The meeting with Zhou Fangqiao was arranged at a high-end sushi restaurant near the outskirts of Tokyo, and Wang Yang drove to this remote location according to English directions. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info

The exterior of the shop is typical of a Japanese-style house, with wooden floors and pillars supporting the roof all permeated with the cracks left by the years, but they are not broken. Two rows of greenery are neatly arranged in the small courtyard surrounded by wooden fences, and the ground is very clean.

From the outside, the inner room is connected by a small wooden door, and next to it is a small blackboard with the recipe recommended by the shopkeeper for the day. As if to remind customers to visit, the store deliberately bolted a small golden bell to the wooden door. When Wang Yang pushed the door open and entered, the crisp sound above his head was made by this bell.

The waiter in kimono came up and asked him if he had an appointment, and Wang Yang reported Zhou Fangqiao's name, and the other party immediately bowed down and led him to a private room inside.

Pulling open the wooden door, the first thing that caught Wang Yang's eye was the white-haired old man kneeling at the square table.

After hearing the sound, the other party's piercing eyes looked towards him.

There was an eerie silence for a few seconds.

"Mingyu, I haven't seen you for so many years, and it's changed a lot. A deep voice from the dantian sounded in this small Japanese-style room, as if carved wrinkles covered the entire face of the old man. Wang Yang noticed that there was a scar that appeared to be left by a knife blade.

"Uncle Zhou, don't come unharmed. Wang Yang quietly gathered his mind and tried to keep his tone natural.

The information he gathered showed that the other party had only met Zhang Mingyu a few times when he was a child, and he had been working in the Japanese branch since then. In terms of time and geography, the intersection between the two is almost zero, so Wang Yang is confident that as long as he is calm, he will not show his feet in front of the other party.

"It's fine. Zhou Fangqiao smiled and nodded. The look on his face seemed to be only the kindness and kindness of the elders when they saw the juniors. However, Wang Yang still vaguely felt a hint of scrutiny in his eyes.

After the two exchanged pleasantries, Wang Yang mentioned the various events that had occurred in the United States. The other party sighed, and then seemed to express deep regret for the encounters he had experienced, especially after hearing the news that Zhang Changlong was already bedridden, the old man's expression was very sad, and the few bits of light squeezed out of his cloudy eyes made Wang Yang can't help but think of crocodile tears.

"Do you know this woman Rena Takahashi?" Wang Yang put a half-length photo on the table, which he found in the mezzanine of Long Jiu's wallet before he came, the texture to the touch was still very new, and it seemed that Long Jiu kept this photo very well.

Zhou Fangqiao took out a pair of reading glasses from his arms and put them on, and looked at the photos on the table with half-squinted eyes.

After a while, he said: "Ah, I've seen her, last winter, Ah Jiu came to Japan to be a guest of me, and she brought this girl with her." ”

"Is their relationship very good?" Wang Yang asked.

"It's not just good, it's not an exaggeration to describe how they looked like glue at the time. The old man took a sip of sake, and the corners of his mouth were a little crooked, revealing an ugly smile.

Next, Wang Yang asked some questions about the identity and origin of the woman, but Zhou Fangqiao said that he didn't know anything, the reason was that Long Jiu never let outsiders come into contact with his woman, even if a company veteran like him could see Reina Takahashi in a few meetings with the other party, this woman didn't have many words.

The delicate sushi is served in a wooden black disc, and the surrounding area is decorated with fish, insects, birds and animals carved from fruits and vegetables. Wang Yang's previous exposure to Japanese food was limited to sashimi, and it was when he was in South Korea that a colleague at the hospital took him to eat, and he was repulsed by this kind of raw and cold food after only one bite of it.

"Your watch looks good. Zhou Fangqiao suddenly said aloud.

"Really?" Wang Yang raised his hand so that he could look more closely. However, Zhou Fangqiao's focus didn't really seem to be on the watch, he seemed to be observing something else, and his gaze stayed on his wrist for a few seconds.

"Mingyu, how did you get rescued after you fell into the water that time?" the old man's words seemed to be mentioned very casually.

"I don't remember, but when I woke up, I was lying in a fisherman's house, and I was in a daze all the time. Wang Yang told the other party a wandering story that Long Jiu had told him before.

"Then you're really thankful that you can be found by Long Jiu. Zhou Fangqiao looked at Wang Yang with his cloudy eyes, and his tone was so sticky that it seemed that the words were only entangled.

A strong sense of crisis suddenly rose in Wang Yang's heart, which was the cold chill that ran from head to toe after being targeted by poisonous snakes in the wild.

"But now that I'm back, it's fine. Zhou Fangqiao put a piece of salmon sushi in his mouth and chirped, "Long Jiu, I will send someone to find it, you can go back to the United States with peace of mind, the headquarters needs you to preside over the overall situation." ”

The commanding tone of the other party's speech made Wang Yang a little unhappy, and now that he has talked, this old guy's attitude towards him seems to be much colder than when he came.

Wang Yang didn't even move his chopsticks, so he found an excuse to get up and say goodbye, he felt that there was no need to eat this meal until now. From the other party's mouth, he didn't get any valuable news, and the circulars were full of some nonsense that tested each other, which made Wang Yang feel bored.

It seems that the veteran figure of the Longheng consortium still has many doubts about him, the successor who suddenly appeared, and Wang Yang can't help but think that if Zhang Changlong, who is far away in the United States, really dies of illness, it is estimated that there will be more restless factors in the branches of the consortium in various countries.

Out of the sushi restaurant, the light rain outside had stopped, but the sky was still overcast. Wang Yang sat in the car, and the mobile phone in his coat pocket rang. He took it out and took a look, and the caller ID was Mie Fujita.

"Governor, I've found the address on the note, but it seems that it hasn't been inhabited for a month, so I asked my neighbor who lives nearby, and they said that a few days ago, the housekeeping company seemed to come here and moved everything inside. ”

"Oh, I see, you should come back first. Wang Yang's face lost expression like a mask, and it was almost as expected, this woman had indeed left there.

The clue to find Long Jiu was broken, and Wang Yang returned to the hotel where he was staying with a heavy heart. In the main hall of the lobby, he met Mie Fujita, who had returned first.