Xu Ruonong told Huo Zuo that in March last year, he worked as a photojournalist for Ta Kung Pao in Shanghai for a period of time, and he met Huo Zuo because of interviews. The other party saw that he could take pictures and print photos, so he asked him if he could help him repair and enlarge old photos. At that time, he had some understanding of Huo Zuo's identity, and after thinking about it again, he agreed.

"This is it." Xu Ruonong still has the original negative, he turned it out of the drawer and showed it to Shen Yigong, "I enlarged and colored according to his request, and made two twelve-inch framed photos." ”

Shen Yigong recognized at a glance that the woman in the photo was Huo Zuo's mother, Chu Xiuxiu. In the past, when Huo Zuo was in Hangzhou, he would take out the pendant with her photo when he was fine.

Xu Ruonong really didn't expect Huo Zuo to be so righteous in a photo, but Shen Yigong understood that if there was anything else that was important to Huo Zuo, it was his mother who died early.

"At that time, when I was helping him fix the photos, he also had a general idea of who I was, and in early April, he said to me, 'Some of your classmates may have to suffer,' and I told him, 'It's not important to suffer, just save your life.'" After a pause, Xu Ruonong asked Shen Yigong, "You should also know about the 'April 12' incident, right?" ”

Shen Yigong nodded heavily.

"In the early morning of April 11, I received a phone call at home, and a woman on the other end of the phone said that Mr. Zuo asked me to pay attention to the tea party that my classmates were going to tomorrow might be a little problematic. I immediately called my classmates, but by that time it was too late. ”

"Your classmates...... Is it Zhang Yongan? ”

Xu Ruonong didn't speak, but the pathos that flashed in his eyes confirmed the facts.

Ma Weisan, the chief inspector of the French Concession, personally invited, and there was also You Yiman, the female gentleman of the Red and Green Gang, as long as he heard the name, he knew that this was a Hongmen banquet, but Yongan still went. He said that someone had to do the work, and even if it was an enemy, he had to come into contact with them before he knew how terrible and hateful their power was. ”

These familiar names appeared again, and Shen Yigong felt very uncomfortable in his heart. He looked into Xu Ruonong's eyes: "...... Then why do you trust Huo Zuo? You should know that he is actually in league with them. ”

"Mr. Huo...... It's very moral. It was because of his phone call that we had time to transfer the other comrades out of Shanghai. Xu Ruonong put down the pen in his hand and sighed uncomfortably, "I know what he did, and I can also say that when most of our comrades were killed last year, Mr. Huo certainly had a lot of blood on his hands. He's not a good guy, but all we can do at the moment is to unite as much as we can. ”

"He killed your friend."

"If it weren't for him, I wouldn't have been able to go back to Shanghai and compile a book of information from all over the country. Our strength is not strong enough, Xiao Shen, to be able to fight for a few points. ”

Shen Yigong listened to him talk about this, and probably understood why Huo Zuo chose himself to protect Xu Ruonong on his behalf.

If this matter is publicized, Huo Zuo will let himself be exposed to enemies under the situation of being embattled and making enemies everywhere. Then you can only choose people who have turned against you to complete this task. He knew what Shen Yigong was doing now, and he also knew what the other party's temperament was, even if he knew the relationship between himself and Xu Ruonong, and what he had done in private, he would never easily reveal it to the second person.

Shen Yigong would definitely choose to help Xu Ruonong and the others, even if there was no Huo Zuo's order.

Xu Ruonong handed him a letter before Shen Yigong left, asking him to send it to a tailor shop called "Manli" on Xiafei Road, saying that the fabric of "Buraji" in Eastern Europe was almost there, and there was a sample inside.

It was close to afternoon when he left, and when he came out of Wangdri to Gordon Road, the streets that had been relatively smooth were crowded with cars. Not far away, there was a lively sound of music, which seemed to come from Marienplatz. I wonder which rich kid is taking advantage of the afternoon sun to hold a dance party.

Shen Yigong bypassed the parked cars and wanted to take the tram, but when he passed by a small car, he caught a glimpse of a familiar face - he quickly turned his head and saw the back of a woman in a light blue dress wrapped in a white mink coat.

Shen Yigong stood in place and looked deeply, thought for a moment, and then turned his head and continued to walk towards the tram. These people he knew in the past have little to do with his current life, so why bother to open his mouth to get to know people again at this juncture?

After he left, the woman in the light blue dress also turned her head sideways and greeted the people around her with a smile and politeness. She took a deep look in the direction where Shen Yigong had disappeared, pursed her lips and said nothing. Her gaze quickly fell on another person, the man who was surrounded by everyone, raising a glass and laughing—

"Brother Azuo!"

Huo Zuo followed the prestige, this sweet and delicate voice was strange and familiar to him. Qin Mingyue stood not far away with decent makeup and waved his hand gently, the smile on the corner of her mouth was just right, but no matter how realistic the eagerness and pleasure on her expression were, the hatred and disgust in her eyes could never be hidden.

Huo Zuo took the wine glass in his hand and raised it gently towards her with a smile.

"Sister Mingyue."

