Chapter 18 Chapter Seventeen
Ah Cheng whispered in Minglou's ear, and a smile appeared on Minglou's calm face: "What did I say, 'crazy' still has some skills."
Ah Cheng smiled: "You just refuse to admit that Mingtai is capable."
Ming Lou retorted lightly: "If he wants to be capable, why should we send the 'snake doctor' in a hurry?"
As soon as the words were finished, the phone rang suddenly, and Ah Cheng went to the desk to answer it: "Yes, it's Chief Ming's office. Chief Ming...is in a meeting, yes, I'm Chief Ming's secretary. What? Secretary Li was killed?" While talking, he looked at Minglou, "When did it happen? Okay, we know, I'll be right there. Where is it? Taishan Department Store, okay, let me write down the address. Okay, okay, we will definitely cooperate actively. "Ah Cheng hung up the phone politely.
"Will you show up?" Minglou asked calmly.
"Yes, the police station asked us to cooperate. No. 76 has arrived, and I will go to the scene to see."
Minglou let out a "hmm".
"I'm going." Ah Cheng just turned around to leave, when Ming Lou picked up the briefcase: "Let's go together."
Ah Cheng stood still, wondering, "Where are you going?"
"At the Zhou mansion, there is a small meal for the Far East intelligence officer."
"Then I'll drive you there first."
"No need. I'll take Secretary Chen's car." Suddenly, he paused and said, "You, don't pick up anything when you go to the scene."
"What else should I pick up? I'll chop off my hand, okay?" Ah Cheng said as he walked.
Minglou said: "Well, just remember it, and keep your hands for cooking."
"Just thinking about eating."
The two smiled at each other and walked out of the office.
Ah Cheng stood facing the street and looked at the entrance of Taishan Department Store. Secret agents and fake policemen were registering and checking the identities of customers.Wang Manchun and Ah Cheng looked at each other, and Ah Cheng hurried over: "Director Wang, I received a notice from the police station at the secretariat that Secretary Li in our office was attacked and died unfortunately. Chief Ming was very shocked and told me to Come and find out about the case."
"We are also shocked. The murder in broad daylight, obviously someone was forced to jump the wall. Secretary Li must have accidentally triggered the mysterious mechanism of the anti-Japanese elements, forcing them to commit murder on the road in broad daylight."
"Who is the murderer?"
Wang Manchun shook his head, at a loss: "It's not clear yet, I'm sure it's just two women."
Ah Cheng was surprised: "Two women?"
"Yes, Secretary Li was stabbed in the front and back. From this point of view, the murderer should be two people. This is a blatant signal of threat and provocation to No. 76." Wang Manchun turned to look at Mount Tai. The crowd locked in the glass windows in the department store, "The purpose of the murderer's attack is to protect a certain person hidden in the crowd of Taishan Department Store. If Secretary Li is killed, this person will be safe for the time being. I will pass through the sieve one by one, one by one. Don't let it go."
"Director Wang, we found a suspicious person..." The secret agent ran over to report.
Ah Cheng looked up, and saw a man who looked like a businessman was dragged out by the fake policemen.
"Go back and tell my senior brother that anti-Japanese activities have been rampant recently, and tell him to take precautions. Don't take it lightly."
Ah Cheng nodded and smiled, "Understood. Director Wang, you are busy."
After Wang Manchun led the people away, Ah Cheng walked to Secretary Li's body, lifted the white cloth covering the body, and sighed.
There was a "tick tick" radio wave, and Yu Manli was sending and receiving information.A set of codes was translated into text: revoke the plan to assassinate Minglou, and collect detailed information on the Japanese army's first no-man's land.
Mingtai sat on the terrace, watching the bright neon lights and the colorful night scene in Shanghai at night, lost in thought.Yu Manli patted him on the back: "What are you thinking?"
Mingtai turned back: "For some reason, I suddenly remembered my mother."
Yu Manli squatted down on the edge of the chair: "Do you remember what she looked like?"
"I remember." Mingtai said full of thoughts, "I have a portrait of her at home. My eldest sister asked someone to paint it. It is lifelike. I can't touch or touch it. She doesn't know when I call her, and she doesn't say anything when I ask her. .”
Yu Manli also became sad: "I don't remember my mother. I really envy you. There are still portraits of my mother to see, ask, and shout."
Mingtai looked at Yu Manli in a blink of an eye, although he was quiet, there were tears in the corners of his eyes. "Look how unlucky we are, the motherless children get together." Mingtai joked.
Yu Manli laughed through her tears: "You are sore, numb and convulsive like this."
Mingtai was startled: "Okay, how dare you say that your boss has convulsions."
Yu Manli provoked: "I told you, what did you do to me?"
Mingtai smiled: "You can't wait for anything."
Furious, Yu Manli pushed Mingtai off the chair with one hand, and Mingtai was almost overthrown.At this time, Guo Qiyun knocked on the glass window inside: "Hey, use some force to overthrow him."
Mingtai stood up: "Seize the throne and usurp power."
Yu Manli sat on the chair: "Successfully ascended."
Mingtai doesn't argue with her: "Let's talk about business."
Yu Manli's face suddenly became serious: "'Viper' called to cancel the plan to assassinate Minglou and collect detailed information on the Japanese army's No. 1 no-man's land."
"The No. 1 no-man's land of the Japanese army?" Mingtai wondered, "Where is it?"
"Iron ore." Guo Qiyun walked into the balcony and replied casually, "Black iron ore."
A nice kick off.
While looking at the various billiard balls on the table, Ah Cheng said, "Wang Manchun is actively investigating the assassination of Nanyun Zaozi and the unexpected case of Secretary Li's murder. She has already dealt with the case together. Liang Zhongchun, I gave He set a price, I think in addition to taking out the three members of our intelligence team, I would like to take out a few more, so that it is inconspicuous and has a cover." After finishing speaking, he leaned on the table and hit the billiard ball with a push cue superior.
Standing on the other side, Ming Lou watched the layout of the billiards on the table, and responded, "The labor trade is just a smoke screen. Our real goal is to blow up the entire No. 1 No Man's Land."
Ah Cheng raised his head and asked in surprise, "Blow up the entire black mine?"
Minglou nodded: "We need to formulate a detailed action plan, and we can't rush it. Especially now, we have killed Nanyun Zuozi, cleared the traitors, and made such a big vote. Make some moves and join forces to fight against the resistance organization. Now it's raining." After finishing speaking, he made a low shot.
