low-key warlock

618 chapter

Beijing.

The first snow in winter fell one after another in the afternoon of this weekend.

On the campus of Huaqing University, Su Chunfeng, who was wearing a casual black leather jacket with a fur collar, tied his hair into a high ponytail, and Bai Xingyong, who was in a suit and leather shoes, walked leisurely side by side on the winding paths among the green spaces by the lake.

"My younger brother is in Huaqing University, and you didn't tell me, isn't it too mean?" Bai Xingyong said with a smile.

"He's not a child, and he needs special care. Besides, this is Huaqing University, not the middle and high schools in my hometown. The children in the rebellious period are easy to fight and worry about him being bullied." With a smile on his face, Su Chunfeng waved to his younger brother who left with his roommates in the distance, and said: "My family members don't know that I am a warlock, and that there are Qimen rivers and lakes. I don't want to Let them know these things so that they don't have to worry about it every day."

Last night, my mother called and said that it was because of the weather forecast that it would snow in Beijing, so she asked Su Chunfeng to help buy a down jacket for Xiaoyu—as the saying goes, a mother who travels thousands of miles is worried, even if the child is an adult, but in the eyes of the mother It will never grow up, and it will always need mother to take care of it.

This morning, Su Chunfeng made an appointment with Wang Haifei to go shopping outside and bought Xiao Yu a down jacket, a pair of pants, and a pair of leather shoes... After lunch, Su Chunfeng took Wang Haifei back to school, and Su Chunfeng took a taxi directly to Huaqing University.

Just as he handed over the newly purchased clothes to his younger brother, Su Chunfeng ran into Bai Xingyong who happened to be passing by.

"Planning to keep it a secret forever?" Bai Xingyong habitually raised his hand to caress the snowy silver thread on the top of his head.

"I hope so." Su Chunfeng said with a smile.

Bai Xingyong seemed to understand the pain in Su Chunfeng's heart, patted him on the shoulder sympathetically, and said, "Relax, you have caused a lot of sensational events in the past few years, and this time even Li Quanyou is here If you lose in the battle with you, if you lose cleanly, there will probably not be anyone in Qimen Jianghu who dares to provoke you in the future."

"I hope so." Su Chunfeng didn't want to talk about this topic, and asked instead: "Is the association busy recently?"

Bai Xingyong looked at him in surprise.

"Last time I promised that big man to be a good vice president before he let me go." Su Chunfeng shook his head with a smile, and said, "If a gentleman says something, he will whip his horse quickly. Even if he's just trying to put on a show, he has to ask. Otherwise, you think that with my temper, I would be willing to intervene in the affairs of the association? Fortunately, I will graduate at the end of next spring, and you have to help me perform my tricks well."

"Damn." Bai Xingyong suddenly realized, and said: "I said, why do you suddenly pay attention to the affairs of the association, and you even attended the association's meeting recently, and when there are activities, you will also show up at the scene, so you are pretending."

Su Chunfeng waved his hand: "Don't make a small report on me. Also, you also said that I am putting on airs. President Bai can't really arrange tasks for me."

"Which of us is the leader of the association?"

"Of course it's you."

"But why do I listen, as if you are the president... okay."

"You really want to arrange things for me?"

"Come on, with your temperament, why don't you delay in arranging for you?" Bai Xingyong joked a few words, and then said with emotion: "After the last meeting, don't talk about our Beijing College Student Warlock Association, all over the country The College Student Warlock Association seems to be on a long vacation, and the association that used to be a bit serious is now almost a decoration, and I, the president, have nothing to do."

Su Chunfeng nodded and said, "Old Bai, I can feel that you are more inclined to Li Quanyou's ideas than Professor Luo Tonghua's in terms of management and restraint of Qimen Jianghu and college student warlocks, right?"

