In dìdū, when it comes to the strictness of security protection, the Governor's Mansion is the first, and the second is Dilin—no wonder, who called him so many enemies that he couldn't even count himself?

At night, when Zichuan Xiu went to visit His Excellency Inspector General Di Lin, although he had already shown his military ID card as a deputy commander, the loyal gendarmes searched him again and again, so tightly that Zichuan Xiu argued indignantly: "Do you want to search your underwear?" The other party replied with humor: "No, we don't have gas masks." ”

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It was Lin Xiujia who opened the door, and she said in surprise: "Ah Xiu!

Zi Chuanxiu looked at her flower-like face stupidly, and the Qingli when she was a girl now added a young woman's radiance, and then she looked down and found that her lower abdomen had risen slightly, and she was pregnant.

For a while, my heart swelled with a feeling of being like a real illusion, like a dream.

He coughed dryly: "Ahem! "--The feeling is indescribably complicated.

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Lin Xiujia was sincerely happy about his coming, led him into the house, and said, "Your eldest brother doesn't know where to go just now, so you can sit down in the study and wait for him first." He's coming back soon!"

Zi Chuan Xiu said politely: "No need, I'll just wait in the living room." ”

Lin Xiujia shook her head, and made a pretty naughty expression in the direction of the living room. Zi Chuan Xiu looked over and saw that there were already many people sitting in the living room, watching the starlight on the shoulders of their uniforms swaying, all of them were family officials of good order, but none of them knew each other.

Zichuan Xiu smiled bitterly and said, "Okay." He nodded politely to everyone in the living room, and followed Lin Xiujia into Di Lin's study, but he didn't notice that the people behind him showed an angry expression: What is the origin of this kid, we have waited for so long, and we don't even have a cup of tea, but he swaggered into the study!

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In the study, Lin Xiujia beckoned Zi Chuanxiu to sit down, and at the same time made him tea and water pastries - usually this kind of work is done by people.

Zi Chuanxiu was surprised and said, "There are so many guests, are they usually like this?" In his impression, this did not match Di Lin's arrogant and lofty personality.

Lin Xiujia smiled and said, "Usually there are more! Tonight, your eldest brother has already sent away a batch." It's just that the Supervision Office said just now that there is an urgent matter, urging your eldest brother to hurry back to do it, so let them wait here!"

"Oh, then what are they looking for big brother for?"

Lin Xiujia pursed her lips and made a disdainful expression: "Who knows? It's not like he's here to go through the back door to have a relationship, right? Since he became the inspector general of this Raushzi, he hasn't been idle for a day, and people have never stopped!" Although Lin Xiujia's tone was complaining, her expression was very satisfied: A woman is more expensive than her husband, and what wife doesn't want her husband to be in power and respected?

Zi Chuanxiu blushed for a while, although he knew that Lin Xiujia's original intention was not to talk about him, but he was here to "go through the back door to make a relationship"!

Lin Xiujia didn't notice Zi Chuanxiu's embarrassment at all: "Seriously, those dirty officials can't get rid of it, it's annoying." You're an old friend of ours, but you don't come to see us! even Sterling has been here a few times, but you've never been there. It's not like before now, and you don't have to worry about Yang Minghua knowing. ”

Zichuan Xiu was speechless, and Lin Xiujia obviously didn't know about his conflict with Di Lin on the night of the bloodshed. He smiled and said, "I've been busy—isn't it now?"

"Okay, let's not talk about that. Ah Xiu, you're not a big man, you're almost twenty, right? Listen to Di Lin, you haven't had a girlfriend all along? This is not good, what do you want to find, tell my sister-in-law, I'll introduce you. ”

Zichuan Xiu wanted to say, "I just want to find you like this!" As soon as the words came out, it became: "I don't have this plan yet, sister-in-law, you don't have to cāo!"

Lin Xiujia looked at him narrowly--that kind of cunning look was exactly the same as that of Girls' Generation, which made Zi Chuanxiu feel pain in her heart-"I know, you have a mold in your heart, your standards are high, and you can't look down on the ordinary." He lowered his voice and asked him:

"Isn't that little girl A-Ning from the former chief executive? If you're too embarrassed to speak, I can come forward to help you!"

Zi Chuanxiu squirted out all the sip of tea he drank, coughed again and again, and hurriedly waved his hand: "Don't, be kind and good!"

At this time, someone came in and whispered something in Lin Xiujia's ear, and Lin Xiujia frowned. Zi Chuanxiu took the opportunity to say: "Sister-in-law, if you have something, deal with it first, I'll just wait here." ”

Lin Xiujia hesitated and said, "Okay, then you can do it yourself! You can find something to see, and I'll come when I go—but I guess your eldest brother will be back soon." ”

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Lin Xiujia walked out of the study and closed the door smoothly, showing that she had great trust in Zichuan Xiu.

