Chapter 16: The Funeral (2)
Longquan Mountain Funeral Parlor is located on the edge of the city in the north of the Special Administrative Region, a hill that is not majestic but has a green that cannot be seen at a glance, I have to sigh that the location of the cemetery is really a treasure of feng shui, how can I feel comfortable at this glance, if it is not occupied by a mausoleum, it is simply a piece of natural oxygen.
The funeral parlor was more crowded than I expected, to be precise, the funeral was attended by high-class people with heads and faces, and every prominent person who showed up was surrounded by an entourage. The luxury sedans are mostly black, and if it weren't for the illusion that a luxury commercial sedan is on display at this funeral parlor. In contrast, Lao Di's lineup is simply too concise, except for me and Dong Jian, there is no follow-up.
The number of mourners is completely unimaginable, these elites in politics and business are all pillars of society, and even many of them are community bosses wandering in the gray area, what kind of funeral will bring these red, white, and black together?
"Let's go." Lao Di sat in an electric wheelchair and drove forward.
I held an umbrella and followed Lao Di towards the majestic central hall, and the mourning music was even more sad in the rain curtain. The crowd was neatly lined up in black and solemn, ready to see their friends for the last time, people can't escape the day of death after all, no matter before they are alive or after they are dead.
Countless wreaths were displayed in the huge hall, and the guests who came to pay their respects were all sad, and after paying respects to the deceased, they bypassed the body to pay their respects to the family. Lao Di's face was also solemn, and I suddenly felt a little familiar with the person in the coffin as he looked closely, and I only bumped into it once at the elevator entrance of the defensive shield not long ago, and it was just that side.
Li Shukang? It turns out that this is Li Shukang's funeral?
I began to look around at the wreaths and furnishings all around, and the wreaths sent by Lao Di were sandwiched between them, and next to them stood the wreaths sent by Zhang Dashan and Zhang Tian. Presumably, this Zhang Tian should be the father of Zhang Dashan mentioned at the last dinner.
When the team walked in front of the family, I stopped behind Lao Di's wheelchair and looked up blankly to see the dignity of this Li Shukang's family. But the next second I was surprised by that familiar, gloomy look. Inadvertently, we met her again, without any notice, without any warning, without any warning, and the surprise in our eyes at the same time was indescribable, and her eyes were enlarged by surprise, and there was a slight light.
Lao Di was condolences to the family of the deceased, but the only family member did not respond to his condolences, but locked his eyes on me, the accompanying person.
"You?"
"You?" I didn't know what to call her.
This time, it was Lao Di's turn and Dong Jian's turn to show completely incredible expressions at the same time, "You know?" ”
I didn't know how to answer, and I was at a loss for words.
It was perhaps impossible to imagine that I would meet the delicate woman in the dark blue trench coat again on such an occasion, and at this time she was dressed in black, and although there was surprise in her eyes, the indescribable gloom never dissipated.
"One side." She whispered, her gaze had already been removed, and the light in her eyes was instantly extinguished.
"Please mourn." Lao Di stretched out his hand and shook her lightly.
"Hey!" The girl behind her beckoned to me, the woman in the brown trench coat.
It was really not appropriate to smile in front of the deceased, so I had to nod my head to show that I recognized her.
"You know each other, too?" Dong Jian's eyes widened, feeling a little incredible.
I don't know how to answer, I don't even know her name, how can I know her, "It's also a one-sided relationship." ”
Walking out of the hall, Dong Jian felt surprised, "You and so many people on the street are passing by, all of them are one-sided?" ”
I shrugged my shoulders and paced towards the rest area outside the hall.
"Do you know who they are?" Dong Jian asked me bluntly.
"Li Shukang's daughter."
"Nonsense, can you still be a wife at such a young age?"
"What is not necessarily in these years, and what is certain?" I quibbled.
Lao Di sat in the wheelchair next to him and ignored our boring questions, he quietly looked at the gloomy sky and fell into thought, the rain beating his face was a bit like the vicissitudes of a man's tears.
I held my umbrella close to him, "Boss, be careful of catching a cold in the rain in winter." ”
"What should I do?" Lao Di seemed to be talking to himself, "What should I do? ”
"What to do?" Dong Jian asked.
"That's what I'm looking for you for, you're in charge of the field, and you're in charge of what to do." Lao Di turned the wheelchair in the direction of us.
"What?" Dong Jian wrung his eyebrows.
"Li Shukang came to me the day before his accident, by the way, Zhuang Yan also bumped into me." Lao Di prompted, his eyes were a little gloomy, "Lao Li came and went in a hurry that day, I knew that something must have happened to him." ”
"What did he tell you?" I asked.
"I didn't say anything, just told me to take care of my body, and I guess I won't see each other in the future, I thought he was getting into some lawsuit or business enemy. But... Alas~" Lao Di wanted to speak and stopped, "He punched me a sum of money before leaving, and then left with a word." ”
Dong Jian and I didn't say a word, and Lao Di raised an index finger.
