After taking a shower, He Chusan asked Xia Liuyi to wait on the sofa wrapped in a towel, then went into the bedroom to change the sheets and duvet cover, and invited his old man back to the bed. The two were tired of saying a few more words together, and He Chusan's eyes gradually closed. He managed a wedding, drank a lot of wine, and sold his strength in the middle of the night. He really couldn't hold it any longer.
"San." Xia Liuyi suddenly called him at this moment.
"Well." He Chusan was confused.
"I'm going to Guangzhou tomorrow."
He Chusan opened his eyes, "What are you going to do?"
"Pony has an uncle over there who raised funds to set up a clothing factory and wants to get me to invest. I'll go to the local area to see the situation."
"Can't I change it for someone else?" He Chusan asked softly.
"This is my private investment and has nothing to do with the company."
"I'll go with you."
Xia Liuyi shook his head and kissed him to comfort him - he didn't want to explain any more, he said more and more wrong.
He Chusan frowned slightly and looked at him with a tired and complicated look. Xia Liuyi once again had the kind of transparent human feeling that was penetrated by his sight, but he forced himself to hold back, and his face was still calm and calm. He Chusan suddenly pursed his mouth, buried his head in his arms, and said aggrievedly with a fake cry, "Boss, you leave after sleeping, do you have any humanity?"
Xia Liuyi secretly breathed a sigh of relief, patted his head and coaxed, "Dear me, I'll be back in a few days."
"How many days is it?"
"Maybe, maybe a week or two."
"It's as long as a week or two!" He Chusan sounded like he was really about to cry.
Xia Liuyi took down the big boss' face, kissed and coaxed, and almost didn't put his sister-in-law on his head and rode a big horse. He Chusan asked him to make time for the two to travel after he came back, and he agreed. He asked him not to touch a cigarette from now on, and he agreed. He also asked him to replace Qin Hao with another brother to practice boxing with him, and not allow Qin Hao to approach him.
Xia Liuyi was angry and funny, "Can't you practice boxing?"
"No." Fists and feet rubbed and rubbed, who knows if the gun will go off the rails? You don't know how attractive you look when you sweat!
"You really eat his jealousy?" Xia Liuyi couldn't understand, "I can't possibly like him."
"What if he sees you?"
"Do you think they're all like you?" Xia Liuyi rubbed his face, "Who cares about me except you?"
He Chusan was shocked, "Have you ever been chased by others?"
"No."
In his youth, Mr. Xia carried knives, guns and sticks to fight and kill all day long. Later, he became a leader at a young age. No one dared to provoke him except He Chusan, who was a bear-hearted leopard.
He Chusan was stunned, and said with a smirk, "Is it because you were chased for the first time, and you haven't seen the world, that you were coaxed by me..."
"Top you a lung!"
"Ah, pain, pain, I was joking, I was wrong, I was wrong."
"Shut up and sleep!"
"Good good."
…
After He Chusan was coquettish and sour, he sat contentedly in Xia Liuyi's arms and fell asleep. After a while, a low and even breathing sounded. Xia Liuyi was also very tired and tired, but she opened her eyes and looked at He Chusan's peaceful sleeping face, unable to fall asleep for a long time.
Of course, what he said to He Chusan just now was a lie. Tomorrow, he will bring Qin Hao and Xiaoma to personally "escort" Yu Guanyin back to Thailand to see Jin Maitreya. In name, it is a big gift to the godfather, but in fact, it is to meet Yu Guanyin. Guanyin teamed up to smash the godfather's nest, and each got what he needed.
A few months ago, Yu Guanyin and Jin Maitreya had a long-term rift, and the assassination of Jin Maitreya failed. When they escaped, they took away some of Jin Maitreya's secret elements. Jin Maitreya sent half of his so-called "Twelve Divine Generals"—that is, twelve confidants who died—to hunt down Yu Guanyin. It is best to catch her alive, but if she cannot be caught, she must be guaranteed to die. Yu Guanyin fled to Hong Kong and deliberately went to Xia Liuyi, and this was the farce that involved the sister-in-law before. After conspiring with Jade Guanyin, Xia Liuyi telegraphed to Jin Maitreya that he would personally escort Jade Guanyin back to Thailand and discuss new cooperation with his godfather by the way. Jin Maitreya was deeply suspicious and asked Yu Guanyin to smuggle to Thailand by boat in the Xia Liu area—saying that Interpol is now investigating Yu Guanyin very closely, for fear that she would fall into the hands of Interpol by plane—and as before, only Xia was allowed to Two men from Liuyi came.
