Chapter 164 021 No News in a Small Country (Part 1)

Chapter 164 021. No news in a small country (Part 1)

Twenty-six-year-old Barnum Zieglin finished a day's work and took a special car back home.

Although it's called home, he was actually the only one in the suite 409 of the Four Seasons Hotel at 67 Speyer Avenue.

As an expatriate operator of GTB, he was very satisfied with the accommodation arranged for him by the principality. When he opened the window, he saw the Grand Duke's mansion and the symbol of power of the entire Grand Principality - 'Sulut Palace'.

The Frost Platers like white and blue, and painted the Gemini Palace white. The Grand Principality has worshipped the volcano that nurtured them since ancient times, so they painted the country's palace in passionate vermilion.

To be honest, it's not that Barnum doesn't love his motherland, but red looks more atmospheric and brighter than white. He likes it like this. After work every day, he goes home, opens the French window on the balcony, sits on a chair, blows the breeze that is warmer than the frost plate, and watches the Grand Duke's guards change shifts.

There was a kind man in the apartment opposite his window. He had a big beard and pale skin. He obviously had outside blood. Barnum knew that he also liked to watch the guard changing, but he couldn't remember the specific time. Every few hours, he had to take out the camera and telescope to observe.

This country rich in coffee and grain has golden land given by the planet. The sufficient geothermal energy allows him to enjoy hot springs that he never expected in Frost Plate, higher-power artificial suns, and delicious sucrose.

He had been on a business trip for half a year. As long as he threw a piece of sugar cube into the coffee and waited for the hotel waiter to bring cod, pork stew rice and salad, he would not miss home.

The clock hand cut off the past before six o'clock like a sharp sword. As usual, he sat on the balcony chair and began to watch the Grand Duke's guard changing.

However, he waited for a long time and didn't see the tall and mighty guards in the past.

"It's really strange." Barnum thought puzzledly.

He glanced at the time on his watch and confirmed that it was correct, so he started playing with his personal terminal to see if there was any news.

"At the GTB summit, the diplomatic representative of Tianhuan Kingdom once again presented strong evidence that the anti-human experiment involving Mingji Rendao was likely to be true. The spokesperson of Shuangdu said: I don't know about this... Never mind, it's not one or two days that the big countries have been throwing dirty water at each other."

"The Red Arrow Empire has raised interest rates again, the Derby-Jialun exchange rate has fallen below 9.8, and inflation continues. Shuangdu may adopt strict price management - crazy, if the price is locked at this time, the factory will be shut down directly."

"Zhengxu's immigration qualifications have been improved again. Only 100,000 green cards will be issued this year... Oh, it's even harder."

As a graduate of a prestigious school, Barnum's ambitions are very ordinary. Because his parents died early and he didn't get married, he just wanted to make enough money to leave Shuangdu, this hellhole, and live in a high-welfare country like Zhengxu.

No one likes Shuangdu. Women think it's too scary there. If they give birth to a son, they will be discriminated against. Men are even more bitter and don't even have a chance to complain.

In fact, think about it, the Principality of Grunt is not bad, but it is a colony after all, and the quality of the people is uneven. Barnum hopes that his children will be able to get better educational resources in the future. Whether they can succeed is secondary. It is best to have the opportunity to pursue their dreams.

In that case, it is better to immigrate to Zhengxu, which is quiet, comfortable, and without war.

However, Barnum found that the above conditions seem to be available in Grunt...

Is he really going to settle in the colony?

To be honest, Barnum has been here for half a year and has a good impression of the enthusiastic people here. As an employee of GTB, his main task is to provide energy loans.

For a country like Grunt that does not lack energy, the business is actually very leisurely, and he wanders around the streets and alleys when he has nothing to do.

As time goes by, he has some feelings for this place.

Just when Barnum was thinking about it, his colleague Zhao Senan called him.

"Hello, it's me."

"Hey, Barnum, did you graduate from Gemini University?" Zhao Sen'an asked in a frivolous tone, curious.

"Yes, I just graduated this year. Is there any problem?" Barnum was puzzled.