"Eldest sister will return to Shanghai tomorrow." Ah Cheng pondered for a moment, then said.
"Elder Sister's trip to Suzhou will definitely yield something special."
"Well, my eldest sister has stocked up some goods in the warehouse of the old house."
"Do you know what it is?"
"Seamless steel pipe."
"Is Aunt Gui following closely?"
"The eldest sister let Aunt Gui live in the factory, and didn't let her go to the old house."
"Eldest sister is a smart person after all."
Ah Cheng smiled.
"The telegram ordered all our latent teams to be silent from now on."
Ah Cheng was surprised: "Mingtai's temperament, you tell him to be silent?"
"Didn't you say that eldest sister will come back tomorrow?"
Ah Cheng nodded, "Ah".
"That's fine."
"That's all right?" Ming Lou's few words made Ah Cheng confused, "What do you mean?"
"You send the notice of dropout from the University of Hong Kong to the eldest sister's room, and the tabloid I told you to make that'the young master of the Ming family spends his days and nights, drunk and dreaming' should not only be seen by the eldest sister, but also by the "lone wolf"" Arrived. When 'Lone Wolf' saw it, so did her master."
"Understood. However, our young master is too wronged."
"Zhou Yu hit Huang Gai."
"The operation in no man's land..."
Minglou said calmly, "For now. We must fight a war that is prepared. This time we blow up the Japanese iron mines, we must kill two birds with one stone."
Hole in one, billiards played extremely beautifully.
With a crisp sound of "snap", a glass was smashed to pieces.Ming Jing threw a teacup angrily in front of Ming Tai, and Ah Xiang stood beside Ming Jing shyly in fright.Aunt Gui stood by the stairs, not daring to act rashly. The entire Ming mansion was overwhelmed by Ming Jing's anger.
Ming Jing saw Ming Lou's forged newspaper and HKU's "Notice of Withdrawal", and was so angry that his hands and feet were cold, and asked Ming Tai: "What is this? Talk!"
Mingtai stammered: "Sister, don't be angry, I..."
"Is it true? I'm asking you! Is it true?" Mingtai knelt in front of Ming Jing, "You have learned to lie to me! You, you! Hello, you..."
Mingtai lowered his head with tears in his eyes, he didn't dare to look up, let alone look into Mingjing's eyes, this was the first time he saw Mingjing trembling with anger because of a newspaper and a notice, this time he really guilty conscience.
"How can you forgive me!"
Ming Lou and Ah Cheng walked in from the outside, Ming Lou took off his coat, Ah Cheng took his coat and handed it to Ah Xiang, Ah Xiang timidly took it from Ah Cheng's hand.
"You let me down so much!" Ming Jing's heart grew colder as he spoke.
Ah Xiang suppressed her voice and said to Ah Cheng: "The young master was expelled by the University of Hong Kong."
"The country is in trouble, and I don't want you to defend the country. I just ask you to improve your studies and be useful to the country in the future. You actually caused trouble in school, fought with others, and was expelled from school. Do you know that your elder brother Hua It took so much effort to let you into the University of Hong Kong! At a young age, you spend a lot of time and money, and you have a lot of money. How glorious the Ming family is to be printed on these tabloid newspapers! Fortunately, your elder brother copied this newspaper for you and intercepted these dirty things. Otherwise, do I still have the face to stand in front of people?"
Mingtai felt aggrieved in his heart, and peeked at Minglou.Minglou, on the other hand, had the look of "speak up if you have something to say".
"What do you think your elder brother is doing? Could it be that your elder brother made you up! If you are right, just talk."
Minglou snorted coldly.
How could Mingtai dare to speak, he felt that he was sorry for his elder sister, and this time he really broke her heart.Ming Jing saw his tears of self-blame, and knew that these were the truth. According to Mingtai's temperament, if it wasn't the truth, he would have started yelling a long time ago, and it would not be his turn to shed tears in front of him.Although Ming Jing was heartbroken, he also hated him for not living up to expectations.
Ming Jing tore the newspaper into pieces and threw it at Mingtai. "You are so courageous!" He was so angry that he slapped the table and stomped his feet, tears streaming down his face, "Sinister! If I knew you were so self-willed and depraved, why would I bother to raise you up?"
Ming Jing's grievances are hidden in these words.
The clever Mingtai understood the deep meaning in her sister's words, and became more and more uneasy. She felt ashamed and blamed herself, and dared not refute a word.
Minglou saw that Mingjing was about to lose his temper, and he knew it was time for him to speak: "Sister, don't be angry, anger hurts your liver. Mingtai is still young, there is still time for everything..."
Before he finished speaking, Ming Spiegel pointed the finger at him: "I haven't said you yet, how did you become a big brother! He was expelled from the University of Hong Kong, and you don't even know about such a big thing. If it weren't for the University of Hong Kong' Send me the notice of withdrawal from school, and I have been kept in the dark! Don't just focus on getting promoted and getting rich, you should also take care of your family! Look at what's going on at home!"
Minglou knew that Mingjing's fire would burn himself, so he nodded politely and said "yes".
"And Ah Cheng, who dresses like a dandy all day long, and even Mingtai is spoiled. He is a good child, and he learns to be extravagant and lustful. How does everyone dress like? Take off the coat for me!" Ah Cheng Thinking that Ming Jing was talking about himself, he was so scared that he wanted to take off his coat, Ming Jing yelled at him, "I didn't talk about you, I explained the stage!"
Mingtai took off his coat, Mingjing pulled it over angrily, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, and put it in front of Minglou angrily: "Look for yourself, he has learned to smoke now! Don't learn, learn Swallowing clouds and mist... and dance tickets, betting tickets."
"That's a movie ticket." Minglou corrected.
"I'll see!" Ming Jing wanted to search Mingtai's pockets, and in order not to find other things, Minglou took the coat first.But it was still too late, a lighter was already held by Ming Jing.
"Sister..." Mingtai shouted nervously.
Ah Cheng also shouted, "Elder Sister."
Minglou knew that the lighter was a miniature camera, so he quickly grabbed it in his hand: "Eldest sister, elder sister, don't be angry, I'll figure out how to go to school in Mingtai, okay? Go upstairs and have a good rest, and I'll take care of it for you." Teach him well. It's useless for you to work hard on things like reading, he has to work hard on his own."
