When Shen Yigong woke up, Huo Zuo was not around. He stood up, took the shirt on the bedside table and put it on, and inadvertently saw the lighter that Huo Zuo had placed there. In a daze, I saw a hand come and take the lighter away. Shen Yigong looked up along the hand, Huo Zuo was wearing a loose dark brown sweater, and the oversized neckline showed his strong chest and sharp collarbone for a while.

Shen Yigong stared at him for a moment, then turned around and asked, "You seem to be very ...... I care about the lighter. ”

Huo Zuo lowered his head and lit a cigarette. He carried the gramophone into his room, and by the time he heard that, he had turned around and put a record on it. A piano sounded to the sound of saxophone.

Huo Zuo stood at the table and shook his shoulders gently, and the cigarette in his hand rose and curled white smoke. He glanced at Shen Yigong from behind the smoke and stretched out his hand to him.

Of course, Shen Yigong had no way to refuse this. He couldn't understand the Western music, so Huo Zuo told him that it was called "Jazz", an American. He led the big boy to put his arms around his waist and swayed his body from side to side. The warm winter sun peeked in through the window and smashed on the piano notes.

Huo Zuo leaned his head on Shen Yigong's shoulder and replied to him: "That lighter was given to me by an old man." ”

"The deceased?"

"I've been dead for years."

"He must be important to you."

"Ever? Right. Huo Zuo leaned most of his weight on Shen Yigong's shoulder, and he hummed the tune softly to the sound of the trumpet. Shen Yigong hugged his back with both hands: "Is it someone that Master likes?" ”

"You seem to be concerned all of a sudden."

"I'm ......," Shen Yigong, the boy's peculiar self-esteem made him not know how to speak. But the person in front of him began to chuckle, Huo Zuo said: "I have lived more than ten years longer than you, if you take care of the stories of these ten years, I don't know how to count until the Year of the Monkey." ”

"So it was indeed given by someone that Master likes?"

"Yes." Huo Zuo also answered quickly, without the slightest hesitation. Shen Yigong stopped his swaying body, as if he was sulking. Huo Zuo stood up straight, chuckled and looked at his eyes that did not want to meet him, raised his hand and tapped his eyebrows: "But he is dead." I...... Shoot with your own hands. ”

A hint of shock flashed in the young man's eyes: "Shoot with your own hands? ”

Speaking of this, Huo Zuo didn't have the heart to dance, took two steps back and sat on the edge of the table, and flicked most of the cigarette ash into the small porcelain plate on the table. He lowered his head and smoked, extinguishing the burning smoke beside his hand, his eyes floating on the dust suspended by the sun: "Yes." I didn't know he was him when I shot him. When he was dead, I tore the black cloth over his head. He's who he is......"

There was a gloom of sorrow about the past in the man's body. Shen Yigong stood there a little bewildered, looking at him staring at the lighter in his hand.

Huo Zuo's pretending indifferent smile seemed a bit far-fetched, he opened and closed the lighter and told the young man: "This is what he gave me." And the only gift ever given me. ”

At this time, the phone rang, interrupting this reminiscence. Huo Zuo turned around and went to the place where the telephone was put outside. Shen Yigong looked at his back, and sat back on the bed in a state of amazement for some reason.

More than ten years of past ...... The past ten years have been between them, and they can't be seen or touched, but they do exist. Shen Yigong felt that his past was too simple, so that people could see through it at a glance. But what about Master? Where Master came from and what kind of past he had, these were all blank for him. He couldn't guess what Master was like, and he couldn't do anything but confide in him all his emotions like a child.

I didn't get anything, so I felt that I had exhausted all my efforts in what I had done, and the response from the other party was good. But when the other party is willing to respond to himself again and again and cooperate with himself, there will be more and more vain demands.

Shen Yigong stepped barefoot on the floor and walked out of the room. He saw Huo Zuo nestled on the leather sofa next to the telephone outside, curled up like a child and stepped on the edge of the sofa with his legs curled up.

He also saw Shen Yigong standing by the door, and just gestured for him to go downstairs to have breakfast, and don't disturb himself for the time being.

Shen Yigong listened to him talk about "land prices", "domestic products", "lottery tickets" and "gold offices" on the phone. For the first time, he felt as powerless as he did today, and the distance between himself and the man in front of him was obviously close at hand, but far away from the sky.

Yes, he is Huo Zuo, the heir of the Huo family, and his master. He is a man of outstanding martial arts and ruthlessness, and he is the one who can use a stratagem trap to pull down Qin Shengzhu, the head of the Blue Dragon Society.

But what is he? A year ago, he was just a poor boy pulling rickshaws on the street to pay off his father's gambling debts, and if it weren't for Master's appreciation, I don't know where he would be today.

He wanted to be closer to Master. Even if it's just a little closer.

went downstairs, and Grandpa Chu cooked dumplings for breakfast. Seeing Shen Yigong playing barefoot, he took a pair of slippers to him.

After a while, Huo Zuo also came down, and as soon as he sat down at the table, he said: "There is something I want you to do, go back to Shanghai in a few days, go to You Yiman, I miss you ......"

"Okay, no problem!"

Shen Yigong replied quickly, Huo Zuo raised his eyes and smiled at him: "I haven't even said what the matter is." ”

"I will do whatever Master says."

"You......" Huo Zuo sighed, "I told you to die?" ”

"If Master has to, then it's not impossible."

