What's that?

Huai Shi suspected that she was deaf, picked her ears for a long time, and asked seriously: "General?"

"Yes. "Born with a heavenly eye.

Huai Shi was incredulous, and asked again: "That's it...... The Americans?"

"Yes. ”

Sheng Tianmu shook his head and pointed to his car: "Let's go first, and then talk about the rest of the way." ”

The driver got out of the car and gave the car keys to Huai Shi, Huai Shi put the car keys in his trouser pocket, Sheng Tianmu's footsteps paused, and his eyelids jumped wildly: "I told you to drive, not to let you collect the car! I gave you a Bentley last time, and you have taken a fancy to my new car?"

"Aren't you used to it, are you used to it?"

Huai Shi smiled awkwardly and took out the car keys again.

Sheng Tianmu stood in front of the car door, but he waited for a long time, but he didn't wait for Huai Shi to open the door for him, not only did he not open the door, but he also stood behind him stupidly and looked at him: "Eh, why don't you get in the car?"

"Huai Paper Jun ......" Sheng Tianmu sighed.

"Huh?"

Recalling the look of this stupid guy in the past, 'I will turn the table when the leader picks up the vegetables, and I will brake when the leader drinks water', Sheng Tianmu sighed with great emotion: "It's really a blessing for Yingzhou that you didn't become a civil servant." ”

Ignoring his dazed look, Sheng Tianmu shook his head, opened the car door and sat in.

Not to mention, I haven't opened the door myself for so many years, which is quite a novelty.

"By the way, where are we going?"

Huai Shi held the mobile phone and pressed it for a long time, and found that the address could not be found: "I can't find the navigation." ”

"Navigation can only find ghosts. ”

Sheng Tianmu said: "You can go out of Kyoto from the south first, and I'll tell you how to drive on the way." ”

"You can't go the wrong way, right?"

"Just one way, Huai Shi, there is no other choice. Sheng Tianmu closed his eyes and sighed weakly: "As long as you can get through, you won't go wrong......"

It's like what Sheng Tianmu said.

After leaving the city, Huai Shi found that what Sheng Tianmu said was right, after walking out of the city, there was only one road left in front of him. There weren't even any vehicles on the road, only Huai Shi's car was moving forward alone.

There were no checkpoints, no censorship, but I felt like I was being watched by a myriad of eyes.

The roadsides on both sides have schemingly created all the gardens and landscapes that Huai Shi could not imagine, as if they had already opened into the garden in front of the general's court.

In the early morning, the horticulturists began to work hard, pruning the branches, respectfully offering their life's skills, maintaining the most perfect appearance of the work, not daring to have a single flaw.

Even if the general didn't bother to take a look at it at all.

The inexplicable pressure on Huai Shi's body made him involuntarily a little nervous, straightened up and drove in front, and finally asked, "Why do you want to see the general?"

Sheng Tianmu still didn't open his eyes, but just asked: "At this time, besides the general, is there anyone else who is willing to look at us?"

“......”

Huaishi's hand on the steering wheel stiffened, and finally felt the pressure he had faced these days from his tired face.

The existence of the total order is like a heavy burden, and it is undoubtedly a sudden disaster for the inner circle of Tanbo.

The GST reform bill is still unresolved in the battle between political parties, and the turmoil continues to make it sound like an understatement, but in fact the impact behind it has spread to the whole of Yingzhou and even Southeast Asia......

Behind this is the contradiction and friction between the new capital in the hands of the samurai and the ancient chaebols behind the public family, once the general order is officially promulgated, then in the secret game and bottomless battle between all parties, the existence of the inner circle of Tambo will be as fragile as weeds and duckweed.

Internal and external troubles.

It is precisely under this tremendous pressure that the alliance will allow such a rocket-like existence as the Huai Paper Group. Unite all forces to preserve ourselves.

I don't want to win the final victory, I just want to survive after the storm.

The gangs in Dongxia can close their doors and get out of the matter. But the hybrid has no choice, and if they don't seek protection, they will end up being slaughtered.

Even when they die, the corpse becomes the root of all evil that they use to carry the pot and bear the guilt.

"If there is anyone who can lend a helping hand and pull us at this time, it is His Excellency the General. ”

Sheng Tianmu whispered: "All along, the existence of the inner circle of Tanba also depends on the acquiescence of that adult. I only hope that the general will be merciful. ”

"Will he take care of it?"

