The Jade of the Republic of China

Sun Zhidong followed Inspector Su, and waited until Director Li and Li Yongnian drove to the medical clinic, watched Li Siwei die with his own eyes, and then said his condolences to Li Yongnian while shedding a few crocodile tears in a hypocritical manner. Several men returned to the city.

Because he was too excited, the two crocodile tears were blown dry by the night wind along with the corners of his closed mouth before he climbed into the carriage.

When the carriage was fully driven, Sun Zhidong sat in the carriage and couldn't help laughing anymore.

"God has eyes, Li Siwei is dead, dead!" He smiled and put his arms around Meng Liansheng's shoulders, "Xiao Meng, tell me I'm not dreaming!"

Meng Liansheng just smiled and didn't speak.

On the other hand, Chen Yong, who was on the opposite side, echoed with a smile: "Li Siwei is looking for death on his own. The person who can steal the arms from the manufacturing bureau, could he bring his two crooked men to deal with him? I am used to walking sideways on the beach. , thinking that everyone will spoil him, and don't weigh his own weight, he deserves to die."

Yes, everyone thought that Li Siwei did not know the heights of the heavens and the earth, and died when he intercepted the stolen munitions.

Sun Zhidong was so excited that he couldn't restrain himself, he rubbed his face vigorously with both hands: "No, I have to report to my elder brother right away for such a happy event."

Li Siwei's death was indeed a great joy for Lixin.In the carriage, apart from Meng Liansheng, who looked calm, and Zhang Chuli, who was huddled beside the carriage full of fear, everyone wanted to have a drink and celebrate.

It's just that the boats and cars are exhausting in the middle of the night, and the celebration is not in a hurry. After entering the concession, Sun Zhidong dispersed a few people, took Du Zan and Meng Liansheng, and went straight to the Bai mansion.

Bai Qinghe was woken up in the middle of the night, came down from upstairs in his nightgown, yawned sleepily, and asked, "Zhidong, what's the rush at this late hour?"

Sun Zhidong asked the maid to pour tea and water, and leaned over by himself, with burning eyes, he said, "Brother, Li Siwei is dead."

Bai Qinghe sat down on the sofa, and when he heard this, he was slightly taken aback, as if suspecting that he had heard wrong, he looked up at him: "What did you say?"

Sun Zhidong squeezed affectionately towards him, and repeated with a smile: "I said Li Siwei is dead.

Bai Qinghe's eyes were a little clearer, and he asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Sun Zhidong said: "Didn't the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau lose a batch of munitions two days ago? I heard the news that they would be transported from the wild wharf to the south of Gaochang Temple tonight, so I asked Inspector Shangsu to intercept them together. Unexpectedly, when we arrived, Li Siwei had already arrived first, and he brought two of his subordinates, who were beaten into sieves and sent to the nearest hospital, where he died not long after."

Bai Qinghe frowned with thick eyebrows, pondered for a moment, and asked, "Are you going with Detective Su? Li Siwei's death is definitely not related to you."

"Of course, I'm not as reckless as Li Siwei. Who can steal the ammunition? I took people to intercept the goods. Didn't I die? When Li Yongnian went to the hospital, Inspector Su was also there. The matter is very clear. Li Siwei's death will never have anything to do with us. If we hadn't arrived later, he would have been drowned, leaving no bones. Corpse, Li Yongnian can't blame anyone but us."

Hearing the words, Bai Qinghe felt a little relieved, nodded and said, "I also don't like Li Siwei's behavior. It's a good thing to die. But don't be too happy about it too early. You should learn from it and keep a low profile in your future actions." That's fine. But..." He changed the subject, "You did a great job for Director Li and the Army Guards by helping you find the stolen ammunition. In the future, when we Lixin will work in Shanghai, it should be even better. It's more convenient. Speaking of it. But..." He changed the topic, "The manufacturing bureau lost its ammunition, and the police station has no clues for three days in a row. How did you find out the whereabouts?"

Sun Zhidong grinned and said, "It's not that I'm talking big. The police handle the case. It's not as convenient as my old Shanghai where I grew up in Nanshi. If they can't find clues, I have my own methods."

Bai Qinghe chuckled: "Okay, you're tired after a night of tossing around, so just rest at home, and Xiaomeng also rests earlier, and we'll talk about other things tomorrow."

"okay."

When Bai Qinghe went upstairs, the maid wanted Sun Zhidong to go to the bathroom to wash up, but he waved his hand back and strode forward to stop Meng Liansheng who was going back to the annex.

