Sit around the fireplace.

Eating mutton and drinking wine, in this cold winter, it is the days of the gods, but ordinary people may not have this treatment.

I don't even know how many beggars are hiding in which corner of the city, desperately hugging the tattered cotton wool, shivering.

You may sleep and you won't see the New Year's sunshine tomorrow morning.

This cannibalistic world must be completely buried, the invaders must be driven out, a new set of order and a new country must be established, and the common people will be the masters of their own affairs, so that this country and this nation can be reborn.

"Lao Cai, where did you buy this mutton, it's really good, hurry up Ming'er to buy some for Xueqin and send them over?" Chen Miao sandwiched a piece of mutton with chopsticks, dipped it in a little sauce, and ate it in his stomach at once.

"Hehe, how can I forget Boss Qin and Miss Qiao'er, I bought two copies and sent them over early in the morning." Lao Cai smiled.

He doesn't care who Chen Miao is or what he does, in his heart, Chen Miao is a good person, he has never seen him bully people, let alone help people secretly from time to time.

"Well, number, how else to say it, there is an old man in the family, if there is a treasure, Lao Cai, after you have no relatives, just be here with me, Xueqin and I will give you a pension." Chen Miao said sincerely.

"Third brother, I ......" said this, Lao Cai's eyes turned red all of a sudden, he is alone, no children and no daughters, although he has saved some money, but there will always be an old day, when he is old, he can't do any work, and no one wants him, which is difficult to say.

He originally planned to go to the countryside in a few years to build a house, buy a few acres of land, and then wait for the day when he died of old age.

"And me." Xiao Qi came to say.

"Yes, there is also Xiao Qi, Xiao Qi is an orphan, otherwise I will give you ......"

"I can't help it, I can't help it, I can't help it, third brother, you're tormenting me." Lao Cai hurriedly stood up excitedly and shook his hand.

"I was Xiao Qi is my own brother, and I was less than twelve years old when I adopted him, but in fact, he has been wandering outside for four or five years, and he doesn't know who his parents are, and he has nothing on him, just a copper bell with a 'seven' character engraved on it, so I call him Xiao Qi, and that's how his name comes from." Chen Miao explained, "Lao Cai, if you don't dislike it and recognize Xiao Qi as your godson, in the future, when you are old, there will be someone who will provide food to the anti-flags?" ”

Chen Miao really didn't have a whim about this, he really thought about it, and asked Xiao Qi what he meant, but Xiao Qi didn't refuse.

His relationship with Lao Cai was very good during this time, and it was quite tacit.

Lao Cai was stunned, his lips trembled, he didn't know what to say, the light of hope in his eyes was like a star, he had never married a wife in his life, and even if he married a wife now, it was estimated that he would not be able to give birth to a son.

If he can leave a piece of incense for Lao Cai's family, then even if he dies, he will be blinded.

"Xiao Qi, what do you mean?"

Xiao Qi put down his chopsticks, walked straight to Lao Cai, knelt down on his knees, and shouted: "Dad!" ”

At this sound, Lao Cai is tears welled up, his hands trembled and touched Xiao Qi's face, and said excitedly: "Good boy, get up, get up quickly, the ground is cold." ”

Xiao Qi got up from the ground and returned to his seat.

"Lao Cai, come, congratulations, congratulations." Chen Miao picked up the wine glass and said with a smile.

"Thank you, third brother, let me, this old man still have a son." Lao Cai was excited, he cried with joy.

Knock Knock......

The three of them were happily eating, when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

"Who's going to come over at this point?" Chen Miao muttered, put down the wine glass, and gave Xiao Qi a look.

"Third brother, I'll take a look." Xiao Qi nodded, got up and opened the door and went out.

After a while, Xiao Qi pushed the door in, followed by a person, it was actually Chen Bufan.

"The fifth is here?" Chen Miao was surprised, Chen Bufan came over at this time, there must be something important to find him, otherwise he didn't need this time to come over.

"Third brother, Lao Cai, little seventh brother." Chen Bufan greeted him.

"Xiao Qi, go get a pair of chopsticks." Chen Miao commanded.

Chen Bufan was not polite, sat down, he rushed over all the way, it was really not a mouthful of food, he was cold and hungry at this time, besides, he couldn't be polite to Chen Miao.

Chen Bufan's joining, although the atmosphere on the table was not as lively and harmonious as just now, it was quite warm, pushing the cup and changing the lamp, Lao Cai was so happy, he couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and then Xiao Qi helped him go back to the room to rest first.

Come back again.

Chen Bufan opened his mouth to get down to business.