"Is it the Department of Economics and Management?"

"Obviously." Barnum was speechless. If he didn't come to GTB to work for finance, where else could he go?

"That's right." Zhao Sen'an said excitedly: "There is a female student in your second grade, named Li Huixi, do you know?"

"I have a little impression of her. She looks very beautiful, with a thin waist and long legs. At our social gathering, my friends encouraged me to invite her to dance, but she ignored me because I was from a poor family." Barnum said casually.

"You call this a little impression? I think you are holding a grudge!" Zhao Sen'an teased.

"I don't care about things that don't exist. People should be more generous." Barnum said perfunctorily, and took a sip of coffee.

"Li Huixi committed a crime and went to jail."

"Good grief!" Barnum slammed the table and immediately asked excitedly: "What did she commit? She is still in the second grade. Did she participate in economic crimes?"

"It is indeed related, Barnum, do you know the "Leoze meme" that has been very popular recently?"

"I don't watch that kind of video." Barnum said righteously.

"You don't read it? Then how do you know that Li Aozzi's speech was published on the Sheqing website!" Zhao Sen'an said contemptuously: "To tell you the truth, a friend of mine from Law Three told me—— Li Huixi is Li Aozi's biological sister, so he arrested her and planned to use her to threaten Li Aozi to surrender. "

"Isn't this too despicable..." Barnum frowned: "Taking the family members of criminals as hostages is essentially the same as criminals."

"Lee Aozi is no longer a criminal a long time ago. He killed more than a hundred employees who had no trace of humanity and was touted as a hero by people in the outside world." Zhao Sen'an joked: "This guy has ruined the reputation of our frost-plated people. , and sold information to other countries, and he deserves to be implicated.”

"I didn't say that Frost Plate was right." Barnum retorted: "Although there is something wrong with humanity, it is also true that Li Ozi killed unarmed civilians. The Frost Plate government conducts anti-human experiments, which is even more contrary to the law." Common sense.”

"Someone has to take the blame, and it can't be us." Zhao Sen'an smiled, and then said seriously: "If Shuang Ping is subject to international sanctions, maybe the warriors of Tianhuan will take this opportunity to start a war with us. I I plan to bring my family over from Shuangping.”

"Have you received Gurant? It's not bad, it's very safe here."

"Yes, ordinary people like us should just go to the colonies and the countryside. Tianhuan's soldiers are merciless when killing people."

Zhao Senan said sadly:

"My wife still manages my three savings cards. Last year we took out a loan of 3 million Derby. We just bought a house in the school district in Gemini City. Xiaona finally went to elementary school. If there is a war, missiles will hit our house. , Where am I going to cry..."

"No," Barnum comforted him: "The only thing that can break through the anti-aircraft firepower of the frost-plated capital is nuclear bombs. On the bright side, tens of thousands of households around you will no longer have school district housing, so you don't have to worry about your children being involved."

"What you said is almost like what a human being would say."

At this moment, Barnum suddenly saw an eight-foot-long white cloth falling from the sky above Surut Palace in the distance, as elegant and natural as a butterfly.

cloth?

But when he took a closer look, he found that it was not just a piece of white cloth, but a large number of flowing white strips falling in the air, heading straight for the Grand Duke's residence.

"Barnum?"

"Old Zhao," cold sweat broke out on Barnum's forehead. He wiped it with his hand and whispered, "Please let your wife stay at home first."

"What?"

The next moment, the strips of white cloth turned into a human shape as they approached the ground. The attackers wearing paragliding suits directly smashed the door and window glass and rushed into the Grand Duke's palace.

boom! Da da da da da da!

Suddenly, there was a loud sound of gunfire. Explosions were heard one after another, and the originally peaceful urban area was instantly shattered. Immediately afterwards, armored vehicles from the police and the army drove onto the street. Barnum saw with his own eyes the doors and windows of the apartment opposite opened, and the usually kind and gentle bearded man carried a missile launcher. , aimed at the armored vehicle on the ground, and pulled the trigger.