War Photographer's Notebook

Chapter 965 Cinderella's Bait

On the afternoon of July 7, Maozi time, Wei Ran and his group drove to Kazan Airport with great fanfare in two armored civilian vehicles, and boarded a flight to Atlanta, the capital of Georgia, USA.

It should be said that Wei Ran is lucky. The company headquarters of the Cinderella family is in Atlanta. Although Atlanta and Charleston, where the Bell Ringer retired and lived in seclusion, are not in the same state, they are close to each other. The straight-line distance between the two sides , even less than 500 kilometers.

In the first-class cabin that was almost booked out, before the plane finished climbing, Sui Sui had already discussed the itinerary after arriving in the United States with her little rich woman friend Kou Kou.

Don't look at this little thing who helped Wei Ran analyze the investigation work well, but in fact, she is obviously more keen on going to the super large building in Ontario, Canada that Kou Kou inherited after the end of Wei Ran's affairs. No. [-] farm to take a stroll.

"When we arrive in Atlanta, I will sign the employment agreement with you on behalf of my employer, and then you can get the relevant details." Lawyer Carlos, who was across the aisle from Wei Ran, said in a slightly louder voice.

"In other words, I didn't know the real identity of that Cinderella during the whole process, right?" Wei Ran asked unhurriedly.

"No, no, no, the identity of the employer is not a secret, but you probably won't have the chance to meet her." Attorney Carlos spread his hands here, "I hope this will not have any impact on your investigation."

"For the sake of the $288 million investigation fee, there will be no impact."

Wei Ran responded with a smile.

In the conference room of the hotel, lawyer Carlos waited for Wei Ran to collect the check and cash sent by Cinderella, and then handed over an extra thick file bag, "In addition, about a week or two later, you You also need to accept an interview, which is also arranged by the employer, and you will be notified in advance of the specific interview questions and interview time, and if you are willing to accept the interview, there will be an additional commission.”

"Is this Cinderella's arrangement?"

Taking advantage of the opportunity of waiting for the red light, Wei Ran handed his mobile phone to An Feiya who was in charge of driving.

His little act of intentionally making trouble not only made those Chinese journalists of unknown generations scratch their heads, but also made Sui Sui who came out not far away ahead of time to watch the fun secretly from the side almost laughed out of breath.

On the cover of this memoir is a green-painted UH-1 helicopter. On the fuselage of this helicopter, there is also a shield-shaped armband with a yellow background and a black border of the [-]st Cavalry Division. Under the helicopter, It is an endless green jungle and black smoke steaming in the distance.

Of course, if the old guy is willing to ask, Sui Sui will definitely tell him generously, she just said three words to the mysterious widow of the rich man on the phone, "Just increase the price, the more you increase The more, the less we find.

"Let's not talk about this, use people's money to eliminate disasters. What about you? What are your next plans?" Wei Ran asked, changing the subject.

"If he is really an illegitimate child, I'm afraid he will send some key evidence."

"Take a day off today, how about tomorrow?"

Although the hard work fee of [-] U.S. dollars has not been paid yet, when Wei Ran, who specially changed into a formal suit, walked out of the airport with Lawyer Carlos, who also put on a formal suit, a group of people with cameras on their hands immediately rushed forward. Reporter with a microphone.

However, although the investigation fee of 288 million US dollars was fake, that Cinderella generously promised an additional [-] US dollars in real money for "event travel expenses".

"Not enough? If it's not enough, you can only pay with flesh!"

Before the words fell, the two people, who were neck to neck, had already rolled into a ball on the soft sofa.

Immediately afterwards, before he could answer, the rest of the reporters also rushed to ask him and lawyer Carlos one question after another.

Before he could close the door, Sui Sui, who had already moved in earlier, came up and asked, "Signed?"

And I believe that for the Vietnam War, whether it is the fighting methods of the year or the study of that period of history, the Chinese who are more difficult and closer may be better at it than the Americans.

This earned a commission of [-] U.S. dollars without doing anything. Not only did Carlos and legal counsel Horta stunned, but even the three special players from the K department, Wei Ran and Kajianka sisters, looked astonished. .

"Lawyer Carlos, I heard that you specially invited a well-known historian to help find key evidence for the Gravett family's inheritance lawsuit. Is that true?"

"Follow you to see the fun"

Because of the obvious thing, he, a historian, is actually a bait for fishing!
Of course, for Wei Ran himself, these paparazzi sent by the rich Cinderella actually have another function that only he knows - to help him create an alibi!

Sui Sui threw the cash in her hand aside, "When you're done here, I'm going to take Sister Kou to visit Makar's farm first, and then go to the one she inherited from Mr. Dominique. Take a look at the large farm in Canada."

Sui Sui also threw away the simplistic employment agreement, picked up a wad of dollar bills and patted them on the palm of his hand, "The last time the illegitimate child's email address was logged in was located in Mexico, that Cinderella's stupid son is probably It was also after finding this false signal that I tried to hire Mexicans to kill him, and then I was caught buying the murderer."

