After the Great Reconciliation of the Federation, the Central Committee of the Qinglong Mountain Anti-Government Army held a thank you reception in the Capital Special Administrative Region. The historic handshake between President Pabul and the leaders of Nanshui made the people from Qinglongshan who came to negotiate received unprecedented and even exaggerated respect in the Capital Territory. There were many heavyweight guests who came to the reception.
The venue for the reception was also very important. In a sense, the Tai family, who helped to bring about federal reconciliation, vacated the Liufengpo Clubhouse next to Charter Square to welcome guests from all over the world. Two years ago, Mr. Pabble, who was only a member of parliament, took a military plane to Qinglong Mountain and laid the foundation for today's great reconciliation. All the Tai family exerted their influence in secret. Whether it was the current government or the people of Qinglong Mountain, what about the The lady must have the most sincere gratitude.
Xu Le and Shi Qinghai got off the black car and looked at the inconspicuous main entrance of the Liufengpo Clubhouse and the extremely high night sky. I sighed in my heart at the same time.
Seeing this name, it is hard for them not to think of the four-state Peace Foundation building full of bullets and blood. The owner of that building once climbed to a very high position on both sides of Qinglong Mountain and the government. But now it has been thrown into the dustbin of history and gradually forgotten by people.
Probably only the two brothers will never forget this Mr. Senator who died in their hands.
Xu Le naturally has no objection to the reconciliation of the Federal Congress, but he really does not have much interest in this kind of reception, and it is even more impossible for him to make a special trip to meet the girl with black-rimmed glasses again. Bittersweet, self-abuse, and literary.
It's just that he received a direct order from the Ministry of Defense. I don't know who wants to see him at the reception. The military orders are like mountains, and he naturally cannot refuse. The same is true for Shi Qinghai. He was looking for his own organization, and the intelligence leader inexplicably put the contact point in the reception.
After finding his name on the electronic register, Xu Le took Shi Qinghai into the Liufengpo Club. He had been to this high-end place full of serene and noble atmosphere, but today he came to the end before he knew Liufengpo. There is also a large building on the mountain behind the clubhouse, and the reception was held in a hall halfway up the mountain.
He found a dark seat in the hall and sat down. Shi Qinghai took a bottle of red wine from the slightly surprised eyes of the waiter and filled his and Xu Le's glasses. The two looked at each other, laughed at themselves, and took a sip drink up.
Going back to the dance two years ago, the legendary intelligence leader from Qinglong Mountain got in touch with the prince of the Tai family through Xu Le, which contributed to the subsequent series of political disturbances. In a sense, Xu Le and Shi Qinghai are the key figures in the federal reconciliation, but at this reception, no one will realize this, and no one will even notice their existence.
It was this emotion that made the two of them feel a little inexplicable in the dark place under the crystal chandelier in the bustling hall.
"Remember the Double Moon Festival dance two years ago?" Shi Qinghai poured two more glasses of red wine and swallowed it slowly, letting the clear aroma of wine reverberate in his mouth and nose, he said quietly, "Tonight tonight. She'll come. Will you go to a dance with her again?"
Xu Le squinted and smiled, shook his head and said, "It's all in the past, what's there to mention?"
At this moment, the heavy door opened, and an old man about sixty years old walked in accompanied by several federal members. The seventy-odd guests in the hall stood up collectively, and polite and enthusiastic applause sounded. Those who are qualified to enter the Liufengpo Clubhouse to participate in this charity dinner are undoubtedly top-notch people in their respective circles, but at this time, their actions of standing up and applauding seem very natural.
Xu Le withdrew his gaze towards the bottom of the rostrum. He had noticed earlier that Li Xiuzhu and Lin Douhai were all second-generation figures of the Seven Great Masters sitting at the same table, but he did not see Li Xiaotong. It seemed that the Seventh Young Master It was not a lie to say that he and Li Xiuzhu never played at the same time.
"Not the leader of Nanshui?"
"Jin Jifan, Chairman of the Qinglongshan Central Committee." Shi Qinghai looked at the rippling red wine in his glass, thinking that he didn't know when the wretched uncle would come to him, and said with a trace of meaninglessness: "The leader of Nanshui always likes to maintain a sense of mystery. , even if President Pabble is there, he will not be there."
"The top society in the federation attaches great importance to saving face. Now that the peace agreement has been signed, it is natural to show respect for Qinglong Mountain." Shi Qinghai added, with a slight mockery in his words.
"You are from Qinglong Mountain, but from the looks of it, you don't seem to have much affection for that Central Committee." Xu Le asked curiously.
