11月10日。

江淼一行人低调来到了京城。

一过来，书雅就过来接他。

海陆丰公司在京城郊区有一个宿舍区，江淼和书雅等人就临时入住这里。

这种自己公司的地方，安保工作比较好做，不...

11月10日，是江淼一行人来到京城的那天。他们一群人低调地来到了这座城市，似乎没有任何大的喧闹或聚集人士的气氛。JiangYun,whohadbeentravelingwiththem,couldn‘thelpbutfeelasenseofuneaseastheymadetheirwaythroughthecrowdedstreets.Hehadneverbeentothiscitybefore,andeverythingseemedsodifferentfromwhathewasusedto.

Astheywalked,JiangYunnoticedthateveryoneseemedtobeinahurry,rushingtogetsomewhereortodosomething.Thestreetswerefilledwithpeopleofallages,fromyoungchildrenplayingwiththeirparentstoelderlyindividualsstrollingalone,lostinthought.Theairwasthickwiththesmellsoffoodvendors,freshproduce,andtheacridscentofexhaustfumes.

Afterafewhoursofwalking,theyfinallyarrivedattheaddressJiangYunhadbeengiven-alargecomplexintheoutskirtsofthecitythatservedastheheadquartersforSeaLandCompany,amultinationalcorporation.Thebuildingwasimposing,withsleekglasswallsandagleamingsteelfa?adethatseemedtoshimmerinthesunlight.

Astheysteppedoutofthetaxi,oneofJiangYun‘scompanions,whointroducedhimselfonlyas“Zhou“,approachedhimandhandedhimafoldercontaininghisappointmentscheduleforthenextfewdays.Thedocumentwassparseondetails,butitseemedclearthatthistripwassupposedtobesomekindofbusinessmeeting.

JiangYuntookthefolderfromZhou,feelingasenseofdisappointmentwashoverhim.Hehadbeenhopingforsomethingmoreexciting,morechallenging.Instead,itseemedlikehewasgoingtospendthenextfewdaysattendingmeetingsandsigningpapers.

Justthen,awomanappearedattheirside,herlongblackhairstyledinanelegantupdothataccentuatedherstrikingfeatures.“Ah,welcome,“shesaid,withagentlesmile,asifgreetingoldfriends.

“I‘mBookYu,“shecontinued,extendingaslenderhandforJiangYuntoshake.“I‘mheretoshowyouandyourcompanionsaroundtheSeaLandfacilities.We‘llbestayinginthisdormitorycomplexovernight.“

Astheyexchangedpleasantries,JiangYuncouldn‘thelpbutfeelatwingeofannoyanceatbeingstuckinthisplace.Itwasn‘texactlywhathehadenvisionedforhistrip,especiallywhencomparedtotheexoticlocationsheusuallyfoundhimselfvisiting.

However,BookYuseemedlikeapleasantenoughhost,andsheledthemconfidentlyintothedormitorycomplex,whichwassurprisinglymoderngivenitslocationintheoutskirtsofthecity.

Astheysettledintotheirrooms,JiangYuntooksometimetoexaminehissurroundingsmoreclosely.Theroomitselfwasfairlystandard,withallthebasicamenitiesonewouldexpectfromabusinesshotel-airconditioner,TV,etc.Hecheckedouttheviewfromthewindowandspottedthevastexpanseofsuburbanstreetsbeyondthefacility‘swalls.

BookYuarrivedatJiangYun‘sdooraround8pmtoinvitehimfordinnerintheSeaLandCompanydininghall,followedbyagameroomonthethirdfloor.Itwassetupwithbilliardsandotherstandardcorporateentertainment-whatonewouldexpectfromsuchcorporategatherings.

“Letushavesomefun,“BookYusmiledcheerfully,invitingJiangYuntojoinheratthetablethatnight.