Siheyuan, Me and the Yu Sisters

Lying in Zhang Renkang's arms, Lou Xiao'e felt the long-lost peace of mind. Not long after, the redness on her face began to return. She turned around and pressed on Zhang Renkang's upper body, whispering in his ear:

"Renkang, I miss you so much"

What can Zhang Renkang say at this moment? He can only think of the melody in his mind.

"The sparrows outside the window are chattering on the electric poles. You say that at this moment, it feels very summery. The pencil in your hand is writing endlessly on the paper."

By the end of the moon, even in the most prosperous places in Hong Kong Island, half of the lights had been turned off. Zhang Renkang took Lou Huaijin's car back to the hotel.

Zhang Renkang yawned and just as he was going upstairs with his tired body, he was stopped by Wang Fang who came out of the room. Wang Fang could smell the strong smell of alcohol on Zhang Renkang from a distance. Judging from his tired face, Zhang Renkang must have been very tired tonight. He couldn't help but admire him from the bottom of his heart and said with admiration.

"Renkang, you've worked hard."

Zhang Renkang was confused, and he couldn't understand the respect revealed in Wang Fang's fiery eyes. He could only shake his head and say

"What's the problem? Fortunately, my trip tonight was not in vain."

As Zhang Renkang was speaking, Wang Fang came forward to support him. Wang Fang said

"We drank a lot of wine tonight, I'll support you"

"Brother Renkang, to be honest, you are the most hardworking and capable leader I have ever seen among the young people."

“I really respect you from the bottom of my heart.”

“You are nothing like those people.”

Wang Fang now has a very good impression of Zhang Renkang. When he first received the task, he just regarded Zhang Renkang as a second-generation gilded man. Although he didn't say anything, he was still very disdainful in his heart. He always felt that these people were nothing more than trash who relied on the achievements of their fathers to get by and took advantage of the achievements of others.

But after spending the past few days with Zhang Renkang, he found that Zhang Renkang did not have the problems of the second generation at all. Not only could he share the joys and sorrows, but he was also quick-witted and had ideas for solving difficulties and problems. More importantly, he had a fervent patriotism and would rather take risks than do anything for the development and construction of the country.

Zhang Renkang smiled. He drank half a catty of wine before leaving, and a lot of it dripped onto his clothes. Otherwise, he couldn't explain why he was so tired that he spent most of the night there.

Smiled and said

"What's the big deal? Fortunately, Lou Huaijin has agreed to contact the Hans and Gauls suppliers for us and arrange a meeting tomorrow afternoon."

Wang Fang looked at Zhang Renkang with surprise and helped him sit on the chair. He hung up the clothes for Zhang Renkang and said

"Really?"

Zhang Renkang nodded and said

"Today, the country has not authorized us to agree to some conditions of the Lou family. Fortunately, after I talked to Lou Huaijin, he didn't have any excessive demands."

"It just allows the country to let bygones be bygones, and all previous historical issues will be written off."

"Another thing is to allow them to enter and leave the country and Hong Kong Island, and return the Lou family's ancestral home."

Wang Fang nodded. These conditions were not excessive and were the most basic things. All the Lou family wanted was a promise and security. As for his ancestral home, if the country cooperated with the Lou family, even if Lou Huaijin did not mention it, the higher-ups would return his ancestral home to him.

Zhang Renkang continued

“Our work will be organized from now on.”

"First, I will go to negotiate with Engineer Tang and Translator Li tomorrow. You will be responsible for preventing any accidents outside."

"Secondly, we will go to the office tomorrow morning to report this matter to the country, and then confirm the domestic funding situation. What I am most worried about is the transportation problem. After all, it is not a small thing. How are they going to get it in?"

Wang Fang smiled and said

"The superiors will naturally take this into consideration. We just need to open up the equipment channels and complete the procurement work."

"As for how to transport it, that is another matter and we don't need to consider it."

"I'm just curious about one thing. Why does the Lou family keep bringing up historical issues? Isn't he a wealthy man who escaped from the Forty-Nine City?"

Zhang Renkang took a sip of water and said with a smile

“You haven’t seen the Lou family’s information before?”

Wang Fang shook his head and said

"No, I'm in the external team. We are not responsible for domestic tasks."