"I don't care, you can figure it out." After finishing speaking, he turned and went upstairs.
Aunt Gui was about to go up with Ming Jing, but was stopped by Minglou: "Aunt Gui, make me a pot of hot tea."
Aunt Gui responded and hurried to make tea.
"Ah Xiang, go to the kitchen and cook a bowl of winter plum porridge for the eldest lady, so as to calm the fire." Ming Lou said to A Xiang again.
Ah Xiang also responded and walked towards the kitchen.
Minglou put Mingtai's coat on the coffee table, held a "lighter" in his hand, and lit the flame.
Knowing that "there is no escape", Minglou submissively called out: "Brother." Minglou didn't even bother to look up at him, turned off the lighter, and said one word concisely and forcefully: "Hit!"
Mingtai didn't even have a chance to "play pity", and before he had time to react, Ah Cheng put him down on a cold bench in an instant.Immediately afterwards, a rattan staff fell like raindrops and hit him.
Aunt Gui brewed hot tea and brought it to Minglou, who was on the phone: "There are rumors that I have been sanctioned by the Chongqing government, and that the China Reserve Bank slipped for a while. It is ridiculous. A government official lives and dies with the currency in circulation. Is it happy?" Still worried?"
Aunt Gui poured tea slowly, listening to Minglou's words.
"You also have to be careful there, restrain yourself. Once Mr. Nanyun died, the Japanese not only stared at the anti-Japanese elements, but even those of us who were loyal to saving the country would also be picky. Mr. Liang, the business must be kept clean. There is no excuse for attacking people."
Liang Zhongchun said on the phone: "This subordinate understands."
"Those who understand always understand, but some people think that their wings have grown hard, and they are greedy to fly before they learn to walk!" Minglou drank, "Hit me hard! At such a young age, willing to fly!" Dirty!"
Mingtai bears the "family law" and is beaten by Ah Cheng to the point of "howling ghosts and howling wolves".
Liang Zhongchun went on the phone, not being wary of Minglou's sudden and vicious words, he couldn't figure it out, and listened carefully, and there was the sound of cane beating someone on the phone.Immediately afterwards came Minglou's voice: "Sorry, Mr. Liang, there is something at home."
Liang Zhongchun asked: "What's wrong?"
"My younger brother was expelled from the University of Hong Kong. It's because my sister has been spoiled in daily life. She doesn't seek to make progress, and she spends her days drinking and drinking all day long. There is nothing like gold and jade."
"Well, every family has scriptures that are difficult to recite, Mr. Ming, don't get too angry."
"Bastard!" Minglou said bitterly and hung up the phone.
Liang Zhongchun didn't realize it for a while, and when he did, there was only a busy tone on the phone, and he said innocently: "Who are you scolding? You deserve to be fired!"
"Who was fired?" Wang Manchun walked in at some point, and Liang Zhongchun looked back at her: "Director Wang, don't you know that you have to knock on the door before entering?"
Wang Manchun sneered, and closed the door: "I'm here to get the on-site report from the Operations Department about the shooting incident on Wutong Road."
Liang Zhongchun took out a stack of files and threw them on the table with a "slap".Wang Manchun picked up the file and flipped through it angrily, while Liang Zhongchun sat firmly on the chair.
Ah Xiang walked out of the kitchen with a bowl of winter plum porridge, saw Mingtai being beaten, and couldn't do anything, so she stood aside and cried, while Aunt Gui stood quietly and watched.
Ming Lou said angrily: "The assassins outside lined up to kill me, and the children at home were fighting against me one by one. They thought I was blind! The little ones ate flower wine, picked up women, and fought at school. He even dared to open the safe of the eldest sister, and he was so daring! There are also people who buy and sell labor, and their business has to go to the Japanese military headquarters. Do they all want to see how I die! I warn you, if someone is in my He's doing anything wrong under his nose, I'll kill him!"
What he said was completely lacking in style and out of standard, but it made everyone present feel Minglou's anger and understood Minglou's hints and threats.
The "family law" that had been discontinued had two more sticks added. Ah Cheng's attitude seemed to be against Minglou's accusation of not naming names.
"Some people want to see how I die, but I live more and more nourishingly. I don't want to be a person who just lives! Don't make a mistake, eat my Ming family's food, and be a watchdog for a special high school! I just wondered I'm going to a meeting, and someone attacked my car in the back, don't let me find out who is crawling in and out." Minglou looked at the punished Mingtai, but the words were for others to hear, "I have dedicated myself to Chairman Wang, and it's not my turn for the extra-higher class to tell me what to do."
Aunt Gui looked at Ah Cheng, who had a dark face and said nothing.
Mingtai knew that the beating was for people to listen to, to watch, and even to refer to Sang Huai.Looking at Minglou and Ah Cheng, the more Mingtai thought about it, the more wronged he became, and he didn't dare to be stubborn, just begging for mercy.
"Family law" finally stopped.
Ming Lou said to Aunt Gui and A Xiang with a cold face: "You are not allowed to deliver food to the young master, starve him for a day, let him remember whose food he grew up on! Did you hear that?"
Aunt Gui took Axiang to answer, seeing Mingtai being beaten, Axiang was very sad, bit her lip and did not speak.Aunt Gui looked at Minglou and then at Ah Cheng, and smoothed things over: "Sir, Missy wants to drink winter plum porridge, so Ah Xiang and I will go up first."
Minglou nodded, and Aunt Gui hurriedly dragged Axiang upstairs.
Minglou and Ah Cheng watched Aunt Gui leave, and they looked at each other, understanding each other.
Wang Manchun sat at his desk, looked intently at Liang Zhongchun opposite him and said, "The search on Wutong Road didn't work."
Liang Zhongchun was unhurried: "The Japanese not only asked us to visit Wutong Road, but also let us cast a net on Wukang Road, Yuqing Road, Hengshan Road, and Huaihai Road. Our manpower is limited, like this kind of headless chicken. It’s no wonder it’s effective.”
"Why did you do that?"
"You do not know?"
"Should I know?"
Liang Zhongchun said mysteriously, "I thought you knew."
"what do you know?"
