"Wang Erniu..."
Lu Yun Shen paused for a few seconds before muttering something.
Images from the past flashed through my mind.
The boy, his face covered in blood, pushed him onto the floating platform, and then sank to the bottom of the sea.
But now he's standing right in front of me?
"Team Leader Lu," Wang Erniu suddenly called out, which was their most common way of addressing each other.
He joined the army earlier than Lu Yunshen, and he was previously unconvinced and wanted to call him captain, which led to a fight between the two.
After they fought side by side and became friends, he would only call out his name occasionally.
"You two go and chat first, I'll stay here and draw." Lin Ziyan noticed the expressions on their faces; one seemed surprised, and the other seemed to have something difficult to say.
Lu Yun Shen nodded slightly, said goodbye to the old master, and left.
What they wanted to talk about was definitely not something that could be discussed in a department store.
The old man, his glasses drooping, picked up the newspaper next to him and looked at it casually.
He had seen many people come to order rings, mostly for engraving or large floral designs.
Lin Ziyan's wedding rings were very simple, just a slightly thicker plain band with a design drawn on the surface.
She thought that since it was a wedding ring, it should be suitable for everyday wear and also simple and timeless.
"Master, let's order according to this picture." Lin Ziyan pushed the picture to him, and then began to look at some custom-made rings and bracelets.
Many of the rings are openwork designs, while men's rings are simply plain bands.
The bracelets are wider, with more delicate and ingenious patterns on them.
The old craftsman looked at the drawing, his glasses slipped down, and he glanced at Lin Ziyan again.
"Young lady, isn't it a bit too plain?" the master chef couldn't help but ask.
“These two rings of yours… are quite pleasing to the eye…” He looked at them for a while, his eyes flashing.
Their store has a rule that rings customized by customers cannot be made into the same style and sold in the store.
Lin Ziyan didn't explain further, "Then I'll trouble you."
She had barely finished speaking when Lu Yun Shen returned, his expression indifferent, revealing no emotion.
In fact, his anger had already reached its peak.
…
Back at the hotel.
Lin Ziyan first found some tea bags and brewed a cup of tea for the two of them.
Lu Yunshen's eyes were gloomy, and he held a cigarette between his fingers, but did not light it.
After Wang Erniu woke up, he had hit his head and suffered amnesia for six months.
When she regained her memory and tried to contact the team, they didn't take it seriously at all and simply replied that they had no such person.
He is now working in Guangzhou, posing as one of his cousins.
My cousin suddenly passed away before the family could close the household registration.
His family didn't want him to enlist in the army, so they had him take his cousin's place and work in a factory in Guangzhou.
The two men's fathers were twins, so Wang Erniu and his cousin look about 80% alike.
"If you want to smoke, just light one. Just open the window." Lin Ziyan tossed him a lighter.
Lu Yunshen didn't say anything, but reached out and caught it.
As he was lighting a cigarette, Lin Ziyan took one out of his cigarette case and approached to ask for a light.
Lu Yunshen's eyes flickered slightly, and as he lifted his eyelids to look at her, the inexplicable irritation in his heart vanished.
"Nothing you want to ask?" he asked.
"You'll tell me if you want to. Everyone has secrets," Lin Ziyan said calmly, raising her eyes.
That person today must be his former comrade-in-arms.
Lin Ziyan had always been curious about why Lu Yunshen suddenly retired from the army, and after seeing that person today, she had a rough idea.
Lu Yun Shen's gaze deepened as he looked at her, his heart feeling a ticklish sensation, as if lightly tickled by a feather.
“He was my former comrade-in-arms…” Lu Yunshen briefly explained Wang Erniu’s situation.
However, he did not disclose the specific tasks.
He had always thought he was the only survivor of that failed mission, which is why he was so shocked when he saw Wang Erniu today.
For two years, he found that key evidence had been destroyed.
Even if he knew who did it, there was nothing he could do about it.
Even his father and grandfather were wary of him; if he wanted to take action against him, he had to do it his own way, and he couldn't implicate the Lu family.
Lin Ziyan leaned against the edge of the table and roughly knew what he wanted to do.
Find out the truth about what happened back then, and then make those people receive the punishment they deserve.
And those people must all be in high positions...
"I support you." Lin Ziyan held his hand, a smile curving her lips.
If Lu Yun Shen doesn't investigate, then the truth of that matter will forever remain buried at the bottom of the sea.
These unsung heroes should not be treated this way.
Over the next few days, Lin Ziyan and Lu Yunshen went to the parts factory to order the necessary parts.
Neither of them brought it up again.
Fangjie and Lu Qiuying went to keep an eye on the goods and send them back to Fushi via logistics.
The group barely met, as their schedules were staggered.
Ren Donglai submitted a bankruptcy application for the factory to his superiors, which was approved quickly.
The factory officially went bankrupt.
Ren Donglai refused the arrangement made by his superiors and decided to venture out on his own.
He knew he wasn't cut out to be a manager, so rather than being constrained, he decided to take a chance.
That day, after Li Chengbing and several technicians received their wages, they bought some wine and food and went to the factory director's office to drink with Ren Donglai.
Li Chengbing said, "Director Ren, let me toast you."
Ren Donglai turned on the electric fan and put all the documents on the table into the filing cabinet.
Today is his last day at work; he'll be replaced tomorrow.
The authorities want to bulldoze this factory and build a daily chemical products manufacturing plant.
"Chengbing, this toast is for me." Ren Donglai rolled up his shirt sleeves and patted Li Chengbing on the shoulder.
The others exchanged glances, ate their peanuts, and remained silent.
They certainly understood what the factory manager meant. If Li Chengbing hadn't contacted a factory to take them in, they might still be looking for work everywhere.
There are many factory managers in Guangzhou now, but it's not easy to find one with a salary comparable to what you used to earn.
Li Chengbing downed the glass of wine in one gulp, a blush creeping up his neck, and soon his ears turned red too.
"Director Ren, would you like to come with us to Fuzhou?"
"Go to Fuzhou? I don't know how to operate the machines." Ren Donglai shook his head and chuckled, slowly chewing on a peanut.
He is actually at a loss right now. Although he wants to take a gamble, he has no direction.
During his time as factory manager, he got to know many people, but now those people avoid him.
The world is a cold and indifferent place; you don't know who you're dealing with until you've hit rock bottom.
"There are no outsiders here; almost everyone is going to Fuzhou. I won't beat around the bush with you."
"I'm here on someone's behalf to persuade you to come to Fuzhou with us." Li Chengbing had drunk two glasses of wine, and his courage had grown.
He's a straightforward person by nature; he just can't bring himself to talk things out in a secretive way.
“S Electric Appliances is a large factory; I can’t be the factory manager there,” Ren Donglai waved his hand in refusal.
He thought the other party wanted to poach him to be the factory manager, and he was repulsed by it from the bottom of his heart.
If you're going in the wrong direction, no matter how hard you try, you won't get anywhere.
He didn't understand this principle before, but now that the factory has closed down, he has come to his senses.
“Not as a factory manager…” Li Chengbing paused, trying hard to recall the position Lin Ziyan had mentioned, but couldn’t remember.
"I can't remember exactly what it was, but it was probably about expanding the market for electrical appliances, signing orders..."
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