Episode 22: Chess pieces
The box was quiet for a moment, several young people stared at the door as if they were facing a great enemy, and the middle-aged people such as Lao Dao were also grim, only Fang Xiyuan still put on a cigarette with a relaxed face, and motioned for Ling Qi to light it for him.
Ling Qi suppressed the unhappiness in his heart, and as soon as he closed the Zippo, the door was pushed open, and five or six people in suits and leather shoes occupied the entrance separately from the left and right, and the two leading guys walked in one after the other. Ling Qi recognized that the guy with the chicken nest head in front of him was the thug Ade he met last time at school, and the middle-aged man in the back wore sunglasses but couldn't see his face clearly, but a hideous scar on the corner of his forehead extended to the edge of the sunglasses.
After seeing Ade, several young people in the box couldn't help but stand up, especially the pony clucked with a pair of iron fists, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became solemn, and a kind of turbid silence choked people to breathe.
Xi Shao picked up the cigarette in his mouth with his left hand, and made a "please" gesture with his right hand at the visitor: "Brother Chen, hello! ”
Adegan laughed: "Thank you for the less." He led the people on his side to sit down according to the instructions, and the middle-aged man wearing sunglasses had an unpredictable smile on the corner of his mouth, and he made it an exclusive place for distinguished guests.
"I don't know what kind of wind Brother Chen made you decide to take a trip to the 'screen' in person this time?"
"Heh, I just remembered that I hadn't seen the little brother of the Fang family for a while, and I missed it a little, so I picked this good day to get together. The man in sunglasses had a deep voice, and his words were waterless.
Fang Xiyuan swallowed the clouds and spit out the fog again, and said with a smile: "Ouch, that little brother is really flattered, the kid has always been only a weak crown age, and it is already arrogant to be able to call Brother Chen a brother, how dare you bother your old man to come to see me for a ride?" After that, he turned his head and glanced at Lin Zhiheng, who was sitting behind him, and the bar owner understood, turned on the walkie-talkie and whispered a few words.
The man in sunglasses chuckled a few times: "Brother Xian doesn't have to be presumptuous, how many catties you have as a brother is very clear, and it is actually more appropriate to call him a brother." As he spoke, he took off his sunglasses and handed them to the man in the suit next to him, revealing a cunning light in his eyes.
Sure enough, it was him!
Chen Qi, this person who Ling Qi had only seen photos on wanted notices before, was an underworld general who had been crisscrossing X City and even F Province for many years. She had imagined countless possible encounters: seeing him in prison, forcing him to surrender at gunpoint, and even turning his ugly corpse over with her foot to confirm his death...... I didn't expect that one day I would face this executioner who single-handedly buried her life as a woman. This person is a little more hideous than he remembered, and he thinks it was caused by the scar on his forehead. The girl in her heart recognized it at a glance, it was a gunshot wound left by a bullet!
Fang Xiyuan smiled but didn't answer, as if he knew something was going to happen. Sure enough, it was only a moment, and when the door rang, several waiters brought all kinds of wine and side dishes, and the atmosphere of the whole box became more and more strange, a bit of a Hongmen banquet, but it was still inconclusive who was the overlord and who could be Pei Gong.
Xi Shao smiled and admired the beautiful hostess who poured him wine, raised his hand to take the foreign wine mixed by the beauty, and the ice cubes made a few elastic crunch sounds under the light touch of the bottom of the goblet.
Chen Qi also served a glass of the same fine wine, his gaze swept over the opposite camp, and suddenly stopped on Ling Qi's face, his eyes narrowed suddenly. The lack of murderous eyes made Ling Qi feel dangerous, but fortunately, her psychological quality, which was more tenacious than ordinary people, made her not lose her temper because of panic.
The girl felt that the eyes were not looking, but dissecting, and her clothes, skin, and even flesh and blood had no effect of shielding, as if she had been directly seen in her heart. If it takes a little longer, she may instinctively touch the sharpness of the lower back.
Fortunately, Chen Qi's gaze quickly drifted to Fang Xiyuan again, and Xi Shao smiled very sophisticatedly. The two sides have clashed several times, and this look that can see through people's hearts is just a meeting gift for drug lords.
"It's a pity, I've seen a lot of women, and it's the first time I've seen a temperament as unique as this one. Chen Qi raised his glass and took a sip, the goblet reflected a strange halo, and his expression blurred.
