my wife is a consul

Chapter 67
In an extremely dilapidated apartment building, Lu Ming met this great man.

Gao Zhaoqing, a member of the Beiguan Municipal Management Committee and one of the seven giants of Beiguan.

He was very old, his thin and withered body was wrapped in patched cloth robes, lying on a recliner with a crutch beside him, his eyes were closed all the time, and his speech was slurred, as if there was phlegm in his words.

Sitting next to the reclining chair was a delicate woman in a dark blue cheongsam who comforted his chest from time to time and was also his interpreter.

Meng Dezhu called the woman "Sister-in-law Nine" and respected her very much.

It was just a small gathering in the circle. Lu Ming faintly heard a voice, knowing that Meng Dezhu belonged to the "Qing faction", and also knew about Gao Zhaoqing, but they never talked about this old man Qing, and they kept it secret. The same is true for the other six giants, as if they are afraid that the walls have ears, and what they say will reach their ears.

Unexpectedly, the old man Qing lived in such a simple and shabby place, and the dilapidated four-story apartment building must have a history of 50 to [-] years. The corridors were extremely dark, and there were no corridor lights at all. It seems that this apartment building should be the nearby National Primary School. The old family building is here.

The helm of the Qing sect was also very poor, and he didn't have any decent furniture at all. It was sultry and hot today, even the fan was broken, with a gap in one of the fan blades, and the wind blowing out was hot.

I was still in the air-conditioned villa just now, and suddenly changed to such an environment, I really feel a little uncomfortable.

"Third Uncle said, your patents are doing well. By the end of the year, the total income may exceed one million, right?"

After Gao Zhao cleared his voice and mumbled a word, Nine Sisters-in-Law translated, looked at Lu Ming, and his eyes suddenly lit up, full of surprise, he couldn't have imagined that this young man was so powerful.

Meng Dezhu, who was sitting beside him in a very respectful posture, looked at Lu Ming in shock.

Lu Ming's heart trembled a little, although he knew that such a big boss wanted to check the details of his company, so it was natural for him to be very clear.

In the recent period, several auto companies have signed patent licensing agreements with Huaxia Technology.

These account transactions are almost transparent to this Qing old man.

After all, I have no root or foundation in the East China Sea, and I started from scratch. At this stage, it is impossible to hide my property from being found out by people like Old Man Qing.

However, I did find a way to hide the cards on my poker table. The person who can see the bottom at a glance can only be a pawn in any chess and card game.

The old man Qing mumbled a few more words.

Sister-in-law Jiu said: "Third Uncle said, you can open an account at Baoyin Bank in the future, and it will be safer to get your accounts from there!"

Lu Ming nodded: "Thank you Qing! I understand!" Baoyin Bank is a private company, unlike the Imperial Bank, anyone can check the accounts, and it is obvious that now I mainly put the funds in the account of Baoyin The bank's words are tantamount to blocking other people's detection of themselves, but they are completely defenseless against this Qing old man.

In fact, having said that, nowadays, at the level of old man Qing, there should not be many who can really notice himself and even check his background. I don't know why old man Qing is interested in him.

The old man Qing said something vaguely again, Jiusao said: "Third Uncle said, Wenhua praised you very much, Third Uncle thinks you are good too!"

Mandarin?It took Lu Ming a while to realize that it was Li Guan, and there were not many people in this world who could directly call Li Guan by her baby name. After all, one had to be of sufficient status and age.

Then his heart trembled, from the first sentence of the old man, it seemed that he knew exactly what he was thinking, and then he explained it clearly to himself.

Although these power core figures who can manage a city are not ordinary figures, there should be few of them as terrifying as old man Qing.

Old Man Qing said a few more vague words, and Nine Sisters-in-law continued: "Third Uncle also said that the principle of confidentiality under the court agreement is very good; the lawsuit with Liu Hanxuan is also very good."

Lu Ming smiled wryly in his heart, and could only listen.

"The Dongying ghost case is also the evidence you found? The blood stains you found in cooperation with Mr. Wen?"

Sister-in-law Nine's eyes were full of brilliance as she spoke. Although she didn't know who "Mr. Wen" was, the Qing guy called him "Mr. Wen".

"It's just a fluke!" Lu Ming smiled, and had already given up resistance, forget it, for a person like him, if he wants to know his own bottom now, he really needs to check it out.

"Young man, very humble, not bad." Although the voice of the old man Qing was weak, Lu Ming could understand it.

Sister-in-law Nine was also taken aback. It is rare for an old man to speak clearly, and it takes a lot of effort, but these words were obviously intended to be said personally, which also made the young man hear this sentence of encouragement.

"You have won the prize!" Lu Ming leaned forward slightly, and said it directly to the old man in a low voice. This was also the first time he had a direct conversation with the old man.

The old man was silent, and after a long time, he mumbled a few words.

Sister-in-law Jiu hesitated, and said in a low voice, "Third Uncle said that he is getting old, and this time the councilor changes, he has no choice but to step back."

Beside, Meng Dezhu had a frustrated expression on his face.

Lu Ming noticed and knew why he was depressed.

