Jin Yu Dynasty

Because of its beautiful scenery, Fengshan is one of the favorite places for the rich in the city to visit. In addition to the magnificent villas built by the rich and powerful, there are also many businessmen who have invested capital and built many high-end restaurants here. Because of the beautiful scenery There is also delicious food, which suits the interests of those young masters and ladies, and people are often willing to spend money to help them.

On this day, Lin Qijun met with several silk and satin shop owners to discuss business, and decided to have dinner together in Fengshan, and it was also this time to leave the city.

Sitting in the car with nothing else to do, I naturally just looked at the scenery outside the window, looked at it, and suddenly saw a flash of a few cars parked on the roadside green field, and a few soldiers beside them were squatting or standing with long guns on their backs. .

One of them was the most eye-catching, although it was parked the farthest, a flag was erected in front of the car and fluttered in the wind.

The arrogant and domineering style and color, you can tell it belongs to the Customs Office at a glance!

Lin Qijun seemed to be slapped hard on the back of the head, and suddenly shouted: "Stop!"

The driver in the front seat was startled, and quickly let off the accelerator to slow down, while asking for instructions: "Master, do you want to stop?"

Lin Qijun was taken aback, then immediately changed his mouth and said, "No need to stop, drive slowly, don't be so fast-moving."

Talking absently, he turned his head and stared hard at the back glass window.

Thinking about it carefully, the car used by the head of the General Administration of Customs should be carrying Bai Xuelan. Could it be that he is also going to Fengshan?

If it's Fengshan for fun, I don't know if he brought Xuan Huaifeng with him.

What would you be doing if you took Xuan Huaifeng with you and parked on the side of the road for no reason?Could it be that the two of them...

Lin Qijun's heart twitched violently, almost jumping up from his seat, he was so angry that he was slapped face to face.

But he tried his best to suppress his anger and shook his head repeatedly in his heart.

No, no.

Even if Bai Xuelan wanted it, how could someone as shy as Huaifeng agree?Wouldn't this be a fornicating animal?

But after a while, a new voice came out, shouting and asking.

What's wrong?

Huaifeng looks good, but who knows what he thinks in his heart?

If he was steadfast in love, he shouldn't have forgotten the past and turned to the powerful chief of customs.

Besides, if you are a decent person, why did you give me ambiguous hints everywhere in the past?Such an initiative, even if he wants to kiss him, he doesn't resist. It can be seen that the outside is pure and cold, but the inside may not be fine?

Do not! Do not!

He must have been sincere to me in the past, and I am not a fool, of course I can see it.

But now he was spoiled by Bai Xuelan.

Thousands of thoughts flooded in, Lin Qijun watched the customs car getting smaller and smaller in his field of vision, turning into an invisible black spot, but felt as if someone had dug out a big black hole in his heart. It was empty all of a sudden, and filled with cold acid in one breath.

It's all Bai Xuelan's fault.

Back then, when he and Huaifeng went to the countryside in a car to play, how carefree and sweet and happy they were.

It was supposed to be the fate in his life. What he was holding in his palm was snatched by someone tearing flesh and blood from the bones to the bones!

Now, he took a small knife and cut his heart one by one.

The blade-like soreness and pain made him gasp, almost weeping in pain, and wished to devour human flesh and blood.

Lin Qijun was sitting in the back of the car, immersed in such extreme emotions. After some time passed, the car stopped and the driver came to open the door for him.

Seeing him sitting blankly on the back seat, the driver said, "Young Master, we've arrived at Yalifan Restaurant. Please get off."

After saying it twice, Lin Qijun waved his hand in despair: "I want to think about something in the car, so don't disturb me. You can go for a walk elsewhere."

After dismissing the driver, I was alone in the car, sad for a while, and sighed for a while.

Slowly, finally turn back a little bit.

And I thought to myself, the ancients are right, the love of sons and daughters hurts heroes the most, and success is the truth.

Although it is sad now, the agreement tonight is to discuss the business of foreign companies, which cannot be changed temporarily.

