National Tide 1980

Dantes Bar, which is only 12 square meters in area, has the perfect indoor temperature.

Although there were not many guests tonight, they were not deserted at all.

Because at this time, Ning Weimin and Axia's rather dramatic encounter with their old friends in a foreign land has filled the place with a warm and pleasant atmosphere.

Sang Minzi, the mother who runs the shop, was not dissatisfied even though Axia accidentally spilled dried fruits all over her body.

You know, the purpose of opening her store is not to make money.

As soon as Ning Weimin recognized Axia, he ordered a bottle of the most expensive whiskey in the store - Yamazaki Twelve Years Old - without asking the price.

Even if she and Axia had to share it equally according to the rules, and the income from this bottle of wine was half of the lady's, she still earned 35,000 yen almost in one go.

So what else can she complain about for this kind of unintentional mistake that can bring her wealth?

She only felt that a wealthy businessman like Ning Weimin was worth ten.

It would be great if Axia could attract a few more such generous guests.

Mama-san was even so happy that she took the initiative to present a big fruit plate and a plate of wagashi made by herself.

However, although the price tag is 5,000 yen, the actual cost is only 1,500 yen, which is just an illusion.

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As for President Takahashi, he also has nothing to be afraid of or unhappy about.

Because Snakoo didn't pay for the 95,000 yen bottle of whiskey.

When Ning Weimin asked for the wine, he made it clear that the bottle of wine was for meeting friends in a different place, specifically to flatter Axia, and that he would pay for it himself.

So President Takahashi said a few polite words and stopped insisting.

The Japanese have always had the habit of restricting consumption time, even when male and female friends, superiors and subordinates drink together.

So in fact, President Takahashi is getting the benefit of the doubt.

Not only did he drink good wine and eat a fruit plate, but he could even accompany Ning Weimin because of Axia.

Even Mama-san, whom he likes, no longer has to greet others. She can sit next to him and concentrate on drinking with him.

What's wrong with this?

But having said that, President Takahashi was also overflowing with curiosity about the chance encounter that happened in front of him.

His eyes kept looking at Ning Weimin and Axia who were whispering at the bar, and all he was asking about was about Axia.

"Hey, Mama-san, when did that lady named Axia come? Why haven't I seen her? Where is the original Miss Hanako in your store?"

"Oh, President Takahashi, you haven't been here to take care of our business for more than half a month. Is it any wonder that you don't know anything about the changes in our store?"

Mama Sang first said with a look of resentment and resentment.

Until President Takahashi apologized repeatedly and explained that the club has been busy recently, but the social expenses should also increase accordingly.

And I promise that I will come here often in the future.

She then smiled, pushed President Takahashi coquettishly, and answered happily.

"Asya, today is the tenth day since you came to work here. The Hanako you are talking about, she disliked the poor business in the store and has resigned from me. She probably went to Kabukicho to dance."

Since President Takahashi has been drinking Snake for twenty years, he is considered a senior drinker.

He could clearly see from the smoke of Niaoniao's incense that the young lady named Axia was full of contradictions.

Although she has a good figure, she is also very beautiful. She is also very graceful and skillful in lighting cigarettes and pouring wine for others.

At first glance, it seems that he is not new to this industry. He is definitely a veteran who has worked in bars.

But what's a bit inexplicable is that she always gives people a feeling of being superior.

Just like a noble queen entertaining guests in her castle, she treats people with only distant politeness and reserved politeness.

Although he was smiling all over his face, the sharpness in his eyes made it difficult for people to get close to him.

She doesn't even know how to lower her head and act coy, which is the basic trick for Japanese women to act coquettishly.

Is this what makes foreign women different from Japanese women?

"This Miss Axia is a bit strange..." President Takahashi couldn't help but sigh.

"Yes." The wide-eyed Mama-san couldn't help but nodded slightly. "Did you see it too? She is so beautiful and has such temperament, but for some reason, she can keep most men away. Originally, I thought that having such a high-quality lady come to the store would make the business better. Well, it turns out that only customers with weird temperaments fall into her trap. Oh my, it’s really distressing..."

"Has she ever done this?"

