"Hey, Zhang Xiao, it's so late, why... Have you drunk?" said Lino as he closed the door to the hospital room and sat down on a chair beside him.

When Feng Tuo heard her call out the name of "Zhang Xiao", his face instantly fell. When I heard "I drank alcohol", anger crept up on my face. Putting down the chopsticks, he had lost his appetite, and grabbed the black coffee on the side and took a sip.

"Tut-tut, you're not bitter!" Zhang Zhang said with a wrinkled face, as if he had just drunk the coffee.

"No matter how bitter the coffee is, can it compare to the bitterness in my heart?" Feng Tuo wanted to get up and listen to what he said, but he was worried that she would think too much, so he hesitated and could only look at the door of the ward.

Meng Yao said that Linuo had already rejected him, and it was his own unrequited love. Rest assured, it's not a threat to you. Zhang Zhang came to Feng Tuo and sat down, and then looked out of the ward.

Anya listened to their conversation quietly, immediately understood, and thought for a while, "You all go out, I'm tired, I need to rest." ”

Feng Tuo got up and came to her side when he heard this, and slowly helped her lie down, "Mom, you sleep, I'm watching you here." ”

“.... Okay, whatever you want. Anya closed her eyes in hatred.

"You can't fail to understand what Auntie meant. Zhang Li whispered to Feng Tuo, who was sitting back.

"You're smart!" Feng Tuo glanced at him angrily, "I just don't want to push her too hard, she's too sensitive now, and I'm worried that it will backfire." ”

"Well, I found that she had changed a lot, and it was so different from when she was in high school. Zhang Zhang couldn't help but say, "Sometimes, her voice is cold and scary!"

Feng Tuo didn't answer again, still staring at the door of the ward in a daze.

At the same time, in City B, Zhang Xiao was lying on the bar counter, holding the phone and muttering to herself, "Linuo, why don't you like me, what do I have to do to agree to me." I really don't know what to do with you, I really don't know...."

"Zhang Xiao, why did you drink so much? It should be late over there, where are you now?Do you have any friends around?" asked Li Nuo with some concern.

"I didn't drink too much! I said, I didn't drink too much!" Zhang Xiao shouted and gestured, but fell off the stool, attracting sideways glances from men and women playing on the side, and the waiter hurriedly turned around and helped Zhang Xiao up.

"Sir, are you okay?" the waiter helped him to his feet, shook him and asked, "Your friend just went to the bathroom, he should come right away, can you wait a little longer?"

Linuo vaguely heard that in addition to Zhang Xiao, there were other people beside him on the other side, and hurriedly shouted, "Zhang Xiao, you hand over your mobile phone to the people around you, hurry up!"

"Ao, here you go..."Zhang Xiao obediently handed the phone aside, "Linuo has something to say to you." ”

And the location where the mobile phone is handed to is no longer a waiter. It was none other than Pete who was blocked by Zhang Xiao's outstretched mobile phone.

After getting off work, Pete was asked by Lao Ma to "not go home tonight" at the most mixed bar in City B. Pete doesn't really like this kind of place in his bones, and always feels that if he comes to such a place too much, he will be labeled again. It took him a whole decade to dodge that label. However, such a place is the most familiar to Lao Ma, and there is no way to ask for help, so he has to bow his head, which is the truth he understands when he is young.

Pete came to "Don't Go Home Tonight" as promised, looking at the dim lights, under the noisy dance music, intoxicated, uninhibited, all kinds of figures, Pete smashed his mouth disdainfully, went straight to the innermost box on the second floor, pushed the door in, and found that there was not only Lao Ma in the box, but also a few people sitting in the box.

"Here, sit here!" Lao Ma greeted Pete warmly and took him to sit in the middle of the sofa, "Today I will introduce you to a few big Buddhas, which will be good for what you will do in the future." ”

Pete quietly took the old horse's hand off his body, and then leaned over a little to distance himself from the people on the side, "What I'm going to do in the future, I haven't figured it out myself, how do you know that they are beneficial to me?"

