Chapter 382 Kill him!
Two men in suits came into the quiet reception hall of the Cheval Blanc Manor in Paris. They were Neo Otto and Ronnie Covein.
As soon as the two came in, the manager in the reception hall immediately came to greet them.
Both Neo Otto and Ronnie Covein were people of status, and as a reception manager, remembering the appearance of those celebrities was a basic requirement.
"Mr. Otto, Mr. Covein, how are you? Are you here to stay for a few days?" The reception manager always had a smile as warm as spring breeze on his face. It was very standard, but it didn't give people any sense of falsehood.
Neo Otto looked at the reception manager and said, "Renault, is Mr. Nicholas Halliway staying at your place?"
Reception manager Renault frowned and said, "Mr. Otto, protecting our guests' check-in information is a basic industry requirement. It's hard for me to answer you if you ask me that."
Neo Otto was in a dilemma. They had already found out that Nicholas Halliway lived in the White Horse Manor, but no one knew which room he lived in.
"It doesn't matter if he doesn't tell me. With Harrywei's ability, he must live in the rooms on the top floor. Can't we just go and check them one by one?" Ronnie Covein said.
Normally he wouldn't be so reckless, but the situation is different now, and the most important thing is to get things done.
Reno, the reception manager, said with a pale face: "Mr. Covein, this is a very bad suggestion."
"Renault, we have a very important matter to discuss with Mr. Hariway. You should know us well and we will definitely not do anything out of the ordinary." Neo Otto was still relatively rational and tried to reason with the reception manager.
Reno, the reception manager, did not believe in Ronnie Covein, but he believed in Neo Otto. Of course, the most important thing was not to believe in Neo Otto but to believe in his father, Old Otto.
"Mr. Hariway has left." The reception manager sighed, "You have come here for nothing."
"What?" Ronnie Coveyne's face suddenly changed: "Where did he go, and when did he leave?"
"This is the limit of what I can reveal. Please don't push me any further."
Neo Otto was much more stable. He looked at the reception manager and said, "We have met with Mr. Hariway before. We agreed that Mr. Hariway would come to discuss important matters with us in the near future, but Mr. Hariway broke the promise..."
"Mr. Halliway will not break his promise!"
Just then, a tall young man came from not far away.
As they approached, the man bowed slightly to Neo Otto and Ronnie Covein and said, "Mr. Harvey has left France for some urgent business, but he has not forgotten his agreement with you two and asked me to wait here."
"Leaving France?" Ronnie Covein glanced at the young man and found that he was probably only about 25 or 26 years old. He was immediately unsure: "What we want to discuss is very important. You can't make the decision. Where is Mr. Harvey? We can go find him. It's better to talk in person."
Neo Otto frowned slightly. He felt that Ronnie Covein was a little too impatient and had lost a lot of courtesy. After all, the young man in front of him was a member of Harryway and should not be treated like this.
However, the words had already been spoken, and he couldn't refuse Ronnie Covein's face.
The young man didn't care much: "It's okay, it's not important."
After hearing this, even Neo Otto felt a little uncomfortable: "What we are discussing with Mr. Harvey is a cooperation involving tens of billions of dollars. Isn't this an important matter?"
"No." The young man shook his head, very naturally: "Don't ask Mr. Hariway where he is. It's a private matter and it's not convenient to disclose."
At this time, the reception manager Renault wisely stepped aside, leaving only Neo Otto and the young man.
After the reception manager left, the young man smiled and said, "For us, a cooperation worth more than 10 billion is really not a big deal. I can make the decision."
After saying that, he looked at Neo Otto and laughed: "From Mr. Otto's appearance, he has already made a decision on the research and development of a new twin-engine wide-body aircraft."
Ronnie Covey's eyelids jumped. He didn't expect that the young man was actually Nicholas Halliway's spokesperson.
Is Nicholas Halliway so arrogant that he would give an investment of more than 10 billion to a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet?
However, compared to Ronnie Covein's skepticism, Neo Otto quickly accepted the current situation. He paused for a moment and said, "EADS and BAE have agreed to the new model project and named it A350."
"As expected, you are very anxious. When did EADS and BAE Systems become so efficient?" The young man's words were full of sarcasm and he seemed to be very familiar with these two giant companies.
Ronnie Covein was a little unhappy. He always felt that the young man in front of him acted condescending when talking to them.
Even though he has been demoted now, not just anyone can act high and mighty in front of him.
