A tavern in the city center of Geneva, Switzerland.
At noon, the sun shines in through the colorful carved glass, turning the wine table into a colorful platter.
He Zihong touched the table with his hands, and unexpectedly found that the wood of the wine table was actually sugar maple.
There are many types of wood for European furniture. For the tables of general taverns, the materials don’t need to be too particular, as long as they are durable, beech wood is a common choice.
Sugar maple, this fine wood native to North America, is still rare.
And judging from the natural wood grain of the tabletop, this sugar maple tree is nearly sixty years old, which is not easy.
"Old He."
Di Hongzhe was sitting opposite He Zihong at the moment, watching He Zihong studying the desktop, and said with a slight smile, "When I was still in school, I read your masterpiece. That book was my enlightenment in botany."
He Zihong was startled suddenly, remembering that there was someone beside him, with a slightly embarrassed face, he raised the wine glass on the table.
Seeing this, Di Hongzhe raised his glass quickly.
The two took a sip of whiskey at the same time, and Di Hongzhe said: "Mr. He, congratulations on your promotion to the vice president of the research society. I am relieved that the research society has you presiding over the work."
"There's no need for these polite words. Everyone knows that this is a thankless job." He Zihong smiled wryly, and patted the sugar maple table lightly, "I have been a biologist for decades, and suddenly I have to change It’s a new way of living, I really don’t get used to it, it’s like entering a completely strange world.”
"Mr. He, why did you invite me here this time..." Di Hongzhe threw out half of the question, and then said with a smile, "It's my honor to be invited to lunch by you. But in broad daylight Drinking doesn't seem to be your style, Mr. He."
"Hehe, Elder Di." He Zihong said with a smile, "There are only three Chinese in this nursing home right now, and Miao Guangqi is still far away in the United States. I am the new vice president, and there are not many people around me who can talk. My heart is full of ups and downs. From now on, you and I will be as close as possible, come, I respect you."
After saying this, He Zihong raised his head and gulped it down.
Di Hongzhe was slightly surprised when He Zihong, who was twenty years older than him, drank like this, but since the other party was so happy, he had to save face, and drank the wine in the glass in one go.
Both of them are scholars, and their alcohol capacity is not very good.
The alcohol content of whiskey is not as high as that of domestic high-strength liquor, but it also has about 40 degrees.
Both of them drank a cup each, and their faces turned red.
He Zihong chuckled, and said, "I'm really dizzy after drinking this glass of wine. Elder Di, next, don't take offense at my drunken remarks."
"Oh?" Di Hongzhe asked, "What drunk talk?"
"Oh." He Zihong seemed a little troubled, rubbed his hands, and said softly, "I shouldn't have said that, but now that I'm sitting in my position, I have to say it."
"President He, please speak."
"Elder Di, did you offend Elder Miao Guangqi somewhere?" He Zihong asked in a deep voice with his expression straightened.
Di Hongzhe was slightly taken aback, as if surprised, and asked, "Where did you start?"
"A few days ago, Elder Miao Guangqi was in China and asked me for your personnel file." He Zihong said, "You know, he ranks higher than you and has this authority. And I was not the vice president at the time. The ranking is also behind him. So I can't refuse his request.
It stands to reason that such a request is not unusual.
In the first half of the year, our Vice President William just passed away, and there was a vacant seat in the Presbyterian Court, so it was natural to fill it in.
If a new elder comes in, then your position as Elder Di will have a chance to move forward.
And you are very young, and the elders who rank high want to know more about you. This is not a bad thing, it is a normal personnel inspection. "
After hearing these words, Di Hongzhe nodded, "I can understand this."
"However, the problem is that it is normal for other elders to inspect you, but it is Elder Miao Guangqi." He Zihong changed the subject, "Elder Di, you should know that Elder Miao Guangqi has been in the United States all year round. The main responsibility of the club is to be in charge of the strange creatures, and they have never asked about the personnel of the club.
But this time, he suddenly became interested in you, which makes me a little strange. "
When Di Hongzhe heard these words, he kept looking at He Zihong, as if to discern the truth of his statement.
When He Zihong stopped talking, Di Hongzhe put on a smile and raised his glass: "President He is worrying too much? I think, maybe Elder Miao Guangqi has the same thoughts as you.
You see, you were about to take over the position of vice president at that time. This is the highest position in the history of our overseas Chinese in the history of the International Biological Research Association.
They are all descendants of Yan and Huang, presumably Elder Miao Guangqi must be very happy in his heart.
Then, by the way, let me know about my file. We Chinese high-level executives should get to know each other better, so that we can work better in the future.
As you said, we Chinese elders should get closer in the future. "
"I didn't expect Elder Di to have such a high level of awareness at such a young age, which I admire very much." He Zihong also toasted, and the two drank it down again.
At this point in the conversation, He Zihong understood in his heart.
This Di Hongzhe is not simple.
If it is an ordinary scholar, it is impossible for him to throw out such a remark without causing ripples in his heart.
If the self-restraint is a little poor, you will not be able to hold your face.
But this Di Hongzhe, even in a half-drunk state, still speaks beautifully, showing extremely high political accomplishment.
No wonder, this person will become the son-in-law of the Nordic royal family.
However, compared to He Zihong, Di Hongzhe is still younger.
He Zihong noticed that Di Hongzhe's current state was not relaxed enough, it was a typical defensive posture.
He was guarding against the conversation between the two of them going in a direction he didn't expect.
This is the benefit of alcohol. He Zihong believed that if he had such a conversation with him, he would not make such a mistake.
