The train driver in the courtyard

Chapter 468 Li Aiguo cleverly retrieved the jade pendant, but the thief Nicha was stolen.

at this time.

Yang Jizong began to investigate the lost jade pendant, but the thief Nicha came to the booth to watch the fun.

This is one of Nicha's hobbies.

When he steals something, Nicha does not run away in a hurry like other thieves. Instead, he always stands at the scene and admires the panicked look of the owner.

For nothing else.

Just play!
Seeing Li Aiguo coming over, Nicha's eyes narrowed slightly.

As a merchant, he already knew that Li Aiguo was a temporary worker of the preparatory committee.

A follower next to Nicha saw Li Aiguo getting closer and walked up to stop Li Aiguo.

"Comrade, what's the matter with you? We, Mr. Nicha, belong to British Malaysia."

At this time, Nicha became even more angry when he saw that Li Aiguo did not answer.

"Are you kidding me? You just grab and reach out and the show is over?"

Nicha frowned slightly: "Comrade, are you performing magic or gymnastics? Are you performing David the Stone Slinger?"

Nicha felt that he had been fooled, and his tone became serious, "If you dare to act nonsense, I will complain to the organizing committee."

The merchants were a little confused when they saw Li Aiguo standing there as stunned as a sculpture.

Sure enough, LSP is the biggest driving force for cultural dissemination.

The merchants who were watching also looked unhappy.

What caught Li Aiguo's attention most was that Nicha had a short sword on his waist.

"Good Le!"

Li Aiguo casually grabbed the void on the booth, pointed at Nicha, and then opened his palm, which remained motionless in the air.

"One of my elders is Zhu Naiba. He once taught me several tricks of magic. You are our most distinguished guest."

"Driver Li, it turns out that this person is a driver."

Liu Hongmei stopped.

"The show is over."

In their view, Li Aiguo's performance had no meaning at all, and was almost like teasing.

Li Aiguo still wants to pull the tiger's skin to pull the flag, but Nicha, who likes to have fun, can't wait.

"Zhu Naiba is a big shot who has appeared on the [Serial]. The magic must be very exciting. Please praise him. If the show is exciting, there will be a big reward."

"Mr. Nicha, I'm so sorry. This comrade was just joking. Please don't mind. I will give you a reasonable explanation later."

Li Aiguo waved his hand to interrupt him and cupped his hands towards Nicha.

All kinds of weird thoughts came to Nicha's mind, and he began to tilt his head to analyze what Li Aiguo's magic was?
At this moment, Li Aiguo suddenly slowly retracted his palm and made a mysterious breathing gesture.

Yang Jizong was also inexperienced. He knew that Li Aiguo was unreliable, so why didn't he stop him?
That jade pendant is indeed expensive, but friendship is priceless, so if you lose it, just lose it.

When Nicha heard Li Aiguo's words, he immediately became energetic and asked his assistant to step back.

Seeing the person in charge arriving and so many merchants surrounding him, Li Aiguo felt that the time had come.

"In our domestic parlance, it should be a magic trick."

He wore golden bracelets on his hands and several rings inlaid with precious stones on his fingers. These ornaments shone under the illumination of incandescent lamps, further highlighting his noble status.

His trousers are also blue, but with white wavy patterns embroidered on the trousers, and he wears an exquisite hat with small silver ornaments on the brim.

At this time, Director Zhang from the organizing committee got the news and came over.

She gritted her teeth and was about to step forward, but was held back by Yang Jizong, "Don't worry, Driver Li has a solution."

Nicha asked curiously: "I know your culture, are you performing the invisibility special function that Zhong Wuyan showed when he met King Qi Xuan?"

Liu Hongmei became nervous, "No, I can't let this comrade suffer for me."

Growing up, he was the only one who played with others. When had he been played by others?

As he spoke, Li Aiguo secretly looked at Nicha.

The atmosphere at the scene suddenly became tense.

If anyone dares to play with him, his uncle will let him know what fun is!
"Everyone has seen it. This person pretended to play magic to fool me. This behavior has seriously hurt my feelings. If the organizing committee does not give me an explanation, I will report this to the superiors after I return to China."

He is wearing an exquisite Baju Melayu, a shirt with a dark blue base and intricate gold embroidery patterns.

