Shimada is a middle-aged man in his 40s, with a broad face and a big nose. A pair of shining small eyes are rolling around in the eye sockets, looking up and down at the people in front of him.

His skin color is very white, and he is obviously well-maintained. He is not much worse than a woman. A small mustache hangs diagonally on his slightly upturned mouth.

Although he was just leaning there, it could be seen from his body shape that he was once a mighty and strong man, but the passage of time made him become a little pampered.

Seeing the three Nighthawks coming, Shimada waved his hand gracefully and said in pure Chinese, "Everyone, please take a seat." Seeing everyone's surprised expressions, Shimada smiled slightly and said very gentlemanly, "Don't be surprised, I am

A fan of Chinese culture, I was very obsessed with the history and culture of country Z in my early years. I once devoted myself to the mountains and rivers of your country. Because of this, I became a close friend with Kimura-kun. "

Unexpectedly, they met Z Guotong as soon as they arrived. Lao Zhou looked at Nighthawk. The two of them didn't know whether to be happy or shocked.

Magpie graciously sat down first. Nighthawk and Lao Zhou also knelt down on the ground like her.

At this time, a low table had been placed in front of them, and a woman wearing a Fuso kimono was kneeling in front of them. She moved softly, caressing the tea and water, and showed off the Fuso tea art in a graceful manner.

Once the fragrant spring water is boiled, it immediately emits bursts of natural fragrance, which floats slowly and makes people feel refreshed all over.

The woman poured the water into the pot that had already filled the tea leaves. The hot spring water hit the quiet and elegant tea leaves, and immediately stirred up a small whirlpool. The tea leaves rolled back and forth in the spring water, just waiting to unfold their stems and leaves.

It slowly settled down at that moment.

The room was full of fragrance. Even Nighthawk, who didn't know how to drink tea, knew that this was extremely precious tea. It seemed that Shimada was not stingy at all. He entertained them so generously. Was he asking for something?

In order to kill them, Shimada kept his eyes closed from beginning to end, until the moment when the fragrance of tea overflowed, he suddenly opened his eyes, sniffed greedily, and smelled the fragrance of tea in the air.

A friend in tea.

At this time, another woman dressed in kimono came next to her. She knelt in front of Nighthawk, holding a long-handled water ladle in her hands. The water ladle was filled with water. She watched the magpie next to her wash herself in it.

He washed his hands and drank it. Although Nighthawk felt strange, he still followed the example and copied the gourd.

Unexpectedly, the magpie vomited it out again, and the panicked nighthawk quickly squeezed out the half-swallowed water, smiling bitterly in his heart, almost making a fool of himself.

Shimada smiled and nodded, pointed to the dessert on the table and said "please".

The magpie smiled and said thank you, stood up, took a piece, slowly put it into his mouth and chewed it slowly. The nighthawk didn't even know what the hell this guy was doing, so he called himself and others to come to this damn place.

Drinking tea, neither Lao Zhou nor Magpie asked questions. As if nothing was wrong, Nighthawk was extremely depressed. What a big deal.

After everyone had finished their snacks, the woman making tea poured the first pot of new tea she had just brewed into small cups, and then carefully washed it back and forth with a wooden clamp-like tool.

, until all the tea in the cup is spilled.

Nighthawk didn't understand why he was wasting tea so much. He didn't know that the other party was washing the cup with the first pot of half-cooked tea, using the fragrance of the tea to make the cup richer.

Not long after, the woman poured hot water from the stove and brewed a second pot of new tea. She handed it to everyone with a tong. Shimada Hei raised his hand and waved it slowly in front of him, saying another please.

Magpie picked up the cup and nodded to Shimada first. Lao Zhou and Nighthawk were both laymen, so they followed what Magpie did and nodded to Shimada one after another.

After Shimada returned the greeting, he held the cup with both hands and drank slowly with an almost ceremonial gesture. Then he looked at Magpie, whose movements were basically the same as his.

After drinking the tea, he put down the cup. Shimada hummed twice, smiled, and said happily, "It is really an honor for me to be able to gather in the same room with all my friends today and drink tea together." After saying that, he took a photo.

After clapping his hands, the kimono woman next to him handed over a towel for everyone present to wipe their hands.

The magpie smiled and said, "Mr. Shimada is an elegant person and does not talk about politics and state affairs when drinking tea. But we have come all the way here, and we do have something we would like to ask Mr. Shimada for help. I wonder if we can ask this."

It turns out that in the Fuso tea ceremony, you are not allowed to talk about any political, military or financial matters when drinking tea with the guests. Most of them are about natural topics. Only in this way can you appreciate the authenticity of the tea ceremony. The taste just now

Desserts are also a procedure, including washing your hands and gargling your mouth just after serving.

Shimada picked up the tea cup in front of him and looked at it carefully. He didn't speak for a long time, as if he didn't hear what Magpie said just now. Nighthawk wished he could use a loudspeaker to shout something into the deaf man's ear. This Fuso Japs is so good at it.

If you are pretending, there is nothing wrong with pretending. You have to pretend to be deaf.

Shimada played with it for a while and suddenly said, "In ancient times, your country Z had four gentlemen of tea. They were the tea god Lu Yu, the tea sage Lu Quan, the tea envoy Cai Xiang, and the tea emperor Zhao Ji."

