"Sharks are underwater." Liu Ziguang said.

"Why underwater?" Zhao Hui asked.

"Because the fins are gone, I can't control the balance, so I sink to the bottom."

"Where's the fin?"

"You rinsed my mouth."

Zhao Hui didn't ask anymore, stared at Liu Ziguang for thirty seconds, and suddenly laughed and said, "Since you have arrived in the capital, don't stay in a hotel, stay at my house!" ”

I thought that Zhao Hui's home was a military compound, or a high-rise mansion, but I knew that it was a small courtyard house located in the alley near Shichahai, the original old Beijing courtyard, clear board tiles, grinding brick walls, two polished copper door cymbals on the black paint accelerator, two polished copper door cymbals on the top of the black paint accelerator, couplets were pasted on both sides, the green bricks in the small courtyard were paved, flowers and trees were planted, there were three north rooms, three east and west wings, and the courtyard walls were connected by the moon door, it was the eighth month of the lunar calendar, the osmanthus flowers in the courtyard were fragrant, refreshing, a group of pigeons flew in the sky, and the pigeon whistled out a buzzing sound, Lined with the shouting of sugar gourds in the distance, an old Beijing style emerges spontaneously.

"You're welcome, come in and sit." Zhao Hui got out of the car and knocked on the courtyard door, and a capable middle-aged man came to open the door, wearing a cardigan, cloth shoes with mille-feuille soles, and his mouth was authentic Beijing: "Master, you are back." ”

If this kind of small courtyard house was in the first ten years of the last century, I am afraid it would still be the object of shantytown transformation, but now, it is a high-grade mansion that money can't buy, every inch of land is expensive, and it is the central area of Houhai, whether it is from the architectural art or geographical environment or style, the value of this house will not be less than eight figures, Zhao Hui, a colonel-level officer with a total of three industries, can have such an expensive real estate, it is really surprising, but it is not surprising to think about his other identity.

The red aristocracy, the world is all fought down by their ancestors, and it is not a big deal to have more resources than ordinary people.

The three of them entered the courtyard, the housekeeper diligently helped to take over the luggage, and a well-trained purebred German blackback in the yard saw the guests coming in with the host, and did not bark, but first pounced on Zhao Hui's legs and licked them for a while, and then leaned over to each person's trousers and sniffed.

"You just live in a side room, treat this place as your own home, you're welcome, there are people at home at any time, I won't give you the key, tell Mother Wu what you want to eat, what do you need to find Lao Li, I'll be absent first, take a shower and change clothes, and there will be a scene later."

It is said that the four crew members will also be present, and there is also a group of Zhao Hui in the capital, Geng Zhi does not like to deal with this kind of person, but Liu Ziguang is different, Zhao Huiman thought that he would go with him, but he didn't expect him to make this request.

"Lao Liu, the people who are drinking together today are all stomping their feet and shaking in the capital, are you not interested in getting to know?"

"Not interested." Liu Ziguang shook his head indifferently.

"I have a guy who has a very good relationship with the chairman of the Securities Regulatory Commission, don't you still have a company at home that wants to IPO, ask him for approval." Zhao Hui further seduced.

"I don't want to touch this circle yet." Liu Ziguang made a decision neatly.

"I gotta say, I can't see through you anymore." Zhao Hui shrugged helplessly and left by himself.

……

The exterior of the wing room is an ancient house, but the interior decoration is a combination of ancient and modern, a full set of rosewood Ming and Qing dynasty furniture, LCD TV, air conditioning, and silk handmade carpets made in Iran on the ground.

The news is broadcasting the news that officials of the Ministry of Commerce of the State Council met with the delegation of the Ministry of Trade and Industry of Singapore, and the woman in black who looked like a translator standing next to the Minister of Trade and Industry of Singapore was the one on the plane, and now Liu Ziguang has remembered her name, it seems to be an English name, called Olivia, I thought she was the daughter of a rich and noble family, but I didn't expect that she was still a senior government official attaché.

Outside, Wu's mother shouted that she had eaten, so Liu Ziguang put the remote control and went out to eat, on the TV screen, the Minister of Trade and Industry officially introduced the woman in black behind her to the Chinese Minister of Commerce, the two shook hands cordially and talked happily, but unfortunately Liu Ziguang didn't see this scene.

……

In the middle of the night, Zhao Hui came back drunk, two young and beautiful long-legged girls supported him left and right, and carried a delicate food box packed by the hotel, which contained shark fin soup that had not been touched.

Zhao Hui drank too much, knocked on the door and asked Liu Ziguang and Geng Zhi to come out and drink more, Liu Ziguang came out in clothes, but no one in Geng Zhi's room answered, pushed the door and went in to see, it turned out that Geng Zhi had quietly left, leaving only a note.

After reading the note silently, Zhao Hui's alcohol seemed to be fully awake, he waved his hand to let the two soft girls leave, the two girls looked at each other, not knowing where they offended the gold master, and finally cringed and said: "Mr. Zhao, did we do something wrong?" ”

"That's right, I'm in a bad mood now, let's go." Zhao Hui unbuttoned his neckline, a little irritable.

