Chapter 540: Chapter 540
"Meiqin, you go too." Tang Zheng didn’t want to experience a plane crash. Any further delay and it would be too late to remedy. The economy cabin obviously hadn’t been attacked by the monster, since all of the passengers were screaming due to the shaking of the aircraft. They had to be calmed down.
"What a mess, do any of you know how to fly a plane?" Victoria was about to blame Tang Zheng when she choked and fell to her knees, feeling sick.
Qin Yan and the others quickly drank the curse-removal potion, not wanting to suffer any longer.
The flight attendant had completely lost consciousness.
"Priest, come out." Tang Zheng summoned the Divine Guardian, "Remove the curse from the other passengers."
Victoria was ignored. She glared at Tang Zheng resentfully, but he didn’t bother with her and helped the flight attendant leave.
The Priestess snapped her fingers and a white halo burst out from the tip of her ring finger, spreading out in a circle and instantly sweeping through the entire first-class cabin. Wisps of black fog were evaporated and floated off the passengers’ bodies.
Tang Zheng stumbled, his legs felt as heavy as lead, and his strength waned instantly - he felt even more tired than after a marathon, and he was sweating profusely.
"I can’t do this again." The feeling of weakness made Tang Zheng’s heart palpitate. The flight attendant in his arms moaned slightly and woke up.
"What happened to me?" The flight attendant furrowed her brows, then noticed that she was leaning on Tang Zheng and blushed.
"You fainted, are you anemic?" Tang Zheng looked out the window and saw that the plane was steadily ascending. He breather a sigh of relief. "The economy cabin is really noisy, should we try to calm the passengers down?"
As soon as he finished speaking, one of the flight attendant’s voice came on through the loudspeakers. Apparently, they had been in economy class and had not been attacked. If it hadn’t been for the need to deal with the passengers, they would have entered the cockpit to ask about the situation much earlier.
The passengers in the first-class cabin were slowly regaining consciousness. Tang Zheng called back the Priestess, and saw that two flight attendants were still lying in the corridor, so he helped them up.
"What should we do?" One on each arm, the touch was quite pleasant.
"Take them to the rest room, it’s just there. I’ll go examine the cabin." The flight attendant pointed out the location and quickly headed toward the cabin.
The rest room is not very big, it had six double beds, very tidy. After placing the two flight attendants in their beds, Tang Zheng took off their high-heels, covered them with blankets, and his fingers briefly touched their flesh-colored silk stockings on their calves.
Although no one would see if he surreptitiously fondled their breasts or took a few photos, Tang Zheng wasn’t going to do that. She is knocked out in the corridor, only a bit of halo managed to reach her, so she still hadn’t woken up.
"How is the chief flight attendant?" The flight attendant walked in, glanced at the unconscious peers, then looked at Tang Zheng. "Thanks for earlier."
Tang Zheng nodded, was about to leave but was stopped by the flight attendant.
"You’re a gentleman." Seeing that her colleagues’ clothes were not wrinkled, it was clear that Tang Zheng had not done anything untoward. Her impression of him greatly improved.
"Thank you for the praise!" Tang Zheng knew if he took the initiative and gave her a small diamond, he could definitely win her over. But he really didn’t feel like it. Instead, he was actually looking forward to seeing what Qin Yan would look like in a flight attendant uniform.
"What do you think about us taking some time to deepen our acquaintance?" the flight attendant glanced at the unconscious colleagues once more and locked the door to the rest room. She looked at Tang Zheng with suggestive eyes, her words hinting at more.
Tang Zheng touched his earlobe, his face showing embarrassment. He was surprised by her forwardness.
After getting off the plane at the Paris airport, everyone went to the waiting area for the flight to Milan. For original chapters go to novel·fire.net
The employees of Jasons were ready with these arrangements, had sixty soldiers from the foreign legion waiting at the airport. They were all tall and strapping, quite an eye-catching lot that even made the security guards patrol the area continuously, fearing they would cause trouble.
The meeting between the two sides did not go well. The squad leader named George had apparently received some indications from Jasons.
