When we came out of No. 76, it was almost evening.
Li Qiang first looked down at his watch, and then reached out to stop a rickshaw, but the destination was not Ming Mansion.
Twenty minutes later, the car stopped at the gate of the Sino-Japanese Collaborative Hospital.
First, I bought some fruit snacks nearby, then walked into the hospital and went straight to the door of a single ward in the high-end ward.
"Knock knock knock..."
After a gentle knock on the door, a young woman in kimono slowly opened the door.
"Ah! Mr. Aqiang! Why are you here?" When she saw Li Qiang, the woman was stunned for a moment, then put a smile on her face and said with surprise and joy.
Li Qiang didn't hide anything and replied casually: "The commander sent me to Shanghai on business, so I took the time to come and take a look."
"Well, that's really hard work!" After saying this, the woman said with some hindsight, "Oh, look at me, just talking, please come in!"
After saying that, he let Li Qiang in very enthusiastically.
"Xiaoyi, Xiaoyi, Mr. Aqiang is here to see you!"
Mitsui Shouichi, who was on the hospital bed, had actually heard the previous conversation between the two, so he struggled to sit up from the bed before Li Qiang came closer.
Although he could not speak due to the injury on his tongue, the eyes he looked at Li Qiang were always filled with gratitude.
"Jun Aqiang, it's not convenient for Xiao Yi to talk right now, so I can only do it for you! Please don't take offense to Mr. Aqiang."
Li Qiang waved his hands repeatedly and said politely: "No, no, speaking of which, I have long heard that Miss Junko and Colonel Mitsui were childhood sweethearts who grew up together. I didn't expect that the relationship between you has reached the point of being connected.
The level is truly enviable to me!"
With just one sentence, Junko blushed with embarrassment, and she quickly waved her hands and said, "It's not that exaggerated! It's just...it's just that Xiaoyi is a more easy-going person and has been accommodating me."
Mitsui Juichi is easy-going? This is probably the funniest joke Li Qiang has heard in a while!
Although Li Qiang had already turned on the complaining mode in his heart at this moment, he didn't show anything unusual on the surface.
After a brief exchange of greetings, Li Qiang went straight to the topic, "Colonel Mitsui, Miss Junko, to be honest, besides visiting Colonel Mitsui, I have other things to do this time. I will be returning to Fengtian in the near future.
Yes, I heard that your father is in Fengtian now, do you need my help to bring you something?"
"This..." This question really stumped Junko, so she quickly looked at Mitsui Juichi in the hospital bed.
After Mitsui Juichi heard this, a trace of fear clearly flashed in his eyes, but he soon returned to normal.
Although all this happened only in the blink of an eye, it still could not escape Li Qiang's eyes.
At this moment, Mitsui Juichi suddenly grabbed Junko's hand and quickly wrote something on her hand with his fingers.
Soon Junko nodded understandingly, then walked to Li Qiang and whispered a few words in a low voice.
"Okay, I understand." After saying that, Li Qiang stood up and said goodbye, "Colonel Mitsui, you have a good rest and I won't disturb you too much."
Mitsui Shouichi just nodded lightly without trying to persuade him to stay. Junko on the side said enthusiastically: "I'll give it to you!"
However, just as Li Qiang walked out of the hospital gate and was about to leave, he accidentally saw a black Nissan car driving towards the hospital, and his eyes suddenly narrowed.
Li Qiang recognized this car as the car of Lord Akagi Okagi, deputy director of the Police Department of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce Bureau.
Why did his car appear here? It’s not like there is no hospital in the public concession, so why bother looking far away?
When he was wondering, the car had already entered the hospital gate and drove straight to the downstairs of the hospital building before stopping. Then the people in the car used their actions to clear up Li Qiang's doubts.
After the car stopped, a man and a woman got out one after another. The man was none other than Akagi himself, while the woman had a big belly and was very inconvenient to move.
It turns out I came here for a pregnancy test, no wonder!
Although there are many large hospitals in the public concessions, and more than one is qualified to do pregnancy tests, Akagi seems to have a common problem that seems to be shared by the older generation of Japanese, and that is a paranoid belief that everything is related to fertility and family.
