The night was getting dark and there was silence.
Even people who go to bed late are resting at this time. There was a slight noise from the back door of Shen's house.
Gu Si was waiting at the door. Under the moonlight, a tightly wrapped person quickly entered the door.
Gu Si was very respectful and said, "Master Qi is waiting for you on the second floor."
Then lead the way.
The man wore a top hat and kept his head down.
When they got to the second floor, Gu Tingyun was already waiting in the study.
The curtains in the study were drawn, and only one lamp was burning in the room. The light was soft, but a bit hazy, and the light in the room was not bright.
Gu Si quietly closed the door from the outside and stood guard at the door, very alert.
"Ahem." The visitor coughed twice and seemed a little uncomfortable. He found a sofa and sat down.
A pot of tea has been brewed on the coffee table, along with two plates of plain cakes. It can be seen that the master is waiting for his arrival.
Gu Tingyun sat opposite him, "The seasons change quickly. If you feel uncomfortable, you can go to the hospital and stay for a few days."
The man took off his hat, poured himself a cup of tea, and then said with a smile: "If such a trivial matter requires hospitalization, then I won't have the face to see anyone."
He took a sip of tea, then poured another cup for Gu Tingyun, and commented: "Qiye's stuff is really good, but the stuff I have at Jingui always seems to be a little bit behind yours."
Gu Tingyun raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "It's just this year's ordinary Mingqian tea. I think sometimes the so-called gap is not the thing itself, but the state of mind, right?"
The man laughed and said, "It seems to make sense."
Gu Tingyun laughed along with him.
He said: "I still have some here. If you don't mind, I will pack some for you to take away later."
The man nodded: "Then I will be disrespectful."
Then he said: "I really have no research on these things, so I am not as good as you."
Gu Tingyun sipped the tea slowly and said lightly: "I am an idler. I always have time to tinker with these useless things. I am always different from you."
After hearing such funny words, the man sneered, glanced at the desk meaningfully, and then said: "Idle person?"
In this case, you are really fooling!
He laughed: "Can we speak more truthfully?"
Gu Tingyun raised his eyebrows: "Am I not real?"
"No, especially not."
It can be seen that the two people have a very close relationship, otherwise Gu Tingyun would not be so casual. That's how he is, whether he's familiar with someone or someone he's not familiar with, it's clear just by his attitude.
Sure enough, Gu Tingyun said: "Are you looking for trouble?"
Both men laughed.
After laughing enough, Gu Tingyun got down to business.
He said: "I've been keeping an eye on all your stores recently. I always feel that they want bulk goods."
There is no need for them to do this if they are not making money.
The man nodded: "I've stepped up, but I haven't seen anything special yet. According to the last information we found, this batch of goods should have been in for two months. It's really disappointing that they haven't shipped the goods for so long. I don’t understand a bit. Damn it, don’t these people know how to sell the goods when they arrive? Are they not in a hurry to get the funds back?”
He drank the tea and tasted a piece of plain cake.
Gu Tingyun did not move. He said calmly: "Where did you lose your man last time?"
Man: "Near Zuiyue Tower, Shen Lianyi was getting married at the time, and the convoy happened to catch up and hit us. Didn't we lose track of us? But then I thought about it, this should be their deliberate choice. They took such a route. They took advantage of the large number of people at the time to get away from us. Of course, I don’t think they necessarily knew which group of people was following them at that time. Based on how much you hate this thing, I suspect they should think it was you who did it.”
Gu Tingyun said: "You keep an eye on the channels for bulk goods, and I will handle the rest. After looking for two months, I can't find a batch of goods. I really have no place to put my face."
Man: "Haha, I thought you were a person who doesn't care about face."
Gu Tingyun raised his eyebrows and said, "Face is indeed not important, but on the boundaries of Shanghai Beach, no one can mess around."
He picked up the teacup, drank it in his mouth, then held the teacup and smiled coldly.
