Chaos become floods

"Are you feeling unwell today?"

This was the second time Liu Xun turned to ask him.He frowned, lowered his voice, and looked very puzzled.

Xu Chaosheng's footsteps were sloppy, and he was sweating coldly. He didn't seem to be fine at all.He cheered up: "No...it's okay, don't worry about me." He said softly: "It should be a stomachache, just bear with it and it will be fine."

Liu Xun nodded and said to him: "Then you can call Ronaldinho to replace you, and go back to rest early."

"No," Xu Chaosheng insisted, "It's okay, it's an old problem, and it will be fine in a while."

Liu Xun remained silent.It took Xu Chaosheng a while to hear his soft word: "Okay."

The importance of today's dinner cannot be overstated.Despite frequent wars, important officials in the north still get together for three to five days under various names to connect with each other and carry out communication.Many actual agreements are not completed in black and white on paper, but tacitly completed in a nod, a distant eye contact, and a gulp of wine.It's these agreements that represent the real energy, and they're made before anyone notices, or long after they've happened—or so the party-throwers always think.

The host of the banquet was the Northwest Chamber of Commerce.Xu Chaosheng could tell that Liu Xun was not willing to attend this dinner because of the delicate relationship between the government and the Chamber of Commerce: due to the impact of Japanese products, many domestic products were unsalable, and there were many businessmen who went bankrupt or even committed suicide everywhere.Now there are rumors that the Japanese side is putting pressure on the central government through front-line warfare to further expand the types and scale of imported goods.Under such circumstances, the dinner held by the Chamber of Commerce is actually a bitter olive.As usual, this kind of bitter olives would be swallowed by Chairman Wang's right-hand man—Xu Chaosheng watched Liu Xun go around toasting people, trying to avoid the embarrassing situation of a nationwide strike by merchants.

Liu Xun seemed to be in high spirits today.He stayed until the end, drank until he couldn't drink any more, and continued to look for wine: "Come on, fill it up!" When Xu Chaosheng put him in the car and called the driver to drive, Liu Xun seemed to have fallen asleep in a daze up.Xu Chaosheng supported him with one hand to keep him from falling down, and with the other hand he unconsciously stroked the thin gold chain.At this time, we were driving through a block with no street lights. Fortunately, the moonlight was very bright, illuminating the inside and outside of the car.

After driving to the apartment downstairs where Liu Xun lived, Xu Chaosheng and the driver helped Liu Xun out of the car.Seeing that he couldn't stand still, Xu Chaosheng smiled wryly and said to the driver: "I'll send Minister Liu up, and you wait for me downstairs first." Who would have thought that Liu Xun would grab Xu Chaosheng's arm:

"Chaosheng, Chaosheng, good you Xu Chaosheng! I haven't seen you for so many years, have you and I separated? You are staying at my house today!"

As if he couldn't stand still, Xu Chaosheng was staggered by him, but he still had a coaxing tone on his face: "Minister Liu is drunk, I'll take you up first..."

Liu Xun staggered from drinking, but his mouth was still unquestionable as a minister: "No! Adjutant Xu, I order—order you!" He laughed, "It's just right, isn't it an upset stomach? Sick, sick to my friend Living at home is what it should be, hahaha—”

We can't drag it on like this.Without hesitation, Xu Chaosheng helped Liu Xun, and whispered to the driver: "Then please go back first, tomorrow." He paused, "Tomorrow afternoon, I will pick up Minister Liu to go to the government. I will find a way to go back by myself."

After finally taking Liu Xun up to the fourth floor, Xu Chaosheng touched Liu Xun's bunch of keys around his waist.He opened the door and half dragged the drunk to the sofa.

Liu Xun's home looks unexpectedly simple, the simplicity of a bachelor.There should be a lot of furnishings in the house, and everything you see is top-grade, either foreign brands that you can't name, or treasures that look old.In the middle of the living room is a large gold-plated copper cloisonné enamel floor clock Xu Chaosheng still has the impression that it was placed in Liu Xun's house before, and it is said that it was passed down from the ancestors to be passed down from generation to generation.But this house looks really less popular, except that the bedroom and the sofa are a bit untidy, it seems that someone has used it, and at a glance, it is obvious that they are just quietly placed with dust.Xu Chaosheng looked at the kitchen, as expected, there was not even a cutting board, and it felt thick with dust.Obviously, Minister Liu doesn't know how to cook for himself.This home—or the foothold as it is called—is just a shelter for him to sleep until dawn after getting drunk every day.

Xu Chaosheng took a chair and sat looking at the big pendulum clock in a daze for a while.Seeing that the long pointer passed Ⅸ, he glanced at Liu Xun who was nestled on the sofa, and seemed to be soundly asleep.Xu Chaosheng gently picked up the bunch of keys, walked to his study, and opened the door.

The study room was in a mess, with all kinds of paper lying casually on the table.He poured half a bottle of ink on the table and spread the paper around. Xu Chaosheng looked at it and found that it was completely dry.He took out a thin booklet from his pocket, and the blank cover was rolled up, looking like it had been around for a long time.Inside are many strings of codes and small characters, a code book for translation.

Xu Chaosheng walked to the corner of the room, and a pot of Clivia was growing vigorously.Carefully he lifted the enormous pot and placed the booklet in it, exposing a small corner.In the darkness, he could clearly hear his powerful heartbeat, which was very rapid, as if it was going to burst through his throat and be vomited out.When he stood up, he supported the wall and realized that his legs were numb.

Tiptoely locked the door and returned to the living room, Liu Xun was no different.Xu Chaosheng let out a sigh of relief.But the heartbeat still couldn't stop, the golden chain seemed to be too tight, and it made him unable to breathe on this hot summer night.He helped Liu Xun to the bedroom again, and he muttered a few times, as if he had woken up or not.Xu Chaosheng was even afraid that he would be awakened by the sound of his own heartbeat. The chaotic and rapid heartbeat seemed to be an early warning device, waking up the person in danger.

Back in the living room, Xu Chaosheng sat down dejectedly.It's all over.Just wait for tomorrow, this big dream that has been weaving for several months will come to an end, and the memories of him and Liu Xun for many years will also be over.

It's just that lingering doubts are still circling in his mind.How can a small cipherbook be enough to convict the dignified Minister of Defense?It is too far-fetched to say that the evidence of collaborating with the enemy is too far-fetched. If there is a code book and no telegram, how can it be translated?

Xu Chaosheng walked around the house a few times, and finally looked at the huge clock.In the darkness, it was like a prostrate monster, watching as if it was about to deliver the final blow.Xu Chaosheng touched its base, and with a click, the cover could be removed in its entirety.

Trembling, he reached in.Inside is a square shape.cold.

For a time, all the details came to my mind.So many letters submitted to the newspaper, warning people to be careful of Japan... His red eyes when he broke up with Liu Xun... "Save the country and the people, always follow my generation"...So many lit cigarettes...Mr. Wang kept urging...Fancheng's God, it's getting dark too early...

He knelt down in pain, then curled up on the cold floor.The surroundings are absolutely silent and dark, only the big clock close at hand, "Keda, Keda", ringing loudly.If you take things away, there's still time...but, but, but ah...

"Boom!" There was a bang.

Xu Chaosheng raised his head, and vaguely saw the pointer on the dial pointing to Ⅻ.

A new day has arrived.This is the tenth day of the seventh month, which is exactly the end of summer for this year.

The author has something to say: Xu Chaosheng didn’t feel uncomfortable because he was nervous, he just wanted to go to Liu Xun’s house to get medicine or something

Staying here is an accident (zhixi)...

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