Chapter 24: Five Days

At 7 pm, Zhou Ming and Caitlyn once again arrived at the Violet Hotel. Similarly, this time they were still here to meet Princess Louise.

As a princess, Louise chose a very palace-like private room, or rather, it was more like a restaurant in the outdoor gardens of a castle than a private room in a hotel. It was under a specially maintained grape trellis, surrounded by fragrant flowers and plants. The candlelight and the lighting made the whole environment seem both real and illusory. The beautiful environment made people believe that they were attending a banquet of a certain royal family, and not just having a meal.

When Ming Zhou and Caitlyn arrived, there were already a lot of people here. According to Ming Zhou's memory, many of these people had been seen in the halls of Harrowsburg and judging by the situation at this dinner, it was clear that today's performance by Louise had made them want to find a second option besides the novel André.

These may not be considered clever, but at least they are very quick-witted and have no scruples. Otherwise, they would not have jumped at the chance to get to know Caitlin after seeing Louise stand up to André and give Caitlin a hand.

Zhou Ming thought to himself, and then he also told Caitlin that these guys might be even more annoying than André. After all, André just had to punch him in the face, but these people had to deal with countless hidden knives in their smiles.

First of all they are there to support Caitlin, at least on the surface. You can't hit them in the face, but since they aren't really supporting her, there are other problems. They are even looking forward to finding out what's wrong with Caitlin, so you have to be on your guard.

They followed the waiter into the box, where Louise waved happily at them: 'Look, our heroes have finally arrived today!'

Zhou Ming and Caitlin smiled and waved back, and finally sat down in the seats that Louise had arranged for them. At the sign of Zhou Ming, Caitlin deliberately said to her, said to her, 'Auntie, I really didn't expect there to be so many people here. I thought it would be just the three of us, like before!'

Louise Louise told Caitlin with a smile, 'I'm sorry I didn't tell you in advance, but it doesn't matter because these people are all very important for you to meet. They are all very important members of the family very important members of the family. And most importantly, they don't support Andre's succession of the family business. I think Caitlin, you are a better choice for them.'

'This is really good news that makes me dance for joy, so I'll trouble you, auntie,' Caitlin said.

Then Louise introduced everyone at the table to Caitlin, and Zhou Ming and Caitlin also greeted them one by one. Even though they would never be able to call them by name again after the meal, at least they were all at the same table now, and that was the important thing.

The meal was the most common kind of dinner among the aristocracy, basically full of mutual flattery and endless nonsense.

The whole dinner lasted nearly three hours. By the end, Zhou Ming felt extremely exhausted. He would rather face Andre and fight him for 300 rounds. At least that goal is clear and direct, without having to talk to these hypocrites. He had to wear a mask when speaking with them, and every word had to be thought over several times before it could be spoken. He also had to think about what the other person was saying, and how many twists and turns it took.

But even when it was over , Zhou Ming still had to brace himself, because Louise was still there.

'Although I understand that my performance today was still not quite satisfactory, as long as my attitude is shown, it is easy to gain the support of those members who oppose André,' Louise said. And it was a great success today, because Andre has always tried to create the impression that he is the one chosen by all the members to succeed him, but today was the first time he has acted so openly and arbitrarily.'

'This is also thanks thanks to your position, otherwise Andre would never have behaved like this, and Ming and I would not have been so reckless before.' Caitlin said.

Louise smiled and agree with this statement. She then added: 'But just because these guys came to the door on their own initiative as a result of today's events does not mean that you you can believe that they really support you. They are just trying to put pressure on your side, that's all.'

This reminder was a little unexpected, but it's only natural to think about it. After all, they are now considered allies, and it would be too much if they didn't do something they should remind them of.

Therefore, Zhou Ming and Caitlyn Kate also smiled and thanked Louise. Then Zhou Ming asked again, 'But Your Highness, I also find it very strange that André suddenly left today. Do you have any ideas?'

Louise frowned and thought for a moment, before saying, 'It is indeed very strange. Andrè only lost this hand, so he would not have given up just like that. But to be specific about what he would do, is difficult to judge. Especially since he has to wait five days, it is even more difficult to understand. Maybe he can't free his hands until after the matter with Fugger Bank is settled?'