"Who knows, it's up to people to look down on this little bit of us. ”

Sheng Tianmu rubbed his old face and sighed silently: "For this meeting, I used up all the favors I had accumulated before, and brought all the treasures collected by the alliance...... If we fail, we have no choice. ”

Huai Shi asked, "What do you need me to do?"

"You don't have to do anything, you can't represent the Alliance, today's role is just a driver, don't talk, don't act superfluously, don't care about any humiliation from other people, if they will look at us with the same eyes. ”

Sheng Tianmu said: "You just need to avoid accidents and ensure that I can see the general alive." ”

Along the way, Sheng Tianmu seemed to close his eyes and recuperate, but in fact, his body under the robe was tense all the time, vigilant and vigilant. Huai Shi always felt that he was too sensitive, but he could understand the feeling of not wanting all the accidents to happen when a glimmer of hope was ahead.

In smooth water.

There were no attacks and no accidents.

Under Huaishi's escort, before seven o'clock in the morning, they already felt outside the general's mansion.

A receptionist had already waited for the door, then led them into the lounge and served them refreshments.

"Your Excellency the General was overthought last night, and went to bed a few hours ago. The meeting with you may be postponed slightly, so please wait for your Excellency to be calm and feel at ease. ”

After saying this, the receptionist respectfully departed and closed the door for them.

As time passed, hurried footsteps continued to sound outside the door, but no one pushed the door in, but walked coldly through the door and went in other directions.

At first, Sheng Tianmu would prop up his body and make a respectful look every time. But when he got to the back, his expression gradually dimmed.

Huai Shi once suspected that this was some kind of trick to enter the White Tiger Festival Hall, but after cautiously scanning the surroundings, under the pretext of going to the toilet four or five times, she found that it was ...... It's just an ordinary lounge.

The whole mansion was busy, and the attendants were running in an orderly manner to carry out daily cleaning and labor.

From time to time, there were samurai with grim expressions and respectful officials coming and going.

And except for the occasional servant who poured tea and water today, no one seemed to pay attention to these two grains of dust that did not belong here.

If it weren't for Shengtianmu's words first, Huai Shi couldn't help but open his mouth to urge, even if the urging would not be useful.

In desperation, I can only wait with peace of mind.

That's a whole day......

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At noon, the inner circle of Tambo, the dock area, is busy.

This is probably the place where Tamba has the most frequent exchanges with other regions, and one of Kyoto's five ports is located in this place.

Although it is limited by the construction of berths, it is impossible to dock large ships, but because of the geographical location and fish flooding, it has attracted a large number of fishing boats.

Especially in summer and autumn every year, it is the busiest time.

Fishing boats that have just arrived are busy unloading, wholesalers from various fresh markets are already ready, trucks are running over the sea water and fish scales on the ground, and many food shop buyers are waiting for the shipment of familiar merchants.

With the smell of the sea, the fisherman Takahashi, who had just arrived on the ground for less than an hour, wiped the sweat on his head, and clumsily completed the calculation of the accounts in his hand, and after confirming that it was correct, he looked at the side, and after finding that there was no one, he shouted in the noisy market: "Sakamoto! Where are the dead, come and move the goods!!"

On the fishing boat behind him, there was a crisp echo sound, but it was not a hoarse response from a middle-aged man, but a loud voice from a young girl.

"It's coming, please wait a minute!"

The boxes, which were piled up four or five meters high, seemed to have long legs, and they staggered down the pedals from the boat. The dull sound of water echoed inside, causing the purchaser beside Takahashi to change his face and couldn't help but take a step back.

It was a tank full of seawater and seafood, and if it was smashed down, I was afraid that my life would be lost......

What's even more exaggerated is that this huge living creature that needs to be carried by a forklift actually came to him step by step with the support of a pair of hands.

Finally, with a bang, it was placed on the ground.

Squeezed out a young and beautiful face from behind, with a delicate ghost horn, and smiled at Takahashi embarrassedly: "Mr. Sakamoto said that he went to the toilet, let me do me a favor." ”

The purchaser gasped, doubting his eyes.

Is this really human?

And Takahashi's expression, which has always been difficult to see, became more and more gloomy: "Go to the toilet? I think it's a prostitute! ”

"It's out of the way, I have a lot of strength anyway. ”

The girl known as Maki laughed.

