The atmosphere of the coffee house is quiet and peaceful. The sunlight shines through the curtains and falls on the bar covered with light brown tablecloth, forming a light golden edge.
The soundproof glass expels the hustle and bustle of the city outside, and the soft and gentle music makes people immersed in it. Walking through the door of the cafe is like being in a forgotten oasis.
Liang An looked around and couldn't help but feel quite emotional. He was well versed in the art of self-reflection, and suddenly realized that he was still the same after so many years, while his old classmates around him were indeed different from what they were before.
For example, the former submissive classmate Xu Tianyi: Not only does he have the prestigious title of Chief Lawyer, but he also unexpectedly wears multiple hats. He owns a cafe that makes people shy away just by looking at the menu.
On weekdays, Captain Liang would stay away just by seeing the door sign of this cafe, but today was different - after learning his identity, an old classmate with a special reputation said with "unexpected and reasonable" "The surprised attitude invited him to such a unique private place. According to Xu Tianyi himself, it is a very safe place where privacy can be guaranteed.
The sizzling sound of the coffee machine sounded in the distance, mixed with the aroma of freshly ground coffee beans.
The only barista in the cafe was a foreigner with brown hair and blue eyes. His fluffy curly hair looked like he was of Italian descent. His personality was probably relatively reserved. He was busy frothing milk for coffee. Liang An only saw him following him occasionally. People in the past said a few words, but they didn’t know whether they knew Chinese.
There are also reasons to focus on the front office.
Just now he saw Xu Tianyi, who suddenly went to confirm something, walked over slowly and said a few words to the curly barista. It took him two minutes, and then he just had the intention of walking back and ran to make a phone call.
And he only heard some fragments of words, and he was vaguely curious about what made Xu Tianyi, who seemed to have resentment towards Jiang Zhuo from his previous understanding, temporarily put down the line related to him:
"Traffic Accident on Fengquan Road".
These were the only words he heard.
Liang An finally realized part of the fear of being dominated by the Riddler, and was still a little uncomfortable for a while - he also felt that it was not because he didn't want to retaliate, or that the time had not come yet. As a guy who orders people around while hiding things from them every day, it was his turn to be kept in the dark after all.
But he is indeed going to achieve a milestone change recently, not only because he accidentally learned that Xu Tianyi has another identity under the agreed exchange of information, but also because of the timing.
The oil paintings on the wall display complex and changeable colors, perhaps highlighting some artistic atmosphere. As a layman, Liang An didn't know this, but he had already checked all the guests who could appreciate this kind of art when he entered the cafe. The area of the cafe was several hundred square meters, and there were only a few square meters between the artworks and green plants. There are five tables.
There are hot coffee cups on every table, the guests are all dignified, and the aroma of coffee also permeates the entire room. In fact, Liang An also had a cup of coffee in front of him, but he knew that his taste buds had been tortured for a long time and could not appreciate such an expensive drink. He was busy observing and did not take a few more sips.
"Classmate Xu, or should we call him Barrister Xu now?" Liang An finally waited for Boss Xu, who had been procrastinating for a long time, and smiled in a good-tempered way, "How are you doing lately?"
You can tell by looking at this place that it's in good shape, but you have to be polite.
Xu Tianyi didn't know what call he just listened to. He was calm and collected at first, but now his brows are visibly tightened, but his quality still allowed him to maintain a stable attitude:
"Enough chatter, Captain Liang, what is your current plan? How far have you achieved it?"
He didn't expect that the other party would come straight to the point to inquire about information. Liang An was speechless for a moment and hesitated for more than ten seconds looking at Xu Tianyi's solemn expression.
As soon as they entered the door and sat down, Liang An didn't even have time to say the pre-prepared opening remarks. He saw his old classmate across from him who could at least become a "dog capitalist" in this three-quarter acre of land. After checking the information on his mobile phone, he felt apologetically. Farewell.
It seems that guilt is guilt, and barristers always have their own set of surprise attacks.
But since the other party was so sure that there was no need for any pretentious speech modification, Liang An stopped being polite to him. He put his hand under the table and rubbed the corners of the tablecloth meaningfully.
"Lawyer Xu, you should know that I need your help not because I want to find someone to tell me my purpose, but because I need your help."
His refusal was reasonable, after all, such pressing questions would indeed be a bit hasty. But Xu Tianyi did not hesitate, as if he had been prepared for it.
"The reason why you are looking for me is probably for my intelligence network. If you have this idea and are working hard to achieve our goals, I will naturally not be stingy in helping my companions with their plans. But after knowing your identity, I question that – I need you to prove your purpose.”
Liang An raised his eyebrows.
He could imagine that this netizen who was usually very skillful in providing information and was more comprehensive than Yan Zhiyuan, who was good at hacking technology, would be difficult to deal with, but he never thought that his identity would be so special.
Xu Tianyi knew his connection with Jiang Qiu, and naturally also knew the relationship between Jiang Qiu and Jiang Zhuo. However, Liang An had expected this situation before coming, but he really didn't expect that the other party would mention this at the beginning and then launch an attack. It can be said that he was extremely vigilant.
"I thought you knew better than me that Jiang Qiu and Jiang Zhuo have no direct power transfer relationship..."
Xu Tianyi was also very calm: "But you deliberately approached Jiang Zhuo at that time, and you seemed to recognize Jiang Zhuo. To be honest, I was very surprised when I first learned that the leader of the night watch was you - if I hadn't known Jiang Zhuo’s confidant is the secretary named Bai from the Fengyue Group, and I’m afraid I would think that the insider he has placed in the police station is you.”
The word "leader" made Liang An a little embarrassed, perhaps because this too middle-class wording really didn't match his usual habits. But when he heard Xu Tianyi mention the so-called insider information of the police station, he didn't know what his psychology was, and he curled up his lips.
"About my position, you can rest assured in the future." Although he was caught off guard by the hostile attitude, Liang An was very calm, "I know you don't have time to use your channels to investigate yet, but you have the ability. This meeting It won’t be the only time I have this time.”
Xu Tianyi frowned when he saw that the other party made it clear that he had no intention of urgently seeking his trust. He originally thought that the "group leader" suddenly asked a notary to exchange identity information with him because he was eager to find a clue, so he adopted such a strategy of quick success, but this did not seem to be the case.
It seems that including finding him in advance may be just the other party's plan for a rainy day.
Thinking of this, Xu Tianyi's eyes flickered.
In fact, he did not doubt that Liang An and other night watchmen had different purposes, because the identity provided by the notary was absolutely correct, and the command for almost dismantling the inside line called "Twigs" was all directed by the so-called "group leader" in an unexplainable way. achieved alone.
If he was an undercover agent, Liang An would definitely not have reached this point. But Xu Tianyi will not be willing to be one of the props that will be used forever. He has been in a hurry for a long time and also has his own plan.
"In this case, I may be able to directly provide a feasible path."
