Chapter 630: Chapter 630: Boarding, Invitation
In the blink of an eye, two days had passed.
The day had come for the Crown cruise ship to set sail.
Xu Yang, Wang Xiaocong, and Song Qingya boarded the cruise ship together.
The Crown was the most luxurious cruise ship in Asia, bar none.
Xu Yang felt that he had truly broadened his horizons.
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After the cruise ship set sail, it quickly reached international waters.
Representatives from Burton Investment notified the tycoons and representatives of the major families in Harbor City to attend a meeting in one of the conference rooms to discuss matters.
Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong were among those invited and naturally went to attend.
Kevin attended as the manager from the US headquarters of Burton Investment.
He proposed pooling resources to establish an investment fund company to invest in the global financial market.
This proposal did not elicit much response.
The tycoons and family representatives from Harbor City made their stance clear: if they wanted to set up such an investment fund company, they could do it themselves. Why would they need an American to take the lead?
Wouldn’t that be like finding someone to control them? To bring them trouble?
In response, Kevin said, “Ladies and gentlemen, Burton Investment has been deeply invested in the global financial market for fifty years and has abundant investment experience. Our annual investment return rate consistently ranks in the top ten among investment institutions on Wall Street in New City. The investment fund company we propose to establish can guarantee everyone’s profits.”
After hearing his statement, everyone still did not respond.
Burton Investment might be impressive, but the investment capabilities of Harbor City’s tycoons and families were also not bad—they didn’t need to follow others.
Seeing that there was still no response, Kevin could only say helplessly, “If no one is interested, I can only express my regret.”
With that, the meeting came to an end.
Everyone left.
Xu Yang and Wang Xiaocong returned to their room.
Song Qingya followed them.
Song Qingya frowned, “I feel something is strange.”
Wang Xiaocong asked, “What’s strange?”
Song Qingya said, “The things Kevin mentioned were unlikely to succeed from the start. Just thinking about it, you’d know—if they wanted to jointly establish an investment fund, the people of Harbor City would’ve done it themselves. An outsider, even with the identity of a Burton Investment manager, couldn’t possibly mobilize everyone, yet he insisted on doing so.”
Wang Xiaocong said, “You didn’t mention it, but now that you have, I realize it’s true. It’s like some outsider comes into my circle, gathers everyone, and asks them to contribute money to do something big. Then he decides what to do and how to do it—I wouldn’t agree either. Such obvious logic, Kevin can’t possibly be unaware.”
Xu Yang said, “Then this must not be his real goal, but rather he has another motive.”
Song Qingya asked, “What could that motive be?”
Wang Xiaocong said, “Xu Yang, don’t tell me you’re thinking he did all this just to kill you?”
Song Qingya asked in shock, “What’s going on? Why would Kevin want to kill you?”
She did not know that Kevin was Mr. Xiang’s illegitimate son.
Not many people were aware of this.
Li Guangming wouldn’t have known if he hadn’t accidentally discovered it.
Since Song Qingya didn’t know Kevin and wasn’t familiar with Mr. Xiang, and hadn’t looked into Mr. Xiang’s personal background in detail, she naturally didn’t know.
Wang Xiaocong explained the situation.
Song Qingya’s eyes widened in astonishment, “Kevin is actually Mr. Xiang’s illegitimate son and even a secret member of America’s FAI!”
After a pause, she asked, “Is this true?”
It was somewhat hard for her to believe.
The identity of a secret member of the American FAI was not strange in itself.
The FAI liked to develop people like Kevin with Chinese heritage, suitable for carrying out some unspeakable activities.
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Mr. Xiang’s identity as an illegitimate child really took her by surprise.
Wang Xiaocong said, “Of course it’s true. Kevin even went to the hotel to find Xu Yang. I was there. Kevin said he wouldn’t do anything to Xu Yang. He also mentioned that Mr. Xiang’s imprisonment and death sentence were well-deserved, but according to the information we’ve obtained, Kevin is out for revenge on behalf of Mr. Xiang. As long as he avenges Mr. Xiang, he could get two billion dollars…”
He recounted the situation of Li Guangming looking for Xu Yang.