"Oh, this girl is just met in school, and her background is relatively simple, don't scare her. Fang Xiyuan smiled and hugged Ling Qi to his side again.
Ling Qi frowned slightly, and cooperatively leaned his side face on Xi Shao's shoulder, blocking half of his pretty face with oblique bangs, and his heart stirred: I have already lost the eye duel at that moment, it seems that although the bullets have been rolling for several years, my experience in dealing with these characters head-on is still pitiful. However, a woman's appearance is the best cover, and it is impossible for him to guess the origin of my life even if he is resourceful, which is my greatest advantage!
Chen Qi put down the goblet in his hand and teased playfully: "It's rare to see Xishao protecting the girl around him like this, it seems that this time it's really playing?"
With a noncommittal smile, Fang Xiyuan said to Ling Qi, "Come, Qi'er, say hello to Brother Chen." There was an indescribable pampering and pity in his tone.
"I've seen Brother Chen!" Ling Qi smiled at Chen Qi quietly, his voice was bright and elegant, but the weight of his body was still leaning on Fang Xiyuan's shoulder, making a bird-like appearance. At this time, lowering your presence is the most correct choice.
Before she knew it, she had become a pawn on the battlefield, no matter how big or small, she was just a puppet at the mercy of the chess players, and the man who was planning behind the scenes was now smiling and holding her in his arms. But as time went by, I don't know if Ling Qi regretted becoming a pawn a little more, or Fang Xiyuan regretted treating her as a pawn a little more.
Sometimes, people can't decide whether they can move their hearts or not, let alone decide how much they can get back after they are tempted.
"Brother Chen also knows that this Ade beside you was a powerful red stick under the command of his junior brother many years ago, I don't know if I disbanded the organization too hastily and lost the hearts of the people, so he left me-" Fang Xiyuan used a toothpick to thread a peeled and cored lychee and handed it to the beautiful woman in his arms, but his eyes never left the middle-aged man opposite, Ling Qi hesitated slightly, obediently took it and put it in his mouth.
Except for the two people in the center of the whirlpool and the seemingly weak woman, the faces of the others sank, and the deliberately long tail sound sounded like a questioning sentence, but the meaning of the Xingshi's questioning was self-evident. It's just that this imminent silence didn't have time to rule the entire box before it was broken by Chen Qi's relaxed answer:
"This is the fault of cherishing you, why did you retreat bravely when the sun was in the middle of the day? A few brothers here can follow a young and promising leader like you, and I don't know if it is a blessing that has been cultivated in several lifetimes, once there is no leader, won't you lose your job if you don't mix well? Ade is also desperate, I pity him to take him by my side, and learn from your experience in leading the team, brother!"
The evil anger between Fang Xiyuan's eyebrows flashed away, and he also started haha: "Brother Chen, this is too much to promote the little brother, I was still breastfeeding when you were mixing on the road, I just hope that Ade will not lose our face and let Brother Chen laugh." ”
The conversation between the two was like a Wudang master using Tai Chi to dismantle moves, although he was inexperienced, Ling Qi still keenly felt that the hostile atmosphere was getting stronger and stronger by them.
Ade suddenly stood up like a stunned young man, and said to Fang Xiyuan with full of anger: "You can rest assured, although the road is half of the sky, you will not forget my Enade, and you dare not lose your face!"
Fang Xiyuan nodded with satisfaction, he was the first to go down this round, and part of the credit should still be credited to this simple-minded Ade. Chen Qi tilted his head slightly in Ade's direction, and the smile on his face became even bigger.
"Ade was cultivated by you, brother, and compared to the few uncompetitive guys under me, he is superior to him, so don't be too humble. But as you know, it's not just Ade. Speaking of this, Chen Qi suddenly paused and glanced at Ling Qi deeply.
The girl felt creepy for a moment, that is not the gaze that "people" should have, it seems that in the eyes of these people, women will always be just accessories.
"But it doesn't hurt to say that. Fang Xiyuan's hand on Ling Qi's shoulder tightened, and his left hand steadily handed over another bunch of grapes, Ling Qi frowned slightly, and took it quietly.
