Today, train seats are still seated facing each other.

Opposite Zhou Qinghe sat an overheated Shanghainese fashionable aunt, about in her early forties, and next to him was an old professor in his fifties in a dark and heavy suit, who was next to the wall of the carriage with his eyes closed.

The professor judged it, wearing a pair of glasses, and had this bookish air on his body, while the aunt said it herself.

tirelessly wanted to talk to Zhou Qinghe, this is what happened after Zhou Qinghe casually said his identity as a doctor during the long journey.

"Doctor Zhou, since you have just returned to China, you should not be married yet, right?"

"Not really."

"Doctor Zhou, are you going to stay in Shanghai for a long time, or are you going to continue traveling?"

"I haven't decided yet, people pick the city, and the city also picks people, I also have to see if this Shanghai is suitable for me, so I can decide whether I want to stay and work, Aunt Xu, are you right?"

"Yes, yes, yes." Xu Meifeng nodded with a smile: "But I think the metropolis of Shanghai will be suitable for you, after all, you are also a person who has been abroad and stayed abroad, so you have to find a way to find a hospital to stay in the concession in Shanghai, and your future life will be almost anywhere." ”

Zhou Qinghe smiled and nodded: "I'll go and see." ”

"Uh-huh." Xu Meifeng's eyes moved slightly, and she found the topic and said: "Doctor Zhou, you must not have found a good place to live, I have a vacant house for rent, do you want to go and see, my daughter is also a doctor, you must have something to talk about, maybe I can help you introduce the hospital." ”

Zhou Qinghe couldn't hold back, and chuckled: "Aunt Xu, you are not afraid that I am a bad person and will lure the wolf into the room." ”

Xu Meifeng shook her head and said with confidence: "No, as soon as I look at Doctor Zhou, I know that he is a serious person, he is young, and he has a calm temperament on his body, which is not the kind of little deflated person who can pretend to be." ”

"Thank you, Auntie, for the compliment." Zhou Qinghe smiled lightly: "But I have booked a hotel, and besides, I haven't thought about whether to stay in Shanghai for a long time, and it seems that I am a little too anxious to rent a house." ”

"Don't worry, you think you're going to have to stay in Shanghai for a while, right? Even if you have to walk around Shanghai for a month, how much does it cost to stay in a hotel for a month? I can rent that house for months, you can go and see it, my house is very cheap. ”

It's such a hard sell. Zhou Qinghe couldn't tell for a while whether Aunt Xu was selling her daughter or a house.

"Then Aunt Xu, where is your house?"

As soon as she heard Zhou Qinghe ask this question, Xu Meifeng's eyes immediately lit up: "Shangxianfang on Xiafei Road, you may not know it when you come to Shanghai for the first time, but it is very safe in the French Concession." ”

Zhou Qinghe raised his eyebrows when he heard this, this is really a coincidence, his store is on Xiafei Road.

Before coming to Shanghai, he naturally saw the map, Xiafei Road is 4 kilometers long, a whole commercial street, and this Shangxian Fang belongs to the alley behind the commercial street.

It's not a rich and expensive residential area, the rich live in a single-family building, this Shangxian Fang belongs to people who have a little money and are not so rich, and it is usually divided into a room and rented out one room at a time, and the rent is shared equally.

"How much does the rent cost?"

Zhou Qinghe really has to find a room for the doctors and nurses, even if he doesn't pay his salary, he still needs this package of food and accommodation.

"It depends on your needs, Dr. Zhou, there are also single rooms, and there are also whole buildings, but Doctor Zhou, don't worry, I will definitely count you cheaper."

"How much is a master bedroom?"

"Master bedroom." Xu Meifeng looked at Zhou Qinghe and said with a smile: "Count you ten yuan." ”

"How much?"

A sentence of ten yuan directly woke up the old professor who was dozing off on the side, he looked at Xu Meifeng who was smiling, and immediately said, "Ten yuan? Bring me one. ”

Xu Meifeng glanced at him: "You are thirty." ”

"Why am I thirty, aren't you talking about ten?" The old professor was in a hurry, and asked for a result one by one.

Xu Meifeng glanced at him with disgust, didn't bother to explain to him, and said, "My daughter said it, and she rented it to the doctor, are you?" ”

"Then I'm really not." The old professor shook his head helplessly, glanced at Zhou Qinghe and sighed, and continued to close his eyes to recuperate.