Xia Liuyi is well aware of the danger of this trip, even if he has made sufficient preparations and precise arrangements, he is not 100% sure. Before he got home tonight, he called Qin Hao and finally told him what they had been preparing for the past few weeks: they would leave the country tomorrow and go deep into the tiger's den to complete a mission, with 50% of their lives in danger, 100% Bai needs a life-and-death struggle, and he will pay Qin Hao a high amount of money as a deposit in advance, and if he comes back alive, he will pay another one - equivalent to asking him to be a special mercenary. And gave Qin Hao one night to consider whether he would like to go.
Qin Hao went, the icing on the cake. If Qin Hao doesn't go, he also has other arrangements, and he will not be particularly defeated. But he knew that Qin Hao would definitely go, this kid looked silent, and secretly had a ruthlessness and a desire to climb up. In order to protect his sister and give him a better life, Qin Hao needs money and power, and Xia Liuyi is his best choice.
He was 100% sure about Qin Hao, but 100% sure about He Chusan. Pujiezai slept peacefully and peacefully in his arms, as if he was very at ease with his previous remarks and had no doubts at all. Xia Liuyi always felt that he was going to do something crazy, but he couldn't guess what he could do. It was impossible to get up early in the morning and lock him at home to prevent him from going out, right
On the one hand, he was paranoidly guarding against He Chusan's sudden mischief and disrupting his plan. On the other hand, he was afraid that he would not return by accident, so he couldn't help but want to look at He Chusan a few more times. With his eyes wide open, he lay in such a state of mind until the sky was light.
The first bird chirping came from outside the window. He glanced out the window, and then looked at He Chusan, who was still breathing deeply—the other party had only slept for three or four hours, and he was in deep sleep.
After kissing for a moment at the end of He Chusan's hair, he gently peeled off the arm around his waist and lifted the quilt out of bed. He picked up the jade Buddha necklace on the bed, took off the jade Buddha, put on the ring He Chusan gave him, and put it on his chest. Then put the Jade Buddha in the bedside table.
After simply packing a few pieces of luggage, he endured the pain all over his body, and walked out the door with force and style, got into the car surrounded by bodyguards, leaned on the back seat, and closed his eyes to make up for sleep.
…
The car drove to the Hung Hom pier, where Qin Hao and Xiao Ma "detained" Yu Guanyin, and Cui Dongdong who came to see him off. Xia Liuyi and Cui Dongdong whispered a few words, and then took the three of them to smuggle out to sea on a small boat, and boarded a cargo ship between Hong Kong and Bangkok at the agreed position. The cargo ship has been transporting "materials" for the cooperation between Xiaoqitang and Jin Maitreya for a long time. From the captain to the crew, Jin Maitreya's people are all respectful to Xia Liuyi and secretly censorship. The ship will arrive at Bangkok port in Thailand in five days.
…
Let's say that He Chusan slept deeply until noon on this day, woke up in the coldness of people walking on the bed, washed and changed clothes calmly, collected candles, cleaned up, made a simple meal and ate it by himself. He held the ring given by Xia Liuyi and compared it to his fingers for a long time, hesitating whether it should be worn on the middle finger or the ring finger - after all, the other party just got married and went to the bridal chamber with him. Is this a proposal ring or a wedding ring? In the end, it was precious and precious to wear it on the ring finger. Then he sorted out his watch, put on casual clothes, went out of the house, went to the parking lot to pick up the car, and drove to the street.
He couldn't drive more than two streets, and he pulled over and stopped. A following car also stopped, and the two bodyguards inside opened the car windows honestly and greeted the sister-in-law who came over, "Mr. He."
"Two eldest brothers, I want to invite my little sister Xinxin to dinner tonight. Otherwise, you can help me pick her up and accompany her to go shopping in the afternoon?" He Chusan said gently.
The two bodyguards hesitated, "But the boss..."
"The boss asked you to protect me, not to spy on me, right?" He Chusan smiled, "Could it be that you really came to spy on me?"
The two bodyguards hurriedly shook their heads as if sifting through chaff, and they never dared to put this cauldron on the boss's head.
He Chusan smiled again, "Then it's hard work for the two big brothers."
He got back into the car, started again, and saw that the vehicle tracked in the rearview mirror turned and left at the next intersection. He cautiously took another detour before driving onto the path leading to the seaside villa area.
Stopping the car in front of the villa of the big boss Qinglong, he stepped on the roof of the car, climbed over the wall to enter the hospital, and fell into the lush greenery.
The gate of the villa was re-affixed with a yellow talisman, and the blood in the hall was also cleaned up. He Chusan pushed the door and met Qinglong and Xiaoman's straight eyes, bowed his head respectfully towards their photo, and stepped into the house calmly.
