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【Chapter 431, Charity Dinner】

Tang Ci quickly found out the time and place of the charity dinner, as well as the list of people invited to participate.

This dinner is a charity dinner hosted by Xiao Rou in her own name. The guests are all well-known local businessmen. There are not many government officials, and her husband, Prince Herman, will not attend. But now that she is a princess, the security work at the banquet must be very strict. The Azure Empire also has royal guards, so it is not so easy to get close to the princess.

Xiao Lou worriedly said: "Even if Mr. Shao wants to give a sapphire necklace as a gift, he has to find a middleman to introduce it, right? Otherwise, the princess can't rush to meet a strange businessman."

This is not a problem for Shao Qingge, he thought about it carefully, remembered a name in his mind, and said: "My company has a long-term cooperation with a pharmaceutical company here, and their boss is Kevin Roman. "

Tang Ci glanced at the list of people invited to the charity dinner, and said, "It just so happens that Kevin Roman is also going to attend this dinner. Mr. Shao can give it a try, and ask him to recommend you."

Shao Qingge said: "It shouldn't be a problem. As far as I can remember, I have cooperated with him for many years. He is considered an old friend. I will contact him tomorrow morning."

Lu Jiuchuan said: "If we want to sneak into the dinner party, there are two ways. One is to pretend to be a security guard for the charity dinner, and the other is to replace a wealthy businessman who attended the dinner."

Yu Hanjiang said seriously: "I was able to pretend to be a guard at Xiao Lou's birthday party before, because I am the captain of the guard, and I know the detailed arrangements of the guard, and I know enough about the people under my opponent. But now, we are in Azure We don’t know any of the guards responsible for protecting the princess in the empire, and we don’t even know their habits. If we directly pretend to be [masks], we might be able to see through them at a glance.”

The rules of the guards in each country are different. Yu Hanjiang doesn't know this country at all, so if he rashly pretends to be the guard of the princess, it may be self-defeating.

Lu Jiuchuan touched his chin: "So it seems easier to pretend to be a rich businessman?"

"Yeah." Yu Hanjiang stepped forward, looked at the list Tang Ci found out, and said, "We have to find a rich man who doesn't have close family members and doesn't meet the princess many times to pretend to be a rich man, so it won't be easy to be exposed."

After Tang Ci passed the screening, he suddenly said: "Coincidentally, there happens to be one living in the Ferris Wheel Hotel."

Yu Hanjiang said: "Just choose him, and I will pretend to be him when the time comes."

Xiao Lou thought about it carefully, and said, "We can't go to the banquet with all six of us, it's better for someone to stay behind."

They have all gone, and if the entire army is wiped out, there is really no way to escape.

Tang Ci said: "I will stay."

Lu Jiuchuan was worried about Tang Ci alone, and said decisively: "I will stay with you. Before the dinner, we will open a peach blossom garden in the hotel. If the situation is not right, we will send everyone directly." He looked at his brother, "Han Jiang , take Xiao Lou with you, and protect His Highness."

Yu Hanjiang nodded: "I know."

Xiao Lou suggested: "How about this, let's control the rich man in the Ferris Wheel Hotel first, Han Jiang will pretend to be him, and I will pretend to be the rich man's assistant, and sneak into the dinner together. Mr. Shao and Ye Qi will first visit the princess when the time comes. Attitude, I will meet her again at that time."

Everyone has no objection to this decision.

The next morning, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi changed their clothes and set off to visit Mr. Kevin Roman.

Shao Qingge and Kevin have worked together for many years. In his memory, he and this person meet every year, and they are very good business partners. Hearing that Shao Qingge and his son were traveling on the blue planet, Kevin warmly entertained them in a private manor.

The man has blond hair, blue eyes like the deep ocean, and looks handsome. He wore a white shirt, sat lazily on the sofa, and jokingly said: "Mr. Shao, it's rare to see you bring your son out."

Shao Qingge said with a light smile: "When the child grows up, he always takes it out for a walk, to see the world."

Hearing Shao Qingge's "old father" tone, Ye Qi felt very awkward. After meeting the searching gaze of the blond man, he could only obediently ask, "Hello, Uncle."