After getting him, Xu Meifeng looked at Zhou Qinghe again and smiled: "Doctor Zhou, what do you think?" ”

Zhou Qinghe wanted to laugh when he saw it, and casually found an excuse: "It's a little late two days, my hotel room money has been paid for me by my friend, wouldn't it be a loss if I don't stay?" ”

"Paid?" Xu Meifeng was a little regretful, but nodded and said, "That's to live, it's a waste if you don't live, but you can go and see." ”

"Okay, I'll go shopping first, and when I get to the French Concession, I'll stop by and have a look, okay?"

"Okay, okay, Doctor Zhou, then I'll keep the room for you, and you must come over to have a look when you have time." Xu Meifeng smiled.

The old professor didn't have a house to rent, so he had something to say: "Can't you see that the young man is rejecting you?" I didn't ask for the address, I must go and see fifteen yuan to rent to me, it's really not good, twenty yuan is good? ”

"I want you to say? Thirty pieces will not be given to you. Xu Meifeng glanced at him, then looked at Zhou Qinghe, with a straightforward and disgusted expression: "Doctor Zhou, you really didn't ask for the address." ”

Zhou Qinghe smiled lightly: "Aunt Xu, you said it, Shangxian Fang, and there is a building, I want to find the neighborhood to inquire casually to know which one it is." ”

"Hey, yes, Dr. Chow is smart. It's not like you, I've said it, but I still don't understand the words. Xu Meifeng glanced at the professor again, and said with a smile: "If you want to rent a house that week, doctor, you must come, and you can come and come if you don't rent it." ”

"Okay."

The old professor sighed, opened his eyes and said, "Young man, ten yuan for a master bedroom, a very cheap price, you want to rent a house, this price is really okay." ”

Yo he, will also help her speak, Xu Meifeng nodded and smiled at Zhou Qinghe, and by the way, her concept of the old man was a little better.

"You're renting a house, aren't you? 25 blocks, rent to you a master bedroom. ”

“20。”

"Then the guest bedroom."

"25, rented, rented."

The old professor had a helpless face, a master bedroom costs 30 yuan, which is the market price, and 25 yuan is very good.

"Then you'll go back with me later, do you have the papers?" You have to sign a contract. ”

"Absolutely."

"Doctor Zhou, you have to come."

Before leaving the train station, Xu Meifeng was still indomitable.

Zhou Qinghe smiled and nodded, waving goodbye.

Then he said to his subordinates who leaned over and carried their luggage: "You go to find a house by yourself, it is close to the concession, and I will go out for a walk." ”

"Boss, Brother Wang said that he wants to follow you and protect you."

"Opposite is the British and American concessions, I won't rent the territory, there will be no trouble, after looking for a house, you eat by yourself, familiarize yourself with the surrounding environment, at 7 o'clock in the evening, you come here to meet, report the situation to me."

"Yes."

The doctors and nurses didn't need him to arrange it, the two groups of people were separated, and they booked a room for them, and they just went to live directly.

"Rickshaw, International Hotel."

Zhou Qinghe took his luggage and got into the car, and entered the concession area after a while.

Zhou Qinghe's biggest feeling at this time is prosperity, small western-style buildings are not common in Nanjing, but as soon as you enter the concession, there are small western-style buildings, bell towers, churches, international buildings in front of you, all kinds of shops, foreign atmosphere, full of commercial atmosphere.

Zhou Qinghe's going to the International Hotel, a 24-storey building located in the French Concession, is currently the tallest building in Asia.

When the rickshaw arrived at the door, an Indian red-headed Ah San immediately came to pick him up, registered upstairs to check in, and gave a tip of one dollar, and the process was completed in one go.

The accommodation fee is five yuan a day, which is as high as half a month's salary of the rickshaw driver, and the consumption level has really risen all of a sudden.

Glancing at the room, Zhou Qinghe went out with the money, went straight to the Sino-French Industrial and Commercial Bank, opened a safe, and deposited the money.

Then it's time to go to your own clinic.

"Kasumi Floro." I called a rickshaw and looked at the street scene on both sides.

French-style houses, Western-style restaurants, Western-style dessert shops, and brand-name shops are really like coming to a foreign country, and there are many foreigners on the road, and the French plane trees planted all over the place have also smeared a touch of greenery.

There are a lot of pedestrians on the road, the business atmosphere is very strong, Zhou Qinghe is very satisfied, it is worthy of the location of a shop worth 60,000 US dollars, this source of customers is absolutely not worried, there is no need to advertise at all.

