Chapter 172
The decorations in the Douglin family's mansion was dominated by wooden frames and murals . The elegance revealed a touch of historical precipitation and understated luxury .
When Zhang Lisheng walked inside this mansion, he did not care about the exquisite antiques placed everywhere but kept thinking about Dolby's sudden desire to see him instead .
"Mr . Zhang, Mr . Dolby is in the study room . Please enter . " The young man continued to proceed by following behind the butler one step at a time and had reached the end of the corridor unknowingly . The old butler pushed a wooden door open that was wrapped in brownish red leather as he urged Zhang Lisheng to enter the room .
It was apparent he was letting Zhang Lisheng enter all by himself . The young man froze for a moment and said "Thank you" before entering the room at the end of the corridor .
The room had no windows, but with its ceiling lights on, it appeared to be bright and spacious . The floor was covered with thick red cashmere carpets while three of its walls were blocked by solid wood bookshelves, mostly filled with hardbound books, surrounding a pure black desk in the middle of the room .
"Mr . Dolby, good morning . " Zhang Lisheng, who was rarely nervous even in the face of death, suddenly felt his heartbeat accelerate as his smile became stiff as he greeted when he saw Mr . Dolby sitting on a wooden chair behind the desk, looking up at him with a piercing gleam .
"Good morning, Mr . Lisheng, please sit down . " Dolby pointed to the wooden chair opposite of him . His first sentence made Zhang Lisheng's expression change from nervous to dumbstruck . "Tina is coming out soon, so I'll make it short . You must leave the country for a while and go to a remote place that won't attract anyone's attention . The farther away, the better . Stay there for three, four months up to six months . You'll leave within ten days . "
"What are you talking about, Mr . Dolby?"
"You have some secrets, young man . Although I don't know what the secrets are, I can guess it's exactly because of those secrets that you managed to save my daughter and her two closest friends several times . In fact, if it was not for the fact that you might have left some traces behind while saving Tina, and how she's head over heels over you, not mentioning you're a very brilliant man and have an unusually bright future, I wouldn't have told you all of this anymore . Your secret has caught the attention of some special departments in the country . Right now, the smartest thing you can do is to leave the country and stay in seclusion for a while . "
Upon hearing Dolby's warning, Zhang Lisheng grew silent for a while before asking with a little strangled voice, "Mr . Dolby, can I shake off the doubts of these special departments if I stay away for three to five months?"
"It's very amazing you can still maintain composed right now . Don't worry, it's election year soon so no matter what, that tough negro who has already finished his two terms of the presidency must get his ass out of the White House . By that time, the good card in your hand can also exert its greatest power, adding on with the help from Howick Steg and me, you should be fine unless you attacked the Pentagon with a plane . "
"I have a good card in my hand? You mean, the National Farmers Union outside of New York City? Can this kind of thing be used for trading?" Zhang Lisheng asked with his eyes went wide . "Not only that, but you've also joined forces with Howick Steg? I thought the two of you don't look eye to eye at each other…"
"There's nothing that cannot be used as trading in a political game . That's all I can tell you, young man . Another thing, as an American, I agree to sacrifice anyone's right for the sake of national interests, but this doesn't include my daughter, not including Tina…"
"Dad, why are you mentioning me?" The study room's door was suddenly pushed open . Tina chuckled as she walked inside the room while dressed in a tight pink sweater, "Oh bab… Lisheng! Why are you here in my dad's study room as well? Why didn't you call me? Have you waited for long?"
"Mr . Dolby wanted to talk to me . I just arrived . "
"What are you two talking about then? I heard him mention my name just now . "
"I'm discussing with your boyfriend about a cooperation program . We're planning to set up a large biological laboratory named after you in Africa . " With a smile, Dolby answered his daughter's question .
"I understand if you two want to set up a large biological laboratory but, in Africa?" Tina did not know whether to laugh or cry .
"Tina, Africa is the continent that is the least affected by modern industry among the five continents in the world . There's no doubt the biological population there is 'purer' and the materials are more abundant . Many developed countries built their biological laboratories over there as well . " Zhang Lisheng's heart gave a jolt as he added on with a smile .
"Oh, I see . Well then, you should postpone the discussion about the biological laboratory matter to a later date . Right now, the most important thing is to send me to the airport . "
"My beloved daughter . My pilot is already ready so if you ever change your mind about him sending you off, then…"
"I don't want to stand out so much, Dad! Money doesn't win you respect in Harvard . "
"Believe me sweetheart, the person who told you that must be poor for a lifetime . Money will always get you respect anytime, anywhere . If not, the only possibility is that the amount of money is not enough . "
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