"Brother Dong, is there anything else?" Meng Liansheng asked.

Sun Zhidong walked up to this young man who was already half a head taller than himself, smiled and said in a low voice: "Xiao Meng, do you have any dissatisfaction with what I just said to elder brother?"

Meng Liansheng blinked and showed a confused expression: "Brother Dong, I don't understand what you mean."

His eyes were clean and sincere, and he didn't seem to be pretending to be stupid at all.

Sun Zhidong doesn't think there is any problem with taking all the credit, but he has to make the other party willing and not hold grudges.

After all, once the subordinates are unwilling, it is difficult to control them.

He was very satisfied with Meng Liansheng's reaction, and he bent his lips and smiled: "I didn't tell my elder brother that you found out the whereabouts of the arms, do you have any objection?"

Meng Liansheng smiled lightly: "I just heard this news by accident. If it wasn't for Brother Dong, this news would be of no use to me at all."

Sun Zhidong patted him on the shoulder happily: "Brother Dong likes your temperament of not fighting or grabbing and just doing things. Don't worry, Brother Dong will not treat you badly this time. I will write you a check tomorrow. How chic and chic you want to be!" .”

Meng Liansheng smiled: "Thank you Dong Ge."

The two said good night and went back to their rooms to rest.

Meng Liansheng washed up briefly, lay down on the bed, put the copper pocket watch beside his pillow, and fell asleep as usual amidst the ticking of the second hand.

Li Siwei's death was believed to be for the purpose of intercepting the stolen ammunition, so it was honorable to spread the news, and the funeral was naturally held in a grand manner. Both the Army Guard and the Police Department sent wreaths to mourn, which was enough for Li Yongnian.

However, the loss of Li Yongnian and Shunhe cannot be made up for.

There are many wives and concubines in Li Yongnian's family, but the seven or eight wives combined only gave birth to two sons for him.The eldest son was killed by the enemy when he was less than ten years old.The youngest son grew up safely, and he was still a handsome and intelligent son, but he was too clever, and had wisdom beyond the limitations of the environment. He couldn't understand his father's career. After studying abroad, he never returned.

There is only one nephew left, who deserves his true inheritance.

Li Yongnian trained Li Siwei as his successor, and Li Siwei did not disappoint him. In the past two years, he managed Shunhe well, allowing him to live a happy life with a group of wives and wives in the mansion gate.

Now that Li Siwei is dead, there are naturally people in Shunhe who are ready to move. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Li Yongnian had to go out of the mountain again and sit in Shunhe.

In order to reduce Shunhe's troubles with the outside world, the first thing he did when he left the mountain was to restore the Shen family's salt luck.

Shen Yutong was still waiting for news from his elder brother, but he didn't know that Li Siwei would die suddenly and everything would return to the original state.

The desperation that lasted for half a month suddenly came to an end.

And he finally freed up his thoughts and time, and before the weather had completely cooled down, he made an appointment with Meng Liansheng to make up for the boat food that he didn't have time to eat before.

On the day of dinner, Shen Yutong asked the driver to drive to Bai Mansion to pick up people as usual, and Meng Liansheng also waited in advance at the gate of Bai Mansion as before.

His hair was neatly combed, and he was wearing a moon-white spring silk robe with a sapphire blue brocade vest. Between the bottom button of the vest and the left pocket, there was a golden chain connected. It was a copper pocket watch given to him by Shen Yutong.

Today is a rare good weather. Although it is approaching late autumn, the sun is shining brightly and the breeze is blowing. It is a comfortable and pleasant season.

Standing under the warm sun and the breeze, the young man was tall and straight, looking a bit graceful.

It was only a short year since the first meeting, but the current Meng Liansheng made it difficult for Shen Yutong to connect him with the shabby-clothed child back then.

He has completely grown into a young man, no different from the decent young people in Shanghai.

If there is any difference, it may be that he is more handsome and handsome than most of the young men who consider themselves modern in Shili Yangchang.

Of course, he didn't completely change his face, at least those dark eyes were still as clean and clear as when he first saw him.

The car stopped by the side of the road, and Meng Liansheng stepped forward: "Second Young Master!"

Shen Yutong smiled: "It's fine to let you wait inside, and you're standing outside again? If the car gets stuck on the road, wouldn't you have to stand for a long time?"

Meng Liansheng said, "Anyway, I have nothing else to do, so I won't have to trouble the porter to call me."

