Reborn Action Star: Starting in Hollywood

Chapter 494: Top Luxury Life, Coming to India Again
Lin Yuan raised his head as high as possible and looked up at the huge plane in front of him.

This special plane, converted from a Boeing 747-400ER, is truly a well-deserved palace in the sky.

The Boeing 747 is a large commercial wide-body passenger aircraft built by the American company Boeing. Due to its huge size and load capacity, it can even be used as a transport aircraft.

Before the arrival of the Airbus A2005 in 380, this was the world's largest civilian airliner.

The Boeing 747-400ER is the latest model, which just made its maiden flight in 2002. The aircraft is 70.6 meters long, equivalent to the height of a 23-story building.

The wingspan is 64.4 meters, which is equivalent to the height of a 21-story building.

Such a huge machine naturally has amazing performance:

The maximum take-off weight reaches 420 tons, and the maximum load capacity is 133 tons!
If you have no idea about this data, you can compare it with China's large military transport aircraft, the Y-2013, which made its first flight in 20.

The Y-20, which was later nicknamed "Fat Girl" by netizens, has a maximum take-off weight of 220 tons and a maximum payload of 66 tons.

Large aircraft such as the Boeing 747-400ER use engines produced by Pratt & Whitney (P&W) and General Electric (GE).

The aircraft has a total of four extremely powerful engines, which allows it to carry up to 416 passengers when taking off, and its maximum flight distance reaches an astonishing 14200 kilometers.

It can be said that by taking Betty's private plane, as long as it is not a diagonal flight like from Yanjing to Sao Paulo, Brazil, you can reach the destination directly without refueling in the middle.

Lin Yuan sighed and said, no wonder there were some minor accidents in the maintenance of Chang'an Airport that caused delays.

It’s really not the airport ground staff’s fault. An aircraft like the Boeing 747-400ER had just made its maiden flight and Chang’an Airport might not have even seen it, let alone maintained it well.

Although there are crew members involved in guiding maintenance, it is completely reasonable to spend a little more time.

"Let's go, let's board the plane." Taylor Swift took Lin Yuan and GAKKI-chan and walked into the plane from the boarding steps.

"Welcome Mr. Lin Yuan." The crew members who had already prepared on the plane lined up enthusiastically to greet Lin Yuan.

Lin Yuan also responded enthusiastically one by one.

After he greeted the crew, Taylor Swift took Lin Yuan into the cabin.

As soon as she stepped into the plane, GAKKI was shocked by the luxurious interior:

Inside the spacious cabin, the leather sofas were soft and comfortable, exuding a subtle scent of premium leather. On the central coffee table sat a bottle of champagne and crystal glasses, shimmering with the light of bubbles.

Above your head is a simulated starry sky, dotted with light blue LED lights, as if soaring in the night sky.

The carpet under your feet is soft and thick, and it is very comfortable to walk on it.

This is simply a luxurious reception hall.

GAKKI-chan sighed: "Is this the world of the rich? Are all the rich people's private jets like this?"

Taylor shook her head and said, "No, Betty's plane is special."

When talking about special planes, most people probably think of the special planes of politicians first.

For example, Air Force One, the aircraft owned by the President of the United States, is the most famous and expensive aircraft for heads of government in the world, costing as much as 3.5 million US dollars.

But Air Force One's greatest advantages lie mainly in its safety performance, high-tech equipment and political symbolism.

If you really only look at the cost and luxury of the private jet, then there are plenty of wealthy people's private jets that surpass Air Force One.

In addition to the special planes for political leaders, the special planes that the domestic public is more familiar with include the famous Gulfstream airliner.

Many wealthy people in China choose this type of private jet, including several former and current richest people in China.

But domestic wealthy people are generally awkward, with a feeling of wanting to say something but stopping themselves, which is perfectly reflected in their choice of Gulfstream airliners.

If you want to keep a low profile, you shouldn't buy a private jet.

But since he has already purchased a private jet, he is destined not to be low-key. He chose a Gulfstream passenger plane with an average cost of about 6000 million US dollars. This is much more "simple" than the private jets of wealthy people in other countries in the world, which often start at 2 million US dollars.

"Betty's private jet cost $6.5 million and may be the most expensive private jet in the world today," Taylor said.

Upon hearing this price, Lin Yuan, the world's richest man, was shocked.

