Tranxending Vision - Chapter 924

Chapter 924: 924

Xia Lei and Zhu Xuanyue stayed in a hotel in a small town named Free Mary . Its name was derived from an incident which happened during the founding of the United States, where a woman had bravely violated the alcohol ban to brew cheap and delicious booze for everyone . In honour of her bravery, they had named the town after her .

A majority of the town’s inhabitants were Lockheed Martin employees, but most of them were regular labourers for the production line . However, there were also people from the management and designing departments . Due to their higher income, these people rarely bought properties in this town . Most of them lived in Washington city .

These were intel Xia Lei had obtained from the web . He did not need to hack into their servers . He had gotten it off social media instead .

There was no hacker in the world who would be stupid enough to breach into Lockheed Martin . The company that programmed and produced most software was not Microsoft but Lockheed Martin . The latter had invested greatly in its manpower, material resources and intelligent technology every year . Its investment was even greater than that of Microsoft . Surely, its defence against hackers wouldn’t be weak .

Lockheed Martin possessed the world’s most advanced fighter jet technology, missile technology, drone technology, military-use software and so forth . These vital technologies were the base of America’s status as a hegemony . Even with his mastery of hacking, Xia Lei would not dare to invade Lockheed Martin’s network . It was suicide!

If he couldn’t hack, he needed another way to breach their system .

After enjoying a brief rest in their hotel room, Xia Lei brought Zhu Xuanyue on a stroll around the town .

Xia Lei bought some clothes for them along with some other necessities . He even bought Zhu Xuanyue some cosmetics . Following that, he brought the woman to the only bar in town .

The establishment had an eccentric name, The Flaming Skeleton . This was a place where everyone gathered to enjoy some downtime, which made it the perfect place for Xia Lei to obtain information .

“Behave yourself inside, okay? Keep your hands to yourself and say nothing . Do you understand me?” reminded Xia Lei .

“Yeah . ” Zhu Xuanyue obediently nodded .

But Xia Lei knew this was just a facade .

The bar was crowded with customers, most of them Caucasians .

“What would you like to have today, Sir?” The bartender was a pale female blessed with a curvy body .

“Two red wines, please,” ordered Xia Lei politely .

The bartender left them momentarily to retrieve a bottle of wine off the rack .

Xia Lei noticed that she took the cheapest red wine available . “Not that one . What is the most expensive wine you have here?”

“Lafite, no doubt . ” The bartender studied Xia Lei before curling her lips into a mocking smirk . “But a glass would set you back a hundred US dollars . Are you sure you want it?”

One hundred US dollars was equivalent to a day’s pay! Who in the right mind would pay that amount just to purchase some red wine for a drink?

With schooled nonchalance, Xia Lei replied to her . “Are you saying that I can’t afford it? Very well, I’ll treat everyone here with one glass of that wine each . ”

The bartender gaped in shock .

But Xia Lei had already pulled his wallet out to present a fat stack of bills on the countertop . “Do you need to examine its authenticity?”

“No, no, no . I’m terribly sorry, Mister . I’ll get you your wine right away . ” The bartender smiled, prior hostility melting away .

A roar of whistles and applause erupted from all corners of the bar . There were a few patrons who raised their glass to thank Xia Lei for his generosity .

Xia Lei turned around and nodded in acknowledgement . He drank his alcohol quietly at the counter .

“Mister, is this your first time here?” The bartender returned after passing the other customers their orders .

Xia Lei nodded . “Yeah, I’m on a trip around America with my sister . ”

“Why did you choose to come here?”

“We were on a road trip, stopping by every town or so . Our destination is Washington . ” Pausing briefly, Xia Lei took out a few more hundred-dollar bills and pushed them towards the bartender . “Sorry, I forgot to tip you . This is yours . ”

“Whoa! Thank you so much, mister . You’re really generous . ” The bartender beamed joyfully, happily stuffing the cash into her bra .

As she stashed the bills, Xia Lei winked at her discreetly .

The bartender interpreted his gesture, slowly bending over to whisper into Xia Lei’s ear . “I’ll be done with work around ten tonight . ”

To which Xia Lei nodded lightly .

“My name’s Caitlin, by the way . ” She said .

“I’m Costa,” replied Xia Lei with a tender smile .

“Costa, feel free to holler me over if you need anything . I’m going to excuse myself now,” uttered Caitlin with a bright smile .

“Sure, see you tonight . ”

Honestly, Xia Lei knew her name despite not having been acquainted before . The town’s population wasn’t big and many of them had accounts on Facebook . A majority of them loved to share their most recent selfies and pictures of family on their feed . It was also there that Xia Lei had found Caitlin .

