The king does not see the king's biography Shi Yuan

At night, the hall in the northern suburbs of San Francisco was brightly lit.

This is the villa of Director Chen of the Chinese Guild Hall. Tonight, he will be the host to host the internal networking banquet of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

In addition to the chairmen and directors of the various Chinese guild halls, the invited guests also included important government officials and police officers from San Francisco—to gain a firm foothold in this foreign land, all roads must be fully prepared. Director Chen, who has been in the business world for many years, can still figure it out.

This year's San Francisco is extremely cold. As the year approaches, there is actually snowflakes. However, the coldness did not affect the atmosphere of the reception. There are two worlds inside and outside the villa. Just happy, Chinese and English are heard alternately, and the atmosphere is quite lively.

But Duanmuheng was quite impatient in his heart, because as one of the specially invited guests, he couldn't find an excuse to leave.

It has been five years in the blink of an eye since he came to the United States. During these five years, he invested the funds brought from China in the industrial and financial industries, and established his foundation in the United States with the large profits he obtained. Economic status, successfully broke into the white mainstream society.

At the same time, he also experienced the biggest financial crisis in the history of the United States. Countless people around him committed suicide due to bankruptcy. Those who fight again, the social dynamics of the past two years told him so.

Even if there is no war, the arms industry will never fall behind. He probably has no chance to go to the battlefield in person, so the next best option is to do arms trading.

Duanmuheng is not a persistent person. For him, there is nothing in this world that must be done. It depends on how to choose, so most of the time he will choose the path that is most beneficial to him. What makes him feel regretful is probably only...

His thoughts drifted away, Duanmu Heng shook his head slightly while the cups were mingling, and the smile that once made him care about flashed in front of his eyes.

Exaggerated laughter came from not far away, Duanmuheng came back to his senses, raised his glass subconsciously, and used the drink to cover up his gaffe, but suddenly saw a person standing opposite him, vaguely Luo Xiaoyao, his heart skipped a beat. Jump, put down the wine glass and look carefully, there are guests in costumes all around, where is the shadow of Luo Xiaoyao?

It must be too much thinking, the guests who come to the reception tonight are either rich or expensive, my little cousin will not come here, but since we are in San Francisco, we are close to him, but I don’t know how he used to be. How are you doing?

Speaking of which, he and Luo Xiaoyao haven't seen each other for three years.

It's not that he couldn't see it, but that he deliberately avoided the other party's news. This practice made him not very familiar with the Chinese circle in San Francisco. He came here this time to expand business and open up channels in the future. New York is already a His world was over, and he needed more space and connections to serve him, so when Director Chen came to invite him, he immediately agreed.

Or, there is still a little expectation deep in his heart, he wants to know the current situation of that person, even if it is just some rumors...

"Does Mr. Duanmu feel bored?" Someone came up and joked with him. One of them was Director Chen. Director Chen is from Shantou, but he has stayed in the United States for too long, so he speaks English just like his native dialect. slip.

The American gentleman standing next to Mr. Chen is Dawson, who works in the San Francisco city government. Dawson was born in a famous local family, and the family power can be said to be deeply rooted. If Duanmuheng wants to develop here in the future, he needs these local snakes very much. assist.

Chen Dong also thought of this, so he introduced them to each other at the beginning of the reception. Chen Dong is an old fritter, and he can see Duanmuheng's ambition, and wants to use his ability to consolidate his business. Duanmuheng's abacus is Use his contacts to open up relationships.

So the two coincided with each other in terms of interests, and they chatted very speculatively. To be more realistic, the reception tonight was actually organized by Director Chen specifically to help Duanmu Heng make connections.

With them here, Duanmuheng put away unnecessary thoughts, raised his glass, and replied in English, "Mr. Chen was joking, there are wines, beauties, and friends who have a good time here. How can it be boring?"

Dawson is a typical playboy. When he mentioned beautiful women, he immediately asked, "What type do you like? Shall I introduce you?"

"Don't be so troublesome. From the beginning of the reception, I saw several women come to throw themselves in the arms of Mr. Duanmu, but unfortunately, they were all rejected by him."

Hearing what Chen Dong said, Dawson was very surprised, looked Duanmuheng up and down, and said, "I understand, you orientals still like honest and quiet women?"

"No, no, no!" Duan Muheng waved his hands exaggeratedly, and explained: "That's nothing, as long as she is beautiful, I like it, but my wife is a tigress, and the control is too strict, so I can only do business when I go out. , I dare not even think about those thoughts.”