"You have both." Bai Xingyong said bluntly: "Personally, I feel that Professor Luo is a bit mean to rule by doing nothing, while Professor Li is too radical, and his views are also extreme. You don't want to listen to some words, Professor Li's Many practices, regardless of their ideas, have at least achieved tangible results. For example, the National College Student Warlock Association, which was originally scattered, is easier to manage and more practical after integration. Relatively speaking, it has a strong sense of advancement. This year, the number of new college student warlocks entering the school across the country has dropped by more than 80.00% compared to recent years. Obviously, it has entered a period of dynasties. If the college student warlock association is not integrated, then there will be a long time in the future. Many university student warlocks The association will exist in name only and become a joke. And you also know that the trend of globalization in today's era is becoming more and more obvious. Domestic warlocks, sect schools, and aristocratic families cannot always be confined to their own Qimen rivers and lakes. It is an inevitable trend that changes and worldwide communication do not depend on individual will. In such a situation, in terms of external communication, no matter from any point of view, organized communication is better than individual external communication. , more advantageous."

"That's true." Su Chunfeng didn't deny it, and said, "Now you're going to talk about the formation of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance, right?"

Bai Xingyong nodded and said: "World-wide exchanges of warlocks will inevitably start from the younger generation, and in the name of cultural exchanges, so the integration of the University Student Warlock Association is a far-sighted decision. Since there is a University Student Warlock Association, and it is obvious to form this If this kind of association is correct, then the emergence of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance is naturally an inevitable and necessary product. When it comes to the formation of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance, although I personally was influenced by traditional consciousness when I first heard the news, I was hesitant. Undecided, but after careful consideration, I still support the idea, but I am somewhat surprised by Professor Li's extreme views. I prefer to join the Qimen Jianghu Alliance voluntarily and freely, rather than mandatory registration. As long as After the establishment of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance, it can quickly show obvious benefits, so the quack warlocks will naturally join in. Similarly, the establishment of the Qimen Jianghu Alliance is also beneficial to restrain the behavior of the quack warlocks, and in the future the Qimen Jianghu will communicate with the outside world. At that time, the existence of the alliance will give greater advantages to foreign exchanges, and unity is strength."

"The rivers and lakes have gone from revival to prosperity in just over ten years, which is too fast, so its perfection and the emergence of alliance-type organizations need a longer time to come into being naturally, otherwise there will be a nondescript freak "Su Chunfeng shook his head, raised his hand and flicked the snow on the side branches, and it fell one after another, "Li Quanyou is too eager to form this kind of alliance, so it will not succeed, and he will be guarded by the authorities. I bet, don't say yes Qimen Rivers and Lakes, not to mention the actual situation in all aspects of our country, in fact, no country will allow such a form of civil organization to appear."

"But its benefits are obvious." Bai Xingyong said.

Su Chunfeng sighed, and said: "The benefits are obvious, not great, and they are castles in the sky. But the disadvantages are hidden dangers. Once it breaks out, it will cause extremely bad consequences, and it will even be difficult to end."

Bai Xingyong was silent, thinking carefully.

The snowflakes, I don't know when they started, they are getting bigger and bigger.The two of them didn't care at all, letting the snowflakes accumulate on their heads and shoulders.

On the day Li Quanyou fell from power, Su Chunfeng was arrested by the authorities on the spot.Everyone in Qimen Jianghu believed that Su Chunfeng must be severely punished, otherwise, how would the authorities explain to the entire Qimen Jianghu?And how to preserve official face?Although Li Quanyou's conspiracy was exposed in public, but in the end he was going to be taken away by the authorities, but in public, he was forced to lose control of his emotions by Su Chunfeng's vicious aggressive method in public, and he almost died on the spot.

But no one expected that not long after being taken away by the authorities, Su Chunfeng came out safely, without even delaying his return to the Yinhai Hotel, and had two glasses of wine with those famous figures in Qimen Rivers and Lakes who attended the meeting that day , for lunch.

This has aroused great public opinion in the arena.

It's just that such public opinion lasted for a short time, and to a large extent, it was only a discussion about the events that happened that day, rather than an official criticism.

