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Chapter 167
Elegant and clean, silk and bamboo are pleasing to the ear.

Rockery, fake water, green silk and bamboo can be seen everywhere, gorgeous flowers, and women in long clothes with a little powder and daisy playing and singing on the small bridge.

If there is no carved beam cover that can be seen by looking up, and the stairway that can be seen vaguely from behind a rockery when you turn your head, it will definitely make people think it is a small garden.

In fact, this is the Jincui Building, one of the largest restaurants in the Yujiang Concession Area.

The imported cement makes the Soviet-style garden on the floor a reality.

The garden in the building is the signboard of Jincui Building. The fifth floor, which is usually overcrowded, is now booked out.

In the middle of the huge garden, five large rose red round tables were placed, but only three tables were seated.

On the three tables with people sitting, the cups and plates were messed up, and the core of the food was exhausted. Obviously, the time to start the table was not short.

Sitting on the rose huanghuali chair of the chairman of the main table is Guan Chunwu's adjutant Gu Zhenshan.

With a wide mouth and a wide nose, and a head of broken black hair, although he is wearing ordinary clothes, he can still see his sharpness when he looks around.

In the four years of the War of National Protection in the Republic of China, the National Defense Army entrenched in the three provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi and Yunnan sent troops to the north. Yujiang County, the southern gateway of Nanjiang Province, was not only the first, but also the second line of defense. Breaking through, Guan Chunwu took the initiative to ask for support.

In that battle, three of Guan Chunwu's four adjutants died in battle, and only one survived, and that was Gu Zhenshan.

Unlike Chang Xian, who has no military power, Gu Zhenshan, in addition to being an adjutant, is also the commander of the Ninth Mixed Brigade, the Second Infantry Regiment, and Guan Chunwu's well-deserved right-hand man.

He reserved the venue for a treat, who in Yujiang would dare not come?

Coming down from his left is Xi Xuanyue with a strong smile, Chang Ying with cold brows, and Wu Qing with a half-smile; coming down from his right is Li Jieming, who is smiling and kind, Zha Zhen, a bearded and strong man, and the deputy of the second security team. Captain, a gentle man named Wen Yu.

Soldiers against soldiers, generals against generals, small soldiers such as Feng Chenggui, Zeng Kuo, He Dong and others, as well as other members of the Second Security Team sat at the other two tables.

A banquet must have the name of the banquet, and the name of this wine is Hetou wine.

Wu Qing had wanted to invite colleagues from the second anti-smuggling team to drink in the same name, but he failed to make a banquet. So many people died in the team, how could Wu Qing have the nerve to serve wine again?

It is said that Li Jieming arranged the wine, but Li Jieming has no face. Please don't come to the director of the Transport Bureau and the salt police of the second anti-smuggling team. In name, Gu Zhenshan is the master.

Originally, all the colleagues of the second anti-smuggling team in Yujiang County were invited, but how could the first cadres of the second anti-smuggling team who had experienced the violent methods of Adjutant Chang once trust them.

Almost all the people came, but not all of them were sitting here. Shi Dahai and another third-level expert transferred from another county, led eight salt policemen, squatting on a truck outside Jincui Building, There are two machine guns hidden in the truck...

The Republic of China, the melee of warlords... Before Wu Qing came to the banquet with Xi Xuanyue and Chang Ying, he was not surprised to hear that Xi Xuanyue and Chang Ying had made such an idea, but as if it should be so?

Therefore, only three tables of people were seated for the five tables of wine originally scheduled.

At this time, there was only one deep-fried prawn on the table, only scallion leaves were left in the deep-fried double crispy plate, and other dishes such as crystal pigeon, mullet soup... There were not many left, but the voice on the table Not as loud as the pipa on the small bridge.

Not enthusiastic.

Except for the initial mutual introduction, when there were a lot of words on the table, now Xi Xuanyue and Gu Zhenshan were chatting casually, and Gu Zhenshan turned his head again, chatting casually with Li Jieming.

The other four people looked at their noses with their eyes, and their mouths with their noses.

In the end, Gu Zhenshan "attended" Li Jieming's banquet to give Gu Zhenshan face, but there is a deep hatred between the second anti-smuggling team and the second security team.

Ten days ago, on the sentry tower of the Transport Bureau, there were security guards in black, which left a profound impact on Xi Xuanyue.

And the second security team, to be clear, is used to clamp down on the second anti-smuggling team.

The two should be incompatible.

With the team leader and bureau chief around, it was inconvenient for him to speak up. Wu Qing, who was bored, looked at Li Jieming furtively.

It's interesting to say that when Wu Qing first arrived, she learned of Li Jieming's name from Zhang Zaiqi, but this was the first time they met each other.

White hair, age spots, sunken cheeks, and a perpetual smile fit Wu Qing's impression of this old man.

Treacherous and cunning, ruthless and ruthless, Wu Qing's vigilance is often made by his operation in layers of hemp leaves.

After the last prawn was taken away by Wen Yu, the deputy captain of the second security team, Gu Zhenshan clapped his hands up and called the foreman.
"All the people in your restaurant go down, and no one is allowed to come in without my order."

