Diamonds

Xie Qiuqi really didn't expect to meet Hu Qiaobo again.

Meeting an old acquaintance in a foreign land is one of the four great joys in life.

"Hmm! Don't hit... vomit... um..."

Xie Qiuqi didn't care about his begging for mercy, he kicked him in the stomach, but he didn't think it was enough to relieve his anger, he greeted his face with his fist, but was pulled away by Aola.

"He is my employee, Mr. Xie, you have no right to beat him." Ola reminded.

Xie Qiuqi looked at a dog: "Then you'd better fire this bastard as soon as possible. He is a liar, a habitual liar, who will steal other people's ID cards to borrow usurious loans, and then use the money to escape. Don't let your hard work come to an end." You came to complain that I didn't remind you after being bankrupted by him."

Aura's expression changed, and she frowned at Hu Qiaobo, whose nose was bruised and his face was swollen.

Hu Qiaobo couldn't understand Portuguese, didn't know what the two of them were talking about, and cried to Xie Qiuqi shyly——

"Xiao Qiu, listen to my explanation, I don't want to do this. I really want to be with you..."

Xie Qiuqi grabbed a rag and stuffed it into his mouth, telling him to shut up.

"You know him, has he lied to you? He was introduced to work here by an acquaintance, and someone guaranteed him." Ola said.

This is a family scandal, Xie Qiuqi just felt ashamed: "We used to be lovers."

Ola seems to have heard something interesting.She first ordered someone to take Hu Qiaobo down and lock him up, then fetched Hu Qiaobo's passport and ID card and handed it to Xie Qiuqi for confirmation.

Xie Qiuqi held the passport with mixed feelings.He knew that Hu Qiaobo would not be able to survive in China, and he also knew that this person wanted to go abroad, but he did not expect that he would come to Africa, which was a turbulent country like Angola.It seems that the surname Hu is really desperate.

"How did he come to work with you?" Xie Qiuqi asked.

Ola lit a cigarette: "He originally wanted to find a job at the port in Luanda*, but no one wanted to hire him because of the language barrier and illegal labor, and he was almost caught by the immigration bureau. Later, he spent money I found a black intermediary and came here through my friend's introduction. It was about half a year ago, and I saw that he was quite smart and agile, so I kept him."

Xie Qiuqi returned the passport to her: "How to deal with it is your right, I just want to remind you that he is not an honest person."

"In this case, I will have someone throw him out and not allow him to find a job in this area. In Lunda, it is impossible for him to stay any longer." Ola said decisively: "I will not stay here." Put down this kind of bad character."

Xie Qiuqi's head was in a mess, his thoughts were always on the reunion with Hu Qiaobo, and he seemed a little absent-minded in the discussion with Ola afterwards.Ola could see he was in a bad mood.

When saying goodbye at the gate of the factory, Ola's son came looking for her with a pillow in his arms.The boy's nose and mouth were very similar to his father's. Ola picked him up and asked him to kiss Xie Qiuqi's cheek as a greeting.The corners of Xie Qiuqi's lips twitched slightly because of this kind kiss.

"As someone who has been here before, let me also give you a reminder." Ola's eyes are full of children, "It's hard to renew the old relationship, cherish the person in front of you."

She has a child, but how can he have anyone in front of him?Xie Qiuqi smiled wryly: "Thank you. I hope we can cooperate happily."

He took the soldiers back into the car.

Just turning out of the intersection, I met Hu Qiaobo who was thrown out, his back was pitch black, like a wild ghost, even a poor ghost could not catch up with the life of a rich ghost.Seeing Xie Qiuqi in the car, he desperately grabbed the door and forced the soldiers to roll down the window.The two soldiers were taken aback, thinking that he was going to commit suicide.

Xie Qiuqi opened the door angrily: "What do you want?"

Hu Qiaobo knelt down and tugged at his trousers, "Xiaoqiu, kill me. I'll make amends."

Xie Qiuqi rolled his eyes on the spot: "Get lost!"

The one surnamed Hu burst into tears: "Xiaoqiu, you can't leave me alone, I really can't live anymore... Xiaoqiu..."

"You fucking have the face to say such a thing?" Xie Qiuqi was furious: "Where were you when I was chased to death by debt collectors? Where were you when I was tortured by the police? I can't live because of who? ? Who did I end up in this place? Let me kill you, do you think I dare not? I can’t do it, let me tell you! Hu Qiaobo, the rest of your fucking life is better than death!"

