The furnishings in Long Bing's home are very simple. Most of the furniture and decorations are of a certain age, giving people a nostalgic feeling. In her home, Xia Lei felt like he had entered the home of a veteran cadre in a TV series.
"These things are all left by my parents. I haven't touched them in these years." Long Bing said.
Xia Lei saw a family photo placed on the TV cabinet. A man in military uniform and a woman in military uniform were together, with a chubby little girl in the middle. There is no doubt that the little girl in the photo is now Long Bing.
Xia Lei was a little curious and secretly said: "Long Bing is only twenty-four or five years old. She also looks four or five years old in the photo, and her parents were still alive at that time. In the past twenty years, There was no war, so how could her parents die in the war? Are her parents engaged in the same profession as her, agents or spies? "
He wanted to ask, but didn't ask.
"I'll prepare a guest room for you." Long Bing said, "You go and cook."
"Huh?" Xia Lei didn't expect that Long Bing would ask him to cook in the kitchen the first time he came to her house.
Long Bing patted him on the shoulder and said, "I have seen your cooking skills before. There will be a guest coming later, and you will be able to use it."
"The guest you are talking about is the person who wants to see me?" Xia Lei asked tentatively: "Can you tell me who he is?"
"No, go cook. There are vegetables and meat in the refrigerator." Before Xia Lei could say anything, Long Bing had already turned around and walked upstairs.
Xia Lei shrugged depressedly and walked to the kitchen. He muttered: "Who does she think of me? A royal chef or a servant of the queen? Really..."
Xia Lei was cooking in the kitchen. After Long Bing tidied up the guest room, she returned to the living room. She looked through the information Chi Jingqiu had given Xia Lei, then took photos, made a phone call, and sent it to someone. When she had nothing to do, she simply watched TV and had no intention of going to the kitchen to help Xia Lei.
Not to mention, Xia Lei felt that she was becoming more and more like an aloof, cold and arrogant queen.
An hour later, Xia Lei stir-fried several dishes, including mapo tofu, chopped pepper beef, boiled pork slices, shredded pork with soy sauce and tomato and egg soup. These dishes are all Sichuan style, not northern style. But he did it on purpose. Who asked her to sit and watch TV without coming to help
When Xia Lei brought the last tomato and egg soup to the table, the doorbell rang.
Long Bing stood up and opened the door, and a tall old man entered. His appearance reminded Xia Lei of the Golden Retriever Lion King Xie Xun in the martial arts TV series, because his eyebrows grew diagonally upward, and his face gave people a feeling of calmness and self-power. The only difference is that his hair is short, not blond like Xie Xun's.
Xia Lei has been under Liang Zhengchun's disciples for some time, and has achieved certain achievements in practicing the secret Yongchuan taught by Yan Wing Chun, so he is very sensitive to certain things related to martial arts, and he felt it as soon as the old man entered the door. There is something related to martial arts in the other party - this old man has the same aura of a martial arts master as Liang Zhengchun!
who is he
Xia Lei couldn't help but speculate, and felt slightly nervous.
"Girl, is this the Xia Lei you always talk about?" As soon as he entered the door, the old man took one look at Xia Lei and said openly.
These words are not polite at all, but coming from the mouth of an old man like him, it gives people a feeling of "should".
Long Bing seemed to be in awe of this old man, and she nodded, "Well, yes, he is the Xia Lei I mentioned to you." Then she said to Xia Lei, "Come here, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Shi Boren."
Xia Lei quickly took off his apron and walked over, saying in honorific terms: "Hello, Mr. Shi." When he walked in front of Shi Boren, he took the initiative to extend his hands and waited to shake hands with Shi Boren.
In his eyes, Long Bing is already a very big person, and this Shi Boren is obviously a bigger person than Long Bing. You must be careful when dealing with such a big person.
"Not bad." Shi Boren nodded and stretched out his right hand to shake hands with Xia Lei.
Xia Lei said with a smile: "Old Shi, I knew you were coming, so I specially cooked some dishes. Let's eat together."
Shi Boren didn't move, but suddenly clenched his right hand.