As Louise spoke, looked at Zhou Ming, who told her, 'I will continue to let Joross do it, but Fugro Bank is a large and powerful bank. Once he is ready, it will be difficult to speculate . I think you, Your Royal Highness, understand that a run on the bank can only be carried out by surprise, after all, the premise of us cashing a cheque is that we actually have the money there.'

'Since there is money, as long as they have the funds in place, there is nothing we can do about it. Especially since George is travelling alone with such a large sum of cash, it is also impossible.'

Zhou Ming said at the end changed the subject: 'But I always felt that since he said it would be five days later, I think his business must not be that simple.'

In the end, Zhou Ming and Louise still had no idea what Andre was up to, but it was obvious that it was something extraordinary.

Since there was remained unresolved, Ming and Caitlin ended their dinner with Louise and returned to their hotel room. Caitlin suddenly asked, 'Ming, do you think that your aunt and those people deliberately put on an attitude for us to see at this dinner?'

Ming was confused by this surprised by the question, and he stuttered, 'Why would you think that? I don't think so, because your aunt doesn't have to.'

Caitlin was embarrassed to answer that she had guessed from Ming's attitude today, which made Ming a little speechless.

'It's true that a lot of things are political. The so-called supporters who came today are also here to pay lip service, but your aunt, as a princess, is not so unconfident in her abilities.' Ming said, "As for my worries today, they are actually with André.'

'You're not sure what he'll prepare in the next five days, are you?" Caitlin asked.

'If he have to wait until tomorrow to have the meeting, then I wouldn't have anything to worry about, because he can't prepare anything in just one night, but five days is a different story,' Ming Zhou said. 'Think When I decided to short the British pound and sell it starting with Gordon Brown, it was only five days before the Bank of England surrendered. So now it's five days again, and I have no idea what he's preparing.'

Caitlin also felt the eyes of the matter, but she still said, 'But that was done by Ming. Andre shouldn't be able to do that, should he?'

Ming shook his head: 'Maybe he can't do that, but since he was so confident about waiting five days, I think there must be a surprise.'

Caitlin asked what to what to do. Zhou Ming thought for a moment and then said, 'We should remain unchanged and wait and see what he does. As long as we don't know what he's going to do, we should just prepare ourselves and wait. It's not too late to make a decision once we know what he's got planned.'

Meanwhile, in Har Harburg, André was sitting in his study when suddenly the door was knocked open and the castle butler came in.

'Sir, as you predicted, Princess Louise did have dinner with Zhou Ming Kate Lin tonight, and there were many other members of the family with them,' the butler told André.

André was wasn't surprised at all. He asked indifferently, 'So did you find out who they were?'

Faced with this question, the butler became a little embarrassed: "Sir, I'm very sorry, but since they had dinner in the palace box at the Violet Restaurant, and the rules there do not allow guests to be checked, I don't know.'

'Shit!" Andre Andre exclaimed, 'With this rule, don't you have any ideas? For example, go to the parking lot and see who got in the car, and then compare that with the people who came to the meeting in the lobby today. You idiot, do you really think you have to see someone to check them out?'

Andre's words made The butler suddenly realised, but it was obviously too late, so he could only keep apologising to Andre.

In the end Andre helplessly waved his hands: 'Forget it, in fact, even if you don't find out, I can guess who it is. Those people with the same mentality always have such a short small, just like a certain part of their body. Do they think that Caitlin, with the support of Louise, can beat me? It's just wishful thinking!'

'Yes, the Harburg family can only feel at ease with a leader like you, sir,' the butler flattered .

Andre was very satisfied with this, and he continued, 'This was bound to be the end result, but the process in between should not be overlooked. They must have been wondering why I wanted to postpone the meeting for five days.'

Andre gave a very sinister smile here and gave a sinister smile: 'I did this to remove any uncertainty about the meeting. I have no interest in talking to that Chinese person. I want to use this opportunity to finalise everything!'

At the end, Andre Andre became ferocious: 'Just you wait, you backstabbing bastards, when I inherit the family, I'll get my revenge on each and every one of you!'