Capital of China.
In golden autumn and October, the maple forests in Xiangshan are red like fire, the sky is high and the clouds are light, which is the most beautiful season here.
After solving the Waixing'anling incident, Lin Shuo hesitated for a while between Guangxi and the capital, and finally chose to come here first.
He wanted to visit a senior in a hunting gate.
Of course, Wei Xingshan also contributed to this. This man was originally from Shanxi, but now he lives in the capital, so Lin Shuo had to take Lin Shuo to visit him.
So Lin Shuo went to Wei Xingshan's house to have a look, and found that there was nothing to see, it was just a bachelor's nest.
After sending the bear skin to Wang Yong's family and remitting a sum of money, these two big men who were neglected in the world were finally reminded by a phone call that there was someone who should go see here.
That is Anne who is in the hospital.
Anne was seriously injured from the Outer Xing'an Mountains, and was sent to Harbin by helicopter for rescue. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured.
When her injury stabilized, she was transferred to the Third Capital Hospital for recuperation. This hospital is actually not far from Wei Xingshan's home.
The trip to Wai Xing'an Mountains brought Wei Xingshan a lot of income. He went to the car dealership early in the morning to pick up a brand new Hummer, drove Lin Shuo along the streets of Beijing in the new car, and arrived at the hospital in a short while.
When the two walked into the gate of the inpatient department of the Third Hospital, Lin Shuo suddenly stopped, and Wei Xingshan almost bumped into him.
"Old Lin, don't be nervous." Wei Xingshan stabilized his figure, guessed what Lin Shuo was thinking at this time, and comforted him, "Your old Lin is not bad in appearance, and you are very capable. And I think Miss Anne is still a bit kind to you. mean.
Men chase women across the mountain, women chase men with paper. In fact, you don't need to express anything at all, you just push it halfway and it's done.
My old Wei is not as capable as you in other things, but being a wingman, giving you assists or something, that's a piece of cake, look back and see.
But I want to remind you that Miss Anne is not in good health yet, so don't rush some things, wait for her to recover... "
"What are you talking about?" Lin Shuo didn't know what to say.
"I'm trying to cheer you up." Wei Xingshan rubbed the back of his head, "You suddenly stopped halfway along the way, I thought you were scared."
"Don't do this to me." Lin Shuo gave the strong man a look, "I suddenly remembered that it's a bit impolite for us to go to see someone empty-handed."
"That's right!" Wei Xingshan slapped his thigh, "Come on, let's go out quickly and buy some good things before coming in!"
After saying this, Wei Xingshan walked back excitedly, but found that Lin Shuo hadn't followed behind him. He turned his head and found that Lin Shuo was already standing beside the canteen at the entrance of the inpatient department.
Wei Xingshan couldn't stand it anymore: "I'm talking about Lao Lin, are you too tight? Let's not mention your relationship with Ms. Anne, let's just say that you earned a lot from the work in the Xing'an Mountains. But it’s the thread that he led. Now that he’s injured and hospitalized, you can just buy some things at the commissary to deal with it and be done with it?”
Lin Shuo lowered his head while picking up the fruit from the canteen, and asked, "Then according to you, what should I give?"
Wei Xingshan patted his chest: "If I were to give the real estate certificate of the three-bedroom apartment in the second ring road here, no matter how bad it is, I would have to buy all the flowers from a flower shop and fill her ward!"
"That's why you old Wei is still a bachelor in your thirties." Lin Shuo picked a few catties of apples for the salesperson to weigh, and said calmly, "You really don't know how to live."
"Hey, let's not deny it." The mercenary leader smiled, "If you really know how to live, who will do this business?"
While the two were talking, after Lin Shuo paid the money, he turned into the inpatient department with five catties of apples.
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After asking Anne's ward number at the nurse's station, Lin Shuo and Wei Xingshan came to the fifth floor. Just as they reached the door of the ward, they found that there were two other people besides Anne in this private ward.
These are two men in their fifties, one fat and the other thin.
The fat one was standing, not tall, wearing a hand-cut silk gown with a pocket watch chain in his breast pocket, a string of huanghuali bracelets on his wrist, and a pair of mille-soled cloth shoes on his feet.
The thin one was sitting on the edge of Anne's hospital bed, with short gray hair, wrinkled face, and a pair of thick black-rimmed glasses. The woman felt her pulse.
