please don't believe me

When the lights come on, the neon lights of the Arc de Triomphe are flashing, famous star posters in the city are pasted on both sides of the gate and in the aisle, and there is a lot of traffic in front of the gate.

A black car stopped at the door, and a young man got out of the car, wearing a dark long trench coat wrapped in a gray three-piece suit.He combed his hair back, exposing his entire face, exuding a confidence and boldness that was somewhat different from the past.The neon sign of the Arc de Triomphe was shining brightly. He looked up and squinted for two seconds, and finally started to step on the steps when he looked back.

A man standing at the door came over and shook hands with him: "Mr. Du."

Du Bai smiled, and shook his hand: "Mr. Zhang."

This is Shen Ximing's soldier.Not as high as his adjutant, but he should be a trustworthy person.When Shen Yuyao went out recently, he was always by her side, and even the companions who brought Miss Shen knew him, presumably it was Shen Ximing who arranged for her to be by her side for safety.But today's Sergeant Zhang is wearing casual clothes. Although he is still tall and straight, he feels less restrained.

"Please come this way." Sergeant Zhang waved his hand and led Du Bai to the side of the door, "I'm sorry, but this is for everyone's safety."

Two men in casual clothes surrounded him, politely but earnestly began to "check" Du Bai.Wearing gloves, they began to check from the hair, stroking all over the clothes, almost searching the body.The lighter in the inner bag was taken out to try to light it, and Du Bai took out the cigarette case on his own initiative and gave them each a cigarette.When assigned to Sergeant Zhang, he waved his hand and replied, "Thank you Mr. Du for your cooperation."

From the corner of his eyes, Du Bai saw that the big boss on the other side was being politely "checked" by someone, and he lowered his eyes and smiled, "Where is it, I'm sorry to trouble you."

Sergeant Zhang waved his hand in the direction of the stairs: "Please go this way."

Du Bai walked two steps with him, then suddenly took a step closer to him, and said with a rather embarrassed smile: "I want to go to the backstage to see Zhou Chunli first, is that okay?"

Sergeant Zhang looked up at him: "Backstage?"

"Yes. I made an appointment with her before, but I didn't expect this to be the case now..." Du Bai said helplessly, "I'll just explain to her, just five minutes... no, three minutes, okay?"

Sergeant Zhang guessed that the young man was probably fascinated by the singing girl, but he couldn't comment on the situation.After weighing quickly in his heart, he nodded: "Yes, but I need to go with you."

Du Bai didn't even think about it: "Okay!"

Sergeant Zhang did follow to the door, but he hadn't gone mad enough to follow the singing girl's dressing room.He only saw that it was Mr. Du who knocked on the door, and a woman inside answered, "Who is it?" Du Bai replied, "Du Bai", and after a while, someone came to open the door, saying, "Mr. Du, Why did you come here directly?" Bian let Du Bai in.

The woman nodded towards Sergeant Zhang through the half-open door.She was wearing a dress with black dots on a green background, and a butterfly head flower of the same style as the dress was tied on a simple ponytail. She was as youthful and beautiful as a twenty-eighth girl.It's just that her charming peach blossom eyes and bright red lips are the obvious signs of her Zhou Chunli.

Sergeant Zhang lowered his eyes, turned his back to the wall and stood by the door.Zhou Chunli smiled and closed the door directly.

Du Bai leaned against the dressing table, put one hand in his pocket, and said with a smile, "You look so good today."

"Mr. Du is so talkative, there must be a lot of girls who like you." Zhou Chunli held up the skirt and turned around in front of him, "I haven't shown you the skirt yet, how about it?"

Du Bai clapped his hands: "Miss Zhou is pretty, she looks good in anything she wears."

"That's also the cloth that Mr. Du personally picked, and it was given to me." Zhou Chunli approached him, "There is a song for you tonight, don't miss it."

"Really? Then I will definitely listen to you." Du Bai turned his head and glanced inadvertently, and seeing the flower basket he sent was lying on the side, he staggered Zhou Chunli and walked over to look, "But listen to your tone, you have more than one song tonight. Song arrangements?"

