guest of honor

Murphy's Law says that if there are two or more ways to do something, and one of the choices will lead to disaster, someone will make that choice.

Qin Mu didn't know if he was "the one who made the wrong choice".

Those tentacles hidden in the darkness took him a whole year to finally grasp the horse's feet.He is no longer that handsome boy, and Ye Li is not the elder he needs to rely on.When stepping on the familiar homeland again, the ups and downs of the chest ached slightly due to the extreme longing, which even mixed with a trace of timidity about the uncertainty of the future.

He pulled the suitcase and strode straight to the fast-pass gate.

Now, Ye Li is standing outside the customs waiting for him.Qin Mu's heart seemed to be thrown into a frying pan, and all the restrained thoughts and worries surfaced at this moment. He was like a person walking in the desert and saw the sea, and every moment he approached it, he was aroused. A deeper longing.

There are crowds of people outside the airport pick-up port.

Unfortunately, it could also be a mirage.

Qin Mu's pupils constricted, and he couldn't help but pause in his hurried steps.The visitor greeted him with a slight smile, took the suitcase from his hand and patted his back at the same time, saying meaningfully: "You are finally back, Mr. Qin."

"Assistant Qin's plane has landed. Daishan Culture has sent someone there and will bring him directly to the group."

Ye Li was taking notes at his desk, the cowhide notebook was pressed against the side of the table, and the nib of the fountain pen rustled.He raised his head to look at the data on the screen, and answered absently, "Yes."

Secretary Zhang glanced at his expression, didn't dare to say any more, and retreated lightly.The moment the door closed, Ye Li put down his pen, but his eyes were not focused on the title page.

A year flies by.

Qin Mu finally came back.

He picked up the phone, and the lock screen lit up because it sensed the change in gravity, showing that no new messages had been received.Ye Li raised his eyebrows unexpectedly, wondering what kind of expression Qin Mu, who hadn't seen him at the airport, had at the moment.

"Uncle He, where are we going?" Qin Mu laid his long legs lazily on the freezer, looking out the window at the speeding city.

It really feels like a world away.In one year, the development of the sharing economy is in full swing, and orange bicycles can be seen everywhere shuttling between the vertical and horizontal tracks.It is often said that "things are different from people", but will the ever-changing cities be more impermanent than people's hearts?

"Go to Jing Pavilion," He Minghan glanced at his shoes on the freezer, and said calmly, "The dishes are all ordered, and everyone is waiting to clean up the dust for you."

"Everyone?" Qin Mu asked with a low laugh, "I don't have that many acquaintances in China."

He Minghan laughed along with him, but there was no joy in his eyes: "Is Luo Haoyu one of them?"

"He," the kid longed for a free life, but also yearned for food and drink. He never went back after returning to China half a year ago. Qin Mu only cleared the whole house for him before he left. "Who else?"

He Minghan said: "You will know when you arrive."

Just as he was talking, the car had already driven into a park, passed through the high and low green belts, and stopped in front of the courtyard surrounded by white walls and black tiles.A lady in a cheongsam pushed the door out upon hearing the sound, waiting to welcome the distinguished guests.

Qin Mu and He Minghan entered the inner courtyard one after the other, and saw a big boy cat in a black leather jacket playing games with his mobile phone on the stone bench.The boy looked up and saw them, and immediately rushed forward: "Oh, you are back!" As he spoke, he gave Qin Mu a big hug, "What's so good about capitalism? You xenophile You bastard, you don’t even want to come back!”

Putting his hands in his pockets, Qin Mu lazily stood on the spot and let Haoyu embrace him: "Brother Yuan is inside?"

"You're really crazy right now," Haoyu let go of his hand resentfully upon hearing his brother's name, and even lowered his voice a little, "My brother doesn't even have the face of being an official now. I will definitely give it, but I will come to have dinner with you when I have time."

"That's because Mr. He has a lot of face." Qin Mu said leisurely, without looking back at He Minghan, he walked into the room first with long legs.

With a gloomy expression, He Minghan followed and walked in.

The boxy hall was transformed into a restaurant, with a solid wooden round table placed in the center, and the place facing the door was still vacant.The man is sitting on the right hand side with his feet spread apart.He propped his left elbow on the edge of the table, his eyes were lowered, his appearance was five points similar to Haoyu at first glance, but his temperament was far from it.

"Brother Yuan!" Qin Mu spread his arms and approached Luo Haoyuan, and said with a smile, "I really didn't expect to see you so soon."