"A hundred?" I understand that Dong Jian omitted the back of 10,000, and with the identities of Li Shukang and Lao Di, a single hundred is not a sum of money.
Lao Di shook his head.
"A thousand?" Dong Jian raised his voice slightly.
Lao Di still didn't nod.
"100 million?"
"Hmm."
"What did he say?"
"Let me take care of Li Xiaoai in the future."
“...”
Li Xiaoai? It turned out that was her name. After listening to their conversation, I was a little hesitant to tell them about the accident that happened in Hong Kong's Grand Times Square, and I had already taken care of Lao Di's daughter for her old friend once in advance.
"Did you sign the contract? Give me a look. "Dong Jian is a little tricky.
"Nope."
"Did you say yes?"
"Not either."
Dong Jian was a little embarrassed, one hand was in his trouser pocket and paced back and forth, his right hand pinched his cheek and rubbed it up and down, "Then this can't be done, you can return the money." ”
"Return to whom? The man is lying there. Lao Di asked in a hoarse voice, and poked his thumb at the main hall of the funeral home behind him, and wreaths were almost all over the hall and outside the hall.
Dong Jian patted his head, as if it was the first time he had encountered this kind of thing, "We can't take this business without a contract?" Following Li Xiaoai is an illegal stalking, and we are not qualified to enter a place or occasion where she can come and go casually, so standing at the door of her house for a long time is considered illegal incursion. This can't be done, unless Li Xiaoai personally signs a contract with us. ”
"But as far as I know, Aikang Group has signed an order for a large security company at the beginning of the year, and their company does not need to sign an additional contract." Lao Di turned his wheelchair and glanced at the security personnel inside and outside the funeral home, all dressed in suits and leather shoes, upright and upright. Since it is a peer, it can be recognized at a glance.
"Then you can keep it as pocket money." Dong Jian was helpless, "Why didn't he let Ai Kang sign a contract with the defensive shield when Li Shukang was there, but instead in such a hidden way before he died?" ”
"Before, Lao Li didn't want to be involved in the defense shield and me, and there seemed to be something else hidden within his company before." Lao Di faced the funeral home again, his eyes were still gloomy, he and Li Shukang should have had a life-long friendship, otherwise there would be no such trust of life and death.
"I can only talk to Li Xiaoai about this matter." I interjected.
Dong Jian and Lao Di looked at me at the same time, "Talk to her?" ”
"Just told her that she might be safe, and that we were entrusted by her father to keep her safe, as long as she agreed." I've never been a fan of beating around the bush, and most of the solutions I can think of are simple and straightforward.
"Then how do you sign a security agreement, you mean sign her private security contract?" Dong Jian shook his head as he spoke.
"No."
"Don't sign? How can it be. Dong Jian still couldn't accept it.
"As long as she agrees verbally, we are allowed to follow her as a secretary, anyway, Qian Lao Di has already received it, and it was a verbal contract at the beginning. Besides, signing the contract will expose our identity, and we can't protect her life as a bodyguard, and we can't save it. ”
Lao Di's eyes suddenly brightened up, "There is some truth, but will Li Xiaoai agree?" ”
"And the actual operation is not feasible, and we can't say that one of the people in our company is his secretary." Dong Jian still had doubts.
"I'll wait for a chance to talk to her about this, I guess she won't refuse, and we'll discuss it together after she agrees."
"If you want me to see it, just return the money to her, and save her from being unclear." Dong Jian twisted his eyebrows and persuaded.
But Lao Di's brows tightened slightly, and his eyes swept towards Dong Jian's words. He instantly understood what Lao Di meant, and it seemed that the daughter of this old man couldn't ignore it.
"Leave it to me, I'll talk to Li Xiaoai about it later." The rain outside the house gradually stopped, and there were many fewer guests in the hall.
"Are you really just a one-sided relationship?" Dong Jianhu said suspiciously.
"Really."
Li Shukang's body lay quietly in the middle of the hall surrounded by flowers, the hall was silent, there was no familiar crying and mourning, and there was not too much red tape, except for Li Xiaoai and her companions standing at the end of the hall near the statue, and the security personnel in suits and sunglasses were distributed in all corners and stood tall like unresponsive statues. At this time, there are no guests, and this link is probably coming to an end.
The girl behind Li Xiaoai saw me standing at the door of the hall and whispered a few words to her, then nodded to each other and ran out alone.
"Hello, my name is Lan Xue, if it wasn't for you last time, it would have been over, and I didn't even have time to say thank you why you disappeared." Out of the hall, the girl waved generously at me, two shallow dimples on her smiling cheeks.
"Hello, will it be too unlucky to meet again on this occasion and say that it is a coincidence, my name is Zhuang Yan." I responded.
Lan Xue was stunned for a moment, and then revealed her shallow dimples, "If you are unlucky, you won't be able to see each other, thanks to you that day, I solemnly say thank you again." ”
Lan Xue bent down and bowed to me, which surprised me, "Where, where, don't be too polite." She? I glanced at Li Xiaoai in the hall.