chase game

The dinner was at a private restaurant, and Calero brought a bottle of red wine from his own collection, obviously very clear about Augustine's preferences.

"A very good vintage." Philip took a look at the hand and spread his hands, "but Augustine recently quit drinking."

"Because of the body?" Calero was concerned.

Philip shook his head: "Because of the lack of a good mood, alcohol will aggravate nervous anxiety."

"I'm sorry to hear that." Calero tentatively said, "But the shale gas exploration plan has been going well recently, so maybe it's because of something else?"

"If you are interested." Philip put the red wine in his hand on the table, "you can ask Augustine in person during the meal."

"I don't intend to pry into Mr. Augustine's privacy." Calero hurriedly clarified, "I just want to express a moderate... concern."

"Don't be nervous." Philip patted him on the shoulder, "Trust me, maybe you can help Augustine after you figure out what's going on."

"Me?" Calero was surprised when he heard this.

"Yes." Philip nodded, "You."

Half an hour later, the waiter opened the door politely, and Augustine walked in wearing a black windbreaker. He was tall and stern, with no emotion in his blue eyes, which was really depressing.

Philip shrugged at Calero, stood up and took his coat for him.

Although it was cooked by a well-known chef, none of the three of them came here for dinner.After discussing the next step in the development of the Karoo Basin, Philip quickly signed the contract. Calero raised his glass to celebrate in a good mood, but Augustine had no intention of cooperating. Instead, he leaned back. The back of the chair, tossing the napkin aside.

Calero was a little embarrassed,

"As for business cooperation, we can stop here today." Augustine looked at him coldly, "but I need to figure out another thing."

"What is it?" Calero didn't understand the current situation.

Philip put a stack of photographs on the table.

Calero hesitated to pick it up, and after seeing the content on it, his face suddenly turned pale.

"I said, don't be too nervous." Philip whistled, and handed him a glass of wine intimately, "We just need to know what happened on this cruise ship back then."

"Is it because of Vincent?" Calero asked tentatively.

"It seems that you also know that he is not dead." Philip spread his hands, "Very well, let's start with what you know, the very beginning of the story."

"I don't have a good relationship with Vincent," Calero explained.

"That's not the point." Philip simply sat beside him, with a smile on his face and stretched out his hands to hook his shoulders, but what he said was more like a threat, "I forgot to remind you, Augustine has never had much patience, and he doesn't like to waste time on meaningless things. on the topic."

Looking at Augustine's face, Calero made a wise choice: "Because of an economic case, Vincent's company encountered a big crisis, so he found me through his relationship, hoping to get a venture capital investment." , to help him tide over the difficulties."

"If the relationship is not good, I can't think of a reason why he would come to you." Philip said, "At that time, he was almost notorious in the European financial circle, unless you were a philanthropist."

"Because he wants to make a deal with me." Calero said, "Exchange an artist for a sum of money."

"An entertainer?" Philip looked at him with a wide smile.

Calero felt a little numbness in his back for no reason, nodded and said, "It's a pornographic male star. Many people know that I am interested in him, so Vincent came to me."

Augustine's aura was almost so gloomy that the air froze.

"You'd better pay attention to your wording." Philip patted him, "Why can Vincent convince this male artist that he is willing to make a deal with you for him?"

"Not convinced," Calero replied. "He was kidnapped on a cruise ship."

"You actually blatantly violated the laws of the United States." Philip made a surprised expression.

Calero: "..."

Augustine frowned slightly, Philip quickly stopped acting, and continued: "What about after being tied to the boat?"

"We had a negotiation." Calero said, "He owed a sky-high debt at that time. Even if I was willing to agree to his conditions, it was far from enough to repay all the debts, so I suggested that he could just disappear, and then Re-live with another identity."

"Sounds like a good idea." Philip nodded.

"Vincent finally agreed to my suggestion." Calero said, "After taking a large sum of money, he pretended to fall into the sea, and then smuggled to Russia."