As expected, the Adams family is an American political family and the behind-the-scenes controller of large financial groups. Their background should not be underestimated.

"Being able to take such an expensive plane once is considered an achievement in life," said GAKKI with a smile.

She ran to the sofa in the hall and lay down on it. "It's so soft and comfortable."

Taylor Swift smiled and walked over to her, pulling her up: "Don't sit here."

"What? Can't you just lie down?" GAKKI asked in confusion.

Taylor Swift imitated Lin Yuan's actions and patted Gakki's head: "This is the public area, used to receive guests. Our living area is inside."

"Inside?" GAKKI asked.

“Well, the usable area on the aircraft is 420 square meters, of which 200 square meters are used for receiving guests and public areas for crew members.

"The remaining 220 square meters is a private area exclusively for the owner, including four bedrooms and en suite bathrooms, a large bathroom, a dining room, a dressing room, and an entertainment room," Taylor said.

"Four rooms?" Lin Yuan was a little sensitive to this number. Betty's arrangement seemed to coincide with a certain quantity.

"Come on, I'll take you to visit your room." Taylor Swift's next words to GAKKI seemed to confirm Lin Yuan's guess.

"My room?" GAKKI asked in confusion.

"Well, Betty has reserved a special room for you. Let me take you to see it," Taylor said.

"But I only take this plane occasionally, why do I need a special room?" asked GAKKI.

Taylor Swift smiled and said, "Betty's point is, she doesn't travel very often, and it would be a waste for her to use this plane alone. Why not share it with us? That way, we can make the most of it."

"Under normal circumstances, this plane is enough to meet the travel needs of several of us. We don't have to worry about schedule conflicts between us, so we don't dare to use this plane casually. If something really happens, her family has another private plane, so there will be no problem." Taylor Swift said.

Are you going to share your luxury jet right away? This jet, which cost 6.5 million US dollars, is going to be shared so casually?
Betty wanted to express her goodwill, but GAKKI-chan was too embarrassed to accept it. She turned and looked at Lin Yuan with a questioning look in her eyes.

This is letting Lin Yuan help her make the decision, which is in stark contrast to Taylor Swift.

Taylor Swift didn't ask Lin Yuan and directly accepted Betty's gift, appearing quite free and generous.

But GAKKI-chan is very cautious and leaves all important matters to men to make the final decision. Her Sakura girl attribute is really engraved in her genes.

Lin Yuan smiled and replied, "Accept it. We're all family, so there's no need to be so formal. Help me later..."

Taylor Swift spoke up before she could finish her sentence. "Betty told me that if you wanted to give her your share of the cost of the private jet, she wouldn't accept it. She said we're all family, so there's no need to be so formal."

This is using Lin Yuan's own words to shut him up. What else can he say?
Although people feel that he is becoming more and more like a gigolo, Lin Yuan is determined not to admit it.

Although Betty gave him a lot of help, Lin Yuan also reciprocated by giving her huge rewards.

Not to mention the distant past, even in the most recent stock price operation, Morgan Stanley at least benefited from the stock price increase from US$20 to US$30.

This is nearly $50 billion in profit. Although it belongs to Morgan Stanley, as the person in charge, it is not surprising that Betty received more than 20% of the dividends according to the management of the financial industry.

This could be a $10 billion profit in one go.

When the stock price is suppressed again, there will be room for growth again. Lin Yuan believes that Betty will definitely plan the next operation.

Lin Yuan thought about it carefully and found that his behavior of wanting to pay to share the cost was still influenced by some Chinese male chauvinism.

Subconsciously, he always felt that it was inappropriate for a man to take advantage of a woman financially.

But can he and Betty be separated and counted clearly?

The fate of the two people has long been firmly tied together. The person is yours, and you want to pass all the property to your children. Is it really necessary to divide it so clearly?

The ideas and concepts are still backward. In another twenty years, it will not be shameful for a man to be a gigolo, but it will be the best badge of masculinity.

GAKKI-chan and Taylor Swift went to see their room together, while Lin Yuan came to the restaurant and sat down alone.

He didn't have his own room, but they were all his rooms, so there was no need to think about it.

Lin Yuan sat on the chair and looked around.

There are exquisite and valuable wooden tables and chairs, dazzling crystal chandeliers on the ceiling, and soft handmade Persian carpets. I won’t go into details about these.

