On Wednesday, Mavey and Edward arrived at the golf course at Hampster Green as scheduled. Unfortunately, it started to rain lightly today and the ground was wet. It was obviously not a good day for a golf competition.
"Golf, there are ways to play when it rains. For example, if this club is stained with water, it will not be easy to exert force, so you have to hit the ball as close as possible, which will test your skills..."
Sir Sander was riding on a horse, talking about the 'art' of golf with the surrounding nobles. The nobles were wearing tweed vests and leather jackets. The wide-brimmed hats on their heads blocked most of the rain. The shoe tubes were tightly tied to prevent rain. Penetrating rain boots....
In contrast, the caddies were not so elegant. They held the golf clubs of the nobles and walked behind the horses on foot. Their clothes were completely soaked by the rain. Even so, they did not dare to complain.
Ma Wei did not have golf clubs, so he had to rent a set from the groundskeeper and give it to the caddies to hold.
He didn't come here to play ball, he was just pretending.
The nobles in the club were a little curious about Ma Wei who was invited to participate in this golf tournament. When they heard the name Russell Benjamin, many people's expressions changed subtly.
They can't understand why...
The Grand Prince will invite Russell Benjamin to today's golf tournament.
"Can Mr. Benjamin play golf?"
In front of the team, the eldest prince Charles was riding a horse and asked Ma Wei beside him.
"I know a little about the rules, I play very little, and I don't have much time."
"It doesn't matter. You'll understand after playing it twice. Golf is not difficult at all." The eldest prince Charles smiled, raindrops dripping along the brim of his hat.
Today, in addition to the eldest prince and Sir Sander, there are also core members such as the fourth prince Arthur, club owner Hilton Mobile, the Marquess of Bracon and Baron Rosebery.
Turay Crowley came too.
The eldest prince Charles has a close relationship with the Crawley family. By marrying Roxanne Crawley, he has undoubtedly formed an alliance with the Crawley family. The two parties are very close, but Ma Wei never expected that as a Royal Navy Vice Admiral Toure Crowley actually appeared at the golf tournament held by the eldest prince.
As the supreme commander of the Saint-Martin fleet, if Toure Crowley had not appeared on the execution ground with a privateering certificate in time, Mavey would have become a skeleton hanging on the banks of the Rhine River.
A year and a half ago, he and Katerina set out from New Ross City and passed through the extreme northern seas. They encountered a trap set by Turay Crowley. Because of that incident, Turay Crowley was unable to officially He was promoted to the rank of general and is still a lieutenant general today.
Even a lieutenant general is already a group of generals with the highest rank in the Royal Navy. How many people are there above Toure Crowley?
Someone with such a sensitive identity shouldn't appear here.
Turay Crowley was surrounded by several nobles, who were saying something to him enthusiastically. Turay Crowley always looked forward, and occasionally responded with a light 'hmm', holding a white hand in his mouth. Rolling cigarettes is a habit he left behind when he went to sea.
When he went to sea for the first time, in order to mingle with the sailors, he changed his cigars to hand-rolled cigarettes. Firstly, because the sea was humid, cigars were prone to bugs and difficult to preserve. Secondly, hand-rolled cigarettes were smaller and easier to carry. , the boring sea voyage, rolling cigarettes by hand has become a kind of fun. The rolled cigarettes are distributed to the sailors, and the sailors are also very happy, feeling that they are valued by the captain...
Just when Mavi was secretly observing Turay Crowley, Turay Crowley suddenly cast his gaze and their eyes met. Mavi nodded proactively and then looked away.
"General Crowley."
The voice from behind caught Toure's attention. He turned around and his stiff face softened a bit: "Oh, His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince."
"Didn't you lead the fleet to cruise on the high seas?" Arthur asked curiously: "Why did you come back suddenly?"
"I was transferred back by His Majesty." Tu Lei said calmly: "Half a month ago, His Majesty suddenly ordered me to return to the sea, so I came back. The specific reason is not clear. It should be something happened with the United States of Citi. I I plan to see His Majesty tomorrow and ask him what happened..."
