The layout of the conference room is Western. There are three sofas and a coffee table in the middle, and the bookshelves of the lattice windows on both sides are attached to the wall, and the south-facing windows let in very good light.

Tian Zhaonian was sitting on the sofa, making a pot of tea, the fragrance was overflowing, he only took a sip, and there was a knock on the door. Secretary Guan said outside, "The colonel is here. Tian Zhaonian replied and said, "I know, you go down." ”

As soon as Ying Shuhe entered the door, he smelled the fragrance of tea leaves in the room, Tian Zhaonian calmly held a cup of tea, raised his eyebrows and said: "This is the tea brought by the dean from abroad, black tea, you can also taste it." ”

Ying Shuhe heard him say this, sat down and brought himself a cup of tea, the tea was amber, took a sip, and then raised his head and drank it. Tian Zhaonian asked him, "How is it?"

Ying Shuhe put the teacup back on the coffee table and said lightly: "Sweet." After drinking, I was even thirstier. ”

Tian Zhaonian suddenly laughed and said to him, "You really haven't changed at all. Speak so straightforwardly. ”

Ying Shuhe also smiled and said: "After living for more than forty years, what else can you become? Aren't you too, in addition to the more folds on your face, this dress has also changed, what else do you say you have changed?"

Tian Zhaonian was dressed more formally than usual to visit the injured commissioner today, in addition to a straight military uniform, a hat, and a pair of leather gloves, and now he was hanging on a hanger at the door with his coat attached.

Tian Zhaonian smiled unexpectedly, and he heard the meaning of Ying Shuhe's words. The friendship between him and Ying Shuhe is not as good as others, and the two of them are also clear to each other, Tian Zhaonian had to divert the topic and say: "You are not training at school, why did you come here?"

Ying Shuhe said: "Don't allow it? Only you are allowed to recruit the market in the city every day, and I am not allowed to enter the city every other day?"

Tian Zhaonian nodded and said, "I heard that Secretary Guan said that your cousin is in this hospital?"

Ying Shuhe only said: "Yes." ”

Tian Zhaonian pretended not to know anything and said, "It just so happens that I am here today, so I have to go and visit, your cousin." ”

Ying Shuhe hurriedly said: "Don't, you are a big driver, but you are a distant relative, I have to go back tomorrow morning after I deal with it." ”

Tian Zhaonian glanced at him meaningfully, Ying Shuhe was stunned by his eyes, and he was speechless for a while, but he felt that Tian Zhaonian had something to say. After a long time, Tian Zhaonian put down the teacup and made a dull voice, and he said, "Principal Luo said that you were not at school last night, and Director Zhou said that you went out in the afternoon...... And last night the embassy was attacked, and my men said they happened to see your car nearby—"

Ying Shuhe calmly took a sip of the teacup from the coffee table, heard that there was something provocative in his words, and said to Tian Zhaonian unhappily: "It seems that you are here to probe my bottom today, so that you can take me by surprise, grab a handle and then hand me over to the prison?"

Tian Zhaonian said: "Lao Ying, you don't know what kind of friendship we have?" said and looked at Ying Shuhe Zhengse and said: "Let me tell you, don't say that you kill someone, even if you commit some heinous crimes, with my position today, I will help you hide it even if I hide it from the world." ”

Ying Shuhe chuckled. Tian Zhaonian immediately laughed as well.

But Ying Shuhe had something on his mind, he looked at Tian Zhaonian in a good mood, and asked lightly: "Did you do that last night?" For a moment, Tian Zhaonian's face stiffened, his smile froze, and then lowered his eyes and said, "It's none of your business, don't worry about it." ”

Ying Shuhe said: "The people who died were my students. My heart aches. ”

Tian Zhaonian raised his eyebrows and said lightly: "In previous years, I also asked for a few of your students, but you didn't tell me that you were reluctant-"

Ying Shuhe immediately answered: "That's because I don't know what you asked them to do, and I only think they die on the front line." ”