Zhou Chunli stood beside the dressing table, her reflection reflected in the mirror.She folded her arms in front of her chest and said with a smile: "Yeah, it is said to be three at present. If encore is called, it may be added to five."

"Oh?" Du Bai was caressing the flowers, half turned his body and said, "It's been a long time since I've heard you come on stage in person, so tonight you are so lucky?"

"How can I let you come?" Zhou Chunli approached again, this time Du Bai stood still.But Zhou Chunli didn't do anything, just cut a rose that was about to bloom and put it in Du Bai's breast pocket.

Du Bai said: "It's a pity that I have to sit upstairs, and I can't watch your performance up close."

Zhou Chunli joked: "The front row is my boss and his distinguished guests, is it your turn?"

Du Bai understood it, and said calmly: "Your guests will not come here."

"Young Master Du, do you think this is a good thing?" Zhou Chunli laughed, "Stay with me all the time, be careful when others think you are a joke!"

Du Bai smiled: "Actually, I only have 3 minutes to talk to you..." He raised his wrist and looked at his watch, then said, "I'll come to you when it's over?"

Zhou Chunli patted him: "Today's situation is too inconvenient. See you next Monday?"

Du Bai laughed and said, "It's a deal."

People downstairs were walking around, but Shen Yuyao was the only one sitting in the box on the left upstairs.

Originally, she was Shen Xiuyuan's female companion, and they were still together when they entered the door.It's just that Shen Xiuyuan doesn't have time to accompany her now, and she doesn't want to socialize with those wives who don't have a common language, so she can only sit here first.Although this box was originally assigned to several companions or relatives of other participants, judging from the lively scene downstairs, they might not necessarily come up.

The band downstairs was playing brisk music, and Shen Yuyao felt bored after watching it for a while.The plate on the small table next to it was decorated with fruits in a beautiful shape. She ate one piece and took another corner, so she couldn't see the original appearance anymore.

The Arc de Triomphe is nothing more than that.Shen Yuyao looked around with her beautiful eyes while holding the scented tea specially brewed for her.

Shen Yuyao turned around, only to see Sergeant Zhang opened the door: "Miss Shen, Mr. Du is here."

Before Shen Yuyao could stand up completely, Du Bai was let in by Sergeant Zhang.Miss Shen could be regarded as waiting for someone who could talk, and went up to her in two steps: "My God, you are here, I am bored to death."

Du Bai and Zhang Sergeant nodded to each other, and Zhang Sergeant closed the door and went out.He and another orderly were responsible for the emergency handling of the three boxes on the second floor, and basically could only stay in the corridor outside the box tonight.

Du Bai took off his coat and hung it on the coat rack in the corner, turned his head and smiled at Shen Yuyao, "How long have you been here?"

"Not for a long time, but I just have nothing to do." Shen Yuyao walked back to her seat and pointed to the side, "I don't think other people will come up, so you can sit here."

Du Bai sat next to her: "Why don't you go down and play?"

Shen Yuyao curled her lips and said, "It's boring, they are all talking, and I don't want to interfere."

Du Bai smiled and said, "Thank you this time."

"What are you thankful for? See if there is anyone down here. How many people count?" Shen Yuyao replied, then frowned again, and said with a strange expression, "I said, you don't really like her." Is that the singer?"

Du Bai said helplessly: "How can I control her? It's just that you also know the truth of 'Antiques in Prosperous Times, Gold in Troubled Times'. In the current situation, if my family can't find some ways to exchange money..."

Shen Yuyao asked curiously, "Why don't you find someone to do business with, and why would you find a singer?"

Du Bai pointed to the downstairs, and said with a smile: "Look, there are businessmen downstairs, but who among them is willing to join in the business of antiques at this time? Even if I have a big deal here, they may not take a second look. "

"So you plan to find some people in this kind of place who have a lot of money but are not so firm?" Shen Yuyao thought for a while and said, "Anyway, this is your business, I can't control it. But I told my brother that you You are here to see the world, don't stay here like me, remember to go down and show your face."

"I have a sense of proportion, don't worry." Du Bai replied, and suddenly lowered his voice, "By the way, do you have your gun with you?"

"Of course, I agreed to show you." Shen Yuyao turned her head and glanced at the direction of the door, then turned around and opened her small bag, and took out a small pistol, "Here, you can see it but don't touch it."