Because people are habitually belatedly aware, the government's obvious behavior towards Su Chunfeng has made many people in Qimen Jianghu feel that this is a complete victory of Qimen Jianghu in a conflict between Qimen Jianghu and the government.The officials, on the other hand, are in a great passive state—no matter how completely Li Quanyou loses, to put it bluntly, it is not because he framed and bullied Su Chunfeng by relying on his own unique official power and status, and deceived and used the entire Qimen Jianghu public opinion?People in the arena who are in a weak position, after learning the truth, naturally stand in Su Chunfeng's position.Then, when Su Chunfeng was arrested and came out quickly and unharmed, it meant that Su Chunfeng won this incident, and the pressure from the public opinion of Qimen Rivers and Lakes played a decisive role.

This also created a precedent for the final decision on how to deal with some contradictory events due to the delicate relationship between the official and Qimen Jianghu.

A precedent has been set and the past will be passed on.

At least within a few years, the freedom of the Qimen Jianghu is bound to be much higher than in the previous years from revival to prosperity.

Such a situation...

Whether it is good or bad, it is hard to say.

Bai Xingyong sighed softly, and said: "Chunfeng, I understand what you mean, but without strong official restraint, there are eight or nine out of ten Qimen rivers and lakes, and chaos will occur frequently in this era of rapid development. Moreover, many injustices have been added to the current society. Frankly speaking, it took only a few decades for the Qimen Jianghu to go from revival to prosperity. It is impossible to be so calm. On this point, Professor Li Quanyou, who has a tough attitude towards Qimen Jianghu, has contributed a lot. Without Professor Li Quanyou's strength, coupled with the impact of this incident on the entire relationship between Qimen Jianghu and the official, I am worried , Jianghu will be in chaos like this, and once it affects the real society, it will be even more difficult to clean up. Don't say that the official can continue to draw a red line and warn Qimen Jianghu not to interfere in world affairs. This is unrealistic. Not to mention, any sect Schools, aristocratic families, and even many casual warlocks can easily obtain wealth and social status far beyond ordinary people in contemporary society, basically relying on their own skills."

"Hmm..." Su Chunfeng considered it seriously, and then said: "I admit that I was moved by your words to a little bit my original stubborn personal opinion. The various idealisms believed by various countries in the real society will never be perfect. And I have never been a perfectionist, and I will not believe in the absolute existence of truth, goodness and beauty, but I will respect everyone who works for the goal of truth, goodness and beauty. Contributors, including Li Quanyou."

"Then why..." Bai Xingyong asked in surprise.

"Personal grievances." Su Chunfeng smiled and said: "So, Li Quanyou also has selfishness, maybe he himself, and those who agree with his point of view, will recognize that it is not wrong to sacrifice the interests of a small number of individuals for the sake of the overall situation. , I can even sacrifice myself. But I am not that great, and I will never admit that to sacrifice the interests of these few people to achieve the so-called ideal goal is a kind of high-sounding selfishness and cruelty. I can't accept it Yes, use such a reason to hurt me! Of course, it is okay to be reasonable, you know, I have never been an unreasonable person. "

Bai Xingyong was startled, nodded with a wry smile, and said, "Actually, Professor Li... is not a bad person."

"Old Bai." Su Chunfeng smiled and patted Bai Xingyong's shoulder, but he was not angry because Bai Xingyong repeatedly explained for Li Quanyou in front of him, saying: "Good or bad is a very vague definition, you It is said that he is not a bad person, but I had no grievances or enmity with him originally, and I thought that I had not done anything harmful to nature or committed a crime, but he tried to harm me in every possible way, so is he a good person or a bad person? If only because of his starting point Maybe it's good, just admit that he is a good person, then he wants to harm me, isn't it a bad person who stops a good starting point? What's more, I never believe that Li Quanyou is just doing his best to achieve an idealized goal. To do these things, to be more precise, he still has a great selfish desire, that is, the desire to preserve his name before and after his life."

"This... I didn't mean that." Bai Xingyong said awkwardly.

"I understand what you mean." Su Chunfeng said: "But I really didn't expect that the lobbyist Li Quanyou found would be you."