A huge force suddenly came from Shi Boren's palm. Xia Lei felt that Shi Boren's hand was not a human hand at all, it was simply a vise! Out of instinctive reaction, his right hand also used strength to compete with Shi Boren. For a moment, veins appeared on both men's hands, and their bones made a clearly identifiable crunching sound.
"Ha! You're hiding your secret!" In one sentence, Shi Boren's left hand suddenly struck Xia Lei's shoulder.
Xia Lei raised his left hand upwards, and the outside of his elbow immediately blocked Shi Boren's attack route. The elbow is one of the hardest parts of the human body. Shi Boren's palm knife struck his elbow, and there was a slight muffled sound immediately, and then it bounced away.
A flash of surprise flashed in Shi Boren's eyes, and he suddenly raised his leg and bumped his knee into Xia Lei's abdomen.
Xia Lei reached forward with his upper body, lowered his left hand, and blocked it with his elbow again. The hard elbows and hard knees collided together, and with a louder collision, he and Shi Boren finally separated.
Long Bing looked at Xia Lei in surprise. After not seeing him for a while, how could he become so powerful
"Good boy, you are good at Wing Chun!" Shi Boren laughed and said: "Boy, where did you learn Wing Chun?"
Xia Lei said: "Liang Zhengchun is my master."
"Liang Zhengchun?" Shi Boren recalled briefly, and then said: "I know him. He is a descendant of Yim Wing Chun, the founder of Wing Chun. I have heard of this person in the early years, but I have never seen him."
Xia Lei said: "My master runs a boxing gym in Haizhu City. He is a low-key man and has always lived in seclusion."
Shi Boren looked straight at Xia Lei, his eyes seeming to penetrate Xia Lei's heart, "How long have you been studying Wing Chun?"
Xia Lei opened his mouth to say more than a month, but when he thought about it, he felt something was wrong, so he changed his words and said, "It's been a while."
Shi Boren frowned slightly, he seemed not satisfied with Xia Lei's answer.
Long Bing interrupted and said: "You guys fought and chatted, when will we have dinner? Compared to Wing Chun, Mr. Shi, you really should try Xia Lei's cooking skills. His cooking skills are even better than his kung fu." Be smart."
"Huh? Then I'd like to try it." Shi Boren laughed loudly, "Let's start dinner."
Xia Lei secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said in his heart: "Long Bing just called this Shi Boren the boss. This Shi Boren must be her boss. Long Bing is already so powerful, and this Shi Boren is even more powerful. The two of them What department is this person in?"
He wanted to ask this question, but he didn't dare. Some people's identities are state secrets. How can he, an ordinary citizen, casually pry into state secrets
At the dinner table, Shi Boren ate happily, "I haven't eaten such authentic Sichuan food in a long time. It's so enjoyable."
Long Bing showed a rare smile, "I'm not lying to you, you won't be able to taste this kind of food even if you go to an authentic Sichuan restaurant."
Xia Lei stretched out a foot from under the table and lightly kicked Long Bing's ankle. When Long Bing stared at him, he winked at Long Bing.
Xia Lei wanted to hint that she should stop praising him all the time, which made him feel embarrassed. Long Bing seemed to have a different understanding. Plus, he winked at him later, and her cheeks turned slightly red. First he was kicked quietly, and then he winked at her. This was not What is the ambiguous hint
"Well..." A strange smile appeared on Shi Boren's lips, "Can you two wait until I leave before doing this?"
Xia Lei was so embarrassed.
Long Bing's face turned even redder, and she glared at Xia Lei for a second time in shame.
It was strange that Xia Lei felt so charming when he saw Long Bing showing his daughter's shyness for the first time, and actually had a subtle feeling of heartbeat. Just with this palpitating feeling, he suddenly lost control of his left eye, and Long Bing, who was sitting opposite him, suddenly lost all her clothes. Snow-white neck, proud mountain peaks, plump and firm, as white as jade, and natural gemstones inlaid on the top of the snow-capped mountains...