Kevin nodded at him, and looked at Shao Qingge: "Are you here this time, just to take your son on a trip?"

Shao Qingge said bluntly: "Actually, I would like to take this opportunity to visit the princess. As you know, the princess is the princess of our Luoke Empire. After marrying Prince Herman many years ago, she rarely returned home. My father has some connections with the princess. , just a while ago, I got a very precious sapphire necklace by chance, I heard that the princess likes all kinds of jewelry, so I want to give this necklace to her."

Kevin was slightly taken aback: "The princess has a noble status, what kind of jewelry haven't I seen before? The necklace you said is so magical?"

Shao Qingge took out the necklace and gave him a look.

A heart-shaped natural sapphire surrounded by diamond chips sparkles in the light.

Sapphires are rare jewels in this world, not to mention such a large, pure natural heart-shaped sapphire with extremely pure color, which is indeed rare.

Shao Qingge closed the jewelry box, smiled and said: "You should be familiar with the princess, can you introduce me? I really want to visit the princess of our empire."

Kevin readily agreed: "Okay, I'll help you get in touch."

Shao Qingge said: "I heard that there will be a charity dinner tomorrow night, why don't you take me there to meet?"

Kevin hesitated for a moment and said, "Tomorrow's dinner party

It was held privately by the princess, and people without an invitation letter cannot enter. Now the palace no longer sends out invitation letters... How about this, you just follow me in when the time comes, and I will find a chance to introduce you to the princess? "

Of course Shao Qingge couldn't wait for it, he raised the goblet on the table and said, "Thank you."

The two drank a glass of red wine, and Kevin called the chef to serve.

The business cooperation between the Shao family and the Roman family started from his father's generation and lasted for more than 30 years. Shao Qingge really wanted to ask the other party if he knew about the "Noah's Ark Project", but if Kevin was an insider, then Inquiring is likely to startle the snake, so he had to resist the urge to inquire about the news for the time being, and chatted with Kevin about some recent cooperation projects.

After the meal, Shao Qingge took Ye Qi back to the hotel.

He took out the [rich and willful] card and copied a [sapphire necklace].

This necklace is invaluable, no matter whether it is given away or auctioned, it is not a loss. Unfortunately, this is a consumable card. Once it is sent out, it will be gone. Copy a copy and keep it as a deposit, maybe it can be used in the future.

Then, he copied another Lu Jiuchuan's [Masquerade] card.

This card has the same effect as Liu Qiao's [Twins], except that Liu Qiao's [Twins] can turn into any creature he has seen within an hour and a half, including humans, plants and animals; Transforming yourself into the appearance of any human being is equivalent to pinching your own face while playing a game, and the shape can be changed at will.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Lou asked Ye Qi to take out the bug and hand it to Tang Ci, saying, "Mr. Tang, can this bug be placed on a sapphire necklace?"

Tang Ci took Shao Qingge's sapphire necklace, observed it carefully for a while, and then inserted the bug into the middle of several broken diamonds at the back of the gemstone necklace, blocking the miniature bug with the diamond. There is a problem with the necklace.

After making these preparations, that night, Tang Ci invaded the system of the Ferris Wheel Hotel and destroyed the surveillance on the top floor. Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan pretended to be waiters and knocked on the door of Room VIP-11 of the Ferris Wheel Hotel.

Zhou Sheng, a rich man who just took a shower, looked at Maoyan and said, "Waiter? I didn't call for service, did I?"

Wearing a black vest and bow tie, Yu Hanjiang, dressed as a waiter, said respectfully: "Sir, this is a gift from the hotel to the VIP suite guests, a fruit platter and a bottle of red wine. I wish you a pleasant stay in the hotel. "

The hotel often gave gifts when I stayed in the past, Zhou Sheng opened the door without any doubt.

Yu Hanjiang pushed the food into the room, and the moment he turned around, he suddenly raised his left hand, aiming at the back of Zhou Sheng's neck, it was a sharp knife!

Before the man could react, he was knocked unconscious by the knife in his hand.

Lu Jiuchuan gave his younger brother a thumbs up, walked into the room quickly, tied up Zhou Sheng, and Yu Hanjiang used the [Mask] card to pretend to be Zhou Sheng, and used his fingerprint to unlock the communication equipment and optical brain, and find the assistant information, and sent a message to the assistant: "You don't come tomorrow, I will give you three days off."

