The most famous cigar club in Hanzhou is located on the first floor of Times Building.
Now Lu Ming is in the VIP room of the club, watching the skinny old man opposite him puffing out smoke.
This skinny old man is a professor of history at Hanzhou University. He has done in-depth research on the history of the Bron people and is an authority in this field.
But in the academic world, historians do not have a good opinion of him. Who among the serious experts would study the Bruns? What is there to study
Lu Ming is also quite annoyed with this old man now.
Originally, Kim Mi-yeon had made an appointment to meet with her sister today, Sunday.
Who would have thought that Professor Song, who had originally made an appointment on Monday, would suddenly inform us that he would go to the capital to visit an old friend tomorrow and would be away for about a week. He could spare half an hour today to meet with Lawyer Lu.
But Lawyer Lu arranged the meeting to be at one of the three major cigar clubs in the city. He had a half-hour cigar time every Sunday, and the location was always at one of the three major cigar clubs.
The Times Cigar Club is one of the three major clubs.
The club members here are either rich or noble. Lu Ming is the owner of the top-floor apartment in Times Building, so he automatically becomes a senior member of the club.
When Professor Song heard that it was the Times Cigar Club, he gladly accepted the invitation. Although the Times Cigar Club was a new cigar club after the completion of the Times Building at the beginning of this year, its reputation quickly became on par with the two old clubs, and it was poised to become the leader of the three major clubs.
When we arrived at the place, we saw that it was a high-end suite. The cigars provided were pure top-grade Nanyang Keshi tobacco leaves, called Keshi No. 1. This cigar cost about 10 yuan.
The old man stopped talking about leaving in half an hour and took a few greedy puffs. He leaned his head back on the soft sofa, looking like he was enjoying taking drugs. He sighed and said, "Now, some cigars are no longer rolled by hand, but by machines. Tell me, what kind of world is this? Kessie's is still the best. It takes three years to ferment. Slow work makes fine work. This Kessie is even better... Good..."
Lu Ming smiled and looked at Duan Guidi beside him.
As her own chief clerk, she is now familiar with the job and is becoming more and more proficient in it. Last month, she obtained a self-taught bachelor's degree in law. It can be said that as the three-in-one chief clerk from the congressman's office to the lawyer's office to the prosecutor's office, the affairs of these three offices are finally summarized to her, and she is in charge of anything that does not need to be handled personally.
When coming to the western states to sue, there is naturally no need for a rotating officer, and the chief clerk will follow in person.
Duan Guimi had already taken out a pen and paper, ready to record Professor Song's words, but the notebook was now blank.
The agreed half hour was almost over, and Professor Song hadn't gotten to the point yet.
Although Lu Ming felt relieved as it seemed that Professor Song would not just leave immediately without giving him a perfunctory answer, his meeting with Meizhen was also ruined. He could only see if he had time in the evening.
Professor Song suddenly sat up straight, blinking his eyes, "Mr. Lu, I heard that the high-end private rooms here have cigar girls serving? They are all from Bron, right? We can just talk about the history of the Bron people, and it would be appropriate to have a few Bron people here!"
Lu Ming was stunned for a moment. He heard that this old gentleman was a talented and romantic man when he was young, and it seemed to be true.
Nodding to Duan Guimi, "Call Professor Song..."
"Mr. Lu, what you said..." Professor Song was dissatisfied, "It's too rude, as if we were calling that thing. We should say, bring another chat partner!"
Duan Guiyi chuckled: "Okay, Professor Song, I'll go find someone who shares the same ideals as you and can talk to you!"
Professor Song's mustache almost stood up when he saw her charming smile. He said with a smile: "Okay, okay, Miss Duan is considerate and a good assistant to Mr. Lu!" He probably had something in his mind that he couldn't say out loud. If Miss Duan was willing to light a cigar for him, then what was the point of having those vulgar women
Lu Ming didn't bother to pay attention to the old man and took a sip of coffee.
But it is true that the girls in high-end cigar clubs, in addition to helping with cigar handling and other services, are actually there to chat. The guests talk about everything under the sun and brag, and they will naturally be more enthusiastic with beautiful girls around. The more high-end the cigar club, the higher the quality of the cigar girls. They have to be well-educated and able to occasionally join in the conversation. They also have to be smart and not overshadow the guests. I heard that there are many technical secondary school students and even college students in clubs nowadays.
