Chapter 412: The President is here

After chatting about the outside world and Ting, Ming and Caitlin both left Harvard University. They left in the same car, but they didn't speak again once they got in the car. Obviously, what had just happened took some time for them to process.

For Caitlin, due to her childhood concept of the environment and her knowledge of Ting, she felt crazy about the idea of Zhou Ming replacing Ting; and compared to Caitlin, Zhou Ming had to digest the news even more. The news about the European aristocracy and their good looks already surprised Ming, not to mention the fact that these aristocrats were only front men. This completely subverted his previous notions!

In this way, the two of them were speechless until they reached Caitlin's villa. Zhou Ming spoke to her, and Caitlin nodded.

Outside, the butler of the Harrogate family quickly came over to open the door for Caitlin. Caitlin was about to step out of the car, but suddenly turned back to Zhou Ming and said, 'No matter what your final decision is, and no matter how crazy this decision is, as your wife, I will stay with you to the end!'

These words made Zhou Ming feel a little helpless, because he had not yet nodded and said that he would marry her, so how could she be so sure that he was her husband? There was no room for discussion at all, and she shouted it directly. Was he really going to be 'taken' by a noble host?

Shaking his head, Zhou Ming told himself not to think about it. Caitlin got out of the car after leaving this remark, and Zhou Ming let her go. However, he suddenly received a phone call from Cheng Jun, the Consul General in New York. On the phone, Cheng Jun didn't say anything else, just told Zhou Ming that he now had something very important and asked Zhou Ming to rush to Harbin Villa immediately.

This request made Zhou Ming feel very strange. Just as Zhou Ming hesitated, his phone rang again. After answering, he heard an uncompromising voice: 'Hello. Are you Comrade Zhou Ming? This is Yang Ding.'

Zhou Ming was very surprised, because he never expected the supreme leader of Huaxia to call him personally. Zhou Ming also understood that this meant something big had happened, so he said in a low voice, 'Hello, Mr. Yang, this is Zhou Ming. I'm not sure what your orders are for you to call me personally?'

'But I need to ask you first, did Comrade Cheng Jun just call you to ask you to meet him?' Yang Ding asked very directly.

Zhou Ming nodded and replied, 'Yes, Comrade Yang, just now Consul General Cheng Jun did call me. He asked me to hurry to Harbin Villa right now. Is there someone very important there, and is there something very important to discuss?'

'Very important,' Yang Ding said, before adding, 'The reason I gave you this number is that I was worried you might not trust it. After all, this is all very sudden. If I didn't know Comrade Cheng Jun very well, I would be very suspicious of this as well.'

'Since you've said so, Yang Lao, even if the Habulin Villa is really a den of thieves, I must go and take a look,' Zhou Ming said.

'You rascal, you make it sound as if I'm pushing you into the fire!' Yang Ding scolded.

Yang then hung up, as it was already late. As a family member, Yang needed to ensure that he got enough rest Therefore, Zhou Ming understood that the fact that he was able to give him this phone call already proved the importance of the matter. So after hanging up the phone, Zhou Ming went to the Habriny Villa.

The Habriny Villa is located at the mouth of the Charles River and is a standard rich district. It is even equipped with two helipads.

Following the address given by Cheng Jun, they drove directly there, but suddenly stopped and then turned around to ask Zhou Ming, 'I feel that something is wrong in this area. It seems that the entire street is under surveillance. So are you sure we should continue?'

'The fact that something is not right is the biggest sign that everything is fine. Yang Lao can't be bothered to call from his phone, so obviously there's something going on. So let's keep going. Yang Lao would never do anything to harm me,' said Zhou Ming.

With Zhou Ming's permission, he felt relieved and continued forward, but he also secretly became alert. If he noticed any danger, he would at least ensure that Zhou Ming could safely escape.

Finally, they arrived at the agreed location and pulled into the villa. As Zhou Ming got out of the car, a man in a black suit with a stern expression immediately came over with an instrument to do a check. Zhou Ming had already seen this kind of scene when going through airport security, so he didn't mind now.

It seemed that the situation outside had alerted the villa. Soon the villa door opened and the Consul General Cheng Jun walked out: 'We very much welcome Comrade Zhou Ming!'

With Cheng Jun's words, the security guards who had been inspecting the villa withdrew. Zhou Ming smiled and asked him, 'Consul Cheng, what is going on? You were so anxious to have me come here. Even Yang Laoshi was alerted. I was shocked when I received his call.'

Cheng Jun also said with a wry smile, 'Actually, I don't want it to be like this either, but sometimes things just happen so suddenly, and there's nothing I can do about it. As for what it is, you'll know once you enter the villa. I can't explain it.'

'You're being so mysterious, I hope it's not President Mei who's here,' Zhou Ming laughed.