"At the same time that Section Chief Nanyun was assassinated, the high-level ward of the Japanese Army Hospital was attacked by assassins. It is said that the target was clear and the massacre was carried out. Blood flowed like a river. The blood of the Japanese and the blood of the Japanese soldiers."
Seeing the sudden change of Wang Manchun's face, Liang Zhongchun understood: "It seems that you really don't know. After the death of Section Chief Nan Yun, it seems that the special high school doesn't pay much attention to Section Chief Wang. I didn't mean to provoke you. The Japanese look at us It's not like looking at a dog, we will unite ourselves in the future." After a pause, he said meaningfully, "Stop dog biting dog."
Liang Zhongchun took out a secret document from the drawer and put it in front of Wang Manchun. She recognized the document, it was a letter she gave to Nanyun Zaozi.She stretched out her hand to snatch it, but Liang Zhongchun blocked it with his hand: "Colleagues should also have some grace, and give them a way out. I know this is your denunciation letter to Section Chief Nanyun, exposing me to smuggle tobacco and use public equipment for private use. It was sold to me by a friend in a special high school, so I won’t open it again.” As he spoke, he took out a lighter and burned the letter in front of Wang Manchun.
"Nayun Zuozi's death, we just do our best, don't try too hard."
"You want to tell me that Nanyun Zuozi is dead, my backer has fallen, and you have the final say on number 76."
"You can understand it this way."
"I'm going to catch the assassin who killed Nanyun Zuozi, maybe everything will be different again."
"Ridiculous idea."
"Not all ridiculous."
"I'm worried that if you insist on going your own way, it will become a joke in the end."
Wang Manchun grabbed all the files on the table in his hands, raised the files and said, "You won't win unless you laugh at the end." Turning around and walking out of Liang Zhongchun's office without looking back.She couldn't stay here for a moment.
Ah Cheng sent Mingtai back to his room, and returned to his own room after settling down.
Ah Cheng opened the closet, picked out a gray suit from various suits, Chinese tunic suits, tuxedos, and various shirts, took it out for comparison, and found it to be trendy, so he hung it up again.He took out a gray Chinese tunic suit, put it on, stood in front of the mirror and took a picture, touched the woolen cloth with his hand, and said to himself: "The material is too expensive..." Shaking his head, he took it off and hung it back in the cabinet. He picked out another small suit, put it on, and took care of his appearance in front of the mirror.
There was a knock on the door, Ah Cheng thought it was Ah Xiang, and after saying "Come in", he continued: "Ah Xiang, let me see, which one is more simple?" Turning around, seeing Aunt Gui couldn't help but sigh. Dazed, his face immediately turned cold, and he turned his back to Aunt Gui and said, "Don't you know how to respect other people's privacy?"
Aunt Gui said calmly, "I knocked on the door."
"I thought……"
"Ah Xiang can approach you, but I can't!"
Ah Cheng was shocked by these words: "I didn't mean that." His tone was a little weak.
"Don't you know it's disrespectful to speak with your back to people? Besides, I'm still your elder."
Ah Cheng looked back at Aunt Gui, turned around, and said to her, "What do you want to say?"
"Don't you think Mr.'s evil fire today was directed at you?"
"Know."
"Aren't you ashamed at all?"
"Ashamed?" Ah Cheng disapproved, "Why should I feel ashamed? This world is originally a world where the wise bully the foolish and the strong bully the weak. Isn't your world also a world of materialism? Am I right?"
"That's how you think about me, you can't think in a good way."
"You abused me before, and now you want to redeem. This is the good side."
"You want to hurt me that much? I think your resentment and dissatisfaction are related to me, and my heart hurts. I want to resolve the resentment with you, and sincerely resolve your resentment and anger."
"Is there anything you want to tell me?"
"I don't want to talk about the past."
"I want to hear. For example, why did you go to the orphanage to adopt me? At that time, you were only in your early thirties, smart, capable, and beautiful. Why didn't you find a suitable life partner and have a child of your own, but choose Living alone, adopting a child? Why?"
"Son, this story is quite tragic..." Aunt Gui choked up, "For a woman, it's cruel."
Ah Cheng turned to face the mirror, brushed his hair with his hands, and said contemptuously, "Let's listen."
Aunt Gui paused for a while, and then slowly said: "I came to Shanghai from the countryside, worked as a servant in the Ming family, and met a businessman surnamed Liu. It was like a new life had begun, a pure girl who loved vanity and wanted to Fugui, she walked with Mr. Liu without asking if he had a family. Because she believed that Mr. Liu would make her happy. We fell in love very much... I thought I had found true love. Not long after, I bore him a son."
"In those days, it was a very shameful thing for a girl to give birth to a child before she was married. So, Mr. Liu told me to go back to the Ming family to work as a helper and send the child to the orphanage. He told me that he and the orphanage The elder mother made a promise, and the head mother will take good care of my child. He promised me that he would come to pick up our mother and son when he returned to his hometown and settled down. So, I returned to the Ming family as a helper. I haven't waited for him for two years... two years, no phone calls, no letters, I was completely panicked, I was afraid that he would completely abandon our mother and son, I thought of you, son. "
Aunt Gui's face was pale, and Ah Cheng looked at her seriously: "You found me."
Aunt Gui nodded, "Yes."
"The mother dean gave you the two-year-old child, which is me. You loved it like a treasure back then, and you thought that as long as you had a child in your hands, your Mr. Liu would come to you one day. You are very skilled Coincidentally, a lot of Suzhou embroidery in the Ming family comes from you. You work hard in the Ming family, and you can be called a good mother and a good helper. You often go to the orphanage to visit the nanny when you buy things. You must have fantasies and hopes to inquire about Did that man ever come looking for the child. Am I right?"
"Yes." Aunt Gui sighed, "Every time I asked her, Mammy hesitated. Finally, one day, Mammy the dean got terminally ill and was dying. I went to visit her with rice and flour. Her conscience Ashamed, you told me the truth."
Ah Cheng guessed the answer: "I'm not that child."
Aunt Gui said with tears, "Yes."
Ah Cheng was silent.
Aunt Gui cried: "The dean told me that my own flesh and blood were taken away by Mr. Liu long ago. The child she gave me was an orphan and had no blood relationship with me. At the beginning, she took She lied to me about Mr. Liu's money. They lied to me together! They lied to me so hard, so miserable!"