Zichuan Xiu watched her back disappear with an indescribable expression. He turned around to look at Dilin's study, sat down at the desk, and saw a photo in the most conspicuous place of the desk: a group photo of Dilin, Sterling, and the three of them at the Far Eastern Military Academy. The three of them hugged each other affectionately. Shikawa Xiu is on the left, with a hippie smile, Di Lin is in the middle, posing a cool pose, and Sterling is on the right, smiling gently. -- Secretly, this sequence seems to foreshadow a certain kind of historical cruelty.

In the background is a peach forest, which is the chūn season, and the crimson is slowly falling from the sky. Zichuan Xiu remembered that it was in that chūn day that they met Lin Xiujia together.

Behind the photo is a poem inscribed by Stirling: "Flowers are just chūn, people are young!", the handwriting is vigorous, and below is the signatures of Zichuan Xiu, Sterling, and Dilin.

The same photo of Hideshi Shikawa and Sterling also have one each. Zichuan Xiu didn't expect Di Lin to cherish this photo so much, and put it on the most zhōngyāng of the desk. A warm feeling flowed through his heart.

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Zi Chuanxiu didn't flip the text on the table, got up and walked to the window, opened the curtains, and planned to admire the garden of Xia Dilin.

The light of the study poured into the garden, and Zi Chuanxiu saw two people talking in the depths of the garden from a distance. One is Di Lin, and the other person surprised Zichuan Xiu a little: Fang Jin, the commander of the Black Flag Army.

Both of them are masters, and at the same time, they have an induction to look back. Di Lin calmly looked at the light in the study, then turned back to continue the conversation.

Zi Chuanxiu gently lowered the curtains, but at that moment, Fang Jin's flustered expression was already deeply imprinted in his mind. Why is he here? Didn't he say he was sick and recuperating at home?

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After a while, Zi Chuanxiu heard a noise outside, and many voices were saying at the same time: "Ah, the inspector is back!" "It's really hard for adults to work overtime so late at night!" "Hello adults......!

Di Lin responded to the guests at home one by one with a smile, Lin Xiujia came up to help him take off his military coat, and said, "What's the matter, I came back so late! I didn't see so many people waiting for you!" whispered in his ear: "Send them away, Ah Xiu is waiting for you in the study." ”

Di Lin bowed his head slightly, and said loudly to everyone: "It's rude to wait for a long time, brothers! It's just that there are urgent matters to deal ......with tonight that the chief boss has to deal with."

Everyone immediately said with interest: Where, where, their affairs are not in a hurry at all! Of course, the affairs of the chief minister are given priority! They all said goodbye one after another.

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Di Lin smiled apologetically at Zichuan Xiu and said, "No way. ”

Zi Chuanxiu quipped: "That's it! The chief inspector bears the heavy responsibility of the country, and he has a lot of opportunities!"

Di Lin shook his head: "It used to be better, but I've been very busy these days! The main reason is that the group of people who have been summoned here, the military discipline is too bad, and they drink heavily, fight in groups, and even steal and molest women all day long, causing chaos." This month's incidence rate has increased fivefold compared to last month's -- you know, whenever a military criminal case is encountered, the Ministry of Justice has transferred it to our Supervision Office to handle it!"

Zi Chuanxiu was awe-inspiring: "We should go and investigate the responsibility of their unit commanders!

Di Lin said quietly: "Well said! The one who committed the most crimes was a certain unit called the "Xiuzi Battalion", and half of the drunken and troublesome people who fought in groups and molested women were all done by them -- I will arrest the commander of their unit and ask them for clarification when I go to work tomorrow!"

Zichuan Xiu didn't dare to speak out immediately.

Lin Xiujia laughed and bent over when she heard this, Di Lin hugged her and kissed her gently, Lin Xiujia pushed him away embarrassedly: "Don't, Ah Xiu is still here!--You are a big brother and a bad little brother!"

"What are you afraid of, Ah Xiu is not an outsider! What's more, he hasn't seen any scenes?"

Zi Chuanxiu shouted on the side: "Oh, I can't stand it! I'm very pure, I can't stand this kind of scene!"

"Fuck off, pretend to be innocent with me here!--Didn't you lend me all the Huang Sè books when I was a child?"

Lin Xiujia listened happily beside her: "You talk slowly, I'll serve you some wine and food-has Axiu eaten?"

Di Lin said, "Eat!"

Zichuan Xiu: "I didn't eat it!"

Di Lin told her: "Remember, just use a pair of chopsticks later!"