It can be seen that the helplessness of life is often forced to smile and feel uncomfortable.

Lin Qijun sighed, took out a delicate handkerchief from his suit pocket, wiped the wet marks from the corners of his eyes, looked in the rear mirror, and finished his newly trimmed hair by the Western barber. Fan, when he was satisfied, got out of the car and walked into Fan Cai restaurant in a personable manner.

All the people he invited had already arrived before him, and after they reported their names, a servant (Note ①) led him into a small box.

As soon as Lin Qijun entered the door, he was met with laughter from other people, and they all said: "Punishment, punishment, why did you ask us to come, and you are late?"

Another said that he would be fined three glasses of alcohol.

Lin Qijun first apologized sincerely, and then said: "Since we are in Fancai Restaurant, can we do it in a Western way?"

Someone asked: "I wonder what kind of rules foreigners have?"

Lin Qijun said: "Foreigners don't punish them with three glasses of wine, brothers, please forgive me."

This witty remark made everyone laugh, so they stopped mentioning the fine wine and invited Lin Qijun to sit down.

He took the menu sign, asked the servant to order the menu, and chatted and laughed a few words.

When the big dishes were served, everyone picked up their knives and forks.

Boss Wang is the older one among the people present. He is not used to knives and forks. He pounded the steak on the plate vigorously. It’s a knife and a fork, so many tools, it’s not as good as our ancestors’ two thin wooden sticks and a pair of chopsticks.”

Boss Zhou sneezed and swallowed a piece of bloody half-raw beef into his mouth, and said, "This stuff is fashionable now, don't you see that there are Fancai restaurants everywhere in the city? I see, it's not that Fancai is delicious. It’s true that once foreigners are popular, foreign products are also popular.”

Another said: "Boss Lin is going to make a lot of money, and now the one who owns a big foreign company has the most prosperous business."

"That's right, Brother Lin has had a lot of fun recently."

"Old Zhou, don't just talk about other people. If you talk about scenery, you are not bad. You have a dyeing factory and recently opened a silk and satin factory. You can earn all the money in the world by yourself?"

A few people chatted and laughed, and said something insignificant, and when they were halfway through the meal, Boss Wang tentatively asked, "Brother Lin, didn't you invite us here today just to eat fancier?"

Lin Qijun used the knife and fork well, and he ate the most politely. He cut the steak into small pieces, brought the silver fork to his mouth, chewed slowly, swallowed, and then said: "Did you guys hear any news from the customs recently? "

These bosses have suffered a lot since Bai Xuelan took office. When Lin Qijun mentioned customs, their faces changed.

Boss Zhou became serious, put down the knife and fork, and asked, "Is there any new trick at the customs?"

"Is it about the new tax system?"

"No, no, I got a letter of approval, saying that the new tax system has been delayed. It was my acquaintance in the customs who quietly let me know."

"Okay," Boss Wang waved his hands at the two muttering people, "Stop guessing, wait for brother Lin to finish his story. Brother, you say it."

Everyone looked at Lin Qijun.

Lin Qijun said, "I just heard a little bit of wind. Probably on the other side of the customs, the ship inspection is about to start."

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

Boss Wang said, "I thought you were talking about something, so I'm going to scare us. When it comes to inspecting the ship, why doesn't the customs inspect it? Every time we arrive at the dock, we have to board the ship to inspect it. This is a routine."

Lin Qijun sighed: "It's so easy, so why should I worry? That's not what I heard. From now on, it's not going to go through bureaucratic articles like before, but random checks."

"What? What chicken?"

This kind of incomprehensible word feels wrong when you hear it.

The bosses at the same table couldn't help leaning over slightly.

Lin Qijun said: "Random, that's a word for foreigners. It means picking a few boats at random. No one knows who will be selected. It's like drawing lots. If this rule is changed, it will no longer be official. If you choose your ship and come on board to check, it will be like rummaging through everything on the official document, ticking off one item, if there is a slight error in the quantity, or one or two things are carried, the whole ship will be given to you. Detain it, and you will be held accountable.”

