Chapter 6 6. Russ spaceship

The Halmahera Island Space Launch Site is the launch site closest to the equator. It was put into use more than 30 years ago. Sky launch site to contend.At that time, the world's aerospace industry was at its peak. Aerospace planes shuttled between the moon and the earth, and a large number of space buses carried tourists. No one thought that its situation would plummet after only 10 years.Later, the Marshall Air and Space Launch Site was flooded, and the Halmahera launch site was struggling to survive, but it also almost stopped functioning.Now there is only one aerospace plane parked in the launch site, which is the Noah's Ark.There are few people in the huge launch site, grass grows in the gaps in the concrete floor, and a few white seabirds flit across the blue sky.

The huge monster lay there quietly.Swept wings, vertical tail, similar in shape to the early American space shuttles.But it uses a variable vector nozzle, lifts vertically in a horizontal position, and lands horizontally. This is different from the space shuttle, which takes off vertically and falls back horizontally, and the old-fashioned space shuttle, which takes off horizontally and falls back horizontally. Lu Gang and Ping Tuo are leading the two guests to visit. The huge fuselage reflects the blue sky, making them as small as ants. Lu Gang looks up at the belly of the plane affectionately, feeling once again the greatness and insignificance of human beings.Thinking of the irreversible decline of the aerospace industry in the past 20 years, one can't help feeling desolate.The well-dressed Frost boarded the gangway, smiled kindly and said: "The Ruth spaceship is good." He commented affectionately. "Generally speaking, there is no miracle in the development of technology. New technology is another arrangement of various inherent contradictions. When you focus on a certain aspect, you always have to sacrifice other features. So any slight technological progress must go through Step-by-step hard work is a gradual change rather than a sudden change. But this new aerospace aircraft is simply a sci-fi achievement. It is the masterpiece of Nikolai Razumny of the Ukrainian General Administration of Cosmic Research, Promotion and Design in the 1990s .With a load capacity of 1,000 tons near the ground and using mixed metal fuel, it can fly at almost any speed and even hover in the air, which makes the extremely difficult re-entry process of the spacecraft into a child's play. Produced by Xi'an Aerospace Corporation in 2012 Become the first prototype. Your ship is the eighth ship in the world and the only one currently in service. If...human civilization cannot recover from this, then your spaceship will become the pinnacle of aerospace technology. Thousands of years Afterwards, the ignorant descendants of mankind will worship it as a sacred object." He smiled and turned back and said, "I have seen similar descriptions in the novels of the 20th century science fiction writer Larry Niven. After the decline of civilization, The remaining 'engineers' will become the sanctity of that ignorant era, and the remaining technology in their hands will become the miracle of that era. God bless, don't let this prophecy come true."

Lu Gang smiled and said: "Mr. Frost, you are very expert in aerospace technology, especially the evaluation of technology has a depth that outsiders can never reach. I think you must be an aerospace expert. Before that, I saw your mysterious behavior , I thought you were a terrorist." There was sarcasm in his words, but Frost laughed it off.They toured the huge command module, the service module, the living module and the even larger cargo bay.Lu Gang knocked on the ten-inch-thick protective panel of the cargo hold, and said proudly: "Only the Russ spacecraft is capable of installing such a protective panel. It was originally designed for transporting nuclear waste. For nuclear waste with a low concentration, these The shields are enough to protect against their radiation. Did you know that quite a lot of the shields are not lead plates, but the mixed metals that are used as fuel, so that when the nuclear waste has been unloaded, these can be gradually removed fenders as return fuel."

Frost nodded: "I know, very clever design." They browsed through and returned to the living cabin, which was also quite spacious.They settled themselves in the chairs and strapped themselves in with interest.Frost said with a smile: "I seem to have reached space, you see, I will float up soon." Pinto also jokingly said: "You two are welcome to travel to space with the Ruth spacecraft this time, and we will not charge you extra." "Thank you Mr. Pinto for your generosity." Frost smiled and said proudly: "I have been to space many times, and I went to space with my family for vacation. I drove the 'space bus' myself. I I really miss that era of affluence, the era of dreams, when a large number of space buses emerged from the ground almost overnight. It’s a pity that this dream was too short. Okay, let’s get down to business.” He exchanged with Rogers With a glance, he said with a smile: "We have seen the quotation, and your freight is very reasonable, but it is too harsh to ask us to pay 60% of the payment as a confidentiality fee."

Lu Gang said: "Not much, Mr. Frost, the 30% you said is far from enough. We tacitly know which country you represent. This time, you asked for absolute secrecy, and asked you to load and add lead by yourself. Feng... and so on, of course I don't believe it's ordinary nuclear waste, and I don't think it's the Statue of Liberty on Manhattan Island, or the giant stone elephants of the four presidents on Mount Rushmore. But I'm a mercenary businessman. I don't care whether I'm shipping Mayan treasures or Indian bones. I just ask for a reasonable price that compensates me for the extra risk. Who knows, maybe I will Get into a marathon lawsuit for that, or get hunted down by some terrorist group."

Mister Rogers, visibly annoyed, urged Frost to argue with the other with his eyes, but the latter stopped him with his eyes.Pinto was ready to deal with a hard bargain, while Lu Gang kept a cold face, showing an air of never giving in.After a pause, Frost said with a smile: "Mr. Lu Gang is an overly tough opponent, and you make it difficult for me. Let me make a counter-suggestion: the shipping fee remains the same, and the confidentiality fee is increased to 50%. Frankly speaking , I am very willing to negotiate this business, and I am also willing to deal with that batch of goods as soon as possible, but this is the biggest concession I can make."

Pinto motioned for Lu Gang to accept, Lu Gang pondered for a moment, then reluctantly nodded.Frost interjected: "But there is a little difficulty. There are only two weeks before the spacecraft sets sail. In such a short period of time, I can't raise the extra money through secret transfers. Please understand this, You know, even within our government, we can't act too openly." Lu Gang said unhappily, "Your opinion..." "I want to pay the shipping fee of 100 million US dollars first, and I will transfer the remaining 50 million US dollars to your account within two months."

Lu Gang looked at Pinto and reluctantly agreed: "Well, I believe that a well-bred gentleman will not embarrass me in paying all the expenses." Frost smiled lightly: "Of course, we are all gentlemen with promises. In addition, you and I both have the trump card to make the other party keep their promises. If we mess up the payment, you can let Mr. Pinto announce this Conversely, if you fail to comply with the confidentiality clause after we pay, we will send a dozen killers to find your bad luck. Of course, I believe that there will be no such unpleasantness. Now, we can suppress Fingerprinted."