Just when Arthur was about to speak, the eldest prince at the front suddenly called out Toure's name, turned around and waved to him.
Tu Lei rode up to the eldest prince and asked, "Is something wrong?"
"Toure, let me introduce to you. This is Russell Benjamin, the owner of Benjamin Construction Company. He is from Edinburgh. Benjamin, this is..."
Ma Wei nodded and said: "Ture Crowley, the famous Vice Admiral of the Royal Navy, the greatest contributor to the Battle of Perea, a legendary figure in the Kingdom of Windsor, a name that has been admired for a long time."
Hearing Ma Wei claim that he was the biggest contributor to the Battle of Perea, Toure Crowley's eyes darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "The Battle of Perea was a failed battle, and I am nothing without any credit." A legendary figure, I hope Mr. Benjamin can distinguish this.”
Although his tone was very tactful, Ma Wei could tell that Tu Lei was already a little angry. The eldest prince quickly changed the subject: "Tului, what were you talking about to Arthur just now?"
"His Royal Highness the Fourth Prince asked me why I returned to London suddenly."
"What did you say?"
Tu Lei glanced at the eldest prince and said, "Tell me the truth. Is there any problem?"
"....No, you go ahead."
"I don't want to play golf, so I went to the rest area to find my second sister."
After saying that, Toure Crowley turned the horse's head and walked towards the rest area. He didn't have a good expression from the beginning to the end. The eldest prince was used to it. He explained to Ma Wei who was watching Toure's back: "Toure has this kind of temper. , I don’t mean to target you, but next time, don’t mention the Battle of Perea in front of him, that matter is very sensitive in London, after all... Well.”
After all, the key figures in the Battle of Perea betrayed the Kingdom of Windsor, right?
Even if the eldest prince didn't say it clearly, Ma Wei knew what he was thinking.
It seems that Toure Crowley came to participate in the golf competition today because of the sake of the eldest prince's wife Rosanna.
"Benjamin."
The eldest prince suddenly said: "You want me to support you and participate in the next bid for the metropolitan subway, no problem, but there is something I need your help for."
"Your Highness, please speak directly."
"Your company will receive a project grant from the Belfast local government recently, right?"
"Yes, Your Highness."
"I hope you can lend me this money." The eldest prince said bluntly: "I will guarantee it with my reputation. After I use it up, I will definitely repay it in full."
This is equivalent to a disguised form of petition. Ma Wei wants to use the identity of Russell Benjamin to join the great prince's camp and investigate the owner of the Nightingale Club, so he must submit a petition.
It happened that the eldest prince was in urgent need of money recently and would use a large amount of funds next Monday, so Ma Wei's identity came in handy.
1.5 million gold pounds is not a small amount of money.
But Ma Wei had already borrowed this money from Gawain, and the eldest prince suddenly wanted to borrow it...
Isn’t this capitalizing on the enemy?
But if you don't borrow it...
What would the eldest prince think of him?
With a huge sum of 1.5 million pounds on one side and the Nightingale Club related to the underground black market on the other, Mavey is in a dilemma.
Seeing Ma Wei's hesitation, the eldest prince was not surprised at all, and persuaded: "I will only use this money for emergencies. I will pay it back in two months at most. As interest, I will support you in participating in the next metropolitan subway bidding." , once the bid is successful, the profits will be yours, and I won’t take any money.”
"not enough."
"Not enough?" The eldest prince raised his eyebrows: "Isn't this condition enough?"
"Your Highness, the London Metropolitan Subway Project will bring a maximum profit of about 500,000 gold pounds. For this, I have to pay a price of 1.5 million gold pounds. Although you said you will definitely pay it back within two months, the risk requires me to Come and bear..."
Ma Wei considered it and said: "Unless Your Highness is willing to tell me what you want the money to do, I will lend the money to Your Highness if I think it is feasible."
