Chapter 991 Thirty Years of War (1/2)

Song Mingze and Qi Wang have known each other since they were children, and they have a close friendship. Although their personalities are completely different, they did not become strangers because of some things that happened in their childhood.

He knew Qi Wan's temperament. Seeing that Qi Wan was still expressionless at this time, Song Mingze touched his nose and smiled helplessly: "Okay, we haven't seen each other for so long, why are you still treating me? With a cold face? Do you really think I'm one of your top soldiers? Come on, give me a smile."

At the end of the sentence, Song Mingze's tone became frivolous. He put his long legs on the back of a chair beside him and leaned lazily on the stool. The ends of his raised eyes were stained with a slight blush, and his whole body looked... He looks like a libertine playing with flowers.

And now Qi Wang is the flower he was teasing.

"I haven't seen you for a few months. Is your skin itchy? Do you want me to help you relieve the itching?"

After hearing Qi Wang's words, Song Mingze seemed to remember something. He immediately sat up straight and put away his arrogance.

"It's better not to use it. It's good for me to scratch it myself."

Are you kidding me? If he really asked Qi Wang to relieve his itching, he might not be able to get out of bed for more than half a month. This man's hands are extremely black, and his skin is so delicate and tender, how can he withstand it? Let a rough guy like him come to practice?

"Okay, okay, I was wrong. I'm here to admit my mistake. You have a lot, so don't argue with me."

Song Mingze was able to bend and stretch, and immediately raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

Qi Wang knew this man's character, and if he really cared about him, he wouldn't be angry enough.

The waiter brought the coffee and desserts and placed them on the table. Then he bowed and retreated. The room soon became quiet. Qi Wang took a sip of the coffee, and the bitter taste instantly spread throughout the room. Mouth, he silently picked up the sugar cubes on the side and put five or six pieces into the cup.

Song Mingze's eyes widened and he let out a strange cry: "Master Qi, don't tell me that you have become so old-fashioned after being out for so long. It's best to drink original coffee. You put so much sugar in it, why are you drinking coffee? ? Just drink sugar water."

Why does he feel that after just a few months of not seeing each other, Master Qi's taste has completely changed? You must know that he used to drink a cup of black coffee without blinking an eye, but now he puts so much sugar in it. Is he the young master Qi he knows?

Could it be that he was being impersonated?

Thinking like this, Song Mingze couldn't help but stretched out his hand, trying to pinch Qi Wang's face to see if it was original or had a personal leather mask attached to it.

Unexpectedly, just as he stretched out his hand, Qi Wang seemed to notice his movement and looked up.

Qi Wang's appearance is very outstanding. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a handsome man. After all, he has such a beautiful sister. Qi Wang, who looks somewhat similar to her, is naturally not much different, but this man is born He has a cold face, and his eyes are pure black, almost ink-colored, and his eyeballs are slightly larger than ordinary people. When he looks at people with such an expressionless face, it gives people a strong sense of oppression.

Song Mingze was so glared at him that he couldn't help but retract his hand and did not dare to continue plucking the beard on the tiger's head.

It seems that he is overthinking. It is difficult to fake such a momentum. It seems that he is overthinking.

Seeing Song Mingze retract his hand, Qi Wan did not continue to look at him, but slowly stirred the coffee cup with a silver spoon.

The sugar cube in the coffee cup melted in a short time. Qi Huan picked it up and took a sip. The sweetness of the sugar cube offset the bitterness of the coffee. The taste was much better than before. His eyes slightly squinted. He squinted, obviously enjoying the taste.

Sweets always put people in a good mood, and even the face that was previously annoying seemed to become more pleasing to the eye.

Qing, who was in a better mood, raised her eyes to look at Song Mingze, who was sitting opposite her, and said, "Master Song, why did you come to me? Don't tell me that you just planned to invite me to drink coffee. You probably don't have that much time. "

Song Mingze raised his eyebrows, picked up the coffee on the table and took a sip. However, it was probably because he saw Qi Wang adding so much sugar. Now that he was drinking pure black coffee, he couldn't stand the bitter taste. He just took a sip. , he felt that he could no longer drink, and silently put the beautiful bone china cup back on the table.

The coffee cup hit the white plate below, making a crisp sound. The scornful look on Song Mingze's face also subsided a little, and his whole person became a little more serious.