Takahashi retracted his gaze and looked at the purchaser: "Makes you smile, Mr. Ushijima...... Everything you booked is here, so please take a count. ”

"It's okay, we can trust the person recommended by Ms. Omi. ”

The young man with dyed blonde hair smiled politely, and after settling the account, he said a few polite words, and immediately turned back to direct the porter to load the truck.

From beginning to end, Maki watched curiously. These strange people seem to have more or less tattoos on their bodies, and they don't smile, but they are neat and neat, and they don't even bargain.

You don't even have to keep a bill, you pay as you go.

Many fishermen have pushed down orders from other places, giving them priority for their goods, and also taking the initiative to give them generous discounts......

"Is there going to be a big mall nearby?"

Maki blinked and looked forward to it, "I can go shopping next time!"

"Hmph, it's all hypocrisy. ”

Behind her, the young man on the side of the boat who was scraping the fish scales snorted coldly and scolded in a low voice: "Those guys from the paper group don't know what they're doing......

He had a huge birthmark on his face, his keratinized skin curled up like scales, and his expression was marked with disgust when he said the word.

Maki was stunned for a moment, then stunned again, and looked back, feeling as if she had misheard and didn't react.

"Toshio, you just said it was ...... Wai paper group?"

"Hmm, Sister Maki, don't you know this?" Toshio spat into the sea and said disdainfully, "It's the new villain leader in the city, a paper amateur, heh, in order to do business for himself, he monopolized all the water and vegetable supplies in the inner circle of Tanba, and wants to eat alone." ”

"Huh?" Maki was dazed, "Wai Paper...... People?"

"yes, the name is weird, isn't it?" Toshio snorted coldly, "It's said that people are also very nasty, and I saw him undressing on the street last time, shameless." ”

Maki felt like her mind couldn't turn around, and it didn't feel right: "Uh, that's ...... It doesn't have to be a bad guy, right?"

Toshio's movements paused, his eyes drooping, and it was difficult to hide his hatred.

"Brother Ryuto was killed by him, Aunt Uchiyama is such a good person, and now she is crying every day...... He also pretended to let people come to the door to give money, as if anyone was rare about his stinky money!"

Toshio's movements paused, and the hand holding the knife was already so hard that it turned white.

He lowered his head and squeezed a hoarse voice from between his teeth:

"Sooner or later, I'm going to kill him......"

In the sound of low footsteps, a burly black figure appeared behind him, he was stunned for a moment, and when he turned around, he saw Takahashi's indifferent expression.

"Boy, I warn you one last time: I don't care about your business, you go wherever you like when you get off the boat, but if you talk about this kind of thug on my ship in the future, I'll kick you off here, understand?"

Toshio's movements paused, and he bowed his head unwillingly and continued to scrape the fish.

After a long time, Takahashi turned and left.

Lunch was a seafood bowl, unlimited roe and salmon, and it was good to work on a fishing boat, and Maki ate most of the pot.

After eating, Takahashi called Maki into the cabin, then opened the safe inside, took a thin stack of banknotes from it and handed it to her.

"Four hundred thousand, this is your salary. ”

"Yes, thank you, Mr. Takahashi!"

Zhenxi raised the banknote in his hand as if he had received the treasure, and danced excitedly: "This can pay off a lot of arrears, when will we set off again next time?"

"It's going to be at least four or five days away. Takahashi shook his head, glanced at Maki, and stopped talking.

"Hmm, what's wrong?" Maki was puzzled.

“...... Keep an eye on it. Takahashi muffled and said, "I don't know why you are in such a hurry to use the money, but after you go ashore, be careful of those who talk flatteringly, the inner circle of Tamba is no more sinister than other places." ”

He didn't even know how such a stupid bastard girl could grow so big.

A week ago, she came to the door looking for a job, and if it weren't for her ability to do the work of four or five people, and as long as she was paid an ordinary salary, Takahashi would not have used her.

Originally, she was ready to cry and grab the ground after a few days of work, but she didn't expect that she had done so much work in a row this week, and she didn't even complain about being tired.

It's too stupid.

If it weren't for Takahashi's strict watch, I'm afraid he would have been cheated out of money by the group of lazy people on the ship.

"Huh?" Maki was puzzled, "I think everyone is pretty good, and they don't taste like bad people." ”

Are you a dog?

Takahashi rolled his eyes and pointed to the hatch to tell her to leave, too lazy to pay attention.

But before leaving, he stopped her again, with a serious expression: "Junxiong's words, don't spread them outside...... That's just a stupid thing that the hairy boy doesn't know the height of the sky, you know?"

