"I saw a good gift shop next to it and bought something."
I smiled slightly, nodded and said, "I bought a bag and bought some souvenirs on the way."
"There are no local specialties. They are just more expensive because of the scenic spots."
Jiang Chenyang complained, "So, is everything okay now? Can we go negotiate?"
"Well, you lead the way."
I said and followed Jiang Chenyang, while his bodyguard followed me.
It's called ensuring my safety, but it's actually preventing me from running away suddenly.
I have Lin Fei's fake identity. As long as I run away, I can completely "disappear".
Jiang Chenyang took me to a bar near the river.
There were a lot of people inside, but it wasn't particularly noisy.
The music is mainly soothing, which is in sharp contrast to Lin'an City and the usual bars with deafening music.
Coming to the third floor, here is a large private room, so that guests can view the ancient city of Phoenix from a high position.
The corridor is antique and has some features of an ancient city, but the private room does have a high-tech look.
There was no one else in the private room except the waiter who was preparing.
"You can go out now."
Jiang Chenyang said and drove the waiter out.
"Where are the people?"
"Why do I only see an empty private room?"
I asked deliberately, "Is your boss still letting go?"
"No, he will be here soon."
Jiang Chenyang said, bringing us in. After the bodyguards guarded us, he went out to contact people.
The sound insulation effect of the private room is very good. You can't hear the sounds of tourists coming and going outside the window, and you can't even hear the sounds from the two sides next door.
Maybe the music in the room masks some smaller sounds.
"Don't touch."
I whispered, stopping Chen Cheng's hand that wanted to drink something, "Drink our own water."
Even if I see these old ones unopened, I have to guard against possible threats - the wine is poisonous, they ask me to exchange the antidote for the bottle, that kind of thing.
After waiting for a while, it was completely dark.
Various lights in Fenghuang Ancient City are lit outside the window, which gives it a different flavor.
It's just that I don't have time to appreciate it now.
"Shen...Lin Fei, this is my boss."
Jiang Chenyang said, bending slightly as if to invite, "Boss Deng."
Before he finished speaking, a woman dressed up walked in.
I think she is only seventeen or eighteen years old. If she is the boss... she can only be described as a child prodigy.
In today's society, people who are seventeen or eighteen years old are still in the age of college entrance examination - it cannot be ruled out that this boss Deng has a childlike appearance, but he is actually in his thirties.
"Hello, Mr. Lin."
Boss Deng's movements were very elegant, and he looked like a lady. He was probably the daughter of a local wealthy family. "I am Deng Xi, their boss."
"Hello, I'm Lin Fei."
I stood up slowly and shook her hand briefly.
"Mr. Lin, have you brought the bottle?"
After the two parties sat down, Deng Xi slowly said, "Can I... take a look?"
I don’t know why, but this Deng Xi gave me a very strange feeling—either she was suffering from retardation.
"Here, of course you can watch."
I smiled and pushed the suitcase over.
There's no bottle in it.
"Open."
Deng Xi spoke very slowly, pointing to the suitcase with one hand.
This is my test. I want to see if these two bodyguards are from Jiang Chenyang or Boss Deng.
The bodyguard opened the suitcase and found nothing inside.
"Where's the bottle?"
Jiang Chenyang was surprised when he saw the empty suitcase.
"I still want to ask you."
I spoke calmly, my brows suddenly furrowed, and I stared at Jiang Chenyang, "You saw me put the bottle in with your own eyes."
"this……"
"Did you arrange for someone to steal it during the cruise?"
While Jiang Chenyang was speechless, I slowly stood up and asked.
"impossible!"
"They didn't succeed on the ship..."
In a panic, Jiang Chenyang told the truth - he indeed arranged several groups of people who wanted to steal the suitcase.
"Boss Deng, it seems that your subordinates are dishonest and their little hands are not very clean."
"I'll wait for you to resolve the matter and continue the negotiation?"
I said and sat down with a smile, wanting to see Deng Xi's reaction.
Sure enough, Deng Xi's retardation got worse. She waited for a while before slowly speaking, "Jiang Chenyang, did you secretly take the bottle behind our backs?"
"No...no, I didn't!"
Jiang Chenyang waved his hands and stepped back, his eyes became panicked, and he looked at me from time to time.
I pretended to be innocent and sat relaxed.
"You guys, do it."
Deng Xi spoke mechanically, and two bodyguards suddenly rushed forward and punched and kicked Jiang Chenyang.
"enough."
Seeing that it was almost done, I stopped in time.
Jiang Chenyang was punished, and that was enough.
"I said, I will settle this account."
I said this in his ear, and he realized that he had been tricked by me.
"The things are still there, but Jiang Chenyang had some issues with me that I didn't settle before."
"I'm borrowing your hand to help me vent my anger."
I returned to my seat and opened the zipper of the bag, revealing half of the plum vase.
"Do you smoke?"
Deng Xi took out his cigarette and lighter, smiled, and then glanced at Chen Cheng.
If I had not learned some tips on monitoring and surveillance from Li Jinming, I would not have noticed anything at this time.
Deng Xi didn't smoke, but the things were facing Chen Cheng's direction.
Moreover, relying on the few lights, I noticed something in Dunxi's ears.
Hidden earphones, the edge of the earphones was exposed when he cut his hair...
Everything she did seemed to tell me one thing - she was forced to come here and someone was watching us.
Deng Xi was just a puppet who was pushed out. There was someone else behind her!
"Well, I haven't smoked in a long time."
I pretended to smoke, returned to my seat, took out my cigarette and took out my lighter.
Chen Cheng knew that I didn't smoke, so there was some confusion in his eyes.
I deliberately used a lighter to start a fire but failed, so I knocked the lighter on the table a few times.
I lit up the cigarette and pointed the lighter at Jiang Chenyang, who was bruised and swollen, and the cigarette case at the same time.
"It's time to discuss the price. How much do you think this bottle is worth?"
I slowly said, "Eighty million is just my number. I want to know how much you plan to pay."
As soon as these words came out, Deng Xi fell silent - because there were no instructions from the other end of the earphone.
"I'm a little uncomfortable today, let's talk about it another time."
Deng Xi showed some embarrassment, but there was a hint of gratitude in her eyes.
This sentence should be the "safe word" given to her by the person behind her.
Eighty percent of the time it's "If you don't receive any information, just say this."
"How much is a bottle worth, and you come here without even knowing it?"
I walked forward and stopped at the door, "Jiang Chenyang, how long are you going to pretend?"
Seeing me holding Jiang Chenyang with one hand, the two bodyguards immediately made a gesture of drawing their guns.
