Chapter 262 Heaven Decides Some Measurements (1/2)

There were two bedrooms in the presidential suite which Joanne had booked. One was the master bedroom and the other the second bedroom. There was also a living room, a bathroom and a conference room. Joanna had wanted Ning Tao to sleep in the master bedroom, but he insisted on sleeping in the second. Joanna had already helped him once and there was no way he would undermine his host.

Joanna did not insist. She dragged her luggage into the master bedroom. Ning Tao also entered the second bedroom. He took up his cell phone and replied Bai Jing’s message, “Just keep a watchful eye and do not act rashly.”

Bai Jing returned his text message, “When you next message, we will tear through the air like an arrow, coming to you with a mighty army.”

Since when had she become so cheeky?

Ning Tao could not help but smile. After opening his photo file, he magnified a photo he had taken and studied it. He had taken the car license number, but it was driving too fast and the phone’s camera had too low a resolution. Even after magnifying it, he could not make out the license number.

The second photo was of the two motorbikers. They were wearing helmets and he could not see their faces. But after magnifying it, he could see golden hairs on one of the riders’ arms. Asians usually would not have golden hairs. He could now verify that they were whites.

Ning Tao analyzed quietly in his heart, “Since the battle at the Shennongjia chasm, the mercenaries of the Black Fire Company have been routed. They got nothing. Tang Zixian also took photos and wanted to use the formation to kill me. She, too, had run away, getting nothing. If those guys were really from the Black Fire Company, they seemed to be trying to kidnap Lin Qingyu. But Lin Qingyu is of no use to them at all. Could… their target be me?”

When he thought of that, he had to give a wry smile. He had long been on the hitlist of the Black Fire Company, probably among the top ten targets they would like to eliminate. So he would not find it strange encountering someone trying to do him in.

Ning Tao kept his cell phone and walked out of the room.

Joanna had not emerged from her room, but the doorbell had rung.

Ning Tao went over and opened the door. The black bodyguard who had helped him park God’s Will was there, together with a waiter pushing a food trolley. On the trolley were many exquisite dishes and a bottle of Suntory whiskey. He was no connoisseur of liquor, but he could guess this bottle was very expensive.

While Ning Tao was looking at the trolley, the black bodyguard handed him God’s Will’s key and said, “Sir, your electric motorbike has run out of power. I can’t start it. So I left it in the car shed, but you must push it away.”

Ning Tao smiled and replied, “I see. Thank you.”

It was not that God’s Will had no power, but that Ning Tao was the only one who could ride it. No one else could. As for theft, it was even more unlikely. Without his specially refined key, even an electric saw could not saw God’s Will apart.

The waiter said, “Sir, these dishes are Miss Joanna’s orders.”

Ning Tao gave way to him.

The waiter entered the room, pushing the food trolley. Then he set the dishes and the bottle on the dining table. His arrangement was meticulous. Before leaving, he said very politely to Ning Tao, “Please enjoy your meal, sir.”

Ning Tao thanked him. Before the waiter left the room, he went up and summoned the state of smelling to his nose, sniffing every dish carefully.

The food was safe. It had not been poisoned.

“Doctor Ning, are you hungry?” From behind him came Joanna’s voice.

Ning Tao turned around and was immediately rather startled.

Joanna was wearing a very close-fitting negligee. Its gossamer white cotton material was glued to her skin very tenderly, showing off her curves. A blonde with green eyes, with a height of 1.85 meters, her waist was so slim and pliant. Complemented it were her long legs. She was showcasing her sexiness so generously in the open, allowing everyone to admire her.

Her only shortcoming was that her breasts were too small— perhaps even a little smaller than a fat man’s chest. So she did not wear a bra. The upper half of her body appeared like a man in a snug white T-shirt. Her boobs were very prominent.

Joanna said with a smile, “I think it won’t be rude to wear a negligee, since we are staying in the same suite. If you find it inappropriate, I will go back to my room and change.”

Since the girl did not care, it would seem affected if Ning Tao had said otherwise. He too smiled. “There’s nothing inappropriate. You are the host. Please do as you like.”

Joanna curled up the corners of her mouth. “You mean it? I don’t usually wear clothes in my house. Can take them off now?”

Ning Tao did not know what to say. He had known Western girls to be bold and uninhibited. There were always legions of sexy girls suntanning on the beach and some renowned movie stars would attend social events in a see-through gown. She was actually acting quite normal. But as a man from the East, he did not feel at ease with her obtrusive negligee.

Joanna said with a laugh, “I was joking. Since we are living in the same suite, we can be considered friends. So I will drop that “Doctor” from my address and call you Tao. Would that be fine with you?”

Ning Tao nodded. “Of course.”

Joanna said, “I had come from Gang Island and haven’t yet had lunch. Could you have lunch with me? I’ve ordered the best whiskey in Japan and we can enjoy some.”

Ning Tao readily agreed. He walked to the dining table and helped Joanna pull out her chair. Then, he opened the whiskey, pouring out one-third of its contents into two glasses. He took one to his nostrils and sniffed. The whiskey was giving off a faint malt scent. Even a non-connoisseur like him could tell it was good liquor. Yet he was not pretending to sample the liquor, but trying to check with his state of smelling whether the liquor had been poisoned. Before Joanna came out, he had already examined the dishes. The whiskey was the only thing he had not checked.

There was no poison in the whiskey as well.