Shi Zhijian was wearing sunglasses and sitting under the parasol on the left side of the open-air western restaurant. He couldn't help but yawn lazily.
On his dining table was a plate of super fresh oysters, most of which he had already eaten.
At this moment, in order to get rid of the greasiness, Shi Zhijian took a sip of coffee.
There were not many customers around, only two tables of customers whispering.
Sudden----
"Can I sit down?"
A familiar voice came from behind. Shi Zhijian looked back, took off his sunglasses, and said to the man: "It seems that even if I put on my sunglasses, it will be useless. Inspector Chen has good eyesight and can find me early in the morning!"
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Chen Zhichao smiled, pulled up a chair and sat down opposite Shi Zhijian, crossed his legs, took out a cigarette and lit it, pointing to the plate in front of Shi Zhijian: "How early are you filling up on oysters?"
Shi Zhijian picked out the meat from an oyster, dipped it in some mustard, and swallowed it in one gulp. "It tastes great. Inspector Chen, do you want to try it?"
Seeing Shi Zhijian dipped in mustard and swallowing it in one gulp, Chen Zhichao frowned, "Sharp! I can't get used to mustard!"
“You can also dip it in soy sauce!”
Chen Zhichao glanced at Shi Zhijian, "Let's get straight to the point!"
"What do you want to say?" Shi Zhijian glanced at Chen Zhichao.
"What's your relationship with Superintendent James?"
"Why should I tell you?"
Chen Zhichao smiled, "You'd better answer honestly, otherwise it won't do you any good."
"Is this why you came here to ask these questions?"
Chen Zhichao was startled for a moment.
Shi Zhijian looked at Chen Zhichao: "If you have no other questions, then please leave and don't disturb me eating oysters!"
Chen Zhichao didn't expect Shi Zhijian's attitude to be so tough, "How can you tell me?"
"What's your attitude? If your attitude satisfies me, maybe I will reveal the news to you!"
Chen Zhichao smiled helplessly, "What do you want me to do?"
Shi Zhijian pointed to the things on the table, "Help me pay for it later!"
"Huh?" Chen Zhichao was stunned.
Shi Zhijian picked up a napkin and wiped his mouth: "Actually, Superintendent James and I have just met."
Chen Zhichao looked at Shi Zhijian and said nothing.
"Believe it or not!" Shi Zhijian crumpled up the napkin he wiped his mouth into and threw it into the trash can at his feet. "Besides, I think you should thank me."
"Why should I thank you?"
"Don't pretend to be confused because you understand." Shi Zhijian rolled his eyes at Chen Zhichao, "If it hadn't been for me last night, I'm afraid you wouldn't have had the chance to step down."
"Everyone knows that you are doing things for the benefit family, but offending the Xu family for the benefit of the family is not a worthwhile deal no matter how you think about it."
"Fortunately, I took action last night to help you resolve the crisis. You put on a reality show. On the surface, you have helped the Li family do what you should do, but in fact, you have not caused any harm to the Xu family. Everyone is happy!"
Chen Zhichao laughed because Shi Zhijian's analysis was right.
What happened last night was just as Shi Zhijian said. In fact, from the beginning, Chen Zhichao had no intention of really offending the Xu family. The reason why he went to Xu Sanshao's place to cause trouble was also to perform for the Li family behind Lichi Nightclub.
What Chen Zhichao wanted was "big thunder but little rain", and Shi Zhijian's appearance not only helped him, but also packaged the performance perfectly!
After Shi Zhijian finished speaking, he stood up directly and pointed to the dining table without waiting for Chen Zhichao's reaction: "Remember, you pay the bill!" After that, he turned and left.
Watching Shi Zhijian leave, Chen Zhichao finally reacted and smiled slightly: "What a striking boy!"
Snap your fingers: "Waiter, pay the bill!"
The waiter hurriedly took the order and ran over: "Chenghui, a total of three hundred Hong Kong dollars!"
Chen Zhichao was stunned, "So many? Isn't it one oyster and one cup of coffee?"
"That gentleman just packed three portions!"
"Eh? I'll beat you up!"
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Causeway Bay, tenement buildings.
Shi Zhijian returned home leisurely carrying the packed oysters.
Deng Jiugong, a resident of the tenement building, was doing Tai Chi downstairs, performing "sea needle" and "grabbing the bird's tail". When he saw Shi Zhijian hurriedly withdrawing his magical powers, he said hello: "Mr. Shi is back?"
Shi Zhijian nodded towards him.
