A tavern in the heart of Geneva, Switzerland.

At midday, sunlight pours in through the colourful carved glass, transforming the table into a multicolored platter.

He Zihong touched the table with his hand, and unexpectedly found that the wood of the wine table was actually sugar maple.

There are many types of wood for European furniture, and the table in the general tavern does not have to be too particular about the materials, as long as it is strong and durable, beech wood is a common choice.

Sugar maple, a fine wood native to North America, is still rare.

And judging from the natural wood grain of the tabletop, this sugar maple tree is nearly 60 years old, which is not easy.

"He Lao. ”

Di Hongzhe was sitting opposite He Zihong at the moment, looking at He Zihong studying the desktop, and said with a slight smile: "When I was still in school, I read your masterpiece, that book, which was my enlightenment in botany. ”

He Zihong suddenly realized, remembering that there was someone around him, his face was slightly embarrassed, and he raised the wine glass on the table.

Seeing this, Di Hongzhe also hurriedly raised his glass.

The two poured a sip of whiskey at the same time, and Di Hongzhe said: "Old He, congratulations on your promotion to the vice president of the research society, I am relieved that the research society is currently presiding over the work." ”

There is no need for these polite words, everyone knows that this is a thankless chore. He Zihong smiled bitterly and patted the sugar maple table, "After being a biologist for decades, I suddenly have to change my way of living, it's really uncomfortable, it seems to have entered a completely strange world." ”

"Old He, ...... you invited me here this time" Di Hongzhe threw out half of the question, and then said with a smile, "It is my honor to be invited to lunch by you." But drinking in the middle of the day doesn't seem to be your style. ”

"Hehe, Elder Di. He Zihong said with a smile, "At present, there are only three Chinese in this elder's house, and Miao Guangqi is still far away in the United States. I, the vice president, took office, and there were few people around me who could speak, so my heart was full of ups and downs. In the future, you and I will be closer and closer, come, I respect you. ”

After saying this, He Zihong raised his head and drank it all.

Di Hongzhe was slightly surprised when he saw He Zihong, who was more than 20 years older than him, drinking like this, but since the other party was so happy, of course he couldn't help but give face, and he also drank the wine in the cup in one go.

Both of them are scholars, and they don't drink very much.

The alcohol content of whisky is not as high as that of domestic liquor, but it also has about 40 degrees.

When the two of them drank a cup each, their faces were a little red.

He Zihong smiled and said, "This glass of wine is really dizzying." Elder Di, next, let me say some drunken words, don't be surprised. ”

"Oh?" asked Di Hongzhe, "what drunken talk?"

"Oops. He Zihong's face seemed to be a little difficult, he rubbed his hands, and said softly, "I shouldn't have said this, but now that I am in my position, I have to say it." ”

"President Ho, please speak. ”

"Elder Di, did you offend Elder Miao Guangqi somewhere?" He Zihong asked in a deep voice with a straight expression.

Di Hongzhe was slightly stunned, as if he was very surprised, and asked, "Where does this start?"

"A few days ago, the old man Miao Guangqi was in China and asked me for your personnel file. He Zihong said, "You know, he is ranked higher than you, and he has this authority." I wasn't the vice president at the time, and I was behind him. So I can't refuse this request from him.

It stands to reason that this request is not unusual.

In the first half of the year, our Vice President William had just passed away, and a seat in the House of Elders had been vacated, which naturally had to be filled.

If the new elder comes in, then your position as Elder Di will have a chance to move forward.

And you, very young, the top-ranked elders want to know more about you, this is not a bad thing, normal personnel inspection. ”

After hearing this, Di Hongzhe nodded: "I can understand this." ”

"However, the problem is that if other elders inspect you, it will be normal, but it is Elder Miao Guangqi. He Zihong's words changed, "Elder Di, you should know that Elder Miao Guangqi is in the United States all year round. His main responsibility in the meeting is to be in charge of the strange creatures, and he has never asked about the personnel aspects of the meeting.

But this time, he suddenly became interested in you, which made me a little strange. ”

When Di Hongzhe heard this, his eyes kept looking at He Zihong, as if to distinguish the truth of his statement.

When He Zihong's words stopped, Di Hongzhe smiled on his face and raised his glass: "President He is too worried, right?" I think maybe Elder Miao Guangqi thinks the same as you.

You see, you were about to take over the position of vice president, which was the highest position in the history of our overseas Chinese in the International Biological Research Society.

They are all descendants of Yan and Huang, presumably Elder Miao Guangqi should be very happy in his heart.

So by the way, let's get to know my file, we are a few high-level Chinese, get to know each other better, and it will be convenient to work better in the future.

As you said, we Chinese elders should be closer and closer in the future. ”

"I didn't expect Elder Di to have such a high level of consciousness at such a young age, which makes me admire him. He Zihong also raised his glass, and the two drank it all again.

At this point in the conversation, He Zihong understood in his heart.

This Di Hongzhe is not simple.

If it were an ordinary scholar, it would be impossible for him to throw such words down without a ripple in his heart.

If the self-cultivation is a little worse, you won't be able to hang on your face.

But this Di Hongzhe, even if he is half-drunk, still speaks beautifully, showing a very high political literacy.

No wonder, this man would become the son-in-law of the Nordic royal family.

However, Di Hongzhe is still younger than He Zihong.

He Zihong noticed that Di Hongzhe's current state was not relaxed enough, and it was a typical defensive posture.

He was guarding against the conversation between the two of them going in a direction he didn't expect.

That's the benefit of alcohol, and Ho believes he wouldn't make that mistake if he had had such a conversation with him.

