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Chapter 11 Chris Arnold

After the auction, everyone went to the banquet hall that had been prepared to socialize, and Arnold continued to dance around the people with his brilliant tongue.

I mingled conscientiously among the crowd and listened to some gossip while serving. I walked around a few times, wishing that more than half of the people were talking about Arnold. After a while, I heard many versions of his background.

In some people's words, he is a speculator who went to Afghanistan to pan for gold and made a lot of money, while in other people's words, he is the illegitimate son of an American rich man. After all, the name Chris Arnold sounds a bit out of place.

An American name paired with an Italian surname, no matter how you arrange it, it will be a story.

There were a few middle-aged and elderly Americans standing on the edge of the crowd. After I poured them wine, I stood behind them and watched them chatting. Unexpectedly, I actually heard something. According to these Americans, Arnold was born

In a mafia family in Sicily, he is a veritable black generation. But it seems that because he lost in the family dispute, his father who favored him gave this guy a sum of money and let him go to the United States, a paradise for such people.

Go. One of these Americans had met Arnold many times in Miami and Las Vegas. But he didn’t expect that the United States could not tolerate him, so he turned around and went to Afghanistan, and got such a

Baby. If his godfather hadn't treasured him, he would have been pressed to death countless times with his ostentatious personality.

The Americans' words were full of disdain, but when Arnold came over, they smiled and raised their glasses to congratulate him from afar.

It seems that everyone likes to add fuel to the fire when they are jealous. I usually just listen to such rumors. The details of Arnold are not something that can be pieced together by rumors. And now, I want to know more about getting this piece of money than Arnold.

How sacred is the stone? So I walked towards the center of the crowd with the wine bottle in my hand.

But besides me, there were other people who wanted to use their position to get close to Arnold and the buyer. Before I could get there, I was stopped by another staff member.

"Which area are you in charge of? Why haven't I seen you before?"

"I'm here for an internship, and now I'm responsible for pouring wine for the guests. I'm about to go over there to see if anyone needs more wine." I smiled at the blond girl in front of me and said friendly.

"Oh, you are not needed there. He is a very important customer. The intern doesn't know the rules, so I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it."

It seemed that this girl might know the background of Arnold and others. So I humbly asked: "Who are those customers?"

The senior glanced at me with her thick eyelashes: "Anyway, you can't catch me."

I moved my position smoothly and stopped at a long table filled with exquisite food. There was a three-story chocolate fountain here, which was just enough to hide me from being discovered, and close enough that I could stand in the noisy environment.

I heard Arnold talking to the buyer. The only bad thing was that many people would come to me and ask for drinks, which affected my eavesdropping.

But thanks to the coming and going of people, I soon heard several versions of Arnold’s background.

From the idle rich second generation to the spokesperson of mysterious forces, there are even rumors of the illegitimate son of the US President and the orphan of a high-ranking former Soviet official. Overall, Arnold's identity is a mystery, but in most people's mouths, he is the same as

There is some connection to a certain mafia power struggle in Italy.

Not far away, Arno shook his golden-brown curly hair and began to circle around Rhea. The latter was picking up snacks by himself and ignored him. Arno was not discouraged and whispered something in her ear.

What? Rhea raised her slender eyebrows, and finally gave him a flattering look. Now, the little golden retriever who was always beside her didn't look good either.

What I saw was interesting, and I was also secretly shocked. Judging from Rhea’s momentum when she just auctioned it, it was definitely not like she could give up on not getting the [Eye of Eternity]. If I remember correctly, it was Arno who said something at that time.

"I still have a lot of gems here." She stopped. People who don't know may think that this is Arno bragging about his collection and being courteous to Rhea to make her smile. However, the [Eternal Eye]

】but it is very likely that it is one of the ores with a "magnetic field" that has been tracked by all countries for sixty years. In addition, although I didn't hear what Noah just said in Rhea's ear, the mouth shape was clearly "I still

There is another piece].

After getting Rhea's attention, Arno took advantage of the situation and extended an invitation to see his collection. Rhea happily agreed this time.

I wanted to hear the follow-up, but then I heard someone say: "Chinese women nowadays are really amazing. Look at the way she bid the Turkish man just now. Not only can she buy gems, she can also buy this guy."

.”

Another voice echoed: "No."

The person we were talking to was a pair of white women. When I heard this, I realized that there was someone other than me staring at Arno and Rhea. I originally took it as a joke, but Rhea is indeed beautiful and aura.

And Arnold does have a pretty face. He is willing to have such a frivolous persona for himself, so he shouldn’t be afraid of what others will say. Who knew that after the two women finished talking about Arnold, they started looking for targets all over the place.

