Chapter 17: The City of Ambiguity

After the plane roared and took off, Tang Yanran immediately withdrew from the coquettishness of spring and changed back to that kind of cold and sexy again. only glanced at Li Shaoyang: "Isn't it very cool in your heart?" ”

Li Shaoyang smiled but didn't say anything, picked up the newspaper casually and read it, this kind of pretense was so deep that the beauty pouted, stretched out her slender fingers, and pinched him hard.

This kind of ambiguity of petty fights makes the otherwise boring journey full of fun.

When passing through Kunming City, Yunnan Province, the flight attendant gently reminded the weather that a light rain was coming. When they landed at the Lihe airport, the lingering drizzle arrived.

Lihe is a thousand-year-old town and a good tourist destination, but what makes the city famous is the unique ambiguous atmosphere here. It is also known as the city of ambiguity, the place of encounter.

Perhaps it is the lack of oxygen in the highlands that makes those men and women lose the ability to think. Perhaps it is because the pressure of the stressful life in the city is too much, and the leisure and literature here are so attractive.

There was still a long way from the airport to Lihe Ancient Town, Li Shaoyang and Tang Yanran took a car and walked slowly.

When I entered the ancient city, it was just 5 o'clock in the morning, and I could already see the Lion Rock overlooking the whole city, and the more mysterious and towering Jade Dragon Snow Mountain in the distance.

At 5 o'clock in the morning, for visitors to the ancient city of Lihe, it is still the time of the previous night's carnival. And after dawn, it's time to sleep and rest.

Tang Yanran took Li Shaoyang and walked tiredly on the ancient city path, washed away by the light rain, and was also woken up by the sound of the guitar.

They casually came to a teahouse called Acacia and sat down to feel the early morning in the ancient town.

Yunnan red, pu'er, brick tea. Mahogany, mud tire, jade tea bowl.

Taking a sip of fragrant tea, Li Shaoyang looked at Tang Yanran, who was a little dazed: "Why don't you go find a bar and drink some wine to refresh." ”

Tang Yanran stretched out her hand to stroke her long hair, shaking her head and being stunned: "I don't want to come out when I enter the bar, there is a kind of magic spell in this ancient town that can make you forget everything, and you just want to talk about a love with no way back." ”

Li Shaoyang turned his head to look at the small square outside the teahouse, the sky was not yet bright, the lights were dappled like shadows, a girl in a plaid shirt was playing a guitar, a middle-aged man holding a wine bottle was beating a beat, and not far away there was a pair of people who had just met, complaining to each other in the dim silence.

Tang Yanran's words were paired with such a scene, which made Li Shaoyang feel intoxicated.

But the beauty on the other side quickly interrupted his hallucination in a cold tone: "It's a pity, we're not here to fall in love, you see where the goods are." ”

Li Shaoyang sighed, lazily took out his mobile phone, the goods arrived two hours ago, but outside Yulong Park in the north, on the edge of the South Yunnan Expressway.

The mobile phone text message said that the delivery was made at 7 o'clock, Li Shaoyang had to get up, find the ATM with great difficulty, and after taking out the money, he rushed to the pick-up location with great difficulty.

The army-green truck had been waiting, and when he handed over the money and got the goods, Li Shaoyang quietly took a peek and found that the car was still loaded with boxes of goods with protective seals.

The driver not only collected the money, but also took back the mobile phone in charge of monitoring, and finally blocked his sight: "Brother, don't look at it, these goods are very dangerous, and they are going to be sent to the northern border ......."

Li Shaoyang carried his box and watched the military vehicle leave, and then he understood in his heart that it was no wonder that Scarface was so sure, this car might be for military supplies, and it might even be ......

He didn't think about going down, Tang Yanran was still waiting in the ancient town, and he had to carry a more than ten kilogram box back.

The pace of life in the ancient town can be said to be leisurely and slow, when Li Shaoyang returned to the teahouse, it was already more than 9 o'clock in the morning, but the surroundings were very quiet, and people rarely saw a few.

When Tang Yanran saw him come back, she smiled: "It's quite smooth, I have found a buyer." ”

Li Shaoyang was taken aback: "So fast? ”

Tang Yanran looked around cautiously: "You can't be quiet." She took a sip of tea before explaining: "This buyer is an old acquaintance, Yang Zijian had a shipping line here a few years ago, and it has not been broken yet." Because it is an old customer, it saves a lot of time. ”

Li Shaoyang frowned and said, "Sister Tang, you have been in and you are still in the bottom, do those people really believe in you so much?" ”

Tang Yanran stared at him with big eyes: "Don't believe me? You don't understand the things on the road, there are two kinds of people who can't be trusted, one is that they haven't been arrested, but they have been targeted by the strips, and that kind of person can betray anyone in order to get out. The second type of people are those who have been arrested, have just served a sentence or are serving a prison sentence, and in order to make meritorious service and reduce their sentences, even their parents can sell them. ”

Speaking of this, she laughed at herself: "And I'm like me, who has just been released after serving my sentence, is the safest, first, there is no need to make meritorious contributions, and second, it is more dangerous to do this kind of thing, once I am caught again, I will definitely be sentenced heavily." ”

She spoke in detail, but her tone was very unpleasant, obviously stimulated by Li Shaoyang's distrust.