Shikawa immediately said, "Yes! I'm used to using a spoon and a knife and fork. ”

The wine and food were quickly arranged, and Di Lin said to Lin Xiujia: "Okay, you can go down quickly, you don't have to accompany us here - lest someone insist that he is drunk after only half a glass of beer, and take the opportunity to take advantage of my wife!"

Zichuan Xiu protested: "Do you just not believe me like that!?"

Di Lin did not hesitate: "I just don't believe it!"

Lin Xiujia smiled like a flower: "It's been a long time since I've seen Di Lin so happy - you guys talk slowly, and call me if you have something." ”

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Seeing Lin Xiujia walk out of the study, the smile disappeared from the faces of the two at the same time.

Di Lin said slowly, "You saw it?"

The question was clueless, but Zi Chuanxiu immediately understood that he was referring to the conversation with Fang Jin in the garden just now. He shook his head: "No, I didn't see anything!"

"You see it. The sentence structure changed from a question to an affirmative sentence.

Shikawa Xiu had to admit: "Yes, I saw it." Looking around: "Could it be that there are already 300 axe men in ambush behind the banquet, just waiting for the master to throw a cup?"

Di Lin smiled "haha", smashed the cup in his hand, "bang", and said with a smile: "The ears of the knife and axe hand are not very bright-Ah Xiu, you have something on your mind, I can see it." ”

Shikawa Shu honestly admitted: "Yes. ”

Di Lin stared at him and said softly, "Luo Bo?"

Zi Chuanxiu was amazed by Di Lin's keen judgment, and he asked rhetorically, "You know?"

Di Lin smiled: "How could I not know! The warrant for his arrest was signed by me, and Lin Bing's mother-in-law came to annoy me more than a dozen times, but I ignored her." ”

Zichuan Xiu asked bluntly, "Is there any salvation?"

Di Lin pondered for a long time before slowly spit out a few words: "I will do my best." ”

Zichuan Xiu couldn't help but ask, "Really?" - he regretted it as soon as he said it.

Sure enough, Di Lin had already sneered: "Being a man really has to be honest! I only lied to you once, it seems that you will never forgive me in this life." ”

Shikawa Xiu was silent, he understood what Di Lin meant: the experience of the night of the bloody night had drawn a rift in their already unbreakable friendship. Just now, everyone has been avoiding this rift, consciously or unconsciously, trying to repair the friendship, and in the end they still have to face the painful memories of that scene naked.

This kind of thing can't be explained either. He could only raise his glass to toast to Di Lin, and the two clinked glasses and drank them all.

Di Lin exhaled his wine: "In this world, with less strength, you can't even pull up a root of grass from the ground! let alone live!" He looked at Zi Chuanxiu: "My strength is that I am ruthless enough!"

Zi Chuanxiu listened quietly, he knew that Di Lin's words were not only for him, but also for himself.

"The reason why I am in today's high position is because of the corpses of hundreds of thousands of family soldiers and millions of demons! In the Far East, even children dare not cry when the name of my "Shura King" Di Lin is mentioned!

"I know that you and Sterling are benevolent gentlemen, righteous men, and loyal to the family--but what's the benefit? The example in front of you is Ge Yingxing in the Far East, loyal enough, right? But how do you see how that old fox from Zichuan Shenxing repaid him?

Di Lin said as he drank violently, it seemed that these words had been held in his heart for a long time: "Do you think it's strange to see Fang Jin with me?"

Zi Chuanxiu nodded: "Yes." But he didn't ask "why".

Di Lin's eyes became cunning: "Let me ask you a question: Recently, something that shouldn't have happened happened, what do you think is it?"

Zi Chuanxiu replied without hesitation: "Yang Minghua is defeated - since he dares to demonstrate publicly, he should not collapse so easily!"

Di Lin slapped the table: "Correct! Do you remember what I told you at the Command Office? Yang Minghua's open rebellion must meet two conditions: First, split the Far Eastern Army from within. Two: Buying and winning one of Minghui or Fang Jin. Looking back now, Rejon's mutiny fulfilled the first condition. ”

Zi Chuanxiu's eyelids jumped: "Who was being co-opted?" A sense of foreboding appeared in his heart.

Di Lin said calmly: "When I was searching Yang Minghua's house, I found a letter of allegiance written by Fang Jin to Yang Minghua. ”

Zichuan Xiu shouted: "Impossible!"

"That night, Fang Jin also led more than 10,000 Black Flag troops to ambush outside the city, but my troops rushed into the city, and he saw that there was no way, so he secretly withdrew. ”

Zi Chuanxiu still shook his head, not daring—or unwilling—believing that the senior teacher he respected since he was a child and loved him very much, the brave and bold fierce general Fang Jin, turned out to be Yang Minghua's lackey. Emotionally speaking, he prefers to believe that it is Minghui who is being bought.

