In mid-September, the weather in Longcheng is still a bit hot. Every night when there is no wind, it will make people feel very stuffy.
At around 8 o'clock in the evening, the brightly lit inner harbor of Zhannan District is lush with green plants, the beach is sparkling, and there are crowds of people near the tourist attractions. There are stalls selling souvenirs and Chinese snacks everywhere.
Several dilapidated cars parked at the port boarding area. Bai Hongbo walked down with a large group of people, talked and laughed on a small cruise ship, and told the driver: "Go to Baole No. 1."
Longcheng is close to the sea and has a special political environment, so many night entertainment venues have come up with new tricks. For example, there are many flower boats in the inner harbor of Zhannan District. The girls inside are charming and provide good service. They can sing and drink with guests, and they can also blow the sea breeze with guests, watch the night view, and talk about life.
Of course, the current flower boats are different from the past. The decorations inside are very modern, and some large cruise ships can even provide bathing, sauna and other services. But there are few businesses on this scale in Zhannan District. After all, this is a relatively remote area in Longcheng, and the economy is relatively backward, so the consumption is naturally lower.
Although Bai Hongbo is a bit like a prodigal son, he is not a super rich second generation or a super rich man. If you really ask him to go to the best cruise ship in Longkou to entertain guests, he probably can't afford it. If things go wrong, he will have to work as a gigolo for two days to pay back the money. So everyone didn't kill him, and chose a relatively friendly place to have fun and improve their relationship.
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After everyone boarded the Baole No. 1, Su Tianyu was completely enlightened. The girls on the cruise ship were not in the workroom, waiting to choose a station, but wandering around on the deck by themselves. There were cold snacks, free drinks and so on on each deck. The girls listened to music, chatted in groups of three or five, or sat alone on high chairs. If a guest passed by, as long as they liked him, they could just click on the other party's number plate.
Each station is two hours long, and the station fee is divided into two levels of 100 and 200. You must open a package to get on the boat, and the minimum consumption is more than 500. In short, this is definitely not low for the current consumption level of Longcheng, after all, this is a place for buying fun.
"Choose whatever you want, brothers, I will cover all the consumption tonight." Bai Hongbo greeted everyone and pointed to a familiar mama-san and said, "Find me a sister with rehabilitation training experience. I just recovered from my injury and need a skilled one."
"Okay, Brother Bai!"
"Your little mouth is so sweet. Come, come here, let me test your oral temperature." Bai Hongbo hooked his hand.
"Haha, okay, wait a moment, I'll call someone over first." Mama-san responded hypocritically and called the girls around to come and choose someone.
Since they are out to play, everyone must be happy. Even Kong Zhenghui, a dull guy, chose a sexy girl, not to mention Su Tianbei, Su Tianyu and other good young people who love socializing.
After everyone had chosen the girls, they entered the private room on the third deck, opened the window, faced the sea breeze, and looked at the night view of the inner harbor in Zhanan District with bright lights. The mood in their hearts unconsciously relaxed.
Bai Hongbo is a gold belt in the night club. He is not only sexy but also very good at creating an atmosphere. After two rounds of small games, everyone was drunk, and the girls in the room were dressed cooler.
Su Tianyu also had a lot of fun. After all, he was an energetic young man. Before returning to Longcheng, he had been in the army. His life was hard and he had no contact with the opposite sex. Now someone paid for him to socialize, so he naturally had to give face to the person who invited him.
In fact, Su Tianyu looked very sunny and optimistic in his daily life, and he didn't look like a wolf cub who could fight with people like Lufeng.
In the room, the atmosphere was joyful. Bai Hongbo played a little song and was already dancing wildly with the girl at the door.
The eldest brother Su Tiannan's alcohol tolerance is average. After playing for a while, he had a slight headache and chest tightness. Then he took the cigarette box and patted Tianyu's leg: "Come on, accompany me to smoke one."
"Oh, okay." Su Tianyu smiled and nodded, and followed his eldest brother out.
