This is wood''s voice.


    Wood called me.


    "Hello, boss Wu!" I said.


    "Ha ha, it''s good. I haven''t been in touch for so long. I can still hear my voice."


    "Boss Wu, what can I do for you?" I said.


    "Can''t you call if you''re ok?" Wood asked me.


    "Yes


    "Off work, right?"


    "Just about to get off work!"


    "Would you like to join us in the evening?"


    "Yes I thought about what wood was looking for me, thought of what I had heard about him recently, and decided to meet him.


    "No.21, Sandaogou Road, someone will meet you at the door when you arrive!" With that, wood hung up.


    It turns out that wood is not far away, just in the sea of stars.


    I don''t know where 21 Sandaogou road is. It sounds mysterious.


    I drove directly to Sandaogou road. It took me a long time to find No. 21. It turns out that this is an old Japanese style building with courtyard, a legacy of the last century. Such buildings are rare in Xinghai. Most of the old buildings in Xinghai are Russian style.


    I park my car nearby and walk to the gate of the yard, the wooden gate and a small door. I looked left and right. It was very quiet. There were few people and cars.


    Standing at the door, I looked up. There was a camera in the hiding place. If I didn''t pay attention, I couldn''t find it.


    I was about to reach out and ring the doorbell when the door suddenly opened. A young man in black was standing at the door, looking at me with respect.


    "You are Mr. Yi." The other side asked politely and bowed to me at the same time.


    I nodded.


    "Come in, please." The other party asked me to go in. I went in and saw that the yard was empty.


    "Please follow me." The other side closed the door and went inside.


    I followed him into the small building. As soon as I entered, there was a hall with bright lights and luxurious decoration. Several well-dressed men and women were sitting on the sofa at one side of the hall, drinking tea and chatting and laughing quietly. People who looked like waiters walked by from time to time. The atmosphere was elegant and quiet.


    "Follow me, please." They went straight up the stairs, and I followed them.


    On the second floor, it is a common corridor. On both sides of the corridor are Japanese style rooms with sliding doors. Several rooms are on lights, and there are faint music and laughter.


    It dawned on me that this is a senior club.


    He followed the waiter through the usual corridor, took a turn, and walked for a long time. Finally, the waiter stopped at the door of a room, knocked on the door twice, and said softly, "here is your guest, sir."


    "Come in, please." This is wood''s voice.


    The waiter opened the door and I went in.


    Around the screen, I saw wood, sitting cross legged on the tatami, quietly sipping tea.


    In such a big room, there was only wood, but no emperor. I was a little surprised. I thought wood and emperor were together.


    Wood didn''t seem to see me come in. He still sat quietly sipping tea without looking up.


    "Hello, boss Wu Here I am I stood there and said.


    "Well..." Wood answered, then looked up at me and suddenly laughed, "Ike, come on, please sit down."


    I took off my shoes and got on the tatami. I sat across from wood and saw a book, the art of war, on the coffee table in front of wood.


    "Tea, please." wood poured me a cup of tea and pushed me.


    "Thank you." I took a sip of my tea cup and said, "boss Wu likes to study the art of war."


    Wood didn''t answer me. He looked at me for a long time and said, "Ike, we haven''t seen each other for a long time."


    "Right." I said.


    "How have you been?"


    "Thanks to boss towood, I''m still alive!" I said: "I haven''t seen you for many days. Boss Wu must have been very good."


    "Thanks to you, I''m still alive." Wood looked at me with a smile.


    I also smile.


    "I went abroad recently and just came back Today, I had tea in this hermit club. I thought I had not seen my brother for a long time, so I called you I''m not surprised Wood said.


    "There''s no accident, it''s just a pleasure!" I said.


    "Look at your face, it seems that you already know about my going abroad." Wood''s eyes were fixed on me, and his voice said slowly.


    "Boss Wu is a big man and a public figure. Do you still need to be classified as a top secret when you go abroad?" I said.


    "Ha ha, so you really knew that long ago?" Wood laughed.


    "No, I''ve known for a minute." I looked at wood quietly. I knew that his going abroad might be really secret. Few people would know about it. Otherwise, he would not ask me that."Guess where I went?" Wood said.


    "I guess it''s Siberia in Russia." I said.


    "Why is it there?" Wood said curiously.


    "Because there are so many people there, it''s the best place to be exiled." I said.


    "You are satirizing me Satirize me as an exile Is that right? " Wood said calmly.


    "You have to think so yourself. I can''t help it." I said.


    "Ha ha..." Wood laughed, then looked at me and said, "Ike, you know where I''ve been, don''t you?"


    I said equivocally, "you think I''ll be interested, you know."


    Wood looked at me quietly, and so did I, trying to catch something from each other''s eyes.


    "Whether you''re interested or not, I''ll tell you," wood pauses a little and goes on, "some time ago, I went to Japan."


    "Oh, you went to the Japs." I pretended to be casual and said, "what does this have to do with me?"