"What else can you think? Didn't you say that you came back to avenge your parents? Why, you plan to kill one or two people and it's over, don't you plan to pick up your parents' original business?" Lao Ma was stunned for a moment, but after being in the underground for a long time, he has seen all kinds of people, and he has long learned the ability to "talk to people when he sees people, and talk nonsense when he sees ghosts", lowered his head and snuffed out the cigarette in his hand, "And you don't want to find out, who betrayed your parents and sold their plan to go abroad to those strips?"

Pete "snapped" the wine on the table, took the remote control to turn off the music, his eyes showed a cold light, and after scanning the people present, he raised Erlang's legs, looked at the old horse, and sneered.

"Since you've said so, it seems that you've made a plan, so you might as well listen to what you have to say first. ”

"Sure enough, there is the courage of an old relative", the man sitting in the corner smoking a cigar lightly pursed his thin lips, "However, I think the old horse is still forgotten." This kid doesn't plan to join our business, don't force it, and don't waste time. Otherwise, the old relatives will not be at ease at the bottom. ”

The man beside him grabbed the person who got up and wanted to leave, "Brother Lu, the person who took the helm is gone, and today's game is about to disperse", the man said and looked at Pete, "There are some reasons why he is unwilling or not! Since he is the son of Lao Qi, then he is a member of the Double Dragon Gang, and he should share his father's work!"

Pete's face was careless, and he couldn't see what he was thinking in his eyes, but the aura emanating from his body could tell that he was unhappy. Lao Ma looked at the big guy on the side who was leaving, instantly pinched his sweat, and coughed lightly.

"Jingli, there are some things that you may not know very well, let me give you a brief introduction first. The Shuanglong Gang was founded by the eldest Yi Zhihan and the second master Ni Dachang. The second grandfather made his home in Hong Kong by underground casinos, and he grew all the way from Guangdong to the north to City B. Halfway through Wang Sanye, Bi Siye, Tian Wuye, Lu Liuye and your father joined the gang, and the guys in the gang called you Dad Qiye. If you don't want to do the business in the gang, you should know that it can't be put on the table. The second master still runs an underground casino, the third master's underground bank specializes in laundering money, the fourth master resells arms, the fifth and sixth masters are entertainment venues, and your father sells drugs and transports drugs.

Since the incident of your father's east window ten years ago, the uncle and the second master have passed away one after another, and the descendants of later generations do not want to take over the previous business, and the underground casino was handed over to the third master. The fourth master was designed by the opposite family in an arms transaction, and the body has not been found until now. The fourth master has no children and no daughters, and the business will be yellow. Lao Ma took a sip of wine, moistened his voice and continued, "In the past ten years, more than half of our business has been robbed, and the momentum is naturally not as good as before." Now the name of the Shuanglong Gang is the third master's manager, but the third master has plans to abdicate, and the little third master's mind has never been on this, so the third master has basically handed over the Shuanglong Gang to the fifth and sixth masters to take care of. The fifth and sixth masters are also learning to get started..."

"So that's all that, so what?" Pete poured a glass of wine, took a sip, and looked at the group of people on the side.

"Uncles, forgive me for taking the liberty of interjecting. The young man beside Lu Lao Liu said politely, "It doesn't matter if you are Pete or Qi Jingli, but you have to understand that you can appear here to talk to several masters because they care about your father's face." So don't set yourself too high, be careful and don't know where you fall to your death if you're not careful. ”

The man smiled at the other young man present, waiting to see Pete's reaction. Pete shook the wine in his glass, "It seems that these two are the little fifth master and the little sixth master." However, it doesn't matter much to you where I put myself. After all, it was the fifth and sixth masters who invited me here, I should be right, right?"

Lu Lao Liu stretched out his hand to the little sixth master who was on fire on the side, signaling him not to talk too much, and the man had no choice but to give up.