Qin Mingyue walked up to him gracefully, took a glass of champagne from the tray of the passing attendant, and touched the mouth of his glass: "Long time no see, Brother Azuo." ”

Then he added: "Have you seen my boyfriend Qiu Yu?" ”

Huo Zuo was not surprised by her arrival, he looked around, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "Who knows? Maybe your boyfriend is surrounded by a bunch of teenage girls. ”

He cared for Qin Mingyue like a serious big brother: "Is your mother doing well in New York?" If there's anything you need, remember to let me know, the check I sent last time should be enough. ”

The smile on Qin Mingyue's face gradually became a little unbearable: "Thank you very much, my mother is very good." The check you sent last time is enough for the time being. ”

"When did you graduate, why didn't you hear about it? Oh, and why don't you tell me when you come back, my brother can pick you up. ”

In terms of acting on the spot, Qin Mingyue was still young, and after a few back and forth, she lowered her voice and glared at him: "You don't pretend to be a good person there." I said I would come back and I would definitely come back. You wait. ”

Huo Zuo was still helpless: "Mingyue, I told you at the beginning that I have always had a grudge against your father. I don't want to get involved with you. ”

"Wait until you go down to the Netherworld and explain it to him yourself." After Qin Mingyue said this, she immediately caught Qiu Yu's figure, and the young man also showed a happy smile when he met her gaze, waved his hand to her, and squeezed through the crowd towards her. Huo Zuo stood behind Qin Mingyue and reminded her, "Your father wouldn't want our family's scandal to be known to outsiders. ”

"Who says I have to rely on outsiders? I'm not like women who are attached to men. I'll take you down on my own. As soon as the words fell, he put on a delicate face and smiled at the person who came up, "My dear." ”

Qiu Yu had already arrived at Qin Mingyue's side at this time, and hugged his girlfriend's waist affectionately as if he was disgusted: "When did you come, don't tell me!" ”

Qin Mingyue also leaned on his arms: "People see that you are busy, so they don't want to disturb you." Fortunately, I saw my eldest brother after I came. ”

Qiu Yu hurriedly stretched out his hand to Huo Zuoye: "Hello Mr. Huo, I have been hearing my father mention you before, and he asked me to come to you at any time if I don't know anything in Shanghai." ”

Huo Zuo was also polite: "You are always welcome to come." ”

Regarding what happened that night between Qin Shengzhu and Huo Zuo, the final version that was made public was that Huo Zuo escaped death under the framing of the warlord, secretly protected the mother and daughter of the Qin family, and originally wanted to save Qin Shengzhu, but the enemy was menacing and blew the Qin Mansion into ruins.

Huo Zuo funded Qin Mingyue to study in the United States, and sent someone to accompany Mrs. Qin's side, so that she could also go abroad to relax, in the eyes of others, Mr. Huo was benevolent and did good deeds. Of course, anyone who knows the inside story understands what this is all about. But how many are there until the inside story?

When Huo Zuo received this invitation from the Qiu family, his first reaction was to think of Mingyue, who was also studying in New York. Qiu Yu and Qin Mingyue were selected into the preparatory class of the university together, and they separated after being classmates for less than half a year. Now it's not surprising that even if the two of them come back together. When he went to look for Qin Shengzhu before, he bumped into Qiu Yu coming to Qin Mingyue.

Three years ago, Huo Zuo personally sent Qin Mingyue and her mother on the ferry, he looked at the girl's struggling and hateful eyes, waved his hand to her, and said, "I wish you a smooth life in the United States." She only left a sentence with her "brother" full of unwillingness: "I will come back one day and take back everything that belongs to me." ”

Huo Zuo was expecting her to take it. She is also more or less Qin Shengzhu's daughter, his half-sister, if she weakly accepts the enemy's arrangement for her like this, he still feels that something is wrong.

It's just that he wants to see what kind of opponent the originally innocent and ignorant little sister can grow into by relying on her three years of study and life in New York.

Now, it seems, it's not ideal. With her performance today, how will she fight herself in the netherworld in the future? Although Huo Zuo is also a pity, Qin Mingyue's nature is not bad, no matter how hard he forces it, due to the educational environment from childhood to adulthood, it is difficult to become a villain bastard with no lower limit like himself. If she doesn't mind, Huo Zuo is willing to support her for a lifetime. It's just that he knows that they are still similar at this point, and even if they die, they have to keep this dignity.

Then Huo Zuo waited to see how this little sister would kill him.

Anyway, a guy like him will die sooner or later, and nine times out of ten he will die at the hands of the enemy. Huo Congyi's old thing has a saying that is very right, he kills people and loses his conscience in this business, and he has no asshole when he gives birth to a son. Blood debt and blood repayment, one day it will be his turn. Since they are all going to die, they die in the hands of those little deflated people who don't know where they came from, so it is better to die in the hands of this little girl who has been cared for as his own sister for more than ten years.

At least Qin Mingyue really hated him very seriously. There are few people who love him in this life, and it is not bad to have a woman who remembers him deeply and hates him to the core.

Okay, right?

Huo Zuo took a sip of the champagne in the glass, and the shadow of another person suddenly jumped out of his mind. Inexplicably, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

It's okay to live this far.