He was more curious about what kind of food and beverages were provided on Betty's private plane.

There were two menus on the table. Lin Yuan picked one up and flipped it open. It was a Western menu. After a closer look, he found that it could actually be used to eat a complete Western meal:
The appetizer was caviar with truffle oil. It was noted that the caviar used was Almas caviar, and a 32-ounce box cost a whopping $23000...

The appetizer also includes grilled foie gras with orange juice, which is naturally made from the best French foie gras, priced at US$800 per kilogram.

The price is quite high, but compared with Almas caviar, it seems cheap.

After the appetizers, there are soups, including French baked onion soup and seafood soup. You don’t need to look closely to know that the ingredients are absolutely top-notch.

The main courses were Beef Wellington and Grilled Lamb Rack with Rose Salt.

The vegetarian salad after the meal is quinoa asparagus salad.

The last dessert is the chocolate tart and the autumn limited edition pudding.

Drinks include red wine, white wine and various fruit drinks.

This whole set of Western food would be quite high-end even if eaten in a restaurant on the ground, let alone on a plane?
When taking a plane, ordinary people can only squeeze into narrow seats and eat the set meal boxes provided by the airline, which they find quite delicious.

But the rich can sit in a spacious restaurant and eat the most delicious food.

Lin Yuan put down the menu in his hand and picked up another one.

I thought it was two copies of the menu with the same content.

But upon closer inspection, I discovered that this was... Chinese food.

As we all know, Chinese food is much more complicated to prepare than Western food. Whether it is the cooking method or the requirements for seasonings, ingredients, and food materials, they are far higher than Western food.

Lin Yuan could understand eating Western food on the plane, but eating freshly prepared Chinese food was a bit outrageous.

This means that the cost will be doubled, but it also shows that Betty really put her heart into it:

The people who frequently use this plane, except for Betty and Taylor Swift, are mostly Asians.

If you only have Western food, and you have to eat several meals during a long-distance flight, it is inevitable that you will not be used to it.

Lin Yuan looked through the menu. Although there were not many choices, mainly light Fujian, Jiangsu and Cantonese cuisine, but: Buddha Jumps Over the Wall, Clams in Chicken Soup, Shrimp with Longjing Tea, Dry-fried Snapper, Braised Spring Bamboo Shoots, Crispy Suckling Pig, Sweet and Sour Pork... were enough to meet everyone's needs.

Seeing this, Lin Yuan couldn't help but sigh that it was indeed a special plane modified from the Boeing 747-400ER model.

Only a private jet this large can be luxuriously equipped with a large kitchen and food warehouse, otherwise it would be impossible to enjoy such delicious food on the plane.

Lin Yuan put down both menus. To be honest, today's special plane not only shocked GAKKI, but also touched him.

Even though he made a lot of money, Lin Yuan lived a very simple life.

Even though he wears a Patek Philippe watch on his wrist and some high-end custom-made clothes, most of these were arranged by his women.

If Lin Yuan were to do it himself, he would probably be wearing a Casio electronic watch and a T-shirt and jeans that cost only a few dozen dollars.

As for the special plane in front of him, which could be called a palace in the sky, that was even more impossible.

But today, Betty taught herself another lesson:
He is already a member of the top elite class. Maybe he doesn't care about the luxurious life at the top, but he must have seen and experienced it.

Otherwise, he will appear out of place, easily be excluded by others, and find it difficult to be regarded as one of their own.

Thinking of this, Lin Yuan suddenly remembered Mukesh Ambani’s super luxury mansion.

Maybe this is the attitude that top billionaires should have?

But no matter what, Lin Yuan didn't want to become that kind of person.

For him, money is always just a tool for him to realize his life value and goals. He will never accept becoming a slave to money because of material desires.

"Lin Yuan, have you looked at the menu? Lunch time is almost here. What do you want to eat?"

At this time, Taylor Swift and GAKKI had finished touring the room and came to the restaurant.

"Well, I've looked at it and I've made my choice. You can take a look and decide what you want to eat." Lin Yuan handed the menu to the two women.

Taylor Swift skillfully chose a Western set meal, while GAKKI was shocked by the luxury of the menu.

When traveling with Lin Yuan, she often flew in first class on commercial airliners, but in comparison, the catering standards on the private plane had exceeded her imagination.

