Chapter 781 A Friend Comes From Afar

After getting up, Shi Lei rushed to Yangcheng and sorted out the pop-up business in Yangcheng. He didn't rush back to Bao'an until the last train of the high-speed rail.

When we set out in the morning, we returned another five million to Wei Qing. Wei Qing called as usual and chatted with Shi Lei.

As soon as he returned to the hotel, Shi Lei received a call. The phone showed a number from Hong Kong Island. Shi Lei knew that this must be the contact person of Eye of Darkness in Hong Kong Island.

But it's a little strange. Shi Lei made an appointment with the other party on the 5th, and Zhang Xiyue also said that the other party would contact her on the night of the 4th, but it was only the 3rd now, so the call was made in advance.

"Hello, this is Shi Lei." Shi Lei answered the phone.

The other party's voice was slightly low and very polite, and he said: "Hello, Mr. Shi, I am Ding Yu. My colleague Ms. Zhang Xiyue should have introduced me to you."

"Yes, but my appointment with her is on the 5th."

Ding Yu smiled and said: "Yes, it is indeed the appointment on the 5th. I'm sorry to disturb you so late. I just thought it would be better to confirm with Mr. Shi a little in advance. I don't know if Mr. Shi would mind What if the meeting time is moved up to the 4th?”

Shi Lei thought for a while, he didn't have anything important to do tomorrow, so he agreed: "Tomorrow is okay, but in the future, I hope your organization will strictly follow the time we agreed. After all, you don't know if I am right now I’m free. If I’m having fun with friends or clients, it wouldn’t be a good idea to call me unexpectedly, right?”

Ding Yu's voice suddenly became more reserved, and he seemed a little uneasy: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shi, it's just that there are some other situations on our side. I'm very sorry if I disturb you."

"Okay, I'm just telling you that it's better to stick to the agreed time next time. I'm not receiving clients or friends today."

"I'm really sorry. So, is it really okay to meet tomorrow?"

"Can."

"Well, okay, then, in about ten minutes, one of our colleagues will meet with Mr. Shi to make a detailed agreement on the time and place of tomorrow's meeting."

Shi Lei said bluntly: "Okay, let's do this. You all already know the hotel and room number I'm staying in, right?"

"Yes, Mr. Shi."

"Then ask your colleague to come up." Shi Lei hung up the phone. Since Ding Yu said it would only take ten minutes, it meant that his colleague had either already arrived at the hotel, or was simply staying in the hotel.

Shi Lei walked into the bathroom and put hot water in the bathtub. He was a little tired from running today and wanted to take a bath.

Not long after the water was put in, the doorbell rang. Shi Lei walked behind the door and looked out through the peephole. He was a little surprised. The person outside the door turned out to be an old acquaintance of Shi Lei.

Opening the door, Shi Lei said: "Ferryman? You shouldn't be responsible for specific affairs, right? Or have you changed your position again?"

Outside the door was the ferryman who took Wei Puti away from Shi Lei. Shi Lei was really surprised by his appearance.

Judging from the last contact, the ferryman surpassed regional liaisons like Zhang Xiyue in terms of authority and ability. For example, he was able to control the guests in the VIP waiting room and let them leave the VIP room. Of course, Shi Lei would not think that this was because he had any superpowers, but it was obvious that he had adopted some special means.

Logically speaking, such a business does not require a ferryman to work. This made Shi Lei wonder if the ferryman had made some mistake and was demoted.

The ferryman raised his head, smiled slightly, and said: "Hello, Mr. Shi, we meet again. If it is convenient, why not let me come in to talk?"

Shi Lei nodded, turned aside, and let the ferryman in.

When the ferryman walked in, Shi Lei noticed that he was actually carrying a bottle of wine in his hand. It seemed that this guy liked drinking. Last time at the airport, he also showed up with wine.

After entering the door, the ferryman was not polite to Shi Lei at all. He walked straight to the small bar, opened the drawer and took out two wine glasses.

"Mr. Shi, do you mind if we have a drink?"

Shi Lei shrugged and said, "You didn't intend to ask for my opinion anyway. If I agree or disagree, you have already prepared the wine glass."

The ferryman laughed and said, "I thought Mr. Shi and I had a pleasant exchange at least, and we can at least be considered friends. It seems that Mr. Shi doesn't regard me as a friend?"

"We are just a cooperative relationship. As for friends, forget it." Shi Lei walked to the sofa and sat down on his own, sitting in the middle without any intention of letting the ferryman sit next to him.

The ferryman didn't mind either. He pulled up a chair and sat across from Shi Lei.

Then, he poured a glass of wine for Shi Lei, poured a glass for himself, took a sip, and said, "It's a good single malt. It's been more than thirty years. Mr. Shi, don't you try it?"

Shi Lei ignored him, and the ferryman didn't feel dissatisfied. He took another sip of wine and said with a smile: "I'm sorry, Mr. Shi. The original appointment with you was to meet you tomorrow night and the day after tomorrow. However, I happened to be in advance. When I came to Baoan one day, I asked Ding Yu to contact Mr. Shi in advance. Of course, I was actually sure that Mr. Shi would not be disturbed by anything else. I was actually in the lobby when Mr. Shi returned to the hotel just now. "

Shi Lei nodded, thinking that was why Ding Yu contacted him in advance.

"It's not important anymore, just tell me about tomorrow's meeting. In fact, there is no need to meet, just agree on the time and place of the meeting on the phone."

The ferryman waved his hand and said, "It's not like that. The reason why Ding Yu didn't come in person is that it's not convenient for him to leave Hong Kong Island and come to Bao'an, which will cause unnecessary trouble between the contacts in two different regions. And I came here for this matter this time. I am the ferryman. I am responsible for accompanying Mr. Shi to leave Bao'an and go to Hong Kong Island..."

"Well, why don't you just say that you will ferry me to Hong Kong Island?"

The ferryman waved his hand again and said, "It would be very impolite to use the word ferry, especially for an important customer like Mr. Shi, we need to be more comprehensive."

"To be comprehensive means to come to my place uninvited and drink wine?"

The ferryman was not embarrassed by Shi Lei's complaints. He still smiled calmly and said, "Mr. Shi really doesn't want to make friends with us. I thought we could be very good friends. Friends don't need so many cautious courtesies, right? Being comprehensive is not about these details. The purpose of my visit this time is, first, to accompany Mr. Shi to see Ding Yu, and second, with the authorization of our leader, I want to talk to Mr. Shi about Wei Bodhi's recent situation."

Shi Lei frowned and asked, "What's wrong with Wei Bodhi? Is there something wrong with her?"

The ferryman smiled, picked up the glass again, and toasted Shi Lei from afar.

Shi Lei rolled his eyes and kept the secret, but he still picked up the glass. After all, Wei Bodhi was his sister-in-law, and he was in an organization like Dark Night Eyes, so he always needed to pay more attention to her.

After taking a sip, the ferryman said, "Let's confirm the business first. Work should be put first."

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