The driver got out of the car and opened the door for him, and he respectfully thanked him.

When he got into the car and sat down, Shen Yutong smiled, looked him up and down, and said jokingly: "Xiao Meng is becoming more and more talented."

Meng Liansheng looked slightly embarrassed, touched the back of his ear, and said, "Second Young Master is the real talent."

Shen Yutong was used to being praised, so he smiled lightly and patted him on the shoulder.Originally, it was just a casual pat, but suddenly realized that the shoulders under the waistcoat turned out to be so firm and hard.He smiled and sighed: "Xiao Meng, you have really grown a lot this year."

"Well, I'm probably full of food." Meng Liansheng nodded and said seriously, "In my hometown, due to severe drought, the fields were cut off, and I had to eat bark and grass roots, but I was still starving all year round, so I just came to Shanghai It was very thin back then."

The Shen family's dining table has no less than eight dishes per meal, and they often order noodles from restaurants. Shen Yutong has never tasted the feeling of starvation only when he doesn't want to eat. Just thinking about eating tree bark and grass roots makes him feel sad.

He glanced at Meng Liansheng, and when he saw that the other party said this, his expression was flat, and he obviously didn't care anymore, so he smiled and said: "Since you have come to Shanghai, you will definitely not live that kind of life again, even if you can't do it in the Bai Mansion in the future." , Second Young Master will not let you go hungry again."

Meng Liansheng met his eyes with sincere gratitude: "Thank you, Second Young Master."

Originally, Shen Yutong just said these words casually with emotion, but after he finished speaking, the idea took root in his heart instead.

He regarded Meng Liansheng as his younger brother, so he had the self-consciousness of being an elder brother.

The car drove to the bank of the Suzhou River, and he led Meng Liansheng to board the painting boat that had been booked in advance.

There was a small table on the table, and the two sat across the table.

The boat sailed slowly away from the shore, and the waiter on the boat carried a copper teapot, and after pouring hot tea for the two of them, Shen Yutong became more determined to be a good brother.

Although Bai Qinghe has lived in seclusion for the past two years, there are even rumors that he began to believe in Buddhism because of his son.But Lixin's current business, which is making a lot of money, is not on the table after all, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is hurtful.Now Meng Liansheng is following Sun Zhidong again, and the reputation of that boss Sun is really not good. Leaving aside business matters, this person's style of eating, drinking, prostitution and gambling alone should be kept at a respectful distance.

Xiaomeng following these people should not be a long-term strategy.

He took a sip of his tea and said, "This time, our Shen family had trouble transporting salt, thanks to Xiao Meng, you helped a lot."

Meng Liansheng was looking at the surrounding scenery curiously. Hearing what he said, he turned his head to meet his gaze and smiled slightly: "Second Young Master, you're welcome, it's just a matter of raising your hands."

Shen Yutong sighed with emotion, and said: "Speaking of which, I thought that this matter would be finally resolved, and I had to wait for my elder brother to complete his activities in Beijing. I didn't expect Li Siwei to be beaten to death for intercepting the stolen arms. Now Thinking about it, I still find it unbelievable. Could it be that if you do many injustices, you will die yourself?"

Meng Liansheng nodded with a smile: "I heard that Li Siwei has been domineering in Shanghai for many years, and deliberately made things difficult for your salt luck. Maybe God can't see it."

Shen Yutong nodded, suddenly thought of something, and said: "By the way, I heard that Boss Sun helped intercept the ammunition in the end, so he was a step behind Li Siwei. You will be there that day, isn't it dangerous?"

Meng Liansheng shook his head: "Boss Sun went with the people from the police station. They all have guns, and we don't need people from our side to show their heads, so there is no danger."

Shen Yutong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words: "Xiao Meng, although there is no danger this time, I know that Boss Sun always likes to take risks when doing things. It is not so safe for you to do things with him."

Meng Liansheng said: "It's okay, I mainly work at the dock."

Shen Yutong hesitated for a moment, and said: "Our refined salt factory is doing well now, and we have been short of manpower. If you are willing, why not come to the salt factory and work with me. If nothing else, there will be no danger."

Meng Liansheng smiled slightly, showing gratitude: "Thank you, Second Young Master, I'm at the pier now, and I'm learning a lot. Mr. Bai has kindness to me. I think I can at least repay his kindness, and then make other plans."

Hearing what he said, Shen Yutong thought about it carefully. Although he hoped that the other party would leave Lixin, if he really entered the Shenjia Salt Factory, the friendship between the two would not be as pure as it is now.

