his robbery

Chapter 174 The Cage

Bai Mani lay on the sofa with his eyes half-closed, one hand hanging down, a half-lit cigarette between his fingers.He played an all-night mahjong game last night, and he just got off the table at this moment.The poker game was held in the next room, and it was still buzzing. Lian Yi played in the second half of the night, so he was more energetic than him, and he could persist in fighting for another half a day.

Bai Mani was extremely tired. Although his body was properly slumped on the big sofa, he was fluttering, feeling like he couldn't land on the ground.He slowly raised his hand and took a puff of the cigarette. He didn't even have the strength to exhale the smoke, so he could only let the smoke escape from his mouth and nose.His body was cold and his face was hot, so he didn't need to look in the mirror to guess that his face must be red at the moment.He wanted the servant to bring him a bed blanket to cover him, but he yawned a little, and he really didn't have the strength to cry out; besides, he didn't want to lie on the sofa for a long time. If he really wanted to rest, he should go to the upstairs bedroom to sleep seriously. Just a good night's sleep.

At this moment, the phone in the hall suddenly rang.The telephone is a resplendent and resplendent machine, squatting on a white lacquered shelf, like a bright golden toad, screaming earth-shatteringly.Bai Mani was in a drowsy state, but he was suddenly startled by it, and his heart immediately became angry; while a servant saw Master Bai lying in the hall, he hesitated whether he should go in and answer the phone by himself.Bai Mani opened his eyes and saw his protruding and shrunken head, and shouted desperately: "Deaf?"

The servant understood, and quickly entered the door and picked up the microphone: "Hello, Lian Mansion."

A few seconds later, he gently put the microphone on the brocade cushion next to the phone, then walked to the sofa and bent down: "Master, there is a Mr. Ma who wants to talk to you."

When Bai Mani heard this, he immediately opened his eyes.He raised his hand and threw half of the cigarette into the ashtray. He held the back of the sofa with one hand, and pressed the coffee table beside him with the other. His dantian straightened up, and he exerted force on his waist, forcing his upper body to stand up.His mind became dizzy for a moment, he lowered his head and closed his eyes to take a breath, then stretched out his hand to the servant: "Help me."

The servant helped him to the telephone, and he picked up the receiver—the moment he picked up the receiver and put it to his ear, he heard a soft "click".

There are several telephones in Lian Zhai, which are connected in series with internal lines. When he is on the phone, the person upstairs picks up the microphone and can hear clearly.

He is aware of this situation, but outsiders don't.So after a hasty "Hello", he cursed viciously, "Put the phone down for me! If I have something to do, it's not your turn to get caught!"

He has jet-black hair, a crimson face, a pair of cold autumn eyes, neat and handsome like a doll in a brocade box, but these two sentences are cut and sharp, and his voice is rough and hoarse, he is simply an old smoker. The throat of the gun, Ma Congrong was startled when he heard it.As expected, there was another "click" from the microphone, obviously the other party put down the microphone.

Bai Mani cleared his throat, and his tone became low and gentle: "Mr. Ma, I'm sorry, what I said just now was not about you, but because the servants at home didn't understand the rules and listened to the phone indiscriminately."

Ma Congrong knew that he was not free, and now that he heard this, he understood his situation more and more.After a little hesitation, he said, "Young Master Bai, that's what happened. I just came back from Xingtai County, and that... I didn't come back alone. My uncle asked me to bring you a letter. If there is a chance, we will find you meet somewhere?"

Ma Congrong was a sharp and quick talker, so when Bai Mani heard that he was hesitating, which was unusual, he immediately noticed: "That's no problem, you can book a place, I can arrive anytime."

After talking in a few words, Bai Mani put down the phone, took a few puffs of opium hastily, and drank another half bowl of hot porridge.Lian Yi was still playing cards next door, talking and laughing, the door of the room was ajar, Bai Mani passed by, and saw that the curtains inside were tightly closed, and the electric lights were still on. The miasma.The three people playing cards with Lian Yi, one is a popular male actor, the other is a modern young man acting in a drama, and the last one is a little older, but still dressed in a greasy face. It is very difficult to ask his identity. It's hard to say, it can basically be regarded as a high-end pimp.