But what's on this doorway?

Zhou Qinghe got out of the car and looked at the house number of his store address, yes, this is here, a 50-square-meter shop.

Right now, the door is closed, and there's something taped to it.

"Reminders?"

Zhou Qinghe tore it off and looked at it, it was written that the road maintenance fee had not been paid for a month, please pay it in time.

it? Still have to pay taxes?

Zhou Qinghe took the reminder notice and asked the owner of the cake shop next to him, what was this.

The boss glanced at him: "Two percent of the monthly rent pays taxes, don't you know?" New to the new arrival? ”

"I did just arrive." Zhou Qinghe smiled embarrassedly: "But my property belongs to my friend, so how can this rent be calculated?" ”

The boss waved his hand: "No matter who the owner is, the rent is set by the French, and you are the one next door, right?" I know the price is 3000 a month, and you pay 60 a month. ”

What's more, it hasn't opened yet, and it's a loss of 60 first.

"Okay, thank you, it's a newcomer, take care of me."

"It's all neighbors, by the way, what do you do?" The boss was vigilant: "It's not selling food, is it?" ”

"Doctor."

"Oh, doctor, good doctor." The boss suddenly smiled and took a loaf of bread casually: "Come, take a loaf of bread and eat." ”

"Thank you, boss, for a prosperous business."

Zhou Qinghe also accepted it, took a few bites to pad his stomach, and opened the door with the key.

Gu Zhiyan said that the equipment here is all prepared, and an X-ray machine has been taken to Nanjing, and there is no shortage of other things.

Then tomorrow I will inquire where there are medicines for sale, and then we can open our business.

It can be a safe place to get business up and running as soon as possible.

Zhou Qinghe opened the door, looked into the house, and saw the scene inside, and his mind was confused.

What about my instrument?

The house was empty, except for the decorations, everything else was gone.

Gu Zhiyan couldn't lie to him, could it be.

Enter. Burglar?

No, did you know you stole into the secret service?

What hand do you dare to stretch?

Balls!

Zhou Qinghe turned around and went out and asked the boss on the side: "Boss, I seem to be a thief, how to deal with it?" ”

When you encounter this kind of thing, you must call the police, which has nothing to do with Zhou Qinghe's identity as a spy, but it is abnormal if you don't call the police.

"A thief? Call the police, I'll give you a call. The boss was very enthusiastic to call the patrol room, and then looked at Zhou Qinghe with a sneer: "You are miserable enough, you have lost a lot of money in a month after closing the door, and this has also entered the thief, and then eat bread." ”

"Thank you."

Zhou Qinghe tore a bite of bread and smiled.

Don't let him find this thief, or you won't spare him.

I have to restock again, which is indispensable to make a few days of money.

You even steal from the hospital, lack of virtue?

Said that the French Concession is safe?

The police in the French Concession were still very fast, and after a while, a patrol officer in a police uniform arrived on a bicycle.

At the age of thirty, he looks quite capable.

"You called the police? Something stolen? The patrol officer glanced at the scene in the clinic and turned to look at Zhou Qinghe and asked.

Zhou Qinghe nodded: "Yes, I just returned to Shanghai today, and when I opened the door, I found that all the equipment inside was gone." ”

The patrol officer nodded, looked at the house and frowned: "I have the impression that your store is expensive, and it has been closed for a month, right?" ”

"Yes, go out to study, Inspector, don't you say that the concession is very safe? I returned to China to start a business, and the treatment was too miserable. ”

The patrol officer seemed to smile: "What's the matter if An is not safe, you can't enter the concession with big guns and cannons, but how can you manage the thief?" We can't stay at your doorstep for a month. ”

"The shop on Xiafei Road has been closed for a month, and there is still a notice posted on your door that has not been torn, and fools know that there is no one inside, it is too conspicuous."

There is some truth to this.

"Inspector, what do you call it?"

"Wang Feng."

Wang Feng looked at the house, circled for a while and said: "I will investigate this matter, but it has been a month, and you don't know the specific time when it was stolen, the result is not guaranteed, if it can be recovered, I will tell you." ”

"Okay, that's it, hard work." Zhou Qinghe stuffed ten yuan.

Living in the French Concession and patrolling the French Concession, you must have a good relationship.

There are three kinds of people in the French Concession.

The French are the first in the world, the patrol is the second in the world, and the Indian is the third.

