Rebirth in 1985

Chapter 540: The Second Prince

Lu Shaohua became the target of winning over, which was something Lu Shaohua could not have expected at the beginning, but now it is clear that the Saudi Arabian royal family should have reached the date of succession of the throne, which led to the eldest prince coming to win him over.

The eldest prince has come to win him over, so what about the second and third princes? Lu Shaohua is not sure whether they will also come to win him over, but Lu Shaohua treats it with a normal mind. If someone comes to win him over, he will observe first and then decide who to support.

Soon, Li Zhijie, who had gone to see the eldest prince off, came back and sat lazily next to Lu Shaohua. He got straight to the point and asked, "You don't like the eldest prince?"

"Yeah." Lu Shaohua nodded and admitted that he really disliked the eldest prince, and he even hated him. It was just that he didn't show it because the eldest prince was here. Now that he was gone, there were only him, Li Zhijie, and Li Shangkui left in the room. Lu Shaohua didn't need to hide it anymore. "This person is not worthy of being on the stage, he can't make it, and the possibility of him inheriting the throne is too low."

After finishing speaking, Lu Shaohua paused for a while and then continued, "I don't know if you noticed his eyes. After I pushed him away, his eyes flashed with gloom. He should not be a generous person. You still need to pay attention."

Who is Li Zhijie? He was the former leader of the Tiger Roar Mercenaries. He has a better vision than anyone else and his observation skills are needless to say. Li Zhijie saw all the changes on the eldest prince's face. Now that Lu Shaohua mentioned it, Li Zhijie no longer had to hide it.

"He is a typical villain. If it weren't for your status, he wouldn't be able to afford to offend you and would probably explode on the spot." After saying that, Li Zhijie glanced at Lu Shaohua and nodded to him. Li Zhijie continued, "When I was preparing to build our network in the Middle East, I sent people to investigate many people, including the eldest prince. He has a bad temper, is ruthless, and does things without thinking. He is a sinister person. His background is not simple either. His grandfather is the head of a medium-sized family in Saudi Arabia and has great power in the military of Saudi Arabia."

Hearing this, Lu Shaohua couldn't help but become serious. After a moment's silence, he continued to ask, "You have investigated the direct lineage members of Saudi Arabia, so you must have investigated the backgrounds of the other princes as well. Tell me the general situation."

For the sake of his future plans, Lu Shaohua has had to get involved in the competition for the throne. The eldest prince has been excluded by Lu Shaohua, and the identities and backgrounds of the other princes also need to be understood before he can combine them and decide who to support.

"Yeah." Li Zhijie responded, organized his words, and began to speak. "The second prince, his background is not simple either. His grandfather is a high-ranking official in the government and has enormous power in Saudi Arabia. Well, the second prince and the eldest prince have the same father but different mothers."

Arab countries are polygamous countries, and they are also royal families, so it is normal for their kings to marry more than one wife. Lu Shaohua was not surprised by this, but took it for granted, because when getting off the plane, the eldest prince showed a gloomy look to his younger brother, so he could guess that he was not his biological brother.

"Go on." Lu Shaohua said lightly.

"Well, next is the third prince. The third prince is a very hard person to understand. He has the same mother as the eldest prince. He is a playboy and arrogant, but there is something strange. Everything he does seems to be deliberate, as if he is acting." After saying this, Li Zhijie did not forget to comment on the third prince. "According to my estimation, the third prince is a very forbearing person. His playboy behavior means he doesn't want others to know his true hand."

"Interesting." Lu Shaohua said with a smile, and he was very fond of the third prince's pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger. "What a pity, it would be great if he didn't have the same mother as the eldest prince."

It's a pity, because Lu Shaohua hates the eldest prince. Even if the third prince is to Lu Shaohua's liking, Lu Shaohua will not support the third prince.

Lu Shaohua's words were so clear that Li Zhijie couldn't hear them. He already knew that the third prince was destined not to get Lu Shaohua's support, so he continued, "The other two princes are still young and have no possibility of competing for the throne. I didn't investigate further."

"Yes." Lu Shaohua nodded calmly and said, "Tell me in detail about the second prince. How does he handle things and what kind of person he is?"

"The second prince left a very good impression on me. He is polite and smart. He looks weak on the surface, but in fact, he thinks three steps ahead before doing anything and is good at using strategies. Many people in the royal family are optimistic about his succession to the throne." Li Zhijie summarized it simply.

Lu Shaohua had seen the Second Prince's intelligence, and he also learned some other aspects from Li Zhijie. He basically met the requirements of the candidate in Lu Shaohua's mind, so he made a plan immediately. However, he still hoped to see with his own eyes how the Second Prince handled the matter before making a decision.

It's not that Lu Shaohua didn't believe what Li Zhijie said, but Lu Shaohua was cautious. He knew that this matter involved his future. If he supported the right person, the cooperative relationship should be fixed, which would bring great benefits to Lu Shaohua. He had to be careful.