Seeing that Nicha was angry, the gray-haired old comrade was so anxious that he was sweating profusely and secretly complained that Li Aiguo was too nonsense.

I saw someone performing a magic trick, and many merchants gathered nearby.

"Misunderstanding, I came here this time to show a magic trick to the respected Mr. Nicha."

Those who can participate in the Canton Fair as merchants are all powerful and wealthy people in China who have enjoyed magic performances several times.

"magic?"

Director Zhang first apologized to Nicha, then looked at Li Aiguo with a straight face and said, "Comrade Patriot, Mr. Nicha is our most important guest, how could you do this? You should apologize to Mr. Nicha right now."

He walked up to Nicha and said, "Mr. Nicha, you misunderstood. I am indeed performing magic."

"Until now, do you still think of me as a fool? Do you think I look like a fool?" Nicha was furious.

Facing the angry Nicha, Li Aiguo smiled slightly and said, "Now you touch your left pocket."

As soon as these words came out, Nicha, who was originally furious, was stunned, his anger solidified on his face, and his eyes showed extreme confusion, which looked particularly weird.

The piece of loot I just stole was in the left pocket of my clothes.

If it were taken out now, wouldn't it prove that this magic was very successful?

When the onlookers saw this, they all urged: "Mr. Nicha, hurry up and check your pockets, and drive this annoying guy out of the venue."

A chill hit his heart, and only then did Nicha realize that he seemed to have stepped into a trap unknowingly.

This trap is beautifully designed, and once caught, there is no way out.

Fun!

This is really fun!
I haven’t encountered anything so fun in a long time!

Nicha suddenly laughed twice and put his palm into his pocket. When he took it out again, he found a crystal clear jade pendant in his hand.

The jade pendant sparkled under the incandescent light, attracting everyone's attention.

boom.

The atmosphere at the scene was instantly detonated.

When Li Aiguo was performing magic just now, everyone watched with wide eyes.

The distance between Li Aiguo and Nicha was one meter, and everyone couldn't figure out how Li Aiguo put the jade pendant into Nicha's pocket.

Generally, magic is completed by the cooperation of performers and guests.

However, the merchants knew very well that Nicha could not cooperate with Li Aiguo.

This is real magic!
"Eugene Robert Woody! He is China's Eugene Robert Woody!" someone exclaimed.

A fancy-dressed businessman said: “The invulnerability that Robert Woody performed was actually using bullets made of wax to secretly replace the real bullets that the monks selected for him, and he held the real bullets in his mouth.

The wax bullet cracked as it was loaded into the chamber. When the gun was fired, only the explosion of gunpowder was heard, but no bullet was ejected.

There is no way to compare with this comrade. "

A merchant showed awe: "This gentleman is the real great magician! I suspect this is not magic, but magic. In this ancient country, there are legends of alchemists."

Director Zhang frowned.

He has studied Li Aiguo's information.

This man was a train driver. His ancestors were poor and he had nothing to do with the alchemists.

It's just that this way, you don't have to offend Nicha, and you can get back the jade pendant. The train driver is so calculating.

After Director Zhang figured it out, he felt a sigh of relief in his heart. He finally understood why Mr. Yang specially approved Li Aiguo to join the preparatory team.

Li Aiguo walked slowly to Nicha, holding his arms in his arms: "Sir, how is my magic? Is it wonderful?"

Bang bang bang. Nicha applauded excitedly: "This is the most exciting and fun magic I have ever seen."

For Nicha, play is the true meaning of life.

Just now, he experienced the most fun thing in the world.

Isn't it fun enough for a person to know that he has been wronged, but has no way to speak out, and has to try his best to cooperate with the person who wronged him?
This was the first time Nicha felt this way.

"It's fun, it's really fun." Nicha waved his hand and asked his subordinates to take out 200 pounds and hand it to Li Aiguo. "Dear sir, thank you for performing such a wonderful magic. I wonder if you can give me more I perform once?”

Yang Jizong was a little confused when he saw the money.

He was already prepared for Nicha's rage. Why didn't Nicha get angry and instead reward Li Aiguo?

However, Li Aiguo reached out his hand to take the Hong Kong dollar with a magnanimous expression, and said nonchalantly: "This kind of magic is too boring, I don't want to perform it a second time.