Boss Zhou was surprised: "Oh, this is not like ransacking a house? Who else can stand such a toss when checking a whole shipment of goods like this?"

Boss Zhang poked a piece of raw tomato, put it in his mouth and bit it, and said coldly: "Needless to say, these are the tricks that Chief Bai came up with again. No amount of money is enough to feed a bad wolf. Previously, he took the opportunity to change the tax system, made a lot of money, and only stopped for a few days? Now there is another random check, if he doesn’t kill us businessmen, I feel uncomfortable!”

Boss Zhou echoed: "That's, that's, those customs goods are not good things. If you make a good shipment, if you let it go through, who will pay if it breaks?"

The person on the opposite side sneered: "Boss Zhou, what can you do to damage you? They are all pieces of cloth, which can't be broken even if you drop them. I'm miserable. I'm in the Japanese glass business. If I can't get those inspectors Serving comfortably, pretending to be careless, can smash a box of my goods."

"Damn it! No one can survive in this world if you do business according to rules!"

Everyone's face was heavy.

Now when a ship goes through the customs, it is commonplace for any family not to underreport or not to report more or less high-priced foreign goods. Merchants value profits and value money, so it would be strange not to do so.

But if a real search is really launched, everyone will be frightened.

Boss Wang was old and cunning, seeing the excitement in the crowd, he didn't say a word, looked left and right, and saw Lin Qijun with his legs crossed, holding a coffee, drinking slowly with style, he couldn't help laughing: "Brother Lin, although you are young, you In our group, you are one of the best. Why don't you give everyone an idea?"

Lin Qijun asked back: "If I want to make up my mind, why should I be so anxious to invite everyone here?"

Boss Zhou said: "Aren't you classmates with the Chief of Customs? Your bond is stronger than ours. My brother, we are all in the same boat, so don't be fooled." He stretched out his hand and patted Lin Qijun's Shoulder.

Lin Qijun said shyly: "To tell you the truth, if it were someone else, I would dare to sell this classmate's face, but this Mr. Bai is a man... well, facing this person, such a classmate who is like a thin paper Love is nothing."

He sighed for a while, and left another thread, writing lightly: "However, it's not completely helpless."

Boss Zhang regained his energy immediately, and moved his face closer: "What's the magic trick?"

Lin Qijun said in a low voice: "After all, it is the Republic of China now. Even the Prime Minister, in my opinion, cannot completely ignore the protests of the chamber of commerce."

A word awakens the dreamer.

"That's right!" Boss Zhang slapped his thigh: "Please ask the Chamber of Commerce to protest to the Prime Minister!"

"It makes sense, how much the chamber of commerce has contributed to the government over the years. To fight wars and to buy weapons, the officials spread their palms to solicit donations from us. Once they raise tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, if the prime minister does not decide for us, the future No matter how difficult the country is, I can't take care of it. I can't even care about myself, but how can I care about the country?"

Boss Zhou squinted his eyes to the side, and called Boss Wang: "Brother Wang, the brothers have to rely on you. Your friendship with President Ouyang in the chamber of commerce is not ordinary. If you have a word, President Ouyang will definitely work hard. Help."

Boss Wang said with a half-hearted smile: "Doing everyone a favor is helping myself. I will never shirk it. But there is one thing, if you want to protest, you have to have a reason to protest. I went to the chamber of commerce empty-handed like this. What can you ask President Ouyang to protest to the Prime Minister? To protest that the customs is going to randomly check our cargo? That is his public office, and it is upright to say something. So, even if you protest, you have to find some appropriate reasons.”

Boss Zhang gave a strange "tsk" and said, "If you want to file a complaint, you can't find a reason? The surname Bai is not a good person. He accepts gifts, accepts bribes, and plays actors. What doesn't he do? The car that just slips away when you leave the house." , took the guards to swagger through the city, and the arrogance reached the sky. According to me, Brother Wang first went to President Ouyang to talk about it, so that he paid attention to it. The few of us, each collected some evidence and sent it to the chamber of commerce. "

"That's right! That's how it looks like public opinion, and everyone is hurt by him."

