Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

"I'm sorry, my younger brother, his place here -" Du Yongxiao pointed, "It's not very good. When he was a child, his family was poor and he had a high fever. He couldn't see a doctor, so it was delayed!"

Du Yongxiao accompanied Jiang Ling'er on the way back, holding his hands behind his back and speaking softly.

"It's okay. On the contrary, I think he is very good." Jiang Ling'er glanced at Du Yongxiao charmingly, "In today's society, there are not many innocent people like him."

"Yeah, what's the point of being carefree, without lust for power, without hatred, just living happily like this is pretty good." Du Yongxiao sighed and suddenly sneezed.

"Sorry, it's cold, I look like I'm going to catch a cold!" Du Yongxiao rubbed his nose and smiled apologetically.

At this time, they happened to walk in front of the villa where Jiang Ling'er lived. Jiang Ling'er smiled and said, "Would you like to come in and sit down? I have English black tea there, which can warm up the body. It is very good for treating colds and colds!"

As she spoke, Jiang Ling'er turned aside to give up her position, with a smile on her face, and made an invitation gesture towards Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao shrugged: "Forget it, I'll go back and make a bowl of ginger syrup first!"

Jiang Ling'er smiled, crossed her arms and said, "If this were in England, it would be rude to refuse a lady's invitation. Or, do you have any bad intentions, so you are afraid of me? Don't think too much, I It’s just a polite invitation to drink a cup of English black tea that can cure your cold, nothing else.”

Du Yongxiao paused for a second or two at the door, smiled slightly, looked at Jiang Ling'er's charming face and said, "What you said was just for a cup of tea."

"certainly."

"Then, I'm not welcome to bother you!"

"Haha, that's right! After all, we are also friends."

Jiang Ling'er smiled and led Du Yongxiao into the villa.

Compared with the one where Du Yongxiao lived, this one was slightly smaller. In addition to a housekeeper, there were three maids. They looked surprised when Jiang Ling'er brought the man in.

Jiang Ling'er didn't explain anything and called them, "Go and do your work." She led Du Yongxiao upstairs.

Du Yongxiao couldn't be as calm and composed as Jiang Ling'er, so he smiled at them politely.

The housekeeper and the maid looked at each other, then looked at Du Yongxiao's back and shook their heads, looking incredulous.

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Second floor——

Jiang Ling'er took Du Yongxiao into the private tea room, then took out the silver tea set and helped Du Yongxiao mix black tea.

This kind of Assam black tea originates from India, and its output is very small. Since the British colonized India, it has been exclusively consumed by the British aristocracy.

After the British transported Assam black tea to the UK, they further processed it and then packaged it into British black tea for sale in the market.

Du Yongxiao was sitting in the tea room with a calm expression. After browsing the entire tea room, he found that the style was very Westernized. It seemed that Jiang Linger liked Western culture very much. Even the handicrafts placed around him were all European-style bottles, jars, and Western sculptures. .

Looking at the bookshelf on the other side of the tea room, there were various books on it. Du Yongxiao couldn't help but get up and look through it. He saw that in addition to some world famous books, there were also many books on pirates.

Du Yongxiao took out a copy of "Pirates" written by Scott, flipped through it, and found that the bookmark was inserted near the end. He couldn't help but said: "You like pirates very much?"

Jiang Ling'er's hand shaking while mixing black tea turned her back to Du Yongxiao and said with a smile: "No, I just read it occasionally and think pirates are very mysterious. I watch Peter Pan the most!"

"Captain Hook?" Du Yongxiao turned around and smiled, "I remember he is Peter Pan's mortal enemy!"

Jiang Ling'er turned around and brought over a cup of milky black tea and a small plate of biscuits, "I specially added milk and lemon juice to the milk tea, which is very good for treating and preventing colds."

"Thank you!" Du Yongxiao took the black tea and sniffed it, "Well, the craftsmanship is good."

"I rarely make tea for people myself." Jiang Ling'er smiled like a flower, "I used to have others make tea for me."

"It seems like you are really a rich lady." Du Yongxiao smiled, "Should I be very touched?"

Jiang Ling'er chuckled and pointed at the black tea: "Try it first."

Du Yongxiao nodded, picked up the hot black tea, frowned, and took a sip as if drinking Chinese medicine.

When he was training at Scotland Yard, Du Yongxiao drank a lot of black tea like Gui Lao, so he was mentally prepared for it. However, he found that this cup of Jianglinger was particularly delicious, unlike other black teas that were hard to swallow and bitter.

"Well, very good." Du Yongxiao's eyebrows spread. "How did you prepare it?"

Jiang Ling'er chuckled: "Secret." After a pause, "Do you know rum? Rum is also called pirate wine. Many Caribbean pirates wander on the sea all year round and need a cheap and beautiful wine to anesthetize themselves. In the end, I chose rum made from sugar cane because rum can be paired with many ingredients and is easy to blend.”

Du Yongxiao nodded and drank the black tea gently, "It seems that you have studied pirate culture very deeply."

"It's just interest." Jiang Ling'er smiled slightly, "Just like you - what are you interested in being a police officer? Killing people?"

Du Yongxiao raised his head and glanced at Jiang Ling'er: "No, I don't like killing. I don't like blood even more. If you think that the police enjoy killing people and preying on the citizens, you are totally wrong! The police are the maintenance of justice and peace. By."

"Really?" Jiang Ling'er shrugged, "But I see that many police officers in Hong Kong are corrupt. Is this to safeguard justice?"

"Every era has its limitations." Du Yongxiao put down his tea cup, "Just like pirates, they used to represent freedom and chivalry, but now they are just a bunch of extremely vicious people! In one sentence, everyone can kill them! "

Jiang Ling'er's pretty face changed slightly. After seeing Du Yongxiao finish drinking, she went to take out her own share of black tea, sat on the sofa opposite and said to Du Yongxiao: "Let's not talk about this topic anymore, although I am You’re curious as a police officer.”

Du Yongxiao took out a handkerchief and wiped the corners of his mouth: "Yes, after all, you are from a girl's family, so if you want to talk, you should talk about romance."

Jiang Linger pulled up her skirt slightly on the sofa opposite Du Yongxiao with her hands, then elegantly folded her legs together, with her right foot on top of her left leg. She picked up her bedtime tea and said to Du Yongxiao with a smile: "So , let’s talk about British plays, such as "Hamlet" - you know, there are many poisoning scenes in the play Hamlet, and they are all poisoned in this kind of black tea!"

Du Yongxiao was stunned for a moment and glanced at the cup of black tea he had just finished drinking.

At this time, Jiang Ling'er smiled at Du Yongxiao, leaning forward slightly, with a smile as bright as a flower: "Du Yongxiao, Superintendent Du, aren't you afraid that I will poison the tea?"