Lu Gang smiled and nodded: "Okay, now please go back to Taipei and come to my office to sign the formal contract." Two hours later, their chartered Boeing 737 landed at Taiwan Taoyuan Airport.Another two hours later, the two of Frost got into their Rolls with the leather bag containing the contract between them.Royce sedan, Rogers raised the sound insulation panel behind the driver, and said angrily: "Mr. Frost, I think the price you agreed to Lu Gang was a little too fast, and we can probably cut it again." Frost rested his head on the seat made of Australian calfskin, and said calmly: "Long nights and dreams, the most important thing is to facilitate this matter as soon as possible, which is what Mr. Brown has repeatedly explained." He sneered: "Besides, then The 50 million that they can’t get, we will give to God. From now on, we will send people to monitor Lu’s company day and night to verify their promise of confidentiality, and at the same time grasp the old Pinto’s whereabouts 24 hours a day.”

Rogers guessed what he meant, nodded, and didn't say much.Frost looked at the scenery of the island country outside the window with a desolate expression, and it took a long time before he whispered to himself: "These nouveau riche. They haven't even learned how to use a knife and fork on the dining table. They are a little young to compete with us. .” Thomson has packed his bags and packed them in his Fiat sedan.All the staff at the storage yard have been dismissed, and the secretary left yesterday.At 10 o'clock in the morning, Mr. Givet, who replaced him, arrived on time. He was a middle-aged man with a lean appearance, wearing a gray suit, and only one assistant accompanied him.The two shook hands at the door of the office: "Welcome, Mr. Givet."

"Hello, Mr. Thomson." "Mr. Givet, I have completed all the work required of me by the higher authorities, all the personnel have been dismissed, the information has been sealed, and I have put a seal on the mouths of the only two insiders—Jack and me. Please rest assured that we will completely forget the secrets of the AD area. Can I go now?" "Okay, thank you for your work." Someone sent Thomson to the side of the road and shook hands with him again: "Mr. Thomson, by the way, has Mr. Mike left long ago?" "Yes, he left 15 days ago." "Where is he going?" "I don't know, he left very decisively, and didn't even allow me to say goodbye to him. Do you have anything to do with him?" "No, just a random question. I don't know him, but I have great respect for the famous god of war. Goodbye, and good luck." On the second day after Thomson left, a convoy rumbled into the Yucca Mountain yard. The heavy-duty trucks were loaded with a special-shaped container.Engineers sent by the U.S. Army rushed to repair the roads damaged by the earthquake day and night. Five days later, the containers were already loaded at the port of San Francisco. Hardings and Jack had a quick breakfast and rode their bicycles to work.The restaurant is far away, at least 50 minutes by bicycle, but they can't afford the fuel and repair costs of the car.Mai Feiya also hastily finished her meal and kissed Little Miss goodbye. She had found a part-time cleaning job in a nearby restaurant, and it was time for her to go to work now.Mies said timidly, "Mom, do you want to go too?" "Yes, child, mother should earn as much money as possible to treat your illness." Mies said feebly, "Mom, are you going to have chemotherapy tomorrow?" Mai Feiya said kindly: "Yes, child, you will be cured after doing it a few more times. Thanks to the money left by grandpa before he left, we can cure you." Mies looked up and asked, "Where is Grandpa? Where is he now?" Mai Feiya suppressed the tingling pain in her heart, kissed her daughter's forehead, and left the hospital bed.She wondered where her aging father was now and how he was doing.Dad left 10,000 yuan in cash before he left, which is enough to cover recent medical expenses, but if bone marrow transplantation is used to cure the disease, then adding a check of 12,000 yuan that can be cashed one month later is still far from enough. The problem is, they have no other way to make up the money. Meese's white blood cells have reached 1 million, his skin color is almost transparent, his spleen and lymph nodes are enlarged, and he has no strength at all.Mai Feiya knows that the current chemotherapy and radiotherapy are only expedient measures. When the cancer cells in her daughter's body increase, they use this method to kill them, but while killing cancer cells, they also kill healthy red blood cells. .Then stop the chemotherapy, and wait for the hematopoietic organs to replenish the red blood cells.But at this time, the cancer cells are flooding again, and the next round of treatment must be started.It's a race against Reaper, with alternating leads - and Reaper will win in the end.However, they have nothing to do.The whole family is working hard for their daughter's life. Even her elder brother Jack has found a laborer and works hard every day without saying a word. This