After the Lunar New Year, the shops on the commercial street have resumed business one after another, and the merchants in Luzhou have a customary practice - after the first lunar month, the sixteenth is cleaned, the seventeenth is sacrificed to the sky, and the eighteenth is opened to welcome customers, in order to take the auspicious meaning of "opening the door and accepting the wealth of all directions". Wake up the lion panlong to open the road, floats and lanterns Xun Street, hundreds of thousands of firecrackers from the street to the end of the alley, after the smoke of gunpowder dissipated, leaving the ground full of purple and red firecracker crumbs, with the guests' shoes and boots are brought into the shops, the first day of opening, the business is not sweeping the door, the more firecracker crumbs, the more popular the business, when the door closes, the shopkeeper will pick the most proud guy to the door and shout: "Golden flowers are all over the ground, good luck." This lively day came to a successful conclusion.

The two sisters of the Lin family saw this lively scene for the first time, and the two leaned under the porch in front of the store, helping the guys in the store to distribute red envelopes, ranging from 8,800 red envelopes, and how much money they could take away depended on their luck. This year, the Lin family is happy, and the red envelope naturally has more money than in previous years, and Lin Wanjing imitated the practice of foreigners and put a small card of the storefront in the red envelope, which can be regarded as advertising by the way.

Rumors are often like this - the more you want to cover up the confusion, the more people spread the heat and rain in the city, but when the rumors are confirmed, few people mention it again, and Lin Wanjing finally settles down.

"Sister, what kind of person is my brother-in-law?" Lin Wanying's hands were empty, she looked sideways at Lin Wanjing and asked, "Someone told me that the young talents of the entire Luzhou Chamber of Commerce are hard to buy you a smile from, what is it about my brother-in-law that is so charming to conquer you?" ”

"What brother-in-law, you are so eager to marry me off?" Lin Wanjing reached out and gently scratched the bridge of her nose, "And!" Who is so bored to chew the root of my tongue in front of you? ”

Lin Wanying stuck out her tongue, but she still didn't give up, and continued to gossip:

"Sister, Brother Junyi said, my brother-in-law bought you with a few dishes, is it really fake?"

Hearing this, Lin Wanjing rolled her eyes fiercely: Sure enough, guessing with your toes knows that it must be Shen Junyi, a guy with a broken mouth!

"Don't listen to him! What a few dishes bought me! It's like your sister and I haven't eaten in hundreds of years! ”

Although those dishes are really delicious.

As soon as Lin Wanjing's voice fell, the conversation was immediately picked up by another person:

"Hmm. Don't listen to him, I'm spending more than a few dishes on your sister. Saying this, Liu Jin had already paced leisurely to the two sisters, took Lin Wanjing by her side, kissed her on the forehead, and said, "I gambled my whole net worth on your sister." ”

"What do you say?" Lin Wanjing sneered at him, but he smiled, and then looked at Lin Wanying and said:

"I took your sister away. If you don't send it back in the evening, you don't know. ”

Lin Wanying was not polite, and spread her palms:

"Hush money!"

Liu Jin was not stingy, he took out a palm-length Jin Ruyi from his pocket, played with it in his hand for a while, and then put it in her hand.

According to legend, Liu Jin found an ancient shipwreck in the depths of the South China Sea, and the cabin was full of gold, silver, pearls and jade—gold bricks, gold bars, lintoe gold, and horseshoe gold. It was Liu Jin's private vault in the South China Sea - the funds he used to build coastal defense were less than a dime, and the sky-high bride price given to the Lin family in order to marry Lin Wanjing was not worth mentioning. If it is said that the Liu family is already well-off, it is the Liu family's business, but Liu Jin's vault sunk at the bottom of the sea is his asset alone, and no one should have the luxury of getting a piece of the pie.

Now it seems that the rumors in the market are indeed not groundless, the gold Ruyi he gave Lin Wanying is delicately carved and cast, and the workmanship is exquisite, and it looks like an object of some years, not to mention, no one will directly trade with gold now, let alone bother to divide a gold ingot and then carefully build it into such a form.

