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It's strange to say this, Lu Ming is not familiar with Yan Xiaohui, he only met her at the reception at the British Consulate for the first time, but he is very familiar with Yan Xiaohui's father, Yan Hongdao.

Back then, Lu Ming's father came to Shanghai to do raw and cooked silk business. Yan Hongdao was Lu Ming's father's partner. They worked together for many years. Later, Lu Ming's father became a manager in Sheng Youde's company.

After Lu Ming's father retired and returned to his hometown in Huzhou, Yan Hongdao often stopped by to visit old friends due to business reasons.Therefore, Lu Ming has known Yan Hongdao for a long time, and has always called him Uncle Yan.

After Lu Ming came to Shanghai, he kept a respectful distance from his father's friends and never disturbed them without special reasons.He has more contact with the Sheng family, mainly because of Yuan Mingzhu. Ziyuan is the daughter-in-law of the Sheng family, and Yuan Mingzhu is Sheng Muyi's best friend. He can't hide even if he wants to.

"Father, why did you come here?" Yan Xiaohui asked in surprise.

"Why can't I come here, this is my family's territory." Yan Hong said with a smile.

"Father, you made fun of me again, I mean you never come to the cafe." Yan Xiaohui said coquettishly.

"Aren't we going to entertain guests in a few days? I came here to personally select some good coffees. I heard that coffee is also popular among Orientals now." Yan Hongdao explained.

"The troubles of this world are changing fast." Lu Ming blurted out involuntarily.

"Well, so you know each other." He looked at his daughter and Lu Ming.

"I know you, we are still good friends." Yan Xiaohui smiled and almost went up to grab Lu Ming's arm.

"Good friends, that's right. I have been optimistic about this baby from the Lu family for a long time. I was going to make a baby marriage for you, but it's a pity that I was a step too late and Old Ghost Yuan took the lead." Yan Hongdao regretted.

"Ah, what else?"

Both Lu Ming and Yan Xiaohui were stunned.

Yan Xiaohui was secretly happy, what did this mean? It meant that Lu Ming and her were destined, and she was right.Lu Ming was wondering, was he so attractive when he was a child?The east family robbed it, and the west family robbed it.

He had seen the photos of himself when he was young, and he was dazed, nothing out of the ordinary.

"Well, you should get along well, at all times, the friendship of our predecessors must be passed on to yours." Yan Hongdao looked at the two of them, and there was something in his words.

"Father, are you familiar with Uncle Lu?" Yan Xiaohui was also puzzled.

Since she was a child, she seldom heard her father talk about the Lu family, and she didn't even know that her father had visited the Lu family many times.

"Of course we are very familiar. Back then we ate in the same pot, slept in the same room, and fought for the same woman."

"And this matter, what happened later?" Yan Xiaohui listened with gusto.

"Later, I didn't argue, and that woman became the kid's mother. That's fine, otherwise you wouldn't be here." Yan Hongdao pointed at his daughter and smiled wryly.

Lu Ming blushed, he really didn't want to hear the kindness and resentment of his elders, and his father never told him about these past events.

He now understands a little bit why Yan Hongdao often stopped by to go to Huzhou back then, was that a drop by?Is it to visit an old friend?Of course it is, but not only, there is also an unspeakable and unclear mind.

"So, you almost became my elder brother." Yan Xiaohui became excited and said to Lu Ming with a smile.

"Uh, this... it's all about where." Lu Ming couldn't laugh or cry.

Yan Hongdao chose a few coffees and left. Before he left, he patted Lu Ming on the shoulder and repeatedly asked him to eat at home. Lu Ming had no choice but to agree.

Yan Xiaohui stared at Lu Ming while drinking her beloved cappuccino, and said with a smile, "I wondered why I liked you so much. It turns out that you almost became my brother. I'll just call you brother from now on." .”

"Xiao Hui, you also believe your father's nonsense." Lu Ming really didn't quite believe Yan Hongdao's words.

"My dad doesn't talk nonsense. I only knew it when I saw you, or I wouldn't know it at all. My dad never mentioned anything about his youth."

"Well, it's the same with my father. They were all famous men in Shanghai Shili Yangchang, but after retiring, they seem to have forgotten these years." Lu Ming nodded.

Lu Ming was talking, but he was thinking about the scene just now: Yan Hongdao left with a few cans of coffee, the coffee cans are not small, they should fit into a pocket pistol.

"The coffee here is really good, I want to choose a few cans too, okay?" Lu Ming asked.

"Okay, you are almost my brother, you can take whatever you want here!" Yan Xiaohui was still immersed in excitement.

"I drank it in the United States for a few years, but I didn't have much addiction. I didn't expect to travel in Italy and fell in love with the coffee there. I still remember it vividly." Lu Ming changed the topic.

"Then you've come to the right place. My coffee is imported from Italy. From now on, you can get your coffee yourself. I'll talk to the manager later." Yan Xiaohui said boldly.

"Take a few cans back and try it, I don't drink it often." Lu Ming was still thinking about it.

It's strange to say that he usually doesn't drink anything when there is no one around, and just a few sips of plain water when he's thirsty.Wine, coffee, and tea are just tools for him to make friends.

After drinking coffee with Yan Xiaohui for half an hour, Lu Ming heard Yan Xiaohui call brother brother no less than a hundred times, which made his hair stand on end.

Lu Ming had seen Yan Xiaohui who was wild and unrestrained, Yan Xiaohui who was intellectual, beautiful and generous, and today let him experience Yan Xiaohui who made his bones soft.

For a moment, he even had a thought in his mind, he would simply take advantage of the slope to get off the donkey and call Yan Xiaohui brother and sister, so that the future relationship would be easier to get along with.But he still gave up the idea, and there was no reason, but he felt that it was not the time yet.