"What you said is wrong. After all, we are friends who grew up together. We haven't seen each other for a few months. I miss you very much. I happened to meet you today. Wouldn't it be okay if I wanted to catch up with you?"

Qi Huan raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you believe this? The Qi Mansion is a few blocks away from the Song Family. You happen to come here by chance? But if you have nothing to do, the old story is over. , I’ve drank the coffee, then I’ll go back first.”

After saying that, Qi Wang stood up and left. Seeing him like this, Song Mingze felt a little aggrieved. Seeing that this man was really ready to leave, he quickly called him out.

"Okay, okay, I'm really scared of you. If I have something to do, I'll come to you. Is that okay?"

Qi Wan turned around and returned to his seat, then used his eyes to signal Song Mingze to speak.

Song Mingze: "..."

So angry, Qi Wang has always had this kind of behavior since he was a child. He has been eating himself up to death, but he is still in a panic. He knows what kind of person the other person is, but he still likes to tease him every time, but in the end, he teases her. He still looked calm and collected, but he was quite angry.

I really don’t know if he has a tendency to be abused. The result is the same every time, but he still enjoys it and has not made any progress in the past twenty years.

Song Mingze, who was originally in a good mood, felt a little depressed due to his own troubles. He raised his head and glanced at the other person, and saw that he still looked like an old god. Song Mingze became even more angry, and his words seemed to have a thorn in them. .

"Young Master Qi, you are so powerful like me, why are you like a little sheep in the Qi family? You are only focused on fighting outside, and your own backyard is on fire, and you are still like an old monk who has entered samadhi. urgent."

Qi Wang looked at the other person, as if he didn't notice that the other person was angry at all.

“That’s not how backyard fires work.”

He is still a bachelor, where did the fire in the backyard come from?

Song Mingze: "..."

Is this the point of what he said? ! ! !

"Young Master Qi, do you know what I want to express? Is this the time for you to catch the words?"

Qi Wang let out an ooh, and then asked calmly: "Then what do you want to express?"

Song Mingze: "..."

When he's with Qi Wang, he has a lot more wrinkles on his face, and this guy is so annoying.

Afraid that he would make himself angry by continuing to argue with him, Song Mingze didn't bother to talk about anything else and said directly: "Don't you think your second brother's hand is a little too long?"

Qi Yuanhao is a southern warlord. He controls three divisions and a team of more than 100,000 people. His power is considered huge. Although warlords like him are under the control of the government, this is only in name. In fact, for complete With autonomy, the warlords will not let government personnel intervene, so these teams have to be responsible for their own food, grass, logistics, etc.

Qi Yuanhao's ancestors had been officials for several generations, and he had accumulated a very solid family fortune. In addition to several arsenals he ran, he also owned many textile factories, pharmaceutical factories, etc., totaling three More than ten factories.

In addition, there are countless real estates, gold, silver, jewelry, etc. The large house that the Qi family currently lives in is one of the best in the entire Jinling City, and it is also the old house of the Qi family.

The Qi family has a strong family background and a large business. Qi Yuanhao is better than other warlords in terms of women's sex. He only has one wife and two concubines in his backyard. He is already good with other families who often have seven or eight concubines. There are too many. Even in terms of children, he is better than other families. The main wife has a son and a daughter, and the two aunts gave him a son and a daughter respectively. There are only six people in the next generation of the entire Qi family. .

The three daughters of the Qi family are going to get married, and at most they will be accompanied by some dowry. In terms of the huge family fortune of the Qi family, it is just a drop in the bucket. Most of the Qi family's money is in those teams and factories.

Among the three sons of the Qi family, the eldest, Qi Huan, holds a division of the Qi family. Over the years, that team has followed him in many battles. On the surface, it still belongs to the Qi family, but in fact, this team has completely taken orders. In addition to Qi Huan, Qi Huan also controlled the arsenals of the Qi family. Some other factories and the like were also given to Qi Huan, but most of his thoughts were on In the team, Qin Minyan was basically helping him handle the factories assigned to him.

On the surface, it seems that Qi Yuanhao treats Qi Juan, the eldest son of the first wife, very seriously, and allocates a lot of property to him, and his three teams are also allocated to Qi Juan. It seems that he attaches great importance to his eldest son.

