Chapter 9: The Bell of Anxiety
The clouds were thick, the sky was getting darker and darker, and the clouds floated above the sea like cotton wool soaked in black ink, and also hovered over the windy island.
The cruise ship slowly sailed into the port, and Qiao Guotong walked down the ladder with everyone.
As early as half a month ago, Qiao Guotong used various channels to brag about his investment in Fengshan Island, as well as his great construction of this uninhabited island, etc., however, when everyone stepped on the port, everyone couldn't help but start frowning, and some people even chattered in a whisper, although the voice was as thin as a mosquito, Qiao Guotong's hearing was not weak, and it was all bragging, why? Because there was nothing in the port, no hostesses, no showgirls, no welcome banners, no signs about trading ceremonies, only a shabby sign, still made in Japan, with the words "Institute for Human Biological Development" written in Japanese, and other than that, everything seemed deserted, as if they were the only living beings here.
"Old Joe, we're not in the wrong place." Yan Ke sneered in his vernacular, and Lao Qiao couldn't help but feel a little annoyed in his heart, didn't he embarrass himself in front of all the big names? If in the past, he would definitely be furious, and if he didn't scold this person, he would never give up, but now it can't be, since Yan Kebai asked, he immediately pretended to be a monk who couldn't touch his head, and asked himself: "Why is no one angry, didn't you say yes?" He hurriedly ordered Liu Zhong to call the other party's mobile phone, Liu Zhong is Qiao Guotong's exclusive secretary, and he has been with him for several years, all the things of the old man are also done by him, why no one came to greet the port, why has it not been renovated, it is a lack of money to say that it is good, and it is a debt to say that it is not good, and it is very arrogant, he wants others to do things for him, but he also does not want to pay others, how can there be such a good thing in the world, and finally people come to collect debts, so he pushes the responsibility on Liu Zhong, and the only thing this kid can do is to find fault and perfunctory, Because he understands that Qiao Guotong will never pay a penny, and it is the same today, fortunately, Liu Zhong is mentally prepared, but his answer still blew up Qiao Guotong's lungs: "There is no signal here." ”
Qiao Guotong said angrily: "Idiot! Then look for the phone, look for the phone booth! ”
Liu Zhong turned around and came back with a sad face: "Chairman, there is no phone booth here." ”
"The king is begging for hippie! Look for! ”
Lao Qiao doesn't care about this, it has always been his principle to be difficult for a strong man, in order to find a step, even if there is no phone booth, he will let Liu Zhong conjure up a phone booth, not to mention that many people are watching him now, the responsibility of this basin can't be deducted from his head, Liu Zhong has no choice, this is also one of his jobs, he has to take the first step.
The other side of the island (2).
"There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! There is no Amitabha Buddha in the south! ……”
Ye Yunfei carried Xiao Qiao on his back, painful and trembling and walked to the designated place, Xiao Qiao was lying comfortably on his back, and sang all the way, singing so that Ye Yunfei had goosebumps, he has seen a lot of girls in the nineties, but he has never seen such a "strange", just sing, just sing, singing is not a pop song of her age, it is the theme song of "The Legend of Jigong" starring You Benchang in the eighties, you can sing it, but it really shocked Ye Yunfei, except for the two sentences "Nan Wu Amitabha." The rest were all out of tune, Ye Yunfei said that she didn't want to listen to it yet, and claimed that Miss Ben was willing.
"You just have pity on me, if you have time to sing, you might as well hurry up and think about how to ask me for an account, along the way, I was first tortured by you, and then pulled by you, and now I am being treated as a donkey behind your back, Qiao Guotong must give me some compensation."
"Dream on you, didn't you say it's no fun, follow me to ensure that you are comfortable for the rest of your life."
The two were stubborn, and Xiao Qiao suddenly shouted: "Yunfei, look there!" ”
Ye Yunfei was stunned for a moment, he immediately looked in the direction that Xiao Qiao was pointing to, and as a result, he couldn't help but tremble: "What you said won't be this." ”
Xiao Qiao was also stupid, she shook her head: "It's very similar, but it's definitely not." ”
Ye Yunfei opened the map, and he checked it carefully: "No, according to the route we walked, the map did not indicate that there was a house here." ”
"Are we going wrong again?" Xiao Qiao asked worriedly.