He came to find the "book of accounts" that was related to the lifeline of Xiaoqitang and also represented the transfer of power. Knowing Xia Liu13 years, he has experienced all kinds of turmoil inside and outside the Xiaoqi Hall, and he knows the importance of that account book. Xia Liuyi has always been secretive about him, his acting skills that immediately became embarrassed when he mentioned "whitewashing" after he was released from prison, those shameful businesses under the "head office", and Xia Liuyi's sneaking during this period of time. Sudden, last night's sudden lingering lingering - all his doubts may be solved by that account book.
There is also the director of the ICAC, Lu Guangming, who came to the door, and even exchanged the account book as an undercover police officer. Although he doesn't trust Lu Guangming, in case such an undercover agent really exists... Will he save Xia Liuyi or not? Naturally, he would not hurt the undercover agent, nor would he reveal the identity of the other party to Xia Liuyi, but as the company's investment adviser and sister-in-law, he used some small tricks to squeeze the undercover agent out of the power center and cut off the key evidence in the other party's hands. , may still be feasible.
He desperately needed to find the ledger.
The last time he was hunted down and took refuge, he had searched the whole house and found nothing. But he still believed in his own judgment, the account book was in this room. He knew too much about Xia Liuyi—when Qinglong was alive, he handed over such an important account book to Xia Liuyi for safekeeping. After Xia Liuyi took office, he would also hand over the account book to Qinglong for "custody". Before Assen broke into his house to find the account book, it was too much to overestimate his position in Xia Liuyi's heart.
He knew that he was very important in Xia Liuyi's heart, but Qinglong's status was even more unique, and he had self-knowledge. Like Xia Liuyi, he strongly hopes that Qinglong is still alive. If Qinglong is alive, he can win Xia Liuyi's heart in an upright manner, and now, he will never be able to compete with the dead. But he respects Qinglong and does not harbor jealousy or resentment. Qinglong rescued Xia Liuyi, raised Xia Liuyi, and cared for Xia Liuyi for him before he appeared. No amount of kowtows to Qinglong were enough to express his gratitude.
Thinking of this, he simply knelt on the ground in front of Qinglong and Xiaoman's spiritual positions, and kowtowed three times to them. In addition to expressing gratitude, it also means kneeling to the high hall - I exchanged rings with your brother last night, and he will be mine from now on.
When he raised his head, he saw Qinglong and Xiaoman's expressions were calm, and they had no objection to marrying a younger brother. Their eyes penetrated through him and looked out the door - they were looking at everyone who entered this room, they must be there. What are you guarding for Xia Liuyi
He Chusan suddenly woke up and looked at the only sofa in the hall other than the spiritual seat. How could he not have thought about the strangeness of this sofa! He knew Xia Liuyi too well. He knew that Xia Liuyi would sometimes come here to sit alone, quiet his mind, and cherish the memory of the old man, so he didn't expect a sofa to suddenly appear in this empty room. How weird.
He carefully tipped the sofa to the ground, groped along the bottom, and sure enough, he found a small crack, from which he dug out an iron box with a combination lock.
The password was six digits. He didn't enter his birthday voluntarily, but after thinking and calculating for a moment, he entered the day when Xia Liuyi first saw Qinglong - June 1, 17 years ago: 161975.
[Note: The date format of the chronology in Hong Kong is "day month year"]
The latch opens with a click. From it he held out a thick, old, yellowed notebook.
The notebook is older than he imagined, and even has some traces of moth-eaten. He opened it up and took a cursory look. The content was very concise, full of amounts and names, and it was divided into two directions: part of the content was written from the first page to the back, and the other part of the content was written from the last page to the front.
He saw that most of the positive records were fixed long-term collaborators, starting with different names and codes, followed by a batch of dates and amounts, and the amounts were amazing; the reverse records were very occasional objects, with different The date is the beginning, followed by the name code and the amount, the amount is large or small.
He boldly deduced based on the amount and recording method: the positive record may be the black business of Xiaoqitang over the years, and the reverse is the record of bribery of some important "protective umbrellas".
He didn't have much time, so he didn't take a closer look. Instead, he put the notebook upright against Qinglong Xiaoman's offering table, took out a small camera from his pocket, and looked at the sunlight coming in from the door, wanting to take a picture of its contents. down. When he pressed the shutter on the first page, he suddenly noticed the difference in light and darkness when the light hit the inner page of the cover from the lens, highlighting the unevenness of the paper.
He put down the camera and groped for the front cover of the notebook. The bottom edge was slightly loose, and he cut out a small slit—there was a secret compartment inside the cover.
He put his finger in and touched it, but he didn't touch anything. There might have been a page hidden here.
