Dragon Raja 5; Chapter 214: For Your Majesty (29)

Dragon Raja 5

He stood in a corner, watching the crowds come and go. Zero stood quietly behind him, remaining silent. Becoming famous in two hours and fifty-nine minutes, impressing Moscow’s most mysterious tycoon, seemed like an impossible task, but Lu Mingfei was deep in thought, and Zero didn’t want to interrupt. Chu Zihang toyed with the Easter egg as a golden warship slid out of it and then retracted. That ship, once the pride of the Russian Empire’s navy, aspired to break through the Black Sea and enter the vast Atlantic.

“Remember what I told you in that restaurant, Aspasisa? There’s a place of power in every setting, whether it’s a restaurant or Moscow.” A boy in a white suit walked out from behind Lu Mingfei. “Look at these people in front of you, those girls in backless dresses with lovely smiles, and those men in suits and ties with large checks in their pockets. They’re all here for power. There’s a perfect spot among them, the center where power converges, like the eye of a storm. It’s calm and difficult to detect, but those who are used to playing with power can find it.”

The moment the boy walked out, everything around him came to a standstill, time paused, the girls’ flying skirts and the smoke from the men’s cigars were stagnant in the air.

“Do you need help?” Lu Mingze smiled. “The price of 1/4 of a life.”

“You know I won’t make a deal with you. If you come out at this time just to lecture me, then just get out of here.” Lu Mingfei didn’t even bother to look at him.

“Brother, this is boring, right? You can see through my tricks at a glance, so how can I play?” Lu Mingze pretended to be aggrieved, but with a bright smile, “I can give you some free tips. Alexander Bunin is an arms dealer. What he trades is not so much weapons as war. If you can prove that you have the ability to start a war, he will kneel down and call you daddy.”

“Starting a war in three hours?” Lu Mingfei frowned. “It takes time for a couple at home to build up their emotions before arguing!”

“Of course it’s impossible for most people, but you’re different, brother. You have me.” Lu Mingze walked to the front booth and spun the crystal-carved globe. “Right now, from the Middle East to Africa, wars are brewing in many parts of the world. All they need is a spark. Just point to a place, and I’ll throw a spark there for you. All you have to do is walk to the center of the hall and announce that a certain place is about to fall into chaos. In a few minutes, the news of the war will reach Moscow, and Mr. Bunin’s agents will immediately rush to that area to conduct business. And the observers he sent will deliver your invitation.”

“Will anyone die?” Lu Mingfei asked in a low voice.

“Of course,” Lu Mingfei shrugged. “The best way to start a war is to kill a few people first. For example, I could deploy a cruise missile whose origins are unknown to me and flatten a certain area. The leader of that area would immediately blame the enemy for the incident. He would be eager to give a speech, calling on his people to take up arms. If that guy had a bomber, three hours would be enough for him to fly to the enemy’s territory and carry out a round of bombing.”

“That would kill a lot of people.”

“Brother, you’re so soft-hearted. But what does it matter? Humans are war-loving animals. Only animals that are inherently obsessed with war would always talk about peace. There was a statistic that from the end of World War II to today, there have been only 26 days without war in the world. Apart from those 26 days, there was always someone in a corner of the world holding a weapon and killing his enemy. Guns and bullets were created to penetrate the enemy’s heart. Even if you do nothing, war will still break out, just at a different time. Why not let a war that is bound to break out become a stepping stone for you to meet Alexander Bunin?”

Lu Mingfei fell silent.

He had heard that statistic before, and it had deeply shocked him. Lu Mingze was describing some kind of evil truth, but an evil truth was still a truth. The world seemed to unfold distortedly before his eyes. He could hear gunshots from somewhere, along with curses, wails, and cries. In those dark corners, children polished old rifles. In those magnificent but unknown corners, the powerful clinked their glasses, dividing up the interests of a certain place, and the sparks of war were sown. As Lu Mingze had always told him, power and desire are eternal. They cannot be observed or monitored, but they flow like ocean currents, never stopping. Where they form vortexes, there will be disputes.

“Humans are not perfect creatures, but they themselves will not admit it. Dirty things are always hidden where you can’t see them.” Lu Mingze said as he paced in the hall.

“This guy has a large check in his pocket.” Lu Mingze actually began to search the guests’ pockets. “The letterhead says it’s addressed to the general manager of Rosoboronexport, so he must be an invited guest. If I’m not mistaken, these two guys who came to donate to children might have found a secluded place to have a cup of coffee or something and handed over this check. They must be looking to buy some weapons.”

“As for this beauty?” Lu Mingze circled around a girl in a nude evening gown and high heels, staring at her exposed chest without hesitation. Then he suddenly reached into the girl’s underwear and pulled out something small. He shook it at Lu Mingfei with a strange smile on his face. “She must be looking to hook up with a rich man in this place where all the powerful and wealthy gather. Giving herself to others is no problem for her. She’s already prepared everything.”

“This guy actually brought in a gun made of plastic! Oh my god, the security here is really terrible. They actually let a robber in!”

“This lady has a text message on her phone. I’ll read it to you… But I’d rather not read it, it’s embarrassing. Her lover said he missed her and asked her to wait for him after the exhibition. He would take his wife to the car and go home first.”     

The little devil was so brazen and so nonchalant, as if it were all natural. He walked through a huge performance art exhibition full of well-dressed models, stripping them naked and reading the charges written in scarlet on their breasts.

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