Chapter 1234: At Wit's end
Night.
After 11 pm.
The four people in the Presidential Suite stopped arguing after the phone call.
"It’s late. You all can continue to chat. I am going to take a shower.” Zhang Longjuan looked at the time and walked towards the bathroom gracefully. When she walked past Dong Xuebing, she leaned over and kissed his forehead suddenly.
Dong Xuebing was surprised.
Shen Xiaoyan and Shen Xiaomei were shocked.
Zhang Longjuan laughed and pinched Dong Xuebing’s cheeks lightly. “This is your reward for worrying for me. Haha...” She was touched by Dong Xuebing getting mad with State Security’s leader because of her.
“Huh?” Dong Xuebing touched his forehead.
A lipstick stain was imprinted on his forehead.
Dong Xuebing tried his best not to blush. He knows Zhang Longjuan’s character. She is direct and open. Kissing on the cheeks and foreheads is nothing overseas.
Zhang Longjuan laughed and walked away. “I am going to take a shower.”
The bathroom door closed, and they could hear Sis Zhang whistling and kicking her heels aside. She seemed to be undressing.
Dong Xuebing quickly wiped the lipstick stain with his sleeves.
Shen Xiaoyan said. “I need to go out for a while. Xiaomei, take care of Ms. Zhang. Oh, tell Mr. Dong about our mission. Since the Chief agreed to let Mr. Dong follow us, he should know what we will do. We cannot afford anything to go wrong.”
“I understand, Sis.”
“Be careful.”
Shen Xiaoyan left the Presidential Suite.
Only Dong Xuebing and Shen Xiaomei remained in the living room. They could hear water sound from the bathroom. Sis Zhang had started her shower.
Dong Xuebing asked. “What mission is it?”
Shen Xiaomei sat opposite Dong Xuebing and said. “We came here to infiltrate a gambling ship.”
“Are you referring to those gambling ships that operate in international waters?”
“Yes.”
Dong Xuebing frowned. “Such activities are not secret. Why are you all so secretive?”
Shen Xiaomei paused for a second and said. “We don’t care if it is an ordinary gambling ship. But this gambling ship is different. The scale is much bigger and more like a cruise ship.”
“A gambling cruise ship?”
“Yes. It is the biggest illegal gambling ship in this area. The money involved is huge. It isn't easy to get on board. They will verify all guests’ identities. This is why the high-ups asked Ms. Zhang to do this mission. We cannot get on board without her official identity. Can you remember we stopped at a commercial street this morning? My sister went there to register for Ms. Zhang. This is the first step. The gambling ship operators will check Ms. Zhang’s identity, and we will be searched before we can get on board.”
Zhang Longjuan replied. “The bigger your company is, the bigger the impact of cash flow issues. My company is facing bankruptcy and might be bought out. This is common. I am at my Wit’s end. My company can continue running because I borrowed from my friends.” She looked at the safe. “The five million USD in the safe is from selling my house and cars.”
“You sold your house?” Dong Xuebing was shocked.
“Haha... yes. I mortgaged everything I have.” Zhang Longjuan replied nonchalantly.
Dong Xuebing could tell Sis Zhang was on the verged of bankruptcy. “This...”
Shen Xiaomei was shocked. She did not expect Sis Zhang to be in financial difficulties.
Zhang Longjuan laughed. “I am penniless now. If my company close down, I will be in serious debt. I can never repay the debtors in my life. If that happens, I will look for you. Are you going to take care of me?”
Dong Xuebing replied. “Stop joking.”
“I am not joking. This might be the end for me.”
“How much do you need? I might be able to help.”
Zhang Longjuan looked at Dong Xuebing and laughed. “You are a civil servant. How much can you have from your salary?”
Dong Xuebing thought for a second and said. “I should have tens of million. I can transfer to you tomorrow.”
Tens of million RMB?
Shen Xiaomei was shocked.
Zhang Longjuan was also shocked. “You have tens of million RMB?”
Dong Xuebing nodded. “I won the lottery.”
Zhang Longjuan laughed. “You surprised me again. But thanks for the offer. Your money is not enough.”
“How much do you need?”
“At least two hundred million.”
“I will give you fifty million RMB first and will think of a way to get the remaining.”
Zhang Longjuan looked at Dong Xuebing and smiled. “I am talking about USD and not RMB.”
Two hundred million USD?
That is over a billion RMB!
Dong Xuebing took a deep breath.
After listening to their conversation, Shen Xiaomei wants to jump out of windows. They were talking about tens of million RMB and above.
Ms. Zhang is a businesswoman, and it is normal.
But Dong Xuebing can lend her fifty million RMB without hesitation.
Who the hell is he?
Shen Xiaomei felt she could not join their conversation.