seemingly indifferent and cynical elder brother actually loves his sister deeply, which makes Mafia There is more or less a bright color in my heart. However, adding up the salaries of all the people is just a drop in the bucket. Twenty years ago, Mai Feiya had a volunteer service experience in Africa.There, she saw many black sick children with bulging bellies and skinny skin. Many of them were terminally ill, and their parents could only watch with numb eyes.At that time, she could not understand these parents, and their numbness often made her shudder. She never imagined that numbing poverty would one day fall upon her. When she put on her coat and was about to go to work, the doorbell rang. The guest was a white man in his 40s, well-dressed and capable, carrying a delicate crocodile leather bag. "Is that Mrs. Hardings? I am a lawyer appointed by the 'World Alliance Against Genetic Discrimination' to provide voluntary services to victims." Mai Feiya took the bronzing business card in a daze, and said apologetically, "Mr. Leo, it's time for me to go to work. My boss doesn't like people being late." Mr. Leo smiled slightly: "Please call and ask for leave. What I want to say is very important and involves your daughter's treatment. You will know in a while, and it is worthwhile to delay for a while." Mai Feiya sighed, asked Lawyer Leo to sit down, served coffee, and called his colleagues for leave for a while. Mr. Leo saw Missy eating in the kitchen, waved to her from a distance, turned around and said straight to the point: "We are a charity organization that spares no effort to serve every victim. It is said that after your daughter was born, I once applied for medical insurance at Pacific Insurance Company, but was rejected. Is this true?" His English has a faint South American accent, and McFea said: "Yes. We only found out the reason after the fact. It is said that this company is the first to master the genetic identification technology for a variety of genetic diseases, and does not apply for terminal disease carriers. Insurance." "Did they give Miss Meath a medical examination?" "Well. They say it's an extra health service for customers." "Was the medical examination approved by you or by Hardings?" Mafia said hesitantly, "Probably, I seem to have filled out a form." Leo shook his head: "Cunning guy, this makes things a little bit more difficult, but it's okay, I will grab their noses. Did you save the application form at that time? If not, please try to recall the specific situation and date at that time .” "Please wait a moment, sir, I remember to keep it." Mafia hurried back to the back room, rummaged through the family filing cabinets, and unexpectedly found the computer form.Mr. Leo said happily: "Okay, this will be easier." Mies had already finished her meal, and went back to the bedroom through the living room without saying hello to the guests and mother, and her steps were already very weak.Leo stared at her back, and said in a low voice, "Miss is already seriously ill. You go to the hospital immediately for surgery, and I can pay 100,000 yuan in advance. This money will be paid after your insurance claims come back." settlement." He opened the leather bag, took out a stack of cash and piled it on the table: "Mrs. Hardings please take it, this is 100,000." A pile of brand-new banknotes was piled up on the table, dazzling.Never, even in the pre-Greenhouse era of affluence, had she held so much money.Mafia could hardly believe her eyes.This feeling of turning a corner was too sudden and too strong, and she felt very uneasy.Who is this mysterious visitor?It's not Christmas, and he won't be a benevolent Santa.But for her daughter, she knew she would not refuse.After a while, she said in a low voice, "May I take the liberty to ask a question?" "Speaking." "If we accept this money...do we have any obligations?" Leo smiled and shook his head: "No, there is no obligation." "So, does this matter have anything to do with my father, Mike?" Leo took a deep look at her and said bluntly: "It is true that my master has been favored by Mr. Mike, but for various reasons, I hope you will forget this, and even my visit must be removed from your mind. You My memory only needs to start from that day—an employee of the Pacific Insurance Company came to the door suddenly, confessed to negligence at work with guilt, and informed you that there was a sum of 1 million medical insurance for you. Other situations should be kept strictly confidential. I suggest that you even your husband Don't tell either. It's for your benefit. Mark my words?" Mafia hesitated, and finally nodded."How is my father?" she asked. "Rest assured, he will have a good old age like a king, but I think he will probably not come back to the United States. If he does not contact you, please erase him from your memory and don't talk about it with anyone. goodbye." Even though she knew there must be something dirty in it, Mafiah was still grateful to the mysterious Mr. Leo.After sending Leo away, Little Miss was in a daze in front of the table where