Mr. Chen knew Duanmuheng's family background. The Duanmu family was a famous family who came out of the Forbidden City back then, and Duanmuheng was undoubtedly the best among his peers, so he had great expectations for their future cooperation.

However, Mr. Chen is not very clear about Duanmuheng's private life. He only heard rumors that he got married a few years ago and his wife was very strict with him. Except for doing business and socializing, he was usually bored at home, and someone recommended himself It is said that everyone was taught a lesson after filling the house, so everyone believed in the fact that Mrs. Duanmu was a tigress, and no one wanted to make fun of themselves.

So Mr. Chen was also curious about Duanmuheng's private life. When Dawson chatted with him, he immediately pricked up his ears.

Dawson said: "From your wife's words, she must be very beautiful. May I have the honor to see her beauty?"

"What a coincidence, she is not in good health, and she hardly goes out at ordinary times, and I didn't bring her here this time either."

"That's really a pity. I hope to have the opportunity to meet again in the future, but since Mrs. Zun didn't follow, why don't you change your taste. Don't you have an old saying that the sky is high and the emperor is far away, she won't know."

As Dawson said, he began to look around to find candidates. Seeing his high spirits, Duanmuheng could not help but smile wryly. Mr. Chen whispered in Chinese: "Mr. Dawson is so enthusiastic. If you feel inconvenient later, I will help you." Pushed away."

"It's not inconvenient." Duanmuheng replied with a smile, and at the same time said in his heart - it's just that he is more interested in making money than dating beautiful women.

Dawson searched for a long time, unfortunately, several ladies he was familiar with were chatting with other guests, but a young man in the crowd caught his attention, he said sorry, and hurried over.

Mr. Chen glanced over there and smiled, "Actually, apart from being a beautiful woman, he is also quite masculine, but he is very good at doing things and is a very good work partner."

Duanmuheng is not interested in other people's private affairs, so he casually said: "Everyone likes beautiful things."

"But this time he hit the iron plate, and he has a fiancee."

Unexpectedly, these old leaders in the business world also like to chat about family matters.

Duanmuheng couldn't help being amused, he watched in admiration, just as Dawson brought the guest over, their eyes met and they were stunned at the same time.

Duanmuheng's smile froze on his face, his heart beat violently, he stared intently at the other person, trying to make sure if he was wrong.

The man's figure is not tall, but lean and well-proportioned. He wears a well-fitting and flat suit, and his hair is a little short, which makes him look very energetic. His lips are slightly pursed, showing calm and capable.

This person looks like Luo Xiaoyao, but not too much, at least it is completely different from the little cousin in Duanmuheng's memory.

Luo Xiaoyao in his heart is innocent and lively, as transparent as white paper, but the man in front of him is more sophisticated and sophisticated, his eyes are as bright as before, but there seems to be something missing, Duanmu Heng stared at his eyes Eyes, expecting to see the shadow of that person, but he was disappointed.

While time changes a person's identity, status and thought, it also changes his temperament. It is hard to say which one is better. Duanmuheng only knows that they have changed since they have not seen each other for three years.

"You... know each other?"

Chen Dong had experienced the world for a long time, and he knew something was wrong just by Duanmu Heng's reaction. He turned his eyes between them a few times, and couldn't imagine what relationship the son of the family would have with the little policeman.

Duanmuheng didn't answer, because he didn't know how to respond. For a moment, the noisy banquet seemed to fall into silence, and only he and Luo Xiaoyao were left in the huge space. He heard the violent beating of his heart Voice.

──Pingtong, Pingtong, Pingtong...

Dawson was also very surprised. He raised his eyebrows and looked at Luo Xiaoyao. Luo Xiaoyao came back to his senses first, and said with a smile: "When I was a policeman in the French Concession in Shanghai, I was taken care of by Mr. Duanmu. After so long, I I thought Mr. Duanmu had already forgotten."

"I remembered, Mystero, you are from Shanghai, and Mr. Duanmu is also from Shanghai, so they are all fellow villagers." Dawson clapped his hands and laughed, "I didn't expect the world to be so small."

Duanmu Heng frowned inconspicuously.

He knew why Luo Xiaoyao felt strange, because he laughed too falsely and spoke too falsely. Duan Muheng thought he was hypocritical, but he didn't want to see Luo Xiaoyao become the same person as himself.

He didn't like Dawson calling Luo Xiaoyao like this even more. The distance between them even exceeded the concept of ordinary friends. Thinking of what Director Chen said just now, he couldn't help but clenched his hand holding the wine glass tightly, but his face bloomed again. Smile--the false smile he was always good at.

