Strangers

Turn your gaze back to the book, "Because it's the ideal type."

Ding Li felt his heartbeat stop again, and he only dared to stare at the teacup: "So it's actually a sexual fantasy?"

"You can understand it that way." Qi Xiong said calmly.

"But it's so real." Ding Li touched the slightly convex pattern on the cup wall.

"That's because your desire is too strong." Qixie straightened the front of the snow-green Zen robe.

Ding Li stared at him suddenly: "Do you often do this alone?"

"Once every six months." Qi Xie turned a page of the book, "I'm not like you human beings with all kinds of emotions. In fact, I'm really not interested in sex."

"Frigidity is a disease." Ding Li said in a serious tone when discussing medical issues.

"It's a disease for people, not for me."

"But I still hope you live like a human being." Ding Li said softly.

Qi Xie smiled: "Go take a shower and change your clothes."

Ding Li looked down, the white T-shirt was sticking to his body wet with sweat, but he sat there without moving. After a long silence, he said in a low voice, "Actually, I was with a man just now..."

"I know." Qi Xie interrupted him calmly, "I heard you just said that you never had sex with a man."

Ding Li took a deep breath: "Actually, that man is you."

"I also know, otherwise you wouldn't look guilty." Qi Xie still had a calm tone.

"Don't you need to express your opinion on this?" Ding Li stared at him guilty.

"This is normal, there is no need to express any opinions." Qi Harmony closed the book in his hand.

"Is it normal?" Ding Li asked back.

"It's normal for parents, siblings to be the object of your sexual fantasies, but that doesn't mean you are good at breaking your sleeves." Qi Xie looked at him at this moment, "But Ding Li, I ask you a question, please answer me truthfully."

"what."

"Have you ever been sexually interested in other men besides me?"

Ding Li was very thankful that he just put down his cup so that he didn't choke his throat with a sip of tea: "Probably not."

"That's good." Qi Xie said reassuringly.

Ding Li blinked unexpectedly: "Is this possessive?"

"No." Qi Xie shook his head, "I'm afraid I did something wrong."

Ding Li didn't understand.

"Maybe you don't remember. When I was 17 years old, I told you that I dreamed of having (anti-harmony) love with you."

Ding Li nodded: "Did you really have that kind of dream?"

"No, I lied to you." Qi Xie lowered his eyes, "I thought it was nothing at the time, but after a few years I realized that those words might hint at you, and then affect your sexual orientation."

Ding Li looked at the teacup, and unconsciously rubbed his thumb against the transparent rim: "That's basically innate, and it won't be changed by you with a single word."

"I don't think so." Qi Xie said.

"What about you." Ding Li stopped his thumb movement and raised his eyes to look at him, "What is your sexual orientation?"

"I have no orientation." Qi Xie took a sip of tea, "I'm not going to develop a relationship with anyone, regardless of gender."

"Why?" Ding Li didn't understand.

"Friendship between gentlemen is as light as water." Qi Xie wiped the lip marks on the mouth of the cup with the back of his finger, "I'm not used to getting too close to people, to be honest, I've occasionally felt very uncomfortable living with you for a while, and I feel like being trapped intrusion."

Ding Li was silent for a while: "Then do you intend to live alone for the rest of your life?"

"Yes, so you don't have to worry about it."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried that I will be with someone else." Qi Xie took another sip of tea, put the cup on his lips, and said calmly, "If the matter of Guixintang this time ends smoothly, I will go back and close the room and find a way Set up a storefront, do some small business as you said, and live alone. So you don’t have to worry about it, just manage your own life with peace of mind. Whenever you want to meet, you can come to me at any time, even if If it's a physical need, I will solve it for you as I did just now."

"That's unnecessary." Ding Li said immediately.

"Really." Qi Xie laughed at him, "Be careful not to make mistakes."

"I'll take care of that myself!" Ding Li said angrily.

Qi Xie shook his head and sighed: "Hurry up and find a girl to start a family, you are not too young anymore."

"Not looking for it." Ding Li threw out two words.