However, Neo Otto was not angry about this. Instead, he admitted directly: "Our situation is indeed not very good now. The pressure from the Boeing 787 is too strong. Whatever Boeing has, we must have too."
"So you're going to use our money to develop new aircraft?" the young man jokingly asked.
Neo Otto nodded. "You will also get a lot of profits from the new planes, right?"
"To be honest, I'm not optimistic about this cooperation project." The young man shook his head: "Civil aviation aircraft... are not very profitable."
"Civil aviation... planes are not very profitable?" Neo Otto accurately grasped the key point of the young man's words: "Then what kind of planes are profitable?"
The young man laughed and said, "Nothing. Since it is what No. 1 told us to do, we will naturally comply. We will provide the funding, the A350 project will be given to Xu Cang, and the shares of the Tianjin Airbus Assembly Plant will also be given to Xu Cang."
"We have no objection to the shares of Tianjin Airbus Assembly Plant. Mr. Hariwei mentioned before that the main direction of the A3 50 project will be proposed by you. I wonder if Mr. Hariwei has any requirements for this?"
"Requirements?" The young man smiled lightly. "Don't ask us about the specific design ideas for the A350. We are only responsible for paying for it. Just go find Xu Cang. He will make requirements for the future project direction."
"Xu Cang?" Neo Otto knew Xu Cang, and they had a good relationship in private: "But Xu Cang is just a pilot. Does he know about aircraft design?"
The young man spread his hands and said, "This is not our concern. I said that we will be responsible for the funding. Let's draw up an agreement. After the agreement is signed, the funds will be in place all at once."
"All in one go!" Ronnie Covein was shocked: "You mean to give more than 10 billion US dollars in one go?"
In his original idea, this money should be paid out in many installments over a long period of time. How could he take out more than 10 billion US dollars at one time?
The young man smiled and said, "I told you, this is not a big deal. I will be here for the next few days. After the agreement is drawn up, I will sign it on behalf of Mr. Hariwe."
"You?" Ronnie Covey frowned and asked.
The young man clapped his hands and said, "Yes, it's me. Don't worry, I have the qualifications. Well, I have finished what Mr. Hariway asked me to do. You two can do as you please."
After saying that, the young man made a move to leave. But after taking two steps, Neo Otto couldn't help but ask, "Excuse me, why did Mr. Hariway leave JPMorgan Chase back then? Can the fund you are in now have a better future than JPMorgan Chase?"
The young man stopped walking, turned around and smiled at Neo Otto: "Why do you think Mr. Halliway has left JPMorgan Chase?"
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In a side hall of Tianning Jiming Temple in China, compared with the pilgrims who often come and go in the main hall, the never-ending sound of wooden fish beating, and the curling green smoke, this side hall seems extremely quiet.
Although this building is a bit old, it has very good sound insulation. Only if you calm down can you hear some of the noises outside.
There was no Buddha statue in the side hall at the moment, but there were two tablets on an incense table. One of them had been there for a long time, and it was the tablet of Xu Ruxing's wife Han Jingsheng.
However, at this moment, there was another tablet next to Han Jingsheng's tablet, and the name engraved on it was Xu Ruxing.
This is Xu Ruxing’s tablet!
There were only two people in the side hall, one of whom was lawyer Mo Hui, Xu Ruxing's close friend, and the other was Nicholas Halliway who came from France.
At this time, Nicholas Halliway was wearing a pure black suit with a white flower on his chest, which was the standard style of clothing for attending a funeral.
Nicholas Harryway was seen leaning on a cane, staring at the tablet of Xu Ruxing on the table, without saying a word for a long time.
Mo Hui stood behind Nicholas Halliway with his hands behind his back: "You should be in France right now, handling the matters he gave you."
"It's just a small matter. I've arranged for someone to talk to Airbus. It'll be fine." Nicholas Halliway suddenly turned around: "Compared to that, I want to know more about... him!"
Mo Hui frowned: "Him? Xu Ruxing? Didn't he leave already? Is there anything you want to know?"
Nicholas Halliway rested his hands on his cane. "He left so quickly and left behind an unclear will. Of course I have to come back to take a look. But why are you so quick? Where is his body?"
Mo Hui frowned even more deeply: "Cremated! Harry Wei, do you think it's appropriate to say these words on this occasion?"
"Mo Hui, we followed him together back then, but you quit halfway. Why?" Nicholas Harry suddenly pointed the finger at Mo Hui.
Mo Hui was caught off guard, and his face darkened instantly: "I'm not interested in making money, I have my own ideals and life."