Wei Ranhun threw the cash on the bed indifferently, handed the employment agreement to Suisui, and finally opened the dispensable file bag.

"I have to admit that Aurora is a negotiating genius."

The commission has increased to 200 million, not only can we find nothing, we can't get any commission, and we are very happy to accept interviews from the media.

Sui Sui said uninterestedly, "Look at the title of the book, you can tell that it must be bragging about how brave and righteous I was back then. Isn't it like this for all Americans, washing powder can be said to be a nuclear weapon. He opened it all Helicopter, how about a Captain America piloting a Transformer?"

Contrary to his expectation, the only thing in this portfolio is a beautifully printed memoir.

However, perhaps because of Sui Sui's special reminder when communicating with the other party before departure, more than half of these waiting reporters and photographers are Asians who can speak Chinese, and even the few remaining whites seem to be able to There are a few sentences in Putonghua that are seriously missing, or Cantonese that Wei Ran can't understand at all.

As for Wei Ran.
Don't look at the seriousness he wears, but when faced with those questions about needles hidden in the cotton that are asked in slightly out-of-key Chinese, this guy has a bad taste, and deliberately uses the dialect of his hometown in Cangzhou to answer very fast. Questions that have been prepared for a long time.

I believe that the Gravett family's willingness to spend a high salary of 288 million US dollars to hire Mr. Wei to participate in the evidence investigation of this lawsuit is undoubtedly an affirmation and trust in his professional ability. "

Lawyer Carlos pushed the microphone away, cleared his throat, stopped and introduced loudly, "The young man next to me is Wei from China. Although he is young, he is a very well-known historian in the industry. .

"Of course!"

"You'll get half of the commission." Wei Ran offered a chip with a smile.

"Have some time to read for me what is written in it"

"what else"

"That's true." Sui Sui thought for a while, and still pressed Wei Ran's ear and asked, "When are we going to leave?"

Not to mention the tiring journey all the way, when the plane finally landed at the Atlanta airport, Sister Katenka, who was also sitting in the first-class cabin, immediately led Kou Kou, her legal advisor, Ms. Horta, and Sui Sui to the front. And Wei Ran, under the leadership of lawyer Carlos, dawdled and hid at the end of the line of business class passengers.

About an hour later, Anfeya, who was wearing a suit of men's formal attire, was also driving the car provided by Carlos' lawyer, carrying Wei Ran, and leaving Atlanta with a group of paid reporters behind him. Colombia, more than 300 kilometers away.

Carlos shook his head and smiled wryly. It is by no means an easy task to bring the investigation fee of 80 US dollars to an exaggerated 288 million.

"makes sense"

"Have you also investigated this book?" Wei Ran asked curiously.

"Indeed, there is such a thing."

The reason for doing this is naturally for the safety of Sui Sui and Kou Kou, the newly promoted little rich woman.Secondly, naturally, it is also to prevent the Kajianka sisters from appearing in the public eye.

After dealing with the reporters who asked questions based on the lines written on the dollar bills, Wei Ran looked at Sui Sui and others in the distance without a trace, and then followed Lawyer Carlos into the commercial vehicle prepared in advance, and drove away quickly. Leave the airport and go straight to the hotel where they are staying.

It's just-

And this is what he hasn't figured out for the past few days. He really can't guess what Sui Sui said to his employer on the phone.

"Investigation, there are so many reporters hired by Cinderella, they have to put on a show, and if the illegitimate child really sends someone to contact me, if he doesn't stay far away, he has no chance, right?"

Wei Ran patted the portfolio bag in his hand lightly, and said jokingly, "It's rare to come to the United States, and I may take a stroll in several surrounding cities in the past few days."

Wei Ran asked the astonished Lawyer Carlos in German, and there were reporters interviewing him when he got off the plane, which they knew before they set off from Kazan.But even so, the slightly exaggerated battle in front of him was still somewhat unexpected.

"No." Sui Sui took over the memoir from Wei Ran and opened it, "Look, there is no ISBN at all, probably it was printed privately."

"Lancers over the jungle?"

With just these three sentences, that Cinderella happily raised the commission from $80 to an exaggerated $288 million.

In the blink of an eye, the next morning, under the bright sunshine, Anfisa drove Sui, Kou and her legal advisor and housekeeper, Horta, out of the hotel and drove to Colombia, more than 300 kilometers away.

"That's called a parade, just wander around"

"Here is some information about Cinderella's husband, I hope it will help your investigation."

Wei Ran twitched the corners of his mouth, and after a little hesitation, he moved to Sui Sui's side, and said close to her ear, "Before that, how about going to Columbia, the capital of South Carolina, with me?"

"Well, probably."

But all of this became a reality just after the half-race girl named Aurora had a phone conversation with her employer in less than 5 minutes.

"I can't work in vain." Sui Sui stretched out her hands and hooked Wei Ran's neck while speaking.

