Wildflowers in the meadows dye the spring on the banks of the Lena River a brilliant golden yellow.

During the three-month summer months, from late June to the end of September, the permafrost begins to melt and everything recovers. It's time for them. And the human beings who live here enter a rare leisure time.

There are boats floating on the river.

Dark brown, 100-meter slender hull, golden sails, beautiful, elegant, full of power. Just like the owner who sits on the bow of the boat and fishes.

Li Muye's gaze stayed on the surface of the water, and the front of the fishing rod in his hand kept trembling and nodding, which was the sign of a middle fish. But his mind was not on fishing, and he didn't notice the movement on the rod at all.

"Do you know why I invited you to my boat alone?" the middle-aged man said in standard Mandarin, looking at the calm water.

"I don't know, and I'm not interested in knowing. Li Muye tightened the fishing line, the force transmitted from the water was amazing, Li Muye's attention was immediately attracted, and he struggled to hold the fishing rod, rhythmically shaking the pulley to retract the fishing line.

The middle-aged man is Anasayev, that is, the former Li Zhonghua, the wild father who was almost completely forgotten by Li Muye.

"Erjin Mining is actually a very good company. He suddenly came up with such a sentence that made Li Muye inexplicable, and continued: "But if it is compared with the diamond mine of Kut Construction Machinery Company, it is too inferior, and Timov and Bergomi are both smart people, so they should know this very well." ”

Li Muye fought with all his strength against the huge creatures underwater, and the line of the fishing rod was tightened and made a buzzing sound.

"No matter how big a fish is, it's just a fish, I don't believe I can't catch you!" Li Muye stared at the surface of the water without squinting, as if he didn't notice what the middle-aged man said.

"Huh. Anasayev smiled and said: "No matter how good a fisherman and a fishing rod are, there is a limit to fishing, and in the face of an opponent who has no chance to defeat, a smart person should learn to let go in time, otherwise the prey may become a hunter." ”

"I'm here to fish, not to play riddles with you. Li Muye slowed down, while maintaining the pull of the big guy underwater, and said: "As long as you master the correct fish walking skills, no matter how big the fish is, there will be times when you get tired." ”

"I heard that you are from China?" said Anasayev, "I had been wondering what kind of person they were looking for to make trouble for me before I met you, but after meeting you, it dawned on me that they had not found a single person, but a strong team. ”

"I don't understand what you're saying. Li Muye continued to reel in the line, the underwater power was weakening, but it still posed a threat to the fishing rod and line set, and it was necessary to slow down when retracting a section.

"Son, you don't have a chance to succeed. ”

I don't know if this sentence refers to the fish under the water, or what he thinks Li Muye is doing. And when Li Muye heard the two words of the child coming out of his mouth, although he had been mentally prepared, he couldn't help but beat his heart faster for a moment. Taking a deep breath, he said, "Great miracles start with a brave attempt. ”

"Tragic defeats are often associated with an inability to measure oneself. ”

Li Muye said: "You may not believe it, I came here in March, so far, the only thing I have done is fishing, and now I finally wait for the fish to bite the hook, how can I give up easily?"

"Do you know that the Lena sturgeon can grow up to 1,000 kilograms? Especially in this season, all the males will rush out to migrate to the Baikal region in search of females to spread their offspring, and those who can swim to this water area despite the long cold winter are almost no less than 300 kilograms, do you really think you can catch one on your own?"

The underwater power increased suddenly, and Li Muye could barely hold the fishing rod. The whole person staggered forward, but finally stabilized his figure. He then took out the scissors from his tool bag and cut the fishing line decisively.

"I'm just having fun fishing, and if I switch to being fished, it's not much fun. Li Muye said in a relaxed tone: "I don't understand what team you are talking about, I am a businessman, the principle of doing business is the same as fishing, just do what you can, the fish situation in this place is complicated, and the water situation is also confused, if you are not invited, I actually don't want to come, but since you come, you can't run in vain, you have to see a pound and two to be willing, and now you have seen it." ”

Anassayev said: "When it is broken, it is broken, you kid is quite simple." ”

"But I don't want to leave here yet. Li Muye said.

"Why?" Anassayev looked at Li Muye with displeasure on his face, and said, "You should know by now that things here are very complicated, and there are some things that you can't participate in as a half-old child. ”

"First of all, I'm not a half-grown kid anymore, and secondly, I'm not here to get involved in complicated things, I'm here to find someone, and if I don't find the person I'm looking for, I won't stop. Li Muye stared at Anasayev intently, and said: "Having said that, let's just make it clear to you, I don't care if you are Anasayev or Li Zhonghua, and I don't care how much career you have here and what kind of grievances and entanglements there are between Timov and Chen Miao, in short, I am here to find my sister." ”

There was a long silence.

Bang!