"When the public opinion comes together, even the prime minister can't protect him."

"No matter what, let the surname Bai know the importance, don't always treat us as soft persimmons, just pinch us if you like."

A few people talked about each other very positively.

Only Lin Qijun was on the side, drank the coffee in small sips, and looked like an outsider.

Boss Wang looked at him: "Brother Lin, look at you like this, you are so thoughtful. We didn't talk well enough, and you reminded me."

Lin Qijun couldn't let go of the things he encountered when he couldn't let go, and his mood was still a little restless. He was talking about important things, but he lost his mind for no reason. Naturally seconded wholeheartedly."

Just as he was about to continue chatting, the door was knocked and opened.

A servant in a suit came in, walked up to Lin Qijun's ear, bent over, and said, "Master Lin, there is a gentleman in the box next door who says he is your friend, please go and meet him."

Lin Qijun was also confused and couldn't think of who it was. He frowned and asked, "Which one? Why didn't he come to see me?"

The servant got a tip, so naturally he wanted to handle things more strictly. Hearing Lin Qijun's question, he bent down even lower, leaned closer to his ear, and said in a low voice: "The gentleman said, if I see you If you don’t want to go, let me tell you that his surname is Zhou, and he is a very close friend of yours.”

week?

Lin Qijun was startled, then his whole body turned cold, he had already guessed seven or eight points.

I was dazed for a few seconds, knowing that I couldn't hide, I stood up and forced a smile: "There is an old friend, please let me go and see, I have to excuse you for a while. Please forgive me, forgive me."

The servant led him to another box.

As soon as the door was opened, a smell of stinky smoke gushed out of the box and got into the tip of the nose.

Lin Qijun was inevitably bored for a while.

Looking into the box, two tall men were standing in short coats, and only a bald man with a snub nose was sitting at the table, who was lazily picking his teeth with a toothpick, his feet resting on the On the white lace tablecloth, there is a domineering aura all over his body—it is Zhou Huo, the leader of the flame gang who sells tobacco.

Seeing him coming, Zhou Huo bit the toothpick in his mouth, pointed to the table, and said, "Ah, here you are? Sit down."

Lin Qijun didn't want to sit down, so he stood there blankly, complaining in a low voice, "Isn't it agreed that we won't see each other, so as not to be seen by others. It's hard for others to know that we are dealing with each other."

Zhou Huo said: "Master Lin, don't underestimate people. My surname Zhou goes out and runs a shop in a proper manner. I can't humiliate you if I talk to you. Besides, don't I also pay attention to it?" How about asking the servant to invite you? What if I ask these two brothers to go to your box?"

Lin Qijun didn't want to confront him, so he held back his anger and asked, "You asked me to come over, what's the matter?"

"Of course it's a good thing." Zhou Huo took out something from his arms and slapped it on the table: "Your."

It turned out to be a fixed deposit certificate that can be withdrawn at any time by the Bank of Japan. If you look carefully, the amount is quite large.

Lin Qijun was puzzled: "Why is this mine?"

Zhou Huo said, "Although I'm a rough person, I've always done things fairly. Since you've helped me, I can't miss you. This is the bonus from the last few times. Take it."

Lin Qijun understood, shook his head and said, "No, no, I don't do these things for money. I'm just a businessman, just asking for safety. Take it back."

"You do not want?"

"don't want."

Zhou Huo raised his head, glanced at his face twice, and laughed grinningly: "Master Lin, I think you have a smart face, and you are really not very good. To tell you the truth, I Zhou Huo took it out. Money, if you want it, you want it, if you don’t want it, you have to!” The voice suddenly became sharp.

Lin Qijun was stunned by his evil eyes, his heart tightened suddenly, and he lowered his eyes, still standing silently.

Zhou Huo raised his voice and asked, "Why, you really don't want to accept it? The surname is Lin, stop treating yourself like a toy."

The two strong men behind him also raised their sleeves and raised their eyebrows, shouting: "Shame on your face! Our head of the family treats you like a brother, why are you putting on airs like his grandma?"