Therefore, Qi Wang also respected his father very much. Although he could not say that he obeyed his father's words, he rarely disobeyed his wishes.

As the elder, I don't get along with my brothers. I fight for some family property to death. I kill my brothers and use dirty tricks. I can do anything for profit. But when it's my turn, I hope that my subordinates will Brothers who are not born from the same mother can love each other, help each other and love each other.

Although Qi Wang's temperament has become colder, he still takes good care of his younger brothers and sisters. Although he is not as good as he treats Qi Yutong, he is not any worse.

He thought he had done his best, but he didn't know that his younger brothers and sisters were not of the same mind as him.

Qi Wang was away fighting all year round and rarely came home. Although Qi Yuanhao's other two sons did not control the team, they were good at fawning over them, and their mother was behind them cheering hard and blowing pillows into Qi Yuanhao's ears. Feng, Qi Yan and Qi Heng also received a lot of benefits from Qi Yuanhao.

Among the two brothers, Qi Yan is the most knowledgeable. According to Song Mingze's observation, most of the Qi family's factories have now fallen into Song Mingze's hands. He has placed many of his close men in those factories and borrowed them. With Qi Yuanhao's name, many people were placed in the factories belonging to Qi Wang.

Qin Minyan is not good at management. She comes from a scholarly family and has a somewhat weak temperament. She has a lot of trust in her subordinates, but those people betrayed her trust and were bribed by Qi Yan.

"According to my investigation, Qi Yan has made a lot of money from the factories you own in the past two years. Haven't you noticed? The efficiency of your factories is obviously getting better year by year, but the money you take is much less than in previous years?"

Qi Wang didn't know this. After all, the original owner had an arsenal, and Qi Yuanhao would subsidize him a little. The money from the factories under him was enough for the team's expenses, so he didn't care much about the accounting.

The original owner was very similar to Qin Minyan in this respect. He would not have any doubts about the people he trusted, because he would not doubt, so he would not check the accounts. Those people would not be grateful for the trust of the original owner and his friends, but would tease them like fools. The original owner died of an unknown disease in the end because he trusted the people around him too much.

Song Mingze was born in the Song family, one of the four major families. The Song family not only has many connections in the government, but also in the business world. Song Mingze is the youngest son in the family. He doesn't like politics, but is very interested in doing business. He is also very talented in this area and has made his business flourish. Therefore, Qi Wang did not doubt the information he provided to him.

"You specifically investigated the Qi family?"

Qi Wang asked a question out of the blue after Song Mingze finished speaking.

The expression on Song Mingze's face was a bit difficult to describe. He glared at Qi Wang and said angrily: "Who do you think I did this for? You are simply a dog biting Lu Dongbin, and you don't know the good heart. If I didn't know that someone was prying your corner and digging a hole for you, would I care about you? Do you think our friendship for so many years is fake?"

Why did he get on the pirate ship back then and make friends with Qi Wang, a man who looks smart but is actually a fool?

He, Song Mingze, doesn't want to be friends with him now, okay?

Seeing that Song Mingze seemed to be really angry, Qi Wang spoke to comfort him: "It's my fault. I judged others by my own standards. Can Master Song forgive me this time?"

Song Mingze: "..."

I'm so angry. I want to hit him, but what if I can't?

"What are you going to do after knowing these things? Qi Yan is just the son of a concubine. Do you really think that he is a big shot just because outsiders call him the second young master? Now he is acting more and more recklessly. I can find out all these things. I don't believe that your old man doesn't know. He doesn't say it. I think he is protecting Qi Yan."

When it comes to business, Song Mingze is too lazy to continue to be angry with Qi Wang, and instead asks him what to do next.

Song Mingze was born to the wife of the main house, and the Song family is rich and powerful. For a family like theirs, the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is clear, and the concubine is just a toy. The children born are naturally inferior to the legitimate young master. If they are honest and do not make trouble, it will be fine. At most, they will be given some family property in the future and let them go out to set up their own families. This is also fair to them.

But coveting the position of the legitimate son of the main house and making small moves behind his back is unforgivable.

If this happened in the Song family, and his illegitimate brother dared to have such thoughts, he would definitely cut off the other party's claws that were ready to move.

Qi Yan is not small-minded, and Qi Wang knows this. When the two met before, Qi Wang already knew that he was not a good person. This can be seen from his control of the Qi family's house.