Bai Xingyong didn't deny it, and said frankly: "He wants to meet you."

"where is it?"

"Western suburb, Jingshan Hospital."

"Well." Su Chunfeng raised his wrist and looked at his watch, and said: "There is still time, I will visit him now, tell me the specific address, contact number, where he is in the ward and ward of the hospital, and I can go by myself. "

……

It was past four o'clock in the afternoon.

It was snowing all over the sky, but the sky was not dark. The mountains in the distance were already covered with snow, covered with silver, which was extremely beautiful.

In the western suburbs of Beijing, the convalescent area of ​​Jingshan Hospital.

Su Chunfeng, who was carrying an exquisite gift box, inquired all the way to find the room where Li Quanyou lived and recuperated. In fact, long before Bai Xingyong became a lobbyist, Luo Tonghua had mentioned Li Quanyou's situation to Su Chunfeng in private, and hoped that he would not No matter how much he grudges, he considers killing Li Quanyou.

So Su Chunfeng knew that Li Quanyou was not only crippled in cultivation, but also a half-paralyzed cripple.

From the moment he entered Jingshan Hospital, Su Chunfeng could feel that several pairs of eyes locked on him tightly in the dark, and he also felt the undisguised murderous intent in those eyes—as long as he dared to show Any dangerous behavior will be killed immediately.This made Su Chunfeng, who has always been cautious and suspicious, had to think maliciously that maybe the authorities used Li Quanyou, who had been abolished and wasted no use, as a bait, hoping that Su Chunfeng, a thorn in his side, would treat Li Quanyou here. Kill Su Chunfeng as a matter of course.

Of course, Su Chunfeng, who has always regarded "steering carefully for ten thousand years" as his motto, called Luo Tonghua before coming to report his visit to Li Quanyou, and got Luo Tonghua's consent.

Even so, when he entered the sanatorium, he was still subjected to strict identity checks.

The convalescent area of ​​Jingshan Hospital is a relatively independent courtyard with a garden-like landscape environment. It is basically a patchwork of bungalow buildings surrounded by promenades, green trees, pavilions, small pavilions, rockery and rock lakes, and lush green seasons. Green Vegetation... No wonder, according to what Luo Tonghua said, although Li Quanyou made a huge mistake, considering his contributions over the years and his personal family conditions, after dismissing him from public office this time, he still gave him Higher sick leave benefits for executives.

From this, Su Chunfeng learned that Li Quanyou was alone.

A pair of children followed his ex-wife.

Standing in front of the door of the house under the corridor, Su Chunfeng knocked on the door lightly twice.

There was no answer from inside, and Li Quanyou, who was sitting in a wheelchair, opened the door himself. He was wearing light-colored home clothes, with a faint and gentle smile on his pale and weak cheeks, looking at Su Chunfeng who stood at the door with a slightly surprised expression. ——He had already learned that Su Chunfeng was coming to visit him.

"Professor Li, hello." Su Chunfeng bowed slightly, looking very polite.

"Thank you. I'm very happy that you can come to see me." Li Quanyou turned the wheelchair back a meter, let the door open, and waved his hand. In time, he quietly appeared at the door two behind Su Chunfeng like a ghost. The black-clothed bodyguard on the side said: "Don't worry, he has no malicious intentions."

The two stern-looking bodyguards turned and left without the slightest expression.

Their appearance was more of a deterrent and warning to Su Chunfeng.Of course, even if Li Quanyou said so, they would not go far.

Su Chunfeng entered the clean and tidy room, put the gift next to the desk, looked at the indoor environment, and said: "The conditions here are good, Professor Li, you can finally relax and rest in peace without thinking about anything. It’s good to read the newspapers, or chat with the veteran cadres recuperating here, and play cards. From now on, don’t worry about things in the Qimen Jianghu.”

"You humiliated and mocked me in public that day, and seriously injured me. Haven't you vented your hatred for me?" Li Quanyou closed the door, turned the wheelchair to face Su Chunfeng, and said with a smile, "I can hear that your words implied a warning." ah."