Most of the cabins on the ship have independent doors. You can push them open to enter the deck and stand by the guardrail to enjoy the beautiful night view of the inner harbor.
The two brothers of the Su family walked out together, stood by the guardrail and lit a cigarette each.
"Haha, I see that you and Bai Hongbo get along well." Su Tiannan asked with a smile: "It seems that you are very adaptable to the environment of Longcheng."
"No, although Bai Hongbo looks cunning and selfish, he is actually a very honest person." Su Tianyu replied softly: "He is a little easier to get along with than Kong Zhenghui.
"Yes, he likes your third sister," Su Tiannan replied with a grin: "But your third sister said he is a slut and doesn't bother to pay attention to him."
"Haha, there is nothing wrong with this! "
"Xiao Yu, you helped with a lot of ideas for this family matter." Su Tiannan smoked a cigarette, looked at the sea and said: "You are more capable and courageous than I thought. In fact... I was really scared after you fired the gun that night. Once this matter is found out, it will be very troublesome."
Su Tianyu paused and replied: "Do you know why I dare to shoot?"
"Why?"
"If Wang Daolin is not interested in the dirty gang business, then I asked you to make an appointment with him before, and he would not come out to meet you every time." Su Tianyu chuckled and said: "People are not saints. In this era, how many officials do not love money?"
"Makes sense." Su Tiannan nodded slowly, looked up and down at his younger brother and said: "Sixth son, listen to me, stay at home in the future. Your second uncle is old, and this family business will be managed by us brothers sooner or later. We stick together and move forward together, and we can live a good life in the future. "
"Hehe. "Su Tianyu looked at him and smiled.
"...How about staying?" Su Tiannan continued to persuade: "If you want to take the civil service exam, we have few connections and may not be able to achieve any results. You see, many employees in units are in their thirties or forties, earning a salary of several hundred yuan, but they can't get promoted or demoted, which is also very uncomfortable."
Su Tianyu slowly dragged his arms on the railing, looked down at the surrounding night scene and said: "Brother, let me tell you a story."
"What story?" Su Tiannan asked.
"When I was 17, my father sent me to the army. At that time, my family had strong connections, and my personal development plan had been arranged. I transitioned in the army for a year, and when I was old enough, I applied directly for the military academy, and then I could serve in the grassroots troops. After a few years, if I was lucky, I could quickly get the position of colonel and staff officer. "Su Tianyu said softly: "At that time, I looked at things very naively. "
Su Tiannan listened quietly without interrupting.
Su Tianyu stared at the sea with deep eyes, and continued in a low voice: "There is one thing that I remember very clearly. The day after my 17th birthday, I followed the routine to carry out patrol missions with my classmates. At that time, our troops had coastal defense missions. You also know that since the failure of the war against China in District 1, the political struggle within District 1 has been very serious. The republican faction suppressed the civil faction, and the secret struggle was fierce, which led to the subsequent war of independence. So during that period, many of our coastal troops had coastal defense missions. "
"Yes, I know." Su Tiannan nodded.
"When I was in that company, I had a very good friend named He Yudong. He was about the same age as me. He was from Shandong. His family also fled overseas with the warlord Lao Zhou after the war of unification. "Su Tiannan narrated softly: "I love reading, and he also loves reading. We have similar interests, so we have a very good relationship. That day we were on a helicopter to perform coastal defense missions until about 3:00 p.m., when we were about to change shifts. The battalion headquarters suddenly received a distress call saying that a cruise ship belonging to District 1 was shelled by private armed forces in the planned area in the sea not far from our patrol area. There were more than a thousand people and cargo on board, so the battalion headquarters sent us to rescue them first. There were a total of twelve people in our two helicopters, including the pilot and co-pilot. "
"Yes." Su Tiannan listened carefully.
