Instead of driving me back to Vancouver, the Eighth Master's men left the farm and drove all the way west. I didn't ask anything, I'm used to it anyway.

Whether it is the eighth master or his subordinates, it seems that there is a mysterious feeling of doing things. They won't tell you how things will be arranged in advance, anyway, I know, and when I get to the place, I will always know.

I drove west for most of the day, and finally came to a very small town. It's close to the waterfront, and the car drives all the way to a small pier on the edge of town.

As you can see, this is a private marina. There are many large and small yachts moored on both sides. The guard at the gate also stopped our car, knowing that the eighth master's subordinate showed a pass, so he let us in.

It's a small harbor, there are three or four docks, and I saw workers repairing the yachts, some painting or maintaining.

The eighth master's men took me all the way to the exit of a pier, where a large white yacht was parked. The hull of the ship has two layers, but the place where the hull should be painted is empty, and two men of yellow race are carrying a large bucket of paint to paint the hull with some pattern.

"Let's go up."

The Eighth Master's subordinates simply explained to me.

On the first step of getting on the boat and stepping into the cabin, I saw the face of the eighth master with a slight coldness, his eyes were very deep, as if he was thinking about some problem. However, when he saw me coming in, the eighth master still smiled slightly, then raised his head and looked at me, the expression on his face was still the same, and his tone was also very calm and soothing: "Chen Yang, are you back?" ”

"Hmm."

I put down my bag and stood in front of the eighth master.

"Sit down."

I noticed that there were several cups on the table in the cabin, and there was still tea in each cup, and even two cups of tea had not touched a drop. Obviously, not long before I came, the eighth master had quite a few guests.

The eighth master then fiddled with the tea set in front of him, it was a very high-end kung fu tea set, his movements were smooth, washing a cup to make tea, the expression on his face could not see any joy or sorrow, just like a pool of calm water, not alarmed. Finally gave me a small teacup.

I took it with both hands and took a sip.

"How?" He glanced at me.

"Hmm. Very good. ”

"Can you drink it?"

"I can't drink it." I smiled, and I was very calm: "To be honest, I know almost nothing about these tea ceremonies, and I can't tell the difference between good and bad tea, and I don't know how to drink tea...... It's just that the tea you use must be a good thing, and the thing you use must be no worse. ”

The eighth master smiled, and he squinted his eyes at me: "You are very honest. ”

"It's not honest." I said lightly, "I also tell lies - there are many people in this world who don't tell lies." It's just that I don't think there's any need to lie about this kind of question. ”

"You're a nice young man." The eighth master smiled: "I talked to the old cat Lao Kong on the phone, just before you came, they all said that you were good." ”

I didn't have words, and the expression on my face didn't show anything.

The eighth master let out a long sigh: "You are very right. There is no one in this world who has never lied all his life. In fact...... Let me tell you a little secret......"

His hand swept on the tea set in front of him, and said with a smile: "This set of tea sets is high-end, worth tens of thousands of yuan, and it is also from the hands of famous artists!" This pot of tea is more than 1,600 yuan a tael...... It's very expensive, but it's a very good thing. But let's be honest...... Actually, I'm just like you. I can't drink this thousand six hundred yuan or two of tea leaves at all...... he laughed and said, "Actually, in my mouth, this thing is not much different from the big bowl of herbal tea I drank in the army back then." ”

We looked at each other and laughed.

"The tea ceremony is a symbol of identity, and the position I am in now requires me to do something that is in line with my identity. So, I have to put this score. I've got to put on a full posture here. I even learned the necessary procedures for tasting kung fu tea from a tea ceremony expert...... And all this just because of need! ”

I listened to the words of the eighth master and there seemed to be a little deep meaning in them, but he didn't say it explicitly, and I didn't understand what he meant. I can only remain silent.

"Chen Yang, in recent years, I have rarely seen a young person that I admire. I can tell you very clearly, you count as one! I'm glad the fat man sent you to me. As for your choice, I don't want to say anything more. In short, you chose to do this, you chose to follow us to do some big things, then everything must follow the rules of this circle! ”

"I understand."

"You are the one sent by the fat man, and I also admire you, you also saved Lao Qi once. It stands to reason that I should take care of you. But this circle naturally has its own rules, so I have to explain it to you first! ”

"Eighth Master, say it."

"Okay." He restrained the smile on his face, and his expression became serious: "You should understand, we are an organization!" We have a part of the Chinese community in Canada. At the same time, I have to tell you that...... We are black! ”

"I understand."

