CHAPTER XVI
This is another group of people on the row of leather sofas just now, on the dark red poplar table, the turquoise mahjong tiles gleaming in the dim light overhead, like a poisonous snake spitting out a letter in the dark. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Gu Shaoqing pulled me to walk in the backlit place, trying not to attract the attention of the bodyguards on both sides. After walking like this, the walls on both sides became narrower and narrower, and the road became darker and darker, and I thought there was no road left, but suddenly I heard the sound of gurgling water flowing through my ears, knocking on people's hearts. It turns out that there is no cave here, and walking through the dark road is the peach blossom forest with dark willows and bright flowers.
I saw the yellow dense sycamore stretching along the crystal white pillar stone, and from a distance, the old sun was hidden in the golden air, and even the lake water had the breath of autumn. This is full of gold, full of autumn scenery, rubbed into the eyes but has the breath of spring. Perhaps it was a contrast to the faint and choking smell just now, but I found that the large expanses of gold also had their own loveliness.
"Senior brother, how long do we have to go?"
Gu Shaoqing looked at me for a long time before asking, and a pleased smile appeared in his eyes: "Yes, I have learned to endure the anger of the moment and avoid the worry of a hundred days."
"Where? Was I impulsive before? "I'm not convinced.
"It used to be a little splash, what do you say?" Gu Shaoqing jokingly shushed.
I listened, broke free from his hand and ran to beat him.
After making trouble in this small forest for a while, Gu Shaoqing suddenly grabbed my waving hand and said with a solemn expression: "Ah Zhao, what you saw just now is just the tip of the iceberg, not the main purpose of our coming here today, it just happened that you met your second uncle." The people we are going to see now are the ones I brought you here for. If you get here, don't be reckless. In case I can't protect you, follow my uncle. Remember, that's helping me, you know? ā
I listened blankly, surprised. It was good outside before, but how did I get into such a beautiful place but became alert. I wanted to ask a few more questions, but two burly plainclothes figures had already stepped out of my face.
"Young Master Gu? Master Min has been waiting for a long time! ā
"It's Gu, please lead the way."
Before we could elaborate, the plainclothes had turned around and led us backwards.
Although I don't know much about the forces in Nanjing, in recent years, the world has not been peaceful, and the Qinggang and Hongmen have re-expanded, and they seem to have the meaning of breaking away from the government's jurisdiction. The person who can be called "Lord" by such a gang can see his power and strength.
Behind this forest, an early English-style house stands alone on an island, with large red brick pillars supporting majestic arches, long corridors hidden in the water, and upstairs balconies paved with wooden planks.
A diminutive man sat sideways in front of the window, his head resting on the window, his eyes looking out.
Gu Shaoqing held my hand tightly and said, "Master Min, don't come unharmed."
When the person sitting heard the movement, he turned his head around, and then I realized that the person was not sitting on an ordinary recliner, but a wheelchair used by patients in a Western hospital. He wore a Hangzhou silk velvet robe, holding a stack of things similar to account books in his hand, a pair of hanging eyes under his sparse eyebrows, lined with a hooked nose, very much the taste of the old court: "Brother Gu? I didn't expect to meet you again. ā
He said this in a flat tone, without the slightest emotion.
"I didn't expect to see you in Nanjing." Gu Shaoqing sighed with emotion.
"It's been six years since we last said goodbye. The elder brother already has a beautiful woman around him, but Min is now in this situation. Why did you come to me? The old man asked.
Gu Shaoqing smiled awkwardly, obviously feeling that the next conversation was a little difficult: "Don't hide it from Master Min, the younger brother has a problem now, and I hope to get a favor back from Master Min."
When Min Ye heard this, he sneered: "I thought that Brother Gu would never look for me again, it seems that the young lady in front of me is not simple." As he spoke, a whistle sounded, and two sleek plainclothes suddenly appeared behind me, and the muzzle of the black hole instantly hit my head, pulling me to where Min Ye was. This change came too quickly, as agile as Gu Shaoqing, and he didn't grab my arm in time.
"Master Min!"
"Brother Gu doesn't have to be nervous, this is my new rule over the years. The subordinates also do things according to the rules, you know, do our business, there are no rules. He spoke slowly, but I heard something else in it. He and Gu Shaoqing are old acquaintances, and the two have crossed paths before, but they are not good ones. Now that he has sent it to the door, it is clear that he is being bullied. This fool, for my sake, as far as it goes?
"Now you can say, kill to pay for your life, pay for your debts. If you owe a favor, you have to pay it back sooner or later! ā
Gu Shaoqing's eyes showed rare tenderness, and he looked at me who was held hostage by plainclothes and said softly: "Don't be afraid, senior brother will save you immediately." With that, he took out an ancient silver hairpin from the pocket of the suit he was wearing and handed it to Min Ye.
"This hairpin belongs to an old man named Han Ma, who is now working in the house of the former Hanlin Liu Mansion. I need to know who she really is. ā
I looked at the familiar hairpin in front of me, and my heart ached. The sudden change did not scare me, nor did the dirty gambling shop and the big smoke, but now the old hairpin that I have watched for 17 years is like a sharp knife, poking at my heart with a sudden pain.
The pistol on his temple moved, Gu Shaoqing dodged, and pulled me back into his arms: "Master Min, my own junior sister, I still don't have to worry about your subordinates."
"Hahahaha......" Min Ye smiled and ordered his subordinates to investigate the case, and he smiled at Gu Shaoqing: "Interesting, too interesting." I haven't seen him for a few years, and Brother Gu has also become a wonderful person with real feelings and interests, yes, it's really good. ā
Let Min Ye smile, Shaoqing is ashamed. Ah Zhao, give a salute to Master Min, and in the future, the affairs of the family will need to rely on Master Min and his brothers to take care of them. ā
I don't have much affection for the old man in front of me with a soft face, especially after knowing that he is not a good person, so this etiquette is not satisfactory.
Min Ye also saw my disgust with him, but he didn't care: "The little girl is unwilling, why should she be reluctant." I think when I was young, I couldn't stand on my legs when I heard the gunshots, and now my grandchildren are also heroes and teenagers. ā
Gu Shaoqing touched my head with a smile and said to the old man: "Ah Zhao is young, she is frightened, where can she compare to your praise."
At this time, plainclothes sent back the news, it turned out that this silver hairpin was not an ordinary hairpin, but the identity of the unique organization "blood drops" around the emperor in the former Qing Palace. "Blood Drops" was established since the Yongzheng Dynasty to collect the speeches and actions of ministers for the emperor, and its function is tantamount to that of the East and West Factories of the Ming Dynasty.
"How do you determine her number?" Gu Shaoqing asked.
"'Blood drops' are divided into three grades: gold, silver, and bronze, which are silver hairpins and should be second-class."
Gu Shaoqing's eyes flashed, she could hide in Liu Mansion for 50 years, and she should have been promoted to the first class according to her qualifications, so it seems that Han Ma has not made great achievements in the past 50 years, and because of this, there is still one person above her.
"How do I find out who is connecting?"
"It's going to take a little more thought."
Gu Shaoqing smiled slightly: "How can there be anything that Master Min can't do?"
When the old man heard this, the only smile on his face so far: "Shaoqing, you are becoming more and more like me." He said, hooking his fingers: "Come with me, you know the rules."