the banknotes were piled up: "Mom, where did the money come from? I heard that gentleman said that the money was for my medical treatment. Is this true?" McPhee came and hugged her daughter, tears rolling down: "Yes, it is for your treatment, and your illness will be cured soon." She really wanted to tell her daughter that the money was sent by grandpa, you must always remember your good grandpa!But she finally controlled her mouth.She packed up the 100,000 cash and sat on the sofa for a long time, thinking about today's strange experience.Finally, she finally found a satisfactory explanation: her father must have had a special favor for someone when he was in the circle of power, and this kind of favor must have been not bright and proper, so they all kept it secret.Now, after my father was dismissed by the government, he went to rely on this person, and fortunately, this person is a gentleman who knows how to repay his kindness. She breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that no matter what, the daughter and father's problems were solved.She went back to the bedroom, looked at her weak daughter who was sleeping soundly, and could not stop the tears from rolling down her face.Then she wiped away her tears and drove to the hospital to contact her daughter's surgery. Two hours after leaving McFea's house, Mr. Leo was already sitting in the manager's office of the San Francisco Pacific Insurance Company.The manager, Malik, looked at the unexpected visitor with a slightly cold politeness.Just now the guest politely told the staff downstairs that he must meet a person who is familiar with the insurance business 15 years ago and has the right to make decisions in his hands.Let's see what secret bomb is in his black leather bag. Mr. Leo shoved a computer form in front of Malik and described the facts very calmly and methodically.Malik frowned impatiently. True, genetic discrimination in Medicare had been reviled historically, but there was no clear law 15 years ago—nor 15 years later.The law is nearly passed amid protests against genetic discrimination.But then the sudden recession caused the insurance industry to plummet.If a law causes the bankruptcy or hemorrhage of most insurance companies, it is doomed. So, what is this Mr. Leo trying to achieve?Was he trying to blackmail him with a moral crime?Apparently he doesn't look like a simple guy. Leo smiled and said: "I think you must be clear, if this matter is exposed, coupled with reports on Miss Meath's illness - her beauty and helplessness will definitely arouse the sympathy of thousands of people - to your company Your reputation may be somewhat affected. You were originally a benevolent Santa Claus, but suddenly you have become a hard-hearted magnetic rooster." He deliberately paused for a moment, and then said: "Of course, I am very clear that this prospect alone is not enough to make you vomit hundreds of thousands of dollars. It just so happens that I have a best-of-both-worlds proposal. This client has a special relationship with us, and we would like to Take out 1 million yuan to your company as the insurance and compensation they deserve. I only have one request, you must immediately go through the insurance application procedures 15 years ago, the amount is 1 million US dollars, and all computer records must be changed. Any negligence is allowed. In the future, no matter what happens or who comes to inquire, you must forget about this Mr. Leo, and regard the compensation as a very normal business." He handed over a plastic bag and said kindly: "This is a check for 900,000 US dollars, please read it. I have already paid 100,000 for Mrs. Hardings, so you only need to pay her 900,000 in the future. Please open it." Look, there are also rewards for you and your company." Malik hesitated to open the plastic bag. On top of the check was a .45 caliber bullet. Suicide bomber, and Mr. Malik's house at 32 Sloat Avenue in this city will have a circular bullet hole in the window pane. I think I've made it clear." Under the snake-like hypnosis of the other party, Malik felt cold sweat dripping down his spine.He immediately agreed: "It's clear, I have fully understood. We must not let Mr. Leo down." Five days later, a kind-looking young man knocked on the door of Mafia's house and apologized sincerely, saying that Pacific Insurance had discovered a mistake 15 years ago and decided to correct it.In other words, Mr. Hardings suddenly has a $1 million policy that can be withdrawn at any time.The young man did not know, and when he set out here he was genuinely proud of the generosity and justice of his company.He wondered how relatively calm Mrs. Hardings had been at hearing the startling news, not crying, shouting, or having a heart attack. Everything went smoothly after that.Bone marrow transplantation requires the same blood type, and the chance of having the same blood type is only one in 300,000.Mies and the volunteers did an HLA matching check. In the computer of the bone marrow bank, it was found that 10 volunteers in the world had the same