But I also have a magic trick that I'm good at, which is called the chainsaw. Do you like it? "

"Chainsaw is alive." Nicha smiled awkwardly: "Forget it, I am bleeding."

Nicha seemed to be very interested in Li Aiguo. After asking where Li Aiguo lived, he said he would visit in the future and took several of his subordinates to purchase goods.

After Nicha left, Yang Jizong looked at Li Aiguo and said, "Aiguo, why did this guy give you money?"

"He is an interesting person."

Li Aiguo did not answer Yang Jizong directly.

Although Yang Jizong also came from a big family, he was different from the children of aristocratic families like Nicha.

Nicha's distant uncle, Abdul, was the leader of Umno in British Malaysia. If it were placed in ancient times, Nicha would have been a real prince and nobleman.

He is in a superior environment, has good food and clothing every day, and does not have any pressure in life, but it is difficult to go any further. So this kind of people prefer to have fun.

"Little girl, don't lose it again." Li Aiguo turned around and handed the jade pendant to Liu Hongmei's hand.

The little girl hugged the jade pendant and almost shed tears.

"Driver Li, thank you. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't know how to face the workers in the factory when I go back."

Jade is a slow-selling product in these days, so the plight of the jade factory can be imagined.

"Take it, don't lose it again." Li Aiguo looked up at the merchants, "Not everyone is as simple and honest as our domestic people, so be more thoughtful."

"Driver Li, what you taught me is that I will definitely pay attention to it in the future."

Li Aiguo turned to leave, and Liu Hongmei took out a small jade pendant from her pocket.

The jade pendant is only about the size of your thumb. It is very good in terms of knife skills and materials. It is shaped like a chubby little doll.

"Driver Li, I carved this with scraps. It's not worth much, so don't mind."

Liu Hongmei put the jade pendant into Li Aiguo's hand.

Li Aiguo was not polite and took the jade pendant and put it in his pocket.

Give it to Chen Xueru when you get back.

That girl really likes this kind of gadget, she must like it.

After the Preparatory Committee learned of the matter, it held a special meeting.

Large conference room.

Yang Jizong told the whole story.

The gentleman sitting at the head of the table nodded: "Nicha has a special status. Comrade Li Aiguo's handling of this matter was very appropriate. He not only avoided losing face to the merchants and avoided unnecessary foreign affairs disputes, but also defended our interests. It can be said that It's the best of both worlds.

I suggest that this incident be recorded as a case so that the staff of the Preparatory Committee can study it carefully. ""yes"

The man in gray tunic next to him nodded.

When Yang Jizong heard this, his eyes widened suddenly. Driver Li was going straight to heaven.

No wonder the old man asked me to study with him.

"Ah!"

Li Aiguo squatted at the entrance of the Canton Fair and suddenly sneezed.

Nicha, who was squatting in the same row as him, asked with concern: "Driver Li, do you have a cold? How about we go back?"

Nicha's head was buzzing now.

Just now, he went to visit Li Aiguo in his room, hoping that Li Aiguo would show him something 'fun', but he was pulled to squat at the entrance of the venue.

Li Aiguo said that something fun would happen after a while, but after squatting for half an hour, nothing happened.

Li Aiguo suddenly pointed at Xiao Nicha and laughed loudly: "You believe it, you believe it, I'm done!"

Nicha: "."

The veins in his neck were twitching, and he was about to get angry when he suddenly remembered something and froze.

cheated!
He has always deceived others, but this is the first time he has been deceived. This feeling and taste seem really good.

"It's fun, it's really fun!" Nicha laughed for a while, stood up and said, "Driver Li, thank you for showing me fun things. Come on, I'll treat you to dinner."

"I am a mushroom, why do I need to eat?" Li Aiguo squatted on the ground motionless.

"Mushrooms? Driver Li, aren't you having a brain problem?" Nicha was shocked and exclaimed: "Someone, hurry up!"

"You believe it, you believe it, I'm done!" Li Aiguo stood up and patted Nicha on the shoulder.

Nicha: "."

Nicha felt that she had been deceived for the second time, by the same person.

"Let's go to dinner. I'll treat you to a big chicken drumstick." Seeing that it was getting late, Li Aiguo suppressed the smile on his face.