Zhang Renkang explained with a smile

"Lou Huaijin's nickname is Lou Bancheng. It is said that half of the industries in Beijing before liberation belonged to his family. More importantly, the Lou family controlled all the steel transactions in Beijing at that time. The predecessor of our Red Star Steel Rolling Mill was his Louji Steel Mill."

"Back then, this steel mill provided a lot of support to the Japanese people and that place. It is said that many people died in the factory."

"Tell me, can he not be afraid?"

Wang Fang suddenly realized that he was not stupid. He understood everything Zhang Renkang said angrily.

"It's a bargain for him. He should have..."

Then he was interrupted by Zhang Renkang

"The previous situation was considered by our superiors, so let's not jump to conclusions."

"The current situation is that he is of great value to the domestic industrial construction. We need him to act as an intermediary to help purchase equipment, so, Brother Wang, you'd better keep these words to yourself."

"There is one more thing that has been making me feel a little uneasy."

"Do you remember the man who came out of the cabin with Secretary Zhang? Do you remember that when we docked, we didn't see him getting off the ship at the port?"

"Then Secretary Zhang and his colleagues were detained."

Wang Fang nodded and said

"Any questions?"

Zhang Renkang looked at Wang Fang sharply and said

"It's a big problem. Although we don't know what that person is going to do, since this matter has caused such a big fuss on the Hong Kong side, it may not be a small matter."

"After we finish the discussion tomorrow, we will reach a cooperation agreement as soon as possible. We will let Lou Huaijin act as the middleman and leave Hong Kong quickly. We will leave the day after tomorrow."

"Don't delay. We have been staying in the hotel for so many days. If something goes wrong and the Hong Kong authorities search us, the four of us will have nowhere to hide."

Wang Fang nodded, somewhat impressed by Zhang Renkang's sharp judgment. He had not considered it so far ahead.

"Okay, after you finish asking for instructions from the country tomorrow, you guys come back and pack up, I'll go buy the tickets, and we'll leave the day after tomorrow."

Zhang Renkang nodded and told Wang Fang what happened at Lou's house tonight. Of course, these were all things he made up. Anyway, Wang Fang couldn't go to Lou's house to confirm it. Then he took a shower and went to bed.

However, Zhang Renkang and Wang Fang did not expect that their premonition would come true so quickly. Tonight was destined to be a restless night.

夜晚

Chinese community

Captain Liu quietly sneaked into a tube building. It was already three o'clock in the morning. The corridor was quiet and empty. Captain Liu, wearing a gray suit and covering his face, gently used a wire to twist the copper lock of a door. Captain Liu leaned on the door with his ear close to his ear and turned the wire.

Before the quiet dawn, with a crisp sound, Captain Liu quietly entered the house, looked at the layout of the one-bedroom and one-living room, looked around in the dark, locked the location of the bedroom, and gently touched the

Then he quietly opened the bedroom door and entered the bedroom. Looking at a man in his thirties sleeping soundly on the bed, he carefully examined his appearance in the moonlight and confirmed his target. He took out a towel from his arms, pressed the man's mouth and nose and clamped his neck.

Then, before the man could react, he quickly removed his jaw, pulled his arms out of joint, and stabbed him in the back of the head.

After the man lay on the bed and stopped struggling, Captain Liu took a few breaths, then went to the window and imitated a cat's meow, then closed the curtains and waited quietly.

After a while, two men came in from outside. One of them was Brother Wang who had been hiding in Captain Liu's house when he first arrived. He was also the contact person Zhang Renkang and his team had met. Brother Wang whispered

"Under control?"

Captain Liu glanced at the bedroom and nodded.

"Move him quickly, and I'll search the house."

The two nodded, looked at the unconscious person on the bed with a flashlight, and Brother Wang said

"It's him, yes, let's go"

Then another person quickly carried Yang Shuang on his back, and Brother Wang went out and whispered to Captain Liu

"You only have fifteen minutes. The people downstairs will probably notice something unusual soon."

Captain Liu nodded, then put on gloves and started to search the bedroom carefully with a flashlight. Brother Wang gently closed the door and disappeared into the corridor with another person carrying Yang Shuang on his back.