The first time I met him, he was hoping that Liu Laocai, Wen Liangyu and others would contribute more funds, and he wanted to join the seven-member management committee.

Presumably because of this change of office, the leader of the Qing faction is about to withdraw from the Hall of Seven, and the Qing faction naturally hopes that someone can take over.

This caused Meng Dezhu to have extravagant expectations that he shouldn't have, but both Liu Laocai and Wen Liangyu knew that in terms of qualifications and popularity, it was impossible for him to enter the Hall of Seven, so although they all agreed, but It's all lip service.

The Qing faction can be regarded as a political alliance. Among the 57 members of the Beiguan Council, 11 belong to the Qing faction.

Its main body is the Beiguan Branch of the Donghai Dagong Party. Among the 11 members, including the Qing old man, 7 are members of the Dagong Party, and the remaining 4 are independent members without party affiliation, but their political opinions are attached to the Qing faction. The leader of such a small party, such as Meng Dezhu, leads a small party called the "Educators Alliance", which mainly recruits teachers. It can be regarded as a small party allied with the Grand Duke's Party.

Lu Ming pondered wildly, and the old man over there said some more vague words, Jiusao said: "Third Uncle asked you, do you know what a Grand Duke is?"

Lu Ming was stunned. In fact, Lu Ming just listened to the names of these parties and factions in this world, and hadn't studied them seriously. At this moment, he thought about it a little, "I think that the Grand Duke is doing things for the benefit of the people of the world. , Break down ethnic barriers, wholeheartedly, do things for the people of the world, serve the citizens! Serve the people! Realize the great harmony of the world!" These childhood educations come from the mouth.

The people here, the vocabulary used by Lu Ming, is a combination of words that are more intimate than the objective title of citizen, and more equal than the common people. Generally speaking, the meaning of the people is similar to the Chinese vocabulary in the previous life.

But probably, in this world, I created this vocabulary for the first time.

The old man over there seemed to be stunned for a moment, and suddenly patted the reclining chair. Ninth Sister-in-Law was startled, and hurriedly helped him up, persuading him in a low voice: "Uncle Third, why do you want to get up? Just lie down and be fine!"

The old man Qing opened his eyes and looked at Lu Ming. For a moment, his cloudy eyes became extremely deep, making one dare not look at him closely.

"People..., this word is used well! Good...cough..."

Wanting to say something, the old man Qing suddenly coughed.

"Third Uncle, don't get excited!" Ninth Sister-in-Law was startled again, hurriedly persuaded, patted the old man's back lightly, and gave Lu Ming a more reproachful look.

Meng Dezhu had been stunned for a long time. Now Qing Dao called the other ten councilors to hold a meeting, and it was usually Ninth Wife who expressed his wishes on his behalf. How could he sit up and talk to people so excitedly?

Looking at Lu Ming, the old man Qing nodded slowly, and finally sighed, as if he was tired. With the help of Mrs. Jiu, he slowly lay back down, but he was probably too excited, and suddenly turned over again, and his breathing became short of breath.

Ninth Aunt hurriedly picked up the porcelain bowl next to it. She didn't know what medicine was in it, and gave him a small taste with a spoon.

After a while, the old man Qing's breathing gradually calmed down, and he said a few words vaguely.

Nine Sisters froze for a moment, and said to Lu Ming: "Third Uncle said, Lawyer Lu, if the old man invites you to join the Grand Duke's Party, would you like me to be your introducer?"

Lu Ming was also stunned, and could feel that, probably, what Old Man Qing said now was somewhat different from what Old Man Qing originally intended to see him.

After thinking about it for a while, Lu Ming said, "Mr. Qing, to tell you the truth, I don't know anything about your party, so I still have to think about it, because right now, I haven't seriously thought about politics."

Sister-in-law Nine and Meng Dezhu were both stunned. How much honor is it for Qing Lao to be the leader of the Grand Duke's party?Others can't ask for it, but this guy refuses to agree readily.

Meng Dezhu kept winking at Lu Ming, but Lu Ming just pretended not to see it.

"Okay, okay, young man, you are stable enough and have a future!" Qing Lao laughed twice, and gradually, his voice fell silent, as if he fell asleep.

"Two, I'm sorry, Mr. Qing is asleep, I'll send you two!" Sister-in-law Jiu got up.

Lu Ming and Meng Dezhu also stood up.

At the corner of the narrow and dark stairs, seeing Meng Dezhu walking ahead without paying attention, Lu Ming opened his briefcase, looked at the checkbook, and then looked at the few red banknotes on the side. He took out the banknotes, about four or five, and grabbed all the pocket money he had with him, and stuffed them into Sister-in-law Jiu's hands, which meant a total of four to five hundred yuan.

Nine Sisters-in-Law was startled, but glanced at Meng Dezhu who was walking in the front, stretched out her hand, and stuffed the money into her pocket naturally.

Lu Ming couldn't help but sighed, and went downstairs slowly.

When Sister-in-law Jiu sent her to the gate of the building and waved goodbye, her attitude towards Lu Ming and Meng Dezhu was no different.

(End of this chapter)