Sunset Boulevard

Pei Shu stayed in Thailand for four days.

During these four days, according to Chen Boqiao's wishes, together with the advisers left by Chen Zhaoyan, he contacted the prime minister and several important congressmen, fabricated new identities for the four people, and arranged to board the ship.

The cruise ship that Zhang Jue and Chen Boqiao are about to take is registered in South Australia and sails from the independent country of Thailand to North America. It will not pass through the waters of the Asian Union on the way. According to international law, the Asian Union has no right to hunt down Chen Boqiao.

However, Zhao Kun, the current president of the Asian Union, is very domineering. Both his parents’ families have deep roots. His father was the prime minister of the Union, and there are many relatives who have held high positions in the Union government. The matrilineal family is a business giant that has continued for generations. .Since taking office, Zhao Kun has had a smooth journey and encountered almost no obstacles.

In order to hunt down Chen Boqiao this time, Zhao Kun almost reckless, as long as he is given a clue, he will definitely take action.

After the cruise ship entered the open sea, one evening near the waters of the Asian Union, Zhao Kun would get the location information of Chen Boqiao, and one of the four people Pei Shu arranged to board the ship happened to be an hired sailor with sailing experience who happened to be taking his girlfriend to North America. The soldiers will be bought by Zhao Kun's cronies with a lot of money, and they will coerce the captain to turn the cruise ship at midnight, so that the ship will enter the territorial waters of the Asian Union in the early morning.

After Chen Boqiao was brought back to the Asian League, the cruise ship that happened to turn around at midnight, the mercenaries who happened to disappear, and the appeal period that happened to miss would all make Chen Boqiao's defection and the Asian League's pursuit of him become Zhao Kun's free will. Directed and acted.

When public opinion ferments, members of Congress will initiate an impeachment motion against Zhao Kun. If there is no accident, Zhao Kun's presidency will be temporarily frozen within three days of the motion.

In the afternoon two days before departure, Pei Shu met with the four people who were about to board the ship, and sent an encrypted confirmation message to Chen Boqiao, asking if it was convenient for Chen Boqiao to meet again, because of the Details, and some important matters, are inconvenient to use communication tools to communicate.

A few minutes later, Chen Boqiao called him.

Chen Boqiao asked Pei Shu, "Are you still in Bangkok?"

Pei Shu said yes, Chen Boqiao thought about it and said, "Come here, he's not here during the day."

He told Pei Shu the location of the safe house, and Pei Shu entered the address into the navigation, and drove to an area with dense residents and complicated roads in the south of Bangkok.

Pei Shu changed two cars along the way, went around a few more circles, and drove for an hour before stopping at the entrance of the alley.

He walked into the alley, according to the building number given by Chen Boqiao, finally found the residential building, climbed the stairs to the third floor, and knocked on the door.Not long after, Chen Boqiao came to answer the door.

Pei Shu followed him in and asked casually, "Where's Zhang Jue?"

"Get to know the route to the port." Chen Boqiao said, then walked to the sofa, leaned slightly and poured a cup of tea for Pei Shu.

The house is small, but it is clean. The old floor tiles have the local style of the independent country of Thailand. Under the fluorescent lamp, there is a layer of soft light.

Pei Shu looked around, walked to the door on the right, looked inside, turned around and asked Chen Boqiao: "Single bedroom?"

Chen Boqiao nodded, and Pei Shu glanced at the sofa again.

The sofa was flat and there was no bedding spread out. It didn't look like he had slept with someone. Pei Shu was a little speechless, paused, and asked Chen Boqiao, "How do you sleep at night?" He suddenly thought of a possibility, and laughed again: "He won't Even if you sleep on the floor, you have to sleep in the bedroom."

Chen Boqiao was silent for a moment, and then said: "You misunderstood Zhang Jue a lot."

"This is not a misunderstanding," Pei Shu said.