Ah Cheng stretched out his hand and held Aunt Gui's trembling hand, "I'm sorry, child, I was crazy at that time, I was completely crazy. What am I? I'm a reproductive tool, I'm being used The tool that was cruelly discarded afterwards, Liu has a family and a house, but what about me? I have nothing! I don’t even know his real last name, I’m so stupid, so confused!” The more Aunt Gui said, the more her heart ached.
"You turned all your anger on me, a child, and you started abusing me, and my miserable childhood began. A man cheated on your feelings, stole your child, and you poured endless resentment on another You are so cruel on an innocent child."
"I'm sorry for you, Cheng, please forgive me, forgive a woman who is driven crazy by resentment. Don't bury the resentment in your heart anymore, no one in the Ming family is sorry for you, Cheng, don't be sorry for Mr. and Miss It's over."
At this point, Ah Cheng thought, finally getting to the point.
"I'm not sorry for the Ming family, I only take what I deserve." Ah Cheng said it as a matter of course.
"Which share do you deserve? Ah Cheng, listen to my advice, don't be taken advantage of by others like your mother, and then kicked away by others. Mr. Sang scolded Huai today, you really have to be careful, mother I'm really worried about you."
Ah Cheng hesitated to speak.
"I told you everything exactly, just to let you let go of your resentment and stop expecting things that don't belong to you, whether it's money, women, or career. In a word, don't argue with your husband!"
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Ah Cheng said frankly.
Aunt Gui looked at him movedly: "Acheng." She didn't expect that Acheng would say this to herself. She thought she would never hear it again, and thought that Acheng would really listen to her. After all, she raised him Big.
"Thank you for telling me everything, I will slowly open my heart, give me a little time, okay?"
Aunt Gui nodded with tears in her eyes: "Mom is willing to wait."
Ah Cheng deliberately avoided Aunt Gui's twinkling tears, she was very satisfied at the moment, she felt that she and Ah Cheng had finally approached each other, whether it was an enemy or a friend, only when they were close could they see each other clearly.
Ming Jing ate his breakfast, his eyes glanced at Mingtai's position from time to time, feeling uncomfortable all the time.Ming Lou pretended not to see, and ate breakfast on his own, while Ah Cheng ate silently with his head bowed without saying a word.
After only drinking half a bowl of porridge, Ming Jing stopped moving his chopsticks, "Let's eat some more, big sister." Ming Lou cared.
Ming Jing shook his head and sighed, "I can't eat it."
Minglou also stopped his chopsticks: "Sister, don't worry, let me slowly figure out how to go to school in Mingtai."
"I really don't understand how a good kid has become so ignorant. He deliberately wants to piss me off!" He said and stood up, "I'm going out to get some air."
"sister……"
Ming Lou wanted to say something, but before he could speak, Ming Jing cut him off: "I'll go to Mrs. Su's house to see Jin Yun."
Minglou nodded and continued eating.
Ming Jing glanced at Ah Cheng, and said angrily: "Ah Cheng, is our Ming family going to go bankrupt tomorrow? Dress like this!" After finishing speaking, he turned around and left.
Ah Cheng put down his chopsticks, feeling a little aggrieved.
Minglou glanced at Ah Cheng, who lowered his head to glance at his own attire, stood up and said angrily, "I'll change right away."
The sun outside the window was warm, Ziyan murmured, the sun reflected on the bedside of the Mingtai, leisurely and peaceful.Mingtai stared at the window with a pair of tired eyes, and lay on the bed with the sun shining warmly on his body, feeling that he had never been so attached to the soft quilt and pillows.
Suddenly, he heard the sound of a key being used to open the door. After listening carefully, he recognized the footsteps of Ming Lou and Ah Cheng.
Mingtai's body was warm, and he really didn't have the strength to entertain them, so he lay quietly, with an angry and displeased expression on his face.
"Mingtai." Minglou walked in.
Mingtai was in pain, so he ignored him.
"Mingtai, elder brother came to see you..." Minglou pulled a chair and sat down beside the bed, "Does it still hurt?"
Mingtai said angrily, "Why doesn't it hurt..."
"Don't you want to talk to elder brother? Today elder brother will have a good talk with you."
Mingtai took a gamble: "Just talk about it, Young Master Ming, I'm in a bad mood today, so I don't want to talk about it!"
Minglou smiled slightly and drank, "Ah Cheng."
Reflexively, Mingtai lifted the quilt and stood up: "What are you doing? Haven't you beaten enough yet?"
Minglou sized him up and said, "You have pretty neat legs and feet."
Mingtai lowered his head and muttered, "Once I was bitten by a snake."
Ming Lou heard it but didn't make a sound, but Ah Cheng laughed out loud.
"Do you think you've been beaten unjustly?" Minglou said with a serious face, "Since the first day I knew you entered the army, I've wanted to kill the 'lunatic'! As for you..." Minglou Tai looked at him with a guilty conscience, "One beating, it's cheaper for you."
Mingtai remained silent.
"Didn't you always want to talk to me? What are you talking about? Did you ever think about talking to me when you entered the army? Have you ever thought about why we insist on sending you to study in this war-torn country? Have you ever thought about the painstaking efforts of the eldest sister? Have you ever thought that once you step into the threshold of the military order, you will never turn back?"
Minglou's series of questions made Mingtai unable to answer, Mingtai said: "I... didn't have a choice at the time."
Ming Lou stared at him: "I know that once you fall into the hands of a lunatic, you will have no choice. However, you won the whole incident by showing off yourself."
Seeing his surprised expression, Minglou continued: "Do you think you really saved the life of the 'lunatic'? Would he be so stupid to ask a child to save his life? You, you haven't figured out the essence from the beginning to the end. Sexual issues. It's not that he kidnapped you, it's that you forced yourself to come out."
"Could you not call him a lunatic?" For calling his teacher a "lunatic", Mingtai really didn't like to hear it.
Minglou was a little surprised: "It can be seen that he teaches well. You want to go with him from the bottom of your heart. You want to defend your family and the country with all your heart. Wang Tianfeng just created an excellent excuse for you. You believe that he kidnapped you from the bottom of your heart. You went to military school to erase your family guilt from the bottom of your heart. Am I right?"
Mingtai lowered his head.
"Things without conscience." Minglou reprimanded, "How many political and economic books have you read? What do you know about helping the world and saving the country? How many books have you read about chivalrous novels, and you want to learn how to be a chivalrous man who serves the country? You are far behind." Woolen cloth."