Chen Qi seemed to have gotten some information, an unpredictable smile rose at the corner of his mouth, and his gaze slowly returned from Ling Qi to Xi Shao: "Presumably, Ade and Xi Shao have also been vaccinated, and this cooperation with your company is beneficial and harmless, and it will play a pivotal role in the future development of both parties." Now your company's attitude is unclear, and I know who this means, foolish brother, here I want to know what you think about this matter, brother, but you have to think twice. ”
Fang Xiyuan's smile was as steady as Mount Tai: "I can't decide what she means, Brother Chen, you should know that I never ask about company affairs." Aren't we still young, to say that I am a college student, and secretly say that I don't want to pay attention to playing here, Brother Chen is too impulsive to bet on me for such a big thing. ”
Chen Qi smiled and took another sip of the wine glass, the short pause of more than ten seconds was like the halftime of a fierce ball game, and the people in the box seemed to let go of their chests and breathe greedily. Ling Qi quickly sorted out the broken information: What company does Fang Xiyuan have to do with? What kind of company would let Chen Qi of the Qingyan Society personally come to the door to recruit this young man? Who is the "she" in his mouth? The series of question marks made Ling Qi even more confused, so he simply stopped thinking first, and his eyes swept over the few followers in black suits behind him.
It didn't matter if this sweep was made, Ling Qi suddenly smelled a familiar breath and couldn't help but jump in his heart. Just now, his attention was on Chen Qi, but now he found that these bodyguards who were sitting in danger all had the smell of gunsmoke, and a square silhouette faintly appeared on the hems of several black suits - it was a pistol!
"Ling Tang's lack of interest in this project surprised us, and it doesn't suit your company's style. I'm curious, what is the reason for such a strong woman to be so worried?" Chen Qi put down his wine glass and threw out another question.
"Is it? This is indeed a bit strange, otherwise let me ask for instructions, let's discuss it later!" Fang Xiyuan's face suddenly turned pale, and there was already a meaning of expulsion in his words.
"Of course you can, this is also a pity for your housework, but the opportunity is rare, and you have to consider it carefully. I've been disturbed enough in the house today, people say that the Spring Festival is worth a thousand gold, so I still don't want to disturb the world of the two of you!" Chen Qi quietly took the steps, and by the way, there was a joke of adult beauty.
"Let Brother Chen smile!" Fang Xiyuan did not deny it, and his right hand also touched Ling Qi's cheek, "Little brother doesn't want to snub the beauty, forgive me for sending it away, pony, send it off!"
"Then the green water will flow for a long time, the foolish brother will wait for the good news of the few!" Chen Qi stood up with a smile and bowed his hand slightly, and Fang Xiyuan also returned the salute with his free hands. The hero of the Qingyan Society turned around and left the box in a dashing manner, and several followers rushed out, and the black suit walking at the back slowed down a little, and his eyes swept back and forth on Ling Qi intentionally or unintentionally.
The Hongmen banquet at the screen bar came to a strange end.
Five black sedans are driving on the brightly lit road in X City, and a Mercedes-Benz S600 in the middle is Chen Qi's car, this hero is lazily leaning on the comfortable leather cushion at this time, a small flying knife flies between his fingers, pulling out a delicate knife flower, and Ade next to him is dumbfounded.
"Brother Chen, Ade thinks that he has been playing with knives for some years, and now he is really a class axe compared to you. ”
"Heh, isn't it just a knife skill that you have an axe for?" Chen Qi's five fingers trembled, and the knife flower suddenly condensed into a cold and dignified blade, and the slender blood groove on the knife body hooked into a strange beauty.
Ade's face turned pale, and he lowered his head and trembled slightly. Chen Qi's gaze was always fixed on that silver light, and he said slowly: "Now is the time to employ people, I will give you another chance, take advantage of it, I usually don't be so merciful." He flicked his wrist, but he couldn't see what the technique was, the flying knife had been retracted into his sleeve, and he was not interested in looking at Ade, who nodded like garlic next to him.
"That girl is weird, it's not normal for Fang Xiyuan to bring her here on an occasion like today, and this person's behavior is not what he said is a simple girl. A voice floated from the passenger seat, it was the black suit that had just fallen at the end.
Chen Qi nodded approvingly: "Then you know what to do, since Fang Xiyuan wants to borrow our hand, then sell him his personal favor and check the details of this girl." By the way, have I seen her somewhere, and why is she so kind?"