"Stop!" said Philip. "We need the details of this story, the finest details."

"About the arrangement and process of falling into the sea?" Calero asked tentatively.

Philip nodded: "As well as the actor, everything related to him, it's best not to miss a single thing."

"His name is Frank. At that time, because a pornographic movie became popular overnight, many people wanted to have sex with him." Calero said, "However, he has no agent and is usually very low-key. In the end, he completely disappeared from the public eye. In view, so when Vincent found me, I was a little surprised."

"The reason for the kidnapping?" Philip asked. "Just to please you?"

"No one should know that he was the culprit who caused Vincent's bankruptcy and handed over all the evidence of behind-the-scenes transactions to the police." Calero said, "So after boarding the ship, Vincent reported to him almost every day. Violence. One of the crew members was afraid of killing people after seeing it accidentally, so he told the supervisor about it, and the supervisor told me.”

"Then you let the crew let him go, let him have a conflict with Vincent, until finally Vincent fell into the sea?" Philip asked.

"Vincent was in huge debts at the time. If he fell into the sea on my cruise ship, the police would not believe it easily." Calero said, "And if the police want to investigate this matter in depth, they will not be able to hide it in the end. When the time comes, I need someone to come out to testify, or take the blame."

"So you were the one who knocked out Vincent when he fell into the sea?" Philip asked again.

Calero nodded, looking surprised by the question.

"You don't need to know why I know this." Philip looked deeply.

Calero: "..."

"What happened next?" Augustine finally spoke.

"After he woke up, I threatened him with Vincent's death." Calero said, "At that time, he was covered with injuries, and the cruise ship was about to return, and I had many other things to do, so I gave It took him ten days to think about it."

"And then?" Philip asked knowingly, "What was the result of his consideration?"

Calero hesitated to speak, showing embarrassment—after all, Aaron has a lot of influence in the industry, and if it spread that he and his wife had had an affair, his future might be affected.

But Augustine in front of him is obviously not a person who is easy to be fooled, so he had to compromise his wording and explained: "At that time, he grabbed my handle and used it as a threat, so...we each took a step back. That's all."

"So far, you mean that after this incident, you never looked for this actor again?" Philip asked.

Calero nodded.

"What about Vincent?" Philip asked again, "Have you been in touch again?"

"No." Calero said, "He seems to have completely disappeared in this world. I only know that he has been to South America."

"Very good." Philip picked up the photos on the table, "From now on, whether it's the photos or the whole thing, it's as if it never happened."

Calero nodded and asked again, "What happened to Vincent?"

"Don't worry, it has nothing to do with business." Philip patted him, "It won't affect our cooperation."

After coming out of the restaurant, Philip said while driving, "Calero shouldn't have lied, and there's no need to lie."

"Is there any news from Vincent?" Augustine asked.

"Still looking, he seems to have only been in Las Vegas for a week." Philip said, "Once he shows up again, we will be notified as soon as possible."

Augustine nodded and continued to rest with his eyes closed.

In a high-rise apartment in Manhattan, Zhou Chunfeng was drinking tea in the living room, with a new herbal paper package beside him.

As a result, Augustine's originally gloomy face suddenly became even more gloomy, but in the end he reluctantly cooperated, not because of anything else, but because he was worried that he would be sued again——as an oriental genius doctor with a sense of immortality , this master Zhou actually has the same hobbies as the elementary school teacher. As long as he shows a little resistance to various medicinal diets, he will immediately call China to file a complaint. It will add oil and vinegar, which is simply jaw-dropping.

After a routine checkup, Augustine rubbed his sore neck, sat at the table and picked up the receiver.

"Good morning." The voice on the other end of the phone was hoarse.

"Now you should be eleven o'clock in the morning." Augustine raised his lips, "It's rare to stay in bed."

"I filmed all night last night, and I didn't finish work until eight o'clock." Ye Fengwu lay on the bed, "I just dreamed about you."