"Sure enough, it's the son of Lao Qi, and he has some guts!" Lu Lao Liu is naturally not a vegetarian, he finally got a son when he was old, and he never let him lose face, "You should know our intention to come to you, if you don't want your son to inherit his father's business, then hand over the account book and roster, and you decide for yourself!"

"Is the fourth master really childless and daughterless?" Pete Pi looked at Lu Lao Liu with a smile, "The news I got is not like this. ”

Lu Lao Liu and Tian Lao Wu glanced at each other, and their eyes were instantly full of murderous energy.

"Don't be angry, two masters", Pete got up with a smile, "I will naturally give you what you want, but before that, you have to do something for me." ”

"What's the matter?" Tian Lao Wu asked with squinted eyes.

"I said a long time ago that I'm not interested in what you're doing, and I'm only coming back for revenge. If we can, let's make a bargain, you help me kill someone, and then the things will naturally be handed over to you. Pete waited with his hands in his pockets, "Of course, if you don't want to, I will still do things, and things will naturally belong to others." ”

"You!" Lu Lao Liu was a little angry.

"You don't have to rush to answer, give you enough time to think about it, I'm not in a hurry, I don't know if you're in a hurry?" Pete smiled and turned to walk out of the box, no matter how angry the few people behind him were.

Coming out of the box, Pete shook his sore skull and prepared to leave, but halfway through, he was blocked by a hand. He wanted to bypass it, but when he heard the other party's last words, the corners of his mouth rose evilly, and he took the phone.

"Hello. ”

"Hello", Linuo heard a clear voice from the other side, and hurriedly spoke, "Are you a bar waiter?"

"No, I'm a guest, but I was stopped by your friend and insisted on asking me to answer the phone. Pete said, looking at the man who was sleeping on the bar counter, and continued, "He seems to be drunk, and he is alone." ”

"I'm sorry, my friend drank too much. Linuo got up and opened the door of the ward, beckoned to Feng Tuo inside, and saw him walking out with a gloomy face, Linuo didn't think much about it, "Can you wait a little?"

"Of course. Pete readily agreed, came to sit down next to Zhang Xiao, and said, "Bring me a glass of whiskey." ”

Linuo covered the receiver of his mobile phone and whispered to Feng Tuo, "Zhang Xiao has drunk too much, can you find someone to go to the bar, he is there alone, something is not good." ”

Feng Tuo looked at Linuo's worried and anxious face, and his jealousy became even stronger, "Just worry about him so much?"

"I've known Meng Yao, you and Zhang Zhang since I was in City B, and I'm even more worried about letting Meng Yao go to the bar so late, so I can only trouble...."Linuo suddenly thought of something, "Yes, how did I forget, my dad is in City B, and it must be no problem for him to send someone to pick up Zhang Xiao." ”

"What? you still want Zhang Xiao to see your father?!" Feng Tuo really obeyed the promise.

"What's wrong, there's nothing wrong with that?" said Linuo with a nonchalant expression.

"You're really... I really don't know what to say about you. Wait, I'll ask Pete to pick him up!" Feng Tuo said, taking out his phone.

"Okay then," Lino removed the hand holding the phone, "hello?"

You say. Pete took his glass and looked at the sleeping man beside him.

"My friend will be here in a moment, and I'm going to trouble you to wait a little longer. Linuo was a little embarrassed and said, "If you have any problems, you can give him to the bar waiter." ”

"In that case, I'll wait a little longer. If something happens to him after I leave, I won't be able to bear it", Pete said and took out his mobile phone and found that it was Feng Tuo calling, "I'm sorry, I'll answer the phone first, don't hang up yet." ”

"Hey, Mr. Feng. ”

"Well, where are you, is there something wrong?"

"Oh, I'm talking to my friends outside. Pete continued, "Is there anything wrong with Mr. Feng?"