"Then can you ask more questions from Ye Jing? In fact, I don't understand why you didn't interrogate the person in person, but handed the person over to Master Qi Ba. I always feel that his brain is not very good and he is a bit stupid. If When it comes to business, he has no problem, but when it comes to gangs, he really does a poor job."
"It's appropriate to leave it to him." Gu Tingyun said simply.
But the man understood. He smiled: "You deliberately used Ye Jing to test him, right? Kill two birds with one stone. Regardless of whether he has problems or not, he will do his best to interrogate Ye Jing. I thought you had experienced what happened before I already believe him 100%, but I didn’t expect that you still can’t completely rest assured. But he has been interrogating Ye Jing for two months, and there is nothing more useful, right?” He crossed his legs and leaned on the sofa: “Whether it’s Ye Jing He is still the confidant of Fourth Master Liu, and they can all identify Fourth Master Liu. I am very surprised, why don't you take action against these two powerful witnesses? Do you care about brotherhood? This is not Gu Tingyun's style. "
Gu Tingyun stood up and returned to his desk and took out the cigar box. Then he came to the sofa and took out a cigar. He slid the cigarette box in front of the man.
Gu Tingyun lit his cigar and said, "Do you think Mr. Liu knows that Ye Jing is Japanese?"
After speaking, the man fell silent.
After a while, he said: "He probably doesn't know."
Gu Tingyun raised his eyes and said: "I never believe in coincidences. There must be some connection between Ye Jing's identity and what she does. It's just that I haven't hooked up this connection yet. But it doesn't matter. Unless Ye Jing dies, someone will always be exposed. Foolish. I always feel that Fourth Master Liu is just one of them, and there must be other forces in Shanghai. I don’t move Fourth Brother because Fourth Brother is now a bait. I want to see how much I can catch now. people."
Gu Tingyun has always been suspicious of people. The man took a puff of his cigar and said, "You are a very suspicious person. I am always surprised that there is anyone who is not suspicious of you."
Gu Tingyun smiled: "That's not important, is it? What's important is that there are always some people I trust. For example... you."
The man sighed: "So, I seem to have to thank you."
Gu Tingyun: "You're welcome."
man:"… "
He chuckled, "Should I write you a thank-you note?"
Gu Tingyun: "That's not necessary."
As expected, these words caused the man to sneer again.
Gu Tingyun smiled, which brought a bit of warmth, and he said: "There is another thing."
Gu Tingyun said: "I got news that Duanmu Jingyu will come to Shanghai in a few days. He has been coming to Shanghai so frequently recently, and I think there is a problem. You can contact him appropriately. We can't open any breakthroughs with Duanmuyi. Yes, but Duanmu Jingyu is different."
He rubbed the cup and said, "He doesn't have much scheming."
Man: "Why don't you touch him yourself?"
Then he said with a smile: "What? Are you afraid that if you have too much contact, he will try to pry you into a corner? No, I actually don't understand. What's so good about Miss Tang? You are a fierce and sharp-tongued little girl. I think you like this thing. , I really don’t understand it at all.”
Gu Tingyun: "I don't need you to understand, right?"
He smiled: "It's a bit sad to think about it. The last time we sat together like this was a year ago. I didn't expect that we would have the opportunity to sit together like this today."
The man smiled and shrugged.
Gu Tingyun was silent for a moment and looked up at him: "Go and see him when you have time."
Neither of them said much about this "him".
But the man was obviously indifferent, and then said: "That's not necessary."
I don't know if it was Gu Tingyun who mentioned this topic. He stood up and said, "I'm leaving first."
Gu Tingyun said no more, but said: "I will take you out."
"No need, the less contact we have, the less things will happen. Please send me my Mingqian tea bags."
Gu Tingyun smiled slightly: "I'll get it for you now."
He called Gu Si and gave instructions.
The man left with the bag satisfied.
He quickly disappeared into the night.
After the people left, Gu Tingyun sat in the study and continued drinking tea.
Gu Si came up and said, "Master Qi, don't you take a rest?"
Gu Tingyun said calmly: "Go and find me the guest list for Shen Lianyi's wedding."
"yes!"