"Nice to see you, Xiaoyao." He stretched out his hand to Luo Xiaoyao, and said in polite and cold social terms.

Luo Xiaoyao watched his actions, his previous smile subsided, and he reached out to shake hands with him, and said coldly, "Me too."

"I didn't expect to see you here."

"The world is unpredictable." After a pause, Luo Xiaoyao whispered again: "I didn't expect to see you again in this life, Duanmuheng."

He said the last sentence in Shanghai dialect, not to mention Sensei, even Chen Dong couldn't understand, then he let go of his hand, and Duanmu Heng withdrew his hand, with the other party's body temperature still on his hand, he couldn't help but wryly smiled.

Sure enough, he still remembers that incident, yes, if he can forget it, then it is not happy.

He tasted the deep resentment in that sentence, but in public, he could only pretend that he didn't know it. He looked at Dawson and Chen Dong, and said to Luo Xiaoyao in English, pretending to be relaxed: "It seems that you are doing well."

At least being able to get the status of participating in this kind of high-level business reception made Duan Muheng look at Luo Xiaoyao with admiration, and became more and more curious about his experience in San Francisco in the past three years.

Facing Duanmuheng's question, Luo Xiaoyao said without arrogance or humility: "It's okay, it all depends on everyone's support."

Duanmuheng used English, so Luo Xiaoyao also cooperated with him, which surprised Duanmuheng again—he still remembered that when he first arrived in the United States, he taught Luo Xiaoyao English, and Luo Xiaoyao stuttered when he spoke. Over the past few years, Luo Xiaoyao's English has become so fluent.

Maybe his pronunciation has some unique accents, but Duanmuheng thinks this kind of speaking is more cute, he can't help laughing, this time the smile is not disguised, it is a smile from the heart.

"Mystero is very powerful. He is a well-known Chinese detective here. He has solved several major cases in the past two years, right, Mr. Chen?"

Dawson has a good relationship with Luo Xiaoyao. Seeing that he and Duanmuheng are acquaintances, they became more and more acquainted. He looked at Chen Dong, and Chen Dong nodded in agreement.

"That's right, there was a murder case in the guild hall last year, which made my nephew a murderer, and it was Xiaoyao who cleared his wrongdoing, so when Mr. Dawson strongly recommended Xiaoyao to be promoted to inspector, I strongly supported it. "

"Actually, I did it out of selfishness. Mr. Duanmuheng, you don't know. I was kidnapped at the beginning of this year, and Mystero happened to meet me and saved me. Otherwise, I would die. Mystero is brave and resourceful. He only It's a pity for a little policeman, and taking care of our own family is a fine tradition of our Dawson family."

Listening to the conversation between the two, Duanmuheng roughly understood the reasons why Luo Xiaoyao became a police detective. He looked at Luo Xiaoyao in surprise?

In his memory, Luo Xiaoyao was brave but lacking in resourcefulness, so if these two people were not exaggerating, it was because Luo Xiaoyao grew up when he didn't know it.

Dawson's hand was still on Luo Xiaoyao's shoulder affectionately, that action was too dazzling, Duan Muheng frowned, glanced away, and said flatly: "Xiaoyao, it seems that I will have to be grateful to you from now on." Your care is taken."

"From now on?" Luo Xiaoyao didn't understand, Dawson said with a smile: "Mr. Duanmu plans to move part of his business here, and everyone who has money can make money together. Don't worry, I won't treat my people badly."

"Oh……"

Luo Xiaoyao was very surprised. He looked at Duanmu Heng, and just met the gaze cast by Duanmu Heng. His eyes were so hot that he couldn't help but think of the past many years ago. His heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly avoided confronting him. See.

After being patted on the shoulder, Dawson asked, "Why didn't you see Yuzhen? It's so lively tonight, you should bring her here."

"Oh, I'm here today to maintain law and order. Some places are a bit chaotic recently, so I came here to take a look around. It's work."

Luo Xiaoyao looked at Chen Dong, and Duan Muheng understood that Luo Xiaoyao came here because of Chen Dong's behest, there are mixed dragons and snakes here, and a Chinese police detective who has a good relationship with government officials and is proficient in English is needed to coordinate, Luo Xiaoyao Young and easy to be dispatched by him, he is the most suitable candidate.

What an old fox.

Duanmuheng thought bitterly, but for him now, this issue is not important, he cares more about the name "Yuzhen",

Just now Director Chen mentioned his fiancée, his face was a little ugly, and he had a vague premonition in his heart, but he didn't want to admit this fact.

