Chapter 126: Surround, Pursue, and Block

Zhou Ming sat in the car, staring blankly out the window at the scenery that kept passing by. He didn't say a word.

By this time, Zhou Ming had already left Governor Edward's vacation villa for a while, but he was still thinking about what Edward had said at the villa just now. The truth was that Zhou Ming couldn't help but think about it. After all, those words were too curious, especially the sentence about the outside world...where would that be? Could it be the place where the Adams family actually lived permanently?

Zhou Ming didn't know, and he couldn't even guess. He could only make a very vague judgment based on what Edward had said.

Suddenly, Zhou Ming's phone rang, which made him come back to reality. Since Zhou Ming had previously wanted to enter Governor Edward's villa, in order to avoid those electronic detection devices, Zhou Ming had left his phone in the car and hadn't turned it silent.

Zhou Ming picked up the phone and answered. It was Lin Muqing calling. She was very surprised to hear Zhou Ming answer the phone and said, 'Zhou Ming, have you already left Governor Edward's place? How did your conversation go? Is there some special purpose for his Kennedys and the other two families? Do they really want to help you Zhou Ming? Now that the subprime mortgage crisis is not going to work, do they have any other options?'

Facing Lin Muqing's one question after another, Zhou Ming just asked back, 'Muqing, do you know what the outside world is like?'

Lin Muqing was confused by this sudden question from Zhou Ming, 'What outside world? Zhou Ming, why are you suddenly asking such a strange question?'

"Because Governor Edward just told me that the answer I want is out there, and it is also changes in the outside world that have caused them to change their attitude and do their best to deal with the Adams family.' Zhou Ming said, 'I came from the country, so I don't know much about the outside world, but I think Tong Gang and Li Cheng might know.'

Having received Zhou Ming's answer, Lin Muqing suddenly understood. She thought about it carefully and then replied, 'I do have a vague impression. Once, when we were talking about investing in the shares of a mining company in South America, he told me about the outside world.'

'At the time, he just mentioned it casually, and I just listened casually. I can't remember the specifics, I just remember that it was a world like Shangri-La, but unlike Shangri-La, only the most powerful people in the world knew about it and lived there.' Lin Muqing said, 'Since it is outside the world of ordinary people, it is called the outside world.'

'I see,' Zhou Ming muttered to himself, "it seems that my guess was not wrong. The Adams family is the family of the outside world. The three families of the Kennedys, the Lawrences and the Lowells also got news from the outside world before they decided to press the Adams family at this time."

Although Zhou Ming did not say it out loud, Lin Muqing still heard it all. She said to Zhou Ming, 'I don't think it's impossible. Otherwise, a lot of their actions simply don't make sense. They are just too enthusiastic.'

At the end of the conversation, Lin Muqing thought of another problem and immediately asked, 'But Zhou Ming, now the minorities in the Veda community are not willing to help us, and no matter how you calculate it, the subprime mortgage market has not yet collapsed. What should we do? If we can't think of another way, I'm afraid the three families of Kennedey Lawrence and Lowell will not necessarily be so helpful to us.'

'This is another problem that is giving me a headache, apart from the outside world,' Zhou Ming said. "My idea is that since the Vida Community is not working, I will stay in Brighton for a while longer and try other communities..."

As soon as Zhou Ming said this, Lin Muqing interrupted him immediately: 'No! Zhou Ming, you can't stay in Brighton anymore. Have you forgotten that the Adams family already knows that you are in Brighton and has sent someone to find you? You almost couldn't get away in the Veda community. Do you know that my heart stopped when I heard the news? I don't want to hear it again!'

'Moreover,' Lin Muqing continued, 'there was still Omar helping you in the Veda community. He was acting as a member of parliament there and had a lot of influence. But even with that, he couldn't help. How can you convince those minorities in other communities when they don't have such a good member of parliament to help them?'

Having said that, Lin Muqing paused for a moment, and then said softly, 'Zhou Ming, I'm not saying that you don't have the ability to persuade people. It's just that you don't know those minorities, and you don't have the time to slowly get in touch with them. If you want to convince them to apply for personal bankruptcy the first time you meet, risking that their property will definitely be auctioned off, no one will agree to it, so don't take any risks, okay?'

Lin Muqing's words were full of deep concern, and they reminded Zhou Ming of his previous life. After the Spring Festival, whenever he had to go to work, his parents would always be reluctant to see him off at the train station.

Zhou Ming knew that even after he had entered the station, his parents would still look out of the station entrance, as if they could see him through the glass of the train station, and they would not leave for a long time. He had also looked at them through the glass of the train station. Perhaps there were many people in the station entrance, but he always felt so lonely when he looked at their figures, as if their entire company had been taken away with his departure.

Zhou Ming also knew that his parents really wanted him to stay and find a stable job at home, rather than only seeing each other for less than a week a year. At that time, his parents' concern for him was the same as Lin Muqing's concern for him now, but at that time, he never did what his parents wanted.

Thinking about this, Zhou Ming replied to Lin Muqing, 'Of course, if you really are that worried, I promise I will come back to Rhodes today.'

'Really, Zhou Ming, you really promise me to come back? You are really the best man in the world,' Lin Muqing said, "then I will wait for you in Rhodes, and when you come back, I will do whatever you want."

