Chapter 24 You Must Be Defensive

After returning to his room and having a glass of wine with Bradley, and asking some reporters what they were dissatisfied with the current typewriters on the market, or what they hoped to improve, it was already 1:00 in the middle of the night.

Bradley drank the remaining red wine in the glass in one gulp, got up and said goodbye.

Li Changheng didn't take the initiative to persuade him to stay. After all, the two had only known each other for two hours, and the American people were not that hospitable. Being too enthusiastic would make Bradley feel that he had ulterior motives.

However, it is no problem to ask the hotel to send a car.

After all, friends who are professional reporters, sometimes use it well, and there may be unexpected results.

Standing outside the hotel, before personally sending Bradley to the car, Bradley suddenly turned his head and said, "Henry, can I ask, what type of craftsman are you looking for?

I have worked in Rome for six years, even if I don’t know, I can ask my colleagues and friends for you.”

"Thanks, Joe, but,,".

After speaking, he smiled and looked at the lobby manager who helped Bradley open the door.

For Li Changheng, a wealthy captain who always gives a tip of one dollar or five dollars, the manager does not say that he is responsive, but he definitely wants to earn some extra money.

I was stunned for a second, and soon realized that even if Li Changheng didn't tell him to find a handicraft workshop before, if he cooperates now, doesn't it mean that this guy is coming soon?

He hurriedly said, "Sir, the hotel has helped Mr. Howard find the best handicraft workshop."

"Okay," Bradley frowned, smiled helplessly and shook hands with Li Changheng to say goodbye, "Then we'll see you at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning, good night, Henry."

"Good night, Joe".

Watching Bradley get into the car, Li Changheng took out a five-dollar bill and handed it to the driver, "Be careful on the road."

"thanks, thanks".

The Italian driver was overjoyed and thanked him repeatedly. Five dollars was equivalent to nearly 3,500 lire, which was more than his two-day salary.

And this five dollars is also equivalent to Bradley's wages for one day.

After the car drove into the street, I looked back at Li Changheng who was standing at the entrance of the hotel, talking to the lobby manager who was bowing his head and listening,

Bradley suddenly understood, although what Li Changheng said was nice, but he didn't trust himself as a reporter from the United States at all.

Otherwise, Li Changheng would really move to the hotel next to the central square of the railway station tomorrow, even if he told the lobby manager to find a handicraft workshop, he would not have brought it up in the situation just now.

This is a euphemistic expression of alienation.

However, being angry is indeed a bit angry, but after Bradley thought about it for a while, he felt that this was normal.

To be honest, the two had only known each other for more than two hours, so there was no way they could really be heart-to-heart.

Didn't I also want to find some valuable news from Li Changheng, and even thought about it in a whimsical way, using that kind of "word processor" idea?

People's hearts are unpredictable, and it's a trivial matter to accidentally suffer a loss. I'm afraid that someone will swallow the bones.

And Li Changheng, who was standing outside the hotel gate, ordered the hotel lobby manager to help him prepare materials for ten handicraft workshops engaged in metal object making, and then said a few words in the manager's ear, which instantly made the manager frown in embarrassment.

However, seeing a 50-dollar bill in front of him, the manager quickly nodded with a smile on his face.

According to the unwritten custom, when he puts the information in front of Li Changheng and completes another matter, at least there will be a tip of no less than 50 US dollars.

$100 can't buy the personality of the manager, but it can definitely buy him a few hours of time, calling around to ask about the address of the manual workshop, the level of craftsmanship, what he is good at, the charging standard, and so on.

Also, I just found a few scumbags who wandered around the streets, and started to stare outside the hotel early tomorrow morning. Even if I really wanted to steal something from others, it would not cost 30 dollars.

And as the lobby manager, it's really not difficult to find a few bums in Rome, even among his relatives, there are such people.

For the Gray Hands to be so famous, it is impossible to have few people.

And Li Changheng will choose three of these ten houses to build typewriters specially used for printing checks.

He even makes some of the parts he can make himself, if he can use the equipment in the workshop.

In this way, it is not so easy to know what he is building. Even if professionals come to investigate, it is difficult to guess what function the typewriter he built has.

Having nothing to say all night, Li Changheng woke up at 8 o'clock the next day, knocked on the door of Annie's room next door in his pajamas, waited for a few minutes and saw no one answered, took out the key and opened the door.

As soon as he entered the door, he saw that not only the lights in the living room were on, but also the lights in the bathroom and bedroom were also on. Even through the open door of the bedroom, Annie could be seen hunched over, lying on the side of the bed and sleeping soundly.

Looking at the situation, if you don't sleep until noon, you won't be able to wake up. Li Changheng went back to his room at ease, washed up, got dressed, and went downstairs to have breakfast.

Then I went to the tailor shop where I ordered the suit yesterday, bought a set of gray finished suits, and then returned to the hotel, waiting for her to wake up in the living room of Annie's suite.

At the same time, he was waiting for Joe Bradley, an American reporter, to discover Annie's identity.

Probably because Annie and He didn't go to Bradley's residence, or Bradley hadn't given up the idea of ​​hooking up with Li Changheng.

Before 8 o'clock in the morning, Bradley had already woken up, and before 9 o'clock, he arrived at the American News Agency to find his boss, hoping to find out about the best handicraft workshop in Rome through him.

But when he entered the boss's office of only eight square meters, before he could open his mouth, a newspaper appeared in front of him.

Then Bradley didn't listen at all, the newspaper boss was talking to him.

Picking up the newspaper, he rushed out of the office under the shocked gaze of the newspaper boss.

"God, this guy is crazy." The newspaper boss looked at the door of the office with an incredulous expression on his face, and then shouted furiously, "I will deduct your salary, at least 50 dollars."

But before he finished complaining, Bradley walked in quickly, and the boss sat down on the chair in shock, "Calm down, Joe, calm down."

But seeing that Bradley didn't care what he said, he picked up the newspaper and pointed at it. Annie asked with a picture of the crown,

"If I can take a picture of the princess and even chat with her about people's livelihood, economy, personal preferences and other topics, how much are you going to pay me?"

"One thousand dollars", the newspaper owner's eyes lit up, and his fat body suddenly stood up, "No, no, no, if you can interview the princess on the war and the relationship between European countries,

And with private photos, I'll give you $5,000."

Bradley's heart beat wildly in an instant, "deal".

Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly turned around and asked, "How much are you going to give me if you can take a photo of Princess Anne's private meeting with her lover?"

"God, this, this".

While the newspaper boss was full of disbelief, he suddenly realized that Bradley must be sure, otherwise he wouldn't be afraid of being fired if he played tricks on him as the boss?

"6000?"