"Don't be arrogant." Qi Xie reached out to lift the teapot and refilled his cup, "Actually, you should know that your feeling for me is just an obsession, because what I said made you face a dilemma , Either force yourself to accept same-sex relationships, or just keep out of contact. If you choose the former for the relationship between friends, you will start thinking about possible sexual (anti-harmony) behaviors. This assumption has been suppressed for many years before you have Emotional delusions."

"Maybe." Ding Li held up the warm teacup, "But whether it's true or an illusion, I do have feelings for you that surpass friends, and I can't pretend that it doesn't exist."

Qi Xie smiled, "A friend is just a close friend. Why do you define it as love?"

A piece of mint stretched out in the cup and sank quietly.

"Ah Jing." Ding Li finally said, "I want to try again like just now."

"I was only discharged from the hospital in the morning, so I hurt my body too much." Qi laughed humorously.

"Twice." Ding Li said in a deep voice, "I want to know...what I really think."

Qi Xie nodded knowingly, led him into the bedroom and closed the door, pulled him to sit on the edge of the bed, and stood opposite him.

Ding Li looked up at him.

"Close your eyes." Qi Xie said softly.

Ding Lin closed his eyes with a sound, and felt a wave of heat brushing against his ears, and then cupped his side face with one hand, a lingering kiss was imprinted on his lips.

In midsummer, the coolness of mint spreads.

Ding Li opened his eyes, watching the person who bent to kiss him gradually straighten up.

That is a woman.

His bare toes were exposed under the snow-blue skirt, his long black hair reached his waist, his brows were lightly brushed, no makeup was applied, and there was a tear mole on his left cheek, and he was smilingly bending his familiar eyes.

Ding Li stretched out his hand to pull her into his arms, and the woman wrapped her arms around his neck naturally and generously without any hesitation.

"What's your name?" Ding Li asked next to her ear.

"Single name and one static word." Her tone was calm as usual.

☆、South Star

The last case, the destination is the Paracel Islands.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, Qi Xie and Ding Li packed up their luggage, Qian Sining and Fang Xun also packed up, and Master Zhang pulled the four of them to the airport in a car.Exchange tickets, go through the security check, board the plane, and fly directly to Haikou.Although there is no branch in Hainan, Guixintang also arranged transportation and accommodation, and there were two cars waiting for them when they landed, and they were directly sent to the door of the star-rated hotel.

Qi Xie swiped his room card, pushed open the door, and stopped at the entrance.

Ding Li behind him didn't understand, until he saw a double bed over his shoulder.

Qi Xie snorted and said, "Fang Xun did a good job."

"Should we sleep here, or change to a standard room?" Ding Li asked his opinion.

"That depends on you. If you can sleep well, you don't need to change it. I don't care."

"Then sleep here." Ding Li opened the cabinet to put down his luggage, and turned to go out.

"Where is Dr. Ding going?" Qian Sining blocked the door with his arms folded.

"Buy cigarettes." Ding Li boasted boldly.

"You don't need to make a trip for such a trivial matter. Someone will deliver food later, just tell them what brand you want to smoke, and ask them to bring it together."

Ding Li nodded thoughtfully, said something about Yellow Crane Tower 1916, and then closed the door.

After a simple dinner, he opened the cigarette case and took out a cigarette. He felt that the taste was not as good as the 17 yuan a pack of Huangshan.

Qi Xie sat beside him flipping through the documents with great interest.

"You should eat something." Ding Li said.

"I'm not hungry." Qi Xie didn't look up.

"Eat even if you're not hungry." Ding Li handed over a pair of chopsticks.

Qi Xie no longer refused, and exchanged the folders: "Look at the power of attorney."

"Didn't you let me read it before?" Ding Li turned a page.

"This time we have to go by sea." Qi Xie picked up the bowl, "Tomorrow morning, the boat will return near the North Reef of the Paracel Islands. We plan to stay on the boat for four days and three nights."

"Is there any medicine for seasickness?" Ding Li asked without confidence.