AB locus as Mies.The 10 people underwent DR type matching checks, and one of them was found to have the same site, and the subsequent serology, cell biology and molecular biology tests passed smoothly. Five days later, Mies was in bed.Hospital ambulances stand guard in the San Francisco airport parking lot.A Boeing 777 of China Airlines landed, and a Red Cross courier hurried down the gangway carrying a green incubator, which contained precious transplanted bone marrow. The operation was a success.As the white hospital bed rolled out of the operating room, the Hardings sobbed, thanking God for His mercy.Since then, they have tried their best to find out the identity of the bone marrow donor, and they must reward him (her) heavily to feel at ease.But Ms. Li Na from the Red Cross only revealed that it was a Chinese woman, and the donor insisted on not revealing her name.The person said that at the end of the last century and the beginning of this century, the quality of Chinese citizens was still relatively low. In such a huge China, only a very small number of people agreed to donate their organs.Many Chinese patients had to turn to foreign organ donors.Now, she's just paying old debts on their behalf.She also said that there is an old saying in China that it takes 500 years to cultivate the same boat, and she can have the same bone marrow type as Miss Meath. How many years did it take to cultivate the fate?As long as Miss Meath can recover, it is the greatest reward for her.On the day of Miss Meath's operation, she will fast and pray for her across the world in China. Hardings and his wife were unable to know the benefactor's name, so they could only thank this old Chinese woman who ate vegetarian food and recited Buddhism from the bottom of their hearts.They didn't know that this "old woman" was only 24 years old. She was a fisherwoman in the Taihu Lake area. Her name was Rong Huiyu, but when she was a waitress at Qixingyan Nightclub, everyone called her Ahui.These are things for later. Lu Bing has a four-bedroom house in Gulangyu Island, which is not luxurious, but it is quite elegant. There is a high-end Yamaha piano in the music room, and a Steiner violin on the wall—it may be a counterfeit , but it's beautifully crafted, sounds great, and is quite valuable even as a fake.In the living room, there are two tall antique shelves filled with all kinds of collections that a weird girl likes: from animal tooth necklaces, African wood carvings, Indian feather ornaments, to a crocodile skull from Thailand. The vase by the window was still filled with fresh flowers sent by Tang Shilong, once a day without interruption.There is always a note in the bouquet, such as: "I look forward to your thank you again-the same way as last time is fine." Or: "When will the spring flowers bloom?" Looking at these notes, one can imagine Tang Shilong's cheeky smile.Sometimes, he would drive a very beautiful beige Xuegull hydrogen-oxygen battery car, stop far away at the intersection, and then send a cute little boy to bring flowers.At this time, Lu Bing would personally change the bouquet and put the vase on the window sill, but at the same time put on an awe-inspiring look and made an instant appearance at the window.She knew that Tang Shilong must be observing the room with a telescope. We are more patient than anyone else, Lu Bing thought.In fact, this Tang Shilong is not annoying, and is more interesting than Yao Yunqi's silly goose, but at least for now, Lu Bing still intends to close the barrier of love. When Yao Yunqi approached the door, he heard Lu Bing playing Delius' Florida Suite, secretly wondering how diligent she would be today.Xiamen University has acquired the free and lazy habits of Western universities. As long as you pay tuition and apartment rent, you can live freely until your hair turns gray.Lu Bing just used this place as a shelter to avoid the hidden dark memories in the family and avoid the control of his elder brother.However, with her cleverness, it is not too difficult to get a few credits every year. When Yao Yunqi opened the door, Lu Bing had stopped playing and was thinking about something in a daze. Her posture did not change when Yao Yunqi approached.Yao Yunqi didn't dare to disturb her, and quietly stood behind her.After a pause, she suddenly turned her head and asked, "Hey, what is a Lagrange cemetery?" Yao Yunqi asked in a daze, "Lagrangian? What Lagrangian?" Lu Bing said impatiently: "I know and ask you? Anyway, it's in outer space, and my brother wants to deliver goods there." Yao Yunqi suddenly realized: "Oh, I see. That place should be called a Lagrange point. About 200 years ago, a French mathematician and astronomer Joseph. Louis. Lagrange discovered that at the distance from the earth and the moon In the two spaces of 380,000 kilometers, which form an equilateral triangle with the earth and the moon, due to the dual constraints of the earth and the moon's gravitational force, the small celestial bodies here are in a steady state equilibrium, and they will only oscillate around this