Li Duoan barely showed a smile, and said expectantly: "The boss is looking for me?"

The old man said expressionlessly: "Aren't you called Li Duo'an? Don't show that expression, disgusting and ruthless." Come with me. ”

Li Duoan became serious again, and supported Guan Ke to follow.

The woman in the off-the-shoulder red dress said to the old man, "I'll go first." ”

The old man didn't say much, just nodded silently.

So the woman stepped on her high heels and swayed towards the door.

The old man looked at the woman's back and muttered, "Xiaoyuan is not bad, but she wants to climb the high branches too much, but who in this world doesn't want to climb the high branches?"

Li Duoan glanced at the boss strangely, thinking to himself that we are still here, why did you say what you thought in your heart?

The old man turned around, walked to the stairs, and climbed up the stairs. His two bodyguards were always silent, just standing behind the old man at all times, keeping a distance of less than one meter.

The two of them hurriedly followed.

"Do you think I'm too blunt? Although the old man didn't look back, Guan Ke knew that he was saying it to himself, so he responded: "It's better to be straightforward than to hold it in your heart." ”

"You're right. Xiaoyuan's family was poor, and when he was eighteen years old, he wanted to earn some money for his family and supplement his family, but how did he know the dangers of the world and the complexity of people's hearts, and he was deceived to the city by traffickers in a few words. She had never left her small village, it was the first time she had left home, and she was so far away, the loneliness and helplessness in her heart could only be felt by herself. ”

When she first picked up customers, she was still a little resistant, but after experiencing this incident two or three times, she felt that it was not bad to live like this, at least it was a fair deal, and she didn't have to worry about eating and drinking. When she returned to her old village in bright clothes, everyone was surprised and rejoiced. Her parents were so happy that they didn't sleep for three days and three nights when they learned that she had made a lot of money, but they didn't ask carefully where the money came from. ”

She is even more convinced that there is nothing wrong with what she is doing, but it just does not see the light of day. But where is this line of work so easy to do, the characters of the three religions and nine streams in the society are all in this circle, you yin me a knife, I yin you a knife is a common thing. With her accumulation of experience and good looks, she has created a good performance for the store. As the old saying goes, the wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and those who go with them are resentful because of jealousy, and the bleaker their business, the deeper the degree of hatred, and finally in the dark night, they can't hold it back, and they rush over with a knife......"

The old man ascended to the second floor, gasped for breath, and walked forward.

"When I saw her, she was hiding in the corner and shivering. She buried her face in her knees, her body shaking. I called her several times before she looked up. When I saw her face, I thought of my wife. Although it was only six points alike, it still brought me back to the good old days. ”

Guan Ke listened quietly, being a quiet walking listener.

A group of five people came to room 208, and the two bodyguards turned around and stood at the door like robots, looking at the other side of the second floor.

"Welcome!" the mechanical female voice sounded, and Guan Ke and Li Duoan were startled. I saw a cute girl wearing a rabbit ear hat, wearing a school uniform, and a short skirt that could only cover two-thirds of her buttocks, standing near the door, bending slightly.

Guan Ke looked at it twice, and found that the cute girl's skin was very white, as white as porcelain, but her eyes were not godly, although they were always turning, they felt that it was deliberate. After thinking about it for a few seconds, he realized that this was the robot.

"Please come in. The cute girl was talking with a straight look, and her long eyelashes blinked, as if she was really a living person.

"Please don't doubt my aesthetic, I just want to study robots. The old man was righteous.

Guan Ke was slandered in his heart, so why don't you find a male one?

For some reason, seeing Guan Ke's pale face, the old man was very eager to talk. "She's been by my side ever since I rescued her. I will give her whatever she wants, I hope she will not worry about money, and I hope she can understand that what she wants is nothing more than that. But human nature is hard to change, I dialed her openly or secretly, but she only pretended not to understand anything. The old man sighed.

"Everyone has their own values, and it's hard to change. ”

"yes, it's hard, but I still want to give it a try. I try everything, but if I don't try, how do I know what the result will be? But every time I try, my heart gets colder. Maybe if I tried again, my heart would become a cold stone, so I decided not to try anymore and let her go. ”

The old man sat silently in his chair, thinking about something from his youth, and paused for a few minutes. Guan Ke guessed he was thinking about his wife.