"It's a large cruise ship, so I won't get dizzy."

Ding Li looked at the route marked on the chart: "What are we going to do this trip?"

"This is the key point." Qi Xie pointed to a few red circles, "In recent years, ships have often disappeared in this sea area. There may be something in the sea. Our task is to protect the cruise ship to return safely."

"How big is the cruise ship?"

Qi Xie turned over the paper in his hand.

"Wow, it looks so luxurious." Ding Li stared at the photo.

"It can only accommodate a few hundred people. It's nothing compared to a real luxury cruise ship. Then there's the missing ship. If you're interested, you can take a look."

Ding Li turned a few pages and saw the huge number of disappearances on the paper. He couldn't help being puzzled: "Why have so many things happened that I haven't heard of?"

"It was completely blocked because the matter was too big." Qi Xie speculated, "Since this case was arranged by Boss Xun at the end, the degree of difficulty must not be small. Be careful in everything, especially if you can't swim yet, you must pay attention to it." Don't fall into the sea."

"How can I be so stupid." Ding Li closed the folder, "How sure are you that you can solve it?"

"I can't tell." Qi Xie filled a bowl of soup, "You should have found out after so many cases, I don't have a clue until I have seen the scene with my own eyes, so I have to think about it tonight, how to fool tomorrow client."

"Huh?" Ding Li laughed, "Why do you want to fool him?"

"If he asks, can he say, sorry, I have no idea about this case at the moment, and I can't figure out why those ships disappeared. Let's just read the libretto on a donkey and wait and see."

Ding Li haha: "You seem to be in a good mood today."

"Really." Qi Xie paused, put down the empty bowl and pulled the table towards the middle.

"Why?" Ding Li looked at him.

Qi Xie raised his right elbow: "Wrench your wrist."

Ding Li laughed: "What are you playing with?"

"hurry up."

"How much strength do you want me to give you?" Ding Li clenched his fist and pressed it with ease.

Qi Xie snorted coldly: "Who wants you to let me."

"Then what good is winning?"

"Anything you want."

"Okay, you say start."

"Start." Qi Xie announced easily.

Ding Li looked at him: "You put in a little effort, otherwise I won't have the nerve to pull it down."

Qi Xie didn't take it seriously: "Just do it."

Ding Li added some strength, but the opponent's arm didn't move at all. He continued to increase the weight, Qi Xie's wrist was still placed there easily, until he used all the strength in his body, the man still looked at him with a smile.

"How? I haven't exerted my strength yet." Qi Xie asked in a tone of embarrassment.

"You—" Ding Li felt as if he was wrestling with a steel bar.

"Why don't I give you two hands?"

"Need not!"

"Okay, let's stop playing." Qi Xie clasped his wrist, and Ding Li's right elbow was firmly pressed on the table with a bang, almost bringing him down with such a speed.

"Where did you get so much strength!" Ding Li stared at him in disbelief.

Qi Harmony just laughed.

"I must have asked some monster for help." Ding Li rubbed his wrist, "You are cheating!"

Qi Xie shook his fan: "Now you know why I'm in a good mood?"

"Yes." Ding Li said, "You are at the full level now, of course you are happy."

"It's not enough at the full level." Qi Xie crossed his legs, "However, I studied that scourge a little while you were in the hospital, and now I can draw its power at will."

Ding Li looked at him worriedly: "But it doesn't matter if there is that kind of thing living in the body."

"Of course it doesn't matter, it's not the only one."

Ding Li was taken aback: "There are other monsters?"

Qi Xie thought for a while: "There are six or seven in total, you should know it after reading the diary."

"I didn't look that closely..."

"Don't worry." Qi Xie waved his fan, "I'm a monster in the first place, so I can live in peace with them, and it's no different from having a group of bifidobacteria in your body."

Despite what he said, Ding Li still sighed uneasy.

Twilight Quadruple.

After washing up and going to bed, the two slept on each side, said good night together and reached out to turn off the lights.