"Third brother, I just sent Chu Nanyang home, and according to your instructions, I followed along, this kid doesn't look young, he is not small, and he is very vigilant." Chen Bufan said.

"How did he react?"

"I was skeptical, but I could tell that he was a little moved." Chen Bufan said, "Third brother, do I think you want to add fire?" ”

"No, we can only point to this matter, if we desperately add firewood to the fire, it will not be good." Chen Miao shook his head, "You can watch him for me, and report his every move at any time." ”

"Well, there is another thing, Yuan Xian hired a private detective surnamed Wu to track down my whereabouts, this surnamed Wu has a bit of ability, and he actually found a friend who had contact with me in the past." Chen Bufan said.

"What friend?"

"It's a channel for me to sell stolen goods in the past, he has yellow hair since he was a child, and he has a nickname: weasel." Chen Bufan said, "A lot of the property I robbed in the past was sold through his channels, and his price was fairer, so we cooperated more often." ”

"Listening to the nickname, this guy should be a thief?"

"He's just a thief, mainly to help a gang of tomb robbers sell stolen goods, and foreign work is generally not accepted, I just got in touch with him by chance, so I cooperated with me for a long time." Chen Yifan said.

"Is this man reliable?" Chen Miao groaned slightly, snakes have snake paths, rats have rat paths, and sometimes, these little people who can't be on the stage can be used at critical moments.

"Anyway, during the cooperation with me, there were no moths." Chen Bufan said.

"How did the private investigator surnamed Wu find him, and how did he know about your relationship with him?" Chen Miao asked.

"It should be through the stolen goods I sold in the past, his things are all through underground transactions, and the basic buyers and sellers know the origin of these things, so the people who buy don't ask, and the people who sell them won't say, the surname Wu worked in the patrol house in the past, and later resigned to become a private detective, he has a lot of secrets in his hands, this guy specializes in helping some rich and powerful people deal with some things they can't solve, and the asking price is also expensive."

"The private detective surnamed Wu you are talking about can't be Wu Zheng, right?" Chen Miao asked.

"Yes, it's him, the third brother knows."

"Knowing, not just knowing, this guy is very good at gambling, and he used to buy a lot of horse tickets at my place, but he was too greedy." Chen Miao sneered.

"He was fired from the patrol house because of corruption."

"I'll deal with this, but your friend named 'Weasel', don't break this line, maybe you can use it in the future." Chen Miao commanded.

"But I've changed my identity now?"

"You just need to keep him from knowing who you are now." Chen Miao said.

"Okay."

……

"Xiao Qi, you know how to do it."

"Understand, third brother, I'll solve this trouble now." Xiao Qi nodded, Wu Zheng also had a grudge with Chen Miao in the past.

This guy was too greedy, Chen Miao tolerated him again and again and didn't touch him.

Moreover, this person has the privacy of many powerful and rich people in Shanghai, and it is with these that those powerful and rich people dare not touch him, for fear that they will poke out these dirty things of their own.

He has lived a very nourishing life over the years, and with these secrets, he has been able to thrive in the detective world, and there are people who are willing to ask him to do things, and give extremely high prices.

This guy also has some skills, otherwise, he wouldn't be at ease until now.

Although many people can't do anything about him, there are also many people who want this person to go to hell immediately, but there are also some people he doesn't dare to provoke.

For example, Chen Miao.

At that time, he was too greedy and threatened Chen Miao, saying that he would tell the secret of his betrayal of the horse racing information to the Horse Racing Association, and let Chen Miao help him buy a horse.

Of course Chen Miao refused to do it, a small amount of winning the bid, this is not visible in terms of probability, there will always be a set of calculation formulas for running horses, once there is a large amount of winning, it is bound to be traced, and then he will not only be unable to keep his job, but even go to prison.

Chen Miao returned his life in the way of others and found out the secret of his adultery with the aunt wife of the Shanghai garrison commander, and as a result, Wu Zheng naturally did not dare to provoke him.

Now the Japanese in Shanghai have come in, and the original Shanghai garrison commander doesn't know where he went, but Chen Miao has become a member of No. 76.

Even if you give Wu Zheng another guts, you won't dare to provoke him.

However, now, Wu Zheng seems to have provoked himself again, so he can only completely solve this person.

……

Huanlong Road, French Concession, Tao Yuansheng's home.

In the evening, Gao Zongwu suddenly came to visit the patient.

Tao Yuansheng is actually not sick at all, and if he is sick, it is also a heart disease, but he still lies in bed in makeup, and this trip is three days.

"Brother Tao, how are you, are you feeling better?"