When the old man came back to his senses, he said, "Xiaomeng, look at the tea, don't be stunned!"

The "cute girl" wearing a student uniform slowly bent down and said in a mechanical female voice: "Yes!" The cute girl turned on the heating switch behind the water dispenser, and then found two or three teacups, poured tea leaves from the tea bag into the cups, and stood in front of the water dispenser and waited.

The old man said, "I haven't introduced myself to you yet, and I don't think you know who I am." ”

Guan Ke said: "I know, you are the boss of Honggang. ”

The old man smiled: "That's a position, not a name." My surname is Li Mingyi, and I am comfortable with Yi. I came up with the name myself, maybe a little feminine, but I like it. The reason why I chose such a name is that I hope that I can be comfortable for the rest of my life. However, hope is still hope after all, and it can't come true. ”

"Perhaps the best time a person has hope. ”

The old man laughed and said, "Young man, you know a lot." ”

Guan Ke smiled: "It's just that the young people's ugly knowledge is purely a magazine for young people." ”

Li Yi smiled and asked, "Why do you want to join Honggang?"

In front of such a far-sighted and frank old man, Guan Ke didn't dare to lie, and he didn't want to lie, so he said without hesitation: "I want to do something, and I need to complete it through Honggang." And this is something that cannot be said to others. ”

Li Yi looked at him for a long time and asked, "Do you know you're going to die?"

"Yes. ”

"Why aren't you afraid?"

"I'm afraid of what's the use, what should come will come. ”

Li Yi watched him be silent again, and said after a long time: "I admire you very much, not only for your courage, but also for your character. Ever since you smashed Yang Dawei's field, I've noticed you. In fact, there are many people who know about his behavior, but no one dares to expose him. Even if it is exposed, it is either an anonymous letter or an anonymous phone call, and no one wants to cause trouble. But you call him a liar in front of so many people, and make him lose his dignity in front of so many people, can't such a person be called a brave word?"

"Thank you. ”

Li Yi sighed again: "But you're about to die." Maybe young talents are always jealous of God. Over the years, I have been looking for the next leader of Honggang, who needs to be courageous, wise and ruthless. Looking at the young people in the gang, none of them can match yours. I thought that your illness would not be so serious, but after listening to Dr. Gao's words, I lost my confidence. ”

"I appreciate your appreciation. ”

"But even if you're dying, I'm going to pull you into the gang and I'm going to put you on the list for the next one. What I said at the banquet earlier was not empty words, and since all the gangs are within the scope of the investigation, it naturally includes you. ”

The passer's mouth opened wide in surprise. "Why?"

The old man smiled and said: "The word Yi in my name is not obtained for the sake of looking good or sounding, if you want to be comfortable, then you have to do whatever you want, since I want you to be the successor of the next one, then you are the successor of the next one." ”

"But ......"

"What do you do when you're dead? That's not something we can think about. We have done our job and done our best, then we can have no regrets. ”

"But didn't you say, 'As long as the red hill is still standing, you will live in this world'?"

The old man said: "I hope that Honggang can stand forever, but hope is just hope after all." It was the second time he had said this, and with a long sigh, the old man seemed so lonely.

It turned out that the old man knew that with the current Honggang, it was difficult to stand tall.

"Maybe the successor you want hasn't arrived yet. ”

"I've been looking for a long time and don't want to look for it anymore. ”

The sound of the water grew louder, and then calm returned. "Xiaomeng" filled the teacups with water one by one, and then brought them to the glass round table in front of the three of them.

Li Yi pointed to the robot and said, "How is my robot?"

"The program is very good, but it still feels a little dull. ”

Li Yi nodded, feeling the same way: "When I first bought her, I was excited for a long time. Looking at it now, that's all it is. If you like it, I'll give it to you. ”

Guan Ke hurriedly waved his hands: "No, no, no." ”

Li Yi just said it casually, and he didn't really plan to give it to Guan Ke, so he didn't say that he had to give you something like that, but said to Li Duoan: "I hope you don't remember a word of what you said in this room today, can you do it?"

The cold sweat on Li Duoan's head broke out again, he didn't dare to wipe it, just hung his head and said tremblingly: "Of course you can." ”