Li Shaoyang smiled bitterly, he didn't suspect Tang Yanran, but this trip was a helpless and forced move, and he had to be cautious.

The atmosphere between the two was a little dull, but Tang Yanran quickly adjusted: "Meet at 11 o'clock, no accident, the transaction can be completed in two hours, if you are in a hurry, we can directly book a ticket to go back in the evening." ”

After speaking, Tang Yanran stood up and walked out of the teahouse alone.

There were more and more people outside, Li Shaoyang held the box, not daring to walk around, but after a while, Tang Yanran came back, and brought a local chicken rice noodles, a Lihe sour vinegar pork ribs, and even yak yogurt.

Li Shaoyang's heart is warm, he is full, and he is in good spirits.

Tang Yanran took him through the most prosperous long street in the ancient town without saying a word, followed the alley, walked a long way, and came to a small remote bar.

This bar doesn't even have a name, it is still an old building of an ancient city, where thousands of years of time have been perfectly sealed, the Naxi culture is preserved in its original flavor, and the dance music of the Tang Dynasty is still sung in the Dongba Palace not far away.

Li Shaoyang entered the bar with such a reminiscence of the old times, but as soon as he walked in, he was awakened by the deafening DJ music.

The interior of the bar was dim, damp, with the smell of alcohol, and the rhythm of manic music made everyone tremble a little.

A young man with black body opened his arms to greet him: "Dear Tang, it's been a long time. ”

This turned out to be a black man, with unique black skin, and the over-pierced silver jewelry, forming a huge contrast.

After Tang Yanran hugged him, she introduced: "This is Ike, my old friend, and the entire underground market in Lihe will pass through his hands." ”

The black guy spoke fluent Mandarin and patted his chest with a smile: "Tang, you are too direct, don't scare this friend, in fact, I'm just a rag." ”

In this strange situation, Li Shaoyang instead relaxed, smiled and hugged Ike, holding his breath to resist the smell of perfume all over his body.

The bar door closed immediately, and the music continued, but with a soft jazz tune.

Ike is a very talkative person, claiming to be a descendant of a Nepalese prince and a Caucasian warrior, but at the end he laughs: "Actually, my mother is a Latin American, but she immigrated from Africa, so I have to thank my father's unique taste for women to give birth to such a wonderful person." ”

He was really humorous: "But in the end, I took refuge in the beautiful snow-capped mountains, and praised the god Dongba and thanked him for the life it gave me." ”

After chatting for a while, Li Shaoyang asked about the Lihe underground market.

Ike was very refreshing: "You are a friend of Tang, so I will tell you, in fact, Lihe has developed very quickly in recent years, with a large population flow, and the southwest is directly connected to the chaotic place in Myanmar, so those underground goods are sold quickly and the profits are high." ”

He said with a mouthful of white teeth: "I know that you think this ancient town is a beautiful place, an ambiguous city, a place of sexual encounters, in fact, it is all false prosperity, half of the beauties in the bar are wine liars, darkelves! The world of psychedelics ......"

Li Shaoyang shook his head again and again, this kid was a little cynical.

Ike finally stretched out a finger: "Do you know what is the hottest profession in Lihe right now?" You can't think of it. ”

He turned the record player, made a squeaky sound, and continued in a strange voice: "The hottest market recently is actually an extramarital affair investigation company, haha!" ”

Li Shaoyang couldn't help laughing, and Tang Yanran almost choked on the wine.

When the conversation was about to be over, Ike returned to his senses and asked for an inspection.

Li Shaoyang took out the heavy gold, and Ike's expression was very exciting: "Praise the Lord, this is the purest gold I have ever seen, purer than the girl last night." ”

Tang Yanran frowned: "Hurry up, don't be poor." ”

Ike first inspected the goods in an ancient way, which was a slender touchstone, then he took out a few more vials, tested them chemically, and finally gave a thumbs up: "Good thing, it just so happens that there is a general in Burma who wants gold, I can pay you in advance first." ”

The matter of bargaining is naturally Tang Yanran, after all, she was a top student at the Wharton School of Business.

Ike gave a very high price, fifteen kilograms of gold set a price of 3 million.

After talking, Tang Yanran whispered to Li Shaoyang: "Let's wait later, he doesn't have enough cash, and this money can't be transferred directly, it's too dangerous, you have to use the 'safe channel' to pay!" ”

Although Li Shaoyang didn't understand what a safe passage was, he immediately nodded in agreement, and Tang Yanran stretched out his hand to Ike: "This time to cooperate, it may be the last time, I don't know when I will see you next time." ”

Ike nodded slightly, but his eyes were closed, and his lips kept shaking.

Li Shaoyang was taken aback: "He's not taking drugs." ”

Tang Yanran shook his head: "Ike is keeping accounts, this is his talent, no pen and paper, no computer, he can keep all of them in his head, it's been a few years, tens of thousands of accounts, all in his head." ”

Li Shaoyang looked at this black guy, and sighed with emotion in his heart, this kind of talent is really a waste when used in crooked ways, if there is a chance in the future, Ike, this kid, may be able to help a lot.

He silently remembered this eccentric and gifted black man.

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