Not long after Duan Guimi went out, he brought in a tall girl, a very beautiful mixed-race girl, with long black wavy hair and faint light blue eyes. She was wearing a black suit uniform and looked very sexy and charming.
Professor Song was stunned, and then his face was full of embarrassment.
The tall girl had a smile on her pretty face, but when her eyes fell on Professor Song, her face changed and she said in a lost voice, "Teacher?"
Duan Guimi came to Lu Ming and whispered, "Boss, the Crown Girl here has a unique price, 20 yuan an hour. She is a student of Hanzhou University and only works part-time during holidays."
Lu Ming was helpless, thinking to himself, I know it even if you don’t tell me, you did it on purpose, right
However, as Hanzhou University is one of the top ten universities in the empire, with more than a dozen colleges, it is normal for students and professors not to know each other. This acquaintance is a bit of a coincidence.
20 yuan an hour? This is much higher than the consultation fee of most junior lawyers. Compared with her, Wang Daan is nothing. Pretty girls have advantages, especially those from prestigious universities.
"Han Mary, are you working here?!" Professor Song is still experienced and soon calmed down.
The tall girl looked down at her toes and whispered, "Yes..." Then she said quickly, "Then I'm out. Teacher, please choose someone else!"
"Don't..." Professor Song blurted out, then felt something was wrong and coughed, "Look, Mr. Lu needs someone to chat with him, don't let my presence affect your work." He sighed, "I heard that your family is in financial difficulty. It's the teacher's fault for not caring enough about you." Then he changed the subject, "Of course, working here is also a way to adapt to society in advance. The circle you come into contact with is very good, and you can gain a lot of knowledge, which will be very helpful for your future employment!"
Lu Ming thought to himself, what a great job! One, two, three, he expressed everything that needed to be expressed. He kept the students and didn't make them feel embarrassed. He was very noble and showed his concern for the students. He did everything for you.
Han Mary was indeed slightly relieved. After thinking for a while, she walked over to Lu Ming and bowed slightly, then carefully sat down on the milky white sofa next to Lu Ming.
Professor Song said, "Mr. Lu, this is Hanmari, a student of our Hanzhou University. She is from the Law School and was a freshman last year. She worked part-time to help me sort out historical materials for a period of time." He then said to Hanmari, "This Mr. Lu is a lawyer from Donghai. He asked me for some professional knowledge."
Han Marie said softly, "Hello, Mr. Lu." But there was a lot of surprise in her eyes, as if he was about the same age as her, a lawyer of three terms? Did Professor Song meet a liar
Professor Song leaned forward and said, "Mr. Lu, let's get to the point. What do you want to know about the history of the Bron people?"
Duan Guiyi looked at this expert professor who suddenly became a teacher with dignity with amusement, and her beautiful eyes flashed with teasing. She really wanted to ask him now, "Can you choose another chat partner for me?" However, she was afraid of ruining her boss's business, so she had to hold back the urge to play a prank.
Lu Mingcai ignored the various changes in the three people's minds at the moment and got to the point as soon as possible. He pondered and said, "The main thing is how the gathering area of the Bron people was formed? In addition, I saw that the so-called national flag made by the organization promoting independence of the Bron people seems to be a little different from the territory of the Bron area. Why is that?"
"Oh, this is a long story..." Professor Song picked up the cigar that had just gone out.
Hanmari hesitated for a moment, then stood up and walked over, picked up the club's specially made sterling silver lighter on the tea table next to Professor Song, squatted slightly, and lit the cigar for Professor Song.
Professor Song nodded in satisfaction and said, "Come back, I want to talk to you about your matter. Let's talk about it after we return to school."
Han Marie's face turned slightly pale, and she slowly sat back next to Lu Ming.
Although the cigar girls in the cigar club are not call girls, they still have a bad reputation. If the school seriously investigates the matter, it is possible that they will be punished or even expelled.
But who would have thought that a university professor, who happened to be someone I knew, could come to such a high-end private room
"The Brun people were not an independent ethnic group at first. Eight hundred years ago, the present-day Brun was a camp for exiled criminals..." Professor Song finally got to the point.
Lu Ming listened attentively as Duan Guimi was recording quickly.
Only Hanmari looked uneasy, and no one knew what she was thinking.