Late at night, past ten o'clock.
A car stopped at the door of a food stall in Tianhong Port. Xu Hu pushed the door and got out, waving his hand to let the driver go first.
Inside the food stall, Wei Xiangzuo was drinking, his face flushed.
Xu Hu came over, looked up and shouted: "Boss, give me a portion of beef offal and a portion of radish."
"Okay." The boss shouted back.
Xu Hu bent down and sat next to Wei Xiangzuo, picked up the beer bottle casually and poured himself a glass.
Wei Xiangzuo peeled salted peanuts, his eyes were a little dull after drinking.
The two sat opposite each other, Xu Hu raised his glass and said: "Come on, drink one."
"I'm almost done." Wei Xiangzuo did not raise his glass.
Xu Hu held the wine and was silent for a while: "I know you are angry. If you hadn't run away, I might not be the assistant."
Wei Xiangzuo waved his hand and looked at Xu Hu blankly: "That's not what I want to say, and you shouldn't tell me this. I just want to ask you one question, does the master's death have anything to do with you?!"
Xu Hu looked at him: "Why do you think it has something to do with me!"
"Because the facts are there, the gunman entered the port in advance."
"What is this fact? You and I have known each other for more than ten years, you believe outsiders, not me, right?" Xu Hu asked while holding the wine glass.
Wei Xiangzuo stared at Xu Hu's eyes and was silent for a long time before he picked up the wine glass and took a sip: "You can be the big brother, as long as it does not affect my brothers, I don't care. But... remember, if you want me to find out that Master's death is related to you, then we are not done."
Xu Hu paused for a while, and drank the wine in the glass: "You don't believe me, or because of the helper. Okay, I won't explain. I will find out about Master's matter and give an explanation to the Code Gang."
Wei Xiangzuo did not respond.
"Old Wei, the old man is gone, we have to look forward and move forward." Xu Hu wiped the wine stains from the corners of his mouth and whispered: "I really don't plan to use the goods of Lao Mo anymore. There are no outsiders here today. Tell me the truth. What is your attitude on this matter?"
Wei Xiangzuo ate peanuts and lowered his head to reply: "Can Zhannan stop doing the gold brick business?"
Xu Hu frowned and looked at him: "If we stop doing it, what will the people below eat? What will they drink? How much money can we get just by relying on ordinary goods? And if you quit, the higher-ups can't agree! How many mouths are waiting for gold bricks to print money?"
Wei Xiangzuo raised his head and looked at Xu Hu in a daze, and suddenly grinned: "If you continue to do it, there will be nothing to eat."
Xu Hu was stunned.
"Since you said that the new channel is to make more money for the brothers below, then good, you take me with you to contact the new channel. In addition to the upper-level water pumping, the remaining actual benefits, let's make it transparent, your people and my people, half each, okay?" Wei Xiangzuo looked at Xu Hu with a smile and asked again.
"Haha." Xu Hu looked at Wei Xiangzuo and smiled.
The two looked at each other for a long time, and Xu Hu poured another glass of wine: "Come on, no more talking, drink!"
Wei Xiangzuo poured the wine, clinked the cups with him, and drank it all.
In the sky, the silver moon was high, the stars were bright, and the streets in the harbor were slightly cool. The surroundings were full of busy night market stalls and the noise of drinking.
In the past, Xu Hu was not a helper and Wei Xiangzuo was not a hall. After finishing work at sea, the two often came to the snack stalls here with a few brothers to eat supper and drink.
Everyone boasted and teased, and the night passed in a flash.
Although everyone didn't have much money at that time, they lived happily.
After Xu Hu and Wei Xiangzuo drank a few glasses, his face flushed slightly. He turned his head to look around, staring at the street, and chuckled and said: "Old Wei, do you remember? It was there that we had a fight with the gang of pickpockets in the port because of a little girl, and you took a knife for me. It was so good back then, one person ate enough for the whole family. Alas, now, I don't know how many people hope you can bring value, it's tiring."
Wei Xiangzuo looked at him and grinned: "It's useless to say it was before. At that time, you were still following me, calling me Brother Wei. Now, it's hard to invite you for a drink. How can it be the same?"
Xu Hu was silent for a while, turned back to look at Old Wei: "... The matter of goods is not up to me alone, Brother Wei! The new channel...!"
"First check how the old man disappeared," Wei Xiangzuo interrupted directly: "After the check, we can talk about the rest."
Xu Hu looked into Wei Xiangzuo's eyes and nodded slowly: "Okay, check first."
Wei Xiangzuo took out a cigarette box, took out a cigarette, and handed it to Xu Hu: "Now the people of the Code Gang Elders Council say they are righteous, but they are calculating their interests. They are different from before. But today they said one thing right. If you want to get promoted, you have to convince the public."
Xu Hu took the cigarette and nodded slowly: "I know what you mean."
Wei Xiangzuo said nothing more.
Xu Hu lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, stood up and said: "Okay, it's late, I'm leaving."
After that, Xu Hu walked towards the street corner. Wei Xiangzuo watched him go and stood up and shouted: "Check out!"
...
In the evening.
Xu Hu returned to his residence, sat on the sofa for a while, and suddenly picked up his mobile phone and dialed a number.
"Hello?"
"Please notify the finance department that starting from tomorrow, interest will be settled normally for Lao Wei's people." Xu Hu smoked a cigarette and whispered, "Explain to them that the reason why they didn't settle before was because the finance department didn't have money."
"I know, big brother."
"Yeah, that's it."
After that, the two ended the call.
Xu Hu sat on the sofa and carefully recalled the conversation with Wei Xiangzuo tonight. After hesitating for a long time, he picked up the phone again and dialed a number.
After a busy tone, Li Hongze's voice sounded: "Hello, Lao Xu?"
"Are you free?"
"Have you finished talking to Wei Xiangzuo?"
"Yeah." Xu Hu nodded.
"Okay, then I'll go to the port to find you." Li Hongze paused and said, "See you later."
"Okay."
Xu Hu hung up the phone and lay on the sofa with a little tiredness. He accidentally saw the group photo placed on the TV cabinet.
The photo includes Xu Er, Xu Hu, Gu Tongshan sitting in the middle, and Wei Xiangzuo standing on the left.
Xu Hu stared at the photo in a daze.
…
In the city, in Jindi Entertainment City.
Dabai sat next to Lao Dong with a wine glass in his hand, and asked with a smile on his face: "How is it, Brother Dong, is this okay?!"
Lao Dong shook his hair like Sha Seng and nodded repeatedly: "Very good, and the song is also exciting. Come on, brother Xiaobai, let's get up and dance."
"I... I can't dance."
"Come on, come on!" Lao Dong patted Dabai's butt and greeted him with a grin.
Dabai put down the wine glass and stood up. Lao Dong hugged his waist and walked to the center of the private room.
"Shake it up!" A young man wearing tight pants shouted sharply: "Let's get high!"
Su Tianyu sat on the sofa, reached out from his bag to take out the approval documents, and was urgently revising them.
"Good brother, let's have a drink!" A charming young man sat next to Su Tianyu and reached out to touch his thigh.
Su Tianyu glanced at him: "...Don't touch it blindly, it will jump and kill you!"
"Then eat a peach." The young man used a toothpick to pick a piece of fruit for Su Tianyu.