However, according to his posture of one gold bar today and a piece of horseshoe gold tomorrow, it is not enough for him to squander it like this, not to say that it is just a few sunken ships of gold and silver, even if there is a whole gold mine.

"Don't be so used to her, get used to her addiction, how can my brother-in-law be embarrassed in the future!"

Liu Jin didn't speak, but Lin Wanying couldn't listen to it anymore, she sighed exaggeratedly a few times, and sighed for a long time:

"I haven't married yet, so I feel sorry for my husband."

"Who did you learn from, why are you so poor!" Lin Wanjing frowned and pinched her, but she didn't use any force at all, but Lin Wanying still exaggerated the pain and turned her head to Liu Jin for help:

"Hurry up, take it away, don't send it back!"

Lin Wanjing was going to practice the piano today, so she specially picked a Western-style dress suitable for playing the harp, but Liu Jin appeared at lunchtime, she thought that this plan would not be realized, so when Liu Jin parked the car in front of the piano shop, her joy was self-evident.

When he listened to her play before, he had thought about what kind of instrument it was, and today when he entered the hall, he learned that it was an Irish harp nearly a meter high, standing under the wall of the recital hall facing the door, the white wooden body was based on the traditional Roman column shape, adding freehand waves and entwined rose vines, the waves extended to the head of the piano, cast into a mermaid with a curved tail, holding a golden lire in his hand, the carving is exquisite, the depiction is delicate, not to mention the ruby inlaid mermaid tail, that is, each string is made of silver silk, Every detail shows that it is meticulously crafted and expensive, and it is probably because of this that it is placed in a particularly conspicuous position - covered with velvet carpets, surrounded by gold balustrades, and a gold-trimmed oil painting on the wall behind it, the girl in the center of the picture is wearing a long white dress, and her long black hair like a waterfall stands out among the faces of the ocean.

"It was the scene of my eighteen-year-old coming-of-age ceremony to meet the Emperor." Lin Wanjing walked up to him at some point, looked at the painting with him, and explained softly, "Dad said that I should always remember that day, not because of pity or gift, nor race or creed, but because everyone is born with equal dignity. ”

Although Liu Jin admired the vision and quality of the girl next to him in the casual conversation on weekdays, but at this moment, when he heard such words coming out of her mouth, he still felt extremely amazing, and he didn't feel a little shaky, until his fingers were pricked by the thorns in his arms, and he remembered that this bouquet of roses was going to be given to her - God knows how long he wanted to give her roses, but because of the unclear relationship before, he hesitated to delay until today.

Lin Wanjing took the flower and thanked him, then led him to sit on the sofa, and she went back to the piano to sit down, tuned the tone briefly, and then concentrated on playing it - she should like this piece very much, when he was drinking coffee on the street before, he always listened to her play this melody, and he was familiar with it and could hum it in his heart. Sometimes, when he was idle at home, he would occasionally fiddle with the piano for a while, from Beethoven to Liszt, but since he met her, as long as he touched the keys, his fingers couldn't help but want to repeat the music he had heard her play, and then he would not stop giggling, laughing that he had really been poisoned by her, and he couldn't extricate himself from it.

Watching her play is a kind of audio-visual double enjoyment, like meeting a fairy who descended in the forest before dawn, and as if encountering a mermaid wandering on the sea under the moonlit night, elegant and quiet, people can't wait to put aside all worldly troubles and devote themselves to the fairyland she created, in order to find a moment of luxury and comfort.

Yes, such comfort is always a luxury.

Liu Jin was listening to the intoxication in the concert hall, outside the piano shop, Lu Canghan had already driven to arrive, and saw that Liu Jin's adjutant was waiting under the threshold, so he let him go in to report the news, and the adjutant didn't know whether to disturb Liu Jin's Yaxing, entered the inner hall, hesitated for a while, and finally stepped forward, handed over Lu Canghan's letter, and said in a low voice:

"Young Marshal, General Lu sent a letter, saying that there is a move on the third young man's side, and you should go back to discuss this matter, and he is waiting outside at the moment."

