Rebirth of the Flying Era

"Hey~ brother!" Zhou Peng took two steps forward and gave Du Fei a bear hug.

Du Fei also patted him on the back: "Brother Zhou, I didn't expect to meet again so soon."

Zhou Peng laughed and said: "Yes! I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it! Last time I thought we wouldn't see each other again for three to five years, but I didn't expect... life is really unpredictable!"

Du Fei said: "Who says it's not the case! Looking at you like this, you are quite happy to be your son-in-law?"

Zhou Peng curled his lips with a look of disapproval, but lowered his voice and said: "Some people really don't know where they get their sense of superiority. They treat others as second-class citizens and still feel good about themselves. How special..."

Du Fei could hear the anger in Zhou Peng's tone and frowned: "What? Someone is bullying our buddy?"

Zhou Peng said with a smile: "That's not the case. We are organized people after all, and we are worthy of those damn things~ It's just that we can't do it secretly."

Then he waved his hand: "Forget it, let's not talk about this when we meet again today. I will bring you something good to eat."

After they were done, they took the couple up to the second floor and entered a French restaurant.

Zhou Peng is familiar with the road, and he is a regular customer here at first glance.

There are no private rooms in the restaurant, only the lobby.

After sitting down, Zhou Peng took the order directly without asking Du Fei for his opinion.

After sending the waiter away, Zhou Peng said with a smile: "Brother, I want you to have a dish today. If you want to talk about foreign dishes, I can count them all, including France. The others... can only fill your stomach."

Du Fei had never eaten particularly high-end French food before traveling through time. His knowledge of French food was limited to the Beef Wellington that often appeared in TV dramas.

However, in Du Fei's opinion, that thing was just a large Mending meat pie, and the meat filling inside was not yet cooked.

As for other things, it’s the foie gras from Lande goose. It’s not easy to forcefully feed the goose out of its fatty liver.

The other thing is the baguette which is so hard that it can be used as a self-defense weapon.

Just got to see it today.

Next, Du Fei saw the complexity of French food.

Dishes come out one after another like a revolving door. The plates are quite big, just a small one, and you can finish them in one or two bites.

And then there’s the waiting…

It took more than two hours to finish the meal, and almost half of the time was spent waiting for the food.

But it should be said that there are two dishes that are quite amazing.

A big dish, truffled foie gras, is really delicious.

The other dish was not a huge dish, it was cheese bread dipped in onion soup, but it was quite good.

By the time the meal was finished, Du Fei was most impressed by the two dishes.

I didn’t leave the hotel next, but took a rest and went directly to the sauna.

Logically speaking, it is not suitable to go to the sauna immediately after eating, but this French food is slow to eat, and by the time you finish eating, you will have almost digested the previous ones.

"How's it going? Brother, the bathhouses here are different from those in the capital!" Zhou Peng was shirtless and had a white bath towel wrapped around his waist.

Du Fei smiled. It was not like he had never seen the world before. He thought he had been a distinguished Cadillac owner before traveling through time.

I'm just not familiar with the rules of this era.

After a short rinse, the two entered the sauna.

A hot breath hit his face, mixed with a faint smell of pine wood.

Next to the sauna stone, there is a wooden barrel.

Zhou Peng went up and took a look. There was still more than half a bucket of water in it. He scooped out the water with a wooden spoon and poured it on the hot sauna stone.

Suddenly there was a "stab" sound! A puff of white gas came out.

The temperature in the sauna rises rapidly.

Zhou Peng exhaled, took a step back, and sat on the wooden bench.

Du Fei also sat over, but there happened to be no one inside, so the two started chatting again.

Zhou Peng talked about his current situation. He is now nominally the general manager of a trading company owned by the Huo family.

But it doesn't have any real power.

In fact, to put it bluntly, this company is just an empty shell, which is more convenient for people to buy things at home and abroad.

The Huo family is the middleman, and Zhou Peng is the representative of Party A, responsible for keeping an eye on Party B and not taking advantage of troubled waters.

Du Fei originally felt that Zhou Peng had an unusual background.

Now it seems that they have underestimated their strengths.

Although neither Zhou Peng nor his father hold high positions, since ancient times, financial power and personnel matters have been the top priority.

Being sent out to look after the money shows that they are the confidants.

Now Zhou Peng's functions are somewhat similar to Cao Xueqin's grandfather.

When Cao Yin was in charge of Jiangnan Weaving, in addition to being in charge of palace procurement, his biggest hidden function was to keep an eye on Jiangnan.

After talking about himself, Zhou Peng asked Du Fei why he came to Xiangjiang?

Du Fei didn't hide it, not because he trusted Zhou Peng, but because Du Fei's coming to the south was no secret.