Following Taylor Swift's introduction, GAKKI chose her lunch.

Taylor then approached a staff member and relayed her lunch request. "Please wait a moment. We'll prepare lunch for you after the plane takes off and enters the cruising phase," the staff member said with a smile.

The plane has completed preparations for takeoff and is now taxiing into the runway, about to take off.

As the special plane accelerated and soared into the sky, Lin Yuan's trip to India began.

The direct flight from Chang'an to Shillong is about 1700 kilometers and takes about 2 hours.

It can be said that it is quite convenient. If there is no special plane, Changan does not have direct flights to Kolkata.

Lin Yuan must first wait for the flight in Chang'an, and then fly to Shanghai City, or Nanyue City.

Then you have to wait for the flight again before flying to Kolkata, India.

After arriving in Kolkata, continue waiting for your connecting flight to Shillong.

Even if there were no time delays, the entire process would take at least 12 hours to complete, which meant that Lin Yuan had to wait until the second half of the night before arriving in Shillong exhausted.

Now, they are on a special plane, have a delicious lunch, and take a nap on the spacious bed to resist Shillong.

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At three o'clock in the afternoon, the alarm clock rang, waking Lin Yuan from his deep sleep.

Lin Yuan climbed up from the big bed and gently patted Taylor beside him: "It's almost time, time to get up."

"Sleep a little longer! I've only slept for less than an hour and I'm still tired." Taylor Swift said dissatisfiedly.

After lunch at one o'clock, the two people who were supposed to take a nap, staged a battle at an altitude of ten thousand meters with a passion that they had not seen for a long time.

The battle was quite exhilarating, but the price was that Taylor Swift can't get up now.

"It's your fault for not admitting defeat just now. You didn't take a shower after that. This is not okay. Once we get to Shillong, there won't be such good conditions to clean your body." Lin Yuan reached out and patted Taylor Swift's butt.

Taylor Swift twisted her body and said weakly, "I really can't get up."

"Okay, then you lie down and let me do it."

After saying that, Lin Yuan pulled back the quilt, picked up the naked Taylor Swift and carried her to the bathroom.

Taylor Swift, who is 1 meters tall, is definitely not a weak paper-thin girl, but a strong and sturdy beauty with considerable weight. However, in Lin Yuan's strong arms, she seems to have no weight at all.

Lin Yuan put Taylor Swift in the bathtub, then turned on the shower. After wetting her body, he applied shower gel on her and rubbed her body carefully, feeling it from top to bottom.

As we all know, couples always like to take a bath together. It is a good way to express intimacy, but it is often easy to get things going wrong and lose focus while taking a bath.

Fortunately, the two people who had released their passion could now calmly enjoy this intimacy.

After a simple cleanup, Lin Yuan dried both of their bodies and carried the tall Taylor Swift back to bed.

When Lin Yuan picked up the clothes he had taken off before and was about to put them on again, Taylor Swift held his hand.

"What? You want to do it again? It's too late." Lin Yuan teased.

"What are you talking about! I'm also greedy for your body, but I'm not so ignorant of priorities." Taylor Swift complained, "Your clothes don't fit. I've prepared new ones for you. They're in the closet."

"Inappropriate?" Lin Yuan asked.

“Have you forgotten what Cherrapunji is?” Taylor asked.

Lin Yuan seemed to realize something and came to the plane window.

At this time, the plane was already descending, returning from the stratosphere to the troposphere at the atmospheric activity range, and it was raining heavily outside the window.

The crackling raindrops kept hitting the plane window.

Lin Yuan opened the wardrobe and saw a windbreaker, a pair of tapered windbreaker pants, and a pair of high-top work boots.

The climate is humid and rainy, the ground is covered with weeds, and the subtropical woodlands are full of insects, so you really need outdoor sportswear.

Arc'teryx jacket suit is just right for the current environment.

Taylor Swift is really thoughtful. If she hadn't thoughtfully prepared this, Lin Yuan really wouldn't have considered it.

When the two changed their clothes and arrived at the restaurant, GAKKI had already changed into the same Arc'teryx jacket set and had been waiting there for a long time.

Seeing the two people coming out, GAKKI's face flushed and her eyes were evasive, obviously she had been eavesdropping.

