Chapter 21: Tender Weakness
The lights are on, and the night is hazy.
No. 185 Kaiyun Street, a pan-Asian metropolis, is a place of neon gleaming and busy traffic, which is the main event venue for the nightlife of Japanese high-ranking officials and Manchurian nouveau riche in the Xinjing area. The four-storey European Byzantine building is brightly lit and full of people.
In the song and dance hall on the first floor, the gold medal singer Cidi on the stage sang the mournful "Waiting for You to Come Back" under the bright lights, more than ten pairs of men and women danced and swayed on the dance floor, and the dance floor was surrounded by sofas Banquet seats, the lights were bright and green, laughing and singing.
Lu Shikun and Nalan Songhan chatted happily in the wine room in the northeast corner of the hall, and Zhao Shanhe and Lu Liujin stood behind them in crisp suits.
Lu Shikun held the wine glass and said: "Fu Nian, Song Mian is my lifelong concern, this girl is in danger, I am relieved, but that valley, I will never let him feel good, moved my daughter, how can it be finished after speaking." β
Nalan said: "Brother Yuntong, you still have to be cautious, these guys don't have any good things, that person has a Japanese backstage, you have to focus on the overall situation in everything; This is not the place for us to talk about important matters, but I will ask Miss Ci to dance with me in a moment, do you agree? β
Lu Shikun smiled and said, "She is your future sister-in-law, you can do whatever you want." You've never brought Yunqiu here, but you have something else in mind? β
"Where, our family's Yunqiu, I like to read books and play the piano the most, and I don't want to come to this kind of place. In a moment, I'll do it! β
While the two were talking, Cidi walked over in a water-blue cheongsam, "Oh, isn't this the third master of Nalan?" Why did you accompany my old Lu here to eat and drink today? β
"I haven't seen my sister-in-law for a long time, can't I come today? I think you have done a good job, sister-in-law doesn't need to sing here, it's time to enjoy life, it's been a few years, that's it, no progress. It's like me back then, I went to Ning'an to buy goods, and I saw Yunqiu in Heilongjiang Dutong Mansion, she said that if you dare to propose, I will dare to marry, I didn't say a word, I directly proposed to her father, I said that your old man agrees, let's do the right thing, if you don't agree with the girl, go directly with me, look at it! How, you say? My father-in-law didn't say a word, the wedding was held that night, and he entered a cave room, let's be fast! Look at the two of you again, it's like kneading the dough back and forth, and you don't wrap the dumplings. Nalan quipped.
Cidi said: "Lao Lu has really worked hard for me over the years, but I'm worried about Song Mian's girl, I always want to wait for Song Mian to find Ruyi Langjun, and then we will study our own affairs." I'm not in a hurry, at this age, what else do you want? As long as I can see him and his daughter safe and sound every day, I will be relieved. β
Lu Shikun said very favorably: "Di'er is like this, always thinking about me, I am also content, Song Mian's child really makes me feel uneasy, fortunately, in your place, I can also rest assured, let Yunqiu teach her well, say something you don't like to hear, brother, I will never let her marry that deputy director Lu, I don't want my next generation to do traitors." It's not about you, don't be careful. β
Nalan said: "You are old and stubborn, don't say who I say, if it weren't for the intersection of life and death and ups and downs in such a year, I would have stopped getting along with you a long time ago, sister-in-law, go and dance with me, sad." β
Nalan was just about to get up when he saw a team of plainclothes agents rushing in from outside with weapons in hand.
"Don't move---- everyone don't move------!"
I saw Chen Cong walking out of the group of black dogs, dressed in a dark green knight's suit, holding a pistol in his hand, and walked straight towards Lu Shikun, "President Lu, how did you enjoy it here?" Don't you want me to have a drink? Ah, it's still French brandy, it's very tasteful. β
Lu Shikun said: "Who are you, why don't I know you?" What do you have to teach you? β
Chen Cong said: "You don't know me, but I know you." Below is Chen Cong, the captain of the special service section of the National Police Department, who is looking for you today to invite you to go to the National Police Department to discuss something. β
Lu Shikun said: "If you have something to ask Luo Weixian to come to me, please don't let me be your little captain." Lu Shikun was obviously annoyed.