"If you don't take money, you are still guilty of drug smuggling. Don't be a fucking whore and want to set up a memorial archway at the same time."

"Be careful to offend our head of the family, expose what you did, and see what happens to the boss of Dayang Bank!"

The scolding made Lin Qijun fearful and remorseful, his face was as white as paper, he shrank his head and dared not move.

"Shut up, you little bastards." Zhou Huo stopped his subordinates, stood up and walked in front of Lin Qijun, patted him on the shoulder, changed his friendly face, and said, "Brother, brother is also for you Okay, let’s make money together. I know you feel uncomfortable, thinking that drugs are harmful to people, but it’s not the case. Look, those who are addicted, if they don’t have drugs, they will cry and roll all over the floor, how miserable it is .With us, they can live a comfortable life. One day we stop selling and let their addiction take hold. That is called crime. Well, why bother with money? Take it, take it.”

He picked up the deposit ticket and stuffed it into Lin Qijun's hand.

Lin Qijun looked slowly at his smiling face, then at the two stalwart followers behind him, gritted his teeth, and silently stuffed the deposit ticket into his pocket.

Zhou Huo laughed and said, "Ha, it's all right."

He asked Lin Qijun to sit down, and asked him: "I heard that the customs is going to randomly check the ships, have you thought of a way to deal with it?"

Lin Qijun sighed and said, "I'm working on it, but I can't guarantee whether it will be done or not."

Zhou Huo asked, "What are you going to do?"

Lin Qijun said: "Call the Chamber of Commerce to come forward to protest and put pressure on the Prime Minister."

Zhou Huo sneered: "It's not surprising that you people who are in business smell like money, why do you still smell like poverty? Why are you protesting and putting pressure on me? Why don't you just spend some money and send the ship inspectors away?" I bought them all, no matter what is on board, just report that it is cotton.”

Lin Qijun sneered and said, "This man is shrewd. If he wants to change the ship inspection method, he will naturally have a plan to prevent his subordinates from being bribed. How do you know that he won't do the internal rectification of the customs next step? Master Zhou, you should also be careful." , Last time he was ambushed and shot, this man loves to hold a grudge, maybe one day he will find you.”

Zhou Huo said disdainfully: "I'm afraid he's a dick. Even if he knows that I did it, what can he do to me? The chief of police is still my brother. He dares to touch me without evidence? Feed him It’s a gun that I kindly taught and taught him, so don’t be full of food in the future, just to trouble me. Otherwise, hehe, it won’t be so cheap next time.”

Lin Qijun was originally cowardly and timid, but this time he has dealt with people from the underworld, and has seen a different side of the world.

Drug smuggling is one thing, and Xuan Huaifeng is another. Counting left and right, the confrontation between him and Bai Xuelan is very serious.

Every time I think of Bai Xuelan, I can't bear to be jealous, that kind of hatred I have never felt for others.

If you hate hard, you will be angry.

His anger was filled, and he became courageous unconsciously.

Lin Qijun was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Since this is the case, why don't you come again, and get things done quickly, everything will be convenient in the future."

Zhou Huo looked at him in surprise: "You boy, why did you suddenly change your temper and dare to smell blood?"

Lin Qijun said awkwardly: "I'm just asking casually, don't take it seriously."

Zhou Huo said: "That bastard got caught in an ambush once, and his guts were frightened. He brought so many people in and out, so how could he be so easy to strike. Don't think that I am a good man, and that I am in ambush every now and then. There is no need for that, Lao Tzu Why risk the lives of your brothers? As long as that surnamed Bai learns his lesson and doesn't get in the way of Lao Tzu's affairs, this matter will be over. If necessary, it's good to be able to deal with each other. It's better to settle enemies than to tie them up. Easy to talk about."

Lin Qijun was quite surprised: "How is this possible? He was shot by you, but he is still willing to deal with you?"