"In that case, then it's fine. Feng Tuo hung up the phone, looked at Linuo's stall, and signaled that she hadn't found anyone.

Pete looked at the hung up phone and tilted his head suspiciously, he never thought that Feng Tuo was by Linuo's side.

"Hello?" Pete saw Zhang Xiao on the side as if he was about to wake up, "When will your friend arrive?"

"Uh... I'm really sorry, my friend can't leave, I'm not there. See if you can—" Lino said cautiously.

"That's right, I see your friend is waking up too. I waited until he woke up, got him safely in the car, and then left. Pete pondered something, "If you can, can you remember your number, I'll contact you when he sobers up." ”

"Okay, 188-xxxx-xxxx. Linuo said his mobile phone number in one breath, "Then I'm sorry for you, you can call me at any time if you have anything." ”

"Okay. Pete hung up the phone, looked at Zhang Xiao who was sleeping on the side, and stared at the mobile phone number he had just written down and smiled, it seems that God is also helping me. Leaving Xiaoyan, I promise that my daughter will be worse off than dead, and it will make your heart ache.

"What's the situation?, how can you give your phone number to a random stranger!" Feng Tuo angrily snatched her mobile phone. "You give it back to me!" He's helping to look at Zhang Xiao now, doesn't sound like a bad guy!" Li Nuo said as he jumped up and grabbed his phone, "But why have you grown taller again, we were half a head apart before, and now it's more than a head!"

Linuo was tired of jumping, and squatted on the ground angrily and said aggrievedly.

"Who knew that you were still the little ghost head before?" Feng Tuo saw it and hurriedly squatted down, "You are still a policeman, why don't you have any defense?

Linuo raised his head and looked at him when he heard this, "Have you grown up and understood the difficulty of life?" I also began to stop believing in the saying 'At the beginning of man, nature is good'..."

"No, that's not what I meant. Isn't there another sentence, 'You can't have the heart to hurt others, and you can't have the heart to prevent people', you must stop being so gullible about others. Otherwise, I'd be worried. Feng Tuo gently brushed the broken hair that fell on her face behind her ears.

"Got it. Besides, I'm not a kid anymore, I know all of this, and I never thought I'd contact me afterwards. At this time, Linuo's mobile phone received a message, and Feng Tuo handed her the phone, "Let's take a look, whether Zhang Xiao has woken up." ”

Linuo took the mobile phone, and sure enough, it was a message from Zhang Xiao.

"Don't worry, I'm fine. ”

Zhang Xiao sent a message and looked at Pete on the side, "Mr. Qi, I'm sorry for you today, thank you." ”

"Mr. Zhang, if you don't mind, can you walk with me?" Pete saw that Zhang Xiao was very concerned and made a thoughtful proposal.

"Naturally, after all, I still haven't woken up after all. Zhang Xiao staggered to his feet, and Pete followed.

What Zhang Xiao didn't know was that since he entered the bar, a certain line of sight in the corner had been staring at him.

"It's not far ahead, there should be a small park. If Mr. Zhang doesn't mind, let's go in and take a walk?" Pete continued.

"Of course", as she said passing by a convenience store, Zhang Xiao stopped, "What does Mr. Qi like to drink?"

"Coffee?"

"Okay, I'm going to buy a bottle of yogurt, it's my sobering medicine. Zhang Xiao smiled at Pete and walked into the convenience store. After a while, he walked out with yogurt and coffee. Pete naturally took the coffee and nodded to him.

"Did Mr. Zhang encounter something today? Pete saw Zhang Xiao's hesitation, "Of course, I just asked casually, if you don't want to say it's okay." ”

"Let's meet in Pingshui, it's not very comfortable to call Mr...."Zhang Xiao scratched her head, looking embarrassed.

"In that case, how old should I be you, how about calling me Brother Li?" Pete readily agreed with Zhang Xiao's statement.

"Okay, you can call me Zhang Xiao, or Xiaozi, my friends call me that. Zhang Xiao said happily.