Liu Jin raised her hand to take the letter, as if she was very unhappy with his sudden interruption, but she was very helpless, and hurriedly swept the text a few times, Lin Wanjing just finished a song in her hand, she raised her eyes to look at him, and saw him frowning, so she stood up and came to him, and glanced at the adjutant, the adjutant retreated with interest, she wanted to bring him the coffee on the coffee table with just the right temperature, but before she could reach out, he had already taken her to sit beside him.

"I'm sorry to disturb your interest in playing the piano."

"It's just a matter of playing casually, how can you say that you don't bother." Lin Wanjing smiled, raised her hand and rubbed his slightly frowning eyebrows, "If you have something, go back, if you like to listen to me play tunes, when can't you?" ”

She didn't persuade him to comfort him, and as soon as the words fell, she heard him sigh deeply:

"I'm afraid that I won't be able to come back in ten days and half a month, and I promised to accompany you to the details of the wedding, but I'm afraid I won't be able to honor it now."

She thought that there was something temporary, and she should understand it in two or three days, but who knew that the time he said was far beyond her expectations, so she couldn't help but be disappointed, and her eyebrows and eyes also drooped, seeing her like this, his guilt was a little more, and he was about to open his mouth to coax her, but he had already heard her:

"It's okay, I can handle it. It's just that if I only pick the style I like, don't say that I won't accommodate you! ”

He thought that she would be unhappy, but he never thought that she would be so considerate and did not reproach him, and he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart, and kissed her forehead:

"Well, if you like it, you can sign my order when you see the object you like." Saying this, he took out a red jade medal from the inner pocket, but on a chapter of the length of the little finger, there was a lifelike dragon, and the beads in the dragon's mouth could even rotate flexibly, and she liked such a dexterous and chic little object the most, so she took it and played with it between her fingers, and listened to him while fiddling with it:

"Or, I'll arrange someone to help you move this piano back, it's easier to practice ** at home."

When Lin Wanjing heard this, she shook her head: It's been so long since she came back, she didn't think about moving the piano back at all, except because she basically didn't have much time at home, and the more important reason was that as the family who lived in many places got back together, the home was lively, but there was less space for her, whether this space was material or spiritual.

Seeing that she didn't answer, but looked thoughtful, thinking that she still didn't want to move home, she said again:

"That's... Or move me there? If I want to practice at any time, I'm relieved. ”

This sentence is indeed from the bottom of his heart—like the sound of the piano, he just wants to have it alone, and he does not want to share it with anyone.

Lin Wanjing was already well versed in his occasional childishness, and said softly:

"Heard of it? The girl who didn't pass through the door ran to the man's house every day, so that people could hear the joke. ”

"It's only a matter of time before you become the mistress of the Imperial Kuntai, who dares to chew his tongue, let him come and talk to me!"

The more he said this, the deeper the smile on Lin Wanjing's face, and when he finished speaking, she was already laughing out loud, and then said:

"If I were going to move it back, I would have done it a long time ago, so why bother you?" She paused, didn't have time to speak, and then said, "Have you thought about it, if you are annoyed, tired, and want to be lazy, you can still hide in the sea." But what about me? ”

When Liu Jin heard this, his heart tightened inexplicably, as if he had been grabbed by someone's heart, faintly tingling, and it was difficult to breathe.

He wanted to say, "You have me, I will never let you be wronged", but this sentence was clearly on his lips, but he didn't have the confidence to say it anyway, he hated this kind of powerlessness for no reason, which made him feel frustrated, but he couldn't alleviate it, so he had to hug her tighter, kiss her forehead, rub her hairline, hoping that this would give her more security. She curled up in his arms, like a coquettish cat, listening to the sound of footsteps outside the hall, before she sat up, and saw Lu Canghan standing by the door in a hurry, looking at Liu Jin, and then at her, her eyes finally fell on her:

"Wanjing, I'm sorry, it's urgent, your fiancé will borrow me for a few days."

