Rebirth: Outstanding

Located in the Green Village Villa at the junction of Balila Street and Avenida de US, Luo Bao was talking to the chairman and deputy chairman of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce in Macau, He Xian and Mao Wanqi, in a somewhat embarrassing tone.

Luo Bao is very tall and looks about sixty years old. It may be because he has been busy paying attention to the gaffe since last night, stable Macau has no time to clean up his appearance, his hair is a little messy, his face is a bit greasy, his shirt and tie are all covered. Ripped off, with the neckline open.

He has Chinese, British, Portuguese and other national ancestry. When he was four years old, he moved to Macau with his adoptive father from the Portuguese colony of East Timor. For decades thereafter, Luo Bao stayed in this small Far East town and began to become a city at the age of twenty-five. The opium commissioner of the Australian Governor’s House can be regarded as a civil servant of the Macau government. Unfortunately, when the political circle has just started, because the Australian Governor’s wife wanted to obtain the opium franchise, she had a bad relationship with Lin Xizhen. In the end, not only did the business fail, but she also gained her reputation. Let him stay silent for many years and not reuse it, otherwise the name He Xian, the king of Macau, may not be able to get it.

"Brother Xian, I already talked to Brother Qi on the phone last night, but I couldn't find you. I asked Brother Qi to contact the people of Nanhua Company at the first time, but found that the Nanhua Company went to the building and only a few local employees were left. Tell me, the people from Nanhua Company went to Guangzhou for a meeting, and the return date has not yet been determined." Luo Bao said to He Xian who was sitting in the western backrest seat and drinking coffee a little unpleasantly: "Macao is under martial law, but people from Nanhua Company can go. For meetings in Guangzhou, apart from Brother Xian, who can do it in Macau Street?"

He Xian held the coffee expressionlessly and said, "The three of our brothers have known each other for many years. We don’t need to say polite words. We have to meet several times a day, but this time is different. This time you are Portuguese and I am Chinese. People, Brother Qi just talked about it. He has already contacted the mainland for you last night. The South China Bureau of the mainland is now very excited. There are three kinds of voices. The first is that a division of the People’s Liberation Army has been stationed in Shiqi, ready to press down to Gongbei. The gates are opened, anyway, the Americans, British and Chinese on the Korean battlefield have already fought, and now it’s not much to add a Portuguese! The second type, cold treatment, will completely block the border in the future, and the gate will never be opened. After the supplies If you don’t go through Macau anymore, Portugal is not bad? Okay, Macau’s food, vegetables, and daily necessities will all be imported from Europe by the Governor of Macau, so that the people of Macau will also have a taste of what European food is like. Now Macau has nearly 200,000. People, you know how much food you need a day. After the gates are completely closed, wait for the 200,000 people to go to the Australian Governor’s Mansion to eat Western food with Mr. Spindle."

"Mr. Spindet has already accounted the head of the troops and reprimanded them for being too reckless." Luo Bao said with a wry smile: "Qi brother indeed helped contact China last night, but the reply from the Chinese side is that China has not established diplomatic relations with Portugal yet. It is not advisable to have direct contact with the Macau authorities. If you want to talk about it, you can. The Macau government has appointed two representatives of Macau non-governmental Chinese to talk to them. Nowadays, only you and Brother Qi are the most suitable on Macau Street. Now the person in charge of negotiations in China has reached the Gongbei gate. Nearby, just waiting for you and Brother Qi to nod their heads."

"How do I nod, how do I talk to others? You always have to tell me Mr. Spatel's opinion?" He Xian put down the coffee cup and looked at Luo Bao.

Luo Bao looked embarrassed, and he hesitated for a moment before he said: "Mr. Spindle's meaning is that the two sides have died and injured each other this time, and they should keep calm and restraint, avoid the situation from expanding, and restore the opening of the gate."

"Pop!" He Xian threw the coffee cup that had just been put down to the ground and broke it, and his eyes were already rounded: "The **** fired the gun first! Spartey didn't even want to say an apology? How can I talk about it? If you think it can be done, you let him talk about it himself!"

"Brother Xian..." Luo Bao also knew that the Australian governor Speighty's remarks clearly wanted to make the two sides as if nothing had happened, open the gate as soon as possible, and resume as before, but now he represents the Australian governor with He Xian and Mao Wanqi to convey each other's opinions. , Does not mean that I have the right to say that the words of the Australian governor Speights are too bad, I can only smile and say: "Brother Xian, in the streets of Macau, who doesn't know that you have the most face, the Kuomintang and the Communist Party are all vying to win you over, you say talk……"

He Xian simply interrupted Luo Bao's words, and said with a sullen expression: "I, He Xian, really rely on friends from all walks of life to support me. Now I have three points of thin noodles in Macau, and I am very grateful to all of my friends, including the Australian governor, Mr. Spatay. , But I, He Xian, no matter how great the face is, the Chinese can’t help the Portuguese! The **** fired the gun first, and the fault was in Macau. Now Mr. Sportaine lightly puts it down and thinks that nothing has happened? Impossible! If it is. This kind of attitude, please tell Mr. Spatay, I, He Xian, cannot uphold me and give me face because of him. He Xian will lose the face of the Chinese! Let him ask Gao Ming, Xunzheng, arrange the car, and I want to go back. Talk about life..."