"Well, she is indeed not a novice. She understands the general rules and has a particularly good drinking capacity." Mama-san said, "However, she is from Hong Kong and has just arrived in Japan not long ago."

"In that case, it must be because she is a foreigner, right? How is her Japanese language skills? Can she communicate normally with guests?"

"It's similar to the guest you brought here. He's very fluent."

"Well, speaking of it, the two of them are really destined to meet each other again in a foreign country. It's just like the plot in a movie."

"That's right. I think this President Ning must be Axia's old customer? If he is willing to come often in the future, it will be a good thing for the store."

"Maybe. But the age of the two people is always a bit incompatible."

"What's the point? Men will always be children no matter how old they are, and women will only love others when they are older than men. Don't you come here often because I am a few years older than you? Your wife should be older than You are young, why don't you go home and come to my place for a drink?"

"Yes, yes, I made a mistake. I'm sorry, Mama, but you are right. No matter how strong a man is, there are times when he is tired. There are certain things that he cannot say to his wife, let alone his subordinates, and he can only run away. Go to Snaku and talk to the considerate Mama-san. Mama-san is my best listener. If you hadn’t always wiped my tears with a warm towel and comforted me and said it’s okay, tomorrow’s The sun still rises. I'm afraid I have been defeated by the difficulties at work. You are the harbor of my soul. I will always come."

"Oh my, you have been saying these words for twenty years, which makes us all old. I still remember the first time you came here. It was only two years after you joined the company. You were so handsome and handsome. A bit like Toshiro Mifune. If you had the courage to propose to me at that time, maybe I would agree..."

"Mama-san, it's such a pity to say that. I can only blame you for being so beautiful. It's hard for me to muster up the courage. To be honest, in my eyes, Mama-san is more beautiful than Yamamoto Fujiko." It needs to be beautiful..."

However, just when President Takahashi and Mama-san were chatting and laughing like an "old married couple" and talking about light topics.

Ning Weimin and Axia sat side by side on the high stools in front of the bar, but the content they talked about seemed a bit heavy.

Because Axia was telling Ning Weimin the general story of how she came to Tokyo.

To put it simply, the main reason was that something happened to Mr. Hong in Hong Kong City.

As early as 1984, the British Hong Kong government sent a new airborne chief to the Hong Kong city.

The first thing a new official does when he takes office is that in order to establish his authority, the British veteran will inevitably target the most prestigious person in the world.

As a result, Mr. Hong, who was rumored to have made tens of billions through gangs in ten years, became the official's target.

But what the British man never expected was that Mr. Hong had already washed his hands and landed ashore a few years ago.

There aren't many businesses under his name that have violated the law.

He worked in vain for a long time. Not only did he never catch Mr. Hong, but he made Mr. Hong laugh at him behind his back.

So the British became so angry that they simply asked people to check the cards in Mr. Hong's bar every three days, which caused the business of Mr. Hong's bar to drop a lot.

Mr. Hong also knew that he had caused trouble and the situation was rough, so he simply sold the bar.

I took the money and left Hong Kong, and went to meet friends and travel around Asia.

Stay in Bangkok for a few days, Taipei for a few days, gamble in Macau, and then go to Hakone to soak in hot springs.

Although I left my hometown, my life was happy.

This is the reason why Ning Weimin met this 14th-Korean elder in the capital.

But Mr. Hong should definitely not do it. Before leaving, he left some harsh words in Hong Kong City.

He threatened that he would come back sooner or later and would definitely find an opportunity to kill the old British man and avenge his previous shame.

These words may be just words to him, but he has a reputation after all.

After it reached the ears of the official, he was bound to take it seriously, which made him angry and hateful.

To say that this person was ruthless enough, he simply acted preemptively and even found many false witnesses to frame his own accusations.

Then when Mr. Hong returned to Hong Kong to worship his ancestors last year, he set up an ambush and arrested Mr. Hong.

Although there was no actual evidence, because the British man had already cleared up the relationship in advance, a tacit understanding was reached in the court.

The unprepared Mr. Hong was caught off guard and suffered a big loss. In the end, he was about to sit through the bottom of the prison.