The ground was flat, the carpet was soft, and with the stimulation and support of opium smoke, Bai Mani energized and quietly walked out of the western-style building.Standing on the concrete steps in front of the building, he leaned on a cane in one hand and a pair of thin leather gloves in the other.

The driver took his order and ran to the garage ahead of time, so he only waited for a few minutes before the car slowly drove around the foreign building and arrived in front of the building.The driver jumped down and opened the rear door for him, and he walked down the steps step by step, giving the driver his hand before stooping to get into the car.While helping him into the car, the driver quietly kneaded his hands.

Bai Mani got into the car halfway, suddenly stopped and said: "Today I will sit in the front."

The driver froze for a moment, then helped him back up and put him on the passenger seat.

After closing the door and starting the car, the driver drove the car out of the courtyard of the mansion.Bai Mani looked forward through the windshield, and suddenly sneered: "Don't you have a wife at home? Why are you willing to play with me again?"

The driver blushed slightly, and replied in a low voice: "Young Master Bai provoked me first."

That's right, it was indeed Young Master Bai who provoked him first, because as long as Young Master Bai went out, no activity could escape his eyes.Young Master Bai is now restless in the room, eager to make a move, and wants to make a difference, so naturally he has no choice but to be the first to attack him.At first he was given money, but he was loyal to Lian Yi and resolutely refused to be tempted by money.No money, so I had to give him something else. The driver was a serious young man, and he was frightened by his "otherness". However, after being frightened several times in a row, the driver gained courage and gradually I'm not afraid anymore - I'm not afraid of him, I'm not afraid of Lian Yi anymore, I dare to lie in front of Lian Yi for Young Master Bai.

The car was parked outside a small restaurant in the British Concession.This small restaurant looks nothing unusual, but the takeaway cakes are quite famous. Through the large glass window, Bai Mani and Ma Congrong sitting by the window met each other.Smiling and nodding to Ma Congrong, Bai Mani walked in slowly leaning on his cane, trying his best to walk steadily so that no one would see him limping badly.

Walking up to Ma Congrong and sitting down, he took off the woolen top hat on his head, nodded and smiled again: "Master, I've been waiting for a long time."

Ma Congrong looked at him up and down, seeing that he was dressed in a suit and leather shoes like ordinary rich kids, not out of the ordinary, but for some reason, it made people feel that he was full of excitement, maybe because of his unusually beautiful appearance .Although Ma Congrong looked down on him, he still admitted this all the time.

Ma Congrong had a cup of coffee in front of him, at this moment he raised his hand to call the waiter, and ordered another cup for Bai Mani.The waiter was a bastard from some other country, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a little Indian style. He went back and forth to take the menu and deliver coffee, and he would look at Bai Mani whenever he got the chance.He looked at it, and Ma Congrong also looked at it. Bai Mani sat with his back straight and his shoulders upright, but he felt soft—the waist was soft, the hands were soft, and the places that should be soft were all soft.

Seeing this, Ma Congrong thought of those rumors about Bai Mani, but they may not be rumors, or in other words, they may not be all rumors.The kid in front of him is no longer the aggressive and screaming Young Master Bai. If you bring this thing home, the uncle may be able to go crazy for him--haven't you already learned how to kiss from him?

But if he managed to abandon him secretly, the uncle might also go crazy.In case there is a quarrel with Lian Yi again because of this, how can he openly fight with Lian Yi as a person who is on the wanted warrant?If the whereabouts are exposed and big troubles are caused, then the loss outweighs the gain.

Thinking of this, Ma Congrong reached into his coat pocket and took out a folded letter paper: "Master Bai, the uncle has returned to Tianjin. It's not safe for him to go out now, so he didn't come today, so I just asked me to bring it for you." A letter."

Bai Mani immediately reached out to take the letter paper and unfolded it, his hands trembling slightly.Looking down at the content of the letter, there are only a few simple lines, one is to report that he is safe, and the other is to let him have something to say to Ma Congrong.And at the end of the letter, he drew a thick cross with a pen.

Bai Mani looked at the fork again and again, and finally raised his head to look at Ma Congrong, pinching the letter paper and reluctant to let go: "Brother is at your house?"