As for the little rich woman Kou Kou who came here to join in the fun and gain knowledge, this little girl in her early twenties has already stared at her eyes, and she regards the triumphant Sui Sui as her idol in life.

"There are a lot of people behind me," lawyer Carlos reminded in a rather gloating manner in the carriage.

Wei Ran said nonchalantly, on the way here this time, Sui Sui, who is behind the scenes, has already made it clear to him that the main purpose of his visit this time is to make a high-profile appearance. unimportant.

Sui Sui glanced at the name of the memoir, then pointed to a line of small characters under the title, and said in Chinese, "The author of this book is Fabian Gravett, and the name of the memoir that Kamei found earlier It's the same name."

The Asian female reporter who was the first to ask the question just now switched to Chinese and pointed the microphone at Wei Ran, "Also, can you talk about the war between the United States and Vietnam half a century ago from your professional perspective? How about your opinion?"

With a few small tails behind him, Wei Ran followed lawyer Carlos to the hotel that he had booked in advance, talking and laughing, and signed an employment agreement worth 288 million US dollars, but it was destined not to take effect, and An additional $[-] in cash from that Cinderella in advance.

Wei Ran moved closer, "In case that illegitimate child sends someone to meet me, I may need you to help me create some alibi, otherwise it will be terrible if Cinderella's people find out .”

You are really not afraid of offending people for me.
Wei Ran secretly twitched the corners of his mouth. Carlos' words really poked the lungs of most Americans, and undoubtedly brought a lot of hatred and attention to himself and Wei Ran.

Carlos nodded, and watched Wei Ran leave the meeting room with cash, employment agreement, and file bag containing information, and returned to the suite on the top floor of the hotel.

"Of course." Wei Ran said bluntly, "It's best to have two."

Lawyer Carlos' tone was full of uncertainty, and by the time he realized it, he was already surrounded by reporters who were obviously taking money to do things.

Of course, since Carlos' lawyer upholds professional ethics, neither Sui Sui nor Wei Ran will take the initiative to mention this false transaction.

"What are you doing there?" Sui Sui also asked with a smile close to Wei Ran's ear.

Wei Ran, who can't understand English in name, left this boring job of watching other people write books to brag to Sui Sui.

Lawyer Carlos understood Wei Ranming's plan in an instant, and explained bluntly, "Recently, my legal team is busy solving the two attorneys representing the illegitimate child, and by the way, we also need to help Cinderella's son clear Buying the trouble of killing people. Simply put, your 'investigation time' is very abundant and very free before the results come out on our side."

"As for the interview, I will think about it carefully after I see the content of the interview."

"That little money is not enough!" Sui Sui finished speaking, and deliberately licked Wei Ran's earlobe.

"Signed of course"

"Let them follow"

Wei Ran casually threw the memoir on the sofa, and while looking left and right in the room, he continued to ask in Chinese, "Where is the illegitimate child Kamei found?"

Before the words fell, the Asian female reporter put the microphone in her hand to lawyer Carlos' mouth.

"Do you need me to help you prepare a car?" Lawyer Carlos asked kindly.

"Compared to this, I think that the illegitimate child might very likely send someone to contact me." Wei Ran said with a smile, "After all, it's hard not to attract his attention with such a high-profile appearance."

Wei Ran looked perfunctory as usual and then asked, "So I can move freely during this time, right? I can't stay in Atlanta all the time, I have to give that illegitimate child a chance."

"It's far away"

After a short pause, Sui Sui continued, "Miss Kou not only wants to be tied up with that blind wandering jewelry company that you got from the white wolf with empty gloves, but also wants to become a partner with me. This little girl is smarter than you too much."

"In that case, I won't disturb your work here."

I believe this is a mutually beneficial cooperation for both of us.In the future, we will definitely have more cooperation opportunities. "

As the saying goes, doing things with money, doing enough to act.

Sui Sui shook the cash in her hand, and said along this line of thinking, "I guessed it a long time ago, that Cinderella who sent such generous funds for the event must want to use you to make a nest for fishing."

There seemed to be few native-born Americans among the reporters present. Compared with the illusory American patriotism, they obviously tasted the excitement that made all the media people tremble from the fiery words of Lawyer Carlos— —Traffic password!
"Mr. Wei, are you confident in assisting lawyer Carlos to investigate key evidence?"

"no problem"

"We stayed in Colombia for two to three days to help me create the illusion that the illegitimate child sent someone to hide from Aurora, and then assisted her to create the illusion that I never left her."

After reading the text on the phone screen, Anfeiya glanced at the red light that was still counting down, tapped the phone screen with both hands and typed a string of German, "No problem, and my sister and I need self-defense weapons. After all, this is the United States. .”

"I'll give it to you when I get there," Wei Ran responded in Italian, and deleted the text on the screen by the way.

At the same time, Anfeiya, who was pretending to be a driver, also stepped on the accelerator, and when the green light turned on, she drove the car out, and drove to the city of Columbia with the cars of the journalists who were paid for work behind her. direction.

(End of this chapter)