"Brother Xian Brother Xian..." Luo Bao pulls He Xian who is going to leave. He and He Xian have known each other for many years. Whether they are in business or personal relationship, it can be described as inseparable, Luo Bao He also knows that He Xian’s anger is not against himself, but against the Australian governor, so he is not angry, and smiles: "This is good, you and Brother Qi first go to meet the Chinese representative who is in charge of negotiating this matter in Gongbei. I know I can’t agree, but it’s okay, as long as Brother Xian Qi, you help me take a trip to Gongbei, even if it’s just to smoke a cigarette and have a cup of tea with the other party and then come back, I can talk back to Mr. Spindell, and now China We don’t know what conditions are put forward on this matter, so even if you don’t talk about it, Brother Xian, just bring back the other party’s requirements. Open the gate as soon as possible, and Brother Xian Qi will have an early business for the two of you. Can return to normal."

It was not He Xian who spoke this time. Mao Wanqi said almost without hesitation: "If the Australian governor does not give an explanation and the gate does not open, I can stop doing business and return to mainland China for retirement."

The closing of the gate actually had the greatest impact on Mao Wanqi's business. Mao Wanqi brought domestic grain, oil and daily cargo to Macau for sale. The closing of the gate meant that he had no purchase channels.

"Brother Xian, Brother Qi, I am not an Australian governor. It is useless to complain to me. I just pass the microphone." Luo Bao could only smile bitterly: "I also have Chinese ancestry, and I also know that this time the **** is the first to do it. But there is always something to talk about, right? I'll just explain it directly. Except for the two of you, Macau will send anyone to Gongbei, and the other party will not see each other. Take a step back and talk about it. If you don’t show up, Brother Xian, even if the Chamber of Commerce has three branches. All the flags will go to Gongbei, and the other party will not see each other."

The three banners of the Macau Chamber of Commerce in Luo Bao’s mouth are Vice President Ma Wanqi, Vice President Cai Deqi, and Director Cai Leqi. Because the names of all three of them bear the word “Qi”, and He Xian has the flower name of Macau Huangdaxian. The four are enthusiastic about charity and are well-known in the Chinese society, so they are often put together by the people on the streets of Macau, and they are called the Three Banners of Daxian.

"Okay, it doesn't matter if I go to see the other party, but I don't have to think that I will speak good words for the Portuguese." He Xian actually knows that he must go, but he can't let the Australian governor Speighty think that He Xian can call it and flick it out. , The attitude that should be there must be there.

Luo Baochao and He Xian repeatedly said: "You have been thankful for your willingness to promise me, and you can say whatever you like."

"When will you go?" He Xian exhaled slowly and asked Luo Bao.

"When? Of course, the sooner the better. Now the price of food on the market is so high that it scares people to death. I don't know how many poor people will starve to death in the next few days. At that time, Western newspapers will say that Portugal's colonial rule is brutal." Luobao said : "I will immediately arrange for the police and soldiers to **** you and Brother Qi out of the gate."

Persuading He Xian to come forward to negotiate with the Chinese side, Luo Bao heaved a sigh of relief. Before he could finish his breath, the housekeeper outside the villa had already walked in and said to Luo Bao, "Sir, the Macau Chamber of Commerce called and said The staff of the Chamber of Commerce helped Mr. Song from Oxfam Hong Kong to distribute rice to the poor in Qingzhou District. He was shot and killed. A staff member was killed. Mr. Song’s bodyguard caught the shooter. The Chamber of Commerce is now here to ask Mr. He about this. How to deal with the matter."

"Someone killed Song Tianyao?" He Xian was taken aback for a moment: "Who is the murderer?"

The housekeeper knew about He Xian's relationship with Luo Bao. He didn't ask Luo Bao for instructions. He smiled and leaned forward and said to He Xian: "The murderer is a few big brothers, but I heard that the person behind the scenes is Lin Xiyuan."

Hearing the three words Lin Xiyuan, Luo Bao said, almost instantly changing from a poor punching bag smiling at He Xian Mao Wanqi to an old man with murderous eyes: "Lin Xiyuan? Lin Xizhen's younger brother who has been a coward for decades? He? Hired a murderer in Macau? Good!"