Ambitious people will not be content with the status quo. If it is another period, it is fine. In this turbulent era, his ambition is likely to cause some extremely bad consequences.

The original owner died strangely, and Qi Yan may have done something about it. He was able to plant people in the factories controlled by the original owner and took away the arsenal that the original owner held in his hands. Is there no other manpower in the team controlled by the original owner?

Seeing that Qi Wang seemed to be lost in thought, Song Mingze did not continue to disturb him. He added a few sugar cubes like Qi Wang and then stirred it slowly.

The two have known each other for so many years, and Song Mingze still knows Qi Wang very well. He looks decisive, but in fact he values ​​feelings and is even a little indecisive in this regard.

If it were him, he would have taken action against Qi Yan and Qi Heng when they were secretly making small moves. Even if he would not get rid of them, he would make them lose the desire to compete.

But Qi Wang didn't do that. He had been fighting outside for many years, and Qin Minyan was not a powerful person. She couldn't help him suppress the demons and monsters in the Qi family. Although the population of the Qi family was not too large, each of them was not easy to deal with. Now it was because Qi Yuanhao was still standing on top. He was more inclined to Qi Wang at this time, so he could suppress those demons and monsters. But people's hearts are fickle, especially men. If they were blown by someone's pillow wind, and then used some tricks, wouldn't they pull Qi Yuanhao's heart away?

Qi Yan's actions are getting bigger and bigger now. Isn't Qi Yuanhao's indulgence a signal? If Qi Wang continues to be so indecisive, his position as the young commander Qi may not be stable.

You know, Qi Yuanhao still has two teams in his hands. If Qi Yan coaxes Qi Yuanhao to give him those two teams, it is still unknown who will control the Qi family.

This coffee meal took a long time. It was not until almost noon that Qi Wang and Song Mingze came out of the cafe.

Song Mingze still looked lazy. He looked at Qi Wang standing beside him and said slowly: "I have said all. You should consider what to do next. You should know that it is easy to avoid an open attack but difficult to guard against an arrow from behind. You may be a gentleman, but others may not be honest with you."

It was really difficult for him. He was worried about his friends. He just hoped that Qi Wang could understand his kindness and open his mind and not be calculated by others.

Qi Wang looked at Song Mingze and knew that he was really thinking about him. In the original plot, when the original owner lost several arsenals, and the factories under his command had accidents one after another, and the team's expenses became a problem, it was Song Mingze who came to his rescue and helped him through the most difficult time.

At that time, Song Mingze also reminded the original owner to be more cautious about those people at home, grow more brains, and not trust them too much, but the original owner did not listen to Song Mingze's words.

If he had listened to Song Mingze more, he wouldn't have ended up like that.

Thinking of this, Qi Wang said carefully: "I know, thank you for your reminder, I will deal with it later."

Song Mingze looked at Qi Wang in surprise, thinking that he really got it, but he had said everything he should say, and it would be a bit too much to say more.

He is not a three-year-old child, so just remind him, there is really no need to help him walk hand in hand.

"Okay, okay, it's good that you know, I'm going back first, I have an appointment at noon, I won't have lunch with you, you can treat me later when you are free."

After saying this, Song Mingze called a rickshaw and got on it. He waved to Qi Wang, and the rickshaw took him away.

Qi Wang looked at the rickshaw that Song Mingze was sitting in and disappeared at the corner of the street, and then he retracted his gaze. He glanced at the bustling crowd on the street and turned to the direction of Qi's house.

Qi Yuanhao did not come back for lunch today, so everyone had lunch in their own room. After a morning of adjustment, Qi Yutong's mood had obviously recovered. She called her mother and brother sweetly and served them food diligently.

Qin Minyan was very happy that Qi Yutong had recovered, but she was worried that she would have wild thoughts. She held her hand and chatted with her all afternoon, so she forgot to tell Qi Wang about the blind date banquet.

Qi Wang saw this and thought that Qin Minyan's enthusiasm had passed, but unexpectedly, after lunch, Qin Minyan mentioned to Qi Wang about holding a banquet.

"Ah Wang, you have been away for too long this time, and everyone is about to forget you. I will hold a banquet to introduce you to everyone. What do you think?"

Qi Wang: "..."

This excuse seems a bit too bad. Do you really think he doesn't know what a banquet is for?