A soldier tried to show the Chinese a thing or two when shaking Lin Weiguo’s hand. However, it backfired, and everyone heard the crack of bone. Still, the soldier was tough and did not yell out, although he did withdraw from the team -- his hand was injured and he couldn’t grip his weapon.
"Call in another 60 people, doubling the commission." Just before boarding, Jasons raised the offer. Having seen the monster himself, he dared to not take any chances.
The trip was dull and tiresome, let alone always being on guard for a monster attack. Everyone’s nerves were constantly on edge, and sleep deeply. However, the Conquerors had a rather peaceful rest. With Lin Weiguo around, Tang Zheng could save a lot of effort. Naturally, the Memory Eraser was a good thing too. Flashing it at the captain resolved a lot of troubles.
From Paris to Milan, then to Naples and Catania, it took them more than a day to fly across France and Italy. They wouldn’t have been this efficient if it weren’t for Jasons’ connections.
Next, they had to cross the Mediterranean to Egypt. Tang Zheng chose to take a cruise ship, because if the punishment squad were to appear, he didn’t want to fight those monsters in a confined space like an airplane.
Standing on the deck of the Bohemian, Tang Zheng found himself somewhat entranced by the breeze that carried a faint scent of the sea. It was an unrestrained afternoon with the clear sky reflected on the sea, and it looked like a chunk of blue gemstone. Italian beauties full of Mediterranean mannerism were bathing on the deck in swimsuits, adding a touch of tender sentiment to the air.
Zhao Guangji had stuffed himself with six lobsters for lunch and was now lying in the cabin, chatting leisurely with Xu Liangmao. A reporter by profession, out to seek new storylines, suggested approaching a few beauties. However, without any money, they decided to borrow some from Tang Zheng.
"What’s the matter?" Ruan Feifei held back her annoyance at being rudely interrupted during her alone time with Tang Zheng. Couldn’t they see that Manli and Chen Hong were watching eagerly nearby? Moments of solitude were rare.
"Tang Zheng, can I borrow some money? I’ll return it once we get back." The man with the baseball cap sniffed, saying, "I’ll return it once we get back."
"Hello, Mrs. Fei Fei." The cameraman greeted the female host as it was normal for colleagues to help out each other.
"Why don’t you borrow from the wealthy man? He’s very generous." Tang Zheng didn’t want to engage in any losing proposition. This chap might indeed be in danger, and then the loan would turn bad. However, borrowing a few ten thousand RMB was not a problem, considering team dynamics. But, the man with the baseball cap then made such an excessive demand.
"No way, I heard you claimed twenty million pounds from Jasons, which is over 200 million RMB. What’s wrong with lending a few ten thousand pounds?" The man in the baseball cap wasn’t satisfied and felt that Tang Zheng was hogging the fortune. Such a large sum of money would suffice for him to squander his life away extravagantly. Tang Zheng should let him scrape a little from it no matter what.
At the mention of the 200 million figure, Ruan Feifei’s eyes gleamed, and her determination to pursue Tang Zheng intensified. However, she quickly disguised her feelings before internally denouncing the man in the baseball cap. He truly was a bumbling fool, lacking tact and quite greedy too. Had he asked sensibly, the amiable Zheng would not have minded sparing some cash. But he opened his mouth and demanded hundreds of thousands of pounds, equivalent to millions in RMB. How can he treat others as fools?
"Would a million suffice?" Tang Zheng retorted sarcastically, though the man wearing the baseball cap did not catch it.
"Really? Thank you!" His face lit up, and he was all set to take the money, already dreaming about how to spend an enchanting night at sea. At the very least, he wanted to organize a party with a dozen or so Italian girls, get thoroughly drunk, and then fall asleep together on a large bed. After all, opportunities were rare.
"Hey, wake up." The cameraman nudged the man in the baseball cap, totally disgruntled by such a stupid act.
"Ah, where’s the money?" The man in the baseball cap turned around and saw Tang Zheng no longer entertaining him and looking out at the sea. Finally comprehending Tang Zheng’s sarcasm, his face fell and he snapped, "What do you mean, Tang Zheng?"