"What did you dream about?" Augustine was in a good mood.

"I don't remember clearly." Ye Fengwu lazily hugged the quilt, relaxed and defenseless, "I miss you."

"I will come to accompany you as soon as possible." Augustine said.

"Work is important." Ye Fengwu laughed, sat up and stretched vigorously, "Don't make trouble."

"I just went to find Calero." Augustine said, "He was the one who knocked you out."

"I can guess." Ye Fengwu leaned against the head of the bed, "But what's the reason?"

"In order to blame Vincent's accident on you." Augustine roughly told him what happened.

"Wen Sen isn't dead?" Ye Fengwu was surprised.

"I will find him as quickly as possible," Augustine said.

Night Breeze Dance was silent.

"If you're in a bad mood, I'll ask someone to pick you up and live in the United States for a while." Augustine said, "Leave the crew to me."

"It's okay." Ye Fengwu shook her head, "I just feel... a little unreal." I thought that the nightmare of that year was over, but I didn't expect that there would be a follow-up.

"I won't let anyone hurt you." Augustine kissed him over the phone, "so don't be afraid."

Half an hour later, Cheng Xia opened the door and came in, and saw Ye Fengwu lying on the bed, staring at the desk lamp in a daze.

"You don't need to film today, you can sleep for two more hours." Cheng Xia sat by the bed.

Night Breeze Dance absent-mindedly said "Yes".

"What's the matter?" Cheng Xia waved her hands in front of him, "You seem absent-minded."

"I want to go to America." Ye Fengwu said.

Cheng Xia was surprised: "Now?"

"Wanting to go and going are two different things." Ye Fengwu buried her head in the pillow, "Don't be nervous."

Cheng Xia looked at her cousin with sympathetic eyes... She was rarely so decadent before, but after falling in love, it is different. In Philip's words, it is, ah!Emaciated!

On the other side of the ocean, Augustine was not in a good mood.

"There are many people in this world who are in long-distance relationships, and they are still very happy." Philip tried to reassure, "It's not a big deal." There is no need to show an expression that is about to destroy the world.

"Get this thing done as soon as possible." Augustine said, "Then I will consider temporarily changing the office location to China."

Philip: "..."

"Any opinion?" Augustine looked at him.

"Of course not." Philip smiled all over his face, "Sister-in-law will be very happy."

Augustine opened the wallet and glanced at the photos inside.

Philip continued to smile, and chanted poetry wildly in his heart.In this day and age, there are still people who cut photos of their lovers and put them in their wallets. There are only two possibilities, one is crazy in love, and the other is that their heads are flooded.

Obviously, Augustine was the first.

So he took the opportunity to ask: "The ring I prepared last time, when do you plan to give it to sister-in-law?"

"That's an engagement ring," Augustine replied.

"So when are you going to propose?" Philip changed the way he asked.

"Forget about your stupid Amazon field." Augustine stood up. "About Vincent, it's done in a week."

"How many days?" Philip was shocked.

"Three days," replied Augustine.

Philip quickly shut up and quietly watched him go out the door.

three days? !

"What if I can't do it?" After hesitating for a long time, Philip still couldn't help but followed in small steps, swaying and aggrieved, "Are you going to be dragged to feed Simba again?"

"You can do it." Augustine closed the bathroom door.

Philip stared wide-eyed in surprise, and stayed for a full 5 minutes before confirming an amazing fact - he was actually encouraged by Augustine just now?

Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh oh!Philip's tiger eyes were full of tears and excitement, and he really wanted to tear his shirt and go around the field for half a circle!If it weren't for the fact that he also has a lot of things to do in New York, he almost wants to buy a plane ticket and fly to Las Vegas right now to find someone in person.

"If you scratch the door again." Augustine gritted his teeth.

Philip quickly withdrew his hand, looked up to the sky with a silent laugh, and then waved his hands happily while answering seriously: "I promise to bring Vincent to you within three days!"