The man who came to pick up Xia Lei was named Ke Jie. He was in his mid-twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. He was tall and tall. You could tell at a glance that he was a professional soldier or special forces soldier, not an ordinary person.
Ke Jie drove a Hongqi car and took Xia Lei directly to the airport. Then he accompanied Xia Lei to board the nearest flight to Kyoto and flew directly to Kyoto.
During the whole process, Ke Jie and Xia Lei only said three sentences.
First sentence: I was sent by Long Bing.
Second sentence: My name is Ke Jie.
The third sentence: Let's go.
Long Bing gives people the feeling of being as inhumane as an iceberg that is thousands of years old. Even her subordinates are taciturn and cherish their words like gold.
After the plane took off, Xia Lei gradually calmed down. He was not willing to go to Kyoto before, but he thought it would be a good idea to take this opportunity to go to Kyoto University to see his sister Xia Xue. Since he didn't pay for the air ticket, it was treated as a free trip.
"Mr. Ke, um..." Xia Lei said tentatively: "Where will you take me?"
Ke Jie glanced at Xia Lei and said, "I haven't received the instructions yet. I think Chief Long will pick you up at the airport."
"Chief Long?" This was the first time Xia Lei heard someone address Long Bing's position in this way. He was immediately startled. "What kind of chief is she?"
Ke Jie closed his mouth.
Xia Lei deliberately said to please: "Let's talk to me. I won't tell her even if you talk to me in human words."
Ke Jie said: "Chief Long told me that you will definitely ask her what she does. She said that I will shut up at that time. I am following her order now, please don't ask again."
Xia Lei felt bored and closed his mouth, but he secretly said in his heart: "The person who can be called a chief must have a high position, not to mention that she also made Jiang Ruyi the director. But, what is she? What kind of leader is he?"
It is actually not difficult to guess the answer to this question, because when the position in the army reaches a certain level, ordinary soldiers will be called chiefs. At Long Bing's age, it was impossible for her to obtain a high position in the political world, so she would have to be in the military. Her character and style are actually an example - she is a professional soldier!
"Could she be a general? Like a major general or something?" Thinking of this, Xia Lei couldn't help but smile bitterly and shook his head, "Even if I guessed her identity, it would be of no use. Why should I waste my brain cells? It might as well be Think about the product.”
Xia Lei has thought about the question of what products Thunder Horse Manufacturing Company produces more than a hundred times, and he has also thought of many ideas. For example, it produces fitness equipment, but it is difficult to sell these products without a relationship with the Sports Bureau; for example, it produces hardware parts such as screws and nuts, but if you do not use inferior materials, you simply cannot compete with others, and this market has always been It is in a saturated state; for example, it produces medical equipment, but it is difficult to sell such products without giving rebates to hospitals...
No matter what idea it is, it won't work.
Xia Lei's eyes moved to the closed-circuit television in the cabin, where an advertisement was playing.
A lake surrounded by green mountains, flying water birds, and people riding surfboards on the lake to ride the waves. There is also an advertisement on the screen: Kewen automatic surfboard brings you a better life, and Northern Group is dedicated to you.
Xia Lei was stunned. He recognized it at a glance. It was Liu Ying's patent. Gu Kewen stole Liu Ying's patent, and the Northern Group on the screen was the Gu family's group company. The Wanxiang Group, whose market value was second only to the Shentu family, was also a behemoth.
Without Gu Kewen's brutal robbery, Liu Ying would not have gone to Australia. He would also own 20% of the shares of Yuedong Sports and share the profits brought by this novel product. But now, Gu Kewen has snatched it all away in a robber's way.
The advertisement for the automatic surfboard on the TV ended and the next one started to play. However, Xia Lei's mind couldn't help but think of the patented design of the automatic surfboard that he had seen earlier. The drawings were clearly drawn from his With his left eye input into his brain, he can recall every detail, even a single punctuation mark!
In fact, Thunder Horse Manufacturing Company has the capabilities to produce this kind of automatic surfboard by itself, but doing so would violate patent laws. Once sued by the Northern Group, just a fine would kill the newly "germinated" Thunder Horse Manufacturing Company. Therefore, even if this kind of automatic surfboard can bring huge profits, Xia Lei does not dare to produce it rashly.
The plane landed at Kyoto International Airport in the evening. Xia Lei followed Ke Jie out of the airport pick-up hall and waited on the side of the road for a few minutes before a military off-road vehicle without a license plate parked in front of him. It was Long Bing who was sitting in the cab. Even when she saw Xia Lei, there was no expression on her face.
Ke Jie stood at attention to Long Bing, but did not salute.
Long Bing said: "Go back to Haizhu City, you have nothing to do here."
"Yes." With such a simple word, Ke Jie turned around and walked towards the airport hall.
Xia Leila opened the door and sat in the passenger seat. He said, "Actually, you can ask Ke Jie to bring you the information. Why do you have to make a trip for me?"
Long Bing glanced at Xia Lei and said, "Two reasons. First, someone wants to see you. Second, I need your help with something."
Xia Lei was stunned for a moment, "So... my affairs are not the most important?"