The assistant asked suspiciously: "Mr. Zhou? Don't you need to accompany you to the dinner party?"

Yu Hanjiang typed quickly: "No, I have my own arrangements."

The assistant had no choice but to say, "Understood."

Yu Hanjiang gave Lu Jiuchuan a wink, and Lu Jiuchuan picked up Mr. Zhou and carried him back to his residence, threw him into a room and tied him up. He rubbed his chin and joked, "It's getting easier for us to do bad things. Kidnapping a person only takes 5 minutes."

Tang Ci blocked the hotel's surveillance, and Yu Hanjiang and Lu Jiuchuan teamed up to kidnap the person, without anyone noticing, and they were more professional than the gang of kidnappers.

Xiao Lou was helpless: "This is also a last resort, Brother Ninth, you are optimistic about this President Zhou."

Yu Hanjiang showed Xiao Lou the assistant's photo: "Tomorrow you pretend to be an assistant, and we will go to the charity dinner together."

Xiao Lou nodded, and took another [Mask] card copied by Shao Qingge.

After 24 o'clock, the card skills are refreshed.

Xiao Lou and Ye Qi connected with each other, and the other link allowed Shao Qingge and Lu Jiuchuan to establish a connection. In case of accidents at the scene, everyone can evacuate at any time.

After doing all the preparations, everyone took a good night's sleep to recharge their spirits.

In the evening of the next day, Shao Qingge and Ye Qi set off to meet Kevin, while Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou pretended to be wealthy businessmen and assistants, and went to the Royal Double Sails Hotel where Xiao Rou held a charity dinner.

This hotel is a seven-star hotel dedicated to the royal family. It looks like a sailing ship.

The royal guards surrounded the entire hotel, and Prince Herman clearly attached great importance to the safety of the princess.

At six o'clock in the evening, the guests had already entered the hotel in twos and threes. Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou walked to the door one after the other, and showed the invitation letter they found from Mr. Zhou. After checking the invitation letter and identity information, the other party let them go Enter the scene.

The long red carpet stretches all the way to the door of the banquet hall.

The guests attending the dinner party were all well-dressed, especially the girls, each with exquisite makeup, carrying a beautiful evening bag, and evening dresses of various colors on their bodies like a hundred flowers competing for beauty.

There were a lot of female guests today, many of them were friends of the concubine's boudoir, and some wealthy ladies were invited to participate. After all, the theme of the charity dinner was the auction of jewelry, and girls were far more interested in jewelry than men.

The boss played by Yu Hanjiang and the assistant played by Xiao Lou were both dressed in suits and looked ordinary.

After the two entered the hall, they found a corner to minimize their presence.

Soon, they saw Mr. Shao and Ye Qi coming in with Kevin.

Ye Qi was wearing a white suit.

Shao Qingge temporarily bought him emergency equipment. He is short in stature and has a baby face. Wearing a suit does not make him look mature, but rather youthful. Especially compared with a group of middle-aged local tyrants with bald heads and big bellies, they are simply a breath of fresh air at the banquet scene.

Many girls cast curious glances at Ye Qi, Ye Qi's ears turned red, and he followed Shao Qingge like an obedient little follower. On the contrary, Shao Qingge was used to such occasions. Under Kevin's introduction, he quickly got to know a few wealthy local businessmen, and greeted these people with a smile.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the banquet officially began.

Xiao Rou came from the end of the red carpet.

She was accompanied by several maids and guards. She was a woman in her thirties. She had fair and delicate skin, delicate facial features, her hair was tied into an elegant bun, and she was wearing a light golden mermaid dress, which set off her graceful figure. With a good figure and a few pieces of jewelry on her body, she looks graceful and luxurious.

Xiao Lou stared at her blankly, some messy pictures flashed in his mind.

He suddenly remembered that his mother seemed to be like this?

The elder sister looks a lot like the deceased mother and concubine.

Everyone around was bending over to salute, Xiao Lou hurriedly lowered his head and buried his face in the crowd.

