I was an alchemist in those years

As soon as Xiao Lianshan and I got home, we saw Yue Leiting sitting on the sofa wearing a very formal suit. When he saw me coming back, he hurried over.

"Yanhui, you change your clothes. I'll take you to meet some people tonight, and you can check for me." Yue Leiting looked a little nervous and anxious.

"Brother Ting, then I'll go too. It's just such a big accident. I'll take care of you." Xiao Lianshan said sincerely.

Yue Lei Ting hurriedly smiled and waved his hands and said solemnly.

"No one dared to touch the people I went to see tonight. It's very safe. You should stay at home and recuperate. You won't be able to help you if you go, haha."

I saw Yue Leiting's anxious look, and knew that something was serious, so I went back to my room, changed my clothes, and followed Yue Leiting into the car.

"Brother Ting, who are you meeting tonight? Why did you ask me to be the gatekeeper? I don't know anyone on the road."

"An official!"

"Ah!" I was taken aback for a moment, then looked back at Yue Leiting and said in surprise. "Brother Ting, you are a gangster, why are you getting involved with officials again?"

"The poor don't fight with the rich, and the rich don't fight with the officials. I have the money, but what can I do? Especially after the accident in the casino that night, I was thinking that Shen Jiangchuan dared to ride on my head, but there was someone behind me. With Master Huang as a backer, if Uncle Gu hadn’t come that night, the consequences would have been disastrous, but... Uncle Gu is already in his 70s, who can keep him and how long the old man can live.” Yue Lei Ting sighed and said in a low voice .

"Are you trying to plan ahead and find a way out for yourself?" I asked half understanding.

"How old am I? I've had my glory days. What else can I do?" Yue Leiting suddenly looked at me seriously and said earnestly. "I want to leave a way out for Lan Qing and Qian Ling. To put it bluntly, don't think the world is peaceful now. If Uncle Gu suddenly stretches his legs and walks away, the road will be really messed up."

I nodded slowly and seemed to think that what Yue Lei Ting said had some truth.

"Brother Ting, what are you going to do?"

"It's not enough just to have money, but also to have power. This power is not a matter of how many people you have. No matter how many people you have, it is also a matter of shame. You have to have a backer, a backer who can support you. In today's words, It is the umbrella, who is the most powerful? Of course the official! As long as I have a relationship with these people, I can work hard for a few years with a single approval from them, and I don’t have to live in fear. Making money is still a trivial matter. Even if you offend others, if you lend Shen Jiangchuan another ten guts, he won't dare to blatantly confront the officials, right? No matter how many people he has, One phone call killed him."

I suddenly realized and nodded, still asking a little unclearly.

"Brother Ting, since you have an appointment with people from the government today, and I don't know anything about these interpersonal relationships and entertainment, why are you bringing me?"

"Huo Qian put in a lot of effort and tried every means to make an appointment. Who in Rongcheng doesn't know what I am doing? The official is white, and I am black. The three people I have invited are all high-ranking officials who are about to be promoted. But I'm not sure who to talk to, you know how to look at faces, so you can help me find out who is destined for me and who is my noble person, so that I won't say anything wrong."

I asked with a helpless smile.

"Brother Ting, how could you invite three people to meet at the same time? Such an evasive thing sounds like communication and entertainment. To put it bluntly, it means collusion between officials and gangsters. It's rare for an official in the government to be able to climb to this position. A few people are not careful and step by step. If you are talking in front of three people, you are blatantly bribing. Even if someone is willing to help you, and there are other people present, whoever you say dares to nod this head may even bite you back. , Bribery is a felony, using you as a stepping stone, these people will never blink an eye."

Yue Leiting slapped his forehead and frowned regretfully.

"It's bad, how could I forget this in my anxiety."

"Wait...Brother Ting, you have an appointment with three government officials. Do they...do they know each other?" I asked seriously.

"I know, Huo Qian has been helping me to contact this matter, but he has always been rejected. It's strange to say, but this time he agreed to the appointment very readily, without even making excuses."

"So, these three government officials want to see you...Brother Ting, you said just now that the three of them will be promoted. At this juncture, they are not shy about it, and they can still meet with you. It's a bit strange."

"What's so strange about this? Anyway, I believe in one thing. There is no such thing as a cat that doesn't eat fishy fish. Money can turn ghosts around. If they dare to ask for it, I will give it to them." Yue Lei Ting waved his hand indifferently and said proudly . "Even if it's a Hongmen Banquet tonight, you're still here, and you'll know when I get to see their faces."

The car was parked downstairs of Mingyuexuan. Mingyuexuan is a high-end restaurant for business banquets in Rongcheng. The decoration is gorgeous and elegant, and the service is polite and thoughtful. As for the price, it is expensive!And it's quite expensive!

The waiter knocked on the door politely, Yue Lei Ting hurriedly stood up nervously, the three people who opened the door came in casually dressed, with relaxed and natural smiles on their faces.

