Chapter 456: Friend or Foe?
After sending her aunt away that day, her aunt took them to see an aunt she hadn't seen for many years. The two sisters of the Qiao family didn't know each other at all, so they followed their mother and aunt to have a meal.
Qiao Lu was much more tired than Qiao Lin because everyone was urging her to get married early. She will be thirty-two after the New Year, and a hot (blind) heart (messy) intestines (chaos) relative directly introduced her to a very old, divorced with children, and asked her to meet once before returning to Beijing.
Qiao Lu's face turned blue with anger, but fortunately, her aunt said a lot for her: "People are doctors who have stayed abroad, and they are teachers at Peking University, don't they know more than you?
Auntie's combat effectiveness is still very strong, and no one talks nonsense anymore. The meal was not easy, and on the way back, Jolene fell asleep in the back seat, and did not see her sister message alertly like an agent.
After arriving home, Li Lanzhi heated the meal and wanted to eat casually, Qiao Lu said that one of her high school classmates would leave Hong Kong City tomorrow, and she had dinner with a few high school classmates.
She said it very naturally, no one was suspicious, but no one knew, in fact, Qiao Lu was in her heart. She was still on the alert of an agent, constantly checking for tails behind her, until she got into a cab and arrived at a musical fountain square by the sea, where she breathed a sigh of relief.
In the summer, it is crowded in the evenings, but in the winter, the music is no longer played, the spring water is not sprayed, and no one comes. If you can think of connecting here, I'm afraid that the other party also has experience in intelligence work.
Qiao Lu saw the man at a glance, and didn't bother to say hello, so she reprimanded him first: "You are crazy!
"Love is crazy. The man smiled and said, "Who would have thought that I would be like I was twenty years old again, and I wanted to have a desperate love." β
Qiao Lu stroked her hair frantically and said, "Who said you were in love? From the moment you said love, I decided to ......"
"Okay, then let's not mention love for now, I just want to come and see you. β
Get rid of the drama, this sentence is quite normal. Qiao Lu thought that it was not easy for him to come all the way, and he was about to say a few soft words, but he said as if he was dead: "I went to see your father just now." β
οΌοΌοΌ
"Indeed, as you say, the old man is very hospitable, and full of pride in the three of you brothers and sisters. β
Qiao Lu was speechless, so she had to repeat again: "Are you really crazy? You actually ran to my house first? How did you find it?"
"I remember you said before that you grew up on the auspicious road, and the name of that road was very special, so I remembered it. You said that your father owned a wonton restaurant, and I walked around that street. I'm not sure if the 'Auspicious Wonton House' is owned by your family, but as soon as I walked in, I saw your family photos, and that's why I was sure. β
With that, he blinked slyly and said, "Well, I'm not bad, am I?"
Full marks for his memory and good reasoning, these abilities are indeed very much in line with his identity. Qiao Lu didn't admit it, and said: "My brother is still active, and some of my research is also secret, so I'll ask my dad to put away all those photos when I go back to prevent the infiltration of organizations with ulterior motives!"
"No, Ling Zun is a veteran who has been on the battlefield, and you still need you to teach him these skills of anti-infiltration?"
Qiao Lu forgot when she said that her father was a soldier, but this person remembered it firmly. Qiao Lu admired it, but also felt a little lucky. Fortunately, this person with outstanding business ability is our staff, otherwise Qiao Lu would not be able to guard against him at all.
"Professor Joe......"
"Call me Teacher Qiao, or Qiao Lu!"
"Teacher Qiao, it's better to see than to hear, just ten minutes of conversation is enough for me to admire Ling Zun. After going through so many ups and downs, he can always remain optimistic and nurture his three children into talents, which is indeed admirable. β
"It's true. Qiao Lu's voice lowered: "But you have also seen it, our family is indeed just a small family." My brother has preferential policies for buying a house, but he still borrowed a lot of money to afford it, and my parents bought a welfare house for the unit, and the key was already obtained, but they still had to save a sum of money to renovate it...... Of course, I'm not crying poor, my family can afford these expenses now. I just want to tell you that even if my family's life is good, we are still two worlds. You can't imagine what our family has been through. β
The man pondered for a moment and said, "But in this way, I want to be by your side and protect you well." β
ββ¦β¦ You're older than me, why are you so naΓ―ve?"
"Not naΓ―ve, but serious. I can't participate in your past experiences. But from now on, I want to guard you so that you will never suffer a little more. β
In the face of such love words, can Qiao Lu not be moved?
Tempted to be tempted, she still said very rationally: "I am very touched by you chasing after me, but I have said many times that we are really not suitable." β
At that time, there was a newly coined idiom, what is it called? "Ten moves to refuse", that is, I was very moved, but I still refused. Qiao Lu is like this, she was very moved by the other party's love words, but she still chose to refuse.