We firmly do not allow outsiders to interfere with the continuation of the matter, even if it is a pregnancy test, that's why I came all the way here.
After thinking about this, Li Qiang just curled his lips and didn't take it too seriously. He just regarded it as a sudden episode. He then got into a rickshaw and went back to the guild hall to pick up Haitang and Gu Xiaomeng before driving the car himself.
, took the two of them back to the Ming Mansion after a long absence.
As soon as he entered the door, Li Qiang saw the photo of the siblings placed in the most conspicuous place in the living room. Although it had been nearly a year since the last time the siblings got together, the photo frame was still as pristine as ever.
It's new, not even a speck of dust can be seen, it's obvious that someone is insisting on wiping and cleaning it every day.
Thinking of this, Li Qiang suddenly felt much better.
At this moment, a faint aroma of food wafted over from the restaurant and got into Li Qiang's nose.
However, after smelling the aroma, Li Qiang's first reaction was: Who did it?
After all, my eldest brother is extremely busy working in the government office every day. Even if he makes an exception to cook today, with his little cooking skills, he can only cook a bowl of Yangchun noodles at best.
Could it be Wang Manchun? However, as soon as this idea came up, he was immediately rejected by Li Qiang. The reason was very simple. He could not imagine what the former female devil No. 76 would be like when she was busy in the kitchen.
What does it look like? Besides, she is as pregnant as Akagi Chiyuki's wife now. No matter how you think about it, it won't be her.
Since it is not the eldest brother Minglou, nor the pregnant Wang Manchun, then who is this cook? Is it the chef specially invited from the restaurant by the eldest brother to welcome us?
Well, that should be it!
Just as I was thinking about it, I saw a middle-aged man wearing an apron and a pair of round-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose. He was slightly fat and looked about forty years old, walking out of the restaurant.
"Who are you……"
Before Li Qiang finished speaking, the man said very familiarly: "You must be Master Aqiang, right? My name is Ada, and I am the cook and housekeeper invited by the eldest young master. Seriously, Master Aqiang, you are
What a treat! You came back as soon as I prepared the meal. To tell you the truth, I have put all my housekeeping skills into order for tonight’s meal. No matter whether it tastes good or not, there will be no leftovers.
!”
After saying that, he turned to the people upstairs and shouted angrily: "Young Master! Young Mistress! The meal is ready, come down and eat! Otherwise it won't taste good if it gets cold for a while."
"I know, I know, Uncle Da, can you please stop shouting so loudly every time? I almost get a headache from shouting!" Before he finished speaking, Minglou complained while holding his big belly.
Wang Manchun came down from upstairs.
Upon seeing this, Li Qiang immediately stepped forward and said hello, "Brother, Sister Manchun, I'm back."
Haitang also followed suit, "Big brother, Sister Manchun."
Minglou nodded in response, while Wang Manchun on the side keenly noticed Gu Xiaomeng standing at the back and asked curiously: "A Qiang, who is this?"
"Gu Minzhang, the daughter of Vice President Gu, the head of the Intelligence Section of the General Suppression Headquarters, Gu Xiaomeng."
"Being the section chief at such a young age, Miss Gu is really young and promising!"
"Sister, thank you. I'm just a newbie. It's mostly luck that I got the position of Section Chief. I'm far behind compared to a senior intelligence officer like you!"
After hearing this, Wang Manchun glanced at Gu Xiaomeng with admiration, "Well, he is young, capable, neither arrogant nor impetuous, and is indeed a good prospect. It's a pity..."
"Okay Manchun, your only task now is to raise the baby with peace of mind. We can talk about the rest later." Before Wang Manchun could finish her words, Minglou interrupted her intentionally or unintentionally, "Everyone, don't
If you stand here for a while, the food will get cold."
This sentence seemed to remind Uncle Da, so as soon as Minglou finished speaking, Uncle Da immediately said: "The young master is right, this food will not taste good when it is cold, come on.
Come, everyone can try my handiwork tonight!"
Under Uncle Da's warm welcome, everyone came to the restaurant and took their seats.
And when everyone saw the steaming delicacies on the dining table, even Gu Xiaomeng, who was accustomed to eating delicacies from all over the world, including Chinese and foreign feasts, couldn't help but widen his eyes.