His voice was slightly hoarse and low, but he was always staring at the changes in Tian Zhaonian's face. Tian Zhaonian heard that he was getting emotional, turned his head and straightened his waist and said to him, "Lao Ying." It doesn't matter what you think of me, but everything I'm doing now is good for our situation, and I'm in the open, and sometimes I have to do it...... Didn't you also say that you hate those foreigners for occupying our jurisdiction? What I have done may not be understood by others, but you alone are the ones who know my mind best. I want to teach them a lesson. ”

Ying Shuhe felt thirsty and took another sip of tea, and spit out a piece of tea leaves, which was muffled. Seeing him like this, Tian Zhaonian continued: "Then I want to ask you, why were you there last night?"

Tian Zhaonian and Ying Shuhe's eyes were opposite, Ying Shuhe saw that he raised his eyebrows a little proudly, he had a bad temper, he was angry, he stood up from the sofa awkwardly, and said angrily: "Anyway, don't hide the two of us, I don't want to know what you're calculating! Don't use that mental arithmetic to speculate about me! You don't care why I appear there! If you want to get a suspect from the boss, as long as you have evidence, send your soldiers to arrest me at any time!" Anyway, I've lived half my life, and I'm almost alive, and it's not bad to go to a big prison for decades!"

Tian Zhaonian laughed, pulled him to sit down, and said, "You, you, you, are still in this quick temper, what should you do if you let me do you?" You don't even mention anything to live in prison, I will really let you in, and seventy or eighty percent of the people who work there are your students. ”

Ying Shuhe turned his head and snorted.

Just after a while, Tian Zhaonian stood up and walked behind him and patted him on the shoulder, he asked depressedly, "What are you doing?"

Tian Zhaonian took the clothes hanging on the hanger and said to him: "I rarely have a free time in the evening, so I booked a private room in the theater, let's go, please go to the play." He saw that Ying Shuhe was still sitting there, and he didn't mean to get up, so he buried himself and said, "What's the matter? A big man is old and pretends to be his daughter's house out of the cabinet, and wants me to invite you?"

Ying Shuhe straightened his shirt and stood up, and only said, "You're not inviting me?"

Tian Zhaonian couldn't help him, looking at his neat back as he strode out, he had to laugh helplessly.

The theater was full at night, and Tian Zhaonian and Ying Shuhe drove all the way to the backyard in a car, and the owner of the theater personally greeted them.

When the boss waited for a long time, he saw Tian Zhaonian's car come and went up to salute attentively, saying, "The upstairs box has been prepared for you, Overseer-" The boss is a quick-eyed person, Ying Shuhe came down from the other side, and saw that he was heroic and upright, and his temperament was extraordinary, so he hurriedly added: "Master Jun." ”

The boss led the way in front of him with his coat, and said, "The melon and fruit snacks have come up, and the tea will be called." Would you rather have pu-erh tea or jasmine tea?"

Tian Zhaonian said: "Just bring a pot of Pu'er, I have a sore throat recently, and I will extinguish the fire." ”

Tian Zhaonian and Ying Shuhe walked into the private room, there were three plates on a table, and the position opposite the stage was also excellent, the two of them sat down, and the boss immediately handed over a play table, and said: "Overseer, this is a play tonight, you can see it, if there is anything you want to see, let them add it." ”

The stage has already begun to play, this first play is about to start, Tian Zhaonian shook his hand and said: "Just follow the table of this play, I also have to come to watch a show, if you have nothing to do, go out." ”

"Good, good. When the boss saw that there was no order, he immediately closed the door.

Ying Shuhe was finally able to take a big breath, and soon, the guy came in with tea, and after setting it up respectfully, he cautiously withdrew.

After singing a play on the stage, Ying Shuhe couldn't help humming the words of the play, Tian Zhaonian ate a piece of cake, and said with a smile: "How long has it been since I listened to the play? I almost forgot that you can still sing." ”

Ying Shuhe said lightly: "I don't know, it's been twenty years." That is, I just listened to them sing, and I sang a few words in passing. ”

As soon as the play was over, everyone applauded, and Tian Zhaonian praised: "Yes, I haven't forgotten it, sing it to me one day?"