"Look at that one over there, no wonder they are friends with Rhea. They are so old and still looking for young people. If it weren't for money, who would be willing to deal with them. And maybe where did they get their money?"

The two middle-aged women muttered, curling their lips and wrinkled their noses.

There were not many Asians here this time, and the most eye-catching one among them, apart from Rhea, was Lao Zhang’s sister. Lao Zhang was now standing next to his eldest sister talking to her, beaming in an intimate and somewhat reserved manner. Lao Zhang’s

The eldest sister is a little older than him. When his brother and second sister thought he was too young and wouldn't play with him, it was his eldest sister who accompanied him, so he always respected and clung to his eldest sister. Lao Zhang's

My sister was born petite, and now when he came closer to talk to her, he bent over lovingly, forming a look of intimacy and respect.

Looking at them, I was a little envious. I thought it was great to have brothers and sisters. But these two people in front of me probably regarded Lao Zhang's respect for his sister as his diligence and caution towards his sponsor. Originally, if they had only chewed on Arnold's tongue

That's all. Being able to make a fuss about the identities of Turkish-British and Chinese-Americans is not something that is on the table. But slandering other people's family ties, I can't stand the excitement anymore.

I walked up to the two of them with a smile on my face and asked if they wanted wine. They nodded arrogantly and reservedly, and put the wine glass on my tray. I poured the wine for them, but my hand shook. The overturned tray hit me.

When the wine glasses were put on, the champagne bubbled and flowed down their arms. I apologized repeatedly and quickly took a napkin from the long table to wipe them. However, the cloth had just covered the pot of curry, so it would inevitably leave some smell.

These two well-established ladies were trembling with the aroma of wine and rice. They couldn't help but curse in a low voice.

I stooped down in fear, leaned over and said, "I'm sorry, but we have considered this situation. If you have any problems, you can go to the bathroom to solve it. Not only is there a mirror inside, you can see your dignity,

Disinfectant is also prepared, so you can rinse your mouth if needed."

They were scolding me for being unprofessional, but after listening to it, I realized what they had just said. One of them scolded me a few words in a low voice. I clapped my hands in admiration and put on a surprised expression of being forgiven:

"Don't you think this is right? If you are dissatisfied and scold me in person, and others can't hear what you say behind your back, why don't you just scold me for yourself? Don't you think so?" She wanted to scold me a few more times.

, but there was a little commotion just now, and someone has already looked towards us.

The person who could be invited here is not an unknown person, and he doesn't want to be watched by the crowd. What's more, if they are held accountable for what they just said, it probably won't look good. So the other person glared at me.

, grabbed her friend and left. I pretended to chase her a few steps and asked if she needed help. I gave up happily when I didn’t get a response.

Arno didn't know where to go after being so disturbed. After I glanced around and found that there was nothing to listen to, I went to get another bottle of wine and continued to serve the people in need.

Lao Zhang may have heard the commotion. After I came back with a new wine bottle, he asked me what happened just now by adding more wine. I poured him wine and said that his hand slipped just now. I sent Lao Zhang to accompany him.

Sister, I found an inconspicuous place for myself and prepared to wait quietly until the show was over so that I could join A Tian.

Unexpectedly, I bumped into Arno by accident just when I had given up on trying to find out the news. Somehow, there was no one around him. He was standing by the pseudo-Gothic window looking out with a glass of red wine that was about to reach the bottom.

The towering stone window frame made the proud Arnaud look more pious and humble, as if the one kissing the cross religiously on the booth was the real him. Originally, I thought it was just a show.

Attracted by this scene, I also looked out the window.

Just another British sunset.

Arno seemed to have glanced at me before leaving. Fortunately, in order to avoid work, I deliberately chose an inconspicuous and remote corner. When I returned to the venue with a guilty conscience and continued my duties, I discovered that Arno had not come back.

I don’t know what he is doing so mysteriously. More importantly, who is Arno?

Is it the arrogant man who wants all the attention of the audience to be on him? Or is he the rebellious black second-generation dude? Or is he someone who quietly watches the sunset in a deserted place?

I couldn't find the answer, I just hope it's best not to encounter this guy in Egypt. No matter who he is, the water cannot be cleared.

When I finished handing over to the person in charge, changed my clothes and came out, I saw Lao Zhang and his sister standing in the lobby, and Rhea was also there.

Originally, Lao Zhang and I pretended not to know each other at the auction, so as not to be caught out, or even implicate his sister. But just now he went to me to refill the wine, and now he is standing at the door arrogantly,

I didn't know where this performance came from.

Seeing me coming out, Lao Zhang waved his hand. I knew he was waiting for me. So I walked over quickly and called Zhang Min "sister" first. I didn't know what to call Ruiya, so I smiled at her.

Said hello.