As the saying goes, a layman can see the excitement, and an expert can see the door. Although Li Qiang is not an expert, he claims to have a lot of knowledge in cooking. He can tell at a glance that almost every dish on the table uses different cooking methods, and
Both the control of the heat and the proportion of seasonings are perfect. It is no exaggeration to say that such skills are more than enough to be a chef in even the most experienced restaurants.
Based on this alone, Li Qiang concluded that this person was definitely not as simple as he seemed.
After three drinks and five dishes, Li Qiang left Haitang and Gu Xiaomeng in the living room to chat with Wang Manchun to relieve their boredom, while he followed Minglou to the study.
"How's it going? Is everything going well on No. 76? Have you seen Li Shiqun?"
"Changing the codebook is a business matter, so even if Wu Shibao was brave enough, he wouldn't dare to stop me from seeing him!"
Hearing this, Minglou finally breathed a sigh of relief and said, "That's good. I'm worried that you will have a conflict with the man named Wu."
"Don't worry, brother. I can still tell which is more important. Now that the big fish has taken the bait, I promise to give him a clear reply tomorrow morning."
"Well, is there anything else?"
"Ah, by the way, Li Shiqun also said that he would find an opportunity for you to make peace with the man surnamed Wu to eliminate the misunderstanding between you."
"No need, tell him that there is no misunderstanding between me and the man named Wu. It was him who insulted and threatened my family first. I will have to settle this debt with him sooner or later."
"Brother, your response is so strong, aren't you afraid of backlash?"
Minglou shook his head and said: "No, on the contrary, if I really follow his wishes and reconcile with the man named Wu, it will make him suspicious. Li Shiqun has a very extreme personality. Although he is greedy,
interests, but once he becomes suspicious, he will not participate no matter how profitable it is."
Hearing this, Li Qiang suddenly nodded, "Well, I understand, brother."
"I have prepared the things you asked for and sent them to your room. Remember to take them when you leave!"
"No, big brother, your work efficiency is too terrible, isn't it? The plan was finalized at noon, but you were ready in less than an afternoon?"
Minglou chuckled lightly, "Didn't you also say that I always pay attention to efficiency in my work? Then I will take it a little more seriously and let you see what true efficiency is."
"Brother, are you too vindictive?"
"Then you don't know me well enough. My character is that I will retaliate against you!"
"Okay, okay, whatever you say is fine. By the way, brother, who is that Uncle Da?"
It was a good thing that Li Qiang didn't say this. As soon as he said it, Minglou became angry and said angrily: "You have the nerve to say it? Ever since you asked Acheng to take Axiang to Hangzhou, there has been a lot of trouble at home.
There is no one to cook, so if I don’t hire a cook, will the whole family just open their mouths and drink the wind?”
"Oh, brother, that's not what I'm asking. I want to know if Uncle Da is one of ours?"
"He and I are old acquaintances. We have known each other since I was still teaching at the University of Hong Kong. Although I don't know if he is one of ours, he is definitely not a traitor, let alone do things for the Japanese.
Because he is from Nanjing."
Nanjing people, just three words are already heavy enough, heavy enough to make Li Qiang's breathing a little difficult, because behind these three words is a paragraph that is unforgettable and unforgettable for all Chinese people.
A painful experience that should not be forgotten.
Perhaps because this topic was too heavy, the atmosphere in the entire study became inexplicably heavy.
At this moment, a sudden phone ringing broke the gradually depressing atmosphere.
Minglou picked up the phone receiver without hesitation, but after only saying a few words, he handed it to Li Qiang, "It's for you."
"Looking for me?" Although he was very surprised, Li Qiang still took the phone receiver and said, "Hello, I am Ming Qiang."
"Ah Qiang, it's me, half an hour later, at Yueban Cafe."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
Even though the person on the other end only said one sentence, Li Qiang could tell that the caller was none other than his eldest brother Mingtang!
"Sorry, brother, I have to go out." After saying that, Li Qiang turned around and walked out.
However, he stood up again before taking two steps. He turned around and was about to say something when Minglou waved his hand at him and said, "Go ahead! I will make arrangements for Haitang and the others."
After hearing this, Li Qiang nodded with relief, and then walked out quickly...