No matter how true Qin Mu's words are, Luo Haoyuan stood up and gave him a sincere hug, and patted him on the back with his usual knives and guns: "You boy! You should have been with Haoyu a long time ago. came back!"

The force was so strong that Qin Mu frowned for a moment, but there was nothing strange in his tone: "Blame me, I came back late."

After Luo Haoyuan let him go, he shook hands with He Minghan again, but nothing unusual could be seen.At the dinner table, the two of them were chatting happily, but Qin Mu just chatted with Haoyu about some gossip, but didn't hear a word.He still hasn't figured out why He Minghan brought him to see Luo Haoyuan as soon as he got off the plane - this knife that the Qin family hid behind their suits and leather shoes.

Leaving aside how the father of the Luo brothers helped the rise of Daishan Culture step by step in the early years; today, Daishan Culture also has a branch company that specializes in helping Luo Haoyuan raise those desperadoes under him.

To put it bluntly, it is called a gang, but to put it bluntly, it is a mob.

In the past, Qin Wenchuan used this knife very smoothly.However, today, as the Daishan culture grows stronger, the relationship between Qin Mu and Luo Haoyuan is no longer close.Qin Mu wasn't even sure if Luo Haoyuan would betray him if He Minghan made huge profits?

But at least, Luo Haoyu is still there, so there is no need to panic——Qin Mu took a sip of tea, his eyelashes cast a small shadow on Chengbi's tea surface like wings, and his side face looked surprisingly good.

Luo Haoyuan couldn't help but glanced at him from the corner of his eye, while He Minghan's eyes were gloomy. Who would have thought that such a 20-year-old boy would force him to put away the big net for more than ten years?

It's ridiculous, and it's incredible.

But Qin Mu was too young after all.It's fun to pick up a knife and drop it, but there are always flaws in taking care of one thing and losing sight of another.He Minghan raised his wine glass and raised it to Qin Mu: "Mr. Qin has really changed a lot this year."

Qin Mu's expression was as usual, he didn't answer the words, and he didn't even raise his glass.But Haoyu wondered: "What change, why didn't I see it?"

He Minghan smiled and said, "Maybe it's because you've been following Qin Mu all the time, so you can't see it."

Qin Mu said lightly: "Mr. He, do you want to ask me about those branches in Europe?"

"You have all withdrawn?"

"Yes, withdrew." Qin Mu said calmly, "What's the use of keeping a company that has been failing for years?"

"What about the person in charge of the company?"

Qin Mu sarcastically said: "You mean Zhang Hancheng, after all, he is a student brought out by you alone. Do you want to intercede for him, or do you want to tell me that his secret transfer of assets was ordered by you?"

As soon as he finished speaking, He Minghan smiled as usual, but Luo Haoyuan's eyes suddenly changed.It's a pity that Qin Mu's full attention was on He Minhan's body, and he didn't notice the sudden chill from his side.

"What did Zhang Hancheng say about this?"

Qin Mu looked at Luo Haoyuan in surprise, not knowing why he asked this question.But Haoyu scratched his head anxiously, and persuaded: "Brother, don't worry, Qin Mu must not know..."

Qin Mu frowned: "I don't know what?"

"Ding ding ding!!" At this moment, Luo Haoyuan's cell phone vibrated crazily, and the ear-piercing sound was so loud that it hurt people's brains.He grabbed his phone and took a look, then he didn't care about anyone present, and he strode out of the restaurant without even saying hello.

But Haoyu also showed a worried expression, stood up and ran out with him.

He Minghan looked at the backs of the two brothers, and said to Qin Mu nonchalantly, "Guess, is this call good news or bad news?"

The people watching the show were gone, so Qin Mu simply put away his polite and respectful disguise: "Did you find someone to make the call? Is this the situation you want to turn around?"

He Minghan didn't answer and asked instead: "Why didn't you ask Luo Haoyu carefully why he didn't go back after returning to China half a year ago for the Chinese New Year?"

Qin Mu didn't answer, and waited for He Minghan to finish speaking.

"You only know that Zhang Hancheng is a student brought out by me, and I have identified him as my man. All the money he secretly transferred is now indeed in my name. So you caught him and wanted to get money from him. There are more secrets coming out of his mouth, right?" He Minghan said with a smile, "Don't waste your efforts, the funds have already been transferred by me again, Zhang Hancheng only knows so much. If you grab him, it will only make Luo Haoyuan You are suspicious."

Qin Mu's heart skipped a beat: "What's the matter with Guan Luo Haoyuan?"

"Zhang Hancheng is his wife's cousin. When he came to the company, I was personally guided by him, and this relationship was entrusted to him. Although Zhang Hancheng was doing things for me, it was inevitable that he would fill his own pockets. The money was stored in Luo Haoyuan's wife's account "He Minghan asked, "Guess, that lady will use this windfall to do serious business?"

Qin Mu didn't need to listen to him anymore: "Who did you sell her to?"

He Minghan smiled slightly: "It was the end of the year at that time, and the policemen who did not meet the performance standards were worried that no major cases would be solved, so I will give them a big gift."

After the General Administration of Customs or the procuratorate are involved, it will be difficult for those involved in the case to leave the country easily.It is precisely because of this that Haoyu was unable to return to the United States after returning to China during the Chinese New Year.

Sure enough, ginger is still old and spicy.Time did not give him the opportunity to figure out the web of intertwined interests and favors, and he was not someone who could afford to lose.

Qin Mu leaned back in his chair, accepting his failure frankly.He even looked at He Minghan and smiled, and asked slowly: "How can you let Luo Haoyuan's family go?"

"You give me back what's mine, and I'll give you back this knife."

Belonging to He Minghan?Qin Mu sneered, too lazy to refute.Now He Minghan has the ability to swallow the money, but in the future he still has the means to make him spit it out intact.

The key is now, they are all stepping on Luo Haoyuan's territory.Leaving aside the friendship between the Qin and Luo families, Luo Haoyuan already knew that Qin Mu had caused his great loss.If the whistleblower wanted to punish him, it would be more than enough to send the couple to a gun.If Luo Haoyuan jumps over the wall in a hurry, no one will be able to get out of this courtyard.

The whistleblower is in He Minghan's hands, but in Luo Haoyuan's view, it is not necessarily so.

Qin Mu said lightly: "Okay, I will give you a month to get rid of all those overseas assets, and you will have nothing to do with Daishan Culture from then on. But Luo Haoyuan's matter ends here, and you should not be in the company anymore Appeared."

He Minghan won the battle, raised his wine glass, and said triumphantly, "Then thank you, Mr. Qin."

After speaking, the cup was dried up.He will not keep anything he can take away from Daishan Culture.

After leaving Jinge safely, Qin Mu drove straight to Yuanyang Building.

He picked up the car from Haoyu temporarily. Its coquettish shape and color did not match his usual style at all. It stopped in the diagonal shadow of Ye Li's SUV. Qin Mu turned off the engine and only opened the two windows. Leaving a gap, waiting in the dark for Ye Li to get off work.

This waited until it was dusk and the hour hand passed 08:30.

Ye Li and Meng Jiang arrived at the garage one after the other.

Qin Mu suddenly grasped the steering wheel, and he stared at the slender figure walking in front, his back straightened and tensed due to excitement and tension.

It's been a year, but Ye Li hasn't changed.The three-piece light brown suit sets off a well-proportioned and tall figure, and there is still a casual but decent elegance in every gesture.As he walked forward, he turned his head to talk to Meng Jiang from time to time, and the smile on his lips showed his good mood.

Qin Mu really hasn't seen him smile for too long.

It's a pity that the free and unrestrained smile was not for him, so it became glaring - he clearly felt the fear growing in his heart, floating in every blood vessel like ice balls, making him feel cold all over He was furious again.

Both of them got into the same car.A few seconds later, the lights of the SUV flashed, and the car reversed neatly and drove out of the garage.

When Qin Mu shifted into gear, the Lamborghini suddenly let out a buzzing sound, and let out an angry low growl like a wounded beast, echoing and circling in the confined space.

The sports car fell behind the SUV and brought Qin Mu to No. 3 Nanlin Road a quarter of an hour later.

He can't go any further.He didn't have a parking permit for the underground garage, and this Lamborghini was too conspicuous.

Qin Mu stopped at the side of the road, jumped out of the car and slammed the door hard, causing a deafening crash.Surprised and timidly watched by passers-by, he strode towards the community with great strides, and at the same time called Hao Yu to ask him to pick up the car.

Haoyu on the other end of the phone was obviously in a good mood, but he didn't hear the unusually stern look in his tone: "Are you home? It's alright, I'll call someone to pick it up from your house tomorrow."

"I'm at No. 3 Nanlin Road. The car is parked on the side of the road. You can pick it up as soon as possible."

"Damn it, you go out at night and don't call me, are you still human?!"

"This is my house, don't fart, you bastard." Qin Mu turned on the phone viciously, looked up at the gray and black tall buildings under the night, his narrowed eyes burst out with a light that was a hundred times colder than moonlight.