point and will not fly away .Observations have confirmed that these two Lagrange points often gather some space particles, which appear brighter than other places in the sunlight. There are more typical examples in the solar system, such as the Achilles satellites of Jupiter and the Patroclus satellites. It is exactly at the two Lagrangian points of the Sun-Jupiter system, so it will always be in a steady state equilibrium. There is a restriction here, the mass of the master star in the system must be at least 20 times greater than the slave star, so that the slave star can basically remain motionless .I can’t remember the exact number.” "What is the spaceship carrying there?" Yao Yunqi said strangely: "Nuclear waste, don't you know anything about it? Your father made his fortune in this kind of transportation industry. Since 30 years ago, human beings have sent nuclear waste from the earth here as a permanent storage place." , you know, even if the concentration of nuclear waste is very low, the half-life of nuclear waste can reach more than 6,000 years, and some nuclear elements can reach tens of millions of years, so it is not safe to put it on the earth or the moon. The Langri point is also dangerous to passing spacecraft, so some people call it the Lagrangian cemetery. It is the safest way to put nuclear waste directly into the solar furnace, but the voyage is far away, the cost is high, and it is too dangerous. However, the greenhouse After the decline of civilization caused by the civilization effect, this industry has almost died out. People only care about food and drink, and they no longer care about environmental protection.” Yao Yunqi's words evoked Lu Bing's distant memories. Sometimes, she could accidentally retrieve some fragments from behind the memory fault. She remembered that her father was wearing a white space suit, and her mother held her to see him off. Kiss her again.But after his parents died suddenly, a door of ice sealed the past in another world.She didn't want to fall into horrible and definitely fruitless memories, so she changed the topic: "I can't remember things from my childhood. Isn't nuclear waste buried in the seabed?" Yao Yunqi looked at her with pity, knowing that the bad luck of the Lu family was always her unpaid debt.He said: "No, the sea burial method is too unsafe and has long been abandoned." "Then why not throw it on the moon?" "The Moon Convention prohibits this. At that time, the space immigration plan seemed to be realized soon. The moon would be the first stop for space immigrants, so pollution was strictly prohibited. Who would have thought that the earth's civilization would decline so quickly? A permanent preservation site was established underground, and it was officially closed not long ago. I heard that the melting of polar ice has created many new seismic zones, and one of them runs right through Yucca Mountain. Uncle Sam must be worried about this." Lu Bing was no longer interested in these things. She stared at her own shadow on the piano, played a string of scales, and asked, "Is it dangerous?" "What's the danger?" Yao Yunqi realized what she meant after he was a little stunned: "Oh, there will be no danger. More than ten years ago, this was a routine transportation, and it only stopped in these years. Binger," he said After hesitating, he said tactfully: "I know you still love your brother very much in your heart, don't be so..." He didn't dare to say "intentionally torture him", and changed his words to: "Intentionally cruel, okay? He treats you So good, indeed a rare good brother." Lu Bing immediately turned his face for no reason. She closed the piano cover with a bang, and said viciously: "Do you want to teach me a lesson? Mr. Yao, please don't forget that you are a slug raised by me with money! Yes, I am very concerned about him, if he sends his life to Lagrange's grave, who will earn money for me? Let's not talk, you go, I'm going to sleep!" She issued an order to evict the guest coldly. Yao Yunqi was very embarrassed, he had expected that his persuasion would upset this surly princess.In fact, he would have liked to walk away and never listen to mean words like "slug".But he has self-knowledge, knows that he is reluctant to leave her, and he has bowed under the skirt of this goddess, willingly. Returning to Xiamen at this time, I am afraid that he will not be able to catch the last ferry, but Yao Yunqi did not dare to disobey Lu Bing's words. He stood up sadly and said, "I'm leaving, you should rest well." Seeing Yao Yunqi's flustered look, Lu Bing suddenly turned his anger into a smile: "Don't go, go out dancing with me tonight, okay?" Immediately, Yao Yunqi's face glowed. He happily took off his windbreaker, and began to make arrangements to put on an evening dress for his lover.In the dressing mirror, Lu Bing's eyes were like autumn water, with an innocent smile on his face.Yao Yunqi couldn't help but leaned down and kissed her shoulder, and excused himself for his humble face: Lu Bing is so beautiful, there is no man in the world who