Chapter 311: Temporary Comfort
"I just said this can't be done, you have to open it, you have to open it, you look at what kind of stuff you have opened!"
Daqili, a certain jade and jade processing factory that happened to belong to Zhao Jialiang and has now been taken over by He Bangxiong, looking at the pile of marble on the ground, Chen Shen lost his temper at Shi Dakai angrily.
It's not because he really feels sorry for this money, after all, it's all his own things, even if it's scrapped, the loss is just some raw material money, plus luck money that "may be earned from the big injustice".
However, Shi Dakai is really too tough.
Chen Shen told him how to look at the shell, how to choose the waterway, and how to touch the python belt, but he didn't listen.
He just had to say, "Ah, I think this is good, this is more eye-catching", and then cut it down, full of marble shards.
More than a dozen pieces were cut in a row, and none of the stones picked by Shi Dakai were cut up, but a small stone picked out by Lin He, which opened up the sky blue jade with a high degree of ice.
Shi Dakai glanced enviously at the stone in Lin He's hand, then straightened up and said to the angry Chen Shen:
"Then what can I do, I really think it fits my eyes."
Chen Shen couldn't help but roll his eyes and replied:
"What's the use of fitting your eyes? Emerald is about technology and eyesight! β
"The stones you pick look like new ones, they are all dug out from the shallow depths of the mine, and these stones can make good things."
"Don't talk about doing nothing, I don't like to take this thing back to pickle sauerkraut."
"Isn't it the same with the Mengka piece, and in the end it was blown up for us."
Shi Dakai scratched his head and interrupted Chen Shen's words, and as soon as he said this, Chen Shen himself was directly speechless.
Truly.
The jade thing is really mysterious, you said that the stone he picked up from Mengka Street was useful, it had no value at all, if it wasn't for Shi Dakai's liking, he would have thrown it out of the door a long time ago.
But if you want to say that it is useless, you really discovered the anomaly because of that stone, and indirectly avoided a casualty.
It has to be said that this is also a kind of metaphysics.
Of course, Chen Shen didn't believe in metaphysics, so after a few seconds of silence, he spoke:
"Forget it, I'll show you a demonstration, and I'll show you how to pick a stone."
As he spoke, Chen Shen squatted down, picked out two pieces from the large pile of "fine rough stones" that had been selected by Xuan Ruan Long and them, and handed them to the master waiting next to the cutting machine.
"Look at the two pieces I picked, what are they called? The skin is thin and the filling is big - no, the skin shell is tight, the sand removal is obvious, and the python belt runs through, so you can know that it can be shipped at a glance. β
"When it comes out, not to mention getting rich, at least it's no problem to make a peace card for one of us."
"You don't have to thank me, I'm just giving you a lesson, after all, this thing, I haven't eaten pork, but I've seen pigs run"
Chen Shen's words are indeed not mixed with water, in the last life, he was active in the Golden Triangle for a long time, and when he had no tasks, his biggest interest was to go to the street to watch people open stones.
Although he has never bought it himself, he firmly believes in one truth, that is:
If you see too much, you won't.
So, he was very confident in the stones he picked.
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But this confidence was shattered after only half an hour.
When the skin shell was peeled open, there was not a single piece of flesh visible in the two stones.
Chen Shen didn't give up, and cut a few knives along the big crack, wanting to make a miracle and turn things around.
Then, he succeeded in obtaining marble that was almost identical to Shi Dakai's.
"What the hell, Xuan Ruan Long is still a deception when he does this kind of business? There is no jade at all, it's all stone! β
Hearing his words, Shi Dakai and Lin He on the side finally couldn't hold back their laughter, and Chen Shen also straightened up helplessly, looked at the old master on the side and said:
"Come, master, you can pick me a few pieces."
"I don't believe it, this pile of stones, is it really not good at all?"
The master on the side had a tense expression on his face, in fact, he wanted to laugh too, but he knew that the identities of these people were not ordinary, because when they came, He Bangxiong personally sent them respectfully.
Therefore, he had no choice but to squat down to hide his smile, and then picked up the stone with three strokes and five divisions, and neatly cut it for Chen Shen.
This time, what he took out was really a fine product.
It's not at the top level, but at least it's satisfying.
And after seeing this result, Chen Shen was also completely convinced.
What is called a specialization in the art industry, probably this is it.
also said that Shi Dakai is not much better than him.
But in the final analysis, Chen Shen's best thing is a state of mind, he quickly asked for embarrassment, and began to ask the master seriously, under his fingers, the original simple to almost no technical difficulty of the 3 pieces of nothing to do cards finally polished and polished, placed in the sun, there is indeed a warm and transparent temperament.