Before entering the bar, Xia Lei had no plans to woo her . It was the sight of her face that reminded him that one of her selfies was taken beside a Global Hawk with a Caucasian man . The man was Jack, her older brother who worked as a technician on Lockheed Martin’s military drone production line .

As soon as the picture resurfaced in his mind, Xia Lei made the decision to woo her .

He was now a man of common looks and tan skin . Truthfully, a person’s appearance was only second to their wealth . Being rich would make the entire thing easy, which was why Xia Lei pulled such a generous display and spent thousands to treat the bar patrons to Lafite .

At this moment, a Caucasian youth made his way over with a glass of Lafite . Without much thought, he wedged himself in between Xia Lei and Zhu Xuanyue’s seat at the counter .

The rude action made Zhu Xuanyue scowl, a murderous glint flashing in her eyes .

Xia Lei hurriedly tossed her a glare .

The woman pouted and did nothing else .

However, the man wouldn’t have noticed that Xia Lei had just saved his life . He nudged his elbow against Xia Lei crudely . “You’re from Mexico, right?”

“Yes . What’s the matter?” Xia Lei kept his annoyance in check, tone courteous and polite .

“How are you spending money like this? Are you a drug dealer?” jeered the Caucasian male .

“I don’t like your booze, it’s filthy, I’m returning it to you . ”

Following that, the man raised his glass and inclined it, causing its content to splash on Xia Lei’s shoulder blade .

“Michael!” Caitlin quickly rushed over, furious . “What the hell are you doing?!”

“Hmph! You bitch!” Michael turned to yell at Caitlin . “I invited you to a barbeque and you rejected me . You meet this Mexican man once and you’ve already agreed to go on a date! You’re a fucking bitch! You’re a gold digger!”

Abruptly, Michael reached over to grab Caitlin’s collar .

Xia Lei stood and launched a hard punch into Michael’s abdomen, his torso immediately doubling over in pain . Before Michael could retaliate, Xia Lei’s palm gave his neck a harsh chop which effectively blacked him out .

The bar immediately fell silent .

No one had expected this plain-looking Mexican kid to be such a good fighter . The man had not hesitated to defend himself, defeating Michael in a flash .

Xia Lei did not expect to fight even though Michael did splash wine down his shirt . But as soon as the man had touched Caitlin, Xia Lei was left with no choice but to do something . Caitlin was the woman he needed to woo and his motivation certainly wasn’t to enjoy a one night stand . He needed to visit her house to obtain information from her brother . There was surely some valuable information that could be obtained from Jack, he was working for the drone production line after all .

If he was lucky enough, Xia Lei would probably be able to get some intel on the drones that would be provided to the FA Organization soon . For that goal alone, how could he risk disappointing Caitlin and ruin a chance to go on a date after investing thousands of dollars?”

Everyone was gawking at Xia Lei .

Xia Lei cleared his throat . “It’s alright . Everyone’s drinks will be on my tab today . Please help yourselves . ”

A round of passionate applause broke out, everyone forgetting the unconscious man in no time .

“Thank you . ” Caitlin batted her eyelashes at Xia Lei .

Xia Lei returned her a small smile of his . “I absolutely despise men who are rough to women . Women should be showered with love . ”

“You’re an interesting man . I can’t wait till night comes . ” Caitlin winked at Xia Lei suggestively .

Xia Lei blinked at her . With a smile, he reminded her, “Miss Caitlin, I’ll pick you up at nine-thirty . ”

“See you soon . ” Caitlin waved meekly .

Xia Lei and Zhu Xuanyue exited the bar, walking towards their hotel .

“Uncle Xia, are you really going to pick up the freckled lady at night?” Zhu Xuanyue didn’t seem too pleased . “She’s ugly . ”

Xia Lei lowered his voice . “I’m going to her house tonight to steal some stuff . Wait for me at the hotel . ”

“But I wanna go too,” whined Zhu Xuanyue .

“No, this operation does not require you . You just need to wait for me at the hotel . ” Pausing momentarily, Xia Lei added on, “We’ll sleep together when I’m back . ”

“Okay, then I’ll wait for you at the hotel . ” Zhu Xuanyue beamed .

Problem solved .

She was a fearsome devil but Xia Lei had his ways to handle her .

They walked along the streets . At one point, Xia Lei turned around to spare the bar behind a glance . Then, he looked into the direction of Lockheed Martin . Albeit the distance of two kilometres, the man could see the building clearly .

In his left field of vision, an unfinished F35 roared its engine and speeded along the track . It was only its test flight and the plane looked sleek and majestic .

“When will Thunder Horse be able to create a jet similar to this?” He sighed internally . It was a question only he could answer .

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