Chapter 1013 - 1010: The Queen's Confidence
Omama said, "Lin Chuan is a Chinese person, why are you so concerned about him?"
The Queen said, "Mr. President, that's a good question. Lin Chuan is a baron granted by our British royal family, and he has saved my life. Moreover, Lin Chuan himself has not violated your American laws, so both emotionally and logically, I have to speak for him."
"I see," Omama said, "but Your Majesty, have you ever thought that Lin Chuan is a very talented person? Could it be that your efforts to protect him are not just out of gratitude?"
The Queen said, "Mr. President, I know that you've been persuading Lin Chuan to acquire American citizenship these days. However, as far as I understand, it is absolutely impossible for Lin Chuan to join your country, so I'm meeting with you this time in a personal capacity to discuss something."
"Oh, what is it?" Omama curiously looked at the Queen.
The Queen said, "Our British Empire is an ally of the United States, and since Lin Chuan does not want to join the United States, I can make him join our British Empire."
Omama furrowed his brows and said, "Is Your Majesty that confident?"
The Queen said, "Of course. Mr. President, I know what you're worried about. Are you worried that if Lin Chuan is released, he would pose a certain threat to America in the future?"
That statement hit the mark, and Omama neither confirmed nor denied it.
The Queen said, "Since our British Empire is an ally of the United States, if Lin Chuan joins us in the UK, the threat to you naturally ceases to exist, which is better than letting the Chinese get him. Don't you agree, Mr. President?"
Omama pondered for a moment and said, "Your Majesty, you are right, but after all, Lin Chuan killed many of our soldiers. I have to give an explanation to the American people, and Lin Chuan must face a military trial."
The Queen said, "I understand your situation, Mr. President. I have a suggestion, which is to directly send Lin Chuan to the International Military Court for an open trial. In this way, you can also give an explanation to the American people, and you and America's image can be praised in the international community."
Omama felt a bit annoyed. The Queen's proposal was indirectly saving Lin Chuan. Sending Lin Chuan to the International Military Court would mean he wouldn't be sentenced to death, at most a life sentence.
But thinking about it carefully, many countries and celebrities these past few days have sent letters to Omama, urging a cautious approach to Lin Chuan's issue to avoid unnecessary international disputes.
The Queen's suggestion was indeed a reasonable solution to the Lin Chuan problem.
Passing this hot potato of Lin Chuan to the British would, in fact, make things easier, allowing the British to deal with the Chinese.
The Queen was truly talented; she managed to change Omama's mind with a few conversations.
After much thought, Omama increasingly found the Queen's suggestion feasible. The wisp of worry on his face disappeared, and he said to the Queen, "Your Majesty, this solution is indeed good, but as long as you agree to one condition, I will accept this proposal."
The Queen said, "Mr. President, please go ahead."
Omama said, "If Lin Chuan refuses to join your UK, then we will have to send him to the military court ourselves."
The Queen smiled and said, "That condition is not excessive, Mr. President, I agree."
...
2:30 PM at Green Hotel.
Zhou Kai and the others had already devised a plan to rescue Taozi. Zhou Kai and several brothers took Li Qiang and Huang Bo to the old junkyard first, hoping to peacefully solve the issue. If negotiations failed, Lu Dapao and a group of brothers would arrive as reinforcements.
Zhou Kai's group couldn't speak English, only Zhou Rui could manage it, so they had to bring Zhou Rui. For this reason, Zhou Kai specifically arranged four people to protect Zhou Rui and solemnly instructed them that even if they had to sacrifice themselves, Zhou Rui, the little pepper, must not be harmed.
Just in case, Zhou Kai, Li Qiang, Huang Bo, and others all concealed weapons.
The junkyard mentioned by the person was a scrap car recycling plant not far from Washington's city center, and Zhou Kai's group arrived there precisely at 3 PM.
The junkyard's gate was wide open and rusty, looking abandoned for a long time.
Walking through the gate, they saw piles of scrapped cars of various kinds extending endlessly.
After walking about two hundred meters, they still saw no sign of anyone nor heard any sound. Zhou Kai shouted loudly, "We're here."
Shortly after, from behind a scrapped truck, walked out a bearded, lanky, blue-eyed, and blonde-haired American man, who glanced at them a few times, then gestured for them to follow him.
Zhou Kai glanced at the others and followed, with everyone closely following behind.
After taking a few turns, they arrived in front of a dilapidated warehouse. The lanky guy gestured for them to enter.
Everyone was on high alert, walking into the warehouse.
"Kai Bro." As soon as they entered the warehouse, they saw Taozi tied to a wooden pole, covered in bruises, clearly having suffered a lot.
