Senior Superintendent Wu Xianming groaned and nodded: "Okay, then you can figure it out. I'll wait for your letter."
"Very soon."
Ji Bu nodded, hung up the phone, stood up from his seat, stretched lazily, and took a long breath:
"Well, it should be almost done."
Finished.
He raised his hand and pinched off the cigarette in his hand, turned around and walked out of the room. At the door, his cousin A'e, dressed in executive attire, had been waiting for a long time.
When A'e saw him coming out, she quickly handed over a copy of her hand to Ji Bu: "We have already negotiated with them, and this matter should be finalized tomorrow. If nothing else happens, it will be settled soon. "
at the moment.
All the necessary preparations have been made. The disappearance of the eight people made Cai Yuanqi uneasy, but he was not allowed to take action against Lao Xiang yet.
At this juncture, if Lao Xiang's wife and children apply for visas and prepare to leave Hong Kong Island, Cai Yuanqi will definitely take action.
so.
Ji Bu became interested in Lao Xiang's wife Azhen.
Azhen's family started out in the industry. They opened a factory that specializes in manufacturing and supplying parts for large freighters. Azhen has always been in charge. However, in recent years, due to backward technology iterations, the business has not been as good as before.
Therefore, Ji Bu found a shipyard in Ao Island that cooperated with Azhen's company and prepared to purchase a batch of cargo ships for Baishawan Wharf. The two parties started cooperation negotiations and incidentally mentioned something about Azhen's factory.
A'e went to discuss the specific details. She completed her task very well and settled the business. The other party also agreed to prepare A-Zhen's affairs and they would handle it.
"Um."
Ji Bu took the document and flipped it through quickly. After looking through it roughly, he handed it back to A'e: "Thank you for your hard work. You did a good job. You got into the state very quickly."
During this time.
A'e joined New World Group and was in charge of New World's business negotiation and financial services.
"No."
A'e held the document in her arms, smiled and smoothed her hair that was hanging down from her forehead: "The main reason why it went so smoothly is because of your support. Without your support, I wouldn't have been able to get started so quickly."
"hehe."
Ji Bu bared his teeth and smiled: "You must be humble. Everyone sees your ability. Only if you are capable will everyone respect you."
"Okay, okay."
A'e smiled and pursed her lips, two shallow dimples appeared at the corners of her mouth: "Let's not talk about each other's business here, any more talk will be too far-fetched."
Talking room.
She handed the document in her hand to the female assistant beside her and motioned for her to leave first. If she needs anything, just call her.
"Do you have something to tell me?"
Ji Bu couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he saw A'e's actions.
"It's okay."
A'e smiled and shook her head, then pondered again, took a deep breath, and looked up at Ji Bu:
"Well, how about it? Do you have time tonight? Are you in a hurry to go back? Do you want to have a meal together? It's been a long time since we had a meal together."
"Yes."
Hearing this, Ji Bu couldn't help but raise his hand and look at his watch. It was now eight o'clock in the evening and close to nine o'clock. A'e had never stopped tonight and had been busy with the company's affairs:
"You haven't eaten yet, right? That's just right. I haven't either."
Ji Bu waved toward the outside: "Come on, I'll treat you to a midnight snack to reward your hard-working cousin. Speaking of which, we haven't had a meal together for a long time."
"Haha, okay, okay."
The cousin's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, she nodded brightly, and followed Ji Bu to the elevator.
Entering the elevator, pressing the floor button, the elevator slowly went down. There was a faint sound of the elevator operating in the quiet elevator. The mirror-like elevator cabinet reflected the two figures, one tall and one short.
"Um"
The cousin raised her wrist and glanced at the lady's watch, then turned to look at Ji Bu: "It's already so late now. It's too late to go to the restaurant at this time. The chefs and waiters are also in a hurry to get off work. It's not good to delay them. .”
"Why don't you go to the supermarket downstairs to buy some ingredients and cook them yourself? By the way, I'll let you try my cooking. It's been a long time since I've cooked for you."
"I wonder if you, who are used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas, still appreciate my craftsmanship."
"Um"
Ji Bu pondered for a moment and nodded: "This is a good suggestion, but I didn't drive today, so we have to carry it ourselves."
"Uh-huh."
My cousin smiled lightly and narrowed her eyes into small crescent moons again. This was her happy expression: "It's not tiring for two people to carry it, right?"
The elevator reaches the underground floor and follows the passage into the supermarket below.
The cousin trotted to the shopping cart and turned to look at Ji Bu: "Can we push the cart?"
"certainly."
Ji Bu nodded happily, and the two of them pushed the shopping cart and started shopping in the supermarket. There was no one in the supermarket at this time, so the two of them wandered around inside.
"This, this, this is delicious."
"Let's have some lettuce too, it's delicious."