"Send someone to carefully investigate the background of the Second Prince and see how deep their roots are." Lu Shaohua issued an order, and then muttered to himself, "I have to meet this Second Prince when I have the chance."

Hearing this, Li Zhijie also understood. He nodded to show that he understood and said nothing more.

Li Zhijie didn't speak, and Lu Shaohua didn't speak either, and the hall fell into silence. However, the silence in the hall did not last long, as it was disturbed by a knock on the door. Lu Shaohua and Li Zhijie smiled at each other, and probably understood who was knocking on the door.

Li Shangkui did not need Lu Shaohua's instructions and went out to open the door to welcome the visitor.

Just as Lu Shaohua and Li Zhijie expected, the person who came was none other than the second prince who was just mentioned. The second prince walked in with a smile, nodded to Lu Shaohua and Li Zhijie as a greeting, and then said in standard Chinese, "I hope I won't disturb you by visiting you so late at night."

"It's okay, it's okay." Lu Shaohua stood up and then continued, "How can it be disturbing that the Second Prince has arrived? Please sit down, please sit down."

The other person was polite, so Lu Shaohua couldn't be rude, right? As for the false feelings, Lu Shaohua was just pretending, he wanted to see how the second prince would react. The result was obvious, the second prince's expression didn't change at all, although he was smiling, but there was no other emotion mixed in it.

After both parties sat down, the second prince did not hide his intentions and went straight to the point. "It's like this, my father asked me to take you around tomorrow to relax, what do you think?"

"Okay." Lu Shaohua agreed readily, and then added, "Your palace is very beautiful. I have wanted to visit it for a long time."

The second prince came here on orders, and Lu Shaohua could already roughly guess the next itinerary arrangements, so he agreed without saying much.

"That's good. I hope you can enjoy your stay in our country." After saying that, the second prince paused and continued, "Then I won't disturb your rest."

The second prince was ready to leave. Yes, he was ready to leave. After he finished speaking, he was ready to get up and leave Lu Shaohua's residence.

But would Lu Shaohua let him leave? It was so hard to have a chance to be alone with the Second Prince, how could Lu Shaohua miss this great opportunity to get to know the Second Prince. "Second Prince, please stay. I want to ask you a question."

"Oh!" The second prince was startled. He was about to stand up but didn't have time to stand up. He sat down again, his face full of curiosity, and said, "Please go on."

"Haha." Lu Shaohua laughed first, then said, "It's not a big deal. I just want to ask the second prince, how come you speak Chinese so well?"

"You're talking about this, haha! It's like this, I went to study in the UK in my early years and met a person from your country. He and I are good friends, and he taught me Chinese." After a pause, the second prince continued. "But in front of you, I dare not say it's good, after all, I'm not Chinese, and my pronunciation is always a little bit unstandard."

From the second prince's words and expression, Lu Shaohua drew several conclusions: he was calm, polite, and had a calm mind, and he did not try to please anyone deliberately.

Lu Shaohua was very satisfied with this, and his favorability towards the Second Prince increased rapidly. He almost decided to support the Second Prince to ascend the throne immediately. However, Lu Shaohua's reason told him that it was too early to make up his mind now, and everything had to wait for the results of Li Zhijie's investigation.

"It seems that the Second Prince has a good relationship with us Chinese. Well, if you have time, you can come to China to visit. I will treat you." Lu Shaohua smiled and made an invitation.

Different from inviting the eldest prince, Lu Shaohua was sincere in inviting the second prince, whereas when he invited the eldest prince, Lu Shaohua was insincere and polite.

"Ha ha!"

The second prince laughed loudly, looking particularly happy, and said, "I was planning to do just that. I will definitely go to China to have some fun after a while. Don't refuse to entertain me then."

"Well, I will definitely host it." Lu Shaohua also said with a smile.

"Okay, I will definitely go there in a while. But it's getting late now. You should rest first. I will come to see you early tomorrow morning." The second prince was really going to leave this time, because as he said, it was really getting late.

"Okay." Lu Shaohua nodded, stood up and shook hands with the Second Prince, then signaled Li Zhijie to see him off. He watched the Second Prince leave before sitting back down.

The second prince made Lu Shaohua very satisfied. He came here just to convey his father's itinerary. He was not as targeted and purposeful as the eldest prince. Even if he wanted to win him over, he was not in a hurry to say it.

All these behaviors confirmed Li Zhijie's evaluation of the Second Prince. Lu Shaohua had already made a preliminary decision in his mind. When Li Zhijie sent the Second Prince away and returned, Lu Shaohua issued another order. "Investigate the Second Prince's background as soon as possible. It would be best if we can get the results the day after tomorrow."

"I understand." Li Zhijie knew what Lu Shaohua meant, and without hesitation, he nodded heavily in agreement.

Lu Shaohui is not sure about the results of the investigation yet, but if it turns out that the second prince's grandfather's family is powerful, Lu Shaohua will not mind supporting the second prince to ascend the throne.