"We are an intelligence system, relatively independent, and have been active in S1 for many years... In the eyes of people from the Central Committee, we are born to be suspected of being traitors." Shi Qinghai's eyes became more and more mocking. " Let's just say that the guy who asked me to come to the reception today is also the No. 3 person in the Central Committee in name, but in fact, his life in the mountains was not very comfortable."
"But you still need to find an organization." Xu Le said with a smile, shook his head and said, "Don't talk about this, I'm not interested in these things, you must know that I am a real active federal officer now."
Kim Ki-bum and the few federal heavyweight members smiled mildly, and sat on the table in front of the rostrum in the eyes of everyone. Just when the guests in the hall thought that as soon as President Pabble arrived later, the charity reception would officially start, no one thought that another pair of guests appeared at the gate.
"I originally thought that the lady wanted to push the crown prince to the front desk today." Shi Qinghai looked at the pair of young guests who appeared at the door, a trace of disgust flashed across his brows, and said, "How do you know it's this idiot who came here."
The order of appearance at any formal reception is always particular. What qualifications are there for the young man and woman who appeared at the gate of the reception to be after Kim Ki-bum and a few members of parliament
"Who is that young man?" Xu Le narrowed his eyes and looked at the man at the door with his elbows slightly bent. The man was wearing an unmarked military uniform, with a tall figure and a deliberately calm and reserved face. And how can not hide the arrogance.
"As I said, that's an idiot." Shi Hai noticed that Xu Le's voice was slightly lower than before, and smiled lightly, "Nan Mingxiu, the second son of the leader of Nanshui."
"This good son of a revolutionary is really arrogant in Qinglong Mountain. Relying on his good father, he dares to appear after Jin Jifan and put on such a pomp... Does he think that the capital is the same as that great barren mountain?"
Shi Qinghai knew Xu Le's mood at this time, so he didn't speak rudely, and directly threw out the evaluation given to him by the anti-government army.
Most of the guests at the charity reception did not know who this young man was, yet they dared to appear after Kim Ki-bum and the councilor. There was a discussion in the field, the identity of this person gradually spread, and everyone nodded lightly, showing the color of comprehension.
The guests in the room should be familiar with the young man's female companion, because this beautiful girl in a light blue dress once appeared in the live broadcast of the hearing on Parliament Hill, and the entire Federation had once. Heard her calm and firm voice...
It is no exaggeration to say that this girl has many admirers in the federation. People appreciate her calm and firmness, and her calm beauty in front of countless members, especially when the federation restarted the Medellin project last month, and she came back again. S1 Parliament Hill, this appreciation has been further strengthened after facing countless media reporters to show their calm and calm side.
Nan Mingxiu? Xu Le's eyelashes twitched slightly, looking at the son of the leader of the anti-government army, at his slightly bent arms, at the small white hand in his arms, at the light blue little boy. dress. The style of this little dress seems to be a little old, and it seems that it has not been worn for a long time. It seems too simple to appear in a luxurious and romantic occasion such as the Liufengpo Club.
Xu Le felt that this little blue dress looked familiar, but she suddenly remembered that she also wore this little dress at the Double Moon Festival two years ago.
"It seems that life in the guerrillas is really hard." He quietly looked at the girl at the door, a little melancholy and a little comforted to find that she was not wearing black-rimmed glasses today, and said softly: "The leader's son The female companion can only wear old clothes."
Clothes are not as good as new, people are not as old as old clothes, but old clothes are the most comfortable, and new people may be a better choice. Shi Qinghai stared at the red wine in the glass and said with a slight smile, "Your performance is better than I imagined, and you can still perform so lightly."
"It's not difficult."
Xu Le held up the red wine glass in his steady hand. He was not pretending to be anything. Whether or not he could really see through the past, but after so many desperate situations of life and death and stormy waves, it seemed that these things could hardly shake his big heart. .
He calmly watched Nan Mingxiu and Zhang Xiaomeng hold hands, walked towards the podium in the eyes of all the guests, and watched them sit at the table where Li Xiuzhu was. After so many years of practice, his mechanic's eyes became sharper. The moment Nan Mingxiu sat down with Zhang Xiaomeng, he could clearly see the undisguised greed and possessiveness in this man's eyes.
In an instant, Xu Le's eyes narrowed, and he took a sip of red wine.
"The wind is light and the cloud is light, the wind is light and the cloud is light..." Shi Qinghai looked at him mockingly, laughed, and said, "You didn't say it wasn't difficult."
Xu Le put down the wine glass, squinted at the table, was silent for a long time, and suddenly said, "But I... still feel bad."
At this moment, with the voice of the concierge, President Pabble arrived, the audience stood up, and the reception officially opened.