“Buy another one with ribs, it still looks fresher”
At this moment, my cousin no longer acted like a strong woman at work, but more like a little girl, pulling Ji Bu quickly through the shelves.
soon.
The two pushed half of the shopping cart to the exit to check out. When the cashier was about to finish, the cousin quickly picked up a sanitary napkin on the counter and put it in under Ji Bu's gaze, and then gave him a nod as if nothing had happened. Mouth.
"hehe."
Ji Bu shook his head and smiled, took out his wallet and paid the bill.
They walked out of the underground supermarket to the ground and walked to the taxi stand. There were no taxis at this time. The two of them put down their things and waited.
Now the weather is getting colder, and the temperature difference between day and night is a bit big. My cousin is still wearing the same executive clothes and can't stand in the cold wind.
"Give."
Ji Bu took off his coat, put it on her, and put it on her shoulders: "You know the temperature difference is big but you don't know how to bring yourself a coat. Your weak body will catch a cold sooner or later."
"Hmm"
The cousin pouted, tucked her hair that was blown by the wind behind her ears, and said weakly: "Isn't there a temporary change? Everything is at the assistant's place."
"hehe."
Ji Bu looked at his cousin's pitiful appearance and couldn't say anything more. He looked at the end of the empty road, then took out a cigarette and held it in his mouth.
I touched my pocket and saw that the fire was gone.
"Fight on the street!"
Ji Bu knitted his brows together and gritted his teeth: "The black fly jumped on the street and took away my lighter while we were having dinner together at noon."
"Next time, I must clean up this lighter who rushes to the street and obeys me every day. I can't bear it!"
"Hahaha"
The cousin looked at Ji Bu's gritted teeth expression and immediately covered his mouth and snickered: "It seems that everyone can't escape the fate of being handed a lighter."
"snort."
Ji Bu snorted softly and had to put the cigarette back: "Next time I have to invent a lighter with a lanyard and tie one end to the waistband. It will definitely sell well."
"Oh, I'm so angry."
My cousin teased, reached out to fumble around in the small bag hanging on her right shoulder, and then took out a pink Zippo lighter:
"Here, here you go."
This pink lighter seems to have a history. Ajun gave it to Jibu last time, and then it changed hands and was given to his cousin A'e by Jibu.
I didn’t expect that it would still be there after so long.
"Thanks."
Ji Bu put the cigarette in his mouth again, lowered his head and lit it, rubbing the lighter flint but no fire came out.
"No, it's so bad."
Ji Bu looked up at his cousin: "Are you out of gas?"
"No, maybe it hasn't been used for too long."
The cousin shrugged and explained: "It's been a while since I quit smoking, maybe the kerosene has slowly evaporated."
"All right."
Ji Bu nodded when he heard this, flicked the lighter and rubbed the flint again, and warm flames jumped up.
A gust of wind blew by.
Although the kerosene lighter was windproof and the flame was not extinguished by the wind, the flame was blown away by the strong wind and spread randomly.
Ji Bu had to turn sideways to avoid the wind.
The cousin took a step forward, holding the collar of the trench coat open with her left and right hands, and stood in front of Ji Bu to help him block the wind. The wind blew her hair into chaos.
The wind was blocked, and the flames no longer ran around. The flames jumped and lit the cigarette, and the warm fire light dyed the side of Ji Bu's face.
"Zi"
The cigarette was lit under Ji Bu's sucking, making a faint sound of burning tobacco.
Ji Bu raised his head and glanced at his cousin, who was looking at him. The two looked at each other. At close range, there was a faint smell of perfume coming from the cousin's body. The cousin's hair was messy in the wind, and there was a hint of suddenness in his eyes.
"Thanks."
Ji Bu blew out the smoke, bit his cigarette and helped his cousin tidy up the windbreaker: "Okay, the lighter is mine."
"Humph, that won't work."
The cousin snorted and involuntarily put Ji Bu into his pocket, took out the pink Zippo lighter and put it back into his bag.
"Don't you stop smoking? It's just right, leaving it to me to display its original value."
"You gave it to me, then it's mine."
The cousin's attitude was extremely resolute. She turned sideways to prevent Ji Bu from snatching the bag: "Stop making excuses. I won't give it to you if I don't smoke anymore. If I don't give it, I won't give it to you."
"Okay, okay."
Ji Bu couldn't help but nodded.
soon.
A taxi drove over, and the two of them got in with shopping bags and headed to their cousin's residence.
My cousin is now financially independent. Although she has not been able to buy a house for herself in the city, she has the financial strength to rent a room of a suitable size, which is much better than the cramped accommodation environment before.
Open the door.
There is a light orchid fragrance coming from the two air fragrance shops placed on the shoe racks at the entrance, which is light and smells good.
The cousin went in first and took out a new pair of slippers for Ji Bu: "I usually stay at home alone and it's a little messy and I don't do much to clean it up."