He was a little suspicious, and carefully looked at the first article on the first page next to it. It reads:
7.3.1974
K, Wei, Jay
1,587,000
He looked back and forth, and this March 7, 1974 entry was the earliest entry in the notebook. Two of the codes, Wei and Jie, no longer appear in the notes. However, there is a code name called K that appears in the records of long-term collaborators. From 1979 to the present, they have maintained "business" contacts with Xiaoqitang intermittently.
Is this K the same as the K in the first article
Looking at the large number of records trailing behind K, He Chusan had a horrifying conjecture. He recalled that on New Year's Eve last year, he and Xia Liuyi met a drunken Xie Jiahua on the way back from the fireworks. Xie Jiahua accused Xia Liuyi of "doing a big business with a Thai drug lord today". He moved his finger down quickly, pointing to the record after the K code. Sure enough, he found the Gregorian calendar date "4.2.1992" at the very end, followed by a huge number - he even recognized that the typeface was Xia Liuyi's handwriting .
What Xie Jiahua said was true, Xia Liuyi really made a "big business" that day!
Regardless of whether this K is the K in the first article, it must be the code name of the Thai drug lord who has cooperated with Xiaoqitang for a long time. From the initial age of 1979, it can be inferred that it would not be Yu Guanyin, who was only a teenager at that time, or it would be There is another family, or there is an old poison king behind Jade Guanyin.
Xia Liuyi inherited the throne of Xiaoqitang, and also inherited the dirty and despicable original sin behind Xiaoqitang. In this thick book, every word is full of evil, and there are innumerable promotions! How much did Xia Liuyi participate in? How much do you dominate? !
He suddenly flashed an even more chilling conjecture, and quickly compared the years of cooperation between Xiaoqitang and K. Basically maintaining the frequency of once every six months, the transaction was delayed by several months in the year of Qinglong's death. The last record was before the arrest of Xia Liuyi in May, and it has been more than half a year now.
- It's time to "do business".
He thought of Yu Guanyin's sudden appearance, of Xia Liuyi's abnormality during this period, of his active lingering last night, of his "go to Guangzhou" with very poor lines and acting skills, he suddenly retched uncontrollably and threw it Run out the door with the laptop down.
He rushed to the far corner of the yard, stood among the lush vegetation, and spit out everything he ate at noon.
At the end of the spit, only a mouthful of bitterness remained. He covered his throbbing chest, and the diamond ring between his fingers was as hot as a soldering iron.
He has lived in Jiaolong Fortress, where there are many fan stalls since he was a child. He has seen too many walking corpses, too many broken homes, too many bloody brutalities, and even rotten corpses. He knows the meaning of the word "drug" better than anyone else. what. From a young age, Dad taught him etiquette, righteousness and integrity, taught him to keep himself clean, and taught him not to get involved in the temptation that comes to his door even in extreme predicaments. At this moment, he really wanted to take off the ring and turn his head away. He couldn't bear the torment. But he clearly understood his pretentiousness at this time-the first day he knew Xia Liuyi? It was the first time he was deceived by Xia Liuyi? He couldn't guess the activities behind Xiaoqitang at all? He couldn't guess what Xiaoqitang from Jiaolong Fortress would rely on to make a fortune? What is he pretending to be ignorant and innocent? Pretend to be kind and noble
He has already slipped into the abyss, and he has voluntarily sunk into the darkness!
He is hypocritical, selfish and shameless, he just wants to keep Xia Liuyi, even if Xia Liuyi is the culprit, even if Xia Liuyi is unforgivable. He forced himself to believe in the kindness that Xia Liuyi still had in his heart, and he forced himself to believe that Xia Liuyi was still saved!
His fingernails ripped through the flesh of his palm, and the pain brought him back to his senses. He steadied himself, kicked the dirt to cover up the vomited filth, and wiped away the bloodstains between his fingers and palms. Back in the house, he unfolded the notebook again and carefully took a page by page. After taking the photo, he wiped off the fingerprints on the notebook, carefully put it back in the box, and returned it to its original position, making sure that he did not leave any traces, and even searched and cleaned the hair on the table and the ground. Only then did the door close, and he exited the courtyard the same way.
As if he had escaped from a man-eating silt swamp, he sprinted all the way to the bottom of the mountain. Parking the car in front of a grocery store on the side of the road, he got out of the car and bought two bottles of water, stood next to the trash can, rinsed his hands, and gulped down a whole bottle.
In the cold winter and twelfth month, a thin layer of sweat appeared on his forehead.
He took out Lu Guangming's business card from his trousers pocket, tore it in half, and threw it into the trash with the empty plastic bottle.