Ding Li didn't feel sleepy at all, he heard a few rustling noises nearby, he turned his head and saw Qi Xie holding a tube of transparent ointment in his hand.When he realized what it was, his heart almost stopped beating.

"You—!" Ding Li stammered.

Qi Xie opened the lid and smelled it, then put it on the bedside table and lay down.

Ding Li sat there stupidly, completely not knowing what to do.

"Aren't you sleeping?" Qi Xie asked.

"Ah? Oh." Ding Li fell to the ground, stared blankly at the ceiling, and said two words for a long time, "That..."

"Which one?" asked the person next to him.

"Why suddenly..." Ding Li hesitated to speak.

"Suddenly something."

"Suddenly thought..."

Qi Xie clicked his tongue: "What on earth are you trying to say?"

Ding Li faltered: "It's just that I don't understand what you mean... Don't you just treat me as a friend? Why do you suddenly... think about that..."

Qi Xie turned his head impatiently: "What about this and that."

Ding Li was stunned for a moment: "Aren't you going to make (anti-harmony) love with me?"

"Huh?" Qi Xie frowned.

"Otherwise, what are you doing with that thing?" Ding Li pointed at the cabinet, Qi Xie turned his head to look at the tube of ointment, touched it and read the instructions, then cursed in a low voice.

"I found it under the pillow just now." Qi Xie threw it on him, "I thought it was the cosmetics left by the previous tenant."

"Cosmetics..." Ding Li lost his expression.

"It's strange that you can tell what it is at a glance." Qi Xie smiled half-smile, "Could it be possible to use it before?"

"I have used it." Ding Li admitted simply.

Qi harmonic hummed twice.

"When giving an anorectal examination." Ding Li added.

Qi Xie lay down and ignored him: "I'll go to sleep first."

Ding Li looked at the lubricating tube and was in a prank mood, pretending to be serious and asked: "It's rare that Guixintang is so thoughtful, should we try it?"

"Try it yourself." Qi Xie threw a sentence with his back turned to him.

"Ah Jing...?" Ding Li whispered into his ear.

Seeing that Qi Xie didn't respond, Ding Li's fingertips went straight in from the hem of his pajamas.

"Take it out." Qi Xie said coldly.

"No..." Ding Li suppressed a smile.

"I count to three."

Ding Li ignored him and pinched his waist instead.

"one."

Rubbing against his lower abdomen again.

"two."

Then he held down his lower body.

"three!"

Ding Li slammed his hand back, and then laughed out loud under the quilt.

Qi Xie threw off the quilt: "Do you think your life is too long!"

"No..." Ding Li laughed intermittently, "I just want...to see if you are really cold."

"I'm sick!" Qi Xie whispered.

"The result is not at all!" Ding Li laughed out of breath.

Qi Xie took a deep breath and narrowed his eyes: "Can you try laughing again?"

Ding Li's back felt cold, and he immediately pulled off the quilt and lay down flat: "Good night."

Going out at eight o'clock in the morning, the two ran into Qian Sining and Fang Xun in the elevator hall. The latter was scratching his hair as if he hadn't woken up. His eyes lit up when he saw them, and he asked with a smile how he slept last night. good.

Qi Xie snorted softly: "Please worry about it, you don't have to next time."

"Mr. Qi, don't be so outrageous!" Fang Xun followed the elevator, poked Ding Li back and whispered, "Do you want to replace the passenger cabin on the cruise ship with a double bed room?"

Ding Li laughed twice: "No need."

"The passenger cabin has already been booked, and it is impossible to change it." Qian Sining pressed the elevator button, "Mr. Qi, I think you should understand the current situation. Guixintang is not inviting you to honeymoon. Out--"

"Of course I know this, so I don't need you to remind me." Qi Xie interrupted her unceremoniously, "The one who has to figure out the situation is you. As long as I'm still in Jingfang, I will be your boss. Please pay attention to your public appearances. The choice of words and sentences, don't lose your sense of proportion!"

Qian Sining stopped talking immediately, and Fang Xun also flattened his mouth in self-indulgence.

The black Mercedes drove all the way to Xiuying Wharf.