By the time Ji Bu had changed his shoes, his cousin had already poured him a glass of water and put it on the coffee table. She asked Ji Bu to drink the water and then she went into the bedroom inside.
Not long after, my cousin changed her clothes, from her executive attire into a homely ribbed long skirt. She carried the ingredients and entered the kitchen, put on a scarf and started to get busy.
"Do you need my help?"
Ji Bu took a sip from the water glass and started wandering around the room when he saw his cousin shaking her head.
It has a normal layout of one bedroom, one living room, one kitchen and one bathroom. The room is not too big or too small, which is definitely enough for A'e to live alone.
The room was very clean, as if my cousin came to visit Hua Zai and later stayed at his place. It was very organized. The pink quilt was folded in half and there was a small doll placed on the bedside.
It didn't take long.
The smell of delicious food coming from the kitchen came from the kitchen. Ji Bu walked in to help his cousin. The two of them were busy for a while and sat down at the dining table after more than forty minutes.
Beef fillet with king oyster mushroom, chilli pork ribs, oyster sauce lettuce, pork ribs and kelp soup, three dishes and one soup. With the blessing of my cousin's cooking, the aroma that hits your face makes people move their index fingers just by smelling it.
Ji Bu was naturally not polite. He picked up his chopsticks and started to eat. He had been hungry all afternoon and it tasted delicious.
"Is it delicious?"
My cousin took out a bottle of red wine and two goblets from the cupboard and sat down. She looked at the fragrant Ji Bu with the beef tenderloin in her mouth and was very satisfied:
"Do you feel that my cooking skills are getting better and better?"
"Um."
Ji Bu nodded, put down his chopsticks and helped his cousin open the red wine, poured it into the goblet, and the two of them raised their glasses in a toast:
"cheers!"
The cousin took a sip of red wine, put down the goblet and started to eat. The two chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was harmonious: "Actually, looking back now, I am really grateful to you."
"If you hadn't helped me back then, I might still be working as a helper at a relative's hotel in Mui Wo Resort."
"It's just that you have talent. I just did something that was easy to do."
Ji Bu smiled and shook his head, looking at his cousin who was looking at him: "Studying is not just for men. Girls should receive better education and reach a higher level in life."
"Children from poor families should receive education and fully realize that studying is the only way out."
Speaking of which.
Ji Bu's eyes flickered, and he said with some emotion: "At least in this era, the theory that studying can help children from poor families leap to the next level and have a future comparable to those born into privileged families is still valid."
"In the near future, poor people may really have no chance. Some people are already far ahead of others when they are born. I can't imagine that you will be admitted to a good university to study for a Ph.D., maybe because the tutor covets your beauty.
All kinds.”
"Forget it, let's not talk about it. It's boring and messy."
"oh?"
My cousin's eyes flickered. Listening to what Ji Bu said, she understood but didn't fully understand. She laughed and said, "Why, you still know what the future will be like."
"hehe."
Ji Bu smiled and nodded without saying much.
"cheers."
The cousin raised the goblet again, shook it by the stem, and looked at Ji Bu sincerely: "Thank you, Abu."
"You're welcome."
Ji Bu clinked the goblet with her, picked up the chopsticks and continued eating.
The warm light from the chandelier overhead shone down, projecting the two figures on the wall.
"alright."
Ji Bu raised his head and drank the pork ribs and kelp soup from the bowl. He lit a cigarette and took a puff. He exhaled the smoke comfortably and looked up at the quartz clock on the wall:
"It's getting late, it's time to go back."
"Um."
The cousin nodded and stood up to see him off. She walked Ji Bu to the door, opened the door, looked at Ji Bu who was about to leave, and reached out to hold him: "Leaving?"
"Um."
Ji Bu turned around and turned his head.
The cousin grabbed the palm of Ji Bu's right hand with both hands, looked at him with twinkling eyes, lowered her head and looked at the slippers under her feet: "Actually, I quit smoking a long time ago."
"ah?"
Ji Bu was stunned for a moment when he smelled it: "Yeah."
"Because you once told me that girls have a bad image of smoking and told me to stop smoking, so I quit."
My cousin took a deep breath and raised her head again, looking at him with burning eyes: "I remember everything you said, and I also changed the things you didn't like."
"When we first met, I thought you were very fierce, cruel, and unhuman. But after getting along with you for a long time, I found that you are really nice."
"You have a unique personality charm, and you have also changed my personality. In the past, I was the kind of person with very low self-esteem. Whenever anything happened, I would blame myself. But after I got to know you, you set a good example for me. new values.”
When the cousin said this, she stretched out her hand to pull Ji Bu back. She closed the door with her left hand and pushed Ji Bu against the wall. She pressed her body against the wall and looked up at him:
"I like you."