He slammed the car door and kicked the accelerator and rushed straight out, regardless of whether he would hit someone or not.The two soldiers watched him drive desperately, dumbfounded.The truck set off a dust barrier, leaving Hu behind.

Xie Qiuqi didn't need to look behind to know that people couldn't die.He knows Hu Qiaobo too well, he is clearly a gangster, not only greedy but also ghostly, with a penetrating tongue that no one can beat.No one wants to take any advantage from him, it is even better to pretend to be stupid and pitiful, but that face is quite handsome, with thick skin and hollow skin, no bottom line can be ignored.

This kind of person, not to mention committing suicide, wants to protect even a little finger.He is the ultimate practitioner of the hooligan philosophy of "It's better to die than to live". If you tell him "sacrifice one's life for righteousness", he will only take it as a joke.

In fact, when I met Xie Qiuqi, Hu Qiaobo was a pretty good person, with a little money, and he pretended to be a rich second generation, coaxing a group of young masters and ladies to really treat him as a friend.If he hadn't been a little anxious at the end, he might have been able to deceive even more.It was only later that Xie Qiuqi found out that he borrowed money to play leverage, thinking that he could get rich overnight, but ended up losing everything.He didn't cheat because he lacked money for important matters that mattered to life and death, and he didn't have any hidden worries. He was just purely greedy.

This kind of person is not the material to live a stable life. Even if he is reduced to Africa, he may not be able to work honestly. If the people around him are not careful, they may be fooled into money by him again.

Xie Qiuqi only felt unlucky, even in a bad mood for the whole day.

When he returned to the mining area, it was not pleasing to the eye. Zheng Ke chewed louder when he ate and scolded him, which made the young master look pale.Xie Qiuqi also knew he was losing his composure. He always had Hu Qiaobo's face in his head, like a mouthful of thick phlegm stuck in his throat.

Zheng Ke simply asked him: "Did the negotiation not go well? Did Ola make things difficult for you? What did you say?"

"It has nothing to do with this matter." Xie Qiuqi said while changing the lamp oil.

"You have something on your mind, don't hide it from me." Zheng Ke was very serious.

Xie Qiuqi didn't want to hide it deliberately: "I saw my old lover."

Zheng Ke was dumbfounded, no amount of imagination could guess this kind of plot.

"Don't look at me, I didn't expect it either." Xie Qiuqi could see what he was thinking at a glance.

Zheng Kemin's mood sank: "Then you..."

Xie Qiuqi interrupted: "There is no 'we'. There is only 'me', and I let him go."

Zheng Ke secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and mourned for himself.

On the contrary, Xie Qiuqi was amused by his expression: "You don't know him, why are you so sad?"

Zheng Ke didn't dare to let him know that his stomach was sour: "I'm worried that he will find out that you are here, and he will think of you again. Why don't you change someone for the next delivery? It doesn't matter if you miss it once."

"He won't appear in the future." Xie Qiuqi doesn't want to talk about this now: "Speaking of business, we have to discuss the details of the blast with Lao Xing. Ola agreed to our rebellion plan, but their numbers and weapons are limited. So we have to take care of it.”

The matter is important, Zheng Ke began to draw a schematic diagram on the quilt: "According to your idea, Brother Xing and I studied the specific operation in the morning. We will plant explosives at the blasting point and the safe area at the same time. Of course, explosives will be buried in the safe area." Only me, you, and Big Brother Xing know the matter. During the first blasting, we would soak some of the fuses of the explosives, resulting in an incomplete blasting. The soldiers would ask the miners to check the explosives, and they would only stay in the safe zone. , will not be willing to take risks. Wait until all the miners leave the safe zone before detonating the explosives in the safe zone.”

He happily made an explosive gesture: "Bang - we are free!"

Xie Qiuqi liked his liveliness, and his mood was not self-consciously clear: "The less people who know about this matter, the greater the chance of success for us, so don't tell other miners yet. Aura's people will give a second voice." The explosion was a signal, and they mainly dealt with the soldiers stationed in the air-raid shelter, so as not to escape the news. We must deal with the soldiers in the mining area ourselves.”

"The lack of weapons is actually not a big problem. We can grab the guns in the hands of the soldiers and use them. After the air-raid shelter is controlled, they still have guns there, and they can use them." Zheng Ke said: "According to the past situation, the shepherd dogs After returning from the mountain, we will park the car in the air-raid shelter before going to the mining area, we will ambush near the air-raid shelter, and we will take him down as soon as he appears."