Chen Shen gave the two small ones to Shi Dakai and Lin He, and took the big one himself, Shi Dakai let out a thoughtful "oh", and said with a malicious smile:
"It's definitely for Xiaoyu."
"You know again?"
Before Shi Dakai could answer, Lin He on the side interjected:
"Brother Chen, if you keep it for yourself, you must pick it for us first."
"Now that you pick it first, it will definitely be given away."
Shut up, remarkable to you? Have you finished your high school coursework? What was the result of the last exam? Let you practice sniping, how are you doing? I remember Cheng Lei said that you would fly a helicopter, did you learn it? β
"I was wrong, I stopped talking."
Lin He closed his mouth in amusement, while Chen Shen said angrily:
"I kept it for myself, don't guess there."
"Is it good for people to be disciplined? How is it possible to take my stuff? β
"Yes, yes, yes, definitely not receiving."
Shi Dakai looked "convinced", and the explanation that Chen Shen wanted to say was stuck in his throat, but in the end he didn't say it.
Seeing that the time was close to evening, everyone who had rested in the processing plant for a long time also began to walk back, at this time everyone had already gone back to visit relatives on vacation, and there was no one in the villa, so they called He Bangxiong and He Bupa to have dinner together.
And this is also the first time that Xiaoyu has "officially" appeared in front of people other than the core core group of the Dongfeng Corps.
However, she can be said to be familiar with such situations, and it is obvious that in her past work, such external contacts must be indispensable.
Everyone knew who she was, but no one took the initiative to tell her.
And she also knows that everyone can guess her identity, but she doesn't particularly care.
In a sense, after taking out two giant drug lords in a row, and also taking out most of Pubei's risk factors, the direction of her work has changed.
She has changed from an intelligence officer who needs to be "lurking" to a liaison who needs to be "on stage".
In this case, limited exposure is more in line with the mission demands of the organization behind her.
Because their future task will not be "intelligence gathering", but "resource integration".
Therefore, this meal can be said to be extremely relaxed and extremely "homely".
Everyone casually chatted about the recent changes in Dachili, chatting about the closed and newly opened shops on the street, He Bangxiong was a little peacock suspiciously showing off his heroic posture when destroying drugs, He Bupa also vaguely hinted that Dachili's security was improving, and invited Chen Shen's "friend Xiaoyu" to go out during the day, go to see the Golden Buddha, and feel the Buddhist atmosphere here.
Little Fish is undoubtedly clear about their thoughts.
Like those toasts who changed the land and returned to the river before, they finally had dinner with the angels, and they had to hurry up to show their loyalty and talk about their political achievements?
But of course, this is not something she should meddle in, so she just listened with a smile and nodded as a "tourist".
The conversation at the dinner table was mainly focused on the four of them, Shi Dakai and Lin He were quite quiet, they just stared at Chen Shen tightly, as if they wanted to see when he would take out the nothing-to-do card.
But how could Chen Shen let them get their wish, until he sent He Bangxiong and He Bupa away, he didn't mention anything about the nothing-to-do card at all.
The expressions of the two were a little disappointed, and they took the initiative to go into the kitchen to help the cleaner in the villa clean up the dining table and wash the dishes, but their eyes kept glancing at Xiao Yu and Chen Shen who were sitting on the sofa in the living room.
However, Xiao Yu only chatted with Chen Shen for a while before returning to her room and continuing to deal with her own work.
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According to her, the liaison office of Tachili will be built soon, and she will move out and move to a really suitable place to work.
And she still has a lot of work to do to get the job done.
At 1 a.m., the lights were still on in Xiaoyu's room.
The gossipy two finally couldn't stand it anymore and walked back to the room to turn off the lights and sleep, and Chen Shen didn't go to give gifts while everyone was asleep as they expected
He got up early in the morning.
Because he knew that according to the habits of those people he was familiar with, no matter how late Xiaoyu worked, it was impossible for him to get up late.
And sure enough, when he cooked the noodles at 6 o'clock and was ready to eat, Xiaoyu had already walked out of the room and was ready to go around the villa for morning exercise.
"Earlyβso early?"
Xiao Yu asked in surprise.
"Well, I'm going to Indonesia, adjust to the jet lag in advance."
βοΌ Are you kidding? Do you have to adjust the 30-minute time difference? β
"You don't care, I have my reason. Do you eat noodles? β
Xiao Yu glanced at Chen Shen suspiciously, walked to the table and sat down, and then replied:
"Bring me a bowl, what's wrong, what's wrong with me?"