Before going to jail, all he could do was make a phone call to Axia in the capital through his lawyer.

Let her quickly end the underground bank business in mainland China and try to protect herself from being implicated.

As for Axia, even after listening to Mr. Hong’s instructions, she immediately followed them.

But the situation is irreversible after all.

It didn't take long for the news that Mr. Hong was about to be imprisoned to spread from Hong Kong City to the underground society in Southeast Asia within days.

As a result, many former friends have become enemies who add insult to injury.

People who can stand by and watch with cold eyes are already considered to have a conscience.

Under such circumstances, Axia had no ability to protect the property in the underground bank for Mr. Hong.

She knew that there must be many people looking for her for Mr. Hong's money, so she finally used the money in her hand to buy a road and passed through all the barriers.

He even took a trip from Thailand and Indonesia before hiding in Tokyo, Japan.

But I didn’t expect that people’s calculations are not as good as God’s calculations.

Even though she finally hid in Roppongi, Tokyo, she came to this small Snake store, but she still met Ning Weimin here.

After saying these words, there began to be a relatively long silence between Ning Weimin and Axia.

Time can almost be calculated by smoking a cigarette.

For no other reason than that these things themselves are sad and depressing.

Both of them are also thinking about what today's unexpected meeting means to their respective situations.

Frankly speaking, no matter who it is, they feel a little bit like scolding their mother, and they all feel that meeting each other is worse than missing them.

Through this incident, Axia has understood that there is no absolute safety in this world.

No matter how hard you hide, you are likely to meet anyone who knows you anywhere.

Of course, he would be worried that because Ning Weimin had seen him, his whereabouts would be revealed.

In turn, Ning Weimin was also under suspicion because of this, and from then on he took on the responsibility of keeping Axia's lips secret.

What an injustice to him if something happens to Axia in the future!

What's more, Axia will definitely not tell the truth. This is also a tacit thing between them.

Regarding Mr. Hong's property, children, and prison term, Axia must have been careless.

Ning Weimin knew it very well, because if it were him, he would do the same thing.

The heart is separated from the belly, so when you speak, you have to keep half of it.

So God knows how many people are looking for Axia and want to get something from her.

This means that the more he knows about A'xia, the easier it will be to cause trouble for himself.

But then again, what can we do now that things have come to this?

He couldn't walk out the door, just because he hadn't been here today.

Now that he has seen what he should see, it won't help if he just pretends to be dumbfounded.

Furthermore, he also knew some things that even Axia would not know.

That is the year when Hong Kong City returns, Mr. Hong will be released from prison, and he will be a good man again.

Although he no longer lives in the world and is no longer an underground emperor, Mr. Hong still has status and prestige in the world.

With just a few words, he still helped Hong Kong City's "big Liu'er" to deal with Hu Xiuyong, who no one could handle.

And he used this to let "Big Liu'er" obediently guard the beautiful woman and spend the whole night with him.

Moreover, this guy not only became an enthusiastic philanthropist in Hong Kong City in the future.

Use yourself as an example everywhere to guide young people not to go astray.

It has also relied on online gambling to become the largest bookmaker controlling football betting in Southeast Asia.

Therefore, for such a person who has scriptures in one hand and a sharp sword in the other, who saves all living beings and does not hesitate to eat, drink and enjoy themselves, I don’t know whether he is a Bodhisattva or a Rakshasa master.

Ning Weimin thought it would be better to make some emotional investment in advance and save some points.

At least there will be someone to take care of him when he goes to set up camp in Hong Kong City in the future.

It's better than worrying in vain and getting no benefit at all.

He couldn't have failed to hit the fox, and it would have caused him a lot of trouble.

So thinking of this, he had a backbone and knew how to face the situation in front of him.

One is to never ask questions that shouldn't be asked, and the other is to try one's best to show kindness to Axia and sympathy to Mr. Hong.

To put it bluntly, no matter who the god is, it is right to burn a stick of incense first.

Even if this is a help in times of need, it can always leave some incense and affection.

It will be easy to meet Mr. Hong in the future when he becomes all-powerful again.