This kid.

"After the Chinese New Year, I can't go back to Shanghai for the time being, and it's not very convenient now. But you can. You are my apprentice, and I am dead. You have nowhere to go, of course you have to find a way out. "Just as Old Man Chu brought a bowl of dumplings to the table. He paused slightly, added vinegar and chili sauce to the bowl and continued, "And the way out you are looking for is still the Green Dragon Society, or Qin Shengzhu." ”

"I'm going to find Old Man Qin?" Shen Yigong asked, "Won't he be suspicious?" ”

"Then you bring your name, and he will welcome you."

Seeing Shen Yigong's puzzled face, Huo Zuo explained to him unhurriedly: "Right now, Qinglong will hurt his muscles and bones, and he will definitely try his best to make up for the original loss." The best way to make a living right now is to start a bank. Of course, with the current situation of the Blue Dragon Club, it is difficult to attract the sponsorship of the bankers. Reputation damage was one reason before, but the main reason was the lack of money. ”

"What does Master mean...... Do you want me to bring money with you? ”

"I want you to take Cheng Changyu there." Huo Zuo's expression was confident and determined, "Cheng Changyu is behind the German bank, he was originally only better with me, but if you can make such a thorn and Qin Shengzhu bow down, he will definitely appreciate you very much." ”

"Does Master want to use me this time to completely defeat the Blue Dragon Society from within?"

"I don't want you to be defeated. I want you to take the entire Blue Dragon Society under your command. ”

Shen Yigong looked at the smile on the corner of his mouth, and repeated the words that had just come to mind in his mind - he wanted to be closer to his master. Even if it's just a little closer.

Now's your chance.

The young man stood up excitedly: "Master, don't worry! I'm going to live up to expectations! ”

Huo Zuo waved his hand and motioned for him to sit down: "Don't get excited." You organize your things and set off the day after tomorrow. Huamanli has everything you want ready, but although the game has been almost done, if you drop the chain, we can play it all. ”

"I won't."

"Okay. Let's have breakfast, and when you're done, go upstairs and practice with me. ”

That's how the year passed. Shen Yigong didn't have time to reminisce about his warmth with Huo Zuo in Hangzhou, so he got in the car and went back to Shanghai.

You Yiman received him in Huaman, and when he saw what Qin Shengzhu should say and do, and how to send Cheng Changyu to the front, he was all informed.

"My brother really wants to make you a big brother, although you are only eighteen years old, there are few people who are big brothers at this age, but it is not impossible. As long as you grasp Qin Shengzhu's old immortal mind, you will be under one person. ”

I lived here for another three months, and learned economic terms by rote, such as "currency floating" and "foreign exchange reserves". Shen Yigong studied in the literacy classes run by the charity school for a few days, and Cheng Changyu gave him these classes and was almost so angry that he didn't get angry. This kid is a little less talented, but fortunately, he is serious and hardworking, getting up early every morning to practice calligraphy and endorsement, and staying up all night at night to read the information that Cheng Changyu left him. Fortunately, he has a good memory, even if he didn't understand, he also memorized more than 30 kinds of lottery tickets in Shanghai, land prices in 17 administrative regions, hundreds of financial institutions and gold price fluctuations.

Cheng Changyu was also relieved to see that the three-month intensive training had a good result. Seeing that it was almost Lixia, Huo Zuo called to ask about the situation, and You Yiman told him that it was almost done.

There is only one last step left - how to let Shen Yigong, a stunned young man, go to the door to deliver this nomination.

Qin Mansion is located on Liaoyang Road, with thorn road and Huimin Road on the left and right. It was raining that day when Shen Yigong set off, he still pulled his rickshaw and wore an old coolie coat. Cheng Changyu asked him to sit tied up and sit on the rickshaw. On the way there, Mr. Cheng also repeatedly advised: "Don't show these things you teach first, you have to make the surnamed Qin feel that you are a self-taught genius, so that he can appreciate you more and more." ”

"Got it, Brother Changyu." Shen Yigong was wearing a broken top hat and squinted at the people in the car, "Brother, are your injuries still painful?" ”

Cheng Changyu grinned, pulling the bruises at the corners of his mouth or gasping for air, he was covered with scars, specially made for Qin Shengzhu to see. It can't be said that he, Huo Zuo's old brother, was so obedient and was pulled by a stinky boy to do things for his old rival, right?

"The drama is really more important than anything else, what is the pain."

Shen replied, "You're right. ”

Seeing that he had arrived at the door of the Qin Mansion, Shen Yigong paused in front of the gate and looked up at this magnificent villa. Cheng Changyu urged him: "When I arrive, just take a cloth and stuff it into my mouth and go in quickly." ”

Shen Yigong was not in a hurry at this time, his eyes swept through the dense rain curtain and swept the entire mansion, and Cheng Changyu spoke: "In the future, I will build a more magnificent mansion than this!" ”

Cheng Changyu smiled: "Okay! Wait for you to be a big brother, find designers from France, Germany, and Italy to design for you! Make him a splendid villa! ”

Shen Yigong laughed, turned around and cooperatively stuffed a cloth into Cheng Changyu's mouth, rushed to the door and pulled the rickshaw quickly, and when the thugs at the door were about to stop him, he braked sharply and threw the people in the rickshaw out and shouted: "Shen Yigong is here to worship the door!" Please ask Old Man Qin to give the junior a chance to do his best——! ”