Chapter 243 Ambiguity in the carriage
After spending several years lurking in London, the intelligence network Green established was not in vain.
It was said that it took two days, but in fact it only took one day for him to hand over the complete guest list for the birthday party to Lu Qi.
On the list, Green also very carefully marked out several more suitable targets, as well as their identities, backgrounds and addresses.
After deliberation with Evie, a congressman was selected as the target to steal the invitation.
The other party is an alcoholic. He often plays and drinks in a certain chess and card club and stays up all night. It is also common for him to stay up all night.
As long as they are sure that he will not appear at the dance that day, Lu Qi and Yiwei can use the invitation letter in his hand to enter the dance.
Fortunately, the invitations to the dance are all in a uniform format and do not include the names of the guests.
In other words, the royal guards at the door only recognize the invitation, not the person.
Even a tramp can pass the inspection of the royal guards and enter the ball as long as he gets the invitation, takes a shower, changes into luxurious clothes, and gets into a carriage!
There's no rush about the invitation. Anyway, all you need to do is get it before the dance starts.
After identifying the target, Lu Qi met with Officer Eberlin, known as the "Master of Disguise", to discuss smuggling weapons in.
I learned from Ai Berlin that apart from guests, only royal guards could enter the ball.
Therefore, in order to smuggle weapons, he needs a guard uniform so that he can disguise himself as a royal guard and enter the ball.
Obviously, this is a piece of cake for the assassin team.
Of course, like the invitation, the guard's uniform cannot be obtained in advance.
Otherwise, if a royal guard suddenly disappears, or a member of Congress disappears, it will only cause unnecessary trouble...
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Time flew by and the day of the dance soon came.
During this period, Jacob, who had been helping Adway Transport Company to fight against its competitors, also learned of the plan to sneak into the ball and find the Holy Shroud.
Originally, he was very interested in this aristocratic ball held in Buckingham Palace and wanted to go to the ball together.
However, after being persuaded by Lu Qi's reasons and Ewei's strong opposition, he had to give up this idea.
Although he always likes to quarrel and mock each other with Evie, Jacob, who looks arrogant on the outside, still cares about his sister in his heart.
Unable to attend the dance together, he took the initiative to steal the invitation.
Lu Qi found the royal guard who had been under surveillance for several days, knocked him unconscious, took off his clothes, and sent someone to send him to France for a few days...
After handing the guard uniforms and hidden blades to Ai Berlin, Lu Qi and Evie put on their party dresses, got into a car, and headed towards Westminster.
Watching the carriage go away, Green couldn't help but murmured:
"Wish you good luck..."
The night, street lights, and carriages driving slowly on the road form a unique scene that can only be seen in this era.
As soon as the carriage pulled out of the train station, Evie keenly noticed that Lu Qi, who was sitting opposite, seemed to have his eyes on her.
"What's wrong?"
"It's nothing. It's just...Evie, you look different from usual today."
Of course, when you go to a dance party, you can no longer wear an assassin costume that is convenient for movement.
Therefore, Evie put on a red low-cut dress, and on her swan-like neck, she wore the key necklace that opened the treasure house.
The three-dimensional little face was also covered with makeup, the cute little freckles were covered with blush, and the heroic spirit in the corners of the eyes was replaced by the natural charm of a woman.
At this time, Evie and the normal Evie are two different people.
Hearing this, Evie, who had always been elegant and generous, suddenly felt a little embarrassed. She unconsciously stretched out her hand to pluck the flowers from her skirt and asked in a low voice:
"Would it be weird?"
For some reason, Evie's heartbeat accelerated suddenly, as if she was very concerned about Lu Qi's next answer.
In the closed space, Evie's subtle changes did not escape Lu Qi's perception.
He just smiled slightly and said softly:
"Of course not, you look beautiful."
This seemingly unintentional compliment was like a pebble thrown into a lake, causing ripples in Evie's clear water.
Ivey couldn't help but raise her head, look at Lu Qi's handsome face, blinked her eyes, slightly opened her lips, and was about to say something.
But at this moment, the coachman's reminder interrupted the ambiguity of the moment.
"We're here..."
It turned out that before anyone knew it, the carriage had arrived at the side entrance of Buckingham Palace.
"Stop!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a royal guard wearing a red uniform and a bearskin hat came to the carriage and looked out of the window.
When he saw Lu Qi's Asian face, the look of surprise in his eyes fleetingly disappeared, and then he nodded to him very politely and said:
"Good evening, sir, madam, please show me your invitation letter."
Hearing this, Evie, who suppressed the fluctuations in her heart, handed the invitation she had prepared long ago to the guard.
After confirming the royal seal on the invitation, the guard passed the window, looked at Lu Qi and Yiwei, and finally waved his hand and said:
"Please come in!"
After successfully passing the first checkpoint, the carriage slowly entered this royal palace with a history of more than a hundred years.
Along the road, the carriage stopped in front of the main entrance of Buckingham Palace.
Lu Qi, who was wearing a black tuxedo, opened the door and got out of the car first, then came to the door on the other side, stretched out his hand to Evie who was about to get out of the car, and said without forgetting:
"Ma'am, we're here!"
Lu Qi's behavior made Ivie slightly surprised.
Although she was surprised, she didn't hesitate at all. She put her hand on his hand very naturally and stepped out of the car gracefully.
"Thanks."
The dance was held not in the palace, but in a garden outside the palace.
After passing through the magnificent palace hall, the two came to the garden.
The time they arrived was obviously a bit late. The guests had almost arrived, and they were drinking and drinking, chatting and laughing.
The breeze is blowing and the moon is low. It is obvious that today is a very suitable day to hold a dance...
Looking around, Lu Qi couldn't help but get closer to Evie and whispered:
"You have difficulty moving, so leave the task of finding the entrance to the treasure house to me. You go to Ai Berlin first and get the equipment..."
"Are you going like this?"
Seeing the worry in Ivie's eyes, Lu Qi smiled faintly, raised his hands, raised his hand to Ivie, and said:
"Don't worry, even without the Hidden Blade, I can still protect myself."
Hearing this, Evie felt a little relieved and said with concern:
"Then be careful."
"Well, after I find the entrance, I will come back to meet you right away. Don't let other gentlemen abduct you..."
After saying these words, Lu Qi turned around and left, leaving only the beauty in the red dress standing there, thinking endlessly in his mind.
Chapter completed!