He loves to play more than Chen Boqiao, and he has much richer experience. When he sees Zhang Jue's lingering suitor, he wants to persuade Chen Boqiao to stay away as someone who has been there: "I have met such a person before. .”

Chen Boqiao raised his eyes to look at him, but without saying a word, Pei Shu continued: "Follow me wherever you go, like brown candy, thick-skinned, and you can't scold him anyway. Finally, he disappeared after being taken to a doctor by his family. "

Thinking of Zhang Jue's medical records, he said, "Zhang Jue is more serious—"

"——Pei Shu," Chen Boqiao interrupted him suddenly.

Chen Boqiao looked at Pei Shu flatly, and said flatly, "Let's get down to business."

Pei Shu couldn't tell whether Chen Boqiao simply didn't want to talk about Zhang Jue or felt that he was talking too much. He paused for a few seconds and said uncertainly: "Okay." Then he took out the mobile computer and gave it to him. Chen Boqiao briefly introduced the information of the four people on board, and the news trends of the Asian League in the past few days.

Chen Boqiao asked questions from time to time, and the questions were somewhat complicated. Pei Shude discussed with several consultants online, and the time passed quickly.

There was a shower in Bangkok that day, and there was a patter outside from time to time, and the wind blew the balcony glass.

Just when the consultant wanted to tell them the result of a certain discussion, Chen Boqiao's cell phone rang, and it should be Zhang Jue.

Chen Boqiao picked it up and asked patiently: "What?"

"He's here. I've eaten," Chen Boqiao said, "Where are you?"

The other person didn't know what was said, Chen Boqiao gave a "hmm" and said, "No wonder it's so noisy." Then he asked, "Did you tip today?" After a few seconds, he said, "Okay."

Pei Shu looked at Chen Boqiao, feeling something was wrong in his heart.

However, the tone of Chen Boqiao and Zhang Jue's conversation was very natural, and their attitudes were between cold and considerate, which seemed to be not much different from usual.

Chen Boqiao hung up the phone, looked at Pei Shu, Pei Shu was stunned for a moment, and continued the topic just now.

After talking for a while, Pei Shu became thirsty, but the water in his glass was finished, and the mineral water bottle was also empty, so he asked Chen Boqiao, "Is there any water?"

Chen Boqiao was taking down the materials with his head down, pointing to the kitchen without raising his head: "Fill it yourself."

Pei Shu had no choice but to get up and walk into the kitchen.

Due to the limited area, the layout of the kitchen is ordinary, narrow and long, and can only be passed by an adult man.

There was no food on the dark marble countertop, and Chen Boqiao didn't say where the water was, so Pei Shu only opened the cupboard to look around.

When he opened a deep drawer near the induction cooker, Pei Shu saw the box of condoms placed on the tissue at a glance.

The condom box is purple, probably a local brand in Thailand, and the printing is a little rough. He picked it up and looked at it carefully, and thought it looked like a cheap love hotel special, or it was a public welfare gift.

There are three condoms in a pack, but they have not been opened. Pei Shu repeatedly played with the condom box and found it a little funny. Zhang Jue has a weird personality, and he doesn't know which one to buy.

"If you want, you can take it away."

Chen Boqiao's voice sounded not far away.

Pei Shu was slightly startled, and turned his head to see Chen Boqiao leaning against the door, with his chin raised slightly, and he looked at him with folded arms: "The water is in the northernmost cabinet."

Pei Shu put down the box in embarrassment, opened the cabinet pointed by Chen Boqiao, found a water bottle and poured water.

Just as he was about to go out, Chen Boqiao stopped him, and explained for Zhang Jue without any fluctuations in his expression: "He went to the supermarket, and a volunteer stuffed it for him."

Holding the water glass, Pei Shu said bluntly: "Who knows if someone else gave it to him or he asked for it himself."

Chen Boqiao glanced at him, and said gently: "Shut up your prejudices."

Pei Shu shrugged, sat back on the sofa with Chen Boqiao, and talked about Chen Boqiao's return to the Asian League again.