Song Qingya said, “I see, so that’s how it is. Doesn’t that mean Xu Yang is in great danger?”
Wang Xiaocong nodded and said, “Of course it’s dangerous, but no worries, Xu Yang is very capable. Even the gold-medal hitman from 15K is no match for him.”
Song Qingya said, “Since Kevin is a secret member of the Beautiful Country’s FAI, he is not someone a 15K gold-medal hitman could compare with. Moreover, they probably won’t try to outfight Xu Yang physically. If they want to kill Xu Yang, they’ll probably use a gun. Getting a gun wouldn’t be an issue for someone like Kevin.”
Wang Xiaocong said, “That’s true. Xu Yang, you still have to be careful.”
Xu Yang nodded, “You too should do the same. You are my friends, and he might target you as well.”
Wang Xiaocong exclaimed, “Holy shit, he wouldn’t go that far, would he?”
Xu Yang said, “Logically, he wouldn’t. People like him certainly don’t want to make a big scene. I’m just reminding you to be more vigilant. It’s always good to be cautious.”
Song Qingya said, “Xu Yang is right, being cautious is never a bad thing. Who knows what that guy might do? Besides, I feel like… it shouldn’t be necessary to cause such a big commotion. Using this facade to cover up his real intention of dealing with you. There’s no need for that.”
Xu Yang nodded, “I think so too. Maybe he has plans to kill me, but that shouldn’t be the only thing. There must be something else he has in mind.”
It was certain that Kevin wanted to kill him. That was a confirmed fact.
But Kevin causing such a commotion must mean that it’s not just about killing him.
If it were merely about killing him, there would be no need for all this fuss.
Organizing this cruise must have some other purpose.
Wang Xiaocong touched his head, “You all sensed it, how come I didn’t feel anything.”
Song Qingya teased, “That’s because your brains aren’t up to par.”
Upon hearing this, Wang Xiaocong became defensive, “Who says that? I’m pretty smart, okay?”
Song Qingya said, “I don’t think so. There is no need for Kevin to go through so much trouble to kill Xu Yang. If you can’t even see that, where is your intelligence?”
Wang Xiaocong stubbornly retorted, “What if he just wants to do it that way, huh?”
Song Qingya gave Wang Xiaocong a contemptuous look and said nothing.
Not even bothering to argue with him.
Wang Xiaocong gave an awkward smile, “Alright, I admit my brain isn’t as sharp as yours. I didn’t think of that.”
Song Qingya asked, “Xu Yang, what should we do then?”
Xu Yang said, “There’s no need to do anything deliberately. Just go about our usual business. We don’t have to keep guessing. Whatever else he wants to do is not something we can interfere with. Let the relevant departments deal with these kinds of issues. If we get involved, we might just end up dead. As for him wanting to kill me, I can only deal with it as it comes.”
Song Qingya nodded, “That’s all we can do then.”
At that moment, there was a knock on the door.
Wang Xiaocong went to open the door and saw a man dressed in a suit and leather shoes standing at the doorway.
This man, Wang Xiaocong had some recollection of him; he seemed to be the one who accompanied Kevin, perhaps in an assistant-like role, during the earlier meeting.
Wang Xiaocong asked, “What can I do for you?”
The man politely said, “Hello, Mr. Wang. I’m looking for Mr. Xu. Is he here?”
Xu Yang came over and asked, “What do you want with me?”
The man immediately said, “Hello Mr. Xu. Our manager Mr. Kevin would like to invite you to his room to discuss some matters.”
Xu Yang asked, “What matters?”
The man replied, “I’m sorry, our manager didn’t specify.”
Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, “Alright, tell him I’ll be over shortly.”
“Very well.” The man left.