It's not a bad thing if the other party refuses.

He smiled and said: "Anyway, be careful yourself, and don't rush ahead when you encounter danger. Nothing is more important than your own life. Look at Li Siwei's prosperity, and death means nothing."

Meng Liansheng nodded: "I know."

While the two were talking, Xiao Er came to serve the food.

Most of the boat dishes are seafood from the river.Freshly cooked raw white shrimp, drunk crab marinated for three days, big bone lotus root soup simmered on a charcoal stove, a plate of seasonal vegetables, and a pot of hot rice wine.These dishes are perfect for enjoying slowly while enjoying the scenery.

Shen Yutong has been physically and mentally exhausted these days because of the salt transportation, and today he is completely relaxed.At this moment, the sun was setting, the sky was full of clouds, and the breeze was blowing. After drinking a bowl of hot soup and a glass of thin wine, I felt my mood suddenly brightened and my body relaxed. Looking at Meng Liansheng, who was eating and drinking slowly across the street, I felt a little joy in my heart.

When they finally had enough to eat and drink, they sailed on the boat for more than half an hour.

Shen Yutong glanced at the setting sun in the sky, stretched his arms, and said to Meng Liansheng, "Come on, let's go to the bow of the boat to see the scenery."

Meng Liansheng drank the last sip of wine in his glass, and walked to the bow with him.

Shen Yutong leaned against the fence, looking at the fiery red setting sun dragging a large cloud, it was a continuous fire cloud, it was really beautiful.

He has seen a lot of sunsets and sunsets, especially when he was in Fengxian. As long as it was a sunny day, he would watch the sunset disappearing from the sea in the salt field almost every evening, but he always felt that today’s sunsets and sunsets were more beautiful and magnificent than any other day in the past. , so beautiful that his mood seemed to be soaked in rum.

"Xiao Meng, don't you see the sky is beautiful!" He said casually.

Then close your eyes, in the oncoming breeze, feel the warm afterglow falling on your cheeks.

"En." Meng Liansheng, who was standing obliquely behind him, nodded and answered in a low voice, his gaze swept the sky in the distance, and then fell on the side face of the man in front of him again.

Because of drinking a little wine, Shen Yutong's fair cheeks were stained with a layer of blush, intertwined with the sunset glow on his face, and his thick eyelashes fluttered gently in the evening wind.

Meng Liansheng didn't think the sunset in the city was so beautiful, at least it was far less beautiful than his hometown in southern Anhui, but the man shrouded in the glow at this moment was more moving than any scenery he had ever seen.

He stepped forward slightly and closed his eyes like Shen Yutong.

The distance between the two of them was less than half a foot, so his breath was filled with the breath of Shen Yutong.

It wasn't the previous cologne, maybe it was some kind of soap locust, it was fresh and elegant, and it smelled very good. He almost inhaled the smell greedily.

Gradually, whether it was the smell or the rice wine he had just drunk, Meng Liansheng felt a little drunk, and an indescribable urge floated in his blood like an undercurrent.

He began to be dizzy and intoxicated by the gentle swing of the painting boat, and he couldn't help but follow the heat source to lean on Shen Yutong's neck.

It's just that before touching it, the originally calm river suddenly surged, as if a wave was coming, and the slow-moving painting boat suddenly swayed.

Shen Yutong, who was enjoying the tranquility, staggered back unexpectedly.

Fortunately, Meng Liansheng, who was standing behind him, reached out and hugged his waist in time to stabilize him.

Shen Yutong opened her eyes, grabbed the fence, breathed a funny sigh of relief, turned her head to look at Meng Liansheng, only to see that the other person's cheeks were redder than the sunset glow in the sky, and when she met her dark eyes, it was as if a stormy sea was churning .

He was taken aback for a moment, then blurted out and asked, "Xiao Meng, are you drunk?"

As if awakened suddenly, Meng Liansheng closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He put his hand on the opponent's waist, retracted it without a trace, and took a half step back. When he opened his eyes again, the black eyes returned to their usual pure and innocent .

He smiled slightly, touched his hot face, and said in a low voice, "It's a little bit."

Shen Yutong said: "I don't feel it when I drink the rice wine, but it has a lot of stamina. Let's sit back and drink some tea to sober up before going home."

Meng Liansheng turned sideways calmly, adjusted his robe with his hands, cleverly concealed his body's reaction, and replied in a low voice: "Okay."

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