The light near the box was not too bright, but it was enough for Shen Xiuyuan to see the instrument clearly.It is not much bigger than a human hand, with a black paint background and a wooden non-slip handle, it looks small and sturdy.It's surprising that Shen Yuyao, a little girl, actually carries such style of things in her bag.

"Colt..." Du Bai withdrew his gaze and said, "I thought your gun would be more delicate, such as the golden one?"

Shen Yuyao stuffed the gun back into her bag: "Practicality comes first, I'm not like you guys who only follow fashion and appearance."

"Miss Shen, only you and Henry Zhang originally had guns." Du Bai shrugged, "Our guns were all ordered later, and of course they will be newer styles."

Shen Yuyao refused to comment on this explanation, because it was true.But she couldn't realize that these words were actually contrary to the logical sequence of what actually happened. Her misunderstanding directly caused Shen Xiuyuan to get a wrong answer to the original question.

It is indeed Shen Yuyao's own idea to carry live ammunition with guns.However, since the day Henry Zhang mentioned the shooting competition, her little friends have been talking about what she got from time to time. How could Shen Yuyao not remember that she still has a gun?

The people around Shen Xiuyuan who are most afraid of being instigated.But Shen Yuyao felt that this was a matter of her own decision on the one hand, and on the other hand, she was afraid that her elder brother would think this was a naive comparison, so she naturally had to "one person does things and one person does it."

The hidden "main instigator" is exactly Du Bai, but he successfully hid among a group of young people who love guns, and now he is sitting leisurely next to Shen Yuyao and said with emotion: "You actually took it through the gate inspection."

Shen Yuyao put away her bag, turned around and said, "Of course, my brother and I came."

Shen Xiuyuan's "security check" strategy is destined not to find his younger sister who is traveling with him.Du Bai even had to be checked for a lighter, but Shen Yuyao came in with a real lethal weapon on her back.

Even those "plain clothes" brought by Shen Ximing may not be able to carry guns here.

At this time, the band downstairs finally stopped its continuous music, and the crowd suddenly fell silent.Du Bai and Shen Yuyao looked down, only to see a middle-aged man in a dark gray robe and a Tang suit with gold patterns on a ochre background coming to the stage happily, standing behind the microphone and waving his hands.

"Everyone, please take a seat."

Du Bai turned his face to Shen Yuyao and said in a low voice, "That's the owner of the Arc de Triomphe, Lin Ruohong."

Shen Yuyao groaned.

Du Bai looked at the crowd downstairs again, and those who were still standing found their seats and sat down.The table in the middle was surrounded by four chairs, and Shen Ximing sat on the main seat.The chair next to him was vacant, presumably it was Boss Lin's seat.

Du Bai pointed Shen Yuyao to Shen Ximing's location.

Next came Boss Lin's speech. He didn't mention the purpose of tonight's party at all, and he didn't introduce some well-known guests in the audience. He just talked about the Arc de Triomphe and the evening program.Du Bai looked away from him, inadvertently fell on Shen Ximing's back, then approached Shen Yuyao, and asked in a low voice: "I heard that your gun is equipped with live ammunition?"

Shen Yuyao also replied in a low voice: "It's not worthy of live ammunition, why should I bring it?"

Du Bai smiled, and pointed towards the downstairs: "I thought the colonel would be afraid of you being accidentally injured."

Shen Yuyao glared at him: "Am I that kind of person! I can't even miss the target now!"

Du Bai turned to look at her: "Oh, you really plan to shoot?"

Shen Yuyao is still very cautious on this issue: "If necessary."

"Really?" Du Bai showed a rather surprised expression, "So at that time, you will shoot at the 'target', right?"

Shen Yuyao had no doubt about him: "Yes."

Du Bai smiled: "You said it yourself."

Boss Lin finished his speech and said, "Now, I would like to invite Colonel Shen to say a few words."

Everyone applauded loudly, and Shen Yuyao also clapped excitedly, as if in honor.Du Bai looked at her, then at Shen Ximing who was taking the stage, touched his chin, and concealed a tiny smile.

Shen Ximing, are you ready?