can't be conquered by her.Just then the door knocked, with timid and incoherent voices.Lu Bing looked up at the clock. At ten o'clock, the messenger must have arrived again.Yao Yunqi opened the door, and there was a little boy who had never been here before, about six or seven years old, and very smart.God knows where Tang Shilong found so many clever and cute little boys?At least one thing is for sure, this Playboy has a good aesthetic.The child raised his head and held a bouquet of flowers high above his head: "Is it Miss Lu Bing? A gentleman asked me to present you a bouquet of flowers." Lu Bing deliberately asked: "Did the gentleman tell you his name?" The child said childishly, "No, no." "Then I can't accept it. I don't accept things from strangers." The child begged: "Miss, please accept it, I promised that gentleman." "Is that man tall, broad-shouldered, and handsome?" The child didn't necessarily realize whether the man was pretty, but he said cleverly, "Yes, miss." Lu Bing glanced at Yao Yunqi who was secretly angry, and smiled even sweeter: "Little devil, how much did he give you?" "Ten yuan is the common currency of the world." Lu Bing tsk-tsk: "Ah, how can he give you this kind of currency? It's a piece of paper! Tsk tsk, he shouldn't deceive children." The child was very confused. He took out the banknotes and looked them over and over again. Lu Bing said, "Don't worry, I'll give you twenty yuan, which is the best RMB. You can ask for US dollars. Little thing, do you have a good memory? Can you Mark my words?" "Don't worry, miss, I have an excellent memory!" "Okay, then tell him, don't think that his little white face can charm Miss Lu. Then tell him that Miss Lu doesn't like spending, but loves money, a lot of money, just send his stinky money here. Then You threw the counterfeit ten-dollar bill in his face and ran away, remember?" "remember!" "Repeat it!" The child repeated it articulately, carefully packed the "real money" and ran away.Lu Bing giggled, threw away the bouquet, took Yao Yunqi by his arm, and got into the violet Chevrolet. In that Xueou car, Tang Shilong has been observing her movements with his pocket binoculars, just like a patient king cobra.He is no longer teasing flowers and butterflies, but carrying out the orders given by his godfather. Of course, he knows the harshness of the "three no's" in the organization. But there was still a smile on the corner of his mouth from time to time.毕竟这与往常的任务不同，因为他是在鲁冰成为计划目标之前就结识她的，这个古怪的女子身体内有一团火，随时会爆炸，炸毁她周围的世界。这一点格外使他感兴趣。而且——想想几天前那场喜剧吧！ 他原以为自己导演的戏会轻易降伏一个头脑简单的女人，谁想到是那样的惨败——不过即使是惨败也很值得回味。 他看见送花的小鬼头一溜烟跑回来，就早早降下车窗，伸出手去：“喂，小家伙，那位小姐托你捎信了吗？” 小家伙怒目圆睁，节奏很快地嚷道：“小姐说她不爱花，爱钱，叫你把臭钱尽管往那儿送。说你的小白脸迷不住她。还给了我二十元钱，叫我把你的假钱扔到你脸上！”他把十元“假钞”扔过来：“你是个骗子！” 他说完转身就跑。唐世龙合上车门，踩下油门，缓缓地追上他，嘴角上有抑止不住的笑意。小孩惊慌地靠在路旁，不知道这个“骗子”要怎么对付他。唐世龙笑嘻嘻地说：“真对不起，我刚才给成了假币。这枚金币是真的，送给你吧。” 他扔出一枚金路易，那是教父的女儿送给他的，是他经常带在身边的吉祥物，然后哈哈笑着开车走了。小孩拾起金币，擦擦灰尘，它沉甸甸的，金光闪烁，正面是一个男人头象，有不认得的文字。看来这不象是假的。尽管他对那个“骗子” 全无好感，他还是把这枚金币装进口袋。 唐世龙立即驱车回到寓所，登上楼顶的直升机，向香港飞去。他知道那个漂亮妞儿快屈服了，她让小孩捎来的咒骂实际上是一封邀请信。 训练有素的驾驶员默然驾驶着飞机，擦着海岸线向西南飞。左边的舷窗里可以隐约看到台湾岛巨大的轮廓。25年前，他父亲唐天极是台湾三合会的头目。台湾和大陆统一后，父亲举家迁到旧金山，不久就成为华人社团中的黑道枭雄，在毒品生意中独执牛耳。 那时父亲不一定想让儿子继承衣钵。虽然身在黑道，但他深谙“邪不压正”的古训，知道“可从黑道得天下，不能以黑道保天下”，在根基打牢后，他准备让下一代改弦易辙做正经生意。所以他送儿子去麻省理工学院读书，工学博士唐世龙也准备沿着正路走下去。但10年前，就是他戴上博士方帽不久，那天是美国独立纪念日，父亲和母亲一块儿出去游玩了，他和碧眼金发的恋人林吉特准备参加一次舞会。他挽着林吉特从公寓出来，已经坐进自己的黑色林肯车，忽然仆人喊他接电话。是家里的那部保密电话，按规矩仆人是不能去接的。在电话中，一个人气喘吁吁地告诉他，有人要在今天暗杀他的父亲，要他务必快点通知。就在放下电话的瞬间，他听到一声巨响，门口那辆林肯牌轿车和他的恋人变成一团大火。火势十分凶猛，甚至没有必要再去抢救林吉特了。他发疯般返回公寓，发疯般到处打电话寻找父亲。父亲汽车里的移动电话打不通；向父亲可能去的地方逐个问询，到处是忙音，到处是“你父亲不在这里”的回答。在那10分钟里，他才真正知晓什么是焦灼和无能为力。这种折磨在此后多少年内一直盘踞在他的脑海中，没有褪色。 父亲一直没能联系上，也不用再联系了，电视已经播放了现场报道：旧金山华人黑势力大火并，唐氏家族全军覆没，唐天极被枪杀，儿子唐世龙死于汽车炸弹。画面中有他父母满是鲜血的尸体，也有林肯车着火的场面。 几乎在一刹那间，他身上潜伏的兽性基因复活了。他立即从美国消失，几天后，他潜逃至哥伦比亚的卡利市。父亲生前一直和卡利卡特尔作生意，在15年前的一次会面中，卡特尔首领卡拜勒鲁喜欢上了机灵的小世龙，为他施了洗礼，认他作教子。唐世龙相信教父会为他报仇。 卡拜勒鲁立即用行动证实了他的友情和权力。三年之内，在他的全力支持下，唐世龙手刃了旧金山的所有仇人，从此死心塌地投在教父麾下，成了一名地位特殊的干将。 这次他的任务是通过鲁冰接近鲁刚，并相机控制事情的发展，他的第一步已快要成功了。 早上7点30分，瑞士联合银行的铁门打开了。英籍雇员罗伯特站在出纳柜台后，看见第一个进来的是一位高个青年，黄种人，穿银灰色毛衣，牛仔裤，相貌英俊，有一种天然的贵胄之气。在银行工作了十几年，罗伯特练就了一双敏锐的眼睛。如果说那个青年本身的风度还说明不了他的身份，身后的保镖就足以说明了。这位保镖显然训练有素，他沉默寡言，走路象猫一样轻悄，与主人时刻保持着适当的距离，锐利的眼睛似不经意地把整个大厅都收在视野中。 罗伯特在脸上堆出最诚挚的微笑，对走近的青年说：“早上好，先生，我能为你做什么？” 唐世龙微笑着说：“我想取一笔现金，不过我有一些很特殊的要求，如果你能原谅我的冒昧，我想见见你的上司。” 罗伯特小心地问：“那么，你想见……” “比如你们的信贷部经理，他是叫普罗弗勒吧。” 在年青人从容的目光下，罗伯特没有办法拒绝，他挂通了内部电话，小声说了几句，然后殷勤地说：“先生，普罗弗勒先生在12楼等你，1202房间，电梯口在那边，请。” "thanks." 普罗弗勒已经在门口迎侯，彬彬有礼地说：“请座，先生，你要喝点什么？” 来人平淡地说：“要一杯苏格兰威士忌。” 苏格兰威士忌是比较昂贵的，普罗弗勒看看他，在通话器中对外间的秘书说：“请送来两杯苏格兰威士忌，我知道这儿没有，你到我的私人酒库中去拿。” 他回过头说：“马上就会送来，请问我能为你做些什么？” 来人笑着重复了他的要求：“我想提取一些现金。本来我应在楼下职员那里办理，但我有一些特殊要求，他们肯定要来请示你，所以我就直接找你来了。请原谅我的冒昧。” “没关系。你有什么要求？你的支票？” 来人摊开双手：“走的太匆忙，我没带支票薄，你可以给我一张当柜提取支票吗？” “当然。”普罗弗勒摁下通话器，吩咐一声。一分钟后，秘书小姐托着两杯金黄色的威士忌进来，托盘中放着当柜提取支票。那人接过支票，龙飞凤舞地签上名字，推给普罗弗勒，后者微笑着说：“你还没填金额呢。” 来人笑了：“正是这一点让我为难。我要提取……请你听好，能装25只花篮的花束，用纸币叠成。票种不得少于25种，全部用该票种的最大面额钞票。呶，就是这样大小的花蓝。”他从茶几上取下一支藤编的花篮，随手倒掉篮内的鲜花，把藤篮放到办公桌上。 尽管普罗弗勒已是银行界的老树精了，这次他仍然相当震惊。他估量着藤篮的大小，迟疑地说：“也许需要200万？我是说折合成美元。” “那就200万。” “也许得300万，我实在估计不出来。” “那你就在支票上替我填上300万。但我要求明早3点钟前把25只花篮装上我的飞机，我要赶回去向一位25岁的小姐送上生日礼物，你能办到吗？” 他的声音很平和，但透出一种极大的威势。普罗弗勒小心地说：“我还要和上层通报一声。但我们一定会满足你的要求。” “好。