Zhou Huo laughed and said: "Brother, you don't understand this, but all officials are afraid of death. We deal with them just like dogs. We beat him with a stick until he is scared. If he is good, give him another round." Eat a piece of candy, touch your head, and smooth hair. At that time, send some money to him every month, and friendship will naturally form. This is called bitterness before sweetness. If you have a good relationship, it will even bring you the difficulty of checking the ship , it’s not a problem.” He seemed very proud.

Lin Qijun suddenly realized.

Thinking about it carefully, he did not act like this when dealing with himself, and now he and he have become two grasshoppers on the same rope.

Lin Qijun was full of displeasure, he kept smiling wryly, and said, "Boss Zhou, you are amazing."

He had nothing else to talk to Zhou Huo at first, but then remembered that there were several bosses waiting in another box, told Zhou Huo the reason, and left quickly.

Returning to the original box, the bosses had already eaten their fill, and they talked about the protest of the chamber of commerce, just waiting for Lin Qijun to come back to say hello out of politeness.

Seeing Lin Qijun coming back, several people chattered about the ideas they had discussed, and the meal came to an end.

Lin Qijun naturally became the host.

Boss Zhang is in love with the moon, his body is out of maintenance, and he has a problem of frequent urination. Before getting in the car, he always goes to urinate. After the urination, he comes back to the box and takes a coat that he forgot on the chair. Lin Qijun tipped the servant and planned to leave.

Boss Zhang said, "It's a coincidence, that Bai also came here for dinner tonight."

Lin Qijun asked, "How do you know?"

Boss Zhang said, "I came out of the latrine just now. I saw him enter the Fancai restaurant at the other end of the corridor, and he brought an adjutant with him, followed by many guards. I saw that adjutant last time at dinner. His surname is Xuan."

After a pause, he lowered his voice again, and said lustfully, "I see that the two of them must have an affair. That adjutant, even Bai Yunfei can compare to him. If he has such a good appearance by his side, what kind of adjutant will he be?" How many official affairs can you handle? It’s not just a false name. This Bai can really enjoy it.”

Lin Qijun felt uncomfortable when he heard it, as if vinegar had been poured on the wound cut by a knife. Although he hated Xuan Huaifeng's change of heart, he also hated Zhang's face, and said solemnly: "Don't say that, I dare not vouch for others , this Adjutant Xuan was my classmate back then, and I knew it well. He was very decent, studious, and read very well. His master praised him back then. He went to England to learn his real skills and came back, and he was also very conscientious when he went to work in the customs. .Not the kind of person who looks good but doesn’t use it.”

Boss Zhang said it was boring to ask the boss, "I didn't expect that there was such a good person beside Bai, huh."

He bid farewell to Lin Qijun, took his things, and left in an awkward manner.

Lin Qijun originally wanted to go back to the city to see Bai Yunfei after dinner, but now he had something more on his mind.

When I went to see Xuan Huaifeng, there was nothing to say, and there must be Bai Xuelan by Xuan Huaifeng's side. Seeing them in pairs, I just made myself uncomfortable.

But if I leave like this, I will not be reconciled to it anyway, and I am afraid that I will think about things over and over again when I go home.

He was like a cat stretching out its paws and scratching in his heart. It was painful and chaotic, and he suddenly felt, is this what it feels like to lose a loved one?

Thinking about it this way made me even more sad.

In the past, Xuan Huaifeng paid so much attention to him, knowing that he was a little unhappy, Xuan Huaifeng felt the same, and was even more unhappy than him.

So what now?

He was heartbroken here in vain, but that one was enjoying a steak feast leisurely with Bai Xuelan.

No.

Xuan Huaifeng should also know the pain of his betrayal.

Huaifeng is a soft-hearted person, maybe seeing his pain, he will feel guilty and pity, and it is not bad to think of the love between the two of them in the past.

Thinking about it, Lin Qijun felt another kind of hope in his heart, as if he was lingering with worry like looking for a lost lover, he couldn't help but walked out of the box, looking for Huaifeng's figure in the fan restaurant.

(Note ①): "Servant".Refers to Chinese people who work in foreigners' homes or shops.