After Zhao Kun's people detained Chen Boqiao, in order to ensure Chen Boqiao's safety, the news of Chen Boqiao's arrest must be announced as soon as possible, so there was also a reporter from the Independent State of Thailand on the cruise ship.Chen Boqiao and the advisory group had different opinions on the way the reporter issued the press release. After a few minutes of discussion, they reached a consensus.

Pei Shu closed the reporter's information page, raised his head, and suddenly there was a thunder in the sky, and the rain pattered on the window.

"It's raining so much." Pei Shu said.

Chen Boqiao stood up, walked to the balcony, and opened the screen window a little, as if observing the size of the rain.

After finishing what he wanted to say, Pei Shu put down the computer and followed, half an arm's length away from Chen Boqiao, listening to the sound of rain through the rain curtain, and looking out the glass door.

The balcony of the safe house that Zhang Jue was looking for was also small, and there seemed to be something on the plaster board of the railing. Pei Shu took a closer look and found that it was matches and cigarette cases that had been soaked by the rain.

He casually asked, "Has Zhang Jue quit smoking?"

Chen Boqiao didn't look at him, just stared outside and said, "I'm so scared by you."

"Did I scare him?" Pei Shu laughed, and he asked Chen Boqiao back, "Aren't you bothered by this?" He still remembered the large cluster of cigarette butts in the ashtray by the swimming pool, and he was very addicted at first glance. of.

"Smoking is so easy to quit," Pei Shu said again, "I'll just lie to you."

Only then did Chen Boqiao give Pei Shu a look, and just as he opened his mouth to say something, the door lock behind them suddenly clicked.

Pei Shu and Chen Boqiao turned around to look together, only to see Zhang Jue standing outside the door holding the doorknob.

Zhang Jue was soaked all over his body, his black hair stuck to his face, and the ends of his hair dripped down, his light-colored cotton T-shirt stuck tightly to his body, his bare arms were as white as porcelain, his lips were pursed, and his chin was slashed. pointy, holding a bouquet of flowers.

Seven or eight roses were tied together, the beige wrapping paper was a little crumpled by the rain, and the flowers were soaked in water, but they became more and more red.

Seeing other people in the room, he was stunned for a moment, and asked Chen Boqiao in a low voice: "Are you still talking?" Then he said: "Do you want me to wait outside first?"

"The talk is over." Chen Boqiao said.After a pause, he asked Zhang Jue again: "Why is it raining?"

"I bought you flowers," Zhang Jue raised his head slightly, and raised his hand to show Chen Boqiao the roses in his hand.

Pei Shu used to think that Zhang Jue's appearance was very ordinary, and he couldn't find it in the crowd, but after a closer look today, he felt that it was not like that.

But Zhang Jue is really not good at making expressions, even when he is giving something away, he can't even smile, he looks like he doesn't know where to put his hands and feet, and whispers something insignificant: "The car can't drive into that path, I parked the car and walked over, and it started raining within a few steps.”

One of the roses in the bouquet grew bigger, and with his movements, a few petals fell to the ground and onto his shoe.

Chen Boqiao turned his back to Pei Shu, but he didn't approach Zhang Jue, but just said to Zhang Jue, "Thank you."

Zhang Jue didn't ask Chen Boqiao if he liked it or not. He said "Yes" and then stood there blankly, neither entering nor closing the door.

"Come in." Chen Boqiao said to Zhang Jue again.

Zhang Jue shook as if he had just woken up from a dream. When he passed Pei Shu, water was still dripping from his chin.

Pei Shu couldn't help guessing that the flower shop Zhang Jue went to should not be a short distance away.

"I'll take a shower first." Zhang Jue leaned over and put the flowers on the coffee table, and walked into the bathroom.

Not long after, there was the sound of water in the bathroom.

Chen Boqiao looked at the bathroom door, stood there for a few seconds, then turned around and asked Pei Shu, "Is there anything else?"

Pei Shu had no choice but to pack up his things and leave.