Di Hongzhe has a poor drinking capacity. This is the information that He Zihong saw in his personnel file, and he will use it right now.
Di Hongzhe is not required to drink wine when others invite him, but he, the vice president, kindly invites him for a few drinks, so he has no reason to refuse.
He Zihong then said: "But this time point is not right."
"Oh? What's wrong?" Di Hongzhe asked.
"The Mountain Hades incident in the Altai Mountains area is not over yet." He Zihong said, "Elder Miao Guangqi is in charge of this aspect. And your daughter Dilan happens to be in this area. The research direction of your father and daughter , and it is a zombie fungus whose survival style is very similar to that of Yama.
Of course, this is a coincidence in my eyes.
But Elder Miao Guangqi consulted your personnel file at this time. Obviously, his thoughts are not consistent with mine. "
When He Zihong said these words, Di Hongzhe was slightly taken aback, and the smile on his face suddenly froze.
He leaned back slightly, leaned on the back of the chair, and asked, "President He, in your opinion, what should I do?"
"Hehe, Elder Di, don't be nervous." He Zihong smiled, "There are only three Chinese in the Elder's House, and I don't want to see any discord between you two.
Elder Miao Guangqi's doubts, I personally think are far-fetched. However, he is a bit withdrawn, and he looks at things more extreme.
But in my current position, his suspicion of you is not a problem in terms of authority.
If I speak for you in the official name, it will appear that I am doing things unfairly.
So, Elder Di, you might as well communicate with Elder Miao Guangqi in person.
I can make this call for you, just use my mobile phone.
Today happens to be a rest day. I, a bad old man, have nothing to do to get drunk, say some drunken things, and do some stupid things. He should be able to understand it. "
While talking, He Zihong reached into his arms, took out his mobile phone, and placed it on the wine table.
"I appreciate President He's kindness." Di Hongzhe said, "I will find an opportunity to communicate with Elder Miao Guangqi myself."
"Alright." He Zihong slowly retracted his phone, thinking that today's drink was really worth it.
According to common sense, if you put forward such a suggestion, normal people will have two reactions.
Or don't refute the face of yourself as the vice president, and make a phone call to clarify the misunderstanding.
Or it doesn't matter, let Miao Guangqi doubt it, and the clearer will clear himself.
But now Di Hongzhe rejected his "good intentions", and at the same time said that he would find another time to communicate with Miao Guangqi.
This is to subconsciously admit that Miao Guangqi's suspicion is reasonable.
At the same time, it also shows that there is a personal relationship between him and Miao Guangqi.
This Di Hongzhe also has problems.
…
Northern Altai Mountains.
Anne was lying on the top of the mountain in the west, carefully hiding herself, and at the same time silently observing the situation in the valley.
As a hunter of the Su family, he has two responsibilities in the hunting team.
One is to detect and lure the enemy, and the other is to protect other hunters in the middle of the team.
And if the strength of the Su family hunter is very strong, this Su family hunter will have another authority.
That is the whole process of maneuvering, no need to stay in the team, cruising around the team, doing things cheaply.
Of course, there are not many Su family hunters with such authority in history.
Anne knew that she hadn't reached that level yet, so right now, she could only follow Lin Shuo's command.
And if Lin Shuo didn't give any further instructions, she would obediently stay where she was, unless the situation on the field forced her to take action.
Don't add to the chaos, it's Anne's experience from many actions with Lin Shuo.
But Lin Shuo, who didn't want to make a mess and preached to him all day, really messed up this time.
When Lin Shuo and the barge were about to collide, Anne's heart jumped into her throat.
But when the result of the collision came out, Anne had to admire Lin Shuo even more.
Under Miao Guangqi's careful teaching over the years, although Anne does not have much actual combat experience, she still has vision.
She could see that Lin Shuo had changed his tactics at the moment when he collided with the beast.
The reason for the change of tactics was the gunshot on the snow mountain to the south.
It should be Wei Xingshan who fired the shot, and he was in danger. So Lin Shuo used the brute force of the beast to rush in the direction of the gunfire.
As the inheritor of the Su family's unique skill of "listening to the mountain", Anne's understanding of the mountain is better than Zhang Jin's.
The mountain she chose has a very good view.
So the parabola that Lin Shuo drew in the air fell into her eyes from the beginning to the end.
At the end of this wonderful arc, on the top of the snow-capped mountain, Anne saw a woman holding a sword in the distance.
In the Heishuilong City in the Outer Xing'an Mountains, this woman either changed her face in front of Anne, or disappeared in a flash. Anne never had a chance to see this woman's face clearly.
And now, although that pretty face was very far away, Anne still recognized it.
In an instant, she felt a certain piece of memory hidden in her mind suddenly revived.
It was twenty years ago, in the snow and ice of Alaska, there was a little girl who was his own age, who was his playmate.
Then the two got into a fight and she snatched her own doll and tore it up bit by bit.
According to the instructor, she is a child of a friend's family.
Anne still vaguely remembers the scene when the little girl met her for the first time:
"My name is Nie Xuan, and I will be a very powerful assassin in the future."
At that time, these words came from a little girl's mouth, and Anne, who was also a little girl, of course couldn't understand.
Now, Anne understands.
This playmate who didn't get along with him back then has indeed become a very powerful assassin.
During the assassination, she died in the hands of Lin Shuo and in front of him.
It's just that Anne still doesn't understand why she appeared in Alaska, in her childhood memory.
Is she the teacher Miao Guangqi, which friend's child