Ding Li pushed the door and got out of the car, a gust of sea breeze blew his hair, his eyes moved farther and higher along the ground, and saw a cruise ship moored in front of him.The streamlined hull is white, with a total of six floors. Hundreds of portholes are lined up. Some sailors on the deck are busy. Occasionally, a few white birds fly past their heads, leaving a long song echoing in the blue sky and blue sea. .

Following the flow of people to board the ship, the four of them were arranged in the second-class cabin on the third floor.

"Why don't we live in the first class, Sister Qian!" Fang Xun complained.

Qian Sining opened the door: "Then you have to ask Mr. Qi, he is the one who asked to live here."

"Because these rooms are the closest to the driver's cab." Qi Xie paused in the corridor, "I want to emphasize one thing, since Guixintang has entrusted the case to me, I will be responsible for your safety, but relatively you must Follow my arrangements all the way, especially you, and don't cause trouble for me."

Fang Xun let out an impatient oh.

After returning to their rooms for a little tidying up, the four of them regrouped and boarded the fifth-floor stateroom. Qian Sining knocked on the door of the presidential suite.

Click, the door opened.

There was a woman standing inside, the long silk skirt was splayed high, revealing her fair thighs, the neckline was pulled low, and her half-smeared breasts were in full view.

Assistant Qian reported his family name: "We are people from Guixin Jingfang, is Mr. Zeng here?"

"Wait a minute." The woman turned around coquettishly.

The four of them sat down in the living room, and after a while, a burly man walked out of the back room, wearing slippers and pajamas, with a cigar in his mouth and combing his hair back, looking like a gangster in a Hong Kong movie.

"Mr. Zeng." Qi Xie took the lead and stood up to say hello.

The man didn't look at him, he only pressed his hands to signal them to sit down, and he also nestled into the sofa, with his arms on the backrest, and hugged the mistress who was snuggling up.

"You are Master Qi?" Mr. Zeng stretched out his cigar-holding hand and nodded Qi Xie, with a strong southern accent.

"Yes." Qi said with a smile.

Mr. Zeng snorted: "I thought Boss Xun would arrange someone for me, but it turned out to be such a brat."

Qi Xie's smile didn't change: "Qi is in his thirties now, I'm afraid he won't be able to call you boy in this life, but if Mr. Zeng is willing to call him that, I'll just agree."

Mr. Zeng took a sip of his cigar slowly: "If you can guarantee my boat to return to Hong Kong smoothly, you can talk about the price. If you can't, it doesn't matter! A boat, if you can afford it, you can afford it! I'm afraid... Boss Xun will make things difficult for you." Mr. Zeng pointed at him when he said this, as if there was a strong threat in his kind words.

Qi Xie still smiled at each other: "Since I have accepted your commission, I will make sure that the cruise ship returns safely and I will give you an explanation. As for whether Boss Xun rewards or punishes, it is really an internal chore of our company. I am really sorry to bother you."

As soon as Mr. Zeng reached out his hand, his mistress turned around and brought an ashtray from the coffee table. He knocked it, and a thick piece of cigar ash fell out.Qi Xie originally thought he had something to say, but he waved his arms and spit out four words: "Come here."

"Then take my leave first." Qi Xie was about to leave, so he got up and left the presidential suite without hesitation.

Ding Li was the last one to go out, closed the door and unconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but Fang Xun smiled: "The weather is very hot recently, let's find a chance to throw him into the sea to cool off."

"Have you forgotten what I told you just now?" Qi Xie walked ahead without looking back.

"But who wants to do things for this kind of guy!" Fang Xun groaned, "If you watch too many Hong Kong movies and want to play cosplay, just hire some horse boys, what kind of big brother are you pretending to be in front of us!"

"What he likes to pretend is his business. We use people's money to eliminate disasters for people (anti-harmony). There is no need to complain."

Fang Xun curled his lips: "Where are you going now?"

"Meet the captain." Qi Xie went back to the third floor and knocked on the cab at the end of the corridor.