Nicha said quietly: "Are you trying to lie to me again?"

Li Aiguo: "."

Good guy, it caused a psychological shadow.

It seems that this thing is too toxic, so we should use it with caution in the future.

The Yangcheng of this era was far less prosperous than that of later generations.

Except for the bright lights outside the exhibition hall, there are usually few vehicles and few pedestrians on the roads in other areas. Only low-wattage street lights mounted on wooden telephone poles emit a dim light.

After Li Aiguo and Nicha parted ways in the canteen of the convention and exhibition center, they handed over the gift Nicha had given him—five capitalist vinyl records—to the team leader.

Then we returned to Aiqun Building not far from the Convention and Exhibition Center with Yang Jizong and Zhou Ke.

In the old days, the "Aiqun" was a place where power and identity were revealed, and it was difficult for ordinary people to set foot in it. Even the corridor under the arcade in front of the door was guarded by black dogs.

After liberation, "Aiqun" also prospered as a hotel for receiving foreign guests. In 1952, it was renamed "Aiqun Building".

Foreign guests and members of the organizing committee who came to participate in the Canton Fair all lived in "Aiqun".

Zhou Ke is a member of the trade group and can only stay in the state-run guest house next to him.

But this guy wanted to see the luxury of "Aiqun", so he begged Li Aiguo and Yang Jizong to take him along.

As soon as he entered the glass door of Aiqun, Zhou Ke was so shocked that he couldn't close his mouth from ear to ear.

"My dear, I have to pass two sentries."

The double guard posts are divided into two units, one is the local public security department, and the other is the Preparatory Committee Security Office. They set up double posts at the entrance.

After verifying the ID, Section Chief Zhang from the local public security department looked at Zhou Ke and asked, "Comrade, where is your ID?"

"Brother Zhang, he is Zhou Ke from our locomotive depot. The weather in Yangcheng is too stuffy. There is no bathroom where he lives. He wanted to take a shower in my room." Li Aiguo took out a cigarette and said in a low voice.

Before he retired, Section Chief Zhang was stationed in the capital. He also married a daughter-in-law in the capital and returned to the capital every year to visit his mother-in-law.

When Li Aiguo stayed in a hotel for the first time, he recognized him through his accent.

The fellow villager burst into tears when he saw the fellow villager, and they quickly became friends.

Yang Jizong also said: "Old Zhang, there is nothing wrong with this guy."

Section Chief Zhang saw that the two of them had made promises, and then he waved and let them go.

The conditions for "Aiqun" are very favorable.
The double room is equipped with a telephone, a bathroom, and an elevator. There are fans in summer and heating in winter. There are also Chinese and Western restaurants and bars.

Zhou Ke was like a country bumpkin who had never seen the world, lying on the soft bed and not wanting to get up.

"Aiguo, let me stay here tonight, and I'll wash your underwear for a month when you get back."

"Go away, I have a wife, do I need your help?!" Li Aiguo said: "The team leader has to count the number of people at night. Aren't you afraid that he will call Minister Niu?"

"Ah? I need to check my bed." Zhou Ke seemed to have some bad memories and hurriedly left the room.

After the door closes.

Li Aiguo took out two books and became angry.

Recently, he has been busy with the Canton Fair and has no time to calm down and read a book.

If this continues, when will it take to become the master? !

But just as I was reading a book, there was a rapid knock on the door outside.

Li Aiguo pinched his eyebrows, put down his book, and opened the door.

Standing outside the door was Nicha.

He was alone, and the two inseparable followers were not there. Li Aiguo couldn't help but become suspicious.

"Little Nicha, what happened?"

"You have seen this, you are not really a magician, are you?"

Nicha seemed to be afraid of being discovered by someone, so she squeezed into the room, turned around and closed the door.

Seeing his appearance, Li Aiguo's face became serious.

"Are you being hunted?"

"What nonsense are you talking about! Forget it, my uncle, even if you say it, you won't understand."

Nicha sat down on the chair, crossed his left leg over his right leg, fiddled with the gemstone ring on his finger, and looked extremely arrogant.

Nicha did not clearly identify himself, and Li Aiguo also pretended not to know.

"Are you coming here so late to show off your ring?"

"That's not it."