"We quickly flew to the location of the cruise ship, but from the bird's-eye view, I knew that the ship was doomed. The stern of the hull suffered a devastating blow, the hull had no power, and the stern broke the keel when it sank, and the whole ship had split in the middle. "Su Tianyu frowned unconsciously when he said this: "Everyone on the ship was calling for help at the bow, the crowd was boiling, and their faces were full of despair. When our company commander saw this situation, he knew that he could not save everyone. Moreover, the stern of the ship had sunk, and there were not enough lifeboats on board. There were no other patrol troops around, so he immediately reported to the superiors, saying that there were too many people on the ship and we could not save them. What should we do! But do you know what the superiors said? "
Su Tiannan shook his head.
"The superiors immediately drew up a list and told the company commander to rescue according to the list. I have seen that list. There are probably less than 40 people, almost all of whom are Chinese officers or wealthy businessmen in District 1." Su Tianyu paused, lowered his head and continued, "Soldiers must obey orders. We have to do what the company commander tells us to do, so we immediately used the lock to lower the ship, guard the position of the bow, and let the people on the list get on the plane first. But this, the ordinary workers, ordinary people, and staff on the ship all quit. They questioned us like crazy, why didn't we take them with us? Even if the helicopter couldn't accommodate so many people, why didn't we let the elderly, weak, women and children go first? The company commander couldn't give an explanation and could only fire a warning shot. But at that time, everyone was in a desperate situation, so why would they be afraid of you having a gun in your hand? More than a hundred people were furious and knocked down two of our soldiers. "
Su Tiannan frowned when he heard this.
"The company commander had no choice but to ask for instructions again, but the superiors said that we, the soldiers, should stay on the ship to maintain order and wait for follow-up rescue, and give the vacant positions to the elderly, women and children on the ship... to appease the public anger!" Su Tianyu lowered his head and gritted his teeth and said, "I was very scared at that time. I was afraid that the company commander would leave me behind. But after he arranged the task, he told me alone to let me get on the plane first and not worry about the rest. I was very happy and was about to get on the helicopter by pulling the lock rope, but at this time... my best friend He Yudong grabbed my wrist. He... he asked me... I would die if I stayed, right? He asked me to help him plead with the company commander and take him on the plane together... But I was scared at that time. I was afraid that if I didn't leave now, I wouldn't be able to get on. "
"Then what? "Su Tiannan asked.
"Then I got on the plane and saw He Yudong staring at me with desperate eyes. When the plane flew away, I looked at the cruise ship, which was sinking at a speed visible to the naked eye. "Su Tianyu turned his head, raised his finger with red eyes and said: "There are more than a thousand people, the survival rate of those on the list is 100%, and the survival rate of ordinary people is about 10% per thousand. My friend He Yudong, who loves to study, didn't even find his body in the end. In the end, this matter was suppressed by the higher-ups and was never exposed in the media. "
Su Tiannan took a deep puff of cigarette.
"We are all soldiers, why can I leave?" Su Tianyu raised his arm and pointed to the sea and sky line and said: "Because my father is a major staff officer of that army, and He Yudong is just an ordinary descendant of a soldier. I have a very good relationship with him, but there is a wall between us that no one can see. Brother, what do you think that wall is? "
Su Tiannan already understood what Su Tianyu wanted to say.
"It's class, it's stratum!" Su Tianyu squinted his eyes and looked at the rolling waves of the sea with the help of alcohol: "In such an era, an era full of opportunities, ordinary people may have a little chance to break through the wall, but relying on the dirty gang is obviously not enough. Brother, I am different from you. I can't get over my father's affairs... So, I have to do everything I can to stand up again! Live up to myself and live up to this era. My future is not in this family business, and I believe you are the same, right?"
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Late at night, at the gate of the Su family compound, Wang Daolin's car stopped, and the thin old man in the flowered shirt who had been beaten in the detention center stepped into the compound and shouted: "I'm back, where are the little guys? ! "
The third sister came out and complained directly: "They all went to spend money and drink."
"Fuck!" The old man cursed a word in a loud voice.