The fishing rod in the middle-aged man's hand suddenly made a crisp cracking sound, and it was actually cracked by his hand. The fishing rod was still in his hand, and the head of the rod suddenly drooped down, and he actually caught the fish at this time. He held the broken rod without speaking, and shook the pulley unhurriedly. The line is tight, and the rod has gained strength. His wrists shook subtly, and his hand shaking the handwheel didn't stop for a moment.

After a while, a huge figure swam and struggled on the water. He smiled and said, "At least five hundred kilograms!"

Li Muye was dumbfounded, and suddenly understood why Chen Miao and Timofu regarded him as a thorn in their side but were helpless against him. With the precise and delicate control of the strength of the pole hand and the strong strength when shaking the handwheel, it is estimated that Brother Ah Hui may not have this ability.

The fish has been towed to the stern of the boat at level with the water, and with a little more effort it can be brought onto the boat. But he suddenly shook his hand, and he used some ingenious trick to withdraw the hook. The fish wagged its tail, plunged into the water and disappeared.

"You can't put it away, you can't do big things, you can't put it away, you can't even do things. Anasayev said: "Only being able to collect and release is the great realm of rigidity and softness." ”

The reason is not difficult to understand, but Li Muye doesn't know why he said it at this time. Although he showed an amazing skill, Li Muye didn't think it had anything to do with what he was going to talk about at the moment.

Anassayev threw aside the fishing rod in his hand, clapped his hands, and said, "Since you are determined to stay, then let it be as you like." As he spoke, he ordered someone to take two wine glasses and a bottle of wine, and poured a glass for himself and Li Muye respectively.

Li Muye refused: "I never drink when I talk about business. ”

Anasaryev was not dissatisfied, took back the wine glass and put it on the side of the boat, and said: "Son, I feel both relieved and sad to see you appear in front of me in such an capacity, but in general, I am more relieved. He waved his hand to block back what Li Muye was about to say, and continued: "You don't have to say anything, some things are better in your heart, I think you should know why you are here now, but what you must not know is what your appearance means to me and this land." ”

"My upbringing taught me not to put your hopes in anyone. Li Muye said: "But facing you today, I feel that you owe me an explanation." ”

"Explain it all, I only have an incomplete story. Anasayev drank another glass of liquor and said, "If you want to hear it, I'll tell you it, but if you miss today, I won't admit every word I said today." ”

Li Muye sat quietly in the warm cabin and listened.

Anasayev said unhurriedly: "This story starts from 22 years ago, when a special steel factory in China carried out a key research project, which is a special project related to the aerospace industry, and all participants must sign a confidentiality contract, whether it is a technical expert in specific operations or an engineer responsible for scientific research, not even a little metal foam can be brought out." ”

Li Muye knew that he was talking about the special steel plant. When he was a child, Shi Zhenzhen once told himself that he was a technical expert in the factory back then, and his godfather Zhang Li was still a technical engineer at that time.

"The security check is very tight, there are relevant department personnel in the factory 24 hours a day in shifts, almost no one can take the secrets out of the factory. Anassayev continued: "But on the day of the major breakthrough in the project, a person in charge of security work died on the spot in a car accident on the way home, and the driver who killed the person was a person from the factory. ”

This technical backbone should be Li Zhonghua. Li Muye immediately thought of the security guard who was killed in the collision, could it be Chen Miao's husband?

Anasayev is still saying: "The technical backbone of the killing man was angry and panicked at the time, when he and his wife already had an eight-year-old daughter and a one-year-old son, he loved his wife very much, and he couldn't accept his wife's betrayal at all, after he killed by mistake, a bigger black cauldron pressed up, the project leaked, and the driver was seriously suspected, but he learned that the driver found his wife that day, in fact, to pass on secrets." ”

In this way, this person immediately has a serious suspicion of murder. Li Muye said: "But if he confessed his wife, at most it would be a mistake to kill people in defense, why didn't he do this, but chose to abandon a pair of children and run away?"

"This man loves his wife very much, and refuses to give up this woman who loves vanity and is seduced and taken advantage of. With a look of remorse, Anasayev continued: "He escaped with great skill, preferring to bear all the charges, but at the same time, he was reluctant to find the American who dragged his wife into the water, and later he traced the American to the Far East. ”

"The American was very skilled, especially good marksmanship, and he was not so easy to catch, and during one of the pursuits, he fell seriously ill after being shot. Anasayev's eyes flashed with a soft color, revealing a look of memory, and he said: "The daughter of the great shaman of Yakutia saved him on the Lena River, and after that serious illness, he forgot many things, fell in love with that simple and lovely woman, and so he stayed. ”

"What happened later?" Li Muye heard this, thinking that there was an irrationality in this story, so he asked: "Since he is a mortal enemy with that American, how did he change everything here with the American?"