"Yes."

As soon as the sound of the pipa stopped, the musician twisted his waist and followed many waiters and went downstairs.

In this way, everyone present is refreshed.

There are no more people who shouldn't know about the mysterious incident, so it's time to talk about the business.

There is one thing that was unknown to outsiders due to the long time, but Gu Zhenshan knew about it.

Concealing mysterious events from ordinary people was actually not a request of the military government at the beginning, but was proposed by each true preaching sect themselves.

Gu Zhenshan was quite puzzled by this, because compared with the various military disasters and famines that are now spreading across the Qian Kingdom, the losses caused by a few ghosts are really not too great.

However, concealing the secrets does have the effect of stabilizing the people, and with Guan Chunwu's strict orders, Gu Zhenshan and other high-level military and political officials just let it go.

Under the gaze of everyone, Gu Zhenshan got up and left his seat, and said with a smile,

"Before the banquet, I just said that the money for this meal was paid by Mr. Li. I am just a middle-of-the-road person. After all, I am the guest, and Mr. Li is the host. I am not good at taking the lead. Yes, you guys talk... But don't start your hands, it's a small thing to hit Gu Zhenshan in the face, but it's a big thing to ruin the scenery here."

After all, he really left the table.

The second security team is a new office led by Li Jieming himself, not by Gu Zhenshan.

"Adjutant Gu was joking."

Xi Xuanyue and Li Jieming spoke at the same time, and when Gu Zhenshan walked away, Xi Xuanyue's face immediately turned cold, but Li Jieming's smile remained undiminished, and he spoke first before Xi Xuanyue,
"Director Xi, please be merciful, let the old man explain himself first?"

Xi Xuanyue nodded coldly.

"Master Xi has a lot of people." After thanking Xi Xuanyue, Li Jieming cupped his hands to Chang Ying, then to Wu Qing, then stood up and faced the salt police with the banquet, and cupped his hands without holding back.

"On behalf of Xu Wei, who came to pick trouble with the flying gun yesterday, I apologize to everyone. Xu Wei's arrogance is really due to the lack of restraint of the old man. , and it’s not the same thing.”

Xi Xuanyue cupped her hands casually, she also heard what happened yesterday from the salt police, and she encouraged Wu Qing even more when she saw Wu Qing today.

Wu Qing stood on the sidelines and didn't know what kind of medicine Li Jieming sold in the gourd. The attitude of the other salt policemen was the same.

Seeing that there was no response, Li Jieming was not upset, and continued,
"Presumably you are absolutely unwilling to listen to the old man's babbling, so the old man said it directly. I must first let you know that it is not my wish to set up the second security team and compete with your team. Staff, attacking the Luck Bureau, I was also persecuted by Adjutant Chang, that's why."

Xi Xuanyue sneered, "You picked it clean."

"President Xi, please be safe and don't be impatient." Li Jieming cupped his hands again, "Forget it, there is no evidence for what you say."

He bowed his waist and whispered to Zha Zhen who was beside him. Zha Zhen left his seat and returned after a while. He came back carrying a box and opened it.There was an uproar in the audience.

Brooches, slingshots, broken table legs, medicine jars... A piece of talisman paper was pasted on the messy items. There were a total of twenty items in total.

"What do you mean?" Xi Xuanyue frowned.

Li Jieming sighed with sincerity, "I'm not afraid of Director Xi's jokes. The establishment of the second security team is the idea of ​​the chief above. I never want to be an enemy of the second anti-smuggling team. Adjutant Chang is a wolf, and Adjutant Gu is a tiger. Relying on General Guan, powerful and courageous, he is not afraid of your team.

But the old man, he was just white a few days ago, the old man is afraid.I'm not afraid that the adjutant Chang of your bureau is dead, let alone old man? "

His cloudy eyes swept over Chang Ying and Wu Qing, especially Wu Qing, and his eyes lingered on Wu Qing's face for a long time, trying to find the person who attacked and killed Zhan Zhongda and Adjutant Chang from Wu Qing's face. It's a pity that only Wu Qing saw the indifference in Wu Qing's eyes.

"Your team is full of experts. I set up a security company just to earn a living and leave a fortune for my little grandson. I never thought that I would be involved in such a mess, but the situation is pressing. The order from above came down." , How dare I disobey my orders, I originally intended to return all the tricks of your bureau, but I can't decide this matter. First return the twenty items that I can decide, just ask..."

Li Jieming gritted his teeth, "I just hope that our second security team can live in harmony with your bureau in the future, so that there will be no bloodshed, so that the old man can spend his old age peacefully, and we dare not ask for anything else."

And looking at the looks of Zhazhen and Wenyu around him, they should have known about Li Jieming's plan for a long time.

Xi Xuanyue narrowed her eyes, "Does Adjutant Gu know you're doing this?"

"Of course he doesn't know. If he knows, he will be the first to dismiss me and investigate. How can he let me return these twenty weird things?"

"The spooky thing is something I want to discuss with my luck." Xi Xuanyue shook her head, "Not enough."