"Then I'll call you Xiaozi. Pete said and motioned for him to continue walking, "Two more steps, and you'll be at the park I'm talking about." ”

"Hmm", Zhang Xiao lowered her head and thought about it, "Brother Li, are you married?"

"No, I don't even have a girlfriend yet. Pete smiled at Zhang Xiao self-deprecatingly, "Do you think that people like me should have a family a long time ago?"

"Indeed, Brother Li looks a lot like someone who has already started a family, and even if he doesn't have a family, he is the kind of person who has talked about a lot of girlfriends. Zhang Xiao smiled a little embarrassedly, "I really don't know how to look at people." ”

"No, you're not the only one around me who says that, get used to it. Pete replied seemingly easily, but the conversation changed, "Xiaozi, you drank so much wine today, could it be that you have fallen out of love?"

"No", Zhang Xiao hesitated, "It's just... I like a girl for a long time. A few months ago, I confessed to her, but she refused. I've always felt that the time between us was just wrong, but when I chased it to City B, I found out that she actually had someone in her heart. ”

"Are they together, then?"

"Not yet," Zhang Xiao said, "but through their eyes, I can feel that it is only a matter of time before they are together." ”

"Xiaozi, I'm going to say two words to you. Pete said with the corners of his mouth raised and smiled evilly, "The man is unmarried, the woman is unmarried, they are all single, and you and him have equal opportunities." Since you like it, let it go. The reason why there are so many leftover men and women now is because they lack impulse and think too much. ”

"Listening to what you say, it's true", Zhang Xiao had a feeling of sudden realization, "But, Brother Li, you shouldn't be the kind of person who only knows theory and ruins things in practice, right?"

After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, she stared at Pete with a playful face, "Also, Brother Li, isn't it a little weird for the two of us to walk in the small park so late." ”

After speaking, he motioned to Pete to look at the surrounding atmosphere, Pete looked around, only to find that the surroundings were full of couples, and there were even couples making love on the benches in the distance.

"Uh... I didn't think much of it. Pete's face immediately turned red, "Why don't we go out, it's not too early." ”

Zhang Xiao nodded, "Brother Li, why don't we add a WeChat?" I think it's quite compatible with you." ”

“ok。 Pete said, took out his mobile phone, flipped out the WeChat QR code, and stretched it out in front of Zhang Xiao, "I just came back, and I don't know many friends here." If time permits, I will ask you to come out for a small gathering. ”

"What's wrong with this, I've only been here for long. Zhang Xiao lowered her head and filled in the remarks, "Brother, you said you just came back, where did you work before?"

"Country A, only recently returned. Pete guessed from what he said just now that he should have met Feng Tuo through Linuo, but Pete didn't want to expose his relationship with Feng Tuo too early, so he thought about it and continued, "Assistant to the president, there is a shortage of people in the company here, so I was transferred." ”

"Oh, that's right. ”

"What about you?" asked Pete as he took a sip of his coffee.

"I'm just a little policeman, I was in Y City before, and I was transferred by the ministry to participate in a project. Zhang Xiao drank all the yogurt in the bottle and threw it into the trash can on the side, "Brother Li, thank you today." ”

"You've said it many times, and since we're all friends, there's no need to say thank you. Pete said with a serious face.

"Okay, where does Brother Li live, is it far away from here?" Zhang Xiao hurriedly asked.

"It's not far, you can take a taxi and go back quickly, don't worry about me. Pete thought that he would have to meet the old horse in a while, so he hurried to find a speech.

"Okay, Brother Li has time, let's make another appointment. Zhang Xiao said and walked to the side of the road to take a taxi, "Brother Li, then I'll go first?"

"Okay, I'm home;

"Okay, I'm leaving. After Zhang Xiao finished speaking, he got in the car and left.

Pete watched Zhang Xiao's car go farther and farther, then turned around and walked back for a while, went to the parking lot next to the bar to pick up the car and left.