Chapter 84

Zhijing Pavilion is located in the west of the West embankment of Kunming Lake, commonly known as Tuancheng.

Therefore, this lake located in the southwest of Kunming Lake is also called Tuancheng lake.

The outer ring of Zhijing Pavilion is about 60 meters in diameter. It is a circular water fortress. Unfortunately, it has been destroyed during the Cixi period. Now there is only a desolate island ruins.

Tuancheng lake is the end point of the South-to-North Water Transfer Project and the main drinking water source in Beijing.

Because there are too many people coming here for wild swimming, in order to protect the water source, after several considerations, the government can only invest tens of millions in heightening and encrypting the fence at the cost of destroying the landscape of the summer palace and depriving visitors of viewing, so as to prohibit tourists from entering, which also makes it difficult to reproduce the landscape of Tuancheng Lake in front of citizens.

There is no private cruise ship on Kunming Lake, so if you want to board Zhijing Pavilion, you can either sneak over the fence and swim there, or you can only step on the ice when the lake freezes in winter.

It has been banned for a long time, and it's really desolate.

In addition, it was late, the trees on the island were luxuriant, and most of the moonlight was blocked by teeth and claws, so it looked gloomy and terrible.

Chen Xi took the little guy and gently set foot on zhijingge island,   Facing you is a charred tree, whose mottled shadow echoes the scarred city wall behind. Through the gap between the roots, you can see the shadow of the pagoda of Yuquan mountain in the distance.

It was too remote and gloomy here, so the little guy immediately became afraid and could only shrink himself in Chen Xi's arms as much as possible. His little hand held Chen Xi tightly, and his palm was even colder.

This also made Chen Xi frown slightly.

I thought Zhijing pavilion was a good place. I didn't expect to find it after I came here. It was just a desolate ruins.

It's not good to scare the child, so Chen Xi gently put her left hand on the little guy's head, hugged her and was ready to leave.

However, before leaving, Chen Xi suddenly raised her head and looked thoughtfully at the abandoned city wall more than ten meters high. Then he stepped on the water again and left slowly.

Back to the hotel.

The little guy is a little unhappy. He must be frightened.

Even when Chen Xi said she would play games with her, she couldn't get excited.

There was no way. Chen Xi could only hold her and sit in bed. Then she told her Andersen's fairy tale.

The story is not important. It's important to have my father around.

So the little guy wrapped in a soft quilt, lay in Chen Xi's arms, listened to his nagging story, finally relaxed slowly, and then fell asleep.

The next day, it was still dark.

Maybe she was scared last night, so the little guy seemed to be having a nightmare. Before everyone woke up, she waved her little hand and murmured vaguely: "Baba... Baba..."

"Dad is here."

Chen Xi sat cross legged beside her. When she heard her cry, she immediately looked at her situation, then put her hand on the little guy's forehead and said softly, "Dad is here, baby, don't be afraid, don't be afraid..."

Perhaps Chen Xi's comfort had an effect. The little guy hugged Chen Xi's wrist, then changed his posture and continued to sleep.

Chen Xi was not easy to move casually when she grabbed her wrist, so she could only maintain such an awkward posture and quietly looked at the little guy's sleeping face.

His eyes were soft and full of a feeling called father's love.

……

Zhonghai.

Jincheng bieyuan.

In Ning Zhongguo's study.

Lao Hu sat on the sofa quietly waiting for Ning Zhongguo to reply.

He followed Ning Zhongguo when he was 18, and it has been more than 20 years now.

And he, a dispensable warehouse keeper from the beginning, slowly climbed to the position of vice president of COSCO.

Lao Hu's education level is not high. He came out to work after dropping out of junior high school. Without Ning Zhongguo's promotion, he could not have come to this step today.

Therefore, in Lao Hu's heart, Ning Zhongguo was his benefactor and gave him the opportunity to prove the value of his life.

Ning Zhongguo frowned slightly after hearing Lao Hu's report.

After careful consideration, Ning Zhongguo asked, "are you sure the news is true?"

Hearing the speech, Lao Hu immediately nodded and said with great certainty, "it's absolutely true. Xu Wei must have Mr. Chen's pill in his hand, but I'm not sure how much... "

"How did he find Mr. Chen?"

With that, before Lao Hu answered, Ning Zhongguo suddenly seemed to think of something, and immediately shook his head and burst into laughter.

After shaking his head gently, he felt like a sigh and sighed: "except you, only Lao Liu and Qiu Tong know the existence of Mr. Chen. Yesterday, Lao Liu suddenly asked for a leave. I thought he had something urgent to deal with... I really didn't expect that Lao Liu would betray me one day... "

Lao Hu didn't speak.

Although he is the vice president and Lao Liu is the driver, Lao Liu has deeper qualifications than him.

Ning Zhongguo never treated his confidants badly. Lao Hu wanted to climb up, so Ning Zhongguo let him sit in the position of deputy general manager, second only to Ning Qiutong in the weight of COSCO Group. Lao Liu didn't have such a strong ambition. Ning Zhongguo wanted to transfer him many times. Lao Liu smiled and refused. Therefore, Ning Zhongguo can only give him a big red envelope every year, which is no thinner than Lao Hu's annual salary. Ning Zhongguo sighed for a while, but he didn't seem to take it too seriously. After taking a sip of tea, he seemed to say casually: "well, it's estimated that Xu Wei's means are too powerful. Lao Liu may have something difficult to hide... In short, you see to deal with it, so you don't have to ask me again."“ OK. " Hearing the speech, Lao Hu nodded heavily. In the slightly narrowed eyes, a cold light flashed faintly. Ning Zhongguo thought about Lao Liu again, and then gently put down the tea cup. After pondering for a moment, he said to Lao Hu again: "Xu Wei should find Mr. Chen before he goes to Beijing... Well, put aside the company's business first, and I'll arrange two important tasks for you."“ You said. "“ The first task, starting today, you try your best to find a woman named Qin Ruoying. This woman is Mr. Chen's partner. She has been missing for three years and appeared in Beijing for the last time. It is estimated that Mr. Chen went to Beijing this time to find her. But I think you can start from Zhonghai University... The identity of this woman should not be simple, so there is no upper limit on the task budget. When you need money, you can go to the financial reimbursement. If you encounter any difficulties, inform me in time and I will come forward. "“ Yes. "“ The second task... "Speaking of this, Ning Zhongguo suddenly laughed. Then, with a little sneer on his face, he said softly, "since Xu Wei wants to add a foot to my plate, let's see if he can squeeze in..." this novel has been translated by www.novelhall.com and if you are reading this somewhere, they have stolen our translation