Cidi said, "Captain Chen, don't you know me? Don't you often come here to drink? What can't you sit down and discuss? β
Chen Cong said arrogantly: "Dare to love this Miss Ci wants to intercede for President Lu, but unfortunately you don't have my appetite, so let's step aside." β
Nalan Ke didn't care about him, stood up, pointed to Chen Cong's head and said: "You kid is not cowardly, this President Lu is not only the president of the Jichang General Chamber of Commerce, but also the deputy acting of the Central Bank, and the guest of General Ling Karlong, you little captain, you actually made such a mistake, hurry up and get out of me, don't disturb your third master and my Yaxing." β
"Third master? Whose third master are you? Director Luo? What I'm doing now, Director Luo can't take care of it, don't bother, go with me obediently, otherwise, I'll have to use force. β
"You dare!" Lu Liujin pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Chen Cong's forehead.
Chen Cong was very arrogant, "Okay, boy, what are you doing?" It's fast enough, see? My people have surrounded this place, who can move? Don't play tricks with this captain. As he spoke, he glared at Lu Shikun and Nalan viciously.
Nalan Songhan had never suffered such a grievance, and "snapped -----" slammed the wine glass in his hand on the ground, and the men and women in the hall watched silently.
Nalan shouted angrily to Chen Cong: "You have a mother's support, you don't have a mother's education, you dare to provoke me, it's against you, I think you, the dog captain, have done it." Give me the gun at six pounds, and I will kill him first and then study who his father and master are. β
Chen Cong was completely enraged by these words, "Who do you say has a mother to raise, and there is no mother?" I don't care who you are. As he spoke, he pointed the gun to Nalan's chest, and Nalan held the gun to Chen Cong's head.
Lu Shikun knew that this Chen Cong came with hostility, so he naturally had a relationship, and he didn't want to implicate Nalan because of his own affairs, so he said: "Captain Chen, it doesn't matter if I go with you, please release this Nalan Third Master to me, he has nothing to do with what you want to ask me, right?" He is the descendant of Chief Yu Zhishan, the cousin of Emperor Kant, and the current deputy director of the Military Armament Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs. Don't be so naΓ―ve, put away all the guns and let your people get out, I'll go with you, what can you do to me? β
Nalan obviously didn't like this, which made him very faceless and full of anger.
Lu Shikun said again: "Brother Fu, how big can it be? If you can't do it, you can dance with your future sister-in-law with peace of mind, and I will come back to you when I am done. That mountain and river, you go home and tell Uncle Zhan that I won't go home for dinner at night. Let's go, majestic Captain Chen. β
Nalan pulled Lu Shikun for a moment, "Brother Yuntong, you don't need to move here, I see how bold he is to take you away." β
Lu Shikun said emotionally: "Brother, it's okay, if you can't see me within two hours, you can just find Lao Luo or Lao Yu to pick me up at the police department?" It's all right. As he spoke, he patted Cidi on the shoulder and handed the wine glass in his hand to Nalan's hand.
At this time, a person limped over, nearly fifty years old, dressed in a white suit, holding a cane, with a shiny back, eight-character eyebrows, red phoenix eyes, thin mouth, and shrewdness and wisdom in his eyes, "Isn't this Captain Chen?" Isn't there much that can't be said here? You and President Lu are both regular visitors to my place, and we have gradually become friends, so if you have something to say, don't use your guns, don't use force. β
Chen Cong obviously didn't buy it, "I said Chang Jifang, you don't have the right to speak about this official matter, stay around, you Chen Ye and I feel uncomfortable, I have to do the right thing, don't try to slip away from the people who provoke me, I'll settle accounts with him after I finish the business." "These high-spirited words were obviously addressed to Nalan.