"In fact, we should have seen it at that meeting: two high-ranking officers of the Black Flag Army died, and the hot-tempered Fang Jin didn't turn his face with Yang Minghua on the spot, and actually relied on Ge Yingxing of the Far Eastern Army to stand up for them. This thing was very abnormal, but everyone was too excited at the time to realize it. ”

Recalling Fang Jin's cousin that day, Zi Chuanxiu actually believed Di Lin's words: "Why don't you expose him?"

"This matter is extremely confidential, even Luo Minghai doesn't know -- why should I expose him? Zichuan Shenxing is ruthless to those who collude with Yang Minghua, and if this matter is spoken, there will definitely be a large number of people whose heads have fallen to the ground, wouldn't it be better to let these heads stay where they are and do things for me?"

Zi Chuanxiu looked at Di Lin with wide eyes: "You want to blackmail him?"

"He had no other way to go. Di Lin said considerately: "I know, you have a lot of respect for Fang Jin, but this is because he is on the wrong side, no wonder anyone." The world is not a playground, and there is no such thing as "starting over" - no matter who you are!"

Di Lin seemed to have something to say, and Zi Chuanxiu asked, "It's the same no matter who it is?"

Di Lin didn't answer directly, he stood in front of the window and said, "There are some things that I only vaguely know after I have achieved the position of inspector general. All along, the Ombudsman Office has secretly set up a Seventh Division, which is dedicated to supervising the powerful ministers and generals. They have someone around almost every person they feel they need to pay attention to. In the past, Yang Minghua was the seventh division of Xiao Long to obtain information and control the whole family. In the same way, Zichuan Shenxing also has his own intelligence system, and he also has a jiān fine around the officials of all sizes in the family. And that includes you: your cronies also have people from both of them. Their name is ......"

Zi Chuanxiu immediately cut off Di Lin's speech: "This egg is scrambled well, you try it." ”

Di Lin stared at Zi Chuanxiu: "You already know?"

"This soup is salty - since following you, Lin Xiujia's craftsmanship has regressed!"

"How do you know?"

Zi Chuanxiu had to sigh: "She is neither a meritorious general nor a nobleman, how could she have become a deputy flag at a young age and happen to be sent to serve by my side? And that little white face has never been on the battlefield at all, and she doesn't know how to hold the position of staff? At a glance, you can know that someone must have arranged it behind her back." ”

Di Lin smiled: "I've really been underestimating you, it turns out that you already know in your heart - do you want me to help you deal with it, and ensure that you don't leave a trace." When he said "processing", he showed his white teeth and a murderous smile in his smile.

Zi Chuanxiu looked innocent and immaculate, and asked, "Deal with what?"

Di Lin: "I almost forgot that you don't like to kill people - there is another way, that is, I will expose them and say that they are the remnants of Yang Minghua, and you will save them." Make sure they're dead set on you. ”

Zi Chuanxiu shook his head: "No matter what the two of them were before, on that night, they had already broken with Yang Minghua with practical actions and atoned for their sins. If it is exposed, even if I don't mind, they will not be able to serve under my subordinates calmly. Then I'm going to lose a very good subordinate. ”

"Now they have only one identity, and that is my direct subordinate of Zichuan Xiu. He paused, stared into Di Lin's eyes, and said, "The most loyal subordinate." This is undoubtedly a jǐng sue, jǐng sue Di Lin must not go to sāo disturbance.

Di Lin was also silent for a long time, and finally spoke: "I'm not as good as you, Ah Xiu." ”

Zi Chuanxiu said sincerely: "Big brother, I have been proud of you all my life!"

Di Lin laughed happily: "It's my happiest thing to have you call me back!" He sat back:

"Luo Minghai wants my life wholeheartedly, I must cultivate my own strength to protect myself, and do everything I can. Although I am confident that I will not lose to him, but the world is unpredictable, who can say? If there is really that day, Lin Xiujia and the child in her belly will ask you. ”

Zichuan Xiu was moved, Di Lin knew that he didn't like political struggles, and did not use years of friendship to force him to join. Although he is cruel and ruthless to others, his feelings for himself are very sincere.

Zichuan Xiu drank all the wine in the cup, and made a promise: "I promise you, big brother, as long as I don't die, I will never let Lin Xiujia and her children be hurt in the slightest." ”

Di Lin stretched out his hand gratefully, the two shook it hard, and their eyes fell on the group photo of the three people on the table, only to see the three life and death friends hugging each other tightly in the falling flowers in the sky. For a while, the thoughts of the two returned to the era of the Far Eastern Military Academy, which was full of vigor and hope......

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