Above the stars

After the Tang bandit left, Zhong Daolong refilled his and Yan Wenli's glasses with wine, pretending to be holding a candle and talking at night.

However, Zhong Daolong didn't say anything, he just raised his glass to drink one glass after another.

The extinguished Romeo y Julieta cigar was relit, and as the smoke filled the air, the expressions of the two people became gloomy and deep.

After downing three glasses of strong liquor in a row, Yan Wenli waved his hand and said with a smile: "I don't have as good a drinking capacity as you. If I keep drinking like this, I will get drunk."

Yan Wenli is also known as Yan Sanbei. He likes to drink, but he is not good at drinking and will drink after three cups.

So, after three drinks, he stopped drinking.

"What's wrong with being drunk? It's rare to empty your mind." Zhong Daolong said loudly: "You usually live too cautiously, so you get tired easily."

"We can empty our heads, but you can't." Yan Wenli said with a smile: "The king has the world in his heart, how many military planes are in his head? When you are so drunk, the country will malfunction."

Zhong Daolong laughed loudly, pointed at Yan Wenli and said, "You also learned this from that kid? I remember you wouldn't say such flattering words before."

"Today's young people are too smart, which puts a lot of pressure on me. In order to prevent me, an old man, from being compared with them, isn't this an effort to develop new skills?"

"Yes, today's young people are so smart." Zhong Daolong actually echoed Yan Wenli's words and said meaningfully: "Compared with him, we will be old."

Yan Wenli smiled and said nothing.

Zhong Daolong can say that he is old, but he cannot echo it and say, yes, you are indeed old.

What do you mean?

Should the old guys retire quickly to make room for the young people?

What is the relationship between Zhong Tianque and you? Couldn't he wait any longer?

I don’t want to say that you are still young. This is too hypocritical.

No matter how technology develops, it is still difficult to change the natural development trajectory of life.

All that can be done now is delay and "repair".

Makes you still look so young.

However, when you are old, you are still old. How can you fake this kind of thing?

Zhong Daolong held a cigar between his fingers, looked at Yan Wenli and asked, "Wenli, what do you think?"

"What are you looking at?"

"Are you still pretending to be stupid for me?"

Yan Wenli shook his head slightly and said, "I don't understand."

"What? You think he can't be trusted?"

"It's not that it's unbelievable. Whether it's motivation or scheming, it's not strange at all to do such a thing." Yan Wenli said loudly: "It's understandable to fight hard for love. In order to survive, at this time It makes sense to opt out.”

"Then why do you still say you can't understand?"

"I just think this young man is too smart, as you know. I never like smart people. When people are smart, they have mixed thoughts and are bold."

"People who are both wise and courageous like to take risks. We can accept some risks and control them. But we cannot accept some risks because we are afraid that we cannot control them."

"Both of us can't control it?" Zhong Daolong asked with a smile.

He is the head of a country, and Yan Wenli is the president of the Overwatch Council, a figure at the top of the pyramid of the entire empire.

What kind of thing is it that neither of them can control?

"I'm just making an analogy." Yan Wenli looked at Zhong Daolong and said pointedly: "No matter how powerful Sun Monkey is, can he still escape Tathagata Buddha's Five Fingers Mountain?"

"You didn't tell me the truth." Zhong Daolong said aloud.

Yan Wenli smiled bitterly and said: "Didn't I mention it to you before? At first, I suspected that he and the white-clothed killer who killed many officials and caused panic in the imperial capital were involved. Zhong Jiayuan, who was supervising the fifth branch at the time, was responsible for catching the murderer. He also found out At his doorstep.”

"However, Zhong Jiayuan later reported to me that he sent people into the house to search carefully and found no trace of the killer in white."

"I didn't check it at the time, so what's the point of talking about it now?"

"In order to take down the killer, didn't I invite Ye Shenyi to help? Ye Shenyi said that he was patrolling that area that night. At that time, he felt a strong killing intent and immediately chased after him."

"I know this." Zhong Daolong nodded and said: "New Year's Eve, New Year's Eve, this time makes me deeply remember that night, how many people did your Overwatch Council lose?"