Hearing his urgent tone, Ma Congrong felt that he still had a trace of his old temperament: "Yes. He was in Xingtai County a few years ago—"

Before he finished speaking, Bai Mani rushed to ask again: "Can I call him?"

His eyes sparkled as he said this.Ma Congrong saw him as if he had taken medicine, he was jealous but also felt pitiful: "Yes, it's just..."

While pondering, he looked around, not knowing where a phone could be borrowed.Unexpectedly, Bai Mani was very familiar with this place, so he got up and walked to the counter in front of him.

Behind the counter stood a cake seller, also with thick eyebrows and big eyes, his race was indistinguishable.Bai Mani's knowledge is very poor. When speaking English, because he is not confident in his own pronunciation, his voice is extremely low and vague.Raising his hand and pointing to the phone on the counter, he borrowed the phone from the clerk grumbling.

He memorized the number of Ma Zhai by heart.After answering the phone, he stood still, and he heard a voice from the microphone: "Hello, Ma Mansion."

His throat immediately tightened, so that he had to clear his throat before speaking: "My surname is Bai, and I ask my uncle to answer the phone."

The other party agreed, and then fell silent for a moment.Bai Mani swallowed saliva one mouthful at a time, his mouth was dry no matter what, just when he was flustered, Huo Xiangzhen's voice suddenly sounded in his ears: "Little brother?"

His palms broke out in a layer of cold sweat: "Brother."

There was a "huh" sound from the receiver, Bai Mani didn't need to imagine, the image of Huo Xiangzhen had already appeared in front of his eyes - he was facing the microphone, and he couldn't help smiling and letting out a sigh of relief.

Then, Huo Xiangzhen spoke again, without mentioning the cause or the consequence, and just said: "Little brother, come with me to Japan!"

Bai Mani smiled, Huo Xiangzhen forgot to say, he also forgot to ask, and replied directly: "Okay!"

Huo Xiangzhen said again: "Is Lian Yi in charge of you? Tell Ma Congrong if you have something to say, this time the elder brother must find a way to take you away."

Bai Mani asked, "How do you know he's in charge of me?"

Huo Xiangzhen's voice was a little lower: "If he doesn't care about you, can you not go to Xingtai County to see me?"

Bai Mani tilted his head, pursed his lips and smiled at the cream cake in the glass counter: "I was afraid you would blame me for having no conscience, so you understand everything."

Huo Xiangzhen's voice became lower and lower, warm and joyful: "Little brat, I'm not stupid."

Bai Mani was about to continue talking, but when he raised his eyelids, he suddenly found that the shop assistant opposite him was looking at him curiously, so he straightened his face and said softly: "Brother, don't talk anymore, I'm going to discuss business with Ma Congrong. You Take care of yourself and wait for my news!"

After the voice fell, he hung up the phone and thanked the clerk again.Leaning on the cane and lowering his head, he stepped down cautiously, walked back to his original position as gracefully as possible and sat down.

Ma Congrong looked at him with a smile, feeling in his heart that he was a devotee and a victim, and for the sake of the uncle, he led wolves into the house.This wolf is so coquettish, I'm afraid it will take a lot of effort to drive it out again in the future.However, there is no way.Life is unsatisfactory, ten things are constant.The beautiful thing of gaining both money and man is also rare in the first place.

Bai Mani talked with Ma Congrong for an hour, and the talk was quite fruitful.In the end, the two broke up amicably and went out and got into the car.

Ma Congrong didn't mention it since he went home, he only said that Bai Mani sat in the passenger seat, and wondered if the driver would report his whereabouts to Lian Yi again today.He glanced sideways at the driver, who happened to be spying on him tentatively.Seeing his sneaky look, Bai Mani suddenly felt that he was unbearably wretched. He suppressed his temper and turned to the front. He managed to maintain a calm attitude: "Don't peek at me like this. What's wrong with a friend I met? Tell me You, I have many friends, one more of you, not many, one less of you, not too many."

The driver hesitated and said with a smile: "How can I be the young master's friend?"

Bai Mani folded his arms around his chest, and smiled slightly: "You fool, I'll give you face, you're shameless."