A sailor ushered them in, and in the cockpit with a wide view, a man in formal clothes turned around.Unlike Mr. Zeng's big airs, the captain greeted the four of them in a gentlemanly manner, and briefly introduced the basic situation on board: "According to the voyage, our ship will enter that sea area at 12:15 tomorrow. I have to ask you guys about the situation.”

"Why don't you ask for advice." Qi Xie smiled, "Our goal is to ensure that the cruise ship completes its route. I hope this cooperation will be happy."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the four bid farewell to the captain and returned to the cabin. Qi Xie decided to gather at noon the next day, and then announced the dissolution.

Ding Li waited for Assistant Qian to enter the room, and seized the opportunity to ask him, "What are your plans now?"

Qi Xie took out his room card: "Someone will arrange a visit later, you can go around if you like, I don't want to go out, just rest in the room."

Ding Li suddenly coughed and changed the atmosphere: "Then you rest later, I will take you to a place."

Unknown, Qi Xie went in, followed him around to the guest room marked 427, saw him raise his hand and knocked twice, then three times.

Click, the door opened.

☆, hole card

The person inside the door still had an expressionless face: "Boss Qi, is that right?"

Qi Xie ignored him and took a look into the room, and sure enough another guy was standing there stupidly.

"Let's go in first." Ding Li whispered, confirming that no one behind closed the door.

Qi Xie didn't see anyone else, and sat down on the sofa in an anti-customer manner, and swung his legs forward: "Tell me, what's going on?"

"That's what happened." Ding Li looked at Xie Yu and Wei Yuanyang.

"When did you hook up, you three?"

Ding Li whispered as if admitting his mistake: "The time Li Lingshan you asked me to buy incense, I borrowed that monk's mobile phone to call the police officer, and on the day and last night in Qinyang, I also borrowed the hotel service Taiwan’s phone number, so he knows everything about our side.”

Qi Xie was not satisfied with this confession: "I'm talking about how you hooked up before."

Ding Li scratched his neck: "It's because of Mei..."

Wei Yuanyang couldn't stand it anymore: "I said Lao Qi, don't act like a prisoner!"

Qi Xie glanced at him: "I remember that comrade policeman just finished his annual leave, is it because he doesn't want his job anymore?"

One sentence directly hit Wei Yuanyang's sore spot: "I——! You——you can't control it!"

Qi Xie looked Xie Yu up and down again: "Have you committed that problem again? Do you want me to cure you again?"

Xie Yu raised his left hand to push his glasses, and resolutely refused: "No need."

Only then did Qi Xie smile, waved his folding fan and greeted generously: "Sit, why are you standing?"

The three looked at each other before remembering to find a place to sit down.

Ding Li cleared his throat: "Time is running out, Xie Yu, please tell us the results of the investigation."

Xie Yu opened his notebook neatly: "When you arrive in Qinyang, until you call, Boss Qi has solved a total of six cases in Jingfang, namely the Sun Jiahai Ziyin case, He's real estate wood four case, Feng's chest of drawers case, The case of Lilingshan Resort, the case of Fuyu in University City, and the case of Cao Wei Yunbing Daojian Cluster. Among them, the real estate of the Sun family and the He family was arranged by me, and the rest were arranged by Guixintang."

"And then?" Qi Xie asked.

"Don't you think it's always been bad luck since Li Lingshan?" Wei Yuanyang asked back, "I met monsters in the villa, went to the university city to meet Taoist priests to find fault, and sneaked into the army road and collapsed for no reason."

"I've always been unlucky." Qi Xie admitted simply.

"It's not a matter of luck." Xie Yu had something to say, "According to Dr. Ding's suggestion, we investigated the three suspicious points, and found through the surveillance video that the person Li Lingshan eavesdropped on outside the window that night was the person from Guixintang."

"Guixintang?" Ding Li was a little surprised.

"That's right." Xie Yu nodded, "Including that Taoist priest is also their arrangement."

"Then what about the way of transporting troops?" Ding Li asked.