Ying Shuhe only thought he was fooling himself, and said with a smile: "I'm old, I can't sing anymore, you see, I only remember one or two sentences of that play." Then he said: "You are in this theater all day, when will you give me a play?"

Tian Zhaonian glanced at him and only said, "You old thief." ”

Ying Shuhe laughed proudly, at this time, a few soldiers who were guarding the door outside spoke, and a person came in, Tian Zhaonian didn't notice it, and the person's crisp voice shouted: "Overseer——"

Tian Zhaonian looked back when he heard the voice, smiled, and said, "Who should I be, it's Xiulian." Ying Shuhe immediately looked back and saw that it was a woman with a graceful posture and makeup on her face, and she was singing here.

Showlyn Cherry walked over to the Overseer with her snow-white teeth bared her small mouth and said, "It's been a long time since you've been to our theater, and the wind is blowing you here today?"

Tian Zhaonian introduced: "Bring my brother with me. ”

Xiulian didn't pay attention just now, and hurriedly looked at Ying Shuhe's side, and gave a sweet salute, Ying Shuhe said hello, and heard her ask: "Where did this military master come from?" ”

Tian Zhaonian said to her: "He is an instructor at the military academy, and his surname is Ying. Xiulian smiled and nodded, Tian Zhaonian instructed her: "Don't say anything, my brother and I have a once-in-a-lifetime reunion, you can go down and pick up the best singing later, and let him comment." Ying Shuhe hurriedly said: "Lao Tian, don't make fun of me, what do you say." ”

Xiulian asked curiously: "Does this master know drama?" Ying Shuhe just wanted to deny it, but Tian Zhaonian said: "He understands." When I was young, I sang to our soldiers at night. ”

Ying Shuhe said helplessly: "Don't look at him lifting me, maybe there is something hidden in this honey pot." Tian Zhaonian seemed to have his heart pierced, and he hid his laughter.

Xiulian covered her mouth with a handkerchief and snickered: "Xiulian has not been in the industry for a few years, and I will ask the military master for guidance in a while." With that, he gave the two of them another salute and left the private room.

The second play began. Halfway through the song, a soldier opened the door and came in and said a few words to Tian Zhaonian, and then went out. Ying Shuhe was fascinated by the play, his hands were clapping on his thighs, and his mouth was humming, completely unaware of what was happening around him. Ying Shuhe sometimes drinks tea, and sometimes grabs a handful of melon seeds and eats them in his hands. Tian Zhaonian saw his rare leisure and poured himself a cup of tea and watched the play with relish.

But when it came to the last three scenes, it was Xiulian's turn, and when I heard her speak just now, I felt that her voice was crisp and pleasant, and this singing was really rare and coquettish, soft and comfortable. Ying Shuhe applauded, but he listened to Xiulian singing a copy of "The Peony Pavilion", so he paid attention to Tian Zhaonian's expression beside him, and saw that he was looking at the audience and concentrating, but he couldn't see anything, thinking that he was too careful.

Before the play was finished, Tian Zhaonian sighed secretly, took a sip of tea and said, "There is nothing good to listen to after listening to these plays." ”

Ying Shuhe sprinkled the skin of melon seeds on the ground and said, "Then let's go, let's have a meal." ”

When Tian Zhaonian saw him say this, he seemed to respond to his own wishes and said, "Then let the boss prepare the meal." So saying, he replaced one of the soldiers standing at the door, and gave orders, and after a short time he saw the boss running up to them, and said to them, "Overseer, sir, the food is ready, and the wine is being warmed by the kitchen man." ”

Ying Shuhe knew that Tian Zhaonian was a frequent visitor here, and every time he listened to the play, he would prepare wine, meat and food for him in the back room, and the boss did not dare to slack off, and every time he let people serve him well, but Tian Zhaonian only sat for a short time every time and left, this time he was ready to invite him to dinner and ordered someone to prepare it early.