Yue Lei stretched out his hand, and Huo Qian introduced from the side.

The person walking in the front was not tall, and he had few hairs on his head, but his face was full of red and his gestures were quite imposing. This person was called Fan Liang, and Huo Qian called him District Chief Fan. It sounds like this title is not low.

The second person is Luo Yi, who wears a pair of glasses and has deep eyes. At first glance, he is the kind of cautious person. He habitually keeps his hands behind his back. He seems to be dressed in dignified clothes. Huo Qian introduced him as Director Luo.

Zhao Yuanqiao, known as the mayor of Zhao, walked at the back. His accent should be from the Northeast. He was tall and even spoke loudly. Of course, he was not small.

He was able to invite district chiefs, department chiefs, and a mayor, and no one with a subtitle was a director. Although Yue Leiting had met people in the market, he was a little at a loss when dealing with high-ranking officials in the officialdom for the first time. The first time I spoke hesitatingly, and my head kept sweating.

My eyes didn't fall on these three people, there were four people who came in!

There was another person following at the end, his footsteps were so light that no one noticed him walking behind the tall Zhao Yuanqiao, and they didn't see him until Zhao Yuanqiao entered the house.

They should look younger than the other three, with clean and decent clothes and steady and sophisticated steps. The three who came in just now are veterans in the officialdom. They must have some degree of official authority to be able to get into the current position, but wait until the fourth person behind When I walked into the room, I could clearly feel that his aura easily overwhelmed the other three.

"This... who is this?" Yue Leiting remembered that Huo Qian had told him that only three people were invited, and asked with a smile on his face.

"This is my secretary, his name is Wei Yong, and he is from our own family." Zhao Yuanqiao said lightly.

Yue Lei Ting hurriedly called other people to sit, especially after hearing Zhao Yuanqiao's words about his own people, he felt a lot more relaxed.

Facing the dishes that have been ordered, they seem to have long been accustomed to it, and there is no extra expression on their faces.

"Mr. Yue is too polite. He agreed to get together casually, but he insisted on arranging such a high-end place. We are disciplined. You are making us make mistakes by eating and drinking like this." Fan Liang sat down He said with a smile.

Yue Lei Ting has a registered company outside. These days, he talks about everything in a style, and he can't be called the boss of a gangster when he comes out to introduce people, so Yue Lei Ting outside wants others to call him Yue General Manager.

"Everyday meal, everyday meal, District Chief Fan said it was serious, and I would be honored to bring you here to sit and sit. I, Yue Lei Ting Sansheng, are lucky to be full of glory." Yue Lei Ting stood up and said with a smile, picking up his wine glass.

After several rounds of drinking, the atmosphere in the room gradually eased, and there was no longer the initial restraint and embarrassment. Yue Lei Ting was originally a temperamental person, and his voice became louder.

Huo Qian slowly put the things he had prepared at Yue Lei Ting's feet.

Yue Lei Ting picked up an exquisitely packaged gift box and respectfully stood up and handed it to Luo Yi.

"Leaders, I'm in the antique business. I didn't prepare any gifts for the first meeting. A small gesture is not a respect. I hope Director Luo will not be disgusted."

When the gift box was opened, it was a boxy glass box. Inside the glass were gold statues of the three zodiac signs of the Ox, Rat, and Horse. It seemed to weigh a full catty, and it was a catty of gold as soon as it was sold. There is no shame in going anywhere.

"What do you mean, Mr. Yue?" Zhao Yuanqiao looked at the other two, put down his chopsticks and asked solemnly.

"The state of etiquette, since all the leaders have given me more face, and you have come here to honor me in the midst of your busy schedule, my little care is nothing. Don't think too much about it, leaders. They are all decorations made according to your zodiac signs. Yes, it's not worth a lot of money, it's all handicrafts." Yue Lei Ting said with a smile on his face.

"A life portrait made of pure gold, it weighs a catty. A catty of gold is a worthless handicraft in the mouth of Mr. Yue, haha." Fan Liang picked up the statue in front of him and weighed it a few times and said that he still couldn't get enough of it. "President Yue's move is really generous, but if you send such a valuable thing to a national civil servant, not only will we make mistakes, but you will also be bribed. This is not a small crime."

Yue Leiting was at a loss for words for a while, he didn't expect Fan Liang to say that, things were already on the table, and the three senior officials in front of him could hear clearly what he said, if he really bit back and said that he bribed, even with ten mouths he couldn't explain it clearly, the more Lei Ting froze on the spot for a long time, speechless.

"Mr. Yue is hospitable, and he values ​​friendship. In his heart, he is a guest from afar. Today, the leaders can come here, so he is a friend. What Mr. Yue values ​​most is friends. How can gifts between friends be regarded as bribes?" I said with a full face. He stood up with a smile and said.