"But ......"

"It's nothing, Director Zhang, I'll say hello there, the female number one can't run, now you can get out!"

The two girls hurriedly smeared oil on the soles of their feet, Zhao Hui stood in the yard slowly, still carrying a bottle of two pots in his hand, the housekeeper Lao Li and the cook Wu Ma knew his temper very well, and they didn't come to persuade each other, just watched from a distance, the full moon was like a wheel, the autumn insects whispered, and in the small courtyard, the autumn mood was getting stronger.

A suppressed whimper came, Zhao Hui actually cried, under the moonlight, the tears on his face were extremely clear, he raised the wine bottle at Liu Ziguang and said, "Brother, now you are the only one with me, drink two glasses?" ”

"I'll go and order peanuts." Liu Ziguang said.

Under the bright moonlight, the two sat on the stone bench in the courtyard, pushed the cup and changed the cup to drink, the wine was the red star two-pot head bought by the street shop, and the dish was the fried peanuts left in the kitchen, but this atmosphere was incomparable to the abalone wing banquet in the big hotel.

Zhao Hui was drunk and babbled a lot of things in his heart, and he told Liu Ziguang that he was not the kind of gentleman and red aristocrat that most people imagined.

"I grew up in the army dean, at the age of eight I organized the little friends in the courtyard, everyone stole the military uniforms of the adults in the family and put them on their bodies, at that time the new military rank system was not implemented, everyone's military uniforms are almost the same, I am special, I wear my grandfather's five-five style military dress, a big gold plate, two gold beans, and the founding lieutenant general of the country!"

Speaking of the story when he was a child, Zhao Hui's eyes were a little confused, and he seemed to be immersed in that unforgettable happy years, but then his face sank again, rubbing his wine glass and saying: "I was born in a military family, and the path of playing a small life is given by adults, in their plan, I should enlist in the army after graduating from junior high school, first train as a soldier for two years, and then enter the military academy for further study, and then come out to carry the rank of lieutenant, and be a platoon commander in a big ravine where birds don't, and then deputy company commander, company commander, regiment training staff or something." , just like this, they rose step by step, and finally carried the general's epaulettes, took over their class, and satisfied their vanity. ”

"However, I didn't follow the path they set for me, I don't like the same life, at that time, the reform and opening up just started, the domestic video hall often screened foreign films, the first drop of blood or something was popular at that time, I think it was at that time, created my desire for excitement, blood, fighting habits, so, I hid from my grandfather and father to participate in the second department of the agent selection, when they knew, my file had been transferred from the grassroots army to the general staff, at that time the atmosphere of the army was not as chaotic as it is now, Even a powerful person like my father did not dare to interfere in the organizational process, so I became a Chinese OO7 as I wished, at the cost of my father's break with me. ”

"You should be able to guess what happened later, once out of control, Yongchang Company, as a member of the secret front, has made indelible contributions to my country's military industry exhibition, but ......" Speaking of this, Zhao Hui smiled helplessly.

"Agents have a transparent ceiling above their heads, and no matter how outstanding their merits are, they can't be promoted, because the work we do is unsightly, and the major general is basically the end of the career, in fact, most people can't even mix with the colonel."

"Even so, I still have no complaints, since I have chosen this path, I will go on and do something to make them quiet, the children of the old Ye family have no seeds!"

Suddenly, Zhao Hui smiled apologetically and said: "I'm sorry, in fact, my surname is Ye, Zhao Hui is my pseudonym, and I changed my surname Zhao to facilitate my work on the one hand, and because I have broken off relations with the old man on the other hand." ”

Liu Ziguang raised his glass: "Understood." ”

"No, you don't understand me." Zhao Hui shook his head and said.

"You think I'm just pursuing an exciting life and luxurious material comforts, but in fact, the goal I pursue is something you can't understand."

Suddenly, Zhao Hui became excited again, stood up and sang a model show of outwitting Weihu Mountain.

Drink celebration wine together today

Ambition is unpaid

Come to Japan to show your skills,

Write spring and autumn with blood

In the last sentence of the song, he lengthened the tone, and vividly interpreted the wise and brave reconnaissance hero Yang Zirong, and after singing the long voice, Zhao Hui sat on the stone bench and said:

"The shipment you got from the Philippines, I turned it on and went to the Middle East, I originally wanted to transport it to Gaza, but it was robbed on the way, and I only figured out yesterday that the person who did the manipulation of the plane was not Abdullah, but the Mossadeh, don't be surprised, don't expect to get a share of the money, I didn't plan to ask for that money."

Liu Ziguang was silent.

"Don't want to know why?" Zhao Hui squinted at Liu Ziguang.

"A chaotic Middle East is much more interesting than a stable and united Middle East, and it is more in line with the interests of certain countries." Liu Ziguang replied.

Zhao Hui smiled: "Congratulations, you answered correctly, come, drink." ”