Mingtai bit his lip, somewhat unconvinced.
"Since the 'poisonous bee' took you away, I have been afraid all day and night. I am afraid that you will disappear like a shooting star. I have never been so afraid. During your military training, I was haunted by nightmares almost every night. Seeing you being executed countless times, dreaming of you crying alone in a desolate solitary tomb." Ming Lou's eyes were moist.
Mingtai was touched.
"You go back to Shanghai to obey my command, every time I tell you to go through life and death, every time I give a dangerous order, do you think it's easy for me? I see you walking the tightrope on the cliff every day, and once you fall, do you think I can make it through? Is this your own level? Eldest sister is still kept in the dark by you, think about it for yourself, which thing you did will not hurt her heart? "
Mingtai was stabbed to the core by Minglou's words, and felt sad.
"If Eldest Sister knows that the child she has worked so hard to raise, the child who has placed infinite hopes on her since she was a child, put away her good books and went to work as a special agent of the military command, Eldest Sister will be heartbroken. Don't say I hate you, even if I don't bother to look at you look at you!"
Hitting the snake and hitting seven inches, and mentioning the mirror, Mingtai finally couldn't help crying.He is not afraid of death, but if Ming mirror is the same as this time, and he doesn't hurt himself in the future, he really doesn't even bother to look at himself, he will feel as if he has been abandoned by his family.
"Brother, can you forgive me?"
"As long as you live, I will forgive you."
Mingtai suddenly raised his head.
Minglou said calmly and earnestly: "The tasks in the future will become more difficult every time. It is no exaggeration to say that our lives are hanging by a thread every moment. We must stay absolutely awake. The battle will become darker, crueler, and more tragic. Be prepared to...sacrifice anytime, anywhere!"
At this time, Aunt Gui came up with a tea tray, walked to the door of Mingtai's room, was stopped by Ah Cheng, and said in a low voice: "Brother is still talking to Mingtai, wait a moment."
Aunt Gui nodded, and the peripheral vision in her eyes swept into the room.
In the room, Minglou sat upright, while Mingtai stood with his head bowed. "I just want to ask you a question, do you still want to study?" Minglou kept staring at Mingtai with burning eyes.
Mingtai lowered his head and said nothing.
"I won't hit you, you just tell the truth."
Mingtai shook his head as an answer.
"That's why you don't study anymore." Minglou sighed slightly, and he still guessed what Mingtai was thinking, "You don't study anymore, what do you want to do?"
"I want to learn how to do business."
"It's good to do business. But, do you know how to do business?"
"If you don't know it, just learn."
"Doing business requires capital, do you have the capital?"
"I don't have any capital, so I plan to ask my elder brother for it." He didn't "borrow", he directly asked for it, and Ming Lou couldn't help but smile.
"How much?"
"How much is Big Brother willing to give?" Mingtai raised his head, his childishness and courage were mixed, and he looked like he was open.
"If you are sincerely willing to do business, how about a flour mill under his name given to you by my eldest brother? You don't need to go up and down the bank all day to find a financing partner. Open a factory by yourself, be the boss, make money, and have a certain amount of money." The most important thing is that there are buyers. I can provide you with a lot of supply orders, and you can make a steady profit without leaving home.”
"Who are the buyers?"
“大哥肯送你一家工厂，你不关心工厂面积、机器、员工，你关心买家做什么？”
明台低着头：“我不跟日本人做生意。”
明楼一下黑了脸，气氛骤然变得有些压抑。
桂姨示意阿诚进言，阿诚会意，果然进言道：“明台，大哥凡事都为你着想，你好好做，凭你的聪明才智，将来一定大有前途。”
“听见没？你别不知好歹。你好好做，自有你的好处，我还害你不成？”
“大哥一番苦心，你别再任性了。”阿诚不失时机的一句话，显然是在提示明台赶快给明楼表个态。
明台聪颖，依旧低着头，做出一副学生仔的乖乖模样：“大哥，我错了。我以后好好地跟着大姐和大哥学做生意。”
“好。”明楼说，“记住你今天说的话，以后好好做，别再自以为是，胡作非为。”
桂姨一副欣慰的表情。
“大哥，桂姨给您泡了今年的新茶。”阿诚说完，示意桂姨把茶盘端了进去。
明楼接了桂姨给自己斟的茶，喝了一口，看到明台身体发虚，觉得似乎有些不妥，放下茶杯关心问道：“昨日打得厉害吗？”
Mingtai nodded.
"Let me see."
明台穿着睡衣睡裤，他轻轻卷起左边裤脚到膝盖。明楼看着腿上的淤青，有些心疼，对阿诚吩咐道：“阿诚，你给苏医生打个电话，叫他过来看看。”
“是，大哥。”阿诚应道。
“对了，家里好像还有两支磺胺，给他打一针，消炎退烧。”
Ash nodded.
“大哥，我饿。”明台委屈地说道。他的确是饿了，因为明楼的一句话，一整天没吃东西。
明楼这才想起来，昨天自己“盛怒”之下，说了不准给他吃东西的话。不过，他没想到小厨房的佣人竟然贯彻得这样好，真的饿了明台两顿。
“桂姨，你不用在这伺候了，去给小少爷做几样可口的、清淡点的菜，熬点粥，给他端到房里来，还有，别让他吃辛辣的。”
桂姨应道：“好的，先生。我马上去。”
正转身准备走，明台叫嚷道：“我想吃炖乳鸽。”
明楼笑了笑：“好吧，叫桂姨单独给你做。不过今天不行，要退了烧才能吃。”
“小少爷，等你病好了，桂姨一准给你做。”桂姨也笑笑道，“那，先生，我这就去给小少爷做饭去了。”
Minglou nodded.
阿诚站在门口，看着桂姨下楼，回头咳嗽了一声。
明楼面色一转：“南云造子之死给了特高课致命一击，敌人最近一定会进行全面反扑，你的战斗小组从即日即刻起，全组静默，直到敌人的'大搜捕'结束。”
明台惊疑：“静默？”
“对，静默。”
“那第一无人区的调查呢？”
“你自己开动脑筋想办法，你必须像以前一样，自己动手，丰衣足食。我和你必须在工作上保持距离。这样做的唯一好处，就是我和你如有一人被捕，另一人还能自保。”
明台点头：“明白。”
“你不明白。”明楼意味深长，“我的意思是，如果我发现你在我的书房里窃取任何情报，你都有可能遭到逮捕。我们必须保持这样一种常态，尽力做好每一个细节，让谎言尽全力靠近真相。”
"yes."
