Chaos

Chapter 17

Li Shu was reading documents in the office when Master Qin knocked on the door and came in.

"Mrs. Li, Guo Liu's relatives are back."

Li Shu raised his head and looked: "I came back so soon, didn't I just go back for three days?"

"Yes, already back." Master Qin's expression was unusually serious.

Li Shu looked behind Master Qin and asked, "What about the other person, didn't he come with you?"

"No, I was slightly injured in Li's house."

"Are you fighting again?" Li Shu smiled, "There are more than [-] people, fighting every day, and no one is in shape."

"He came back this time and brought you something, you have to go back and see it yourself."

Hearing this, Li Shu suddenly felt that Master Qin's expression was a little strange, and suddenly became nervous, and asked, "What is it?"

A woven basket was placed on the table, and Guo Liu was hanging around his neck with one hand, and lifted the cloth covering it with the other hand, and a handful of vegetables and eggs were placed on it.

"I picked it up when I was fighting with bandits."

Li Shu removed the magazine, and pushed out the bullets one by one to see. The parts were scattered on the table, and he didn't speak for a while.

Master Qin picked up the bullet, looked at it, and said, "American?"

Li Shu nodded.

"It seems that Li Kang has really taken advantage of the convenience of black and white goods and started selling arms. It has only been a few months, and not only has he negotiated with the Americans, but he has also found a buyer."

Guo Liu asked, "How do you know it's American arms? Can you tell which country the gun is from?"

Master Qin handed the bullet to Guo Liu, and said: "This type of bullet is specially made by several new guns in the United States. Except for the tycoons in Shanghai, no one else should have seen it. Now there are three arms sellers on the surface. The goods are We all know the quality of the gun. This gun is from the United States. It has just started trial use and has not yet entered the market. This is the cooperation of some Americans. They took the latest batch of guns here to test the water. Those who can get in touch with foreigners and black goods are now Those who haven’t started the arms business yet, guess who else?”

Only then did Guo Liu understand and nodded.

"Madam Li, what should we do now? Li Kang has already started to look up." Master Qin asked.

Li Shu's face was gloomy all the time, after a while, he stood up, took a long breath and let it out, said: "Have a banquet!" Then he walked out.

Guo Liu was confused and didn't know what Li Shu meant, so he turned to Master Qin and asked, "Master Qin, Mrs. Li said to have a banquet, who are you inviting?"

Master Qin put back the disassembled gun, shook it in front of Guo Liu, and said, "Li Kang."

"Hey! Mr. Smith!"

"Hey! Lee! Long time no see!"

In a coffee shop, a red-haired foreigner hugged Li Kang with open arms.

Li Kang smiled and hugged and patted Mr. Smith on the back: "Long time no see! How is your leg recovering?"

"It's never been better! Li, thank you so much, the doctor's hands are amazing! Not only is my leg no longer hurting, but my waist won't be sore after sitting for a long time after the massage! Why didn't he come today?"

"I have something to do in the hospital, I can't leave, I'll go to him for you later, thank him!"

Mr. Smith is an American financial analyst who has lived in Shanghai for many years.Not long ago when I was passing by Penglai Road on business, I suddenly encountered a street fight with some gangsters. I didn’t dodge in time and was accidentally shot in the left leg. Li Kang later introduced Mr. Liang from the medical center to help him recover.

"Li, I have good news for you. The United States is already drawing up a contract. They said that you surprised them. I didn't expect that they could not solve the customs problem. You can solve it and find a buyer so quickly! "

Li Kang smiled and said, "I'm overwhelmed!"

"But they hope you can solve the customs problem as soon as possible. After all, the business will take a long time."

Li Kang smiled, "Okay, please convey it to me, and I will solve it as soon as possible."

"Li, you are so smart, why don't you become Mr. Da of the Li family? I heard that next month's chamber of commerce will be the day when Li Lu succeeds Mr. Da. Why is it not you who will succeed Mr. Da?"

"You don't know, there are rules for whoever is the eldest in the Li family. He must be the senior. Li Lu is my elder brother, so of course he did it."

"Why?" Smith's eyes widened, "Then what if Li Lu is, I mean, a flawed person?"

Li Kang stirred the coffee with a spoon and smiled, "As long as it is not mentally handicapped, it will be nurtured by the old man and the master. The elder is the heir from birth, and it has not changed in several lifetimes."

Smith waved his arms and exaggeratedly expressed his confusion: "Now that the Republic of China is here, there is still such a set of rules! I don't understand your Chinese habits. We Americans only believe in ourselves, and we should say what is unreasonable. Come out, you should resist, and the obsolete should be removed!"

Li Kang took a sip of coffee and said, "But this is the Republic of China, and resistance is not believed here."