"Ahem, the doctor said that he was infected with wind and cold and needed to recuperate, but it was not a big deal." Tao Yuansheng sat up with his back against the pillow, pretending to be weak and said, "Senior brother, how are you, I heard that you didn't sign it either?" ”

"My insider had a heart attack, and I really couldn't ...... it"

Tao Yuansheng nodded slightly, everything was silent.

"Senior brother, you have to be careful, I heard that they may want to attack you?"

"What about you?"

"Don't you see, have the guards at my door doubled?" Tao Yuansheng said with a bitter smile.

Gao Zongwu nodded slightly: "You take care of your illness and come to see you in a few days." ”

"Brother Gao, I have two tickets to Hong Kong here?" Tao Yuansheng stretched out his hand and grabbed Gao Zongwu who got up, and said in a low voice.

Gao Zongwu was shocked, and a suspicious light shot out of his eyes: "What is it?" ”

"Number 3." Tao Yuansheng replied.

"I know, go first, my inner body is still waiting for me in the hospital." Gao Zongwu didn't dare to say anything, nodded, and left Tao's house in a hurry.

……

New Year's Day of the 29th year of the Republic of China.

When I woke up in the morning and finished washing, Xiao Qi came in from outside: "Third brother, morning." ”

"Morning, Xiaoqi, Happy New Year."

"Xiao Qi, has Lao Cai woken up?" Chen Miao asked.

"I've just been there, but not yet." Xiao Qidao, "I just boiled a bowl of ginger soup, and after a while, serve it to him to drink, if you have a hangover, you will wake up in the morning, and your head will hurt." ”

"Hmm." Chen Miao nodded, "In a while, let's go out for breakfast, so we won't bother Lao Cai to get it for us." ”

In the study, a leather suitcase, not small, should have been brought back by Xiao Qi last night, Chen Miao walked over and carried it, it was quite heavy.

Xiao Qi made a cup of hot tea from outside and brought it in.

"Had a good harvest last night?"

"Well, I'll get everything I can back." Xiao Qi nodded, people like Wu Zheng are innocent of death, when they are patrolled and arrested, they will ignore people's lives, and then there is no need to say, how many bad things and dirty things have been done, if they are listed one by one, and when they go to the court, it will be enough to shoot ten times and eight times.

"Deal with the cash, deposit it in our secret account, put the gold and silver dollars in the safe, and hand over the rest to Lao Wu to deal with, and share ten percent of his commission." Chen Miao instructed, "Just go back and tell me an approximate number." ”

Xiao Qi nodded.

"Let's go, let's go out to eat first." Chen Miao said, New Year's Day holiday, don't go to work, but there are still a lot of things, and it's not okay to be idle at home.

……

"Happy New Year, Mrs. Sister-in-law."

"Sanshui is here, please come in and sit, Shiqun is on the phone in the upstairs study, and he will come down in a while." Ye Yuru greeted Chen Miao warmly.

"Sanshui, drink tea, eat melon seeds, this orange is also good, very sweet......"

"Thank you, Mrs. Sister-in-law."

Not long after, Lin Shiqun came down from upstairs, his face looked a little not good, but when he saw Chen Miao, he immediately showed a smile.

"Sanshui is here."

"Happy New Year, Director." Chen Miao hurriedly got up and said.

"Sit, sit, when you get home, don't be restrained, Yuru, bring your box of cigars from my study." Lin Shiqun instructed, "It was given to me by a friend, cigars, I am not used to smoking this thing, I heard that you like to smoke this, take it back and smoke it." ”

"No, no, director, I can't ask for it, I didn't bring you a gift here......" Chen Miao hurriedly excused herself.

"Let you take it, you can take it, it's not a valuable thing." Lin Shiqun's face pulled down, and he said a little unhappily.

"Then the subordinate will be disrespectful." Chen Miao knew that if he didn't accept it, it would definitely not work, and after thinking about it, find this excuse and make up for it, Lin Shiqun may not care, but he knows this Ye Yuru, he is generous on the surface, but in fact, his heart is small, it's no problem for her to take advantage of you, if you take advantage of her, then maybe you will hold a grudge in your heart.

"It stands to reason that I should not talk about business today when I am resting, but I just received a call from Mr. Zhou, and some people are afraid that they will not be able to stay." Lin Shiqun sighed.

Chen Miao chuckled in her heart, is this going to do something to Gao and Tao?

"Director, that's what you command."

"Gao Zongwu's side, hand it over to Ling Zhijiang, Tao Yuansheng lives in the French Concession, you are more familiar with the situation in the French Concession, he will hand it over to you, how about it?" Lin Shiqun said.

"When?" Chen Miao asked.

"Wait for orders."