These four people can be said to be masters of tea. The tea I used today can also be regarded as a gentleman in tea. It was picked from the bamboo leaves in front of my door.

Look at the bamboo standing proudly between heaven and earth. It is not stained by dust or stained by worldly dust. Although it is folded a hundred times, it does not bend. The leaves are like its body. After spring, one leaf will bloom and cover thousands of flowers.

This tea is light and fragrant, making people remember the past, refreshing the spleen and lungs, and straightening the mind. The tea passes between the teeth and the fragrance lingers. However, although this tea is good, it will be in vain if it is not infused with the best spring water.

So I selected the first drop of dew that sprinkled on the bamboo leaves in the morning, and ordered the young man to get up early and collect it in an urn. It took several years to get a small jar, and I ordered people to bury it under the bamboo to collect the essence of heaven and earth and gather people.

The aura of the world, please see how extraordinary today’s tea is.”

Nighthawk listened in a daze, wondering what else the old devil was talking about in his messy mouth. Do you just drink tea? There are so many weird things, picking new leaves, and dew-rich ones, you are numb.

No trouble, just pick up the hot water and drink it directly. Because he still hasn’t talked about business, Nighthawk is a little bit impatient.

Lao Zhou motioned to him to calm down and wait and see how the situation develops. Then he turned to Magpie. In fact, like Nighthawk, he was a rough man, at least he knew nothing about these elegant matters.

It’s not that they are uneducated. Lao Zhou is proficient in many things. Nighthawk is proficient in many languages ​​and has considerable talent in physics and chemistry. It’s a pity that they are talking about the ancient culture of country Z. These two orthodox Chinese

Now the man is being told by a Japanese that he doesn't know what to say. They can only pretend to be deaf and dumb and hope that the magpie will deal with it.

Sure enough, the magpie said with a smile, "Mr. Shimada is elegant. This tea is naturally good tea. A gentleman must be a gentleman, but a true gentleman is not limited to this kind. As the saying goes, everything in the world has life from the moment it is born.

His heart is pure and uncontaminated, but there are too many acquired factors that make it difficult to change his habits.

Either sinking, decadent, worldly, or debauched.

They no longer have the consciousness they had in the early days.

But I know that the green pines that have stood proudly in the snow for hundreds of years are the best in the world. The winter plum blossoms are blooming again in the wind, and they are still new white and new red.

These are all heroes who stick to their true intentions and stand tall in the world. Even if they are women, they are no less generous. Although a gentleman is good, he is not useful everywhere. He is useful for tea, but not necessarily for water. Sir, think more about it. "

Shimada thought for a moment and gave a thumbs up in admiration, "Sure enough, women are not inferior to men. No wonder China has been standing in the East for five thousand years without falling. It's just like what you said. Are there cold pines and wintersweets in this world?

, even if there is one, it can be nearby."

The magpie smiled and said, "Thank you, Mr. Shimada, for asking me. I just sent these to you." He pointed at the nighthawk and said to Lao Zhou, "It's far away but close at hand. It doesn't matter what the end of the world is, I've already sent it to you."

Already."

In fact, Shimada had already looked at Nighthawk and Lao Zhou for a long time when he was talking. He found that Lao Zhou was deep and restrained, and Nighthawk was open and relaxed. Based on his many years of working experience in society, these two people are both.

It is a good hand, just like two sheathed swords. As long as someone pulls it lightly, cold light will overflow, illuminating the courtyard, and anyone who comes near will be hurt.

Shimada looked at it carefully again, and the more he looked at it, the more he liked it. He smiled and said casually, "Okay, country Z is really a big country, and everyone is the best among people. Hey, it would be great if I could be born in country Z."

Looking at this fan of country Z culture, Nighthawk couldn't associate him with the sinister, cunning, and extremely vicious devils. He never imagined that this man was also a member of the killer with clean hands and feet. Maybe this is a sense of cultural identity.

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Forget it, didn't he not see that Lao Zhou was a combatant before? He just felt that he was much stronger than ordinary people.

It's not that there's something wrong with my eyes, it's that these people are so introverted and deep-seated that they are no longer ordinary people.

Thinking of this, Nighthawk couldn't help but take a look at Lao Zhou beside him. Lao Zhou was smiling and quietly waiting for Shimada's final answer. He had completely understood the conversation between Magpie and Shimada.

Shimada used tea as a metaphor for no one he trusted, and water as a metaphor for his own present. Even if it is hidden underground and taken out, it is still the best water. But do you have tea that is as good as mine? He was very doubtful. Magpie

They dispelled his suspicions and ensured that they could wish him a good pot of tea. With a double entendre, they could get rid of Matsumoto and allow him to rise to power.

I saw Shimada happily saying, "I have never trusted others, but as I get older, there will not be many opportunities in the future. I have loved gambling all my life, and today I will put my money on you, so that I, the shareholder, can win the prize."

Send you straight to the sky."

Magpie showed a girl's sweet smile excitedly, and the three of them shook hands with Shimada cordially, expressing their gratitude to him.

Shimada waved his hand and said it didn't matter. In fact, he was more helping himself, but he could only provide information and he would not be personally involved.

When the conversation changed, Shimada said, "It's not that I don't trust you, it's just that if you want to deal with Matsumoto, you must complete one thing first. If this thing cannot be completed, our cooperation will be cancelled. If you also give up this idea, go back quickly."

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Chapter completed!