Seeing her like this, Lin Yuan made up his mind to find an opportunity to achieve a double kill during the filming in Cherrapunji this time.

Seeing Lin Yuan staring at her, GAKKI-chan frantically picked up a random topic and said, "We can see the city below. Is this Shillong?"

Lin Yuan followed her words and said, "Yes, Xilong will be here soon."

As the capital of Meghalaya in northeastern India, Shillong is located in the middle of the Khasi Hills, at an altitude of 1500 meters. It is a small city with a population of about 27.

This population size is equivalent to that of a county-level city in China.

Shillong was originally the capital of Assam (the origin of Assam milk tea), but India's administrative divisions are very arbitrary, and somehow it was snatched away by Meghalaya.

The people living here are mainly Khasi people, who are said to be descendants of Mongolians, and some say they are descendants of indigenous immigrants from Oceania.

But Lin Yuan felt that it was much more likely that they were descendants of the indigenous people of Oceania.

Because the Khasi people are the only matriarchal ethnic group in India, after Khasi men and women get married, they move into the woman's home and their offspring also take the mother's surname.

This lifestyle where every man becomes a live-in son-in-law seems unlikely to be a descendant of the Mongols.

Some people may think that being a live-in son-in-law is miserable and has no male self-esteem.

But this may really be prejudice. The smile on the face of a Khasi man will make you look at the world from a different perspective.

In China, there are always heated arguments over topics such as dowry, bride price, and surname rights between men and women. But if they look at the lives of Khasi men, many Chinese men may understand that if they can abandon those traditional concepts, they will find true happiness.

Speaking of the magical India, it is well known that sexual violence is very rampant. Even American female soldiers cannot escape its clutches. This land will treat all women who come here equally.

But in India's northeastern region, particularly in Meghalaya, where the Khasi people live, sexual violence is quite rare.

After all, this is a matriarchal society where women possess men. Most men are not sexually repressed and naturally do not need to resort to violence to satisfy themselves.

Therefore, Lin Yuan was not worried about safety issues when Taylor Swift and GAKKI accompanied him to film.

If it were places like Delhi and Mumbai, Lin Yuan would not dare to let the two women out of his sight.

Of course, Lin Yuan believes this is also related to the Khasi people's belief in primitive religion, or perhaps Christianity. As long as they don't believe in Hinduism, sexual violence would be much less common. (I won't elaborate on the relationship between the two, but those interested can read it for themselves; it's quite interesting.)
In general, the northeastern region of India, the core area of ​​the Ganges River Basin, and the Deccan Plateau in southern India are completely different from each other in terms of race, religion, and language and writing. It can be said that there is a world of difference between them.

When it comes to the degree of bulk, no country in the world can compare with India. As for how many social problems bulk will bring, the Chinese are certainly very clear about it.

With so many problems piled up together, it is indeed quite magical that India, this huge patchwork monster, can operate for decades without collapsing.

We are finally arriving at this magical oriental country. As the plane's altitude continues to descend, the low houses in Shillong city become more and more clearly visible.

"What are our plans after arriving in Shillong? Do we go to Cherrapunji by ourselves? Or will director Eastwood arrange someone to pick us up at the airport?" Lin Yuan asked.

GAKKI replied: "According to the original plan, Director Eastwood arranged for the crew to pick us up at the airport. It took about an hour and a half by car to reach the crew's residence in Cherrapunji."

"The plan has changed?" Lin Yuan said.

"Well, Sister Betty called just now, but she didn't wake you up because you were sleeping. Let's talk to her now." GAKKI said.

After GAKKI dialed the satellite phone, she handed it to Lin Yuan.

The call was quickly connected, and Betty's voice came: "Are you awake? How did you feel about riding on the special plane?"

Lin Yuan smiled and said, "Great! Is this what top capitalists enjoy?"

"I won't talk nonsense with you anymore. When you arrive in Shillong, Mukesh Ambani will be waiting there," said Betty.

Mukesh Ambani?
The image of India's richest man flashed through Lin Yuan's mind. Since the last cooperation in Mumbai, although the two often talked on the phone, they had never met again.

When Lin Yuan Pictures went public, Lin Yuan invited Mukesh Ambani, but unfortunately, he had just undergone a minor abdominal surgery at that time and was unable to move around easily.

So he sent his eldest son to attend the listing bell ringing ceremony of Linyuan Pictures.