Before she could reply, Liu Jin had already taken the lead:

"I don't borrow it."

Lin Wanjing sneered, although she was used to Liu Jin's occasional childish temper, but this was the first time that she had not concealed it. Looking at Lu Canghan's expression like eating a fly, she couldn't help but laugh even more presumptuously, and only when she had laughed enough did she look at him and said:

"Go ahead, don't get down to business."

Since she had said this, Liu Jin had nothing to refute, stood up and hugged Lin Wanjing and Lu Canghan to leave the recital hall together, and when they arrived at the porch, the two cars were parked on the side of the street before and after, Liu Jin knew that she had to go, but she still looked at Lin Wanjing:

"I'll send you back first."

He really wanted to spend more time with her, I don't know why, he always felt that this parting was more complicated for no reason, such a gain and loss, knowing that nothing would change, but he was afraid that if he was not careful, everything about her would get out of control.

"No need." Lin Wanjing shook her head, "I want to practice a few more tunes, and then go to Dr. Zhuang to talk about the third aunt's condition, and when you are away, I can take her for a follow-up visit." Saying this, she suddenly remembered that Liu Jin seemed to be very reluctant for others to interfere in his family affairs, and hurriedly explained, "I didn't expect you to leave suddenly, so I wanted to wait until I finished practicing the piano to tell you, if you mind......

"Why should I mind?" Liu Jin interrupted her, and gently brought her back to her side, her clear voice a little hoarse because of her emotion.

"Thank you." He said, "I have come to believe that the heavens are indeed fair, and let her meet you after half a life of hard work." ”

Saying this, he dropped a deep kiss on her lips, and then threw the car key to the adjutant who was waiting for him, and repeatedly told him to ensure Lin Wanjing's safety, and then followed Lu Canghan to leave the piano store and rush back to the military port.

Nothing to say all the way.

There are two deep-water ports on the coast of Luzhou, one is inside and outside Qinyu Island, for ships to dock, and the other is hidden in the cliffs, the water flow outside the port is complicated, the rocky beaches are mixed, but bypassing the sharp reef beaches and the stone cliffs standing in the stormy waves, the water potential in the port is stable, the hinterland is open, and the wind and waves cannot reach. The moist sea currents condensed into a fog here over the arc chain of offshore islands, and the thirty-six cast-iron cannons on the cliffs were like beasts lurking in the mist, guarding the ocean-going fleet that docked and rested in the harbor.

All vehicles are not allowed to enter the control area, even Liu Jin and Lu Canghan are no exception, the two parked their cars outside the control area and hurried to the flagship.

Entering the command room, Liu Jin spread out the coastal defense map without saying a word, stared at it for a moment, picked up the red pencil on the side, circled three locations without hesitation, and then threw the pen on the table, and sighed:

"It's the coordinates. The numbers on the telegrams you intercepted are the coordinates. ”

When Lu Canghan heard this, he came closer to see the three circles circled by Liu Jin, one at sea and two on land, and then corresponded to the coastline shape he was familiar with, and it was not difficult to judge that the two places on land corresponded to the unloading port and warehouse they had selected before, and the one on the sea corresponded to the Japanese freighter "Rain Flower". This is a very special cargo ship, relying on foreign affairs immunity, wandering between various ports in the North Pacific, it has no fixed home port of call, no immutable route, and no affiliation with any company or organization, as long as the employer's price is high enough, it will take orders to deliver goods, so the goods it transports are usually not legal, and sometimes even the goods transported are not "goods" at all.

"You mean, that little man from Yamazaki betrayed us?"

"Not surprisingly, what they are doing is the business of the highest bidder, and selling a piece of information is better than working for two months at sea in the wind and rain." Liu Jin's expression was grim, and he looked at him and said, "And what I care more about is who gave them the map, and the coordinates can be marked in such detail." ”

"That's... What now? Seeing Liu Jin frowning and pondering, Lu Canghan asked tentatively: "Or... Let's ask Miss Wanjing for help..."