In response to Zhou Ming's joke, Cheng Jun suddenly grinned and revealed a very meaningful smile, which made Zhou Ming feel a little shocked. Later, when Zhou Ming followed Cheng Jun into the villa, Zhou Ming finally understood the meaning of Cheng Jun's smile. It turned out that he had really hit the nail on the head, and it was indeed the current US President who had come here to find him.

The current US President is still Walsh, so Zhou Ming recognised him at first glance. He looked almost exactly like the son who overthrew the Salm regime in the later period. And since Zhou Ming is in the US now and pays a lot of attention to the news, how could he not recognise the president?

When he saw Ming Chow enter, President Walsh immediately stood up. He was accompanied by a Chinese man, whom Ming Chow had been introduced to outside the door by Cheng Jun: Ambassador to the United States Han Zhen.

Ambassador Han Zhen came over to greet Ming-Chu Chou, and then introduced President Walsh to Ming-Chu Chou. Ming-Chu Chou took the initiative to shake President Walsh's hand and said, 'I am very happy to meet you in person, Mr. President. I didn't expect our meeting to come so soon.'

'Indeed, I remember our last contact was in Iraq. At that time, I told you that I would love to talk to you face-to-face if I had the opportunity. But perhaps even I didn't expect this day to come so suddenly.'

Walsh said as he invited Zhou Ming to sit down. He glanced at Ambassador Han Zhen, who of course understood his meaning. SI, so he said, 'Mr. President, today is a meeting between you and Comrade Zhou Ming meeting. Comrade Cheng Jun and I are only here as witnesses and to be responsible to both sides. So you can say whatever you like, and we will keep it confidential.'

This remark was very official, but Walsh still smiled and thanked him. Then he said to Zhou Ming, 'Mr. Zhou Ming, I know that you picked up Caitlin from the Adams family's White Mountain Manor a few days ago, right?'

Zhou Ming raised an eyebrow, but was actually not surprised by Walsh's question, because before that he had thought that Walsh's purpose in finding him would have something to do with Caitlin. Zhou Ming nodded and replied, 'I did pick up Caitlin, and in the name of her boyfriend, but she didn't object, and she is now staying at the villa I arranged.'

Walsh shook and shook his head. 'I'm not saying there's anything wrong with what you did, Mr. Zhou Ming,'

Walsh paused for a moment before asking, 'I know you went to the Harvard Library today. Did she tell you about the outside world?'

'Not only the outside world, but also the history of beauty and European aristocracy, as well as some related topics,' Zhou Ming replied.

'This is really a windfall,' Walsh said with a self-deprecating laugh, 'but since Mr. Zhou Ming already knows, then it's simple. I would like to ask Mr. Zhou Ming, do you count as going to the outside world?'

Zhou Ming nodded very nodded seriously. Walsh then asked, 'Then the next question is very important. May I ask Mr. Chau Ming if you plan to stay in the outside world by marrying Caitlyn as your wife? I know Mr. Chau Ming you understand what I mean.'

Chau Ming laughed 'Of course I can understand that. My answer is that I might stay in the outside world, and I might marry Caitlyn, but there would be no connection between the two in terms of interests.'

'I understand . But what I want to say is that I have no doubt about Mr. Zhou Ming's character, but I strongly support Mr. Zhou Ming's ability to stay in the outside world,' said Walsh.

Zhou Ming was confused by Walsh's words: 'I'm sorry, Mr. President, I think you can be more specific.'

Walsh said said: 'Since Mr. Zhou Ming has already learned the history of the United States from Caitlins, then you should know what the American people have been fighting against. We very much hope to get rid of the control of the lifeblood of the family by the organisations in the outside world.'

'Not only that that. Those guys also hide their assets and disguise their huge wealth as charitable activities to avoid inspections by the tax authorities. I can say without exaggeration that every year they escape at least hundreds of billions of dollars in taxes through their own privileges.' Walsh his fists and gritting his teeth, clearly disgusted by the behaviour of the conference.

In fact, Zhou Ming actually knew that the rich transferred their assets through charity. After all, under the guidance of the Club, no taxes were levied on charities, regardless of the amount, as long as it was used for charitable purposes. Therefore, many people donate their wealth to charity, but this is only nominal. In reality, as long as it passes through the so-called 'charity' system, it will almost return to them intact.

In the United States, almost all charitable channels are controlled by the club. In other words, no matter if any rich person wants to evade taxes through this means, they must go through the club. Since the club controls such a source, the wealth they can plunder from it must be astronomical.

And this is not not just a matter of wealth, but more importantly, by doing so, they will firmly control all the rich people, and finally, through these resources, they will firmly grasp the United States in their hands.

Zhou Ming said, 'I feel very sorry about this situation, but there is nothing I can do.'

Walsh shook his head this this time shook his head: 'So I think that at least during my term of office, I can come to a small agreement with Mr. Zhou Ming.'