Before leaving, he chose a few cans of coffee, which were actually coffee beans, which needed to be ground fresh at home, then filtered with filter paper, and then brewed in a special coffee pot.

Yan Xiaohui brought him a small coffee grinder and a lot of filter paper, and Lu Ming took these back to his apartment.

He measured it with his hand, and the .[-] revolver should be fine in the coffee can, but a little inspection revealed it, and it must be a small one, preferably one of those special pocket pistols.

This kind of pocket pistol is not for special agents, but specially made for women abroad. Generally, it can only hold one bullet. As long as you wear gloves, it will not be exposed when you hold it in the palm of your hand, so it is called pocket pistol.

Where is the pocket pistol?He thought of the evidence room of the police station, where there were all kinds of pistols, so he rushed to Cailian's house immediately.

After seeing Zhang Ziyang, Lu Ming quietly expressed his thoughts.

Zhang Ziyang thought for a while, then shook his head. The police station had confiscated many weapons over the years, but he had never seen such a pocket-sized pistol.

At this time, Cailian came over and said, "I said Lu Ming, where did you go this afternoon? If you didn't wait here, Mingzhu would be angry."

They wandered the streets all afternoon, bought a lot of fabrics, and went to a tailor to sew. When Mingzhu came back, she saw that Lu Ming had disappeared, so she turned her head and left in anger.

"Why is she angry? She didn't ask me to wait for her." Lu Ming was puzzled.

"If I don't tell you to wait, you won't wait, how did you coax Mingzhu into your hand?" Cailian said angrily.

"I didn't coax her. We played together since we were young, and that's how it happened." Lu Ming laughed.

"Oh, childhood sweetheart, childhood sweetheart, no one can compare with this, I can't be envious." Zhang Ziyang sighed.

"Why, do you also want to go back and find your childhood sweetheart?" Cai Lian stared at Zhang Ziyang and asked.

"Where can I find it? I'm just a green plum. I don't have a bamboo horse. It's just Lu Ming, haha." Zhang Ziyang laughed.

Cailian was also amused by him: "Lu Ming, you haven't eaten yet, let's eat together later."

Lu Ming is not too polite, Cailian's place is similar to his own apartment, eat and drink as much as you want, and you can lie down on Cailian's big bed to sleep when you are tired.

Cailian cooked some exquisite dishes and drank a few glasses of wine with the two brothers.

She is basically out of business now, and usually only earns some money by going out to the church, and will never receive guests, even old acquaintances, so her monthly income is not much. In addition to supporting a few people, she has to save for herself With the ransom money, life is also very tight.

Last time Lu Ming secretly put down the 5000 yuan bank note, Cailian also accepted it, but he didn't tell Zhang Ziyang, otherwise his pride would not be able to bear it again.

Zhang Ziyang is like this, he can take anyone's money, but not his good friend's money, he said this is the last bit of dignity.

Cailian also wants to maintain her self-esteem, but she knows that relying on saving money to redeem herself is basically an impossible dream. Relying on Zhang Ziyang is even more mysterious, he himself is full of holes.

Going out to receive guests can make a lot of money. Although she is older, many guests still miss her, and some of them are willing to spend a lot of money, but Zhang Ziyang is too sorry for doing that.

Cailian is 24 years old this year, but for those who have been polished in the wind and dust, this age is already weather-beaten.

"By the way, haven't you two been following the case of Miss Sheng's disappearance? Why haven't I heard from you recently?" Cailian asked suddenly.

"That case has hit a wall, and the investigation can no longer continue." Zhang Ziyang sighed.

"It's not that we've hit a wall, but some people don't want us to investigate and use various means to interfere with our investigation process, so we have to get rid of this resistance before we can go back to investigate the case." Lu Ming corrected.

"Oh, that's right." Cailian said thoughtfully.

"Anyway, I'm a little discouraged. There are too many clues in this case." Zhang Ziyang scratched his head.

"By the way, do you and Du Juan get on good terms? Really or not, this girl whispered to me a few words, it can't be her wishful thinking." Cailian asked Lu Ming with a smile.

"Okay, when did you hook up? Let me tell you, you should be with Du Juan. This girl is loved and she is sincere to you." Zhang Ziyang's eyes lit up instantly.

"Fuck off, what do you mean hooking up? Du Juan went to see me yesterday, and I invited her to dinner. I found you because she told me about Zheng Chunyue." Lu Ming explained.

"If you want me to tell you, you might as well take that girl away, anyway, you don't live with Mingzhu now, so get a second room first." Zhang Ziyang said with a bad idea.

"Don't come up with bad ideas, okay?" Cailian took her chopsticks and patted Ziyang's head lightly.

"Miss Mingzhu is such a nice person, how could Lu Ming be sorry for her."

"That's right, it's still Sister Cailian who understands the truth." Lu Ming laughed.

"What's the use of knowing the truth? Who doesn't know that little girl is infatuated with you? If you don't want her, you will destroy her, save a life, and build a seven-level pagoda." Zhang Ziyang said.

As for how to settle the relationship with Du Juan, Lu Ming has no solution at all, and if he can't solve it by himself, others can't help.

Outsiders can't actually interfere in the emotional affairs between a man and a woman. It's nothing more than encouraging and encouraging the two when they are good, and comforting and comforting when the two are bad.

Just like now, even though Cailian was worried for Lu Ming, she couldn't come up with a better solution.

In private, she has persuaded Du Juan many times, asking her to understand that it is impossible for her to be with Lu Ming. If this continues, she will only destroy herself and hurt Lu Ming in the end.

It's a pity that the cuckoo went all the way to the dark anyway. In the words of Cailian, it's like a bastard eating weights, and he is determined.