"No, even if you go wrong, the general direction must be right, it's just why this manor is not marked, and you look at this." Ye Yunfei pointed to the words on the map and said: "You see, the map in our hands is an old military map of Japan during World War II, and the Japanese have extremely strict requirements for geological surveys, how can they make such a low-level mistake, this is not in line with common sense." ”
"What if the tiger also has a nap." Little Joe stuck out his tongue.
Will it? Ye Yunfei pondered and meditated: "No, unless they deliberately did not mark it." ”
(c)
Slowly passing through a group of people in the woods, walking in the front is Qiao Xiaoxiao, Chen Wenjin, Li Fuming and others are behind them, there is no car to pick up and send along the way, everyone is solved on foot, this is hard for everyone, wearing high heels is not easy to walk, wearing leather shoes is also uncomfortable, especially Yan Kebai, he regretted his death in his heart, he came here not to support Lao Qiao, but this old man bought his own little secret, that little mouth kept flickering in his ear that he couldn't help but come, the second is that there are indeed a lot of activities this time, So he wanted to push the boat down the river to get some benefits, who would have thought that he still fell for Qiao Guotong, scolded in his heart, and invested, the port is so dilapidated, and the resort is probably similar to the blank, but Qiao Guotong seems to be very confident, he personally opened the way, and constantly pushed away the rotten branches and leaves in front of him, until everyone's eyes suddenly lit up.
A bluestone road staircase appeared in front of him, and the jungle on both sides also turned into dense camphor trees and sycamore trees, and it was no longer the smell of those rotten leaves, but the smell of grass. Everyone's spirits were also lifted, but unfortunately the excitement did not last long. When they crossed the stone steps, they were presented with nothing more than a large villa in ruins but intact, not the resort that the old man boasted about.
"What a place, such a." Prospective son-in-law Li Wei is obviously dissatisfied, as a big boy in the Xuan era, straight and untaboo are the main characteristics of the post-90s, but this characteristic has deeply stimulated Qiao Guotong's self-esteem, but the child's father Li Fuming did not say anything.
Qiao Xiaoxiao is also the first time to come, she saw a stone tablet next to the villa, the stone tablet is exposed on the handwriting, on which is written a mixture of Japanese and Chinese several big characters "Human Biological Development Research Institute", time: August 20, 1944 was established, builder: Kyoko Endo.
"Made in Japan?" Everyone at the scene was surprised.
"Didn't you say the resort? What kind of place is this. ”
The crowd is talking about the novel
Li Fuming squinted at Qiao Guotong: "Do you want to answer this question, this is the resort you are talking about?" We're announcing our marriage here? You have to pay attention to pomp and circumstance, you tell me what is this? ”
Qiao Guotong smiled very embarrassedly, the domineering just now was gone, in the face of Li Fuming's questioning, he really didn't know how to answer, but Chen Wenjin said a few fair words, anyway, she was born in art, especially in the Western Renaissance architecture has a certain research, she said that although the appearance of this villa is rough and wide, it is very in line with the golden ratio of Greek architecture, and the architect's detailed treatment of the villa is also in place, and it is also a fine architectural product in the twentieth century, since the star gives face, The people had no choice but to go down the slope and get off the donkey.
After everyone entered the villa, their eyes suddenly lit up, and they found that the interior decoration of the villa was quite luxurious, up and down, left and right, all of them were corridors surrounded by wood, all of them were gorgeous guest rooms, a gorgeous chandelier hung on the roof, the front of the hall was erected with a straight staircase, through the stairs, you could directly reach the central roof, the left side of the hall was the living room, the west side was the dining room, there was a table in the middle of the hall, and the keys to the independent rooms were placed on the top of the table.
"It's not bad inside."
Seeing that someone praised him, Qiao Guotong's heart finally let go, and he smiled stiffly: "This is all for you to prepare for a long time, and coming here guarantees that everyone will come and return happy." His words were incoherent, and everyone present did not know whether to believe or not, and just as everyone was bewildered, a huge ancient table clock in the middle of the hall suddenly rang once, twice, three times......