“如果，如果将来真有那么一天，你我，或者阿诚被捕，该怎么做，我想你知道。”
"Yes, sir."
“这段时间，你好好在家养身体，还有一场恶仗要打！”
“是。长官。”
“保持常态吧。”
明台道：“是，大哥。”
明楼从明台房间走出来时，看到明镜不知什么时候回来了，正坐在沙发上看报纸。
“大姐回来了。”明楼边下楼梯，边说道。
明镜“嗯”了一声，继续看报纸。
“见到锦云了？”
明镜仍旧不吭声。
明楼知道她惦记着明台，没心思跟自己闲聊。他知道，明镜作为这个家的大家长，自然会有些大家长的架子，不肯先俯就，索性自己做一回和事佬。他就势在明镜身边坐下来：“我今天跟明台谈过了，这孩子也就是读书读得心里闷，又恋家。他说他在港大想家想得厉害，每次跟大姐提，都被大姐给顶回去了，他心里蛮委屈的。”
明镜心里有些难过，嘴上却冷淡道：“是吗？”
“可不是。”明楼替明台说着好话，“他说他跟小明星一起鬼混，其实心里一点也不快活，心里总惦记着姐姐。在学校里，也时常有人欺负他，他孤身在外，受了多少闲气，他也是报喜不报忧。”
此话一出，明镜心底转圜了不少。
“外面风声鹤唳，还有人骂他是胆小鬼，不敢上前线，躲在大学里贪生，骂他是亡国奴。他气得饭也吃不好，睡也睡不着，还背着不让人知道他的苦。”
“他为什么不早告诉我？”
“他怕姐姐生气，说他不上进，甘心下流。大姐你昨儿到今儿都没理他，他现在懊悔得要死，说大姐不疼他了。下午又发烧，烧得糊里糊涂的，梦里叫大姐原谅他。我请苏医生来看过了。说是夜里凉了胃，受了风寒，加上腿上的伤，肺里的火，心有忧惧，一起发作，所以病来得猛了点，需要静养几日。苏医生还说……”明楼一转眼，明镜早没影了，幽幽地说了一句，“暴风雨就要来了，关紧门窗，注意保暖。”
深夜，明台烧得难受。
明镜坐在床边，叫桂姨从明台身子里抽出温度计来一看，三十九度，心里一急：“还这么高，不是打了针了吗？”
“大小姐别急，苏医生说要等一两个小时，出了汗就能退烧了。”
明镜看明台烧得双颊绯红，甚是心疼。
明台伸出滚烫的手拉住明镜的手，一时万种委屈涌上心头：“大姐，都是我不好，我以后再也不荒唐了，大姐别不理我。”
明镜心里一酸，尽力克制着，说道：“你好好养病，姐姐疼你还来不及，不准低三下四地跟我讲话！男子汉大丈夫，顶天立地，有错就改。姐姐将来还指望着你呢。”
Mingtai nodded.
“姐姐看看你的伤，严重不严重？”
明台摇头：“我没事。”
明镜揭开被褥来看看，心疼道：“阿诚下手太没轻重了！”可又碍着桂姨，不好再说。
桂姨脸也红了，低了头。
明镜一摸明台的被褥，潮湿一片。明镜对桂姨吩咐道：“他这烧大约有半日了，被褥都潮了，叫阿香拿床新的棉被，这床上的都拿去洗洗。还有煮点碎肉粥给他喝，把大的格子间腾出来，把明台的床搬过去，我和你都辛苦点，夜里方便照顾明台。”
“好的，大小姐，你放心好了。”
“姐，我要喝汤。”明台虚弱道。
“好的，好的，我马上叫桂姨给你煲汤。”
不一会儿，一家人风风火火地忙碌起来。
明楼和阿诚站在走廊上，明楼看着格子间里灯火温暖，说：“这小家伙看似一池清水，波平纹静，其实，水深不可测。”
“我倒觉得明台骨子里就不想长大，喜欢做白日梦。”
明楼淡淡一笑：“他才不做梦呢，心里比谁都清醒。他在外面辣手神枪，独断专横，做起事来干净利落，从不拖泥带水。在家里最小堪怜，让人不具防备之心。昨日还孤灯冷茶，今日就热炉暖汤。他啊，能用几句话拖你入瓮。”明楼话里，大有险些又被这“小鬼”骗了之意，“所谓伪装者，伪装到最后，自己也分不清哪一处是真情，哪一处是假意了。你以为他跟着王天风只学杀人放火吗？他也学幼稚，惯会借力打力。”
阿诚笑起来：“再怎么样，大哥也是占了上风。”
明楼心底虽想的是天下只有我算人，几时轮到他算我。口里却说：“是他甘拜了下风，你当他是善男信女？”
明楼和阿诚走进书房，阿诚带上门。
明楼问：“桂姨找你谈了吗？”
“谈了。”阿诚道，“你昨天的指桑骂槐非常有效，她觉得该出击了，我们谈了很久，主要是听她忏悔。”
“真实吗？”
"reality."
“真实的谎言最能令人入瓮。”
“其实，坦白也不过是她达到目的的一种手段。”
“听起来，进展不错。”
“她希望我叫她妈妈。”
“她告诉你的？”
“听话听音。”
“她会失望吗？”
“或许，不会。”
“之后还会谈？”
"I think so."
“过两天安排一次跟76号高层的工作餐。”
“梁仲春？”
明楼一字一顿：“汪曼春！”
装修前卫的茶餐厅，客人不多，有些下午时光的娴静。明楼替汪曼春斟茶，汪曼春一身淑女装扮，似乎花了很多功夫在改变形象。但是，她并没有从明楼眼神里看到欣喜，明楼脸上有一种很复杂的神情，甚至有迟疑的目光。
“我们有一个星期没有见面了。”
“你不介意听到，我每天都在想你这句话吧。”
明楼笑笑：“不介意，于今强敌环伺，有一个替我着想的亲密战友时刻帮衬，再好不过了。”
汪曼春会意一笑，而后问道：“在忙什么？”
“明台被港大开除了，家姐冲我发邪火，这不忙着替明台办转学，学还没转成，我还得继续想办法。”
“你家的明少也的确该管教管教了。”
“你别提他，提起来我就头疼。外面的工作就够我累的了，家里还有一大堆乱七八糟的糟心事。”
“师哥，你别太担心，一切都会慢慢好起来的。”
"Yes, of course."