    Wood''s eyelids jumped and said, "what do you think?"


    "I asked you, what do you want me to say?" I said.


    "It may not have something to do with you, but it may have something to do with you." Wood said slowly, "by the way, I just thought of something. Li Shun has been back from Japan for some days."


    Wood seemed to mention Li Shun casually. I was on guard and said, "boss Wu, are you asking me?"


    "There are only you and me here. Who do you think I''m asking?" Wood said.


    "I don''t think you should ask me about this. You should know better than me!" I said.


    "Why?"


    "My relationship with boss Li is closer to that of you and boss Li? I''m afraid the answer is very simple! " I said.


    Wood laughed: "ha ha, no matter which relationship is closer, I don''t think you will tell me that you don''t know the question I just asked you?"


    "I can say I don''t know!" I said.


    "Why?"


    "First, because you know the answer to this question very well, you don''t need to ask me at all. Second, I can''t tell the whereabouts of boss Li without his consent. This is the rule." I said, "of course, you can call boss Li now. If he agrees, I can answer your question right away."


    "Yi Ke, you are very wary of me. Since you know my relationship with Li Shun, do you still need to keep it a secret for me?" Wood chuckled.


    "Since you understand the relationship between you and boss Li, do you still need to ask me this question?" I also laughed: "no matter how silly I am, you are testing me with this question and testing me for boss Li How about it? Have I passed the examination? "


    Wood said with a smile, "Ike, you are very smart Defensively, there is no leak In fact, of course, I know that Li Shun is in China now, and he has been back for a long time He came back before I went to Japan I think you should have met him several times


    I said, "I''m afraid it''s you who have met him several times."


    Wood looked at me, his eyes turned a little chilly, and he didn''t speak for a long time.


    After a few sips of tea, I said, "boss Wu, it''s not idle nonsense for you to invite me."


    "Of course not..." Wood said: "Ike, before I talk about things, I have a request -"


    "you say it!"


    "The conversation between us tonight is limited to you and me. I don''t want any third party to know!" Wood said.


    "Do you believe me?" I said.


    "I can''t believe it all, but I''d rather believe you..." Wood said.


    "You have to believe me, because you have no other choice!" I said.


    Wood said, "are you proud?"


    I said, "it''s not to be proud of!"


    "In fact, it doesn''t matter if you let out what we''re talking about tonight I''ll soon know But I''m afraid that would be bad for you So, I think, you''re a smart man. I don''t need to say more about you. "


    I said, "then you''d better not talk to me I don''t want to keep my confidentiality agreement with you, and I don''t want to be intimidated by you. I''m a smart man. I know that the best and safest way is that I don''t hear anything. "


    "I''m afraid it''s impossible First, you have to listen to me. Second, you have to keep it secret. Third, you have to remember my warning. " Wood''s voice is not big, but with a power: "I have no other choice, then, you have no other choice."


    "Well, I promise you, go ahead Say it I said, pretending to be impatient.


    Wood glanced at me, then took a sip of tea, then put down the cup and said, "it''s actually very simple. I just want to know why Li Shun didn''t see me since he came back from Japan, and how Li Shun looked when he mentioned me in front of you, and what he said."My heart was shocked. After Li Shun came back from Japan, he kept away from wood and finally aroused wood''s suspicion. I''m afraid that wood''s visit to Japan is also related to Li Shun''s business.


    Wood asked me to come out to talk, I''m afraid he really has no other choice. He knows that only from me can he get information about Li Shun. Of course, he asked me to keep it secret, I''m afraid it''s just a false move. He has his own card. In fact, he doesn''t worry that I will say it to Li Shun. He even wants me to say it to Li Shun.


    "Li Shun and I have always been brothers. He regards me as his godfather, and I treat him like my own family I think you have known this for a long time Before, Li Shun would contact me regularly and report his situation to me regularly. However, since he went to Japan this time, he has not seen any trace since he came back I know he''s in China. He''s not in Xinghai right now. He''s in ningzhou. He''s even in Xinghai Further, even he''s by my side. "


    As wood said this, he suddenly shivered. He quickly took a drink from his glass and then said, "I''ve been puzzled about this. Why does he keep avoiding me? Why does he keep avoiding me How did I offend him, and where did he have a problem with me? I think maybe you can give me a reason. "


    I was silent, my brain was spinning rapidly, and I was thinking about the corresponding methods. Of course, I couldn''t tell Li Shunyin''s real performance and views on wood that he asked me to show. That would be tantamount to betraying Li Shun directly.


    However, in order to make wood believe me, I must have a whole set of reasonable reasons, which must be able to make wood believe that, at least in the past, wood is not an ordinary person and can not be easily fooled.


    "Yike, don''t play tricks with me. In front of me, play tricks with me. You can only lose yourself in the end!" Wood''s voice was murky.


    I looked at wood. Wood''s hand was flipping the art of war, and his eyes were staring at me.