Deng Jiugong shrugged his nose, and when he saw Shi Zhijian going upstairs, he secretly said to Zhang Alian who was doing laundry: "Mr. Shi is not afraid of nosebleeds after eating oysters early in the morning!"
"how do you know?"
"We are all men, so we know what is best for us!"
Shi Zhijian walked up the escalator to the third floor without leaving the old tenants gossiping behind. When passing Nie Yongqin's room, Shi Zhijian seemed to suddenly remember something and stepped back.
Lying on the door and listening to the sound, Shi Zhijian seemed to be playing a pipa, so he knocked on the door: "I'm sorry, Miss Nie, I need to talk to you about something."
The room became quiet for a while, then with a creak, the door opened, and Nie Yongqin poked her head out: "Is it about the rent? I've already paid it to Sister Yufeng."
Shi Zhijian smiled and said, "No, it's something else." He looked inside the room and asked, "Can we go in and chat? It's not very convenient outside."
"this……"
Before Nie Yongqin could agree, Shi Zhijian said "Thank you" and squeezed in.
Nie Yongqin didn't know what to say when he saw this.
The room is not very big, but the decoration is very classical and elegant. A pipa hangs diagonally on the wall. The surrounding area is clean. There is rouge lipstick on the dressing table. There are cheongsams hanging in the wardrobe next to it, and there are also underwear——
Nie Yongqin hurriedly closed the open wardrobe, "Mr. Shi, what do you want from me?"
Shi Zhijian raised the oyster in his hand and said, "Has Ms. Nie eaten? Do you want to taste the oysters?"
"No, I'm not hungry."
"How can a person not be hungry? I have three points here, leaving one for you." Shi Zhijian put one portion of the oysters he was holding on the table, and then said: "Actually, I'm looking for you because of last night.
The song you sang..."
"Uh, what's wrong?"
"How did you learn that song?"
"Well..." Nie Yongqin blushed, "I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't, but that song is really nice, so I just..."
"You misunderstood," Shi Zhijian smiled, "I'm not here to hold you accountable, I just want to tell you that you sing better than me!"
"Huh?" Nie Yongqin was stunned.
Shi Zhijian continued: "I didn't expect you to be so smart, you could remember it after just listening to it once, and you even composed the music for this song. If it were me, I couldn't do it!"
"You are also very good at composing such beautiful songs." Nie Yongqin's cheeks turned slightly red for no apparent reason.
Shi Zhijian waved his hands hurriedly: "I don't have that ability. I learned it from others."
"Aside?"
"This," Shi Zhijian paused, "is not created by me anyway."
When Nie Yongqin saw Shi Zhijian's strange expression, she was a little disbelieving, because as far as she knew, there were only a few people in Hong Kong who could compose such poignant songs, and now Shi Zhijian couldn't tell who it was, and he clearly didn't want to admit it.
"I wonder if you have any other songs?" Nie Yongqin couldn't help but ask, staring at Shi Zhijian with a pair of beautiful eyes full of expectation.
When Shi Zhijian saw her appearance, he thought, Oh no!
Shi Zhijian wanted to change the topic, but Nie Yongqin followed closely and continued to ask Shi Zhijian if he had any other new songs.
Looking at Nie Yongqin's hopeful eyes, Shi Zhijian couldn't help but feel soft, so he gritted his teeth and found a Cantonese version of "Qian Qian Que Song" to sing to her.
Unexpectedly, when Nie Yongqin heard this, her beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
Shi Zhijian knew it was not good as soon as he saw her expression, so he did not dare to stay here anymore and hurriedly made excuses to leave.
Although they didn't talk much, Shi Zhijian could tell that this Nie Yongqin was a real "artistic young woman" who was obsessed with song writing. If he continued to stay, she might be able to empty out all his money.
Seeing that Shi Zhijian was in a hurry to leave, Nie Yongqin was too embarrassed to persuade him to stay. After Shi Zhijian left, he quickly turned around and found a pen and paper to copy down the song "Qian Qian Que Song" that Shi Zhijian had sung a cappella just now.
"Looking back slowly, at the night that once belonged to each other, Honghong is still you, giving me the sunshine in my heart..."
Nie Yongqin took the copied lyrics and sang softly. The more she sang, the more beautiful the lyrics and music became.
Thinking of Shi Zhijian's hurried appearance just now, I concluded that these two songs must have been written by him. Otherwise, why hadn't I heard of such a famous song?
"With such talent, yet being so humble, Mr. Shi is an interesting person!"