"No, no, no. Number One gave you great freedom at the time. You could do your own thing, but you still left." Nicholas Halliway moved closer to Mo Hui and said sinisterly, "You are afraid of him, right?"
Mo Hui's face changed: "I don't know what you are talking about?"
"It took him less than twenty years to go from having nothing to owning the world." Nicholas Halliway's eyes flashed with a trace of reminiscence: "He was so perfect, as if everything was no secret in his eyes. You felt so humble and scared around him, as if even the slightest dark thought in your heart would be sensed by him, so you chose to leave, didn't you?"
Mo Hui's expression was cold: "You are worshipping him like a god!"
"Didn't he deserve it?" Nicholas Halliway asked in return, "But he died so suddenly and without warning."
"So, you are here to confirm his death?" Mo Hui lowered his brows slightly: "It's a pity that you don't have this opportunity anymore."
Nicholas Halliway took a deep breath and suddenly asked, "Do you remember what day it is today?"
Mo Hui was startled: "What?"
"No. 1 will definitely come here to stay for a few days twice a year. One is June 18th, which is the anniversary of his wife's death, and the other is now... September 3rd, which is his wife's birthday."
Mo Hui's expression froze: "September 3rd?"
Because of the sudden death of his best friend, Mo Hui had been in a daze these past few days. He even forgot that today was September 3rd.
"What do you want to do?" Mo Hui suddenly had a bad premonition in his heart.
"Of course one thing is certain."
Nicholas Halliway suddenly raised his right hand and grabbed the middle of the cane in mid-air. He then laid it flat and threw it hard in the direction of the incense table.
Although Nicholas Halliway is a businessman, he is extremely strong physically, and Mo Hui clearly saw that the bottom of the crutch was not a regular round head, but a spike.
With such great force, the crutch directly hit Han Jingsheng's tablet, then penetrated Han Jingsheng's tablet and nailed it to the wooden wall behind it.
Mo Hui took a deep breath and shouted, "What are you doing!"
However, after throwing his cane, Nicholas Halliway's face became extremely solemn and his body was tense at all times, like a cheetah ready to pounce. It was obvious that he was very nervous.
This went on for about half a minute, and there was no other sound around except Mo Hui's angry curses.
Suddenly, Nicholas Harryway's eerie and excited voice rang out from the side hall: "He's dead, he's really dead, hahahaha!"
Nicholas Halliway opened his mouth to an extremely exaggerated extent, as if he had infinite joy in his heart that he wanted to release.
But even though he opened his mouth wide, his voice was not loud, as if he was trying to suppress it, yet was almost unable to do so.
Nicholas Halliway stared at the only tablet left on the table, Xu Ruxing , and said with a trace of regret: "You will die too."
If Xu Ruxing was not dead, then it would be Han Jingsheng's birthday now, and he must be in the temple. Nicholas Halliway destroyed Han Jingsheng's tablet. As long as Xu Ruxing was still alive, he would immediately launch a violent revenge, but in reality, he did not do so.
Then, there is only one explanation, that Xu Ruxing is really dead.
"Even if he died, he left a will, and you must faithfully abide by it." Mo Hui said coldly.
Nicholas Halliway looked indifferent: "I have only one objection to his will."
Mo Hui frowned: "What?"
Nicholas Halliway asked calmly, "What's the password?"
"Password?" Mo Hui's face also turned cold: "Except him, no one knows the password."
"Impossible. He would never take such an important thing to his grave." Nicholas Halliway stared at Mo Hui, but he could not see any abnormality on Mo Hui's face. He could not help but doubt: "You really don't know?"
Nicholas Halliway was silent. He tilted his head to glance at Xu Ruxing's tablet, then left the side hall.
Looking at his back, Mo Hui shouted, "Are you going to betray him?"
"God will naturally gain eternal faith." Nicholas Halliway kept walking: "But he is dead, so he is not God, so my faith is naturally not eternal."
As soon as he finished speaking, Nicholas Halliway's figure disappeared from Mo Hui's sight.
After leaving the side hall, Louise Hughes, the secretary who had met Xu Cang before, came forward and asked, "Is Number One dead?"
Nicholas Halliway simply replied indifferently: "Dead."
Louise Hughes breathed a visibly heavy sigh of relief and followed Nicholas Halliway.
"Just now, news came from France that Airbus had contacted him. EADS and BAE agreed to the research and development project of a new aircraft, named A350."
"A350." Nicholas Halliway's mouth twitched. He stopped and looked back at the side hall where Xu Ruxing's tablet was.