Recently, the fight between him and his younger brother has become more and more intense. At this time, he is in the mood to leave his base in Mumbai and fly from one side of India to the other to see me. He must have something to ask for, right?

Lin Yuan asked, "Our old friend has always been a man who won't show his hand until he sees the rabbit. What is his intention?"

Betty smiled and said, "He wants to further advance the previous credit asset package cooperation and needs more funds. He came to me, and I asked him to talk to you himself."

After hearing Betty's explanation, Lin Yuan immediately understood.

Previously, at Mukesh Ambani's mansion in Mumbai, the three signed a cooperation agreement entitled "Expanding Bank Credit and Prioritizing Dividend Planning." (See Chapter 407 for details)
In this agreement, Lin Yuan and Betty provided funds to help Mukesh Ambani complete the control of several large Indian banks.

After taking control of the banks, Mukesh Ambani needs to expand the scale of housing credit, and then package the lenders' "IOUs", that is, the housing mortgage contracts, into an asset package, continuously rolling them with higher leverage to earn financial spreads.

The profits earned need to be distributed to Lin Yuan and Betty first for three years, so that the two can get 3% of the profits first.

This is actually the root cause of the Indian version of the subprime mortgage crisis. There is no need to say how violent finance is and how strong its blood-sucking ability is.

After Mukesh Ambani tasted the sweetness, he was not satisfied with the current profits and wanted to further leverage and expand the scope.

This requires him to control more banks, but the problem is that Mukesh Ambani cannot come up with more funds due to the confrontation with his brother.

So he went to Betty again, and Betty kicked the ball directly to Lin Yuan's side.

Betty did this not because she wanted to avoid doing anything, but because such a good opportunity to make money should of course be kept for her own people.

As we all know, in the investment field, good projects are quite rare.

Once a good project with high profits and low risks appears, in the eyes of investment institutions, it is simply a piece of delicious fat meat that is absolutely irresistible.

And Mukesh Ambani's project is obviously such fat meat.

According to Lin Yuan and Betty's plan, Lin Yuan Pictures will soon conduct equity pledge financing, at which time Lin Yuan Pictures will obtain an astonishing cash flow of nearly 800 billion US dollars.

For most companies, the pain is often having no money and being unable to raise money.

They may never realize that having too much money can sometimes be a pain.

Although it may sound a bit Versailles to say this, holding huge amounts of money will indeed bring a lot of trouble.

Although Betty said that the worst way is to take advantage of the interest rate difference, this behavior is obviously very unpromising and will also damage your reputation.

Lin Yuan said that if he had a large sum of money, he would not be able to get enough returns, but could only make a few points of interest rate difference?
This is simply a shame to those who have been reborn. They can't hold their heads up high. It's so useless!

At this time, Mukesh Ambani came to the door, which was really a timely help.

"Thank you for thinking of me first when good things happened." Lin Yuan said.

Betty smiled and replied, "Didn't you do the same to me? Talk it over and give Mukesh Ambani a hard blow. Come on!"

Although he couldn't see Betty's face through the phone, Lin Yuan had already imagined her cheering with her right fist clenched.

"Okay, I won't let him go easily." Lin Yuan replied.

"Your plane is about to land, so I'll hang up first. Good luck to you," Betty said.

"Goodbye, I miss you."*2
After that, the two ended the call.

At this time, the Boeing 747-400ER aircraft finally landed on the runway and began to decelerate and taxi.

I have to say that this special plane is really advanced. It weighs hundreds of tons but it doesn't look bulky at all when landing on the runway. The vibration during landing is not big and it is quite comfortable.

When the plane came to a stop on the runway, the cabin door opened.

Lin Yuan walked out of the plane under the guidance of the staff.

As soon as he got off the plane, he saw a fleet of more than ten luxury cars parked on the runway, including Rolls-Royce, Bentley, Maserati and other luxury cars.

Mukesh Ambani was standing in front of the motorcade. Seeing Lin Yuan, he quickly stepped forward and said:

"Brother Lin Yuan, I miss you so much. As you Chinese say, a day without seeing you feels like three years."

When a greasy middle-aged man said such disgusting words to Lin Yuan, Lin Yuan felt uncomfortable all over.

So he made a decision:
I have to kill him a few more times later!

(End of this chapter)