服务生走过来，有序地上着菜。
明楼举杯：“敬你。”
汪曼春举杯致谢。
两人碰杯，一饮而尽。
“我送了一家面粉厂给明台。”明楼突然开口，将话锋一转。他凭空甩了这样一句话出来，倒让汪曼春一愣。
明楼继续用餐，似乎没有察觉到汪曼春脸上的惊讶和赞赏。
“一直以来，人都说你们明家规矩重，待庶子严苛，明家产业都在师哥的名下，明台是一个表面光鲜的白丁，看来不是这么一回事，师哥的心肠远比你家明董事长好上一万倍。”
“明家的产业是家父一生的心血，家姐待明台严苛，原也因为不想让明家事业落入外人之手。明台虽是家姐一手带大，终究不是明家的骨血。我这次送他一家面粉厂，就是想让他以后能自食其力，在上海有安身立命之所，也堵住了外人悠悠之口。”
"I see."
“曼春，你是我唯一可以信任的人，但是我知道，我不是你唯一可以依靠的人。我有能力去建设新政府的新秩序，管理家族事业，却没有能力去解决家族间的仇恨，没有能力去改变我和你的命运。如果，我可以弥补……过去曾经有过的一段美好感情，我相信我会不遗余力地去争取。”
"I believe."
明楼刻意轻描淡写道：“76号的掌门人更迭即将到来。”
汪曼春猛地抬头：“我有希望吗？”
明楼低头用餐也不看她：“特高课更愿意选梁先生，除非，你在短时期内建立奇功。”
“比如呢？”
明楼抬头凝视着汪曼春：“破获上海地下党，或者是消灭重庆政府的间谍站。”
"Will you help me?"
“当然，我会用我的方式来帮你上位。”
汪曼春充满对明楼的感激：“师哥，有时候，我真的不清楚你心里到底在想什么，我唯一知道的就是你真心实意地待我。”
明楼突然放低声音，表情神秘：“上次刺客刺杀我，误杀了南云课长一事，我听说好像跟'孤狼'误传情报有关。”
汪曼春听到“孤狼”二字，像被针刺了一下，猛地一怔，活像一个作弊的学生被老师当场逮到一样。
“这个'孤狼'……”他左右看看，“从东北战场来，就在我的身边，南云造子在我身边安置了阿诚这个定时炸弹还不算，变了法地派人监视我的一举一动，结果呢？我之所以隐忍不发，不过是顾虑着新政府的建设和汪主席的救国大业。还有，据传特高课掌握了一条绝密消息，'毒蜂'已经杀回上海，特高课有人跟梁仲春关系密切，很可能把这条线索卖给姓梁的。”
汪曼春点点头，表示同意明楼的分析。
“'毒蜂'近期可能会有所行动，抓住'毒蜂'，就能破获军统上海站。你知道，梁仲春私下和军统做物资交易也不是一天两天了，苦于没有证据指证，如果'毒蜂'肯开口，所有被隐藏的真相就会大白于天下。”
“如果我抓住'毒蜂'，他会开口吗？”
“一个能跟76号做毒品交易的人，你认为他会视死如归吗？”
汪曼春脸上露出得意的笑容。
看着汪曼春的笑容，明楼得意道：“这下感觉怎么样？是不是越来越有趣了？”
汪曼春浅笑点头，踏实了。
特务把一封密写文件交到汪曼春的手上，汪曼春挥手示意特务离开后用裁纸刀打开信。一张白纸，在药水的作用下慢慢显出字迹：“速调查明楼名下的面粉厂。孤狼。”
汪曼春把密写信撕得粉碎，直接扔在废纸篓里：“你以为你是什么东西，南云造子死了，你就不再是'孤狼'，而是一只丧家犬。”
明台一身学生装扮，坐在门廊边擦着皮鞋，两三双皮鞋被他擦得雪亮。阿诚从里面出来，正准备出门。
明台献殷勤道：“阿诚哥，我帮你把皮鞋都擦了。”
阿诚不冷不热堵他一句：“你帮我擦鞋？你自己不穿吗？”
明台碰了一鼻子灰，一脸不高兴道：“我帮你和大哥擦的。”
“谢了。有空多养养身体，读书养气，你还怕别人不说闲话……”阿诚看着满地的鞋，还是领情地换了一双。
明台试探地问道：“阿诚哥，我什么时候可以出门啊？”
“一个星期后。”
“能不能……”
“不能。”阿诚断喝住，出了门。
明台气得不轻，使性子地踩了一脚擦得锃亮的皮鞋，又觉得不妥，拿过来重新擦过。
明台插着手在露台上看着阿香浇花，一会儿，桂姨走过来告诉他说医生来了。明台从露台的门廊里出来，一抬头，看到是程锦云，平静的脸上浮现灿烂笑容。
程锦云穿了一身阴丹士林布旗袍，很朴素、很精神地站在他面前，“怎么是你？”明台问。
程锦云笑着反问道：“我来不好吗？”
“自然是，好。”明台走近她，靠着她的肩膀说。
“据说你是留恋风月，所以，皮肉受了苦。”
“你也说是据说了，其实呢……”
程锦云凝视着他：“怎样？”
“我是想给自己放一个小长假。”
程锦云大方地微笑，转身打开随手带来的医药箱，拿出一管针剂来，明台慌不迭地说：“嗨，你来真的。”
程锦云一本正经地说：“这针很贵的，我跟你关系特殊，不收你钱。”
“不收针药钱？”
“不收打针的钱。”
“阿香，去给程小姐泡茶，这么没有眼力价儿。”明台有些尴尬，刻意赶走阿香。阿香搁下水壶冲明台做了个鬼脸，又对程锦云微笑着颔首，出了门。
"what you up to?"
“你想我会做什么呢？”明台关上门。
程锦云做读小报状：“花花公子明少，纵情声色犬马……我一点儿也不喜欢。”
“你说的人不是我。”
"Who are you?"
“你喜