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Looking at the lady in front of him wearing a traditional Chinese cheongsam with long black straight hair, Shen Ye recognized her at a glance, not only because of her unforgettable appearance, but also because she, himself and Roberta had once fought a bloody battle together against Vladimir of Umbrella.
He raised his glass and clinked it with Shenhua's. After taking a sip, he heard Shenhua say to Roberta, "Miss Roberta, we haven't seen each other for a long time. I was hospitalized due to an injury last time, and I haven't thanked you since then!"
According to the original novel, Shenhua had suffered psychological trauma from the beatings she suffered at the hands of Roberta, and there was even the famous Black Lagoon scene where Roberta crushed Shenhua's knife with her teeth.
However, during the melee in Roanapur, several people fought side by side with Vladimir, and Roberta once helped Shenhua, butShenhua was seriously injured at the time and was sent to the hospital after the battle. He never had the chance to thank her.
Roberta looked at Shenhua. She didn't have a deep impression of this woman, but she still remembered this person in her memory, so she nodded to her: "You're welcome."
Shenhua didn't care much about Roberta's slightly cold attitude. She turned to look at Fabiola, but she had no impression of this little maid, so she casually ignored her.
Shenhua lifted her skirt slightly and sat next to Roberta. Because there was another person between them, she propped her elbows on the bar and said to Shen Ye across Roberta, "When did you come? Why didn't you come to the Triad to say hello? We can also welcome you."
When she said this, she used proper Mandarin. Although there was still a hint of WW sound, it was obvious that she had put a lot of effort in practicing.
"We didn't arrive until the afternoon, so we didn't want to disturb you, so we went to find Revy and Balalaika first." In terms of relationship, Shen Ye obviously had a much better relationship with Revy and Balalaika, so he didn't hide it and said it directly.
Shenhua also knew this. She tilted her head nonchalantly and continued, "They received a mission a few days ago. Someone offered a high bonus to ask Black Lagoon Office and Moscow Hotel to send someone to pick up someone. Well, our Boss Chang also went, and has been gone for several days, but he should be back soon."
"It seems that the amount of this bonus must be very high. Even the Moscow Hotel is tempted by it, and Balalaika is also involved. Who is it? Why is it so generous?" Shen Ye said in surprise.
Roanapur is a lawless area, full of all kinds of illegal transactions. Smuggling of arms can be seen everywhere. And because it is located in Southeast Asia which has been in chaos for decades, most commodities are very popular here, especially arms, which are extremely profitable. Now the Moscow Hotel and the Triads jointly control the trading channels here, so he was very surprised at how much the client had to pay to invite these two great gods.
"Speaking of the client, she's actually someone you know." Shenhua looked around, especially squinting at the bar owner. After the bar owner tactfully moved aside a little, she continued, "The client is from the HCLI. Her name seems to be Koko. I think it's that name. Last time, she led someone to conduct an arms deal with Boss Chang. She was introduced by Balalaika."
Koko was someone Ada met by chance. Later, at Ada's invitation, Koko participated in Roanapur's fight against Umbrella. Finally, she met Balalaika. Since both of them had no good feelings towards the United States, they quickly became friends and engaged in arms trade. Shen Ye also knew this.
However, what surprised him was that he remembered that Koko had an elite tactical team under her, and now they would pay a large price to the Black Lagoon Agency and the Moscow Hotel to protect one person for them for three rounds. This made him a little confused.
After taking a sip of wine, Shen Ye leaned his elbows on the bar, supported his chin with both hands and began to think.
After a while, Shen Ye asked, "Do you know who they are going to protect?"
"I'm not sure." Shenhua lowered his voice and said, "Boss Chang didn't tell me, he just said that this person is very important and very valuable."
"Anyone who can mobilize Balalaika is naturally very valuable." Shen Ye thought that was nonsense. He thought about it for a while and still felt that he could only wait for Revy and Balalaika to come back and wait for them to tell him.
"Forget it, let's talk about these things after they come back. We came here to drink today." Shen Ye raised the glass to Shenhua, then drank the remaining wine in the glass, then pushed the glass in front of the bar owner and shouted, "Another glass."
At this time, Shenhua also shouted: "Whatever they drink is mine."
"Then I won't be polite." Shen Ye said.
But he was not polite to his friends, and the Triads were making a lot of money now. Shenhua also had a side job as a killer, so she was very rich, so he had nothing to be embarrassed about.
However, when it comes to drinking, only Shen Ye and Shenhua drink more now. Roberta doesn't like drinking very much, and she doesn't like the environment here. Her duty as a personal maid requires her to only drink lightly and stay sober at all times.
Fabiola didn't drink much either, but it's not that she didn't like it. Compared to the slightly bitter beer here, she missed the fruit beer that is a specialty of South America. At least it has a fruity aroma and a hint of sweetness, and tastes better.
After two glasses of wine, Shen Ye was fine. With his current physical condition, it was still too early for him to get drunk. But Shenhua's beautiful eyes were already covered with a layer of mist, and she looked a little confused. However, she had drunk before she came. Originally, she would not drink so much, but she met an acquaintance, someone who had saved her before, so she didn't mind getting drunk in front of him.
However, it was not easy for her to get drunk. Her physical condition was not weak. Moreover, after the war, she found that her physical condition seemed to be stronger than before. Although she didn't know why this was the case, it was always a good thing.
So, she began to raise her glass to Shen Ye frequently, and soon drank two glasses of medium-strength whiskey.
Just when she was about to ask the bar owner to open another bottle for them, the door of the bar was suddenly pushed open violently, and a group of burly men walked in from outside.
They walked straight to the largest table in the bar, and one of them shouted loudly: "Whiskey, brandy, either is fine, bring it up quickly, the ones with added ingredients are better."
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