Mr. Chen misunderstood his reaction, and hurriedly explained: "Actually, it's not that chaotic. It's just some gangsters fighting for territory. This kind of thing is not uncommon anywhere. Don't worry, it won't affect us ordinary people."

"There are police detectives in town, what else should I worry about?"

Duanmuheng said something that even he himself thought was perfunctory, and then asked: "Who is Yuzhen?"

"It's Mystero's fiancée, a very cute girl, she's going to have a wedding soon, right? Remember to let us know when the time comes."

"Not yet settled..."

Luo Xiaoyao was a little embarrassed to be talked about private matters in public, and subconsciously glanced at Duanmu Heng. Out of some unspeakable revenge, he added: "But it should be soon."

"Congratulations, good things are coming, no wonder you look so good."

Chen Dong also said some words of congratulations, and Dawson also joined in the fun and joked with Luo Xiaoyao, but none of these conversations entered Duanmuheng's ears. He heard the beating of his heart, as if it was about to burst, Full of unwillingness and anger.

Obviously he let go first.

Obviously he gave up first.

But he just couldn't tolerate this fact. Deep in his heart, he had always regarded Luo Xiaoyao as his own. He could choose to let go, perhaps because he was sure that when he turned around, the other party would still wait in place. In his eyes, Luo Xiaoyao Xiaoyao has always existed like this, he is the master controller, but now he finds that this is not the case.

People will change, in addition to appearance and identity, there is also heart.

Those words of congratulations were full of irony in Duan Muheng's ears. He couldn't stand it any longer, so he made an excuse to leave after a few casual sentences. The waiter passed by. He took a glass of brandy, raised his head and drank it all down. .

Although Luo Xiaoyao cooperated with Dawson and Chen Dong in chatting, he was always paying attention to Duan Muheng's actions. Seeing him drinking wine and chatting happily with a beautiful woman next to him, he felt a little empty and couldn't tell what it was like.

After recovering, he hurriedly shook his head, no, he is about to get married, he shouldn't think about those messy things anymore, he has to make his parents feel at ease.

Luo Xiaoyao tried hard to convince himself in his heart. Not long after, Dawson and Chen Dong went to chat with other guests. The atmosphere of the banquet continued to rise, but he was upset. His mood was disturbed by Duan Muheng's sudden appearance. If he had not promised Chen Dong maintains law and order, he must leave immediately.

But the singing and dancing at the reception is peaceful, where will any accidents happen?Luo Xiaoyao knew very well in his heart that it was actually Mr. Chen who supported him--the Chinese cannot gain a firm foothold in this circle without the help of their own people. Mr. Chen hopes that his position can be promoted again and indirectly consolidate the Chinese people. The power of the guild hall.

This is a good thing for him, he is famous and profitable, and he has a stable source of income, so that his parents can take care of him for the rest of his life, and when he gets married again, his life should be complete.

However, people are so strange, obviously everything is fine, but what makes him miss the most is the time when he was a patrolman in Shanghai many years ago.

Luo Xiaoyao didn't like the atmosphere of this kind of gathering of the upper class. He walked around the meeting place boredly, and when he saw that the balcony opposite was empty, he opened the door and walked out.

The cold wind was blowing in front of him, snowflakes brushed across his face, and it was immediately cool. He closed the door, leaned on the balcony railing and looked into the distance, letting the snowflakes fall on his body.

San Francisco in winter is a little bit similar to Shanghai. It snows occasionally, but not so much. The feeling of phoenix seems to be there, just like Duanmuheng's impression in his heart.

I haven't seen him for three years, but that person is still as elegant and elegant as before, seemingly orthodox, but he has a dissolute personality in his bones, and he has an arrogance that dismisses everything. It was this that attracted him the most at the beginning.

For Duanmuheng, he feared, respected, and worshiped, but he never thought that one day he would resent him.

Perhaps with a little nostalgic resentment...

There was a sound of opening the door behind him, and someone came over and asked, "What are you thinking?"

Luo Xiaoyao came back to his senses, the other party was already standing behind him, and the heat flowed in his ear along with the voice, like the whisper of a demon.

The atrium jumped violently, and in an instant, countless accumulated memories surged into his heart like a sea wave. Luo Xiaoyao wanted to avoid it, but Duan Muheng became even more aggressive, directly pressing him from behind, pressing him against the railing, and then asked: " Are you thinking about that woman named Yuzhen?"

His voice is very pleasant, the kind that no matter how many times you listen to it, you won't get bored, but Luo Xiaoyao was very annoyed, bumped his elbow back, and shouted in a low voice: "Release!"