"Not only sheepdogs and soldiers, but also miners must beware."

"Brother Xing will take care of the shepherd dogs and soldiers, and I will be able to take care of the miners."

"When the mining area is obtained, they will be sent to the embassy, ​​and the embassy will be responsible for sending them back to the country."

"Is Ola really willing to let these miners go? Will she go back on her word?"

Xie Qiuqi and Ola brought this matter up and talked about it alone——

"Don't worry, she needs us very much now. If she repents temporarily, we won't help her in the future."

"The next thing? What conditions did you agree to her?"

Xie Qiuqi raised his eyebrows: "She has diamonds that she wants to smuggle to the United States. These diamonds are illegally mined and cannot be circulated through domestic formal channels. The diamonds must first be transported to the neighboring country Namibia, and then from Namibia to the United States. *We To take this trip for her is the condition for her to let all the miners go."

"Do you want to bring her a carload of diamonds to the United States?"

"There is no need for a car, only one."

"One?"

Xie Qiuqi made a circle with his thumb and index finger: "A 307-carat golden diamond worth at least 3000 million US dollars."

Zheng Ke only felt the blood rushing to the top of his head, and his whole body was hot: "My God."

He couldn't remember the last time he saw such a big diamond.Even if you come from a diamond family, fancy colored diamonds over [-] carats are uncommon.

Xie Qiuqi lowered his voice: "Shipping this diamond to the United States and handing it over to the next family, we can share 15 US dollars. This is a commission, and we have negotiated. It is not a loss, right? When we arrive in Namibia, there will be a connector to give it to us. We don’t take any boats because of our fake passports, and fly directly to the United States in first class. Isn’t it much better than wandering on the sea for more than [-] hours?”

If the $15 was placed two months ago, Zheng Ke might not have taken it seriously at all.On his 18th birthday, the Zheng family held a party for him at Louis XIII, and the wine alone cost millions. This was just one of the minor items, and 15 was not enough for his young master Zheng to open a case of champagne.

But now Zheng Ke thinks that 15 is already a very good number, and he even misses the smell of the air freshener in the first-class cabin of the plane.The clothes on his body are still the suit that he returned to Macau from the United States for the graduation ceremony. The shirt has been soaked into ephedra, and the expensive trousers are always wet. The cold air-raid shelter may not dry overnight, and it will soon be soaked again the next day. .He hasn't changed his underwear for nearly 30 days, and he can only comfort himself that at least when he dies, he can wear a pair of brand-name underwear to maintain his dignity.

Decent, this word has not appeared in Zheng Ke's head for a long time.He completely dropped the matter.

Sometimes he looked at his own face reflected in the river and couldn't remember who he was.Later he stopped watching it, thinking, only by completely abandoning myself can I survive this embarrassing situation.

"Master Zheng" is dead. He died in his uncle's office in order to protect his parents' property and family dignity.Now the hungry miner is just a guy whose first name also happens to be Zheng Ke, a whole new guy.

Only by thinking in this way can he prevent himself from not wrapping up the quilt and putting down the oil lamp to finish it off.Only then can he feel that he is not pitiful.

"It's better to go to the United States first. I have classmates and friends in the United States, and they can help. Now I'm looking for death when I go back to Macau." Zheng Ke said in a low voice.

Xie Qiuqi also thought the same way: "You have worked hard during this period, just persist for a few more days. It will get better."

It will be fine.This is also a cliché.

Zheng Ke drooped his head, leaned his forehead on Xie Qiuqi's shoulder, and sniffed hard.He thought, who cares, as long as he is by this person's side, it doesn't matter whether it's good or bad.He even started to worry, if Xie Qiuqi got his freedom, if he really went out from Africa, would he part ways with him?So what's the point of him being out there alone?

When will Xie Qiuqi be able to pay more attention to him?When will he let Xie Qiuqi see him?

(*Luanda: the capital of Angola

*Diamond smuggling: In 1998, in order to impose financial sanctions on the Angola rebels, the United Nations passed a resolution to prohibit the direct export of diamonds from Angola without government-issued certificates.In order to continue to make huge profits, smugglers can only transport diamonds to Namibia, a neighboring country without a ban, and then circulate them out of Namibia.The ban has not been lifted so far. )

The author says:

The young master has a sense of crisis haha, in fact Meiren Xie really doesn’t like her ex at all~