Long Bing said calmly: "It's not clear yet. Give me the information and I'll ask experts to analyze it before telling you the result. Also, I have people monitoring Chi Jingqiu. If there is any situation, I will tell you as soon as possible. you."
"That's pretty much it." Xia Lei asked, "Who wants to see me? What do you want me to do for you?"
Long Bing said: "Now is not the time to talk about this. Let's go to my house first."
"Going to your house?" Xia Lei didn't expect such an arrangement.
Long Bing started the car and drove away. She obviously didn't intend to answer this question.
There are many high-rise buildings outside the car window, and vehicles on the road are also passing by non-stop. The prosperity of Kyoto is far higher than that of Haizhu City. Xia Lei felt a little strange when he came here for the first time. But the scenery in the city was nothing but high-rise buildings, and he felt it was boring after a few minutes. When he was bored, he took out his mobile phone and prepared to call Xia Xue, but then he thought that Xia Xue might be in class and calling her might disturb her class, so he sent her a text message: Xiaoxue. , I am leaving for Kyoto, and I will temporarily stay at Long Bing’s house. Call me back when it's convenient for you and take me around the capital.
Since I came to Kyoto, I definitely wanted to get together with my sister.
"Are you texting Xia Xue?" Long Bing broke the silence between the two.
Xia Lei said, "Well, I want to meet her."
"How did you feel when you came to Kyoto for the first time?"
"Well, the roads are very congested and the air is very bad." Xia Lei said.
"Haha..." Long Bing suddenly laughed.
"why are you laughing?"
"It's nothing." Long Bing closed his mouth again and his smile faded.
Xia Lei looked at her, "Actually, you look pretty when you smile. Why do you always have a straight face?"
Long Bing also glanced at Xia Lei, "Someone said the same thing to me yesterday."
"Huh?" Xia Lei smiled, "Who said that to you?"
"He seems to be a senior executive of a foreign company. He is very young, very handsome, and has a frighteningly high level of education." Long Bing said.
"Haha." Xia Lei laughed out loud, "People must be interested in you when they say this. What's your reaction?"
Long Bing glanced at Xia Lei again, "Say something like this... does it mean that a man is interested in a woman?"
Only then did Xia Lei realize that he had plotted against himself. He smiled awkwardly, "Well, I must have plotted against him. We are good friends. I say this for your own good."
Long Bing looked away and said calmly: "Do you really want to know my reaction?"
"Of course, what was your reaction?"
Long Bing said: "I punched him, and then he squatted on the ground for five minutes."
Xia Lei, "..."
There is no doubt about her sexiness and beauty, but can she get married if this continues? Xia Lei was deeply worried about this.
The text message ring suddenly rang.
Xia Xue texted back: Brother, I miss you so much. I know where Long Jie’s home is. I’ve been there. Tomorrow is the weekend. I’ll come find you and take you to visit the capital.
Xia Lei then sent a new text message: Okay, see you tomorrow.
Half an hour later, Long Bing drove an off-road military vehicle without taking pictures into an inconspicuous community. There are no towering elevator apartments in the community, nor are there any apartment buildings higher than five floors. They are all single-family villas. These villas are not built now, they are a bit old and look like they were built in the 1940s and 1950s. There is a small garden in front of every house, and many flowers and plants are planted, which looks very elegant. This community is like a small village, with a tranquility that is completely different from the city.
Xia Lei secretly said in his heart: "Such a community, such a house, in a place like Kyoto where land is at a premium, I'm afraid you can't buy it even if you have money, right?"
Walking along a path covered by tree shades, I met several old men and women along the way. They all greeted Long Bing and looked at Xia Lei quietly, with very strange looks in their eyes.
Arriving at a villa numbered 17, Long Bing said, "Here we are, this is my home."
This building is two stories high, with green tiles and red bricks. There are many roses planted in the small garden in front of the door, including red, pink, white and purple. It has a unique feeling of blooming flowers.
"You must like roses very much." Xia Lei said with a smile: "I really can't tell that you are actually a very romantic woman."
Long Bing stared at Xia Lei and said, "My mother planted this."
"Your mother... aunt also lives here?" Xia Lei suddenly felt strange. If he had known that this was the case, he would not have come to Long Bing's house at all. It is always a bad behavior to stay in someone else's home for no other reason than the first time you meet.
Long Bing was silent for a moment, looking a little sad, "She and my father died on the battlefield."
"I'm sorry." Xia Lei Youxue felt awkward, "I don't know..."
"It's okay, come in with me." Long Bing walked towards the door.
Xia Lei also walked towards the door.
At this time, an old man next door came out carrying a birdcage. When he saw Long Bing leading Xia Lei, a smile suddenly appeared on his face and he said in a Beijing accent: "Girl, this is your boyfriend, right? It's the first time we meet. Come to my house for dinner later and I’ll prepare something delicious for you.”
Long Bing glanced at the old man and said, "Uncle Chen, he is my colleague, not my boyfriend."
Xia Lei awkwardly nodded and smiled at the old man as a greeting. But before he could say anything, Long Bing dragged him through the door.
The old man surnamed Chen touched the hairless head and smiled, "This is the first time I've seen her bring a man home, colleague? Only a ghost can believe you."