Li Jieming did not hesitate, "Afterwards, the members of the second security team saw the eyes of the second anti-smuggling team and stayed away, and never had any conflicts with your bureau; if they got the information, they would inform the salt police of the second anti-smuggling team and leave a few to deal with it." Just go up..."

Then Li Jieming Lin Zongzong put forward several conditions for concessions, and his desire to fish was revealed without a doubt.

As soon as this remark came out, it greatly exceeded the expectations of the salt police.

For the dinner, I thought that Li Jieming wanted to argue with the Luck Bureau about Xu Wei, but I didn't expect that Li Jieming would admit defeat so thoroughly before the two parties had a spark.

Xi Xuanyue didn't care about Li Jieming's gaze, she stood up from her chair without any intention of explaining, and walked behind a rockery, followed by Chang Ying.

The two didn't take a few steps, when Xi Xuanyue turned around,
"Ah Qing, you come here too."

Everyone...mainly the salt policemen looked at Wu Qing in surprise.

Wu Qing stood up as usual, walked over quickly, and waited for the three of them to walk behind a rockery that no one could see.

Xi Xuanyue asked seriously, "What do you think?"

Unexpectedly, Chang Ying looked at Wu Qing and smiled, "In my opinion, it's probably thanks to Ah Qing."

"Oh? How do you say that?" Xi Xuanyue was puzzled.

"Ah Qing killed Zhan Zhongda and..." Chang Ying paused, "Chang Xian. It must have made Li Jieming feel drummed in his heart. I'm afraid that the salt police of our second anti-smuggling team will kill his whole family without hesitation. Adjutant Chang Xianchang, who was higher than him, was killed by Ah Qing, how could he not be afraid? This is how he surrendered, admitted defeat, and showed weakness."

"The captain is absurdly praised. This is due to the credit of all colleagues." Wu Qing waved his hand, and he was not polite, and opened his mouth, "In my opinion, this old boy is probably trying to delay time, and it is not possible to immediately form a combat power with a strange thing. , now with only a few Qi trainers in hand, they can't beat our second anti-smuggling team, but it may not be so in a few months."

Xi Xuanyue nodded in agreement, "I think it's probably the same... But, let him delay, let's get back some of the weird things first, um, and also, credit Ah Qing."

After finishing speaking, he wanted to leave, but Wu Qing stopped him,

"There is one thing, I don't know if I should say it or not."

"Let's just say it."

"That Chazhen's figure is very similar to one of the evil spirit practitioners who attacked and killed Zeng Kuo and the others in Shuixi."

Xi Xuanyue and Chang Ying were startled, but it was Xi Xuanyue who spoke first, "Is there any real evidence?"

Wu Qing shook his head.

"Don't tell the outside world about this beforehand. Adjutant Gu has made it clear that he wants to protect them. There is no real evidence, so it's useless to say it."

Chang Ying frowned again, "I'm afraid it's not just that, Wen Yu, who has been silent at the table, is probably also a Qi trainer."

Wu Qing blinked his eyes and kept silent. He couldn't say that he had already seen it through Jie Jie Sheng.

And he's not just an ordinary qi trainer...

Xi Xuanyue sighed, "He is in such a situation, why are we not? Once Li Jieming accepts these evil spirit practitioners, they become legal...Let's just let them go."

After all, go to the table, the next thing is very simple, the atmosphere is not pleasant, but it is a deal.

The second security team returned [-] weird objects to the second anti-smuggling team.

As long as Li Jieming honestly touches his fish, the Second Anti-Smuggling Squad will not do anything to him—this was said by Xi Xuanyue when the salt policemen left the Jincui Tower.

"In the future, if you meet someone from the Second Security Team, you will kill them if you have the chance. In the entire Second Security Team, there is only one Li Jieming who is an official, and everyone else is white. At worst, just talk about it!"

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On the fifth floor of Jincui Building, when Gu Zhenshan had left, Li Jieming picked up a piece of leftover pork liver, and hung a layer of sauce on the silver whiskers,
"This Xuanyue is a fool, and I have to discuss this matter with my subordinates before making a decision...how should I say it?"

There was a timid person standing beside him. If Wu Qing was here, he would definitely recognize him. This person was once one of Brother Gui's subordinates.

Now missing an arm and limping a leg, he thought back in horror,
"It shouldn't be him."

"Should?" Cha Zheng raised his eyebrows.

The man shakes,
"It's not him! That man is not so strong, not so tall."

"Is it just the same name?" Li Jieming was disheartened, "Go home."

"By the way." Li Jieming suddenly seemed to think of something, and asked Wen Yu, who rarely spoke, "Those third-level experts in the second anti-smuggling team have information, but the newly appointed police officer, have you seen any details? "

Wen Yu smiled, "The pace is tight, the breathing is even, he is definitely a master, and I can't tell anything else."

Cha Zhen asked carelessly, "Are you his opponent?"

"You should ask if he is my opponent." Wen Yu stretched his waist, revealing a red qi mask that was different from that of orthodox qi trainers such as Chang Ying Liu Jianhu.

(End of this chapter)