"Yes." Yan Wenli nodded with a serious expression and said aloud: "That night, several hidden stakes in the Oversight Council were quietly solved. When Ye Shenyi chased him to the Imperial Plaza, he only found Tang Bandit and Prime Minister Sheng’s daughter Sheng Xinhuai celebrates the New Year together.”

The flesh on Zhong Daolong's face twitched imperceptibly. That bastard guy had just vowed in front of him that I like your daughter and that I would sacrifice everything, including my life, for her.

In the blink of an eye, I heard from Yan Wenli that he had gone to celebrate the New Year hand in hand with another woman. How could this old father be embarrassed?

Should I cut you to pieces with a thousand cuts or should I cut you to pieces with a thousand cuts?

Yan Wenli didn't know what Zhong Daolong was thinking at this time, and he wouldn't care if he knew it.

In the face of military and national affairs, what does the love of children mean?

They have more important things to do.

"Since that night, the killer has completely disappeared. There are New Year's Eve activities, which is the best opportunity to break out. I know, and the killer also knows. They must have left that night."

"Later we went to search for surveillance videos and found that all the videos of several important paths had disappeared."

"That night, I was very frustrated. The dragnet I had laid was broken and I lost several tracking experts. I took a pot of old wine and went to find Ye Shenyi. He said that when he found Tang Bandit, Tang Bandit's wife Calm down. As if I knew someone would come to my door."

"Do you think they are Tang bandits?"

"I have handled cases for so many years, and I have summed up a little experience. If someone happens to be present at every important moment, that person may be the real culprit behind the scenes. At least, he is very suspicious."

Yan Wenli said aloud: "If it's just Bandit Tang, I'm not so sure. Because he just came to Xinxing not long ago, and he is a practitioner. He does not have the ability to break through the surveillance system and destroy the video network of an entire region."

"However, we all found out later that he had a close relationship with the Lu family. Even at the Tiandao exchange meeting, the Lu family actually gave him new materials they had researched in order to support him."

"This gave me another idea. What if the Lu family helped that night? With the smart technology controlled by the Lu family and the talents hidden in their pockets, it would be a piece of cake to crack the surveillance system, probably more than It would be easier for me to drink a glass of whiskey."

Zhong Daolong frowned slightly and said, "We have discussed this issue and tested it, haven't we?"

"Yes, Bandit Tang's performance is indeed quite good, and what he did even exceeded our expectations." Yan Wenli looked at Zhong Daolong and asked, "What if the Lu family knows that we are testing? Bandit Tang knows that we are testing What about temptation?”

"What can the Lu family give Tang Bandit? We can definitely give more than they can give."

"More importantly, what can the Lu family get from the Tang bandits? The Tang bandits have caused heavy losses to the Lu family this time. What the Lu family can gain from the Tang bandits is more than what they have lost. Naturally, the Lu family will be dissatisfied with him. Hateful."

Yan Wenli crossed his hands and rubbed them gently, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and said softly: "Everything is very reasonable, but everything is too reasonable. I always feel that the truth is not that simple."

"There must be a line in the middle that is pulling them, but what kind of line is it? Where is that line?"

"You are just suspicious." Zhong Daolong said with a smile: "Since we choose to believe him, let's see how he behaves next."

Yan Wenli looked at Zhong Daolong and said very dissatisfied: "I didn't want to say these things originally, but you have to let me say them. After all, these are just suspicions in my heart, and there is no evidence."

"What if you really give Princess Shang to him then and you become a family? Isn't it too unfair for me, a wicked person, to do this?"

"Even if one day, you will be their matchmaker, and a wedding wine will always be indispensable to you."

"How can I be a matchmaker? What I do is just a bad thing. As long as they don't regard me as an enemy, it will be fine."

"You." Zhong Daolong's eyes fell on the moonstone table in front of him, as if there were still undried wine stains there: "What do you think he will do next?"

"I'm not a smart person, how do I know this?"

——

Accompanied by Chen Fenglei, Tang Bandi came to the underground parking lot of Phoenix Palace.

Chen Fenglei looked at Bandit Tang with shining eyes and said with a smile: "Captain Tang is so young, but he is so valued by the king. His future is limitless."

"Manager Chen Miao Zan, I was summoned by the king to ask a few words, how can I be worthy of the word "valued"? "Tang Bandit looked humble.