Louise Hughes whispered, "If No. 1 dies, do we still have to carry out the things we have been told to do? We don't have to hand over the cooperation with Airbus to Xu Cang."
"It doesn't matter." Nicholas Halliway waved his hand: "This is the last order from No. 1, so it must be carried out."
Louise Hughes was stunned, but said nothing more.
The two walked for a while until they reached a secluded place. Nicholas Halliway asked, "How's the investigation going?"
"I found the doctor in charge of Patient No. 1. According to him, Patient No. 1 died of pancreatic cancer." Louise Hughes frowned. "Moreover, this pancreatic cancer develops extremely rarely and very, very quickly, so that the best time for intervention was missed."
Nicholas Halliway kept walking: "What else?"
"It is said that Number One recorded a video for Xu Cang before he died."
Nicholas Harry suddenly stopped and looked back at Louise Hughes: "Where's the video?"
"I don't know." Louise Hughes shook her head: "The doctor was asked to leave after that, and he knows nothing about what happened afterwards. What should we do? How should Xu Cang deal with it?"
Nicholas Halliway thought for a while and asked, "Do you think he has the possibility of cooperating?"
Louise Hughes barely thought: "If you ask me for my opinion, based on my experience with him the first time I met him... No, he has too strong a sense of autonomy and will not cooperate with us. Moreover, this person is very smart. Even if he is willing to cooperate, I don't think it is a suitable decision to cooperate with him."
Nicholas Halliway frowned: "Are you so sure?"
Louise Hughes hid a trace of fear in her expression: "If I could, I would rather he disappear from the world forever."
"Why?"
Louise Hughes took a deep breath and then said, "He makes me feel like... Number One."
Nicholas Halliway's expression suddenly tightened, his eyelids slowly drooped, and he remained silent for a full minute.
Many of the things Louise Hughes said to Xu Cang before were true, for example, Nicholas Halliway did not care about money, he cared about a secret of Xu Ruxing, but that secret required a password to unlock it. But except Xu Ruxing, no one knew the password.
Since Xu Ruxing recorded a video for Xu Cang before his death, the password may be hidden in the video.
What if the video has already fallen into Xu Cang's hands, and they kill Xu Cang, then wouldn't the video be lost forever?
Based on this concern, Nicholas Halliway hesitated whether to wait until he got the video before getting rid of Xu Cang. However, Louise Hughes' last sentence deeply hit Nicholas Halliway's heart.
"Kill him!" Nicholas Halliway finally made his decision: "Where is he now?"
"Japan!" said Louise Hughes.
Nicholas Halliway looked at Louise Hughes: "I don't care where he is, I only care about the result."
"He is now under a lot of attention in Japan, at least before the hearing. If we take action at this time, it will easily attract some unnecessary attention." Louise Hughes: "Or do we not need to pay attention to this?"
Nicholas Halliway hesitated for a moment and said, "Less trouble is naturally better. What are your plans?"
"I found out that after the hearing, Xu Cang will visit a fruit drying factory in Hokkaido. Land transportation there is inconvenient. If you want to hurry, if you want to take off near Tokyo, you can only fly from Miyakejima Airport to Rebun Airport. Both of these are small airports for local transportation in Japan, and only a small commuter airline operates there. In such a closed environment as an airplane, not only can the impact range be controlled, but Xu Cang will not have any escape route."
Louise Hughes continued, "I have bribed the security personnel at Miyakejima Airport, and our people can go up with weapons when the time comes."
Faced with Louise Hughes's elaborate plan, Nicholas Halliway shook his head: "No, this is still not safe enough. Do you dare to guarantee that the security inspectors you bribed will be able to let the plane pass normally? What if someone else on the plane interferes during the operation?"
Louise Hughes thought for a moment and said, "So I have to bribe the crew on duty as well?"
"What about the passengers? Are you going to bribe them too? Maybe the flight crew can find out in advance, but can you be sure who will be on the plane?"
What if during the operation, other passengers on the plane intervened to protect themselves, causing the operation to fail?
Louise Hughes also thought of this possibility: "What should we do then?"
Nicholas Halliway said indifferently: "Buy the entire Miyakejima Airport and the commuter company. I want to make sure that our people can pass through security checks normally, and there will be no other people on the plane who will interfere with the operation."
Louise Hughes bowed her head respectfully: "I understand. I will do it. If nothing unexpected happens, his life will end in thirteen days."
Nicholas Halliway hummed, looked back at the side hall with the exposed eaves, and murmured: "Xu, I'm sorry, I still have to kill him."