"I don't want to let go." Duanmuheng's tone was a bit teasing, full of rogue feeling, Luo Xiaoyao was so angry that he turned his head to stare at him, he accepted it with a smile, and deliberately tightened his arms.

"Is she pretty?" Luo Xiaoyao was taken aback when he saw the smiling face so close, Duan Muheng moved closer to him, as if he was about to kiss him, and asked again: "Is she prettier than me?"

Duanmuheng must have drunk a lot of wine. When he was talking, Luo Xiaoyao could smell the strong smell of alcohol. He was in a daze. Duanmuheng was well maintained. Three years hadn't left any marks on his face. He is still beautiful, the kind of beauty that is difficult for people to compare with.

When his lips warmed up, Luo Xiaoyao came back to his senses, and only then did he realize what Duanmu Heng had done. He bumped Duanmu Heng away with his elbow, and shouted: "Please be careful, do you know where this is?"

Duanmuheng didn't care, he leaned on the railing and laughed softly, Luo Xiaoyao didn't want to get involved with him any more, turned around to leave, Duanmuheng suddenly asked: "Is she enough for you?"

"what?"

Luo Xiaoyao's arm was caught, Duan Muheng grabbed his shoulder, rubbed his body gently on his hip, and asked in a low voice: "Can she satisfy you like I do?"

"Get out!" Luo Xiaoyao's face was flushed, and he swung his fist. Duanmu Heng grabbed his wrist, suddenly suppressed his smile, twisted his hand back, and controlled him, humming: "What's wrong with you?" I thought you would be better when you became a police detective, but I didn't expect it to be the same as before."

Luo Xiaoyao ignored him silently, and kicked him again. When Duanmuheng dodged, he also waved his other hand.

The speed of these moves was very fast, Duanmuheng barely parried, but revealed a panic, Luo Xiaoyao sneered: "You are nothing more than that."

"is it?"

Luo Xiaoyao frowned coldly, but Duanmuheng was in a good mood. He was in a trance and returned to the time when they were fighting tit for tat in Shanghai. He caught his fist and was about to fight back when the balcony door was pushed open and Mr. Chen came out.

"you……"

Duanmuheng happened to hold Luo Xiaoyao's hand, and Chen Dong didn't know that they were fighting, so this action was full of ambiguity in his eyes, and his eyes circled between them in amazement, it was inappropriate to come in, and it was inappropriate to go back.

Luo Xiaoyao was also stunned, and Duanmuheng took the opportunity to walk in front of him and grabbed his shoulders, pretending to be drunk.

"Just now I drank too much alcohol and felt a little dizzy. Fortunately, I met Detective Luo." He pressed his other hand on his forehead and asked inarticulately, "Can I go back to my room first?"

"D-Of course, I'll find someone to help you back to your room." Chen Dong recovered and said hastily.

Duanmuheng is Mr. Chen's distinguished guest, so Duanmuheng's travel schedule after his arrival was arranged by him, and he also specially prepared a bedroom in the villa for him, which just happened to come in handy now.

Chen Dong was going to call for someone, but was stopped by Duan Muheng, and said: "Don't bother, as long as there is Detective Luo, we are fellow villagers, so we rarely meet, and we want to chat more."

As Duanmuheng was talking, he put more strength into his hands, and signaled Luo Xiaoyao to help him. Luo Xiaoyao didn't want to cooperate, but he couldn't leave him alone in front of Chairman Chen, so he could only elbow him secretly, hoping that he wouldn't hang around. himself.

His elbow hit Duanmuheng's ribs, and it hurt so much, he gritted his teeth to hold back, and squeezed words through the gaps between his teeth.

"You should know what will happen to me, little cousin."

He spoke Shanghai dialect, his voice was low, Chen Dong couldn't hear him, but Luo Xiaoyao could hear him clearly——Having been with Duan Muheng for a long time, he knows his personality very well, this person is used to being self-willed, When you get angry, you can do anything, like kissing him in public.

The two were so close that Luo Xiaoyao could almost feel the heat on his cheeks, and was even more worried about Duanmu Heng's willful behavior, so he could only hold back, forced a smile from the corner of his mouth, and said to Chen Dong: "I will send Mr. Duanmu Just go back."

"Then... I will trouble you."

Chen Dong stepped aside and watched Luo Xiaoyao stagger up to the second floor with the help of Duan Muheng. He shook his head.

The reactions of these two people were very strange, not as simple as ordinary fellow countrymen, but these had nothing to do with him, he only cared about how much the cooperation with Duanmu Heng would help his future business.