Originally, Lin Muqing's previous words only made Zhou Ming very happy, but with Lin Muqing's last words, which were full of shyness, Zhou Ming could not help but think of those passionate things and postures, or perhaps uniforms.

After hanging up on Lin Muqing, Zhou Ming told Zhang Lin to go back to Rhodes. In fact, even if Zhou Ming didn't say anything, Zhang Lin would have heard what just happened on the phone, so he immediately drove the car in the direction of the interstate highway. However, at the fork in the road just before the interstate highway, Zhang Lin stopped the car again, because there were already a lot of people with signs gathered at the fork in the road ahead, and they all had tattoos on their bodies, which looked very similar to the people he had encountered in the Veda community.

"I'm afraid we can't get through,' Zhang Lin said to Zhou Ming.

'Can't we just drive straight through? It doesn't look like they have any guns, and those baseball bats and hammers shouldn't be able to stop us,' Zhou Ming asked tentatively.

Zhang Lin shook his head and replied, 'They're prepared. Mr. Zhou Ming, look over there. There's a barbed wire barricade on the ground. Although our car is bulletproof, the hardness of the tyres is still limited. I don't think it's a good idea to drive straight through.'

Zhou Ming looked across the street at Zhang Lin's words and indeed saw a barricade placed across the road in front of those people. There were many sharp spikes on the barricade, but since the colour of the barricade was similar to that of the road, it was really not easy to notice if you weren't paying attention from the distance where Zhou Ming and the others were. Behind the crowd on the opposite side, there seemed to be a few cars with punctured tyres that had also been targeted.

'Is this the only way to get to the interstate?' Zhou Ming asked.

Zhang Lin shook his head and said, "No, but I think with the power of the Adams family, I'm afraid roadblocks have also been set up at other key intersections."

'These guys, I didn't expect the Adams family to be willing to spend so much money on me, chasing and blocking me like this,' Zhou Ming said with a smile, 'Zhang Lin, let's go back to Brighton first, find a motel and stay for a day, and then take another road to get around and get on the interstate from another place at night.'

'Mr. Zhou Ming, you mean to take the small road out of the city, and then when you get to a desolate place, you'll go straight through the wilderness to the next city to get on the interstate highway, right?' Zhang Lin said.

Zhou Ming nodded and said yes. At this moment, there was a sudden loud noise. Zhou Ming saw a bullet mark on the glass in front of him. Then he looked at the people on the opposite side. Although he was still some distance from the intersection, their suspicions were aroused by his constant stopping here. Perhaps they knew the appearance of his car, and after confirming that it might be the target, they just shot directly.

'These people are so short-tempered, don't the police care? I used to only know that the underworld in Las Vegas was rampant, but now it seems that Brighton, which claims to be the most educated city, is more or less the same!"

Zhou Ming said to Zhang Lin with a smile, 'Since they don't welcome us, we'd better leave first, lest we get tangled up with them.'

While Zhou Ming was talking, Zhang Lin had already taken action. He quickly stepped on the accelerator and drove the car to make a quick U-turn. It had to be said that Zhang Lin's driving skills were very good. After he had already disappeared into the distance, the roadblock was just removed.

Zhang Lin drove the car quickly on the road, and only slowed down after making sure that no one was following. Finally, they arrived at a small, remote and empty motel.

This was the place where Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin had stayed in Brighton. It was a very special hotel that Zhang Lin had inquired about a long time ago. The owner of the hotel never asked his customers anything, and didn't even care if they were wanted criminals or not. It had a very American western-style saloon vibe, and was therefore very suitable for them to stay for the night during this special time.

As soon as they walked into the hotel, they heard a hearty voice: 'Hey, amazing Chinese hero, welcome back!'

The man speaking was the owner of the hotel. He was a middle-aged man with a full beard, about 1.9 metres tall and in his fifties. He saw Zhang Lin come in and immediately stood up from his chair to warmly greet him: 'As long as you are here, I am not afraid of any unruly little bastards causing trouble here, especially those brown-skinned Mexicans. You know those drug addicts are a real headache.'

Then he turned his attention to Zhou Ming, his tone becoming more respectful: 'This is your more mysterious Eastern boss. Don't worry, no matter what happens, I will keep everything confidential!'

"Thank you very much, but I believe that even without us, you can definitely solve anything,'

Zhou Ming smiled and thanked him. In fact, the reason why this boss was so enthusiastic was because Zhang Lin had previously been here, relying on his absolute military value and tactics to help him solve the trouble caused by several groups of Mexican drug dealers, which had opened his eyes.

As for himself, Zhou Ming knew that he was just riding on Zhang Lin's coattails, because he had already seen Zhang Lin's abilities. After learning that the formidable Zhang Lin was just his bodyguard, he could not help but see himself as more mysterious, and his attitude was also more respectful. But in reality, if they really had to fight, he would not be able to get past the third move no matter what. However, Zhou Ming did not need to explain this to him.

Zhou Ming and Zhang Lin went upstairs, but as soon as they sat down in the hotel room, Zhou Ming's phone rang. It was Omar calling.

'Mr Zhou Ming, can you come to the Vinda community now? The ethnic minorities have agreed to your proposal to file for personal bankruptcy!' Omar said excitedly.