"It's the same." Wei Yuanyang took up the conversation, "We adjusted the surveillance on Huancheng Road, and found that the female assistant sent someone to follow Lao Qi not long after he entered the water, and brought a small blasting device. They must have blown up the passageway. It collapsed and didn't run away."

"Why..." Ding Li muttered to himself.

"In short, the result of the investigation is like this." Xie Yu closed the notebook without making any inferences.

Qi Xie laughed: "To put it bluntly, you are trying to find fault with me. To put it bluntly, you are testing me to see if I am qualified enough to be used by them."

Ding Li opened his mouth to say something, but hesitated for a while before giving up.

"Then what are your plans now?" Wei Yuanyang asked him.

Qi Xie played with the fan and didn't answer.

"Actually, there is a way to get you out now." Xie Yu said.

Qi Xie raised his eyes: "Don't be too tight."

"Fake death." Xie Yu explained, "I know a private detective who often evades debts and defrauds insurance for others. He has never made a mistake. If you want, I can let him arrange everything. Besides, this time is considered the right time and place. We First get a corpse that is about the same size as yours, and then create an accident to make you pretend to fall off the boat, and wait until you become a giant in the sea, it is impossible for those people in Guixintang to tell the difference."

Ding Li guessed the following: "This also means..."

"Yes." Xie Yu knew what he was going to say, "Boss Qi must make a clean break with his current life, and start over in another place anonymously."

Qi Xie laughed immediately: "What kind of bad idea are you guys having?"

Xie Yu's expression remained unchanged: "After listening to another matter, you can make an evaluation. According to Dr. Ding's information from the driver surnamed Zhang, I managed to buy a retired driver from Guixintang's Zhejiang branch. He said that Guixintang is not good. As unified as it seems, there have been two internal factions fighting openly and secretly, and the focus of the struggle is on the issue of 'whether to continue to cooperate'. Of course, this does not mean that they cooperate with each other, but whether Guixintang should cooperate with 'a certain organization' Cooperation, he doesn’t know much about this institution, he only provided a name for us to look up. ——Department of Cultural Assets Preservation.”

Ding Li heard that the name sounded like a government style: "Is it a state-level institution?"

"We thought so too, so we searched the archives after the founding of the People's Republic of China with various connections, but found no similar department. In the end, we found an organization with the same name in the materials of the Republic of China. The data shows that the Ministry of Cultural Assets Preservation was established in 1919. Responsible for the protection of national antiquities, folk art, natural landscapes and other relics and intangible relics. However, after liberation, this department was not transferred to Taiwan, but was absorbed into the current government. After that, it is a state secret. Can't find it."

Ding Li was thoughtful: "That is to say... Guixintang has always been in close contact with a certain secret department of the government."

"Very likely." Xie Yu affirmed his speculation, "otherwise it would be difficult to explain why it has such a huge power, and can even control the internal affairs of the public security organs."

Qi Xie next to him put away his folding fan one by one, and tapped slowly on his palm. Seeing that his expression was different, Xie Yu took the opportunity to ask him if he had changed his mind.

"No." Qi Xie flatly refused, "I'd like to hear the plan of the two of you, whether to continue fighting with Guixintang like this, or to go back to your respective homes after this matter is over?"

"It's up to you." Wei Yuanyang's stubborn temper came up, "It's fine if you can get away smoothly after this time, if you can't, you have to make persistent efforts until when you get out!"

Qi Xie chuckled lightly: "Who am I, what about you?"

"Why not." Wei Yuanyang pointed at his feet, "Just because you were kidnapped onto this boat because of the three of us, that's it!"

Qi Xie smiled and shook his head, then turned to Xie Yu.

"No matter what, I will continue to investigate." Xie Yu was equally determined, "But I just want to know the truth, and I never thought of having any substantial impact on Guixintang. Even if it is an evil force, I have no interest in combating it. Mostly used to write novels."

Qi Xie sneered: "When you write it, you will probably die. Then your home catches fire, the manuscript is lost, and there will be no truth from then on."

Xie Yu paused slightly with his left hand holding the notebook.