非常感谢。这是我的户头和提款密码，请核对。” 普罗弗勒请客人稍等，拿上密码走进一个密室，打开保险柜，取出一本黑封面的记事本。其实，即使不核对，他也能断定这个男人并不是来胡闹。和罗伯特一样，他也是一眼就看到了笼罩在这人头顶上的、普通人看不到的辉光，那是金钱的辉光，是世界上最有权势的东西。他很快查到这个密码，它属于一个势力很大的隐蔽的集团（银行的上层人士都知道这个集团的真实名称，但没有一个人会说出来，即使在耳语中），他们的存款肯定有可卡因的残粒。但是，只要在存入联合银行前，这些毒品美元已经过洗钱手续，联合银行才不会费心去查它的来历呢。普罗弗勒已经为联合银行工作25年了，他早已成了抛却七情六欲的冷静的机器人。只要金钱的来往符合银行的规则，或者不如说符合银行的利益，他绝对不会费心去问：这些钱是来自犹太人嘴中拔下来的金牙，还是哥伦比亚的可卡因工厂。想想上个世纪90年代那个愚蠢的银行看门人吧，他向新闻界泄露了瑞士银行50年前与纳粹德国的合作，结果在瑞士成了公敌，不仅失去了工作，还差点失去了生命，不得不逃到美国避难。普罗弗勒一点也不同情他，谁让他违反了瑞士国民的道德准则？他完全是罪有应得。 他用密室的电话向银行上层通报过，很快就笑容满面地回到唐世龙面前：“请放心，我们将动员一切人力，一定在3点前完成。” "thanks." “冒昧问一声，你对现金的票种有没有什么限制？如果限定票种，难度就太大了，当然，如果你坚持，我们仍将用一切办法满足你的要求。” 客人笑道：“我是一个通情达理的人，不会让你们为难的。这样吧，除了必须有美元、欧元、瑞士法郎、日元、人民币、港元、德国马克、卢布之外，其余的听便，泰铢、印尼盾、印度卢比，都可以。明早5点，我的直升机将到楼顶的停机坪来取货。” “谢谢，我们一定不让你失望。” 普罗弗勒把客人一直送到大门，他发现在楼梯口和大门口各有一个训练有素的保镖，他们不动声色地尾随着唐世龙，钻进一架云雀直升机。等直升机消失在天际，普罗弗勒返回银行，唤罗伯特迅速上来见他。 刚才，罗伯特已经看到自己的上司亲自为那位客人送行，知道自己的眼光没有错，上司一定会更赏识他。他按捺住心里的欣喜，站在普罗弗勒的对面，等着他的命令。他想，他将要面临的任务一定与那个神秘的客人有关。普罗弗勒首先问了一个奇怪的问题：“罗伯特，你知道能在哪儿找到25个折纸女工吗？会折纸花的女工。” 罗伯特的反应非常敏锐：“用钞票折？” “对，”上司赞许地说，“用钞票。因此，这不象平常的纸花，它们只能折，不能动剪刀。” 罗伯特立即说：“我知道，我在广州大街上见过全部用纸币折成的工艺品，有帆船，也有花篮和纸花，非常精致，我还买了一艘帆船呢。” 普罗弗勒十分高兴，他没有想到最困难的一个环节竟然在一分钟内就解决了。 他绕过办公桌，难得地拍拍下属的肩膀，夸奖道：“好样的，你为公司解决了一个大问题。现在你马上去广州，包租一架小型飞机，尽快找到25名左右的折纸女工，务必在晚上10点前返回这儿。所需费用不必再向我请示，最重要的是时间！还有问题吗？” 罗伯特立即站起来：“没有问题，我一定把这件事办好。” 那天，联合银行的运钞车疯狂地跑遍了香港、澳门所有银行，提得的大面额现金立即运回银行的大厅。晚上9点，一架直升机在楼顶降落，25位中国女工鱼贯走下飞机，立即被引到底楼的大厅，开始十指如飞地折着纸花。早上3点，唐世龙的飞机降落在楼顶，25个银行职员已列队等候在那里，每人怀里抱着一个装满了鲜花的藤篮，在直升机的旋翼气流下，他们竭力保护着怀里的花束。 唐世龙跳下来，同普罗弗勒握手，看着人们小心地把花篮送上飞机。普罗弗勒把支票递还他，微笑着说：“并没有我估计的那么多，一共128万美元，其中已包括了所有的辅助开支。请唐先生填上这个金额。” 唐在空白栏中草草填上1280000，撕下支票递过去：“再次向普罗弗勒先生致谢，再见。” 鲁冰直到第二天早上6点才回到寓所。她已经精疲力竭，斜靠在姚云其身上。 姚云其把她扶定，掏出钥匙打开门，揿亮电灯，立时他变得目瞪口呆。 鲁冰肯定感到了他的呆愣，她睡眼惺松地抬起头，口齿不清地问：“怎么啦？” 她的眼睛也立刻睁大了。25个花篮摆满客厅，花篮里是全部用大面额钞票折成的纸花，在灯光下熠熠发光。那是金钱之光，是世界上最神奇最邪恶的东西。 它是人类从自己血脉中提炼出的一种信仰，一种物化的咒语，并且人类心甘情愿成为它的奴隶。 鲁冰一言不发，沿着花篮细细端祥着，两眼放出奇光异彩。这个神通广大、讨人喜欢的唐世龙！他从哪儿寻来这么多品种的钞票，有瑞士法郎、人民币、美元、日元、英磅、卢布、马克、埃磅、澳元、新加坡元……还要一张张叠成纸花？ 姚云其悲哀地看着情人的痴迷，知道自己该退场了。这个结局早在意料之中，他从没有奢望能成为鲁冰的丈夫。尽管如此，看着自己的爱情梦在金钱之壁上碰碎，仍使他心头滴血。他走过去，轻轻吻一下鲁冰的额头，苦涩地说：“冰儿，我想我该走了。” 鲁冰报以热烈的回吻，但没有一句挽留之辞，她的目光中也看不到一点儿留恋和愧疚。看着姚云其披上风衣，她想了想，抽出几束花朵递过去：“拿着吧，算是我的一点心意。” 姚云其凄然一笑。同居三年，他默默忍受了鲁冰的不少伤害，但恐怕没有比这样的告别更伤人了。他没有接花束，默默走出房门。但不久，橐橐的皮鞋声又在门边响起，他匆匆返回，没有抬眼看鲁冰，只是默默捡起那几束花，想了想，又从花蓝抽出两束，转身出门。 鲁冰半是怜悯半是鄙夷地目送他出门，很快把他置诸脑后。她在金钱丛中心醉神迷地徜徉，心头空空地没有任何思维。她并不是为金钱本身所感动，而是从金钱之光的折射中看见一个强大的男人，身上透着一股和她一样的邪性。有一种发自本能的唿唤使她把那人引为同道。 电话铃响了，是唐世龙带着男性磁力的声音：“我的小鸟，礼物怎么样？你看它既是鲜花，又是金钱。这一下你无可挑剔了吧。” 鲁冰笑着，很久才回答：“你没有因此变成穷光蛋吧。” 唐世龙大笑道：“谢谢你的关心。我告诉你两点，第一，我有钱，很有几个臭钱。第二，为了我心爱的女人，我乐意把钱花光。” “这会儿你在哪儿？” “向楼下看，还是那辆米黄色的雪鸥。一位罗密欧正望眼欲穿，等着朱丽叶的信号呢。喏，我看见姚先生刚走过去，还抱着几束花。” 鲁冰微笑道：“你赢了，你可以进来了。” 天光甫亮，姚云其目光直直地在街上疾走。偶遇的行人惊奇地看着他，他们发现他手里的纸花是钞票折成的，尽是大面额的纸币，那一定是假钞吧。 姚云其没有注意行人的目光，他的心里沉重如铁，有耻辱、痛苦，也有模模煳煳的担忧，刚才他第一次走出鲁冰的房门时，这种担忧才忽然明朗化，他想起唐世龙导演的假绑票，他在船上显露的枪法，他温文尔雅、标准绅士的外表下隐约可见的邪性。这一定不是个普通人物。他会用种种手段把鲁冰缠到一个可怕的蛛网中去。 所以他在一生中第一次果断地作出决定，他回身取了几束花，想用这笔金钱查出唐世龙的下落。至于这个举动会使鲁冰怎样鄙视自己，还有自己是否会涉临危险，他根本没去想它。 他终于发现了行人的怪异目光，便脱下风衣，把几束花包起来。在三丘田码头他坐上轮渡渡过海峡，又唤了一辆出租车，让司机往狮头山方向开。前几天，他在小报上偶然见到狄明侦探事务所的广告，知道这这家私人侦探所刚从上海迁来，有一点名气，好象地址就在文园路附近。他向警察打听了几次，在一道小巷内找到了它。事务所还没开门，铜制的新铭牌闪闪发光，门上的油漆尚未干透。 他坚决地敲响房门，一个穿睡衣的小个子中年人打开门，疑惑地看着来人，随即发现了风衣中包着的花束，笑道：“来送花？时间太早了吧。噢，不是普通的花，是金钱之花。请进，性急的送花人。” 他领着客人绕过地上的装饰材料，走到卧室，随手拉过一把藤椅，说：“办公室正在装修，请委曲一下。喝点什么？” 姚云其摇摇头：“随便，你不必张罗，说正事吧。” 狄明端来一杯红葡萄酒，放在他面前。姚云其一饮而尽，然后简略地叙述了事情的经过，沉重地说：“我并不是嫉妒一个情敌。我觉得这个神通广大的神秘人物实在令人不放心。而且，凭我的直觉，我担心鲁冰一旦陷身进去就不能自拨，因为她身上也有一种奇怪的、随时想炸毁自己的天性。我委托你调查一下，这是我提供的经费，我只有这些了，不知道够不够。” 狄明老练地估量一下：“大概有7-8万美元，我想只要1／4就够了，当然还要看调查工作的难易程度。你可以预付一些，其它的事成后结算。” 姚云其不耐烦地摆摆手：“都是你的了，请你立即开始吧。” 送走客人，狄明立即叫醒了所有助手。昨晚他们一直在装修房间，干到凌晨两点，这会儿个个困得摇头晃脑的。狄明宣布停止房屋装修，立即开始侦察。 “这笔业务是一个好兆头，”狄明笑着说，“你们想，事务所还没有正式开张，生意就送上门了，而且利润相当丰厚，这一定预示着咱们迁到厦门后会大展宏图。从今天起，所有力量全部集中到这桩业务上，一定要干好。” 从心底里，他对姚云其很有好感，那种“受伤的痴情”在他身上表现得淋漓尽致。即使撇开生意上的利益不谈，狄明也很想对他有所帮助。他向助手警告：“不过，你们一定要小心，从姚先生提供的迹象看，那个唐世龙有很大的势力，也可能是黑道人物。务必小心行事，我可不想谁的耳朵被装在信封里给寄回来。” 第二天，一个衣着时髦的女人敲开鲁冰的房门，满脸堆笑地硬挤进来，她是来做仙尼雷德药品的传销，口舌如簧地宣传着这种花粉保健品的神奇功用，不仅能使女人的皮肤更加娇嫩，而且几乎是包治百病：“小姐，你有上天垂赐的美貌，你比别人更该珍惜它，仙尼雷德会使你更漂亮的！小姐，请买10盒试试吧，我按最优惠的价格给你。” 鲁冰打着哈欠，不客气地下了逐客令：“好啦，不用再费口舌了。以后要想做成生意，拣我睡足觉心情好的时候再来。” 那个女人尴尬地走了，临走时难为情地说：“小姐，能让我用一下电话吗？我女儿病了，我不知道丈夫是否记着为她打针。” 鲁冰不耐烦地说：“你干嘛不让她服用你的仙丹妙药呢？去打吧，快点。” 女人打过电话，再三道谢后走了。鲁冰没有发现，她的电话机下已粘了一块小小的窃听器。 狄明的监视站设在一幢小楼的第三层，离鲁冰的寓所不远。小玉风风火火地推门进来，问：“我已经安好了，效果怎么样？”狄明开玩笑地说：“嗯，不错。听了你刚才的宣传，我也想买几盒仙尼雷德试试。” 戴着耳机的小田嘘了一声：“唐世龙的电话。” 耳机中唐世龙的声音十分清晰：“我的女神，今天到哪儿去玩？我的直升机已经停在楼顶了。” 听见鲁冰笑着说：“我还没有考虑好呢。” “要不，咱们到公海的赌船上去玩几把，怎么样？我知道有一艘'威廉王子号'就在12海里的海岸线之外，中国政府的法律管不着它，凡是上船的都是豪赌之客。去不去？有你在身边，我的手气一定会特别好。” “不，我不去，我哥哥特别恨赌博。” “那你说吧，今天到哪儿？到香港看跑马？到泰国看人妖？到唐古拉雪山去打雪鸡？” 耳机里沉默了一会儿，鲁冰半真半假地说：“唐先生，你是否只打算只同我玩几天就要分手？我看你这么急切。” 唐世龙大笑起来：“你真是个尖口利舌的姑娘。对，我当然急切，我巴不得你明天就能睡在我的婚床上。好吧，我听你的意见。” “今天哪儿也不去了，就在狮头山公园呆一天，你陪我说说话。” “遵命就是。” 此后几天，唐世龙一直和鲁冰泡在一起。他的表现完全是一个热恋中的情人，还相当循规蹈矩呢。早上，他捧着一束鲜花匆匆赶到，带着鲁冰天南海北地到处玩耍，晚上送回鲁冰，在门口吻别。半个小时后还要打来电话问一声晚安。不过他从不在鲁冰房中过夜。 狄明查到，唐世龙在厦门万寿路包租了一间不大的二层小楼，院内停着一辆雪鸥，一辆丰田小面包和一架隼式直升机。狄明通过派出所的朋友调阅了房屋合约，签约人是一个叫李十逊的中国人，他是巴西BKW公司的中方经理。这是一家中等规模的公司，经营被淹没地区的企业搬迁和重建，业务上比较成功，信誉良好。但唐世龙与这家BKW分公司的关系不大清楚。李经理只对手下说唐世龙是一位贵人，必须满足他的所有要求，而唐和他的两个手下也一直独来独往。 第四天晚上，狄明在电话中窃听到唐世龙的声音：“冰儿，明天咱们去澳大利亚汤斯维尔吧。这次我们一定玩个痛快。那儿的大堡礁是世界上最迷人的地方！” 这次鲁冰没有犹豫，高兴地答应了：“汤斯维尔？我早就想到那儿玩玩。我们怎么去？” “乘我的直升机去台北，我义父的公司在那儿有一架波音737专机，我们乘专机去。” “好的，我等你，晚安。” 狄明也迅速预定了第二天去悉尼的机票。