What can I do? Don't you know how to do it yourself, and you still want me to sheng."
Chen Shen said politely, but he still grabbed a bowl of noodles for Xiaoyu and put it on the table, and then, he didn't hide it, but directly took out the nothingness card.
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He knew very well that there was no point in playing sloppy with Xiaoyu.
People are instructive, what scenes have not been seen, and who has not studied them?
If you want to perfunctory her, it may be more difficult than perfunctory college entrance examination marking teachers
The Nothing Card and the noodles were pushed in front of Xiao Yu, Xiao Yu's eyes were a little surprised, she glanced at the Nothing Card and asked:
"Give it to me? Bribing public officials? β
"Can you have something nice in your mouth?"
Chen Shen was almost choked to death by Xiaoyu's words, he put down his chopsticks and said seriously:
"This is what we exchanged for the jade that Xuan Ruan Long seized yesterday."
"Although you were not directly involved in this operation, you did give us a lot of help."
"Of course, it's essentially a profit-based collaboration, but I can tell that you've put a lot of thought into our business."
"So, I'm going to give you a gift by the way."
"It's not precious, I think you can take it."
"You're planning to mess with internal relations, aren't you?"
Xiao Yu smiled a little teasingly, picked up the Nothing card and compared it in front of him, nodded and continued:
"It looks quite expensive, I want it, but it's really hard to collect."
"If you really want to send it. I'll give you the money later. How about it, Boss Chen, make a price? β
"Pull it down, you can't afford it, so if you don't want it, just pay it back to me."
"Don't."
Xiao Yu pushed away Chen Shen's outstretched hand and said solemnly:
"I can't accept it, I took it."
"But there's no need to take it back, just put it with me first."
"When you come back from Indonesia, I'll give it back to you."
A week later, all the team members who planned to go to Indonesia returned to the team, received the nothing to do for them prepared by Shi Dakai, and prepared to leave for Indonesia.
Since there are no flights to Indonesia, they have to enter Thailand with Bagan passports from the port of entry, and then fly from Bangkok to Jakarta.
The Jackal's pick-up crew was already waiting on the other side of the Friendship Bridge, and as soon as they passed the customs, they would be considered to have left Bagan for the first time.
Everyone was a little excited, after all, going abroad was really a very unattainable thing for them.
The place where they were born and raised is Pubei.
Life here can be seen at a glance, and if it weren't for the appearance of the Dongfeng Corps, their fate would likely be like everyone else in this land, gradually buried in the dust.
But now, they have actually got their ID cards, got their passports, and are even about to take an international flight to another distant country to work hard for a bigger cause and a broader future.
The future is bright, but the road is dangerous.
Gunfire and bullets will always be on their side. So what?
This is already a life that many people cannot hope for for a lifetime.
The farewell was not sensational, Chen Shen once again explained a series of affairs, including recruitment, equipment procurement, camp construction, etc., and then walked across the bridge with everyone without looking back.
The car that picked them up traveled south along the AH2 highway to Chiang Mai for an overnight renovation, and then continued on until it took 12 hours to finally reach Bangkok.
The bustling city dazzled all the mercenaries who had never seen the world, and Lin He couldn't even hold back his tears.
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He probably thought of his loved ones who had been buried under the soil of rotting roots and fallen leaves in Pubei.
Chen Shen didn't blame him for his sentimentality, because he remembered that in his previous life, when he was taken out of a small mountain village and suddenly saw the prosperity of the city, he actually had the urge to cry.
It was the feeling of finally pushing open a door after a lot of difficulties.
A new world is just around the corner, and although it is not theirs for the time being, it will be theirs after all.
The next day in January 2011, members of the Dongfeng Corps' Indonesian Action Group boarded a flight to Jakarta.
They have all flown in helicopters, but none of them have flown in the first class and business class of a civil airliner.
Shi Dakai, who was sitting in the first-class cabin with Chen Shen, looked left and right curiously, although he didn't understand anything, he was not restrained.
This is probably the calmness that has really been trained from the war.
After seeing too much life and death, you know a lot of things, and it's really just a small thing.
The plane took off quickly, and in the midst of the turbulence, Shi Dakai suddenly leaned half of his body out of the aisle, and then said to Chen Shen:
"Captain, you're the only one who doesn't have a brand."
"You picked it yourself, so I didn't prepare it for you."
"Hey, by the way, what's your brand?"
"Shut up!"
(End of chapter)