The so-called one light and one dark, he and Lin Tiansheng were just putting it on the guise of the early Ming Dynasty.

After hearing this, Zhou Peng frowned and said, "Brother, this task is not easy to handle!"

Du Fei asked: "How to say?"

Zhou Peng has been in Xiangjiang for a long time and understands the situation here.

Du Fei came to him this time, in addition to reminiscing about old times, the most important thing was to inquire about news.

Although Director Liao left a notebook when he left, Du Fei needed more first-hand information.

Zhou Peng glanced outside, lowered his voice and said: "The situation in Xiangjiang is very complicated now. British capital, Chinese capital, trade unions, our people, and the beautiful land of Su'e. All parties are secretly competing to take advantage of the fire... …”

Having said this, he couldn't help but shake his head, and finally uttered the word "difficult".

Du Fei smiled, already mentally prepared for this situation.

But Du Fei was not so pessimistic.

Zhou Peng is right. There are indeed many forces in Xiangjiang now.

But the reason why Sugo and Meiji are there is mainly to fight for victory, and it has nothing to do with Xiangjiang itself.

The only enemy Du Fei really needs to consider is YG.

Moreover, thousands of miles away, with the YG's weak strength, facing the enemy in Europe, how much strength can be allocated to support Xiangjiang?

This is why Du Fei dared to take on this task in the first place.

He was even more audacious and set a big goal with Lin Tiansheng that most people would never dare to think of.

But Du Fei didn't bother talking to Zhou Peng for nothing. His real purpose in finding Zhou Peng was to get information from Zhou Peng, not to output it in reverse.

Sure enough, as the two were talking, Zhou Peng suddenly mentioned: "By the way, there is someone you have to be careful about."

Du Fei wiped the sweat on his face with a towel. The temperature in the sauna made him uncomfortable, but he didn't want to go out, so he asked: "Who?"

Zhou Peng said seriously: "Vincent Dai Zhilin! The nephew of the current Hong Kong Governor, Baron Aston of Ireland..."

Du Fei smiled playfully: "Oh? He's still an aristocratic gentleman."

Zhou Peng also smiled and continued: "He also has another identity, a staff member of the US ZQ Bureau."

Du Fei was stunned and couldn't help but look surprised. This man's identity was quite complicated.

I was a little curious, how did Zhou Peng know that our comrade was already so awesome?

But out of curiosity, Du Fei didn't ask any more questions.

Then he asked, "What does this man want to do in Xiangjiang?"

Zhou Peng said: "I don't know, but one thing is certain, he and YG are not of the same mind."

Du Fei said "Hmm", isn't the Hong Kong Governor's nephew and YG people of the same mind? This is quite interesting.

Zhou Peng explained: "As I said just now, he is Baron Aston of Ireland. In addition, based on intelligence analysis, we judge that he may be a member of the new branch."

Du Fei understood instantly that the separation between Ireland and YG was no longer a matter of a day or two.

If you put it this way, it would not be a big surprise for Vincent to join the United States.

"Vincent Dai Zhilin!" Du Fei remembered this name...

It wasn't until after nine o'clock in the evening that Du Fei took Zhou Peng's car back to his hotel.

Zhu Ting was not asleep yet, she knew that Du Fei went to see Zhou Peng.

As soon as Du Fei entered the room, Zhu Ting came to greet him. In addition to concern, he was also a little worried.

She knows what kind of place Xiangjiang is, where people live in luxury and openness.

Plus Du Fei is going out with Zhou Peng, who is Zhou Peng and what good place can he go to!

Fortunately, Du Fei didn't stay out overnight, otherwise...

But Zhu Ting was not an ordinary woman after all. Even though she felt a little bit grudge in her heart, she didn't show it, let alone ask any questions.

She didn't ask, but Du Fei had to tell him.

I briefly talked about this afternoon and evening's itinerary, and mainly talked about the information obtained from Zhou Peng.

After hearing this, Zhu Ting frowned and said, "Is it so complicated? Vincent... Do you think we can make use of this person?"

Du Fei waved his hand: "There is little hope. The enemy of the enemy may not always be the friend. But at the right time, it does not prevent us from making contact."

After that, he asked: "Have you started working today?"

Zhu Ting nodded. She was nominally transferred to work at Xiangjiang New H Club this time, and she officially joined the job today.

But for those with real connections, it is not difficult to find out Zhu Ting's identity and the purpose of her visit.

Zhu Ting added: "By the way, Lin Tiansheng called today and said that the things are almost ready, so that you can have time to go back and take a look."

Du Fei understood immediately upon hearing this that this was the agreement he had made with Lin Tiansheng before he came.