Gu Si asked: "Master Qi, do you suspect that the guests also have problems?"
Gu Tingyun fiddled with the cigar in his hand and said, "I'm not doubting, I'm sure."
He hehe: "When they chose Shen Lianyi's motorcade to arrive, it was not just because Shen Lianyi was Tang Jiao's mother. I think it was also to let their mastermind confirm with his own eyes whether the stalker had been shaken off. As for Hu Yici, they used the name Hu Yici. To use it as another cover-up. If we focus on Hu Yici and Ye Jing behind her, we must ignore them."
He smiled lightly and said: "Ye Jing can confess the fourth brother, and the fourth brother has a close relationship with Ye Jing, so it is not the fourth brother who did this to take advantage of Ye Jing. He will definitely not Putting myself in a dangerous situation. I think someone is using him as a cover-up. It seems that the owner of this batch of goods is not simple."
Gu Tingyun laughed hard and said: "There is no need to consider the channels for selling stolen goods, he will keep an eye on it. You focus on continuing to investigate."
"yes!"
****
"Tang Jiao Tang Jiao..."
Tang Jiao was about to leave after class when Xu Jing called her.
Tang Jiao was a little confused and asked, "What's wrong?"
That's strange.
Xu Jing bit her lip and whispered: "Um...can I go to your newspaper office and have a look?"
Her eyes were bright and she was very curious.
Tang Jiao knew that she was curious and gossipy, so she said, "Okay!"
After a pause, he added: "But I've been a little busy lately, so we may not have more time to greet you."
Xu Jing immediately said: "You don't need to greet me! I can still help!"
She smiled broadly: "Oh, I'm a little nervous when I think about going to a real newspaper office!"
Tang Jiao smiled slightly and said, "Why aren't you with your Xu Zhi today?"
Xu Jing blushed immediately, but then said: "Why should I be with him all day? It's very boring."
Xu Zhi and Xu Jing have confirmed their relationship. They have not hidden it from Tang Jiao. Even many people in the class know about it. The two have even met their parents, so they are considered to be in a relationship.
I just want to get married after graduation.
Tang Jiao saw her being so stubborn and looked at Xu Zhi, who smiled good-naturedly.
He thought for a while and said, "Classmate Tang Jiao, can I go over and have a look too?"
Then he added: "I won't cause you any trouble."
Tang Jiao pondered for a moment and said, "Okay."
She was quite cheerful: "Let's come together. Our newspaper will also invite articles from outside. If you are interested, you can submit articles! But I can't guarantee that we will pass. Our deputy editor is very serious."
The deputy editor was hired by Li Langning from another family. He is a middle-aged man who looks serious and rigorous.
Tang Jiao knew this person. She was in Harbin in her previous life, so she also had an impression of this person.
If we follow the trajectory of his previous life, this person was very good in his previous life.
He is a big shot in this industry and a well-known figure in the journalism world.
But now he is only less than forty, and he has not yet become famous.
Tang Jiao originally went to Li Langning to ask about this person. Although he is not a big figure now, he is still somewhat famous. As expected, Li Langning knows him.
Then she hired Li Langning. Li Langning immediately understood what Tang Jiao meant and hired the person himself.
The current situation in the newspaper office is that Li Langning is the editor-in-chief. In addition to the specific review of the two newspapers, he also has to deal with matters at the printing plant, which is equivalent to the role of a manager. In fact, they can be divided into managers and editors, but Tang Jiao didn't want others to question Li Langning's professionalism.
Therefore, we are firmly assigned according to the editor-in-chief and deputy editor-in-chief.
The deputy editor's surname is Qiao, and he is the master who was poached.
This person has the characteristics of a literary man, is not good at sociability, and did not do very well in the original newspaper office. It is precisely because of this, with Li Langning's sharp tongue, that he switched jobs.
"Is your deputy editor Mr. Qiao? I admire him very much!" Xu Zhi was rarely excited.
He said: "I read his articles a few years ago and really wanted to learn Chinese, but my family..."
Tang Jiao laughed: "Then let me introduce you to each other."