Wang Feng waved his hand: "No, let's go." ”

Oh roar, there are still people who don't charge money? Rare.

As soon as the person left, Zhou Qinghe had to find a way to buy the instrument, and he had to handle it as soon as possible, waiting to find it was obviously unreliable.

It's not a hassle, spend some money to find someone to open a clinic, and then order a new one, and spend money to solve the problem.

Just don't say he's a doctor too.

The empty shop was closed directly, and Zhou Qinghe returned to the hotel to rest after finishing the instrument order.

Now that the shop is not open, then take care of Zeng Haifeng's affairs first.

At seven o'clock in the evening, Zhou Qinghe and the team members met at the gate of the train station.

"Boss, the accommodation has been arranged, we are divided into three groups, one group lives in a hotel in the public concession, one group rents a house outside, and the rest live in a hotel outside."

"Hmm." It's okay to be separated, it's not so noticeable.

"I'll give you an address, this is Zeng Haifeng's residence, you will be divided into classes, starting early tomorrow morning, keep an eye on Zeng Haifeng throughout the whole process, see who is following him, and several groups are exchanging, stay away, pay attention to your own safety, don't be discovered."

"Understood."

"Well, don't alarm them, since they are following, they must always report, follow the vine, and dig out the people behind the people who instructed them to follow."

"Yes."

"Go ahead, call me for something, room 828."

"Yes."

Arrange the follow-up matter, Zhou Qinghe has time, he has to visit the French Concession.

The next thing, find a house.

It's all here, can't this 300-square-meter small western-style building come to a set?

I found an agent.

"Renting a house? What kind of do you want? ”

The house in the French Concession is too expensive, rent is the norm, and even sharing a house is the norm, renting a small attic makes many people feel distressed, let alone buying, that few people can afford to buy it.

As soon as the intermediary looked at Zhou Qinghe's age, he knew that he was not a rich man.

The attitude is very bland.

After all, it doesn't cost much to introduce a room, so you won't lick your face.

Zhou Qinghe shook his head: "Don't rent, buy it directly, it's good." ”

The intermediary immediately showed what it meant to change his face, and raised his hand with a smile: "Sit down and talk, what does the boss want?" ”

"The villa, three floors, has to have a place to park."

The parking space Zhou Qinghe must be prepared, and it will definitely be used in the future.

The intermediary immediately picked up: "Yes, two kinds, one is cheaper, 15 big yellow croakers start, let's say okay first, no fiat currency, either foreign currency or gold bars." ”

"No problem."

Zhou Qinghe's identity is a doctor, and he has to be a powerful doctor in the French Concession, that is, he is rich, and the doctor has a high status and a good income in these years, so he doesn't need to pretend to be low-key.

"Boss, refresh." The intermediary smiled: "Generally speaking, if your family's assets are less than 200 large yellow croaker, I recommend choosing this one, which is affordable and does not lose grade." ”

"What about the okay?"

"Okay, then it's a little more expensive, starting at 30."

After the agent finished speaking, he got up and pointed to a road outside the door:

"You see, this Xiafei Road used to be 500 meters, that is, Petain Road, a whole street of high-end residences, living all the people with heads and faces, not only the circle is different, the environment is different, and the whole French Concession, where the security is the best, there are patrol police patrols 24 hours a day, and it is safe."

Safety is Zhou Qinghe's highest need, so what are you waiting for?

"Is there a ready-made one? Take me to see it. ”

"Yes, rickshaw, please."

The intermediary and Zhou Qinghe were one person, and they refused to walk for 500 meters.

While he was in the car, he introduced Zhou Qinghe to which big people lived on Petain Road, of course, there were only a few well-known ones, most of them were very low-key, and they all took the car when they went out, and they didn't know who lived inside.

The environment is really good.

Detached villa, beautiful scenery, French plane trees all the way.

"This first one, you see, you are not satisfied."

"Look at this decoration and this design, the French master personally designed it, low-key and luxurious."

"Look at the part where the entrance hall is connected to the living room, the round arch and Roman columns are very curvaceous."

"Look at this living room again, the view is good, there is a balcony, set up a table, drink afternoon tea, the taste is not too beautiful."

"Look at this kitchen again, the kitchen is separated, to ensure that the smoke will not run around, and this dining table, mahogany, free gift, all the furniture in this house, all for free, you bought it all for you."

"How much?"

The intermediary looked cost-effective: "40 large yellow croaker, great value for money." ”

(End of chapter)