usatvline Chapter 356 This scene is a bit heavy
Chapter 356 This scene is a bit heavy
Rubio led his team to conduct two days of sea trials on the two frigates. After confirming that the two frigates were fine, Lu Chen signed his name on the acceptance form.
Since these warships were built under the leadership of Franklin, Lu Chen planned to ask Franklin for a pass to prove that these two warships were American warships. This would ensure that these two warships would not be embarrassed during their journey.
So after receiving the warship, Lu Chen rushed to the White House without stopping. After learning about Lu Chen's needs, Franklin immediately signed a pass.
After handing the pass to Lu Chen, Franklin instructed:
"Lu Chen, this pass can ensure that you will not be troubled by those countries that are friendly with the United States. But you must remember that after you exchange warships, you must take the pass back and not let it fall into the hands of others."
After receiving the pass, Lu Chen immediately said, "Please rest assured, Mr. President, I will take good care of the pass and will not let it get lost."
After Lu Chen got the pass, he immediately left the White House. After leaving the White House, Lu Chen took out the pass and looked at it, and then he was surprised. Franklin actually temporarily registered these two warships under the name of the US Navy. Of course, the validity period of this pass is relatively short, only half a year.
After reading the pass, Lu Chen was very happy. His two warships had a formal identity in the past six months. And he could use this identity to bully others. It was so cool.
Lu Chen returned to the dock in a happy mood, handed the brand new pass to Rubio, and ordered him to set sail.
Rubio first sent Lu Chen back to New York, and then drove the warship towards the Magic City. Hans also followed them. Hans went back this time mainly to receive training from Lu Yunting.
Originally, Lu Chen wanted to go to the Magic City with Rubio, but since the Red Gate had not given him any clear information, he would definitely not go to provoke the Dutch in East India for no reason. So he did not go to the Middle East with Rubio.
Lu Chen waited at home for six or seven days, until Lu Chen became impatient, Wu Xuance finally sent a message to Lu Chen, asking him to go to the river to discuss it with them in detail.
Lu Chen was very unhappy when he heard the news. What do you mean by "I want you to discuss it in detail"? Shouldn't you come to me to discuss it in detail? Is this the attitude of the Hongmen when you find someone to do things?
Although Lu Chen was somewhat dissatisfied with the Red Gate at this time, he still decided to go to Chinatown to have a detailed discussion with Wu Xuance and the others. There was no other way, because Lu Chen was in a hurry to deal with Yun Qingchen.
After Lu Chen complained for a while, he had someone send him to the Red Gate Hall in Chinatown.
There were obviously more people coming to greet Lu Chen this time than last time. Not only was Wu Xuance standing in front of the Red Gate's entrance, but there were also a few people Lu Chen didn't recognize standing beside Wu Xuance.
When Lu Chen arrived at the Red Gate Hall, Wu Xuance hurriedly walked up to Lu Chen and said to him:
"Brother Lu Chen, please come in. Elder He and several elders from the Philippines are waiting for you inside."
Lu Chen was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Hongmen would attach so much importance to this cooperation and even invite several elders from Nanyang to come. So Lu Chen immediately said:
"Okay, I'll go in now. I can't keep the elders waiting for too long."
After saying that, Lu Chen immediately walked quickly into the hall.
Wu Xuan Ce shook his head slightly, then followed Lu Chen in. When passing by the door, Wu Xuan Ce said to the others:
"People are coming, let's go in together."
The group arrived at the living room soon.
After seeing Lu Chen coming into the living room, the room that was originally in the midst of a heated discussion immediately became quiet.
Mr. He stood up from the main seat with a smile on his face and said to Lu Chen:
"Brother Lu Chen is here, please take a seat."
After Lu Chen and He Lao exchanged greetings, they found an empty seat and sat down. After Lu Chen sat down, he glanced around the living room. Then he was immediately surprised. He really didn't expect that so many people from Hongmen came today to discuss cooperation with him.
In addition to Mr. He and Mr. Hong who were sitting in the main seats in the living room, there were four or five elderly people of similar age sitting on their left and right. Behind those elderly people sat several middle-aged people who were about the same age as Wu Xuance.
Seeing this, Lu Chen was delighted. With so many big shots present, it seemed that Hongmen attached more importance to this cooperation than he expected.
Seeing Lu Chen sitting down, He Lao immediately said to Wu Xuance:
"Xuan Ce, have someone bring a cup of tea to little brother Lu Chen."
After hearing Mr. He's instructions, Wu Xuance quickly called over two of his men and made a cup of tea for Lu Chen.
After everyone served tea to Lu Chen, He Lao smiled and said to Lu Chen:
"Brother Lu Chen, I'm sure you know why I asked you to come here this time."
Lu Chen nodded and said, "I know."
Mr. He nodded and said with a smile:
"Several of my old brothers have some doubts about the cooperation you mentioned, so we would like to invite you to come over and talk to us in person."
Lu Chen quickly said, "This is what I should do. If you have any questions, feel free to ask. I will definitely explain it to you clearly."
Elder He looked at the other elders and said:
"Old friends, I have called the man for you. If you have any questions, just ask him directly."
At this time, the slightly plump old man sitting in the second seat to the left of Mr. He smiled and said:
"Young man, my name is Wu Minghong."
Lu Chen quickly stood up and said to the old man, "Hello, Mr. Wu."
Wu Minghong waved his hand, telling Lu Chen not to be polite, and then asked Lu Chen in a kind tone:
"Brother Lu Chen, I heard from Brother He that you can contain the two warships in the East Indies? I wonder if this is true?"
Lu Chen nodded and said, "Yes, I can contain the two warships in East India."
Wu Minghong nodded and continued to ask:
"Brother Lu Chen, how are you going to contain those two warships? I wonder if you can tell me about it."
Lu Chen looked at Wu Xuance with some confusion. Didn’t Lu Chen tell Wu Xuance how to tie down the warship? Didn’t he report it?
Seeing Lu Chen looking at him in confusion, Wu Xuance immediately wanted to explain, but He Lao beside him stopped him immediately. Then he smiled and said to Lu Chen:
"Brother Lu Chen, Xiao Wu told us how you tied down the two warships, but he didn't explain it in detail. So we want you to tell us in detail."
Lu Chen looked at Wu Xuance speechlessly, feeling very dissatisfied with him. Lu Chen remembered that he had explained everything clearly to Wu Xuance at that time.
But now was not the time for Lu Chen to lose his temper. He immediately said to He Lao:
"I plan to use warships to contain warships."
"Oh!"
Wu Minghong looked at Lu Chen in surprise, and then asked curiously:
"Where did Brother Lu Chen get his warship from?"
Lu Chen smiled and explained to Wu Minghong: "I have some connections in the Middle East and can get warships from the Middle East."
Wu Minghong was obviously not satisfied with Lu Chen's answer. He continued to ask:
"I wonder which Middle Eastern country you have such a good relationship with, brother Lu Chen, that they would lend you a warship."
Lu Chen smiled and said, "It's Saudi Arabia, which was founded only two years ago. I have a good relationship with their king, and they are willing to lend me the warship."
After hearing Lu Chen's answer, Wu Minghong finally showed a satisfied smile. He smiled and said to He Lao: "Old He, I have no problem."