Lao Zhang saw my concerns and introduced, "This is Sister Ruiya, my sister's good friend."

So I called "Sister Ruiya" again, and then said to Zhang Min: "I never found a chance to say thank you to you. Thank you very much, sister." I didn't make it clear what I was thanking.

Zhang Min nodded and said with a smile: "You, my sister and my younger brother are all friends. If you call me sister, you're welcome." I said yes with a smile.

At this time, Ruiya, who had been silent, spoke. She glanced at Lao Zhang: "Zhang Yang, just call me sister Ruiya, don't let others call me nonsense." As soon as she said this, even Zhang Min was stunned.

I was stunned for a moment.

I thought in my heart that this sister is too rude. Although it is true that I can't reach someone who talks about tens of millions of pounds, but it's a bit too much to do it in person. Besides, Lao Zhang's sister just told me that she doesn't want it.

You're welcome, isn't she just slapping her friend in the face?

I didn't feel uncomfortable about being looked down upon, and I didn't want to embarrass Sister Zhang Min, so I rushed in front of Lao Zhang and said, "I'm sorry to offend you. It's our first time to meet you. I really shouldn't call you blindly." Lao Zhang looked at it.

Still a little angry, I shook my head slightly at him.

Zhang Min also smoothed things over: "Su Shang, you really are. Zhang Yang calls me sister and calls you sister. It doesn't matter if Zhang Yang's friends call me sister too."

"Minmin, you don't know this. Forget it for others, but friend Zhang Yang can't yell nonsense." Ruiya turned her head to look at me, and curled her red lips: "You should call me Aunt Ruiya.

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This Rhea really has me scratching my head.

Is it because Chinese Americans don’t quite understand how seniority is divided in China? She is obviously about the same age as Zhang Min, so how come the seniority is different for her? I have only heard that in the past, when I was young, I wanted to be someone else’s father, in addition to taking advantage.

Apart from that, I have never seen anyone with the same seniority. But Rhea said it seriously, and it didn't seem like she was deliberately trying to pressure me. I had no choice but to call out "Aunt Rhea" under her gaze despite being confused.

Then he nodded with satisfaction.

Then Zhang Min and Ruiya left Lao Zhang and Yidi Yiyi to have a meal by themselves. So we met with A Tian and went to have a meal too, while sorting out the information we got today.

A Tian said that the magnetic field detector kept ringing during the auction of [Eye of Eternity], which was much stronger than when I met Arnold. Maybe it was because he did not put [Eye of Eternity] when I met Arnold before the opening.

I took it with me and stood near the booth during the auction, which was equivalent to a close contact with the magnetic field.

The Italian just said "problem" all over his face. But apart from Arno, I don't think Rhea is a harmless citizen.

So I asked Lao Zhang what he knew about Rhea.

"I am actually not very familiar with this friend of my eldest sister, but it seems to me that I have known such a person since I was a child." Lao Zhang thought for a while and added. "Sister Ruiya seems to have immigrated to the United States after her father's generation.

Her family also runs a business, related to medicine. She seems to be a biochemist herself, which is in line with her father."

If it had such an innocent background, how could it be related to the magnetic field? The three of us thought about it for a long time, so we just kept eating.

After returning to school, A Tian also found out the information of the Turkish-British man who took the photo of "Eternal Eye" today. His company is not registered in the UK but in the United States, and he spends most of the year in the United States.

of life.

As for Rhea, the information A Tian found was basically consistent with what Lao Zhang said.

Rhea's Chinese name is Luan Sushang. She was born in San Francisco to a wealthy Chinese businessman family with an older sister. Due to her sister's early death, Rhea was the heir to the family's property. However, data shows that she was not interested in the family business.

Occasionally I attend some business banquets. Basically, I am the type who just waits for dividends. On the contrary, I really like extreme sports and academic research.

There is not much information about Chris Yano, and the records can only be found after he returned from Afghanistan. However, he has been circled countless times on the Instagrams of different Internet celebrities, and his traces are all over the world. See

It seems that I have been working hard to implement my identity as a travel blogger.

We also filled in the sorted out character relationships into the map made by A Tian. Then we stared at each other, unable to grasp the clues for a while. When someone couldn't hold it anymore and yawned for the first time, we all knew

It's time to stop here.

Lao Zhang said that he would go back and ask his sister about Rhea. A Tian said that she would go to find out more about Arno, and I was also going to search through various records again.

It was less than a week before we left for Egypt.

Next, we packed up our things separately and dealt with things at school. I remembered that maybe the Griffith Institute of Egyptology in Oxford would have some records about Egypt, so I got Lao Zhang and A Tian to work together.

After everything was settled, it was time to embark on a trip to Egypt.

Arnold: Use ore to fish, plan ()

(End of chapter)