Surrounding Taozi stood a dozen men wearing bizarre outfits, each tall and burly, holding knives and sticks.
In the midst of these people was a somewhat chubby black man with a woman in his arms, his hands constantly taking advantage of the woman's body.
Li Qiang, being impulsive, saw Taozi beaten like this and immediately cursed, "Damn it, you dare beat Taozi like this, I'll fight you to the death." With that, he was about to pull out a gun from his jacket.
Zhou Kai grabbed Li Qiang, saying in a low voice, "Don't be impulsive."
The fat black man looked up at Zhou Kai and his team, and when his eyes swept over Little Pepper Zhou Rui, he immediately displayed a lecherous gleam and laughed sinisterly, "Did you bring the person?"
Through Zhou Rui's translation, Zhou Kai understood what the fat black man meant and coldly said to him, "We're all in this business; your people were wrong in this matter, and we have no need to hand anyone over to you."
Zhou Rui translated Zhou Kai's words to the fat black man.
The fat black man, upon hearing this, immediately raged, "You Chinese guys dare to act wild on our American turf. Let me tell you, kid, if you don't hand over the person today, you can forget about leaving here."
Zhou Kai, instead of getting angry, laughed, giving this bunch a disdainful glance, and then laughed, "With you group of good-for-nothings, you think you can stop us? Be informed, my presence here today is already giving you face, so don't be ungrateful."
Upon hearing Zhou Kai's words, the fat man's group began cussing, and a few of them started to rush towards Zhou Kai and their team.
Remembering Lin Chuan's advice not to make a fuss but seeing the current unavoidable situation, Zhou Kai quickly drew a gun from behind with his right hand and fired a shot into the air, shouting, "Anyone who doesn't want to die, don't move."
Upon seeing Zhou Kai draw a gun, Li Qiang, Huang Bo, and the others immediately revealed their weapons.
The few guys rushing from the fat man's side froze in their tracks and retreated.
Zhou Kai said to Li Qiang, "Go rescue him."
Li Qiang trotted over to Taozi. The men on the fat man's side wanted to move but dared not, as Zhou Kai's group had a few guns pointed at them.
Just after rescuing Taozi, Lu Dapao suddenly burst in through the door, shouting, "Brother Kai, let's go quickly; many cops are coming."
With Lin Chuan's matter being crucial, Zhou Kai didn't want the police to find any handle on them, shouting to the others, "Quick, let's go, don't let the police catch us."
Everyone began retreating with Zhou Kai. Just as they reached the warehouse door, the sound of police sirens filled the air.
Before they could run far, several police cars appeared right in front of them.
"Split up and run, gather at the place where we stay," Zhou Kai shouted.
Seeing Zhou Rui's panicked expression, he grabbed her and sprinted in the opposite direction.
The police cars stopped, and from them came twenty or so officers, chasing after everyone, shouting as they went, "Stop, stop."
Zhou Kai, dragging Little Pepper Zhou Rui, sprinted through the gaps between the old vehicles.
Luckily, Zhou Kai was still quite nimble, pulling Little Pepper to run out of the scrapyard and wait for everyone about a hundred meters away.
After waiting a short while, everyone came running over, panting.
As they started to count the numbers, they found that Li Qiang and Taozi were missing.
Li Qiang and Taozi were together, their simultaneous absence made Zhou Kai a bit worried. Huang Bo comforted him, saying, "Brother Kai, don't worry, maybe they've already returned to the Green Hotel."
Returning to the Green Hotel, they didn't see Taozi and Li Qiang. By nightfall, with no sign of the two returning, Zhou Kai knew they were in trouble and certainly caught by the police.
Zhou Kai was a bit anxious, in such an unfamiliar place, with the two caught by the police, who could they turn to?
Thinking it over, Zhou Rui eventually reminded Zhou Kai to go find Tang Yumeng.
When Tang Yumeng relayed this news to Silver Fox, he was almost enraged to the point of cursing.
...
At the secret villa of the British Queen in Washington.
Smith stood at the villa gate, looking around as if waiting for someone.
A few minutes later, a black Lincoln limousine drove up, stopped at the gate, and two men in dark blue suits and sunglasses got out of the car, followed by Lin Chuan.
Lin Chuan was still wearing handcuffs. Smith nodded at Lin Chuan without saying a word and led him into the villa.
Queen Elizabeth personally greeted Lin Chuan at the door, and upon seeing him still handcuffed, she instructed the two agents to unlock them immediately.
The two agents hesitated, and the Queen said, "Unlock the handcuffs. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility."