Chapter six hundred and first horizontal training(1/2)
Luo Lie said: "By the way, Mr. Gu, the person who injured you with a poisonous arrow is called Diane Ryan. He has been captured and executed by us in Kingsoft, which can be regarded as anger for you."
Gu Haoran nodded and said, "Your Brother Bin has written to tell me. He said that Diane Ryan is just the one who started the attack, and there is a mastermind behind him. I wonder if that mastermind was caught?"
Luo Lie said: "The mastermind that Brother Bin mentioned is Geng Han, the apprentice that my master once accepted. Before I came to New York, I had buried him alive!"
There was finally a little light in Gu Haoran's eyes. "That's good, that's good!" Gu Haoran sighed and turned to Zhao Daming, "It's getting late, take Luo Lie to finish his meal. I can't stand the wind and drink, so I won't be with you anymore."
Luo Lie said goodbye: "That won't affect Mr. Gu's rest."
In the Anliang Hall in New York, Luo Lie and Zhao Daming are the most familiar. They have met with other brothers of the big-character generation. Not familiar with each other is one reason, and not being good at the restaurant is another and more important reason. Therefore, at the table, Luo Lie was quite reserved. The welcoming banquet set up by Zhao Daming for Luo Lie became a banquet for several brothers of the big-character generation.
As the acting leader of the hall, Zhao Daming knew the reason why drinking was wrong, so he always controlled his alcohol tolerance from beginning to end. When the banquet ended, he remained awake, and Luo Lie did not drink much. Looking at the time, it seemed that it was not too late. So Zhao Daming set up a tea table and pulled Luo Lie to have some tea and chat.
The guest follows the host's will, and Luo Lie will naturally not object.
"Time flies so fast! In a blink of an eye, more than five years have passed. Thinking about how old you were when you first came to New York?" Zhao Daming rushed to make tea. Although he was very relaxed in his words, he seemed worried in his eyebrows.
Luo Lie smiled and replied, "I was only a little over thirteen years old at that time."
Zhao Daming poured tea for Luo Lie and joked: "I really admire Brother Bin. You said, just your thin and weak look at that time, how did Brother Bin see that you are a craftsman?"
Luo Lie joked, "Don't say you're puzzled, I'm still puzzled!"
Zhao Daming poured tea for himself, picked up the teacup, sniffed a small mouthful, and said, "And your brother, little fat man, what's your name?"
Luo Lieying said: "An Zhai, quiet An, the one with the two feathers as the head."
Zhao Daming lit a cigarette, took two sips, and said, "Didn't he practiced the Nighthawk Eye? What happened later?"
Luo Lie said sadly: "After my master left, there was no news from him anymore. This kid is really a bastard, why didn't he know how to write a letter back?"
Zhao Daming said: "Auspicious people have their own appearance. That fat boy is very ghost and cannot suffer a great loss."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "Then I will thank Brother Daming for An Zhai. I'll ask you for your blessing. I think An Zhai will definitely be fine."
Zhao Daming took a sip of cigarette, picked up the teacup and drank the remaining tea, and said, "I haven't asked you yet, what is the purpose of coming back this time? Don't tell me that Cunci is going out to have fun and relax. Brother Bin is in the transition period. Good heads like you are coming in handy, so I don't believe Brother Bin will let you out for a walk!"
On the night before coming to New York, Luo Lie talked a lot with Dong Biao. Dong Biao mentioned Zhao Daming many times, saying that Mr. Gu in New York might not be able to rely on him, but Zhao Daming is a trustworthy person. If he encounters any difficult problem, he can ask him for help. Since Brother Biao said that he is trustworthy, Luo Lie didn't want to hold it in, so he told Zhao Daming everything that happened on Kingsoft.
Zhao Daming sighed and said, "Every family has a difficult sutra! I used to expect to invite Brother Bin to help me overcome the difficulties, but unexpectedly, the things he encountered were far more complicated and dangerous than mine."
Luo Lie said: "Brother Ming, what problems are you facing?"
Zhao Daming sighed again and said, "It's better not to mention it, there must be a road before the car arrives at the mountain. Perhaps I'm too worried."
Luo Lie curled his lips and said, "Brother Ming, you are a little unprofessional, right? I told you about the matter on Kingsoft without reservation. Why can't you talk to me about the difficulties you encounter here? Even if I can't help you, it can help you explain them and reduce your pressure."
Zhao Daming took a deep breath of cigarette, then held it in his lungs, and after extinguishing the cigarette butt, he stared at Luo Lie blankly. After a while, he slowly spit out the cigarette in his lungs and said, "You kid is really good at speaking. Yes, if you can tell someone about it, you can really help me relax." Zhao Daming made another tea, filled Luo Lie, and lit another cigarette, saying, "A traitor appeared in our New York Hall."
Luo Lie was stunned and said in a loss of his mouth: "Traitor? What did he do?"
Zhao Daming said: "This person is the accountant of our hall. I don't know what he thought. He took advantage of Mr. Gu's illness and hospitalization, and the hall was neglected to manage the government and took away a huge sum of 50,000 US dollars."
Luo Lie breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If you lose the money, you will earn it back. I don't believe that just 50,000 US dollars can make your hall hurt and lose your vitality."
Zhao Daming took a sip of cigarettes, then took another sip of tea, and said, "But the problem is that he also took away the account book at the hall. If he handed the account book to the Federal Taxation Bureau, it would be enough for us to drink a pot well, not even one pot, and ten pots and twenty pots are hard to say!"
Luo Lie couldn't help but be stunned again.
The federal government can tolerate gangs killing and setting fires, but it cannot tolerate others evading taxes. Many of the businesses in the hall are gray income from gray industries. Reporting taxes according to the rules is equivalent to voluntarily surrendering without paying taxes without hiding them. Once found out, the fine of ten times or a hundred times is the lightest punishment. If it is serious, it is normal to put the leader in prison and sentence him to ten or twenty years.
"Do you know where he ran away?" Luo Lie asked subconsciously.
Zhao Daming said: "It must have been to Miami."
Luo Lie said: "Then why not send someone to catch him?"
Zhao Daming glared at his eyes, then smiled bitterly again, saying, "How do you know I didn't send anyone? However, two brothers have fallen there, and I really can't leave. I'm planning on the other brothers at the hall... Alas!" The last sigh showed Zhao Daming's helplessness.
Miami's world is the world of Mexicans.
As strong as Mafia, he cannot gain a foothold in Miami.
If there are rules in Miami, then this rule is just two words: the strong prey on the weak and the fittest survive.
There were almost no Chinese settlers there, so the accountant who defected to Anliangtang in New York must have colluded with a Mexican gang, otherwise there would be no possibility of survival.
The brothers sent by Zhao Daming were easily discovered in Miami because they had an oriental face. If they did not have strong skills, they could only become fish and be slaughtered. Zhao Daming, who had lost two brothers in succession, had no choice but to think of Cao Bin. Perhaps, only Cao Bin could capture the traitor from Miami and capture the traitor from Miami.
"Brother Ming, let me go." Luo Lie understood that the lost account book of Anliangtang in New York was a time bomb. If it could not be properly resolved, once it exploded, Anliangtang in New York might suffer a catastrophe.
Zhao Daming was stunned, then smiled and said, "What are you kidding? If you left you there, how could I explain to Brother Bin?"
Luo Lie said: "I don't know if I can do it or if I will leave it there, but Brother Bin arranged me out so that one day when he and Brother Biao both had an accident, someone would stand up and lead Jinshan Anliangtang to turn defeat into victory. I think if I can't go to Miami to execute the traitor and escape unstoppably, I will not have the ability to take Jinshan Anliangtang's brothers to turn defeat into victory. Brother Ming, just let me go."
Zhao Daming still smiled and said, "What you said makes sense, but I still can't agree unless I get Brother Bin's approval. Otherwise, let's send a telegram to Brother Bin for instructions?"
This is Zhao Daming's shrewdness. Zhao Daming didn't know much about Luo Lie, so he could only rely on some superficial information to make judgments. Since he could be regarded as the successor by Cao Bin, his ability must be not weak. Although it is not weak, it means that he is stronger than ordinary people, but how strong he is, Zhao Daming is not sure. At the same time, Zhao Daming believes that it is not a wise move for Cao Bin to collude with the military and police in Jinshan. However, Cao Bin's qualifications are much higher than him, so it is not convenient for him to make a slight remark about Cao Bin's decision. If he could send a telegram to Cao Bin to catch a traitor in Miami, it might be possible to kill two birds with one stone.
Cao Bin must be worried about Luo Lie's safety, but he also has to worry about Luo Lie's face. Therefore, he is likely to make the decision to temporarily put Jinshan's affairs on his behalf and take Luo Lie to Miami with him. In this way, he can not only help him solve his major problems, but also stop the unwise actions of the borers who colluded with the military and police.
"Brother Ming, it's not good." Luo Lie slowly raised his objection: "Sending a telegram is simple, but it is extremely difficult for Brother Bin. This approach is very suspicious of being a general. If Brother Bin agrees, he will not agree, nor will he not agree."
Zhao Daming immediately realized the problem, but his mind turned very quickly, and he covered up his lack of thoughts after a little turn. "So, you can't go!" Zhao Daming drank a cup of tea and lit another cigarette.
Luo Lie said: "Five years ago, if it weren't for Mr. Gu and you, Brother An Zhai and I would probably have died at the hands of Naduo. Now, it should be the time for me to do something for you." Zhao Daming was about to answer the conversation, but was interrupted by Luo Lie: "You listen to me, Brother Daming. Brother Daming doesn't say anything to repay you, but I do think so in my heart. If you don't agree, it will become a part of my heart. This is the first. Second, I really want to temper myself. To be honest, I don't think Miami is a demon cave that eats people and doesn't spit bones. Although it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a dragon and tiger den. The reason why the two brothers you sent before must have been exposed too early was that they had exposed their identity and purpose."
After drinking a sip of tea, Luo Lie continued: "It seems that you can only do this kind of thing secretly and secretly, but how can you not be known to others if you are not familiar with the place? Once you are found, even if you have great skills, you can't beat hundreds of people! If this matter is put on me, I will go openly and return openly, I don't believe that if you travel to Miami or negotiate a business, you can lose your life?"
Luo Lie's words suddenly opened up Zhao Daming's thinking. This man, who was already in his thirties, couldn't help but blame himself in his heart. Why didn't he think of this kind of strategy of not playing according to common sense? If he could think of the routine that Luo Lie mentioned earlier, then wouldn't the two brothers under him have to sacrifice!
"No wonder Brother Bin valued you so much! After hearing your opinion, Brother Ming finally understood." Zhao Daming smoked a cigarette and exclaimed sincerely: "Many times, changing one's thinking is changing one's world. Although I understand this principle, most of the time I can't do it. You kid, you have such a keen mind at the age of eighteen, and Brother Ming has to accept it!"
Luo Lie shook his head and said bluntly: "Brother Ming, you are wrong. This has nothing to do with talent. It's just a habit of doing things. I learned this trick from Brother Bin. When he encounters a difficult problem, he will never make a decision immediately. He will lock himself in the house and sort out the problems repeatedly. Sometimes he will call me and Brother Biao to listen to us talking nonsense. Maybe there are ninety-nine nonsenses out of the hundred words I said to Brother Biao, but there may be one sentence that will inspire Brother Bin. Compared to Brother Bin, you are still a little anxious. Just take it as we just sat down to have tea, and I can't see that you have something, and it's quite serious. Your mind is already troubled by the incident, so you can't jump out of the room to objectively sort out the incident."
Zhao Daming couldn't help but be a little stunned.
There is no doubt that Luo Lie's criticism played a deafening role in him. This is one reason why he was stunned. Another reason is that he never thought that five years ago, how could a little kid who knew nothing could grow to this level after just five years?
"You have analyzed it very well. Luo Lie and Mr. Gu have taught me many times before that when encountering problems, the first thing to do is not to solve the problem, but to analyze the problem. He also taught that many problems seem difficult, but as long as you analyze the problem thoroughly and grasp the crux of the problem, you can achieve the effect of solving it easily. In the defection of the accountant at our hall, I really failed to calm down and carefully consider the problem. I was troubled by the potential danger and became anxious to make a decision.
Two brothers were sent in a row. After getting the news that they were in Miami, I was hit hard again and my mind became even more confused. To be honest, when Anderson came to inform me, I was taking brothers from the big-character generation to discuss this matter, but we were all like birds, and our heads were all messy, and we were nagging, and none of them could make the point." Zhao Daming answered sincerely, but he himself did not realize that his name for Luo Lie had quietly changed from you boy to Luo Lie's name.
Luo Lie said: "I'm sorry, Brother Ming, I shouldn't talk to you like this. It seems big or small. I just because..."
Zhao Daming quickly stopped him and said, "No, no, Luo Lie, you did it right and said it well. This is the sincerity between brothers. Brother Ming is not the kind of petty person. Brother Ming is not even too late to thank you!"
Luo Lie said: "Brother Ming, let's not stay in theory and cannot extricate yourself. Let's talk about it. Let's arrange a more stimulating follower brother. I will take him and dress up as a rich young master from the Qing Dynasty. He is stupid and has a lot of money, and is very easy to be deceived." Luo Lie said, and couldn't help but remember the past when Brother Biao took him to dress up as a stupid young man from the Qing Dynasty to deceive the Jinshan Real Estate Administration. He couldn't help laughing and continued: "If such a person goes anywhere, he will be held in his palm. They will think that since it is so easy to cheat, there is no need to use force at all. Moreover, because of selfishness, they will fight to protect him. Naturally, there is no need to say more about safety, and all kinds of information can be obtained with ease."
Zhao Daming showed joy and said, "This design is extremely clever. To be honest, I am a little moved. Otherwise, I will play the role of that rich young man, and you will play my follower?"
Luo Lie curled his lips and said, "You can pull it down. Your eyes can flash cunning when you sleep. How can you play the role of a silly young man? Let me do it. After all, when I was in Kingsoft, Brother Biao and I rehearsed for this all day, and we also had practical experience."
Zhao Daming exaggerated and exclaimed: "Oh my God, you are really good at playing! Tell me about Brother Biao, what else can you do if you are doing it?"
Luo Lie smiled and said, "Brother Ming, don't fight me with your mind. I have the idea. The matter must be done by me. You must not ignore it, steal my plan, and then leave me aside."
Zhao Daming was exposed to his little thoughts and couldn't help but smile embarrassedly, saying, "It's not that Brother Daming is fooling you, it's because I really don't dare to use you without passing by Brother Bin. This is the rule of our Anliangtang, and it cannot be broken!"
Luo Lie smiled and said, "You find the person for me and prepare the information of the accountant. I stole your information and kidnapped your person. Isn't this a breaking of the rules?"
Zhao Daming could no longer find a reason to refuse Luo Lie. In fact, he was moved by Luo Lie and did not want to find a reason to refuse. "The defected accountant is called Li Xilu, whose English name is Charlie. The specific information is in the drawer on the left side of my desk. I have the habit of taking a lunch break. Usually, the office will not be locked during lunch break, but there will be a brother on duty outside the office. You may have to work hard. I have a choice for the young follower you want, but if you are not in the hall, you will not be able to bring you to see you until tomorrow night. Okay, it's getting late, and the guest room has been prepared for you, so you can rest early."
He led Luo Lie to the guest room. Zhao Daming carefully checked Luo Lie for daily necessities, checked whether there was boiling water in the boiling kettle, then checked whether there was clean water in the washbasin, and finally checked whether the bedding on the bed was warm enough.
"Okay! Brother Daming, I'm not a three-year-old child, I can take good care of myself." Zhao Daming's carefulness finally aroused Luo Lie's impatientness. Perhaps it was because of the fatigue of the journey, or perhaps the wine he drank during dinner at night played a role. Luo Lie felt sleepy and yawned repeatedly.
Zhao Daming checked and confirmed that there was nothing wrong with the preparation of the guest room. Then he said hello and left the room.
Luo Lie dragged his clothes and got into the quilt. However, like a conditioned reflex, Alice's figure suddenly appeared in front of him. Immediately, Luo Lie's heart was stunned and sad. The strong sleepiness that had just passed away suddenly.
After using all the means to promote sleep but ineffective, Luo Lie simply put on his clothes and got out of bed and came to the window. At some point, dark clouds covered the bright moon and the cold wind became much tighter. It rolled up the leaves on the trees and hit the window frame, making a slight sound. An autumn rain and a cold, and the rain was about to come would become the last autumn rain. When the rain stopped, perhaps winter would officially come.
Luo Lie replaced Alice's figure with his fantasy trip to Miami. He imagined various situations and various possible emergencies, and thought about the response strategies one by one. Finally, when the first raindrop fell in the sky, sleepiness came back. With thinking about the strange trip to Miami and relying on the sound of the rain, Luo Lie finally fell asleep successfully.
The rain did not stop all the night. When it was dawn, it was still dark as before dawn. The wind was tighter and the rain was denser. Luo Lie, who was always in a state of lack of sleep, slept more peacefully. When he woke up, it was already over in the morning and noon was coming.
After getting up and washing up, Luo Lie came to the Tangkou courtyard. Compared with Cao Bin in Jinshan, Gu Haoran in New York has a more cultural atmosphere. Therefore, the scenery of this Tangkou courtyard is much more pleasing to the eye than the Tangkou entrance in Jinshan. The wind soothed a lot, but it was colder on its face, and the rain was sparse, but it was faintly aware of some subtle ice particles in it. It seemed that Miss Qiu was leaving more resolutely, while Uncle Dong was a little anxious when he arrived.
The cold wind and ice rain stimulated Diluo Hunter to become more awake. While wandering around, he overturned many scenes and responses at night. Although he knew that such fantasies had no practical significance, they were idle and it was always no harm to think about it more.
"I'm still going to the room to find you, but I didn't expect you to be so happy." Zhao Daming came out from somewhere and greeted Luo Lie: "It's time to have lunch. After you have lunch with you, I'll go out."
Luo Lie's thinking was suddenly interrupted, and he could not fully hear Zhao Daming's words for a while. He mistakenly thought that Zhao Daming was going out with him to do business, so he asked, "Don't you have the habit of taking a lunch break? Isn't it good to go out after lunch break?"
Zhao Daming was stunned for a moment, then understood Luo Lie’s misunderstanding, and explained in the form of a rhetorical question: “Isn’t going out to do business equivalent to lunch break?”
Compared with Kingsoft Anliangtang, New York Anliangtang has another advantage, that is, the back chef at the hall is much better. In the hall of Kingsoft, Zhou's cooking skills are absolutely first-class, but Zhou's main responsibility is to take care of Cao Bin's daily life. Unless Brother Bin or Luo Lie delays the meal or an important guest comes to the hall, it is impossible to eat the food cooked by Zhou. Sometimes, Luo Lie will join Brother Biao and deliberately miss the meal, but he does not dare to use this trick often, for fear that Mr. Zhou will find a trick.
The chefs at the entrance of New York City are definitely no less than those of Mrs. Zhou. Thinking back to the beginning, Father Simon learned a few moves in the kitchen at the entrance of New York City, in order to please Alice. And just these moves made Father Simon look like a Chinese chef.
If you sleep well, you can eat delicious food. In addition, the kitchen dishes in the entrance of New York City are exquisite and delicious, Luo Lie still feels unsatisfied after eating three large bowls of rice in one breath.
"How is it? Is it delicious? If you taste good, eat more. I can eat five bowls of rice at a meal when I am as old as you!" After receiving the praise of Luo Lie, Zhao Daming reached out to get Luo Lie's rice bowl and was about to add another bowl of rice for him.
Luo Lie hurriedly protected the bowl and said, "No, Brother Ming, I'm already full." As he said that, he couldn't help but burping.
Zhao Daming didn't force it, pushed away the bowls and chopsticks, and said, "Never are outsiders, I won't be polite to you. When I came to New York, I was like in Kingsoft. Do whatever I want, as long as I don't go too out of line." Zhao Daming winked at Luo Lie. After getting Luo Lie's affirmative reaction, he smiled knowingly and called his subordinates to prepare to go out for business.
Luo Lie took a break for a while, and when he was no longer panicked, he slipped outside Zhao Daming's office door. There was indeed a brother in the hall guarding him there. Luo Lie took a look of eating and having nothing to do, so he walked over and chatted with the brother. After a while, Luo Lie suddenly sneezes several times and said, "It's really cold in New York. I'm going to be miserable this time, and I didn't bring my cotton coat."
The brother on duty knew Luo Lie's identity. Based on the friendship of the landlord, he needed to take good care of his brothers from other places. The brother said enthusiastically: "Brother, you are here to help me gain eyes. I will bring you a cotton coat."
Luo Lie responded to his gratitude. After the brother left, Luo Lie slipped into Zhao Daming's office and found Li Xilu's information. Luo Lie took it in his arms, then went out, but did not leave. Until the brother came back, he shouted: "This is Brother Ming's office? Why is he so careless and not locking the door?"
To be continued...