Chapter 295 Boasting
Miami International Airport was one the largest international freight forwarders, an important port that connected the United States to the countries in the Caribbean. It would take roughly two to three hours to travel from Guantanamo by plane.
When Zhou Qingfeng arrived at Miami with the Gulfstream G650 twin-engine business jet airplane, he saw a bunch of senior officials of the Cuba North America Strategy Committee at the airport. The commander of the Strategy Committee was Carnell.
Carnell was a white man whose face was always red. He used to be a retired government official of Cuba. All the government officials in the world had disappeared after the cataclysm and hence, he was able to be the leader again.
"Mr. Hugo, welcome to Miami!" Carnell approached Zhou Qingfeng and shook his hand.
To the other senior officials, Jose was nothing but someone who led the officials to Zhou Qingfeng. On the other hand, Zhou Qingfeng was the commander of the Polarlys Legion. He was one of the most important people.
In fact, everyone would doubt Zhou Qingfeng's abilities when they hear that he was only eighteen years old. They could not imagine that this young man overturned the entire New York city, snatched two huge ships, and came to the Bahamas. With just an aircraft, the National Liberation Front was defeated and the capital of Cuba was conquered.
"It's great to see you, Commander Carnell." Zhou Qingfeng was trying to be nice. He shook hands with all the Cubans in front of him. Clooney followed Zhou Qingfeng as an assistant.
The entire Miami was in the hands of the Cubans at the moment. After Zhou Qingfeng met the people from the Strategy Committee, they headed to the hotel. On the way to the hotel, he requested to take a look at part of the aircraft. Thus, he was brought to the storage area of the aircraft.
"Mr. Hugo, you're a Chinese who's lived in America. Have you seen such a huge aircraft fleet?" Commander Carnell was very proud of the aircraft he owned.
Looking from afar, Zhou Qingfeng could see aircrafts lined up in rows. As there were too many aircraft, the storage could not even fit them. The wealth of the Strategy Committee was already unpredictable just taking into consideration the number of aircraft that they had.
"Commander Carnell, I'm really impressed by your fleet," Zhou Qingfeng gently nodded his head. The scene of all these huge aircraft put together was simply shocking. The wheel of the aircraft were the same height as a normal human's. Zhou Qingfeng needed to raise his head to see parts of the aircraft, he could not even see the end of the fleet, "What a huge airport, this is awesome!"
"Hahaha…" Commander Carnell was extremely content when Zhou Qingfeng praised him. Zhou Qingfeng was his first guest since he created this organization. He was really excited to show his power. Thus, he continued to bring Zhou Qingfeng around.
"Mr. Hugo, I've heard a little about what you've done in New York and you're famous. But have you seen this F-22B fighter aircraft? It's from the United States Air Force; it's the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world. I have five of them." Commander Carnell was very proud of them even if there was no one to operate them. They were only decorations at this point.
That being said, the F-22B was the most advanced air superiority fighter. It has been the main fighter for the United States Air Force for quite a few years because there was no match for it!
Zhou Qingfeng nodded his head again and praised, "The people who control these F-22B aircraft must be part of the strongest air force in the world."
"Hahaha…., we've found a few retired U.S Air Force members. I believe our own air force would be formed very soon." The moment Carnell said that, the people around him started putting their hands together. They could not wait for that day to come.
The people around Zhou Qingfeng started clapping and cheering. Zhou Qingfeng had no choice but to smile and nod his head to be gracious. After all, he was a guest and he should be polite.
All of a sudden, Jose came out of nowhere and laughed, "Mr. Hugo, I don't think you know this, but according to the research I've done, Miami was actually built by the Cubans around a hundred years ago."
"Commander Carnell is going to organize a grand firework show to celebrate the return of this city to the Cubans after one hundred and thirty-four years! Do you do that in China? A grand firework show for celebrations?"
That question made all the Cubans turn to look at Zhou Qingfeng. Clearly, they were very proud that they were able to occupy this world-famous city. They were even more interested in the 'research' done by Mr. Jose.
Meanwhile, Zhou Qingfeng immediately stopped laughing. He looked at Jose with disdain and thought, You old b*stard, you're having a lot of fun, huh? You have been boasting all the way and I didn't say a word. Now, you're trying to make fun of me?
Zhou Qingfeng's silence prompted Carnell to continue, he asked, "Do you celebrate anniversaries in China? Well, I don't think there's any city older than a hundred years in China, but you could do like a tenth or twentieth anniversary!"
Zhou Qingfeng raised his head, paused, and thought for a while. He continued with uncertainty in his voice, "I think we have a city called Xi An. Around two thousand seven hundred years ago, the King You of Zhou organized an event called the 'Trick of Beacon-fire' to celebrate its six-hundredth anniversary. It was a pretty big event."
A bunch of Cubans smiled and waited for Zhou Qingfeng to say something. They were expecting for Zhou Qingfeng to praise their power and wealth again. However, they were completely astonished by Zhou Qingfeng's reply.
The 'Trick of Beacon-fire' might not be easy to explain, but it was clearly related to fireworks. On the other hand, everyone there heard the two keywords, 'two thousand and seven hundred years' and 'six-hundredth anniversary'. The hundred-year history of Miami was nothing compared to Chinese history.
Jose was stunned for a few moments; he thought of a rebuttal for Zhou Qingfeng. Jose was very embarrassed because he was the one who mentioned it and now he was speechless.
Commander Carnell smiled awkwardly to warm up the atmosphere. He turned and glared at Jose, Are you dumb? Why did you start the topic of history? Everyone in the world knows that China is an ancient civilization. They have a history dating back to more than five thousand years.
Zhou Qingfeng kindly asked, "Do you need some explanation of the 'Trick of Beacon-fire'? It actually happened around three thousand years ago….."
All of a sudden, Zhou Qingfeng's felt more comfortable to impose. He challenged them in his mind, Come on, go on! Do you like to boast? I'm actually pretty good at it! I can take on a hundred of you. I can talk about my ancestors for hours. None of you will be able to beat me!