"Mr. Qiao's defensive strategy should really be learned by every team. The man sneezed and said, "It's really windy and cold in the port city." β
Qiao Lu knew that he meant something else, but she didn't pay attention to him, but said ruthlessly: "It's really cold this season, you can go back to the hotel quickly! β
Qiao Lu turned around and was about to take a taxi, but was stopped by him: "What did you say to your parents when you came out of the house?"
"How is that possible?" I said to eat with my classmates. β
"Eat with your classmates, it's over in 30 minutes?
Qiao Lu was slightly taken aback, as soon as she saw him, her heart was already in turmoil, where could she still be meticulous? Fortunately, he reminded him, otherwise it would really be exposed.
"Since you can't go back so early, why don't you have a cup of coffee with me?"
Qiao Lu smiled: "Do you think this is the capital, you can see a cafΓ© in a few steps? This is a third- and fourth-tier city, I don't know where to find coffee ......"
"There is one downstairs in the hotel where I stay, and it's not too far from here, if you don't mind, accompany me for a drink?"
Qiao Lu hated that he couldn't be ruthless to the end, and gave him opportunities again and again. It was a pleasure to listen to him chat, and she tried to be on guard, but she still got caught up in it. It was said that it was only to talk for a while, but before I knew it, an hour had passed.
After old Joe cleaned up the restaurant, he went home and watched TV. He was still thinking about the man who had just gone to the restaurant to eat, and he was so engrossed that he didn't even hear his wife talking to him.
"Who the hell is that man, who can make you think like this?"
"It's hard to say, but then I thought about it, could it be that he is engaged in intelligence?"
Li Lanzhi was taken aback, there is a navy in Hong Kong City, and there are also many ocean-related research institutes, and there were several cases in the early years, but they were all handled in a low-key manner.
When Qiao Nan was twelve or thirteen years old, he rode a bicycle to the beach with a few friends during the summer vacation, but he came back in disgrace without swimming. When I asked him what was wrong, he said that he saw the man standing guard, still carrying a gun, and the guard did not let them ride forward.
Qiao Nan was still very aggrieved: "I saw those soldiers swimming in the sea, and there was nothing special, why didn't they let us go?"
Old Joe reprimanded: "If you don't let you pass, you can't pass." People see that you are a child, so they don't care about you. If you were an adult, you might just be knocked down. β
Qiao Nan was ignorant at that time, but he also understood that he would be arrested as a spy if he broke through. When he was a child, he was the object of guard, and when he grew up, he needed to be wary of others.
Thinking of Qiao Lu's experience in the United States, Li Lanzhi's face turned pale: "After so many years, our family won't be targeted again, right?
"I'm just thinking about this, that person, I can't say, from the looks of the face, it's quite decent, not like a bad person. He also said that I should have met him...... Who would that be? Qiao Nan's leader, or would it be a public figure on TV?"
The old couple discussed, and Li Lanzhi complained about Lao Qiao - if he felt suspicious, then he should look at people, and she came back to palm her eyes. The old couple argued endlessly, and finally ended with Qiao Lu going home.
Qiao Lu handed a box of tea to Lao Qiao and said, "Just now I went to the store to get dumplings, and a person came in and said that he owed you money for food." Well, he paid it back. β
Lao Qiao squinted his eyes and exclaimed: "The price of this white tea is not cheap! Why is this person like this, I said I don't want his money...... How can I accept such expensive tea?"
Qiao Lu pretended to be flat and said, "I don't know about tea, and I don't know how much he owes you for food." I didn't take it, he put it down and left. β
Old Qiao was so anxious that he stomped his feet, put on his coat and was about to chase after him, Qiao Lu said: "Don't chase, I saw him get in a taxi and leave." β
Old Qiao sighed, and even said that the tea should be put away, and he would return it to him next time. Li Lanzhi played with her body and said, "Will there be a bugging device or something in this tea?"
Qiao Lu couldn't cry or laugh, and just wanted to say that it was impossible, but she was afraid of revealing her stuffing, so she said, "What are you two talking about? Why can't I understand?"
In fact, Qiao Lu understands everything, this box of tea was specially brought by him from Beijing. He said: "This box of tea was not used to pay for food in the first place...... I was very optimistic at first, maybe you could invite me to sit at home, and I brought some gifts, but I didn't expect ...... I still can't do it!"
"It's not...... It's because you're so good at it, that's why I'm worried!"
Qiao Lu was very embarrassed, if she didn't accept this box of tea, maybe he would send it directly to the door. He made up a rhetoric and asked her to take it home, which was regarded as returning the food money to Lao Qiao.
Old Qiao looked at the tea carefully, and thought to himself, the man just said that he would give him a gift, it seems that he is indeed a man of his word. So, is it true that he said "maybe you've already seen me"?