Her face was slightly red, her breathing was slightly heavy, and the faint smell of red wine hit Ji Bu's face with her breathing:
"I don't know since when, I found that I seemed to have fallen in love with you. At first, I just thought it was an illusion, but when I left you and went to school, I found that this feeling did not change, but became stronger. "
"Cousin... no, A'e, you drank too much."
Ji Bu looked at A'e, who was close to him and breathing like blue: "Go to rest early."
"I'm not drunk."
A'e stretched out her hand, grabbed Ji Bu's hand, and placed it directly on her chest: "I know very well what I am talking about, I know my character, and I know myself very well."
"If I hadn't been thinking of you all the time, I don't think I would come back to find you."
"Stop talking and kiss me."
35 million words omitted
Early the next morning.
Azhen got up early. After making breakfast, she called Lao Xiang who was still sleeping in: "Get up. After breakfast, send the children to school. There is a business in the factory today that I have to discuss. You can take care of the children." .”
"What business?"
Lao Xiang yawned and walked out of the room with two dark circles under his eyes: "Just leave it to the people below to take care of it."
In the past few days, Lao Xiang has been uneasy because Cai Yuanqi suspected something about himself. His sleep quality was not good at night. He couldn't fall asleep all night. When he finally fell asleep, he kept dreaming. The quality of his sleep was very low.
"It's not like you don't know what the factory's profitability is now."
Azhen sighed helplessly: "The technology has not been updated, and there is no money to invest in researching new technologies. Now we are still using outdated machines from many years ago."
"Aodao and the shipyard we cooperate with said that they want to discuss the future cooperation. I don't think it will be good."
"I think it's better to sell the factory. There's no way we can save it." Lao Xiang said with a yawn.
"Sell it, what happens after you sell it?"
Azhen rolled her eyes and put on makeup in front of the mirror: "Are you going to support the family in the future? As a police superintendent, I don't think the signs are right now. You should withdraw as soon as possible."
"."
Lao Xiang's lips moved and he said nothing.
"That's it."
A-Zhen ate some breakfast and those bags and went out. The assistant downstairs had already been waiting for a long time, waiting for A-Zhen to get in the car and drive towards her destination.
After washing up, Lao Xiang took his children to have breakfast and drove them to school. Just as he was about to leave, his mobile phone rang.
The person who called him was his boss, Senior Superintendent, and the person on the phone was his assistant. He asked Lao Xiang to find his boss, and Lao Xiang agreed.
In the executive conference room of the five-star hotel, not long after Azhen arrived, the project leader of Aodao Shipyard appeared with someone, and the two parties began to negotiate.
What the other party meant was that Azhen's factory was lagging behind in technology and equipment, and would no longer be able to continue to provide parts to the shipyard. There was no need for the two parties to cooperate further in the future.
Naturally, Azhen would not give up and tried to persuade, but due to the limitations of the hardware conditions, the two parties could not continue to cooperate.
However, if the two parties have been working together for many years, and if A-Zhen is interested, they are willing to provide technical support to A-Zhen's factory, and invite her to lead a group to Australia to study. They can provide support to support the transformation of A-Zhen's factory.
If A-Zhen is willing, they can also invest part of the funds in A-Zhen's factory to support her equipment upgrades and technology upgrades. A-Zhen only needs to transfer a small share of the stock.
This is also an opportunity. Azhen thought about it with her team and felt that it was feasible. Compared with bankruptcy, this is obviously an opportunity and only a small amount of shares will be released.
"when?"
"tomorrow."
The person in charge of Aodao Shipyard gave a time: "Let's go there tomorrow. There will be a technical meeting tomorrow. You can take your people there."
"By the way, our Mr. Qian and your old man have been old friends for many years. It won't be Mr. Qian's 70th birthday in a few days. What Mr. Qian means is that if your old man has time, he invites your family to come together. "
"Do you have time today? If you have time, go and apply for the pass and set off tomorrow."
This negotiation exceeded Azhen's expectations. She had tried to attract investment and raise funds to revitalize the factory a long time ago, but no one was willing to take over.
Naturally, she would not miss this opportunity today. She was a little hesitant at first, but at the urging of the other party, she agreed after some consideration.
After returning home, Azhen saw that Lao Xiang was not at home, so she called Lao Xiang to ask for his opinion, but no one answered the phone.
"Where the hell is Lao Xiang? He's not answering the phone?!"
"never mind."
Azhen didn't have enough time, so she stopped worrying, took out her ID from home and went out.
Police Department.
Lao Xiang is sitting in his boss's office. Opposite him, his boss is sitting at his desk and working with his head down: "Lao Xiang, please wait for me a little longer. I'll be fine soon."
Lao Xiang nodded and could only sit in his seat and read the magazine. As for the mobile phone he put in his briefcase, his boss's assistant took it and put it outside when he came in.