He went to the front to explore the situation, while Lin Tiansheng was preparing a batch of weapons and equipment behind him.

This is their most important bargaining chip.

Otherwise, facing Xinj's big family, what can you do to impress them?

No one is a fool. With Du Fei's mouth, even if it is worn out, it will be useless.

After receiving this news, Du Fei couldn't help but smile and said: "It seems it's time to meet those squires in Xinj."

The next morning.

Zhu Ting went to work in the workplace, even though it was temporary, she still had to look good.

Du Fei took Zhang Dabin by boat to Xinjiang.

Zhang Dabin was another young man who came to pick up Du Fei and Zhu Ting with Secretary Wang that day.

Director Liao took Secretary Wang to Dongyang, leaving Zhang Dabin with Du Fei to help.

In case Du Fei is new here and unfamiliar with the place, it will be inconvenient for him to do things.

At this time, the undersea tunnel from Xiangjiang Island to Xinjiang had not yet been completed, and travel still required taking a boat.

Fortunately, it was not far away. After abandoning the ship and landing, Du Fei waited at the exit of the pier for a while while Zhang Dabing got a car.

The car was an old Ford pickup truck. Du Fei couldn't tell what model it was, but it was certainly old.

As we drove over, there was a puff of black smoke behind us, as if a black bear monster had come out of the mountain.

As for how he got it, Du Fei didn't ask, as long as he had a car to ride on.

Zhang Dabin then drove north along the bumpy road.

At this time, the infrastructure in Xinj was almost the same as that in Guangzhou.

Although it was said to be a highway, it was actually a dirt road. The drive of more than 30 kilometers shook Du Fei quite a bit.

It took almost two hours of driving back and forth to get there.

Sheung Shui is still a small village. When a car drives into the village, it immediately attracts the attention of many people, especially a group of children who run after the car.

Zhang Dabin had obviously been here before, and drove directly to the village office without asking for directions.

Du Fei got out of the car, moved his hands and feet, and looked aside.

It was a more imposing building than the village hall. It should be the ancestral hall of the village's surname Hou.

Although I was not happy with Zhou Changli and the Hou family before.

But when Du Fei came to Xinj, he still chose to come to Hou's house first.

First of all, it was a convenient road. Not far from here to the north, you can return to the mainland by land.

Lin Tiansheng said that the weapons were ready, and Du Fei had to go back and see with his own eyes.

In addition, the Hou family has connections with Chu Ming after all.

Du Fei must take care of Chu Ming's face. Not to mention the relationship between the Chu family and the Zhu family, Du Fei must unite with Chu Ming in the current situation.

There are currently four main characters in their small group, Du Fei, Lin Tiansheng, Chu Ming, and Li Yuanchao.

Although there is a rift in their hearts, Lin Tiansheng and Li Yuanchao are definitely on the same side.

Du Fei and Chu Ming are from the other faction, which is determined by their background attributes.

Lin Tiansheng and Li Yuanchao have guns and men, Du Fei has a name, and Chu Ming is local, so that the two sides can balance.

If Du Fei can't hold Chu Ming back, he will really become a polished commander in name only.

Therefore, Du Fei crossed Peng's House in Fanling along the way this time and came directly to Sheung Shui.

Soon, the news of the car arriving at the door reached the village hall.

When Du Fei and Zhang Dabin walked into the door of the village office, they saw an old man in his sixties coming out, wearing an old-fashioned gown, with meticulous hair and a smile on his face.

Zhang Dabin whispered in Du Fei's ear: "Director, this is Hou Bingren, the patriarch of the Hou family."

Du Fei nodded.

This time when he came to the south, the ID card given by Dad Zhu to Du Fei had the title of director, which was actually a false position.

Zhang Dabin specifically called him this for convenience and to demonstrate Du Fei's authority outside.

The director, as the name suggests, is the person with the main responsibility.

While he was talking, Hou Bingren had already arrived. The old-school man gave Du Fei and Du Fei a fist, and said with a smile: "Hou Bingren, I am the head of this village. I wonder why you two are here?"

Du Fei said nothing, Zhang Dabin said in Cantonese: "Hello, Village Chief Hou, this is our Director Du."

Then he translated to Du Fei what Hou Bingren meant just now in Mandarin.

In fact, Du Fei can speak Cantonese, but he has to speak a few words this time. After all, the Hou family just gave him a kick before.

As for later, Hou Lu was killed by Zhou Changli, and Du Fei innocently said that I had no idea at all!

Smiling, he took two steps forward and shook hands with Hou Bingren: "Village Chief Hou, please forgive me for coming uninvited."