Chapter 29 The Moon of Yesteryear

Old Madam Zhang disliked her, and Second Madam Zhang was even less welcoming of her. If even Zhang Congzhi began to despise her, and she had no children, how was she supposed to live?

Thinking of her mother being buried alive, Ruan Xue couldn't stop trembling. If her mother had stayed at the Zhang family's house, nothing would have happened. But that day, her mother insisted on going back to retrieve her hidden savings, and as a result, she was stuffed into a wooden box full of mud and suffocated to death!

After being reprimanded by Zhang Congzhi, Ruan Xue calmed down. But it was precisely because she calmed down and understood the key to the matter that she became even more terrified. The one who would kill her was not Zhang Er's wife, but those gangsters! It was Ruan Yuan!

It's Ruan Yuan seeking revenge!

No, she can't stay in the hospital. She has to go back to the Zhang family, back to the Zhang family. Only the Zhang mansion is safe!

"Help! Help!"

She would be safe as long as her father returned from the sea. Even if Ruan Yuan hated them, she would definitely listen to her father and protect her. Her father loved her the most!

Ruan Xue's desperate plea to return to the Zhang mansion was rejected. Zhang Congzhi had already arranged for two people to guard her, and recuperating at the hospital was more convenient than at home, so he ignored Ruan Xue's unreasonable demands.

"No, Congzhi won't abandon me, you're lying!" Ruan Xue slapped the hot porridge away. Luckily, the porridge wasn't too hot anymore, otherwise it would have definitely burned the maid's hand.

But the servants already looked down on Ruan Xue, and now that Ruan Xue was acting crazy, they felt even more contemptuous of her. "Aunt Ruan, the old lady said that you should stay in the hospital to recover, or you should go back to where you came from. The second young master is probably already on the train. You should just give up."

Ruan Xue's fingertips trembled, and she glared at the maid with hatred. "Get out!"

......

A white rose caught Ruan Xue's eye. Following the hand with its distinct knuckles upwards, the doctor in the white coat smiled gently, his warm eyes reflecting Ruan Xue's pale and haggard appearance.

"Hello, I am your attending physician, Fujita Mitsuha."

——

Now that it's confirmed the Hu family is problematic, the Zhang family must carefully withdraw from any business cooperation or other dealings with them. Xie Ning, in particular, wouldn't knowingly walk into a trap; she values ​​her life.

Therefore, she declined the offer, claiming illness. It wasn't that she was faking it; Xie Ning was genuinely sick. She had a severe cold and couldn't attend classes or even go to the military factory. Instead, Zhang Mingyuan was constantly relaying information to her.

The entire military factory was operated in secret from above, so many things were inconvenient to use, including electricity. Shanghai's electricity used to be managed by the Municipal Council, but it had been sold to American companies a couple of years ago. The factory couldn't do without electricity, and since they couldn't openly discuss what they were doing, they had to find a way to generate their own electricity.

Therefore, Xie Ning also designed a small mechanical rectifier synchronous generator. When drawing the drawings, Xie Ning kept praising the excellent location of the factory, which was located not far from the river.

Shanghai mainly relies on thermal power generation, but it can design a small hydroelectric power station directly on the river. Water generates energy when it flows from high to low. The greater the difference in elevation, the greater the energy. By concentrating and guiding the water, the water flow can drive a turbine to generate electricity, which can then be distributed and used through electrical equipment.

This way, you can perfectly avoid those who are secretly watching.

"Changning, the workers are already working overtime to catch up on the work, but they can't do without your supervision. You need to get better soon."

If you were to ask who was most worried about Xie Ning's condition, it would naturally be Zhang Mingyuan and his team. After all, their military factory was supported by Xie Ning alone, and Zhang Mingyuan couldn't even imagine what would happen if something happened to Xie Ning.

"Don't worry, I'm perfectly fine. I'll go oversee the work in a couple of days. The equipment on that list hasn't all arrived yet, so you should hurry up and urge them on."

Thinking of that batch of equipment, Zhang Mingyuan's face darkened. He hadn't expected the Blue Shirts Society to be so persistent. The previous batch was almost lost, and this batch... not only were the Central Bureau of Investigation and Statistics involved, but the Green Gang was also eyeing it covetously. They must have received some information. No, he'd better go and receive it himself.

Otherwise, if things get out of hand, it will be bad for everyone. That's one thing, but if it ends up benefiting someone else, their army commander will be so angry he'll have a heart attack.

After thinking for a moment, Zhang Mingyuan said, "Changning, your safety is the most important thing. It's inevitable that Xiao Yang can't keep an eye on everything. I plan to send someone else to you. He's much more capable than Xiao Yang, and I'll feel more at ease with him by your side."

People are paying attention to Xie Ning now, but they can't guess that they've already started working on it. Those people are probably still wondering if they're just trying to curry favor with Xie Ning.

Xie Ning nodded indifferently. She wasn't too worried about her own safety; it was just that Zhang Mingyuan was afraid she would be kidnapped.

The man Zhang Mingyuan sent was named Cai Huai. He was tall, probably around 1.9 meters, but not bulky. He looked very refined in a black suit. Unlike Xiao Yang's buzz cut, Cai Huai had a parted hairstyle popular among young noblemen. He didn't use any hair gel, so some stray hairs fell around his eyes, but they couldn't hide the sharpness in his eyes.

Occasionally, Xie Ning would watch Cai Huai and Xiao Yang practice in the yard. Well, it should be said that Xiao Yang was getting beaten up unilaterally. Cai Huai was indeed very skilled. When Xie Ning went to the shooting range to practice shooting, he found that Cai Huai's marksmanship was exceptionally good.

Xie Ning considered asking Cai Huai to teach her some kung fu, but to avoid revealing her identity, she only asked Cai Huai to teach her how to shoot a gun to improve her accuracy.

There were quite a few guns at the shooting range, but not many good ones. Xie Ning said with some regret, "If the accuracy, range, and reliability of these rifles were improved, they would truly be a long-range assassination weapon."

She really wanted to try out a sniper rifle, but reality isn't like a TV drama. It wasn't that sniper rifles didn't exist at that time, but rather that they didn't exist in China.

The sniper appeared around 1935, and was equipped with the 1924 heavy-barreled shotgun with an optical sight, which was also the predecessor of the 98k.

Cai Huai paused in loading the bullet. "With Mr. Xie's abilities, how far can the range be increased?"

Xie Ning only sighed briefly, but Cai Huai immediately jumped to the actual modifications. Shaking his head, Xie Ning said irritably, "You wish! I was just thinking about it, and you immediately asked me how far I could go. You're trying to run away before you've even gotten up."

"Ahem—, I was unaware, I'm sorry."

Seeing the person apologizing, Xie Ning waved his hand, feeling a little embarrassed himself. "There's nothing to apologize for. It's just that things haven't been confirmed yet, and the equipment in the factory hasn't all arrived. There's no use thinking about it too much."