He used a mask as a disguise, not to mention that his sister was married when he was 5 years old, so it was impossible to recognize him. The woman in front of him was too different from the married girl in his memory. If he met her on the road, he might not recognize her.

But the strange thing is that the moment he saw this woman, he felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy in his heart.

It was as if they had known each other for a long time, had been close family.

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【Chapter 432, Charity Dinner】

The charity dinner will begin soon.

Xiao Rou picked up the microphone, smiled and said the opening remarks: "Thank you very much for coming to tonight's charity dinner. Over the years, the charity foundation I established has helped tens of thousands of homeless orphans. I owe it to myself, but it is the result of everyone's joint efforts. I am very happy to see that everyone can retain this kindness to help others."

"Tonight, I took out some jewelry for public auction. All the proceeds from the auction will be donated to poor areas and build free schools. I always believe that children are the future of the empire. We should treat these children well and do what we can help them grow..."

The princess has insisted on doing charity these years, helping many orphans who have lost their parents. Her evaluation among the people has always been very good, and her brief speech also received warm applause from all the guests.

The auction has officially started.

The jewelry that the princess took out personally, not to mention good or bad, just the commemorative significance is enough to double the value of the jewelry. The on-site bidding in the auction keeps rising. An ordinary ruby ​​bracelet even sold for a high price of 30 million star coins. .

Of course, since the concubine promised that all the money raised from the auction would be donated to the school, the person with the highest bid was considered to have made an indirect contribution to charity. Naturally, many wealthy businessmen would not let go of such a good opportunity to perform.

It lasted until eight o'clock in the evening, and only the last diamond necklace was left in the jewelry auction.

The auctioneer smiled and said, "The starting price for the diamond necklace is 8 million star coins."

People around kept making bids, and the price quickly exceeded tens of millions.

"10 million!"

"1500 dollars!"

"20000000!"

Bidding boards came and went, and when the bidding reached 30 million, the number of bidders decreased significantly.

After all, the value of this necklace itself is far from that high, and you have to do what you can to do charity. The money of the rich is not blown from the sky. Donate tens of millions casually, and you have to think about it.

Auctioneer: "30 million once, 30 million..."

Shao Qingge smiled and raised the auction board.

The auctioneer was stunned, and said excitedly: "This gentleman bid - 50 million!"

The guests at the scene looked back at him in shock.

The man who held up the bid card was slender and handsome. His chestnut hair was simply tied into a short ponytail at the back of his head. This hairstyle complemented his face and did not look like a girl at all. On the contrary, it made him look romantic. With an unruly demeanor, he squinted his eyes, half-smiling, that smile was extraordinarily captivating.

Many young ladies at the scene blushed, their hearts were pounding, and they commented softly: "Who is this man? He is so handsome." "I have never seen..." "The princess held a charity dinner before, and he seems to have never come Ever?" "He was brought by Kevin, so rich!"

Mr. Shao, who is rich, spends money very capriciously.

Seeing him casually picking up a 50 million auction card, Ye Qi was heartbroken.

Of course, the deposit in Mr. Shao's account is far more than this amount. In order to get close to Princess Xiaorou, it is reasonable for him to bid a high price for the diamond necklace. Anyway, as long as Mr. Shao goes out, he always spends some money—the prodigal Mr. Shao costs 5 million yuan to release a skill, so let's treat it as if he used ten skills.

The auctioneer looked at Shang Shao Qingge with smiling eyes, and immediately said: "50 million once, 50 million twice, 50 million three times—deal! Thank you, sir, for your support of the charity foundation!"

There was warm applause at the scene, and many people were wondering - who is this handsome and rich strange man?

After the auction, there was a buffet dinner. Kevin took Shao Qingge and took the initiative to find the princess in the living room.

The princess smiled and said, "This gentleman doesn't seem to have seen it before?"

Kevin introduced courteously: "Princess, this is Shao Qingge, the boss of Noah Medical Technology Company of Luoke Empire. This

It is Mr. Shao's son, Shao Yeqi. Their father and son traveled to the Azure Empire this time and wanted to visit you very much, so I decided to bring them to a charity dinner on my own initiative. The princess will not be angry, right? "

When Xiao Rou heard "Noah Medical Technology", the fingers beside her were suddenly clenched, but they were quickly released.