Maki nodded blankly, as if she didn't understand.

looked stupid, which made Takahashi's heart even more annoyed.

So brainless, don't be deceived somewhere as soon as you go ashore, think about the consequences when the time comes......

"Hey, Maki!"

He snorted, got up and chased out, and asked, "Have you found the place where you worked after that?"

"Huh?" Maki turned around.

"I ...... I ......"

Takahashi hesitated for a moment, but finally sighed: "Didn't you say that you used to work in the kitchen? I have a restaurant I know well, and I'm looking for a ......job recently."

"Eh!oh-oh!okay!" Maki widened her eyes with excitement, rushed over, and grabbed his calloused hands, "Please introduce it to me!"

There was a crunch.

Takahashi's face turned green.

"Maki, you're ......"

"Hmm, Mr. Takahashi, why are you crying?"

"You let go first, I dislocated my wrist......"

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"Oops, I'm glad it's okay, Mr. Takahashi, I'm sorry......"

Holding the address and business card that Takahashi gave him, after getting off the ship, Maki still looked back in the direction of the port uneasily, and sighed in distress: "I seem to have messed up again." ”

"Sister Maki, you have to be careful. ”

The handsome man beside her snorted: "That kind of middle-aged single old man, maybe it's the bad intentions, you are so good-looking, in case one day he is lustful, what will he do to you......"

"Alright, alright, don't say that, Uncle Takahashi also has his own difficulties. Maki rubbed his hair with a smile: "Where are you going next?"

"I ...... I don't know. Junxiong's face was lonely: "After the eldest brother left, Aunt Uchiyama has been very sad for the past two days, and I don't want to disturb her." ”

"It's at this time that you need to be comforted, what are you thinking? Family is very important!"

Maki pinched his head hard, and didn't let go of his hand until Toshio screamed in pain: "Okay, don't spend the money indiscriminately, buy a gift for Aunt Uchiyama, she must miss you very much." ”

"Hmmm......"

"What's wrong? Don't be upset. Maki thought for a moment and proposed, "How about I treat you to ramen?" ”

"Cut, it's not a comic, where else would anyone like that kind of thing except for uncles. ”

"Eh, ramen noodles are good, cheap, high in calories, and you can make people eat a lot of filling, and sometimes you can add noodles for free......"

Maki babbled and said: "In short, when you grow your body, you must eat more, and you can go." ”

After dragging Toshio to eat a meal of ramen, and then supervising him to buy a gift for Aunt Uchiyama, Maki was still not at ease, and sent Toshio to the place with a very resolute attitude.

"It's so late, you don't need to send it. ”

The more he arrived, the more Toshio resisted and didn't dare to enter the door. And Maki neatly rolled up his sleeves and punched the wall next to him.

"I'm strong, don't worry. ”

With a bang, there was a big hole in the wall.

Even Toshio, who knew her strange powers, suddenly widened his eyes, and those who poked their heads out of the dark alley with bad intentions swallowed and foamed, and then locked back into the shadows.

"Okay, let's go, Aunt Uchiyama must be waiting for you. ”

She slapped Toshio and pushed him to the dilapidated door.

Toshio took a deep breath, plucked up his courage, knocked on the door, but no one answered, knocked again, and still no one paid attention.

In the silence, the two glanced at each other, and a bad premonition appeared in their hearts, but soon, the door opened.

There was no expected gloom and gloom, a warm and harmonious atmosphere in the family, and the old man on crutches sent a middle-aged woman with a smile to the door, and after seeing the two, he was in disbelief.

"Junxiong, are you finally back?" the old man hugged the child in front of him in surprise: "I also brought friends, please come in, please come in." ”

"Is this Toshio?" the middle-aged woman laughed, "Sure enough, it's as young and cute as Ms. Uchiyama said." ”

"Auntie, who is she?" Toshio looked at the woman with a wary look.

"It's rude. The old man patted him on the head: "Don't be rude, these days, it has been this Miss Sonoda who has come to comfort me and help me." ”

"Everywhere, I am also a member of the mutual aid society, but I have just done my part. ”

Ms. Sonoda smiled and waved her hand: "I'll go first...... If you are free, you can also come to the mutual aid association to participate in activities, and everyone can help each other to overcome difficulties. ”

After a few more polite words, she turned and left.

Maki stood there puzzled, looking in the direction she was leaving.

That eldest sister has a strange smell on her body......