The eighth master glanced at me quickly: "Lao Qi and I are just members of this organization, or rather, we are just the heads of the area here in Vancouver." But the difference is that Lao Qi has already washed his hands, so he basically doesn't ask about the things in the organization. I can ask you to come and do things with me. But as I said, we have our rules...... Moreover, rules are rules! No one can destroy! Including myself! So even though I admire you very much, and despite the favor of Fang Fat Man, I can't directly allow you to enter our organization! ”

I still didn't speak, looked at the eighth master, and waited quietly for his next step.

There was a hint of satisfaction in the eighth master's eyes, as if he appreciated my patience.

"To enter this circle, first you must do something to convince the brothers in the organization!" The eighth master narrowed his eyes and said slowly: "In the Water Margin, have you seen the story of Lin Chongxue going to Liangshan at night?" ”

"Yes."

"Leopard's head." The eighth master seemed to sigh. Then he slowly took out a pipe from his arms, knocked it twice on the table, added tobacco to light it, and gently puffed out the cigarette. Only then did he look at me with deep meaning: "800,000 forbidden army sect heads!" A martial artist! Lin Chong's skills are also top-notch in Liangshan, but such a big hero must also go through a hurdle before he can join the gang! ”

Then the eighth master smiled and said: "Of course, you are not Lin Chong, and I am not Wang Lun, a white-clothed scholar who is jealous of the virtuous and jealous, and our organization is not Shuibo Liangshan...... But one thing is the same! ”

I sighed, understood what the eighth master said, and said slowly: "Vote for the name? ”

"Yes, vote." The eighth master said quickly: "You want to join the gang." You have to do one thing that everyone will approve of you first! ”

I immediately stood up: "What should I do?" ”

The eighth master didn't talk nonsense with me anymore, he pointed his hand at the cups on the table: "See this cup?" ”

"Hmm."

"Do you remember the day you first came, your seventh uncle was almost blocked at home and was killed?"

"Hmm."

"We have a business that offends those Vietnamese. Anyway, we have been playing table tennis with the Vietnamese for so many years, and we don't care about this grudge anymore. But there's something strange about it! I can't tell you the details now, I can only say that what we did was very secretive, and the Vietnamese should not know about it. But they knew! And as revenge, they attacked Uncle Seven! Of course, we will have a way to deal with the Vietnamese, but now the question is, I need to find out who told the Vietnamese about it! Fortunately, in this world, secrets are difficult to keep. I've already looked up some eyebrows. It is another local Chinese organization dry land. ”

"Chinese organizations?" I was a little surprised.

"Yes" Eighth Master said lightly: "In fact, our relationship with the local traditional Chinese gang has not been very good, but everyone has converged a lot in the past two years, after all, they are all Chinese." Calling each other around, letting foreigners see jokes for no reason! But this time they did it out of bounds! Your seventh uncle has already washed his hands, regardless of the organization! The Vietnamese don't know the rules of our Chinese, and they still attack him, and I can ignore that. But those Chinese ...... They are also Chinese! The rules of our Chinese morality, after washing their hands in the golden basin, should not be dragged into these grievances again, they should understand this truth! There was a faint chill in the eighth master's voice: "I don't care what those foreigners do, and I can't care about it!" But as a Chinese, he actually did such a bad thing......"

I looked at the eighth master's eyes with a hint of evil!

He pointed to the teacups on the table: "Originally, I asked a few local leaders of the Chinese Gang to come over and chat today, and everyone will make it clear!" I know who made this incident, and we will definitely get justice! But I hope the rest of these people don't interfere! It's a pity...... It seems that we haven't made any big moves for too long, and now that we come out to talk to them about the number of teas (talking about numbers, black words, meaning negotiations), they seem to have forgotten a little about the past! Hmph, they took our kindness as a blessing! Today's thing is just a temptation for me! If that guy was just one person, I'm sure he wasn't that bold! But he dared to do it, I think it was a test of the local Chinese gang to us! If we are weak, they will unite and push us step by step! I can also see some eyebrows from today's events! Hmph......"

I understand, it seems that the eighth master and those people talked very much not speculatively before.

"Rules are rules! If someone breaks the rules, they must pay the price! Otherwise, if everyone dares to break the rules and step on the boundary in the future, then we won't be mixed up! ”

The eighth master slowly took out a photo from his pocket, put it on the table and gently pushed it over.

"This man, he must die within three days, I don't care what method you use." The eighth master's tone was as cold as ice: "If you miss, I will send someone else to do this...... And then you ...... Just let me continue to wash the car! ”

With that, he glanced at me.

I didn't say anything, picked up the photo and looked at it slowly for a while, and finally just said in an understatement tone: "Three days, I know." ”