When it came to business, Nicha's face became slightly serious, "I lost something."

"???" Li Aiguo.

Nicha said: "The [Gliss] my uncle gave me was lost."

Hearing this, Li Aiguo was shocked.

The Malaysian Wu tribe likes to wear short swords, which are called "gris" in Malay. The hilt is made of wood, ivory, animal bones, animal horns, and silver, and is carved with a colorful bird's head. The scabbard is There are patterns and patterns, and some are decorated with jewelry.

For hundreds of years, the unique "Glis" has occupied a unique and lofty position among the Malaysian Wu tribe.

"Wait, lost it? Don't you all have that thing in your waist?"

When Li Aiguo saw Nicha for the first time, he was really worried that he would dislike anyone and draw out his dagger to hit anyone.

They even made a suggestion to the organizing committee not to allow merchants to wear daggers, but it was rejected.

The organizing committee said it would respect other people's traditions.

"It's just lost anyway." Nicha spread his hands, "It's gone, isn't it just lost?"

"Wait, don't worry, let's explain the matter clearly." Li Aiguo thought this guy might be just for fun, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

"We finished our meal in the cafeteria, and I was thinking of buying a red book."

"Wait a minute, why do you, a Wu clan member, buy a red book?" Li Aiguo felt that this guy was dishonest.

A hint of cunning flashed in Nicha's eyes:
“That’s what you people here are good at.

As long as you speak a few words of fluent Chinese, take out a red book, and shout a few slogans, they will lower the price.

Didn’t you know that those guys from the Thousand Islands Country even learned to dance!
It's so shameful for them to sell their souls for money. "

Didn’t you also buy a red book? Are you more noble than others? Li Aiguo felt a sigh of relief in his heart.

Each of these merchants was more cunning than the last. In just a few days, they had figured out the nature of the Chinese people.

Chinese people are still too face-saving and too honest!
"Go on."

"We went to a bookstall." Nicha said angrily: "The employees there actually asked us for a letter of introduction. Do we also need a letter of introduction when buying books?"

"That's called Xinhua Bookstore. Forget it, go ahead and make it clear quickly, I still want to sleep."

Li Aiguo felt that according to Nicha's temperament, if he continued to be verbose, he would be suspected of being watery.

"Later, the salesperson saw that we were merchants and sold us the red book. When I returned to the hotel with the red book, I discovered that [Gliss] was missing."

"If it's missing, why don't you search for it? Or ask the comrades from the preparatory committee to help find it?"

"Because I suspect it was stolen."

As soon as these words came out, Li Aiguo's face suddenly became serious.

"Little Nicha, do you have any basis for this idea of ​​yours?"

"The thing inserted in the waist was not stolen, so how could it be lost?" Nicha gritted his teeth and said: "Driver Li, you may not know the importance of [Gliss] in our hearts.

Especially my [Gliss], which was given to me by my uncle and is a national treasure of Malaysia.

Let's put it this way, I can lose my life, but I will never lose [Gliss]. "

Before I return to China, I can't see [Gliss], so I can only report this matter to my uncle. "

Nicha changed his usual playful style and patted Li Aiguo on the shoulder with a serious expression.

Li Aiguo also understood at this time that Nicha was not "playing", and he also understood Nicha's true intention.

As a merchant, Nicha could have reported the missing sword directly to his uncle in Malaysia.

Pressure was exerted by his uncle.

As a result, the impact will inevitably be wide-ranging and may even cast a shadow over the conference.

Nicha could not report directly to the Preparatory Committee.

In that case, it would be equivalent to dealing directly with the authorities.

Once caught by his uncle's enemies, it will lead to even greater trouble.

Li Aiguo was a non-staff member of the preparatory committee and a formal member of the locomotive depot delegation, and he still had some friendship with Nicha.

This complex and special identity just gives him the qualifications as a middleman.

"Xiao Nicha, thank you, brother." Li Aiguo stood up and said.

Nicha smiled and said: "One of your leaders once said a saying, which is called 'The one who makes many friends will make few enemies'. This is a wise saying."

Hear the words.

Li Aiguo felt that he underestimated this noble boy who liked to play.

(PS, Malaysia took off its British crown in August 1957. The situation in Malaysia in March was very delicate.)
(End of this chapter)