The expression on her face remained unchanged, and she still maintained a smile. After listening to Kevin's introduction, she stretched out her hand and said, "It turned out to be Mr. Shao. Thank you for bidding a high price for the diamond necklace and supporting our charity foundation."

Shao Qingge shook hands with the concubine politely: "You are welcome. I have heard of you since I was very young. Unfortunately, I have not had the opportunity to meet you since the concubine got married twenty years ago. I can meet you today ,it's my honour."

He took out the prepared sapphire necklace jewelry box and handed it in front of Xiao Rou: "I heard that the princess likes all kinds of jewelry. I happened to collect a sapphire necklace recently as a gift for the meeting. I hope the princess likes it."

Seeing him open the jewelry box, Xiao Rou saw that the necklace lying on the black flannelette was extremely exquisite, and the pure natural sapphire was the most beautiful one she had ever seen in her life. Xiao Rou's eyes flashed with amazement: "Mr. Too precious."

Shao Qingge's voice was gentle: "Precious jewelry can only complement each other if it is paired with a beautiful woman with outstanding temperament."

Ye Qi: "..."

Mr. Shao's rainbow fart skills are already full, and this flattery will come as soon as he says it.

I don't know if it's because of the effect of increasing favorability, Xiao Rou's eyes softened obviously after accepting the jewelry, she looked at Kevin, and said: "Mr. Kevin, you go to work first, I want to be alone with Mr. Shao chat."

Kevin backed away tactfully.

Only then did Xiao Rou look at Shao Qingge, and asked, "Mr. Shao, my father...is he alright?"

Shao Qingge said: "Your Majesty is in good health and spirit."

She was silent for a moment, then asked softly: "Where is my younger brother Xiao Lou? I heard that my father held a birthday party for him a few days ago. As an older sister, I can't go to congratulate myself because of the long distance."

Shao Qingge said: "His Royal Highness is very good, I also participated in his birthday party. By the way, I happen to have a video of the scene of the birthday party here. I wonder if the princess is interested?"

There was a flash of excitement in Xiao Rou's eyes, but she quickly calmed down: "Show me."

Shao Qingge turned on the video recording in the communicator.

In fact, this is a clip recorded by Yu Hanjiang and Xiao Lou with a drone at that time, and it is not Xiao Lou himself that appears on the screen, but the "Xiao Lou" at the birthday party. Whether he is the real prince, everyone is still not sure.

In the picture, "Xiao Lou" held the hand of his fiancée Lin Yan and greeted the guests politely. The young man in a royal dress looked handsome and personable.

However, after seeing the young man in the picture, Xiao Rou's face suddenly became ugly.

Her hands were trembling slightly, trying to control her emotions. Ye Qi carefully observed her movements and demeanor, and when he saw this, he said to Xiao Lou with a tacit understanding: "The princess watched the video, and her reaction was a little strange."

Xiao Lou said: "Look at her attitude again."

Looking at her pale face, Shao Qingge asked in doubt, "Princess?"

Xiao Rou came back to her senses, quickly adjusted her expression, and said with a smile, "I haven't seen my brother for many years. I didn't expect him to be so old. I almost didn't recognize him... Mr. Shao laughed."

Shao Qingge said: "I understand." He paused, pretending to suggest kindly: "If the princess misses His Highness the Prince, why not go back and see him? I think His Highness also misses you very much."

With trembling hands, Xiao Rou stood up and said, "Mr. Shao, I'm not feeling well, so I'm going back to the palace first."

Ye Qi asked with a tacit understanding: "Professor Xiao, she is leaving, I think she seems to be stimulated."

Xiao Lou said: "Let Mr. Shao give her something."

Ye Qi gently poked Shao Qingge's waist, Shao Qingge understood, took out an earphone and stuffed it in the jewelry box, put it close to Xiao Rou's ear, and said in a low voice: "Princess, make sure no one is watching your situation down, press the bump on the headset."

Xiao Rou looked around, put the earphones in her ears, and pressed the button.

Then, she heard a clear and soft voice in her ear: "Sister, I'm Xiao Lou, I want to see you."

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