Fortunately, there was a dining table that blocked him, and Xia Lei controlled his left eye in time. Otherwise, Long Bing's most mysterious place would have been glimpsed by him. But even if it's just a glimpse, the amazing feeling is extremely strong. When he glimpsed the two natural gems on the top of the snow-capped mountains, he felt his blood rush to his head, and the fabric of his pants became tense in a second.
Before this, he had never thought of seeing through Long Bing, but this time he didn't know what happened. The idea came out of nowhere, and even he himself didn't notice it.
Fortunately, only he knew all this. Long Bing didn't know, and neither did Shi Boren.
After having enough wine and food, Long Bing put away the dishes and chopsticks, and Shi Boren called Xia Lei into the living room to chat.
"Xiao Xia." Shi Boren's tone became more polite, "I'll just tell you my purpose. I don't like to beat around the bush."
Xia Lei nodded, "I don't like to beat around the bush, Mr. Shi, please tell me straight."
"Okay, then I'll tell you." Shi Boren said, "I asked Long Bing to investigate you. I'm very interested in you."
In the past, Xia Lei asked Long Bing who asked her to investigate him, but Long Bing didn't say anything. Now Shi Boren admitted it himself. After getting the answer, Xia Lei was not surprised at all.
"You are thoughtful, have amazing craftsmanship, and have good kung fu. I heard that you can speak several foreign languages..." Shi Boren shook his head and said with a wry smile: "I really can't figure out why you are so capable. , you are so talented, have you ever tested your IQ?"
Xia Lei shook his head, "No."
Shi Boren said: "You should really test it. I think the value must be scary high."
Xia Lei knew very well that the reason why he became so "all-powerful" was not because of his high IQ, but because his left eye had special abilities, but he could not tell Shi Boren about this reason.
After a pause, Shi Boren finally stated his purpose, "It's like this. You are a rare talent. I want to recruit you to join my department and serve the country. What do you think?"
At this time, Long Bing came out of the kitchen after clearing the dishes. She stood next to Shi Boren and looked at Xia Lei expectantly. She seemed to have known Shi Boren's intention for a long time, but she didn't say anything.
Xia Lei actually had the answer in his mind, but he still pretended to think about it for a moment, and then said: "Old Shi, I'm sorry, I have my own company, and there are hundreds of people under me who depend on me for a living, I can't leave them behind. They. I appreciate your kindness, Mr. Shi. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely join your department and serve the country."
Shi Boren's brows suddenly wrinkled.
Long Bing said with a smile: "Mr. Shi, I have told you a long time ago that he is very stubborn and will not work in our industry. You didn't believe it. Now do you believe it? If I can get him in, I will I’ve already dragged him in.”
Shi Boren said again: "Don't you think about it again?"
Xia Lei said bravely: "Old Shi, I have thought about it very clearly. I..."
Shi Boren interrupted Xia Lei, "Okay, I won't force you, but I will give in and you are not allowed to refuse again."
"What?" Xia Lei felt a headache.
"Be our advisor." Shi Boren said, "We don't require you to participate in all our actions, but if we need your help, you have to take action."
"What exactly are you busy with?" Xia Lei asked tentatively.
Shi Boren said: "Just like last time, you helped a girl named Jiang Ruyi solve the case of an archeology professor. If we have similar needs, you have to help us. Also, if we need to improve any weapons, you You have to help us. We have things that need to be fixed, and you have to help us."
"Okay, I will be your consultant." Xia Lei agreed.
Who is Shi Boren? He was invited to be a consultant. Although it was a false name and not an actual position, he was invited because they thought highly of him. No one else would get such an opportunity. If he refused again, he would be disrespectful.
"Okay, it's settled." Shi Boren stood up and left.
Xia Lei stood up and said goodbye, "Old Shi, go slowly."
Shi Boren suddenly thought of something again and turned around and said, "I don't have any salary to pay you here. Do you have any objection?"
Xia Lei smiled and said, "I have no objection."
"Okay, you can play with yourself, you don't have to give it to me."
Xia Lei, "..."
Long Bing, "..."
Shi Boren left the two embarrassed young men behind, opened the door and left.