The short, fat middle-aged man saw Lin Shuo at the door of the ward, first looked at Lin Shuo, then seemed to recognize Lin Shuo, and nodded at him.
At the same time, Lin Shuo also recognized this person.
Although the two had never met before, as one of the six leaders of the hunting gate, it was hard not to know each other.
This short, fat middle-aged man, Lin Shuo's ears were already full in his early years.
His name is Cao Yusheng, and he is the current head of the Cao family among the six families of Liemen.
In fact, the elder Liemen that Lin Shuo wanted to visit in the capital this time was Cao Yusheng.
This Patriarch Cao is said to be as rich as an enemy, and at the same time extremely intelligent. And his current net worth was only bought with a very small part of his energy.
For a truly smart person like him, the threshold for the top richest man in the country is very easy.
The reason why Lin Shuo wanted to visit him was actually to find clues.
Although the matter of Wai Xing'an Mountains has come to an end on the surface, Lin Shuo not only did not get the real answer, but felt that the matter was even more confusing.
Who was the person who planned to harm his father six years ago
Why is the hooked snake, a strange species that has been ignorant of the world for more than two thousand years, involved
Who obtained the formula of zombie lamp oil and the treasure of the Great Gold Empire
What is he trying to do
Also, why did my mother disappear? Is she still in this world
Lin Shuo had no answers to these questions.
And the person who is closest to the answers to these questions in this world, the current head of the Cao family in front of him, should be one of them.
Not only because of his extraordinary wisdom and superb means, but also because he was once sworn brother of his parents.
Since the person standing in front of him is Cao Yusheng, the identity of the middle-aged man who is sitting on the edge of the hospital bed taking Anne's pulse is ready to be revealed.
"Mr. Lin, Captain Wei, are you here?" Anne half-lyed on the hospital bed, looked at the two people outside the door, and said happily, "Come in."
Lin Shuo and Wei Xingshan walked into the house, and Anne said to the middle-aged man who was feeling her pulse, "Teacher, let me introduce to you..."
"No need." The thin middle-aged man shook his head and said, "Since they are all from the Hunter Gate, they naturally know each other."
Hearing this, Wei Xingshan murmured in his heart, thinking that I am not from the hunting gate.
But he didn't say it out loud, because he knew he belonged to the neglected one here.
The middle-aged man who took the pulse continued to say: "Anne, your injury is almost healed, and you can recover so quickly, the physique of the Su family is really extraordinary."
"That's thanks to my mentor, you came all the way from the United States to treat me, otherwise how could I recover so quickly?"
"Oh, little girl, don't be so reckless in the future." The middle-aged man warned, then stood up and glanced at Lin Shuo, and said flatly, "Patriarch Lin, you young people, let's talk more. , Patriarch Cao and I left."
"Are you Miao Guangqi Miao's second uncle?" Lin Shuo asked.
"I don't dare to be my second uncle." The middle-aged man shook his head and said lightly, "Your father and I did have a close relationship back then, but we also met each other in life and death. So many years have passed, and I can't tell or remember , don't mention what happened back then.
But right now, I am Anne's mentor as well as her father. During this trip to Xing'anling, she could have suffered such severe injuries in your presence. You, the new head of the Lin family, are far inferior to Lin Leshan back then. "
"Of course I can't compare to my father." Lin Shuo shook his head.
Miao Guangqi wanted to say something more, but Cao Yusheng who was on the side said at this moment, "Okay, Brother Miao. There is no need to embarrass a junior, let's go first."
While speaking, the chunky middle-aged man tugged Miao Guangqi's arm.
When the two middle-aged people left, leaving the three people in the house, the atmosphere was somewhat awkward.
"Mr. Lin, you don't mind." Anne broke the silence and said, "My mentor is such a person. He speaks quickly and doesn't hide his thoughts."
"It's okay, speaking of it, I didn't protect you well." Lin Shuo sat down, sitting on the chair Miao Guangqi sat on just now, with his hands on his knees, and asked, "Are you feeling better?"
"I'll be discharged from the hospital this afternoon." Anne seemed to appreciate Lin Shuo's concern, and smiled slightly.
It's a pity that Lin Shuo's concern didn't stop here, and his expression became serious: "Okay, let's talk about business. You called me to come over, what is it for?"
Anne nodded: "Mr. Lin, there is a new deal. The International Society for Biological Research wants me to entrust you. I think you should be interested."