"What’s with your tone?" Naturally, Ruan Feifei sided with Tang Zheng.
"You’ve pocketed so much money, why not share a bit with everyone? And you didn’t earn it all fair and square. Since it’s dirty money, we all should have a share." The man in the baseball cap defiantly pointed at Tang Zheng, no longer bothered by his status; he would have to resort to serving Dantai.
"Ruan Feifei, say something about this." The man in the baseball cap tried to seek an ally, but when Ruan Feifei spoke, he was dumbfounded and nearly exploded in rage.
"Why should he give it to you? Have you made any contribution? Also, how do you know it’s dirty money? It was plainly Jasons’ commission for hiring Tang Zheng." Ruan Feifei retorted in response to the man in the baseball cap. He was outright disgusting.
"Of course, Victoria told me. This guy extorted twenty million pounds from the nobleman, and he is still not satisfied. Once the matter is settled, he wants another twenty million. Also, I don’t think Jasons would hire just him. He must have hired the entire team. Am I not part of the team?" The man in the baseball cap’s commotion had already gathered a crowd of passengers. Not caring about them, he continued to accuse Tang Zheng, "What’s wrong with sharing a bit? You stingy miser."
"Why don’t you ask the wealthy man for a commission if you have the guts? You’re just brave behind closed doors, what a joke!" Ruan Feifei held his arm firmly and pressed her chest against it, "Let’s go, ignore him."
"You bitch, a cheap woman, you have your eyes set on his money, right?" The man in the baseball cap angrily spat, venting his rage on Ruan Fefe. He didn’t dare to demand money from Jasons, as it would only invite trouble.
The cameraman stood next to Tang Zheng, whose face remained expressionless. He wanted to pull the man in the baseball cap aside but received a slap on his face instead. "Are you also trying to curry favor with him? Get lost!"
"Stop causing trouble." His kind intentions were mistaken for donkey’s liver and lungs, which infuriated the cameraman. However, he was aware of the limits, even though the man in the baseball cap was still causing a scene. Hit Tang Zheng? He didn’t have the guts. But he could try to be a pain in the ass.
No one could deny that the man in the baseball cap was quite unusual.
Tang Zheng couldn’t stand this anymore and with a swift kick to the man in the baseball cap’s stomach, he tumbled off and fainted on the spot.
"Take him back. Also, distribute this money among everyone." Tang Zheng pulled out several stacks of Euros and handed them to the cameraman before leaving with Ruan Feifei.
"Don’t worry, I will warn everyone to restrain themselves." The cameraman couldn’t contain his happiness. He didn’t care about what happened to the man in the baseball cap; he decided to enjoy the moment first.
"Enjoy it. The more you spread out, the better. Keep the punishment squad distracted." Ill feelings did exist in their team, and as the cameraman was Ruan Feifei’s supporter, Tang Zheng showed a bit of favoritism towards him. A negative example was necessary to keep people on the right track, and since the man in the baseball cap showed up, why not use him? Initially, Tang Zheng had decided on picking Zhao Guangji.
"That man in the baseball cap is stupid." Ruan Feifei found a common topic and stood up for Tang Zheng to form a close bond.
"Victoria is attempting to stir up trouble within our team, but the man in the baseball cap is getting quite envious." Tang Zheng wanted Ruan Feifei to let go of his arm, but she didn’t notice and held on even tighter.
"Tang Zheng, how can I survive?" Ruan Feifei didn’t want to detain him anymore and brought up the matter directly. Seductively attracting a man to such an extent was already her limit.
"Luck and hard work, for instance, you should be learning combat skills from Qin Yan or the old soldier instead of chatting with me."
"Impossible, a pregnant lady and a weakling like Pang Meiqin can live comfortably in this harsh game environment. There must be some trick. You’re being vague, I know. If I can get your help during crucial moments, you could possibly pull me back from the edge of death, Tang Zheng, I will be a good team member and fully support you. Will you help me when it’s critical?"