Lu Shikun has the demeanor of a general, "Let's go, Captain Chen, how much energy do you dare to provoke the emperor's cousin?" Why don't I go with you? Everyone, don't hurt your peace. Saying that, with the help of Cidi, he put on a woolen coat, pulled the pistol barrel of the plainclothes spy with his hand, and walked towards the main entrance of the dance hall generously.
Chang Jixiang waved his hand to everyone, "Let's play with peace of mind, continue, a little misunderstanding." Then he said to Nalan, "Third brother, come with me to the second floor." You have to stabilize the mountains and rivers, go back to Lao Zhan, and let him rest assured that with me and the third brother, Lao Lu will be fine. β
Cidi was very uneasy in his heart, "Brother Jifang, what should I do?" β
Chang Jifang knew that it would be impossible for her to sing again, so he said: "You go up to the second floor to rest for a while, I will tell you in time if there is any situation with Lao Lu, you can rest assured, he Chen Cheng is not much bold and dares to move Lao Lu, if he really dares to move, I will destroy his whole family." β
Nalan followed Chang Jifang up to the second floor, Chang Jifang's reception room, and the two sets of Taishi chairs in the house, all of which were Chinese-style furniture.
The two sat down, and Lu Liujin stood guard outside the door.
Chang Jifang said: "I said third brother, you are really not afraid of the sky and the earth." If you really shoot this kid to death, I guess Zhang Jinghui should settle accounts with you. β
Nalan asked suspiciously: "His surname is Chen, what does it have to do with Zhang Jinghui, the old king's eight lambs?" β
"Third brother, don't you know, this kid is the illegitimate son of Zhang Jinghui's outer room, Zhang Jinghui's wife in the family is so strong, and he has never regarded this outer room Mrs. Chen as a family, and later because Chen Cong's kid grew up to be a teenager, Mrs. Chen had a dispute with Zhang Jinghui for some reason, and Lao Zhang shot her to death, and then this kid went to school and studied under Lao Zhang's sponsorship, and also went to Japan to study, and after returning to China, under Lao Zhang's arrangement, he entered the police department. I heard that this kid is vicious, even if this is the case, Zhang Jinghui's sons don't look down on him, especially Zhang Linyou, Lao Zhang's second son, is wary of him everywhere, afraid that he will share the family property with them in the future, so even if he has such a father who is the speaker, he can only be the captain of the action team. β
Nalan said: "No wonder, we just scolded him for 'having a mother to raise, not a mother', he was so angry!" What do you think they will do when they look for Lao Lu? β
Chang Jifang said: "Third brother, can you hear Qingfeng Hall? β
"You know, what's going on?"
"I'll tell you the truth, as far as I know, the founder of Qingfeng Hall is related to Lao Lu, did something happen to Qingfeng Tang and bring Lao Lu in?"
Nalan said: "This Qingfeng Hall has a good reputation among the people, what is it to help the poor and uphold justice, I also talked to Lao Lu, but he only smiled and didn't answer." We're guessing now that this is useless, don't really have something wrong with him, it's not going to be easy. β
Chang Jifang said: "In my opinion, the reason why this Chen Cong is so arrogant must be because of the support of the Japanese, which is very unfavorable to Lao Lu, we have to study ways to save him, and if he stays there for a minute, it will be dangerous for one more minute." β
Nalan said: "What you have to do now is to entrust me to help me buy seven commercial doors, and I will find my brother Lu to save Lao Lu." β
"Is that the new security chief with the rank of deputy chief of police? The one who saved the lives of your mother, your mother, and you? β
"Well, I'll introduce you to you. I'll go first. β
While the two were talking, Cidi came to the door, "Third master, just now the Army Hospital called, saying that Vice President Lu has been looking for you for a long time, so let you get there quickly." β
Nalan said: "It seems that I really have to hurry up, my brother has something." Jifang, you wait for my news. You also take care of your sister-in-law, as soon as I have news, I will arrange for someone to tell you. With me here, Old Lu should be fine. β
While putting on his coat and walking out, he said, "Six catties, prepare a car to go to the army hospital immediately." β