"Don't go!"

"But as you said, Miss Wanjing's diplomatic pardon is our trump card."

"It's not going to work, the less she knows, the better."

Smuggling arms is one of the few felonies in Luzhou that is a felony of the Nine Clans.

Seeing that Liu Jin was so resolute, although Lu Canghan understood, he had no other way, so he sat down in the chair in discouragement, looking at the coastal defense map on the table in a daze.

Half a year ago, he and Liu Jin finally opened up the channel, from the German arms dealers to buy a batch of the world's top armaments, a full 600 boxes of guns and artillery, worth worth three Luzhou City, just to find the owner who dared to carry this batch of goods took two months, and finally set off from the port of Rostock in batches, taking advantage of the summer to cross the Arctic Ocean to reach the German colony in the north, and then transshipped to Japan for reloading.

In any case, giving up is impossible!

But what do you have to do to avoid all the eyeliner to do this?

What's more, I don't even know how much eyeliner there is around me!

was at a loss, but he heard Liu Jin sigh and said in a deep voice:

"Transfer your ship to me. I'll figure it out personally. ”

At present, there is no schedule for the departure of Xunlong's flagship, and if the schedule is revised specifically to deal with this matter, it will add to the snake and want to cover it up.

"It's not appropriate for you to go in person, I'll go."

"You?" Liu Jin raised his eyes to look at him and sneered, "I'm afraid that your heart is too soft to do it." Without waiting for Lu Canghan to speak, he said again: "Help me sort out the daily port entry declaration, specific to the flag, draft, load, and empty position." Buy three small freighters, and then go to death row to recruit three death row inmates who can drive ships, allow them to feed and clothe their families, and let Lee Seung-tae bring them to the open sea to join me. ”

Lu Canghan wrote down the things he explained one by one, and asked as he wrote:

"Where shall I answer you?"

"Here."

The tip of the pen paused, and a heavy ink spot fell.

"What?"

"Here." Liu Jin firmly repeated, "The most dangerous place may be the safest place." I will bring the goods back in batches, you will pick up the goods here, and Chengtai will take care of the rest. ”

He had clearly arranged everything, but the gloom between his brows did not diminish in the slightest, and his eyes fixed on the brooch fiddling on his fingertips, thoughtful.

The brooch was taken off by Lin Wanjing from her lap before parting, with a white gold peacock feather shape, inlaid with a huge sapphire, she said that it was the Fernand family's family emblem, and it was also her lucky charm, as long as it was accompanied, all troubles would be solved. Lu Canghan knew that he should have something to say, so he asked:

"If there's anything else, it's okay to just say it."

"If I'm free, Wanjing will trouble you to take care of it for me. I don't know why I can't reassure her, feeling that something is going to happen, in my absence. ”

Lu Canghan was really stunned when he heard this, they have known each other for more than 20 years since childhood, and their relationship is so good that they are almost inseparable from each other, but now he is bothering him, as if he is worried that he will dislike him.

"Yunrou, are you really concerned?" Lu Canghan asked him, with these ambiguous smiles in his tone.

"Or else?"

"I thought you were just holding three points of admiration for her, preparing for a seven-point retreat, and thinking that it would be good not to let her down."

"That's how you think of me?" Liu Jin asked in surprise, and then shook his head with a wry smile, "I wish it was not just this brooch that was with me now." If she is a snowflake on my shoulder, I am willing to live only in winter for her. As he spoke, he chuckled again, "Do you think I'm stupid too?" If you want to laugh at me, then laugh out, there is no need to endure it. ”

He thought that such hypocritical remarks would still be ridiculed by Lu Canghan, but he didn't expect that he listened carefully to what he said, and the smile on the corner of his mouth added a little relief:

"Why should I laugh at you? Don't worry, I won't need you to tell you about Miss Wanjing, and I will take care of it. He paused, and then said, "I was worried that you would take risks for the sake of this incident, but now it seems that there is no need to worry, after all, you should come back and tell her in person." ”