He knew that there were many people in the Phoenix Palace who should not be offended, and this old man was definitely one of them.

And he is the kind of person who ranks extremely high.

"I have not seen this kind of favor from any young person in many years. Captain Tang is the only one who can be personally summoned by the king and Dean Yan at night."

Tang Bandit's mind was spinning, what did Chen Fenglei mean?

Is he implying that the young people from the other nine major families are not as good as him?

Even Shen Xinglan was not received by the king so late at night?

No matter what, it’s a way of showing kindness to yourself.

Tang Bandit took the initiative to reach out and hold Chen Fenglei's skinny hand, and said with a sincere face: "Please support Mr. Chen in the future."

"How can I, a handyman, be qualified to support Captain Tang? Captain Tang's future lies with the leader of the country and with Dean Yan. When Captain Tang becomes successful, don't forget me, an old guy."

"What did Mr. Chen say? My brother and I will never forget that when we stood on the territory of this country, the first piece of cake we ate was given by Mr. Chen, and the first sip of tea we drank was Mr. Chen poured it with his own hands." Tang Bandit had a serious expression and firm eyes, and said forcefully: "This is a great kindness that will be unforgettable."

"Hahaha, it's easy to talk about, but it's all trivial matters." Chen Fenglei was happy and shook Tang Bandit's hand vigorously.

"It's late at night. Captain Tang, please go back and rest. I won't see you off."

"Thank you, sir. Go back quickly. The king can't miss you."

"I was born to be a hard worker."

"The general manager went out to ask around. How many people in Phoenix City are envious of the general manager's hard work?" Tang Bandit complimented.

The Guards car had already arrived, and members of the Guards helped open the rear compartment door.

When Tang Bandit was about to sit in, he heard a familiar voice ringing in his ears: "Tang Bandit."

Before he finished speaking, he saw Sheng Xinhuai, dressed in a red dress and wearing black leather boots, walking quickly towards this side.

Tang Bandit looked at Sheng Xinhuai in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"

"I'm here to find Phoenix." Sheng Xinhuai said matter-of-factly: "This woman has no conscience. I played with her all day, but she refused to let me sleep with her here, so I had to go home and sleep. "

Seeing Chen Fenglei standing nearby and looking at him with a smile, Sheng Xinhuai took the initiative to salute him and asked, "Is Mr. Chen here to see off the Tang bandit?"

"Yes, we are about to send Captain Tang home." Chen Fenglei said politely.

He knew that Sheng Xinhuai had a close relationship with Her Royal Highness the Princess, and they often slept on the same big bed.

Not to mention this important relationship, she is just the daughter of Sheng Xiang

He is not easy to offend either.

"Don't bother, I'll take him back." Sheng Xinhuai said aloud.

"I don't have any objection, it's Captain Tang." Chen Fenglei looked at Bandit Tang, waiting for his decision.

If it were him, he would refuse.

After all, who in Phoenix City doesn't know that Bandit Tang and Her Royal Highness the Princess are "close" friends?

Now that you have a princess, you can have sex with the daughter of the wealthy prime minister's family.

It’s okay to be outside, this is the Phoenix Palace, and I am a direct descendant of the king’s confidant. Is there some influence that I need to pay attention to?

"Okay." Tang Bandit readily agreed and said with a smile, "Then there will be Miss Lao Sheng."

"Then I'll go back and do business." "Chen Fenglei nodded to Tang Bandit with a smile.

He is the chief steward of Phoenix Palace and a confidant of Zhong Daolong. When he escorted Tang Bandit out, he met Sheng Xinhuai, the daughter of the Prime Minister of Finance, and Tang Bandit even got into Sheng Xinhuai's car to go home together.

He must report this matter to the king. If he fails to report it, he will be derelict in his duty.

Even the head of the country would wonder if he had been bribed by the Tang bandits.

Of course, if you understand what I mean and reject Sheng Xinhuai's invitation, then I can treat it as if it never happened.

What's there to report about something that didn't happen?

"Okay, I'll take care of it, sir." Tang Bandit said respectfully.

Chen Fenglei smiled and watched as Tang Bandit followed Sheng Xinhuai towards the red sports car not far away.

Soon, it disappeared from his sight at lightning speed.