"What?" Qi Harmony had sharp eyes.

"No." Xie Yu remained expressionless.

"Then it's up to you." Qi Xie didn't bother, "In short, I will try my best to ensure your safety, and you don't have to feel that you owe me anything. After all, if it weren't for me, the three of you would never have been involved."

"Don't promote yourself there." Wei Yuanyang choked at him, "I declare in advance that I don't feel that I owe you any time, this trip is purely because I can't see Guixintang's demeanor. By the way, I'm doing you a favor, no It would be nice to benefit from you!"

"Is it good?" Qi Xie pointed his fan, "The string of beads in your hand is worth at least five or six thousand, so let's pay it off."

Wei Yuanyang raised his left wrist and took a look: "You gave this thing? How could I remember that I bought it at a stall in Heping Square a few months ago."

Qi Xie showed disdain: "If you can really pick up such a leak, you probably have run out of luck in this life, and you will be waiting for bad luck in the rest of your life."

"Can you speak something human?"

"I didn't tell anyone, why should I talk about people?"

"You—!" Wei Yuanyang couldn't find the words for a moment.

Qi Xie put away the fan and stood up: "Let's come here first today, and I will contact you if there is a situation."

"Are you sure you don't want to think about it again?" Xie Yu asked for the last time.

"That's right." Qi Xie turned his head, "Then let me think about it for another three to five years. If I can't guarantee it, I will change my mind by then."

After finishing speaking, he smiled and walked away.

Ding Li followed behind and got out of 427. As soon as he got on the side of the ship, he heard the radio to inform all passengers to participate in the life-saving drill.

"You go." Qi Xie said.

"Aren't you going?" Ding Li asked.

Qi Xie leaned against the railing leisurely: "What am I doing, even if the captain abandons the ship, I can't run away."

Ding Li took it for granted: "Then I won't go either."

The two looked at the horizon, a gust of wind ruffled their hair.

"You shouldn't have let the two of them come over." Qi Xiong whispered.

"I knew you would object, so I kept it from you." Ding Li admitted.

"Forget it, I didn't mean to blame you."

"What are you going to do now?"

"Finish the case first and see Boss Xun."

"Have you considered the possibility?" Ding Li asked, "For example, what request will he make, and how will you respond to it?"

"No need to think about it, he will continue to let me do things for Guixintang, and I will continue to refuse."

"If he uses force."

Qi Xie sneered: "I am not the same now as before. If he dares to use force, I will retaliate. At worst, the fish will die and the net will be broken. Don't take advantage of anyone!"

In the distance, a seabird flew across the sea like an arrow, stabbing a piece of prey and rushing back to the sky.

Ding Li looked into his eyes and sighed unconsciously, lit a cigarette and inhaled deeply into his lungs.

"Actually, I've been thinking just now that Boss Xun arranged these cases not to find faults or to test you, but to change you." Ding Li said deeply, "You are indeed different now. It's getting tough."

Qi Xie chuckled: "Are you still brooding about the Tujia Village?"

"Ah Jing, don't blame me for turning over old scores." Ding Li looked at the fine waves on the sea, "Although you have indirectly harmed many people in the past, I know that you didn't do it deliberately, it was just a balance between monsters and humans. But things in Tujia Village are different, maybe some villagers are innocent, including those children, you shouldn't kill them all indiscriminately."

"Then don't blame me for being stubborn." Qi Xie looked cold, "If anyone dares to touch you in the future, even the king of heaven, I will not be soft."

Ding Li frowned: "Actually, you don't have to—"

"It is necessary." Qi Xie interrupted him with a firm tone.

Ding Li stopped talking, and took a deep breath of smoke. The gray particles were blown away by the sea breeze, slowly drifted downward, and then slammed into the air inlet of the air conditioner. in the air.

"What should we do now?" Wei Yuanyang touched a deck of poker and played Solitaire on the coffee table, "Is the suspended animation going on?"

"In order to prevent variables from appearing, we should make two-handed preparations." Xie Yu knocked on the computer, "Both