driving for An Rushong tonight is Luo Minzhi, who just returned to Seoul a week ago. Since Sun Manzhu and her group returned to Korea a week ago, Jenny and her men evacuated the Inwangsan Villa. An Rushong's six newly recruited bodyguards took over the security work of the villa. At the same time, Luo Minzhi also returned to his original job.

Luo Minzhi drove his car into the square in front of Longshan Hotel. Just as he was about to follow a Mercedes-Benz car in front of him to the parking lot, an American soldier in charge of directing traffic stopped him and signaled him to drive the car to the right. It seemed that there were no more parking spaces in the parking lot, so he needed to park the car somewhere else.

Luo Minzhi was just about to turn the steering wheel and move forward in the direction guided by the soldier when a burly black man with the rank of lieutenant came trotting over and stopped in front of the car.

The partition window between the cockpit and the back seat was not closed. An Rushong, who was sitting in the back seat, saw what was happening in front. He saw the black lieutenant gesturing towards the car, as if asking Luo Minzhi to stop the car, so he reached out and knocked on the partition inside the car.

Almost at the same time he knocked on the partition, Luo Minzhi also stopped the car.

When the black lieutenant in front saw the car stopped, he quickly walked to the right door, knocked on the window, and then saluted towards the inside of the car.

Seeing that the other party obviously had no ill intentions, An Rushong opened the car door directly.

"Excuse me, is this President An?" As the car door opened, the black lieutenant asked the first thing he did.

"My name is An Rushong. If nothing unexpected happens, you should be the President An you mentioned," An Rushong nodded.

Both of them spoke English. After listening to An Rusong's words, the black lieutenant saluted again and said, "Hello, Mr. An, I am Colonel Leonard's arrangement to pick you up."

As he spoke, he pointed in the direction of the Longshan Hotel and said, "The colonel's order is that after you arrive, I will take you through the back door to the third floor of the hotel. General Thurman has arranged a meeting with you before the banquet begins."

Hearing what the other party said, An Rusong first subconsciously glanced in the direction of the hotel, then bowed and got out of the car, saying, "Okay, please lead the way for me, Lieutenant."

Speaking of which, An Rushong was far from safe in the military camp of the US Forces Korea. After all, he had just offended a large number of US military officers and soldiers stationed in Korea who had profited from the drug trafficking business. Although the two sides had reconciled at the moment, no one would believe that the people under Colonel Alvin did not want to kill him.

But then again, An Rushong was not worried that those guys would choose today to murder him. After all, he was invited here today by General Thurman, the new commander-in-chief of the US forces in South Korea. Those daring soldiers might not take his identity seriously, but they would certainly not ignore General Thurman's authority, unless they were really fearless of death.

After getting out of the car, An Rushong signaled Luo Minzhi to find a place to park, and then followed the black lieutenant towards the direction of Longshan Hotel.

Tonight, there is a cocktail party at Yongsan Tourism, which is organized by the US Forces Korea Command to welcome the new commander-in-chief, General Thurman. Of course, Americans don't have the concept of welcoming and welcoming, so this cocktail party is actually for General Thurman to establish initial contact with the US Forces Korea and some important figures in the South Korean military and political circles.

Of course, it is impossible for key figures like the South Korean president and the South Korean defense minister to appear at a reception like tonight. After all, General Thurman has been in Seoul for some time, and he must have met those really important figures. The people invited tonight should be people of relatively minor status, but who can help General Thurman's work in South Korea.

Just like An Rusong, he was a person of "relatively minor" status to General Thurman, but he would be helpful to his future work. Therefore, An Rusong's name was on the invitation list of the cocktail party, and General Thurman also arranged a meeting with An Rusong before the cocktail party started.

Yes, don't think that a private meeting with General Thurman is a common thing. To put it bluntly, as the commander-in-chief of the US forces in South Korea, if he does not consider the relevant interests, General Thurman can even not give face to anyone in South Korea, including the owner of the Blue House. What is certain is that the reason why An Rusong was able to get a chance to meet with General Thurman privately was entirely because of his previous actions in the drug trafficking of US troops in South Korea. At the beginning, if he had not used the news pop-up function of NGN to stir up trouble and guide public opinion, making the scandal of US troops in South Korea involved in drug trafficking known to the world, Washington would not necessarily make such a quick decision to transfer General Sharp back to the country.

From this perspective, An Rusong can indeed be regarded as the number one contributor to General Thurman's appointment. However, things in this world are difficult to comment on. Often, not everyone who has made great contributions will receive generous rewards. The key lies in the character and personality of the superior.

Just like General Thurman, An Rushong had taken such a great risk to fight for him. If he achieved his wish and simply threw An Rushong aside, the latter probably would have no way to stop him.

Fortunately, although it was still unclear what kind of person General Thurman was, at least he gave An Rushong a chance to meet privately. For some people, being able to get such an opportunity is already a rare opportunity.

Following the black lieutenant, An Rushong went around to the back of Longshan Hotel, entered the hotel through the back door guarded by guards, and then took an independent elevator straight to the third floor.

The third floor of the hotel is obviously the guest rooms. The spacious corridor is covered with thick carpets, and on the walls on both sides of the corridor are hung some framed photos.

An Rushong took a special look and found that most of these photos were taken during the Korean War. Among them were photos of the battlefield, as well as some group photos of officers and soldiers. He even saw Marilyn Monroe who was paying condolences on the Korean battlefield.

To be honest, An Rushong felt strange seeing the photos of the Korean battlefield here, because it is a well-known fact that Americans rarely talk about the Korean War. After all, it was a lost war and it is embarrassing to talk about it.

Although the square in front of the hotel was bustling with traffic, there were few people in the corridor on the third floor. An Rushong followed the black lieutenant and walked to a closed door.

The black lieutenant stood in front of the door and was about to raise his hand to knock, but the originally closed door opened first, and Leonard, wearing a neat military uniform, walked out with his head lowered.

Leonard was blocked by the black lieutenant standing at the door. He was stunned for a moment. Then, he saw An Rushong following behind the black lieutenant. A smile instantly appeared on his expressionless face.

"An, you're here," Leonard greeted An Rusong and motioned the black lieutenant to step aside and make way for the door. "I was just about to go down to ask if you're here."

"I just arrived too," An Rusong nodded and thanked the black lieutenant who had stepped aside, then said with a smile, "I also have to thank this lieutenant for bringing me here."

Leonard took a step back. He still ignored the black lieutenant and gestured to An Rusong to come in. He said, "That's great. Come on. General Thurman is waiting for you."

An Rushong nodded to the black lieutenant again, then followed Leonard into the room.

The room where General Thurman temporarily stayed was a large suite. Walking into the room, there was a large living room, and separated from the living room by a glass partition, there was another smaller living room inside.

When An Rushong walked in, he saw a middle-aged man in military uniform holding a glass of wine and standing in front of a large-screen TV in the small living room behind the glass partition, watching something.

He had seen the middle-aged man before. He was General Thurman, the new commander-in-chief of US forces in South Korea.

"Come with me," Leonard closed the door, walked to An Rusong's side, and said with a smile, "Would you like something to drink?"

"Whatever, give me a glass of water," An Rushong said.

The conversation between the two was obviously heard by General Thurman in the living room. He turned around, glanced at An Rusong, and said with a smile: "Let's have a drink as a belated celebration."

(End of this chapter)