Di Hongzhe has a poor amount of alcohol, this is the information He Zihong saw in his personnel file, and he will use it now.

When others invite wine, Di Hongzhe can not drink it, but his vice president is kind to invite, and he only has a few drinks, so he has no reason to refuse.

He Zihong then said: "But at this point in time, it's not quite right." ”

"Oh, what's wrong?" asked Di Hongzhe.

"The incident of the mountain king in the Altai Mountains has not yet ended. He Zihong said, "Elder Miao Guangqi is in charge of this aspect. And your daughter Dilan happens to be in this area, and your father and daughter's research direction is a zombie fungus that is very similar to the way of life of the Mountain Hades.

Of course, this is a coincidence in my eyes.

But Elder Miao Guangqi is looking at your personnel file at this time, and obviously, his thoughts are not quite in line with mine. ”

When He Zihong said this, Di Hongzhe's expression was slightly stunned, and the smile on his face froze suddenly.

He leaned back slightly, leaned back in his chair, and asked, "President He, what should I do in your opinion?"

"Hehe, Elder Di, don't be nervous. He Zihong smiled, "There are only three of us in the House of Elders, and I don't want to see discord between the two of you."

Elder Miao Guangqi's suspicions, I personally think are far-fetched. However, he is a bit withdrawn and looks at things more extremely.

And in my position now, his suspicion of you is no problem in terms of authority.

If I speak for you in the name of the official, it will appear that I am acting unfairly.

So, Elder Di, you might as well communicate with Elder Miao Guangqi in person.

I can make this call for you, just use my phone.

Today happens to be a day off, and it should be understandable that I, a bad old man, has nothing to do and gets drunk, says some drunken things, and does some foolish things. ”

While speaking, He Zihong reached into his arms, took out his mobile phone, and put it on the wine table.

"I appreciate President Ho's kindness. Di Hongzhe said, "I will find an opportunity to communicate with Elder Miao Guangqi myself." ”

"It's fine. He Zihong slowly withdrew his mobile phone, thinking that today's wine was really not in vain.

According to common sense, if you make such a suggestion, normal people will have two reactions.

Either he didn't refute the face of his vice president, and took the opportunity to call and clarify the misunderstanding.

Either it doesn't matter, let Miao Guangqi doubt it, and the clear person will clear himself.

But Di Hongzhe now rejected his "kindness", and at the same time said that he would find another time to communicate with Miao Guangqi.

This is to subconsciously admit that Miao Guangqi's suspicions are reasonable.

At the same time, he also said that he had a personal relationship with Miao Guangqi.

This Di Hongzhe also has problems.

......

Northern mountainous region of the Altai Mountains.

A

E lay on the hill to the west, carefully hiding himself, while also silently observing the situation in the valley.

As a hunter of the Su family, he has two major responsibilities in the hunting team.

One is to scout and decoy the enemy, and the other is to protect other hunters in the middle of the team.

And if the strength of the Su family hunter is very strong, this Su family hunter will have another authority.

That is, to be mobile all the way, not to stay in the squad, to cruise around the perimeter of the squad, and to act cheaply.

Of course, there are not many Su family hunters with this kind of authority in history.

A

E knew that she hadn't reached that level yet, so for now, she could only obey Lin Shuo's command.

And if Lin Shuo didn't have further instructions, she would just stay where she was, unless the situation on the field forced her to take action.

I don't add to the mess, it's A

e is the experience of many actions with Lin Shuo.

But Lin Shuo, who doesn't make trouble and preaches to himself all day long, is really messy this time.

When Lin Shuo was about to collide with the barge beast, A

e's heart jumped to his throat.

But later the results of the collision were presented when A

E had to admire Lin Shuo even more.

Carefully taught by Miao Guangqi for many years, A

Although there is not much practical experience at present, I still have vision.

She could see that Lin Shuo had temporarily changed his tactics at the moment when he collided with the barge beast.

The reason for the change of tactics was the gunshot on the snowy mountains in the south.

It should have been Wei Xingshan's shot, and he was in distress. So Lin Shuo used the brute force of the barge beast to rush in the direction of the gunshot.

As the inheritor of the Su family's "listening to the mountain" stunt, A

e's understanding of the mountain situation is better than that of Zhang Jin.

The hill she chose had a very good view.

So the parabola that Lin Shuo crossed in the air fell in her eyes from beginning to end.

At the end of this wonderful arc, the top of that snow-capped mountain, A

e saw the figure of a woman fighting a sword in the distance.

Before in Heishui Dragon City in the Outer Khing'an Mountains, this woman was in A

Either change face in front of e, or disappear in a flash, A

E never had a chance to see this woman's face.

And now, although that pretty face is very far away, but A

E still recognizes it.

In an instant, she felt a certain piece of memory hidden in her brain, and it suddenly revived.

Twenty years ago, in the snow and ice of Alaska, there was a little girl of his age who was his playmate.

Later, the two quarreled, and she snatched her doll and tore it apart little by little.

According to the tutor, she is the child of a friend's family.

A

E still vaguely remembers the scene when this little girl met her for the first time:

"My name is Nie Xuan, and I will be a very powerful assassin in the future. ”

At that time, these words came out of the mouth of a little girl, who was also the A of the little girl

Of course I don't understand.

Now, A

e understood.

This playmate, who couldn't get along with him back then, has indeed become a very powerful assassin.

On the way to the assassination, she died in the hands of Lin Shuo, and she also died in front of herself.

It's just A

E still doesn't understand why she is in Alaska, in her childhood memories.

Is she the mentor Miao Guangqi, which friend's child?