sea ​​situation

"Why have you been hiding in the detective office for the past few days, and you haven't seen anyone?" Yan Xiaohui asked.

"Well, I'm here to think about some problems, so I don't bother to go back. This is actually my residence, and it's very convenient." Lu Ming laughed.

"Oh, no wonder I called your apartment and no one answered, so I tried to make this call, and I found you." Yan Xiaohui said a little excitedly.

"Is there anything you can do for me?" Lu Ming asked.

"I can't find you if I have nothing to do, really." Yan Xiaohui said coquettishly.

"Of course not. I thought you were looking for me. By the way, the last explosion didn't have much impact on your business, right?" Lu Ming asked again.

"It's not my family's fault. The Japanese are responsible for the security. The responsibility lies with the Japanese. It's not that they don't have eyes and let the bad guys sneak in. We almost became victims." Yan Xiaohui complained.

"I haven't been to your detective agency yet, can I go and have a look and see what you're investigating." Yan Xiaohui said with a grin.

"You'll know it when you come here. It's no different from home. Tan has everything in his head. But it's been raining outside." Lu Ming laughed.

"It's not raining with a knife, what are you afraid of, I don't know how to open an umbrella, do you not welcome me to go over?" Yan Xiaohui said a little displeased.

"What's the matter, can you girls stop being like this, and get angry every now and then." Lu Ming covered his eyes with his left hand.

"You're talking about your Miss Yuan, I'm not that kind of person, besides, how dare I get angry with you." Yan Xiaohui continued.

"Okay, okay, when will you come, I will welcome you, okay?" Lu Ming had no choice but to give in.

"That's right, I'll be there in a while." Yan Xiaohui said and hung up the phone.

Ever since he knew about the muddle-headed relationship between the two, Lu Ming dared not show too much enthusiasm towards Yan Xiaohui. If something happened, he didn't know what his parents' attitude would be without explaining Zhu.

But Yan Xiaohui came to meet at the right time, just in time to ask Yan Xiaohui about the specific situation of the banquet that day, he wanted to know more about what happened at the Japanese consulate that day, especially the information related to Fan Zhuang.

About three to ten minutes later, Yan Xiaohui drove to the front of the building, and Lu Ming, who was waiting outside the gate, quickly opened his umbrella and walked to the car door to open it for her from the rain.

"Well, it's pretty much the same, like a big brother." Yan Xiaohui said with satisfaction.

When he came to the detective office and saw the mahogany furniture in the room, even Yan Xiaohui was a little surprised.

"I didn't expect that you are so luxurious here."

"It's all given by others. How can I be willing to buy such expensive furniture?"

"Who gave it to you? You really have a lot of face." Yan Xiaohui joked mischievously.

Lu Ming smashed the furniture in his house from Qingbang, and then found out that he had smashed it wrong, and told him about buying him a complete set of mahogany furniture as compensation.

"It's a pity, they never came to smash it again, otherwise my place would be full of red sandalwood furniture, royal style." Lu Ming said regretfully.

Yan Xiaohui giggled when he heard that, "You're not satisfied yet, the members of the Green Gang are really interesting, I underestimated them before."

The two sat and chatted for a while, and it was getting dark, so they discussed where to go for dinner.

"On such a cold day, the most suitable thing is to sit around the hot pot and eat boiled mutton. It seems that a new branch of Donglaishun has opened in the French Concession. Let's try it." Lu Ming suggested.

After the opening of Shanghai, the catering industry developed the most rapidly. The Chinese ancestral motto "Food is paramount" flourished in this "adventurer's paradise". .During the period of the Republic of China, Shanghai truly became a paradise for foodies.

"Okay, I also like to eat mutton." Yan Xiaohui also liked this one.

The two left as soon as they said they would, and drove to the Donglaishun restaurant in the French Concession. It wasn't too late for them to come. The place was already full of diners, and only the most expensive box was left. Maybe it was because it was so expensive that no one occupied it. .

Donglaishun’s mutton mutton is relatively simple, that is, mutton boiled in white water, and then dipped in sesame sauce, leek flowers, and fermented bean curd. Donglaishun’s idea is that the simpler the mutton, the better, so that the mutton can taste delicious. Only if it is not fresh or Only bad ingredients need a variety of dipping sauces to complement the taste.

The two asked for a few plates of mutton, and then several kinds of vegetables. A charcoal-fired copper hot pot was served, and the guys lit the charcoal fire and began to boil water.

"By the way, I heard that at the Japanese consulate that day, Sheng Di had a quarrel with Shigeru Honjo. This guy is quite courageous." Lu Ming asked pretending to be careless.

"I don't know, I'm not interested in the people and affairs of the Sheng family, including the disappearance of that eldest lady." Yan Xiaohui said indifferently.

"What are you talking about? Back then, the Sheng family, your Yan family, and our Lu family fought the world together. They are considered family friends." Lu Ming enlightened.

"What about family friends? The Sheng family looks down on our Yan family, and our Yan family doesn't think much of them. The Sheng family is better off with Sheng Di. The eldest lady is called the No. 1 Yuan in Shanghai Beach, and she doesn't treat us sisters at all. Put it in your eyes."

"Is it so serious? Why didn't I feel it?" Lu Ming didn't expect the Shengyan family to have a deep grudge.

"You are not in this circle, of course you don't know. Let me tell you, Sheng Youde is a treacherous and cunning man. You really have to stay away from him, otherwise you will count the money for him when he sells you off." Yan Xiao Hui looked directly at Lu Ming and said.

"I'm worthless. I have a price but no market." Lu Ming smiled wryly.

"I'll buy it, how much is it?" Yan Xiaohui said boldly.

After she finished speaking, she blushed first, and felt that her words were a little rough.

"Okay, I'll sell myself to you when I'm poor and down one day." Lu Ming said that he already had experience.

"Actually, your Lu family was no worse than the Sheng family at the beginning. Our three families can be said to be three-legged. Later, Uncle Lu didn't know what to think, and he quit on his own initiative, giving up all the land and business to the Sheng family. That's how the Sheng family is now. Situation. It can be said that your Lu family has helped the Sheng family, otherwise it would be hard to say who is the richest man in Shanghai. Sheng Youde is now treating you with hypocrisy, maybe he has a guilty conscience, and he wants to make up for it."

Yan Xiaohui's mouth was open, and Lu Ming didn't know the truth of what he said.

His father never said a word about what happened to his parents back then, and his mother didn't mention it either. When he was sent abroad, he was originally planned to let him take root in the United States, but he resolutely returned to China after finishing his studies.

"The grievances between the elders should stay in their generation, we don't need to pay attention to them." Lu Ming laughed.

"Yeah, my dad always told me that, but I just can't bear the arrogance of the eldest lady of the Sheng family. I'm no better than her. I have studied abroad. She studied in the United States, and I studied in the UK. Better than who? It's nothing more than the fact that the Sheng family has a stronger family background. She doesn't know whether she is alive or dead, and she did it herself." Yan Xiaohui said a little angrily.

"Okay, Xiao Hui, why bother about such a trivial matter, if Sheng Muyi has wronged you, I'll make an apology for you." Lu Ming smoothed things over.

"Why do you apologize for her, she is not your wife." Yan Xiaohui said coldly.

"It's true that she isn't, but you almost became my wife." Lu Ming joked.

"Haha, that's true, but when I think about it, I feel depressed. Why was it so close?" Yan Xiaohui felt a little depressed when he laughed.

Lu Ming smiled wryly, there was no way to continue his words.