"Have you never resisted? Then why is the Qing emperor not in Beiping? If you don't resist, there will be no free Republic of China. No one will take the initiative to give up the bread!" Smith was so excited that he seemed to be fighting for his own country. excuse.

After all, there are some things that are clear to the bystanders.

Li Kang forced a smile and said, "But, you have to live before you can say it's fair or not."

"There is a price to be paid for resistance, and this kind of resistance is meaningful!"

In Li Kang's eyes, Smith is an impulsive and reckless stupefied young man, and he doesn't seem to worry about the consequences of failing to resist.Throwing life like a bet on a gamble that is not necessarily winable may be heavier than Mount Tai, and may be lighter than a feather, but it is certain that you must not spend your life dullly.

After leaving the coffee shop, Li Kang went to Mr. Liang's clinic, and found that Liang Shu was in Mr. Liang's room, so he sat outside the door and waited, listening to the yelling and talking of the father and son inside.

"Tell your mother, I'm fine here, don't live there forever, she has a bad back, and her back will hurt if she lives in such a cold place."

"Mother said she won't come."

"Why don't you come? She has come here twice this month to buy plasters! The root cause of the disease should be cured. If you have back pain, don't live in such a cold place. Why doesn't she listen to me!"

"Mother said that she would rather have a back pain than talk to you again."

"What's the matter with talking to me! I'm a tiger and kill her as soon as I talk?"

"Of course you won't bite my mother to death, but you will kill me! Look at you, you sent a message for you and swung me with a cane!"

"What's wrong with spreading the word! It's the same without you! Take these medicines back and ask Li Kang to fry them for her back pain."

"My mother said that if I go back to get the medicine, she won't let me go home."

"Who told you to take it home and fry it! Ask Li Kang to fry it, and give her the medicinal soup after frying!"

"Then how do you tell your mother?"

"Ask Li Kang, he has a lot of ideas, tell him to think about it!"

"Then I'm leaving." The door creaked open.

"Hurry up!" Mr. Liang pushed Liang Shu to open the door, and saw Li Kang sitting at the door.

"Mr. Kang?" Liang Shu greeted with some embarrassment.

Li Kang nodded with a smile, and greeted Mr. Liang who was so embarrassed and at a loss.

Mr. Liang hesitated and asked, "When did you come?"

"I just arrived." Li Kang glanced at the packs of medicine on Liang Shu's lap, "I just met Mr. Smith, and he asked me to thank you for him, saying that your massage is amazing. Who is the medicine for?"

Mr. Liang couldn't figure out how to answer for a moment, saying whoever it was was slapping himself in the face.

"Mine," Liang Shu quickly took over, "I've had a sore throat for the past few days, and I can't be trusted by others."

Seeing that Mr. Liang breathed a sigh of relief, Li Kang said with a smile, "Then I'll take Liang Shu back. Mother He is not at home at this time, so I will fry the medicine for you."

"That troubles you..." Mr. Liang said with some shame.

"Anyway, I don't have anything to do these few days, and I'm free when I'm idle." Li Kang took Liang Shu's wheelchair with a smile, and pushed it out of the gate.

Li Kang pushed Liang Shu's wheelchair without saying anything.

After a long time, Liang Shu asked softly, "Mr. Kang, what did you hear?"

"Are you afraid I'll hear something?" Li Kang said with a smile.

"I'm fine. My father is right. It's just that he wants to save face, so he doesn't know how to be ashamed."

Li Kang smiled and patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I haven't heard anything, and I won't tell anyone."

Anyone who knows Mr. Liang's temperament knows that he is swearing and unforgiving, but his heart is softer than anyone else. He said that he would no longer associate with He Ma Liang Shu, but he always secretly sent some medicine secretly.Everyone has weaknesses, and the weakness of many people is himself, a soft heart that is not recognized by himself, such as Mr. Liang.

When the medicine was about to be cooked, Liang Shu gave Li Kang a stack of papers.

"This is the account you told me to do, the budget and income from the arms business."

Li Kang stood up, took the paper, turned it over, and asked while looking at it, "Has the tariff been increased?"

"There are two copies. The first one is from the previous one, and the latter one is estimated according to the current tariffs of the Li family. Mr. Kang, has it been settled yet?"

Although Liang Shu was young and used to smoking opium, he became thoughtful and steady when doing business.

"Well, but it hasn't been signed yet, it should be soon." Li Kang carefully looked at the account details.

At this time Ding Shan suddenly ran in and said, "Master Kang, why are you here, I have been looking for you for a long time!"

"what happened?"

"Madam Li invites you to have dinner in her house."

Li Kang was stunned, and asked, "Now?"

"Now."

Li Kang thought about it, gave the paper to Liang Shu and said, "I'll pick this up later."